Straight Up Book Club

In this episode: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara acts 6 and 7 (with spoilers).  Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide.  Welcome to straight up book club! We’re so glad you’re reading A Little Life with us. In this episode, we get into Acts 6 and 7, where we see Jude’s despair following Willem’s death. Let’s get into this last part of...

Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide. Welcome to Straight Up Book Club! We’re so glad you’re reading A Little Life with us. In this episode, we get into Act 5 where we get to see Jude and Willem’s relationship start and… end? Let’s make sense of this part (and sob) together. #ALittleLife #bookclub

Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide.  Welcome to straight up book club! We’re so glad you’re reading A Little Life with us. In this episode, we get into Acts 3 and 4 where we get to know more about Jude’s past, JB’s struggles and talk theories about what’s still to come.  #ALittleLife #bookclub

Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide. Welcome to book club! This time we get into Acts 1 and 2 of this heartbreaking book. We'll discover the friendships between 4 men, their inner lives and backgrounds, the tragedies that make and unmake them. This is a tearjerker, let's be real. Pull up a chair (and a drink) and let's get...

Let's get into the final act of The Fury, where all is revealed.  Next time, we're reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Acts 1 and 2.  Some other books and authors we mentioned in this episode:  - Big Swiss by Jen Beagin - Ashley Tate by Twenty-Seven Minutes - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

This episode, we talk about Act 4 of Alex Michaelides' The Fury. Let's talk about all the things that have been left out so far.

This episode, we talk about Act 3 of Alex Michaelides' The Fury. Get caught up and then get into Elliot's backstory with us.

This time we're talking about The Fury's second act. Make sure to get caught up on both acts and watch episode 1 so we're all on the same page! Who do y'all think it is? And why why why'd they do it?

Welcome to book club! Let's dig into Act 1 of The Fury by Alex Michaelides.

Talking Ashley Audrain’s The Push over Dillon's Three Oaks Rye and Spy Mata Hari Brandy.

Read: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  Sip: Hellbender Whiskey and Middle West Spirits Straight Wheat Whiskey

We talk about identity, past and present lives, family ties. Book: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Whiskies: Tomatin and Sazerac Rye

Nat and Heather talk about Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous over Writer's Tears Copper Pot Irish Whisky and Bullet Bourbon.

We talk about Rachel Khong's Goodbye Vitamin over Glenlivet and Teacher's Highland Cream

We're back to Celeste Ng in this episode with her second book, Little Fires Everywhere. Paired with Barnburner whisky and Laphroaig scotch.

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq. ***Trigger warning: this episode contains graphic subject matter regarding child molestation and rape.*** This read’s pairings include Mer’r’iym (a red wine “marriage” blend) from Indigenous-owned Nk’mip cellars and Gooderham & Worts Four Grain whisky.

We talk through Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age over Maker’s Mark bourbon and Rams and Parrots whiskey.

Let’s unpack Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You over Gibson’s Finest Rye Whisky and Tom’s Foolery Bonded Bourbon.

We talk about Kevin Donovan’s The Billionaire Murders over Laphroig Four Oak and Basil Haydens Kentucky Bourbon. 

We unpack Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being over Caol Ila and John Barr Blended Scotch. 

We're reading American Predator by Maureen Callahan and pairing it with Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve

We're reading Grand Union by Zadie Smith and pairing it with Bushmills Black Bush.  

We're reading House of Leaves by Danielewski and pairing it with Writer's Tears.  Next week: Grand Union by Zadie Smith with Bushmills Black