The Bookstore

The Round House by Louise Erdrich came up 2nd in our Instagram poll of what we should read next. This book made us furious at the legal system and made us laugh at the teenage antics Joe and his friends get into. It's a crime thriller, but also a coming-of-age story.  Next time we'll be discussing Kiese Laymon's memoir  Heavy.   Support Black Lives Matter

We took a week off to do some learning, reflecting, and work and now we're back to talk. First and foremost: Black Lives Matter. Less important, but also of interest: some fan fiction is set to make important copyright law precedent. Black Owned Bookstores defund12.org for resources on contacting your local government about defunding the police. Here is a list of Black Trans and LGBTQ+ organizatio...

Our Instagram followers picked it and we read it! To no one's surprise, we loved this debut novel that follows a family through multiple generations and two continents.  Next book is  The Round House by Louise Erdrich, which came in second in our poll. https://www.thebookstorepodcast.com/

This week we look to fiction for reading about isolation. It's on everyone's mind, so now it'll be in your TBR. Next episode we will be reading and discussing Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Shop books mentioned in this episode. The Bookstore Podcast Website Listeners of The Bookstore can get a 3 month subscription to Libro.fm for the price of 1 by using code "BOOKSTORE" at checkout.

Way, way back in Episode 2, we read Octavia E. Butler's  Parable of the Sower . We're returning to the Butlerverse with  Dawn,  and we had a bit of a different reaction to her work this time. Next time we'll be reading  Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi as picked by our Instagram followers! https://www.thebookstorepodcast.com/

Need a quarantine craft to MacGyver? Need help feeling motivated to read books you already own? Well, we've got you covered. We will be discussing Dawn from Lillith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler for our next episode. Find it and read along with us. Notes: DIY Bookspinner Recitatif by Toni Morrison

This week we read celebrated Hungarian author Magda Szabo's novel  Abigail . Abigail is Szabo's most popular work in Hungary, but was only recently published in English for the first time by NYRB. And let me tell you, we are thrilled that it was finally translated. Next book we're reading is  Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, the first part of her  Lilith's Brood trilogy. https://www.thebookstorepodcast....

The world feels weird and some of us (Corinne) can only focus for very short, very concentrated periods of time. So this week we're talking about short books, novellas and otherwise. Our next discussion will be Abigail by Magda Szabo. To Purchase Books Mentioned in This Episode Episode Notes Patreon  

Thank you to Brilliant Books Monthly for sending us Nella Larsen's Passing! We liked it so much we decided to do an entire episode about it. Next book we'll be reading is  Abigail by Magda Szabo. Order online from your local indie bookstore or from Bookshop.org!

We tried to think of comforting books to read during quarantine and failed. What is comfort? We've never heard of it. Next time we will be discussing Passing by Nella Larsen . You can get it and read along with us. Website Patreon Bookshop Affiliate Link Books mentioned in this episode: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids b...

We didn't set out to talk about politics and the pandemic, but it's nearly impossible not to since Jenny Offill's Weather could not be more relevant to the current situation. Up next is  Passing by Nella Larsen. https://www.thebookstorepodcast.com/

There will be explicit content in this episode because we both read stories by famous gay erotica writer Chuck Tingle. Warning: There is lots of laughter! This is Version 2, with even more laughter and any mentions of the cosmic void have been edited out, in case that's what you need right now.  Next week we're reading  Weather by Jenny Offill. https://www.thebookstorepodcast.com/

There will be explicit content on this episode because we both read stories by famous gay erotica writer Chuck Tingle. Warning: You will hear lots of laughter! This is Version 1 of the episode, we get a little personal about our fears during this time, so if you want solely uplifting silliness, listen to Version 2. We're reading  Weather by Jenny Offill next week! https://www.thebookstorepodcast.c...

This week we read and discuss The Collection by Nina Leger which is about a lady who commits her sexual partners penises to memory. It's explicit. I literally cannot imagine any of you listen to this with children, but just in case you normally do, don't this time. There's also a quiz about the Bad Sex in Fiction Award at the end of the episode, plus a Mad Lib. So, what I'm saying is. This one is...

This was previously uploaded with the wrong episode file. Still finding ways to make mistakes, folks. This week we cover some recent book news. Next week we will be discussing The Collection by Nina Leger . Sources: Clive Cussler Obituary Booker International Longlist Women's Prize Longlist Maddaddam Ballet Announcement Catherine Pugh Sentenced to 3 Years Prison

This week we read and discuss Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. Our next book discussion is going to be The Collection by Nina Leger. It's for episode 69 so it's about sex things.  

You ever stop to think about a subject you think you understand and then start questioning everything you thought you knew? This week we get to the bottom of what even is the truth. Just kidding. But we try? www.thebookstorepodcast.com www.patreon.com/thebookstore Books Mentioned: Abigail by Magda Szabo Garden by the Sea by Merce Rodoreda The Tattoist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey by Heather Mo...

This week we read Alexander Chee's  How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.   The Bookstore Podcast Reading Schedule: 3/3 - Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, 3/17 - The Collection by Nina Leger, 3/31 -  Passing by Nella Larson, 4/14 -  Weather  by Jenny Offill  

We're busy so we've pulled one of our Patreon Exclusive episodes out to show you what you might be missing. www.patreon.com/thebookstore Welcome to our very first Patreon Exclusive Episode. This week we breakdown the recent YA Book Twitter meltdown that precipitated after a vanity tweet by author Sarah Dessen. If you're seeing this, you should have access to a Patreon Exclusive RSS feed. In order...

First some news and a correction (and a phone call!), then we review and discuss False Bingo , a book of short stories by Jac Jemc. Next book is How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Other books mentioned: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah That song: 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails - And on listening, yeah, a little...

We discuss how we feel about movie adaptations of books, and Becca quizzes Corinne on some Oscar winners.  But before that, we recommend some articles of interest regarding American Dirt: Myriam Gurba   David Bowles David Schmidt Parul Sehgal

We discuss and review Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and... well, we can't like them all. Next time we will be reading  False Bingo: Stories  by Jac Jemc. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. www.thebookstorepodcast.com

We attempt a timeline of the events that have been shaking up Romancelandia, and rhapsodize about the genius of Greta Gerwig and her version of Little Women. Sources: https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/a-timeline-and-explanation-of-the-romance-writers-of-america-controversy.php (and lots of time spent refreshing Twitter!) Next book discussion will be Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Gods of Jade and Shado...

Catch us drinking framboise and pousse-cafes and calling each other "toothsome dishes." Just kidding, we did none of those while discussing Judith Krantz's debut novel Scruples, but the novel does make those sound fun. There's some silliness and some wildly offensiveness on display here, and we try to discuss as much as we can. Explicit warning here, as you might have guessed! Our next book discus...

Here we are with reflections on our year in reading and talking about books. Auld Lang Syne and all that, too. Next time we will be reading  Scruples by Judith Krantz. You can find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us.