Chub Rub Book Club
By Shelby Baxter-Andrews
Chub Rub Book ClubJul 31, 2020
House of Salt and Sorrows
This is a collaborative episode with the podcast Novel Feelings! This episode covers House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. We talk about the last books that kept us up past our bedtime, what "madness" really means, and other mental health topics like grief. CW: suicide, psychosis
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
This episode covers A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. We talk about books from our childhood, disability, ~extrabiblical~ sources (don't worry, Jenny explains it), noble sacrifice, non-romantic love, and the joy of fairytale retellings. Okay, there's another frozen reference - don't hate. CW: attempted suicide, kidnapping, abuse, and PTSD
All the Stars and Teeth
This episode covers All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace. We talk about book-to-movie/TV dreams and nightmares, what Horcruxes have to do with pirates, the death penalty, Shelby's alter-ego, re-growing limbs, the USA's "Founding Fathers", and how mermaids are the coolest. CW: violence, rape, slavery
Children of Blood and Bone
This episode covers Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. We talk about race, allyship, systemic oppression, sibling & friend relationships, and power (both the magical and the societal kind). CW: extreme violence against people of color
*Disclaimer! This episode was recorded in early 2020 and much has happened in this country and this world since then. Our conversation might be a little dated, but this book is more important than ever. Though we are imperfect and still learning, we (Jenny and Shelby) stand in solidarity with Black Indigenous people of color and are committed to antiracism. If you would like to do the same, you can start with a donation to any of the following organizations:
The Loveland Foundation: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM=
Campaign Zero: https://www.campaignzero.org/#vision
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
Know Your Rights Camp: https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/
Communities United Against Police Brutality: https://www.cuapb.org/what_we_do
National Bail Out: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020
The Lunar Chronicles
Blanca & Roja