Talkin' Shiterature
By Liz Harding & Misty Roussa
Talkin' ShiteratureJul 21, 2022
24 - Alias Grace
This month we unpack Margaret Atwood's true-ish crime novel Alias Grace. The famous Canadian murderess Grace Marks recounts her life in excruciating detail, then tries to tell us she simply cannot remember the most important 37 seconds that have ever happened to her--GET OUT OF HERE WITH ALL THAT ISH GRACE!
23 - The Great Alone
We're back from our break to cool you off with Kristin Hannah's Alaskan tale The Great Alone. Good ol' K-Han can tell a damn good story, make you love the characters more than your mama, then break your heart into a million little pieces, and this one is no exception!
22 - Nightbitch
The highly discussible Nightbitch is the star of the show this week! Rachel Yoder GETS it and we are here for it all--the good, the bad & the really freakin weird aspects of motherhood!
21 - We Are the Brennans
In honor of St Patrick's Day, we present to you: A BOOK WITH CLOVERS ON THE COVER! Tracey Lange's book is one of our Top Reads of the year so far--family drama, uncovered secrets & old flames come together perfectly in this story about the Brennan siblings.
20 - A Court of Thorns & Roses
March 2022 Releases, (All) Day Drinkin', & Fae-Lovin' from the mind of Sarah J. Maas.
19 - Recursion
Liz & guest co-host Jamie attempt to discuss Blake Crouch's Recursion. If time-travel, memory-jumping, sci-fi smarty-pants novels are your thing, this is THE book for you!
18 - The Song of Achilles
We join the Song of Achilles party about 10 years too late (shout out to Madeline Miller) and talk about it for 12 hours straight! Yay!
17 - The Wrong Family // Leave the World Behind Blurbisode
Just a little mini discussing The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher & Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam. No spoilers!
16 - The Glass Castle
Soooo over covid; let's talk about Jeannette Walls's memoir The Glass Castle!
15 - The Home for Unwanted Girls
Presents, TV, & Joanna Goodman's take on the Duplessis Orphans.
14 - My Sister the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister the Serial Killer is everything we love - short, sweet & super sarcastic ;)
13 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Death Row Meals, Island Boy, & Evelyn's many marriages from the mind of Taylor Jenkins Reid!
12 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Drinkin' daiquiris, cuddlin' puppies, & talkin' about Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.
11 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Blurb-isode
Mr. Penumbra, Nightmare on Elm Street, Law & Order, A.J. Fikry, audiobooks, all the things! But mostly Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore! (Or maybe half.)
10 - Klara & the Sun // A Psalm for the Wild-Built Blurb-isode
Get your AI fix with these reviews on Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro & A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.
9 - The Witches of New York
Feeling spoOoOOoky with this witchin' book! We're talkin' magic, headless horsemen, ghosts, dreams, & {loaded} teas this week. Happy Halloween!
8 - The Four Winds
Misty & Liz discuss Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds.
7 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It Blurb-isode
A short & sweet blurb episode about Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.
6 - American Fire
The ladies discuss Monica Hesse's American Fire, the true story of burning love between Charlie & Tonya.
5 - Sorry I Missed You
Featuring Sorry I Missed You by Suzy Krause, ghosting, murder documentaries, and plenty of other things we don't have any business talking about!
4 - Educated Blurb-isode
A short little episode about Educated by Tara Westover.
3 - The Corrections
We attempt to fill you in on The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.
2 - Books We Love