Alphabet Book Club

APRIL BOOK CHAT: Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:  Alison Evans! Alphabet's Theresa You can find them here:Alison: https://www.alisonwritesthings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alisonwritesthings/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonwritesthings https://twitter.com/_budgie Theresa and the Alphabet Team: https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz Books mentioned/ discussed:Finch: A Novel -  Jeff VanderMeerShriek: An Afterword - Jeff VanderMeer A Day of Fallen Night - Samantha Shannon The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon Finding Nevo: How I Confused Everyone – Nevo Zisin The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune Hell Followed with Us - Andrew White The Honeys - Ryan La Sala Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light - Michael Earp Monuments - William Kostakis The Dawnhounds - Sascha Stronach Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir Ida - Alison Evans Highway Bodies - Alison Evans

MARCH BOOK CHAT: SHE GETS THE GIRL - Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:  Alphabet's Theresa You can find them here:Theresa and the Alphabet Team: https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/ https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz Books mentioned/ discussed:She Gets the Girl - Alyson Derrick and Rachael LippincottOphelia After All - Racquel Marie In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune The Charm Offensive: A Novel - Alison Cochrun The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

FEBRUARY BOOK CHAT: The Sunbearer Trials – Aiden Thomas THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:  Alphabet's Theresa You can find them here:Theresa and the Alphabet Team: https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/ https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz Books mentioned/ discussed: The Sunbearer Trials - Aiden Thomas Long Story Short – Benjamin Mills She Gets The Girl - Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick Percy Jackson Series – Rick Riordan The Hunger Games Series – Suzanne Collins The Lord of the Rings Series – J. R. R. Tolkien The Never Ending Story – Michael Ende

JANUARY BOOK CHAT: ALL THAT'S LEFT IN THE WORLD THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:  Author Erik J. Brown and Alphabet's Theresa You can find them here:Erik: https://www.erikjbrown.com/ https://twitter.com/WriterikJB https://www.instagram.com/erikjb/ Theresa and the Alphabet Team: https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/ https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz Books mentioned/ discussed: She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance: A Novel - John Waters The Pledge - Cale Dietrich If Tomorrow Doesn't Come - Jen St. Jude Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World - Ashley Herring Blake Black Wings Beating - Alex London Beloved, novel by Toni Morrison Rabbit, Run - John Updike Lose You to Find Me  - Erik J. Brown Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales The Sunbearer Trials - Aiden Thomas The Charm Offensive: A Novel - Alison Cochrun The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

DECEMBER 2022 BOOK CHAT: SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY BY KELLY QUINDLEN https://alphabetbookclub.nz    https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:  Author Kelly Quindlen and the Book Club within a Book Club: Kaspar, Jay and Kirsty You can find them here: Kelly Quindlen https://www.kellyquindlen.com https://www.instagram.com/kellyquindlen/ https://twitter.com/kellyquindlen https://littleoases.tumblr.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7768490.Kelly_Quindlen Kaspar https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCatNZ Kirsty https://twitter.com/alkalinekiwi https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwi/ https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwireads Jay https://discoverylover.tumblr.com/   Books mentioned/ discussed: In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune The Girl Next Door - Cecilia Vinesse Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertall Girls Like Us - Randi Pink Only Mostly Devastated - Sophie Gonzales May the Best Man Win - ZR Ellor The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimons Running with Lions - Julian Winters Home Field Advantage - Dahlia Adler Late to the Party – Kelly Quindlen Something to Talk About - Meryl Wilsner Mistakes Were Made - Meryl Wilsner Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail - Ashley Herring Blake We Deserve Monuments - Jas Hammonds What's the Use? The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics - Ian Stewart Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales A Restless Truth - Freya Marske A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske Pantomime - Laura Lam Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues -  H.S. Valley Loveless - Alice Oseman Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo   Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/  

https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz This episode's guests:  Our favourite clinical psychologist Ilana (aka @queerkiwireads https://www.instagram.com/queerkiwireads/) Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club Books mentioned/ discussed: Pantomime - Laura Lam Shadowplay - Laura Lam Masquerade - Laura Lam She Who Became The Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan You and I rewritten - Chip Pons Priory of The Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien She Drives me Crazy - Kelly Quindlen All That's Left In The World - Erik J. Brown The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/

https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz This episode's guests:  Chelsea, Theresa and Ruth from Alphabet Book Club Books mentioned/ discussed: A Million Quiet revolutions - Robin Gow The Whispers - Greg Howard Nick and Charlie - Alice Oseman Camp - L.C. Rosen The Feeling of Falling in Love - Mason Deaver Kiss and Tell - Adib Khorram Patomime - Laura Lam Loveless - Alice Oseman If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo Twilight Series - Stephanie Meyer These Witches Don't Burn - Isabel Sterling She's Too Pretty to Burn - Wendy Heard When The Moon Was Ours - Anna-Marie McLemore Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H.S Valley I Wish You All The Best – Mason Deaver The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Heartstopper Series - Alice Oseman The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/

https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz This episode's guests:  Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club Books mentioned/ discussed: The First to Die at The End – Adam Silvera They Both Die at The End – Adam Silvera The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun These Witches Don't Burn – Isabel Sterling Camp – L C Rosen The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune Under the Whispering Door – TJ Klune I Kissed Shara Wheeler – Casey McQuiston I Wish You All The Best – Mason Deaver Blasphemy – TJ Klune Blasphemy 2: Jesus Goes To Hell On Vacation – TJ Klune The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins This Coven Won't Break – Isabel Sterling Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/

September 2022 Book Chat: When The Moon Was Ours https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz This episode's guests: Ciara https://twitter.com/CiaraMMitchell https://www.tiktok.com/@amoldineshepard   Anthony https://www.instagram.com/mindonthepages   Theresa from Alphabet Book Club (and almost Molloy: https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja)   Books mentioned/ discussed: A Million Quiet Revolutions – Robin Gow The Rogue Crown – AK Mulford Ace – Angela Chan The Passing Playbook – Isaac Fitzsimons The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/

August 2022 Book Chat: Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues https://alphabetbookclub.nz  https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz This episode's guests: Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club H.S.Valley https://hsvalley.nz www.instagram.com/hsvalley Molloy https://www.instagram.com/fallenredninja https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja G B Ralph https://gbralph.com https://www.instagram.com/gbralph_ https://twitter.com/gbralph Books mentioned/ discussed: Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H.S. Valley Plain Bad Heroines – Emily M. Danforth The Murderbot Diaries – Martha Wells Preep – Milton Shulman, Illustrated by Dale Maxey The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich Black Leopard Red World – Marlon James A Marvellous Light – Freya Marske Te Āpiti – Manawatū Gorge Te Au-rere-a-te-tonga – Michelle Frey Husband Material – Alexis Hall Boyfriend Material – Alexis Hall Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

July 2022 Book Chat: She's Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests: Chelsea and Theresa from Alphabet Book Club Club Member: Kiesha https://www.instagram.com/kieshamorella/  Author: Wendy Heard https://www.wendyheard.com/  https://www.instagram.com/wendydheard/ https://twitter.com/wendydheard  https://www.tiktok.com/@wendydheard  Books mentioned/ discussed: Radio Silence - Alice Oseman I Was Born For This - Alice Oseman The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang Surrender Your Sons - Adam Sass Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier The Restless Dark - Erica Waters Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need - Blake Snyder Dead End Girls - Wendy Heard We'll Never Tell - Wendy Heard Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

Chelsea and our Alphabet Writer in Residence @HSValley catch up at 1am in the morning and play a spirited and slightly chaotic game of Best and Worst in the World! Books we discussed: Henry Hamlet's Heart - Rhiannon Wilde Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky Here the Whole Time - Vitor Martins The Mermaid The Witch and The Sea - Maggie Tokuda-Hall Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H.S Valley

June 2022 Book Chat: If I Was Your Girl https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests: Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club Books mentioned/ discussed: Camp - LC Rosen If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - HS Valley Melissa - Alex Gino Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

May 2022 Book Chat: The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests: TJ Klune www.tjklunebooks.com https://twitter.com/tjklune https://www.instagram.com/tjklunebooks Kirsty https://twitter.com/alkalinekiwi https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwi/ https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwireads Jac Lynch Oli's Days Campground at Ivy Bar Books mentioned/ discussed: Camp - LC Rosen The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune The Extraordinaries - TJ KluneOne Last Stop - Casey McQuiston Malice - Heather Walter Brothersong - TJ Klune Green Creek series - TJ KLune Lakelore - Anna Marie McLemore Flashfire - TJ Klune Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune Tales from Verania Series - TJ Klune Heatwave - TJ KLune In The Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune How to Be A Normal Person - TJ Klune How To Be Series - TJ Klune Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls The Whispers - Greg Howard How to Be A Movie Star - TJ Klune Olive Juice - TJ Klune Into This River I Drown - TJ Klune Blasphemy Series - TJ Klune The Li'l Depressed Boy - S. Steven Struble Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

Chelsea and our favourite queer psychologist Ilana (AKA @queerkiwireads) go on a deep dive into the world of Vitor Martins and Here The Whole Time and end up playing a spirited game of Best and Worst in the World! Books we discussed: Duck and Dive, Slip and Slide and Over and Out – G B Ralph Dad Jokes and Pine Cones – C J Banks Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo Heartstopper Series - Alice Oseman Felix Ever After – Kacen Callendar House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune The Extraordinaries – TJ Klune   You can find Ilana on Instagram @queerkiwireads https://www.instagram.com/queerkiwireads/ You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at: https://alphabetbookclub.nz  Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

April 2022 Book Chat: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests * Molloy/Mo/Ninja: https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja https://www.instagram.com/fallenredninja/ Antisocial gremlin & Friends * Andi C Buchanan: https://twitter.com/andicbuchanan https://andicbuchanan.org/ https://books2read.com/sanctuary-novel * H. S. Valley: https://www.instagram.com/hsvalley https://hsvalley.nz/ Books we discussed: Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo The Consumption of Magic – TJ Klune Teenage Wasteland: The Slasher Movie Uncut - J. A. Kerswell #iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy – Olivia Hill Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Toby Morris (Chelsea accidentally said Toby Morrison) Boyfriend Material / Husband Material – Alexis Hall A Desolation Called Peace – Arkady Martine Ash – Malinda Lo Tipping the Velvet – Sarah Waters She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan Sanctuary - Andi C. Buchanan   Howl – Allen Ginsberg Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H. S. Valley Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

Episode 7: Mid-Month – Heartstopper w/ Matt & H.S. Valley The first season of Heartstopper is dropping on Netflix this week and it's all that Chelsea wants to talk about, so she got some friends together and shared some thoughts.   Books we discussed: Heartstopper and the Alice Oseman verse Burn it All Down – Nicolas DiDomizio One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo We Who Hunt the Hollow – Kate Murray Check, Please! - Ngozi Ukazu Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H.S. Valley   You can find Matt on twitter @smithmattyj You can find Helen in a tent in Mangakino, but also at @HSValley on Instagram   You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at: https://alphabetbookclub.nz  Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

March2022 Book Chat: Loveless by Alice Oseman https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests: * Jacob from A Very Queer Book Club: https://www.instagram.com/a.veryqueerbookclub/ https://twitter.com/DatDemlow https://www.tiktok.com/@a.veryqueerbookclub   * Ciara: https://twitter.com/CiaraMMitchell https://www.tiktok.com/@amoldineshepard * Jay: https://discoverylover.tumblr.com/   Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

Chelsea and Kirsty have a chat about Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera which leads into a larger discussion on intersectional feminisim, the worst types of feminists and how to cope when a person you admire disappoints you.  You can find Kirsty at @alkalinekiwi on Twitter and Instagram You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at: https://alphabetbookclub.nz  Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com

FEBRUARY 2022 Book Chat: I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver https://alphabetbookclub.nz  This episode's guests: * Mason Deaver: www.masondeaverwrites.com * Ilana  * Kōwhai (and their mum!) Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/ Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com