Read Together

What makes humanity so special? Why is the Moon so depressing? What happened to America? What will Doug and Erika be for Halloween? This month on Read Together, we discuss 'Scavenge the Stars' by Tara Sim and 'Artemis' by Andy Weir. Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE Looking for Alaska Trailer Looking for Alaska Cover Controversy Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim Erika’s Review of Scavenge the Stars The McElroy Family Artemis by Andy Weir The Martian by Andy Weir Rosario Dawson NASA’s Artemis Project Announcement Video NEXT BOOK: Aurora Rising by Aime Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Rate Us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Erika’s Blog: Building My Bookcase Erika on Twitter Doug on Twitter

Summer is upon us, so Doug and Erika lose all sense of podcasting schedules before discussing IGIST by L.S. Larson, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, and the ever impending arrival of Christmas. Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE Wizards Unite The Hunger Games Prequel Crown of Feathers Trilogy IGIST by L.S. Larson An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green New Adult Genre Vlogbrothers Hank Interviews Obama The American Meme NEXT BOOK: Artemis by Andy Weir The Martian by Andy Weir Rate Us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Erika’s Blog: Building My Bookcase Erika on Twitter Doug on Twitter

Erika is grossed-out, Doug doesn't suspend his disbelief, and we both have a moral obligation to display the following text: There are no End Game spoilers in this podcast. Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi Four by Veronica Roth Lauren Oliver’s Amazon Prime series Looking for Alaska on Hulu Remade by Danielle Novotny Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink Suspension of Disbelief The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare John Dies at the End by David Wong NEXT BOOK: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Rate Us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Erika’s Blog: Building My Bookcase Erika on Twitter Doug on Twitter

Erika receives an ARC, Doug pretends to be an astrophysicist, and we both judge a book by its cover. Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole - Veritasium New Book Releases We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto NEXT BOOK: Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink Alice Isn’t Dead Podcast Rate Us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Erika’s Blog: Building My Bookcase Erika on Twitter Doug on Twitter

Is Mia a good person? Whose baby is it anyway? Does evil exist? Why do cable companies want us to pay in both time and money? Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE Read Together on Twitter Erika Davis on Twitter Doug Davis on Twitter Erika’s Blog: Building My Bookcase The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Shaker Heights, OH (Wikipedia) Shaker Heights, OH (Google Maps) Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto

Wizards poop on the ground, Beatrice gets hormonal, Erika gets sentimental, and Doug rants about the geopolitical implications of the 5-faction system. Links and Show Notes: REQUEST A BOOK HERE Read Together on Twitter Erika Davis on Twitter Doug Davis on Twitter Pottermore’s Wizard Poop Tweet Ireland Eliminates Library Late Fees Divergent by Veronica Roth Faction Aptitude Test Insurgent by Veronica Roth Allegiant by Veronica Roth Separation of Powers under the U.S. Constitution NEXT BOOK: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Kate Winslet

In this pilot episode of Read Together, Doug and Erika try to figure out how to make a podcast before discussing "The Pedestrian," "Million-year Picnic," and "Chrysalis" from Ray Bradbury's S is for Space. Links and Show Notes: Read Together on Twitter Erika Davis on Twitter Doug Davis on Twitter S is for Space by Ray Bradbury 1984 by George Orwell On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury’s Chrysalis (2009) Next Month’s Book: Divergent by Veronica Roth