Tuesday Night Book Club

Buy/Borrow/Steal our October Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to be Both, by Ali Smith!In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex each pick a book from the New York Times 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century and report back. Brett went with Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, Alex picked The Push by Ashley Audrain, and Tava chose God of the Woods, by Liz Moore. Spoiler - each host was thrilled! So thrilled that it sparked a discussion of what the heck they've been doing wrong with their reading decisions this year. Also, listen for some birthday updates from Tava and some future birthday thoughts from Alex.Check Out:To Read: The Push, by Ashley AudrainTo Cook: Apple CrispTo Use: Thriftbooks.com Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content!Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Buy/Borrow/Steal our October Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to be Both, by Ali Smith!Inspired by current events in Tennessee and New York, Tava, Brett, and Alex dive into the world of true crime. Rather than analyzing one book or figure, they take a slightly different approach  and focus mostly on Brett’s experience in the courtroom before recommending some additional criminal justice reading. What We’re Reading Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Alex)Check Out:To Buy: Dog Harness, Dog Friendly Co.To Listen: GooseTo Visit: Jungle Jims International MarketFollow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content!Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Buy/Borrow/Steal our October Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to be Both, by Ali Smith!This week, Tava, Brett, and Alex try to figure out why anyone would read a classic book, what a class book even is, and why they do or don’t partake in the practice of sending a month plodding through two-hundred-year-old language. Also in this episode: a long discussion on the greatest artist of our time, LP, and some French onion soup rankings.Check Out:To Drink: Harney & Sons TeaTo Watch: 5 to 7 (AMC+); Private Life (Netflix); The Starling (Netflix)To Do/Read: Colors of Fall, New England Road Trip GuideFollow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content!Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Buy/Borrow/Steal our October Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to be Both, by Ali Smith!This week, TNBC welcomes Rachel McGown Halverson, a lifelong friend of the pod with some serious reading cred. In addition to teaching Tava, Brett, and Alex about how our education system can better serve kids with dyslexia, Rachel talks about her experience at Fordham University and her life in New York City. Also in this episode: teeth, unleashed dogs, pasta shaped like a purse, time blindness, phonics, and Garbology. Check Out:To Listen: Stephanie Tarlov (comedian)To Watch: The Righteous GemstonesTo Read: Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneTo Listen: Room 12 by LPTo Do: Experience Golden HourFollow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content!Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Buy/Borrow/Steal our October Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to be Both, by Ali Smith.This week, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss their September Book Club Book, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. They don’t love the book… but slowly the group begins to find the artistic merit, even if the narrative is hard to follow and more than a little off-putting. Also discussed is Beer Olympics III and the latest studio upgrades.This Week's Reads:The Felicity Complex, by August Clark (Alex)Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, by Elena Ferrante (Tava)Check Out:To Try: A Paper Planner (Brett’s version)Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional content!Intro Music: evandean.wav by madmerv -- https://freesound.org/s/690635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0