In which we discuss the life cycle of the butterfly, Sophie’s boarding school for plants, Siobhan’s love of listening to cozy mysteries on audio, and why you should definitely be watching The Baby-sitters Club. We also reveal our true feelings on the PSL.

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Find more of Bevin’s thoughts on the summer to fall transition in this blog post featuring a Pecan Plum Meringue Cake.

TV Shows

Parks & Rec 

Mindhunter

Normal People

Little Fires Everywhere

Perry Mason

The Baby-sitters Club

Books

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Why I No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

The Hate U Give by Angie Johnson

The Mrs. Jeffries series by Emily Brightwell (FYI, there are 38, with #39 to be published in January)

Julia Blackwell’s Witchcraft series

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle Macnamara

Podcasts

The Orange Tree

Spooked

The HIgh Low

Candles

ElonWick

Lindberg Candle Co.

The Paprika Southern Podcast theme music, Drinks Outside, is performed by the Lovee Luvs. Follow them on Instagram: @theloveeluvs

Paprika Southern is produced by Haydn Adams of Nautilus Designs. Listeners of PS: The Paprika Southern Podcast get a complimentary 20-minute strategy session by visiting nautilusdesigns.com/paprikasouthern.