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We review two of the buzziest books of early 2023: Fast-paced gangster novel set in India Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and friendship travel story/thriller with Daisy Jones and the Six (by Taylor Jenkins Reid) vibes The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. Age of Vice is a contemporary novel set in India. It is equal parts thriller and family saga and centres around the Wadia crime family. The book is about gangsters, lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance and corruption. The Villa is a classic beach and escapist read. It is popular fiction with backstory and a bit of a bite.

Books and resources discussed:
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Party Down, Crave
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Shantaram, Apple Plus

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We review one of our favourite books of last year Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin as well as This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is the story of three friends Sadie, Sam and Marx and their foray into the video gaming industry. It is a campus novel as well as a look at video gaming as high art. This Time Tomorrow is a fun, nostalgic read with the main character, Alice, travelling back in time to the '90s. The book is a look at father/daughter relationships and a love letter to the '90s. It answers the question: Would you change the past if you could?

Books and Resources Discussed:

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Last of Us (Netflix)
Shrinking (Apple Plus)
Only Murders in the Buliding (Disney Plus)

Check out our episode on the Midnight Library here:
The Midnight Library, Klara and the Sun and Hamnet, Season 1, Episode 13

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Susan Matheson of Bedside Table Books discusses her top reads of the fall season.  Amy and Susan talk about how to match books with your travels


Books and Resources Discussed

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk by Paul Gallico
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico
Eiffel, Movie Netflix
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
We are the Light by Matthew Quick
Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Quiet by Susan Cain

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Amy interviews bestselling author Katherine Heiny about her hilarious, big-hearted novel Early Morning Riser. The book features a cast of lovable characters in a small town whose lives are forever changed after an accident. Katherine talks about literary influences from Anne Tyler and Stephen King and relives her 20s when she one day wore a bridesmaid dress to work.

Books and Resources discussed:

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Strawberry Spring, podcast
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Early Morning Riser, song by Deb Talan, Steve Tannen and The Wheepies
Misery by Stephen King
On Writing by Stephen King
Succession, HBO
Insecure, HBO
Murder in Illinois, podcast
Brood by Jackie Polzin
Tig and Cheryl: True Story, podcast

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Friend and academic Liz Kelsey joins Amy in a two part episode on the classics. In the first episode Liz explores Jane Austen's lesser known work Lady Susan. The novella was was written when Jane was a teen and published after her death. It centres around the life of  beautiful, racy widow Lady Susan Vernon who is often described as the most accomplished coquette in England. Liz explores why Jane Austen is so popular today and discusses modern print and movie adaptations that have contributed to the author's endurance in the literary canon. Next week, Liz and Amy will explore David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Lady Susan by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Love and Friendship, Amazon Prime
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson


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Happy New Year and welcome back to the Red Fern Book Review! Amy reviews two of the biggest books of 2021: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews and Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. Both are bestselling mysteries that are executed very differently. Who is Maud Dixon? is a clever thrill ride that combines an edgy whodunit reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith with the fun and accessibility of Sophie Kinsella. Apples Never Fall is the much anticipated novel by the author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. The novel focuses on missing matriarch Joy Delaney, her four adult children, husband, and a mysterious houseguest.

Books and media discussed:

River Cafe Table 4, podcast
Tig and Cheryl: True Story, podcast
Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Strangers on the Train by Patricia Highsmith
Strangers on the Train, movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Casablanca, movie, directed by Michael Curitz
Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

 
Amy reviewed The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz in Season 2, Episode 3. To Listen to that episode click here: The Plot and When The Stars Go Dark

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