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There is a persistent and damaging sexist trope that books written by women and for women are frivolous, light, and devoid of true meaning. On this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club Podcast we subvert that narrative with two powerful “chick-lit” books that have equally important messages: "Ready or Not" by Meg Cabot and “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson. “Ready or Not” focuses on high schoolers grappling with the magnitude of sex and consent. “Speak” poignantly explores the immediate aftermath and emotional repercussions of sexual assault. 

Hey, come on; it's 2023. Everyone and everything is wild. *shrug* We hope you enjoy your least favorite couple as they invite a third into this counseling sesh!

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🔮🦇🎃🦇 Happy Halloween!!!!🦇🎃🦇🔮

Just kidding!

Or are we?

You can take the girl out of Halloweentown but you can't the Halloweentown out of the girl.

The temperatures may be soaring, but so is the chemistry between the two main leads in this spicy rom-com novel that left us absolutely bewitched.

Vivienne Jones may be sweet, but she is certainly not to be messed with. Not only would you have her cursing your name (literally), you would also have her family to deal with... and maybe even a talking cat.

Her ex didn't heed our advice and in The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling we're left to watch the plot (among with🌶️ other things) simply unravel.

So please, remember to keep yourselves hydrated and never mix witchcraft with Vodka.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.

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Novel: The Ex Hex: A Novel  by Erin Sterling
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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

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A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
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This episode, the BYOB ladies are joined by Tilly to discuss #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry's Beach Read, which happens to be Nikki and Kelly's favourite Emily Henry book. Don't be fooled by the title! While this hilarious, heartwarming, and sometimes melancholy book does in fact take place by a beach, we feel that the book is best enjoyed snuggled up with a cozy blanket and a warm, comforting drink. Cheers!

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Matt recently published a comedic memoir about religious upbringing, "Swept Up: Lessons From the End Times" with tales (and lessons) from church, home-schooling, and a few strange years at a major evangelical university. We barely scratched the surface with Matt so we definitely encourage everyone to check out The After Party Show, connect with of of Matt's work, & read his book!

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces." That's right! We're watching Bridget Jones's Diary, starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Loosely based on Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary follows a young woman's narration of her life over the course of a year. We watched this one on Amazon Prime, but it's also apparently available on Showtime. 

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Brea and Mallory discuss gendered books with special guest Constance Wu! Plus, they give out advice on beating distractions and finishing books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Beach Trap is a novel about two best friends who met at camp, were torn apart by a life-altering secret, and the summer they spent 15 years later renovating the house they both inherited whilst coming to terms with their shared past.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with writing duo Ali Brady ( Alison Hammer and Bradeigh Godfrey) about their debut novel, The Beach Trap, their inspiration, and hopes for the novel, their reading and writing life, and lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases, organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2024 SPRING READING GUIDE
Spring into reading this season!  Download your free copy of The 2024 Spring Reading Guide when you visit springreadingguide.com.  This year's guide has twenty-one books organized across six categories, plus fun recipes, spring activities, lifestyle tips, and more.   So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book!

Lost and Found in Paris follows a woman hoping to recover lost art and her sense of adventure.  But what she finds is even better than she'd expected.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Lian Dolan about her latest novel,  Lost and Found in Paris, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, her reading and writing life, and lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases, organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2024 SPRING READING GUIDE
Spring into reading this season!  Download your free copy of The 2024 Spring Reading Guide when you visit springreadingguide.com.  This year's guide has twenty-one books organized across six categories, plus fun recipes, spring activities, lifestyle tips, and more.   So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book!

This week on The Book Drop  we announce an exciting new addition to OPL's collection and talk about the origins and current state of chick lit.  

All the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. -- https://bit.ly/TBDep84 

Next week's query of the week is...
Who’s your favorite pop culture mom?

Drop your answers here -- https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

Cleopatra and Frankenstein is a novel about one couple's impulsive marriage and how it affects their friends and family. 

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Coco Mellors about her latest novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life,  plus lots more. 

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Winter Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2024 SPRING READING GUIDE
Spring into reading this season!  Download your free copy of The 2024 Spring Reading Guide when you visit springreadingguide.com.  This year's guide has twenty-one books organized across six categories, plus fun recipes, spring activities, lifestyle tips, and more.   So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book!

Wahala is a story that follows three Anglo-Nigerian best friends that's a modern take on female friendship, family, and culture.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Nikki May about her debut novel, Wahala, her inspiration and hopes for the book, learn more about her reading and writing life,  plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Winter Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2024 SPRING READING GUIDE
Spring into reading this season!  Download your free copy of The 2024 Spring Reading Guide when you visit springreadingguide.com.  This year's guide has twenty-one books organized across six categories, plus fun recipes, spring activities, lifestyle tips, and more.   So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book!

My review of Kate Russo's book, "Super Host". 

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Megan and Michelle enjoy some Alan wine while discussing their favorite books which include stories of survival, addiction, scandal, history, trauma, geographical errors, critical thinking, stupid angels, real timers, and choosing your own adventure.

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Marina LOVED reading Wattpad - a website written by teenage girls for teenage girls. But she couldn’t tell anyone. “How was I supposed to tell my dad that I like reading about… werewolves?” It was just too embarrassing. Today, Marina opens up and sets the record straight about the dirty word, ‘guilty pleasure.’ She also talks to her younger sisters. Plus, a dramatic reading of a scene from “Babysitting the Bad Boy.” (Are you intrigued? Oh yeah.)

小鬼新生 Marina 透過歐美超狂 “同人創作” 平臺 Wattpad，來探索內心最私密的罪惡歡愉（Guilty Pleasure）．其實，信任自己的觀點擁抱自己的喜好就夠了～ 一點都不需要覺得羞愧！

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Nikki Roberts (14East) - http://bit.ly/35GyS1R

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For Unreadable Book Club's first episode, Ashleigh, Katie, and Lauren review Pumpkin Roll  by Jose S. Kilpack,  just in time for Halloween. It’s everything you (n)ever wanted in a weirdly niche, early 2010s combination of Chicken Soup for the Soul and Murder She Wrote.

Grab you napkins and fork, and get ready to dive in to this "culinary mystery." 

With special guest host, Stephanie, we three non-experts explain the Enneagram and our appreciation for our types, as well as how it informs our relations to the books we read. Then we tune into our love for this month's book club pick, The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez.

Sophia's Reads:
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
- The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

Jensine's Reads:
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- Bringing Down the Duke + A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

Next month's book club pick: IN A HOLIDAZE by Christina Lauren!

We celebrate Sophia's birthday and chat about our special traditions (or lack of) and how this year changed everything. For our first book club month, we dive back into the sleepy town of Forks, WA with our favorite vampire family and discuss Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer.

Notes:

• The awesome wine Jensine brought to Sophia's birthday dinner is the Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc available for just $7.99 ;)
• The TV show Sophia mentions is called Awake from NBC

Jensine's reads:

• Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
• The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

Find us at jensanotes.com + sophiaksays.com for more behind the scenes... And don't miss our announcement and join us for next month's book club!

Join Wendy and Amy for a special bonus episode of Lauren Weisberger's When Life Gives You Lululemons when they break out some brandy slushes and give an English class breakdown to this super fun beach read. You don't want to miss the fun!