It's only a week and a day late but we are back from our summer vacation and ready to dive into our next book!
In this weeks *SPOILER FREE* episode, RFWRB checks in on their progress with September's book, Bride by Ali Hazelwood.
Check back in two weeks for the full discussion!
This week the Real Friends share food memories (who said Beggin' Strips were only for dogs?) and talk feminism as they discuss If You Can’t Take The Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter.
If You Can't Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter
Courtney: People come and go- food is forever. …until you eat it I suppose…
Mary Paige: You can’t use pizza dough for cinnamon rolls, okay.
Erica: A book of essays to rule them all!!!
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
~Summer Break~
September: Bride by Alli Hazelwood
October: TBD
November: TBD
Check out our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com!!
Up this week, If You Can’t Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter!
Geraldine DeRuiter offers a blend of humor and incisive critique as she recounts her tumultuous journey through the food world. Sparked by a viral essay on Mario Batali's cinnamon roll recipe/sexual harassment apology, DeRuiter explores themes of misogyny and resilience, detailing how her culinary escapades intersect with broader societal issues.
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on July 23rd for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com. (DOT COM!)
This week the Real Friends are getting ready for the summer as they discuss Abby Jimenez's latest book, Just for the Summer!
Just for the Summer one sentence:
Erica: iiiiiiiii don’t know why I procrastinated so long reading this!!!
Courtney: The way to ones heart is a predate questionnaire. (Or to my heart at least…)
Mary Paige: Lets make predate surveys mandatory- please and thank you.
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
July- If You Can't Take the Heat by Geraldine Deruiter
August ~~Real Friends Summer Vacay~~
September- Bride by Ali Hazelwood
October- TBA
If you find yourself on the interwebs, visit our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com
On this weeks *SPOILER FREE* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on June 25th for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com. (Dot Com!)
Other books discussed in this episode:
Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto
Places We Love: San Diego Tijuana
Funny Story by Emily Henry
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
Agent Josephine by Damien Lewis
Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
The Way We Never Were by Stephanie Coontz
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston
(You can find that episode from season 3 HERE.)
Platonic by Dr. Marisa G. Franco
Hello pretties! In this episode RFWRB discuss Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
Uglies in one sentence:
Mary Paige: in my rusty era….or take me to crumblivylle
Erica: SHAVE MY BONE!
Courtney: When I was a teen this book made me want to fix my face, now i want to ….age with grace…
Read along with us!
Coming up:
June: Just for The Summer by Abby Jimenez
July: If You Can’t Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter
September: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
If you find yourself on the interwebs, check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
Hey Friends!!
We are a bit behind on our episodes this month! Ep. 4 Uglies by Scott Westerfield will hopefully be out by the beginning of next week and then we're back on schedule for the month of June!!
Thanks for being such great friends! <3
In this weeks *spoiler-free* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on May 28th for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebscheck out our website realfriendsbookclub.com. (Dot Com!)
Other books discussed in this episode:
+ The Princess Bride by William Goldman
+ The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
+ Dune by Frank Herbert
+ Impossible People by Julia Wertz
+ Deliberate Cruelty by Roseanne Montillo
Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!
Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the walls of this fascinating and secretive company.
Glossy in one sentence:
Courtney: I’ll just go to Sephora, I dont want to buy online.
Mary Paige: When the Glossier pink bags will forever haunt you.
Erica: Gaslight, gatekeep, girl boss, Glossier.
Let’s get reading!
Coming up next:
May: Uglies by Scott Westerfeild.
June: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Geraldine DeRuiter
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!
Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the walls of this fascinating and secretive company.
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on May 28th for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
This week the Real Friends get into all things family, friendship and love as they discuss Ghosts by Dolly Alderton.
Erica: NEVER TRUST A MAGICIAN NAMED JETHRO!!
Courtney: Flakers ganna flake.
Mary Paige: Modern dating is shit- best of luck to ya!
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
April-Glossy by Marisa Meltzer
May-Uglies by Scott Westerfeild
June- Tom Lake by Anne Patchett
Check us out on on the interwesbs at RealFriendsBookClub.com
In this *SPOILER-FREE* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Ghosts by Dolly Alderton.
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on March 26th for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
It's our first book discussion for the season and how great to start with a book about a podcaster! How very meta of us.
This week RFWRB dive into I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai.
I Have Some Questions for You in one sentence:
Mary Paige: Okay but I still have some questions for the author...
Erica: There’s always that one teacher, I guess.
Courtney: Realistic.
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
March: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
April: Glossy by Maritza Meltzer
June: Uglies by Scott Westerfeild
If you find yourself on the interwebs, check out our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com
In this week's spoiler-free episode, the Real Friends discuss their initial thoughts on I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on February 27th for the full book discussion!
If you find yourself on the interwebs, check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
Oh friends we missed you so! We are super sorry to be a month late on things- life gets busy and it got us.
Anywho...
WELCOME BACK! Season 4 is here and we are pumped to get back into it!
In this mini episode we reflect on how our reading has changed, some of our favorite books of the show so far (and some of the worst).
Coming up next:
February: Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
March: Ghost by Dolly Alderton
April:Glossy by Marisa Meltzer
Our first book report of Season 4 will be live on February 13th so mark your calendars. (If you want... no pressure.)
Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry! As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look?
All the Living and All the Dead in one sentence:
Mary Paige: Respect the living and dead but especially the living working with the dead.
Erica:. Oh no, I’m back in a death phase!!!
Courtney: Death: The silent industry.
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Thank you for sticking with us for three full seasons of books, chats and a lot of learning! We'll be announcing the first three books for season four of RFWRB later on in December.
We can't wait to see you in the New Year!!
<3 The Real Friends
Check us out on Instagram @realfriendsbookclub or visit our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com
Up this week, All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell.
Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry! As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look?
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on 11/28 for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
This week the Real Friends dive into the zombie western/fantasy romance, The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen.
Erica: A god named Jeff? No way
Courtney: A Zombie Western but in a place surrounded by water (I think?) with mail delivery via talking animals and gods and goddesses of indeterminate origin.
Mary Paige: a mythical western youve to mail style but with a funeral home and zombies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
November: All the Living and The Dead by Hayley Campbell
Keep your eyes peeled, we will be announcing the first three books for Season 4 at the end of our last episode!
Check us out on Instagram @realfriendsbookclub or visit our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com
Join RFWRB as we check in on our progress with The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen!
Let’s get reading!
Don't forget to tune in on October 24th for the full book discussion!
We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com.
Finally!! The full discussion of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. *dragon screech*
Fourth Wing in one sentence:
Mary Paige: magic, dragons and a whole lotta death
Erica: Ammmmmm I a dragon girlie now?
Courtney: Welcome to the dragon girls club…I was there first.
Read along with us!
Coming up next:
October : The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy By Megan Bannen
November: All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell
Check us out on Instagram @realfriendsbookclub or visit our website, RealFriendsBookClub.com
