In this episode we finish our deep dive of the book Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. We talk about the stories Matthew shares with us in this book, the insights they brought us and memories they dig up.
If you want to hear more about the White Boy Rick story, check out Shattered, season two here: https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Shattered/
As we mention at the end of this episode, we are taking a break for a few months so Kayla can welcome her new baby! We will be back the first week of May and in the meantime you can find podcast announcements (like what our next book club read will be) on our Instagram page by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we start our deep dive of Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights. We'll be talking about this book, which is a memoir and a philosophical examination of life and it's moments, their impact and what we can make of them. And of course we might find ourselves on some tangents along the way.
What is Imposter Syndrome? https://www.psycom.net/imposter-syndrome
On the next episode we will be finishing this insightful book and announcing our next read! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!
In this episode we discuss chapters 48-69 of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs. We also cover the extra chapter in Kayla's book where we learn more about Martina.
For more information on police trainings and education requirements: https://www.trainingreform.org/not-enough-training
On the next episode we will read the first four parts of Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights. We also have a special announcement to make.
We hope you read along with us. In the meantime, you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!
In this episode we discuss chapters 24-48 of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs and the theories we have at this point in our reading.
For more info on different teas and pregnancy: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-tea-safe-during-pregnancy#unsuitable-herbal-teas
The Commonwealth Fund's Report on maternal health: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/dec/us-maternal-health-divide-limited-services-worse-outcomes
On the next episode we will be finishing this wild book and announcing our next read! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!
In this episode we discuss the first 24 chapters of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs, how we feel about the characters we've met so far and the things this book is reminding us of as we read through it.
For more info on why most homes in Europe don't have AC: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/20/europe-uk-air-conditioning-ac/
If you're looking for a deep dive on the mystery surrounding the Manson family and their crimes, we can recommend Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'neill
We will be reading up to part three of the book, The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell and discussing it in the next episode. We hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.
In this episode we finish our deep dive of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (pages 263-the end), talk about what we were thinking while reading this twisty book and go over the discussion questions in the back of the book.
If you want more info on the South Dakota Attorney General: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106671572/south-dakota-attorney-general-ravnsborg-boever-pedestrian-impeach#:~:text=South%20Dakota%20attorney%20general%20impeached%20and%20removed%20from%20office%20State,Boever%20on%20a%20highway%20shoulder.
In the next episode we will start our next book club read, The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. We'll be reading the first 24 chapters or to page 126, we hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.
In this episode we talk about reading pages 131-262 in Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, where we learn more about what happened to Shelby, and we learn about Meredith's life leading up to her and Delilah's disappearance. We talk about Shelby's traumatic birth and what transpired after it. We both have our theories and touch on them at the end of the episode. This reading really had us questioning doctors and birthing practices in America, informed consent, especially since Kayla's due date is approaching. Which of course had us wondering, what's the difference in having a midwife vs an OB. Check out this link if you're curious as well: https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/12/maternity-care-in-the-u-s-is-in-crisis-its-time-to-call-the-midwife/
In the next episode we will discuss the rest of the book, talk about some of the discussion questions and announce our next book club read, we hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.
In this episode we talk about the first third (up to page 131) of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica. This book will make you feel as though you are IN the MUD with the characters in the book. Two women go missing in suspicious circumstances, we talk about similar experiences as women where we have been in situations where we had sketchy run ins with men/people.
Some info about doulas from the American Pregnancy Association: https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/having-a-doula/
In our next episode we continue our deep dive of this addicting book and we'll be talking about the next third(ish) of the book, up to page 262. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, you can follow us on Tiktok or Instagram @twobitchesreadingbooks for updates on the podcast and other book content.
In this episode, for Indigenous People's Day, we read In the Shadow of the Red Brick Building about Residential Schools in Canada and how they would treat indigenous people. This book is super important but also very depressing and tough. We do have trigger warnings for s*xual abuse, child abuse, and suicide. We learn more about the movements Raymond Charlie has been working on for years and how abuse at the boarding schools have impacted many native lives.
Here is a link into more about one of the abusers and a boy found in the gymnasium. https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/kuper-island-residential-school-richard-thomas
Here is more about some abuse in the residential schools: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/more-sex-charges-laid-in-cornwall-1.227298
Our next book club read will be Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica and we will be talking about the first 1/3 of the book (to page 130) in the next episode. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we are celebrating banned book week. Brandi read 1984 and gives us a break down of the apocalyptic book. Kayla read Beyond Magenta, she tells the story of three transgender adults about how they felt growing up trans. We discuss our takeaways from both books and why they have been banned and challenged.
You can find info on the bans/challenges for 1984 here:https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/52211/more-banned-books-week-at-uc-press/
You can find info on the bans/challenges for Beyond Magenta here: https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/beyond-magenta/
If you're looking for more banned books to read: https://theweek.com/articles/459795/17-americas-most-surprising-banned-books
Our next read is In the Shadow of the Red Brick Building by Raymond Tony Charles. It's the true story of a survivor of the Canadian Residential Schools. It is around 110 pages, so we're tackling it in one episode and as always we hope you'll read along with us. In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we finish the book Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu. We saw and also didn't see a lot of things coming. As this is the first book in the series there are some questions remaining, but nothing in this book has left us on a real cliff hanger. You may notice Kayla's voice is almost gone, so bear with us this episode. At the end we talk about our next project and banned book week.
Roman numerals: https://www.livescience.com/32052-roman-numerals.html
Join us next week when we read our banned book choices, Brandi is reading 1984 and Kayla is reading Beyond Magenta, the stories of 6 transgender and gender neutral teens. In the meantime follow us on TikTok and Instagram by searching Two Bitches Reading Books.
In this episode we continue our deep dive into the book The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu and suffice it to say, Ropa's life is getting crazy. Our discussion on the book takes us down some different tangents and we end up learning a few things.
Banned & Challenged Classics https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics
In the next episode we will be finishing this book and announcing the next read for the bookcast. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we start our review of The Library of the Dead from T.L. Huchu. 16 chapters in and it's safe to say, we are loving all the action and attitude in the book as well as Gran's spot on advice.
Abe statue in Edinburgh: https://www.thenational.scot/news/19940472.new-us-presidents-day-tradition-started-edinburgh-memorial/
Forbes article on Mackenzie Scott's (formerly Besos) fortune: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2022/04/05/how-mackenzie-scott-has-given-away-billionsand-is-still-one-of-the-worlds-richest-women/?sh=3fdaffde36ac
We are going to read through page 207, and meet back here to talk about chapters 17-28 on the next episoe! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we finish our deep dive of Colleen Hoover's book Verity, starting with chapter 9 of So Be It and going through the end of the book, chapter 25. This book has been a wild ride, and the twists and turns it took our conversation is evidence of that.
In case you're curious about how to use pudding in cake mix: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a93862/9-ways-to-elevate-cake-mix/
Up next we are reading and discussing The Library of the Dead from T.L. Huchu. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we continue our deep dive of Colleen Hoover's book, Verity, starting in chapter 3 of So Be It and ending with chapter 15 of Verity. This book has taken us on such a wild ride and we talk about a variety of topics because of it!
Link to article about the role of King Louis XIV and Francois Mauriceau had in the way we handle childbirth in the west to this day: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.77.5.636
On the next episode we will be talking about the last third of the book. We hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we do a deep dive on the first 102 pages of Colleen Hoover's Verity. This book has been a wild read from the very first sentence and we're learning what the definition of a romantic thriller is.
On the way we discuss topics that include Nancy Crampton Brophy, the novelist who wrote an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband", then murdered her husband. You can read more about her story here: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101433465/how-to-murder-your-husband-writer-found-guilty-of-murder-romance-novelist-brophy.
On the next episode we will be talking about the next third of the book, from page 103-200. We hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this final episode of our Maus I and II season, we talk about the last half of Maus II, Nazis and getting old. We also introduce you to our new book we are reading. Buckle up because we go on one helluva ride.
Link to Time article on Meth and Nazis: https://time.com/5752114/nazi-military-drugs/
This completes our season on the Maus graphic novel duology from Art Spiegelman! Next up, we're reading Verity from Colleen Hoover, we'll be talking about the first 102 pages of that romantic thriller on our next episode! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we talk about the first two chapters of Maus II, the second graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. We touch on topics ranging from Ukraine to Dr. Death. Before doing his experiments on twins and changing of eye colors, he was a doctor in concentration camps deciding if people should live or die. The penultimate episode of this series dives deeper into Auschwitz and the living conditions Jewish people suffered.
In our next episode we'll be covering the rest of Maus II, we hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we finish up the last three chapters of Maus I by Art Spiegelman, after a quick conversation about what the Nazi party was before and during WWII. We talk about what happens in the book (in other words, what happened in Vladek's life), how the book has made us feel and how it reminds us of events that are happening around the world to this day.
Here are links to what I read to understand the Nazi party, communism and socialism:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazi-Party/The-Nazi-Party-and-Hitlers-rise-to-power
https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism
Next up, we're rolling directly into the next graphic novel in this series, Maus II and we'll be back in two weeks to talk about the first three chapters! We hope you'll read along. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.
In this episode we talk about the first 3 chapters of the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman. Art introduces us to his family and tells us about their experiences in the 1930's while we consider the similarities between then and now and talk about our feelings while reading this historical story.
We'll be back in two weeks to cover the rest of Maus I, in the meantime, we'd love to chat about Maus! Find us on Instagram @twobitchesreadingbooks or TikTok @twobitchesreadingbooks!