These Random People at Dinner: Gretchen Anthony's EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS (Book Club)

Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book, Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners!​timeline
*Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 01:13
*Main Discussion: 01:13 - 33:43
*​Book Pairings: 33:53 - 43:15
*Classroom Connections: 43:15 - 45:38
book pairings 
*Jen - Helen Hanff's 84, Charing Cross Road 
*Ashley - Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before
*Sara - Josie Silver's One Day in December
other mentions 
*Gilmore Girls TV series
*Cath Crowley's Words in Deep Blue
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I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays (Short)

bookish gifts and online shops
*Blue Q socks - cute, bookish, quotable socks
*The Mountain Thread Company  - coiled rope baskets and totes 
*Riddle’s Tea Shoppe - book themed teas including teas that focus on Harry Potter connections
*Modern Mrs. Darcy shop - book darts, journals, pens, and classes
*Book Riot store - socks, books, t-shirts, and collections
*Carrot Top Paper Shop on Etsy - artistic mugs, postcards, prints, and bookmarks focusing on literary heroines and quotes
*Kulana Stickers on Etsy - personalized vinyl stickers
*Bibliophile pullover from New Vintage Embroidery
great gift books
*Jane Mount's My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile
*Annie Spence's Dear Fahrenheit 451
*Anne Bogel's I'd Rather Be Reading
*Knox McCoy's The Wondering Years
*Rick Riordan's illustrated Percy Jackson books
*Jim Kay's illustrated versions of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books 1, 2, and 3 
book subscriptions mentioned in episode
*Book of the Month Club - gift options linked here 
*Owl Crate and Owl Crate Junior
*Capsule Books 
*Once Upon a Book Club ​
other book subscription services
*LitJoyCrate
*Bad People Book Club
*An article from the Washington Post highlighting the best book subscriptions of 2018
​reminder about discount codes 
*Once Upon a Book Club ​- Use the discount code UNABRIDGED to receive a 10% discount on your purchase.
*The Mountain Thread Company - Use the discount code UNABRIDGED to receive a 15% discount on your purchase. Offer expires after 12/28. 
*Capsule Books - Use the discount code ESCAPE15 to receive a 15% discount on your purchase.
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Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections (Highlight)

works mentioned in episode
*Jen -
*March Trilogy by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
*Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
*Runaways by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 by Joss Whedon  (Author), Georges Jeanty (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Jo Chen (Illustrator)
*American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
*This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
 
*Ashley - 
*Blankets by Craig Thompson
*Alone by Christophe Chabouté
*Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and illustrated by Giovanni Rigano
*La Perdida by Jessica Abel 
 
*Sara - 
*El Deafo by Cece Bell
*Middle School Is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm and illustrator Elicia Castaldi
*Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
*Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral​
other mentions
*Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
*Maus by Art Spiegelman
*Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and the graphic novel adaptation (Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden and Brenna Thummler) 
*Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series
*Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
*Rick Riordan's graphic novels
*Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock
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I'm Always Here for That: YA To-Be-Read Lists (Short)

works mentioned in episode
*Jen -
*Neal Shusterman's Scythe 
*Tahereh Mafi 's Shatter Me series
 
*Ashley - 
*Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer
*Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series
 
*Sara - 
*Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series
*Lance Rubin's Denton Little's Deathdate
 
other mentions
*Neal Shusterman's Challenger Deep, also his Unwind series
*Book Smugglers Blog
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Don't Get in That Car: Tara Westover's EDUCATED (Book Club)

Tara Westover's Educated
 
timeline
*Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 01:10
*Main Discussion: 01:11 - 51:47
*​Book Pairings: 51:57 - 58:39
*Classroom Connections: 58:40 - 63:05
book pairings 
*Jen - Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle
*Ashley - Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
*Sara - Ruth Warimer's The Sound of Gravel
*Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
other mentions in classroom connections
*Sara - Dave Pelzer's A Child Called "It"
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The Longest Short Episode Ever: Book-to-Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Short)

Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give
 
 
mentioned in episode
*Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give (the book)
*The Hate U Give (film)
*Tanisha C. Ford's "The Complexity of Black Girlhood Is at the Heart of The Hate U Give"
*David Canfield's "The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas on why it's wrong to ban her Black Lives Matter novel"
*Kyle Buchanan's "With One Strong Word, ‘The Hate U Give’ Couldn’t Hold Its Tongue"
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A Chill Up the Back of Your Neck: Spooky Reads (Short)

works mentioned in episode
*Jen -
*Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream
*Libba Bray's The Diviners
*Rin Chupeco's The Girl in the Well
 
*Ashley - 
*Stephen King's Bag of Bones
*Stephanie Perkins's There's Someone Inside Your House
*Short story - William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"
 
*Sara - 
*Shea Ernshaw's The Wicked Deep
*Justina Ireland's Dread Nation
*Short story - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tale-Tell Heart"
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Part of My Personality: Anne Bogel Highlights - READING PEOPLE and I'D RATHER BE READING (Highlight)

timeline
*Introduction and Summary of the Book: 00:00 - 01:24
*Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lenses of Personality Changes Everything: 01:24 - 35:42
*I'd Rather Be Reading: the Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life: 35:52 - 63:46
other mentions
*The Popcast podcast with Jamie and Knox
*Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
*Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile's The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
*Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone
*John Green's The Fault in Our Stars
*Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air
*Nina Riggs's The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
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Our Children Making Their Rounds: Bring Your Own Book Game #2 (Short)

Prompt #1: A phrase that would be extra creepy if you whispered it.
*Jen - Fredrik Backman's Us Against You 
*Ashley - Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass 
*Sara - Shea Ernshaw's The Wicked Deep 
Prompt #2: The Name of a Popular New Indy Band
*Sara - Jennifer Reece's Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
*Ashley - Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
*Jen - Hannah Pittard's Visible Empire 
​​Prompt #3: A Rejected Catch Phrase from a Nineties Sitcom
*Jen - Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre 
*Sara - Amy Kaufman's Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
*Ashley - Yann Martel's Life of Pi  
Other Mentions
*So Many Damn Books Podcast​​
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Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE (Book Club)

Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give
Note: We read a few passages from the text of the novel that include strong language.
 
timeline
*Introduction and Summary of The Hate U Give: 0:00 - 02:10
*Main Discussion: 02:10 - 53:56
*​Book Pairings:  54:06 - 63:26
*Classroom Connections: 63:27 - 69:35
book pairings
*Jen - Gabrielle Union's We're Going to Need More Wine
*Sara - Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil's The Girl Who Smiled Beads
*Ashley - Nic Stone's Dear Martin
​books mentioned in classroom connections​​
*Sara - Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down
*Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird​
*Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's All American Boys
other works mentioned ​​
*Book Riot's "Is it Time to Retire To Kill a Mockingbird?" by Jennifer Marer
*Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing
*Jason Reynolds's books
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