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This week, we're discussing all of the book to screen adaptations that have come out recently and the future adaptations on the horizon! Stay tuned for our thoughts on The Love Hypothesis, Verity, East of Eden, and what we're SO excited to see on screen next.   CORRECTION: VICTOR

We have things on things on things this week! We're talking about Back Where We Started's pub week, something that's a bit meaty for a Three Things episode, new favorite fragrances, book promo we loved, book tour tips, and writing for readers vs writing for yourself.   Oliva's T

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Becca's upcoming book Back Where We Started, which is set partially on the set of a 2010's teen soap, got us feeling nostalgic and inspired to talk about the early 2010s! We chat about what our lives were like during that era, the pop culture touchstones that stick out to us, ou

We can't wait to talk about our September Book Club Pick, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer!  Keep listening to hear about our thoughts on the novel's 80+ point of view format, how it tackled the interplay of motherhood and ambition, and if we were convinced the main characters wer

This week, we're debating some bookish "would you rather" scenarios: open= or closed-door sex scene? Prologue or get right into it? US or UK cover? Get ready to take a stance on tenses, endings, POV, and more!    September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsess

Time for our final Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza! We loved chatting about the dual timeline narrative, art crime, and the real-life history that inspired the book. We also have some recs for your post-reading rabbit holes!   Want more art heist co

This week we're doing a fall catch up! We're getting into what's been going on in our lives that don't make our weekly highs and lows, from writing stuff, home projects, personal updates, and more!   September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsessions Becca -

New month, new Things! This week, we cover big milestones, geographic anomalies, buzzy TV, travel, reading strategies, and more!    Our Things:  Becca turning 40  A mysterious disappearing island  The three-course reading method How we're thinking about travel  Sterling Point  A

This week we're reviewing our reading stats from this year! We walk through how we track, our reading habits this year, and discuss everything from ARCs to backlist books, re-reads and more!    September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer   Obsessions Becca - The Fo

Happy Book Club Day! Time to chat about our August Book Club Pick, The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer. We chose this ode to books and book lovers for an uplifting read, and we can't wait to chat about its surprising twists, meta moments, author commentary, and more! We also ask oursel

It's Bonus Book Club Time! We loved reading One & Only by Maurene Goo, and we can't wait to discuss it today. And if you're in the Miami area, get tickets to our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24!    August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer   Events  Get tickets