Season 3, Episode 17: Strong Opinions About a Big Buzz Book + Award Winners

Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a buddy read with a friend and getting back into a rhythm

• Current Reads: the most awkward transition ever, and lots of salt

• Deep Dive: how we feel about book awards and the books that win them

• Book Presses: a series press and a rural noir gem

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

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Bookish Moments of the Week:

1:54 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

Current Reads:

4:31 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

4:37 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy)

8:28 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Meredith)

11:32 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo (Mindy)

15:35 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey

16:23 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (Meredith)

19:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Mindy)

32:18 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith)

Deep Dive - Book Awards and How They Make Us Feel About a Book:

35:05 - The National Book Award

35:07 - The Pulitzer Prize

35:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

36:29 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok

38:45 - The Goodreads Choice Awards

39:17 - The Edgar Awards

40:03 - The Awesome Book Awards

41:13 - The Newbery Awards

41:24 - A Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark

41:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

41:51 - The Currently Reading Press List

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

42:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

42:58- Season 2, Episode 31

43:12 - Season 2, Episode 33

44:30 - The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (Mindy) *Kaytee’s note: y’all what is UP with the price of this book? You can get a 4-book series that INCLUDES Mindy’s press for $10 less. And a 5-book series that includes Mindy’s press for $5 less. So…)

46:26 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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