Season 3, Episode 7: The Books We Would Assign Our 17-Year Old Selves

Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a vindicating poll from the Bookish Friends and the newest book from a favorite favorite favorite

• Current Reads: big feelings about these books today!

• Deep Dive: the books that 17-year old Mindy and Meredith needed to read

• Book Presses: a re-readable favorite and a parenting book (that might be) for you

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! 

*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:

4:11 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny

Current Reads:

7:49 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Mindy)

9:21 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Meredith)

11:59 - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Mindy)

14:36 - Love Letters by Katie Fforde (Meredith)

18:28 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)

21:38 - The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo (Meredith)

21:44 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville

Deep Dive - Being Book Bossy:

27:19 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker

29:24 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

30:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

31:53 - The Course of Love by Alain du Botton

32:37 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

33:42 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

34:26 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

34:50 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten

35:02 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat

36:09 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

37:45 - The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

38:24 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris

39:24 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman

40:50 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny

41:44 - Compassion & Conviction by The And Campaign, Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler

42:38 - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

44:34 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Mindy) (Here’s the Pretty Cover)

47:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell

48:53 - Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman (Meredith)

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