Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 157 – I Know This Much Is True
Think of the saddest thing you can imagine. No, sadder. Make it fifty times sadder. Okay, you are in the vicinity of comprehending the levels of tragedy porn Wally Lamb has packed into his novel I Know This Much Is True. Because life in 2020 wasn’t already sad enough, and because some of us love Mark Ruffalo, we brought Arielle back to discuss this peak 90s Oprah’s Book Club pick. Content warnings for just about every imaginable potential trigger. We are serious!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “‘This will happen’: Mark Ruffalo moved mountains to make HBO’s new Emmy hopeful” by Meredith Blake
“Why I Almost Stopped Watching ‘I Know This Much Is True’ After the First Episode” by Rebecca Chamaa
Oprah’s Book Club: The Complete List
Candy Pairing: Arielle says Torrone, Kait says your favorite candy that’s been stomped into the dirt, Renata says generic fundraiser candy.
Coming up next: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer.
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Episode 156 – Devil’s Advocate
Did you ever wonder what Special Agent Dana Scully was like as a teenager? Did you assume she was probably really into taking classes at her small town’s extremely popular New Age shop? No? Well, she was, and meanwhile also the government was doing some kind of shadowy experiments with unknown goals. That’s according to The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, an X-Files YA prequel novel by Jonathan Maberry. We’re confused as to why this book was published in 2017, but since it was, we read it with Kait’s True Believer cousin, writer Nicole DeGennaro.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “X-Files Origins: Inside The Mind of Young Fox Mulder With Author Kami Garcia” by Chris Longo
“X-Files Origins: Author Jonathan Maberry on Young Dana Scully’s Path To Belief” by Chris Longo
The Montauk Project on Wikipedia
This chocolate-covered Brussels sprouts prank is pure evil genius
Candy Pairing: Kait says some dirt, Nicole says Mit-Mats (knock off Kit-Kats), Renata says carob chip cookies.
Coming up next: I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 156 – Devil’s Advocate
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate by Jonathan Maberry. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 155 – Ground Zero
Flashback Summer 2020 draws to an end with a return to the 90s, which contains within it a return to the 1940s. Our mysterious guest M joined us to read Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson, an X-Files tie-in novel. Come along with us on an X-File unbound by the production costs of a weekly television show, as Mulder and Scully suddenly gain the jurisdiction to investigate nuclear ghosts in glamorous locations like Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, and New Mexico. Be advised, it’s going to take awhile to download this episode over the dialup connection from your clunky government-issue laptop.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “How the Owl Bar’s Green Chile Cheeseburgers Fueled the Atom Bomb Scientists” by Robyn Lee
Candy Pairing: Kait says Dunkaroos, M says malted milk balls, Renata says sunflower seeds.
Coming up next: The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate by Jonathan Maberry.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 155 – Ground Zero
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 154 – Redwall
In an extremely exciting Flashback Summer, we were joined by S. Jae-Jones (aka JJ, aka the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintersong and Shadowsong) to read Redwall by Brian Jacques! Well, it was exciting to talk to JJ. The book itself was…less exciting, although it did raise some questions about how the food chain works in the world of Redwall. Listen on your next journey by horse cart–quickly, before horses get redacted!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Redwall FAQ
A Complete Redwall Feast Adapted For Your Kitchen
Candy Pairing: JJ says candied chestnuts, Kait says trail mix, Renata says #herbs.
Coming up next: The X-Files: Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 154 – Redwall
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Episode 153 – Freeze Tag
Maybe it would be easier to practice social distancing if you knew that someone could literally freeze you solid with a single touch? It’s a theory worth exploring, as our pandemic edition of Flashback Summer continues with Freeze Tag, a Point Horror title by the 90s queen of teen thrillers, Caroline B. Cooney. With our guest Trina (@TrinaMareena) we dug into the story of the ultimate ice queen, and made an important stop along the way to discuss the relative fanciness of Pizza Hut. Stay frosty!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “Point Horror: 25 years on, let us praise a forgotten ’90s craze” by Beth Rodgers
“HBO Max to Develop Anthology Series Based on ‘Point Horror’ Books” by Joe Otterson
Don’t Point That Horror at Me podcast
The Devil’s Elbow (Point Horror recaps)
Candy Pairing: Kait says a Popsicle, Renata says a packet of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, Trina says frozen gummy bears.
Coming up next: Redwall by Brian Jacques.
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