Bust out your Thin Mints, kick back and enjoy some book talk (once we get past the cookie talk, of course). We’re discussing pretty drastically different books today: there’s a book about an affair, a book about grief with a misleading cover, some thinly-veiled One Direction fanfic, and a fantasy about a whole lot of things all at once. Something for everyone! Let’s also take a quick moment to highlight that Becky has slept with wolves. Casual. Read on for links, bar recs, and more! And if you have a perfect books/bar pairing in your city, let us know! You can email booksandthecitypod@gmail.com with those recommendations or anything else------------->
Libby just read: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550263/conversations-with-friends-by-sally-rooney/
Frances and Bobbi, the main characters of this novel, perform spoken word poetry together. We recommend a trip down to the East Village for a drink and poetry performance at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe to feel fully transported into the plot of this novel.
Up next for Libby: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Becky just read: The Sisters Grimm by Menna Van Praag
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062932464/the-sisters-grimm/
The “Grimm Girls” enter the dreamworld of Everwhere in The Sisters Grimm, but we recommend you head to Elsewhere Bar out in Williamsburg. It’s a massive music venue with a dreamy rooftop terrace, so you can kick back with a drink and enjoy this novel in warmer weather.
Up next for Becky: Little Women Part II by Louisa May Alcott
Kayla just read: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611061/the-two-lives-of-lydia-bird-by-josie-silver/
The GMT Tavern just north of Soho is the perfect place to dive into The Two Lives of Lydia Bird. With an English theme, British entrees, and imported English beer, you’ll feel right at home reading about Lydia and Freddie’s time spent at their local pub.
Up next for Kayla: Red Letter Days by Sarah Jane Stratford
Emily just read: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250125903
Dive into the artsy, glamorous world of Solène Marchand - the main character in The Idea of You - with a visit to the newly expanded PERROTIN art gallery. Explore this contemporary gallery and grab a drink afterward in the Lower East Side at one of the neighborhood’s many bars.
Up next for Emily: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.
