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What’s your next pick?Ep. 25, big swiss (a miss)hi book club! welcome back! today we will be discussing big swiss by jen beagin. there will be spoilers for big swiss and also convenience store woman by sayaka murata. this is Deja’s last pick of 2024. next week we will be reading Alysia’s last pick of 2024, blue sisters by coco mellors! join us on NYE for our 2024 reading wrap-up 🎉2024-12-2030 minWhat’s your next pick?ep. 24, yellowfaceHi book club! Welcome to one of our most anticipated reads of 2024: yellowface by R.F. Kuang. This is Deja’s book club pick (although it was also on Alysia’s tbr). join us as we journey through the desperation and jealousy of this unlikeable main character. next week’s pick: big swiss!!!!!! 2024-12-1352 minWhat’s your next pick?nostalgic series, ep. 13 THE ENDhi book club! we’re finally at the end to this unfortunate series. let us know if you ageee or disagree with our reactions in the comments. this episode is short, sweet, and to the point. join us next week for Deja’s book club pick, yellowface by R.F. Kuang. we’re soo excited about this one. 2024-11-2223 minWhat’s your next pick?ep. 23, a thousand splendid sunsHi book club! Welcome to what’s your next pick? Best friends of 17 years take turns alternating picks. This week is Alysia’s pick, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. 2024-11-0848 minWhat’s your next pick?nostalgic pick ep. 12, the penultimate perilDeja and Alysia, two best friends of 17.5 years, are rereading a series of unfortunate events, a book series we read 20+ years ago! We are on book the twelfth, the penultimate peril. Join us as we discuss the penultimate book of this series. 2024-11-0237 minWhat’s your next pick?spooky season: the september houseHappy Halloween, book club! Welcome to episode 2 of our spooky season series. Deja’s spooky book club pick is the September house by Carissa Orlando. This is a horror novel with social commentary, let’s goooooo. 2024-11-0146 minWhat’s your next pick?Spooky season: HexHappy Halloween, book club! Welcome to the first episode of our spooky season series. Alysia’s spooky pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan. This is a quick read so if you haven’t read it yet, go pick it up and join the conversation. This week, we will be reading Deja’s spooky pick, The September House by Carissa Orlando. That episode will be out on Halloween night. xx 2024-10-2543 minWhat’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 11, the grim grottoHi book club! Welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our past together. This week, we read the grim grotto, the eleventh book in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also didn’t mention: next week we are doing something special. To celebrate Halloween, we will be reading two spooky picks! Alysia’s pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan and Deja’s pick is The September House by Carissa Orlando. Be on the lookout for those - Alysia’s pick will be posted the...2024-10-2420 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 22, Educated (we love memoirs)Hi book club! Welcome to this week’s book club pick, “Educated” by Tara Westover. This is a memoir, it is Deja’s pick but it was also on Alysia’s TBR. Join us as we discuss Tara’s incredible story. 2024-10-181h 19What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 10, the slippery slopehi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic pick series. this week we are reading a series of unfortunate events book the tenth, the slippery slope. how have we not run out of things to say about the baudelaires? 2024-09-2735 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 21, earthlings (calling all the weird girls)hi book club! this week is alysia's pick, earthlings by sayaka murata. this book is probably the weirdest book we've ever read??? it definitely was notttt what we were expecting (if you recall last episode, we used the word "fun" as a prediction for this book). anyways, join us for a "fun" book talk!
please check the content warnings for this book! 2024-09-2000 minWhat’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 9 the carnivorous carnivalhi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we are rereading books from our childhood as adults. We are on book the ninth of Lemony Snicket's, A Series of Unfortunate Events.
we are two best friends of 17 years yapping about books together. come join our book community! 2024-09-1322 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep 20, the turnaway studyhi book club! we are two best friends (alysia and deja) who live on opposite sides of the country. we both love to read so we created a best friend book club as a way to bridge the distance. we take turns alternating picks. this week is deja's pick, the turnaway study.
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this episode also features a brief segment entitled, what's your kid's current pick? and we also share next week's pick! 2024-08-3033 minWhat’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series: the hostile hospitalHello book club. If you want one to read one of the darkest children's books with us, pick up the Hostile Hospital. Lemony Snicket continues to amaze us as we reread a Series of Unfortunate Events. This one may be Alysia's new SOUE favorite. 2024-08-2330 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 19, remarkably bright creatures (sorry not sorry, booktok)hi book club! this week is Alysia's pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. we had high expectations for this book, so we have a lot to say about those expectations.
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the audio gets better after the introduction, sorry, technical difficulties. 2024-08-161h 08What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 7, the vile village is VFD!Hi book club! Join us this week for our nostalgic series, where we reread a nostalgic book from our childhood. This week is a continuation of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. We are discussing book the seventh, the Vile Village. 2024-08-0937 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 18, hello beautiful, goodbye 5 star ratingHi book club! In this episode, two best friends and avid readers, Deja and Alysia, discuss Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. This is our in-depth discussion of the second half of Deja's pick, and it might be one of our most controversial discussions yet. If you hated a little life, you will love this episode. Join us! 2024-08-021h 07What’s your next pick?Ep. 17, hello beautiful - sisters & soul mates OR sister soul mates??Hi book club! This week we are reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Deja picked this book after seeing it all over her fyp. In this episode, we discuss the first half of the book, stopping after page 185. If you love books about sisters and soul mates, join us! 2024-07-1255 minWhat’s your next pick?WE ARE REUNITED! Ersatz Elevator, Nostalgic Series Ep. 6Hi book club! Deja and Alysia are recording IN-PERSON for the first time in What's your next pick? history! This is a continuation of our Nostalgic Pick series, where we agree to reread books from our childhood. Currently, we are rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events, book the sixth, Ersatz Elevator. This episode will contain spoilers.2024-07-0527 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 16, YOLK: puke, periods, and painful sister relationshipsHi book club! This week, we are finishing out our discussion of Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi. This discussion begins on page 187 through the end of the book. This episode CONTAINS SPOILERS! This episode discusses mental health, unhealthy family dynamics, puke, periods, and more! 2024-06-281h 03What’s your next pick?Ep. 15, Yolk part oneHi book club! This week, we are discussing Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi. This discussion starts with the beginning of the book and through page 186. Please review trigger warnings before starting and this episode CONTAINS SPOILERS. Head over to our tiktok @whatsyournextpickpod to let us know your thoughts heading into part two!2024-06-211h 05What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 5, The Austere AcademyHi best friend book club! This week's episode is a part of our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our childhood together! Join us as we discuss Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events book the fifth, The Austere Academy.2024-06-1643 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 14, You're The Only One I've ToldTwo best friends, Deja and Alysia, discuss You're The Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Dr. Meera Shah. This is a book club format podcast where Deja and Alysia alternate picking a book club pick and then discuss together from opposite sides of the country. This week was Deja's pick, chosen due to her desire to hear more lived experiences of people who've had abortions.2024-06-071h 38What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 4, The Miserable MillWelcome back to our book club! This week’s episode is a part of our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our childhood together! Join us as we discuss Lemony Snicket’s The Miserable Mill, from A Series of Unfortunate Events.2024-05-2459 minWhat’s your next pick?Ep. 13, Freedom is a Constant StruggleJoin us for our first non-fiction pick of the year! In this episode, Deja and Alysia discuss “Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement” by Angela Davis. Please be prepared by researching any trigger warnings prior to this book.2024-05-171h 17What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 3, The Wide WindowThis week we are discussing A Series of Unfortunate Events book the third, “The Wide Window” by Lemony Snicket! This is a continuation of our Nostalgic Pick series. Every other week we read a book from our childhood and discuss. Come join two best friends of 17 years as we chat about the Baudelaires, parenting, Count Olaf’s Murder Count, and more!2024-05-1030 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 12, Edenville (Edenhell)This week’s book club pick is “Edenville” by Sam Rebelein. Deja picks a book that causes us to branch from our typical genre into the world of horror.2024-05-031h 08
What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 2, The Reptile RoomJoin us for this week’s book club pick, A Series of Unfortunate Events book the second, The Reptile Room, by Lemony Snicket. This is episode 2 of our *nostalgic* series, where we choose a book from our childhood and reread them together.2024-04-2632 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 11, Against the Loveless World part twoDeja and Alysia discuss the second half of the book, “Against the Loveless World” by Susan Abulhawa. This is another 5 star pick, a novel about a Palestinian’s journey. Abulhawa writes about the trauma the main character, Nahr, faces, the community she creates, and the resistance she engages in. We discuss all these themes and more. Come listen in and be a part of our best friend book club! Please do research on the trigger warnings associated with this book prior to listening.2024-04-191h 00
What’s your next pick?Ep. 10, Against the Loveless WorldTwo best friends, Alysia and Deja, discuss the novel “Against the Loveless World” by Palestinian author, Susan Abulhawa. At the time of recording, we only read the first half of the book! We had so much to say about it, the second half will be posted next week. Please do research on trigger warnings for this book prior to listening.2024-04-121h 00
What’s your next pick?Ep. 9, Land of Milk and HoneyGluttony, sex, power, environmentalism, spiritualism, greed… is this a five star read?? Listen to Alysia and Deja discuss Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang for this week’s book club pick!2024-03-291h 21
What’s your next pick?Nostalgic Series Ep. 1, The Bad BeginningWhat’s your n(ostalgic) pick?? Two best friends reread a A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket and discuss in this episode! Also a lot of baby book talk this week, including some nostalgic 0-3 year old classics!2024-03-2333 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 8, My Dark Vanessa part twoThis is the second half of our book club pick, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. This podcast discusses pages 185 through the end of this book. This is a heavy discussion on a truly genius five star book. At the end of the episode, Alysia and Deja lighten our spirits with another segment of “What’s your kid’s pick?” - you may recognize some of these favorites!2024-03-151h 15
What’s your next pick?Ep. 7, My Dark Vanessa part oneBest friends Deja and Alysia discuss My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. This discussion spans pages 1 through 184. Part 2 will be posted next week.2024-03-0255 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 6, The Woman in MeIt’s Britney, b*tch! Join Deja and Alysia for a very in-depth conversation about Deja’s pick, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.2024-02-171h 44
What’s your next pick?Ep. 5, One Last StopListen along as we discuss our final book from 2023! This is “One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston. Guess who cried, Deja or Alysia???2024-02-0357 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 4, The GuestJoin Alysia and Deja as they discuss Deja’s unsettling pick, The Guest by Emma Cline. Listen to hear our theory on the ending.2024-01-191h 19
What’s your next pick?Ep. 3, 2024 reading goalsRing in the New Year with Deja and Alysia as they discuss their reading goals for 2024.2024-01-0531 min
What’s your next pick?Ep. 2, The Five WoundsFirst offical book-talk with Deja and Alysia. Find out why this one earned five stars from both of us + books our babies are loving right now!2023-12-231h 52
What’s your next pick?Ep. 1, Best Friend Book ClubBest friends of 17 years Deja and Alysia discuss their love for books and each other. Next pick - The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade2023-12-031h 04