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Book Club with Julia and Victoria130 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen — The End of an EraJulia and Victoria share the final episode of Book Club discussing the Jane Austen novel about home (and the moral bankruptcy of the upper classes) that started their friendship: Mansfield Park.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Where to Find Us Long-Term:
2025-08-2600 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria129 Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park — Book vs TV ShowContent warning: this episode includes discussions of suicide and homophobia.Julia and Victoria reminisce about their 20s comparing the novel Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur, and its recent TV adaptation. It involves a lot of pointing out red flags and crying about friendship. Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if...
2025-08-011h 15
Book Club with Julia and Victoria128 The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang— History vs. FantasyJulia and Victoria try to find the line between history and fantasy in The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang. They use their incredible communication skills to meet in the middle of their opposing opinions.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Become a...
2025-06-181h 11
Book Club with Julia and Victoria127 The Pairing by Casey McQuiston — Who Is the Elf?The Book Club takes a big bite of all the genres and references in Casey McQuiston’s fourth romance novel, The Pairing. Julia invents a new branch of theory entirely based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Victoria calculates her Saturn Return.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional co...
2025-05-121h 05
Book Club with Julia and Victoria126 Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir — The Author-Reader ContractJulia and Victoria marvel over the masterful point of view shifts and scream about the ending of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Victoria buys some lemonade.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow...
2025-04-061h 08
Book Club with Julia and Victoria125 Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan — The Post Office of WordsThis discussion of Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan is a big day for Victoria because it’s an episode all about her favorite thing ever: sorting things into categories. Julia is there to help translate the Middle English quotes.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn mo...
2025-03-171h 08
Book Club with Julia and Victoria124 One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston — Spec-Fic-Rom WooLaWoo“Excuse me, sir, there’s some magic in this romance”: Julia and Victoria unpack Casey McQuiston’s sophomore novel, One Last Stop.This episode was recorded on September 2, 2024.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph.Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commiss...
2025-02-1955 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: Fledgling by Octavia Butler – Ethical VampirismJulia and Victoria discuss the last vampire book of The Vampire & the Octopus series and then get very excited about two questions: Are there any ethical choices under vampirism? And, if so, are ethical vampires even interesting?Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph.Disclosure: This post...
2025-01-121h 17
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor — Octopus Novels of the FutureViews expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph.Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
2024-12-061h 10
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixJulia makes her case of why the creature in Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is NOT really a vampire, and Victoria makes a counterargument that it is actually the MOST vampire. They are both generally infuriated with everyone in this novel except Mrs. Green. Content Warning: mentions of sexual violence.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a...
2024-09-301h 20
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller — The Octopus in CaptivityJulia and Victoria read a pandemic book called The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller where the octopus is not the focus of the story, but is at the heart of the book’s major themes of captivity and embodiment. Victoria makes the ill-advised choice to revisit some of her early-pandemic journals.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you de...
2024-09-031h 05
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda — Parenting Your Inner Baba YagaJulia and Victoria get very hungry talking about the trope-flipping, contemporary vampire novel Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Become a Member! Shop with us onBookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on...
2024-07-081h 05
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: Sea Change by Gina Chung — Loneliness & AdaptationJulia and Victoria discuss Sea Change by Gina Chung and how authors use the octopus to contemplate loneliness and change. They discover that life really is about the friends we made along the way in this first book of The Vampire & the Octopus series.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to...
2024-06-181h 06
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: The Vampire in Storytelling, a Bite-Sized HistoryVictoria teaches Julia all about the origins, tropes, and metaphors of vampire lore that create the undead monster we read about today. They discuss the origins of vampire stories in Slavic folklore, the Great Vampire Epidemic of the 18th century, the blood-sucking breakup novel Lord Byron’s “travel companion” wrote about him, and lament the loss of a key source for Victoria’s vampire-as-justice analysis that disappeared when she accidentally closed all her tabs.(And don’t forget to check out the bonus content where Victoria shares all the thoughts on Twilight that didn’t make it into the epi...
2024-06-041h 07
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaV&O: The Octopus in Literature, an Equal, Intelligent OtherJulia takes Victoria on a deep dive of octopus stories throughout time and space in this first episode of The Vampire & the Octopus series. We tackle questions like “Are octopus stories a form of colonizer horror?” and “What’s with all the octopus books coming out recently?” and “Why did the 19th century French think the octopus was the physical embodiment of hell?”Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Mem...
2024-05-211h 08
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Disability Humor & Creating in Community with Steven VerdileJulia discusses disability, comedy, creativity, and treating people like people with Steven Verdile, the founder of the disability satire publication The Squeaky Wheel.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+...
2024-04-0655 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria123 Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield — Monsters of the Deep SubconsciousJulia and Victoria learn what the word “flannel” means in British English and formulate their own theories about what happened to a stranded deep-sea researcher in the devastatingly beautiful novel Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Vict...
2024-03-201h 15
Book Club with Julia and Victoria122 How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu — Throw the BabyJulia and Victoria conclude that How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu is a very good book–Julia is just sad.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn mo...
2024-01-061h 00
Book Club with Julia and Victoria121 Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan — Gossip and the GrotesqueJulia and Victoria grapple with the grotesque narrative choices in Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-young Kim. Julia incorrectly uses the word “epigraph” when she means “epitaph” approximately 25 times.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no addit...
2023-12-141h 10
Book Club with Julia and Victoria120 Eight Billion Genies by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne — What Would You Wish For?Julia and Victoria try to decipher the rules of Eight Billion Genies, the newest comic book series from Charles Soule and Ryan Browne, because Julia likes rules. They also learn about how one random French guy playing fast and loose with a One Thousand and One Nights translation made up most of what the “Western” world “knows” about “genies.” Tale as old as time.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Chal...
2023-11-121h 13
Book Club with Julia and Victoria119 The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow— People Have Always Been PeopleJulia and Victoria are surprised to find hope and belonging in a new story of humanity with The Dawn of Everything by “the Davids” (Graeber and Wengrow), the anthropological clapback to Sapiens by Harrari.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make...
2023-10-281h 20
Book Club with Julia and Victoria118 Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu — The One with the Lesbian VampireJulia is truly bamboozled, Victoria embraces that she is a vampire girlie, and they both dig into the context of Joseph Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla, edited with commentary by the absolute legend Carmen Maria Machado.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to...
2023-10-241h 06
Book Club with Julia and Victoria117 Beyond the Story by BTS & Kang Myeong-seok — A Memoir or an Official Wiki?A Suga bias (Julia), a Jungkook bias (special guest RJ), a V bias (special guest Adam), and a person who knows almost nothing about K-pop (Victoria) have a spirited conversation about the style and silences of Beyond the Story: A 10-Year Record of BTS by Kang Myeong-seok and translated by Anton Hur, Clare Richards, and Slin Jung. There are… emotions.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBo...
2023-09-291h 07
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Creativity Under Capitalism with Nate RagoliaJulia and Victoria get into the weeds of cultivating a creative life while also having to pay bills with Nate Ragolia—writer, podcaster, and publisher at Spaceboy Books. They also decide which zoo animals they would be.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if yo...
2023-09-1856 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria116 The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin — ‘70s Sci-Fi in ContextExploring anarchism, feminism, and the Cold War, Julia and Victoria unpack the context of The Dispossessed by the brilliant and sassy Ursula K. Le Guin. Join for the sci-fi, stay for Barbenheimer, alien Jesus, and a confusion of Ursulas. Also Julia has minor microphone problems. (She sincerely apologizes).Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This...
2023-08-261h 08
Book Club with Julia and Victoria115 The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki — What Happened? and Other QuestionsJulia and Victoria wrestle with their frustrations with The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki and try to get to the bottom of important questions like, “What happened?” and “Who is this book for?”Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide t...
2023-08-111h 11
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Julia Wrote a Thesis – Online Autistic Community and Finding Your Writer VoiceVictoria interviews Julia about her master’s thesis in Anthropology on Autistic social groups, disabled futures, and how to make Autistic friends by exchanging fun facts.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to yo...
2023-07-2851 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria114 When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo — Postcolonialism and VibesJulia and Victoria apply a postcolonial perspective to Ayana Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds, a novel about death, magical matriarchs, love, and VIBES.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Le...
2023-07-071h 05
Book Club with Julia and Victoria113 Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby — A Wizard of FormJulia and Victoria talk about the marriage of message and form in the “memoir situation” by one of their favorite human beings: 10 Steps to Nanette by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no addi...
2023-06-261h 03
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Writing For Yourself with Caleb TankersleyJulia and Victoria are joined by their new literary friend Caleb Tankersley to discuss Caleb’s debut story collection Sin Eaters. They enjoy a lovely ramble about the process of creativity and the value of writing what makes you happy. Plus: some important Oreo discourse.Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate li...
2023-06-0652 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria112 Babel by R. F. Kuang — “Boots on the Ground” StorytellingJulia and Victoria make their case as to why Babel by R. F. Kuang should be two (or three?) books. Point #1: It is amazing, and the people want more.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2023-05-191h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria111 The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin — The Legacy of OppressionJulia and Victoria have an epiphany, answer their lingering questions, and discuss major series themes of time and the legacy of oppression while discussing The Stone Sky, conclusion of the Broken Earth trilogy, by N. K. Jemisin.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at...
2023-05-081h 04
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaThe Broken Earth Rewind: The Obelisk Gate by N. K. JemisinHold on to your runny sacks. We are wrapping up our discussion of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin! We’ll be re-releasing episodes on book one and two over the next two weeks. Stay tuned for our concluding discussion of book three, The Stone Sky, coming your way May 2023.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain af...
2023-04-281h 06
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaThe Broken Earth Rewind: The Fifth Season by N. K. JemisinHold on to your runny sacks. We are wrapping up our discussion of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin! We’ll be re-releasing episodes on book one and two over the next two weeks. Stay tuned for our concluding discussion of book three, The Stone Sky, coming your way May 2023.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain af...
2023-04-241h 06
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Cons, Networking & Finding Your PeopleVictoria just got back from AWP where she spent five days geeking out with fellow book nerds. Julia and Victoria talk about networking and finding your people as an adult.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2023-04-0827 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria110 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo — Feminism in South KoreaJulia has questions. Victoria does some digging. They both gain context on the voice of author Cho Nam-Joo of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 and the impact the novel had on the life and politics of South Korea in 2016.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at...
2023-03-2453 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria109 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer — Indigenous Language, Knowledge, and HomeJulia and Victoria meet up with their internet friend Sofía Syntaxx (of the ANGR podcast) to talk about how much they loved Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, swap stories, compare languages and knowledge systems, and laugh about all the things American scientists “discovered” which indigenous peoples have known for thousands of years. A good deal of swearing is involved, but like, in a fun way.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook...
2023-03-131h 13
Book Club with Julia and Victoria108 Nobody's Normal by Roy Richard Grinker — How Culture Creates the Stigma of Mental HealthJulia and Victoria learn about the history of mental health stigma in the United States and have some lightbulb moments with Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more....
2023-02-161h 04
Book Club with Julia and Victoria107 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke — Reality and RepresentationReality and RepresentationJulia and Victoria lose their minds talking about reality and worldviews in Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:
2023-02-021h 06
Book Club with Julia and Victoria106 Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber — Managerial Feudalism, Labor as Suffering, and Why Work SucksJulia and Victoria reflect on their winding work histories and the rise of pointless labor with the help of Bullshit Jobs by anthropologist David Graeber. They get very excited about it.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn...
2023-01-141h 24
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Stories of 2022Julia and Victoria imagine new stories for the future.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Show Notes:You’ve Got Mail (film)Harry & Meghan (docu series on Netflix)...
2022-12-3033 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria105 The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante — Closing the CircleJulia and Victoria talk inevitability and unreliable narrators in The Story of the Lost Child and celebrate finishing Elena Ferrante’s iconic Neapolitan series. They try and fail to solve the unsolvable ending.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to yo...
2022-12-141h 14
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaNeapolitan Rewind: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena FerranteIt’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way NEXT WEEK!Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDis...
2022-12-021h 09
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaNeapolitan Rewind: The Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteIt’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way in a couple of weeks.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Readin...
2022-11-2858 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaNeapolitan Rewind: My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteIt’s finally happening. We are going to finish our discussion of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series! To catch you up on the conversations about books 1-3, we’ll be re-releasing those episodes over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the discussion of book 4, and our wrap up of the entire series coming your way next month.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDis...
2022-11-181h 14
Book Club with Julia and Victoria104 Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong — Deciphering Difficult PoetryJulia and Victoria acknowledge that they do not always know what is going on while diving headfirst into the incredible debut poetry collection from Ocean Vuong: Night Sky With Exit Wounds.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2022-11-041h 09
Book Club with Julia and Victoria103 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone — Lord Byron’s Letters of the FutureLord Byron’s Letters of the FutureJulia and Victoria needed to scream about how much they loved crying over the romantic, angsty sci-fi novella This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, so now it is an episode.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a...
2022-10-221h 01
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Historical Fiction with Rebecca StottJulia and Victoria explore the Dark Ages with writer, historian, and former professor Rebecca Stott. They discuss Rebecca’s new book Dark Earth: about two sisters who run away to a ruined Roman city in 6th century Britain. They talk genre, archaeology, breaking boundaries, and Julia gets very excited about swords.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate li...
2022-10-1051 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Weird Short Fiction with Evan James SheldonJulia and Victoria talk with author Evan James Sheldon about his new book of gloriously weird flash fiction, Children and Their Cages, and his creative process. Julia learns that flash fiction is not, in fact, a story written very fast.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase...
2022-09-2341 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: A Jane Austen Fan Turns 27Julia finds herself of an age somewhere between Jane Eyre and Miss Marple, and she’s asking herself: Does she have money and/or prospects? Remains to be seen.
2022-09-0920 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: 6 Stories I Tell Myself at Age 26Happy Virgo Season! Victoria sits down to share six little (ish) reflections she is carrying with her as she waves goodbye to age 26 and steps into age 27.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and join Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading Challenge
2022-08-2718 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria102 Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata — Gender and Cross-Cultural SatireJulia and Victoria parse through all the bizarre takes by professional critics and writers on Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.Become a Member! Follow the podcast on Instagram and join Victoria on Storygraph:Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading ChallengeBook Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading ChallengeDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:New...
2022-08-221h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria101 Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price — Neurodiversity and Self-AcceptanceBecome a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hilary McBrideLaziness Does Not Exist by Dr. Devon Price“My Pleasure” by Ross ReaganRecommendations:Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness by Richard GrinkerNeurotribes by Steve Silberman...
2022-08-101h 12
Book Club with Julia and Victoria099 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé — Dark Academia and the Elements of FictionDark Academia and the Elements of FictionJulia and Victoria step into their English Teacher Mode™ to review the elements of fiction from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s dynamic debut book, the dark-academic thriller Ace of Spades.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:Announcement of forthcoming Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah...
2022-07-151h 00
Book Club with Julia and Victoria098 The Banks by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle — Visual Narration and Heist StoriesVisual Narration and Heist StoriesJulia and Victoria discuss the complexities of graphic novels and other visual media as they talk about The Banks by Roxanne Gay and Ming Doyle. Victoria narrates several comic panels, and they both try to figure out what male the love interest’s name is.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in...
2022-07-091h 08
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Travel ReadingJulia and Victoria talk about reading and traveling whilst they read and travel.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this Episode:Our episode Re-Release: Educated by Tara WestoverBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Banks by Roxanne Gay and Ming DoyleConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Book...
2022-07-0437 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Pachinko with Victoria EdelJulia and Victoria bring on one of their favorite pop culture experts Victoria Edel to talk about the Pachinko series and the pros and cons of book-to-TV adaptations.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Follow Victoria Edel:Twitter @victoriaedelGold Plated Girls newsletterMentioned in this Episode:Book Club episode 068 Pachinko...
2022-06-2459 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria097 Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy by Larissa PhamJulia and Victoria explore how and why they connected so much to Pop Song by Larissa Pham, a memoir exploration of art, adulthood, love, and theory. P.S. A lawn mower was making a ruckus in the background of Victoria’s audio. We apologize for the nuisance!Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this Episode:Po...
2022-06-061h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria096 The Obelisk Gate by N. K. JemisinJulia and Victoria discuss autism theory in relation to The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin and try to figure out whose sides the characters are on.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this Episode:- The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin- Book Club episode 092 The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
2022-05-281h 03
Book Club with Julia and Victoria095 Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena FerranteJulia and Victoria discuss book three in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and explore the complications of living life according to your principles.This is the last episode of Season 9! We’ll be back in late May with more books and more obsessions. In the meantime, you can watch our book-to-TV reviews of Pachinko on Buy Me a Coffee.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make...
2022-04-251h 07
Book Club with Julia and Victoria094 How I Became a Tree by Sumana RoyHow I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy really spoke to Julia and Victoria’s exhaustion with productivity, their love for their houseplants, and their ever-growing need to run away to the woods. Plus: a few tips and suggestions for reading books outside of your cultural context.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in this episode:Pachinko series on...
2022-04-1859 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria093 In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi LuIn the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu is made up of intricate world-building, clever language development, and stories-within-stories-within-stories. There’s a lot packed into this little novella! Julia and Victoria do their best to parse through it and how it made them feel.Become a Member to catch our review of the Pachinko adaptation starting in two weeks! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2022-04-0943 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria092 The Fifth Season by N. K. JemisinJulia and Victoria discuss when they figured out the twist in The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (at very different points in the book) and all the ways Jemisin expertly builds the world of the Stillness (through language, mythology, science, and culture). Also, Julia listened to this while she had a migraine, and now she’s obsessed with the audiobook reader.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no ad...
2022-04-021h 02
Book Club with Julia and Victoria091 Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die by Daniel SlossJulia and Victoria read the first book by one of their favorite comedians: Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die by Daniel Sloss. They ask themselves, why do celebrity memoirs get published? And why this one in particular? Then they give a poor imitation of their favorite jokes from the book for their own personal enjoyment.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2022-03-2552 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria090 Story of Your Life by Ted ChiangJulia and Victoria (whose mic simply refused to cooperate this episode) dip their toes into the world of science fiction with “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang, and its film adaptation Arrival. This inspires them to think some big, timey-wimey thoughts about language and brains and the way our experience of time affects our views on life.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.
2022-03-191h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria089 Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia NagoskiJulia and Victoria provide a little feedback sandwich on Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, a book designed to help women cope with the unique burnout that results from dealing with the patriarchy.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski...
2022-03-051h 11
Book Club with Julia and Victoria088 A Thousand Mornings by Mary OliverJulia and Victoria get into their feels with A Thousand Mornings, a book of poetry written by Mary Oliver, and chosen by their special guest Samira Sakbay.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver“Daisies” by Mary OliverWhat Mary Oli...
2022-02-2555 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria087 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWhile discussing the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Julia and Victoria ask the question on everyone’s mind: Are there too many World War II novels? Julia gets stuck on the fact that this story is sort of about a magical gemstone.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:Al...
2022-02-1952 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria086 The Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanJulia and Victoria make a glorious return to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series with The Sea of Monsters, in which the heroes complete Odysseus’ ten-year journey in just four days. J & V revisit the “girl power” scenes with Circe as adults, and they have Feelings.Note: While we're discussing a YA novel, our episode is not intended for young listeners. We use some mild profanity and mention some adult topics.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you deci...
2022-02-1154 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Setting Reading Goals (or Not) in 2022Victoria is one to set goals, make plans, collect data, and track progress. So why do reading goals feel so…difficult!? In this solo minisode, Victoria recounts her troubled past of setting reading goals, sings the praises of The StoryGraph (again), and shares questions to consider if you’re looking to set bookish goals (or anti-goals) for 2022.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or The StoryGraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.M...
2022-01-2115 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Stories of 2021Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! Nothing matters! Julia and Victoria reflect on the changes of 2021.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:Book Club episode: The Wisdom of Your BodyJames Acaster’s Perfect Sounds podcastBook Club episode: Red, White & Royal Blue
2021-12-3131 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria085 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonJulia and Victoria get very excited about their spur of the moment decision to talk about Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, the queer royal romance the world was waiting for. Julia had some technical difficulties and recorded on a less-than-ideal microphone, but it couldn’t be postponed because they were too pumped.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in...
2021-12-171h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria084 The Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteWell over a year later, Julia and Victoria face their fears of long page counts and return to Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series with The Story of a New Name. They discuss the complexity and ingenuity of Ferrante’s depiction of womanhood, and how much they hate Nino Sarratorre.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:Book Club...
2021-12-1055 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Live Event Q&AJulia and Victoria (and project manager Rebecca) recorded the Q&A session from their first ever LIVE online Book Club members event. Some audio quality may be compromised, but the enthusiasm for reaching the two year mark of making Book Club is not!Follow us on Instagram and StoryGraph!Learn more about Book Club membership.
2021-12-0328 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria083 The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hillary McBrideJulia and Victoria plumb new psychological (and physiological) depths on the subject of embodiment with The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hillary McBride. Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image Dr. Hillary McBrideThe Liturgists podcastOther People’s Problems podcastTake a Hint, Dani Brown by...
2021-11-2759 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria082 Take a Hint, Dani Brown! by Talia HibbertJulia and Victoria, and special guest Chelsea Kuchik, return to the spicy world of contemporary romance fiction with Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert. They find their favorite tropes and consider what Bridgerton did for the acceptance of romance novels.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Follow @chelsea.is.reading on instagram!Mentioned in the Episode:Sarah...
2021-11-191h 02
Book Club with Julia and Victoria081 The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionJulia and Victoria get super excited about sentence structure and contemplate the chaotic nature of grief with The Year of Magical Thinking by the queen of nonfiction, Joan Didion.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the episode:“The Second Coming” poem by YeatsBook Club episode: Gold Plated GirlsGood Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terr...
2021-11-1354 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaBonus: Gold-Plated GirlsJulia and Victoria are joined by Hayley and yet another Victoria (No, this is not confusing at all.) from Gold Plated Girls to chat about creativity and pop culture, choosing your team and fighting imposter syndrome, and--unbelievably--baseball.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Follow Gold-Plated Girls!Subscribe to the Gold-Plated Girls newsletter on ButtondownTwitter: @goldplatedgirls @victoriaedel @bluesuedeschue
2021-11-051h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria080 Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaJulia and Victoria make another foray into the gothic genre with Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and spend a fair amount of time talking about mushrooms.Quick note: In this episode we misspoke when discussing War of the Worlds. It was in fact written by H.G. Wells and not H.P. Lovecraft!Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in...
2021-10-3052 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria079 And Then We Grew Up by Rachel FriedmanJulia and Victoria have an impromptu therapy session discussing And Then We Grew Up by Rachel Friedman about the complicated relationship creative adults have with the art forms they pursued in their youth.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode: Good Girls Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman Cave Painting article in The Gu...
2021-10-2355 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria078 Ayoade on Top by Richard AyoadeNo philosopher ever needs to ponder the nature of humor or ask the question, “What makes something funny?” ever again because Julia and Victoria have definitely solved it with this episode’s discussion of Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the episode: The West Wing (HBO) View From the Top (fil...
2021-10-1655 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria077 Leave It to Psmith by P. G. WodehouseJulia and Victoria, along with Julia’s mom, chat about their comfort books and the novel Leave It To Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram and Storygraph!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more.Mentioned in the Episode:A Bounty of Blandings by P. G. WodehouseAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotTake a Hint, Dani Brown by...
2021-10-0857 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria076 Watching the English by Kate FoxJulia and Victoria read their favorite (and only) social anthropology book, Watching the English by Kate Fox, which helped Julia tap into her innate anthropological powers.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Topping and Company Booksellers, ElyAnthropologist Robin FoxStar TrekRecommendations:Quiet by Susan CainUgly Delicious on NetflixHome Game on NetflixX by Daniel SlossThe Culture Map by Erin Meyer...
2021-09-131h 03
Book Club with Julia and Victoria075 Interior Chinatown by Charles YuJulia and Victoria try to solve the Who, the How, and the Why of Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and may or may not reach a verdict. Victoria invents a new grammatical tense.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in this Episode:- Birdman (film)- Master of None on Netflix- Bob’s Burgers on Fox- Westworld on HBO- Legion on Hulu- Sorry For Your Loss on Facebook Watch- Ch...
2021-08-2453 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria074 Beloved by Toni MorrisonJulia and Victoria enter a dream state to talk about Beloved by Toni Morrison and its place within both the horror genre and American history.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:- American Horror Story, TV Series- National Women’s History Museum- St Anthony- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison- Sula by Toni Morrison- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison- True story of Margaret Garner...
2021-08-1752 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria073 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint ExuperyJulia and Victoria, who had somehow never read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery, are joined by ANGR Podcast host Sofia Syntaxx, who has collected upwards of ten editions of the book from all over the world, including the most recent translation into their indigenous language Anishinaabemowin. They talk about translation across languages and cultures, childhood dreams, and being haunted by the Duolingo owl.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:ANGR podcastSofia’s blog Too Sexy for Contacts...
2021-08-0353 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria072 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyJulia and Victoria contemplate mortality (and whether they could be buried under paper trees to become books in their next lives) with the help of the darkly comic memoir Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Katelyn Doughty about a young woman trying to become a mortician and revolutionize the way Americans handle death.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:The OfficeParks and RecreationThe Order of the Good Death, website“Ask a Mortician” YouTube seriesF...
2021-07-2758 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria071 The Case For Reparations by Ta-Nehisi CoatesJulia and Victoria revisit the hugely influential essay “The Case For Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and examine the ways reparations have played out in the US and beyond.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Austin Channing Brown’s newsletterWe Were Eight Years In Power, essay collection by Ta-Nahesi CoatesListen to our eposide!National Sorry Day in AustraliaEvanston, Ill. sets a plan for reparationsInformation from the city of EvanstonNPR...
2021-07-1958 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria070 Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJulia and Victoria try to figure out why their 2011 Harper Teen copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte looks suspiciously like Twilight and why that’s interesting for the genre of Gothic literature.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Twilight, by Stephanie MeyerJane Eyre (2011), directed by Cary Joji FukunagaFallen, novel by Lauren Kate Beautiful Creatures, first novel in Caster Chronicles series by Kami Garcia and Margaret StohlThe Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Rad...
2021-07-131h 05
Book Club with Julia and Victoria069 Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PerezWhen Julia and Victoria found out there was a book out there in the world which combined feminism, writing, and data (aka their three favorite things) called Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, they absolutely had to read it for Book Club. Victoria talks very fast about women’s unpaid labor, and Julia realizes she can ask the world to design things that actually fit her tiny hands. Fair Warning: This is not the book to read before bed because it will fill you with a burning feminist rage that cannot be contained.Become a Member! Follow Us...
2021-07-061h 18
Book Club with Julia and Victoria068 Pachinko by Min Jin LeeJulia and Victoria are joined by their friend Andy Park to discuss Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and his family’s experiences as Korean American immigrants. Julia makes several K-Pop references.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin LeeInterview with Min Jin Lee on Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcastEscaping North Korea by Mike KimFred Armisen learns he’s a quarter KoreanJohn Oliver...
2021-06-1657 min
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: Stories of the PandemicJulia and Victoria contemplate how they will remember the pandemic.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Twilight by Stephenie Meyer“Why Are There Almost No Memorials to the Flu of 1918” from NYTBook Club Episode 066 We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates“McDonald’s Workers Will Strike for $15 an Hour in Fifteen Cities” from Vice
2021-06-0832 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria067 The Giver by Lois LowryJulia and Victoria take a look at the children’s classic The Giver by Lois Lowry with fresh eyes as an extended critique of whiteness and dominant culture.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Other books by Lois Lowry:Gathering BlueMessengerSonNumber the StarsThe Willoughbys ReturnNancy Drew seriesThe Boxcar Children seriesThe Magic Treehouse seriesDescartes/Cartesian logicYo...
2021-06-011h 01
Book Club with Julia and Victoria066 We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesJulia and Victoria outline the parallel narratives of We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates: 1. The journey of Coates as a writer and thinker on the rise during Obama’s presidency, and 2. His essays unraveling the true tragedy of America’s history buried underneath the country’s larger-than-life myths.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Ta-Nehisi Coates’ websiteArticle about Coates writing Superman screenplayBlack Classic PressBecoming by Michelle Obama Liste...
2021-05-251h 04
Book Club with Julia and Victoria065 The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanWhere does our food come from? (And why is there so much corn in everything?) Julia and Victoria, with special guest and Book Club’s project manager Rebecca Gesme, discuss Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma in which he endeavors to answer these very important and complicated questions.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Michael Pollan’s websiteNetflix series, “Cooked”Judith Belzer, painterPollan’s interview on Fresh Air (2018)Recommendations:Sapiens by Yuval Noah...
2021-05-161h 11
Book Club with Julia and VictoriaMinisode: #BookstagramJulia and Victoria take a little interlude from reading to discuss the Instagram book community known as #bookstagram: the positive side of democratizing book reviews, the struggles of bowing to the almighty algorithm, and the weird trends that don’t make any sense.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in this episode:@bookclubwithjv #bookstagramHere’s an Annoying New Instagram Trend: Throwing Yourself on a Pile of Open Books by Hillary Kelly (Vulture)Recommendations:@maxi.mally@wellr...
2021-05-0828 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria064 Untamed by Glennon DoyleJulia and Victoria endeavor to answer some fundamental questions about Untamed by Glennan Doyle, such as “What is this book exactly?” and “What’s it about?” and “Who is actually it for?” Unclear whether they succeed.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Brené Brown Episode 054: “Braving the Wilderness”Glennon Doyle’s Blog, MomastaryAbby WambachThe Feminine Mystique, by Betty FriedanBook Club Minisode: “The History of the Novel”The Defining Decade by Meg Jay, PhDEduca...
2021-05-0156 min
Book Club with Julia and Victoria063 Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 by Naoki HigashidaNaoki Higashida brought the tea with his most recent book in translation Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 about his experience as a non-verbal autistic young adult, and an extremely successful writer and speaker. Julia and Victoria share some of their favorite insights from his work on everything from ableism in education to the importance of allowing disabled people to express their full humanity in a world that prefers to pretend they do not exist.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:The Reason I...
2021-04-241h 04
Book Club with Julia and Victoria062 Red at the Bone by Jaqueline WoodsonThis week on the podcast, Julia and Victoria try to define just what exactly Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson is about, and after an hour of conversation, they land on “nothing and absolutely everything,” which does not do this incredible and soul-stirring book justice. But it’s the best they’ve got.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Mentioned in the Episode:Rudine Sims Bishop, Ph.D, mirrors and windows conceptBaldwin for the Arts fellowshipNYT interview with Jaqueline Woodson“A...
2021-04-171h 03
Book Club with Julia and Victoria061 The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionJulia and Victoria are back to discuss The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion about an undiagnosed autistic man trying to navigate all the weird social rules of dating and relationships with a bunch of people who won’t explain anything. So for Julia, it was a comical reminder of her own journey not knowing how to make friends in college, and for Victoria, the book was a super fun love story and a good reminder on the importance of open and clear communication.Become a Member! Follow Us on Instagram! or Join the Storygraph Challenge!Me...
2021-04-121h 17