Book Club Appetizer
Summary: Book Club Appetizer is the snackable podcast to help you kick off your book club meetings or enhance your solo reading adventures. Every month, hosts Abbe and Emma—two book addicts from Read It Forward—select a tantalizing book that’s ripe for discussion, then recap the plot and characters, and invite the author into the studio for an interview and a brief reading.
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Podcasts:
We speak to author Amor Towles about his latest work of historical fiction A Gentleman in Moscow.
In this episode of Book Club Appetizer, Abbe and Emma discuss a new YA favorite—THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR by Nicola Yoon—and chat with the author.
This month, we read THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang, a novel about family, fortune and the American Dream—and what happens when it all disappears.
This month, we read THE AFTER PARTY by Anton DiSclafani, a work of historical fiction set in 1950s Houston, which examines the fraught relationship between two best friends.
This month, Abbe and Alana read ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld, a modern re-telling of Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and discuss what has changed—and what hasn't—about marriage and courtship since Austen's day.
In honor of the 10th episode of Book Club Appetizer, Abbe and Alana read DEAD WAKE and sat down with one of their all-time favorite authors, Erik Larson.
This month, Abbe and Alana read LISTEN TO ME by Hannah Pittard. Read along with them and meet the author of this stormy, summer read.
Just in time for summer, Abbe and Alana read the latest from the wonderful Terry McMillan, I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU. In this episode, we chat with the author to get her dating advice, explore the deeper themes in her books, and so much more.
This month, Abbe and Alana discuss the zeitgeist of the millennial working woman and read THE ASSISTANTS by Camille Perri.
In this month's episode, Abbe and Alana celebrate independence and feminism by reading SPINSTER by Kate Bolick.
This month Abbe and Alana put on their pearls and read American Housewife by Helen Ellis.
This month, Abbe and Alana have Oscar fever. They discuss THE MARTIAN and chat with author Andy Weir. The episode wraps up with Andy reading a hilarious passage from the book.
This month, Abbe and Alana read A WINDOW OPENS by Elisabeth Egan. The engaging story centers on a bookworm mom whose life gets turned upside down. Happy reading and cheers!
In the second episode of Book Club Appetizer, Abbe and Alana get into the holiday spirit with 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino.
Book Club Appetizer is kicking things off with their first pick: THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO by Anthony Marra. In this episode, your hosts, Abbe and Alana, offer a refresher course to prepare you for your discussions, recapping who's who in this tangled web of characters. Then, author Anthony Marra answers some pressing questions and reads a *very* romantic scene from the book. Happy reading and cheers!
