Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club

June’s Reese’s Book Club Pick, A Pair of Aces, takes two women from different worlds, and brings them together to reveal the truth. The novel’s two authors, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, are doing the same thing in real life. This week, Danielle, Marie and Victoria get into the nuances of writing historical fiction, finding stories that no one else was willing to tell, and why women have always banded together - and been stronger for it.
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Jessica Knoll has built a career writing women who refuse to stay silent. In this episode, she and Danielle explore female rage in fiction, why women's anger still makes people uncomfortable, and what makes revenge stories so satisfying. Jessica also discusses her new thriller Helpless, which releases on July 7th, the enduring influence of Gillian Flynn, and the writing lessons that shaped her career.

BOOKS MENTIONED:
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Helpless by Jessica Knoll
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Carrie by Stephen King
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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Let us say this: this week’s conversation is a real literary kiki. We’re in the studio with Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix, two of our favorite girlies with taste - taste in movies, in fashion, and of course, books. Fresh off the launch of the latest season of their podcast, Lemme Say This, Peyton, Hunter and Danielle are going down all our favorite rabbit holes. Illicit Gossip Girl book clubs, Barnes & Noble crushes, the art of The Artist’s Way, and why notes in the margins are a love language.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Odyssey by Homer
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The It Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Meet Samantha: An American Girl by Susan S. Adler
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones
You, Maybe by Rachel Vail
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The Mediator by Meg Cabot
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin
Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Anamorphs by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Strangers by Belle Burden
Famesick by Lena Dunham
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Adult Braces by Lindy West
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Martyr! By Kaveh Akba
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Luster by Raven Leilan
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates by Dave Stangle and Mike Stangle
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger, and Mark Victor Hansen
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Enter the Villa by Anna Peele
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Half of It by Madison Beer
Platonic by Marisa G. Franco
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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Ann Patchett is an author, bookstore owner, two-time Reese’s Book Club pick author, and overall icon on everybody’s bookshelf. Her newest novel, “Whistler,” is out today. In it, a woman reunites with her long-lost stepfather on a fateful day in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What follows is a story of family, loss, and the brief connections that change our lives forever. Ann joins the podcast to talk about her unique writing process, working through grief and love in her latest novel, and her favorite books hitting the shelves at Parnassus Books in Nashville.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Run by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Whistler by Ann Patchett
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich
John of John by Douglas Stuart
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
The Color of Water by James McBride
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
This is Happiness by Niall Williams
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A great book is like a great pair of shoes — it can take you somewhere you never expected. But it’s also like that new car feeling — full of possibility, a little thrilling, and totally transformative. In the first episode of this special miniseries sponsored by cars.com, Danielle sits down with booktuber and author Cindy Pham to talk about the tools that have helped her navigate change in her life.

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