Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club

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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This week on Bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club, Danielle Robay sits down with bestselling author Alexandra Andrews to discuss May’s Reese’s Book Club pick, The Fine Art of Lying. Alexandra unpacks why stories about wealthy people behaving badly are so irresistible and how female desire gets tangled up with wonder and meaning. She also shares her unconventional writing process, the pressure of following up a hit debut, and the surprising advice that finally helped her finish a novel.

BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews
Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley
Transcription: A Novel by Ben Lerner
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Why I’m Not an Atheist by Christopher Beha
All Fours by Miranda July
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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This week, we’re “obsessed” with creator and debut author of Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It, Brooke Averick. First known as her online moniker, “@ladyefron,” Brooke Averick’s socials exploded after she posted a TikTok reading a letter to her older self. Brooke Averick has gone on to accrue thousands of followers, host the podcast Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast, and is now a published author. Brooke Averick shares her first obsessions, her current crushes, and how writing Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It may have helped her more than therapy.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Limony Snicket
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
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The hottest book of the year so far isn’t a steamy beach read or a page-turning thriller. It’s a heartbreaking — and empowering — memoir about a divorce. This week, Danielle sits down with Belle Burden to talk about her memoir, “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage.”
Belle Burden had a picture-perfect life. A husband in finance, three kids, a pristine apartment in Manhattan, and a summer home on Martha’s Vineyard. Then, one day — right at the start of the pandemic — she found out that her husband was having an affair. And the next morning, he tells her he wants out. Out of the house, out of the marriage — even out of custody for their kids.
Belle talks about the upcoming Netflix adaptation of her book, starting over after watching her world as she knew it fell apart, and why she wishes a book like hers had existed long before now.

BOOKS MENTIONED:
Strangers by Belle Burden
Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten
The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
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