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Apr 2021
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Ep. 287 Revealing readerly confessions

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About this episode

If there's one thing we never shy away from on Sorta Awesome, it's spilling the tea on our secret confessions! Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor is back this week, so she and Meg thought it would be fun to tell all of their bookish confessions, and they are sharing some from the Awesomes, too. Listen in to hear about the book that almost caused a break-up, judging books by their covers with no shame, and questionable sex ed. All of that plus an Awesome-authored new release and a documentary packed with nostalgia in Awesome of the Week!

BRAND NEW SORTA SPICY ALERT! In March, Super Star Awesomes got the next installment in the Sorta Spicy series: Kelly breaks down purity culture! This episode is exclusively available for our Super Star Patreon supporters!

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SHOW NOTES:

Meg’s AotW: The Last Blockbuster documentary (Netflix)

Katie’s AotW: Dear White Peacemakers, Osheta Moore

Sorta Awesome Ep. 279 The Enneagram Explains Your Reading Life

10 Things to Tell You: Ep. 17 Revisiting Flowers in the Attic

Sorta Awesome Ep. 261 The secret things we learned from books

Currently Reading podcast

A Prayer for Owen Meany

50 Shades of Gray

Red White & Royal Blue

Where the Red Fern Grows

Bridge to Terabithia

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