This week Andrew reads Rainbow Rowell’s pitch-perfect YA novel Eleanor and Park, and it spurs a discussion of 80s nostalgia, first kisses, censorship, body image issues, and teen life.
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Sep 21
Ep 768 - Retro, by Jessica M. Goldstein
They'll never write a time travel story that Andrew won't try! This week's riff on the formula includes megalomaniac tech billionaires, millennial malaise, and an astoundingly dangerous amusement park in northern New Jersey.This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squaresp ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2024
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
<p>Ellen and Mom discuss the angsty teenagers, angry siblings, and asterisks in Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. Plus, being sick as dogs and the Winter Reading List!<br/><br/>Come hang out with us! <br/>Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom<br/>Facebook Group: Not Your Mom's Fac ... Show More
1h 20m
Jun 2023
Love is a Rogue by Lenora Bell
<p>Ellen and Mom discuss the buulding, bookshelves, and bad bonnets in Love is a Rogue by Lenora Bell. Plus, tangents about 4th graders. <br/><br/>Come hang out with us! <br/>Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom<br/>Facebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook Group<br/>Email: no ... Show More
46m 44s
Dec 2021
Best Books of 2021- Young Reader's Literature- Kelly Loy Gilbert
On our second Best Books episode, Kelly Loy Gilbert discusses When We Were Infinite (Simon & Schuster, March). Gilbert’s “beautifully, achingly cathartic” YA novel (starred review), is one of Kirkus’ Best Books in young readers’ literature for 2021. Then young readers’ editor Lau ... Show More
48m 7s
Mar 2024
Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
It is time for the long-awaited episode on Jane Austen's enduring classic novel Pride and Prejudice. We navigate issues of class, romance, expectations, first impressions, and of course, pride and prejudice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
52m 18s
Apr 2025
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’
<p>Set in New York in the 1980s, Adam Ross’s new novel, “Playworld,” tells the story of a young actor named Griffin as he navigates the chaos of the city, of his family and of being a teenager, and the dangers that swirl around each. </p><p>Although “Playworld” grapples with blea ... Show More
43m 55s
Apr 2022
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
<p>Ellen and Mom talk about the body issues, bosses, and bat mitzvahs in Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon! Plus, depressing doctors notes and murder shows. <br/><br/>Come hang out with us! <br/>Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsrom<br/>Facebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebo ... Show More
1h 19m