Don't judge a book by its description. This week, Clara and Clare tackle Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. A book that sounds strange if you only read the description, but is actually a stunning book about love, life, and friendship. We loved this one so much Clare couldn't even hate on it! Shark Heart is available in paperback here Subscribe to Clara's newslet ... Show More
Jun 2021
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Claire and I swoon over one of our favorites, Conrad's Heart of Darkness. We talk about how and when to approach great books, what makes Conrad a master prose stylist, how this work subverts too-easy dichotomies of light and dark, Kurtz as a distillation of Europe, why Marlowe st ... Show More
1h 20m
Feb 2013
473: LOVE and how it hurts, TV show SHARK TANK
Love can be painful, we discuss, Artists in the courtroom, the question of the day, and TV show SHARK TANK. Roll it and then scroll it!!!
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37m 47s
Oct 2025
Oisín McKenna: Evenings and Weekends *BOOK CLUB*
Evenings and Weekends is a love story to London, a portrait of a city with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters. Everyone is facing a dilemma, and their lives collde during a sweltering heatwave where everyone feels a little... too close. But there are no villains -- instead, it ... Show More
41m 4s
Aug 2022
Frank Norris, McTeague
Claire and I have one of my favorite discussions about a very under-read book. We talk about the relationship between America and money, love and money, obsession, greed, expectations vs. reality, imagination vs. fantasy, nature, beauty, truth, hoarse-voiced entertainers on sub-p ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2018
#5: Literally, Don’t Judge the Book By Its Cover
Jess and Trisha talk about who’s losing with Audible’s romance subscription service, consider some of what makes romance unique in the world of self-publishing, deliver news about a couple of publishers, and – as always – recommend books.
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1h 6m