Episodes

Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Jul 17, 2024 15:11
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Our topic today is: Quiet vs. Loud Books, a new lens to view books Andrea & I have read. Titles & authors include: the quiet of Greek Lessons by Han Kang & Touch by Olaf Olafsson. And loud novels like Sandwich by Catherine Newman and Processed Cheese by Stephen Wright.

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Jul 3, 2024 15:46
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Roxanne & Andrea discuss long books for our extended sunlit days. Authors include Namwali Serpell (Old Drift) and Abraham Verghese (Cutting for Stone). Take a listen!

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Jun 12, 2024 15:41
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Roxanne & Andrea discuss Family Stories in Memoirs, Novels, Both Graphic & Otherwise by such authors as Paco Nova, Geena Davis, Jamie Harrison & many more.

Wednesday May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024 15:30
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Andrea & I converse about Summer Reads from novels to short stories perfect for an afternoon or evening of summer breezes including Colm Toibin, A.S. Byatt & many more.

Wednesday May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024 17:02
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Graduation Gift Ideas with Roxanne & Andrea suggesting books for those headed out into the work world including Bonnie Hammer's 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work plus more sage authors like Patty Smith!

Wednesday May 01, 2024
May 1, 2024 14:54
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Andrea & I discuss our glorious changing reading palates, including Andrea's embracing graphic novels & gritty family stories & my new fondness for true crime & office politics.

Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Mar 23, 2024 14:33
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
A Funny Book Talk! Andrea & I discuss books that made us laugh, including Emma Straub, Jen Beagin, Maria Senple & a new author Natalie Sue coming out May 21st with a hilarious office politic book called Hope This Finds You Well.

Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Mar 2, 2024 14:16
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Roxanne & Andrea talk books featuring young female characters who smash, thrash and meander through their prime. Authors include Ferrante, King & Reid just to name a few.

Monday Jan 15, 2024
Jan 13, 2024 14:12
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Reading with Roxanne as she talk to Andrea Ginsky about books that made us cry. Topics include harrowing immigrant experiences, love lost & adult children breakdowns. Great authors help us feel empathy.

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023 15:52
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Andrea & I discuss writers who make everyday tasks & life minutiae interesting. Topics include convenient store & restaurant employees daily lives to discussions overheard at adjoining diners' tables!