TBC: What We Actually Read, 2021!
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Our year-end survey. What the hell did we read in 2021???
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RIP Eve Babitz (Rebroadcast: Bicoastal Season, Episode 3)
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RIP Eve Babitz. Here's her episode from September 2020.
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RIP Anne Rice (Rebroadcast: Season 2, Episode 1)
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Re-releasing this episode in tribute to our vampire queen! RIP, Anne.
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Ayn Rand Pt. 2 (Pseudonym Season, Episode 6)
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In Part 2 of our Rand investigation, we figure out what the deal is with Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged.
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Ayn Rand, Pt. 1 (Pseudonym Season, Episode 5)
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Sifting through the life of objectivist Ayn Rand.
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Stephen King/Richard Bachman (Pseudonym Season, Episode 4)
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The man who launched a thousand screams and his alter-ego who launched a thousand "wait, who?"s. It’s Stephen King/Richard Bachman day! Happy scary season, everyone!
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Nancy Drew/The Hardy Boys (Pseudonym Season, Episode 3)
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A dive into the hiveminds behind Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
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Alice Sheldon/James Tiptree Jr. (Pseudonym Season, Episode 2)
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Sci-fi savant James Tiptree Jr. had accolades, admirers and many, many pen pals. Problem was, he didn't exist.
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Stacey Abrams/Selena Montgomery (Pseudonym Season, Episode 1)
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Our Pseudonym Season kicks off with a look into political miracle-worker Stacey Abrams' other life as romance author Selena Montgomery.
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TBC: The Snarkroom of Damocles (& Season Preview!)
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Michael and Hannah gossip about books + preview their upcoming Pseudonym Season! We’re thrilled to be back in your ears!
info_outlineInspired by the 1998 Meryl Streep weepie, One True Thing, Hannah and Michael cough gently into their handkerchiefs and discuss the “Sick Lit” phenomenon, spearheaded by Lurlene McDaniel and her 70+ books about children dying.
Books mentioned: Lurlene McDaniel, Six Months to Live, Don’t Die, My Love, Somewhere Between Life and Death; Dave Pelzer, A Child Called It; John Green, The Fault in Our Stars; Jodi Picoult (Judy Picaloo), My Sister’s Keeper.
Resources:
- Lurlene Youtube Channel, inc. the iconic Apple video.
- Lurlene answers Q’s on Goodreads
- TV movie Shattered Hearts
- Making of One True Thing
- Articles on Sick Lit here and here.
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