In this episode, Julia and Sarah discuss this month's book club pick: The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Anne Burrows.

Book Club Meets December 29th @ 3 pm. You can read the book, watch the movie, or listen to this episode to prepare!

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In this episode, Courtney Padilla joins me to discuss The Summer I Turned Pretty, which was our summer INDEPENDENT read as we did not meet in July but still had a book in on the list in case anyone wanted to indulge.

We discuss all three books, there are spoilers and if you want to comment live time in the comments do it!!

Feels appropriate to drop this episode in October on a day that is over 100 degrees in California!

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Susan Lieu joins Julia to discuss her new memoir "The Manicurist's Daughter" a beautiful tribute to her mother and family. Susan is a Vietnamese-American author, playwright, and performer. Her works include her solo show "140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother".

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• Elle Magazine's Best Nonfiction Books of 2024

• Goodreads Members' 63 Most Anticipated Books of 2024, one of eleven nonfiction titles, alongside the memoirs of RuPaul and Salman Rushdie

• 75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024 by Electric Literature

• 6 Books for Lunar New Year by The Los Angeles Times

• Bay Area books: 22 new works to energize your spring reading by The San Francisco Chronicle

This is a bonus episode for all our Patreon Pals because Sarah and I discussed the Carriage Scene for FORTY-FIVE minutes!!!! And yes, it's that good, so head on over to Patreon to get the full episode because this is just a teaser.

In this episode of Jelly Pops Book Club we are discussing Book 4 of the Bridgerton Series, Romancing Mister Bridgerton which is the base for the Screen adaptation Bridgerton Season 3. This is a multi-part series because Julia and Sarah’s neuro-spicey tendencies got the better of them with so much to discuss and analyze! The Carriage scene alone was a 45-minute discussion and is over on Patreon (with a teaser on the public feed).

Get your cup of tea ready because we go deep, on tangents, and overall have a good time.

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THIS IS PART 2

In this episode of Jelly Pops Book Club we are discussing Book 4 of the Bridgerton Series, Romancing Mister Bridgerton which is the base for the Screen adaptation Bridgerton Season 3. This is a multi-part series because Julia and Sarah’s neuro-spicey tendencies got the better of them with so much to discuss and analyze! The Carriage scene alone was a 45-minute discussion and is over on Patreon (with a teaser on the public feed).

Get your cup of tea ready because we go deep, on tangents, and overall have a good time.

Our Guest:

Sarah, The Bookish Type

Jelly Pops Books:

On Instagram

Julia Washington

On Instagram

On Patreon

Prose & Glow:

On Instagram

Indiegogo Campaign

Get Your Tickets:

June Reading Salon

July Speeddate a Book

July Night Owls

THIS IS PART ONE

In this episode of Jelly Pops Book Club we are discussing Book 4 of the Bridgerton Series, Romancing Mister Bridgerton which is the base for the Screen adaptation Bridgerton Season 3. This is a multi-part series because Julia and Sarah’s neuro-spicey tendencies got the better of them with so much to discuss and analyze! The Carriage scene alone was a 45-minute discussion and is over on Patreon (with a teaser on the public feed).

Get your cup of tea ready because we go deep, on tangents, and overall have a good time.

Our Guest:

Sarah, The Bookish Type

Jelly Pops Books:

On Instagram

Julia Washington

On Instagram

On Patreon

Prose & Glow:

On Instagram

Indiegogo Campaign

Get Your Tickets:

June Reading Salon

July Speeddate a Book

July Night Owls

In this episode, host Julia Washington and guest Sarah discuss Tia Williams's newest novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. what they loved about the book, who should play the characters if (or when) it gets adapted, and what elements are non-negotiables.

The novel was released on February 7, 2024.

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On this episode of Jelly Pops Book Club, Julia Washington and guest Carolyn Crow (Sundae Funday Podcast) discuss the 1997 book Cold Mountain and it's 2003 movie adaptation.

They get into the themes of the book and how they translate to the film version, who should have been cast, and why no one has considered Ada's story is just as important as Ingman's.