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Get transported to the other side of the world with the squad (minus Mary) as we discuss The Sun Sets in Singapore, the debut novel by Kehinde Fadipe! We discuss the main characters’ struggles and story arcs, the women’s friendships, the ~drama~, and the setting. Then we get into some listener feedback and catch up with what’s on the Book Squad Blog! Steal your friend’s Peacock login info to watch Apples Never Fall for our next Othersode on 4/30. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode on The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi on 5/14. Send your feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com and don’t forget to leave us a rating and review!

TOC
:30 – welcome!
8:25 – book intro
13:20 – which story were you most interested in?
20:45 – friendship!
29:18 – the Jenna bush of it all
49:38 – ratings
56:04 – listener feedback!
1:00:16 – what’s on the blog? What’s up next?

You probably didn’t think we were going to cover the new Lindsay Lohan Netflix film Irish Wish…but what if we did?? Come along to the Emerald Isle with the squad and special guest Nathan Simmons, co-host of Oh! That’s a Scary Movie podcast, as we discuss the nature of wishes, what it means to “be” Irish, couture fashion, and the James Joyce of it all. Plus, enjoy a very special tangent on the screenwriter and her many, many favorite things. Read along for our next Bookpisode about The Sun Sets in Singapore by Kehinde Fadipe on 4/16, and check out the Peacock series Apples Never Fall (based on the Liane Moriarty novel) for our next Othersode on 4/23. PS: We would loooove a five-star rating if the spirit of St. Brigid moves you! 

TOC:
0:30 — Welcome, Nathan! And icebreaker
10:50 – Movie intro
13:20 – What’s this movie’s whole deal?
20:02 – The wish
41:28 – Who wrote this?? And more miscellaneous comments 
51:53 – What is everyone wearing?
56:32 – Why is this set in Ireland?
59:00 — James Joyce
1:07:03 – Ratings 
1:09:54 – Reedback 
1:12:00 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Links: https://www.vulture.com/article/netflix-irish-wish-is-an-ai-generated-harbinger-of-doom.html

Mirror, mirror, on the wall... oh wait, that was our last book. Join the squad on another journey into the land of fairytales and their tropes as we discuss Thornhedge, the latest novella by T. Kingfisher. Special guest Jen educates us on everything from the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index to the many crimes of Giambattista Basile, and Susan educates us on The Frog Prince (1986). Make sure to tune in next time, when we'll be joined by Nathan Simmons of the Oh! That's a Scary Movie podcast for a discussion of the latest Lindsay Lohan/Netflix vehicle, Irish Wish (4/2), and read along for our next bookpisode on The Sun Sets In Singapore by Kehinde Fadipe (4/16). Follow us on social media @booksquadgoals, subscribe to our Patreon, leave us a rating and review on the Apple podcasts app, and send LITERALLY any feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com!

TOC:
:30 – Icebreaker Q, welcome Jen!
5:05 – Book intro
6:50 – Tale types
14:48 – What’s up with Toadling?
24:13 – Other subversive fairy tales?
28:42 – Halim 
41:00 – Fayette and the ending of the book
49:00 – Why do we keep retelling tales?
52:44 – Ratings
56:44 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Links: 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emily-and-ben-beat-cancer

From the hearts…the minds…the dreams…of the Book Squad…comes a special discussion of the Jennifer Lopez film? visual album? This Is Me…Now. It’s hard to describe our chat because it’s hard to describe this project. But some topics we cover include: celebrity zodiac signs, eye-roll moments, which husband is which, and the meaning of a factory. Then we head back to non-green screen land to catch up with what’s on the blog, including YA Book Club and Bachelor recaps! Read along with us for our next Bookpisode on Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, featuring special guest Jen Roy, on 3/19. Then put on your best green outfit for our next Othersode on Irish Wish, the new Lindsay Lohan movie, on 4/2. Don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts – we’ll read it on the next episode! Send listener feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com!

TOC
:30 – Icebreaker
10:26 – Movie description and expectations
13:08 – Previous J-Lo feelings
22:48 – What is this?
30:25 – The Great Heart Factory Debate
44:56 – Kelli’s tweet corner; where are the kids?
50:00 – What else? The music?
57:50 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty – we’re talking about Rouge by Mona Awad! Special guest Mary Kay McBrayer (author and podcast host) joins us for a deep dive into this surreal world to chat about genre, mother-daughter relationships, the toxic beauty industry, and of course, Tom Cruise himself. Next we catch up with what’s on the blog, including a post about Hazbin Hotel and new Bachelor recaps! Buckle up for our next Othersode on Jennifer Lopez’s movie-thing, This is Me…Now on March 5th. Then read along for our next Bookpisode about Thorn Hedge by T. Kingfisher on March 19th! Please leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts, and we might read it on the pod!

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TOC
:30 – Welcome Mary Kay! And childhood crushes
9:11 – The very extra Goodreads summary
14:44 – Genre
21:41 – Mother Daughter relationships
52:57 – The ending
1:08:40 – Tom Cruise
1:23:30 – Cover art corner
1:26:35 – Ratings
1:31:16 – Mary Kay’s new podcast, what’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Links: https://www.vogue.com/article/mona-awad-fathers-day-essay
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-greatest-true-crime-s-128412643/

Get in, losers; we’re listening to a podcast the whole way there! Join the Book Squad, aka the Army of Skanks, to discuss the new Mean Girls movie, which IS in fact a musical. We talk about our individual histories with Mean Girls, the music and singing, the performances, and changes that worked and didn’t from the original. Next we catch up with what’s on the blog and Kelli shames listeners (Send feedback! Leave a rating! Write a review! Become a patron!). Read along for our next Bookpisode on Rouge by Mona Awad, featuring special guest Mary Kay McBrayer on 2/20. Then brace yourself for whatever This Is Me…Now is because we’re discussing it on our next Othersode on 3/5.

TOC:
:30– Welcome! And Icebreaker
9:40– Movie intro and spoiler warning
29:54– What was up with the marketing?
40:45– The cast and the music
1:00:40– Changes the new adaptation made
1:14:10– What’s on the blog? What’s up next? Kelli’s shame corner