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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, life is back to kicking our asses, but at least it’s fall? Then, we dive straight into our October book club pick: The Orchard by David Hopen! We talk faith, philosophy, the inexorable march of time… the usual suspects. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
November Novella Challenge
50 Classic Novellas
50 Contemporary Novellas
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, sweater weather is back (and so are the muppets?). Then, we play a round of “Lifetime Movie or Commercial Thriller?” and all we have to say is: Lifetime, call us. We can help you. Join us next time for our book club read, The Orchard by David Hopen! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Filterworld by Kyle Chayka
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Next to You by Helena Bonham Young
Gray After Dark by Noelle Ihli
Nowhere Like Home by Sara Shephard
The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
Graveyard Shift by ML Rio
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Babel by RF Kuang
The Orchard by David Hopen
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Tumblr is BACK, baby, and so is #soupszn. Also, we had a 24-hour readathon because we don’t do anything at half speed and reading is lifeeee. Then, we discuss this month’s film adaptation: Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh. We chat violence, alcoholism, and obsession—it’s very fun and light. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
My Murder by Katie Wiliams
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Lightlark by Alex Aster
Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce
Swallow the Ghost by Eugenie Montague
City Limits by Megan Kimble
Funny Feelings by Tarah Dewitt
Babel by RF Kuang
The Orchard by David Hopen
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie gets into chess and Ashtin continues her Sarah J Maas evangelism. Then, the fall weather has us putting on our professor hats. We discuss books we think should be studied in school as well as books that make you feel like you’re on a campus. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
My Murder by Katie Wiliams
Daydream by Hannah Grace
Green Dot by Madeline Gray
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Vladimir by Julia May Jones
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Atlas Six trilogy by Olivie Blake
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Old School by Tobias Wolff
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Lightlark by Alex Aster
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Autumn by Ali Smith
Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we’re recording IRL (!) and trying to manifest fall through Gilmore Girls rewatches and booking trips to Vermont. Then, we discuss this month’s book club pick, Memory Piece by Lisa Ko. We talk about gender, legacy, the nature of time, and whether a book can do TOO much (spoiler: it can). Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Most by Jessica Anthony
The Evening Road by Laird Hunt
My Murder by Katie Wiliams
Daydream by Hannah Grace
Green Dot by Madeline Gray
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we’re willing fall into existence. Then, Build-a-Bookworm with us! Finally, we discuss our most anticipated fall 2024 reads. Join is next time for our analysis of our August book, Memory Piece by Lisa Ko. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie is headed to the beach for her annual getaway and Ashtin is sucking it up through jet lag and a cold. Then, because we know you’ve all been dying to know, in the wake of the NYT’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century list, we reveal our own ballots. Then, a closer look at Breakfast at Tiffany’s starring Audrey Hepburn, our summer adaptation watch! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie’s taking measures to beat the NYC heat and Ashtin is dramatically jet setting to Europe to get away from it. Then, we play a round of bookish smash or pass: Summer Edition. Join us next time for our summer adaptation watch: Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Saving Time by Jenny Odell
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Rouge by Mona Awad
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
The Prince by Machiavelli
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat—our 50th episode! This week, our lives are jointly dominated by Bridgerton and Lizzy McAlpine. Then, in honor of our Golden Episode, we assign books to each of the Golden Girls and find out which GG we are in a very official, very academic quiz. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Next of Kin by Helena Bonham-Young
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Pucking Around by Emily Rath
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
Altas Complex by Olivie Blake
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencia
Shit, Actually by Lindy West
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, while Ashtin lazes on the beach, Allie runs a half marathon. Then, we travel back and forth in time with Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse Five. We chat about the construct of time, time travel as a metaphor for PTSD, the inevitability and omnipresence of war, and lots of other fun stuff! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Catch22 by Joseph Heller
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
There, There by Tommy Orange
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie is out of hibernation and Ashtin is in the office. Then, we play a new game—Hallmark Movie or Romance Book?—and mourn the state of literature. Join us next time for our red-flag-read, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we’re spring cleaning like our lives depend on it while listening to new Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift. Then, we discuss Get Over It, an iconic early ‘00s chaotic Shakespeare adaptation—right on brand. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we’re obsessing over Sabrina Carpenter and all things Espresso. Plus, Allie gives us all a lesson in proper subway etiquette. Then, we play a round of “Yes If or No If” with our favorite reads from last year! Join us next time for our adaptation watch of Get Over It. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
BookTokers mentioned this episode:@loislanea
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie is listening to albums galore and Ashtin is back from Texas and we’re both a little frazzled (we blame the planets). Then, we dig in (pun intended) to our latest book club pick, FAMILY MEAL by Bryan Washington. We chat about narrative form, the duality of food, and the under discussed interstitial spaces in grief and love. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Podcasts mentioned this episode:
Reading The Room – Bryan Washington, “Family Meal”
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Memorial by Bryan Washington
Hey Zoey by Sarah Crossan
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we’re dodging punches in NYC and Allie’s Bookstagram has RISEN! Then, we play a round of everyone’s favorite game: FMK (Bookish Edition). Finally, our most anticipated summer 2024 releases showcase our… wide array of interests, let’s say. Join us next time for our book club reading of FAMLY MEAL by Bryan Washington. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
BIg Time by Ben H Winters
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
You’re the Only One I’ve Told by Dr. Meera Shah
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Wildfire by Hannah Grace
Daydream by Hannah Grace
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
Goddess of the River by VAISHNAVI PATEL
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki
Swallow the Ghost by Eugenie Montague
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Memorial by Bryan Washington
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we rly said TREAT YO SELF (we had a Friday night out that made our bank accounts super mad but our hearts super happy). Also, daylight is BACK, baby. So long, depression, we’re totally healed. Then, we discuss our latest film adaptation watch: The Grapes of Wrath! Ashtin is insane and Allie is a really good sport. Join us next time for our book club reading of Family Meal by Bryan Washington. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
Dune by Frank Hubert
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
Captain’s Daughter by Puskin
If We Were Villains by ML Rio
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes du Mez
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb
Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we celebrate awards season with our own and go a few rounds in the bookish ring. We discuss the realities of Colleen Hoover stans going to bat with nonfiction bros. This one is a fun time, each roster runs the gamut from literary authors to fictional character ships. Welcome to the Thunderdome of our minds. Go sports. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:T
omorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
Haunting on Hill House By Shirley Jackson
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Mostly Dead Things by Kristin Arnett
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Dune by Frank Herbert
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Colleen Hoover
Toni Morrison
Sarah J Maas
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we smell snow! (AKA it’s cold and we’re crafty.) Then, we discuss this month’s book club pick, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins. We get into the sweeping—how the patriarchy infantilizes women—and the granular—all the meanings of the color yellow. It’s a good time. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Bookstores mentioned this episode:
Avid Bookshop – Delivery Subscription
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins
A Little Life by Hanya Yanahigara
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Wasted Words by Staci Hart
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Pluto is in Aquarius and it shows. Ashtin is spiraling about consumer algorithms and Allie has picked up book binding. Then, we play “blind date with a book” and it goes… not according to plan, as you might expect. Join us next episode for our discussion of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Podcast mentioned in this episode: Fresh Air
My Sister’s Keeper By Jodi Picoult
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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, *Ashtin* is getting over being sick and Allie is on flood watch. Then—we smell snow! And finally, our adaptation watch of Sally Rooney’s Normal People (spoiler alert: we love her). Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat
Books/authors mentioned this episode:
The Troop by Nick Cutter
Normal People by Sally RooneyT
he Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
Demons by Fydor Dostoyevsky
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A Little Life by Hanya Yanahigara
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