What We Are Reading This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. This 500 page book has been on our radar for a while. It was a Top 10 Book of 2017 for New York Times as well as a National Book Award Finalist. This book was picked to fulfill the 2018 … Continue reading S2E14: We like big books and we cannot lie
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss summer reads, as well as what the definition of a summer read is. Tea Time During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Plum Deluxe’s Evening in the Garden Herbal Tea, which is deliciously light, sweet, and a bit flowery. The tea itself is BEAUTIFUL, and you can see pieces … Continue reading S2E13: Summer Reading
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss LGBTQ+ books they selected, as well as some history on Pride month. What We Are Drinking During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori, and their special guest Sydney drink Rosa De Jamaica, and it is a Hibiscus and Pineapple ice tea from Two Sisters Tea. As you can see by … Continue reading S2E12: LOVE is LOVE is LOVE is LOOOOVE
Hi Book Friends – our awesome sound editor, Daniel let us know that the recording quality was not so great this time around… Not sure what happened. Oh, technology. Our apologies for any inconvenience. This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss books that have underdogs, as well as some history on what an underdog is–literally! During … Continue reading S2E11: The Underdog
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss books by authors of Asian Pacific decent in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage month. They’ll also discuss the history of Asian Pacific Heritage month, something neither one of them knew about until recently!! During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Plum Deluxe’s special tea from Kyrie’s tea club membership–Orange … Continue reading S2E10: Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Okay, maybe not poo. But it rhymed. And Cori was less excited than Kyrie about the content. This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the poetry collections they selected, as well as some history on poetry! During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Plum Deluxe’s Vanilla Latte Tea, which, does taste like a vanilla latte, … Continue reading S2E9: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Kyrie thought these were great, Cori thought they were poo
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the nature themed books they selected to honor Earth Day, even though they are both firm believers that Earth Day is every day! So, it really doesn’t matter that Earth Day was on April 22. Here is a little history on Earth Day if you aren’t familiar with it … Continue reading S2E8: The Mountains Are Calling
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss current “chick lit,” which they both call “brain candy.” Modern chick lit is known for following the ups and downs of 20 and 30-something women who tend to be heterosexual and white. The settings tend to be British and American cities. During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Steep’s … Continue reading S2E7: Brain Candy
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss books picked for Women’s Month! Kyrie also gives an overview/history of Women’s Month. This post does contain affiliate links for companies we have partnered with. Your clicks and purchases help us fund our operating costs. Tea Time During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink a whole leaf white tea … Continue reading S2E6: The Future is Female
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss classic chic lit, but instead of doing what they usually do (discussing each book), they instead decide to show the differences/similarities of the two authors, as well as discuss parts of the books. As always, they’ll give a brief description and history of Chick Lit. During their discussion, Kyrie … Continue reading S2E5: Austen vs. Brontë