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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
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Firefly Lane - 2 season series on Netflix
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Claire: Nothing. I had only heard of the author through #Bookstagram, but never knew anything about her books or...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/34Ts1oY6ghNyRuZUFGtjLW
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Women Talking - 2022 Major Motion Picture available for rental
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Julie: I knew there was Oscar buzz around the movie and that that cast had some big names. I also vaguely knew...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RZND5q3cTZ4VLatpVRqmL
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Conversations with Friends on Hulu (limited series)
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: I did not know much about this book or show at all aside from knowing that Taylor Swift’s BF was in the show.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CIWuZxq3u8dHPpROhPsKo
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Daisy Jones & The Six on Prime (limited series)
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: A friend had been telling me to read it and after like a year I finally did and loved it and...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/120TAWIvMTHmm5tRHzxAHw
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Death on the Nile (2022) on Amazon Prime
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: Not too much. I recognized the title of the book as an Agatha Christie book, but that was about all. Even going...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dZn7qep98gRWm1DTVRK31
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Fleishman is in Trouble on Hulu
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Julie: I saw some previews for it when the show came out and I was interested in watching. While watching, I googled to see if...
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Harry & Meghan on Netflix
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Julie: Big royal follower, but mainly for the tea. I definitely got my interest from my mom. I wrote my 8th-grade research paper about Princess Diana’s...
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Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering
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Tell Me Lies on Hulu
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Julie: I was seeing a lot of friends and accounts I follow posting about it. They released 3 episodes and then only...
This is a really cool time to be a mom and an avid reader. Millennials, my generation, born between 1980-1995, are starting to have kids of their own. And we are not accepting the tired tropes of Mommy Culture....
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Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp
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Die Hard on Prime Video
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Julie: My husband does not ever stop talking about Die Hard the movie. It’s in his top 3 movies of all time. I...
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Time for me to Come Home by Dorothy Shackleford and Travis Thrasher
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Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas on Hallmark
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Julie: Nothing at all before we started researching Christmas-themed books/movies to...
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Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
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Blonde on Netflix
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: Heard about the standing ovation at the Venice film festival and it intrigued me.
Claire: All the headlines of the 14-minute standing ovation.
Before you say which...
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Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain
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Mr. Malcom’s List on Prime Video
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: Seemed like both the book and the movie might have a Bridgerton vibe, so I was curious.
Claire: No knowledge other than...
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Normal People by Sally Rooney
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Normal People on Hulu
Why We Made this Selection and Background Knowledge
Julie: I actually watched the show about two years ago and have always been curious about the book.
Claire: I just went along with Julie’s suggestion...