Kirsty & Carissa bring out their magical-spiritual sides to find the connection between nature and identity, love and ego, the moon and the water, and also pumpkins. So many pumpkins.
Topic: When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
In another Kindle ad-inspired adventure, Kirsty & Carissa travel to medieval Britain & Scotland for some steamy romance, daddy issues, questionable accents, and far too many descriptions of breasts.
Topic: The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa consider Animal Crossing, the environment, social media, art, communes, refusal, and the idea of Doing Nothing.
Topic: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty, Carissa, and special guest Michelle go on an adventure in 1920s Mexico featuring snarky demons, architecture, assertive heroines, and literal hellfire.
Topic: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Guest: @michellelegustaleer
Carissa & Kirsty discuss J.K. Rowling's transphobia as well as the more general idea of authorship with an assist from the classic essay by Barthes. Can we separate authors from their work? Should we?
Topic: Discussion // "Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa go through a troubling orphaned childhood, private school, a governess job, and several marriage proposals only to conclude that women should not be locked in attics.
Topic: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa consider the parallel traditions running through America, family, sex, love, violence, and the Black experience while enjoying the language of Pulitzer-winning poetry.
Topic: The Tradition by Jericho Brown
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa join an angry human girl as she learns about mysterious handsome faeries, the dangers of prejudice, and the magical powers of -- well, that would be a spoiler.
Topic: A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Carissa & Kirsty unravel character histories and read a poem that is definitely, assuredly, indisputably about the fugitive ex-King of Zembla and his grand adventures.
Topic: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa activate their Zords and set off across the Power Rangers multiverse to learn that you can only truly be saved when you open your heart.
Topic: Shattered Grid - written by Kyle Higgins, illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo & Diego Galindo, colors by Walter Baiamonte & Marcelo Costa, letters by Ed Dukeshire
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
A boozy book club podcast for literature lovers everywhere! Hosts Carissa and Kirsty dive into a variety of genres and a variety of beverages to discuss the best and worst of the English language.
