Another month another format for our book club discussion. This time Kara and I did a voice recording. And other than me forgetting you can't hear when I nod my head yes, we had a great time chatting about Wuthering Heights. Listen for yourself: A few post show notes and links That's my parents dog Chief barking his head off at the beginning of our chat. I've decided Wuthering … [Read more...]
The Namesake + February Book Club
We began the new year with a Contemporary novel: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. One of the benefits of having a virtual book club is that we can have the discussion take any format we wish. So as January came to a close & we weren't able to get together, Julie & I swapped a few emails during the spare moments we did have. Thus we bring you this virtual interaction between us. Enjoy! And … [Read more...]
Little Women + January Book Club
First, a November/December Bookclub Recap “Here we come a-wassailing” With the holidays we decided to do a joint November/December book club where we read Little Women. Which, I have to say, was an inspired choice. To cap things off we indulged in a Christian Bale Little Women movie night where we tweeted some of our favorite movie lines (and book quotes). Some of my favorite book … [Read more...]
Frankenstein November Book Club
First, an October Bookclub Recap We switched things up a little for our Frankenstein #CocoBookClub chat. Namely, we made a video! Complete with references to Inception, Friends, and more. And then we announced our joint November/December book club pick. Which is... We hope you'll read along with us! And then join us for a live tweeting book review/movie watching on December 23rd! We'll be … [Read more...]
House of Mirth October Book Club
First, a September Bookclub Recap House of Mirth #CocoBookClub was a blast! We missed those of you that weren’t able to join us (pretty much everyone…), but Julie and I had a great time! There are only a few things I love as much as talking about books, namely chocolate and cats, and I had both of those with me last night, so basically I had a perfect evening. There will be many more perfect … [Read more...]