April is halfway gone, and we haven't posted our April Coco and Cocoa Book Club Podcast yet, but don't worry - that just means you get more time to finish An Unnecessary Woman! But wait... we have another treat for you! If you've missed any of our Book Club get-togethers, we're going to do a recap THIS SATURDAY! Join us at 3PM CT to talk about all the books we've read so far. Share your … [Read more...]
Wuthering Heights + March Book Club
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 Heights is a … [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...]
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...]
Currently Reading
I like to think of myself as an avid reader. But then my sister asked me for a book recommendation and I realized the only thing I have read in a long while are books for school. Thankfully, that's not entirely a bad thing. I stacked the classes for my degree so that I left almost all of my elective classes for these last couple of semesters (I'm graduating in December). For many of my electives … [Read more...]