Ep 169: Books that mess you up in all the rig...

Anne dives into the world of beach reads with Kristina Forest, contemporary romance writer and author of the 2026 MMD Summer Reading Guide title, The Summer Girlfriend. In the Guide, Anne described it as a sweet summer romance bursting with bookishness and baked goods. The beach ...  Show more

We love a summer reading project of any style, and when Anne read the submission from today's guest and her quest for what she is calling a short summer of reading, she wanted to talk about it on the show. Emily Henderson is a mom of four, writer, and runner with a passion for ho ...  Show more

Links mentioned: Ariel's hair dresser: https://www.instagram.com/hairbysoap/ Eileen is ready to freak us out on screen: https://youtu.be/XrCRq5julrM Look what’s pouncing at us! A new author biopic is stalking towards us. Wildcat: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26442871/ Canada Read ...  Show more

This is a replay of my episode with the brilliant writer Anna Codrea-Rado from April 2021. She writes about freelancing, business, culture and technology, with a particular focus on work life. I really enjoy her podcast Is This Working on these themes, I especially loved her epis ...  Show more

That sweet feeling of reading a book when it’s popular… is there anything like it? Maybe! But Ariel did it this week with “I’m Glad My Mom Died” and she’s never felt more relevant. Raeleen is deep into her horror reading… is it too soon? Are the pumpkin spiced lattes she’s drinki ...  Show more

This is a replay of my episode with Sophie Walker from April 2020. Sophie is a feminist activist, author and founding leader of the Women’s Equality Party. In this episode we are chatting about Sophie’s new book 'Five Rules for Rebellion' which is an inspiring, five-step journey ...  Show more