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One host referenced the novel "Confessions of a Shopaholic" while comparing it to other media they discussed.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic is out there but yeah because movies like Confessions of a Shopaholic exist
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One host referenced the novel "Confessions of a Shopaholic" while comparing it to other media they discussed.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic is out there but yeah because movies like Confessions of a Shopaholic exist
The Nature of Fragile Things
The hosts said they had finished the book the night before and described it as good, mentioning it while talking about catching up on a TV show.
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I have not had a moment to watch it but I will get to it this week because I finished the Redheads book last night, The Nature of Fragile Things. So good.
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The hosts said they had finished the book the night before and described it as good, mentioning it while talking about catching up on a TV show.
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I have not had a moment to watch it but I will get to it this week because I finished the Redheads book last night, The Nature of Fragile Things. So good.
The Nature of Fragile Things
They began reading the book and later expressed eagerness to finish it, describing it as a good, hearty read.
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I started the Redheads book because episode drops on Thursday, The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meisner.
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They began reading the book and later expressed eagerness to finish it, describing it as a good, hearty read.
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I started the Redheads book because episode drops on Thursday, The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meisner.
Okay maybe I will too though I have to finish Nature of Fragile Things. I'm really like looking forward to finishing it.
The Second Season (Clean Regency Romances to Warm Your Heart)
The hosts finished reading the book, noted it wouldn't be released until July, and admitted they didn't love it, suggesting it might appeal more to basketball fans.
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I finished this book I was reading called The Second Season by Emily Adrian. It doesn't come out till July thanks NetGalley. ... but I didn't love it. I think maybe if you're a big fa...
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The hosts finished reading the book, noted it wouldn't be released until July, and admitted they didn't love it, suggesting it might appeal more to basketball fans.
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I finished this book I was reading called The Second Season by Emily Adrian. It doesn't come out till July thanks NetGalley. ... but I didn't love it. I think maybe if you're a big fan of basketball you would like it more.
The Nature of Fragile Things
The book was described as amazing and was recommended for future discussion on the Redheads episode.
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The Nature of Fragile Things which I've heard is amazing by Susan Meisner.
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The book was described as amazing and was recommended for future discussion on the Redheads episode.
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The Nature of Fragile Things which I've heard is amazing by Susan Meisner.
Blood
The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
The panel discussed that the Jonas Brothers were releasing a memoir called *Blood*, referencing an Instagram excerpt and noting that it compared their 2013 breakup to a tsunami.
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the Jonas Brothers are writing a memoir called Blood Blood ... they also compared the 2013 breakup of the Jonas Brothers to a tsunami so Joe Jonas shared an excerpt f...
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The panel discussed that the Jonas Brothers were releasing a memoir called *Blood*, referencing an Instagram excerpt and noting that it compared their 2013 breakup to a tsunami.
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the Jonas Brothers are writing a memoir called Blood Blood ... they also compared the 2013 breakup of the Jonas Brothers to a tsunami so Joe Jonas shared an excerpt from Blood on his instagram
The Woman Before Wallis
A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal
The host mentioned that they were reading a book titled The Woman Before Wallace about Wallis Simpson.
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but then I went back to reading and I'm reading this book called The Woman Before Wallace. Wallace Simpson, you know who she is.
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Episode: S4 Ep101: Lil Bit Diana: Monday, June 7th, 2021
The host mentioned that they were reading a book titled The Woman Before Wallace about Wallis Simpson.
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but then I went back to reading and I'm reading this book called The Woman Before Wallace. Wallace Simpson, you know who she is.
Freed
Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian (Fifty Shades as Told by Christian Book 3)
It was presented as the newest book in the Fifty Shades series, told from Christian Grey's perspective and scheduled to hit bookstores on Tuesday.
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It's the newest book in the 50 Shades series and it comes from the perspective of Christian Gray. Hitting bookstore shelves on Tuesday is her latest novel Freed which is the sixth boo...
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It was presented as the newest book in the Fifty Shades series, told from Christian Grey's perspective and scheduled to hit bookstores on Tuesday.
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It's the newest book in the 50 Shades series and it comes from the perspective of Christian Gray. Hitting bookstore shelves on Tuesday is her latest novel Freed which is the sixth book in the 50 Shades series.
The Romanov Empress
A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
The host finished reading the book and described it as a long but very good history of Russia from 1860 to 1920, saying they would pick it up again for its concise view through the lens of MariaFeodorovna.
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I finished my book, The Romanov Empress. It felt so long, but it was just as long as anything else that I read. And it was really good. So if you're looking for like a great history o...
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The host finished reading the book and described it as a long but very good history of Russia from 1860 to 1920, saying they would pick it up again for its concise view through the lens of MariaFeodorovna.
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I finished my book, The Romanov Empress. It felt so long, but it was just as long as anything else that I read. And it was really good. So if you're looking for like a great history of Russia from 1860 to 1920, The Romanov Empress, the story of Maria Feodorovna.
Toast
80 Delicious Recipes for Toast With a Twist (OH Cookery)
The hosts compared the song "Toast" by Claudia Ashray to a Eurovision entry, noting that it felt like a Eurovisionstyle track with original songs and a danceable vibe.
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Toast by Claudia Ashray is actually like a very Eurovision song. It really is because all the songs are original and they're all for the most part except even the people who I know ro...
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The hosts compared the song "Toast" by Claudia Ashray to a Eurovision entry, noting that it felt like a Eurovisionstyle track with original songs and a danceable vibe.
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Toast by Claudia Ashray is actually like a very Eurovision song. It really is because all the songs are original and they're all for the most part except even the people who I know rock everyone else it's really like a dance bop.
The Carter Cartel
Nori Carter
They noted that Nori's Black Book was an exciting upcoming release.
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but it was like Nori's Black Book Nori's Black Book which was so exciting
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They noted that Nori's Black Book was an exciting upcoming release.
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but it was like Nori's Black Book Nori's Black Book which was so exciting
Witches Catch Snitches
The Missing Candy Caper
The hosts said they had edited the Redheads episode on a plane and that the selected book, Snitch Chose, was very snitchy and enjoyable to discuss.
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I edited it on the plane yesterday and I was laughing in my seat. It was really funny because the book we chose, Snitch Chose, is like so snitchy and it was good enough.
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The hosts said they had edited the Redheads episode on a plane and that the selected book, Snitch Chose, was very snitchy and enjoyable to discuss.
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I edited it on the plane yesterday and I was laughing in my seat. It was really funny because the book we chose, Snitch Chose, is like so snitchy and it was good enough.
And also speaking of books, I was reading a Snitch's Choice on the plane. I had started it on my last trip and I wasn't like taken by it, but I did like 50% of it on the plane and it was really sweet.
Swear on This Life
A Novel
They mentioned the novel Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino, noting it as a sweet read with a traumatized main character.
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It's called Swear on This Life. It's Renee Carlino. I read the Redheads before we were strangers. I read Renee Carlino. Renee Carlino is a fixture. Yeah. This one is good. It's just h...
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They mentioned the novel Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino, noting it as a sweet read with a traumatized main character.
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It's called Swear on This Life. It's Renee Carlino. I read the Redheads before we were strangers. I read Renee Carlino. Renee Carlino is a fixture. Yeah. This one is good. It's just hard when you really don't like the main character.
The Real Wallis Simpson
A New History of the American Divorcée Who Became the Duchess of Windsor
The hosts announced they would be reading The American Duchess, the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt, and noted it had not yet been released.
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We are reading The American Duchess, the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt by... Karen Harper, I believe.
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The hosts announced they would be reading The American Duchess, the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt, and noted it had not yet been released.
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We are reading The American Duchess, the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt by... Karen Harper, I believe.
Oh, you told me about this one. Karen Harper, I believe. Love that. Yeah, so sneak peek. The Anderson Cooper of it all.
The American Heiress
One of the hosts mentioned they were currently reading An American Heiress and enjoying it.
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I'm in the middle of such a good book called An American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin who also wrote a book on Queen Victoria that's the premise for the show Victoria.
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One of the hosts mentioned they were currently reading An American Heiress and enjoying it.
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I'm in the middle of such a good book called An American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin who also wrote a book on Queen Victoria that's the premise for the show Victoria.
Truly Madly Guilty
Claudia mentioned the novel, noting she thought it was good but it took her a long time to read.
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Oh, um, Truly Madly Guilty by Leanne Moriarty. I think it was good, but the fact that it took me so long to read, like doesn't really bode well, but I'm really, I'm on the fence.
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Claudia mentioned the novel, noting she thought it was good but it took her a long time to read.
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Oh, um, Truly Madly Guilty by Leanne Moriarty. I think it was good, but the fact that it took me so long to read, like doesn't really bode well, but I'm really, I'm on the fence.
Nine Perfect Strangers
Claudia said the upcoming show was based on a book about a wellness retreat.
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Have you been seeing the trailer for this new show coming out called Nine Perfect Strangers? Yes, of course, and it's a book. It's a book by Leanne Moriarty, who also did Big Little L...
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Claudia said the upcoming show was based on a book about a wellness retreat.
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Have you been seeing the trailer for this new show coming out called Nine Perfect Strangers? Yes, of course, and it's a book. It's a book by Leanne Moriarty, who also did Big Little Lies.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A Novel
Jackie recalled reading the novel and noted it later went to Broadway, which they felt ruined the experience.
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The only, um, like a time I've ever really ever experienced having read the book before the production was the curious incident of the dog in the middle of the night that then went to Broadway. And I...
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Jackie recalled reading the novel and noted it later went to Broadway, which they felt ruined the experience.
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The only, um, like a time I've ever really ever experienced having read the book before the production was the curious incident of the dog in the middle of the night that then went to Broadway. And I think you and I have spoken about it before how it was the worst. It actually, it ruined Broadway for me.
I Slept with Joey Ramone
A Family Memoir
The hosts noted that the upcoming Netflix biopic about Joey Ramone would be based on and share the title of Mickey Lee's 2009 memoir, remarking that the book's name was funny.
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will be based on and have the same title as Ramone's brother Mickey Lee's 2009 book I Slept with Joey Ramone A Family Memoir. I guess that's a funny name for a book.
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The hosts noted that the upcoming Netflix biopic about Joey Ramone would be based on and share the title of Mickey Lee's 2009 memoir, remarking that the book's name was funny.
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will be based on and have the same title as Ramone's brother Mickey Lee's 2009 book I Slept with Joey Ramone A Family Memoir. I guess that's a funny name for a book.
I Was Anastasia
A Novel
They said they had started reading it the night before.
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I started a new book last night called I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lohan who wrote Codename Helene.
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They said they had started reading it the night before.
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I started a new book last night called I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lohan who wrote Codename Helene.
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