The Middle School Years

Our celebration of the spooky season is (finally) here! Join of as we discuss our undying love for Sarah Marshall, the Church of Satan's© incredibly reasonable commandments, and Ira Levin's misunderstood and tragically relevant novel, Rosemary's Baby. Find us on insta @readingminds.pod email inquiries to [email protected]

Come along with Molly and Caroline on a journey through time, gender, and sexuality. Nothing quite makes sense... yet maybe we've found a truth beyond reason? Maybe.... October read: Rosemary's Baby Find us on instagram: readingminds.pod Email inquiries: [email protected]

Nora Fairbanks is the guest you've all been waiting for! She's Molly's oldest friend, the fastest reader in the world, and a lover of romance novels. We discuss "coming out" as a romance reader, the icky side of the genre, and the horrors of Sarah J Mass. As foreplay, we delve into the merits of reading in pursuit of lava lamps and the time Nora locked Molly in her basement. Special shout-out to dorm room AC for the amazing audio quality! Find us on insta @readingminds.pod

Welcome to a very special episode featuring author, bookstore owner, (and Caroline’s mom), Julie Buckles. This week we are discussing Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes’s roadtrip across the Northern United States and through our hometown. Julie is available @honestdogbooks on instagram.  instagram: @readingminds.pod  Mentioned:  Trinidad, David. “On the Road with Sylvia and Ted: Plath and Hughes’s 1959 Trip Across America.” Front Matter. Summer 2011.   Plath, Sylvia. “The Collected Poems.” 1981 "Sylvia Plath Drawings." 2013 Pictures of Sylvia & Ted in Cornucopia: "No Other Appetite: Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, and the Blood Jet of Poetry" Stephen C. Ennius & Karen V. Kukil (2005).

It's the end of summer, which means it's time for a vibe report and reading recap. Also discussions on why we have changed our name three times, the parallels between Tolstoy and Jane Austen, and the horrors of running in the summer. Follow us on instagram: @readingminds.pod

Buckle up for a journey through books two and three of The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy. Find us on insta @library.on.fire

"Let people like dumb things!" - Caroline Ray A deep dive into the first season of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Follow us on insta: @library.on.fire https://www.instagram.com/library.on.fire/

This week Molly and Caro discuss the internet's favorite literary fiction of 2021, Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder. Digressions include the difference between Mennonites and the Amish, the sexy man from The Bear, and the grotesqueness of girlhood. Next discussion: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (and bonus tv show content) Follow us: Instagram: library.on.fire https://www.instagram.com/library.on.fire/ Learn more about Rachel Yoder: https://www.racheljyoder.com/

Molly and Caro take a ride into the past and discuss the trauma and joy of our middle school experiences. Books discussions include: Grasshopper Jungle, the horrors of Cassandra Clare, and the best series ever written (The Selection). We also digress into some human anatomy and Molly's forgotten dream of being a pastor. instagram: https://www.instagram.com/library.on.fire/

Molly and Caro are back and better than ever. We bring you a discussion of the weird books we've been reading, the city of Toronto, environmentalism, and the Honest Dog book of the month, Eluetheria. Check out HDB's monthly picks here: https://honestdogbooks.com/lists/igQl0mdYNnU Factual evidence that Sean Mendes is, in fact, from Toronto: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6658398/bio