The Bookstore

Hosted ByBecca & Corinne

It's like a book club, but we actually read the book. Join hosts Becca and Corinne as they recreate their days working and hanging out at their local independent book store.


All Episodes

05 – Gilead

This week Becca and Corinne read Gilead by Marilyn Robinson because their first guest, Josh Weston, told them to! Today’s episode includes thoughtful discussion of a novel about an intentional and intelligent elderly pastor, weird anecdotes about…

4.5 – What’s Norman Mailer Going To Do With a $100 Bill?

On our first ever between the book episode (a minisode, a .5, whatever you want to call it!) we bring you the story of the Native American literature world’s very own Rachel Dolezal. Becca and Corinne try to break down John Smelcer’s many grifting…

04 – My Sweet Audrina

03 – Voices from Chernobyl

Welcome back to The Bookstore, citizens of Earth! This time Becca and Corinne talk about their Read Around the World Challenge and discuss Svetlana Alexievich’s Nobel Prize winning oral history, Voices from Chernobyl. Becca’s actually been there!…

02 – Parable of the Sower

This episode Becca and Cori discuss the Hulu series that everyone was talking about two months ago, play a game of Title Mashup, and really get into Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower.” If you’ve got a Title Mashup for us, send it to  and…

01 – The Idiot

Becca and Corinne welcome you to The Bookstore’s first episode and discuss Elif Batuman’s 2017 novel, “The Idiot.” Segments: Working at a a bookstore “The Idiot” discussion Translation Game   Find “The Idiot” at a local bookseller near…

Welcome To The Bookstore

Welcome to The Bookstore. It’s like a like a book club but we actually read the book. Take a listen to our series promo to hear more about the show and highlights from upcoming episodes.

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