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The conversation starts mid-flow—because that’s real life—and unspools into a warm, bookish hangout about reading through seasons of identity, motherhood, and friendship. We compare formats without judgment (physical lovers, audiobook skeptics, Kindle night-owls), and we admit the messy bits: zoning out, rewinding chapters, and trying to sneak a page at a winery. What emerges is a portrait of how stories carry us when we’re stretched thin and still hungry for connection.
We follow a breadcrumb trail of genres that mirror our moods. Fantasy reenters the chat with A Court of Thorns and Roses and a witchy pick that anchors our new book club, while romance deepens with Kennedy Ryan’s Atlanta-set novels that center therapy, repair, and adult friendships that actually show up. Poetry and perspective reads—Bell hooks, Rupi Kaur, Young Pueblo, The Four Agreements—offer language for healing and practical ways to shift mindset when life feels loud. For momentum, we reach for thrillers and magical realism, from time-loop puzzles to twisty mysteries, and we detour into a rom-com setup where exes reconnect through a ghostwriting job after a reality dating show complicates everything.
Historical fiction rounds the circle, reminding us that empathy has depth and age. We talk about attention spans, night reads after the kids crash, beach chapters, and the simple permission to be the reader you have time to be. Along the way, we laugh about car-sick reading, celebrate quick comprehension superpowers, and invite you to make book time a ritual rather than a race.
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Chapters
1. 53: Running Laps Around Me (ft. Jae Callis) (00:00:00)
2. Welcome and Episode Context (00:00:04)
3. Picking Up Part Two: Identity Thread (00:00:58)
4. Physical vs Audiobooks vs Kindle (00:01:36)
5. Fantasy Rekindled and Book Club Plans (00:03:11)
6. Kennedy Ryan Series and Therapy Themes (00:05:02)
7. Poetry, Mindset, and Healing Reads (00:07:38)
8. Magical Realism and Thriller Kicks (00:10:22)
9. Rom-com Setup: The Rewrite (00:12:26)
10. Historical Fiction Deep Dive (00:13:38)
11. Reading Habits, Speed, and Escapism (00:15:41)
12. Community Invites and Closing (00:23:31)
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