25: Back to School

Published: Aug. 21, 2019, 1 p.m.

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It's time. So Erin and Amy recommend some picks that are all about adolescence and learning.\\xa0

But we couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about our love of school supplies, terrible run-ins with bulimic class salamanders and concussed hamsters, and how our adolescent dreams of adulthood have proven quite wrong. Plus, Erin comes in HOT with a few people and things in her burn book.\\xa0

Free Book It pizza for all!
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Our picks this week:\\xa0

Novels:

Amy: Push, Sapphire

Erin: Mrs. Everything, Jennifer Weiner

Other Books:

Amy: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain (Non-fiction)

Erin: Spoiled Brats, Simon Rich (Short story collection)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

Erin: Trophy Kids (TV, Documentary)\\xa0

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Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

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