Alphabet Book Club: Recent Episodes
Alphabet Book Club
APRIL BOOK CHAT: Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans
THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:
Alison Evans!
Alphabet’s Theresa
You can find them here:Alison:
https://www.alisonwritesthings.com/
https://www.instagram.com/alisonwritesthings/
https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonwritesthings
https://twitter.com/_budgie
Theresa and the Alphabet Team:
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub
https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
Books mentioned/ discussed:Finch: A Novel - Jeff VanderMeer
Shriek: An Afterword - Jeff VanderMeer
A Day of Fallen Night - Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon
Finding Nevo: How I Confused Everyone – Nevo Zisin
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
Hell Followed with Us - Andrew White
The Honeys - Ryan La Sala
Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light - Michael Earp
Monuments - William Kostakis
The Dawnhounds - Sascha Stronach
Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
Ida - Alison Evans
Highway Bodies - Alison Evans
MARCH BOOK CHAT: SHE GETS THE GIRL - Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:
Alphabet’s Theresa
You can find them here:Theresa and the Alphabet Team:
https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub
https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
Books mentioned/ discussed:She Gets the Girl - Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
Ophelia After All - Racquel Marie
In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune
The Charm Offensive: A Novel - Alison Cochrun
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
FEBRUARY BOOK CHAT: The Sunbearer Trials – Aiden Thomas
THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS:
Alphabet’s Theresa
You can find them here:Theresa and the Alphabet Team:
https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub
https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
Books mentioned/ discussed:
The Sunbearer Trials - Aiden Thomas
Long Story Short – Benjamin Mills
She Gets The Girl - Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
Percy Jackson Series – Rick Riordan
The Hunger Games Series – Suzanne Collins
The Lord of the Rings Series – J. R. R. Tolkien
The Never Ending Story – Michael Ende
JANUARY BOOK CHAT: ALL THAT’S LEFT IN THE WORLD
THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS: Author Erik J. Brown and Alphabet’s Theresa
You can find them here:Erik: https://www.erikjbrown.com/ https://twitter.com/WriterikJB https://www.instagram.com/erikjb/
Theresa and the Alphabet Team: https://www.instagram.com/theresamayadams/ https://alphabetbookclub.nz https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
Books mentioned/ discussed: She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance: A Novel - John Waters The Pledge - Cale Dietrich If Tomorrow Doesn't Come - Jen St. Jude Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World - Ashley Herring Blake Black Wings Beating - Alex London Beloved, novel by Toni Morrison Rabbit, Run - John Updike Lose You to Find Me - Erik J. Brown Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales The Sunbearer Trials - Aiden Thomas The Charm Offensive: A Novel - Alison Cochrun The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
DECEMBER 2022 BOOK CHAT: SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY BY KELLY QUINDLEN https://alphabetbookclub.nz https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS: Author Kelly Quindlen and the Book Club within a Book Club: Kaspar, Jay and Kirsty
You can find them here: Kelly Quindlen https://www.kellyquindlen.com https://www.instagram.com/kellyquindlen/ https://twitter.com/kellyquindlen https://littleoases.tumblr.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7768490.Kelly_Quindlen
Kaspar https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCatNZ
Kirsty https://twitter.com/alkalinekiwi https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwi/ https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwireads
Jay https://discoverylover.tumblr.com/
Books mentioned/ discussed: In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune The Girl Next Door - Cecilia Vinesse Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertall Girls Like Us - Randi Pink Only Mostly Devastated - Sophie Gonzales May the Best Man Win - ZR Ellor The Passing Playbook - Isaac Fitzsimons Running with Lions - Julian Winters Home Field Advantage - Dahlia Adler Late to the Party – Kelly Quindlen Something to Talk About - Meryl Wilsner Mistakes Were Made - Meryl Wilsner Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail - Ashley Herring Blake We Deserve Monuments - Jas Hammonds What's the Use? The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics - Ian Stewart Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales A Restless Truth - Freya Marske A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske Pantomime - Laura Lam Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H.S. Valley Loveless - Alice Oseman Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo
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This episode's guests: Our favourite clinical psychologist Ilana (aka @queerkiwireads https://www.instagram.com/queerkiwireads/) Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club
Books mentioned/ discussed:
Pantomime - Laura Lam Shadowplay - Laura Lam Masquerade - Laura Lam She Who Became The Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan You and I rewritten - Chip Pons Priory of The Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien She Drives me Crazy - Kelly Quindlen All That's Left In The World - Erik J. Brown The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune Join our Facebook Super Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/
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This episode's guests:
Chelsea, Theresa and Ruth from Alphabet Book Club
Books mentioned/ discussed:
A Million Quiet revolutions - Robin Gow
The Whispers - Greg Howard
Nick and Charlie - Alice Oseman
Camp - L.C. Rosen
The Feeling of Falling in Love - Mason Deaver
Kiss and Tell - Adib Khorram
Patomime - Laura Lam
Loveless - Alice Oseman
If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo
Twilight Series - Stephanie Meyer
These Witches Don't Burn - Isabel Sterling
She's Too Pretty to Burn - Wendy Heard
When The Moon Was Ours - Anna-Marie McLemore
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H.S Valley
I Wish You All The Best – Mason Deaver
The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune
Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
Heartstopper Series - Alice Oseman
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
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This episode's guests:
Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club
Books mentioned/ discussed:
The First to Die at The End – Adam Silvera
They Both Die at The End – Adam Silvera
The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun
These Witches Don’t Burn – Isabel Sterling
Camp – L C Rosen
The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
Under the Whispering Door – TJ Klune
I Kissed Shara Wheeler – Casey McQuiston
I Wish You All The Best – Mason Deaver
Blasphemy – TJ Klune
Blasphemy 2: Jesus Goes To Hell On Vacation – TJ Klune
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
This Coven Won’t Break – Isabel Sterling
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September 2022 Book Chat: When The Moon Was Ours
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https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
This episode's guests:
Ciara
https://twitter.com/CiaraMMitchell
https://www.tiktok.com/@amoldineshepard
Anthony
https://www.instagram.com/mindonthepages
Theresa from Alphabet Book Club
(and almost Molloy: https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja)
Books mentioned/ discussed:
A Million Quiet Revolutions – Robin Gow
The Rogue Crown – AK Mulford
Ace – Angela Chan
The Passing Playbook – Isaac Fitzsimons
The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun
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August 2022 Book Chat: Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbookclub
https://twitter.com/alphabetclubnz
This episode's guests:
Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club
H.S.Valley
https://hsvalley.nz
www.instagram.com/hsvalley
Molloy
https://www.instagram.com/fallenredninja
https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja
G B Ralph
https://gbralph.com
https://www.instagram.com/gbralph_
https://twitter.com/gbralph
Books mentioned/ discussed:
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H.S. Valley
Plain Bad Heroines – Emily M. Danforth
The Murderbot Diaries – Martha Wells
Preep – Milton Shulman, Illustrated by Dale Maxey
The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich
Black Leopard Red World – Marlon James
A Marvellous Light – Freya Marske
Te Āpiti – Manawatū Gorge Te Au-rere-a-te-tonga – Michelle Frey
Husband Material – Alexis Hall
Boyfriend Material – Alexis Hall
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
July 2022 Book Chat: She's Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests:
Chelsea and Theresa from Alphabet Book Club
Club Member: Kiesha
https://www.instagram.com/kieshamorella/
Author: Wendy Heard
https://www.wendyheard.com/
https://www.instagram.com/wendydheard/
https://twitter.com/wendydheard
https://www.tiktok.com/@wendydheard
Books mentioned/ discussed:
Radio Silence - Alice Oseman
I Was Born For This - Alice Oseman
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
Surrender Your Sons - Adam Sass
Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier
The Restless Dark - Erica Waters
Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake
Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need - Blake Snyder
Dead End Girls - Wendy Heard
We'll Never Tell - Wendy Heard
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
Chelsea and our Alphabet Writer in Residence @HSValley catch up at 1am in the morning and play a spirited and slightly chaotic game of Best and Worst in the World!
Books we discussed:
Henry Hamlet's Heart - Rhiannon Wilde
Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky
Here the Whole Time - Vitor Martins
The Mermaid The Witch and The Sea - Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H.S Valley
June 2022 Book Chat: If I Was Your Girl
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests:
Theresa and Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club
Books mentioned/ discussed:
Camp - LC Rosen
If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo
Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - HS Valley
Melissa - Alex Gino
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
May 2022 Book Chat: The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests:
TJ Klune
www.tjklunebooks.com
https://twitter.com/tjklune
https://www.instagram.com/tjklunebooks
Kirsty
https://twitter.com/alkalinekiwi
https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwi/
https://www.instagram.com/alkalinekiwireads
Jac Lynch
Oli's Days
Campground at Ivy Bar
Books mentioned/ discussed:
Camp - LC Rosen
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune
One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
Malice - Heather Walter
Brothersong - TJ Klune
Green Creek series - TJ KLune
Lakelore - Anna Marie McLemore
Flashfire - TJ Klune
Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune
Tales from Verania Series - TJ Klune
Heatwave - TJ KLune
In The Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune
How to Be A Normal Person - TJ Klune
How To Be Series - TJ Klune
Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
The Whispers - Greg Howard
How to Be A Movie Star - TJ Klune
Olive Juice - TJ Klune
Into This River I Drown - TJ Klune
Blasphemy Series - TJ Klune
The Li'l Depressed Boy - S. Steven Struble
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
Chelsea and our favourite queer psychologist Ilana (AKA @queerkiwireads) go on a deep dive into the world of Vitor Martins and Here The Whole Time and end up playing a spirited game of Best and Worst in the World!
Books we discussed:
Duck and Dive, Slip and Slide and Over and Out – G B Ralph
Dad Jokes and Pine Cones – C J Banks
Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo
Heartstopper Series - Alice Oseman
Felix Ever After – Kacen Callendar
House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
The Extraordinaries – TJ Klune
You can find Ilana on Instagram @queerkiwireads https://www.instagram.com/queerkiwireads/
You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at:
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
Join our Facebook Super Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/
Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
April 2022 Book Chat: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests
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Molloy/Mo/Ninja:
https://twitter.com/FallenRedNinja
https://www.instagram.com/fallenredninja/
Antisocial gremlin & Friends -
Andi C Buchanan:
https://twitter.com/andicbuchanan
https://andicbuchanan.org/
https://books2read.com/sanctuary-novel -
H. S. Valley:
https://www.instagram.com/hsvalley
https://hsvalley.nz/
Books we discussed:
Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo
The Consumption of Magic – TJ Klune
Teenage Wasteland: The Slasher Movie Uncut - J. A. Kerswell
#iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy – Olivia Hill
Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Toby Morris (Chelsea accidentally said Toby Morrison)
Boyfriend Material / Husband Material – Alexis Hall
A Desolation Called Peace – Arkady Martine
Ash – Malinda Lo
Tipping the Velvet – Sarah Waters
She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan
Sanctuary - Andi C. Buchanan
Howl – Allen Ginsberg
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H. S. Valley
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
Episode 7: Mid-Month – Heartstopper w/ Matt & H.S. Valley The first season of Heartstopper is dropping on Netflix this week and it’s all that Chelsea wants to talk about, so she got some friends together and shared some thoughts. Books we discussed:
Heartstopper and the Alice Oseman verse
Burn it All Down – Nicolas DiDomizio
One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston
Last Night at the Telegraph Club – Malinda Lo
We Who Hunt the Hollow – Kate Murray
Check, Please! - Ngozi Ukazu
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H.S. Valley
You can find Matt on twitter @smithmattyj
You can find Helen in a tent in Mangakino, but also at @HSValley on Instagram
You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at:
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
Join our Facebook Super Group:
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
March2022 Book Chat: Loveless by Alice Oseman
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests:
* Jacob from A Very Queer Book Club: https://www.instagram.com/a.veryqueerbookclub/
https://twitter.com/DatDemlow
https://www.tiktok.com/@a.veryqueerbookclub * Ciara:
https://twitter.com/CiaraMMitchell
https://www.tiktok.com/@amoldineshepard
- Jay:
https://discoverylover.tumblr.com/
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
Chelsea and Kirsty have a chat about Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera which leads into a larger discussion on intersectional feminisim, the worst types of feminists and how to cope when a person you admire disappoints you. You can find Kirsty at @alkalinekiwi on Twitter and Instagram
You can find Chelsea and the Alphabet Team at:
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
Join our Facebook Super Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphabetbookclub/
Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
FEBRUARY 2022 Book Chat: I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
This episode's guests:
* Mason Deaver: www.masondeaverwrites.com
* Ilana
* Kōwhai (and their mum!)
Join our Facebook Super Group:
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
Chelsea and Joe have a chat about Under the Whispering Door (while a storm is howling outside) which leads into a larger discussion about TJ Klune and leads into a chat about audio books You can find Joe at:
https://www.transparentpodcast.nz
www.instagram.com/blind_baker_nz
www.instagram.com/queer_marketplace_nz
Books Discussed in this Episode:
Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
The Green Creek Series - TJ Klune
The Verania Series - TJ Klune
Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - HS Valley
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
Join our Facebook Super Group:
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
JANUARY 2022 Book Chat: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
https://alphabetbookclub.nz This episode's guests:
* Sophie Gonzales - www.sophiegonzalesbooks.com
* Matt - @smithmattyj on Twitter
* Alyx - @chasingalyx on all social media
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com
An introduction to who we are, what we do and the books we love!
https://alphabetbookclub.nz
Books discussed in this epsiode:
They Both Die at The End - Adam Silvera
One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune Join our Facebook Super Group:
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Special thanks to Claire Cowan for the gorgeous music. Find out more about Claire at: www.clairesmusic.com