The Book Nook: Recent Episodes
Tim and Claire
Tim (he/him) and Claire (she/her) have a podcast and video show called "The Book Nook" and we pick one book a month and read it as a community and discuss it together! Tangents and off-topic discussion can be expected but we'll try our best to deliver content that provide somef laughter and comfort
This week we talked about some pretty difficult subject matter, covered in this book. This is a trigger warning for themes of racism and sexual assault. The book discussion ends at 50:40 if you want to skip the discussion.
Tim and Claire read two books this month! Join us as we dive into these books that just so happen to both have the word "Sea" in the titles.
Tim and Claire discuss this month's book called Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Claire and Tim dive into what they've been reading lately including:
Bournville by Jonathan Coe
Earthside by Dennis E Taylor (sequel to Outland)
Babel by R. F. Kuang
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Tim and Claire talk about the book of the month for the month of March...Loveless by Alice Oseman.
Some technical issues delayed the release of this episode! Hopefully you enjoy this episode and join us for our book of the month!
Claire and Tim are back! We discuss our book of the month from a few months ago and catch up on what we've been reading and choose our next book to read for the month of March!
This episode we discuss the incredibly thorough book "This Landis Their Land" as well as catch up with each other on topics like Thanksgiving food, the World Cup, and Tim has a GIRLFRIEND?!
Sorry for the delay, life seems to get in the way occasionally!
Tim and Claire discuss The Troop by Nick Cutter. We do spoil the book so if you want to read this for yourself: 1. Good luck to you...and 2. Skip ahead to see what book we have chosen for the month of November!
Tim and Claire discuss the remarkable story of a woman from Warsaw who saved the lives of at least 2500 children during the WWII invasion of Poland.
Claire and Tim discuss Queen Elizabeth and some of the books we have been reading!
Next Pod: Book of the Month - Irena's Children
Claire and Tim dive into the new modern fiction novel by Gabrielle Zevin!! One of our favorite episodes so far!
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Claire and Tim take this opportunity between books of the month to discuss what else we've been reading and some other off topic rambling! Enjoy!
Please note this episode does discuss issues with misogyny and sexism in books and writing styles.
PS - Happy Birthday Claire!
Tim and Claire set off on a journey to become more educated and have read and discussed "The Wake Up: Closing the Gap between Good Intentions and Real Change" by Michelle Mijung Kim.
TW - This episode contains topics such as racism, sexism, and white supremacy.
Special thanks to our graphic designer @leblebstudio on Instagram and request for work can be found using this link: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/leb_leb_studio_224194/cf_id/62ab813e6ef8d103c06617aa
Claire and Tim share some of the books they're reading and delve into the topic of movie adaptions for books!
Trigger Warning - This episode does contain adult themes and discussion of abuse. Please use your own judgement as to whether you need to skip ahead or stop listening.
Claire and Tim discuss the book "Nanette" by Hannah Gadsby!
Tim and Claire tackle the work of John Scalzi in the 2021 book "The Kaiju Preservation Society". Enjoy!
WARNING: This episode and book discusses sensitive topics such as physical, verbal, and mental abuse. Claire and Tim do their best to warn listeners when topics like this come up so that listeners can make informed decisions for themselves.
Claire and Tim discuss the book "Educated" by Tara Westover!
Claire and Tim break down the book "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro! To avoid major spoilers, we indicate when we start spoiler talk. Skip ahead to 1:47:50 to avoid them!
Claire and Tim host an Episode 0 of sorts and allow listeners to get to know us and the podcast format!