Are These Books Drunk?

66 - Join your happy hour BFFs for our last happy hour of Season 2 and our last happy hour discussing Live Your Life by Amanda Kloots with Anna Kloots.  This week, we're sipping on an aptly named Guardian Angel as we talk about all of the wonderful things we'll take away from Amanda's and Nick's tragic story, favorite books of our second season and in honor of Thanksgiving we play a fun round of The Tom Terrific Titillating Turkey/Tofurkey Top Ten Moments of Season 2. Pages Discussed:  All of 'em! Stay tuned on our Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on Season Three so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

65 - Welcome back for another happy hour with your book club BFFs!  This week we continue our chat about Live Your Life by Amanda Kloots with Anna Kloots while sipping on an Oh Canada. We talk about moments that epitomize the love between each of us and our spouses, the meanings behind our special numbers and play a fun game of Hooray For... in honor of Amanda and Anna's T-Shirt business. Pages Discussed:  Chapters 11-15 Next Week:  We finish this book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

64 - Grab a much-needed cocktail and join us for part 2 of our chat about Live Your Life by Amanda Kloots with Anna Kloots.  We're sipping on a caffeinated cocktail to help Wake Up Nick as we talk about the importance of religion to Amanda and answer some questions about the role religion does or doesn't play in our own lives, reminisce on meeting our future in-laws for the first time, and race against the clock to finish the episode as Baby Laurette leaves Mariana a special gift. Pages Discussed:  Chapters 5-10 Next Week:  Chapters 11-15 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

63 - Come join us for another happy hour discussing our last book of Season 2!  This week we start our discussion about Live Your Life by Amanda Kloots with Anna Kloots while sipping on a decandently sweet From Broadway With Love. Mariana is officially back from maternity leave and rejoins us as we chat about small NYC memories that make it home, how our lives have changed since COVID, and how long we'd want our spouses to grieve us before moving on. Pages Discussed:  Chapters 1-4 Next Week:  Chapters 5-10 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

62 - Happy Thirsty Thursday!!  Time for one last happy hour discussing The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. This week we're sipping on a smoky & spicy Up In Smoke as we RATE THE BOOK(!), talk parasitic friendships and manipulation, and catch up with a very special guest who just drops in for a chat. We also find out whether Brandi's epic theory from weeks past has paid off.... Next week we start our final book of the season! Pages Discussed:  Chapters 29-THE END Next Week:  Live Your Life by Amanda Kloots (Chapters 1-4) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

61 - Time for another happy hour chatting about The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. This week we're...taking it easy and drinkin' A Glass of Wine.  It's par for the course in an episode where we realize in real time that Brandi thought she'd read all of the pages....but didn't.  We speculate some more on Brandi's theory from last week, play a fun little game called The Top Ten Completely Insane Red Flags Jane Ignores, and we talk about parts of our lives that we would want to stay the same if we somehow became overnight successes.   Pages Discussed:  Chapters 21-28 Next Week:  We finish this dang book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, An Jone, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

60 - Welcome back for another happy hour with your book club BFFs as we continue our chat about The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. This week we're savoring the emerald green Mrs. Rochester. We talk about our own experiences of a contradiction Jane seems to be experiencing within herself: loving the comfort she gets from Eddie and yet hating that she needs it. We explore changes we've made in our lives we once swore we could never see ourselves making. And Brandi *conjures* up a whopper of a theory. Get ready for a very silly episode. Pages Discussed:  Chapters 11-20 Next Week:  Chapters 21-28 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

59 - Happy #ThirstyThursday!  This week we start The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins while sipping on The Great Jane.  Emma gives a very comprehensive list of red flags that should send you running the other way while we divulge some of our own red flags of dating lives past.  We chat about times in our pasts when, like Jane, we've been in positions of huge disparity between ourselves and our employers, AND we've got a juicy Throwback Thursday update about our December 2020 Book Pick Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. Pages Discussed:  Chapters 1-10 Next Week:  Chapters 11-20 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

58 - Grab your cocktail and join us for our final chat on The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. This week we're drinking a punny Cereal Killer while discussing endings we pre-mourned as all of Chicago seems to have pre-mourned the end of the fair, and our mixed feelings of empathy for people who do bad things. AND since it's our final chat on the subject - we RATE this book! Just how drunk is it?  Listen and find out! Deep Dive Recommendation: Dr. Death Pages Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (Chapters 1-10) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records & Nico Staf  Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

57 - Pull up a barstool, grab a drink and join us for Part 3 of our chat about The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. We're sipping away on a My Fair Lady this week as we discuss the magic of the fair, things that could have gone very wrong if we hadn't listened to what our "guts" were telling us and story elements that need closure as we finish up next week. We also play a very silly round of The Top Ten Showstoppers H.H. Holmes Pitched for the World's Fair. Yiiiiiiiiiikes. Deep Dive Recommendation: American Ripper Pages Discussed:  198-298 (Acquiring Minnie - Claustrophobia) Next Week:  We finish this damn book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records & Nico Staf  Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

56 - Welcome back for another happy hour chatting away about The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson while sipping away on a Chicago Cocktail.  We discuss the unfair treatment of women and moments in our lives when we've felt the sting of being treated differently because of our gender.  In talking about the momentous meeting of the great minds, we talk about moments in our lives when we felt we were on the precipice of something great.  And we puzzle over... what the heck is in a Women's Building?! Deep Dive Recommendation:  The Men Who Built America Pages Discussed:  100-197 (Vanishing Point - The Cold-Blooded Fact) Next Week:  198-298 (Acquiring Minnie - Claustrophobia) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records & Nico Staf  Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

55 - Come on in and join us for our first happy hour chatting about The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and our first happy hour without our dear Mariana who is officially on a maternity break.  We drown our sorrows with a Behind Blue Eyes as we chat about the blue eyes of our two protagonists: Daniel H. Burnham, the ambitious visionary behind the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and H.H. Holmes, the devilish yet charming young doctor who simultaneously stalks Chicago for prey. We chat about our culture's fixation with murder and serial killers, architecture and favorite buildings, and the customized room we'd want in our homes a la Holmes' creepy customized basement. Pages Discussed:  1-99 (Aboard the Olympic - The Landscape of Regret) Next Week:  100-197 (Vanishing Point - The Cold-Blooded Fact) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records & Nico Staf  Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

54 - Join us for happy hour with very special guest Patricia Engel, author of Infinite Country!  In Patricia's honor, we drink an Aguardiente Sour and a Piña Sour for soon-to-be-mama Mariana.  We talk about the Colombian myths woven throughout the story and how Patricia's parents kept her Colombian culture alive despite her having grown up in New Jersey.  We ask about her parent's immigration story and whether that was a jumping off point for this book.  And our fabulous listener Irene wanted to know...what was behind the narrator shift towards the end of the book? Patricia's Recommended Donation Resources:  Raices Texas & Proyecto Union Pages Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Pgs. 1-99 (To the end of the chapter entitled "The Landscape of Regret") Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me Records Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove, Brandi Bravo & Special Guest Patricia Engel

53 - Welcome to our last happy hour chatting about The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! This week we're sipping on the Corpse Reviver #2 and an Alive Elixir for Mama Mariana.  We chat about what is true for us right now in this moment in honor of Nora's I AM ALIVE statement, dive into the many sayings about time and how we relate, and Brandi recommends a piece of music featuring real whale sounds: And God Created Great Whales.  And for the first time ever - we rate this book!  Is it drunk after all?  Listen and find out! Deep Dive Suggestion:  Fantastic Fungi Pages Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  Bonus episode w/ author Patricia Engel of Infinite Country Sept. 9th:  Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Pgs. 1-99 (To the end of chapter entitled "The Landscape of Regret") Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records & Nico Staf  Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

52 - Get back over here for another happy hour chatting about The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! This week we're sipping on a (not furry) Schrodinger's Cat and a yummy Peaches and Cream for Mama Mariana. We talk about the idea that life only gives us what we can handle. In talking about the many lives of Nora Seed, we talk about the many lives we'd like to live and bucket list items we wanna check off in this life, and we play a fun little game guessing the lives we DIDN'T see Nora live. We also get a fascinating Deep Dive recommendation from our wonderful listener Evicka: NPR's Hidden Brain Podcast | Rewinding and Rewriting: The Alternate Universes In Our Heads. Pages Discussed:  144-216 (End of chapter "The Many Lives of Nora Seed) Next Week:  We finish the book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf & An Jone Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

51 - Welcome back for cocktails and Part 2 of our chat on The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This week we're sipping on a Polar Bear, and a cute lil Teddy Bear for Mama Mariana. We talk about depression, as it seems to be a big struggle of Nora's. We chat about our personal definitions of success, relationships with dads, and....we get very (very!) silly about the Olympics. Pages Discussed:  71-143 (End of chapter "Expectation") Next Week:  144-216 (End of chapter "The Many Lives of Nora Seed) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

50 - Welcome back for our 50th episode (woot! woot!) and our first happy hour chatting about The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This week we're sipping on an appropriately green Death in the Afternoon, and an appropriately titled Birth in the Afternoon for our soon-to-be-mommy Mariana. We chat about regrets we wish we could go back and undo, alternate lives we'd like to explore if we got access to our own Midnight Libraries, and which day in particular we'd go back and relive if we could. Pages Discussed:  1-70 Next Week:  71-143 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri  Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

49 - Join us for a bonus happy hour discussing Taylor Jenkins Reid's short story Evidence of the Affair while we sip away on a Love Letter...and an adorable non-alcoholic Pen Pal for Mami Mariana. We talk about the expectations that come with getting married, whether or not we've ever cheated, and we come up with some fun alternate endings: the final letter we would each tack on to the end of the story. Chapters Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Pgs. 1-70) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

48 - Join us for one last happy hour chatting about Infinite Country by Patricia Engel while sipping on special guest host AnaMaria Correa Cardenas' (AKA Mariana's mom) favorite drink: a Tequila Reposado Neat. We get the skinny on AnaMaria's move to the United States from Colombia and her epic love story with husband Juan. We chat about apology letters we've thought about sending, moments when our parents let us go, whether we've ever thought about packing it all up and moving to a new place, and our new Deep Dive segment gives us a recommendation for a deeper look into Mauro's harrowing trek by foot across the border. Chapters Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri & AnaMaria Correa Cardenas Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Nico Staf, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

47 - It's time for another happy hour with your Book Club BFFs!  This week we keep going with Infinite Country by Patricia Engel while sipping on yet another incredibly refreshing Bartender Riccardo Original:  A Karina Kiwi.  (Sub Ritual Zero Proof's Tequila for a yummy mocktail version!)  We dig deep into generational traumas that may have impacted each of our families, where we each consider "home" to be, and the mantras and stories we tell ourselves in the present to make sense of the past or to help shape our futures.   Chapters Discussed:  16-24 Next Week:  All of 'em! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

46 - Grab your cocktail and pull up a seat - it's time for another happy hour!  This week we continue our chat about Infinite Country by Patricia Engel over a delectable Bartender Riccardo Originale:  Perla's Potion.  And Mami Mariana gets to drink the exact same cocktail thanks to Ritual Zero Proof's Tequila Alternative!  We discuss our caretaker plans as our parents get older, the beautiful death mythology Talia believes in and our own thoughts about what happens after death, and Mauro and Elena's difficult choices lead us to reflect on some of our own difficult life choices.  Chapters Discussed:  9-15 Next Week:  16-24 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

45 - It's time for another happy hour and this week we're beginning our chat about Infinite Country by Patricia Engel while sipping on a delicious Poncha (and a Virgin Grimosa for Mama Mariana.) While discussing Elena and Mauro's impossible decision, we wonder what we'd do if faced with the same situation: stay or go? And in discussing Talia's moment with the cat, we reflect on times we've been so angry we reacted without thinking, and which hot-button issues we could see driving us to the same fury. Chapters Discussed:  1-8 Next Week:  8-15 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

44 - Welcome back for our last happy hour chatting about My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams!  This week we're sipping on a Bartender Riccardo Original, Spill the Tea, which features the delicious Happy Hour Blend tea from Plum Deluxe (and an Happy Hour Iced Tea for Mama Mariana.) We chat about news we've anxiously awaited, our complicated relationships with trust, and why, like Rachel, we sometimes feel so damn guilty even when we know we're in the right. And we get a fun Listener Question! Chapters Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  Infinite Country by Patrica Engel (Chapters 1-8) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

43 - Pull up a barstool, grab a drink and join us for a chat about My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams.  We're sipping on The Marrakesh Express (and a Pomegranate Lime Spritzer for soon-to-be-mama Mariana). This week we chat about how we deal with needs that go unmet, the reality strike that comes with making admissions to our parents, and those wonderful little human moments that lift you up when life's got you totally down. Chapters Discussed:  11-16 Next Week:  All of 'em! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

42 - Welcome back for another happy hour chatting about My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams while sipping on The Perfect Lady (and a Baby Virgin Bellini for Mama-To-Be Mariana). We chat about *spidey senses* we've felt regarding people in our lives who may or may not have the best intentions, the anxieties of playing host, and in light of Rachel and Anna's very different travel troubles, we chat about our own travel habits aaaaaaand....maybe we plan our future International Drunk Girl's Trip?! Chapters Discussed:  6-10 Next Week:  Chapters 11-16 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

41 - Weeeeee're baaaaaaaaack!  Welcome back for the first happy hour of Season 2.  This week we start our talk about My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams while sipping on a Cosmopolitan (and a Sparkling Virgin Cosmo for Mariana.)  A perfect pairing for the book described as Sex and the City meets Catch Me If You Can!  We reminisce about spontaneous NYC nights out with friends, our relationships with finances and finances within our relationships, and in talking about Anna and Rachel...friendships that we've allowed to blur the lines of what we would normally find acceptable. Chapters Discussed:  1-5 Next Week:  Chapters 6-10 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

Join us again for Happy Hour in Season 2 starting Thursday, June 3rd and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on the season's book picks & cocktail pairings so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

40 - It's a bonus happy hour!  This episode we wrap up season one cheersing with each of our favorite cocktails of the season.  We reminisce on our favorite discussions, chat about the listener's favorite book, and play a drinking game that gets very very silly.  Thank you all so much for joining us on this ride; we can't wait to come back better than ever for Season 2. Join us again for Happy Hour in Season 2 starting Thursday, June 3rd and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our first book pick & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

39 - Welcome to the last official happy hour of Season One!  This week we FINISH our chat about The Push by Ashley Audrain while drinking a fittingly titled Bartender Riccardo Original:  the Curtain Call (and an oh-so-cute Shirley Temple for Mama Mariana.) Emma wants to know which character in the book we were surprised to feel a connection to. Since we've been talking so much about Moms, Mariana asks us to share the love with our Dads. And in talking about Blythe's relationship with Violet, Brandi wants to know about the things in our lives that we love despite the fact that they're terrible for us. Chapters Discussed:  All of them! Next Week:  Season One Wrap-Up Bonus Episode Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

38 - Welcome back for another book club + happy hour!  This week we continue our chat about The Push by Ashley Audrain while drinking a Mourning Dove (and a Paloma the Virgin for Mama Mariana.) This week we discuss how our concepts of weakness and strength have changed over the years. In talking about Blythe comparing herself to Gemma, we talk about our own bad habits of comparing ourselves to others.  And as we're all badly in need of a boost after this week's heavy chapters, we gush on our relationships and the cute little every day habits that help us keep the love alive. Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 45-66 Next Week:  We finish the whole dang book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

37 - #ThirstyThursday and time for another happy hour!  This week we continue our discussion of The Push by Ashley Audrain while drinking a very sneaky Purple Devil (and a Grape Pineapple Mint Fizz for our mama-to-be Mariana.) We talk about crushed expectations, the silent treatment and, of course, the devilish act of one particular character that catapults this story to the next tragic level. Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 23-44 Next Week:  Chapters 45-66 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

36 - Welcome back for the LAST happy hour of Season One!  This month we're reading the suspenseful thriller The Push by Ashley Audrain while cautiously sipping on The Violet. Well, Mariana's not drinking The Violet because she's just announced SHE'S PREGNANT!!! (Swipe right on The Violet to get a peek at the soothing and summery Lavender Lemonade mocktail for mamas like Mariana!) In talking about Blythe's difficult relationship with motherhood, we talk about our biggest fears in relation to motherhood, how having children can affect your relationship with your spouse, and times when we women have neglected our own instincts to satisfy societal and familial expectations. Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 1-22 Next Week:  Chapters 22-44 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

35 - Happy thirsty Thursday!!  This week we've got a BONUS EPISODE for you chatting about the oh-so-fun-and-fabulous Play Your Way Sane by Clay Drinko, P.H.D. (Talk about having the perfect name for our podcast, right?!) We're sipping on @hotofftheshelves recommendation, the Guinness Float, as we work our way through some of the book's "120 improv-inspired exercises to help you calm down, stop spiraling, and embrace uncertainty."  We compliment the heck out of each other, drink when we hear the word "play" and Emma commits her bra for a Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants inspired exercise that leaves our Jennifer Love Boobits, Bravissitatas and Taco Boobas feeling fully supported. Next Week:  The Push by Ashley Audrain (Chapters 1-22) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me Records Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

34 - It's time for another happy hour with your book club BFFs and this week we're FINISHING our discussion on The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett while sipping on The Big Reunion. We noticed some contradictions in the relationships the twins have with their daughters and chat about our own moms, once-important friendships that dwindled, and the feeling we have to prove ourselves and justify our choices. And @hotofftheshelves throws us a fun Listener Question! Chapters Discussed:  All of 'em! Next Week:  Bonus Episode about Play Your Way Sane by Clay Drinko, P.H.D. Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Got a listener question, comment or insight into the book?  Slide into our DMs or send us an email at arethesebooksdrunk@gmail.com! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

33 - Welcome back for another happy hour discussing Part 3 of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett while we sip on The Simple Truth. In talking about Stella and Kennedy's reasons for acting, we three actresses chat about why we were drawn to acting, friendships we may have entered into and/ or maintained out of guilt, and, ignited by Stella's advisor's comment that nothing scares men more than a woman with a brain, we chat about dumbing ourselves down to seem more likeable. Plus, a fun listener question gives us an update on Emma's decluttering mission! Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 8-13 Next Week:  We finish the book! Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Got a listener question, comment or insight into the book?  Slide into our DMs or send us an email at arethesebooksdrunk@gmail.com! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

32 - Pull up a barstool for another happy hour chatting about The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This week, we sip on the sinfully decadent Black or White. We look into our own vanishing halves, take a deep dive into regrets, and in honor of Barry, we muse on our own drag names. Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 4-7 Next Week:  Chapters 8-13 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Got a listener question, comment or insight into the book?  Slide into our DMs or send us an email at arethesebooksdrunk@gmail.com! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

31 - It's time for a new book and a new cocktail with your happy hour besties!  This week we start our discussion of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett while sipping on an indulgent New Orleans classic -  the Ramos Gin Fizz. We daydream about where we would go if we ran away from home like the Vignes sisters, wonder at the little things that make up who we are as we puzzle over how one can leave everything behind to become someone new... and we salivate over all that fruit Early shared with Desiree. Chapters Discussed:  Chapters 1-3 Next Week:  Chapters 4-7 Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

30 - It's a BONUS happy hour!  Join us AND special guest Daniel K. Isaac (Billions, According  to My Mother) as we sip on a Boulevardier and get his scoop on The Vegetarian by Han Kang. He gives a little more insight into Korean culture, delights us with stories of his beloved mom, and gives us a much-needed lesson on the pronunciations of some character names. (Hint: we got a couple wrong!)  Oh yeah, and we announce our March book pick - see below! Chapters Discussed:  All of 'em Next Week:  The Vanishing Half (Chapters 1-3) Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us! Episode Credits Special Guest:  Daniel K. Isaac Special Appearance:  Riccardo Roggeri Music:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu Espinal Logo and Art:  Chad Hudson Hosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

29 - It's Thursdaaaaaaay!  Grab your cocktail and join us for happy hour chatting about The Vegetarian by Han Kang.  This week we're drinking in all the Water & Sunlight we can get as we dig into the final chapter. We reminisce about places in nature that we feel most connected to, divulge the realizations we've each had lately that (like In-hye) have made us tackle life a little differently, and try to dissect...what the hell happened in this book?!Chapters Discussed:  Part 3 (Flaming Trees)Next Week:  Special Guest Daniel K. Issac talks The VegetarianJoin us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu EspinalLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

28 - Welcome back for another happy hour chatting about The Vegetarian by Han Kang.  This week we're sipping on another Soju-based cocktail, this one reminiscent of Yeong-hye's Mongolian Mark, the Blue Beauty. In the spirit of Yeong-hye's apparent metamorphosis, we muse on what we'd metamorphose into, our pre-Covid guilty (or not-so-guilty) pleasures, and given the ending of this chapter, Mariana wonders whether In-hye cares about her sister at all. We also get a fabulous *Listener Question* going back to one of our previous episodes - thanks for sending it our way, Adrian!Chapters Discussed:  Part 2 (Mongolian Mark)Next Week:  Part 3 (Flaming Trees)Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu EspinalLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

27 - Join us for another drink and another happy hour discussing our February book pick The Vegetarian by Han Kang.  We begin our chat this week by adding a new liquor to our palate - we incorporate Soju, a South Korean rice liquor into this week's cocktail, a twist on a Bloody Mary:  Bloody Lady.  Using Yeong-Hye's dreams as a jumping off point, we take a deep dive into our own dreams, the cultural traditions we might be ridiculed for parting ways with, and of course, our own relationships and struggles with the foods we choose to eat. Chapters Discussed:  Part 1 (The Vegetarian)Next Week:  Part 2 (Mongolian Mark)Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions, Text Me Records, Carmen Maria & Edu EspinalLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

26 - It's #ThirstyThursday, which means it's time for another happy hour with your book club besties!  This week we finish The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid while enjoying the radiant and glowing Right To Die.  We kick off the episode with a very socially aware listener question from one of our favorite listeners (and incredible artist) Adela Antoinette. We chat about whether all of the gossip and discussion about Evelyn's many husbands eclipses her own fame, gush over the final years she shares with the real love of her life, and we get incredibly vulnerable in talking about death, assisted suicide, and the right to die. AND we dish on who our 7 husbands would be...and each of our picks for our *one* wife. Next week we start our new February book club pick The Vegetarian by Han Kang!Chapters Discussed:  All of 'emNext Week:  The Vegetarian by Han Kang Pages 1-59 (To the start of the Chapter entitled Mongolian Mark)Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

25 - Time for another happy hour!  This week we launch into the third part of our chat about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid while drinking an oldie but a goodie: The Last Word. We talk about *that* explicit sex scene, and as actresses we can't help wondering whether we'd have done the same and where our line is with regards to nudity in our work. And since Evelyn does that scene with her abusive ex-husband, we dive into the complex question of whether it's possible to enjoy art made by abusers and alleged abusers. Plus, in talking about Monique's difficult decision whether to stay in New York for her career, or follow David to San Francisco, we talk about the difficult decisions we're personally facing with regards to our careers and marriages... We get REAL this week, ya'll.Chapters Discussed:  31-51Next Week:  We finish the book!Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

24 - Grab a drink, pull up a barstool, and join your book club BFFs for another happy hour!  This week we continue our chat about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid while enjoying A Night in Vegas.  Going off of Evelyn's night with Mick, we dig deep into the gray area of saying yes when we want to say no, our own personal Celias, and whether we agree with Evelyn's sentiment that divorce is just "a piece of paper."Chapters Discussed:  16-30Next Week:  31-51Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

23 - Welcome back for our first happy hour of 2021!  This week we start our discussion on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid while sipping on the deceptive  It's Not What It Seems. We puzzle over the possible reasons why Evelyn has chosen Monique for this high-profile and potentially highly profitable task, lament our past "Goddam Don Adlers" (ya know we've all got one), and sift through our feelings about the things Evelyn is doing to get what she wants.Chapters Discussed:  1-15Next Week:  16-30Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

22 - It's a bonus power half-hour happy hour!  To wrap up the crazy year that is 2020, we grab our beer of choice and drink one shot every minute while powering through a series of intimate questions.  Juuuuuiiiiiicy!  Join us next month with Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Next Week:  Pages 1-99Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

21 - It's time for one last *official* 2020 happy hour!  This week we FINISH talking about  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo while sipping on the perfectly named No. 3. This week we take the lead from Lina and talk about our individual, most memorable "Princess Bride" kisses. We marvel at the ending of Maggie's trial against Aaron Knodel, and most especially at his wife and community sticking by him. And we three women feel the full weight of Lisa Taddeo's mother's final words to her, "Don't let them see you happy."Pages Discussed:  All of 'emNext Week:  A special *bonus episode*Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

20 - Grab a drink and join us for a scintillating happy hour!  This week we continue talking about  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo while sipping on the oh-so-alluring Infidelity. This week we use Lina's fear of loneliness as a jumping off point to talk about what we fear more than death. We can all relate to Sloan's need for control in her life, but we daydream about what we'd do if we could completely let loose for a day. And after reading about Maggie's tattoo, we divulge the tattoos we would get....and we get a surprise revelation from Mariana!Pages Discussed:  157 - 232Next Week:  232 - The End!Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

19 - Welcome back to haaaaaappy hooooooour!  This week we continue talking about  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo while sipping on the holiday-spiced Sex in the Woods. Using this week's chapters as a jumping off point, we pry into each other's sex lives, getting into the dirty deets of losing our virginity, faking orgasms and what it took to finally enjoy it.  We question the traditions of bachelorette parties, marriage and baby showers, and in talking about Lina's separation, what it would take for us to walk away from our marriages.Pages Discussed:  79-156Next Week:  157-232Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

18 - YA'LL.  Grab a drink and join us for the juiciest of happy hours.  This week we start our talk about  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo while sipping on the fittingly named Menage a Trois. In talking about the real life experiences of the three women in the book, we get real about woman-on-woman judgement, the types of women we hope to be....and, as a tribute to Sloan, we describe our sex lives as a 3 course meal. Ooooooohhhhh yeeeeeeaaaahhhh.....Pages Discussed:  1-78Next Week:  79-156Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo

17 - Grab a drink for a very special happy hour with a very special guest!  This week we wrap up our talk about Real Life by Brandon Taylor with very special guest Duane Gosa, while sipping on his favorite cocktail:  a classic Aperol Spritz. As three women who have had very different experiences from our protagonist Wallace's experiences, it felt wrong not to bring a special guest in who could not only shed some light on this beautiful story, but who could also give some insight into Wallace's experience. We are so thankful on this Thanksgiving 2020 episode to have shared this time with Duane, and to have discussed his experiences in the world and how he related to this powerful book. Thanks for sharing a drink with us, Duane - cheers!Pages Discussed:  All the pagesNext Week:  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo (Pgs. 1-78)Join us again for Happy Hour next Thursday, and follow us on Insta @AreTheseBooksDrunk for updates on our next episode & cocktail pairing so that you can read along and sip along with us!Episode CreditsSpecial Guest:  Duane GosaSpecial Appearance:  Riccardo RoggeriMusic:  Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions & Text Me RecordsLogo and Art:  Chad HudsonHosts:  Mariana Cardenas, Emma Orelove & Brandi Bravo