Book Interrupted

Book Interrupted is taking the summer off again. We'll be back September 1st, 2024 with Kara's Book Pick: The BFG by Roald Dahl. Have a great summer!

The Book Interrupted women kick-off Seasons Three: The Banned Book Season with “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood. Atwood’s dystopian novel has been banned for being sexually explicit, violently graphic, and morally corrupt. The Book Interrupted members give their first impressions of the book, and continue in the group discussion while joined by Lindsay. The women discuss the parallels between the book and current reality, women’s rights, fertility, gift giving, penis imagery, and the end of the world. Discussion Points: Fiction based on reality The importance of a name, and women changing or keeping theirs after marriage What’s in the name Offred? Superfans reading deeply into books Cyndi Lauper’s response to overturning of Roe v. Wade Everyday toxins, and fertility of both men and women Abstaining from having children for environmental reason Pollution, capitalism, consumption, and gift giving Penis metaphors or just your dirty mind Pooping during labour and loss of modesty Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing MasterClass Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Cyndi Lauper Talks About Women's Rights

Re-reading, recycling, finishing, audio, and our books. Welcome to our recap of Book Interrupted Season Two! What are the members’ favourite moments? What authors do we want on the podcast? And we wouldn’t be Book Interrupted if we didn’t go off on at least a couple tangents! Discussion Points: What do we remember from season two? What were the books from Season One versus Season Two? What is the funniest/most uncomfortable/favourite moment/episode? What books didn’t you finish? What was the best and worst audio book? What was your favourite and least favourite book from this season? Playlists and photos for the website (www.bookinterrupted.com) Do you re-read books? Have you ever recycled a book? If you could have another author on the podcast, who would it be? Sneak peek at Season Three Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Untamed by Glennon Doyle Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

Another follow up interview with inspiring Kirsten Karchmer, author of “Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period.” What has she been up to since we last spoke to her? Discussion Points: Fertility in the world and changing issues surrounding fertility Skinny jeans Puberty Plastics/BPA affecting fertility Periods Men and love languages Sex toys and the history of the vibrator Raising children with honesty Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group KirstenKarchmer.com Forever Brazen The Period Expert | Kirsten Karchmer on TikTok The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 5 Love Languages Masters of Sex Baroness Von Sketch Show - Pap Exam Skit 6:45

Ducks, names, insults, mom stories, fake news, and residential schools. Concluding their series on “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Voicemails Ducks Children swearing and “insulting” hand gestures Truth and Reconciliation summary Mom stories Australian residential schools Making the “other” scary Names - What name could you have had? What name would you prefer? Remembering people’s names on the first meeting. Being late Other fan feedback and followups Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Indigeneyez A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Edited and Abridged Willow Crank by Ellen Hopkins Australia's Dark Secret: The Inhumane Treatment of Indigenous Peoples

Reconciliation, the climate crisis, and Bev Sellars’ life. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars, then share their final book reports. Discussion Points: Reconciliation Climate crisis Would they recommend the book? Bev Sellars’ life and accomplishments Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Indigeneyez

Rotten food, freezing temperatures, seven generations, truth, healing and reconciliation. The women continue their chat inspired by “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars. Discussion Points: Did they finish the book? The Orange Shirt story The structure and storytelling style of the book Painting the whole picture Rotten food and below freezing temperatures The lasting impacts of residential schools survivors Epigenetic markers based on trauma, cultural genocide - it takes seven generations to heal Good starter book Truth, healing and reconciliation - the long road and why are things not getting done? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad, Brock Nicol Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Indigeneyez

Orange Shirt Day, the loss of language, land and climate change. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars and finish with a group discussion. Discussion Points: Personal journals Truth and Reconciliation Day/Orange Shirt Day - September 30th Evolving language and the loss of languages Climate change Owning land Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild Hidden Brain - Watch Your Mouth University of Alberta Indigenous Canada Indigeneyez Native Land Digital Native Land Digital Twitter

Being uncomfortable, banned books, allyship, and socks. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars. Discussion Points: Banned books Making people and yourself uncomfortable and anti-racism work Indian Hospitals and forced sterilizations of Indigenous women The Pope’s apology Reconciliation and allyship Changing unconscious biases Do you like wearing socks? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:m Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars History of the Sitcom Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Indigeneyez “Indigenous women still forced, coerced into sterilization: Senate report” - Global News

Residential schools, shaming, dehumanization, and children’s rights. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “They Called Me Number One” by Bev Sellars. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “They Called Me Number One”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Discussion Points: Personal journals Learning about residential schools in the current school system The structure of the book The impact of the book after you read it Other books by Indigenous Canadian authors Lack of medical care and other events that occurred in residential schools Why did Kim choose this book? Inability to have family visits, shaming, and abuse Children’s rights Dehumanization and corporal punishment Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Book Interrupted Swag Shop White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo IndigenEYEZ

The Book Interrupted women answer quizzes, inspired by the book “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! Discussion Points: Are you stressed? Is your feminism angry enough? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Stress Quiz: https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/stress-test#fa-qs Burnout Quiz https://www.oprah.com/inspiration/burnout-quiz-assessment-test-fried-book_1 Is my Feminism Angry Enough Quiz: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/04/quiz-is-my-feminism-angry-enough

Being inside yourself, crank calls, reassessing your life, stress leave, miscarriages, and bookmarks. Concluding their series on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Special guest Virginia, the fan who chose The Midnight Library, joins in. Discussion Points: The music in the audio book version Catch up with Virginia and her book recommendations Prank-playing and crank calls Work sheets in the book Taking time to finding awareness and clarity Is it career limiting if you take time off for stress? Miscarriages Fan responses to playlists and social media posts What do you do to save your page in a book you’re reading? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! By Tony Robbins Be Better At Listening - Pomplamoose (Studio Session Version) Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke

Moby Dick, the Human Giver Syndrome, the timing of books in our lives, underwear, and do we recommend the book? The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, then share their final book reports. Discussion Points: Practical aspects of the book The Human Giver Syndrome Who is this book written for? Do we recommend this book? Do books mean something different to us at different times in our lives? Do you always wear underwear? Final Book Reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Untamed by Glennon Doyle

BMI, judging other women, grocery store conversations, and human libraries. The women continue their chat inspired by “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Discussion Points: The Bikini Industrial Complex and the BMI (Body Mass Index) Do you judge other women and yourself about they way they/you look? Obesity and healthiness Should people be commenting on how children look? Does anyone need to wear makeup - especially children? Categorizing people and commenting on their body Talking to strangers The importance of connection Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Jax - I wrote a song called Victoria’s Secret and I always wanted to be part of a Flash Mob White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo Bucharest Herald: “Experiment on Romanian orphans: They have lower volumes of gray matter”

Kissing, speaking up, shutting up, the mad woman in the attic, and “the patriarchy (ugh)”. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski and finish with a group discussion. Discussion Points: Personal journals Kissing for six seconds to complete a stress cycle How do you react when you hear other people have stress? Speaking up versus shutting up Who is this book aimed at? The patriarchy - does the writing undermine the intended message? Active rest Using this book for stress in the corporate world The madwoman in the attic Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

Giving, boundaries, burnout, social connection and finding “the middle of the Oreo”. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Discussion Points: Human Giver Syndrome and accepting and asking for help Sense of and setting boundaries Choosing your battles and avoiding conflicts Saying “yes” Are you usually early, on time, or late? TLDR sections and personal stories in the book Do you feel burnt out? The need for social connection Work burnout Ups and downs and finding the “middle of the Oreo” The importance of exercise to combat burnout Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Warner Klemp What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer

Moustache hairs, humour, the patriarchy, and audio books. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Burnout”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Discussion Points: Personal journals Using your body to work through stress Humour in self help The patriarchy, how it relates to wellness, and expected roles and behaviour of women Worksheets in the book “Science is not an exact science” Authors reading their own audio books - is it a good thing? Preconceived notions of books Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Brené Brown Unlocking Us podcast with Emily and Amelia Nagoski Operation Angus by Terry Fallis The Onion The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown

Inspired by the advanced words from “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the Book Interrupted women play a game. Which definition is real, and which ones are fake? This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! Discussion Points: Humectant Crepuscular Rococo Bathetic Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Tune in next week for our regular scheduled Off The Shelf Episode.

Nice ghosts, chin hairs, companion book, the Mandela Effect, and interruptions while reading. Concluding their series on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Why was this book chosen? Kim’s follow-up of what she thought - feeling left out of the book Having a companion book to Fun Home Talking about menopause Plucking your chin hairs Podcast awards Most people are nice Pronouncing words Interruptions while reading The Mandela Effect Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For John Green Body Worlds Shazaam The Mandela Effect

Periods, sex scenes, references, and recommendations. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: Period references and period underwear Writing to the author Do you recommend the book? Were there any books that were referenced that you want to read? How did you feel about the sex scenes? Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For Blossom

Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough?  Discussion Points: Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home Philosophy of solipsism  Making life choices that make yourself happy The nuclear family and adult creative pursuits Raising children with a village versus a small family The advantages to having multi-aged play groups Child, bag, and other trackers Having homes for household objects so you don't lose things Having too many mugs Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel  Dykes to Watch Out For Solipsistic The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff The Tile App

Journaling, “To Do” lists, discovering parents are real people, and of course, the book. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel and finish with a group discussion. Discussion Points: Personal journals Did you finish the book? Connecting or not connecting to the book The structure of the book Discovering your parents are people and are flawed Do you journal? What’s your relationship with “to do” lists? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For The High Performance Planner

Funerals, death, cadavers, goo bags, and Weekend at Bernies. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Discussion Points: Fun Home = Funeral home Drawings of cadavers What do you want to happen to your body after you are dead? Would you donate your body? Death and funerals in different places and time periods 80s and 90s movies and television Other writings by Alison Bechdel and the musical based on the book Tarot card readings Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For BodyWorlds Weekend at Bernie’s

Boobs, booze, banned books, and the Bechdel Test (and graphic novels, literary references, and talking about the weather). The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Fun Home”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Discussion Points: Personal journals Fun Home in the “book club bag” at the library What’s the process of Bechdel creating her graphic novels? Fun Home has been banned in schools and libraries in the USA The graphic images in the book The layout - how is it reading a graphic novel? Using a different mindset. Literary references Boobs and booze and banned books The Bechdel Test - women in film Small talk - talking about the weather Pink eye Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For

Author Karma Brown of “The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life”, joins the Book Interrupted women and fan Lindsay for a chat about finding the time for yourself, raising children, rhubarb baking, and Roe v. Wade. This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! Discussion Points: The 4% Fix conversational style Finding the hour for yourself - when can you find your time? And what do you use your time for? Raising children at different ages Difference in time management for adults with kids versus without How did the pandemic affect your personal time/projects? Procrastibaking Roe v. Wade How to help - show up and get involved Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown Home Under Clutter - Fan Lindsay’s blog Smitten Kitchen How Did Roe Fall? Before a Decisive Ruling, a Powerful Red Wave, NY Times, by Kate Zernike V For Vendetta Karma Brown Instagram

Limbo in limbo; vintage shopping; and full belly laughs. Concluding their series on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Have you ever lost a friend over their recommendation of books? Do you want to stay in the never-ending “library” like Hugo? Limboing in limbo Having sex in all the different lives - would you do it a lot? Similar themes on the screen Saving clothing that you love, even if it’s caught on fire, and the vintage shop movement Seeing Red in the library Revisiting bird calls and bird stories Full belly laughs Here’s my coffee cup and here’s what I’m reading - Insta challenge Next book cycle Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Book Interrupted Playlists Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Everything Everywhere All at Once Crash (2004) Crash (1996) Two Truths and a Lie - Book Interrupted episode styledemocracy.com-Courage My Love Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer What The Robin Knows Fan Episode - Bird Call Challenge Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel La Vie en Rose The Mi

The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: Do they recommend the book? Short chapters What time do you go to bed? Good for a book club Parallel universes Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Everything Everywhere All at Once Off The Shelf: Two Truths and a Lie

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the group discussion about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss kindness & relationships, whether suicide is courageous or not, wine-book pairings, and then imagine their own midnight libraries. Discussion Points: Kindness, hard lessons, the impact of relationships Suicide – is it brave or not? Pairing wine with books! The members name their libraries and their alternate lives Meredith’s Midnight Used Book Store Lindsay’s Midnight Wine Cellar & Jancis Robinson Sarah’s Midnight Bakery & her boss Margaret Kim’s Midnight Boardgame Café or improv game & her grade 11 law teacher Lia’s Midnight Hotel with different beds & Brutus the dog Virginia’s Midnight Record Store Kara’s Midnight Green Room & Clarissa Pinkola Estés Amusement parks, too much adrenaline, and colliding with birds Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Jancis Robinson - Wine Critic Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Women Who Run With The Wolves Seinfeld Gene’s Picks

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia share their personal thoughts at the halfway mark of reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then continue in the group discussion. The women discuss depression, the unpredictable outcomes of choices, and fiction versus reality. What roles do philosophy, perspective, & mindset have in regret? How does the language of mental health change the conversation? Discussion Points: Philosophy, perspective, and mindset Choices change life in unpredictable ways Connecting with the main character, or not Depression Micro dosing Fiction versus real life Language change for the good Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Matt Haig Everything Everywhere All At Once Official Trailer Quantum Leap TV Show Opening Credits

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the conversation about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss acceptance instead of regret, abortion, right choices with bad feelings, and the happiest life yet. Discussion Points: Living without regret –decisions make us Unpacking feelings about abortion Making the right choice sometimes feels bad Dog-killing babies Time travel movies starring Rachel McAdams The stairway to happiness Kids giving themselves haircuts Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig About Time Official Trailer Time Traveler’s Wife Official Trailer

The Book Interrupted women welcome Virginia and kickoff the first fan book choice of Season 2: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. The women individually give their first impressions of the book, and continue in the group chat. They discuss fate, soulmates, parallel universes, purgatory, Gene’s Picks from Seinfeld, and (of course) regret. Discussion Points: Book Interrupted welcomes Virginia to the fan book cycle Devouring the book – the right way and wrong way Gene’s Picks – finding your Gene or your Elaine for books or beliefs Fate, soulmates, parallel universes, and purgatory Bad things can be good things Poetry, philosophy, and book coming into life at the right time Bird interruption aka Jon Young is a sneaky guy Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Matt Haig The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg Leading Change by John Kotter Seinfeld Gene’s Picks Another Earth - Official Trailer Spiderman: No Way Home - Official Trailer

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off the Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! The Book Interrupted women play Two Truths and a Lie. Can you guess which one is a lie? Discussion Points: The unlikely accidents that left scars on Lindsay’s hands The embarrassing things that happened to Lia while she was working on a tattoo Meredith’s bat blood potion, university professor romance, and sea turtle encounter Kara’s drunken brother-in-law stories, and a close encounter with a deer The famous people Kim has met Sarah’s accident-prone stories that are better than lies Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Behind Her Eyes on Netflix Jordan Knight from The New Kids On The Block Topher Grace from That '70s Show Lance Bass from NSYNC Toe Touches / Russians

Concluding their series on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Naked in the forest, multiple penises, doing it birdie style, self-esteem & mirrors, and Bird Call Challenge. Discussion Points: Squiggy’s Stumble Forward T-shirt Twitter reactions & realizing Twitter account names aren’t always their real name Topic Tuesday quote: “Every living being has a purpose” More on naturists, naturalists, and nudists Multiple penises (or is it peni?) Self-esteem, self-consciousness, and mirrors. Doing it birdie style These are the birds in our neighbourhood Book Interrupted members answer the Bird Call Challenge Do you read one book at a time or multiple books? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Bird Songs A Fed Bear Is A Dead Bear The Kids in the Hall -- Chicken Lady

The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: The last chapter Listening to the birds Exercises and techniques learned from the book Mindful meditation, nature, and forest bathing Forest bathing and wine tasting Thinking about your senses Do we recommend the book? The Challenge - listen to a bird and replicate their song Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young

The Book Interrupted women continue their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, exploring topics of balance, individuality in animals, bird calls, and learning from nature. Discussion Points: Did you like the book? Can being out in nature create a balance? Time management Connecting our book cycles together - what parallels do you see? Putting a sail on a canoe What did you take away from the book? Animals are individuals and listen to each other Learning from nature and paying attention, being part of the ecosystem not apart from it Learning the bird behaviour and calls Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Malcolm Gladwell Books Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. They continued on to the group discussion, exploring whether energy and emotions are contagious across species, birds calls, pet versus city versus country birds, if they liked reading the book, and much more. Discussion Points: Personal journals How did the members like reading the book? Individual types of birds and their calls - can you distinguish them? From Collision to Connection chapter Energy and emotions are contagious - can the birds sense your emotions? Pet birds City park birds versus country birds Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, exploring topics of bird language, multitasking, interconnectedness, naturalists versus naturists, and so much more. The episode ends with a new challenge: can you master/mimic a bird call and spell it? Discussion Points: Technical aspect of the book Learning bird language and what it means Is it in our DNA to connect us to other animals, sounds, etc? Multitasking - is it good for you? Interconnectedness of everything Jon Young’s learning from Indigenous groups throughout the world Categorizing bird sounds and how other animals listen to them Naturist versus naturalist - which one is naked? Bird call challenge - can you master/mimic a bird call and spell it? The recordings of the bird calls - did you listen to them? Pop culture tangents Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Vinyl Cafe My Big Fat Greek Wedding

The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “What the Robin Knows”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of sit spots, Scouts, bird watching and putting random found things in your mouth, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book. Discussion Points: Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book? Do you have a sit spot/magic spot? Were you ever a Scout, Brownie, or Girl Guide? Animal and bird watching Do you put random found things in your mouth? What animals and birds do you see close to your home? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Your Parenting Mojo How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature by Scott D. Sampson The Life of Birds by David Attenborough

Follow up interview with inspiring Kirsten Karchmer, author of “Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period.” How has she been over the past year and what are her current projects? How can we change the messaging around periods and puberty? Discussion Points: Tik Tok Parents in Texas can now be prosecuted for child abuse if they give their transgendered child medication Supporting future menstruators as they begin puberty Turning Red animated film - normalizing talking about periods and puberty and changing the messaging If men could menstruate Dating as a strong women Merkins Finding self worth and value in ourselves Genital smell and why it happens Painting a bigger picture of your life to set bigger goals Fear of not fitting in and uncertainty - our society of conformity Taking the path of love, not the path of fear Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group KirstenKarchmer.com Forever Brazen The Period Expert | Kirsten Karchmer on TikTok Turning Red If Men Could Menstruate by Gloria Steinem Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr Joe Dispenza

Concluding their series on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Squiggy’s Stumble Forward t-shirt Mere’s mullet Twitter responses and Kim’s attempt to connect with Oprah Book Interrupted playlists International Women’s Day - Breaking the Bias Our next fan book: The Midnight Library Kim’s tarot card interruptions and Celestial Saturdays Joy Harjo quote: “silence is the white light of sound” Children asking parents stories of when they were younger Other podcasts to listen to on similar topics Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History Book Interrupted Teespring Shop Tony Scruggs The Empathy Guy Book Interrupted Talking to Strangers Playlist The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Masterclass - Joy Harjo Teaches Poetic Thinking Hidden Brain Mind Reading 2.0 Malcolm Gladwell debates Adam Grant Super Soul Sunday Hidden Brain Podcast: Mind Reading 2.0 Meredith Lady Lamp I

The women finish their chat and share their final book reports inspired by “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. Kim brings to the group a few concerns she has with the book, then they finish with whether they recommend it. Discussion Points: Suicide - is the information in the book is out of date? Coupling - do events only happen because of specific circumstances/context? Sylvia Plath Are poets more likely to commit suicide? Crime statistics and race - did Gladwell miss something? Do you recommend the book? Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. “Friends”, TV, The Stanley Milgram Experiment, authoritative figures, body language, and attractiveness - how do all these things influence our perceptions of strangers and our interactions with them? Discussion Points: Error in the Friends section - it’s Monica not Rachel! Does your face show emotion the way that other people expect you to react? How has TV affected how we interpret emotion on strangers’ faces? Does anyone else’s nose tingle when other people touch their nose? Experiments to see how people react to shocking situations The Stanley Milgram Experiment Do you listen to authority figures, even against your own judgment? Body language and attractiveness - how much do they impact our perceptions of others? Buying music online Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History My Weekend Was the Plot of Mrs. Doubtfire | No Laugh Newsroom - CollegeHumor Encanto Vivo

The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. So many things to talk about with this book in the group chat: default to truth, relationships, oppression, the Holy Fool and more. Discussion Points: Personal journals The illusion of asymmetric insight - do you think you know more about someone else than they do about you? The Holy Fool Do you default to truth? Relationships and red flags - do you see the truth when there are signs that they are lying? Data versus interactions - how much does personal interaction change the way you interpret data? How does race and gender oppression affect sentencing and assessment of situations? Was this book upsetting to you? Group enhancements - do you follow the group? Love and marriage Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Untamed by Glennon Doyle

The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell, exploring topics of biases, first impressions, empty sorrys, shoulds versus coulds, rules, sisters, mothers, sense of self and Legends of the Fall. Discussion Points: Have you met a stranger and had a bias, but when talking to them you found out they were the opposite? Actions versus words - an empty sorry means nothing/following through on your words First impressions Shoulds versus coulds - do you live your life because you “should” do things? Rules - do you like to follow them? Can you be friends with your sister’s friends? Are you the hardest on yourself? How did becoming a mother change your sense of self? Target marketing and are our phones listening all the time? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History 5 Love Languages Legends of the Fall What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Snowden

The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Talking to Strangers”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of Gladwell’s other books and podcasts, basketball, making an expert, and predicting divorce, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book. Discussion Points: Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book? What is Talking to Strangers about? What do you think of other Malcolm Gladwell Books and his podcast, Revisionist History? Underhand versus overhand free throw shots in basketball Do 10,000 hours of practice make an expert? Can you predict divorce by Dr. John Gottman’s The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History “This One Thing is the Biggest Predictor of Divorce” - The Gottman Institute

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! The Book Interrupted women talk about “little t” traumas in their lives and bonus tarot card readings from Kim. What happened to them and what will happen to them? Discussion Points: Sarah’s wax on the eyeballs story Meredith’s Great Dane dog stories Lindsay’s falling Christmas tree story Kim’s bike accident and maxi pad arms story Lia’s curdled chocolate milk and public vomiting story Kara’s acne drawing story What do you think about the tarot card readings for the members - Page of Pentacles, Justice, Two of Cups, Three of Pentacles, High Priestess, Nine of Wands? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young

Concluding their series on “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle, Ikea furniture, Britney, Uncle Buck, the dangers of eating magnets, dog-earring pages of books, giant bookshelves, merkins, and all the pop culture references. Discussion Points: Follow up from the Cyndi Lauper challenge Pop culture documentaries - Britney, Pink Meet the members of Book Interrupted Putting Ikea furniture together - do you like doing it? New feedback on Seeing Red - getting your period again at 50 years old Fluctuating estrogen levels as women get older - eat more or less meat? Our Book Interrupted blog: Manuscript Mondays, Topic Tuesdays, Word Wednesdays, Thought Thursdays, Facts Fridays, Silly Saturdays, mixed Sundays Eating random things including brick walls, Lego, and magnets Do you dog-ear pages of books, or what do you use as a bookmark? Do you lend or give away your books? Reading books and understanding the language written a long time ago Are books better than their movie versions? Merkins - pubic wigs Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual Album Framing Britney Spears Britney vs. Spears - Netflix P!nk: All I Know So Far - Amazon The Handmaid’s Tale Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Liv Fit Freedom

The women finish their chat and share their final book reports inspired by “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: Would we recommend the book? Does the book keep getting worse? Is there a happy ending? Being able to not finish a book to take care of oneself. Being an entrepreneur Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Rocketman

Spiderman, déjà vu, synesthesia, Cyndi Lauper, A Million Little Pieces, apologies, community, asking for help, and making friends as an adult. Lots of tangents this week! The women continue their chat inspired by “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry. Discussion Points: Déjà vu - is it mindfulness, something we don’t understand about time, a sign from the universe, or something else? Synesthesia - are your senses linked? The new Spiderman movie and do you like movie previews? Restrictions in different parts of Canada Controversy about A Million Little Pieces, author James Frey and Oprah Winfrey, Cancel Culture, and apologies Cyndi Lauper - do you like her music? The importance of community in raising children, making new friends as an adult, and asking for help can be difficult Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Spider-Man: No Way Home A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Oprah Confronts James Frey Oprah and James Frey Clear the Air