Real Friends Who Read Books

Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!

Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the walls of this fascinating and secretive company.

Glossy in one sentence:

Courtney: I’ll just go to Sephora, I dont want to buy online.

Mary Paige: When the Glossier pink bags will forever haunt you.

Erica: Gaslight, gatekeep, girl boss, Glossier.

Let’s get reading!

Coming up next:

May: Uglies by Scott Westerfeild.

June: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

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Notes:

Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!

Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the walls of this fascinating and secretive company.

Let’s get reading!

Don't forget to tune in on May 28th for the full book discussion!

We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com.

This week the Real Friends get into all things family, friendship and love as they discuss Ghosts by Dolly Alderton.

Erica: NEVER TRUST A MAGICIAN NAMED JETHRO!!

Courtney: Flakers ganna flake.

Mary Paige: Modern dating is shit- best of luck to ya!

Read along with us!

Coming up next:

April-Glossy by Marisa Meltzer

May-Uglies by Scott Westerfeild

June- Tom Lake by Anne Patchett

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In this *SPOILER-FREE* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Ghosts by Dolly Alderton.

Let’s get reading!

Don't forget to tune in on March 26th for the full book discussion!

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It's our first book discussion for the season and how great to start with a book about a podcaster! How very meta of us.

This week RFWRB dive into I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai.

I Have Some Questions for You in one sentence:

Mary Paige: Okay but I still have some questions for the author...

Erica: There’s always that one teacher, I guess.

Courtney: Realistic.

Read along with us!

Coming up next:

March: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

April: Glossy by Maritza Meltzer

June: Uglies by Scott Westerfeild

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In this weeks Spoiler Free episode, the Real Friends discuss their initial thoughts on I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Let’s get reading!

Don't forget to tune in on February 27th for the full book discussion!

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Oh friends we missed you so! We are super sorry to be a month late on things- life gets busy and it got us.

Anywho...

WELCOME BACK! Season 4 is here and we are pumped to get back into it!

In this mini episode we reflect on how our reading has changed, some of our favorite books of the show so far (and some of the worst).

Coming up next:

February: Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

March: Ghost by Dolly Alderton

April:Glossy by Marisa Meltzer

Our first book report of Season 4 will be live on February 13th so mark your calendars. (If you want... no pressure.)

Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry! As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look?

All the Living and All the Dead in one sentence:

Mary Paige:Respect the living and dead but especially the living working with the dead.

Erica:. Oh no, I’m back in a death phase!!!

Courtney: Death: The silent industry.

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Thank you for sticking with us for three full seasons of books, chats and a lot of learning! We'll be announcing the first three books for season four of RFWRB later on in December.

We can't wait to see you in the New Year!!

<3 The Real Friends

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Up this week, All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell.

Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry! As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look?

Let’s get reading!

Don't forget to tune in on 11/28 for the full book discussion!

We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com.

This week the Real Friends dive into the zombie western/fantasy romance, The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen.

Erica: A god named Jeff? No way

Courtney: A Zombie Western but in a place surrounded by water (I think?) with mail delivery via talking animals and gods and goddesses of indeterminate origin.

Mary Paige: a mythical western youve to mail style but with a funeral home and zombies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Read along with us!

Coming up next:

November: All the Living and The Dead by Hayley Campbell

Keep your eyes peeled, we will be announcing the first three books for Season 4 at the end of our last episode!

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