Getting Literate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia soar into Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. The gals discuss sex in space, plagues and pandemics, and the unsupervised nature of the early internet. Katie sounds off on the use of sound and the oral tradition, and Julia reflects on the impact of translations on how we understand stories. PLUS: Hendrick’s gin, Sappho memes, and microwaving fish sticks. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr. More info at https://www.anthonydoerr.com/books Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drinks were Cosmic Coolers. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia dive into Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends. The gals cover Irish bisexuals, online affairs, and theorizing on the spot. Katie identifies way too much with Frances, and Julia things tech is opening the door to affairs a little too easily. PLUS: Salinger, Amanda Bynes, and white wine. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney. More info at https://www.faber.co.uk/author/sally-rooney/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was white wine. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia are BACK with Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. The gals tackle being repulsed by stepmom-stepson porn, how incredibly badly they would like to live on a Grecian commune, and if a feminist lit would really only have problems centred around men. Julia wants to make it clear that we only roast the books we like, and Katie wants books to stop self-identifying as feminist. J. PLUS: Buzzfeed, Sense8, and Glee. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Ariadne, by Jennifer Saint. More info at https://www.jennifersaint.com/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was Gin & Tonics made with Ungava Gin. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia travel back (but also forward?) to the Grecian Pantheon with Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus! The girls discuss the thin line between bimbo and baby, translating something from internet to page, and the many ways that graphic novels lend themselves to powerful story telling. Katie thinks we need to collectively learn how to write bimbos with depth, and Julia dives into how much better equipped graphic novels are for handling violence ethically. PLUS: Scholastic Book Fairs, Scott Pilgrim, and Mr Bean. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution. Also, a content warning for some discussions of sexual assault. Violence, Politics, and the Graphic Novel  that Julia mentionsThe tweet from glamdemon2004 (Serena Shahidi) that Katie mentions This week's book was Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe. More info at https://linktr.ee/loreolympusofficial Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drinks were Pomegranate Margaritas. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia work through the insane and fun world of Bunny by Mona Awad. The gals talk about Bunny Boys, the hell that is creative writing workshops, and the violence of female friendships . Katie thinks this is an interesting subversion of the Heathers archetype, and Julia revels in clique-violence made explicit. PLUS: Fight Club, Sky High, and decapitations. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Bunny, by Mona Awad. More info at http://mona-awad-grou.squarespace.com/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was Fuse n Sips ‘Perfectly Peared’. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia take a trip with Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. The gals continue to love Hercule, delight in the many many voices from the audiobook, and attempt to understand just exactly why the plot went the way it did. Katie cannot understand how people coordinated plans before the internet, and Julia thinks Hercule is kind of like Batman. PLUS: Lord of the Flies, The Shining, and being paranoid on commuter trains. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Murder on The Orient Express, by Agatha Christie. More info at https://www.agathachristie.com/Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was a Stella Artois. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia delve into the murder mystery that just hit screens: Agatha Christie’s Death on The Nile! The gals gush over Hercule Poirot, unpack all the scandalous secrets, and consider taking a cruise with Mrs. Christie's cast of freaks. Katie might consider reading every Hercule Poirot mystery if only they weren’t mysteries, and Julia regales us with the life and times of Agatha Christie. PLUS: Viking cruises, female villains, and John Malkovich. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Death on The Nile, by Agatha Christie. More info at https://www.agathachristie.com/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was a Cleopatra Martini. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia dove into The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. The gals discuss the best bees on the planet, needing serial killer-style boards to figure out plot points, and sexy sexy pirates. Katie thinks this book might have been written explicitly for Julia, and Julia just wants to thank Ms Morgenstern. PLUS: more sexy villains, owl symbolism, and why did we assume there was incest???? As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern. More info at https://erinmorgenstern.com/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drinks were Bee’s Knees — but with black raspberry gin, because that’s sexier. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia are BACK from their winter break with Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House! The gals discuss adult fiction with fantasy, how incredibly sexy yearning can be, and how desperately they need the sequel to be released. Julia goes off on the way we so often ignore the safety concerns of women of colour, and Katie thinks this book is a direct metaphor for the epidemic of violence against women. PLUS: Rachel McAdams, Geminis with Scorpio moons and Aquarius risings, and the Beldam comes back.As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.This week's book was Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo. More info at https://www.leighbardugo.com/ Intro and outro music by Julia M. This week's drink was Cucumber Spritzers. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate. https://www.instagram.com/gettingliterate/https://www.tiktok.com/@gettingliteratehttps://twitter.com/gettingliterate