Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Truman Capote

In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex tackle the original nonfiction novel and an early entry in the true crime genre, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. They walk through Capote's life, the book's history, and some of the controversy about whether the book is as "immaculately factual" as claimed.

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy!

In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex take a crack at self help books. They talk about some recent bestsellers, common pitfalls, and why the industry seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Also listen for a conversation on latin legal terms, Instagram following etiquette, and some summer podcast ideas.

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To Watch: Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

To (Not) Read: Half His Age, by Jennette McCurdy

To Read: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want, by Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Road, by Cormac McCarthy!

In this episode, TNBC welcomes the principal of Clinton High School and everyone's favorite science teacher, Scott Czermak. Mr. Czermak is a new listener who has worked his way through the archives quicker than anyone thought possible. Here, he sits down with Tava, Brett, and Alex to talk about his journey to becoming a teacher, his reading style, and the state of education in 2026. In true TNBC style, he also gets badgered by Alex about anything that comes to her mind.

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To Read: Murder in the Clouds, by James J. Griffith

To Read: Whidbey, by T Kira Madden

To Read: Long Books

To Watch: Neighbors, on HBO

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our May Book Club Book, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy!

For their April book club, Tava, Brett, and Alex discuss Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters. In addition to talking about the beautiful way this book handles identity, queerness, and motherhood, this episode features discussions on creating healthy distance in relationships and an update on Alex's big move to Arkansas.

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To Watch: Trust Me: The False Prophet

To Watch: The Beast in Me

To Read: Penguin Little Black Classics

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, Tava, Brett, and Alex take The New York Times' By the Book questionnaire. Listen as they discuss their ideal reading experiences, their favorite villains, and who would get an invite to their literary dinner parties. Also, Alex has a complaint about spoilers on Goodreads, Amazon makes some not-so-big changes to the Kindle, and Arkansas re-enters the chat.

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠⁠⁠Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters!⁠⁠⁠

Buckle up as Tava takes the lead! She walks Brett and Alex through The Glass Castle, a narrative of grit and determination and the third title in the Books We Love series. Spoiler: The Glass Castle is NONfiction. What a testament to Jeannette Wall's mesmerizing storytelling ability that Alex made it beyond the first chapter. Also in this episode: Tava's tech woes and Brett's iPod love.

Videos mentioned in this episode:

Embracing a Life with Texture with Jeannette Walls

History vs. Hollywood: Jeannette and Rosemary Walls Interview

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To Do: Power up an old iPod

To Eat: Wise Butter Popcorn

To Listen: Call Her Daddy (Michelle Obama)

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, ⁠Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters!⁠

In their second field trip episode, Tava, Brett, Alex, and Food Correspondent Jeremy venture 150 feet into Connecticut to try Traveler Food and Books, an iconic restaurant with a bookish bent. Also in this episode, a discourse on sovereign states, a tangent on attention spans, and a provocative book-business question.

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To Read: There's A Good Reason You Can't Concentrate (NY Times)

To Buy: Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones

To Do: Listen to birds!

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Buy/Borrow/Steal our April Book Club Book, Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters!

TNBC's medical correspondent drove over six hours round-trip to appear on this very special episode. Vinny talks about his unique relationship with reading, his job as a surgical resident, and his love of New England despite his New York roots. As an Italian citizen, he is as close to Elena Ferrante as this podcast is going to get.

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To Eat: Ice cream from Rota Spring Farm in Sterling, MA

To Do: Burp your house

To Avoid: Ice Dams

To Watch: Rugby

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