Broads, Books, & Booze

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season starts to wrap up on our theme of books to movies, Monica and I picked A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. The late award-winning writer, Siobhan Dowd, gave Patrick Ness the book idea. Monica and I discuss all the feelings of the book along with the movie released in 2016. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, Monica and I picked The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. The author is a native of the Mitten state, hoorah! Monica and I talk about our complicated feelings of the book along with the movie released in 2009. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Bonus episode author interview!!! THE REVENGE OF BRIDGET CLEARY by Mathilda Zeller. Ebook will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, GooglePlay October 4th. If you’re interested in historical fiction and true crime and also fantasy, check out the podcast. I enjoyed myself interviewing Mathilda! Thank you for listening!! And you can checkout Mathilda’s blog here: https://mathildazeller.wordpress.com/ Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, for September pick is The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan. This month guest hosts are Hannah and her dad Kelly! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! As this season continues on our theme of books to movies, For August pick is the intriguing tale of The Da Vinci code. The movie released in 2006 starring Tom Hanks. Are you a fan? Have you read the whole series? Did you know the books are a series? Listen in as Monica and I sip on drinks and some tough discussion questions! Two books that I found interesting with human history: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50734400 As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of July we discuss the adult fairy tale of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman is known as an award winning fantasy writer. The book was made into a film in 2007. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I sip on drinks and some tough discussion questions! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of June we discuss the spiritual awakening of Elizabeth Gilbert with Eat Pray Love. A novel that inspired millions of readers adapted to film starring Julia Roberts in 2010. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I drink it up! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of May we discuss the epic tale of Dune by Frank Herbert. A science fiction novel that inspired millions of readers. It has also been adapted to film and television with the most recent adaption in 2021. Enjoy the discussion as Monica and I spice it up! Link to the Dune inspired cocktail: https://peterallenlab.com/2021/10/17/dune-cocktail/ As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. For the month of April we discuss Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. Enjoy the discussion! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. This month we discuss The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Are you a huge fan of the movie? Did you know there was a book? Do you feel that books you read as a kid molded you into who you are today? Enjoy the discussion! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

In the final installment of Lord of the Rings, Monica and I go over discussion questions of the book. And follow up with our movie experience right after reading the series. Enjoy the show! Special shout out to the podcast The Prancy Pony. A great podcast for in-depth discussion and details of all things LOR. Highly recommend to check them out. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 4 of Books Broads and Booze! This season we decided on a theme of books to movies. We’re going to round off the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Two Towers is the middle child of the LOR. Listen to Monica and I discuss our way through some questions and give our take on the movie. Enjoy the show! As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I discuss Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies. It’s not just a personality type test. Tendencies are a pattern of behavior. Join us as we go over Gretchen’s own worksheet. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I was we discuss, Drunk: How we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization by Edward Slingerland. It’s a mix of science, anthropology, and psychology. We try our best to dive into the interesting ideas of the book. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I was we discuss, This Is Your Mind of Plants by Michael Pollan. Dive into how plants alter our thinking and consciousness. And enjoy our discussion about cultural appropriation and plant medicine. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I as we discuss one of our favorite books, Fellowship of the Ring. The first in the Lord of Rings trilogy. Beloved by many and adored by us. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I as we dive into a small town in rural Africa. The stakes for the characters are high. And the risks are great with every choice. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Join Monica and I was we discuss, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Chava is a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi. Ahmad is a jinni born of fire. They meet each other in NYC. It’s a historical fantasy fiction romance with Jewish mysticism and middle eastern myths woven all together. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Listen to Monica and I discuss the time traveling book Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore!! New Year’s Eve in 1982, Oona Lockhart thinks the next year ahead of her will be a difficult choice. She faints right before midnight and wakes up 32 years into the future. And so begins her travel through the decades never knowing how old she will be the following year. Join the discussion and as we talk about this fun and quirky book. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Listen to Monica and I discuss Jenny Lawson’s newest book!! Broken (in the best possible way) continues Jenny’s journey through life despite living with depression and anxiety disorders. It’s a must read for any Jenny Lawson fan. And it’ll covert any new reader. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay