Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club

This might be the ultimate gift-giving episode for all the Bookmarked listeners out there. This week, Danielle gets to sit down with two book bosses and indie bookstore owners, Lucy Yu (Yu and Me Books in New York City) and Emma Straub (Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY). Danielle gets to find out what books are hitting their stores’ best-of lists for the year, what books are surprising them, and what books they can't stop thinking about. Danielle also gets to ask Lucy and Emma to come up with books that fit some very specific shopping requests from Bookmarked listeners. This episode is also for everyone out there who has romanticized the dream of owning a bookstore, whoever pictured themselves as Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail (I know you all have). Find out what it's really like to run a little shop around the corner. BOOKS MENTIONED: Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD  Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott The City in Which I Love You by Li-young Lee Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte The Village Beyond the Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba Strange Pictures by Uketsu Strange Houses by Uketsu Murder on Sex Island: A Luella Van Horn Mystery by Jo Firestone Audition by Katie Kitamura Heart the Lover by Lily King All Fours by Miranda July How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy  Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa   We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying by Youngmi Mayer Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Jo-tzu Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Couple by Eliette Abécassis Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen Go Gentle by Maria Semple The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory Bahn Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews The Art Thief by Michael Finkel The Details by Ia GenbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know and love Zosia Mamet from Girls, where she played Shoshanna Shapiro. But now we have a whole new reason to be obsessed with her: Zosia’s searing new collection of personal essays, Does This Make Me Funny? This week, Danielle and Zosia are getting a little “woo-woo” with it all, talking about everything from loneliness to falling in love to the pain of loving what you’re meant to do. BOOKS MENTIONED: The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Does This Make Me Funny? By Zosia Mamet  My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Stray: A Memoir by Stephanie Danler Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Black Swans by Eve Babitz The Elements by John Boyne The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Saddle Club series by Bonnie Bryant The Year of the Horses Courtney Maum End of Story by A.J. Finn The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal by Gwyneth Paltrow She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Heroes of the Frontier by Dave EggersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we’re heading back to Oz with acclaimed director Jon M. Chu, the visionary behind Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights, Wicked, and now its sequel, Wicked: For Good. Jon opens up about the emotional and creative journey of adapting one of America’s most beloved and most reinterpreted stories. He talks about friendship, the meaning of home, the power of musical storytelling, and how becoming a father reshaped the way he sees the world. From the magical specificity that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande brought to their roles to exploring the deeper truths beneath the spectacle, this conversation is full of magic, meaning, and heart. BOOKS MENTIONED; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Wicked by Gregory Maguire  Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jeremy McCarter and Jon M. Chu Mother Nature by Jedidiah Jenkins The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones Build by Tony Fadell Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr by Ron Chernow Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Mystery of Harris Burdick by Chris Van AllsburgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether raising a child or planting a garden, preparing for the future is an act of faith. What does it mean to bring life into the world when you can’t protect it from everything? In the November Reese’s Book Club Pick, Wild Dark Shore, author Charlotte McConaghy explores the space between hope and fatalism with a story that is part eco-thriller, part lit fic, part love story, and fully captivating. Charlotte and Danielle discuss a choppy boat ride to a sub-Antarctic island, crafting the perfect first line, and staying positive in the face of climate change.  Books Mentioned: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy  What We Can Know by Ian McEwan Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan  Felicity by Mary Oliver  Migrations by Charlotte McConaghySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do book clubs and dinner parties have in common? Gathering with intention and enjoying community. Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom join the podcast to discuss their new cookbook, “Party People.” It’s more than just a cookbook — it’s an entertaining guide and invitation to pour a glass of punch, make some snacks, and let loose. Danielle, Brie, and Courtney talk about the different types of party people, the perfect book club snacks, and the sense of empowerment that can come from hosting a good dinner party. Press play and find out what type of party person you are — because everyone is invited.   BOOKS MENTIONED Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle Tropic of Cancer by Henry MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.