Handbook Podcast

After a very exciting wedding weekend, Elle and Meg are a little congested and glad to have read some sexy, sexy scenes. 

Just kidding, we continued on with Cocky Surgeon.  

Do Caden and Elizabeth get back together officially? What ARE the least sexy foods you can eat slash compare genitals to? What's the sexiest food? Why is everyone mesmerized by sand? And what more is to come after we finish these chapters?!

Also discussed: Dear...

Have we hit an actual stride of good chapters? We have at least hit some drama and a time jump! 

Get ready to jump into Chicago's medical world. Does Caden get super cocky and start sleeping with someone new? Does Elizabeth wander around without any purpose? Do we figure out why Janet is the apparent bad guy? 

Who knows! But we definitely make dick jokes. 

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Music this season: "The P...

Meg and Elle are back with several new chapters! We read chapters 19-23 of Cocky Surgeon, which led to so many new observations about Hopkins's writing. Instead of cats, we try to figure out if smirking penises are euphemisms for something, how doctor residencies actually work, and whether or not the author sticks with one theme throughout all 18 books. 

Chapter 19 - How old are you when you learn your last name?
Chapter 20 - weird...

This week Elle and Meg read chapters 12-15 of Cocky Surgeon! We were going to talk about the court case this episode, but too much ridiculousness happens in this book that we had to talk about these chapters. 

But you know what doesn't happen? Sex. 

Elle comes up with the best game to make this book actually interesting, and spoiler: it doesn't involve just drinking more. We also try to remember anything about the Cocker family fro...

Elle and Meghan are back with some....pretty boring chapters honestly. And when there isn't a lot of sex, they definitely find other things to talk about. And there are still plenty of things to wonder what the heck the author was talking about in these chapters.

Discussed this episode: cold brew coffee, breakfast teas, new adult romance/erotica books, healthy relationships, is Janet the hero of this book? Is Dev? and who impregnat...

Elle and Meghan officially start their dive into Cocky Surgeon by Faleena Hopkins! We actually...get a little bit of a story before any sexual acts?

We breakdown a little of what led to #cockygate, starting with Kindle Unlimited and Bookclicker. We discuss why authors need to stop claiming their characters are feminists (sigh) and our deathly fears of mirrors in bedrooms! 

Join us next Thursday as we dive further into the whole #co...

Meghan and Elle officially take on #cockygate! And what we realized was the #cockygate is only the small problem of a much larger to do. 

We read the sample of Cocky Roomie, Meghan complains about Atlanta knowledge, Elle does some dramatically wonderful readings of the book, and we keep repeating the phrases "moist ash" and "lemonade shower." 

Join us next Thursday as we dive further into the whole #cockygate scandal, including K...

Elle and Meghan finish up their recap of Handbook for Mortals, as well as a discussion on Starbucks! We discuss primarily the treatment of women in the book, as well as what we think the author does for a daytime job. 

Join us next Thursday to talk about our newest author, the scandal she's involved in, and where we read the preview of her first book!

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Elle and Meghan are back to wrap up A Handbook for Mortals! You think you are sick of it and haven't heard everything? You are very wrong. Elle rewrites a few sentences and makes them beautiful, we talk about word choices throughout the book, the descriptions of Mac and his clothing, and whether or not we should call Las Vegas shows to see if they'll let us audition in front of the entire cast and crew! 

Join us next Thursday to ta...

Meghan is joined by a new podcast cohost: Elle Riccardi! The podcast isn't officially back, but we were way too excited to discuss the screenplay that's made its way to the light, as well as getting our dream casts out into the universe (come on Anna Kendrick — don't you want to play the "villain" Sophia?!)

We also briefly discuss the direction of the podcast (cockygate books, anyone??) and what we plan on talking about next, as we...

THERE ARE STAR WARS SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE — SPOILER ALERTS FOR THE LAST JEDI. 

Meghan and James read the preview of Book 2 that comes with this book. We are immediately thrown into the end of Book 1 (why wasn't this just part of the ending? Who knows.) 

The preview comes with a side of transphobia or queer-phobia, which leads to a discussion of whether or not Aunt Aldyth is embracing his femininity for witchy reasons or other re...

Meghan and James are back for the final episode! It's more like a quick epilogue. We don't read the entire thing on the podcast, but you get genuine first reactions to this ending from James and trust me — they're enjoyably hilarious. 

Who gets married? Who catches the bouquet? What is the cringe-worthy last sentence and how do we react? 

We also discuss if we feel there should be sequels, James makes a  Read more