Episode 22: The Mushy One

Hello and happy holidays, all you devilish rakes and pastry-loving detectives! In this week's episode, we embrace the mush as we sing the praises of the people, books, shows, snacks, and music that are getting us through 2020. Plus, our glowing guide to Portland bookstores, restaurants, and other venues for shopping small and shopping local. We talk a little bit about books, too. And we'll be talking holiday romance in our next episode, so stay tuned! For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat with us about romance, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 a.m. PST. We'll be discussing Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev, and we would love to have you join us. You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.) This week's links (Part 1) Bookstores: Backstory Books and Yarn Green Bean Books A Children's Place Bookstore Wallace Books Broadway Books Annie Bloom's Books Bookshop.org The Booktique (run by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library!) Food & Drink: Maruti Mirisata Andina Pix Patisserie Lauretta Jean's Petunia's Pies & Pastries Gluten Free Gem Wei Wei: A Taste of Taiwan Laughing Planet Snappy's Thunderbird Bar Oui Presse New Cascadia Traditional Blue Kangaroo Coffee Roasting Lighthouse Roasters Tao of Tea Tea Chai Te Mamancy Tea Co. Books mentioned in this episode: Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly Love All Year: A Holidays Anthology The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard 24 Hours in Ancient Rome by Philip Matyszak Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean Always Only You by Chloe Liese The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Huguley She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails With a Literary Twist by Tim Federle Are You There, God? It's Me, Margarita: More Cocktails With a Literary Twist by Tim Federle Gone With the Gin: Cocktails With a Hollywood Twist by Tim Federle Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev