Straight Up

We're kicking off a summer of '80s pop vibes! This week we're listening to Paula Abdul, and talking about books and pop culture that deal with being radically honest. Plus, the Broads talk dangers of honesty, religious insults, and clinger anthems. And much more. Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store. Listen to "Straight Up," the song from Paula Abdul that inspired this week's theme. Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! _____ Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 114: Straight Up Novels: Amy: The Manningtree Witches, AK Blakemore Erin: Embassy Wife, Katie Crouch Other Books: Amy: The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, Eleanor Janega (Graphic nonfiction) Erin: My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety, Georgia Pritchett (Memoir) Pop Culture: Amy: Those You've Known: Spring Awakening (HBO Max) Erin: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch (Netflix) _____ Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more. Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week. Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life! Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more. Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week. Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!