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This month, Laura & Allison are taking a deep dive on Lisa Marie Presley. Allison loves a memoir and Laura loves Elvis (Presley & her cat), so this pick was a recipe for a good book club. This episode is spoiler free for the first 25 minutes! PS: Don't hate Allison for her HP Hot Takes. That's all she asks. April Book Club (Laura's Pick): Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur    Follow us! • Instagram @peoplelikeusread • goodreads: Laura & Allison    Go team!  

Allison & Laura (finally) finished All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker and were not disappointed, to say the very least. A very wise Allison once stated, "This is the next Demon," only 20 pages into this story. Neither Allison nor Laura disagree with Allison's former self. This book broke their hearts a handful of times, then restored them. Listen to them gab in excruciating detail on this episode. No spoilers for the first 20!    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: • People Like Us • Laura • Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!   

Another month, another book marketed as a thriller that turns us on our heads. Allison & Laura are discussing characters, general thoughts, and predictions of All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. Also, no spoilers for the first 20 minutes. :-)   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: • People Like Us • Laura • Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!   

Allison & Laura are back (a week late) to break down the second half of A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison. Our beefy book club discussion is housed here, plus they announce their February book club pick.   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Allison & Laura remember just enough to share our thoughts, feelings, and predictions about the first half of A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison. We are breaking down the characters and what (the heck?) is going on in the first half of this book. We'll be back again in two weeks for a beefier discussion and our overall ratings.    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Allison & Laura are keeping you on your toes. We are BACK with *small* life updates and our top three & bottom three reads of the year (plus a few honorable mentions).   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!

SPOILER FREE: Listen to Laura & Allison gab about all the things: Cross country moves, crappy flights (literally), and of course, books. Laura is heavy into her Chicago Marathon training so yep, more smutty audio suggestions coming to you this month. Allison actually had time to read more than a magazine cover and shares her takes on FOUR titles. It's a unique mix to say the least. What Laura Read: + Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J Maas + Heartless (Chestnut Springs #2) by Elsie Silver + The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand + Fangirl Down (Big Shots #1) by Tessa Bailey + The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley   What Allison Read: + Hopeless (Chestnut Springs #5) by Elsie Silver + 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand + The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton +  Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

This episode is FULL of spoilers! The first being Laura & Allison both gave this book a 5-star rating. Listen to Laura & Allison dive head first into Lara Love Hardin's many lives in her inspiring and hopeful memoir.   Note: we are skipping our book club discussion in August and will see you for another deep dive in September!  September book club (Laura's pick!): Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

SPOILER FREE: Listen to Laura & Allison gab about all the things: travel, life, and books. Laura read and listened to four romance titles (again with the romance rut) and Allison read one book that was a warm hug. Allison also adds a segment we'll refer to as, "Allison wants to read these five books. Should she?"    What Laura Read:  + Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe + Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood + The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center + Wildfire by Hannah Grace  + Flawless by Elsie Silver   What Allison Read:  + Commonwealth by Ann Patchett   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

This episode contains spoilers! Listen to Laura & Allison gush about Ryland & Rocky in Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, amongst other exciting (life changing??) updates from the team. Let's just say you will want to tune in. 👀   July book club (Allison's pick!): The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

SPOILER FREE: Listen to Laura & Allison gab about nothing and everything… Plot twist, Allison is the one with exciting travel to recap this week, and Laura is enjoying being in one place for the moment. They are bringing you mostly smutty reviews from the combined dozen books they read in the past five weeks.    What Laura Read:  + Horse by Geraldine Brooks + The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren + Funny Story by Emily Henry + This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune + The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson + Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage + Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage   What Laura DNFed:  + The Rule Book by Sarah Adams + How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang   What Allison Read:  + The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn + Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty + The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Spoiler alert! Laura & Allison finally disagree about a book club book. They have A LOT to say about Kiley Reid's latest novel, Come and Get it. It's a book about everything and also nothing... They can't wait to dive in with you!    June book club (Laura's pick!): Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

*Mostly* SPOILER FREE:  Listen to Laura & Allison gab about nothing and everything… They are serving up everything from 2-star reads to books we'll be recommending until the end of time (Allison is heavy on the memoirs this month) AND sharing your favorite April reads. Also, they both finally read Bride by Ali Hazelwood and have mostly praise and one looming question. Why knot?   What Laura Read:  + The Husbands by Holly Gramazio + Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez + Death Valley by Melissa Broder + Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas + Bride by Ali Hazelwood (mild spoilers - not plot related)    What Allison Read:  + Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanaugh + Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins + Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight + The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin + Bride by Ali Hazelwood (mild spoilers - not plot related)    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Spoiler alert! Laura & Allison (finally) take a break from grief-heavy books to break down Good Material by Dolly Alderton. Get into the nitty gritty on this episode while we cover our feelings on Andy, drinking at 35 and social media no-no's. Also, kudos if you made it to the end of this book... Let this book club episode be a reason to vent with us.   Good Material playlist on Spotify   May book club (Allison's pick!): Come and Get It by Kiley Reid    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

SPOILER FREE:  Listen to Laura & Allison gab about nothing and everything.. Turns out catching up for an hour before hitting "record" wasn't enough for them. They're mostly here to share what reads they are recommending (or not) outside of book club this month.    What Laura Read:  + A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas + A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas + A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas (sensing a theme??) + The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins + Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson   What Allison Read:  + The Fury by Alex Michaelides  + The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz + The Starfish Sisters by Barbara O'Neal + Reckless (Chestnut Springs #4) by Elsie Silver + Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!

Spoilers ahead! Laura & Allison dive into Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (published in 2023). Allison dubbed this book as 'one thing that turns into another thing that eventually ends up being a completely different book altogether'... eloquent, don't you think?  We also apologize to anyone who had a hard time getting their hands on this book AND for all of the sensitive material. We are excited to bring you a brighter book club pick for April!   April book club (Laura's pick!): Good Material by Dolly Alderton   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

SPOILER FREE: We've rebranded! Coasting Along is now The Kitchen Sink. Listen to Laura & Allison share what's going on (specifically, Laura's sourdough journey, a call out of the hot people in the world, cats for hangovers and flying recaps) and find out what reads they are recommending (or not) outside of book club this month.    What Laura Read:  + The Fury by Alex Michaelides + Ready or Not by Cara Bastone + Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver + None of This is True by Lisa Jewell   What Allison Read:  + Undone by Catherine Turner + Powerless by Elsie Silver + The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Laura and Allison are podcasting from the same room today! They answer your burning questions submitted via Instagram and play the newlywed game. Fun banter is had along the way and of course, lots of talks about books and potatoes. Enjoy!    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Spoilers ahead! Laura & Allison dive into A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (translated by Henning Koch). This roller coaster of emotions is a ride you want to hop onto! Bonus: there's a prominent feline character.   February book club (Allison's pick!): Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!  

Welcome to a SPOILER FREE episode. Yep, you heard that right. Laura and Allison are taking one for the team and giving you the facts and answering the big question about this buzzy book: Should you get your hands on The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston? Tune in to find out.    What should we read next?    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Go team!

Catch up with Laura & Allison to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion.   What Laura Read:  + Follow @rebekahtaylorwrites  + A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas + Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl + Brave New World by Aldous Huxley + Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins   What Allison Read:  + The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson + Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura & Allison share the authors they ALWAYS automatically buy (or automatically rent from the public library!) regardless of subject matter, with authors ranging from romance to sci-fi. You also get to know the team on a deeper level this week as we discuss potential Valentine's Day Harvard studies, sourdough updates from Hector, and very little talk about running... you're welcome. We make deep, dark Amazon confessions, draw a line in the sand for everyone who hasn't started an Anthony Horowitz novel yet and yep, Blake Crouch is mentioned again for the 100th time.    Stick around at the end for a few of our favorite romance recommendations to spice up your love month! Or, as Laura says, give you some 'real life' romance reads... Allison brought the cowboy smut, don't worry. We know that's what you really want.   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura & Allison unpack Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. This one contains spoilers AND heavy subject matter. See warnings listed below if you are on the fence about this book.    Content warnings: murder (via serial killer), sexual assault, and homophobia   February book club (Laura's pick): A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Catch up with Laura & Allison to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion so YOU know what to pick up next.   What Laura Read:  + They're Going to Love You by Megan Howrey + Icebreaker by Hannah Grace + A Winter in New York by Josie Silver + Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz + A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn + Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn + Red Rising by Pierce Brown   What Allison Read:  + Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann + Undercover Lover by Lucy Score + Weyward by Emilia Hart + The Villa by Rachel Hawkins   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura & Allison take you through their year in reading. They're breaking down their year in Goodreads (can we get an App update??), their pits, their peaks, and their 2024 hopefuls. Thanks for being here with them in 2023!    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura & Allison dive into Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley. Between gushing over their favorite characters and getting off topic (sorry, but only kind of!), they cover all things Iona and Co. Don't forget to read before you listen to avoid spoilers!    January book club (Allison's pick): Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Catch up with Laura & Allison to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion.   What Laura Read:  + Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros + Sourdough by Robin Sloan + Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood   What Allison Read:  + Forever Never by Lucy Score + And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie + Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life by Roxie Nafousi    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

We love a listicle! In this episode, Laura & Allison sit down to recommend a book (or fifty) for every. single. person. you are shopping for this holiday season. They break this glorious list down by the type of person, well-known genres and even answer your v specific submissions from Instagram. Turns out reading from a list can be very entertaining.    Start gifting! 🎁 Use our People Like Us: Guide for Gifting linked here.   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura & Allison break down Tom Lake by Ann Patchett for their November book club pick. Tune in for our takes. Spoilers ahead!    December book club (Laura's pick): Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Catch up with Allison & Laura to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion.   What Laura Read: + The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling + It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey + Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren + Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey + The Wake-up Call by Beth O'Leary +The Only One Left by Riley Sager   What Allison Read: + Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score + They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey + The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey + Awakened by Catherine Turner + Flawless by Elsie Silver + Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson + The Only One Left by Riley Sager   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Laura + Allison give their listeners more personality paired with book content. Listen up! They are sharing three things and three books they would bring to a hypothetical, deserted island in this fun equally funny rendition of "Desert Island." Potatoes and pets are definitely involved.   Allison's three books:  + The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo + Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz *big shocker* + Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey   Laura's three books:  + Recursion by Blake Crouch + Dune by Frank Herbert + Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!

Laura & Allison break down Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver in their very first book club discussion. It's really more of a celebration, if you ask them. They get into the weeds and discuss all things Demon (yes, spoilers included). Do they have any regrets? Tune in to find out.    November book club (Allison's pick): Tom Lake by Ann Patchett   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!

Catch up with Allison & Laura to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion. What Laura Read:  + Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo + Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score + Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle + The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling + A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas What Allison Read:  + Rock Bottom Girl by by Lucy Score + Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score + Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts. Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison  Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]  Cheers!  

Laura & Allison share the best books they have read so far this year (January - September 2023). Get a taste for their tastes - same, but different.    Laura's Top Four:  + Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler + Recursion by Blake Crouch + Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson + Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros   Allison's Top Three: + Recursion by Blake Crouch + Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister + Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt   Honorable Mentions:  + Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo + The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir + The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood + Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  

Is this thing on? Meet your co hosts, Laura and Allison. Find out who they are, how they know each other, why they started a podcast together, and what to expect from their show! Don't worry, it only gets better from here.  October book club (Laura's pick): Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts. Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison  Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]  Cheers!