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Book Interrupted

Welcome to Book Interrupted, a book club for busy people to connect and one that celebrates life’s interruptions.

  1. Lola Episode

    MAR 1

    Lola Episode

    During this episode we dive into Ashley’s book pick: Lola by Melissa Scrivner Love. Ashley picks another hard to find book which pushes Lindsay to listen to her first audio book. Find out how she liked it! Sarah is shocked but the brutality in this crime fiction while the others feel completely desensitised. They discuss what it means to be a strong female character without falling into masculine traits for validation. Plus, is there no escape from the patriarchy even in fiction? Discussion Points:  How the authors TV writing reflected in the book The brutality in the book and how desensitised most members are to it Lindsay’s first audio book Being a women Proving yourself as a women in power What is a true representation of a feminist protagonist How race, culture and social economic status influenced the main character Is the ending realistic? Is it okay for a book to be just entertaining Someone didn’t read the book, you'll never guess who! Spotify audio books Do they recommend the book Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:  Book Interrupted Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Lola by Melissa Scrivner Love The Memoir of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon The Hunger Games Spotify Audio Books

    54 min
  2. Authors Spotlight with Cale Lewis

    FEB 23

    Authors Spotlight with Cale Lewis

    During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Cale Lewis and his book “Red Pill in the Universal Matrix: How Owls, Synchronicities, UFOs, and Matrix Glitches Turned a Skeptic into a Simulation Believer”. For most of his life, the author believed only in the cold, hard facts of science, dismissing anything supernatural as mere fantasy. But everything changed when strange synchronicities, inexplicable UFO sightings, and the eerie presence of owls began to disrupt his reality. In this deeply personal journey, follow the transformation of a once-staunch atheist into a believer in the Simulation Theory — the idea that Earth is not what it seems. As the author decodes hidden messages from the universe, you'll experience UFO’s, supernatural events, and mystical signs that all point to one startling conclusion: we may all be living in a virtual reality. With warmth, humour, and gripping authenticity, Red Pill in the Universal Matrix invites you to question the very nature of your existence. Are these experiences random, or is something greater at play? Get ready to open your mind and discover what happens when the boundaries of science and spirituality blur. ***During the interview Sarah calls the author Cal, but his name is Cale.*** Discussion Points: Why we should read his book Atheist into a believer Synchronicity Support from his father in the form of an owl Orbs, UFO’s and other UAP’s in the sky Being a safe place for others to share their experiences with the supernatural Artificial Intelligence Explosions of light Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Red Pill in the Universal Matrix by Cale Lewis Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo

    25 min
  3. Off The Shelf Episode 23 - Perimenopause & Hair (Good, Bad and DIY)

    FEB 17

    Off The Shelf Episode 23 - Perimenopause & Hair (Good, Bad and DIY)

    Hold on to your bookmarks! Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. In this episode we glimpse behind the scenes to see how the women are navigating perimenopause, periods, and getting older.  What are they doing, experiencing and enduring? Plus, what’s going on with their hair? Discussion Points: Period Underwear Urinary incontinence and kegel exercises Menopausal flood and cysts Good, bad and DIY hair cuts Perimenopausal drugs -HRT Perimenopausal symptoms Doctors and women’s health Sweating from heat, anxiety and hormones Estrogen doses and extreme perimenopausal symptoms Turning 50 The BFG and Lessons in Chemistry Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter

    44 min
  4. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle Episode

    FEB 1

    The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle Episode

    Book Interrupted is back for season 5!  We start the season with Kim’s book pick “The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island” by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon.The women discuss the book and all agree its completely unique and don’t know how to describe it to others.  They discuss the pros and cons of the audio book vs the physical book. There is a lot to unfold in this book from Cree, culture, history, gender, shame, greed, art, sex, more sex and even more sex. Discussion Points:  Kent Monkman’s Art Audio book verses physical book Learning Cree Real History Explaining the book to others LGTBQ+ or indigenous culture Gender, sex and settler shame Having more then you need The Hunger Games and Twilight -would it be an episode without these? Truth and reconciliation commitment Do they recommend the book  Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:  Book Interrupted Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Memoir of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Kent Monkman’s Art Trading Spaces Movie Undercover Boss The Hunger Games Twilight Vox Books

    1 hr
  5. Authors Spotlight with Lukas Klessig

    JAN 27

    Authors Spotlight with Lukas Klessig

    During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Lukas Klessig and his book “Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through Turbulent Times”. Words With My Father offers a gripping portrait of the evolution of a young man's mental illness and how it manifested into a dramatic and often dangerous existence through the turbulence of the Civil Rights, Peace and Conservation movements. Lowell Klessig's posthumously-released story, infused with reflections by his son Lukas, provides an intimate window into one man's life in flux with bipolar disorder. As the author narrates a postwar upbringing and describes the manic-depressive travails of developing his identity, he offers us a view into the turmoil of the times - and of his mind. Through mania- and danger-filled months fighting for Civil Rights, protesting the Vietnam War and furthering the Conservation Movement, we see the purpose that sustained him. Through darkened panes, we witness the isolation and malaise of depressive winters that nearly took his life. This masterful chronicle allows us to peer into a restless and kinetic existence in one moment and a chasm of fatigue and hopelessness on the next page. It's an account that will change your perspective. It's a bipolar journey that you won't ever forget. Discussion Points: Why we should read their book A different kind a mental health memoir How the book is presented Lukas’s fathers last wish Past stigma about mental health Civil rights movement Vietnam war and environmental activism Reach out to Lukas at lukas@wordswithmyfather.com Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Lukas’s website: Words With My Father Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through Turbulent Times by Lukas Klessig and Lowell Klessig Audio Book

    12 min
  6. Off The Shelf Episode 22 - Twilight Interrupted

    JAN 20

    Off The Shelf Episode 22 - Twilight Interrupted

    Hold on to your bookmarks! Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. We’ve never picked Twilight by Stephanie Meyer as a book pick, but it doesn’t mean Book Interrupted hasn’t discussed it! Sarah is clearly obsessed and it doesn’t take much for the conversations to veer towards Twilight at any given time. Is Kim right, should we rename the podcast Twilight Interrupted? Discussion Points: How Sarah’s obsession with Twilight started Explaining to Meredith Twilight Twilight book verse the movie What happens when you become a vampire Opps, don’t bring up Twilight around Sarah Meredith’s book picks aren’t for everyone Lia’s guilt about cutting a book years later Romance book pick, but it’s not Twilight Twilight needs to be a book pick on Book Interrupted Puppies and baby vampires Sarah’s consumed everything available for Twilight Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Twilight Pride and Prejudice The Hunger Games Sapiens Sapiens for Kids - Unstoppable Us Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin Of The Earth by William Bryant Logan The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Fifty Shades of Gray by EL James The Handmaid Tale by Margaret Atwood Lia’s Sapiens Book Cutting

    24 min
  7. Season Four Recap

    JAN 1

    Season Four Recap

    Sarah, Meredith, and Lindsay get together to recap Season Four. Why so few members? Many interruptions happened all at once.  The women discuss this season and what books, movies or both they liked or disliked. Meredith can’t stop plugging the importance of using your local library and Sarah brings up Twilight again!. Let’s be honest – Would it even be an episode of Book Interrupted without some kind of twilight discussion? We discuss must see TV and Horror movies and the new segment Author’s Spotlight. Season Four where we attempted to watch movies and books has gone and the Book Interrupted Club is excited to start talking about Season Five and the theme: For Women, By Women, About Women!   Discussion Points:  Lack of Members that interrupted the Recap What books with liked most What books we like least What movies we liked most What movies we like least Twilight and Harry Potter Support your local library Horror Movies DINKS Great TV series Season 5 Photos Season 5 Books and theme Happy Birthday Ashely’s Dad     Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:  Book Interrupted Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Eat Prey Love by Elizabeth Gilbert A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanna Collins Twilight by Stephanie Meyers

    47 min
  8. Holiday Episode

    2024-12-01

    Holiday Episode

    Join Lindsay, Meredith and Sarah for our first Holiday Episode. We discuss Christmas movies, holiday songs, and the few holiday books we know.  We sing, reminisce, complain and debate if a famous Christmas song is flirty or threatening. Discussion Points:  Favourite holiday songs and annoying ones Christmas movies we love Hallmark Christmas movies The Christmas Vest and Ugly Christmas Cat dress Baby it’s Cold Outside; Lacking consent or just flirty? The Grinch (1,2,& 3) and Jim Carey’s Grinch coping techniques Christmas Books The Vinyl Cafe - A Canadian treasure Litte t - Christmas stories Christmas stress and consumerism in gift giving Elf on the Shelf Christmas movie recommendations Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:  Book Interrupted Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group All I Want for Christmas is you Blue Christmas Jingle Bell Rock Jingle Bells Bing Crosby White Christmas White Christmas It’s a Wonderful Life Santa Baby Baby, its Cold Outside Love Hard- Baby It’s Cold Outside Scene Crown for Christmas Elf Grinch 1 Grinch 2 Grinch 3 Jim Carey on Graham Norton talking about the Grinch The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling

    46 min
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Welcome to Book Interrupted, a book club for busy people to connect and one that celebrates life’s interruptions.

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  • Creator
    Book Interrupted
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    152
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    Clean
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    © 2020
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