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Deja Dapiaoen and Alysia English
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Deja and Alysia are two best friends who love to read! They live on opposite sides of the country and host a best friend book club (party of two). Now, they’re bringing their private book club into the world of podcasts! Come for the books - stay for their connection.

  1. 12/20/2024

    Ep. 25, big swiss (a miss)

    hi book club! welcome back! today we will be discussing big swiss by jen beagin. there will be spoilers for big swiss and also convenience store woman by sayaka murata. this is Deja’s last pick of 2024. next week we will be reading Alysia’s last pick of 2024, blue sisters by coco mellors! join us on NYE for our 2024 reading wrap-up 🎉

    30 min

  2. 12/13/2024

    ep. 24, yellowface

    Hi book club! Welcome to one of our most anticipated reads of 2024: yellowface by R.F. Kuang. This is Deja’s book club pick (although it was also on Alysia’s tbr). join us as we journey through the desperation and jealousy of this unlikeable main character. next week’s pick: big swiss!!!!!!

    52 min

  3. 11/22/2024

    nostalgic series, ep. 13 THE END

    hi book club! we’re finally at the end to this unfortunate series. let us know if you ageee or disagree with our reactions in the comments. this episode is short, sweet, and to the point. join us next week for Deja’s book club pick, yellowface by R.F. Kuang. we’re soo excited about this one.

    23 min

  4. 11/08/2024

    ep. 23, a thousand splendid suns

    Hi book club! Welcome to what’s your next pick? Best friends of 17 years take turns alternating picks. This week is Alysia’s pick, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.

    49 min

  5. 11/02/2024

    nostalgic pick ep. 12, the penultimate peril

    Deja and Alysia, two best friends of 17.5 years, are rereading a series of unfortunate events, a book series we read 20+ years ago! We are on book the twelfth, the penultimate peril. Join us as we discuss the penultimate book of this series.

    37 min

  6. 11/01/2024

    spooky season: the september house

    Happy Halloween, book club! Welcome to episode 2 of our spooky season series. Deja’s spooky book club pick is the September house by Carissa Orlando. This is a horror novel with social commentary, let’s goooooo.

    47 min

  7. 10/25/2024

    Spooky season: Hex

    Happy Halloween, book club! Welcome to the first episode of our spooky season series. Alysia’s spooky pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan. This is a quick read so if you haven’t read it yet, go pick it up and join the conversation. This week, we will be reading Deja’s spooky pick, The September House by Carissa Orlando. That episode will be out on Halloween night. xx

    44 min

  8. 10/24/2024

    Nostalgic Series Ep. 11, the grim grotto

    Hi book club! Welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our past together. This week, we read the grim grotto, the eleventh book in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also didn’t mention: next week we are doing something special. To celebrate Halloween, we will be reading two spooky picks! Alysia’s pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan and Deja’s pick is The September House by Carissa Orlando. Be on the lookout for those - Alysia’s pick will be posted the 25th and Deja’s the 31st! Happy Halloween!

    21 min
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Deja and Alysia are two best friends who love to read! They live on opposite sides of the country and host a best friend book club (party of two). Now, they’re bringing their private book club into the world of podcasts! Come for the books - stay for their connection.

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    Deja Dapiaoen and Alysia English
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  • Episodes
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