The SSR Podcast

Alli Hoff Kosik
The SSR Podcast

Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever a book they may have missed as a kid. After that, they'll be asked to spill all the feels and all the opinions about that book on the air for your podcast-listening pleasure. Every Tuesday, you can find us breaking down an old school read from our tween and teen days on a new episode of the show. We'll cover everything from The Baby-Sitters Club to Holes, Nancy Drew to Harry Potter. This time around, we're a little wiser (yay!), a lot older (ugh.), and of legal age to drink wine... so we'll have a lot to say. Happy Reading! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 302: The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (Sweet Valley Twins) (with Sally Franson)

    We’ve covered our fair share of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield’s high school hi-jinx on the podcast, but at long last, Alli and her guest turn their attention to a kinder, softer version of the twins: the middle school sub-series, Sweet Valley Twins. Episode 302 is all about The Curse of the Ruby Necklace, which chronicles the ~super chilling~ journey the twins take when they find their way to a local Hollywood film set and a decades-old family mystery. Guest Sally Franson is a superfan of the series and this book, and the episode is a rollicking good time that celebrates Jess and Liz as sixth graders with questionable detective skills. Sally Franson is the author of Big in Sweden and A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out. Follow her on Instagram @sallyjf. CHECK OUT THE SWEET VALLEY EPISODES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Episode 202: Tall, Dark, and Deadly (Sweet Valley High #126) (with Andie J. Christopher) Episode 289: Alone in the Crowd (Sweet Valley High #28) (with Claire Lombardo) CHECK OUT SALLY’S BOOKS: Big in Sweden A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out CHECK OUT SALLY’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Swift River by Essie Chambers Blood Test: A Comedy by Charles Baxter Show Don’t Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld MORE READING: “My Erotic Awakening in the Pages of ‘Sweet Valley High’” (The New York Times, 2024) — written by our guest! “The lasting power of ‘Sweet Valley Twins’: How my daughter and I are connecting over the series” (Today, 2024) “YA Authors Reminisce About the Influence of ‘Sweet Valley High’” (Publishers Weekly, 2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 301: Troubling a Star (with Elise Hu)

    This week, join Alli and her guest for an exciting voyage to Antarctica… and also for a conversation about Troubling a Star by Madeleine L’Engle. The fifth installment in L’Engle’s beloved Austin Family Chronicles series, the book was published in 1994 and explores subjects of espionage, nuclear waste dumping, drug trafficking, and more. Join the fun as we try to unpack all of it—and don’t be turned off if you’re not familiar with the story. Alli and Elise both read Troubling a Star, and they’re still not sure how much they know about it. Elise Hu is a journalist, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Host of TED Talks Daily and co-host of Forever 35, Elise also recently published Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital. Follow her on Instagram @elisewho. CHECK OUT ELISE’S BOOK HERE! CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS MADELEINE L’ENGLE EPISODES: Episode 15: A Wrinkle in Time Episode 184: A Ring of Endless Light CHECK OUT ELISE’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: What Looks Like Bravery: An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love by Laurel Braitman Toward Eternity by Anton Hur You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom MORE READING: “Troubling a Star, by Madeleine L’Engle” (Pickle Me This, 2019) “Troubling a Star by Madeleine L’Engle” (Fill Your Bookshelf, 2020) “Troubling a Star” (Kirkus, 1994) “Book Review: Troubling a Star by Madeleine L’Engle (1994)” (Read-at-Home Mom, 2014) “The Creepy Authoritarianism of Madeleine L’Engle” (The Paris Review, 2019) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Episode 296: Ramona the Brave (with Jessie Rosen)

    You already know that Ramona Quimby is curious, precocious, hilarious, and bold... but now she gets to be brave, too. On Episode 296, Alli and her guest take a close look at the third book in Beverly Cleary's beloved Ramona series, Ramona the Brave. There's classroom enemies, feminism, craft projects, scary new bedrooms, and big moments of self-esteem. What more could you want? Jessie Rosen is a writer, producer, educator, and speaker. Her novel The Heirloom is available wherever books are sold. Follow Jessie on Instagram @jessierosenwriter. CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS RAMONA EPISODES: Episode 18: Beezus and Ramona (with Penny Luksic) Episode 253: Ramona the Pest (with Kara Alloway) CHECK OUT JESSIE’S BOOK HERE! CHECK OUT JESSIE’S BOOK RECOMMENDATION: There’s Nothing Wrong With Her by Kate Weinberg MORE READING: “Beverly Cleary Made It OK To Be A Ramona In A World Of Susans” (BuzzFeed News, 2021) “How Ramona Quimby Helps Kids Make Sense of This Unstable World” (Literary Hub, 2019) “Ramona the Brave” (Kirkus, 1975) “Book Review: Ramona the Brave” (A Journey of Words, 2023) Follow SSR on social media! Instagram // Facebook // Twitter Support SSR on Patreon! **Please note that the Bookshop.org links above are affiliate links. At no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through these links. Please do not feel inclined to purchase unless you are excited to add these books to your TBR list!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever a book they may have missed as a kid. After that, they'll be asked to spill all the feels and all the opinions about that book on the air for your podcast-listening pleasure. Every Tuesday, you can find us breaking down an old school read from our tween and teen days on a new episode of the show. We'll cover everything from The Baby-Sitters Club to Holes, Nancy Drew to Harry Potter. This time around, we're a little wiser (yay!), a lot older (ugh.), and of legal age to drink wine... so we'll have a lot to say. Happy Reading! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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