Hey everyone! The Best Book Club Ever podcast is sounding a little different these days. For one, the four of us (Katie, Mandy, Sarah and Holly) are not together while we are recording. We are instead recording our own separate audio files while on a Zoom call with each other and Holly is working her magic on it all in post-production. THANK YOU, HOLLY! WE LOVE YOU, HOLLY! YOU'RE AMAZING, HOLLY! Also, we are not discussing books during this special series we are calling :: "Ways to Stay Well While Social Distancing," or "What in the World is Actually Happening Right Now and What in the Am I Supposed to Do?" Okay, we have no idea what we are calling it. And we actually do discuss books some in this episode. We hope you enjoy our recommendations for ways to stay entertained during this unprecedented time. And please let us know what you're doing as it relates to entertainment!
Books we are loving
* Most of the book links take you to the Amazon listing; however, the BBCE highly recommends listening to the audiobook. Most of these are available on either Scribd (free 30-day trial mentioned below) or on Audible (also free for 30 days).
Holly - The Choice
Sarah - Beholding and Becoming, You Are The Girl For The Job, Becoming Us, The Dearly Beloved
Mandy - The Choice, Talking to Strangers
Katie - The Secret Life of Bees, Winter Garden
Podcasts we are listening to
Sarah - That Sounds Fun, The Popcast, Bible Binge, Java w/ Juli, Fight Hustle End Hurry, The Happy Hour
Holly - Crime Junkie, Unlocking Us, NPR Politics Today, This Imagined Life, Nothing Much Happens, Sword and Scale
Mandy - Today In True Crime, The Counselor’s Toolbox
Katie - Dolly Parton’s America, Your Best Beautiful Life, Typology, Raising Boys and Girls, Presidential & Constitutional
T.V. shows we are watching
Holly - Survivor, For Life, A Million Little Things, The Office, This Is Us, Modern Family, Interrogation
Sarah - Hometown, Grace & Frankie, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Katie - Parks & Recreation, Cheer, The West Wing, Madame Secretary
Mandy - Why Women Kill
Other mentions
Where the Crawdads Sing, Finding new recipes for the InstantPot (a few we love: The Best InstantPot Broccoli & Cheese Soup, Watching Instagram stories particularly @jaminato, playing board games, card games, Quiplash, Scribd free 30 day trial
For children : Vooks, The Gospel Coalition Upbeat Songs for Quarantined Kids, stories.audible.com
Well, that is all for now folks. We do hope you are staying safe and healthy!
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