This episode is all about reading! We talk about books almost every episode, so we thought it was time to dedicate a whole show to our reading memories, habits, and recommendations. Dive in and be a bookworm with us.

The Neighborly Elvis

         from Bon Appetite

         makes 2 servings

• 6 oz. fresh pink grapefruit juice (preferably free from a neighbor)
• 3 oz. London dry gin
• 1/2 oz. St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
• India Pale Ale 
• Grapefruit twist

Books that first influenced us:

• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
• Night
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• The Awakening
• Hatchet
• Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Babysitter's Club
• The Great Gatsby
• Lord of the Flies
• The Giver

Erica's 2017 Personal Growth Syllabus

• Hands Free Mama
• Only Love Today
• Belonging and Becoming: Creating a Thriving Family Culture
• Chasing Slow
• This is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live
• Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
• Love Warrior
• Essentialism

Erica's Top 5-ish

• Cold Tangerines
• Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Life
• The Book Thief
• The Night Circus
• The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
• The War of Art
• The Handmaid's Tale
• Serena

Kelsey's Top 5-ish

• Harry Potter Series
• East of Eden
• Rules of Civility
• The Glass Castle
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• Her Fearful Symmetry
• Anything by Ann Patchett

Honorable Mention

• Where'd You Go Bernadette?
• Kindle Paperwhite
• Hunger Games Series
• Sunset Magazine
• The New York Times 
• The New Yorker

Erica is obsessed with JohnnySwim and Kelsey is snacking on Trader Joe's cocoa glazed almonds.