Straight Up Book Club
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
What a crushing reveal
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about relationships that validate and gaslight you all at once, stealing stories and...
Meeting your idols (and getting into situationships)
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk situationships, meeting your idols, and finding representation in literature. Fr...
That one very specific type of rose
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about tropes, Scooby Doo endings, and murder mystery genres as a whole. From the...
Gimme that backstory
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about character motivations, setting the scene and Heather's switcheroo theory. From...
Someone's been listening in
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (with spoilers).Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Listen in as we unpack the many ...
Two types of people in the world
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! This one transports us back t...
You'd never say that to a friend
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's get...
How to create an online persona
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's get into th...
Eavesdropping on strangers, failing at small talk
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about parts 2 and 3 o...
You're not ready for this in your 20s
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Social dynamics are hard. In SO ...
It's not a lie if you believe it
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: House in the Pines by Ana Reyes (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about House in th...
The past is in the present (tense)
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about House in the...
Is anyone really friends with their exes?
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about the 2nd half...
The biggest age gap in life is between these 2 decades
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about the first 8 ch...
How do you reconcile the best and worst of someone?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (with spoilers). Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of domestic violence and abuse. ...
One decision shaped this entire family
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’...
Psychics, tarot card readers and blocked third eyes
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’...
It’s like hiking mount everest
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s get into the 2nd h...
Life and death decisions, dark humor and love languages
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Death Valley by Melissa Broder (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the 2nd ...
Falling too hard, too fast
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’re discussing t...
Deadbolts, vermin and full body screams
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Death Valley by Melissa Broder (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the firs...
Your partner can’t be your everything
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Funny Story by Emily Henry (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the 2nd half ...
Still mad about the vegan sushi
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Funny Story by Emily Henry (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re readin...
There’s no map for what we’re living
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re r...
Breakups are so much harder in your 30s
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re r...
S2 E9 - Who Harold’s been talking to and fighting back tears on the subway
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara acts 6 and 7 (with spoilers). Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, c...
S2 E8 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Part 3
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide. Welcome to Straight Up Book Club! We’re so gla...
S2 E7 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Part 2
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide. Welcome to straight up book club! We’re so g...
S2 E6 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Part 1
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of sexual assault, child abuse, self harm and suicide. Welcome to book club! This time we get into Act...
S2 E5 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides - Part 5
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's get into the final act of The Fury, where all is revealed. Next time, we're reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Acts 1 and 2. ...
S2 E4 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides - Part 4
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we talk about Act 4 of Alex Michaelides' The Fury. Let's talk about all the things that have been left out so far.
S2 E3 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides - Part 3
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we talk about Act 3 of Alex Michaelides' The Fury. Get caught up and then get into Elliot's backstory with us.
S2 E2 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides - Part 2
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This time we're talking about The Fury's second act. Make sure to get caught up on both acts and watch episode 1 so we're all on the same ...
S2 E1 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides - Part 1
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to book club! Let's dig into Act 1 of The Fury by Alex Michaelides.
14 - The Push
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Talking Ashley Audrain’s The Push over Dillon's Three Oaks Rye and Spy Mata Hari Brandy.
13 - The Bluest Eye
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Read: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Sip: Hellbender Whiskey and Middle West Spirits Straight Wheat Whiskey
12 - The Vanishing Half
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about identity, past and present lives, family ties. Book: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Whiskies: Tomatin and Sazerac Rye
11 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nat and Heather talk about Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous over Writer's Tears Copper Pot Irish Whisky and Bullet Bourbon.
10 - Goodbye Vitamin
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Rachel Khong's Goodbye Vitamin over Glenlivet and Teacher's Highland Cream
09 - Little Fires Everywhere
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to Celeste Ng in this episode with her second book, Little Fires Everywhere. Paired with Barnburner whisky and Laphroaig scotch.
08 - Split Tooth
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq. ***Trigger warning: this episode contains graphic subject matter regarding child molestation and rape.*** This read’s pa...
07 - Such A Fun Age
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk through Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age over Maker’s Mark bourbon and Rams and Parrots whiskey.
06 - Everything I Never Told You
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s unpack Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You over Gibson’s Finest Rye Whisky and Tom’s Foolery Bonded Bourbon.
05 - The Billionaire Murders
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Kevin Donovan’s The Billionaire Murders over Laphroig Four Oak and Basil Haydens Kentucky Bourbon.
04 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We unpack Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being over Caol Ila and John Barr Blended Scotch.
03 - American Predator
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're reading American Predator by Maureen Callahan and pairing it with Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve
02 - Grand Union
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're reading Grand Union by Zadie Smith and pairing it with Bushmills Black Bush.
01 - House of Leaves
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're reading House of Leaves by Danielewski and pairing it with Writer's Tears. Next week: Grand Union by Zadie Smith with Bushmills Black