What’s your next pick?
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 25, big swiss (a miss)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
ep. 24, yellowface
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
nostalgic series, ep. 13 THE END
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 epi...
ep. 23, a thousand splendid suns
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sple...
nostalgic pick ep. 12, the penultimate peril
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
spooky season: the september house
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Spooky season: Hex
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 11, the grim grotto
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 boo...
Ep. 22, Educated (we love memoirs)
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! Welcome to this week’s book club pick, “Educated” by Tara Westover. This is a memoir, it is Deja’s pick but it was also on Alysi...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 10, the slippery slope
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic pick series. this week we are reading a series of unfortunate events book the tenth, the slippery slope. h...
Ep. 21, earthlings (calling all the weird girls)
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hi book club! this week is alysia's pick, earthlings by sayaka murata. this book is probably the weirdest book we've ever read??? it definitel...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 9 the carnivorous carnival
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we are rereading books from our childhood as adults. We are on book the ninth of Lemony Snic...
Ep 20, the turnaway study
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hi book club! we are two best friends (alysia and deja) who live on opposite sides of the country. we both love to read so we created a best friend bo...
Nostalgic Series: the hostile hospital
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello book club. If you want one to read one of the darkest children's books with us, pick up the Hostile Hospital. Lemony Snicket continues to am...
Ep. 19, remarkably bright creatures (sorry not sorry, booktok)
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hi book club! this week is Alysia's pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. we had high expectations for this book, so we have a lot...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 7, the vile village is VFD!
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! Join us this week for our nostalgic series, where we reread a nostalgic book from our childhood. This week is a continuation of A Series...
Ep. 18, hello beautiful, goodbye 5 star rating
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! In this episode, two best friends and avid readers, Deja and Alysia, discuss Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. This is our in-depth dis...
Ep. 17, hello beautiful - sisters & soul mates OR sister soul mates??
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! This week we are reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Deja picked this book after seeing it all over her fyp. In this episode, we ...
WE ARE REUNITED! Ersatz Elevator, Nostalgic Series Ep. 6
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! Deja and Alysia are recording IN-PERSON for the first time in What's your next pick? history! This is a continuation of our Nostalgic Pi...
Ep. 16, YOLK: puke, periods, and painful sister relationships
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! This week, we are finishing out our discussion of Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi. This discussion begins on page 187 through the end of the book...
Ep. 15, Yolk part one
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi book club! This week, we are discussing Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi. This discussion starts with the beginning of the book and through page 186. Please ...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 5, The Austere Academy
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi best friend book club! This week's episode is a part of our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our childhood together! Join us as we disc...
Ep. 14, You're The Only One I've Told
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two best friends, Deja and Alysia, discuss You're The Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Dr. Meera Shah. This is a book club format po...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 4, The Miserable Mill
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our book club! This week’s episode is a part of our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our childhood together! Join us as ...
Ep. 13, Freedom is a Constant Struggle
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our first non-fiction pick of the year! In this episode, Deja and Alysia discuss “Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, a...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 3, The Wide Window
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are discussing A Series of Unfortunate Events book the third, “The Wide Window” by Lemony Snicket! This is a continuation of our Nost...
Ep. 12, Edenville (Edenhell)
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s book club pick is “Edenville” by Sam Rebelein. Deja picks a book that causes us to branch from our typical genre into the world of h...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 2, The Reptile Room
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this week’s book club pick, A Series of Unfortunate Events book the second, The Reptile Room, by Lemony Snicket. This is episode 2 of ou...
Ep. 11, Against the Loveless World part two
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deja and Alysia discuss the second half of the book, “Against the Loveless World” by Susan Abulhawa. This is another 5 star pick, a novel about a ...
Ep. 10, Against the Loveless World
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two best friends, Alysia and Deja, discuss the novel “Against the Loveless World” by Palestinian author, Susan Abulhawa. At the time of recording,...
Ep. 9, Land of Milk and Honey
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gluttony, sex, power, environmentalism, spiritualism, greed… is this a five star read?? Listen to Alysia and Deja discuss Land of Milk and Honey by ...
Nostalgic Series Ep. 1, The Bad Beginning
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s your n(ostalgic) pick?? Two best friends reread a A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket and discuss in th...
Ep. 8, My Dark Vanessa part two
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second half of our book club pick, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. This podcast discusses pages 185 through the end of this boo...
Ep. 7, My Dark Vanessa part one
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best friends Deja and Alysia discuss My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. This discussion spans pages 1 through 184. Part 2 will be posted next ...
Ep. 6, The Woman in Me
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Britney, b*tch! Join Deja and Alysia for a very in-depth conversation about Deja’s pick, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.
Ep. 5, One Last Stop
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen along as we discuss our final book from 2023! This is “One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston. Guess who cried, Deja or Alysia???
Ep. 4, The Guest
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alysia and Deja as they discuss Deja’s unsettling pick, The Guest by Emma Cline. Listen to hear our theory on the ending.
Ep. 3, 2024 reading goals
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ring in the New Year with Deja and Alysia as they discuss their reading goals for 2024.
Ep. 2, The Five Wounds
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First offical book-talk with Deja and Alysia. Find out why this one earned five stars from both of us + books our babies are loving right now!
Ep. 1, Best Friend Book Club
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Best friends of 17 years Deja and Alysia discuss their love for books and each other. Next pick - The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade