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Welcome to the book club where three best friends force each other to read books we wouldn’t typically read. We’ve got magic, we’ve got murder, we’ve even got a manifesto or two.
New episodes drop the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Find ’em wherever you listen to podcasts.
Bonus Book Report: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
We’re back with another (spoiler-free) Book Report! This week, join RFWRB as they check in on their progress with Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
S02 E13: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Another week, another COHO read! Join the Real Friends for the full book discussion on Colleen Hoover’s thriller, Verity.
Bonus Book Report: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Up this week, Verity by Colleen Hoover. Tune in for first reactions, hot takes, and spoiler-free discussion in our Book Reports, and catch the full book discussion in our usual episode.
S02 E12: For the Love of Men by Liz Plank
This week, the Real Friends take on toxic masculinity (again). We’re talking all about a new vision for mindful masculinity in Liz Plank’s book For the Love of Men and we are ~here~ for it.
S02 E11: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
On this week’s episode of RFWRB, the Real Friends are hitting the marshes of North Carolina as they discuss Delia Owens’ debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing.
S02 E10: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Join the Real Friends this week as Courtney and Mary Paige gush over the Darkling (and Erica looks on, worried) when they discuss Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo, the first of its series.
S02 E09: Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito
This week, the Real Friends discuss Cameron Esposito’s recent memoir Save Yourself. Cameron started off with hopes of becoming a priest…and became a standup comic instead. Get ready for a memoir that tackles sexuality, gender, equality and so much more, just in time for Pride!
S02 E08: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
What would the teenaged Real Friends buy if they inherited billions of dollars? Whose anagram is Oi Grumpy Fern Area? What does this have to do with The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Find the answer to all those questions and more in this week’s episode!
S02 E07: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
This week, The Real Friends are heading to the theater to ask; “to be or not to be” or some other Shakespearean phrase when we discuss M.L. Rio’s dark academia novel, If We Were Villains.
S02 E06: Duped by Abby Ellin
This week, Erica has duped the Real Friends into another well-researched book chock-full of footnotes! Come with us for another ride full of twists and turns.
S02 E05: Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
This week, we’re discussing Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert. Join in as we share our own “Get a Life” lists, talk about which steamy terms make us cringe the most and more!
S02 E04: Cultish by Amanda Montell
What makes cults so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? This week, we’re getting into all that and more with Amanda Montell’s Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism.