Today the gals share their thoughts on the new film adaptation of Emily Bronte's, Wuthering Heights, as well as dig into some of their literary dislikes. It's the confessional episode, and they hope they don't yuck anybody's yum.

Join the gals today as they do an author spotlight on kids author and illustrator, Grace Lin. Books mentioned in the show today include:

• Story Telling Math series including, The Last Marshmallow (board books)
• The Ugly Vegetables (picture book)
• Dim Sum for Everyone! (picture book)
• A Big Mooncake for Little Star (*Manda misspoke and said "little sister"; picture book)
• Once Upon a Book (picture book)
• Ling & Ting (early reader series)
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (book 1 of series; tween/middle grade)
• Chinese Menu: the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods (nonfiction)

Today the gal pals share their recent and current reads (and a couple of streaming shows). Below are all titles discussed:

Books discussed:

• The God of the Woods, Moore
• Bog Queen, North (Manda mentioned, The Windeby Puzzle, Lowry, as a kids readalike to this title)
• Four Eyes (sequel is, Pizza Face), Ogle
• The Secret Astronomers, Walker
• We Fell Apart (We Were Liars series, #3), e. lockhart
• Fly On the Wall, e. lockhart (title from Olivia’s story about her Teen Librarian days)
• The People We Hate at the Wedding, Ginder
• Replaceable You: adventures in human anatomy, Roach
• Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King

TV shows discussed:

• Arrested Development
• Pluribus

Today the ladies discussed readalikes for the show (and book!) everyone is talking about: Heated Rivalry.

Titles discussed include:

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
• If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Prospects of KT Hoffman
• The Long Run by James Acker
• Check, Please!: Book 1, Hockey (and it’s sequel, Check Please: Book 2, Sticks and Scones), Ngozi Ukazu
• Like Real People Do: a novel, E.L. Massey
• Him (book 1), Us (book 2), Epic (book 2.5), Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
• All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey, Kit Rosewater
• Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers #1), Sarina Bowen

Due to the recent success of the film, K-Pop Demon Hunters, the gals thought it was high time to offer our listeners some K-Pop inspired reading recs! Buckle up, buttercups, and be prepared to impress your friends (and, dare we say, kids) with this K-Pop inspired reading list!

Titles discussed today:

• K-pop Confidential, Stephan Lee
• I’ll Be the One, Lyla Lee
• XOXO, Axie Oh
• Somewhere Only We Know, Mauren Goo
• I'll love you forever: notes from a K-pop fan, Giaae Kwon
• Skylar and the K-Pop Principal, Luan Goldie
• Make a Move, Sunny Park!, Jessica Kim
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (trilogy), Grace Lin
• Meesh the Bad Demon, Michelle Lam
• When You Trap a Tiger, Tae Keller
• BTS: K-pop's biggest headliners, Leslie Holleran

The girls round out the year by sharing their personal favorite reads of 2025. See below for the booklist.

Olivia's recs:

• Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Heart the Lover, Lily King
• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai
• All the Way to the River, Elizabeth Gilbert
• This American Woman, Zarna Garg
• Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor
• Back After This, Linda Holmes
• Swept Away, Beth O’Leary

Manda's recs:

• No More Chairs, Gill
• Everyday Bean (Tiny Bean's Big Adventures, Book #1), Graegin
• Frank’s Red Hat, Avery
• Max in the Land of Spies (book 1); Max in the Land of Lies (book 2), Gidwitz
• We Were Liars (book 1), Family of Liars (book 2), We Fell Apart (book 3), E. Lockhart
• The Only One Left, Sager
• I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: one woman’s obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, McNamara
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (book 1), The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse, and the Storm (book 2), Charlie Mackesy

Today Olivia and Manda reflect on the cinematic gifts left to the world by the genius, Rob Reiner. Along with each movie mentioned, the girls offer book recs for your reading delight (list below). Happy Holidays!

When Harry Met Sally:

• Heartburn, Nora Ephron
• The People We Meet on Vacation, Henry (really any Emily Henry book)
• Normal People, Rooney
• Rachel Incident, O’Donoghue
• Eleanor and Park, Rowell
• One Day, Nicholls

Misery

• Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King
• Dream Girl, Laura Lippman
• Notes on a Scandal, Heller
• Tender, McKeon

Stand By Me

• Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bradbury
• The Night Circus, Morgenstern
• The Outsiders, Hinton
• Okay For Now, Gary D. Schmidt
• Pop AND Schooled (both were mentioned, but really any Gordon Korman book)

This is Spinal Tap

• A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap
• Spinal Tap 2: the end continues (movie rec)
• AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World’s Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band, Engelheart
• I am Ozzy, Osbourne
• Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga, Davis
• The Life of Brian (movie rec)
• Monty Python bios/memoirs:
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Eric Idle
  • So, anyway…, John Cleese
  • The Pythons Autobiography, The Pythons
• French Exit, deWitt

The Princess Bride

• Tress of the Emerald Seas, Sanderson
• Kill the Farm Boy, Dawson
• As you wish: inconceivable tales from the making of the Princess Bride, Elwes
• Magicians, Grossman

Today the gals are joined by fellow TPL staffer, Hannah, for a discussion of every high school's favorite assigned book, The Great Gatsby. O