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Learn how to build a simple estate plan and lend or repay family money without hurting your relationships. What’s the first thing to do when creating an estate plan? What’s the smartest way to handle loans between friends or family? Hosts Sean Pyles and Elizabeth Ayoola break down estate-planning basics like wills, revocable trusts, living wills/advance healthcare directives, and durable powers of attorney — tools that can ensure your wishes are carried out and help your loved ones avoid probate. They also share when to update your documents, how beneficiary designations can override your will, and three simple to-dos to get started without feeling overwhelmed. Then, mortgage and student loans writer Kate Wood joins Sean and Elizabeth to answer a listener’s question about paying a loan back to her parents. They explore how family loans and lending circles work, why it’s important to put agreements in writing (and when notarizing helps), and the impact informal loans can have on your credit. They also weigh different ways to set money aside, comparing high-yield savings accounts with taxable brokerage accounts invested in ETFs and considering timelines, growth potential, and tax trade-offs. Want us to review your budget? Fill out this form — completely anonymously if you want — and we might feature your budget in a future segment! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK53yAufsc4v5UpghhVfxtk2MoyooHzlSIRBnRxUPl3hKBig/viewform?usp=header In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: estate planning, will vs trust, revocable trust, living will, durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy, advance healthcare directive, probate explained, beneficiary designation vs will, update beneficiaries after marriage, how often to update a will, intestate meaning, avoid probate, family loan agreement, lend money to family safely, informal lending, lending circle, saving circle, notarized loan contract, pros and cons of family loans, protect relationships when lending money, credit score and informal loans, high-yield savings accounts, taxable brokerage accounts, ETF basics for beginners, repaying parents for college, fiduciary roles in estate planning, power dynamics of lending to friends, writing a repayment schedule, when to use a trust for minors, and retitling assets into a trust. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com . Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Hosted by Holly and Harley, two professional hot girls with a mutual love for a good story. Bimbo Book Club is, at face value, an excuse to get together and talk about what we’re reading. It's also a refusal to choose between boobs and brains, but most of all BBC is a celebration of our friendship at its silliest, smartest, stupidest, and its sexiest. And it's an invitation extended to you, to step outside your world and adventure with us as we take you on a wild ride across the pages of the stories we’re reading…

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Silver Nitrate | Silvia Moreno- Garcia | Book Review 43:28

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This week on Bimbo Book Club, we’re revisiting Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic, as we explore her latest novel, Silver Nitrate. We’re talking magic, paying homage to old films and stepping consciously into romantic relationships. Harley’s excited to have found a book which touches on so many of her favourite hyper fixations, while Holly’s propositioning Vampires in the name of science. Head to www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes to find out more To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform, or support us on Patreon, click here: https//bio.link/bimbo…

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Haunted Vagina | Bimbos Explore The World of Bizarro Fiction | Novella Review 38:33

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This week we're reading Haunted Vagina, a bizzarro fiction novella by Carlton Mellick III. We're talking fetishes, unhealthy relationships and when authors just have a wank on the page. Holly can't stop giggling over the semen tsunami visual, while Harley's questioning the logistics of haunted anatomy. Head to www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes to find out more To follow Bimbo Book Club on social media, or to support us on Patreon click here: httsp://bio.link/bimbo…

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Season Two, Volume Two: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes a Bimbo Book Review 1:00:59

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This week we’re reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – The Hunger Games prequel – by Suzanne Collins. We’re talking the things that don’t quite land, how hard it is to write a prequel and getting trapped by the magic of a hit series. We’re also talking about the difference between characters you love and people you like, some of the easter eggs we were hoping to find in the novel and whether or not the musical element will land in the film adaption. Harley is once again plotting the novel she wishes she’d read and Holly is trying to figure out who’s manipulating who in this story. Head to www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes to find out more To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform, or support us on Patreon, click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Season Two, Volume One: Ink Blood Sister Scribe Bimbo Book Review 55:12

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This Week we're reading Ink Blood Sister Scribe , A Good Morning America Book Club Pick by Emma Torzs We're talking the power of young adult fiction, the pitfalls of publishing too fast and plots that don't quite land. We're also talking the power of editing, why sometimes the solution is to steal better and all the things we wish we could do better. Holly is wondering about whether or not the author has ever met an actual Australian and Harley is ranting about dogs on planes (it's related. We swear!). There's a long list of other books mentioned so head to www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes to find out more To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform, or support us on Patreon, click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Bimbos are Back in Session 15:43

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Welcome to Season 2! We're talking what exactly happened with our break going a little off the rails ... along with our reading schedules. We're also talking what we read when no one was listening, what we did while we were away and the changes being made for Season 2. See you next time for our regularly scheduled programming. For more on this and all our other episodes check out www.bimbobookclub.com…

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Our resident bimbos answer your burning questions 40:04

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This week we’re taking a stab at the questions we hear a lot. Questions like how the hell do you read so much? Why on earth do you call yourself bimbos? And when are you guys going to branch out into movies? We’re answering it all and going into detail about our natural reading habits, how we make consuming stories work for us and why we don’t have an editor as well as the pros and cons of being in the beginner stage of podcasting. We also open the floor to more questions so if you want to know more about the mechanics of podcasting, our podcast and future plans or just about us in general get in touch and let us know for future episodes.…

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Would You Rather: Book Edition 17:01

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This week we're keeping it fun with a game of Would You Rather. Find out who's getting an army of snakes and come with us while we debate the merits of putting a book through a woodchipper. Harley is traumatised by a lack of endings and Holly is crying in the bath with a Kindle and a Candle.

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Season Break Announcement 7:35

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Hello Bimbos, Himbos and all the Limbos in between. We're bad at coordinating our trips so we're taking a season break. Join us for a super short episode while we discuss plans going in to Season Two, the STEEP learning curve from podcasting thus far and what we have planned for 'holiday' episodes. See you next week for some mid season fun. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-042 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Part Two: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Bimbos Book Review | Now an Amazon Prime Miniseries 26:43

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This week we're finishing our review of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. We're talking books that make you question yourself, the casting call for the Amazon Prime miniseries and using favours to get power over people. We're also talking the subtle brilliance of Celeste Ng's storytelling, the weight of impossible decisions and the dangers of prescriptive community planning. Harley's giving Marvel credit both on and offscreen and Holly is binge watching the streaming adaption. Neither will be relocating to Shaker Heights. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-041 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Bimbos Book Review | Now an Amazon Prime Miniseries 53:55

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This week we're reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. We're talking the cost of a baby, raising children outside their cultures and a nuanced delivery of heavy social themes. We're also talking characters who grow, the choices women face in becoming, or not becoming, mothers and the weight of the decisions we make. Holly wonders if Mia is a virgin mother and Harley wonders why no one played the Shake Heights edition of King Solomon . For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-040 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Fourth Wing | International Bestseller and TikTok Sensation | Book Review 50:28

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This week we're reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We're talking enemies to lovers ... or perhaps mild distaste to sexual tension, mixed expectations and how you can't expect everything to deliver in book one of five. We're also talking why tropes can be appealing, why we don't agree with Hunger Games comparisons and how even an anticipated cliffhanger can hit the spot. Holly is taking a break to read something that will destroy her and Harley is revisiting the Dragonriders of Pern . For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-039 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Part Two: Three Women | Lisa Taddeo 34:30

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This week we're finishing our conversation about Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. We're talking the way trauma develops, the seemingly small moments that can go on to define us and why we all revert at family Christmas. We're also talking journalistic integrity, keeping people anonymous and the line between getting to know your subject and manipulation. Holly is keeping us updated with the lives of the three women post publishing and Harley is wondering if Lisa Taddeo is actually a particularly great journalist. We mention Fifty Shades of Grey and The Body Keeps the Score during this conversation. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-038 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Part One: Three Women | Lisa Taddeo 33:56

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This week we're reading Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. We're talking the nuances of complex trauma, the fear of being alone and the often easier reality of being single. We're talking desire disrupted, discovered and dissected. Holly is breaking the no non fiction rule she made up for herself and Harley is in her feelings and getting ... passionate. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-037 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher | Bimbo Book Review 32:03

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This week we're reading A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. We're talking homicidal sourdough starter, naughty gingerbread and reluctant heroes. We're also talking main characters who call out all the adults not doing their job, the joys of young adult fiction and taking a detour or ten. Holly missed the joy of sourdough in lockdown but is officially in love with Bob, Harley is baking gingerbread in the hope of getting a spicy sidekick (side-cookie?) of her own. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-036 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier | Book Review 55:41

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This week we’re reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. We’re talking being haunted, coming of age and atmospheric settings. We’re also talking age gaps, unreliable narrators and poetic writing. For what may be the first time (on air at any rate) our resident bimbos are in complete agreement. Holly is giving this one five stars and Harley thinks you should move this one to the top of your reading list. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-035 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Book Review 31:26

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This week we're reading Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. We're talking the prison industrial complex, when novels get too real and books that are good but not fun. We're also talking coercive tactics, the challenging oversupply of names and how strange America's political landscape can be from the outside looking in. Holly is staying in her lane but keen for other perspectives to round out her reading experience and Harley is talking about amplification until she is blue in the face. We also mentioned The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins a few times throughout the episode. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-034 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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How to Sell a Haunted House | Grady Hendrix | Book Review 52:13

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This week we’re reading How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. We’re talking creepy clown dolls, seances vs exorcisms and questionable maternal instincts. We’re also talking unlikable main characters, character development and why we agree with the mother-in-law. Holly thinks the narrator did a great job – she hates it, and Harley is grateful that none of her friends have ‘sticky’ five year olds – possessed or otherwise. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-033 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Book Review 39:16

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This week we’re reading It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. We’re talking whether or not this needed to be a duology, letters to Ellen and love letters to motherhood. We’re also talking emotional regulation, some smooth PR moves in the face of controversy and, oddly enough, steamship pirates. Holly is redesigning the cover art and Harley is shocked to find herself even a little bit in Colleen Hoover’s corner. We mention our Verity episode and Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. For more on this episode check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-032 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Necrosis | Rayne Havok | Book Review 41:20

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This week we're reading Necrosis by Rayne Havok. We're talking the startling realisation that the author is a woman, why misinformation about sex work is a big issue for us and Wattpad wet dreams. We're also talking sudden plot twists, inefficient trigger warnings and writing for shock value. Holly wants to read 'Tula: Accidental Supernatural Feminist Icon' (a mark this book misses) and Harley is tempted to write a leviathan-goes-vegan comedic horror. For the full list of other media discussed check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-031 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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My Sister the Serial Killer | Oyinkan Braithewaite | Bimbos Review 39:00

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This week we're reading My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithewaite. We're talking stories that hit too close to home, anxiety inducing pacing and why we might have missed the humour in this book We're also talking about how effectively the author has dialled real sibling relationships up to 1000, the way childhood patterns play out in adulthood and the need for 'safe spaces'. Holly is begging her little sister to never make the 'can you clean up a body?' phone call and Harley needs a cup of tea and a nap after all that stress. For the full list of other media discussed check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-030 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Bimbos get Cozy with their Comfort Reads 39:55

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We're getting cozy and talking about our comfort reads while we talk about this week's books Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree and NPCs by Drew Hayes. We talk about what makes a comfort read vs a cozy read, classes in fantasy games and low stakes reads. We also talk about the stories we love when we're seeking comfort, side quests and books that lean hard into their target audience. Harley is crying over Finnick's death again and Holly is asking 'what the fuck is a paladin?' For the full list of other media discussed check out our website: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-029 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Hooked | Emily McIntire | Never After Series Book #1 Review 45:31

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This week we're reading Hooked , book number one in the Never After series by Emily McIntire. We're talking ick factors, the dangers of romanticising violence and main characters who need therapy. We're also talking books that don't match the sales pitch, safe words and whether or not we're just spoiled readers. Holly offers to teach people a safety class on breath play and Harley admits she was wrong. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-028 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager | Bimbos Review 37:32

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This week we're reading The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. We're talking atmospheric settings, genre fiction and men who write women well. We're also talking incompetent police officers, the parts of a story that give you the ick and how no one under the age of 35 has zero attachment issues to their phone. Holly might be the Final Girl but Harley is on high alert for potential horror movies at all times and will be legging it out of there in order to Survive the Night . For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-027 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Bimbos Review 48:37

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This week we’re reading Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking people as addictions, the mixed bag of recollections and the Amazon Prime series we’re excited to binge. We’re also talking stylistic choices we love, nuanced female characters and the way a novel can feel so real that some people mistake fiction for fact. Holly is resenting having to go to work mid read and Harley isn’t a fan of spoiling an otherwise perfect thing with saint like characters. Thank you to Lateral Pharma for sponsoring this episode. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-026 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Bunny 55:20

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This week we’re reading Bunny by Mona Awad We’re talking unsettling books, separating delusion from reality and Holly’s theory that might make it all make sense. We’re also talking pointlessness as a point, obfuscation in storytelling and the dangers of throwing stones in glass houses. Holly’s not sure how she feels about this book but she thinks she likes it, Harley’s not sure how she feel about this book but she's increasingly certain she doesn't like it. Before we get to the other media mentioned in this episode we would like to thank our sponsor, Lateral Pharma . We mention too many other books and movies to link to here. Check out our show notes on the website for a full list of media discussed in this week's episode. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-025 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Pachinko 1:03:56

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This week we’re reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. We’re talking the idea of tainted blood, books that give you a perspective outside your own, and the alarming amount of history we were never taught growing up. We’re also talking the ways people drift in and out of our lives over time, the history we don’t know and all the times we realised in all the worst ways that we are sheltered white people. Holly is trying to keep track of generations of characters with multiple names and Harley gets lightly ranty about judging women’s choices when they’re limited to survive … or don’t. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-024 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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The Book Eaters 53:32

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This week we’re reading The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. We’re talking the challenges of debut novels, the ideas vs execution pipeline, and why having the right expectations for a book is sometimes more important than whether or not it’s actually good. We’re also talking books that give us déjà vu, an overwhelming amount of ideas, and the concept of books as meals (even if we’re not chowing down Book Eater style). Harley is not taking disappointment well and Holly is rather fixated on the number 7. Some of the other books mentioned are Isobelle Carmody’s many unfinished series , Carrie by Stephen King, and Dear Writer by Carmel Bird (which, while it is out of print, Harley recommends to all writers going through the editing process). We also talk about Charmed – for the record, the episode was They’re Everywhere and the brain-zapping bad guys were actually just warlocks (also Harley got basically all the other details wrong and will now be rewatching Charmed in between devouring books). For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-023 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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The Song Of Achilles 29:13

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This week we’re reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. We’re talking our sketchy knowledge of Homer’s The Illiad and The Odyssey , the changing styles of storytelling throughout history and the often disappointing reality of reading something that everyone has hyped up before you got to it. We’re also talking the nature of Greek tragedies, characters you’re not supposed to like and the moments that don’t land because they’re still true to the original story. Despite wildly different plots Holly can’t tell the difference between 300 and Troy , Harley realises that her general knowledge of historical legends is more extensive than she thought. We also mention the author’s other book, Circe ; the plays Oedipus and Antigone by Sophocles; Neon Gods by Katee Roberts and Disney’s The Lion King . For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-022 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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All the Dangerous Things 55:39

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This week we’re reading All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham. Once again this episode is sponsored by Lateral Pharma. Find out more here: https://lateral-pharma.com/ We’re talking guilt, the myriad ways women in general – and mothers in particular – get judged and a plethora of complex female characters. We’re also talking unexpected plot twists, rose-coloured glasses, and the many actual mothers who experience a trial by media. We mention the very real case of Madeleine McCann and go into more detail about Lindy Chamberlain, who can be heard in her own words here . Holly’s impressed by the gentle handling of some heavy themes and Harley is demanding everyone reads the author’s note before considering the book ‘finished’. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-021 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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The Kaiju Preservation Society 41:08

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This week we’re reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. We’re talking stories that are a break for your brain, how to explain without over-explaining and why it’s sometimes okay to hit some tropes in the service of a good story. We’re also talking covid doom and gloom, the different ways we saw the resident Kaiju and why an author’s note or introduction is better at the end. We also introduce our first-ever sponsor, Lateral Pharma . Other works up for discussion are King Kong , Godzilla , H.P. Lovecraft , Warehouse 13 , and the author’s other works . Holly’s asking what the heck a kaiju is and Harley’s waiting for this to become a sci-fi show already. For more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-020 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Prince Harry Drives Us Spare 52:25

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This week we’re reading Spare by some bloke called Haz (you may know him as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex). We mention in the show that this episode is a spare or bonus episode however like an extra getting a speaking role just for being in the right place at the right time it got promoted when some scheduling issues arose. We’re talking way too much information about his frosty todger, the intense violence with no trigger warnings and the overdose of self-pity. We’re also talking the reality that not every animal is trying to send the future former prince a message (unless it’s smoke less weed), the realities of older siblings and the frustrating lack of self-awareness throughout this book. Harley regrets listening to the audiobook instead of speed reading the damn thing, Holly regrets even putting this on the to-read list, neither of us can manage strong feelings about Meghan Markle. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-019 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Do Bimbos Hate Love? 39:24

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Since there are no rules in love and war we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with something a little different. We’re talking about the self love required to put a book down, the stories we can’t help but adore and the ethics of unusual relationships. We’re also talking about a whole lot of stories: Underbelly , The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham, Polysecure by Jessica Fern, The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Chocolat by Joanne Harris, 1999’s cinematic masterpiece The Mummy , Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Boy Parts by Eliza Clark, In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, The Blair Witch Project and last, but certainly not least, Wolf Creek . Holly is realising that she really isn’t into romance novels and Harley is looking for next year’s v-day cohost. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-018 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 45:04

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This week we’re reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We’re talking chronic illness, platonic love and coming of age. We’re also talking the trauma we ignore, the family we choose and the history of video games. Holly’s not entirely sure what a game engine is and Harley is throwing her word of the day calendar in the bin. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-017 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Mexican Gothic 47:02

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This week we’re reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. We’re talking gothic pacing, archetypes and the dollar princesses that inspired them. We’re talking the challenges of a well-explored genre and the ways that they’re nailed in this story. We’re also talking eugenics, keeping it in the family and the blurry lines between fantasy and reality (especially when shrooms get involved). Harley is thrilled at the decision to split the anaemic lead and the girl who has enough character to save the day. Holly demonstrates her gothic literature knowledge with an in-depth comparison to The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Honourable mentions go to Dracula by Bram Stoker, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly and Wilkie Collins also get a mention. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-016 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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The Dressmaker 42:33

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This week we’re reading The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. We’re talking the weird genre that is Australian Gothic, small-town gossip and the books we’re forced to read in school. We’re also talking the village slut, the slow burn of revenge and why you should stay out of silos. Holly’s still trying to figure out whether she actually liked the book and Harley’s trying to find the time to bust out her sewing machine. While remembering the English curriculum when we were in year 11 we mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Boys of Blood and Bone by David Metzenthen. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-015 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo Like what we’re doing and want to support us? Subscribe to our Patreon .…

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Babel, or the Necessity of Violence 1:06:00

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This week we’re reading Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang. We’re talking the science of magic, colonialism and the joy of reading a great book for the first time. We’re also talking the nuances of otherness, transmutation and the tightrope of keeping heavy topics simple. Holly’s struggling to find the right genre for this book and Harley’s getting ADHD brain tingles. While talking first reads and adventure stories we also give an honourable mention to The Hunger Games , A Little Princess , Indiana Jones , and The 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy . For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-014 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Neon Gods 1:01:04

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This week we’re reading Neon Gods by Katee Roberts. We’re talking how spicy a book needs to be to really be considered smut, the pacing of turning up the heat in fiction and the complexities of consent. We also talk about tall, dark and brooding leads that are just a little too cuddly to deliver, expecting the kinkiest dom in all of Olympus to offer a little more variety in his play and how the author both nails it and falls short at the same time. Holly puts in a request for the perfect daddy dom content creator to call her a good girl for drinking her water today and Harley wonders if the Goodreads reviews are actually better than the book. While talking about visual versus written smut we also mention The Story of O by Pauline Réage. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-013 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Midnight Library 48:49

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This week we’re reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. We’re talking multiverses, authors with agendas and the tree of life. We’re also talking regrets, relationships and being a good cat mum. Holly’s looking at things with a new perspective and Harley’s in charge of New Year’s resolutions. There’s some talk about Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist (not to be confused with Fairy Tale by Stephen King) and about another universe where Tabitha King didn’t pull Carrie out of the wastepaper basket. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-012 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone 54:46

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This week we’re reading the Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. We’re talking moments that hit you in the feels, angels being close enough to Christmas for our reading habits and vagina dentata. We’re also talking the complex nature of good vs. evil, tiny fairies that bite and the challenges of a book hangover. Harley tries to figure out how the hell she lost an entire book and Holly is falling in love with the incredible imagery There’s also a drive-by mention of The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley if you’re more interested in King Arthur mythology than angels and not-quite-demons. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-011 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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The Stupidest Angel 48:59

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This week we’re celebrating a very bimbo Christmas by reading The Stupidest Angel We’re talking finding the right medium for your story, nailing the tagline, and why angels are attracted to crazy people. We talk warrior babes, the line between b grade sci-fi and softcore porn, and being yourself in all your weird glory. Harley’s quick to triage characters and Holly has questions about fruit bats. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-010 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Where the Crawdads Sing 54:44

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This week we’re reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. We’re talking the somehow stranger-than-fiction life of the author, being other and setting as character. We’re also talking murder charges, the book-to-movie pipeline and the menacing nature of Australian wildlife. Holly asks what the hell is a crawdad anyway? Harley doesn’t trust her brain, but she does trust her ability to find the answers For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-009 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Taylor Jenkins Reid: Double Feature (Part Two) 1:05:41

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This week we’re continuing to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising , both by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking different kinds of marriages, the Stonewall riots and when not showing up for a cause can be the right call. We’re also talking about the context of being other throughout history, the invention of straight Sims and the power of the internet for finding your people. Holly gets confused about the timeline, and Harley talks learning to ask for help. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-008 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Taylor Jenkins Reid: Double Feature (Part One) 48:58

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This week we’re reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising , both by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking car crashes we can’t look away from, why you should be wary of white wall tyres, and men who love hysterical women. We’re also talking the patterns that repeat themselves in families, bi-erasure, and attention seeking. While Holly hunts down all the easter eggs, Harley is pulling knitting from her knickers. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-007 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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Lapvona 52:47

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This week we’re reading Lapvona: A Novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. We’re talking trigger warnings, cannibalism and when discomfort does – and doesn’t – work in fiction. We’re quoting The Smashing Pumpkins , name-checking Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, chewing the fat about Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, and adding Beloved by Toni Morrison to Holly’s reading list. While Harley rants about the mechanics of boobs Holly asks ‘fable, fairytale, or just fucked up?’ For full show transcripts and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-006 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo…

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House of Hunger 43:15

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