The Bright Side: A Hello Sunshine Podcast

Let us say this: this week’s conversation is a real literary kiki. We’re in the studio with Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix, two of our favorite girlies with taste - taste in movies, in fashion, and of course, books. Fresh off the launch of the latest season of their podcast, Lemme Say This, Peyton, Hunter and Danielle are going down all our favorite rabbit holes. Illicit Gossip Girl book clubs, Barnes & Noble crushes, the art of The Artist’s Way, and why notes in the margins are a love language.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Odyssey by Homer
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The It Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Meet Samantha: An American Girl by Susan S. Adler
To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han
What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones
You, Maybe by Rachel Vail
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The Mediator by Meg Cabot
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin
Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Anamorphs by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Strangers by Belle Burden
Famesick by Lena Dunham
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Adult Braces by Lindy West
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Martyr! By Kaveh Akba
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Luster by Raven Leilan
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates by Dave Stangle and Mike Stangle
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger, and Mark Victor Hansen
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Enter the Villa by Anna Peele
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Half of It by Madison Beer
Platonic by Marisa G. Franco
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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Ann Patchett is an author, bookstore owner, two-time Reese’s Book Club pick author, and overall icon on everybody’s bookshelf. Her newest novel, “Whistler,” is out today. In it, a woman reunites with her long-lost stepfather on a fateful day in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What follows is a story of family, loss, and the brief connections that change our lives forever. Ann joins the podcast to talk about her unique writing process, working through grief and love in her latest novel, and her favorite books hitting the shelves at Parnassus Books in Nashville.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Run by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Whistler by Ann Patchett
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich
John of John by Douglas Stuart
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
The Color of Water by James McBride
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
This is Happiness by Niall Williams
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A great book is like a great pair of shoes — it can take you somewhere you never expected. But it’s also like that new car feeling — full of possibility, a little thrilling, and totally transformative. In the first episode of this special miniseries sponsored by cars.com, Danielle sits down with booktuber and author Cindy Pham to talk about the tools that have helped her navigate change in her life.

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This week on Bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club, Danielle Robay sits down with bestselling author Alexandra Andrews to discuss May’s Reese’s Book Club pick, The Fine Art of Lying. Alexandra unpacks why stories about wealthy people behaving badly are so irresistible and how female desire gets tangled up with wonder and meaning. She also shares her unconventional writing process, the pressure of following up a hit debut, and the surprising advice that finally helped her finish a novel.

BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews
Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley
Transcription: A Novel by Ben Lerner
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Why I’m Not an Atheist by Christopher Beha
All Fours by Miranda July
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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This week, we’re “obsessed” with creator and debut author of Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It, Brooke Averick. First known as her online moniker, “@ladyefron,” Brooke Averick’s socials exploded after she posted a TikTok reading a letter to her older self. Brooke Averick has gone on to accrue thousands of followers, host the podcast Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast, and is now a published author. Brooke Averick shares her first obsessions, her current crushes, and how writing Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It may have helped her more than therapy.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Limony Snicket
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
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