Never Gonna Give You Up

Broads and Books

It's a meme, it's a phenomenon, and it's the ultimate creeper anthem! So this week, we're looking at books and pop culture picks that look at unhealthy attachments and obsessions.
Plus, the Broads talk gross dating rituals, relationship showboating on Instagram, and how we would do as stalkers. And much more.

• Check out all current and past picks at our Bookshop.org store.
• Listen to "Never Gonna Give You Up," the song from Rick Astley that inspired this week's theme.
• Get a Broad's book: Order Dig Me Out by our own Amy Lee Lillard now!

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 111: Never Gonna Give You Up

Novels:

Amy: So Happy for You, Celia Laskey

Erin: Cherish Farrah, Bethany C. Morrow

Other Books:

Amy: Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All, Laura Bates (Nonfiction)

Erin: The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice, Benjamin Gilmer (Nonfiction, True Crime)

Pop Culture:

Amy: The Afterparty (Apple+)

Erin: Joe vs. Carole (Peacock)
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Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!
Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

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Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!
Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

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