It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We discuss our change in reading habits, talk about some highlights of the year, and think about some reading goals for the year ahead. We also exchange our Christmas presents (minus one that didn't arrive on time, boo)!
Thank you to the following publishers for gifting proof copies of books to Emily. You make it feel like Christmas all year round:
Del Rey for A Study in Drowning
Black Crow and Tor for One For My Enemy
Penguin for In Memoriam
Hodder for The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Our infatuations:
Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo
The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid
Carrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid
One For My Enemy - Olivie Blake
All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
In Memoriam - Alice Winn
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Chokshi
Past Lives
ROCK-STAR - Stray Kids
The Weatherman - Gregory Alan Isakov
Saltburn
Oppenheimer
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This week, Emily tells us about snowy Russian folklore-inspired series The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden, while Rebecca shares the charming cast of characters in Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan. We fall in love with characters, talk about the perfect series for horse girls, and chat about our wholesome winter weekend!
Our infatuations:
The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower - Katherine Arden
The Winter of the Witch - Katherine Arden
Madame Burova - Ruth Hogan
Hotel Del Luna
SKZ Del Luna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjCLT6sMsg&ab_channel=StrayKids
Maine - Noah Kahan
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This week, Emily tells us about the house full of secrets and seawater in A Study and Drowning by Ava Reid, while Rebecca shares the unexpected love stories in The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. We dissect a song full of wordplay, discuss our upcoming dinner plans, and Emily shares a songwriter's journey from angst to romance!
Thank you to Del Rey for gifting a proof copy of A Study in Drowning to Emily.
Our infatuations:
A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid
The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
Volcano - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB6VJXA5cYw&ab_channel=StrayKids
Miserable (You & Me) - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTDfI20gwGo&ab_channel=StrayKids
Want So BAD - Lee Know & HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbgwkgVW3HQ&ab_channel=StrayKids
I, Carrion (Icarian) - Hozier
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This week, we're joined by friend of the show and fellow nerd Roisin McCrimmon. Roisin brings a SPOILER FILLED discussion about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We talk about favourite video games, rant about a certain character who stole our hearts and a certain character who just won't go away, and we share the scenes that stuck with us!
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
Help I Sexted My Boss - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/help-i-sexted-my-boss/id1357127065
1989 Vault Tracks - Taylor Swift
Dimension 20 - https://www.youtube.com/@dimension20show
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This week, Emily tells us about the myth behind Medusa in Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca shares moving The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. We discuss a song about dead dogs, a favourite album that hasn't yet been released, and interrupt a book quote with giggles!
Our infatuations:
Stone Blind - Natalie Haynes
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
Contradicting - Hyunjin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6IB_RyX1dQ&ab_channel=StrayKids
Hold On - Seungmin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89fCmIOkL9o&ab_channel=StrayKids
Light, Dark, Light Again - Angie McMahon
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This week, Emily takes us through the music career of Korean artist Agust D (SUGA of BTS), while Rebecca shares tennis based drama Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We wade through Agust D's songs and music videos and documentaries and books, Rebecca brings us back to normality with a fun read, and Emily shares the song that comforts her!
Our infatuations:
Agust D - Agust D
D2 - Agust D
D-Day - Agust D
Daechwita music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjAWJ2zWWI&ab_channel=HYBELABELS
SUGA: Road to D-Day
BTS: Beyond the Story - BTS and Myeongseok Kang
Haegeum music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy9qZR_OGa0&ab_channel=HYBELABELS
AMYGDALA music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX1dkYoLHVs&ab_channel=HYBELABELS
Carrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid
V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic Readalong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-1UxcJ7k-M&list=PLMiBFlqWunnpU-1msuI7o2XR3QPVNY6J5&ab_channel=V.E.Schwab
The Sunshine Couch - Wic Whitney
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This week, we are bringing you a short story special, each bringing you three of our favourite short and sweet (or not) stories. We discuss why we didn't the format at first, try and (successfully?) avoid spoiling the endings, and ignore Rebecca's sniffles!
Our infatuations:
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Hunter's Wife (The Shell Collector and Other Stories) - Anthony Doerr
Exhalation #10 (The Ghost Sequences) - A. C. Wise
The Last Wish (The Last Wish) - Andrzej Sapkowski
The Six Deaths of the Saint - Alix E. Harrow
Dandelion Light (So We Can Glow) - Leesa Cross-Smith
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This week, Emily tells us about suffragists and cycles in The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow, while Rebecca shares the whimsical and wonderful Honeycomb by Joanne Harris. We fully settle into witchy cosy season, Rebecca nearly makes Emily cry, and Emily is maybe a secret lyrical genius!
Our infatuations:
The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow
Honeycomb - Joanne Harris
Social Path ft. LiSA - Stray Kids
Moving in Place - Shauna Dean Cokeland
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This week, we celebrate Halloween as Emily tells us about witchy and weird Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid, while Rebecca shares the dark and also very weird Shy by Max Porter. We discuss what costumes we should wear at our Halloween party, and share some seasonal favourites!
Our infatuations:
Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid
Shy - Max Porter
Bones and All
The Good Witch - Maisie Peters
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We're back - with Season FIVE! This week, Emily talks translation in Babel by R.F. Kuang while Rebecca talks transcription in Big Swiss by Jen Beagin. We catch up on our lives since Season 4, talk holidays, and gush about a lot of music!
Our infatuations:
Babel - R.F. Kuang
Big Swiss - Jen Beagin
5-STAR - Stray Kids
Stick Season - Noah Kahan
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It's the most wonderful time of the year - our Christmas episode! This week, we're bringing you our third special episode of the season and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We recount our favourite books of the year, pick out some memorable passages, and we introduce you to the new creature causing havoc in the background of this recording. We also exchange our Christmas presents!
Our infatuations:
Babel - R. F. Kuang
Honeycomb - Joanne M. Harris
Little Thieves - Margaret Owen
Chocolat - Joanne Harris
Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket
The Ghost Sequences - A. C. Wise
Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowsk
Northern Star - Dom Fera
Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
5SOS5 - 5 Seconds of Summer
Midnights - Taylor Swift
NOPE
The Midnight Club
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It's our Samhain Special! This Halloweeny week (Halloweek?), we each share three favourite spooky reads. We run the gamut of creepy tales, bring you a mix of gruesome and tense stories, and Emily goes full-on gothic researcher mode on one of her picks!
Thank you to Titan for gifting a copy of Not Good for Maidens to Emily.
Our infatuations:
Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino
Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti
The Clockwork Girl - Anna Mazzola
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
And That's Why We Drink Winchester Mystery House episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e200-the-burbank-fish-flopper-and-a-homicidal-rhombus/id1204570053?i=1000501479585
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson
Grief is the Thing with Feathers - Max Porter
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It's our Summer Solstice Special! This week, we each share three favourite summer reads. We discuss what we even class as a summer read, our neighbour interrupts us with a loud Stranger Things viewing, and Rebecca reads out a passage that almost makes us both cry!
Our infatuations:
Sweet Sorrow - David Nicholls
Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
I've Got This Round: More Tales of Debauchery - Mamrie Hart
This Might Get Weird - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-might-get-weird/id1438878323
So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith
The Blood of Stars duology - Elizabeth Lim
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
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This week, Emily tells us about two gothic houses in Gallant by V.E. Schwab, while Rebecca shares the disturbing tale of Pinocchio's creator in The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey. We discuss our writing goals for the rest of the year, gush about season two of Bridgerton, and Emily brings us a quiz to find out which fairy tale trope we would be!
Thank you to Titan for gifting a copy of Gallant to Emily.
Our infatuations:
Gallant - V.E. Schwab
The Swallowed Man - Edward Carey
Missing Piece - Vance Joy
Bridgerton
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This week, Emily tells us about feisty and funny Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, while Rebecca shares the very mysterious My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. We discuss what songs make us think of our original characters, discover some new words for very specific emotions, and Rebecca finds us some interesting facts about pseudonyms!
Our infatuations:
Little Thieves - Margaret Owen
My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
BTS Butter Grammy Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpIwQFNke0
BTS ON Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZh-w2nysuI
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - John Koenig
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This week, Emily tells us about philosophical book Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket, while Rebecca shares short story Vincent from collection So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith. We discuss the writing advice we thought we knew but maybe didn't, take a look at the first love letter ever written, and Emily reads out perhaps the longest rumination on eggs that exists!
Our infatuations:
Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket
'Vincent' and 'A Girl Has Her Secrets' in So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith
We're Not Fucking Historians - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-f-ing-historians/id1588766832
Love Letter - Lisa Mitchell
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This week, we have a special episode for you! We have a SPOILER FILLED chat about The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. We talk about our favourite moments, dream up some Le Cirque des Rêves tents we'd like to see, and Emily talks about some thematic similarities between this this and Morgenstern's second novel, The Starless Sea!
Our infatuations:
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
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This week, Emily tells us about a life and death love story in Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune, while Rebecca returns to poetry with I Love You, Call Me Back by Sabrina Benaim. We talk about recurring motifs in our own writing, ask for recommendations for a very specific niche of music, and Rebecca tells us the history behind the lilac flower!
Thank you to Black Crow and Tor for gifting a copy of Under the Whispering Door to Emily.
Our infatuations:
Under the Whispering Door - T. J. Klune
I Love You, Call Me Back - Sabrina Benaim
Things Fell Apart - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-fell-apart-by-jon-ronson/id1592984136
Annabel Lee - Edgar Allan Poe
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This week, Emily tells us about the whimsical Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber, while Rebecca shares very creepy The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. We discuss if we're planners or pantsers when it comes to writing, share a tenuous link between our quickfire favourites, and Emily finds another excuse to read out a flax-golden tale!
Our infatuations:
Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber
The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton
Valleyheart - lostboycrow
Rookery - Giant Rooks
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This week, we're joined by friend of the show and Gothic Lit researcher Hannah Barretto who tells us about her love for Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and the 2009 film adaptation. We discuss why we are still obsessed with fairy tales, talk about formative bedtime stories, and Rebecca realises that Hannah and Emily are the same person!
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Our infatuations:
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
The Lost Storyteller - Amanda Block
Meant to be Yours - Jamie Muscato, Original West End Cast of Heathers
all my ghosts - Lizzy McAlpine
Outlander
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This week, Emily tells us about queer historical fantasy A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, while Rebecca shares fictional oral history The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton. We talk about the people who inspired us to write, share the meanings of some gemstones, and Emily has a giggle-induced breakdown!
Thank you to Black Crow and Tor for gifting a copy of A Marvellous Light to Emily.
Our infatuations:
A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton
Mr. Kate - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVPcEbVLQgLZX0Rt6jo34A
Northsiders - Christian Lee Hutson
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This week, Emily tells us about stories in The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, while Rebecca shares another story about stories with Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. We discuss if English was our favourite subject at school, discover the origins of the name January, and we talk about one of our favourite geeky literary words!
Our infatuations:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow
Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr
Romeo & Juliet - Peter McPoland
Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast
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It's the first episode of Season Four! This week, we're catching you up on all our favourites from the season break. We talk about some music we've been listening to on repeat, the TV shows we got hooked on, and those other random things we've been enjoying since December!
Our infatuations:
Lore Olympus Volume One - Rachel Smythe
Read Lore Olympus online - https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320
The Witcher Season 2
ExtraOrdinary - V.E. Schwab
Spirited Away
This is Going to Hurt (tv series)
Alternate Sources of Fuel - Matthew Olzmann
Breath of the Wild
Schitt's Creek
Sacred Spaces - SYML
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It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We read out some long passages (even by our standards), discuss our favourite authors that we discovered this year, and share our top artists and songs that we listened to. We also exchange our Christmas presents!
Our infatuations:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow
City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert
Villains - V.E. Schwab
Circe - Madeline Miller
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
The Ophelia Girls - Jane Healey
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
Little - Edward Carey
When Facing the Things We Turn Away From - Luke Hemmings
Trying Season 2 Soundtrack - Maisie Peters
Tick, Tick... Boom!
Maid
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It's the Season 3 finale! This week, Emily tells us about wintery tale Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, while Rebecca shares the glamorous City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. We share our favourite moments of the past season, discuss some literary pilgrimages we'd like to make , and we talk about fairy tales we've loved since childhood. Rebecca also reads a Greek mythology-inspired poem!
Our Christmas Special will be out on the 24th December, and Season 4 will begin on the 4th March 2022!
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Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert
Off My Mind - joe p
The Tiny Men in the Horse's Mouth - Matthew Olzmann
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This week, Emily tells us about time-bending Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey, while Rebecca shares the weird and whimsical Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. We discuss handwriting, think about which ice cream flavour we'd be, and we get interrupted by fireworks for the last twenty minutes. Emily also sets Rebecca a quiz on Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles books!
Our infatuations:
Meet Me in Another Life - Catriona Silvey
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers
Squid Game
Silk Chiffon (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) - MUNA
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This week, we're joined by friend of the show Rhiannon Lindsay-Andrews, who tells us about Pretending by Holly Bourne. We share which actors we'd love to see in book to film adaptations, discuss the difference between internal and external stakes when writing character, and we go down a Google rabbit hole of celebrity names. Rebecca also tells us the wild story behind a new favourite album!
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Our infatuations:
Pretending - Holly Bourne
Artificial Intelligence - Tom Cardy
Pink Slips - Jenna Doe
22 Break - Oh Wonder
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This week, Emily tells us about a Female Gothic retelling of Peter Pan in Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise, while Rebecca talks about another Female Gothic tale The Heart is a Burial Ground by Tamara Colchester. We explore dark academia as it relates to friendship, discuss which Greek god we'd like to have dinner with, and we learn some turns of phrase that Chaucer coined. Emily also returns to Erin Morgenstern's flax-golden tales to read out one inspired by a nursery rhyme!
Our infatuations:
Wendy, Darling - A. C. Wise
The Heart is a Burial Ground - Tamara Colchester
The Friendship of Young Poets
A Fever Called Living - 1990nowhere
The Chair
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This week, we're talking about our five favourite films. We break down our most-watched movies, discuss the filmic techniques that stole our hearts, and share lots of our favourite lines and moments. We also manage to list off twenty honourable mentions each!
Our infatuations:
Donnie Darko
La La Land
Corpse Bride
Little Women
Baby Driver
The Lion King
About Time
Easy A
Scream
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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This week, Emily tells us about heart-breaking A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, while Rebecca talks about a dark and light academia story in The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey. We discuss when we started calling ourselves writers, learn the meanings of flowers, and we share some awful literary pick-up lines. Rebecca also reads out a poem which embodies the Infatuated energy!
Our infatuations:
A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
The Ophelia Girls - Jane Healey
Parenting Hell - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rob-beckett-and-josh-widdicombes-parenting-hell/id1510251497
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power - Halsey
When I Say That We Are All Teen Girls (Olivia Gatwood) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHaCKwYCFZs&ab_channel=ButtonPoetry
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It's Halloween! Almost! This week, Emily tells us about Red Riding Hood inspired tale For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten, while Rebecca shares a novel based around the weird and wonderful life of Madame Tussaud, Little by Edward Carey. We talk about our favourites this Halloween season, discuss the origins of the phrase 'spooky season', and we share some snippets of our own writing. Emily also reads a few of her favourite creepy flax-golden tales!
Our infatuations:
For the Wolf - Hannah Whitten
Little - Edward Carey
Rebecca's articles -
Siren Song - Margaret Atwood
Practical Magic
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This week, we have a special episode for you! Well, for us, really. We're returning to The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern for a SPOILER FILLED chat about Emily's favourite book, now that Rebecca has read it too. We talk about our favourite characters, point out lots of foreshadowing details, and we discuss time and fate and free will. Rebecca also quizzes us to find out whether we'd be an Acolyte, Keeper or Guardian!
Our infatuations:
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
Penguin's The Starless Sea Quiz - https://www.penguin.com.au/activities/2410-the-starless-sea-quiz
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This week, Emily tells us about The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex, inspired by a real mystery, while Rebecca talks about musically influenced High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. We talk about the importance of world building, discuss which Scooby Doo character we'd be, and hear a wonderfully Scottish poem. Emily also tells us about some space-inspired songs!
Our infatuations:
The Lamplighters - Emma Stonex
This Paranormal Life 'The Vanishing: The True Mystery Disappearance at Eilean Mor' - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/157-the-vanishing-the-true-mystery-disappearance/id1236963001?i=1000469385386
And That's Why We Drink 'Little Pilgrims and Astrological Issues' - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e81-little-pilgrims-and-astrological-issues/id1204570053?i=1000418091722
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
31 Songs - Nick Hornby
Sex Tape - Hippo Campus
Scotland, You're No Mine - Hannah Lavery
Jupiter - Sleeping at Last
Saturn - Sleeping at Last
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It's the first episode of Season Three! This week, we're catching you up on all our favourites from the season break. We talk about some albums we've been listening to on repeat, the TV shows we got hooked on, and we discuss sex on at least three different occasions. Rebecca also manages to add eight songs to the Infatuated Mix!
Our infatuations:
When Facing The Things We Turn Away From - Luke Hemmings
You Signed Up For This - Maisie Peters
Loki
Marvel Studios ASSEMBLED
Loki Filmmaking Secrets with Director Kate Herron - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b66sbE9YI0&ab_channel=JackHoward
Know My Name - Chanel Miller
Florence
Ear Biscuits with Rhett and Link - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ear-biscuits/id717407884
Sex Education
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Begin to Look Around - Gretta Ray
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It's the Season Two finale! This week, Emily shares the dark academia/superpower Villains series by V. E. Schwab, while Rebecca talks about Luster by Raven Leilani. We talk about the writing techniques we've liked and loathed in the books we've read so far this year, discover a cool nature word, and we discuss which fictional character we would invite to dinner. Emily also shares some stories from one of her favourite places to visit in Cornwall!
We will be back with SEASON THREE on the 8th of October.
Our infatuations:
Villains series - V. E. Schwab
Luster - Raven Leilani
WandaVision
Vitamin String Quarter Performs Regina Spektor
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This week, Emily talks about wry The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell and Rebecca shares the speculative Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford. We take on a song-inspired writing challenge, discuss which book character we would want to back us up in a street fight, and Emily shares a tale of a mythical creature from Cornwall. Rebecca also informs us of the person behind those names for groups of animals!
Our infatuations:
The Diary of a Bookseller - Shaun Bythell
Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford
All My Favourite Bands Use Long Song Titles So I Will Too - Anthony Amorim
Christi Steyn - https://www.instagram.com/christi.steyn/
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This week, we're joined by friend of the show D Fretter, who tells us about album A Real Good Kid by Mike Posner. We learn D's seven rules for writing poetry, discuss which book worlds we'd definitely die in, and D performs his wonderful new song Moonlight in Barcelona. Emily also shares a ten sentence story written by Erin Morgenstern!
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Our infatuations:
A Real Good Kid - Mike Posner
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
the angel of 8th ave. - Gang of Youths
Sweet Tooth
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This week, Emily tells us about the ocean within a house in Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, while Rebecca shares the house party on an ocean in Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We talk about writing advice we ignore, book worlds we would love to live in, and we learn about our enneagram numbers. Rebecca also shares a little piece of Croatian history!
Our infatuations:
Piranesi - Susannah Clarke
Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Bo Burnham: Inside
Shade of Yellow - Griff
Enneagram Personality Test - https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
Enneagram Description - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
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This week, Emily tells us about the deeply disturbing relationship in These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever, while Rebecca shares character Kaya's childhood in Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens . We discuss our favourite quotes about writing, learn what a crawdad actually is, and read out love letters to our zodiac signs. Emily also explains why she loves multiple songs titled Wildflower!
Our infatuations:
These Violent Delights - Micah Nemerever
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
Wildflower - The National Parks
I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You) music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ni06SSZSY&ab_channel=dodieVEVO
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This week, Emily tells us about the unlikely friendship between two mythical creatures in The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker, while Rebecca shares a poetic technique she loves in works by Sabrina Benaim and Louise Glück. We talk about our writing bucket lists, answer an interesting film question, and find out which Crow from Six of Crows we would be. Rebecca also shares a song that bridges our shared loves!
Our infatuations:
The Golem and the Djinni - Helene Wecker
(i) - (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
(ii) - (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
avowal - (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
Persephone the Wanderer (I) - Louise Glück
Persephone the Wanderer (II) - Louise Glück
Pretty Boy - The Neighbourhood
Funeral ft. James Bay - Maisie Peters
Shadow and Bone: The Crows quiz - https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/shadow-and-bone-the-crows-quiz
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This week, we're talking about our five favourite albums. We break down our most-listened-to albums, share the songs we cherish the most, and do some of that lyric analysis we all love. Remember to check out The Infatuated Mix to listen to these wonderful tunes!
Our infatuations:
Chip Chrome and the Mono-Tones – The Neighbourhood
Red – Taylor Swift
CALM – 5 Seconds of Summer
Melodrama – Lorde
Lorde: Behind the Melodrama Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lorde-behind-the-melodrama/id1571839338
tryhard – The Band CAMINO
Wasteland, Baby! – Hozier
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
Blurryface – Twenty One Pilots
Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
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This week, Emily tells us about genre-bending mystery The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, while Rebecca shares some favourite poems from God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal About Town by Catherine Cohen. We take a vocabulary test, write synopses for YA Fantasy novels based on our lives, and we read a Visitor's Guide to Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. Rebecca also tells us the root of the word tresses!
Our infatuations:
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton
God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal About Town - Catherine Cohen
In Blue - Declan McKenna
Hypotheticals - Lake Street Dive
A Visitor's Guide to Dante's Nine Circles of Hell - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/a-visitors-guide-to-dantes-nine-circles-of-hell
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This week, Emily tells us about the gory and girly Bunny by Mona Awad, while Rebecca discusses the autumnal This Close To Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith. We take a look through the Notes app on our phones, talk about our favourite Classic Lit texts, and we take a quiz to find out just how obsessed with books we are. Emily also discovers some interesting cannibal facts!
Our infatuations:
Bunny - Mona Awad
This Close To Okay - Leesa Cross-Smith
Armchaired and Dangerous (Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard) -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/id1345682353
Don't You - Taylor Swift
You All Over Me - Taylor Swift
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
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Welcome to season two! We're kicking off the new season by catching you up with all our favourites we've consumed over the past eight weeks. We talk about some beautiful music, discuss what TV shows we've been loving, and Emily reads an extended passage from a book she couldn't put down. Rebecca also ropes Emily in to naming her plants!
Our infatuations:
Shadow and Bone
Seventh Tree - Goldfrapp
Chain of Iron - Cassandra Clare
The Bold Type
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Taskmaster
Taskmaster: The Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/taskmaster-the-podcast/id1535040312
Build A Problem - dodie
Build A Problem Live Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXhlGuynTBk
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It's the season one finale! This week, Emily tells us about the heart breaking yet hopeful All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, while Rebecca talks about the aptly named Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan. We talk about balancing reading and writing time, discuss our unforgettable literature studs, and we learn some fascinating flora facts. Rebecca also shares a weird experience with her car!
Our infatuations:
All The Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
Insatiable - Daisy Buchanan
The Screen Test - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwSIJCMWZC5GDM59wj7pMsg
The Enchanted Forest - Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
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This week, Emily does a deep dive of her favourite character in the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo, while Rebecca tells us about the lockdown plot in The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. We talk so much about our infatuations that we skip the writing chat, but we do discuss what we look for in strong female characters, learn why Louisa May Alcott named the Little Women mother Marmee, and question why we've seen a resurgence in Western-style music. Emily also tells us about some mining superstitions from Cornwall!
Our infatuations:
Six of Crows duology - Leigh Bardugo
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within - Becky Chambers
The Outlaw Josey Wales - Zella Day
Dating a Drug Dealer - The Sunshine State
Emily's Six of Crows playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NTRCBbO887zLDJJCBfyok?si=sLEGFTeMRFqQ4zX4cmjYtA
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This week, Emily tells us about a Shakespeare-centric dark academia tale If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, while Rebecca talks about great memoir writing using Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. by Viv Albertine as an example. We talk about how we find our next reads, learning new poetry skills, and Shakespeare somehow makes it into most of the segments. Rebecca also settles a word-based argument!
Our infatuations:
If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. - Viv Albertine
M. L. Rio's website - https://mlrio.com/
Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
Sight - Jessie Greengrass
The Argonauts - Maggie Nelson
And When Did You Last See Your Father? - Blake Morrison
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Street by Street - Laufey
Between Two Books Book Club - https://www.betweentwobooks.co.uk/
Maisie Peters Book Club - https://www.instagram.com/mpbookclub/
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This week, we have our first guest! Stephanie Koetsier, writer and good good pal of ours, joins us to share her infatuation, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. We talk about our writing journeys, our experiences studying Creative Writing at university, and we discuss our favourite re-reads. Stephanie also tells us about her frantic writing routine!
Find Stephanie here:
Stephanie's website - https://stephaniekoetsier.com
Stephanie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/WordsOfKoetsier
Our infatuations:
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon
Beautiful Life (Acoustic) - The Collection
SparkNotes Twitter - https://twitter.com/SparkNotes
Firefly Lane
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This week, Emily finally talks about her favourite book The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, while Rebecca reads us a selection of 'Pandemic Poetry'. We talk about both being acknowledged by writers online in the past week, Emily gives us some good writing news, and we discuss our feelings on media using coronavirus as a plot point. Rebecca also shares the lesser-known etymology of a well-known phrase!
Our infatuations:
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
Balancing (If My Body Could Speak - Blythe Baird)
Fox (Platinum Blonde - Phoebe Stuckes)
Career Path of a Nine-year-Old (Slow Dance With Sasquatch - Jeremy Radin)
the loneliest sweet potato (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
so my friend tells me she identifies as a mermaid (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
Summer/New York City (Date And Time - Phil Kaye)
A Short History of Patience (Discipline - Jane Yeh)
Utopia Villas (Discipline - Jane Yeh)
Bad New Government - Emily Berry (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-menu-with-ed-gamble-and-james-acaster/id1442950743
Teenage Bounty Hunters
Emily's The Starless Sea playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aYF6lEHfstFZ9jAKh41ce?si=wqm2OMNkSKybfQxagOsoCA
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This week, Emily talks about dark magic secret societies in Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, while Rebecca tells us about the three narrators of Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith. We talk about the etymology of the word 'infatuated', discuss who we would cast in a film adaptation of The Song of Achilles, and we even set you a couple writing challenges. Emily also shares some of her thesis topic!
Our infatuations:
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House Inspired Yale Tour - https://youtu.be/YMYIH6IFauU
Whiskey & Ribbons - Leesa Cross-Smith
Roses - The Band CAMINO
California Friends - The Regrettes
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Emily's Ninth House playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nPbVPqs3WDPKRtuknGtTQ?si=jx9Y2oWDSd6nOKM8Inp4lg
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This week, things are a little different. Emily and Rebecca took a little break over the Christmas period, so we're bringing you a bonus episode in place of the usual episode! We play our own version of the Newlywed Game, which is basically an excuse for you to be nosy and learn more about us. We talk about our first time meeting, what our dream weddings would be, and what annoys us the most about each other. And much more!
Our infatuations:
(All of the songs mentioned are in The Infatuated Mix)
Lady Bird
Stuck in Love
Baby Driver
La La Land
Little Women
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It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week we round up our favourite reads, listens and watches of the year, as well as some festive favourites. We talk about Baby It's Cold Outside NOT being a creepy song, take a quiz to find out what Dark Academia character we are, and discuss which Disney remake we would cast Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in. We also exchange our Christmas presents!
Our infatuations:
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
The Greenmen - Linden Forster
Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare
Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
Slow Dance With Sasquatch - Jeremy Radin
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith
CALM - 5 Seconds of Summer
Folklore - Taylor Swift
Evermore - Taylor Swift
Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
A Muppet's Christmas Carol
Edward Scissorhands
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This week, Emily talks about Dark Academia and the mysterious game of Montverre in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares her thoughts on poet Rupi Kaur and two of her collections, Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers. We talk about trying not to get distracted by writing other ideas, what Movember has brought to light regarding male suicide, and Emily discusses an interesting song choice in Netflix series Dash and Lily. Rebecca also shouts out five of her recently published works!
If you need help regarding our male suicide discussion - https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Find Rebecca's writing here (the rest are on her Instagram linked further down):
After Looking at my Pink Sapphire Rings - http://the-rally.com/2020/11/21/sexy-poetry-corner/
Twenty, Twenty - https://www.partii.info/ (Issue 01)
Our infatuations:
The Betrayals - Bridget Collins
Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur
Dead Poet's Society
Chemical Hearts
Dash and Lily
The Queen's Gambit
Philomena - The Decemberists
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This week, Emily talks about creepy houses and siblings in White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite literary features in three texts by Carson McCullers. We talk about plotting big writing projects, what inspires and motivates us to write, and Rebecca discusses a writing idea she wants to pursue. Emily also shares some of her favourite memes about The Iliad!
Our infatuations:
White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi
The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers
The Ballad of the Sad Café - Carson McCullers
YALLWrite: The Story Corpse with Victoria Schwab - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMUo6G_-IA&ab_&ab_channel=YALLFest
Jennifer's Body Reunion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JLRtWlq0o&ab_channel=ETLive
The Wilds - Henry Jamison
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This week, Emily tells us about what she calls her new favourite, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, while Rebecca shares Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, her fiction debut. We talk about writing buddies, how to tell what your own writing style actually is, and find out the Greek myth behind red roses. Rebecca also reminds us why 'global pandemic' is a pointless phrase!
Our infatuations:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
Ghosts - Dolly Alderton
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/natalie-haynes-stands-up-for-the-classics/id1495971324
Love Life
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This week, Emily tells us some creepy stories from Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh by Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan and Frank McGrail, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite spooky holiday, Guy Fawkes Night, and film counterpart V for Vendetta. We talk about our favourite Halloween traditions, which trope character we'd be in a horror movie, and discuss what joint costume we should do one day. Emily also tells us about her short-lived acting career in a Guy Fawkes play!
Our infatuations:
Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh - Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan, and Frank McGrail
V for Vendetta
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Voices
Scream
Coraline
Corpse Bride
Edward Scissorhands
Misery - Stephen King
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno Garcia
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Emily's Halloween Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aQVmZciT95ZQUamC2g4qq?si=ZXpu2g7xSBuV1LBsMr2hJA
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This week, Emily whisks us back to Greek mythology and the women within it with Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca talks about cats in The Cat by Colette and Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz. We talk about hesitating over using the 'perfect' line, discuss at what point we send a draft to be read, and we take a quiz to find out which classic literary characters we are. Rebecca also has a rant about doing more DIY herself!
This episode is dedicated to Eddie Small.
Our infatuations:
Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes
The Cat (Gigi and The Cat) - Colette
Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz
1000 Year Old Makeup... and Other Stories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-yeacvest0&ab_channel=LisaEldridge
Pomegranate Seeds - Julian Moon
Emily's Greek Mythology Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bz6xEs6AcaVmoVfGg3N1s?si=DClEHucfTyuvSmkBvWshgA
Which Classic Character Are You? - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/which-classic-character-are-you/
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This week, Emily takes us to the world of moonlight magic in Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez, while Rebecca shares the brilliant essay Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain by Leslie Jamison. We talk about the issue of feeling cliche when writing about heartbreak, question what the title of our biopics would be, and we learn a fun etymology fact. Emily also goes into far too much detail when discussing a 5SOS music video!
Our infatuations:
Woven in Moonlight - Isabel Ibañez
Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain (Leslie Jamison) - https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2014/04/grand-unified-theory-female-pain
Easier: Live From The Vault - 5 Seconds of Summer
The New Yorker: Fiction - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-fiction/id256945396
The Shield of Achilles - https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Elements/Shield_of_Achilles/shield_of_achilles.html
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This week, Emily tackles the beautiful beast of a book which is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, while Rebecca shares a selection of poems from The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy. We talk about roadkill, dive into some aspects of Emily's work in progress, and question if we would change the endings of any books. Rebecca also shares some Dundee based Taylor Swift news!
Our infatuations:
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
The World's Wife - Carol Ann Duffy
Choke - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
Amy Kay - https://www.instagram.com/amykaypoetry
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This week, we have the third and final part of our series on myth and folklore! Emily talks about the many stories from women and gods in A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca does a deep analysis of Invisible String on Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about writing challenges, clementines, and discuss what fictional characters remind us of each other. Emily also informs us of which books we should read according to our zodiac sign!
Our infatuations:
A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes
Invisible String - Taylor Swift
Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beach-too-sandy-water-too-wet/id1446051252
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - https://www.youtube.com/c/nprmusic/
Penguin's Astrology Recommendations - https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/august/reading-recommendations-astrology-star-sign.html?fbclid=IwAR0aNOUrxBXADrryMIj0hUuQcFLt8IQkbX47Ghi1OxXNJItQyxe8lrf8wLI
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This week, we have part two of our three-part miniseries talking about myth and folklore! Emily talks about the wholly underrepresented witch in Circe by Madeline Miller, while Rebecca shares the story of a real life "mad woman" in Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about trash drafts, Greek mythology that inspired the zodiac, and Emily writes a poem about Achilles and Patroclus. Rebecca also shares the wonder of wheelbarrows!
Our infatuations:
Stephanie's The Song of Achilles Post - https://www.stephaniekoetsier.com/post/featuring-on-a-podcast-and-madeline-miller-s-the-song-of-achilles
Circe - Madeline Miller
The Last Great American Dynasty, Mad Woman (Folklore) - Taylor Swift
Achilles Come Down, Atlas Drowned - Gang of Youths
Army - BOY
Greek Mythology/Astrology - https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Zodiac/Astrology/astrology.html
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This week, we start a three-part miniseries talking about myth and folklore! Emily shares the book which broke her heart, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, while Rebecca breaks down the teenage love triangle in Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about writing experiments, finding serendipitous crystals, and chat about our favourite book titles. Emily also brings our wonderful Greek myth-obsessed friend Stephanie Koetsier on board to talk about all things Achilles!
Find Stephanie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WordsofKoetsier and her website at stephaniekoetsier.com
Our infatuations:
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Cardigan, Betty, August (Folklore) - Taylor Swift
Kissaphobic - Make Out Monday
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Co-star - https://www.instagram.com/costarastrology
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This week, Emily takes us to a housewife's book club with a twist in The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, while Rebecca shares some of her favourite poems about friendship and platonic love. We have a chat about studying creative writing at university, question what part of our favourite books we would want to experience, and chat about the wonderful art of translation. Rebecca also champions the importance of finding writing buddies!
Our infatuations:
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix
Best - Laura Webb (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)
Announcement and Next Steps - Amy Key (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)
On Platonic Love Being a Real Thing (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
I Must Have Only Loved Her In Summer (Life of the Party - Olivia Gatwood)
An Epic Conversation with Madeline Miller on The Ezra Klein Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-epic-conversation-with-madeline-miller/id1081584611?i=1000472366122
Frances Ha
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In this episode of Infatuated, Emily recounts the mystical tale of Bone Crier's Moon by Kathryn Purdie, while Rebecca shares a love story in reverse from Out of Love by Hazel Hayes. We have a chat about our writing 'eras', discuss if we always finish the book, and we learn what colour our auras are. Emily also shares her weird Google search history!
Our infatuations:
Bone Crier's Moon - Kathryn Purdie
Out of Love - Hazel Hayes
Berenstein - The Band CAMINO
The Last Great American Dynasty - Taylor Swift
Aura colour test - https://paranormal.lovetoknow.com/Aura_Color_Test
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This week, Emily teaches us about the Female Gothic trope of being trapped in houses by looking at Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, while Rebecca shares repeated motifs in another Sylvia's work - Ariel by Sylvia Plath. We talk about how reading makes you a better writer, question if writing and communicating are the same thing, and we discuss our love of street art. Emily also shares what is supposedly the biggest incompatibility between the two of us!
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Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ariel - Sylvia Plath
Bailey Sarian - https://www.youtube.com/user/makeupbyBAILEYSARIAN
SWMRS Lose It - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Tc1s4qvFw
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This week, Emily dives into The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and Rebecca visits Idaho by Emily Ruskovich. We talk about using Pinterest to make novel mood boards, the art of writing odes, and we learn a lesson about seeing magic in the world. Rebecca also rants about a very important topic: cookies!
Our infatuations:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
Idaho - Emily Ruskovich
Ode to the Women on Long Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpip0H1QTE
Dead Meat - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IYWWifoIht9T47z1Z5lJw
Space Force
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This week, Emily regales us with The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold, and Rebecca shares the story of Ella Risbridger and her anthology Set Me On Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling. We talk about writing to music, a lack of motivation when it comes to finishing scenes, and books we thought we'd love but didn't. Rebecca also tells us about her DMs with Sabrina Benaim!
Our infatuations:
The Five: The Untold Lives of Jack the Ripper - Hallie Rubenhold
Set Me on Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger
I Really Love You - Gibbz
Tough to be a Dreamer - Felix Hagan and the Family
If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels
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This week, Emily cracks into the world building of secret-and-story-filled The Binding by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares some poetry about arty experiences from Jane Yeh's Discipline. We also use the writing corner to discuss using real or fake locations, and what visual stimuli inspires us. Emily also shares the story behind amethysts!
We experience a few sound glitches in this episode, we apologise!
Our infatuations:
The Binding - Bridget Collins
Discipline - Jane Yeh
Downfall - Ripe
Ditty in a Dash - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ditty-in-a-dash/id1515347515
Girl Love Luna - https://instagram.com/girl_love_luna
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In this first episode of Infatuated, Emily gushes over the Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco, while Rebecca explains the unique Milkman by Anna Burns. We have a chat about writing anxieties, finding books that made us want to write our own, and we learn how Emily takes inspiration from other works. Rebecca also rants about how it took her 35 minutes to buy some semi-skimmed milk!
Our infatuations:
Stalking Jack the Ripper series - Kerri Maniscalco
Gabriella Budjoso - https://www.instagram.com/gabriella.bujdoso
Milkman - Anna Burns
5SOS Carpool Karabloke - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTI_nctvIU
Moon Song - Phoebe Bridgers
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