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Readers of the Lost Art

Readers of the Lost Art

by auntiny

Season 3

Holding Out for a Hero: Wedding the Warrior (A Kingdom of Dreams, by Judith McNaught

Explorer’s Log: In this episode, we venture to Scotland where we watch star-crossed lovers Royce and Jennifer engage in an enemies to lovers plot with court intrigue and family drama. Join us as we explore a warrior hero in Judith McNaught’s Kingdom of Dreams. Next Adventure Embarks April 14: Beard Science, by Penny Reid Find us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books Mentioned: Beard Science, by Penny Reid Beard in Mind, by Penny Reid Overdue, by Stephanie Perkins Anna and the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins Friday Night Lights, by H. G. Bissinger The Witches, by Stacy Schiff

Season 2

Holding Out for a Hero: Luck is a Lady (It Had to Be You, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips)

content warning: sexual violence and rape Explorer's Log: It's time for sportsball! Today, we're discussing the perfectly brilliant (and perfectly inappropriate) Phoebe as she navigates the intricacies of owning a football team and dealing with its handsome and hot-tempered coach. She may not know much about football, but she does know how to play the game. Next Adventure Embarks June 16: Kissing Tolstoy, by Penny Reid Find Us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books Mentioned: In Your Dreams, by Sarah Adams Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn Be the light.

Holding Out for a Hero

Explorer's log: In this episode, we introduce the theme for our second season: romance novels from the 80's & 90's. Join us as we discuss our experience with the genre and how we developed the reading list for this season. We also share our BINGO boards and preview some other things that will be coming! Next adventure departs March 31: A Kingdom of Dreams, by Judith McNaught Find us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com substack @readersofthelostart

Into the Pennyverse: Professors and Puzzles (Kissing Tolstoy, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: When Anna accidentally ends up on a blind date with her university's hottest professor, she panics and pulls an Irish goodbye. However, she has no idea that her love of Russian literature will pull her right back into his leather-clad orbit. Next adventure embarks June 30: Today, Tomorrow, Always by Georgia Bockhoven Find us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books mentioned: The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein 1776 by David McCullough The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Sweet Dreams by Beth Dolgner

Into the Pennyverse: Therapy and Thankfulness (Beard in Mind, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: Beau's having a Bad Time. His brothers are all moving on with their lives, and he feels stuck. Even though he has his eye on the lovely (and terrible) Darlene, he can't seem to stay away from the shop's newest mechanic: Quinn's beautiful and infuriating sister Shelly. Meanwhile, Christine of the Wraiths is hunting Beau down to give him some important information about his family. Next adventure embarks May 26: It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Find us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books mentioned: Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein 1776 by David McCullough A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

Into the Pennyverse: Blackmail and Bananas (Beard Science, by Penny Reid)

Explorer's Log: When Jenn wants to crawl out from beneath her parents' overbearing shadows, she turns to the one man she fears most of all: the devious Cletus whom she catches in an illegal act. A little bit of blackmail is all Jenn needs to achieve freedom. Join us as we witness Cletus lose his marbles for the Banana Cake Queen (and we lose our marbles for Cletus). Next adventure embarks April 28: Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey Find us: Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books mentioned: Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger The Witches: Salem 1662 by Stacy Schiff Overdue by Stephanie Perkins 1776 by David McCullough

Season 1

100 Years of Murder: Dramatic and Wrong About Everything (A Treacherous Curse, by Deanna Raybourn)

Explorer's Log: the reader’s road trip of a lifetime; Deanna rocks and has great book covers and a good social media presence—she’s just doing great; the cursed tomb and a stalking Anubis; Veronica and Stoker confront Stoker’s past; the missing diadem and photographer; the fabulous spy network built from relationships; hot air distractions; finding the Cletus; all the cliché quotes; the relationship shift Next Adventure embarks March 17: Dating-Ish, by Penny Reid Episode 0 of Readers of the Lost Art Season 2 will drop march 24! Episode 1 will be out March 31st, and we will be discussing A Kingdom of Dreams, by Judith McNaught! Find us: Patreon @readersofthelostart Blusky @readerspod Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.co Books mentioned: The Widow of Rose House, by Diana Biller Beard Science, by Penny Reid By Any Other Name, by Jodi Picoult Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You, by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynold A Perilous Undertaking, by Deanna Raybourn Alchemised, by by SenLinYu From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, by Paula Yoo Practice Makes Perfect, by Sarah Adams A Dangerous Collaboration, by Deanna Raybourn Be the light.

100 Years of Murder: What Are The Chances (The Pale Blue Eye, by Louis Bayard)

Explorer's Log: what does it mean to feel pain; Louis’s sensibilities; the rules of detective fiction; the age of consumption; the missing heart; a poet’s crime; witchcraft and Artemis; Poe falls in love; Landor wastes time; the dinner party from hell; ice and zombies; what is a mystery; book rating make ups Next Adventure embarks February 10: Grin and Beard It, by Penny Reid Resources: Blank BINGO Board (pdf) Find us: Substack @readersofthelostart Blusky @readerspod Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.co Books mentioned: Hotel of Secrets, by Diana Biller Happy Wife, by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores A Curious Beginning, by Deanna Raybourn Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies, by R. RAETA The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Novel, by Adrienne Young The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley Be the light.

100 Years of Murder: There Are Two Wolves Inside Us All (The Red Scream, by Mary Willis Walker)

Explorer's Log: an example of a crack legal team; the state of the police; degrees of murder; the sad state of records on women writers; the Clerihew disaster; the death penalty window; defanging true crime; the annoying Texas Rory Gilmore; there is a garage somewhere but we don’t know where; the terrible state of media; history repeats itself; mark the first cousin; the death penalty thought experiment; Louise is born again; Addy’s three words; upsetting dead animal things; admitting what you’ve done; bearing witness to death; Next Adventure embarks January 13: The Player and the Pixie, by Penny Reid Resources: Blank BINGO Board (pdf) Find us: Patreon @readersofthelostart Blusky @readerspod Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.co Books mentioned: The Ten: A memoir of Family and the Open Road, by E. A. Hanks The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, by Ally Carter Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Shark Heart: A Love Story, by Emily Habeck Be the light.

100 Years of Murder: Beware the Giant Toilet (Emily Dickinson is Dead, by Jane Langton)

Explorer's Log: Perhaps there was a flaw in our master plan; hard to know how this is a mystery when there's no mystery; do we ship Owen and Ellen? I don't think we do; who among us hasn't fantasized about eating four dozen doughnuts; Bobby never misses an opportunity to dunk on Lake Lanier; also she explains her deep-seated fear of water; there are Emily Dickinsons everywhere for those with eyes to see; Langton was absolutely saying something about beauty--we just aren't certain what that thing is Next Adventure embarks December 23: The Player and the Pixie, by Penny Reid Resources: Blank BINGO Board (pdf) Find us: Patreon @readersofthelostart Instagram @readersofthelostartpod our website auntiny.com email us at readersofthelostartpod@gmail.com Books mentioned: The Amalfi Curse, by Sarah Penner The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie, by Carla Valentine Good Spirits, by B. K. Borison The Seven Year Slip, by Ashley Poston Geekerella, by Ashley Poston People We Meet on Vacation, by Emily Henry Be the light.

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