S10 | E3: Women need not apply | Book Club for Troublesome Women | p.103-147

S10 | E3: Women need not apply | Book Club for Troublesome Women | p.103-147

The book club is back — this time at Charlotte's house, and the inside of her home says a lot about her. All the Bettys finally read the book, we learn more about the career Bitsy was denied before she ever had the chance to pursue it, and Margaret is quietly connecting some suspicious dots about Charlotte and Lawrence — her painter friend who keeps giving her steamy eyes. We get into how marriages quietly fall apart, whether it's ever normal to resent your partner, and what it means to share your real feelings with your girlfriends without feeling like a traitor. We also dig into women's education in the 1960s — including the doors that were closed to women before they had a chance to pursue other interests aside from being a housewife. Oh, and a doctor prescribes a pitcher of martinis as legitimate medical advice. What a time. Follow us, tap that 5-star like you mixed a pitcher of martini’s, put on Nat King Cole, and did the deed, hit us up on social (IG [https://www.instagram.com/mybfbookclub/] & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mybfbookclub_]), or at mybfbookclub@gmail.com [mybfbookclub@gmail.com]   ________________ We read books so you don't have to — but you can. Part comedy, part literary chaos — welcome to the group chat. Non-readers, listen weekly for chapter summaries. Readers, check out our Reader Calendar (pinned to socials) to read along with us. >> Next pages: The Book Club for Troublesome Women [https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Troublesome-Women/dp/1400344743] by Marie Bostwick | p.147-202

S10 | E2: Truth Serum | Book Club for Troublesome Women | p.50-103

The book club meeting isn't going so well. Nobody finished the book, nobody wants to talk about anything real, and nearly all the women are quietly in the dumps. It's the 1960s — housewives don't air their grievances, especially about their husbands, kids, or their "non-traditional" aspirations. Leave it to Charlotte to disappear into the kitchen and come back with a tray of vodka stingers she calls truth serum. Suddenly, the secrets start spilling. Viv is pregnant with baby number seven and beside herself — she was this close to going back to work. Bitsy is being sent to a fertility specialist without her husband King, who sees no reason to be tested himself — just sayin'. And Margaret gets a phone call mid-meeting that changes everything. We also take a field trip to a New York City magazine office and a Washington DC art gallery, and spend a lot of time thinking about what women keep to themselves — and why. We get into birth control in the 1960s and whether some things are truly better left unsaid. Follow us, tap that 5-star like you to are a moist cake, hit us up on social (IG [https://www.instagram.com/mybfbookclub/] & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mybfbookclub_]), or at mybfbookclub@gmail.com [mybfbookclub@gmail.com]   ________________ We read books so you don't have to — but you can. Part comedy, part literary chaos — welcome to the group chat. Non-readers, listen weekly for chapter summaries. Readers, check out our Reader Calendar (pinned to socials) to read along with us. >> Next pages: The Book Club for Troublesome Women [https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Troublesome-Women/dp/1400344743] by Marie Bostwick | p.103-147

S10 | E1: A Woman's Place c.1963 | Book Club for Troublesome Women | p.1-50

It's 1963, and Margaret — the perfect housewife — has decided she wants more. Step one: start a book club. Step two: dust off her essay writing. And with the influence of her bold new friend Charlotte, the club lands on a controversial first read: The Feminine Mystique. Suddenly, a group of suburban housewives are questioning their role in the world. In this episode we dive into gender roles in the 1960s vs. today, whether a woman's time was ever truly her own, feminism, and the quiet suffocation of a life that looks perfect on the outside — for both men and women. Follow us, tap that 5-star like you’re the boss bitch that you are, hit us up on social (IG [https://www.instagram.com/mybfbookclub/] & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mybfbookclub_]), or at mybfbookclub@gmail.com [mybfbookclub@gmail.com] ___________________ We read books so you don't have to — but you can. Part comedy, part literary chaos — welcome to the group chat. Non-readers, listen weekly for chapter summaries. Readers, check out our Reader Calendar (pinned to socials) to read along with us. >> Next pages: The Book Club for Troublesome Women [https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Troublesome-Women/dp/1400344743] by Marie Bostwick | p. 50-103

Twilight: Book vs. Movie with Once Upon a Hot Take

We called in backup for this one. My Best Friend's Book Club joined forces with the Once Upon a Hot Take podcast to cover the cultural reset that is Twilight (book one). Best scenes that live rent free in our heads, worst scenes, what the movie did well, and of course, the hot takes we've been holding onto since 2008. Whether you were Team Edward, Team Jacob, or now Team Charlie — this book vs. movie breakdown is for you.   _______________________ We read books so you don't have to — but you can. Part comedy, part literary chaos — welcome to the group chat. Non-readers, listen weekly for chapter summaries. Readers, check out our Reader Calendar (pinned to socials) to read along with us. >> Next book: Book Club for Troublesome Women [https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Troublesome-Women/dp/1400344743] by Marie Bostwick | p1-50

BONUS: Wuthering Heights, Book vs. Movie

Emerald Fennell didn't set out to make a faithful adaptation of Wuthering Heights — she set out to recreate how the book felt to her at fourteen years old. This week on My Best Friend's Book Club, we're doing a book vs. movie breakdown: the key differences, the color theory (there is so much red), our favorite scenes, and the uncomfortable truth that perhaps Heathcliff and Catherine are both, actually, the villain. Toxic love has never looked this cinematic — and we have thoughts. Follow us, tap that 5-star like you’ve also been hiked up by your corset, hit us up on social (IG [https://www.instagram.com/mybfbookclub/] & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mybfbookclub_]), or at mybfbookclub@gmail.com [mybfbookclub@gmail.com] _______________________ We read books so you don't have to — but you can. Part comedy, part literary chaos — welcome to the group chat. We're a low-pressure book club because life is already doing the most. Non-readers, listen weekly for chapter summaries. Readers, check out our Reader Calendar (pinned to socials) to read along with us. Next book: Book Club for Troublesome Women [https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Troublesome-Women/dp/1400344743] by Marie Bostwick | p1-50