
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
Julia Clausen and Victoria Bruick
Welcome to Book Club With Julia and Victoria, the podcast for book friends!
If you just finished a book and HAVE to talk about it with someone, if you’re a casual reader looking for book recs, or if you’re the type of deep thinker who has formative memories of their high school English teacher, you’re in the right place.
We believe a good book can come from anywhere, so we read classics and recent releases, bestsellers and little-known gems. But ultimately, this podcast is for the books we just can’t shut up about.


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068 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
06/16/21 • 57 min
Julia and Victoria are joined by their friend Andy Park to discuss Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and his family’s experiences as Korean American immigrants. Julia makes several K-Pop references.
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Mentioned in the Episode:
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
Interview with Min Jin Lee on Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast
Escaping North Korea by Mike Kim
Fred Armisen learns he’s a quarter Korean
John Oliver AAPI episode
Parts Unknown with Anthony Bordain S2: EP1
Concept of “Han”
Recommendations:
Pachinko miniseries
The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Mr. Sunshine on Netflix
Minari 2020 film
Currently Obsessed:
Inside by Bo Burnham
The Mitchells Vs. The Machines on Netflix
TXT album Freeze
Arlo Parks album Collapsed in Sunbeams
Arlo Parks episode on Song Exploder podcast
One-Punch Man anime
Kim’s Convenience on Netflix


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032 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
05/17/20 • 55 min
Marjane Satrapi prefers to call her seminal work Persepolis (about her life growing up in Iran in the 1980s) a Comic Book rather than a Graphic Novel, as we hoity toity Americans like to describe our more “serious” books, which is a perfect example of how Satrapi is always determined to buck the status quo. During a period of political upheaval and war in her country, Satrapi read comic books about Karl Marx, and listened to Iron Maiden, and stood up for her beliefs at political rallies or at school. She’s so punk, it’s incredible. So dive into Persepolis with us to learn more about the history of Persia and to spend some time with a young Marjane, the heroine the world desperately needs.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Free online classes with Harvard
Persepolis Film adaptation
Chicken With Plums film by Satrapi
The Voices film by Satrapi
Radioactive film by Satrapi
Prince of Persia game
Action Philosophers! Comic Book
US Support for Iraq in Iran/Iraq war
Recommendations:
Persepolis book 2
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Lois Lowry’s books: The Giver series, The Willoughbys
Embroideries by Satrapi
Craig Thompson graphic novels:
Quarantine Recommendations:
La Casa de Papel on Netflix
Harry Potter at Home (people reading Harry Potter)
Cleaning Your Closet with Mari Kondo

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042 Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
08/29/20 • 48 min
Julia and Victoria return once again to the story of Marjane Satrapi in Persepolis 2 as young Marji navigates the perils of living on her own in a foreign country, particularly one where her race and heritage are viewed as a political statement, and the difficulty of deciding the direction of her future adult life. Satrapi’s story blows open our culture’s generalizations about “The Middle East” with nuance and humor and heartbreak. This book also makes it abundantly clear that no one will ever be as cool as Satrapi - absolutely no competition.
Stuff we talked about:
Persepolis 1 and Book Club Episode 32
ALA Most Challenged Books of 2014
What to read next:
Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
March by John Lewis
Life Recs:
Palm Springs 2020 film
Unorthodox miniseries on Netflix
Glass Animals new album Dreamland
Amine new album Limbo
Max Richter new album Voices
Hunter x Hunter anime on Netflix

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103 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
10/22/22 • -1 min
Lord Byron’s Letters of the Future
Julia and Victoria needed to scream about how much they loved crying over the romantic, angsty sci-fi novella This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, so now it is an episode.
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Mentioned in this Episode:
Wingspan Board Game
The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone
The bird meme from Amal’s Twitter: (original comic by @FalseKnees
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
“Blue-da-ba-dee” by Eiffel 65
Recommendations:
Good Omens by Neil Gaimen and Terry Pratchett
Julia’s “Becoming Blue” playlist
Travel Light by Naomi Mitcheson
Currently Obsessed:
League of Their Own on Amazon Prime
Hold the Girl by Rina Sawayama

001 Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
07/12/19 • 53 min
Welcome to Book Club! The Earth is a Libra, God is a woman, Aziraphale and Crowley are in love, and the world is ending. What a time to be alive! Go read the book and watch the Amazon series and then come back for a chat with us about this quirky tale.
Random tidbits mentioned in this episode:
“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Recommendation for further reading:
Anything by Nick Hornby, especially Funny Girl and Juliet, Naked

100 Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
07/22/22 • -1 min
**Check out our 100th Episode Celebration Giveaway on Instagram!**
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Mentioned in this Episode:
“Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business” by Marcela Valdes (The New York Times)
“Season 4: Episode 10: Fantasy Fields w/ Rebecca Roanhorse” (Deadline City podcast)
“The Sci-Fi Author Reimagining Native History” by Lila Shapiro (Vulture)
Book Club episode 099 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Recommendations:
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
Currently Obsessed:
Moth by Woosung (album)
Jack in the Box by J-Hope (album)
Stranger Things (Season 4)

002 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
07/19/19 • 56 min
Read the novel. Cry. Question whether you have a soul. Watch the movie. Cry again. Then listen to the podcast.
Random tidbits mentioned in this episode:
Yo-Yo Ma performing Bach Cello Suites 1-6 presented by BBC Proms
Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go Featurette - Exploring the Story by FOX Searchlight
BONUS: Tiny Desk Concert we love of Yo-Yo Ma jamming with his bluegrass crew
Recommendation for further reading:
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

112 Babel by R. F. Kuang — “Boots on the Ground” Storytelling
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
05/19/23 • -1 min
Julia and Victoria make their case as to why Babel by R. F. Kuang should be two (or three?) books. Point #1: It is amazing, and the people want more.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
Daisy Jones & the Six - Film Club with Julia & Victoria
The Poppy Wars trilogy by R. F. Kuang
This “foot boop” scene from Our Flag Means Death (TV show)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (and Book Club episode 085 where Julia talks about how many times she bought this book).
Recommendations:
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Currently Obsessed:
Fangirl Central podcast
OO-LI album by Woodz
Bad Dates with Jameela Jamil podcast

113 Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby — A Wizard of Form
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
06/26/23 • -1 min
Julia and Victoria talk about the marriage of message and form in the “memoir situation” by one of their favorite human beings: 10 Steps to Nanette by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby
“Hannah Gadsby Talks ‘Queer Joy’ and Calling Out Netflix” by CT Jones (Rolling Stone)
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix specials Douglas and Something Special
Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlisle
Recommendations:
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price, Ph.D.
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes
The episode of Oh I Like That podcast discussing Tár
Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die by Daniel Sloss
Heartbreak High on Netflix
Please Like Me on Hulu
Everything’s Gonna be Okay on Hulu
Currently Obsessed:
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime - season 5

089 Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
03/05/22 • 71 min
Julia and Victoria provide a little feedback sandwich on Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, a book designed to help women cope with the unique burnout that results from dealing with the patriarchy.
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Mentioned in the Episode:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski PhD
Maintenance Phase podcast
The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination by Gilbert and Gubar
Book Club episode on Jane Eyre
Recommendations:
“Completing the Stress Cycle” episode of Unlocking Us with Brené Brown podcast
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Ph.D.
The Wisdom of Your Body by Hilary McBride PhD
You’re a Miracle (And a Pain in the Ass) by Mike McHargue
“Fearology (FEAR) Pt. 1” and “Fearology (FEAR) Pt. 2” episodes of Ologies podcast
Currently Obsessed:
Sex Education on Netflix
Under Our Roof podcast
All of Us Are Dead on Netflix
Epik High Is Here Pt 2 album by Epik High
Julia was featured on Sad In the City podcast Ep 10 “Sad But Jokes”!
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How many episodes does Book Club with Julia and Victoria have?
Book Club with Julia and Victoria currently has 269 episodes available.
What topics does Book Club with Julia and Victoria cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Books, Arts, Tv Reviews and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on Book Club with Julia and Victoria?
The episode title '068 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Book Club with Julia and Victoria?
The average episode length on Book Club with Julia and Victoria is 57 minutes.
How often are episodes of Book Club with Julia and Victoria released?
Episodes of Book Club with Julia and Victoria are typically released every 6 days, 18 hours.
When was the first episode of Book Club with Julia and Victoria?
The first episode of Book Club with Julia and Victoria was released on Jul 12, 2019.
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