Linda-Marie Barrett:
Reading: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, for my book club. A deeply disturbing tale of Jennette's suffering at the hands of her delusional, obsessive mother that might cause me to have a panic attack. I'm still waiting for the "hysterically funny" moments promised in the blurbs. Maybe funny in the "tears of a clown" way? It's really well written, just not for the faint of heart (me, obviously). Also reading How to End a Love Story, which begins with a tragic premise, but promises much, including a happy ending.
Listening: To my Calm app, or soothing Pandora stations, especially when reading I'm Glad My Mom Died.
Watching: Switching between Death in Paradise or Madame Blanc.
Candice Huber:
Reading: Almost finished An Education in Malice!
Listening: Almost finished Butcher & Blackbird, which is a very dark romance about two serial killers (who only kill bad guys) who fall in love. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you like both horror and romance, the audiobook is great. There are two readers who recorded in the same room, so the dialogue is actually them going back and forth. It's well done!
Watching: We finished Avatar and have moved onto Korra. Only one episode of The X-Files left! And I LOVE Resident Alien.
Nicki Leone:
Reading: In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. I'm also getting ready to go on vacation, which begs the question: What books does one bring to read during the eclipse?
Listening: Collecting poetry on audio for when I'm stuck in airports when I go home to visit the folks.
Watching: A tanker smash into a bridge.
SP Rankin:
Reading: On page three of Philip Geffer’s Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Listening: Hair raisingly gorgeous music from Danielle Ponder (Some of Us Are Brave) and Allison Russell (Outside Child).
Watching: Palm Royale, a total confection of caftans and mile-high wigs, set in Palm Beach in 1969 with a stellar cast. And on a completely different note, A Question of Silence (1981), a fiercely unsparing, tough, and darkly comic examination of rage, patriarchy, and violence from Dutch director Marleen Gorris.
Andrea Richardson:
Reading: Just finished my ARC of Chris Whitaker's All the Colors of the Dark and it destroyed me emotionally in the best way.
Listening: The Office Ladies Podcast - I love those two!
Watching: Jon Stewart being back on the Daily Show briefly has brought me so much joy lately.