The Midnight Library Episode 6

Concluding their series on “The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life” by Karma Brown, the women and their fan Lindsay discuss fan responses, mermaids, librarians, secret languages, the rat race, being famous, swag and a whole lot of laughing. Discussion Points: Fan response to our blog answers Mermaids What’s worth getting out of bed for? The rat race - do we really want to be in it? How do we find balance between work and the rest of our lives? What’s the relationship to those living near the poverty line? The impact of social media on our feelings of missing out Glamorizing over-working salary employees  Making a supportive work environment  Librarians and libraries  Our Book Interrupted swag Would you want to be famous? Secret codes and languages made up as children Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown Home Under Clutter - Fan Lindsay’s blog Rascally Raccoon Meets Playful Dog - Meredith’s claymation White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo The Book Interrupted Swag Shop All Welcome Here Rural BIPOC Association ...

Concluding their series on “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, the women discuss fan responses, preppers, Disney princesses, horror, life insurance, and a whole lot of zombies. Discussion Points: Responses to fan comments on social media Lia’s caricatures of the group members  Shut up statements - “I’m just being honest” Goosebumps and Fear Street books Zombies and the Zombie Apocalypse Preppers and go bags Life insurance  Suicide is a mental health issue Disney Princesses Long term relationships Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Nonviolent Communication Artwork by Lia Macbean - caricatures of the members Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg Goosebumps Fear Street The Walking Dead World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 28 Days Later Shaun of the Dead Michael Jackson’s Thriller Artist Imagines What Would Happen If Disney Princesses Visited A Psychotherapist by Maria Guadarrama 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari ...

The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell, exploring topics of biases, first impressions, empty sorrys, shoulds versus coulds, rules, sisters, mothers, sense of self and Legends of the Fall. Discussion Points: Have you met a stranger and had a bias, but when talking to them you found out they were the opposite?  Actions versus words - an empty sorry means nothing/following through on your words First impressions Shoulds versus coulds - do you live your life because you “should” do things? Rules - do you like to follow them? Can you be friends with your sister’s friends? Are you the hardest on yourself? How did becoming a mother change your sense of self? Target marketing and are our phones listening all the time? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History 5 Love Languages  Legends of the Fall What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Snowden ...