Hello, all you filmmaking foodies and high-powered attorneys! After an accidental summer break of several weeks, we're back to talk Juneteenth recipes, Meet Cute Club, the fantastical notion of a weekly book club, and whether purple, red, and green actually go together. We're so happy to be back with you! For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, August 8 at This week's links:Starstruck's Rose Matafeo Wants To Save the Rom-Com (Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair)Roan Parrish Gets Real About Giving Her Queer Feminist Character a Happily Ever After Writing About Slavery? Teaching About Slavery? This Might Help (P. Gabrielle Foreman, et al)Books discussed in this episodeMeet Cute Club by Jack HarbonHearts On Hold by Charish ReidAll That She Carried by Tiya MilesA Lowcountry Bride by Preslaysa WilliamsSmall Change by Roan ParrishThe Lights On Knockbridge Lane by Roan ParrishReel by Kennedy RyanQueen Move by Kennedy RyanThe Murderbot Diaries (series) by Martha WellsStrange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs by Ina ParkAgrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma SouthonA Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma SouthonMarriage, Sex, and Death: The Family and the Fall of the Roman West by Emma SouthonA Blues Singer to Redeem Him by Elle JacksonHeart and Seoul by Jen FrederickThe Boyfriend Project by Farrah RochonIsland Affair by Priscilla Oliveras