People Like Us
People Like Us
Laura Paskoff & Allison James
Two book lovers with big opinions have unfiltered and unedited conversations about the titles people like us read. Tune in bi-weekly with Laura and Allison.
Coasting Along: December 2023
Catch up with Laura & Allison to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion.   What Laura Read:  + Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros + Sourdough by Robin Sloan + Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood   What Allison Read:  + Forever Never by Lucy Score + And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie + Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life by Roxie Nafousi    If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  
Dec 14, 2023
1 hr 13 min
The Reader's BIG Gift Guide 2023
We love a listicle! In this episode, Laura & Allison sit down to recommend a book (or fifty) for every. single. person. you are shopping for this holiday season. They break this glorious list down by the type of person, well-known genres and even answer your v specific submissions from Instagram. Turns out reading from a list can be very entertaining.    Start gifting! 🎁 Use our People Like Us: Guide for Gifting linked here.   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  
Dec 7, 2023
1 hr 18 min
Book Club: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Laura & Allison break down Tom Lake by Ann Patchett for their November book club pick. Tune in for our takes. Spoilers ahead!    December book club (Laura's pick): Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  
Nov 30, 2023
1 hr 29 min
Coasting Along: November 2023
Catch up with Allison & Laura to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion.   What Laura Read: + The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling + It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey + Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren + Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey + The Wake-up Call by Beth O'Leary +The Only One Left by Riley Sager   What Allison Read: + Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score + They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey + The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey + Awakened by Catherine Turner + Flawless by Elsie Silver + Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson + The Only One Left by Riley Sager   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!  
Nov 16, 2023
1 hr 39 min
Our Desert Island Picks: 3 Things, 3 Books
Laura + Allison give their listeners more personality paired with book content. Listen up! They are sharing three things and three books they would bring to a hypothetical, deserted island in this fun equally funny rendition of "Desert Island." Potatoes and pets are definitely involved.   Allison's three books:  + The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo + Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz *big shocker* + Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey   Laura's three books:  + Recursion by Blake Crouch + Dune by Frank Herbert + Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!
Nov 9, 2023
1 hr 29 min
Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Laura & Allison break down Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver in their very first book club discussion. It's really more of a celebration, if you ask them. They get into the weeds and discuss all things Demon (yes, spoilers included). Do they have any regrets? Tune in to find out.    November book club (Allison's pick): Tom Lake by Ann Patchett   If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts.   Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread   Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison    Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]    Cheers!
Oct 26, 2023
1 hr 52 min
Coasting Along: October 2023
Catch up with Allison & Laura to find out what titles they have been loving (even hating!) since you last heard from them. They will share rapid fire reviews and hot takes of all the books they read outside of their monthly book club discussion. What Laura Read:  + Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo + Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score + Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle + The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling + A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas What Allison Read:  + Rock Bottom Girl by by Lucy Score + Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score + Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood If you love us, be like us! People like us subscribe, rate (5 stars), review, and share our favorite podcasts. Follow on Instagram: @peoplelikeusread Follow on goodreads: + People Like Us + Laura + Allison  Let Laura & Allison recommend your next read: [email protected]  Cheers!  
Oct 12, 2023
1 hr 8 min
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