127 The Pairing by Casey McQuiston — Who Is the Elf?

The Book Club takes a big bite of all the genres and references in Casey McQuiston’s fourth romance novel, The Pairing. Julia invents a new branch of theory entirely based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Victoria calculates her Saturn Return.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

• 124 One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston — Spec-Fic-Rom WooLaWoo  (Book Club with Julia & Victoria)

• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

• 085 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Book Club with Julia & Victoria)

• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

• I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

• Pushing boundaries, breaking norms, and the ADHD brain (Casey McQuiston's story) (ADHD Aha! podcast) 

• Casey McQuiston: Celebrating queer love and joy and navigating the future of romance (Bookends podcast) 

• Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

• Roman Holiday (1953)

• Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

• The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkein

• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein

• The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein

Recommendations:

• A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

• A Room With a View (1985 film)

• Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

• Moonlight Chicken (tv series)

• Only Friends (tv series)

• Novels by Jasmine Guillory

• I’ll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow

Currently Obsessed:

• Heaven’s Official Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

• Love in the Big City (tv show)