Hey, hey! Just dropping into your ears for a lil’ BONUS ep filled with all the questions you, the listeners, have asked me over Season 1 of the pod (and that I’ve been tactfully ignoring because I’ve been busy AF reading books, nursing hangovers, and learning how to podcast).

But more importantly, this is a chance for me to share with you my BIG plans for Season 2 of FYBC, which includes a new format with the same ~vibe~. Think: Conversations with interesting people from all walks of life with one thing in common: a boner for books.

Different genres. Polarizing opinions. Booze-free alternatives. And a helluva’ lot more fun.

Want to be a guest on Seasons 2? Pfft, of course you do. Drop me a line at shanny@wildsparkcopy.com or slide into my DMs @fckyourbookclub. 

You choose the book + booze + whatever else you wanna chat about; I’ll go and do the research and school myself so we can have a damn good yarn.

See ya in April for Season 2!

Let’s be drinking buddies:

@fckyourbookclub Insta

@wildsparkcopy Insta

Wanna’ work with me? Come say hey ✌️ https://wildsparkcopy.com 

Book: Love Stories

Author: Trent Dalton

Non-fiction 

STOP READING THIS IMMEDIATELY AND GO AND BUY A COPY OF THIS BOOK NOW!

I’m not even shitting you; this is hands-down THE best book I’ve read in the past 12 months (and trust me, it’s the perfect antidote to the shitshow that has been the last 2+ years).

Filled with raw but non-wanky stories – actually, conversations – written on the streets of Brisbane during the 2021 wave of the pandemic, I believe Trent Dalton’s Love Stories is the literary equivalent of the ‘Rona vaccine.

Read it. Listen to this poddy. Try and change my mind.

Buy it from:  https://www.booktopia.com.au/love-stories-trent-dalton/book/9781460760932.html 

Pair With: A fresh schooey of Brisbane Pale Ale brewed by our mates at Brisbane Brewing Co.

Let’s be drinking buddies:

@fuckyourbookclub Insta

@wildsparkcopy Insta

Wanna’ work with me? Come say hey ✌️ https://wildsparkcopy.com

Book: My Dark Vanessa

Author: Kate Elizabeth Russell

Modern/Contemporary Fictional Novel

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual abuse, pedophilia, grooming, and other complex topics. If these topics negatively affect you, skip it and wait for next week's ep. (Seriously.)

This week’s read is a dark one. (No pun intended.) 

In today's episode, I'm talking about my experience reading American writer Kate Elizabeth Russell’s My Dark Vanessa, a dark, squirming-ly uncomfortable, unflinchingly bold, yet powerful AF novel about a predatory relationship between a high school teacher and his 15-year-old student.

Not only do I talk about the book itself, but I also disclose my personal experience as a teenager in Vanessa's shoes and how this book has the power to break you down and wish you'd never read it.

My Dark Vanessa tackles one of the most complex issues of our age under the glaring spotlight of the #MeToo movement, one that has been swept under the covers and disbelieved by society for too long. 

Buy it from:  https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-dark-vanessa-kate-elizabeth-russell/book/9780008342289.html 

Let’s be drinking buddies:

@fuckyourbookclub Insta

@wildsparkcopy Insta

Wanna’ work with me? Come say hey ✌️ https://wildsparkcopy.com