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Prosecco N Prose is a bi-weekly virtual book club. Literature is lit with entertaining English teachers Wendy and Amy as they dive deep while deconstructing prose and downing Prosecco. It's the quiz-free English class you never knew you needed.
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Wendy and Amy lock themselves in for a thrilling discussion of The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. We talk about characters that didn't exactly charm us, but a spooky house that did. We explore blood as a symbol and a bond. Pop a cork to dysfunctional relationships!
Book: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Bubbly: Torresella Prosecco
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Does this murder mystery meet Wendy's requirements?
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Several Book Club Questions Discussed
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Wendy and Amy discuss a Gothic thriller, The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. We may not have found the characters very likeable, but they definitely gave us a lot to discuss! We explore the parallel storylines, relationships and control, and cursed houses. Pop a cork to messy characters!
Book: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Bubbly: C Villa Prosecco
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Have you ever hated characters so much that you wanted to DNF a book? Guess who wasn't allowed to file this novel away!
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Wendy and Amy take on a sciencey romance with Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood. We let AI guide our discussion and it took us down a science path that was anything but boring. Pop a cork to love in the lab!
Book: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Bubbly: Biagio Prosecco
Have you ever read a STEMinist romance?
Did you know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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Hefty Character Discussion
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Wendy and Amy discuss speculative fiction novel The Measure by Nikki Erlick. We talked characters we related to and loved, and some we didn't. We had thoughts about AI and which of us would absolutely have to open the box. Pop a cork to living your life to the fullest!
Book: The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Bubbly: Giusti Asolo Prosecco
Can AI Predict Life Expectancy?
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Wendy and Amy discuss a little romance with Book Lovers by Emily Henry. We loved the sisterly bond between Nora and Libby, and the snarky banter between Nora and Charlie. Pop a cork to finding love where you least expect it!
Book: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Bubbly: Caposaldo Prosecco
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Character SketchesWendy: Nora
Amy: Blake
Book Club Questions Discussed:
Amy: Have you ever felt like different places brought out different parts of you?
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Wendy and Amy discuss the sweeping family drama Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. They talk characters, ghastly and golden, secrets, love, and of course, about a black cake. Pop a cork to traditions that hold together, and sometimes even heal, a family!
Book: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bubbly: Gancia Prosecco
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Character SketchesAmy: Clarence Henry Little Man
Wendy: Byron Bennett
Book Club Questions Discussed: Wendy: Secrets are a huge part of the novel. Why do you think Eleanor kept her story from her children for so long ..read more
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Wendy and Amy discuss The Maid by Nita Prose, a locked-room mystery with an intriguing cast of characters. We loved Molly, were repulsed by Rodney (one of us, anyway!), and enamored with the fabulous setting. Which characters got a kiss, a ring, or a knife through the heart this time? Pop a cork to one underestimated, but brilliant Maid!
Book: The Maid by Nita Prose
Bubbly: Cantine Regie
Hotel Tipping Etiquette
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Character Sketches
Wendy: Giselle Black
Amy: Rodney Stiles
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Wendy and Amy put on their lab coats and dive into Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. They talk characters, resiliency, and just what that #2 pencil (might've) meant for Elizabeth Zott. Pop a cork to women who stand up for other women and themselves!
Book: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Bubbly: Bolla Prosecco
Toxic Pesticide article by Sarah Rainey: Link
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Character SketchesAmy: Dr Donatti
Wendy: Elizabeth Zott
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Wendy and Amy are back! It's a whole new year and a whole new season. We've got a few tweaks and changes this season, a stack of great books and plenty of bubbly. Our prologue will get you ready for it all. Pop a cork to Season 6!
Books and Bubbly by Month
* January: Prologue with Hi Prosecco
* February:Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus with Bolla Prosecco* March: The Maid by Nita Prose with Cantine Regie Prosecco
* April: Black Cake by Charmain Wilkerson with Gancia Prosecco
* May: Book Lover by Emily Henry with Caposaldo Prosecco
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Wendy and Amy recap this season with one final jello shot, a Fruited Prosecco Jelly Shot. Some short stories and jello shots were clear winners and others were not, in their opinion. Find out which ones ranked and which ones tanked! Pop a cork to shorts and shots!
Today's Prosecco Jello Shot: Fruited Prosecco Jelly Shot from Jelly Shot Test Kitchen
This Season’s Books
1) First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Authors2) The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike
Summer course that inspired this Season's Episodes - Th ..read more