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What’s your next pick?
Deja Dapiaoen and Alysia English
40 episodes
2 days ago
Deja and Alysia are two best friends who love to read! They live on opposite sides of the country and host a best friend book club (party of two). Now, they’re bringing their private book club into the world of podcasts! Come for the books - stay for their connection.
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Deja and Alysia are two best friends who love to read! They live on opposite sides of the country and host a best friend book club (party of two). Now, they’re bringing their private book club into the world of podcasts! Come for the books - stay for their connection.
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What’s your next pick?
Ep. 25, big swiss (a miss)

hi book club! welcome back! today we will be discussing big swiss by jen beagin. there will be spoilers for big swiss and also convenience store woman by sayaka murata.


this is Deja’s last pick of 2024.


next week we will be reading Alysia’s last pick of 2024, blue sisters by coco mellors!


join us on NYE for our 2024 reading wrap-up 🎉

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11 months ago
30 minutes 28 seconds

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ep. 24, yellowface

Hi book club! Welcome to one of our most anticipated reads of 2024: yellowface by R.F. Kuang. This is Deja’s book club pick (although it was also on Alysia’s tbr). join us as we journey through the desperation and jealousy of this unlikeable main character.


next week’s pick: big swiss!!!!!!

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11 months ago
52 minutes 4 seconds

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nostalgic series, ep. 13 THE END

hi book club! we’re finally at the end to this unfortunate series. let us know if you ageee or disagree with our reactions in the comments. this episode is short, sweet, and to the point.


join us next week for Deja’s book club pick, yellowface by R.F. Kuang. we’re soo excited about this one.

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1 year ago
23 minutes 4 seconds

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ep. 23, a thousand splendid suns

Hi book club! Welcome to what’s your next pick? Best friends of 17 years take turns alternating picks. This week is Alysia’s pick, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.

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1 year ago
48 minutes 30 seconds

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nostalgic pick ep. 12, the penultimate peril

Deja and Alysia, two best friends of 17.5 years, are rereading a series of unfortunate events, a book series we read 20+ years ago! We are on book the twelfth, the penultimate peril. Join us as we discuss the penultimate book of this series.

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1 year ago
37 minutes 24 seconds

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spooky season: the september house

Happy Halloween, book club! Welcome to episode 2 of our spooky season series. Deja’s spooky book club pick is the September house by Carissa Orlando. This is a horror novel with social commentary, let’s goooooo.

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1 year ago
46 minutes 32 seconds

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Spooky season: Hex

Happy Halloween, book club! Welcome to the first episode of our spooky season series. Alysia’s spooky pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan. This is a quick read so if you haven’t read it yet, go pick it up and join the conversation.


This week, we will be reading Deja’s spooky pick, The September House by Carissa Orlando. That episode will be out on Halloween night.


xx

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1 year ago
43 minutes 53 seconds

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Nostalgic Series Ep. 11, the grim grotto

Hi book club! Welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we reread books from our past together.


This week, we read the grim grotto, the eleventh book in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.


We also didn’t mention: next week we are doing something special. To celebrate Halloween, we will be reading two spooky picks! Alysia’s pick is Hex by Jenni Fagan and Deja’s pick is The September House by Carissa Orlando. Be on the lookout for those - Alysia’s pick will be posted the 25th and Deja’s the 31st! Happy Halloween!

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1 year ago
20 minutes 58 seconds

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Ep. 22, Educated (we love memoirs)

Hi book club! Welcome to this week’s book club pick, “Educated” by Tara Westover. This is a memoir, it is Deja’s pick but it was also on Alysia’s TBR. Join us as we discuss Tara’s incredible story.

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1 year ago
1 hour 19 minutes 31 seconds

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Nostalgic Series Ep. 10, the slippery slope

hi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic pick series. this week we are reading a series of unfortunate events book the tenth, the slippery slope. how have we not run out of things to say about the baudelaires? <3


what's your next pick? is a best friend book club. deja + alysia live on opposite sides of the country but have been BFFOEFEs for 17 years (and counting). this podcast is a way they can yap and connect across the distance (and engage others who share our love of books!)

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1 year ago
35 minutes 13 seconds

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Ep. 21, earthlings (calling all the weird girls)

hi book club! this week is alysia's pick, earthlings by sayaka murata. this book is probably the weirdest book we've ever read??? it definitely was notttt what we were expecting (if you recall last episode, we used the word "fun" as a prediction for this book). anyways, join us for a "fun" book talk!


please check the content warnings for this book!

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1 year ago
1 hour

What’s your next pick?
Nostalgic Series Ep. 9 the carnivorous carnival

hi book club! welcome back to our nostalgic series, where we are rereading books from our childhood as adults. We are on book the ninth of Lemony Snicket's, A Series of Unfortunate Events.


we are two best friends of 17 years yapping about books together. come join our book community!

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1 year ago
22 minutes 30 seconds

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Ep 20, the turnaway study

hi book club! we are two best friends (alysia and deja) who live on opposite sides of the country. we both love to read so we created a best friend book club as a way to bridge the distance. we take turns alternating picks. this week is deja's pick, the turnaway study.


follow us on tiktok for some fun book content: @whatsyournextpickpod


this episode also features a brief segment entitled, what's your kid's current pick? and we also share next week's pick!

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1 year ago
33 minutes 18 seconds

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Nostalgic Series: the hostile hospital

Hello book club. If you want one to read one of the darkest children's books with us, pick up the Hostile Hospital. Lemony Snicket continues to amaze us as we reread a Series of Unfortunate Events. This one may be Alysia's new SOUE favorite.

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1 year ago
30 minutes 57 seconds

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Ep. 19, remarkably bright creatures (sorry not sorry, booktok)

hi book club! this week is Alysia's pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. we had high expectations for this book, so we have a lot to say about those expectations.

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS**


the audio gets better after the introduction, sorry, technical difficulties.

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1 year ago
1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds

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Nostalgic Series Ep. 7, the vile village is VFD!

Hi book club! Join us this week for our nostalgic series, where we reread a nostalgic book from our childhood. This week is a continuation of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. We are discussing book the seventh, the Vile Village.

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1 year ago
37 minutes 16 seconds

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Ep. 18, hello beautiful, goodbye 5 star rating

Hi book club! In this episode, two best friends and avid readers, Deja and Alysia, discuss Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. This is our in-depth discussion of the second half of Deja's pick, and it might be one of our most controversial discussions yet. If you hated a little life, you will love this episode. Join us!

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1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes 36 seconds

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Ep. 17, hello beautiful - sisters & soul mates OR sister soul mates??

Hi book club! This week we are reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Deja picked this book after seeing it all over her fyp. In this episode, we discuss the first half of the book, stopping after page 185. If you love books about sisters and soul mates, join us!

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1 year ago
55 minutes 12 seconds

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WE ARE REUNITED! Ersatz Elevator, Nostalgic Series Ep. 6
Hi book club! Deja and Alysia are recording IN-PERSON for the first time in What's your next pick? history! This is a continuation of our Nostalgic Pick series, where we agree to reread books from our childhood. Currently, we are rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events, book the sixth, Ersatz Elevator. This episode will contain spoilers.
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1 year ago
27 minutes 23 seconds

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Ep. 16, YOLK: puke, periods, and painful sister relationships

Hi book club! This week, we are finishing out our discussion of Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi. This discussion begins on page 187 through the end of the book. This episode CONTAINS SPOILERS! This episode discusses mental health, unhealthy family dynamics, puke, periods, and more!

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1 year ago
1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds

What’s your next pick?
Deja and Alysia are two best friends who love to read! They live on opposite sides of the country and host a best friend book club (party of two). Now, they’re bringing their private book club into the world of podcasts! Come for the books - stay for their connection.