# 392 - Book Club: Something to Look Forward To by Fannie Flagg

Wife of the Party

Berty Boy Productions

Comedy, Education, Self-improvement, Comedy Interviews

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Cathy, Kirsten, and I are excited to share our thoughts on Fannie Flagg’s new book “Something to Look Forward To. I’ve been a long time fan of Fannie Flagg and her new book has a collection of short stories that are perfect bite sized pieces. Something to Look Forward To by Fannie Flagg comes out August 19th. Purchase your copy using our affiliate links: Amazon - https://amzn.to/3GAY8MI Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/97615/9780593734414 Leave us a voicemail at (818) 949-8536 --------------------------------------------------- Sponsors Shopify - Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/wife --------------------------------------------------- Our Next book club will be “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden Amazon - https://amzn.to/4fceB6D Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/97615/9780679781585 --------------------------------------------------- Stream LUCKY on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81713944 PERMISSION TO PARTY WORLD TOUR is on sale now: http://www.bertbertbert.com/tour --------------------------------------------------- LeeAnn Kreischer talks to friends about marriage, family, and being married to the life of the party, comedian Bert Kreischer! --------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW LEEANN: Facebook▶ https://www.facebook.com/wifeotp Instagram▶ https://www.instagram.com/leeannkreischer iTunes▶ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wife-of-the-party/id1343348729 Official Website & MERCH▶ https://www.wifeotp.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast! #wifeoftheparty #podcast #leeannkreischer #bertandleeann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, before we start the podcast, I just wanted to let you all know that my husband, Burt Kreischer, is starting his new permission to party world tour in Rockford, Illinois on September 18th with all new material. He's been off the road for almost a year, and he's ready to get back out there, and I'm ready for him to get back out there. Tons of dates and cities. Go to burr-burr berberber.com to find a show near you.
0:21.9	I know I was reading it on the plane like this.
0:25.7	So everyone can see.
0:28.2	Random house copy. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. I was reading it on the plane like this.
0:33.3	So anyway. Yeah, I was reading it in my family room like that. No one was impressed in my home.
0:40.2	They were just asking for things of me.
0:44.7	So half your household is out of the household, right?
0:48.0	No, actually, everyone's back now.
0:49.5	Oh, they're back.
0:49.8	Yes, they're all back together.
0:52.2	And how's your household for the summer?
0:59.6	Everybody's good?
1:00.8	I think.
1:02.3	This is like the women on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
1:05.3	Exactly, right?
1:08.6	Yeah, everybody in my household is fine. My husband is currently in the midst of some random
1:14.6	woodworking project that I may or may not have caused, which is always intriguing. Well, what is
1:19.5	that? What do you mean? Like actual woodworking. Yeah, I know, but what's the project? Is it like
1:26.4	sconces for your...
1:28.0	No, it's...
1:29.5	No, my husband does better when he has...
1:32.4	Like, he gets really stressed at work.
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