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The Stacks

Ep. 96 Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino -- The Stacks Book Club (Jordan Moblo)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Today for The Stacks Book Club we're discussing Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino. We've brought back Jordan Moblo, TV executive and professional reader, to talk about the many ideas that come up in this essay collection, including gender norms, being a millennial, the allure of scammers, difficult women, and more!

There are no spoilers on this episode.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Stacks a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your

0:12.4

host Tracy Thomas and today for

0:14.0

the Stacks Book Club we are discussing Trick Mirror by Gia Tolantino. Our guest is

0:19.3

the wonderful Jordan Moblo who is back to help us break down this book. And don't worry, no spoilers this week.

0:26.1

Before we get to it, let's do a little housekeeping.

0:28.9

All right, here it is, your weekly reminder. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found in the show notes.

0:34.8

There is a link there that will take you to all the books discussed today as well as the

0:38.0

social media accounts for the Stacks and our guests.

0:40.9

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0:45.2

If you're looking for an amazing book recommendation, send us an email to asking the stacks at

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Gmail.com.

0:51.3

Myself and my guest will read it on air, discuss it, and then give you a

0:54.8

personalized book recommendation or five. So email asking the sex at Gmail.com with your name,

1:01.1

what you're looking for, and maybe a few titles you've loved or hated.

1:04.8

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