April 15, 2021
Harper is over the launch stress of At Your Most Beautiful and is very grateful to everyone who bought it.
Some unusual events are disrupting her work-in-progress.
We binged two shows over the weekend: The One (interesting and suspenseful) and Everything's Gonna Be Okay (very funny and touching.) We also enjoyed the first episode of Rebel as we both have a deep love for Katey Sagal.
Caroline’s book tip of the week is her favourite book of all times, which she’s read many times: The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
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April 8, 2021
We had a sedate Easter weekend which involved yummy oysters with Harper’s mother-in-law and beer brewed by Harper’s sister.
Our entertainment has been very Flemish this past week, with tv shows Déjà Vu and Beau Séjour. We’re also enjoying Line of Duty very much.
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April 1, 2021
This is our 100th episode, hurray! You’d think we would have got better at it by now.
Harper has found her groove again in her work-in-progress. Caroline finished her work on our shady lady garden.
At Your Most Beautiful is with the Launch Team and the first two chapters are available to read
HERE. Launch stress is starting already!
We are watching Mrs. America, but Harper is not that hooked. We also started a Flemish show called Déjà Vu. And we rewatched Dead Poets Society, which brought back memories to Caroline.
Caroline’s book of the week is The Color Purple by Alice Walker. She loved the movie when she saw it a long time ago and loved the book even more.
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March 25, 2021
This episode comes with some unplanned ASMR courtesy of the cat.
The big news of the week is that Caroline got a haircut!
Harper is confused by her work-in-progress and the honeymoon phase is over.
At Your Most Beautiful is at the proofreader and all set to be out in 2 weeks.
In entertainment news, we discuss a television show about Dutch lesbians and two movies with morally ambiguous and even unlikeable protagonists.
Caroline’s book of the week is The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes.
Harper has a new Bliss-dom and life motto. Again.
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March 11, 2021
We’re back after a short break. Harper has started writing her new book, which features an unexpected but not unknown main character.
We watched a lot of television during our time off, from the PSA for lockdown that is Contagion to the very of-the-times Ginny and Georgia. And watching The Mindy Project has led us to conclude that Harper is Mindy and Caroline is Danny.
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February 25, 2021
We record this episode as spring is in the air in Brussels!
Harper finished the first draft of At Your Most Beautiful and is almost done with the third draft as well.
We answer two listener questions, one about hardcovers and one about working with your spouse.
We finally reached the end of Six Feet Under and loved the last season so much! We’re now watching Behind Her Eyes but need an episode of The Mindy Project to unwind after.
Caroline’s book recommendation of the week is
Grown Ups by Marian Keys, which is an extremely readable family saga. Five stars!
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February 18, 2021
Harper is trying to finish the first draft of At Your Most Beautiful, because the notes for her next book are starting to pile up. She’s changed her morning routine to achieve her goal. She’s also planning on running every day.
We’re still watching Six Feet Under, but Caroline’s mother watched it completely in less than a week!
This week’s book in Caroline’s Book Club is
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder about a woman with a warped relationship to food and family, who falls for the woman serving her frozen yoghurt. Caroline gives it five stars.
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February 11, 2021
In television news, Celebrity Best Home Cook on the BBC is still such fun. Harper even picked up on some lesbian subtext, but it might just be wishful thinking.
We’re trying out a new weekly segment:
Caroline’s Book Club. This week’s book is
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters and gets five stars from Mrs Bliss. Let us know your thoughts if you’ve read it.
Harper addresses a comment from a reader about submitting a book for an award.
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February 4, 2021
This week’s podcast is a bit cryptic because of projects we can’t talk about yet. Harper does have a Bliss-dom of the week brought on by the nine-year anniversary of the release of her very first novel (which shall never be mentioned again) and the seven-year anniversary of the first episode of French Kissing (
available for free on all platforms.)
Harper recommends the Bosch books if you have trouble sleeping. She also watched the movie Love, Simon on a sleepless night and had a good sob. We’re enjoying Celebrity Best Home Cook on the BBC, a real feel-good show.
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