Welcome to Still Reading, the podcast with your host Ashley!
Each week, Ashley will discuss what she's currently reading, what she's loving and hating in the book space, and other pop culture moments that she's interested in. Hopefully, we'll also laugh along the way.
Tune in each Friday for a new episode.
Hey y'all!!! Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading. This week, I'm recapping my trip to London(!!!!!). We also discuss Adam Johnson's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Orphan Master's Son, which I really couldn't recommend enough.
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18 Sept 2026
16: Carmilla is for the FREAKS!!!
Hey y'all welcome back! This week we're discussing Practical Magic 2 and why you should absolutely see it. We're also talking all things Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu which is so ahead of its time it's actually crazy.
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11 Sept 2026
15: Odysseus Live in Concert
Welcome back to this week's episode of Still Reading! We're mourning Dolly Parton, breaking down Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, and beating the dead horse of her feud with Christopher Nolan.
If you feel called to do so, consider donating to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library here: https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/ (https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/)
Here's the Tik Tok referenced which you SHOULD watch: https://www.tiktok.com/@phz_sicks/video/7667790645712440590?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc (https://www.tiktok.com/@phz_sicks/video/7667790645712440590?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc)
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21 Aug 2026
14: The Birthday Episode
Heyyyy team!!!! Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading. Unfortunately for both of us, I don't have a book to discuss this week, HOWEVER, I just turned 31 and am feeling reflective. Getting older is a privilege!
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7 Aug 2026
13: Frank Herbert is D(UNE)oing Too Much
Welcome back to Still Reading, team! This week, I learned that maybe St. Louis isn't a total flop, saw Noah Kahan for the third time, and finally, FINALLY, finished Frank Herbert's Dune. It is not for the weak, and I'm so glad it's over.
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31 Jul 2026
12: Take Me to Tom Lake
Heyyyyyyyyyyy and welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This week, we're discussing Joe Jonas being the face of Tinder, Noah Kahan's upcoming show, and the beef between Emily Wilson and Christopher Nolan. Finally, I give my thoughts on my most recent read, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. This is turning into an Ann Patchett fanclub and I'm not sorry!!!!!!
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24 Jul 2026
11: I Love Going to the Movies
Heyyyyyy team! Welcome back to a new episode of Still Reading. We're speaking very little about books this week. I'm breaking down Gracie Abrams' new album Daughter From Hell and Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey.
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3 Jul 2026
10: Mitch McConnell's Gonna Lose It
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! We're officially in DOUBLE DIGITS PEOPLE!!!!! EPISODE 10!!!! WOOOO!!!!
This week, I have so much to talk about. We investigate whether or not Mitch McConnell is actually dead, Ken Burns' American Revolution docuseries, and what it means to "celebrate" America 250 in times such as these. I break down my thoughts on Brooke Averick's debut novel Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, review all the movies I've watched recently, and have an epiphany related to Tyra Banks.
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26 Jun 2026
9: What Ann Patchett's Bel Canto Can Teach Us About the Unifying Power of Music
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading. This week I'm sharing my thoughts about Vanderpump Rules (I'm watching for the first time), Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, and Audition by Katie Kitamura.
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12 Jun 2026
8: We Need to Talk About Ariana Grande
TW: very explicit discussion of eating disorders/anorexia from 00:45-27:25.
Hey team! Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading. This week is starting off on a serious note as we discuss Ariana Grande and the Eternal Sunshine tour. I also break down my thoughts on Patmeena Sabit's debut novel Good People (you have to read it; it's so good!!!!). I promise we'll get back to laughing next week.
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5 Jun 2026
7: Disappoint(ing) Me & Catherine of Siena
TW: explicit discussion of disordered eating from 10:20-19:10. Please skip if you need to.
Hey freakos! Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading. This week, I'm giving you an update on how I'm doing personally (jobless, uninsured), discussing my new special interest which is Catherine of Siena, and finally breaking down my thoughts on Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan.
Here's the Tik Tok about Catherine of Siena if you want to learn more: https://www.tiktok.com/@aveovershares/video/7647184421199580446?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc (https://www.tiktok.com/@aveovershares/video/7647184421199580446?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc)
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29 May 2026
6: WE ARE SO BACK!!!!!!
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This week, we're chatting about my accidental hiatus, my delusions being confirmed by woo-woo girls on Tik Tok, and the five books I've read since we last spoke. The real meat and potatoes is my discussion of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, which should be required reading for every person on earth.
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8 May 2026
5: I Have to Spend Time with a Giant Pacific Octopus
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This is a short episode because I procrastinated recording.
This week, I'm discussing Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures ahead of the movie adaptation. We also get into my general malaise and Slayyyter's WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.
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1 May 2026
4: Yesteryear and the Performance of Womanhood
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This week, we're breaking down Caro Claire Burke's debut novel Yesteryear and digging into Noah Kahan's new album, The Great Divide.
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18 Apr 2026
Ending the Literacy Crisis One Bag Charm at a Time
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This week, we're discussing Heart the Lover by Lily King, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, and literacy as a status symbol.
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3 Apr 2026
2: Can We Ever Truly Be Fulfilled?
Welcome back to another episode of Still Reading! This week we're chatting Writers & Lovers by Lily King, Rob Reiner's iconic film Stand by Me, coming of age, and whether or not fulfillment is futile. It gets a little existential in this one.
TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of suicide and parent death related to the discussion of Writers & Lovers.
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27 Mar 2026
1: An Introduction, a Tradwife, and Reading as Escape 1: An Introduction, a Tradwife, and Reading as Escape
Hello and welcome to the first ever episode of Still Reading! Join me, Ashley Blankinship, as I take you through my journey as a reader and give my thoughts on Project Hail Mary, the novel and the film, and Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaeffer.
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