Big Book Club's "oh Boy, Tolstoy!"

This week we were joined by guest host Brit, who loves Halloween and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. We discussed: 19 Old Fashioned Compliments We Should Bring Back - Bustle The origins of Whig and Tory - The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica The London Corresponding Society and the Treasonable Practices Act and the Seditious Meetings Act of 1795 - the English Historical Fiction Authors blog Palate cleansers: Brit - "Wyrd Sisters: Discworld book 6" by Terry Pratchet Pete - The Umbrella Academy on Netflix based on the graphic novel "The Umbrella Academy" by Gerard Way Megan - "New Erotica for Feminists" and "Always Never Yours" Alex - Alyssa Cole's Reluctant Royals novels and the 2008 film Penelope