Episode 07: The Baby-Sitters Club // Kristy's Great Idea

The Baby-Sitters Club // Kristy's Great Idea

Say hello to your friends! The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin is quite possibly the most iconic book series of the 80s and 90s… and we’re breaking it down in Episode 7 of The SSR Podcast. YA superfan and Cosmopolitan Magazine senior editor Jessica Goodman joins us to chat all about the first book in the BSC line-up, Kristy’s Great Idea. Follow Jess on Instagram (@jessicagoodman) and Twitter (@jessgood).

BSC/SATC CHARACTER EQUIVALENCY CHART (per Alli + Jess):

Kristy = Miranda | Mary Anne = Charlotte

Stacie = Samantha | Claudia = Carrie

CHECK OUT JESS'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Hey Ladies! by Michelle  Markowitz and Caroline Moss (<-- one of Alli's favorites of the summer!)

The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott 

Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi 

MORE READING:

"As a Boy, I Was Obsessed With the Baby-Sitters Club Books. I Have No Regrets." (Slate, 2016)

"The Feminist Legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club" (The New Yorker, 2016)

"Ann M. Martin on the Enduring Appeal of The Baby-Sitters Club and Rebooting Another Children's Series" (Vulture, 2016)

"The Legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club" (The Atlantic, 2012)

SAY HELLO TO JESS'S FRIENDS:

You heard her shout out to Maddie Boardman and Kase Wickman! Check out their SSR episodes here and here. 

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