Episode 109: You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl #2)
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You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl #2)
It’s time for another Gossip Girl chat! On Episode 109, author (and Gossip Girl expert) Hannah Orenstein joins Alli to discuss the second title in Cecily von Ziegesar’s iconic series, You Know You Love Me. They talk about the many disturbing elements of the book that would likely not land in 2020 (homophobia, chain smoking, blatant body shaming), the complicated relationships (and love triangles) among characters, and the pressures of the college application process. They also explore the possibility that Nate Archibald is the single worst boyfriend in the history of ever and consider whether Dan Humphrey is sweet or stalkerish.
(**Trigger warning: eating disorders, disordered eating)
Hannah Orenstein is the author of Head Over Heels, Playing With Matches, and Love at First Like. Follow her on Instagram (@hannahorens) and Twitter (@hannahorens).
LISTEN TO THE FIRST GOSSIP GIRL EPISODE HERE!
READ ALANA MASSEY’S ESSAY “AGAINST CHILL” HERE!
CHECK OUT HANNAH’S BOOKS:
CHECK OUT HANNAH’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
MORE READING:
“I Based My Entire Life on Gossip Girl and I Don’t Regret It” (Seventeen, 2015) <— written by Hannah!
“I live every day as Blair Waldorf: Young woman emulates popular Gossip Girl character, copying everything from her clothes to her favorite lunch spots” (The Daily Mail, 2015) <— about Hannah!
“I Dressed Like Blair Waldorf for a Week in Honor of Gossip Girl” (Seventeen, 2017) <— written by Hannah!
“You Know You Love Me: A Gossip Girl Novel” (Publishers Weekly, 2002)
“Pretty in Pink with Cecily von Ziegesar’s You Know You Love Me” (Paperback Paris, 2020)
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