The Book Stack: Recent Episodes
Annie, Nia & Sydnie
Book reviews, recommendations, and commentary on a variety of book genres that we've "stacked" into a theme for the episode.
In this chapter, we deviate from our typical stacked suggestions to dive deep into Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann.
Warning: This chapter contains spoilers alongside our typical banter and opinions!
The following books are referenced in this chapter:
- Issac’s Storm, by Erik Larson
- Zodiac Academy, by Caroline Peckham & Suzanne Valenti
- Allegiant, by Veronica Roth
- Harry Potter series, JK Rowling
- American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper, by Daniel Stashower
- Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
- The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
We're reading or picking up next:
- The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women, by Lisa Perrin
- A Botanist’s Guide to Society & Secrets, Kate Khavari
- Apprentice to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- A Secret Princess, by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
In this chapter, hear what we have to say about the following texts:
- Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year by Michael Farquhar
- To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino (2015)
- Yamaguchi’s poetry in his book And The River Flowed as a Raft of Corpses
- Legends and Lattes, by Travis Baldree, 2022
- The Orcsworn series, by Finley Fenn, 2019
- The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, 2011
- Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros, 2023
- House of Marionne, by J. Elle, 2023
- Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas, 2020
- Playing with Fire, RJ Blaine
- Bride by Ali Hazelwood, 2024
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Empire of Shadows by Jacquelin Benson
- Killers of a Certain Age, by Deanna Raybourn
- A Reunion of Ghosts, by Judith Clare Mitchell
- A Romanov Fantasy:Life at the Court of Anna Anderson , by Frances Welch
In this month's chapter, we discuss our recently read books we come back from hiatus!
Book Titles Mentioned:
- The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone by Edward Dolnick
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab
- Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Gamus
- Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang
- Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black
- Assistant to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach
- The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras, by Brantley Hargrove
- Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, by Lydia Kang, MD and Nate Pedersen, Read by Hilary Huber
- A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
- Namesake, by Adrienne Young
- Nettle & Thorn by T. Kingfisher
- Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton
- Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston
We're back!
Same great hosts, slightly different format, all the fun!
New episodes will drop the first Sunday of each month.
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In this chapter we interview the author Jennifer A. Nielsen and it's amazing!! Take a listen!
In this book, we reflect on the influential books that got us hooked on reading and made us the readers we are today!
In this chapter, we discuss high fantasy books we enjoyed! See the covers on social media @BookStackTrio or on our website!
In this stack we discuss biographies and memoirs we enjoyed reading. For a full listing and book covers, check us out online @BookStackTrio or on our website https://bookstacktrio.com!
In this chapter, we discuss books that resonated with us. To see a full listing of books mentioned, check out our social media @BookStackTrio
In this chapter, we discuss books we may or may not lie about having read to avoid uncomfortable conversations.
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In this chapter, we discuss books that we enjoyed that span horrible historical events. Check us out on social media to see the titles and covers of the referenced books @BookStackTrio
In this special chapter of The Book Stack, we talk about our favorite books that all involve love!
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In this chapter, we discuss the three books Charlie N Holmberg assigned us in chapter 20, as well as 3 books written in her birth year.
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In this chapter of the book stack, we talk Christmas books that we enjoy, followed by some Christmas trivia and a check in on what we're currently reading. Connect with us on social media @BookStackTrio!
In this chapter of The Book Stack, we get heated and a bit riled up in talking about the books that just get a bit too much attention for what they are.
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In this chapter, we each discuss two epic book series from our stacks, play some epic trivia, then discuss what we're currently reading.
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In this chapter we discuss 2 books from the cozy mystery subgenre, play a trivia game, and end with what we're reading next.
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In this chapter we discuss a variety of books that make us question what that sound was that went bump in the night ...
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We each discuss two books we liked in the true crime genre before playing our new game, Trivialities, where we ask each other topical trivia questions. The chapter concludes with what we're currently reading.
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We each discuss two books we liked in the fantasy genre before introducing our new segment, Trivialities, where we ask each other topical trivia questions. The chapter concludes with what we're currently reading.
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In this chapter we talk about some of our favorite series! You can follow us on Instagram or Facebook to see the covers of all series mentioned in this chapter.
This chapter of The Book Stack discusses the three influential books mentioned by J. Scott Savage in chapter 10 as well as three books written the year he was born.
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This snack-sized stack is to update you on what we're currently reading throughout the summer.
In this volume of our summer snack stack, we dive into our current reads. Check us out on social media for a full listing of the books mentioned in this stack or on our website: https://bookstacktrio.com!
In this volume of our summer snack stack, we dive into our current reads. Check us out on social media for a full listing of the books mentioned in this stack or on our website: https://bookstacktrio.com!
In this season finale chapter of The Book Stack, we interview the incomparable J. Scott Savage! We talk to him about his books and his favorite books growing up that made him want to become a writer. This is definitely a fun interview you won't want to miss!
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In this chapter, we discuss our favorite books that involve space in some way. For a complete listing of the books discussed in this chapter, check us out on Instagram or Twitter @BookStackTrio or on our website www.bookstacktrio.com.
In this chapter, we explore our favorite dystopian novels and make some fun puns along the way! Join us to hear what books we discuss. You can also see our stack on Facebook & Instagram @BookStackTrio or on our website at http://bookstacktrio.com. Comment on Twitter @BookStackTrio!
In this chapter, we explore the books that have sat in our untouched stack of "I'll get to it" and "oh yeah, I was going to read that ... maybe tomorrow" books that look and/or sound amazing, but for one reason or another never made it into the "currently reading" section. See a full listing of the books, with cover art, on our instagram @bookstacktrio.
In this chapter, we examine our stack of books that involve interesting, intriguing, or fantastical magic systems in some of our favorite fiction! See a list of the books mentioned in this chapter on instagram @bookstacktrio or on our website bookstacktrio.com!
This book stack dives into books we feel are beautifully written. For a complete listing of books found in this stack, follow us on Instagram @BookStackTrio.
This episode goes over a variety of true crime books. To see a full listing of the books mentioned today, follow us on Instagram @BookStackTrio. You can also tell us what you thought on Twitter or Facebook!
Post-Production Note: During Sydnie's first book, Killers of the Flower Moon, she names the main person of the first chronicle as Anna/Molly Brown instead of Molly Burkhart. She apologizes for the confusion.
In this chapter we explore books we want to share (spoiler free!) that involve fun or interesting twists on well known stories. Join us and feel free to tell us what you loved or wished you'd heard in our stack on Twitter or Instagram @BookStackTrio.
This week we talk about banned books across the country and books that are currently being challenged.
This episode's Stack is all about origin stories! Dive in with us as we discuss origin stories, both fiction and non-fiction, that we love!
Welcome to The Book Stack! Every other Sunday we'll bring you a stack of fun new book recommendations that we discuss. Join in on our conversation through Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @BookStackTrio or on our website bookstacktrio.com.