One Woman Book Club: Recent Episodes
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This is a podcast for anyone who doesn't have someone to talk to about books. This is an extension of my Instagram, GracesReadingNook, and each episode will feature book related news, social media recaps, and a review of the section we're on of our book club pick of the month.
This is a PACKED episode full of new releases, current favorites, and the start of our September Book Club pick "Notes on an Execution" by Danya Kukafka. I discuss Celebrity Book Club picks, BOTM September choices, new releases, and a contender for my favorite book of the year, before discussing the details about our book club pick up to the halfway point!
TIME STAMPS:0:00-31:45 - All my current reads, books I'm reading in September, and talking about one of my new favorites of the year.
31:36-56:00 - Up to the halfway point in "Notes on an Execution" by Danya Kukafka
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In this episode I discuss what I think may be my favorite book of the year - "Shark Heart" by Emily Habeck. Then, after some more life and reading updates, I get into discussing the ending of "The Seven Year Slip" by Ashley Poston which ends our August Book Club!
Be sure to be following my Instagram - @gracesreadingnook - to stay up to date on my current reads, and so you can be a part of our weekly polls about our book club picks!
TIME STAMPS:0:00-20:05 - Life/Reading/Book Club Updates + Discussing my New Favorite Book
20:05-43:54 - Chapter 24-THE END of The Seven Year Slip
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Happy August! This is a jam-packed episode where I go over everything that should be on your radar this month. I recap my favorite books of July, go through my BOTM box, review new releases that should be on your radar, and discuss some MAJOR book news. Then, I dive into "The Seven Year Slip" which is our AUGUST Book Club pick and go through chapter by chapter up to Chapter 22.
Be sure to be following my Instagram, @gracesreadingnook, to stay up to date on podcast news and my current reads!
TIME STAMPS:0:00-28:56 - July Recap, August Releases, Major Book News, and August BOTM
28:57-49:00 - UP TO Chapter 22 in "The Seven Year Slip"
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In this episode I discuss the crazy ending of Riley Sager's latest book "The Only One Left" which is our July Book Club Pick. I also give an updated ranking of all Riley Sager's books as well as discuss my current reads including two 5-star debut novels!
TIME STAMPS:0:00-17:23 - Dead Eleven + Mrs. Nash's Ashes Reviews + other current reads
17:24-44:28 - The Only One Left Final Discussion
Be sure to follow me @gracesreadingnook for updates on what I'm reading, and so you have a chance to vote for our monthly book club pick!
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In this episode, I discuss up to Chapter 24 in Riley Sager's newest thriller, The Only One Left. Before that discussion begins, I talk about my current reads, book shopping, a book I hated, and BOTM + celebrity book club picks.
TIME STAMPS:0:00-25:40 - current reads, a scathing book review, and July book club picks + BOTM
25:41-50:00 - my current Riley Sager author ranking + up to Chapter 24 of The Only One Left Book Club Discussion
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In this episode, I discuss the 11 books I've given 5 stars so far in 2023. I then give a brief reading update before finishing the discussion of our final June Book Club pick: the Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00-19:43 - 5-Star Reads of 2023 + Reading Update
19:44-50:14 - 5-Star Weekend FINAL Discussion
My 2023 Five Star ReadsThe One by John Marrs
These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany
Sam by Allegra Goodman
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez
Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
In this episode, we start our discussion of our 2nd book in June: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand. For this episode, we read up to Chapter 23, and for the final episode of June we'll finish the book. I also discussed my crazy June and July schedule, and our July Book Club pick which is The Only One Left by Riley Sager.
0:00-14:25 - My Busy Schedule + July Book Club Schedule
14:25-32:06 - Up to Chapter 23 in "The Five-Star Weekend"
In this episode, I discuss in detail the final 1/2 of Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez. I go through my own notes and thoughts, discuss the Reader Questions including your responses, and discuss the Q&A with Abby at the end of the book. Before the POYW discussion, I also talk about my own personal life updates, current reads, and discuss the schedule for our July book club.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00-21:33 - Life Updates, Current Reads, and July Book Club Schedule
21:32-52:02 - Part of Your World 2nd Half - my thoughts and yours!
Happy June! This is a jam-packed episode. I discuss my May Wrap-Up and FOURTH WING! I talk about all the books I hope to read in June including all the New Releases on my radar. We also talk celebrity book clubs and the June BOTM choices. THEN we discuss half of PART OF YOUR WORLD by Abby Jimenez which is our first June Book Club choice!
TIME STAMPS:0:00 - 35:00 - June Book Club Reading Schedule, May Wrap-Up, June Hopefuls, New Releases, BOTM Choices, and more!
35:01 - 56:30 - Part of Your World UP TO Chapter 22 Discussion
In this episode, I go into an in-depth discussion of the final half of Carley Fortune's book "Meet Me at the Lake" including reading through her Book Club Guide! I also discuss my current reads and my life updates (including the Taylor Swift concert!)
TIME STAMPS0:00-10:28 - Life Updates & Current Reads
10:29-32:17 - My notes and thoughts on the final half of Meet Me at the Lake
32:18-55:33 - Review of Carley Fortune's Book Club Guide
In this week's shorter episode, I discuss my upcoming travel plans and my current reads. Then, I briefly discuss how excited I am for Kristin Hannah's new book to release next year. Finally, we discuss the 2nd part of Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune, up to Chapter 12!
TIME STAMPS:0:00-17:40 - My Current Reads, Life Updates, + More
17:41-29:07 - Meet Me at the Lake Chapters 7-12
In this episode, we start our May book club discussion of Meet Me At the Lake by Carley Fortune. For this episode, be sure you've read up to Chapter 7. I also discuss my current reads, my Book of the Month selections for May, and my trip to Boston to be featured on the Hub Today.
TIME STAMPS:0:00-18:30 - Current Reads, BOTM Selections, and The Hub Today
18:31-39:00 - Meet Me At The Lake Discussion
In this episode, I recap my vacation to Punta Cana, my current reads, and my obsession with Happy Place and Emily Henry. I also go over our May Reading Schedule and our May pick: Meet me at the Lake by Carley Fortune! And of course, we discuss the final half of Weyward by Emilia Hart to end this month's discussion.
TIME STAMPS:0:00-25:50 - Current Reads, May Book Club Pick, Happy Place, Life Updates & More
25:51-55:45 - Weyward Final Book Discussion
In this week's episode, I start by discussing The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, and the four other books I'm reading all at the same time this week: Weyward (of course), The Soulmate, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and The Connellys of County Down. After a brief life update and an update on celebrity book clubs, I jump into our second discussion of Weyward by Emilia Hart.
TIME STAMPS:0:00-18:42 - My Current Reads, Life Updates, Book Club Updates, and More!
18:43-42:57 - Weyward Chapter 14-Chapter 25 Discussion
In this episode, I discuss what's on my April TBR, my BOTM picks and the other choices, and my current reads and life updates. Then, I start the April Book Club Discussion of Weyward by Emilia Hart up to Chapter 14.
TIME STAMPS:0:00 - 23:50 - April Hopefuls, BOTM Picks, Life Updates, and more!
23:50 - 43:24 - Weyward Discussion up to Chapter 14
In this episode, I discuss our April Book Club pick: Weyward by Emilia Hart, and the reading schedule that goes with it. I review my current reads and any books I'm considering taking on vacation. And finally, I discuss the ending and final part of All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham for our March Book Club Discussion. I end the episode with an email Q&A I conducted with Stacey herself!
In today's episode, I discuss finally getting out of my reading slump, the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, Celebrity Book Club Picks, AND our April Book Club Choices! The second half of the episode is dedicated to discussing the third part of All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham - and things get crazy!
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - 10:13 - Life Updates + Taylor Swift Eras Tour Discussion
10:14 - 18:38 - Current Reads + Celebrity Book Club Picks
18:39 - 28:25 - April Book Club Choices
28:29 - 51:10 - All the Dangerous Things (Part 3) Book Club Discussion
In this episode I discuss my favorite books to get out of a reading slump, my current thoughts on Bookstagram and anxiety, and then get into my thoughts on All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham. For this week's episode, you should be up to Chapter 31.
TIME STAMPS:0:00 - 7:56 - Life updates, Bookstagram thoughts, and anxiety
7:57 - 24:30 - Reading Slump Book Recommendations
24:31 - 39:03 - All the Dangerous Things (up to Chapter 31) Discussion
In this week's episode, we start our March Book Club Discussion of All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham. To start the episode, I discuss my current reads and Book of the Month choices for March. Then, I discuss up to Chapter 14 in All the Dangerous Things, including theories and ideas from my followers.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - 20:36 - Current Reads, Life Updates, BOTM Picks + More
20:36 - 47:19 - All the Dangerous Things Discussion up to Chapter 14
In this episode, I briefly discuss my current reads and details on March's book club pick. Then, I get into a fun discussion with my friend Noelle about our February book "Just the Nicest Couple" by Mary Kubica. I end the episode with a fantastic interview with Mary Kubica herself, where we talk about her writing process, how she chooses titles and names, and even a sneak peak at her new book coming out next year.
TIME STAMPS:0:00 - 9:29 - Current Reads, Episode Timeliness, and March's Book
9:29 - 38:08 - 'Just the Nicest Couple' Discussion with Noelle
38:08 - 57:33 - Interview with Mary Kubica
57:33 - 58:53 - Closing Thoughts
In this episode, I talk about how the voting went for our March Book Club pick: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham, my current reads, potential changes to the podcast, and discuss the 3rd chunk of Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica.
TIME STAMPS:0:00 - 16:46 - March Book Club pick, my current reads & podcast questions
16:47 - 34:05 - Just the Nicest Couple pages 154-230 Discussion
BOOKS DISCUSSED:Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow - 12:45
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn - 15:22
In this episode, I talk about our March Book Club choices, my current reads, catch up on celebrity book clubs, and discuss some of my favorite romance books for Valentine's Day! Then, I jump into the discussion of pages 67-153 of our February Book Club pick, Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica.
TIME STAMPS
0:00-24:00: Current Reads, March Book Club, Valentine's Reads + More!
24:00-46:55: Just the Nicest Couple Discussion - Pages 67-153
In this episode, I start with a discussion on my January reads and current Book of the Month picks. I also discuss my experience going on NBC Boston's The Hub Today to talk about Valentine's Day book recommendations. In the second half, I discuss the first chunk of our February Book Club Pick "Just the Nicest Couple" by Mary Kubica.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - 20:45 - January Reads, Current Reads, Book of the Month February Picks, The Hub Today, and more!
20:45 - 49:05 - Just the Nicest Couple Discussion on Pages 1-66 (or Prologue - Chapter 7). Spoilers are featured in this section, so if you haven't read this part of the book yet, beware!
BOOKS DISCUSSED:
4:30 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
5:18 - These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany
7:20 - Sam by Allegra Goodman
9:44 - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
11:55 - Maame by Jessica George
12:51 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
13:42 - Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
14:33 - The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
15:06 - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
20:45 - Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Welcome back to the One Woman Book Club! In this episode, I discuss my current reads, along with the January Celebrity Book Club picks and my Book of the Month choices. Then, we talk about my TOP 10 favorite reads of 2022 and why I chose them. Lastly, we look ahead to 2023 and talk about some of my most anticipated new releases.
This is the LAST episode without a monthly book club pick, so be sure to follow my Instagram @gracesreadingnook to get in on the fun of picking our first February read!
THE ONE WOMAN BOOK CLUB IS HERE! I am so excited to get started. This episode is like syllabus week in college: I go over the basics and give you an outline of how the podcast will typically be set up and how our book club will work. I also give you a bit of information about who I am and why I wanted to start a podcast.
Here's a link to my Instagram, Grace's Reading Nook, where you can get lots more information, vote for monthly book club picks, and be a part of polls and questions:
https://www.instagram.com/gracesreadingnook/