Pull Your Shelf Together: Recent Episodes
Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne
Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne, co-owners of the indie bookstore, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, GA, talk about books they've been reading and recommend.
Melissa and Jessica are back from an extended break due to book festivals, book fairs, conferences, and other craziness. They have some book recommendations to kick off your summer.
Melissa and Jessica made it through the holidays and have some book recommendations to beat the doldrums of January.
Melissa and Jessica are back with some great book recommendations that can help make your holiday shopping a little easier.
Jessica and Melissa are back from England with more books than they left with and more book recommendations than they know what to do with.
Jessica and Melissa are headed to England again, but first they have some weird and fittingly English book recommendations.
Jessica is back this month and takes a break from FINALLY watching The Gilmore Girls to talk about what she's been reading with Melissa.
With Jessica on the bench after eye surgery, E. Shaver GM Jenny pinch hits and joins Melissa to talk about books.
Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to hole up in the air conditioning with.
Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to read in the glorious air conditioning.
After a crazy busy month of spring breaks, Melissa and Jessica are back with more book reviews and recommendations.
Melissa is back from a couple weeks in Paris and she and Jessica have more book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica fresh from a national booksellers conference, the Savannah Book Festival, and a bout of Covid are back with some book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by their husbands, Tim and Bill, as they get ready to go on a Jane Austen-inspired tour of the UK in a couple of days.
Melissa and Jessica are back after a crazy August with some more book recommendations. On this episode: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The It Girl, The Bullet That Missed, Carrie Soto is Back, and more!
Melissa and Jessica return after an unplanned hiatus to talk about books and what they've been doing...since they clearly haven't been recording podcasts.
In this episode Melissa and Jessica talk about a few books that are available for preorder and a few that are out now.
Melissa and Jessica are back with some book recommendations after an exhausting and awesome Savannah Book Festival weekend.
Melissa and Jessica are back after a busy holiday season with some great recommendations to get you out of a reading rut.
Melissa and Jessica are back with some more book recommendations. Some of which are perfect for reading while hiding from your family during the holidays.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by their PRH rep, Jess, for some more book recommendations. They also discuss their current guilty pleasure read.
Melissa and Jessica are back from an unplanned extended break with their apologies and a bunch of book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica are back talking about the books they've read and recommend. This time from their swanky, spacious new office space at the bookshop!
Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about more books they've been reading recently. Spoiler...they're all a little murdery.
Melissa goes on a deep dive into the works of Ruth Ware while Jessica nerds out over history and the weather.
Melissa and Jessica back after their second Covid vaccination and feeling a little rundown are joined by Diane, their Penguin rep to discuss some newly out and upcoming books from their list.
Melissa and Jessica are back after a couple weeks off to do some renovations at the shop. Here's what they've been reading.
Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Abby, their W.W. Norton sales rep, to talk about some great upcoming books from their spring and summer list.
Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading and recommend. This episode coincidentally features an array of magical stories.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by E. Shaver bookseller and events manager extraordinaire, Annie, to talk about and recommend books.
Melissa and Jessica are back from holiday hiatus to talk about some more books. They are joined by Melissa, their Simon & Schuster sales rep, to talk about some great books from the S&S Spring 21 list.
Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Toni, another of the shop's Random House reps. to discuss books they've read and upcoming books from the PRH Winter 21 list
Melissa and Jessica are joined by Dawn, their Harper Collins rep, to talk about some exciting new releases on the Harper Collins Winter list.
After a couple of technical difficulties, Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading.
Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by one of their Random House reps, Jessica, to talk about some books from the fall list. Please note that since the recording of this episode that some of the publishing dates for these books have been moved. For up to date information, please see our website www.eshaverbooks.com
Jessica is getting ready to take her youngest son to college in Vermont and both Melissa and Jessica have some unintentionally environmentally themed book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by their Macmillan book rep, Jeff Willmann to talk about exciting upcoming releases from Macmillan's fall list.
Melissa and Jessica are back with book recommendation and a sneak peak at some special future episodes of the podcast
It continues to be the worst of times in the world, but Melissa and Jessica are back with more discussion about what they've been reading.
Melissa and Jessica celebrate finishing The Grapes of Wrath in time for their book club meeting and give some other book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica are back after a week off and may be a little rusty at the podcasting.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by Josie, another E. Shaver bookseller, who has some good light quarantine read recommendations
Melissa and Jessica are joined by the fabulous Mary Kay Andrews to talk about her new book, Hello, Summer, classics they hate, and what they've been reading.
Melissa and Jessica are back with some more quarantine reading recommendations. New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix drops by the podcast to talk about his new book, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and to give you some of his book recommendations.
Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast this week by Miriam, a veteran E. Shaver's bookseller, and everyone's book recommendations tend to be a little darker this week.
Melissa and Jessica are joined by Annie, bookseller extraordinaire, to talk about some of their recent favorite reads. Skimbleshanks, one of the bookshop cats, also decides to lend a paw.
Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Melissa's husband, Tim, and they talk about an eclectic array of books, reading aloud, and missing human interaction.
With the bookstore closed to foot traffic, Melissa and Jessica find themselves with time on their hands and decide to finally give podcasting a try. They talk about books they've been reading recently and give some recommendations for good social distancing reading