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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being vacation reads chosen by you, our listeners. And have we ever got a list! These are books you either want to read on your summer vacation or books you actually did read on your getaway.

Thank you to everyone who weighed in…this is really your episode! Let’s get started.

Featured Books:

• One Golden Summer by Carly Fortune (Amanda)
• Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris (Dana M.)
• Magic Hour by Kristen Hannah (Amanda)
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Erica)
• This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (Tami)
• Bridgerton Books by Julia Quinn (Lois)
• I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig (Callie)
• Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Summer Light on Nantucket by Nancy Thayer (Beth)
• The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (Beth)
• This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Dana D)
• Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sally)
• Funny Story by Emily Henry (Allison)
• Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Laura W)
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Abby)
• Down River by John Hart (Amanda)
• The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh (Dana M.)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (Patricia)
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Amy)
• Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer (Dana D)
• Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy (Erica)
• Hello, Molly: A Memoir by Molly Shannon (Erica)
• The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Liz)
• The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander (Allison)
• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Sally)
• Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter (Marisa)
• The Final Target by Nora Roberts (Dana M.)
• Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (Marisa)
• The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez (Marisa)
• The Calamity Club by Katherine Stockett (Callie)
• The Rainy Day Bookshop by RaeAnne Thayne (Karen)

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On this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being some eye-popping visual treats. Also known as graphic novels. We are both really fascinated and intrigued by novels presented in this form and they have grown on us over time to the point that we now actively look for and read them routinely. You will really want to check these out! Join us - it wouldn't be the same without you.

Featured Books:

• How to Survive the End of the World by Katy Doughty (LH)
• It Won’t Always Be Like This: a graphic memoir by Malaka Gharib (LH)
• Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian (LH)
• A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat (LP)
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta
• Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
• Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
• Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano

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On this episode, we will be doing a deep dive into an author’s newest book. We don’t do many of these, but this book had a lot to break apart and talk about. In fact, we restrained ourselves from chatting about it until doing the show today. We are going to be digging into The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett. It came out in May of 2026. We can't wait to finally get to talk to each other about it! We are so glad you joined us.

Featured Book:

• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• “Mega Best-Selling Author Kathryn Stockett on Finding Her Voice Again After The Help” The Oprah Podcast June 2, 2026
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Quintessential Beach Reads...books to throw into your beach bag and pull out when you have those luxurious moments to lose yourself in a story. And you can have a beach bag anywhere…even in your own backyard. Listen to those waves!

Featured Books:

• Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein (LH)
• Our Last Vineyard Summer by Brooke Lea Foster (LH)
• Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (LH)
• The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Karen White and Lauren Willig (LH)
• Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell (LH)
• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (LH)
• The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon (LH)
• Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams (LP)
• The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (LP)
• Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (LP)
• The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani (LP)
• The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (LP)
• On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen (LP)
• The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton (LP)
• Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell
• Mystic Summer by Hannah McKinnon

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
• Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
• The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
• One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

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In this episode we are Going Down the Rabbit Hole with some fascinating times, people, and crows...Caw-Caw! We also have some yummy Books in Hand. Follow us through the looking glass and Down the Rabbit Hole!

Featured Books:

• Waiting for a Friend by Natalie Adler (LH)
• A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang (LH)
• Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson (LP)
• Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Keep It Simple Y’all by Matthew Bounds (LP)
• Keep It Simple Y’all Everyday by Matthew Bounds (LP)
• The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
• How To Be a Sister by Eileen Garvin
• Bumblebee Season by Eileen Garvin
• The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• Overlooked No More NYT articles about fascinating forgotten people

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
• Kindred by Octavia Butler

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In this episode we venture into the great unknown (to us) of Bodacious Backlist Books! Plus we have a Book in Hand that is anything but backlist...in fact it's future list. Join us...it won't be the same without you!

Featured Books:

• Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber (LH)
• Small Spaces by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel (LP)
• The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Summer of Love by Kerri Maher (comes out 7/7)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
• The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher
• The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
• The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• All You Have to Do is Call by Kerri Maher

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs
• The Light Over London by Julia Kelly
• The Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard Creel
• The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher

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In this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of being Homework we assigned to one another. We hope you'll give us an A+/100%!

Featured Books:

• The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (LH to LP)
• The Choice by Nora Roberts (#3) (LP to LH)

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
• The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen
• The Awakening by Nora Roberts
• The Becoming by Nora Roberts
• ‘In Death’ series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts)

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In this episode our bundle of books is tied together with the theme of If You Liked This...Then Read That. We're sure these will hit the mark!

Featured Books:

• The Leaving Room by Amber McBride - The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten (LH)
• The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - Clutch by Emily Nemens - The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)
• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk - A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff (LP)
• The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
• Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Educated by Tara Westover - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson - The Giver of Stars by Jo Jo Moyes
• Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
• Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin - House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
• A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna - Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker
• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

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In this episode we are doing Brit Lit books...Leslie brings 2 books that are quintessentially British with some familiar characters and Laura's books are both by British authors but bring something a bit different. Either way we hope you'll find something you like in this bundle! Get ready for a spot of tea and a crumpet!

Featured Books:

• Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters - Introduction by Adriana Trigiani (LH)
• The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James (LH)
• The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly (LP)
• This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Becoming by Nora Roberts (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
• Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
• These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
• The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• Land by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Middlemarch by George Eliot
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
• The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary
• The Last Book Shop in London by Madeline Martin

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Celebrating Judy Blume. We have books written by Blume and also books written about her. Either way you are invited to the party!

Featured Books:

• The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein (LH)
• Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume (LH)
• Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer (LP)
• Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko (LP)
• Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
• Forever by Judy Blume
• Fudge by Judy Blume
• Wifey by Judy Blume
• Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
• Deenie by Judy Blume
• Blubber by Judy Blume

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Iggie’s House by Judy Blume
• Double Fudge by Judy Blume
• Letters to Judy by Judy Blume
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

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In this episode we are facing up to the fact that Life is Not Just a Bowl of Cherries. Join us as we discuss 4 terrific novels that show that even though life isn't always peachy keen, there is always hope. Plus we have a fantastical choice for our Book in Hand. It's time...

Featured Books:

• A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman (LH)
• The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood (LH)
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (LP)
• Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Cafe of Infinite Doors by Zara Marielle (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
• Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

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In this episode we offer a palate cleanser of Poetry & Essays, and we have some choices that will surprise you! Plus we share a Book in Hand about someone you may never have heard of before. Prepare to be delighted!

Featured Books:

• The Best Dog in the World: Essay on Love Edited by Alice Hoffman(LH)
• Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters (LH)
• Color by Christina Rossetti and Laetitia Devernay (LH)
• Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, art by Melissa Sweet (LP)
• Mary Oliver: Holding On To Wonder by Erin Frankel (LP)
• Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver by Sara Holly Ackerman (LP)
• Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library by Katherine Paterson (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Devotions by Mary Oliver
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
• One Big Open Sky by Lisa Cline - Ransome (novel in verse)
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (novel in verse)
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (novel in verse)

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In this episode we are reading within the genre of Young Adult. And guess what? Leslie loves it and Laura does not...tune in to find out how Laura solves this dilemma! Plus we have a Book in Hand that is right on track...wink, wink!

Featured Books:

• The Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg (LH)
• House Saphir by Marisa Meyers (LH)
• Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by M. T. Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Linda Sue Park, and Deborah Hopkinson (LP)
• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz (LP)

Book in Hand:

• 100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Rides by Everett Potter

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Paper Magician by Charles N. Holmberg
• Spellbreaker by Charles N. Holmberg
• Cinder by Marisa Meyers
• The Half-Hearted Queen by Charlie N. Holmberg
• Heartless by Marisa Meyers
• The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
• Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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In today's episode we are featuring Books Mentioned in previous episodes! We mention lots of books every week and it's time to read them. Plus, we are obsessed with our Book in Hand! Join us...it won't be the same without you.

Featured Books:

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (LH)
• Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
• The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden (LP)
• Saoirse by Charleen Hurturbise (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (LH and LP) - Volumes 1 - 8

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden
• Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
• Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Run by Blake Crouch

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In this episode we travel to Ireland and receive some Irish Blessings! May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.

Featured Books:

• The Awakening by Nora Roberts (LH)
• A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary (LH)
• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (LP)
• The Moonlight Gardening Club by Rosie Hannigan (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Look by Michelle Obama

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Becoming by Nora Roberts
• Try Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
• A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
• Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
• Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• With Our Blessing by Jo Spain
• Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise
• The Rachel Incident by Carol O’Donoghue
• The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

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In this episode we want you to Meet Us in the Stacks...of the library that is! All of these books were either found in the stacks or on the New Fiction shelf of our wonderful local library. See you there!

Featured Books:

• Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin (LH)
• When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen (LH)
• Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino (LP)
• Skylark by Paula McLain (LP)

Book in Hand:

• My Beloved by Jan Karon (LP)
• 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
• The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
• Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
• Love and Ruin by Paula McLain
• When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
• The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
• Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin

Additional Books We Have in Our Hands:

• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Fatal Throne by M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, et al.
• Maame by Jessica George
• The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden
• Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach
• Adrift by Will Dean

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In this episode we are having a Preview Party...and you are invited! In fact, you are the guest of honor! Your red carpet awaits...

Featured Books and Their Release Dates:

• A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys 6/2 (LH)
• Liberty Street by Heather Marshall 6/16 (LH)
• The Top of the World by Ethan Joella 6/30 (LH)
• Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena 7/16 (LH)
• Love By the Book by Jessica George 4/7 (LP)
• Last One Out by Jane Harper 4/14 (LP)
• Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth 4/21 (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
• Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
• The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
• Maame by Jessica George

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

April Releases:

• Mrs. Benedict Arnold by Emma Parry 4/28
• The Unforgettable Mailman by April Howells 4/21

May Releases:

• Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel 5/5
• Five by Ilona Bannister 5/5

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our favorite reads of 2026 to date. Our 5 Star So Far! And, we each have 5 books so, 5 is our lucky number today.

Featured Books:

• The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman (LH)
• Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli (LH)
• Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (LH)
• I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (LH)
• Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser (LH and LP)
• The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz (LP)
• One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome (LP)
• This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry (LP)
• Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast (LP)
• Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
• Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear
• Rule of Aurora King by Nisha J Tuli

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Love By the Book by Jessica George
• Skylark by Paula McLain

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In this episode we are featuring Powerful books. Powerful reads with dynamic characters, compelling story arcs, and tons of emotion. Come along for the ride and find a new read!

Featured Books:

• We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune (LH)
• This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (LH)
• Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards (LP)
• The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• The Kite Runner by Kahled Hoseini

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In this episode we are tying our stack together with the common connection of Shh...Secrets. Don't tell! Leslie shares a Book in Hand that is perfect for a brain break or a little time away.

Featured Books:

• A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (LH)
• The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North (LH)
• The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner (LP)
• The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Inn Crowd: Artistic Getaways and the Modern Innkeepers Who Crafted Them by Jackie Caradonio (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
• The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner
• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
• The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
• The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
• The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
• The Whisper Man by Alex North
• A Burning by Megha Majumdar
• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewel
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• Didn’t See it Coming by Shari Lapena
• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden
• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

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In this episode we are featuring books with the common theme of Crossing Over. These novels are uplifting (even though Laura wanted to title this episode Death Books). Thankfully, Leslie had a much more appropriate way of tying these wonderful novels together. Teamwork!

Featured Books:

• The Leaving Room by Amber McBride (LH)
• The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten (LH)
• The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (LP)
• The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (LP)

Book in Hand:

• A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
• Me, Moth by Amber McBride
• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
• The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland

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In today's episode we are featuring books we've recently received via Book Mail. Let's check the mailbox!

Featured Books:

• Thistlemarsh by Coorea Corrigan (LH)
• A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn (LH)
• I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig (LH)
• Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser (LP)
• Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutano (LP)
• The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by J. D. Brinkworth (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Vera Wong Series and Dial A for Aunties Series by Jesse Q. Sutano
• A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn
• Detective Roger LeCarre series by Fergus Craig
• An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helen Tursten
• Didn’t You Use to Be Queenie B? by Terri-Lynne DeFino

Other Books That We’ve Recently Received in the Mail:

• The Phoebe Variations by Jane Hamilton
• The Wandering Queen by Claire Heywood
• When We Were Brilliant by Lynn Cullen
• Worthy of Fate by A.N. Caudle

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In this episode we are featuring Wartime Tales. And these books really enveloped us in a reality that showed the potential people held. Plus, we have a Book in Hand that is binge worthy and creepy. Let's listen!

Featured Books:

• The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman (LH)
• The Library of Legends by Janie Chang (LH)
• Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson (LP)
• The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Intruder by Frieda McFadden (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
• The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel
• The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
• The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel
• Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel
• The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel
• The Gown by Jennifer Robson
• Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
• The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang and Kate Quinn
• The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang
• Three Souls by Janie Chang
• The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang
• The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen
• All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
• Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
• The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

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In this episode we are giving you Just the Facts, Mam! Yes...we are sharing Non-Fiction today, plus a great Historical Fiction Book in Hand. Let's get down to it!

Featured Books:

• Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby (LH)
• Murder Most Puzzling - Twenty Mysterious Cases to Solve by Stephanie Von Reiswitz (LH)
• Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins by Barbara Demick (LP)
• The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
• You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder by Marueen Johnson and Jay Cooper
• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
• New Year Same Trash by Samantha Irby
• The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
• Football by Chuck Klosterman
• We the Women by Norah O’Donnell and Kate Anderson Brower

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In this episode we are sharing Fiction that any Foodie will love! And just a warning...Don't listen to this episode if you are hungry!

Featured Books:

• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden (LH)
• Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews (LH)
• Didn’t You Use to be Queenie B? By Terri-Lynne DeFino (LP)
• Delicious! By Ruth Reichl (LP)

Book in Hand

• Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Varina Pallindino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino
• Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
• Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
• The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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What do 2 teachers do in their spare time besides reading?? Why they assign homework of course...to each other! Let's see what grades were given on this Shorty!

Featured Books:

• Everything is Probably Fine by Julia London LH to LP
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford LP to LH

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson LH to LP
• Under a Starlit Tide by Kell Williams LP to LH

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In this episode we are talking about Graphic Novels and we feel grand about it! We also have a super creepy Book in Hand. Let's get going!

Featured Books:

• But You Have Friends by Emilia McKenzie (LH)
• 41 Reasons I’m Staying In: A Celebration of Introverts by Hallie Heald (LH)
• Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast (LP)
• How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Good and Evil by Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Mendell Station by J. B. Hwang
• The Women Who Made New York by Julie Scelfo

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Bea Wolfe by Zach Weinersmith
• Family Style by Thien Pham
• The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
• Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
• The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez Adapted by Andrew J. Rostan
• Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

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In this episode we are bringing you Books in Hand...books we are currently reading and want you to read as well! Let's do this!

Featured Books:

• My Fair Frauds by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (LH)
• Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (LH)
• This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry (LP)
• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
• Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
• The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
• The Divines by Rachel Greenlaw

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In this episode we are excited about 2 Retellings of the Epic Poem...Beowulf! Step into 2 really GREAT backlist books and one Book in Hand that is being published this month. We think you're going to like this!

Featured Books:

• The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (LH)
• Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith art by Boulet (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Beowulf by the Beowulf Poet
• Versions/Translations of Beowulf by:
  • R.M Liuzza
  • Seamus Heaney
• Grendel by John Gardner
• The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven
• Beowulf, Dragon Slayer by Rosemary Sutcliff
• Grendel’s Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife by Susan Signe Morrison

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In this episode we are getting Comfy and Cozy with Mysteries. Tis the season, right? As we record today it's snowing outside and we have a fire going...on the TV, but still! We will also share a Book in Hand that is being published in January 2026 and do a shameless pitch for our Patreon Channel. Wink, wink!

Featured Books:

• The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully (LH)
• A Rather Peculiar Poisoning by Chrystal Schleyer (LH)
• The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (LP)
• The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Maid by Nita Prose
• The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
• Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
• Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman
• The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
• The Harry Potter Series J. K. Rowling
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike
• Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols
• Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala
• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
• A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
• A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

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In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 2! Today we disclose the rest of our list! It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Featured Books:

• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (LH)
• The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo (LH)
• Run by Blake Crouch (LH)
• All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)
• The Red House by Mary Morris (LH)
• The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)
• Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)
• Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP)
• The Names by Florence Knapp (LP)
• The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols
• Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan

Featured Runner Up Books:

• Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (LH)
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP)

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In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 1! Listen in next week for Part 2. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Featured Books:

• The Courting of Bristol Keats and The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson (LH)
• This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Greg (LH)
• The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper LH)
• This Motherless Land by Nikki May (LH)
• The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa (LH)
• Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP)
• Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (LP)
• Candle Island by Lauren Wolk (LP)
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (LP)
• Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarros

Featured Runner Up Books:

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (LP)
• The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (LH)

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being selections based on the NYT’s Summer Bucket List Reading Challenge. This is Part 2!

Featured Books:

• Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Usually Read
  • A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (LH)
• Read One of the NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
  • The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (LH)
• Read a Book by an Author You’ve Never Read Before
  • Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP)
• Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Typically Read
  • Devotions by Mary Oliver (LP)
• Listen to an Audio Book
  • The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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In today's episode we are featuring some Unexpected Books for the Holiday Season. We have Christmas capers, ghost stories, and lots more...jingle, jingle!

Featured Books:

• The Usual Santas: A Collection of SOHO Crime Christmas Capers by 18 SOHO crime authors (LH)
• Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (LH)
• The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume 3 (LH)
• Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien (LH)
• A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg (LP)
• The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman (LP)
• The Santa Trial by Tess Thompson (LP)
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (LP)
• The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Fried Green Tomatoes by Fanny Flagg
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• One Day in December by Josie Silver
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy

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Anyone else love to cook and bake? Well, What's Cookin? We have a variety of cook and bake books on the table!

Featured Books:

• The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book by Alice B. Toklas (LH)
• The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis (LH)
• How to be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking by Nigella Lawson (LH)
• Sally’s Baking Addiction by Sally McKenney (LP)
• Sally’s Cookie Addiction by Sally McKenney (LP)
• Half Baked Harvest Every Day by Tieghan Gerard (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Sally’s Baking 101 by Sally McKenney
• The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Half Baked Harvest Quick and Cozy by Tieghan Gerard
• The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes by Ree Drummond
• Keep It Simple Y’all by Matthew Bounds

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In today's episode we are featuring a few Authors We Love...automatic reads if you will. And, Yes...We will!

Featured Books:

• Travis Baldree - Brigands and Breadknives (LH)
• Lian Dolan - Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding (LH)
• Michiko Aoyama - The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park (LH)
• Kelly Rimmer - The Story Keeper (LP)
• Martha Hall Kelly - The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
• The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
• Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer
• The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
• Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
• Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
• The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan
• Lost and Found in Paris by Lian Dolan
• Helen of Pasadena: A Novel by Lian Dolan
• What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Sara Goodman Confino - Don’t Forget to Write, Good Grief, She’s Up to No Good
• Peter Heller - The River, The Dog Stars, The Orchard, The Guide, Burn, The Last Ranger, Celine

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Homework we assigned to one another. One of us turned our assignment in late...will it affect the final grade?? Let's see how we did with this short stack!

Featured Books:

• A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (LP to LH)
• Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell (LH to LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• LP Wants LH to Read A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan
• LH Wants LP to Read The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols.

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of the NYT’s Summer Bucket List Reading Challenge. We don't normally do formal challenges but we couldn't resist!

Featured Books:

• Reread A Book You Loved as a Kid (LH):
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
  • The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
• A Book Set Somewhere You Have Never Been (LH):
  • The Lost House by Melissa Larsen
  • Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
• A Book Published in the Last Year (LP)
  • A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl by Nanda Reddy
• A Book in a Genre You Don’t Normally Read (LP)
  • The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb
• A Book in Translation (LP)
  • The Letter Carrier by Francesca Giannone

Author Mentioned in this Episode:

• Kate Morton

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• A Book in a Genre You Don’t Normally Read
  • Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Marmie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age Partied Her Way to Power by Jennifer Wright
  • The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
  • The Vanishing by Wendy Webb
• A Book Published in the Last Year
  • Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers

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Welcome to Season 4! Today's episode features a celebratory stack of books tied together with the common theme of being our Real Time Reading Books aka the books in our hands right now. We have a little bit of everything...so onward!

Featured Books:

• Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (LH)
• The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (LH)
• Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (LP)
• The Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes (LP)
• A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
• The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes
• The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna Labuskes
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde
• The Letter Carrier by Francesca Giannone
• The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
• The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
• The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
• Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

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Today's episode is a Shorty...an episode with just a few books and we hope it will be just what you need. Our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of If You Liked This, Then You Should Read That. It's one of our favorite episodes to put together so let's roll!

Featured Books:

If You Liked...Leslie Style:

• The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (LH)
• The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros (LH)
• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (LH)

If You Liked...Laura Style:

• The Women on Platform Two by Laura Anthony (LP)
• Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall (LP)
• All You Have to Do is Call by Keri Maher (LP)
• The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez - The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman
• A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
• A Bookshop in Berlin by Francoise Frenkel - We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
• Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton - Better Living Though Birding by Christian Cooper

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In today's episode our stack is tied together with the common connection of Who Dunnit...mysteries are the name of today's game. We'll also share a Book in Hand that Laura tries to convince Leslie to revisit. Will she be successful? You'll have to listen in to solve that mystery!

Featured Books:

• We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough (LH)
• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (LH)
• Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn (LP)
• The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood (LP)

Book In Hand:

• The Names by Florence Knapp

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
• The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jessie Q. Sutano
• The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
• Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
• Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

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In today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of Historical Fiction...we are looking to the past for inspiration! Join us as we delve into some FAB Historical Novels! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Who says you can't live in the past??

Featured Books:

• The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (LH)
• Vera by Carol Edgarian (LH)
• The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly (LP)
• The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman (LP)

Book in Hand:

• What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Address by Fiona Davis
• The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
• The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman
• Green Glass House by Kate Milford
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Homecoming by Yaa Gyasi
• The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly
• Shadow On The Crown by Patricia Bracewell
• The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
• News of the World by Paulette Jiles

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that you are allowed to judge by their covers. Go ahead…do it...we won’t judge you. Even our Book in Hand has a beautiful cover!

Featured Books:

• The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (LH)
• The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick (LH)
• Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (LP)
• The Place of Tides by James Rebanks (LP)

Book In Hand:

• A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The Measure by Nikki Erlick
• The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks
• Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

*These books have great covers…we have not read them.***

• Ending by Maria Reva
• My Men by Victoria Kielland
• Birding by Rose Ruane
• The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu
• Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of containing lots of Family Drama! This is a stack of multigenerational, dramatic sagas. We'll also share a buzzy Book in Hand!

Featured Books:

• Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (LH)
• A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg (LH)
• The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (LP)
• Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe (LP)

Book In Hand:

• Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Search by Michelle Huneven
• How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard
• Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
• The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
• The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Perfect Pairs...in other words...they go together like a fine dining experience! Bon Apetit!

Featured Books:

• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (LH)
• Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price (LH)
• This Motherless Land by Nikki May (LH)
• These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (LP)
• What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• Educated by Tara Westover

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• A Contrary Wind: a variation on Mansfield Park by Lona Manning
• Bonwyn: A Fantasy Austen Retelling by Grace J. Croy
• Edmund Bertram’s Diary by Amanda Grange
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Girls Rule. The women and girls in these books are plucky and fierce. Plus, we'll share a Non Fiction pick for our Book in Hand. Girl Power!

Featured Books:

• The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper (LH)
• Chirp by Kate Messner (LP)
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (LP)
• The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick
• Between Heaven and Texas by Marie Bostwick
• The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner
• Breakout by Kate Messner
• Daughters of Bronze duology by A.D. Rhine
• Hidden Libraries: The World’s Most Unusual Book Depositories by DC Helmuth.

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Circe by Madeline Miller
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller
• The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly

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In today's episode, we assign a book to each other and report on our reading. Homework!

Featured Books:

• The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey (LP to LH)
• Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones (LH to LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey
• Peachtree Bluff Series by Kristy Woodson Harvey
• The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey

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In today's episde, we highlight our Favorite Books of the Year...So Far. And it was hard to pare them down! As Maria VonTrapp sings...These are a few of our favorite things!

Featured Books:

• Run by Blake Crouch (LH)
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (LH)
• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson (LH)
• Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (LH)
• All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (LH)
• Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess (LH)
• Babylonia by Costanza Casati (LH)
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (LH)
• All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (LP)
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP)
• Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)
• Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP)
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (LP)
• The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)
• Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (LP)
• Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan (LP)
• The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner (LP)
• Isola by Allegra Goodman (LP)

Runners Up:

• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (LP)
• We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes (LP)
• Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister (LP)
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (LH)
• Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen (LH)
• The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

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In today's episode, we are doing the Twisty with some great mysteries and thrillers...C'mon Baby!

Featured Books:

• The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (LH)
• One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (LH)
• Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister (LP)
• The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano - Lax (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Your Truth of Mine by Trisha Sakhlecha
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Minor
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
• The It Girl by Ruth Ware
• The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
• The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
• Break Me Down by Anna Downes

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Famous Last Words by Gillian McCallister
• How to Disappear by Gillian McCallister
• Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McCallister
• All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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In today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Under the Radar titles. Leslie has you covered with books that begin 2 great series. Laura has 2 that you might not have heard of yet, but are stellar reads. Let's fly!

Featured Books:

• One Dark Window (#1 The Shepherd King) by Rachel Gillig (LH)
• An Ember in the Ashes (#1 An Ember in the Ashes) by Sabaa Tahir (LH)
• Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro
• The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
• Chirp by Kate Messner
• Breakout by Kate Messner
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
• For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
• For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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In today's episode, we are bringing you a Shorty...an episode with just 2 books that we hope will be just what you need! Our books are tied together with the common connection of If You Liked This...Then Read That. We think you will love these 2 Unforgettable Characters! Plus, check below for information on joining our Patreon Team. It won't be the same without you!

Featured Books

• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of India. We have a memoir, a middle grade, a family saga, and a historical novel. Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand set somewhere completely different. Pack your bags, and get ready to take off...Bon Voyage to India!

Featured Books:

• This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg (LH)
• The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy (LH)
• The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (LP)
• The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea #4) by Rebecca Thorne (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
• Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
• The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
• The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
• Amir and the After by Veera Hiranandani
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Inanna by Emily H Wilson
• Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
• The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
• The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Anne Frank Adjacent. Some of the books are about Anne Frank or her friends, and others are set in the same time period and share similar themes. We encourage you to begin with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank...read it for the first time or reread it.

Featured Books:

• All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein (LH)
• When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary by Alice Hoffman (LH)
• My Friend Anne Frank:The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds by Hannah Pick Goslar (LP)
• Margot by Jillian Cantor

Book In Hand:

• We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy Lindwer
• The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin
• The Silent Sister: The Diary of Margot Frank by Mazal Alouf-Mizrahi
• Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
• Outside It’s War: Anne Frank and Her World by Janny van der Molen
• Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
• The Red House by Mary Morris
• Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of spring and early summer releases that we can’t wait to get in our hands. Plus, we'll share a little about our upcoming Patreon release. New things are in store!

Featured Books:

Laura

• Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
• Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• The Names by Florence Knapp
• Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
• King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
• The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
• Far and Away by Leslie Poeppel

Leslie

• Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
• Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
• We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
• The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
• Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
• June in the Garden by Eleanor Wilde

Honorable Mentions:

• The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa
• Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje

Other Books Mentioned in the Episode:

• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
• The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of A Pivotal Choice. And since pivotal means of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else, these choices are life changing, and in some cases even fateful. Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Are you ready??

Featured Books:

• Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers (LH)
• Babylonia by Costanza Casati (LH)
• The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)
• A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun by Sister Monica Clare (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
• Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
• Learning to Swim by Clare Chambers
• Jezebel by Megan Barnard
• The Sandcastle Girl by Chris Bohjalian
• The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
• Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
• The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• Penitence by Kristin Koval
• Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
• Educated by Tara Westover
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
• My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllistair

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In this episode, we bring you books tied together with the common theme of being Fantastical! Leslie is our in house fantasy aficionado, and Laura is the opposite of that. But we both found some fabulous titles to make this stack super Fantastical! We'll also share a Book In Hand! Let's dive into the world of fantasy!

Featured Books:

• The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard (LH)
• Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (LH)
• The Song of Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hewitt (LP)
• Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (LP)

Book In Hand

• Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland
• Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland
• Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Magicians by Lev Grossman
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
• Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Reading and Writing. Epistolary, Historical Fiction, Uplifting Fiction and a Thriller...a little of everything...Plus a Memoir as our Book in Hand. We're so glad you're here!

Featured Books:

• Kate and Frida by Kim Fay (LH)
• The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold (LH)
• The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin (LP)
• Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Love Does by Bob Goff

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
• The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
• The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
• Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
• Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
• Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
• Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
• His & Hers by Alice Feeney
• I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
• Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Who is Maud DIxon by Alexandra Andrews
• The In-between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
• The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
• Writers and Lovers by Lily King

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Books In Hand...our current reads…this is up to the minute coverage! What are you reading?

Featured Books:

• Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (LH)
• Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (LH)
• Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes (LP)
• The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
• Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
• People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
• March by Geraldine Brooks
• Horse by Geraldine Brooks
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
• Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
• Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz
• Blue Latitudes by Tony Horwitz
• A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
• Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
• After You by JoJo Moyes
• Still Me by JoJo Moyes
• One Plus One by JoJo Moyes
• The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
• Someone Else's Shoes by JoJo Moyes
• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Carrie by Stephen King

Additional Books We Have In Our Hands:

• The Favorites by Layne Fargo
• The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick
• Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
• To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
• Babylonia by Costanza Casati
• Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of all being books that are Tiny and Cute. Each of these titles are treasures that come in under 300 pages. These little gems pack a big punch!

Featured Books:

• Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (LH) (208 pages)
• Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson (LH) (224 pages)
• Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP) (288 pages)
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP) (176 pages)

Book in Hand: Not Tiny and Cute ;)

• Reckless by Lauren Roberts (#2 in the Powerless Trilogy)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
• The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson
• The Jackson Brodie Series by Kate Atkinson

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (208 pages)
• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (208 pages)
• The Mothers by Brit Bennett (288 pages)
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (224 pages)

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Buzzy Books. They are getting lots of attention in the right now….hot takes…quick picks if you will. And yes, we will! Let's Buzz!

Featured Books:

• Penitence by Kristin Koval (LH)
• Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)
• What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange (LP)
• Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen (LH)
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
• The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
• FIfth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen
• The Social Graces by Renee Rosen
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Iron Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
• We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Classics! Leslie rereads 2 of her lifetime favorites, and Laura reads 2 that she never picked up before...no judgement!! We will also share a Book in Hand. Let’s dig into this bundle of wonderful Classics!

Featured Books:

• Pride and Prejudice - The Complete Novel with 19 Letters from the Characters’ Correspondence, Written and Folded by Hand by Jane Austen (curated by Barbara Heller) (LH)
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (LH)
• Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (LP)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Illustrated by Robert Ingpen (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. Montgomery
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of helping you find Positivity! This is a Shorty, with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need. Bring on the Short Stack!

Featured Books:

• Upworthy Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity by Gabriel Reilich & Lucia Knell (LH)
• The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams (LP)

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• www.upworthy.com

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of New Takes on Familiar Stories. These stories have been told before, but these authors put their own spins on them. And we do LOVE a good reimagining! We'll also share a Book In Hand. Ready??

Featured Books:

• Gild by Raven Kennedy (LH)
• The Sirens by Emilia Hart (LH)
• Mother of Rome by Lauren J. A. Bear (LP)
• The Voyage Home by Pat Barker (LP)

Book in Hand

• I’ll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear
• Glint by Raven Kennedy
• Gleam by Raven Kennedy
• Glow by Raven Kennedy
• Weyward by Emilia Hart
• The Odyssey by Homer
• The Iliad by Homer
• Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
• Women of Troy by Pat Barker

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Circe by Madeline Miller
• Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
• Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine
• The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Journeys. Our characters are taking both physical and emotional journeys, and we'll also share a Book In Hand. Let’s get started on our own trek!

Featured Books:

• All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)
• The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye (LH)
• Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (LP)
• More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (LP)

Book In Hand:

• The Family Inside by Katie Garner (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• Still Alice by Lisa Genova
• Remember by Lisa Genova
• Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
• Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
• Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
• Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
• The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
• The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
• Run by Blake Crouch

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that invite us to Travel to Ancient Egypt. Plus, we will share a Book In Hand! Vibe with us on all things ancient Egypt!

Featured Books:

• Neferura by Malayna Evans (LH)
• Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (LH)
• The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (LP)
• Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
• The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
• The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
• The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
• The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
• The Address by Fiona Davis
• The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
• Candle Island by Lauren Wolk
• Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
• Echo Island by Lauren Wolk
• My Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk
• Those Who Favor Fire by Lauren Wolk
• The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
• Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• River God by Wilbur Smith
• Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
• What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
• Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibanez

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Mysterious Mysteries. All have mysterious characters, settings, and of course, events. Plus, we will share a Book In Hand! Come along with us on this magical mystery tour!

Featured Books:

• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (LH)
• The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann (LH)
• The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (LP)
• A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Monmouth Manifesto by James Arnett

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Making of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
• The Fable Series by Adrienne Young
• The Sea and Sky Duology by Adrienne Young
• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
• An Elderly Woman is Up To No Good by Helene Thurston
• Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens
• The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
• The Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens
• The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
• The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Books In Hand...books that were recently on our shelves that we can't wait to share with all of you. Plus, we have a list of more Books In Hand in our show notes! Let's make your TBR even longer!

Featured Books:

• 21 Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks (LH)
• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson (LH)
• The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan (LP)
• The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper (LP)
• All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Glint, Gleam and Glow by Raven Kennedy (all part of the Plaited Prisoner series)
• The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
• Learning to See by Elise Hooper
• Fast Girls by Elise Hooper
• Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Last Kiss of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Additional Books We Have in Our Hands

• The Note by Alafair Burke
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
• Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson
• The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

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In this episode we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of featuring the fabulous author, Marianne Cronin. And, be still our bookish hearts, this stack is special! These books will tug at your heartstrings, and are perfect for Valentine's week. Get ready to LOVE some new friends... Lenni, Margot, Eddie, and Bella!

Featured Books:

• The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (LH)
• Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
• Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That. And we’re doing it memoir style! For each memoir we have a selection that we think is the perfect compliment. We’re going to bring you several pairings and we hope that something will strike your fancy!

Featured Books:

• Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP) - The Favorites by Layne Fargo (LH)
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP) - Go To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten (LH)
• From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP) - Colton Gentry’s Third Act: A Novel by Jeff Zentner (LH)

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

If You Liked: Outofshapeworthlessloser and The Favorites...Then Read:

• Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold by Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Steve Milton and David Pelletier
• From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

If You Liked: Be Ready When the Luck Happens and Go To Dinners...Then Read:

• World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

If You Liked: From Here to the Great Unknown and Colton Gentry’s Third Act...Then Read:

• Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton
• Grown by TIffany D. Jackson

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Staying Safe. Easy right? Not so much for the characters in these books! Plus, we'll share 2 Books in Hand...both outstanding memoirs by the same author. Be careful out there, friends!
Featured Books:

• A Discovery of Witches (All Souls #1) by Deborah Harkness (LH)
• Run by Blake Crouch (LH)
• I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger (LP)
• Safe by S. K. Barnett (LP)

Books in Hand

• Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LH)
• The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch
• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
• Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Beautiful/Ugly by Alice Feeney
• The Crash by Freida McFadden
• Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger
• Famous Last Words by Gillian McCallister
• The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks Dalton

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Listeners Choice books! We reached out and asked for your suggestions and recommendations, and boy did you deliver! We can’t use them all at once, but keep listening, because we are going to use some of your other picks in upcoming episodes!

Featured Books:

• Birdie and Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn’t Want Kids…Until I Did by Taylor Wolfe (LH) - recommended by @ajoyetucker
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (LH) - recommended by @grandmamicki
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (LP) - recommended by @theseblessedsteps
• The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (LP) - recommended by @apuzzledbooklover

Book in Hand

• The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki (LH and LP) - recommended by @eallen006

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Last Van Gogh by Alyson Richman
• The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman
• The Accidental Empress by Alison Pataki
• Finding Margaret Fuller by Alison Pataki
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack (Recommended by Our Listeners)

• The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
• Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of pure excitement. The most recent addition to Signe Pike's Lost Queen series is here...The Shadowed Land! We can't wait to discuss it AND to give away a copy to one of you!

Featured Books:

• The Forgotten Queen by Signe Pike
• The Lost Kingdom by Signe Pike
• The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Harry Potter by JK Rowling

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**In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Faves of 2024. And we're not going to lie...it was hard to choose soooo...we also have a list of our Runners Up below! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Now, it's time to get started on our list for 2025!

Featured Books:**

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP and LH)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LP and LH)
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)
• We Begin At the End/All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)
• The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)
• Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• Olive Kitteridge/Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (LP)
• Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)
• Horses of Fire and Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP))
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LH)
• The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower and Winter Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)
• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• Things Don’t Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)
• An Elderly Woman is Up to No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Turston (LH)
• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (LH)
• You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)

Our Runners Up Faves

• Search by Michelle Huneven (LP)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)
• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)
• Count the Ways/How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)
• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
• Trash Lands by Alison Stine (LP)
• Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (LP)
• The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)
• The Last Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP)
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP and LH)
• Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
• Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)
• Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling (LH)
• The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)
• Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)

Book In Hand

• Christmas With the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (LP)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Me Moth by Amber McBride

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being great Book Club Picks. And, we have a special guest to help us discover some great titles to get discussions going in your group. Lisa Hedger is joining us from the podcast Everyone Loved It But Me. Lisa is in multiple book clubs, and knows her stuff! Check out her podcast. And check out our Show Notes below...we've included 7 additional Book Club Picks just for you! Happy New Year!!
Featured Books:

• The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman (LP)
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (LP)
• The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (LH)
• The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (LH)
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Lisa)
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Lisa)
• Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard (Lisa)

Books and Podcast Mentioned in This Episode

• Everyone Loved It But Me Podcast with Lisa Hedger
• The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
• The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
• True Biz by Sara Novic
• Take My Hand by Dolan Perkins-Valdez
• Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
• The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
• The Guncle by Steven Rowley

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That. It's always helpful to have a few tricks up your reading sleeve for those times when you don't know what you want to read next! We've also included a few additional read-alikes below in the Show Notes. Happy Holidays!
Featured Books:

• The Women by Kristin Hannah - The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee (LP)
• The Maid by Nita Prose - Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)
• Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Molly the Maid series by Nita Prose

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

If You Liked The Women/The Time Keepers...Then Read:

• Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
• The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

If You Liked Once There Were Wolves/ American Wolf...Then Read:

• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence

If You Liked The Maid/Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder...Then Read:

• Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

If You Liked Improbably Yours/Her Fearful Symmetry...Then Read:

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs

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In today's episode we chat all things Sense of Place with our special guest, the one and only Cindy Burnett from Thoughts from a Page podcast! It's sure to transport you (wink, wink).

Featured Books:

• The Lost Man by Jane Harper (CB)
• Homecoming by Kate Morton (CB)
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (LH)
• Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
• The Ancients by John Larison (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)

Book In Hand

• Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (CB)

Books and Podcast Mentioned in This Episode

• Thoughts From A Page Podcast - Cindy Burnett
• Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison
• The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
• The Survivors by Jane Harper
• The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
• American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
• The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
• The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
• Birdie and Harlow by Taylor Wolfe

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
• Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh
• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• Bear by Julia Phillips
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• Jane Harper Books - The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles
• Kate Morton Books - The Clockmaker’s Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The House at Riverton
• This Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
• The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

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In today's episode we have a HUGE gift-able stack! Books are one of our favorite items to give anytime of year. We hope you'll find something for every reader on your list...Happy Holidays!
**Featured Books:

Series:**

• The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP)
• Horses of Fire, Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH)
• Brooklyn, Long Island by Colm Toibin (LP)

Historical Fiction

• By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LH)
• The Women by Kristin Hannah (LP)
• A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (LH)

Fantasy

• Powerless by Lauren Roberts (LH)
• Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (LP)
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (LH)

Touch of Magic

• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (LH)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)

Literary Fiction

• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (LH)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
• Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (LH)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• A Little Hope, A Quiet Life, The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH)
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (LP)

Twisty

• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (LP)
• The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (LH)

Middle Grade

• Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy (LP)
• Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (LH)
• The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko(LP)

Young Adult

• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda (LP)

Graphic Novel

• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story by Debbie Tung (LH)

Non Fiction

• The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (LP)

Dystopian

• The Silo Series by Hugh Howey (Wool) (LH)
• A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher (LP)
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (LH)

Memoir

• The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)

Books Mentioned In This Episode

• A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
• Me Moth by Amber McBride
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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In this episode our stack is so charming it will sweep you off your feet! Laura read one of her favorites of the year. Leslie continues a favorite series and hopes for a new one. We'll also share a Book in Hand...Plus there’s baking!
Featured Books:

• A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants by Ann Claire (LH)
• A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Ann Claire
• Legends and Lattes (#1) and Bookshops and Bonedust (#2) by Travis Baldree
• The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Meet Me At the Museum by Anne Youngson
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
• Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne
• The Library of Broken Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields
• Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of murder. Leslie calls it Murdery...Laura calls it Redrum. Either way we have some page turning heart pounders, something more cerebral, a locked room, and one that's paranormal! We will also share a Book in Hand. Come along for a twisty thrilling ride!

Featured Books:

• Murder Road by Simone St. James (LH)
• The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)
• What Have You Done by Shari Lapena (LP)
• If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finley (LP)
• Things Don’t Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
• The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
• What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
• Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
• The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
• The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
• We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
• One by One by Ruth Ware
• Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

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In this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, which we hope might be just what you need! This short stack is a Warm Hug from our bookish hearts to yours.

Featured Books:

• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Linda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Two-Family House by Linda Cohen Loigman
• The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen Loigman
• The Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen Loigman
• Still Life by Louise Penny
• Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
• The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
• Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
• The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of having protagonists that are of a "certain age." Plus, we'll share a creepy Book in Hand. Respect Your Elders...you might find they are not always as they seem (Here's looking at you, Maud)!
Featured Books:

• An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (LH)
• An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helen Tursten (LH)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)
• All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Teacher by Freida McFadden
• Never Lie Freida McFadden
• The Housemaid Series Freida McFadden

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
• The Highland Hens by Judy Leigh
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
• The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

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In this episode Leslie finds her niche within a genre, and Laura finds her groove with a reading goal. We're talking about a stack of fabulous Memoirs! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. It's Memoir Mania!
Featured Books:

• This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian (LH)
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler (LH)
• From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP)
• The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)

Book in Hand

• Hera by Jennifer Saint (LH)

Books and Podcast Mentioned in This Episode

• Everyone Loved It But Me Podcast
• Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
• Elektra by Jennifer Saint
• Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Know My Name by Chanel Miller
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling
• All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein
• Bossypants by Tina Fey

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our promise that each of these books has something or someone that is based in fact. We're going full force historical fiction! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand.

Featured Books:

• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)
• The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (LH)
• By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (LP)
• The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (LP)

Book In Hand

• Maria by Michelle Moran

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
• Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
• Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
• At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
• The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
• Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
• The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
• Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
• Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams
• A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead by Evan Turk
• Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
• The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
• Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
• The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan
• Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Tiny Little Things (#2) and Along the Infinite Sea (#3) by Beatriz Williams
• All The Broken Places by John Boyne
• The Attic Child by Lola Jaye
• Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki

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It's Season 3!!!! In this episode, we assign each other a book (new to the show), and share our thoughts. It's time to do our homework!!
Featured Books:

• This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (LP to LH)
• Naked in Death by J. D. Robb (LH to LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• In Death Series by J. D. Robb
• Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
• How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard
• Family Family by Laurie Frankel
• One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of books that we enjoyed to close out the summer. Let's celebrate summer reading together!

Featured Books:

• The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)
• House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen (LH)
• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan (LP)
• My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• House of Glass by Susan Fletcher
• Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew by Susan Fletcher
• The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
• Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Me Moth by Amber McBride
• Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
• The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkenen
• The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen
• Here by Richard McGuire

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Fantasies. We have a stack that will take you out of the current world and plop you right into another...so be ready for that. We will also share 2 Books in Hand that will bring you back. Enjoy!
Featured Books:

• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (LP)
• The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (LH)
• Powerless by Lauren Roberts - #1 of the Powerless Trilogy (LH)

Books In Hand

• Count the Ways and How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
• The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
• Shadow and Bone series and Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Powerful by Lauren Roberts
• Reckless by Lauren Roberts
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
• The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
• Heir by Sabaa Tahir
• Toto by A. J. Hackwith

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Dystopian. Ah... that imagined future filled with...what if the world fell apart and we had to survive with none of what we have now, except maybe each other?? Plus, we will share a Book in Hand! Here we go...

Featured Books:

• Alone by Megan E. Freeman (LP)
• Burn by Peter Heller (LP)
• Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (LH)
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (LH)

Book in Hand

• Times Undoing by Cheryl A, Head (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The River by Peter Heller
• The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
• The Guide by Peter Heller
• Celine by Peter Heller
• Away by Megan E. Freeman (February 2025)
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• 1984 by George Orwell
• The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Hum by Helen Phillips
• Vigil Harbor by Julia Glass
• Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that we somehow missed! Not ok! We will also share a Book in Hand. How Did We Miss This???

Featured Books:

• We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (LP)
• The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (LH)
• An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (LH)

Book In Hand

• The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
• All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker
• Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
• Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher
• September by Rosamund Pilcher
• Coming Home by Rosamund Pilcher
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Where the Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Varina by Charles Frazier

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That! And, bonus, the books are cozy! Settle in with some coffee or tea...you'll see what we mean.

Featured Books:

• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
• A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
• The House Witch by Delemhach
• Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Something is Amiss…might be big or might be little, but something isn’t right, and we need to find out what it is! We will also share a Book in Hand.
Featured Books:

• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (LP)
• The Searcher by Tana French (LP)
• How To Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files Book 1) by Kristen Perrin (LH)
• She Left by Stacie Grey (LH)

Book In Hand

• The Queen’s Faithful Companion by Eliza Knight (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Hunter by Tana French
• The Likeness by Tana French
• The Witch Elm by Tana French
• Long Bright River by Liz Moore
• How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (March 2025)

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Middletide by Sara Crouch
• Listen For the Lie by Amy Tintera
• Like A Mother by Mina Hardy
• My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon

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In this episode, we’re sharing our chat with Danielle Stinson and Ashlee Cowles, known as the author A.D. Rhine! A.D. Rhine has written 2 wonderful novels, Horses of Fire which was published in 2023, and Daughters of Bronze which will be released in November. This is a duology... a sweeping epic which puts the women of Troy front and center. We featured Horses of Fire in Season 2, Episode 24, and Daughters of Bronze briefly in Season 2, Episode 31. A more in depth review of Daughters of Bronze is coming soon. These ladies are talented! Ashlee holds graduate degrees in medieval history from the University of St. Andrews and theological studies from Duke University. Danielle holds a master of arts in law and diplomacy from Tufts University.

A.D. Rhine is an automatic read for both of us! We will read everything they write, and you should too. It was an absolute delight to chat with these incredible and accomplished women. Enjoy!

Featured Books:

• Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
• Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine

Danielle’s and Ashlee’s Favorite Books, Authors, and Current Reads

• East of Eden by John Steinbeck
• The Bridges at Toko-Ri by James Michener
• The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
• The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
• Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
• Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
• The Mists of Avalon Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• The Winter Goddess by Megan Barnard
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
• The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
• The Last Kingdom Series by Bernard Cornwell
• Lancelot by Giles Kristian
• Sigrid Undset
• Margaret George
• Steven R. Lawhead
• Melina Marchetta

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of a Series (or Duo) that we just couldn’t put down. We will also share a Book in Hand. These books are Series-ously great!!

Featured Books

• Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden( LH)
• The Girl In the Tower by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)
• Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (LP)
• Long Island by Colm Toibin (LP)

Book in Hand

• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Magician by Colm Toibin
• The Master by Colm Toibin
• Nora Webster by Colm Toibin
• House of Names by Colm Toibin
• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being full of Family Drama. We've got books with highs and lows, blood family and found family. We will also share a Book in Hand. And we'll do it all dramatically!

Featured Books:

• Sandwich by Catherine Newman (LH)
• The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha (LH)
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP)
• The Sirens of Soleil City by Sarah C. Johns (LP)

Book in Hand

• Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Daughters of Bronze and Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
• The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
• The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
• The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
• We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• We Are the Brennan’s by Tracey Lange
• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
• Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
• Weyward by Emilia Hart

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being focused on life on the frontier. This is one of our favorite time periods to read about! We will also share a Book in Hand! Let's get started...

Featured Books

• Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)
• Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)
• Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)
• Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison (LP)
• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
• Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Caleb’s Story, As Perfect As the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance by Patricia MacLachlan

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• All The Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
• Caroline: Little House Revisited by Sarah Miller
• Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
• News of the World by Paulette Jiles
• These Is My Words by Nancy Turner
• Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
• Pony by R.J. Palicio
• The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being the books in our hands right now. We have Books A Plenty to share!

Featured Books:

• The Honey Witch by Sydney S. Shields (LH)
• 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP)
• The Stolen Child by Ann Hood (LP)
• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
• The Red Thread by Ann Hood
• The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
• The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood
• Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
• All the Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker
• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In today's episode, we have something special for you! We’re chatting with Ethan Joella, author of 3 outstanding novels: A Little Hope (2021), A Quiet Life (2022), and The Same Bright Stars (2024). His books have been featured in People Magazine and Book Page, have been written up by the NY Times and Kirkus, and have been picks by Book of the Month, Indie Next, and Read With Jenna. They have also been featured right here on Book Bumble! All 3 are wonderful, warm, and tender. Ethan Joella is an automatic read for us…if he writes it, we will read. And you should too. It was a true delight to speak with him! Enjoy!

Featured Books

• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
• A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

Ethan’s Hometown Indie Bookstore

• Browse About Books - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Books Ethan Loves

• The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
• Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward
• Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan

Ethan’s Most Recent Read

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Decades. We will travel from the 1940's through the 1980's. Each of these books has some shout outs to the decade in which they are set. Represent!
Featured Books:

• The Paris Architect (1940’s) by Charles Belfoure (LH)
• The Spectacular (1950’s) by Fiona Davis (LP)
• Mockingbird Summer (1960’s) by Lynda Rutledge (LP)
• All You Have to Do is Call (1970’s) by Kerri Maher (LP)
• Our Little World (1980’s) by Karen Winn (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1940's)
• Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner (1950's)
• The Songbird of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon (1960's)
• Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran (1970's)
• Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (1980's)

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Books About Books. This was the theme of our VERY FIRST stack of books, and we think it deserves a revisit! Plus, we will share a Book In Hand. Let's book!

Featured Books

• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP and LH)
• The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)

Book in Hand

• Two & A Half Minutes by Don Miller (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
• The Wedding Dress Circle by Jennifer Ryan
• The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood
• Goodnight Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
• The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
• The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
• The Finders Keepers Library by Annie Rains
• The Little Wartime Library (also about the Bethnal Green Underground Library) by Kate Thompson
• The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

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For today's episode, we are bringing you a shorty. This is a stack of just two wonderful books, and we hope it's just what you need! We assigned each other reading homework. Let's find out who gets an A!

Featured Books:

• LP to LH Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
• LH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
• They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

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**It's the start of summer travel season so in this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being amazing audio books. We will also share a Book In Hand. Planes, trains, or automobiles, these books have you covered!

Featured Books:**

• All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore (LP)
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (LP)
• Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (LH)
• The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (LH)
• Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree (LH)

Book in Hand:

• Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• Razor Blade Tears by S.A. Cosby
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
• Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
• The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil
• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of taking place around the turn of the century... the 19th to the 20th century to be exact. We'll also share a Book In Hand.

Featured Books:

• Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (LP)
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH)
• The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)
• Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix (LH)

Books in Hand:

• The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
• The Shadow Children and Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• The Huntress by Kate Quinn
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
• Three Souls by Janie Chang
• The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang
• The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
• Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth
• Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
• A Night to Remember by Walter Lord

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of books that deal with the recent death of a family member. And you know what that means...Wills & Estates! Who inherits what? Listen in to find out!

Books Featured in this Episode:

• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LP and LH)
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our favorite books of 2024 so far! Your TBR is about to get longer!

Featured Books

• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH and LP)
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Claire Pooley (LH and LP)
• Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)
• Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH and LP)
• Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)
• The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (LP)
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
• The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

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In this episode, we are turning back the clock to one of our very first episodes, because hey, life happens! :). We hope you enjoy this look into the past, and will check out our backlist! Enjoy! (Original Show Notes from October 2022)
In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being fantastical. These books explore different worlds, some of which we’d like to visit. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.

Featured Books:

• A Boy and His Dog, at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (LP and LH)
• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (LH and LP)
• The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (LH)
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (LP and LH)

Books In Our Hands:

• For the Wolf/For the Throne by Hannah F Whitten (LH)
• Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (LP)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab
• The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of taking place during the same time period, but in different places. Or is that same place, different time? Listen in to find out!

Featured Books

• Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan (LP)
• All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore (LP)
• The Lost Dresses of Italy by M.A. McLaughlin (LH)
• The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin (LH)

Book in Hand

• Eliza Mace by Sarah Burton and Jem Poster

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
• Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (takes place in India during the same period as LH books)
• River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (takes place in Barbados, British Guiana, and Trinidad during the same period as LP books)

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being backlist books from automatic read authors. In a reading slump? Not sure what to read next? Digging into a backlist is the answer!**

Featured Books:

• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (LP)
• What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (LH)
• The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain (LH)

Book in Hand:

• Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
• Horse by Geraldine Brooks
• March by Geraldine Brooks
• People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
• Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
• Street Chord by Geraldine Brooks
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen
• Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
• Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
• The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
• The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
• Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
• Big Lies In A Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
• The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
• The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain
• The Echo Of Old Books by Barbara Davis
• Like A Mother by Mina Hardy

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
• French Braid by Anne Tyler
• Clock Dance by Anne Tyler

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In today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of the Sibling Bond. Love 'em or hate 'em, sibling relationships are complicated! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Brother, (or Sister) where art thou?**

Featured Books

• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (LP)
• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (LP)
• Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Padmar (LH)
• Starring Adele Astair by Eliza Knight (LH)

Books in Hand

• Search by Michelle Huneven (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Round Rock by Michelle Huneven
• Jamesland by Michelle Huneven
• Blame by Michelle Huneven
• Off Course by Michelle Huneven
• Stuntboy, In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds
• Stuntboy, In-Between Time by Jason Reynolds
• Miles Morales Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
• Miles Morales Suspended by Jason Reynolds
• Miles Morales Stranger Tides by Jason Reynolds
• Miles Morales Shock Waves by Jason Reynolds
• The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
• As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
• All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
• When I was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
• Track Series by Jason Reynolds
• The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
• The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
• We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
• God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
• Iron House by John Hart

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of crimes, both real and fictional. We'll also share a Book in Hand. Get ready to be the judge and jury for this stack of reads!**

Featured Books:

• The Five by Hallie Rubenhold (LH)
• The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (LP)
• Long Bright River by Liz Moore (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
• Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
• The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll
• Honor by Thrity Umrigar
• The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
• The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
• The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
• All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
• All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
• Exiles by Jane Harper
• Still Life by Louise Penny

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of loss. You can be lost in space, lost in the shuffle, lost in thought...these books explore being lost and found in lots of different ways! We will also share a Book in Hand. We're lost without you!

Featured Books

• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)
• Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff (LP)
• The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand (LH)
• Like A Mother by Mina Hardy (LH)

Books in Hand

• 49 by Agnes Lee (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen
• Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
• Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
• Blessings by Anna Quindlen
• One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
• True North by Andrew J. Graff
• All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
• The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• All the Forgivenesses Elizabeth Harbinger
• Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
• House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A. Craig

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Today we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Like This, Then Read That.

Featured Books:

• The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (LH and LP)
• Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Mockingbird Summer by Linda Rutledge
• Beyond That The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash and Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• Regeneration Trilogy Pat Barker
• Women of Troy by Pat Barker
• Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of being books that are based on fairy tales. These books are adult-sized treats that carry with them an ounce of familiarity and some secret ingredients you won’t see coming. We will also share a Middle Grade March Book in Hand. Once upon a time…

Featured Books

• Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (LP)
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (LP)
• Heartless by Marissa Meyer (LH)
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer (LH)
• A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (LH)

Book In Hand

• Ferris by Kate DiCamillo (LP)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
• Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
• The Mercy Watson Series by Kate DiCamillo
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
• Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Additional Books That Go With Our Stack:

• All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of searching for something. We will also share a twisty Book in Hand. Let the search begin!

Featured Books

• What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (LH)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (LP)

Books In Hand

• The Guest by B.A. Paris (LH)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
• The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
• Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
• The Therapist by B.A. Paris

Additional Books That Go With Our Stack:

• The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
• Search by Michelle Huneven
• The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
• We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being outstanding books that might have flown under your radar. We will also share a thought provoking Book In Hand. We're keeping these on our radar!
Featured Books

• Sparrow by James Hynes (LP)
• The Prospectors by Ariel Djanikian (LP)
• The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry (LH)
• The Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner (LH)

Books In Hand

• Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler (LP)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
• Only the Beautiful and The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Additional Books That Go With Our Stack:

• The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the bright and happy theme of Climate Disasters. There are a lot of novels in this genre, and we have 4 of the best today! We will also share a Book in Hand. How’s the weather in your neck of the woods?

Featured Books

• The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (LH)
• Trashlands by Alison Stine (LP)
• Fire in the Canyon by Daniel Gumbiner (LP)
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)

Books In Hand

• Scythe by Neil Shusterman (LP)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
• Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• Road Out of Winter by Alison Stine
• The Boat Builder by Daniel Gumbiner

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being grab on for the ride thrillers! We are going on a roller coaster ride with some creepy and propulsive tales. We will also share a Book in Hand. Hold onto your hats!

Featured Books:

• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (LH)
• His and Hers by Alice Feeney (LH)
• Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (LP)
• The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (LP)

Books in Hand

• The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku (LH and LP)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Fury by Alex Michaelides
• Murder Road by Simone St. James
• Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Push by Ashley Audrain

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On Valentine’s Day you should do something you love, and we love going down a good rabbit hole! So, in this episode, that’s how our stack of books is tied together. We will also share a Book in Hand. Hop to it!

Featured Books:

• Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (LP)
• Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)

Books in Hand

• The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong (LH)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
• The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
• All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan
• The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
• Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This…Then Read That...

Featured Books

• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons (LH and LP)
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (LP)

Books That Go Along With Our Theme

• The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with two bows. We are featuring spectacular authors and celebrating the beautiful craft that is their writing. We will also share a Book in Hand. What goes well with a great book? Why, another book by the same author of course!

Featured Books:

• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (LH)
• The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (LP)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)
• A Little Hope by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)

Book in Hand

• Saturday Night At The Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (LP)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
• The Fable Series by Adrienne Young
• The Sea and Sky Duology by Adrienne Young

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Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of being marvelous reads...some we have wanted to share for a while...and a few whose pages we just closed. Our cups runneth over with these books!

Featured Books:

• The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page (LH)
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (LH)
• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (LP)
• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (LP)
• End of the Hour: A Therapist’s Memoir by Meghan Riordan Jarvis (LP)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Hamster Princess Series by Ursula Vernon
• Dragon Breath Series by Ursula Vernon
• The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page

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Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of author Signe Pike. We take a deep dive into The Lost Queen and The Forgotten Kingdom, the first two novels in her terrific series (with a third anticipated in Fall 2024). Get ready to take an epic journey to 6th century Scotland…and to put everything else on hold from the first page to the last!

Featured Books:

• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP)
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike (LH and LP)

Other Books By the Author

• Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World by Signe Pike

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

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**In today’s episode, we are doing a Podcast Remix! We're bringing you an episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Thoughts from a Page with Cindy Burnett. This episode, from October 2020, is an insightful conversation with author Hazel Gaynor. You are in for a treat!

Here are Cindy’s Original Show Notes:**

Hazel discusses When We Were Young & Brave, her inspiration for the story, writing about World War 2 in the Pacific, her extensive research for the book, exploring the human condition, her reading recommendations, and much more. When We Were Young & Brave can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Hazel’s 2 recommended reads are: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell and The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline.

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our favorite reads of 2023. Join us as we say goodbye to a standout reading year!

Featured Books:

• A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (LH)
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (LH)
• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH)
• Weyward by Emilia Hart. (LH)
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. (LH)
• The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni. (LH)
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (LP)
• The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan (LP)
• Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash (LP)
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles (LP)
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (LP)
• Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (LP)
• My Friend Anne Frank by Hannah Pick-Gosslar (LP)

Runner-Up Books (We Warned You...)

• Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys
• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons
• The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
• They All Die In The End by Adam Silvera
• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• North Woods by Daniel Mason
• Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
• The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
• The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
• Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear

A Few Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2024

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
• Maria by Michelle Moran
• The Women by Kristen Hannah
• The Happiest Man Alive by Eddie Jaku
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
• The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
• Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
• Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
• A Little Hope, A Quiet Life, The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
• The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of Memoir and Self Help.

Featured Books

• Bravey by Alexi Pappas LH
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris LP

Books That Go Along With Our Theme

• Finding Me by Viola Davis
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't) by Brene Brown

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being inspired in some way by Jane Austen. We will also share a Book in Hand. It's Leslie's dream episode...We’re going Austen-esque!

Featured Books:

• The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman (LH)
• The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley (LH)
• Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (LP)
• Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (LP)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
• Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
• Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Eon and Eona Series by Alison Goodman
• Dark Days Club Series by Alison Goodman

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Today our stack of books is tied together with the theme of a saying you have likely heard at weddings...Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. We will also share our Books in Hand. No weddings here...bringing you a stack of great books representing this familiar saying in a fresh way!

Featured Books:

• Old - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (LH)
• New - The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen (LP)
• Borrowed - Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin (LH)
• Blue - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (LP)

Books in Hand

• All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (LP)
• Thirteen Doorways: Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (LH)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
• The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman
• The Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
• Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
• All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
• All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
• The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot
• Every Living Thing by James Herriot

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of Mystery 101! We have a post Thanksgiving sampler plate for you. We’ll also share a terrific Book in Hand. Let’s dig in!

Featured Books:

• The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (LP)
• Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena (LP)
• The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclaire (LH)
• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)

Books In Hand:

• Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford (LP)

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
• The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
• Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
• Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
• The River by Peter Heller
• The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
• Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
• The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
• The List by Yomi Adegoke
• The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of surprises! There are many different ways to be surprised while reading a great book. We will also share our Books in Hand. So settle in and enjoy a few surprises we are sending your way!

Featured Books:

• North Woods by Daniel Mason (LP)
• The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (LP)
• The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (LH)

Books In Hand:

• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (LH)
• Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (LP)

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor
• The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
• The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
• The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
• Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
• Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of books with a major sense of place. You know...books with a setting ,or a place within the setting, that becomes a character. We will also share a book in hand. Setting makes the story!

Featured Books:

• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles (LP)
• The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (LP)
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (LH)
• The President’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood (LH)

Book In Hand:

• Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (LP)

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles
• The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles
• News of the World by Paulette Jiles
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
• This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
• The Cork O’Connor Mystery Series by William Kent Krueger
• The Engineer’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood
• The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Podcast Mentioned in This Episode:

• Thoughts From a Page by Cindy Burnett

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being reimaginings. We have retellings from Greek Mythology, Norse Mythology, and the Bible. We will also share a Book in Hand. Let’s look at some familiar characters or stories in brand new ways!

Featured Books:

• Jezebel by Megan Barnard (LH and LP)
• The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec (LH)
• Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear (LP)

Books In Hand:

• None of This is True by Lisa Jewel (LP)

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• Circe by Madeline Miller
• A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
• Clytemnestra by Costanza Cosati
• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
• The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This…Then Read That...

Featured Books

• The Measure by Nikki Erlick LH
• They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera LH

Books That Go Along With Our Theme

• The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• Circe by Madeline Miller and The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi and The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

Other Books Mentioned in the Episode

• How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Tough Cookies. We’ll discuss characters who have to be resilient. We will also share our Books in Hand. When the going gets tough, the tough get going!

Featured Books:

• The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (LH)
• A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (LP)
• Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (LP)

Books In Hand:

• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (LH)
• Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood (LP)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
• Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of faith. We are going to explore that in all of its forms. We will also share our Books in Hand. So, let's take a leap, and Keep the Faith!

Featured Books: