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 BooksThe 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 ...
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, ...
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 BooksSurviving 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 HandEliza Mace by Sarah Burton and Jem PosterBooks Mentioned in This Epi...
BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com.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 Di...
BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com.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 BooksLong Way Down by Jason Reynolds (LP)Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (LP)Vanessa and Her Sister by P...
BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com.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 ...
BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com. 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 BooksAfter Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff ...
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 SeeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Ha...
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 Mey...
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 HandThe Guest by B.A. Paris (LH) Books Mentioned in this Episode:This Time Tomorrow by Emma StraubThe Last Story...
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 HandAdelaide by Genevieve Wheeler (LP)&n...
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 BooksThe 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 HandScythe by Neil Shusterman (LP)...
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 HandThe Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku (...
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 HandThe Curse of Penryth Ha...
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 BooksThe 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 ThemeThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller and Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelA Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum and A Thousand Splendid Suns ...
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...
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 EpisodeFourth W...
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 ...
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 cond...
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...