Your Bookstore Besties

A very exciting episode where Becky & Rachele interview the father-daughter pair that co-owns Bigfoot Books & Brews, a new indie bookstore in Marion, NC! We interrogate them all about the reason they opened the store, some memorable customer interactions, all about their thriving, local community, and get to the bottom behind the Bigfoot inspiration!Visit their website here: https://www.bigfootbooksnc.com/And social media here! https://www.facebook.com/bigfootbooksnchttps://www.instagram.com/bigfootbooksnc/https://www.tiktok.com/@bigfootbooksAll the books we mentioned:Mary RoachChuck PalahniukEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenThe Last Voyage by Brian McLaren Dead Wake by Erik Larson Into the Raging Sea by Rachel SladeTold You So by Mayci NeeleyThe Gales of November by John U. BaconHour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepard_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A very special podcast episode! Rachele and Becky interview Rachele's dad Kevin who wrote his first novel! We ask him about his writing process, weirdest Google searches, and how difficult it is getting a book ready to publish. Check out all the links below!Information and links:Title: Midnight at Eberly Manor by K. P. GillespieRelease Date: November 4th, 2025ISBN: 9798998644733 / 9798998644719Website: kpgillespiebooks.comGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243087868-midnight-at-eberly-manorAll other social links: https://linktr.ee/kpgbooks_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky discuss their recent travels and book adventures! Then they play a game for bragging rights where they recommend books to each other that we've (hopefully) never heard of!All the books we mentioned:The Monk and the Robot by Becky ChambersThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareSkyBlue by M. P. HalladayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootYou Want to Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah HartshorneAlchemised by SenLinYuOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton.Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettBrightly Burning by Alexa DonneThe Summer War by Naomi NovikThe Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart TurtonThe Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found by Michael ShaikhHominids by Robert J. SawyerA Most Agreeable Murder by Julia SealesThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.The Nanny's Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky get cozy and talk about what feels like Fall to them, the books they've read that remind them of the season, and some books on their TBR!All the books we mentioned:The Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu MandanaDaisy Darker - Alice FeeneyLove and Saffron - Kim FayWhen the Wolf Comes Home - Nat CassidyHouse of Hollow - Krystal SutherlandAlchemised - SenLinYuThe Midnight Feast – Lucy FoleyThe House of Silk - Anthony HorowitzWuthering Heights - Emily BrontëBlood Over Bright Haven - M. L. WangViolet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore - Emily Krempholtz_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky discuss the September Bestie's Read-Along title, The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark! See what each of us rated the book, and listen to our full spoiler-y AND non-spoiler-y thoughts!All the books we mentioned:The Ghostwriter - Julie ClarkThe Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligThe Last Flight - Julie ClarkThe Lies I Tell - Julie ClarkAlchemised - SenLinYuShield of Sparrows - Devney Perry Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham.A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu Mandana_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, Becky & Rachele chat about their recent and current reads, and Rachele talks about the bookshops she visited in West Virginia!All the books we mentioned:The Wedding People by Alison IsbachNot Quite Dead Yet by Holly JacksonMe, Myself, and Bob by Phil VischerRose and Chains by Julie SotoWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyFlicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThis Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoThe Ghostwriter by Julie Clark_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

On this episode, Rachele and Becky invite the husbands back onto the podcast and they tell us all what they've been reading lately! We all leave with new books on our TBR!All the books we mentioned:Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King - Maggie StiefvaterDandadan series - Yukinobu TatsuThe Magpie Murders - Anthony HorowitzMinistry for the Future - Kim Stanley RobinsonRed Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard RhodesThe Bastard Brigade:The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb - Sam KeanThe Retreat - Sarah PearseListen for the Lie - Amy TinteraACOTAR series - Sarah J. MaasCo-Intelligence by Ethan MollickThrone of Glass - Sarah J. MaasLegendborn - Tracy DeonnFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosSerpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa BroadbentParable of the Sower - Octavia ButlerThe Forever War - Joe HaldemanLeviathan Wakes (The Expanse Series #1) - James S.A. CoreyRed Rising - Pierce BrownProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirOther Birds - Sarah Addison Allen.Dark Matter - Blake CrouchMy Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney _______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky return this week with a trivia episode, a short game, and the announcement of the return of the Bookstore Besties read along with their September pick!All the books we mentioned:With A Vengeance - Riley SagerThe Dream Thieves - Maggie StiefvaterSong of Achilles - Madeline Miller The Ghostwriter - Julie Clark_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, the Besties catch up with Melissa on her summer off from school and talk about what she's been reading! Jonah makes a guest appearance, Becky gets some FANTASTIC news, and Rachele talks about a very exciting DM from an author!All the books we mentioned:Alchemised by SenLinYuGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaCaptive Prince series by C.S. PacatButcher and Blackbird by Brynne WeaverHeartless Hunter by Kristen CiccarelliRebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliWith a Vengeance by Riley SagerThe Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerRed Rising by Pierce BrownPowerless by Lauren RobertsThe Bodyguard by Katherine CenterThe Wager by David GrannEndurance by William ShackletonThe Favorites by Layne FargoThe Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. SchmidtThe Measure by Nikki ErlickThe Poppy Fields by Nikki ErlickThe Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia GrayThe Prison Healer by Lynette NoniHillbilly Elegy by J.D VanceParis by Paris HiltonThe Woman In Me by Britney SpearsI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Taste by Stanley Tucci Spare by Prince Harry_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, Rachele talks about her day trip for an exclusive event at the Strand in NYC to meet Alchemised author SenLinYu and Becky and Rachele chat about bookish news and their recent reads!All the books we mentioned:Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdyCaught Up by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseDandadan Vol 1 by Yukinobu TatsuMockingjay by Suzanne Collins Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat The Guest List by Lucy FoleyGothictown by Emily CarpenterThe Midnight Feast by Lucy FoleyThe Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryAlchemized by SenLinYuThe Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky talk about the books they are most excited about for the rest of the year and early 2026!The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys - Maggie StiefvaterLights Out by Navessa AllenMy Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules VerneGraceless Heart - Isabel Ibanez Graceview Patient - Caitlin StarlingThe Starving Saints - Caitlin StarlingThe Blonde Who Came In From the Cold - Ally Carter Seasons of Glass and Iron - Amal El-MohtarWild Reverence - Rebecca RossDivine Rivals - Rebecca RossRed City - Marie LuAccomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer.Warrior Princess Assassin - Bridget KemmererThe Kiss of Deception - Mary E. PearsonNot My Type - E. Jean CarrollIn the Veins of the Drowning - Kalie CassidySister Wife - Christine BrownMy Husband's Wife - Alice FeeneyKatabasis - R.F. KuangPoppy War - R.F. KuangRose in Chains - Julie SotoAlchemised - SenLinYu_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele & Becky chat it up! They talk about their recent, current, and upcoming reads, Rachele's exciting work update and the plans for the next episode!All the books we mentioned:Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli.Lights Out by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseThe Rebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliFearless by Lauren RobertsA Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca KenneyGuilt and Ginataan by Mia P. ManansalaThe Guest List by Lucy Foley Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCourt of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasRebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George OrwellInvisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabCirce by Madeline Miller Book Lovers by Emily HenryCruel Prince by Holly BlackKite Runner by Khaled Hosseini King's Rising (Captive Prince #3) by C.S. PacatNight Film by Marisha Pessl Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonReady Player One by Ernest Cline Home Before Dark by Riley Sager The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Martian by Andy Weir All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Beautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelLittle Women by Lousia May AlcottAnne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomeryBook Thief by Markus ZusakSong of Achilles by Madeline MillerDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidBeartown by Fredrik BackmanThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstonePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Shelley_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele tackle the Reading Challenge #6 (where they have to choose one book to read from a short list) and share the successes or failures of this challenge! All the books we mentioned:Paris - Paris HiltonBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyListen for the Lie - Amy Tintera.Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli.Onyx Storm - Rebecca YarrosA Court of Sugar and Spice - Rebecca F. Kenney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele celebrate a HUGE milestone of 100 episodes together! They reflect on lessons they've learned in those 100 episodes, people they've met, and their best memories of the past two and a half years.All the books we mentioned:Head Cases - John McMahonWill Trent series - Karin SlaughterPowerless - Lauren RobertsReckless - Lauren RobertsRed Queen - Victoria AveyardCatching Fire - Suzanne CollinsListen for the Lie - Amy TinteraParis by Paris HiltonThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyTurn of the Key - Ruth WareDeath of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth WareLittle Women - Louisa May AlcottRecipe for Persuasion - Sonali DevRhapsodic - Laura ThalassaProject Hail Mary - Andy Weir_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky makes an unofficial return to chat with Rachele about recent and past reads, future plans, and the besties give each other 3 (or 4!) books to choose from to read this month!All the books we mentioned:Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne CollinsMy Time to Stand - Gypsy-Rose BlanchardHidden Pictures - Jason RekulakHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBallad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsLittle Threats by Emily SchultzHead Cases by John McMahonWe Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerNever Live by Freida McFaddenYou Are Fatally Invited by Ande PliegoPowerless by Lauren RobertsThe Main Character by Jaclyn GoldisCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Undertaking of Heart and Mercy by Megan BannenA Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia WilliamsParis: the Memoir by Paris HiltonThe Spell Shop by Sarah Beth DurstBeautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyThe River Has Roots by Amal El-MohtarThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

The episode where David reads A Court of Thorns and Roses for the very FIRST TIME and discusses it with Rachele!All the books we mentioned:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maasand the other books in the series :)_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode Rachele yaps about her February reads, the highs and the lows (lookin' at you lil' tuna)All the books we mentioned:The Trap - Catherine Ryan HowardWild Robot - Peter BrownBeach Read - Emily HenryFirst Lie Wins - Ashley ElstonNight She Disappeared - Lisa JewellBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyDaisy Darker - Alice Feeney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele gives the Besties a VERY unexpected reading update...what could it possibly be?! The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn The Trap - Catherine Howard Ryan The Wild Robot - Peter Brown Beach Read - Emily Henry First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Psalm for the Wild Built - Becky Chambers Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Suzanne Collins _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Welcome back podcast-regular a bookstore bestie Athena as we discuss her 2024 reading challenges, and both our challenges and goals for the New Year, including her promise to read Gone Girl!! All the books we mentioned: The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Boys with Sharp Teeth - Jenny Howell Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy Ariadne - Jennifer Saint Piranesi - Susanna Clarke Beartown - Frederik Backman Fence by CS Pacat Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper Yellowface - R.F Kuang XOXO - Axie Oh Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan The Last September - Elizabeth Bowen Emma - Jane Austen Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin Carmilla - J. Sheridan Le Fanu The Awakening - Kate Chopin Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Mist - Stephen King Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff Radium Girls - Kate Moore Demon of Unrest - Erik Larson Swimming in the Dark - Tomasz Jedrowski Call Me By Your Name - André Aciman The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele is joined by Becky (and Jonah!) to discuss their Christmas bookish gifts, and their plans for a new year of reading! All the books we mentioned: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson Everyone On This Train is a Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson Faithful Executioner by Joel Harrington Born to Be Hanged - Keith Thomson In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick Quicksilver by Callie Hart Phantasma by Kaylie Smith Half King by Melissa Landers This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone River Has Roots - Amal El-Mohtar Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by Jay Penner The High Mountain Court by A.K Mulford Asiri and the Amaru by Natalia Hernandez Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation