Cora, new to the small town of Hickory Falls, ends up purchasing a jar of buttons, baubles, and, surprisingly, two rings. Wanting to do her due diligence, she seeks out the original owner of the rings, but she instead stumbles upon a decades-old mystery. A mystery pertaining to Clarity Grey, a young woman who involves herself with a married man. It all seems to work out at first, with him divorcing his wife for her and the two raising a family of their own. However, that all comes to an abrupt end when she suddenly vanishes, and with her supposed reputation, the town isn’t much interested in taking the disappearance seriously, until Cora.

This episode we’re reading Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West! Up to, but not including, Chapter 14!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Infidelity, use of a slur, murder, death of parents

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a grad student in Vermont, stumbles upon a mysterious book hidden in the library stacks, which contains a story from his own childhood. He follows the symbol inside of the book, a bee, key, and sword, to a party, to a club, and then further through a doorway leading to a magical place akin to a labyrinthine library. Through this journey comes Mirabel, a fierce protector of this magical place, and Dorian, a handsome man with shifting alliances. Amidst this magic is also a battle over such a place, those intent on keeping it safe and those wishing it be destroyed, whilst Zachary just seems intent on discovering what purpose he might have in all of it.

This episode we’re finishing The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Alcohol, attempted murder, blood, branding, removal of body parts, death, depression (mentioned), suicidal ideation (mentioned), fire, hallucinations, kidnapping, drugging/poisoning, stalking, drowning, animal death (mentioned)

• https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Starless_Sea_by_Erin_Morgenstern 

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a grad student in Vermont, stumbles upon a mysterious book hidden in the library stacks, which contains a story from his own childhood. He follows the symbol inside of the book, a bee, key, and sword, to a party, to a club, and then further through a doorway leading to a magical place akin to a labyrinthine library. Through this journey comes Mirabel, a fierce protector of this magical place, and Dorian, a handsome man with shifting alliances. Amidst this magic is also a battle over such a place, those intent on keeping it safe and those wishing it be destroyed, whilst Zachary just seems intent on discovering what purpose he might have in all of it.

This episode we’re reading The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, stopping before Book IV Written in the Stars!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Alcohol, attempted murder, blood, branding, removal of body parts, death, depression (mentioned), suicidal ideation (mentioned), fire, hallucinations, kidnapping, drugging/poisoning, stalking, drowning, animal death (mentioned)

• https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Starless_Sea_by_Erin_Morgenstern 

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

A reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, using its structure within this science fiction setting of a near-future London. Moremi is willing to connect herself to the Panopticon, said by the government to be the end of human suffering once everyone is connected. Orpheus was raised to question everything, including this overreaching government. There are plans to make this connection compulsory in the supposed name of perfection, but there is a divide between those that believe the Panopticon will save humanity and those that will do anything to destroy it.

This episode we’re finishing up “More Perfect” by Temi Oh! I’m sure nothing will go wrong /s

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Drug use/abuse; Sexual content/themes; Child abuse; Death; Violence; Terrorism; Mass death; Self-Harm; Suicidal thoughts/discussions 

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

A reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, using its structure within this science fiction setting of a near-future London. Moremi is willing to connect herself to the Panopticon, said by the government to be the end of human suffering once everyone is connected. Orpheus was raised to question everything, including this overreaching government. There are plans to make this connection compulsory in the supposed name of perfection, but there is a divide between those that believe the Panopticon will save humanity and those that will do anything to destroy it.

That’s right, this episode we’re reading “More Perfect” by Temi Oh, stopping before Part 2! Expecting a tragedy but I suppose it might just turn out this time.

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Drug use/abuse; Sexual content/themes; Child abuse; Death; Violence; Terrorism; Mass death; Self-Harm; Suicidal thoughts/discussions 

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Eden, Kentucky, another bad-luck, dying town, is known for the legend of E. Starling, reclusive author and illustrator of The Underland who disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared, but that house and its last heir, Arthur Starling, are believed best left to rot. Opal knows better than to involve herself in such things, but an unexpected job offer changes things. As sinister forces converge on Starling House, secrets must come unburied and fears must be confronted before Eden is overtaken by nightmares.

For this episode we’re finishing Starling House by Alix E. Harrow!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

Eden, Kentucky, another bad-luck, dying town, is known for the legend of E. Starling, reclusive author and illustrator of The Underland who disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared, but that house and its last heir, Arthur Starling, are believed best left to rot. Opal knows better than to involve herself in such things, but an unexpected job offer changes things. As sinister forces converge on Starling House, secrets must come unburied and fears must be confronted before Eden is overtaken by nightmares.

For this start to the new year we’re reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, up to (but not including) Chapter 17!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Safety Commissioner Curtis Monroe to figure out just what’s going on, hopefully before Declan ends up spending his holidays in jail.

We’re wrapping up this holiday season by finishing up In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler!

Novel includes warnings for: 

And our Socials are:

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Safety Commissioner Curtis Monroe to figure out just what’s going on, hopefully before Declan ends up spending his holidays in jail.

Happy Holidays everyone! This season we’re reading In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler, up to (but not including) Chapter 10!

Novel includes warnings for: 

And our Socials are:

Opaline, Martha, and Henry have always seemed to be side characters in their own lives. Those lives come to intersect, bridging decades, with the story of a lost, vanishing bookshop and the secrets of those shelves. There’s magic to be discovered and with that a world of wonder where nothing is as it seems.

For this episode we’re finishing The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

Stories we’re thankful for!

And our Socials are: