A Little Bookish

The month of love continues with a match-making episode! Mere and McCall match each other to books and then match some LP customers!

We cover a lot of books in this episode and all the books we matched can be found here:

https://littleprofessorbookshop.com/blogs/news/finding-the-perfect-match

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This week Mere and McCall put themselves to the test to see how well they know each other with, "The Newly Wed Game." Plus, resident romance queen, McCall, shares five books for February that range from rom coms to heart break stories. 

Don't miss another fun episode that is truly just a little bookish. As always, Mere and McCall share their Little Things of the week to end the episode. 

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Books mentioned in this episode (if a book says "sold-out on the website order on the the app or come order in the shop!):

• The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
• The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
• Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
• You with a View by Jessica Joyce 
• Talking at Night by Claire Daverly 
• Wellness by Nathan Hill
• Good Material by Dolly Alderton
• The Fury by Alex Michaelides 
• Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
• Literary Fiction Happy Hour
• Escapist Reads Happy Hour

We're so back, baby! Mere and McCall are back after winter break and are jumping into one of the social media trends from the new year, "the ins and outs of 2024." 

On this episode Mere and McCall share ins and outs related to work, reading, life, and more. It's a great way to kick-off the new year and begin a new year on the pod! 

If you enjoy this episode we'd love for you to leave a review and share with a friend! 

It's the last episode of the year, and we're so excited to talk about our favorite books of the year! 

Mere's Picks:

How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key

It Was an Ugly Couch Anyways by Elizabeth Passererla 

No Two Persons by Erica Baumeister

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley 

McCall's Picks:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 

All My Knotted up Life by Beth Moore

Talking at Night by Claire Daverley 

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Wellness by Nathan Hill

It's time for the first-ever, A Little Bookish Cookbook Challenge! Mere and McCall both chose new cookbooks to cook from and they're ready to talk about the cookbooks they chose along with what they enjoy about cooking and cookbooks. 

This episode will inspire you to dust off your cookbooks, or – even better – inspire you to get a new one! 

A few things discussed in the episode:

• Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice
• Caro Chambers Substack
• More is More by Molly Baz
• Cook This Book by Molly Baz
• The Global Pantry Cookbook by Ann Taylor Pittman & Scott Mowbray

Danielle Walker (Against All Grain)

Alex Snodgrass (The Defined Dish), (The Comfortable Kitchen) 

Julia Reed’s South 

Calling All Cooks 

Chrissy Tiegen 

In the Kitchen with Antoni 

Salt Fat Acid Heat

Magnolia Table

McCall and Mere are here to help you find the perfect book to gift this holdiay season! Thanks to great listener feedback, they have come up with book recs for the hardest people to shop for in your life!

Holiday Rom Com Book Collection

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

Christmas Wish by Lyndsey Kelk

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown 

Winterton Deception by Janet Sumner Johnson

Inhertiance Games by Jennifer Barnes 

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Panzer Leader 

Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary Bass

The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin

Fearless by MW Craven

Slow Horses by Mick Herron 

Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T Mungor

The Lives We Actually Have by Kate Bowler

Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler

Every Moment Holy Vol. II

Therefore, I Have Hope - 12 Truths that comfort, sustain and redeem in tragedy

A Heart that Works by Rob Delaney 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan

Good Night, Irene by Louis Alberto Urrea

The Postcard by Anne Berest 

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia

An Impossible Thing to Say by Arya Shahi

Nightbirds by Kate Armstrong

Mere is back! This week McCall catches up with Mere via a list of things on her mind. From track suits to savoring the season ahead, it's a winding and fun conversation. A few references include a very specific and memorable episode from The Bear, Mere's campaign for everyone to get a track suit, and much more.

Mere and McCall did talk generally about some great books and items to gift kids! 

Links! 

• Tori Kelly's Joy to The World
• McCall's top cinematic moment of all time
• Also, apologies the little guy hitting the high note is this scene
• Mere's favorite track suit brand
• McCall's Red Track Suit she's eyeing
• The Bear Season 2 Episode 6, "Fishes"
• Jon Klassen Books. Specifically, The Three Billy Goats Gruff & How Does Santa Get Down the Chimney
• Teen Girl Squad 
• Chris Van Dussen books

This week we're excited to share a heartfelt, and joy-filled episode! Jonathan joins McCall to share some books that shape the way he and Meredith think about creating community hubs. Plus, several team members share their little things that are guaranteed to make you smile and reflect on some small things in your life that are really the big things.

A few books discussed:

• Small is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered
• Palaces for the People
• The Coddling of the American Mind
• The Empathy Diaries
• Everything Sad is Untrue

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Buckle up listeners! McCall and Jonathan have a fun and winding conversation from crypto to Taylor Swift and everything in between. Jonathan, co-owner of Little Professor, and husband to co-host Meredith, hops in to share some thoughts on a few non-fiction bestsellers. 

• Going Infinite by Michael Lewis
• Moneyball by Michael Lewis
• Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Ride and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux 
• Glossy by Marisa Meltzer
• Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
• Second Mountain by David Brooks
• How to Know a Person by David Brooks

Thank you for listening! We'll be back next Tuesday.

This week Mere and McCall talk about a few exciting store announcements, and spend some time answering a listener question, "how do you decide which books to stock?"

Then, the two of them discuss their experience reading Stephen King's, The Shining. So, spoiler alert? We think you'll love hearing their thoughts on this cult-classic regardless if you've read the book. 

Of course, the gals finish by sharing the little/big things of the week!

Helpful links from the episode:

• Iron Flame!! (Also, the first in the series, Fourth Wing) LOL and an article
• LP Membership Info & Sign Up
• Ladybird Taco // Available @ Pepper Place & HWD on Friday & Saturday mornings 
• McCall's articles ...
  • "How Has Big Publishing Changed American Fiction, 
  • "How Review Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It's Published"
  • "The Blurb Problem Keeps Getting Worse"
• The Shining by Stephen King
• Fairytale by Stephen King
• Mere's Chili Recipe