Episode 089: Summer Release Guide - Special Episode! Episode 089: Summer Release Guide - Special Episode Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf

We are so excited to share our Summer New Release Reading Guide with you! We've been scouring Kirkus Reviews, Blog Posts, and NetGalley looking for books we think you'll love this summer. Our episode today is about the guide and Amie, Jamie, Tami, and Taryn all share one book they read and loved. (Listen to our Friday Four this week for four more titles from the guide that we are super excited to read this summer!)

4 Picks from the Summer Reading:

Tami - What's Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh - available June 22

Taryn - Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn - available June 8

Jamie - Did I Say You Could Go by Melanie Gideon - available August 3

Amie - Above and Beyond: Secrets of a Private Flight Attendant by Saskia Swann, Nicola Stow - available June 3

Books Mentioned

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Lee Dugard

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Design for Men by Caroline Creado Perez

The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan

How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price

Media Mentioned

Ozarks on Netflix

The Social Dilemma on Netflix

Episode 087: Book Bag - two books we recently read from our TBR pile!

Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series)

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Episode 087: Book Bag Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf

It was really fun to relax and just talk about two books we recently read - kind of from our TBR pile but definitely books that just crossed our paths and got our attention! Amie and her husband had a drive ahead of them so they listened to Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Tami heard about a great British historical mystery from 'Book Pages' - The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the very popular Charles Lenox Series).

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Mount Rushmore Memorial

Books Mentioned

Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly

Killing England by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

The Beautiful Blue Death book 1 Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch

Media Mentioned

ZZ Top That Lil 'ol band from Texas on Netflix

Younger on Hulu

Downton Abbey on Peacock or Amazon Prime

The Last of the Mohicans on Amazon Prime and Apple TV

Dances with Wolves on Netflix or Amazon Prime

Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series)

Episode 087: Book Bag Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf

It was really fun to relax and just talk about two books we recently read - kind of from our TBR pile but definitely books that just crossed our paths and got our attention! Amie and her husband had a drive ahead of them so they listened to Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Tami heard about a great British historical mystery from 'Book Pages' - The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the very popular Charles Lenox Series).

Learn More - Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial Website

Mount Rushmore Memorial

Books Mentioned

Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly

Killing England by Bill O'Reilly

Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly

Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

The Beautiful Blue Death book 1 Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch

Media Mentioned

ZZ Top That Lil 'ol band from Texas on Netflix

Younger on Hulu

Downton Abbey on Peacock or Amazon Prime

The Last of the Mohicans on Amazon Prime and Apple TV

Dances with Wolves on Netflix or Amazon Prime

Continuing our theme from Tuesday's Mother / Daughter episode, we have four books for you - one each from Kris, Amie, Tami and Taryn. All four are great reads!

Taryn's Recommendation Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd

Tami's Recommendation Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Amie's Recommendation The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan

Other Books Mentioned China by Edward Rutherfurd

It's Mother's Day on May 9th here in the US and we thought it would be the perfect time for Mother / Daughter reads! Amie's mom, Kris, recommended News of the World by Paulette Jiles and Amie recommended Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan to Kris. Tami read Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver - a book Taryn loves and reads every spring. Tami recommended The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett for Taryn - one of her favorite books!

Books From This Episode

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Funny stuff we talked about

May the 4th be with you!

Which Star Wars Character are you? Click HERE to take the test!

Amie is Luke Skywalker

Tami is Princess Leia

Here's a great article about the American Chestnut from The New York Times Magazine: Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? by Gabriel Popkin

Star Trek Poster from Tami's Classroom

This is so funny if you're a 'Trekkie'!

Star Trek Tribble from Episode: The Trouble With Tribbles

Books Mentioned

Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

The Circle by Dave Eggers

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

World Without End by Ken Follett

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs

The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure

Media Mentioned

Star Trek on Netflix

Indiana Jones Trilogy on Paramount+

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

It's A Wonderful Life - Available in Amazon Prime

Call the Midwife on Netflix

Sites Mentioned

Grassroots Books

This week we decided to highlight the funniest conversation we had with Josh Hilden, our guest from Episode 03, and give you a selection of books about Owls - or Taxidermy! If you haven't heard this episode, please click over (Episode 83) and listen - or listen again! That conversation inspired this list - and can you believe Tami's read the first 3 and Owls of the Eastern Ice in on her TBR??!!

Tami's Recommendations Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (Tami talks more about this book in Episode 22 from Season 1) Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght

Other Books Mentioned With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

Media Mentioned Escape to the Chateau - on Peacock TV

Josh Hilden joins us today - he's a favorite librarian friend of ours from our school district. You'll love Josh's perspective on life and reading.

Books Mentioned

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

Bleach by Kite Kubo

Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa

Black Butler by Yana Toboso

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) - Robin Hobb

The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers by Eric Weiner

Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

Books Josh Loved as a Young Reader

Johnny Tremaine by Esther Forbes

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

For Stephen King Fans

Gretchen McNeal

Darren Shan

Dean Koontz

What book would you want with you if you were shipwrecked on a deserted island?

Lonesome Dove by James McMurtry

Amie and Jamie bring you 4 Great Books themed for National Poetry Month!

February is National Poetry month so our Friday Four are four great selections for you to get your poetry reading on! Amie and Jamie (two amazing poetry fans and English teachers!) bring you their selections this week - from poetry anthologies to a book written in verse, these books are so appealing and we hope you add them to your TBR!

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Jamie's Recommendations

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann

Amie's Recommendations

Babylon in a Jar: New Poems by Andrew Hudgins

Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry - An Anthology of Contemporary Poems selected and with an introduction by Billy Collins

Other Book's Mentioned

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Sites Mentioned

Sundance Books and Music - Reno, Nevada

Poetry with Jamie

Four great books to Celebrate Poetry Month!

This week we are celebrating National Poetry month! There are so many wonderful books about poetry that are so much more engaging than the 'old' poets! We have Jamie with us this week for a terrific discussion of a variety of poets and their various formats! Enjoy!

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Episode Books

The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay

Whale Day by Billy Collins

Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Poet Sarah Kay

From No Matter the Wreckage we talked about:

Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tyre

B: If I Should Have a Daughter

Mrs. Ribeiro

Four Micro-Histories!

We really enjoyed our Tuesday Episode looking at Micro Histories or, the histories of one thing. That's a working definition too! We have four more amazing titles for you to add to your TBR pile!

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Tami's Recommendation

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester

Taryn's Recommendation

The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Dierdre Mask

Rob's Recommendations

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Book One in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Other Books in the Politics of Place Series

A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols (Book Two in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall

The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (Book Three in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall

The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World (Book Four in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall