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In this episode 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 being Homework we assigned to one another.  We hope you'll give us an A+/100%!

Featured Books:

• The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (LH to LP)
• The Choice by Nora Roberts (#3) (LP to LH)

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
• The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen
• The Awakening by Nora Roberts
• The Becoming by Nora Roberts
• ‘In Death’ series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts)

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In this episode our bundle of books is tied together with the theme of  If You Liked This...Then Read That.  We're sure these will hit the mark!

Featured Books:

• The Leaving Room by Amber McBride - The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten (LH)
• The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - Clutch by Emily Nemens - The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)
• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk - A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff (LP)
• The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 
• And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 
• Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi 
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Educated by Tara Westover - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson - The Giver of Stars by Jo Jo Moyes
• Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
• Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin - House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
• A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna - Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker
• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

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In this episode we are doing Brit Lit books...Leslie brings 2 books that are quintessentially British with some familiar characters and Laura's books are both by British authors but bring something a bit different.  Either way we hope you'll find something you like in this bundle!  Get ready for a spot of tea and a crumpet!

Featured Books:

• Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters - Introduction by Adriana Trigiani (LH)
• The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James (LH)
• The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly (LP)
• This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Becoming by Nora Roberts (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
• Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
• These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
• The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• Land by Maggie O’Farrell
• The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Middlemarch by George Eliot
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
• The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary
• The Last Book Shop in London by Madeline Martin

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Celebrating Judy Blume.  We have books written by Blume and also books written about her.  Either way you are invited to the party!

Featured Books:

• The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein (LH)
• Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume (LH)
• Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer (LP)
• Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko (LP)
• Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
• Forever by Judy Blume
• Fudge by Judy Blume
• Wifey by Judy Blume
• Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
• Deenie by Judy Blume
• Blubber by Judy Blume

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Iggie’s House by Judy Blume
• Double Fudge by Judy Blume
• Letters to Judy by Judy Blume
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

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In this episode we are facing up to the fact that Life is Not Just a Bowl of Cherries.  Join us as we discuss 4 terrific novels that show that even though life isn't always peachy keen,  there is always hope.  Plus we have a fantastical choice for our Book in Hand.  It's time...

Featured Books:

• A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman (LH)
• The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood (LH)
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (LP)
• Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Cafe of Infinite Doors by Zara Marielle (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen 
• Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

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In this episode we offer a palate cleanser of Poetry & Essays, and we have some choices that will surprise you!  Plus we share a Book in Hand about someone you may never have heard of before.  Prepare to be delighted!

Featured Books:

• The Best Dog in the World: Essay on Love Edited by Alice Hoffman(LH)
• Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters (LH)
• Color by Christina Rossetti and Laetitia Devernay (LH)
• Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, art by Melissa Sweet (LP)
• Mary Oliver: Holding On To Wonder by Erin Frankel (LP)
• Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver by Sara Holly Ackerman (LP)
• Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library by Katherine Paterson (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Devotions by Mary Oliver
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
• One Big Open Sky by Lisa Cline - Ransome (novel in verse)
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (novel in verse)
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (novel in verse)

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In this episode we are reading within the genre of Young Adult.  And guess what?  Leslie loves it and Laura does not...tune in to find out how Laura solves this dilemma!  Plus we have a Book in Hand that is right on track...wink, wink!

Featured Books:

• The Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg (LH)
• House Saphir by Marisa Meyers (LH)
• Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by M. T. Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Linda Sue Park, and Deborah Hopkinson (LP)
• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz (LP)

Book in Hand:

• 100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Rides by Everett Potter

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Paper Magician by Charles N. Holmberg
• Spellbreaker by Charles N. Holmberg
• Cinder by Marisa Meyers
• The Half-Hearted Queen by Charlie N. Holmberg
• Heartless by Marisa Meyers
• The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
• Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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In today's episode we are featuring Books Mentioned in previous episodes!  We mention lots of books every week and it's time to read them.  Plus, we are obsessed with our Book in Hand!  Join us...it won't be the same without you.

Featured Books:

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (LH)
• Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
• The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden (LP)
• Saoirse by Charleen Hurturbise (LP)

Book in Hand:

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (LH and LP) - Volumes 1 - 8

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 
• The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden
• Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
• Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Run by Blake Crouch

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In this episode we travel to Ireland and receive some Irish Blessings! May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. 

Featured Books:

• The Awakening by Nora Roberts (LH)
• A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary (LH)
• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (LP)
• The Moonlight Gardening Club by Rosie Hannigan (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Look by Michelle Obama

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Becoming by Nora Roberts
• Try Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
•  A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
• Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
• Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell  

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• With Our Blessing by Jo Spain
• Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise
• The Rachel Incident by Carol O’Donoghue
• The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

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In this episode we want you to Meet Us in the Stacks...of the library that is! All of these books were either found in the stacks or on the New Fiction shelf of our wonderful local library.  See you there!

Featured Books:

• Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin (LH)
• When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen (LH)
• Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino (LP)
• Skylark by Paula McLain (LP)

Book in Hand: 

• My Beloved by Jan Karon (LP)
• 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
• The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
• Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
• Love and Ruin by Paula McLain
• When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
• The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
• Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin

Additional Books We Have in Our Hands:

• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Fatal Throne by M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, et al.
• Maame by Jessica George
• The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden
• Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach
• Adrift by Will Dean

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