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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Journeys. Our characters are taking both physical and emotional journeys, and we'll also share a Book In Hand.  Let’s get started on our own trek!

Featured Books:

•  All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)
•  The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye (LH)
•  Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (LP)
•  More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (LP)

Book In Hand:

• The Family Inside by Katie Garner (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• Still Alice by Lisa Genova
• Remember by Lisa Genova
• Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
• Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
• Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
• Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
• The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
• The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
• Run by Blake Crouch

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that invite us to Travel to Ancient Egypt.  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand!  Vibe with us on all things ancient Egypt! 

Featured Books:

•  Neferura by Malayna Evans (LH)
•  Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (LH)
•  The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (LP)
•  Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson (LP)

Book in Hand:

• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
• The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
• The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
• The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
• The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
• The Address by Fiona Davis
• The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
• Candle Island by Lauren Wolk
• Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
• Echo Island by Lauren Wolk
• My Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk 
• Those Who Favor Fire by Lauren Wolk
• The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
• Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• River God by Wilbur Smith
• Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
• What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
• Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibanez

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Mysterious Mysteries.  All have mysterious characters, settings, and of course, events.  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand!  Come along with us on this magical mystery tour!

Featured Books:

•  A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (LH)
•  The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann (LH)
•  The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (LP)
•  A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Monmouth Manifesto by James Arnett

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Making of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
• The Fable Series by Adrienne Young
• The Sea and Sky Duology by Adrienne Young
• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
• An Elderly Woman is Up To No Good by Helene Thurston
• Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens
• The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
• The Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens
• The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
• The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Books In Hand...books that were recently on our shelves that we can't wait to share with all of you.  Plus, we have a list of more Books In Hand in our show notes!  Let's make your TBR even longer! 

Featured Books:

• 21 Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks (LH)
• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson (LH)
• The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan (LP)
• The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper (LP)
• All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Glint, Gleam and Glow by Raven Kennedy (all part of the Plaited Prisoner series)
• The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
• Learning to See by Elise Hooper
• Fast Girls by Elise Hooper
• Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Last Kiss of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Additional Books We Have in Our Hands

• The Note by Alafair Burke
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
• Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson
• The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

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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 featuring the fabulous author, Marianne Cronin.  And, be still our bookish hearts, this stack is special! These books will tug at your heartstrings, and are perfect for Valentine's week.  Get ready to LOVE some new friends... Lenni, Margot, Eddie, and Bella!

Featured Books:

•  The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (LH)
•  Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
• Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That.  And we’re doing it memoir style!  For each memoir we have a  selection that we think is the perfect compliment. We’re going to bring you several pairings and we hope that something will strike your fancy! 

Featured Books:

• Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP) - The Favorites by Layne Fargo (LH)
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP) - Go To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten (LH)
• From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP) - Colton Gentry’s Third Act: A Novel by Jeff Zentner (LH)

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

If You Liked: Outofshapeworthlessloser and The Favorites...Then Read:

• Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold by Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Steve Milton and David Pelletier
• From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

If You Liked: Be Ready When the Luck Happens and Go To Dinners...Then Read:

• World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

If You Liked: From Here to the Great Unknown and Colton Gentry’s Third Act...Then Read:

• Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton
• Grown by TIffany D. Jackson

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Staying Safe. Easy right?  Not so much for the characters in these books!  Plus, we'll share 2 Books in Hand...both outstanding memoirs by the same author.  Be careful out there, friends!

Featured Books:

• A Discovery of Witches (All Souls #1) by Deborah Harkness (LH)
• Run by Blake Crouch (LH)
• I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger (LP)
• Safe by S. K. Barnett (LP)

Books in Hand

• Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War  by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LH)
• The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch
• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 
• Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Beautiful/Ugly by Alice Feeney
• The Crash by Freida McFadden
• Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger
• Famous Last Words by Gillian McCallister
• The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks Dalton

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Listeners Choice books!  We reached out and asked for your suggestions and recommendations, and boy did you deliver! We can’t use them all at once,  but keep listening, because we are going to use some of your other picks in upcoming episodes!

Featured Books:

• Birdie and Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn’t Want Kids…Until I Did by Taylor Wolfe (LH) - recommended by @ajoyetucker
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (LH) - recommended by @grandmamicki
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (LP) - recommended by @theseblessedsteps
• The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (LP) - recommended by @apuzzledbooklover

Book in Hand

• The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki  (LH and LP) - recommended by @eallen006

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Last Van Gogh by Alyson Richman
• The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman
• The Accidental Empress by Alison Pataki
• Finding Margaret Fuller by Alison Pataki
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack (Recommended by Our Listeners)

• The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
• Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of pure excitement. The most recent addition to Signe Pike's Lost Queen series is here...The Shadowed Land!  We can't wait to discuss it AND to give away a copy to one of you!   

Featured Books:

• The Forgotten Queen by Signe Pike
• The Lost Kingdom by Signe Pike
• The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Would you like to be entered in our giveaway of The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike? Simply  like our Wednesday (1/15/25) Episode Instagram or Facebook post, and tag a friend in the comments. You will be entered to get a beautiful hardback copy of this new release!

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Faves of 2024. And we're not going to lie...it was hard to choose soooo...we also have a list of our Runners Up below! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Now, it's time to get started on our list for 2025!

Featured Books:

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP and LH)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LP and LH)
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)
• We Begin At the End/All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)
• The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)
• Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• Olive Kitteridge/Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (LP)
• Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)
• Horses of Fire and Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP))
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LH)
• The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower and Winter Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)
• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• Things Don’t Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)
• An Elderly Woman is Up to No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Turston (LH)
• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (LH)
• You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)

Our Runners Up Faves

• Search by Michelle Huneven (LP)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)
• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)
• Count the Ways/How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)
• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
• Trash Lands by Alison Stine (LP)
• Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (LP)
• The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)
• The Last Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP)
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP and LH)
• Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
• Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)
• Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling (LH)
• The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)
• Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)

Book In Hand

• Christmas With the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (LP)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Me Moth by Amber McBride

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