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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being focused on life on the frontier. This is one of our favorite time periods to read about! We will also share a Book in Hand!  Let's get started...

Featured Books

• Sarah Plain and Tall  by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)
• Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)
• Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)
• Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison (LP)
• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
• Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Caleb’s  Story, As Perfect As the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance by Patricia MacLachlan

Additional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• All The Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
• Caroline: Little House Revisited by Sarah Miller
• Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
• News of the World by Paulette Jiles
• These Is My Words by Nancy Turner
• Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
• Pony by R.J. Palicio
• The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being the books in our hands right now.  We have Books A Plenty to share!

Featured Books:

• The Honey Witch by Sydney S. Shields (LH)
• 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP)
• The Stolen Child by Ann Hood (LP)
• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
• The Red Thread by Ann Hood
• The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
• The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood
• Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
• All the Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker
• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
• The Secret Garden by Frances  Hodgson Burnett

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In today's episode, we have something special for you! We’re chatting with Ethan Joella, author of 3 outstanding novels:  A Little Hope (2021), A Quiet Life (2022), and The Same Bright Stars (2024).  His books have been featured in People Magazine and Book Page, have been written up by the NY Times and Kirkus, and have been picks by Book of the Month, Indie Next,  and Read With Jenna.  They have also been featured right here on Book Bumble! All 3 are wonderful, warm, and tender. Ethan Joella is an automatic read for us…if he writes it, we will read. And you should too.  It was a true delight to speak with him!  Enjoy!

Featured Books

• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
• A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

Ethan’s Hometown Indie Bookstore

• Browse About Books - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Books Ethan Loves

• The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
• Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward
• Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan

Ethan’s Most Recent Read

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Decades.  We will travel from the 1940's through the 1980's.  Each of these books has some shout outs to the decade in which they are set.  Represent!
 
Featured Books:

• The Paris Architect (1940’s) by Charles Belfoure (LH)
• The Spectacular (1950’s) by Fiona Davis (LP)
• Mockingbird Summer (1960’s) by Lynda Rutledge (LP)
• All You Have to Do is Call (1970’s) by Kerri Maher (LP)
• Our Little World (1980’s) by Karen Winn (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Additional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1940's)
• Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner (1950's)
• The Songbird of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon (1960's)
• Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran (1970's)
• Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (1980's)

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In this brand new episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Books About Books. This was the theme of our VERY FIRST stack of books, and we think it deserves a revisit...same theme...new books!  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand. Let's book!

Featured Books

• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP and LH)
• The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)

Book in Hand

• Two & A Half Minutes by Don Miller (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
• The Wedding Dress Circle by Jennifer Ryan
• The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood
• Goodnight Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
• The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Additional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack

• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
• The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin 
• The Finders Keepers Library by Annie Rains
• The Little Wartime Library (also about the Bethnal Green Underground Library) by Kate Thompson
• The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

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For today's episode, we are bringing you a shorty.  This is a stack of just two wonderful books, and we hope it's just what you need!  We assigned each other reading homework.  Let's find out who gets an A!

Featured Books:

• LP to LH Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
• LH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
• They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

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It's the start of summer travel season so in this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being amazing audio books.  We  will also share a Book In Hand.  Planes, trains, or automobiles, these books have you covered!

Featured Books:

• All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore (LP)
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (LP)
• Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (LH)
• The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (LH)
• Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree (LH)

Book in Hand:

• Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Additional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• Razor Blade Tears by S.A. Cosby 
• Circe by Madeline Miller 
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 
• Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau 
• The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil
• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of taking place around the turn of the century... the 19th to the 20th century to be exact.  We'll also share a Book In Hand.

Featured Books:

• Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (LP)
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH)
• The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)
• Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix (LH)

Books in Hand:

• The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
• The Shadow Children and Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• The Huntress by Kate Quinn
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
• Three Souls by Janie Chang
• The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang
• The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Additional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
• Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth
• Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
• A Night to Remember by Walter Lord

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Today 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 books that deal with the recent death of a family member.  And you know what that means...Wills & Estates! Who inherits what?  Listen in to find out!

Books Featured in this Episode:

• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LP and LH)
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  being our favorite books of 2024 so far!  Your TBR is about to get longer!

Featured Books

• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH and LP)
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Claire Pooley (LH and LP)
• Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)
• Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH and LP)
• Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)
• The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (LP)
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
• The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

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