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On this weeks episode, Molly and Jamie share their favorite happy hours in town and the best bars to read at. What makes for the ideal place to read and grab a drink? The ladies break down their own criteria. Tell us where you like to read!

What the ladies are reading this week:
Jamie:
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Molly:
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Funny Story by Emily Henry 

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Jamie and Molly talk with Angela Russell, a Madison Community leader and host of the podcast Black Oxygen. Angela shares her favorite books, her controversial way of organizing her bookshelves, hilarious anecdotes about motherhood, and her experience and recent diagnosis with ADHD. Don’t miss this hilarious conversation!

What the ladies are reading this week:
Angela: Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones 
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir byShayla Lawson 
How to ADHD:An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) byJessica McCabe 
Jamie: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl 
Molly: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler  

Angelas favorite reads:
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds byAdrienne Maree Brown
What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You byHeather Corinna
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
Thick: And Other Essays byTressie McMillan Cottom
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation byParker J Palmer
See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love byValarie Kaur
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill byJoan Morgan

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Let's get into it! We know you all have strong opinions on this one, and so do we! On this week's episode, Jamie and Molly debate the pros and cons of paperback and hardcover books. 

What the ladies are reading this week:
Jamie: James by Percival Everett
Molly: The Book of Delights, Essays by Ross Gay 

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Molly and Jamie discuss the celebrity book club craze. You’ve seen them in the bookstore - the celebrity approved titles that don a special sticker, a badge of honor. What makes the celebrity book club pick so special and how does it move sales? It’s all part of this weeks episode as our hosts dish on what book clubs they would join and what one’s come up a little short. 

Don’t miss a special announcement at the end of the episode!!
Jamie and Molly want to read along with you!!

What are they reading?
Still True by Maggie Ginsberg
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell
Educated by Tara Westover
Four Thousand Weeks Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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For Children's Book Week Jamie and Molly reveal Lake City Book's top selling children's book as well as their personal favorites. As always, hear what they are reading now!

Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites by Arnold Lobel
The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald
Good Night - Buenas Noches by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó 
B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin and Renée Graef
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia and Elisa Chavarri 
Where's Bluey? A Search-and-Find Book by Young Readers Licenses Penguin  

Molly’s Favorites:
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk,  Erin Odenkirk,  and Nate Odenkirk 
Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton 
Hippos Remain Calm by Sandra Boynton  

Jamie’s Favorites:
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and Fritz Siebel 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood and Don Wood 

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Jamie and Molly welcome their first guest, Lindsay Christians, to the show! Lindsay is a food editor and arts writer for the Cap Times in Madison, WI. She is also the author of Madison Chef’s and co-author of Osteria Papavero Cookbook and the host of her own podcast The Corner Table. The new season of her podcast focuses on the season 21 of Top Chef that highlights Wisconsin food culture. Lindsay talks about her personal experiences with the iconic cooking show and, of course, what she’s reading. This episode is filled with great recommendations in literary fiction as well as cookbooks not to mention the inside scoop on newest season of Top Chef.

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Is the book always better? Molly and Jamie talk about the hottest book-to-screen adaptation including recent Oscar winners and currently streaming shows. Learn what customers are saying about them and our hosts’ favorites. 

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu,  Ken Liu  

Shogun by James Clavell  

American Prometheus by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin  

Erasure by Percival Everett  

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray  

Honorable mentions: 

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles  

Dune by Frank Herbert  

Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer  

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann  

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A special episode celebrating Independent Bookstore Day! Molly and Jamie talk about the fun things Lake City Books is offering this year on April 27th in celebration of the day that brings attention to independent bookstores around the country. Don’t forget to visit an independent bookstore near you!

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Get to know Molly and Jamie and the books they love in their first full-length episode of Book Pop! Your hosts discuss what they’ve been up to in Madison giving listeners a peek into their lives and what they love to read. Check out some of these great titles and let us know what you think. 

Molly’s Picks: 

1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  

2. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin  

3. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman  

4. Circe by Madeline Miller  

5. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros  

Jamie’s Picks: 

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho  

2. Still True by Maggie Ginsberg  

3. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

4. In the Distance by Hernan Diaz  

5. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 

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In their inaugural episode, Molly and Jamie discuss Lake City Book’s top five best selling title of the year so far. Listen to hear what everyone has been reading!

5. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  

4. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros  

3. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson  

2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store byJames McBride  

1. Dune by Frank Herbert  

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