BookChat with Kate and Theresa

Cinder by Melissa Myers concludes our last episode of the Fairy Tale Retelling Series. Featuring Theresa's sister, Nicole, we dive into this dystopian, steampunk, sci-fi world of cyborgs, androids, and people living on the moon.

In two weeks we will start our season of classic gothic literature written by woman. To kickstart the series we will be reading the ever famous "Frankensteign" by Mary Shelley.

Thank you so much, Nicole, for joining us on today's episode.

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Welcome Back to Episode Three of our Fairy Tale Retellings. This week we are discussing Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley. In this episode we explore the differences between the original Fairy Tale of Beauty and the Beast and McKinley's Rose Daughter, which also happens to be her second time to retell this tale.

In two weeks we will be joined by a special guest to talk about the Cinderella retelling, Cinder by Marissa Meyers. Be sure to join us on Sunday, October 11 at 5PM EST for this brand new episode.

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law and best friends Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are reading fairy tale retellings!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen. This young adult novel is a retelling of The Little Mermaid and combines the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with African folklore.

The rest of our fairy tale season includes the books "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer, "Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale and "Rose Daughter" by Robin McKinley.

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law and best friends Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are reading fairy tale retellings!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book "Fairest" by Gail Carson Levine. This middle grade novel is a retelling of snow white by the author of "Ellen Enchanted" and takes the basic story of snow white and transforms it into a novel about the price of the pursuit of beauty.

In two weeks we will be reviewing "Skin of the Sea" by Natasha Bowen, a retelling of the Little Mermaid. The rest of our fairy tale season includes the books "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer, "Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale and "Rose Daughter" by Robin McKinley.

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law and best friends Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on plagues and pandemics. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brook. This novel is a fictionalized events of a real historical event. Follow along as we explore Anna's tragic story in dealing with the plague in England in the year 1665.

In two weeks we will be reviewing Fairest by Gail Carson Levine. Coming out August 30th at 5PM EST. Fairest is kickstarting our series on fairytale retellings. We hope you join us as we delve into the world of fairies, magic, cursed princesses, and more!

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law and best friends Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on plagues and pandemics. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. This middle grade historical fiction focuses on what it may have taken to survive the yellow fever when it swept through Philadelphia in the 18th century.

In two weeks we will be reviewing A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. Coming out August 16 at 5PM EST.

A Year of Wonders is the last book in our plague and pandemics season. In one month we will be starting our Fairytale and Folklore Retellings. Please comment any recommendations you have for Kate and Theresa for this new season!

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on strong women in books. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. We take a look at what we would prioritize in a post-apocalyptic world that has been wiped out by a pandemic, and discuss if Earth even needs humans to continue surviving.

Special thanks to Tim Givan for joining us on this episode!

In one week we will be reviewing A Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks.

Listed below are the next 2 books we will be reviewing and the dates they will be released:

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson and Like a the Willow Tree by Lois Lowry August 2, 2026

A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks August 16, 2026

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Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on strong women in books. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. In this book Crichton explores what may happen if a plague were to come to Earth from outer space. How would humans handle it? Would we act quickly enough to save the planet?

In two weeks we will be reviewing Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson and Like a the Willow Tree by Lois Lowry.

Listed below are the next 3 books we will be reviewing and the dates they will be released:

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart July 19, 2026

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson and Like a the Willow Tree by Lois Lowry August 2, 2026

A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks August 16, 2026

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Thank you for watching and listening to this episode. We look forward to having you join us again!

Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on strong women in books. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright. We explore multiple plagues, the impact on their communities, and the lessons that can be learned from the different plagues in this intriguing non-fiction.

In two weeks we will be reviewing Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and deep dive into our first thriller and hard science fiction book.

Listed below are the next 4 books we will be reviewing and the dates they will be released:

Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton July 5, 2026

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart July 19, 2026

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel August 2, 2026

A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

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Thank you for watching and listening to this episode. We look forward to having you join us again!

Book Chat is a podcast featuring sisters-in-law Kate and Theresa. Please join us as we discuss books. This season we are focusing on strong women in books. Both real and not!

This week on Book Chat we are discussing the book Eleanor Roosevelt's Autobiography. No one is born a strong woman. Throughout Eleanor's book we find out what she went through and how she became a strong woman.

This wraps up Season 2 of Book Chat with Kate and Theresa. Next we will be starting Season 3: Plagues and Pandemics. We will explore non-fiction and fictional books featuring different plagues.

In two weeks we will be reviewing Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright. And overview of some of the most devastating plagues the world has ever known.

Listed below are the next 3 books we will be reviewing and the dates they will be released:

Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright June 21, 2026

Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton July 5th, 2026

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart July 19, 2026

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Thank you for watching and listening to this episode. We look forward to having you join us again!