BookChat with Kate and Theresa

By Theresa Givan

We are sisters-in-law, who also happen to be best friends, and love to read formed a book club. We invite you to join us as we explore the world of books, leaving no genre behind. This is a family

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

BookChat with Kate and Theresa episodes:

September 13, 2026 "Skin of the Sea": A Mashup of African Folklore and "The Little Mermaid"
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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43min
August 30, 2026 Fairest: A Discussion of Beauty
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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49min
August 16, 2026 A Year of Wonders: How Would You Survive the Bubonic Plague Without Modern Medicine?
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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47min
August 02, 2026 Fever 1793: Finding Family When All is Lost
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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42min
July 26, 2026 Surviving in a Post Apocalyptic World
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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July 05, 2026 Andromeda Strain: The Plague that Came from Outer Space
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!
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40min
June 21, 2026 Get Well Soon: Lessons to be Learned from Plagues and Pandemics
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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47min
June 07, 2026 Eleanor Roosevelt: An Example of What it Takes to Become a Strong Woman
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!
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43min
May 24, 2026 Going Against Victorian Norms: A Natural History of Dragons
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 A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan.

In two weeks we will be reviewing The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Learn about a First Lady who saw the world during some truly historic times.

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

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt June 7, 2026

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!
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May 17, 2026 Ep: 10 Lessons from the Podcast
Here is our second surprise mini episode! This week we talked about things we have learned about each other and ourselves as we have spent almost half the year working on this book club podcast. We hope you tune in and let us know what lessons you have learned about yourselves through your reading!
Thank you for watching and we hope to see you on May 24th to hear about The Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan.
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FAQs about BookChat with Kate and Theresa:

How many episodes does BookChat with Kate and Theresa have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.