Bookish Buzz

Episode 8! Wait...what!?!

In this episode we discuss our March reads, Q1 stats, and the results of our quarterly Buddy Challenge. We also outline the info for our April "Spring Cleaning" Read-A-Thon! This episode was a blast to record, so come laugh with us for an hour and forget about those spreadsheets. It's time to dive into the world of books!

For an extra dose of fun check out our expanded Book Chat discussion of our Buddy Challenge reads over on YouTube. We knew we needed more time to talk about these ones.

https://youtu.be/BWsJJAbjhwA

As the title suggests, this episode is all about women in literature. These are the women who have had an impact on our individual reading journeys. They have written stories that have inspired us, entertained us, and, in some cases, changed our lives. We will discuss some of our favorite female authors, characters, and female centered stories.

So plug in and turn the volume up. We're getting into it.

One quick note: We use the words "Women" and "Female" but we recognize that many do not identify in this way. We do not wish to alienate or offend as we have love for all genders, sexual identities, races, colors, and creeds. We simply seek to recognize these fine works of art during this month.

On today's episode we recap our January and February reads and look ahead to our March TBR's. Which I am SURE we will stick to...*Wink**Wink*

We also give an update on our Quarterly Challenges, plans for the Who Needs Reads book club pick for March, and a Read-A-Thon in April.

As always, grab your headphones, cozy up with a hot cup of coffee, and let's dive in.

Oh boy! Things are getting serious around the Bookish Buzz offices, but we're still going to have a few laughs and great conversation.

On today's episode we discuss some of the more recent controversies surrounding author's and platforms in the bookish industry.

How can we continue to appreciate the books and series we love, whilst separating ourselves from author's and platforms that have become problematic and toxic.

We also discuss the rising price of books, some great audiobook platform choices and show some love for the libraries that are the backbone of our communities.

Put in those earbuds and turn up the volume. Episode 5 is here!

Happy New Year! We're already a month into the year, but we are here to talk about some of our reading goals, anticipated new releases, and backlist titles that we are determined we are going to get to this year!

We also discuss our plans for the podcast and future of the Bookish Buzz brand for 2025 as well as a look at the 3 big bookish apps on the market. What do we want out of a bookish social app? Let's discuss.

So pop in your headphones and turn up the volume, because we are diving in!

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

The Filling Station by Vanessa Miller

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adreinne Young

Withcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

At Dark I become Loathesome by Eric LaRocca

Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson

Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah J. Parker

Children of Blood and Bone By Tomi Adayemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance By Tomi Adayemi

Children of Anguish and Anarchy By Tomi Adayemi

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

Priory of the Orange Tree

Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

MIstborn by Brandon Sanderson

All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler

Talents by Octavia E. Butler

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

A Court of Wings and Fury By Sarah J. Maas

Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Untethered by Angela Jackson Brown

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Gothikana by RuNyx

Episode 3 is finally here!

On this episode we dive in and recap our 2024 reads. Some wins, some epic fails, and a brief look ahead to 2025.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Impact Winter by Travis Beacham

The Women by Kristin Hannah

American Queen by Vanessa Miller

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Loved By You by Alexandrea Lechelle

Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Filmore

Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Reel by Kennedy Ryan

Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon

Faust Pt. 1 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All Hope is Found by Sarah Jake Roberts

All along you were blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols

The Most Boring Book Ever by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

Wisteria by Adalyn Grace

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out by Ryan Love

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Feeding the Soul by Tabitha Brown

Power Moves by Sarah Jake Roberts

Woman Evolved by Sarah Jake Roberts

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern

In this episode we give a BIG THANK YOU to all of the listeners who sent love and support for the first episode. We offer recs for books focusing on grief. We discuss books we want to see on the screen and visa versa. Give a recap of our reads in November and what is on our TBR for December.

List of books mentioned in this episode:

Grief - Nonfiction

o The Tears That Taught Me by Morgan Richard Olivier

o Sign by Laura Lynne Jackson

o Chicken Noodle Soup for the Grieving Soul by Jack Canifield and Mark Victor Hansen

o Healing Through Words by Rupi Kaur * I forgot to mention the title of this one 😊

o The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

o Deeper Than the Ocean by Emma Rose Harris

o Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

Grief - Fiction

o Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

o We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

o Cross Roads by Laurel Hightower

o Monstrillio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

o Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Books, Shows, & Movies

o Half Bad by Sally Green

o Stranger Things: Graphic Novel Series by Jody Houser

o Slewfoot by Brom

o Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

o The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

o The Changeling by Victor LavValle

o The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

o Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

o A Court of Thorns and Roses (Series) by Sarah J. Maas

o The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis

o Lorien Legacies Seres by Pitacus Lore

o Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham

o The Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

o The Parable of the Sower & Kindred by Octivia E Butler

o One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

o The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

o The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

November Recap

o The Women by Kristin Hannah

o The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore

o The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

o Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

o Antenora by Dori Lumpkin

o Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out by Ryan Love

o This Could Be Us & Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

o Gothikana by RuNyx

o Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

o Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

o Memorials by Richard Chizmar

o The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen (LIVE SHOW Sunday 12/8!)

December Hopefuls

o The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

o Wisteria by Adalyn Grace

o Heir by Sabaa Tahir

o Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

o Evil in Me by Brom

o The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song

o Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

o The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

o The Deading by Nicholas Belardes

o Cold Snap by Lindy Ryan

o It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson

o When the Moon Hatched

Caleb and Ashley breakdown their fall reads. Wins, fails, and DNFs.

Take a look ahead at the upcoming Winter season with anticipated new releases, backlist reads planned for the season and more.

Themed Challenge - Books about Theft/Espionage and Political Intrigue.

Who Needs Reads Book Club pick for November

Finally, a look at what comes next. Episode 1 has to have an Episode 2, right!?

Happy Listening!