Bubbles and Books

Amanda & Ellyn are yapping. And as much as they like to think they're in the know with the youths, they sometimes are a little behind on the times. Hence, teaching them all about yapping. Rachel gave them a list of different topics and yap they did.

Ellyn's Currently Reading | American Mythology by Gino Cromely

Amanda's Currently Reading |  The Favorites by Layne Fargo 

Books coming out this week | Deep End by Ali Hazelwood & The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

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What is happening in our country feels very scary and very dark. But if there's one thing Timothy Snyder taught us, it's "Don't obey in advance." We hope today's episode can offer you a bright moment in these chaotic times. 

Books on authoritarian governments |

Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum

The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Women by Kristin Hannah & The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy

Amanda's Currently Reading |  The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan 

Books coming out this week | Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson, Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton, & The Crash by Freida McFadden

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Emily Jane author of On Earth As It Is On Television and soon-to-be-released novel Here Beside the Rising Tide, out January 28, joins Amanda and Ellyn on today's Bubbles & Books episode. After reading her first published novel in 2023, and choosing it for the Dog Pack subscription, Amanda & Ellyn knew anything Emily Jane wrote next would deliver. AND. IT. DID. Listen to learn more about Jane's writing, plus you won't want to miss Emily revealing a very exciting secret.

Pre-order your copy of Here Beside the Rising Tide HERE

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Get your notes app ready because you're going to want to write down the books we're excited for for the first half of 2025. Amanda & Ellyn are breaking down all of the big hitters to be on the lookout for in publishing.  Listen and tell us what you're looking forward to!

Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

Amanda's Currently Reading | Private Rites by Julia Armfield

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We're back baby, it's 2025, and we're coming at you with an episode all about what we're taking into 2025 with us and what we're leaving behind in 2024. Vision boards were even made with glue sticks, cutouts, and digital scrapbooking. Amanda & Ellyn are excited to share what they're hoping the new year brings.

What we're drinking |  Piattelli Vineyard Methode Champenoise

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Havoc by Christopher Bollen, How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, & Here Beside the Rising Tide by Emily Jane

Amanda's Currently Reading | Run For the Hills by Kevin Wilson, Lost & Found by Helen Chandler-Wilde, & Waiting for Electricity by Christina Nichol

Books coming out this week: Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams, A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson, & The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

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It's the end of the year and we're looking back at the data from 2024. We're sharing our most popular genres, what book we sold the most, and the surprising item that beat everything! We love breaking down the past year to discuss the surprises and expectations of a year at Dog-Eared Books. 

We'll be back in the new year, see you then!

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Today we welcome Main Street Executive Director Travis Toliver to Bubbles & Books. We're chatting all about Small Business Weekend, and what you can experience in Downtown Ames.

Check out our holiday gift guide HERE.

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October is officially over and we're ready for some holiday romance. In this episode you'll hear about some of our favorite classic holiday romance storylines, books to look out for this season, a possible true love romance in the making, and Rachel & Amanda narrowly avoid parking tickets. This is a classic wild episode of Bubbles & Books you won't want to miss.

Holiday Romances mentioned:

Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters

The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

Love You A Latke by Amanda Elliott

I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone

The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Lost & Lassoed by Lyla Sage & A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

Amanda's Currently Reading |  Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton & Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

Rachel's Currently Reading | Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi

Don't miss authors Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris at Dog-Eared Books Saturday, November 9, at 3 PM! Get your tickets HERE!

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Welcome back to another week of Bubbles & Books. This week, we're so excited to welcome children's picture book author & illustrator Jess Hannigan to the podcast. Jess is the mind behind one of our favorite books this year Spider in the Well. Her clever story has brought us so much joy this year, and we loved having the opportunity to chat about how she got started and what we can expect next. 

Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Barn by Wright Thompson & O Sinners! by Nicole Cuffy

Amanda's Currently Reading |  Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton & Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

Books coming out this week: The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny & The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

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The leaves are falling, and that's a sure sign of the book fair rolling into your schools. And if you're lucky, a local bookstore is giving you a taste of the book fair you remember fondly from your youth, but making it fun for your adult self. This week we're reminiscing about the book fair, talking facts about the beginning of the Scholastic Book Fair, and of course sharing all about our upcoming public school book fairs and our adult Boozy Book Fair! We've got bookseller Bailey on the podcast to talk about everything she has prepped and it's a fun one full of nostalgia. 

Note: In the episode Amanda begins discussing the story of the Minotaur, Ariadne, and who unalives who... You can read about the myth here. 

Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Last Murder At the End of the World by Stuart Turton & Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo

Amanda's Currently Reading |  What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci & Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Bailey's Currently Reading | Lady Audley's Secret by M.E. Braddon 

Books coming out this week: Hot Mess: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Patriot by Alexei Navalny, & Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret: A Festive Mystery by Benjamin Stevenson

Don't miss author Neal Stephenson at Dog-Eared Books on Sunday, October 27, at 6 PM. Get your tickets HERE.

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