Coast to Coast Books

This week on our gardening, I MEAN books podcast… Rosika and Kristen talk about what makes the perfect beach & vacation read. Also featuring aggressively  pollinating your vegetables, pyrotechnics of all varieties, crying in mattress stores, DNFs, and oh yeah GARDENING STUFF!

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Creators Mentioned

Kelly @kellyseeksbooks

https://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooks

Jay at my0.25life crisis

https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videos

Books Mentioned

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware

A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Join Kristen and Rosika for this weeks stabby episode on one of our favorite genres: Thrillers! Side quests include Rosika becoming a tea monk, being tortured by Billy Joel, fun facts about a maybe mythological creature, and our questionable teenage obsessions with Russell Crowe & Gerard Butler.

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Books Mentioned

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

No Exit by Taylor Adams

One by One by Ruth Ware

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

Timeline by Michael Crichton

In this week's episode Kristen and Rosika wave the rainbow flag on the pod and recommend some great queer stories! Also celebrating are many many toddler parenting fails!

Apologies from Rosika for the mic quality on her mic. She might have forgot to click the save button on her recording and was forced to use the backup audio. Bonus hot mic moment of her realization of this at the end of the episode.

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Creators Mentioned

Kelly @kellyseeksbooks

https://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooks

Jay at my0.25life crisis

https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videos

jay blowing up my phone with Vera Wong texts

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W8-zUPMhc5I

Books Mentioned

Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Heartstopper (series) by Alice Oseman

In this episode Rosika & Kristen explore stories of rebellion, subversion, and dissent. Also featuring: an epically bad reading week, top tips for competitive eating at Brazilian steakhouses, and tales from severely under-cooking an underbaked half marathon!

Creators Mentioned

kelly @kellyseeksbooks

https://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooks

Books Mentioned

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris

Mistborn (Series) by Brandon Sanderson

A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Edited by Sun Yung Shin

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

My Own Words by Mary Hartnett, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Wendy W. Williams

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

1984 by George Orwell

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

In which the ladies discuss reading classics while Kristen goes full coastal elite and Rosika embraces dirty granola living. 

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Books Mentioned

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Beowulf by Unknown

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

Long Life: Essays And Other Writings by Mary Oliver

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

The Tragedie of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

In which Kristen and Rosika grapple with the New Year’s book goals they made six months ago and are maybe a tiny bit succeeding? Featuring digging a hole, slogging through a mountain of mulch, and hilarious comments from our lovely listeners.

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Creators Mentioned

Marcella in the Margins

https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins

Jay at my0.25life crisis

https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videos

Books Mentioned

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Sweet Bean Paste by Tetsuya Akikawa

Join us this week as Kristen and Rosika dive into books which are historically underrepresented by the publishing industry and mainstream culture. Featuring near death experiences, climbing mulch mountain, and overthinking it. 

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Books Mentioned

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Join us this episode as we revisit the manga of Rosika’s youth and the anime of Kristen’s past! Also featuring: stealing garden supplies from daycare, the Florida weave, and Rosika’s intense confidence in all situations.

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Creators Mentioned

Marcella in the Margins

https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins

Books Mentioned

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara

Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi

Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (Brotherhood for the anime!)

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui

Bleach by Tite Kubo

Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi

What are the biggest red flags you could wave as a reader? Is it reading habits? Reading taste? Or some new horror? Kristen and Rosika wave their bookish red flags proudly for all to see and laugh at!

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The Wheel of Time book bundle mentione d was from Humble Bundle, that sale did end before the episode aired https://www.humblebundle.com

Creators Mentioned

Marcella in the Margins

https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins

Jay at my0.25life crisis

https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videos

Jack Edwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2s31vS3H7I

Books Mentioned

Two for Me, One for You by Jörg Mühle

The Knight with No Bottom by Levina van Teunenbroek

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Conclave by Robert Harris

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

That Sounds So Good by Carla Lalli Music

Fifty Shades Of Grey by E. L. James

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

This week Rosika may or may not have pushed for this episode so she can tell the story of how a very random book changed her life in an incredibly niche way. Featuring brain tricks, doing way too much, and cake emergencies!

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Books Mentioned

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Yo, Millard Fillmore! by Mark Alvarez and Will Cleveland

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell