I am so blessed to have some fantastic mentors in my life. Finding them has been elevated by knowing Kendra Ricks. She is a leader with a heart for mentorship and has created a program for women and mentors AND has found joy in connecting people with others who can help. She is the ultimate at rising the tide to raise all boats. I hope you enjoy her as much as I did.

So tell me, Who are your mentors?

Shownotes:

• NCGA’s Women and Mentor’s Program

• Quiet by Susan Cain

Kendra’s Reading:

• Between Two Kingdoms

• The Do Over

• Demon Copperhead

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It has been a little wild around here lately and I have been fighting with change. So I did some research and put together 3 tricks to help us all navigate small changes in a positive way.

So tell me, where are you fighting with changes?

Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Reading: Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon

• Watching: Friends by the alphabet on Nick

• Listening:  Kristen Proby backlist books

   

   

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Yulin Kuang is a delight and I had so much fun talking to her. Her book, How to End a Love Story, is beautifully written romance with depth that is what we crave. I love the world and our conversations about screen writing. I loved getting to know her and could have talked to her all day long. I hope you love this as much as I did.

So tell me, What are you reading right now?

Shownotes:

• How to End a Love Story

• NaNoWriMo

• Manacled

• Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs

• Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas

• The Brothers Sinister by Courtney Milan

• Sarah MacLean’s Romance Recs

• One Day on Netflix

• Mr & Mrs Smith

• Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn

• No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean

Yulin on Instagram

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It is no secret that I LOVE the Novel Neighbor. I love the community and the people and the events. I am thrilled to get to introduce you to Kassie King and Stephanie Skees as they work on the newest piece of the Novel Neighborhood, Open Door Romance in the Next Door Space. This romance bookstore is going to level up the community for readers in the St Louis area. Kassie and Skees share all the behind the scenes in opening Open Door, how we can help and then spill the tea on the books they can’t stop talking about.

So tell me, What is your favorite bookstore?

Shownotes:

• Novel Neighbor on IG

• Novel Neighbor Website

• Open Door

• Mystery Box

• Open Door Indigogo

Books:

• The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

• Murder Road by Simone St James

• The Prospects by KT Hoffman

• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

• A Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

• The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava

• The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez

• Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

• If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

• Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

• Leather & Lark

Friends of the Show:

Episode #105: Selling Books, Non Profits, and Pivoting as a Bookseller with Holland Saltsman

Episode #116: All of the Bookish Recommendations with Stephanie Skees

Episode #117: A Conversation on Reading Romance with Maddie M

Episode #115: Pride and Protest with Author Nikki Payne

Skees’s Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Watching

  • Drive to Survive

  • Shogun

• Listening:

  • Cowboy Carter

  • Unbound Podcast

     

Kassie’s Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Watching

  • Interview with a Vampire

• Reading

  • Bride by Ali Hazelwood

  • Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

• Listening:

  • Waiting for Tortured Poets Department

Instagram:

• Stephanie Skees

• Kassie King

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Kate Clayborn is a long time must read author for me. Her new book, The Other Side of Disappearing, is a romance that hooks from the first page. But it’s also a romance that has depth. Kate has a very specific way of writing and of bringing characters to life. I am honored to have her as a guest and to learn about her and her writing and bring her books to you.

So tell me, What are you reading right now?

Shownotes:

• The Other Side of Disappearing

• Bet Me by Jennifer Cruisie

• Sarah MacLean

• Christina Lauren

• Kennedy Ryan

• Ruby Lang

• Tracy Livesay

• Ali Hazelwood

• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

   

Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Listening:

  • Taylor Swift

  • Kasey Musgraves

• Watching

  • Will Trent

• Reading:

  • Ruthless Vows

     

Kate on Instagram

Kate’s website

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It’s my birthday week. So in the vein of birthdays and fun, I have curated a list of 8 things that I am celebrating right now. They aren’t all physical things, but things that are bringing me excitement and joy in this minute.

So tell me, what are you celebrating on right now?

Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Reading: Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren

• Watching: The Gilded Age on Max

• Listening: The Evolution of Annabel Craig

   

   

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My friend Jamie and I have been unofficially holding each other accountable on our to do lists for a few weeks. As we have become more productive and gotten the easy, but hard jobs done, we decided that this conversation was one that we needed to open up to you as well. We share our thoughts and feelings about why we put off those small jobs and how we feel when we get them checked off.

So tell me, who is holding you accountable today?

Shownotes:

• Inkdrinkers Podcast

• Plum Paper Planner

• Erin Condren Hourly Planner

• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

• Finally Found My Cowboy by AJ Pine

• Quiet by Susan Cain

   

Jamie’s Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Watching

  • Law and Order SVU

  • Chicago Fire

  • Chicago Med

  • Chicago PD

• Reading:

  • Happily Never After

  • Outlive

  • Harry Potter Audio

     

Instagram:

• Jamie

• Inkdrinkers

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I met Courtney Kae and Falon Ballard last summer at Steamy Lit Con. I got to meet them through a mutual friend and found them to be the kindest people. They both write and love romance, but also have a podcast that highlights who authors are in real life. They are fun and genuine and lovely and I hope you enjoy hearing from them as much as I loved talking to them.

So tell me, What are you reading right now?

Shownotes:

• Pitch Wars

• Right on Cue by Falon

• Lease on Love by Falon

• Just My Type by Falon

• In the Event of Love by Courtney

• In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney

• Loungefly

   

Falon’s Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Watching

  • Ahsoka

• Reading:

  • A Fate Inked in Blood

     

Courtney’s Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Watching

  • Loki

• Reading:

  • Here for the Wrong Reasons

  • The Last Love Song by Kalie Holford

Instagram:

• Falon

• Courtney

• Happy to Meet Cute Podcast

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When you regularly talk about corn on the internet and there isn’t any corn in the field right now, it’s not easy to share about the farm. What happens in winter is a lot of behind the scenes and less glamorous parts of being a farmer. In this episode, I bring to you our favorite farmer, Joshlin, to share just what is happening now on the farm in winter.

So tell me, What do you do differently in the winter at your job?

Reading, Watching, Listening:

• Reading:

  • Fantasy on Kindle Unlimited

• Watching:

  • Only Murders in the Building

• Listening:

  • Revolutions Podcast

  • Agri-talk

  • Grain and other stuff

     

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Instagram @farmeryoder

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Over the past few months, Kayla and I have had so many conversations about fitting in, finding our way and just doing life our own way. In this episode, Kayla shares her thoughts on finding her feet and success when diving into being herself.

So tell me, What are you doing to be more YOU?

Shownotes:

• Massey Ferguson

• Episode #87 about FFA

   

Reading, Watching, Listening:

•  

  • Hans by SJ Tilly

  • From Lukov with Love

  • The Crown on Netflix

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YouTube

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