HERsay Podcast

April can feel like the longest month of the year - we’re so, so close to Spring, but winter just keeps coming back, and coming back for more. And where can people relate to this more than at the site of this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks episode recording - Buffalo NY! Each month, the HERsay Podcast selects the genres, and a bookseller from Barnes & Noble somewhere in the country selects titles from their vast knowledge of books available in all genres. They know better than anyone else what’s new and exciting on their shelves, the hidden gems, the enduring favorites - choosing for us the books they think women will love this month. Books purchased from hersaypodcast.com in April go to Buffalo City Mission’s Women and Children’s Shelter - working to end the root causes of poverty and homelessness in Buffalo. Listen now!

Guest: Anne Pfohl, B&N McKinley Mall in Buffalo, NY

Host: Caroline Elliott

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble April Book Picks

New Fiction: A Love Song For RIcki Wilde by Tia Williams

Memoir: My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

Gardening: Buffalo-Style Gardens: Create A Quirky, One-Of-A-Kind Private Garden With Eye-Catching Details by Sally Cunningham and Jim Charlier

Guest Choice: Crier's War by Nina Varela AND The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Music Credit: Tall Journeys by Blue Dot Sessions

Our March HERay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book picks are here, selected by our guest Terri Rogers from the NEW Barnes & Noble store in Victor, NY. March is, of course,  Women’s History Month, and also Oscars month - for any fellow cinephiles out there - so in addition to our usual fiction and non-fiction stories by women authors, this month we’re including a biography about one of the most glamorous and trailblazing women of the Hollywood Golden Age. You won’t want to miss it. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to The Gemma Project - providing and promoting the national creation of gender responsive jail and prison reentry programming, serving women with integrity and compassion. Find our more at thegemmaproject.org. 

Guest: Terri Rogers

Host: Caroline Elliott

Recorded: March 2024

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks

New Fiction: After Annie by Anne Quindlan

Memoir: The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin

Biography: Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury

Guest choice (New Fiction): The Seven Skins of Esther Wielding by Holly Ringland 

Music Credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

February brings us a time to celebrate the love we have in our lives, and this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks highlight the many kinds of love that bring us joy, pain, and fulfillment. This month we’re shifting focus from romantic love, to the love of friends, family, and our own self-appreciation. Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the Go Red for Women initiative of the American Heart Association - addressing the clinical care gaps of women’s greatest health threat, cardiovascular disease.

Guest: Clare Hilton from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY

Host: Caroline Elliott

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble February Book Picks

New Fiction: The Women by Kristin Hannah

Fiction: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Personal Growth: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Relationships: The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen

Music: Tall Jouney by Blue Dot Sessions

Happy New Year! We’re already a few weeks into January, and that means many of us have already begun the work of tackling resolutions toward greater happiness, peace, fulfillment and more. And while we’re out there doing the work on some of this year’s top resolution topics like personal finance, mental health, and mending relationships, this month's HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble book picks bring you the companionship of others who have been on the same journey themselves and made it to the other side. Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

Guest: Terri Rogers

Host: Caroline Elliott

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble New Year Book Picks:

New Fiction: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns

Inspiration: Running With Grace by Lori Van Dusen

Personal Finance: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money by Madeline Pendleton

Mental Health/Memoir/Poetry: Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir by Jami Nakamura Lin

Personal Growth: How To Be The Love You Seek: Break Cycles, Find Peace, and Heal Your Relationships by Dr. Nicole LePera

Music: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Session

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, we all need to schedule a little down time, which means there’s no better time for some HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks! Proceeds from books purchased at hersaypodcast.com the month go to Single Mothers Outreach, offering free services, such as access to housing, childcare, food, legal representation, emotional support groups, and financial and technological education, to single moms. Host Caroline Elliott talks with guest Nicole Finch from Barnes & Noble in Vestal, NY.

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Picks

New Fiction: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Romantasy: Fourth Wing (Special Edition) by Rebecca Yarros

Mystery/Thriller: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Biography: The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

Gift Book: The Little Frog's Guide To Self Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog by Maybell Eequay

Young Adult: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Children's Picture Book: The Christmas Owl: Based On The True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller by by Ellen Kalish, Gideon Sterer, Ramons Kaultzki (Illustrator) 

Music: Christmas Celebration by Tim Taj

Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year. When else is it perfectly acceptable - in fact, encouraged - to get dressed up and become a totally different person AND to eat loads of candy? So, too, with books this season. We can be transported to eerie and tantalizing locales, seek out thrills and chills, all while in the safety and coziness of our favorite reading nooks. With this in mind, this month we’ve tapped one of our favorite guests, Terri Rogers, from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, to help us find just the right books for women, to help get us into the haunted Halloween Spirit. Visit us on Instagram to let us know what you're reading this month, and to enter to win our monthly book gieveaway. Happy reading, everyone!

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble HALLOWEEN Book Picks:

New Fiction/Suspense: The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed

New Fiction/Thriller: Midnight Is The Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

Horror/Thriller/Comedy: Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

Cooking: Recipes For Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate The Mysteries of Agatha Christie by Karen Pierce

Young Adult: Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson

Children/Picture Book: Gustavo The Shy Ghost by Flavia Drago

Music Credits: 

Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

Sound Credits:

Halloween Intro by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Witch Cackle by Pixabay

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August book picks are here to help us enjoy our final summer vacations, staycations, and long weekends. This month's picks are curated by Tracy Lessard from Barnes & Noble in Amherst, NY. Listen as Tracy and host Caroline Elliott chat about these titles in the Amherst store, then select your favorites to keep you company while relaxing in a hammock, sitting by a campfire, or even after throwing AXES (you'll have to listen to the episode  to find out what this means!).   Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com this month go to World Central Kitchen - providing meals to people in need by partnering with local organizations. World Central Kitchen is currently helping the people of Maui as they recover from its recent wildfires. Visit us on Instagram to let us know what you're reading this month, and to enter to win our monthly book gieveaway. Happy reading, everyone!

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks:

New Fiction: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

Mystery: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead

Parenting: Untangled: Guiding Teanage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

Cooking: Taste of Home's 30-Minute Cookbook: 317 Mealtime Lifesavers by Taste of Home Editors

Young Adult: Sadie by Courtney Summers

Music Credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

Our July book picks episode has arrived! Listen to Caroline and Marina Graham of Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY discuss our picks for your vacation, staycation, bedside table, and campfire in New Fiction, Beach Reads, Inspiration, and Feminism - AND books to keep kids inspired to read during the summer break.

Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, because everyone deserves a healthy relationship.

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks

• New Fiction: The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
• Beach Read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Inspiration/Self-Improvement: How Are You, Really? by Jenna Kutcher
• Feminism: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya
• Young Adult: The Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
• Middle Grades: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Krubaker Bradley
• Picture Book: Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq 

Music credit: Blue Dot Sessions "Tall Journey"

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June book picks are here, and today Caroline is talking with Dorothy Bellas from Barnes & Noble Colonie Center, just outside of Albany, NY. June is a busy month for all of us - in addition to our standard-issue breakneck schedules, we’re entertaining friends, planning ways to de-suction kids from their screens this summer, looking for our own summer escapism, and many women are celebrating Pride as members of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies. We’ve got the book picks to help you do it all.

Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Real Mama Bears - supporting, educating, and empowering parents of LGBTQ+ kids and the the LGBTQ+ community. 

Happy reading!

HSPxBN June Book Picks:

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (New Fiction)
• Tastemakers: Seven Immigrapnt Women Who Revolutionized Food In America by Mayukh Sen (Food)
• Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H. (Biography/Memoir)
• Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small by Jill Vialet (Parenting0
• Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (Young Adult)
• Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur (Middle Grades)
• Change Sings by Amanda Gorman (Childrens/Picture Book)

Episode music: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

Get your May book picks fix with our new HSPx BN episode! Caroline roadtripped to the BN store in Dewitt, NY to chat with guests Lauren Youngs and Liz Loftus about our May titles spanning New Fiction, Personal Finance, Travel and Home. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading.

Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Alliance of Moms, supporting young moms in the foster care system.

HSP x BN May Book Picks:

Go As A River by Shelley Read

Love Your Home Again by Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski

Financial Feminist: Overcome The Patriarchy'd Bullsh*t T Master Your Money And Build The LifeYou Love by Tori Dunlap

Italy Is My Boyfriend by Annette Joseph

100 Things To Do In Syracuse Before You Die by Linda Lowen