In Our Bookish Era

What does it mean to be a New York Times best selling author, or do have a book on the NYT Best Sellers List? We have no idea. But we do enjoy reading them and you should too! This week Rachael covers a NYT best selling authors who has a questioning if our loved ones can be trusted or if the stranger on our doorstep knows more than us. Kristia's book is set in a possible future where the rights of some are know just gone and it moved slowly yet swiftly enough know on knows for sure how it all happened - it was also made into a great Hulu show!

What we know for sure is - there's a reason these books made the list.

Books Discussed:

The End Of Her by Shari Lapena

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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We've got another graphic novel that Netflix turned into a series, what can we say they just left like a great intro into the genre. Kristia picked a much shorter one that's got power kids, crazy white old men, and an impending apocalypse!

Book Discussed:

The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way

This episode we're going inside the FBI. We've got two nonfiction books written by members of the FBI from their time in the early days. We've got hostage negotiations and serial killers and all the big ones are covered - Waco, Texas, Edmund Kemper, Jordan, Montana, and Charles Manson. Take a trip with the FBI from before and during the creations of two new important programs. While crimes are discussed we don't go into any graphic details on the episode.

Books Discussed:

Stalling For Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary Noesner

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas

Mini episodes are back and we branched out and tried something new. We've got graphic novels this round. Rachael is up first with one that Netflix recently picked up, its about 900 pages, and feature human animal hybrid children! Listen in to see what she thought.

Book Discussed:

Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire

Have you been feeling down because everyone you know is on a vacation but you're stuck at home? Don't worry! This episode we've got books with vacations gone wrong, guaranteed* to fix your vacay fomo!

Books Discussed

Bring Me Back by P.A. Paris

The Vacationers by Emma Straub

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*we haven't actually tested this claim, please don't hold it against us

It's summer and we are stoked on that. This episode we've got books set in summer to help get everyone extra excited and maybe help escape a heat wave or two.

There are cousins who haven't seen each other in 10 years getting invited to visit the grandmother who disowned all her children over 20 years ago and the survivors of an almost murder. How would you cope if you were one of five someone thought about killing and the only reason you're alive, is you texted back too slowly? It even comes with an unnamed narrator - one of our favorites.

Books Discussed:

The Cousins by Karen M McManus

How She Died, How I Lived by Mary Crockett

Remember those little keychains or trinkets with your name on them from our youth? Yeah Kristia and Rachael don't, the struggle of having our names spelled "different." This episode we pushed ourselves to find a book with a main character who shares our name. Rachael already had a few on her shelf yet it was a struggle for Kristia. In the end, both books ended up similar with murder investigations, high school reunions, and a whole lotta drama. 

Books Discussed:

Two woman who have been friends for decades meet up every year to vacation together, but this year things don't go as planned and someone ends up dead. Rachael retells the tale in such a way we're left wondering who dun it, but she assures up the ending will leave us surprised. Everyone's got a motive but they remember the evening differently from each other. Listen in to see if you can find the killer then go download the story to see if you're right.

Book Discussed:

With summer right around the corner there's no place we'd rather be than by the water, so we've got two water adjacent books for ya this episode. Kristia reads a book with magical youth living in an orphanage and the case worker assigned to ensure their safety. It's got plenty of character development and some twists she did not see coming. Rachael discusses a book about a recently famous podcaster coving an active murder trial. Somehow someone knows who she is and where she's staying adding to the sketchy vibes as this book alternates timelines throughout. 

Books Discussed:

Minis are back and we took that theme to another level, we've got mini books this month! Or short stories, specifically, audio short stories. Perfect for some mindless data entry work or weeding your flowerbed in the sunshine, these stories can be knocked out in no time. 

This Episode Kristia covers a book that was originally written in japan and recently translated to English. It's about a woman who works at a convenience store and has for 18 years. Every one in her life thinks it's odd she's still doing the same job, but for her, she knows who she is, and that's a convenience store worker. 

Book Discussed

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