Paperback Readers

Paperback Readers, Episode 79

Joe and Julie

We have a very special guest for this week’s podcast episode: our daughter Natalie! She chose the book Game On! Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen, and we loved getting to talk about it with her.

All the books we discussed are below. Be sure to join us next time when we talk about Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Freezing Cold Takes: Football Media’s Most Inaccurate Predictions and the Fascinating Stories Behind Them by Fred Segal

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Limelight by Amy Poeppel

A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh

I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora

I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Game On! by Dustin Hansen

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Paperback Readers, Episode 78

Joe and Julie

Welcome to Paperback Readers! This week, our shared read was Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo, which we’re discussing, along with so many other things we’ve been reading. Join us next time when we talk about Game On! Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen.

You Are Only Just Beginning by Morgan Harper Nichols

Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Wine People by Michelle Wildgen

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Biography of a Phantom by Robert “Mack” McCormick

Please Sorry Thanks by Mark Batterson

The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo

Game On! by Dustin Hansen

Paperback Readers, Episode 77

Joe and Julie

We are absolutely delighted to get to talk with Chad Alan Gibbs, an author whose work we have enjoyed for years. Chad is talking to us about his first three nonfiction books, his transition into young adult fiction, what he’s writing next, and, of course, what he’s been reading. We have loved his books, and you will too. You can follow Chad on his website, https://www.chadalangibbs.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/chadgibbs1, and on Instagram @chadgibbs.

All the books Chad mentioned are below. Join us next time when we talk about Richard Russo’s Somebody’s Fool and again in September when we’ll be talking about Game On! by Dustin Hansen.

Books by Chad Alan Gibbs:

Jesus Without Borders

God and Football

Love Thy Rival

The Rome of Fall

Two Like Me and You

The Izzy and Elton Mystery Series

Books we discussed:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Paperback Readers, Episode 76

Joe and Julie

We’re late, but we’re back. This week’s shared read is Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo. Join us next time as we talk to author Chad Alan Gibbs about his latest mystery series and all his books we love.

Merry Ex-Mas by Courtney Walsh

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

What If It’s Wonderful by Nicole Zasowski

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

Musical Chairs by Ann Poeppel

The Temporary Roomie by Sarah Adams

The Off-Limits Rule by Sarah Adams

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis

A Day in the Bleachers by Arnold Hano

Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo

Bardo by the Sea by Chad Alan Gibbs

Richard Russo is one of our favorite authors, and we’re excited to talk to

you about him.

Paperback Readers, Episode 75

Joe and Julie

We’re back to talk about more books! Our shared read is How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott Key. All the books discussed are listed below. Tune in next time for our discussion of Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo.

Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska by Warren Zanes

You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty by Dave Barry

The Shepherd, The Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry

Prophet of the Sandlots: Journeys With a Major League Scout by Mark Winegardner

Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler

The More of Less by Joshua Becker

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh

Create Anyway by Ashlee Gadd

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

4 Essential Studies by Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher

How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key

Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo

Paperback Readers, Episode 74

Joe and Julie

It’s June; the days are longer; and we are taking advantage of them all for more reading. This week, our shared read was the wonderful Beth Moore’s memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life. We loved getting to read this one and talk about it.

All the books we discussed are listed below. Join us next time for our discussion of How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told.

Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore

A Trip of One’s Own by Kate Wills

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

The Secret Book of Flora Lee by Patti Callahan Henry

Once Moore with Feeling by Elissa Sussman

Jane & Edward by Melodie Edwards

The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key

Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II by Bret Baier

Barkley: A Biography by Timothy Bella

When All the World Was Browns Town by Terry Pluto

College Basketball: You Are the Coach by Nate Aaseng

All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore

Paperback Readers, Episode 73

Joe and Julie

Summer is here, and we are loving all the summer reading! We’re catching up on everything we’ve been reading over the last month, and also discussing Stars of Alabama, a novel by Sean Dietrich.

Join us in two weeks when we talk about Beth Moore’s memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life.

Chernobyl 01:23:40 by Andrew Leatherbarrow

John Adams, Young Revolutionary by Jan Adkins

False Start: How the New Browns Were Set up To Fail by Terry Pluto

Pitino: My Story by Rick Pitino

The Book of Eating by Adam Platt

The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

Plenty by Hannah Howard

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Cooked by Michael Pollan

If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich

All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore

Paperback Readers, Episode 72

Joe and Julie

We are delighted to welcome Luma Mufleh to the podcast! Luma has written From Here, a beautiful young adult memoir about how she learned to accept herself as a gay Arab Muslim from Jordan, and how she made a new life for herself in the United States while never letting go of her first home. We loved this book, and we were so happy to get to talk to Luma about her story and her life. (And as a bonus, Julie’s sister Kristi, who introduced us to Luma, also made her podcast debut!)

Books we talked about are listed below. We’ll see you again in two weeks, when we discuss Stars in Alabama by Sean Dietrich.

From Here by Luma Mufleh

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in His Own Words by Steve Jobs

A Fine Team Man: Jackie Robinson and the Lives He Touched by Joe Cox

Stars in Alabama by Sean Dietrich

Paperback Readers, Episode 71

Joe and Julie

We are absolutely delighted to talk to our friend Haley about one of our favorite books of the year: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano! Haley recommended this one to us, and it was fabulous. You can follow her on Instagram @readanyways for more excellent recommendations.

All the books we discussed are listed below. Check back on Instagram to find what our next read will be!

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

The Greatest Summer in Baseball History by John Rosengren

The Umpire Is Out by Dale Scott and Rob Neyer

We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian

Above Ground by Clint Smith

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano