Paperback Readers

Paperback Readers, Episode 21

Joe and Julie

Welcome back to Paperback Readers and our discussion of all we’ve been reading, with a special focus on Frederick Buechner’s Peculiar Treasures. All the books mentioned are listed below. Join us next time as we look at Will Leitch’s new novel, How Lucky.

Bob Dylan: All the Songs—The Story Behind Every Track by Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon

American R&B by Aaron Mendelson

The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger

How Lucky by Will Leitch

Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner

So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures by Maureen Corrigan

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who’s Who by Frederick Buechner

Paperback Readers, Episode 20

Joe and Julie

Welcome back to Paperback Readers! This week, Joe and Julie caught up on what they have finished reading and took a deep dive into A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. All the books discussed are mentioned below.

Join us next time for a discussion of Peculiar Treasures by Frederick Buechner.

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny

Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller

The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell

The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant by Allen Barra

American Hip Hop by Nathan Sacks

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

To Own a Dragon by Donald Miller

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Peculiar Treasures by Frederick Buechner

Paperback Readers, Episode 19

Joe and Julie

We are excited to talk about books with you this week, especially our shared reading of Joshilyn Jackson’s new thriller Mother May I. Our book for next time will be A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. If you have read it, let us know what you thought, and if you haven’t, join in and read it with us! Let us know your thoughts by email at [email protected], on Instagram @paperbackreaderspod, or on Twitter @pbackreaderspod.

Books we discussed this week are below.

Sprawlball by Kirk Goldsberry

Gods at Play by Tom Callahan

James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation by Jeff Broadwater

Baseball in ‘41 by Robert W. Creamer

Ms. Hannah is Bananas by Dan Gutman

Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

Come and Eat by Bri McKoy

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson

The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson

Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson

Join us next week when we discuss our shared reading of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

Paperback Readers, Episode 18

Joe and Julie

Welcome back to Paperback Readers! This week, Joe and Julie are going through spring break reads and talking about Concrete Rose, by Angie Thomas. All books mentioned are listed below.

Eat a Peach by David Chang

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Beach Read by Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

Looking to Get Lost by Peter Guralnick

Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy by Dan Gutman

The QB by Bruce Feldman

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Paperback Readers, Episode 17

Joe and Julie

We’re back with a new logo, but the same bookish podcast! This week, we’re talking about Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. All the books we mentioned are listed below. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what you’re reading.

Love at First by Kate Clayborn

Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. by Laura Tremaine

And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles by Ken McNab

Eleven Rings: The Story of Success by Phil Jackson

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Mr. Klutz Is Nuts by Dan Gutman

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Paperback Readers, Episode 16

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us as we continue our constant conversation about books. Today, we’re catching up on some presidential, sports, and literary nonfiction, middle grades literature, food memoir, and good novels. We go deep on Brian Doyle’s One Long River of Song, an essay collection that was a fast favorite.

All the books we discussed are listed below. Feel free to email us with book recommendations at [email protected].

Gunslinger by Jeff Pearlman

42 Today ed. by Michael Long

Roberto and Me by Dan Gutman

Miss Daisy is Crazy by Dan Gutman

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham

The Past Is Never Dead: The Life of William Faulkner by Carl Rollyson

Finley Donovan is Killing It by Ellie Cosimano

Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl

The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle

Paperback Readers Bonus Episode

Joe and Julie

Welcome to a special bonus episode of Paperback Readers, in which, in imitation of this week’s shared read (In Their Lives: Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs, edited by Andrew Blauner), Joe, Julie, and their kids share which Beatles songs are their favorites and why they love the Beatles.

Paperback Readers, Episode 15

Joe and Julie

Almost everything we read this week centered on music, including the book we read together, which is all about the Beatles! Thanks for joining us, and let us know what your favorite books about music are.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Skipping Reels of Rhyme: A Guide to Rare and Unreleased Bob Dylan Recordings by Bob Howells

Hip Hop: A Short History by Rosa Waters

In Their Lives: Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs edited by Andrew Blauner

Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield

Paperback Readers, Episode 14

Joe and Julie

Welcome back to Paperback Readers! This week, we are talking about some fantastic novels, books of essays, classic literature, nonfiction on social justice, and, of course, books on history, sports, and faith. This has been a great round of reading, and we are glad to get to share it with you.

The books we talked about are listed below. Links are paid affiliate links.

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis

That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York by Elizabeth Passarella

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing That Changed the Course of Civil Rights by Doug Jones

John Adams by David McCollough

Cut to the Chase by Alan Cutler and John Huang

The Gospel for Peacemakers by Tyler Zach

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Paperback Readers, Episode 13

Joe and Julie

This week, we are discussing sports, music, classic literature, and the book Jesus and John Wayne.

All the books discussed are linked below (books are paid affiliate links). Thanks for joining us!

Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball by Lawrence D. Hogan

The Rap Yearbook: The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year by Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed by Shea Serrano

The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez