Reading Through Life

Show notes:

Summer isn’t quite over yet, but we’re gettin’ there! The pressure is on for us to finish some of our summer TBR books. You won’t be at all surprised to hear that we have different definitions of what constitutes a summer read. 

 

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Something Bookish:

[2:34] S: Scribd (get 60 days free with this link!)

[4:15] M: NetGalley

 

Books We Need to Read Before Summer Ends: 

[6:16] S: Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren

[8:01] M: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith

[9:11] S: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[10:29] M: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

[11:51] S: Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

[12:39] M: Writers & Lovers by Lily King

[13:47] S: Normal People by Sally Rooney

[14:45] M: Sour Lake by Bruce McCandless III

[16:01] S: Jacqueline in Paris by Ann Mah

[17:24] M: The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson

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It’s been a long time since we’ve done an episode specifically about audiobooks, so we want to revisit the topic again today. We’re sharing some of our favorite fiction and nonfiction books we’ve read recently, plus a few we hope to read soon. Happy listening!

 

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Something Bookish:

[3:16] M: Book Off! Podcast

[4:04] S: Pencilvania by Stephanie Watson

 

Fiction Audiobooks We’ve Loved Recently: 

[8:27] M: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

[9:42] S: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

[10:28] M: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

[11:20] S: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

[12:03] M: The One by John Marrs

[12:44] S: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

[13:28] M: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

[14:15] S: Happy Place by Emily Henry

[14:41] M: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

[15:32] S: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

[16:08] S: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

[16:44] S: Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

[17:07] S: Yellowface by RF Kuang

 

Nonfiction Audiobooks We’ve Loved Recently:

[17:45] M: Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

[18:27] S: Spare by Prince Harry

[18:34] S: I’ll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein

[18:52] S: Already Enough by Lisa Olivera

[19:12] S: Scenes From My Life by Michael K. Williams

[19:29] S: Finding Me by Viola Davis

 

Audiobooks We’re Excited to Read Soon:

[19:58] S: Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

[20:16] M: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

[21:02] S: Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

[21:36] M: Making a Scene by Constance Wu

[21:56] S: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez

[22:26] M: The Night Ship by Jess Kidd 

 

Also Mentioned: 

RTL Episode 56, Learning to Love Audiobooks

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Mia has been not-so-patiently waiting to bring this topic to the show and we’re so excited about this discussion. Books have long been the source of movies and TV shows and today, we’re talking about the adaptations we love, the ones we don’t love, and the ones we wish existed. Tune in to see if we talked about your favorites. 

 

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Something Bookish:

[3:26] M: Read, Relax, and Recharge - the #1 subscription box for introverts

[4:28] S: The Door to Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn   

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

 

Books We Wish Would Be Adapted into Movies or Shows: 

[8:44] M: Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

[9:26] S: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

[10:01] M: Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton

[11:55] S: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

[12:44] M: Out of Esau by Michelle Webster Hein

[13:38] S: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

[15:05] M: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

[16:02] S: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

[16:28] M: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

[17:35] S: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

 

[18:25] Wonderful Adaptations That Already Exist

 

[21:27] Adaptations in Production That We’re Excited/Nervous About

 

[24:19] Adaptations That Got It Totally Wrong

 

[27:13] Adaptations That We Haven’t Seen Yet But Plan to

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Show notes:

Another month is in the books! See what we did there? *wink* Here’s our recap of 10 books we read in June. As usual, they span all different types of genres because we like to keep it fresh around these parts. We hope you find more books to add to your TBR. The rest of the books we read in June will be in our Overflow episode available this Friday to our patrons. Happy reading!

 

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Projects We’re Working On Behind the Scenes:

[6:45] M: Mia relaunched her online business management (OBM) business, Mia Management Co. If you know any small biz owners who feel overwhelmed, send them Mia’s way.

[8:09] S: Sarah has 7 amazing courses for sale on her website on topics like body image, self-worth, friendship, and more. Check them out and spread the word.  

 

The Books We Read in June: 

[11:48] M: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

[13:50] S: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

[17:42] M: A Thousand Mornings: Poems by Mary Oliver

[18:58] S: Second Best by David Foenkinos (Sept 2023)
[21:01] M: The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

[23:22] S: Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
[25:19] M: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

[27:18] S: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
[29:33] M: A Little Hope by Ethan Joella

[31:23] S: Scenes From My Life by Michael K. Williams

 

[33:38] The Extra Books We Read in June

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Show notes:

We have no shame in our reading game here at Reading Through Life, but we totally get it that some people might be hesitant to share what they’re reading for fear of getting judged. But you know us, we’re going to talk about it all. Here are some books we’ve loved that people might consider guilty pleasures. Don’t send us hate mail. 

 

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Something Bookish:

[3:08] S: Sarah is reading romance books by the pool this summer and loving it. 

[4:13] M: Mia needs all the caffeine she can get these days. If you’re in the same boat, check out one of our coffee mugs in the merch shop: RTL classic mug, What Would Sarah Do? mug, and I Like Sad Books mug

 

Books Mentioned: 

[7:50] M: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

[9:34] S: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

[10:36] M: Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

[11:57] S: Avalon Bay series by Elle Kennedy

[13:16] M: Divergent series by Veronica Roth

[14:45] S: The Selection series by Kiera Cass

[16:18] M: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

[18:13] S: Spare by Prince Harry

The Palace Papers by Tina Brown

Brothers and Wives by Christopher Andersen

Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie

The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle

[19:30] M: Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

[20:48] S: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

 

Also Mentioned:

• Episode 75, What We Read in January (2023) - where Mia talked about Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

• Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake series) by Laurell K. Hamilton

 

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Show notes:

Today’s episode is all about the underrated book gems that haven’t gotten a lot of buzz for whatever reason. We want to change that, of course, because we loved these books and they deserve all the recognition and high praise. Come celebrate these amazing books with us! 

 

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Something Bookish:

[3:04] S: Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style by Paul Rudnick

[4:59] M: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 

 

Books Mentioned: 

[7:33] M: River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

[8:51] S: How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

[10:07] M: In the Land of Dead Horses by Bruce McCandless III

[11:13] S: The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

[12:10] M: The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

[13:00] S: Love Buzz by Neely Tubati-Alexander

[14:12] M: Kaleidoscope by Cecily Wong

[15:20] S: The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook

[16:18] M: The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

[17:33] S: A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

 

Also Mentioned:

• Book Break: The Books Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer (video)

 

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We set some reading goals back in January and we thought we’d share our progress on them.  Spoiler alert: We don’t know who we thought we were six months ago, but we’re mostly failing at our goals. It’s fun to look back, though, at how cute we were in January with our excited reading energy.  

 

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Something Bookish:

[5:05] S: Authors are rock stars! 

[6:14] M: We’ve added episode transcripts to the end of our show notes on our website. 

 

Books Mentioned: 

[12:24] M: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

[16:47] S: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

S: Babel by R.F. Kuang

S: The One by John Marrs

S: Scenes From My Life by Michael K. Williams

M: The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey and Michaela Angela Davis

M: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

M: Wintering by Katherine May

 

Also Mentioned:

• Click here to read the show notes from our podcast episodes. 

• Episode 72, Improving Our Reading Lives in 2023

• Our 2-on-1 writing coaching program, The Kindred Writers

• Sarah’s Pangobooks shop

 

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Yep, we’re gonna say it: May has really flown by! We’re ready for some summer beach reads, but first, we’re sharing the books we read in May. We had some incredible 5 star books to share, so get your TBRs ready and read along with us. We love you, book nerds!

 

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Something Bookish:

[3:36] S: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

[4:39] M: We had the BEST time at our recent 5 star book chat with our patrons! 

 

The Books We Read in May:

[8:39] M: Write for Life by Julia Cameron

     The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

     On Writing by Stephen King

[11:14] S: Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

[13:29] M: Wreckage by Emily Bleeker

[16:12] S: The Madwomen of Paris by Jennifer Cody Epstein (available July 18th)

[18:43] M: Out of Esau by Michelle Webster Hein

[21:50] S: I Could Live Here Forever by Hanna Halperin

[24:01] M: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

[26:49] S: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

[28:57] M: Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee

[31:49] S: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

 

[34:10] The Extra Books We Read in May

 

Also Mentioned:

• We have a FREE trial for our patreon going on right now. You can join free for 1 week and see all the bookish goodies we have to offer. Join today.

• Interested in writer’s coaching with Sarah and Mia? Click here for more info and to book a free discovery call.  

 

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Show notes:

May we take a moment to express our polite rage about the things we hate in books? Yes? Good. Because we’d love to say, “Just stop it!” to some of these plot-driven items that authors keep using in their books. Are we just a bit picky? Maybe. Will we stop hating these things? Never. Enjoy! 

 

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Something Bookish:

[4:23] M: Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson

[5:44] S: Met a fan of RTL in real life! Hi, Lindsey!

 

12 Things We Hate in Books

 

Also Mentioned:

• Episode 38, Bookish Pet Peeves

 

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We all have our favorite authors and obsess over their books. But what if you could sit down with them and ask all your questions? What would you ask? Well, you know we have a list of questions ready in case our fave authors happen to be in our corner of the podcast interwebz. No face-to-face interviews, though… we wouldn’t know what to do with our hands! 

 

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Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!

 

Something Bookish:

[5:26] S: Writer’s Routine podcast

[6:31] M: Memoir Lane podcast, episode 4 with author Elizabeth Lyons

 

Authors + Books Mentioned:

[8:57] M: Stephen King: Fairy Tale and The Stand

[9:58] S: TJ Klune: The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, and In the Lives of Puppets

[11:03] M: Matt Haig: The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Comfort Book, and Reasons to Stay Alive

[11:57] S: Lily Brooks-Dalton: Good Morning, Midnight and The Light Pirate

Karen Thompson Walker: The Age of Miracles

Bruce Holsinger: The Displacements

Nikki Erlick: The Measure

John Marrs: The One

[13:07] M: S.A. Cosby: Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland

[14:13] S: Lyssa Kay Adams: The Bromance Book Club series

[15:05] M: Kristin Hannah: The Nightingale and The Great Alone

[15:59] S: TJ Newman: Falling and Drowning

[17:01] M: Laurell K. Hamilton: The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series

[18:36] S: Colleen Hoover: It Ends With Us and Reminders of Him

 

Also Mentioned:

• Thanks to Chelsee @chelsee.n.stuff for the inspiration for this episode!

• Bonus Episode: Author Chat with Robinne Lee on “The Idea of You”

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