Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

• An Introduction: Mary has been a guest twice before and we are excited to welcome her on more regularly as a co-host in rotation!

• Bookish Moments: baby milestones and the NYT Bestseller list

• Current Reads: some YA, some LGBT+ reads for Pride month, some mystery, and some family drama

• Deep Dive: SHOOK: The Books that Rocked Our World(views)

• Book Presses: some food for your soul and an eye-opening memoir

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

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1:04 - Mary has joined us on two previous episodes: Episode 24 and Episode 36 of Season 1!

Bookish Moments:

3:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

4:06 - Moo Baa LaLaLa by Sandra Boynton

4:16 - No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli

4:24 - Will Sheep Sleep? by Hilary Leung

5:31 - The New York Time’s Bestseller List for this week

Current Reads:

6:55 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary)

7:15 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell series #1) by Deanna Reybourne

7:20 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock series #1) by Sherry Thomas

9:05 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

9:21 - The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Kaytee)

9:30 - Audiobook SYNC program

12:18 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Mary)

15:19 - I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman (Kaytee)

15:27 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

18:14 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mary)

18:24 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

20:40 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

22:13 - Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia (Kaytee)

24:40 - Currently Reading 2020 Reading Challenge

Deep Dive - SHOOK: Books that Rocked Our World(views):

27:08 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

30:51 - The Giver by Lois Lowry

31:02 - The Stacks Pod episode about The Giver

33:07 - It's. Nice. Outside. by Jim Kokaris

35:59 - Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

36:07 - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

38:33 - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

39:45 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

41:45 - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

42:23 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

43:38 - Gmorning, Gnight by Lin Manuel Miranda (Mary)

46:19 - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Kaytee)

47:21 - The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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