Sleep is overrated, these books are not! Laney and I are here to share some books that kept us up way past our bedtime. “Just one more chapter.” Don’t kid yourself, you’re reading the WHOLE thing.

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Elated Geek Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7vpZwGFXB9QYORl978GmGB?si=31cc306159fe4e43

Books Mentioned

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer

Breathless by Amy McCulloch

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

Billy Summers by Stephen King

Burn Down Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rakulak

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Worbel

Rabbits by Terry Miles

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Representation is so important! Last year I tackled plus size representation and today Hailey and I are discussing MENTAL HEALTH REP IN FICTION. We cover everything from why we believe it’s important, how to tell if it's a “good” representation, and of course we have some book recommendations.

Mental Health Awareness Month https://nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

Crisis Text Line: http://www.crisistextline.org, or text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Samaritans Helpline: 1-877-870-4673 (call or text)

Hailey’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/haileyhughes

Hailey's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/haaileyaann/

Books Mentioned

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Wintergirls by Laure Halse Anderson

Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD by Allison Britz

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acavedo

Grown by Tiffany D Jackson

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

The House We Grew Up In By Lisa Jewell

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Hook Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

You've Lost A Lot of Blood by Eric Larocca

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Today, Caroline and I are here to share a bunch of short book recommendations (under 250 pages). We love short books because you’re dropped right into the action and it’s full steam ahead until all is revealed. If you’re looking for something quick and easy to read or need some smaller books to pack for your next trip consider picking up one of these. Also make sure you check out our additional recommendations on today’s Instagram post @talkbookishpodcast

Caroline’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt_sb8PUlFD6_0CBeec_5A

Caroline's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carekipland/

Books Mentioned

Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (52 pages)

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn (64 pages)

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (86 pages)

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca (102 pages)

You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

The Test by Sylvain Neuvel (108 pages)

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (192 pages)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (200 pages)

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell (208 pages)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling (222 pages)

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (224)

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (226 pages)

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (240 pages)

Confessions by Kanae Minato (240 pages)

Penance by Kanae Minato (240 pages)

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (244 pages)

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (245 pages)

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen (237 pages)

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix (248 pages)

Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

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April is National Poetry Month, so what better time to share some of my all time favorites collections perfect for beginners or anyone seeking some recommendations. Even more than fiction I believe poetry is a very personal thing. What I like, you may not, and what you like I may not, so take my recommendations and explore poetry and everything it has to offer so you can find what works best for you.

American Academy of Poets https://poets.org/academy-american-poets

National Poetry Month https://poets.org/national-poetry-month

@poetsorg https://www.instagram.com/poetsorg/

@buttonpoetry https://www.instagram.com/buttonpoetry/

Collections Mentioned

Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook

Shades of Missing You by Vironika Tugaleva

Black Movie by Danez Smith

Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Of Yesteryear by Lauren Eden

Hi, Lady and Other Random Thoughts by Max Smith

Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernill

The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace

The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace

The Mermaid's Voice Return in This One by Amanda Lovelace

Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace

Shine Your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace

Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace

Planting Gardens in Graves by r.h. sin

Books Mentioned

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

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It’s time for the first book discussion of 2022! Sarah and I read The Night Shift by Alex Finlay with varying degrees of success. Today we go in depth with our thoughts & feelings + we answer your questions.

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Sugar & Spice Book Club IG https://www.instagram.com/sugarandspicebookclub/

The Night Shift (Goodreads) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693427-the-night-shift

The Night Shift (purchase) https://bookshop.org/books/the-night-shift-9781250850386/9781250268884

Signature Cocktail ~ Halloween Red and Blue

Ingredients:

3 ½ oz. ginger ale

ice cubes

½ oz. Curacao Blue

1 oz. lemon juice

½ oz. grenadine lemon for garnish

Directions:

Pour the grenadine and lemon juice over a few ice cubes in a highball glass and stir briefly. Top up carefully with ginger ale. Then carefully pour the Curacao Blue over the ice cubes. Decorate with a lemon slice and serve with a drinking straw.

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The alliterations continue! Seeking something mysterious to read? Talk Bookish to Me has you covered. My friend Richard Denney and I recommend 10 novels that encourage sleuthing + a couple tv shows too.

Richard’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BookishlyRichie

Richard's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bookishlyrichie/

Bookclubbed (podcast) https://open.spotify.com/show/2eooC8M8JBiOcDSNgDZ4H1

One Day with Miss Penderly https://amzn.to/36eYTbw

Books Mentioned

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

Misery by Stephen King

The Books of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

The Maid by Nita Prose

Where Are the Children? By Mary Higgins Clark

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Who Is Maud Dixon? By Alexandra Andrews

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones

The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns

Show recommendations

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window (Netflix)

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Who doesn’t love a good alliteration? In today’s episode Jacqueline and I are recommending some of our favorite memoirs. We have recommendations for beginners, light hearted celebrity memoirs, even dark cultish memoirs.

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Jacqueline's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacqiewheeler/

Books Mentioned

The Underwear in My Shoe by Brett Russo

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby

Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Educated by Tara Westover

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney

An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley

Member of the Family by Diane Lake

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Me by Elton John

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

Greenlights by Matthew Maconohay

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill

Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorious

Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

Netflix recommendations

Hillbilly Elegy based on the book by J.D. Vance

Maid based on the book by Stephanie Land

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Today, Jan and I played a fun Bookish Edition of This? or That? Check out all the questions we answered down below.

Jan’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/JanAgaton

Jan's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janagaton/

Jan-uary Book Tag (created by Jan) https://youtu.be/2AedWlkaxgI

Full Moon Book Club (Jan’s book club) https://youtu.be/LXdLxgl5MbU

Questions

Hardcover or paperback?

Buy or borrow?

Do you prefer reading physical books, ebooks or audiobooks?

Fiction or nonfiction?

Deckled pages or sprayed edges?

Do you use bookmarks or just dog ear the page?

Do you read multiple books or one at a time?

Adult or young adult?

For book covers do you prefer realistic pics or illustrations?

Would you rather meet your favorite author or meet your favorite character?

Would you rather be a published author or work in publishing?

Hang out in libraries or bookstores?

When book shopping do you prefer shopping in person or online?

Stand alones or series?

Would you rather have your favorite book turned into a movie or tv series?

Do you read your books in one sitting or slow and steady?

Do you prefer for it to be quiet when you read or have background noise?

Are you a mood reader or do you plan your TBR?

If you’re not enjoying a book do you DNF it or read it all the way through?

Are you a fast or slow reader?

Do you prefer action or romance?

Do you like reading popular books or finding hidden gems?

Hero or villain?

Hero turning a little bad or villain turning a little good?

Boy next door or bad boy?

Princess or warrior?

Smut or keep it classy?

Day time reader or night time reader?

Books that make you laugh or make you cry?

Male main character or female main character?

Reading on the couch or on the bed?

Character driven or plot driven stories?

WYR read a book with an annoying cliffhanger or one where your favorite character is killed off?

WYR only read new releases or only read backlist titles?

This is similar, but would you rather only read new books or re-read books you’ve already read?

And the last question is only appropriate if you actually take notes on your books. Do you? Take notes on paper or on your phone?

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Today I am sharing 40+ book to movie adaptations expected to release this year. Who knows if all of them will, but it's nice knowing what's ahead. Make sure you check out the IMDB for the movies you're interested in to stay up to date on any changes.

Movies Mentioned

Redeeming Love https://imdb.to/313fTPR

Death on the Nile https://imdb.to/3DOorIt

The Amazing Maurice https://imdb.to/3CZFEh2

Mothering Sunday https://imdb.to/3qAbAFP

The Unbreakable Boy https://imdb.to/3D5ae93

Bad Guys https://imdb.to/3FQSwaK

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris https://imdb.to/3cLSaG4

The Black Phone https://imdb.to/3nRWtG7

Bullet Train https://imdb.to/3xC1s1b

Where the Crawdads Sing https://imdb.to/3oYbeql

Salem’s Lot https://imdb.to/315mx80

Dark Harvest https://imdb.to/2ZtMDB6

White Bird: A Wonder Story https://imdb.to/30X0Q9V

She Said https://imdb.to/3DVplCW

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile https://imdb.to/3cMEXgb

Heartstopper https://imdb.to/3nRd3Gc

The Wonder https://imdb.to/3rbf1Dw

Sandman https://imdb.to/2ZmNAeg

Persuasion https://imdb.to/3DTLHVz

White Noise https://imdb.to/30YPlPt

All Quiet on the Western Front https://imdb.to/3laFzAL

Bridgerton, Season 2 no link available

Anatomy of A Scandal https://imdb.to/3xmo1Xv

Blonde https://imdb.to/3nQZtm4

The School for Good and Evil https://imdb.to/3p2NNME

My Policeman https://imdb.to/3cPyIIy

The Power https://imdb.to/3la8ZPA

My Best Friend’s Exorcism https://imdb.to/3cOeQFB

Paper Girls https://imdb.to/3l5jUtO

Conversations With Friends https://imdb.to/3cPzpSa

No Exit https://imdb.to/3DUXF1c

A Court of Thorns and Roses https://imdb.to/3nOwUpw

Deep Water https://imdb.to/3DVzek3

The Time Traveler’s Wife no link available

House of the Dragon / Fire & Blood https://imdb.to/3p3CoMq

A Discovery of Witches, Season 3 https://imdb.to/3l92qwM

The Shining Girls https://imdb.to/3cLXGZi

Kindred no link available

Pachinko https://imdb.to/3xmTuJ5

Peter Pan & Wendy https://imdb.to/3FNbZcv

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey https://imdb.to/3DOvkJP

Peter Pan & Wendy https://imdb.to/3oY6Bg4

Daisy Jones & The Six https://imdb.to/3KcLvUY

The Storied Life of AJ Fikrey https://imdb.to/3lae0rs

The Stars at Noon https://imdb.to/32Au8Ms

The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight https://imdb.to/3DOv65r

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Today, Danielle and I are chatting about anticipated book releases. We each tried to come up with a list of our Top 10 Most Anticipated, but with similar reading tastes we had a lot in common. Still 14 new releases to check out, not bad!

Danielle’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9bvqJWSJk1nZiTPOp4t_A

Danielle's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deethebiblio/

Danielle’s TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@deethebiblio

Books Mentioned

Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia

Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

American Kingpin: The Epic Manhunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Book of Night by Holly Black

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

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