Today, Nikki and I are discussing book hype. Does hype affect your reading experience? If you answered yes, then stay tuned for 7 tips to help you navigate the hype.

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Books Mentioned

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Brynn Greenwood

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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

all 3 brown sister books by Talia Hibbert

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

The Push by Ashley Audrain

**The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (we didn’t mention this one by name, but we referenced it!)

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Today, Jordyn and I are sharing our best & worst books of the year + some reading stats & awarding superlatives! It’s the BIG end of year wrap up extravaganza!

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Books Mentioned

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

The Graces by Laure Eve

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

After by Anna Todd

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren

My Favorite Half Night Stand by Christina Lauren

Roomies by Christina Lauren

The Marriage Pass by Briana Cole

Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon

The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

Don’t Breathe a Word by Jordyn Taylor

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

The Push by Ashley Audrain

Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed

Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

Always in December by Emily Stone

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Layla by Colleen Hoover

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Today, Sidnie and I are chatting about reading goals: Which goals we had this year, if we accomplished them & what our NEW reading goals are for next year (2022).

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Sidnie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sidniepaigebooks/

Books Mentioned

In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata

Episodes Mentioned

How to Set Reading Goals https://spoti.fi/32TOPD3

Goals Check In https://spoti.fi/32QgjcM

How to Prioritize Your TBR https://spoti.fi/3Ijzj3G

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Today, Hailey and I are sharing some holiday reading recommendations.

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

Books Mentioned

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman

The Visitor by Sergio Gomez

A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes

Always in December by Emily Stone

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn

The Simple Wild series by K. A. Tucker

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

One Day in December by Josie Silver

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss

Beartown by Fredrick Backman

Rock Paper Scissor by Alice Feeney

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Moose Springs Alaska series by Sarah Morganthaler

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

One by One by Ruth Ware

Let it Snow: 3 Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

What Light by Jay Asher

My True Love Gave to Me (an anthology)

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimoore

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Today, is the very first mini episode of Talk Bookish to Me. I discuss ways to prioritize your TBR and share the value of a DNF. I hope your TBR is ready, because I walk you through the process step by step, and the end results will set you up for success!

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Today, Jessie and I are discussing The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix. The beginning of the episode is spoiler free.

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Signature Cocktail - S’mores Campfire Cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz vanilla vodka (but you can use regular vodka if you have that on hand)

2 oz almond Milk or any preferred milk

1 oz Irish cream liqueur Bailey's or Carolyn's

1 tbsp hot chocolate powder

Garnish crushed graham crackers, chocolate sauce & marshmallows

Optional

Eggnog (instead of milk)

1 oz Kahlua (instead of Irish cream liqueur)

Instructions

1. Crumble graham crackers on a plate, rim glasses with chocolate syrup then dip the glass in the graham crackers.

2. Shake all other ingredients in a shaker with ice, pour over ice, garnish and serve!

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Today, Marcy and I are discussing the horror genre & sharing more than 20 horror book recommendations!

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video mentioned about horror book covers https://youtu.be/HOr5ALigmHA

Marcy's Horror Recommendations

The Haunted by Bentley Little https://bit.ly/3zOVysV

The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen https://bit.ly/3ohez5e

Take Your Turn, Teddy by Haley Newlin https://bit.ly/39IMESX

Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower https://bit.ly/3AP77BK

Remains by Andrew Cull https://bit.ly/39HVNLP

Go Down Hard by Ali Seay https://bit.ly/3ihHnXf

Dawn of the Living-Impaired and Other Messed Up Zombie Stories by Christine Morgan https://bit.ly/39IXWXl

Joyland by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3EZe7OG

Pet Sematary by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3AWWTiQ

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro https://bit.ly/2Y2sLEu

With Teeth by Brian Keene https://bit.ly/3kOwrlF

The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca https://bit.ly/3F3gNeb

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar https://bit.ly/39LNgr2

In the Scrape by James Newman https://bit.ly/2Y1jGvi

The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste https://bit.ly/2Wl3nc1

Brother by Ania Ahlborn https://bit.ly/2Y889KT

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson https://bit.ly/3AS4I9c

Gone to See the Riverman by Kristopher Triana https://bit.ly/3EWp3gh

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom https://bit.ly/3m7GGRx

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Today, Danielle and I are discussing the top 10 most banned and challenged books of 2020, sharing information on BANNED BOOKS WEEK & more.

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Talk Bookish to Me turns 1 year old and we're celebrating! In this episode Jacqueline and I sit down and reflect on the past year of co-hosting Talk Bookish to Me. We share behind the scenes of creating the podcast, our favorite and least favorite episodes and what you can expect for the year ahead. I also bid farewell to Jacqueline as co-host as she starts pursuing other passion projects. She's not gone forever though! She'll be back as a guest (her next appearance will be March 7th, 2022).

We both sincerely hope you have enjoyed the last year with both of us and I can't wait to share all the things ahead! Until next time y'all, HAPPY READING!

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Today, Gwen and Jacqueline are talking about audiobooks. They're trying to answer the much debated question: Are Audiobooks REAL Reading? Should they "count" towards your reading goals? 

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