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- Talk Booky Predicts Five Stars: Episode Three
We may not visit five-star restaurants very often, but this month was full of five-star books. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we wrap up a month full of odd and impressive reads. Nostalgia washes over this episode as we revisit the small and mighty hobbits of Tolkien, reminisce about days in front of the TV with thumbs hammering the A-Button to make Mario jump faster, and get lost in...the TV show Lost. We open with some news about 30 books across 30 years and five adaptations that supposedly outshine the novels they are based on, discuss our reads since mid-month, dish out superlatives, and wrap up with a character-driven question. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
Books Discussed at Length:
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Tartuffe - Moliere
Oroonoko - Aphra Behn
Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Super Nintendo - Keza MacDonald (Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/super-nintendo-keza-macdonald/1147411650 )
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
The Compound - Aisling Rawle
Lost: Back to the Island - Emily St. James and Noel Murray
The Backyard Bird Chronicle - Amy Tan
News:
Felicia - https://booksofbrilliance.com/2026/01/29/the-30-best-books-of-the-last-30-years/
Aaron - https://screenrant.com/book-adaptations-where-movie-is-better-list/
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 28 min - Talk Booky Predicts Five Stars: Episode Two
We at Talk Booky don't want to say we can predict the future, but this episode makes a good case for us. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, on our pursuit of five-star books to kick off 2026. We are halfway through January with a few hits already. This episode kicks off with some news about Southern literature that breaks stereotypes and YA adaptations that are likely to embrace stereotypes before moving to our TBR progress. This is where things heat up. Aaron already found a five-star read that quite literally fell into his mailbox, and Felicia shed tears for her first two five-star reads of the year. After celebrating, we wrap up with our top five books of 2025 and a fun question about books that intimidate us. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
Books Discussed at Length:
We Are All Guilty Here - Karin Slaughter
Things You Save in a Fire - Katherine Center
Folklore Rules - Lynne McNeill
Obstetrix - Naomi Kritzer
Super Nintendo - Keza Macdonald
Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Stanzas in America - Gilbert Allen
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
ARCs Introduced:
Super Nintendo - Keza MacDonald
The Body - Behany Morrow
Green and Deadly Things - Jenn Lyons
Hell's Heart - Alexis Hall
Sublimination - Isabel Kim
News:
Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-books-that-complicate-stories-about-the-south/
Aaron - https://bookriot.com/ya-books-to-film-adaptations/
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 16 min - Talk Booky Predicts Five Stars: Episode One
Time to buy a new Sports Illustrated calendar, pack up our sweaters with 2024 slang words like "aura" and "huz" on them, give up on learning what 6-7 means and hope it dies out, and, most importantly, watch that GoodRead's number roll from 452 (or, you know, 30) books read to 0. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news that looks back at 2025 and gives suggestions to plan our 2026 reading before introducing a new theme to motivate us into the new year. We set up our TBRs and end with some predictions for the 2026 award season. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below. Happy New Year!
Listener Recommends:
Thank You for Listening - Julia Whalen
The Book Club for Troublesome Women - Marie Bostwick
Dial A for Aunties - Jess Q. Sutanto
Finding Grace - Loretta Rothschild
The People We Keep - Allison Larken
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry - Gabrielle Zevon
The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis
The Rose Code - Kate Quinn
Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
They Came for the School - Mike Hixenbaugh
News:
Felicia - https://www.elle.com/culture/books/g69874348/best-fiction-books-2025/
Aaron - https://bookriot.com/bookish-planner-supplies-2026/
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
42 min - Talk Booky's Time Crunch: Episode Three
Like a famous poet once said, "wake me up when...(December?) ends..." You get the point. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we mourn another month of disappointingly slow reading. We open with some political news and a good look-back at 2025 in books, talk about our (mostly) failed time crunch month, including the dirty side of NYC kitchens and more complaints about a Christmas serial killer, award some superlatives, and wrap up with another fun question about literature. Thank you for joining us on this last attempt to meet some TBR goals, and we hope you were more successful. Here's to 2026!
Books Discussed at Length:
The Xmas Day Butcher - Spencer Guerrero
Wynd: The Secret of the Wings - James Tynion IV
Kaiju No. 8 - Naoya Matsumoto
Dinosaurs Before Dark - Mary Pope Osborne
Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree
Those Across the River - Christopher Buehlman
The Lefthand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
News:
Felicia - https://lithub.com/the-ultimate-best-books-of-2025-list/
Aaron - https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/29/beth-macy-the-bestselling-author-of-dopesick-is-running-for-congress-is-she-the-liberal-jd-vance-00703039
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 4 min - The Talk Booky Awards: 2025
2025 has been horrible. Let's just say it. It's been horrible. Politics have been horrible, gas prices are horrible, meat prices are horrible, war is horrible...look, it's just been horrible. Regardless, we are here. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we hold our annual Talk Booky Awards that require use to debate (loosely) for the books that were not horrible (and were actually AWESOME) and make the tough decision on deciding which of those not horrible books is our favorite of the podcast. We also try to set some realistic goals for next year and comfort each other as we cry our way into the new year. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 3 min - Talk Booky's Time Crunch: Episode Two
The clock is seriously ticking down on 2025, and we guess all of you are struggling as much as we are to finish any sort of reading goal for the year, but here we are. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we discuss our mid-month progress on the December reading crunch. We open with the GoodRead's Choice Awards and the first few days of our personal book exchange. Then, we move on to our reading progress, marked with some new scary stories by old favorite authors and an advent calendar disaster that made one of us (you guess who) wish to be the victim of the titular "Xmas Butcher." Don't worry, it gets better because we recommend some short books to pad your 2025 reading and end with a question about freezing time. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
Books Discussed at Length:
Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
The Xmas Day Butcher - Spencer Guerrero
Such Lovely Skin - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Monster Hunter International - Larry Correia
News:
Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
39 min - Talk Booky's Time Crunch: Episode One
Cereal is so good. Captain Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, French Toast Crunch, Christmas crunch... The last one was made up. Join us, Felicia and Aaron as we kick off December. We start with news, but the book exchange gets out-of-hand as we try give each other books by authors we already know. Then we set a TBR of "catch-up" books (I call them ketchup books, but whatever), cover some family recommendations, and close with a random recommendation. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
News:
Felicia - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-best-gift-books-of-2025/
Aaron - https://bookriot.com/most-read-books-on-goodreads-2025/
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 14 min - Talk Booky Thanks Families: Episode Three
Our bellies are full of turkey, and there are enough leftovers to feed a family of seven resting in the fridge as we record this episode, and there's no better way to wrap up the month about families. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we round-out November. We open with news about book recommendations from NPR and MPR (yes, those are two organizations - not a typo), share our recent experiences at a few new book stores, and dive into our slim pile of literature since mid-month. The conversation swings wildly between tropey family dramas, complexities of generational trauma, rugby romances, dealing with work-families, and...hold on (checking my notes) a man in heart-patterned boxers with a pet cat named Princess Donut. I'm not sure how that last title ended up here, but believe me - it's one of Felicia's favorites. We dish out superlatives and finish the conversation by looking forward to Christmas. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at any of the outlets below.
Books Discussed at Length:
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
Troutwatching - Dallas Crow
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
News:
Felicia - https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2024
Aaron - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/29/ideas-for-the-book-lovers-on-your-gift-list
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
42 min - Talk Booky Thanks Families: Episode Two
We made it halfway through November which may or may not be great, depending on how the year has been for you. Regardless, the podcast must go on. We, Felicia and Aaron, managed an episode about family during a time when families are loosely defined. This episode has some news about the GoodReads Choice Awards and video games based on novels. We move on to our TBR progress which is covered with YA manga about a world void of magic, expected favorites that we won't mention, and a Ya-Ya story. We end with a spoiler-filled question about book endings, so that may not be best for everyone. Regardless, thank you for listening, and you can find us at the outlets below.
Books Discussed at Length:
WYND - James Tynion
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree
Maine Characters - Hannah Orenstein
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
News:
Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025?ref=gca_nov_25_gcar1_sa
Aaron - https://gameinformer.com/top-five/2025/09/30/top-five-games-based-on-books
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
1 hr 15 min - Talk Booky Thanks Families: Episode One
Large meals are around the corner, so we are tightening our belts and prepping our stomachs as we move into November. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we set up a new theme about families and exchange some interesting books about different (and somewhat concerning) family dynamics. We start with some news about the horror of America to cap off the scary month and some newly discovered books to, hopefully, branch into some fresh directions. Then, we exchange books, set a TBR that would make our families proud (haha), and end with a question about adapting our favorite books to comics. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
Contact:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
Listener Recommends:
Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan
The Good, The Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Suranto
Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez
The People We Keep - Allison Larkin
News:
Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/modern-america-is-a-horror-movie/
Aaron - https://community.bookbrowse.com/t/two-newly-discovered-works/2902
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About Talk Booky To Me
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A conversational podcast all about books. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we talk through our current reading habits, give recommendations, and discuss random booky things.