Talk Booky To Me

This episode is recorded while ghouls and zombies walk the streets of our suburban neighborhoods, stalking buckets of candy and threatening to vandalize houses if we don't consent. But we must continue. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some "fun" book news, review several books about different horrors, dole out superlatives, and end on a question that causes some serious reflection. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below. 

Books Discussed at Length:

Zomromcom - Olivia Dade

City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

So Witches We Became - Jill Baguchinsky

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai

The Summer I Ate the Rich - Maika and Maritza Moulite

Academy of Outcasts - Larry Courreia

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 

News:

Felicia - https://bookriot.com/fun-spins-on-classic-creature-horror/ 

Aaron - https://bookriot.com/most-read-books-on-goodreads-october-2025/ 

We finally made it! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, for a bombastic finale to City of Glass. We cover part three and the epilogue in this episode, sifting through all the long-time-coming revelations, explosive fight scenes, emotional reunions, and confusing loose ends. It's been a complicated experience with this book, but we end on a high-note, excited for the rest of the series. Thank you for listening, 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 

It feels like we received our first ARC, completed another set of spoiler episodes, blinked, and it was suddenly the end of our second year. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we reflect on another full year of Talk Booky to Me. This episode is a nice, informal reflection on our second year of themes, favorite books, and overall reading progress. It gives us a nice space to vent and brainstorm some goals for year three. Thank you, sincerely, for hanging out with our little podcast family over the year. We hope we brought you some entertainment, a few laughs, and plenty of book recommendations. We will continue to do so as long as you continue to listen. Here's to another year! 

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 

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dive into part two of Cassandra Clare's City of Glass. The pace picks up immediately, warming us up to the plot and characters while still making our skin crawl with some weird relationship dynamics. Regardless, the story of Shadowhunters versus Valentine fully engulfs us in this episode. Thank you for tagging along on this journey of a book, 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 

How do you link the the philosophical question of life-and-death, a romantic comedy about zombies, Beowulf, and a detective that tracks down lost recipes? Listen to this episode! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we discuss our mid-month progress on a TBR centered on the horrors of women (not horrors they commit or the horrors committed upon them - in most cases). This is sandwiched between some news on banned books and speculative memoirs, some scary rapid-fire recommendations, and a question about animating our favorite reads. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!

Books Discussed at Length:

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us - Ed Yong

Beowulf A Graphic Novel - Stephen L Stern

Volatile King - Brooklyn Cross

Zomromcom - Olivia Dade

Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai

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 

News:

Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-speculative-memoirs-featuring-monsters/ 

It's hard to find a better theme for October than scary stories, so we didn't even try. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover September book covers and October recommendations in our news segment, exchange bone-chilling books, set up a TBR centered on women-led horror (mostly), share recommendations from a diligent listener, and end with some incredibly random recommendations. It's a packed first-of-the-month episode that revitalized us like brains for zombies. Thank you for listening, 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:

The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak

Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera

News:

Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3007?ref=HalloweenReads_footer_HorrorBeginners

Aaron - https://lithub.com/the-14-best-book-covers-of-september/

Unfortunately, all authors eventually release their final sequel, bringing a series to an end - just like Sequel September. Thankfully, we, Felicia and Aaron, are here to bring it to a close with a massive variety of recommendations to keep your TBR filled through Christmas. We use this episode to cover news on spooky releases, review a bounty of sequels, check-in on our reading challenges (including a disturbing graphic novel about cartoon cats and an unhinged playlist of feminine rage) award September superlatives, and wrap up with a fun question about popular books we will never read. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!

Books Discussed at Length:

The Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins

Everything is Fine Vol. 1 - Mike Birchall

Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez

Happy Bloody Christmas - Jo Middleton

She Didn't See it Coming - Shari Lapena

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai

City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

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 

News:

Felicia - https://bookriot.com/latine-debut-authors-2025/

Aaron's Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1NRtnxXblBmQf9nCvYfqCZ?si=vPCC3PW8S-eWyBla88ibKQ&pi=_zoohv1TRBa5k

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dissect part 1 of City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. In this episode we SPOIL all plot details of this section while drawing real world comparisons to the major themes of policing, racism, and awkward family dynamics. As always, thank you for listening and we can be found 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 

Middle of September means school is back in season and the general seasons are changing, but we are staying the same...by reading sequels to books we already love! Well, that's mostly true. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our TBR of sequels, share some very fun news about ARCs we received, some not-super-fun news about the state of literature in the US, and end with a discussion about books we want people to read but are reluctant to recommend. This is the episode of rambles, but it's fitting since we are focusing on books within series that have no sense of wrapping up within our lifetimes (not a reference to George R.R. Martin - let that man rest). Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!

Books Discussed at Length:

Lore Olympus Vol. 8 - Rachel Smythe

Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Mahrer

Rose in Chains - Julie Soto

The Vanishing Stair - Maureen Johnson

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV 

Academy of Outcasts - Larry Correia

Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree

The Ersatz Elevator - Lemony Snicket

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai

Additional Thanks To:

Aethon Books for Academy of Outcasts

Tor Publishing for Brigands and Breadknives

Creature Publishing for Mean Ones

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 

News:

Felicia -

Publisher's Weekly:

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/publishers-weekly/20250908/281595246664217?srsltid=AfmBOorlEagLlF8Z_no3TdDKxQUNXd1jvCkmIDVVTveksuwd30j09Jy6 

HRCYED:

https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/

Aaron - https://thelemur.org/2025/08/20/on-performative-reading/ 

Moving into September, we, Felicia and Aaron, realized how many unfinished journeys we started. Trips to the stars have been abandoned at the peak of hyperspace. Wizards and knights were left on the road to banish evil. Small-town's healing from trauma were suspended in time, waiting for hockey to save their identity. That last one was too specific, but the point is - we need to start reading more sequels. Join us on this episode as we cover some heartfelt news, set up a TBR related to sequels, exchange books, assign challenges to one another, and wrap up with a fun question about bringing magical items to the real world. Oh, and we introduce our calendar for spoiler episodes of City of Glass, finally. We hope you enjoy this episode, 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

News:

Felicia - https://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/What-Dan-Read-Booklist.pdf

Aaron - https://www.bookculture.com/blog/2025/07/25/our-most-anticipated-books-september-2025 

City of Glass Spoiler Episode Dates:

Part One - September 22nd (2025)

Part Two - October 6th (2025)

Part Three - October 27th (2025)