The Book Cellar

 In this episode Andy and Rachel each share their favorite books that give Fall vibes. Whether it’s spooky, academic, or thrilling, all of these book are perfect to curl up with under a warm blanket by the fire.

Books discussed (in order):

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Good Girls Guide to Murder (Series) by Holly Jackson

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King

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

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

How To Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

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In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their final books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. They covered prompt 19 (Set in the same time period as the previous book), prompt 20 (Title has the same number of vowels as the previous title), and prompt 21 (Book that connects to both previous book and Prompt 1 book). Rachel also fills us in on the two other books she read just for fun. 

Books discussed (in order):

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens

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In this episode Andy and Rachel each share 3 books they think are overhyped — and 3 that you haven’t heard about but should add to your TBR immediately. 

Books discussed (in order):

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn

Eleanor by Jason Gurley

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

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Episode Summary

In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 15 (Recommended by someone else based on your review of previous book), prompt 16 (Goodreads rating +/- 0.25 of previous book's rating), prompt 17 (Inspired by something in the previous author's bio), and prompt 18 (Shares main theme with previous book). Rachel also fills us in on the only five star book she read just for fun. 

Books discussed (in order):The Grace Year by Kim LiggettReal Americans by Rachel KhongThe Lies They Told by Ellen Marie WisemanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan HenryBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe House of My Mother by Shari FrankeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Good Part by Sophie Cousens

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Episode Summary

In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 10 (A book a previous character would read at the beach), prompt 11 (Same publisher as previous book), prompt 12 (Non-fiction inspired by something in the previous book), prompt 13 (Cover on opposite side of the color wheel from previous book), and prompt 14 (Character shares profession with previous character). Rachel also fills us in on the historical fiction book she read just for fun. 

Books discussed (in order):

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

The Long March by Sun Shuyun

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica

Kokoro by Natsume Soseki

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

The Last Tiger by Julia Riew and Brad Riew

Maria by Michelle Moran
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This is our first ever minisode!

 In this episode Andy and Rachel each share 3 books they couldn’t stop reading — and 3 that they couldn’t finish or wish they hadn’t.

Books discussed (in order):

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

Lamb by Christopher Moore

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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Now With More Video

Season 2 - Episode 16

Episode Summary

This is our first ever podcast that was recorded on video, hence the episode name. It will be live on Youtube soon.

 In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 7 (Author shares name with character from previous book), prompt 8 (Cover shares item with the previous cover), and prompt 9 (Shares a narrative technique with previous book). Rachel also fills us in on the book she read just for fun. 

Books discussed (in order):

Wayward by Emilia Hart

Tokyo Doll by John McPartland

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel

lThe Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

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A Short Walk Through a Wide World - Douglas Westerbeke

The Neverending Story - Michael Ende

Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Only One Left - Riley Sager

Ask the Dust - John Fante

Of Salt and Women - Gabriela Garcia

Lamb - Christopher Moore

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson

Elevation - Stephen King

Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez

A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami

The Happiest Man on Earth - Eddie Jaku