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In this episode, we are sharing a podcast filled with a variety of reading recommendations.  Grab a cool drink and settle in for a hefty list of books with a summery vibe.

Inspiration for this episode comes from  The Summer Vibes Book Tag created by The Cozy Reader: Summer Vibes Book Tag

Julia's Books

• The Cay by Theodore Taylor
• Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jenkins
• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
• What the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez
• Empire of Shadows by Jacqueline Benson
• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
• Dan Brown (author)
• As You Wish written and narrated by Carey Elwes
• The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• The Binding by Bridget Collins 
• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
• Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin

Stephany's Books

• The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
• Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
• Float Plan by Trish Doller
• Lost in the Summer of '69 by Eliza Knight
• Kate Morton (author)
  • The Secret Keeper
  • The Lake House
• Ravished by Amanda Quick
• Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter
• The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson, narrated by Fiona Hardingham
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series by Beth Browers
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
• Georgette Heyer (author)
  • Venetia (narrated by Richard Armitage)
  • Frederica
• Murder In Highbury by Vanessa Kelly
• The Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman

Other Mentions

• Life of Pi (movie)
• The Princess Bride (movie)
• Project Hail Mary (movie)

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We are back from our May break and sharing our love for The Other Bennet Sister mini-series (based on the book by the same name by Janice Hadlow) currently streaming on Britbox.  Our podcast skills are a bit rusty, but our enthusiasm can't be dampened.  Grab a drink and join the fun!

Books and Other Mentions

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (movie)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (movie)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (movie)
• Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
• The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
• The Other Bennet Sister   (mini-series)
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Pride and Prejudice (1995 mini-series)
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Little House on the Prairie (TV Show)
• Murder in Highbury by Vanessa Kelly
• The Perfect Hand  by Ayelet Waldmen, narrated by Juliette Stevenson
• Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez

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Dear friends and fellow readers, 

Julia's baby has arrived earlier than expected and caught us off-guard so there is no show for this week.  We have also decided to take the month of May off to give Julia and her family a chance to settle into life together.

We will be back with another chatty episode on June 10, 2026.  Until then, may you enjoy many hours of happy reading accompanied by many of delicious drinks.

We are so grateful for each of you!

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We love a book with with an evocative or atmospheric setting.  In this episode we are sharing some books with settings that lingered in our minds long after the story ended.

Julia's Books

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• Island Queen by Vanessa Riley
• Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
• The 7  1/2  Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Stephany's Books

• Piranesi by Susannah Clarke
• The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• The Hacienda  by Isabel Ibañez
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Other Mentions

• The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Chapter 15: 3 Peas in a Pod (Dune by Frank Herbert with Mark Yoder 
• Chapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell with Jo Hart)
• S2, Chapter 21: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia with kelly Kreider)
• S2, Chapter 23: The Fall of the House of Usher vs. What Moves the Dead
• S2, Chapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (Outside by Ragnar Jonasson with Jay Yoder)
• Fimmvörðuháls
• S4, Chapter 6: Great Fiction About Real Women
• Simone St. James's books

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The first quarter of 2026 is over.  Unbelievable! that means It's time to talk about our most notable reads for the first three months of of the year.  Enjoy our opinionated and very meandering discussion!

Julia's Books

• Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez 
• House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom written and narrated by Shari Franke
• Friends, Lover, and the Big Terrible Thing by written and narrated by Matthew Perry
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
• Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore
• Courageously Soft: Daring to Keep a Tender Heart in a Tough World by Charaia Rush

Stephany's Books

• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, narrated by Stephen Fry
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling, narrated by Stephen Fry
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
• Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
• 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
• Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson 
• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
• The Astral Library by Kate Quinn, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
• Crossed Skis by Carol Carnac
• Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim
• Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafiald
• A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourne, narrated by Angele Masters
• A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James
• Middlemarch by George Eliot
• True Spirituality by Francis A. Schaeffer 
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Shows Mentioned

• S4, Chapter 3: These Books Sound So Good! (January - June 2026)

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Our reading has changed since we started this podcast in 2022AND we have new listeners.  It's about time we reintroduce ourselves. 

Books Mentioned - too many to list

Other Mentions

• mynameismarines
• Thoughts on Tomes
• CAWPILE

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March is Women's History Month and March 8 is International Women's Day.  To celebrate, we are recommending a few fictional books highlighting real women in history, from the 1300s up through the 20th century.

Julia's Books

• Island Queen by Vanessa Riley
• Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon, narrated by Barrie Kreinik and Peter Ganim
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
• Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
• The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

Stephany's Books

• Katherine by Anya Seton
• Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
• Land by Maggie O'Farrell
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
• Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Other Mentions

• Dr. Kathleen Martinez
• Dr. Elizabeth Potter
• Dr. Marlena Fejzo 
• Hamnet (movie)
• Chapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell with Jo Hart)

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February is Black History Month.  To recognize the month, we're recommending books (fiction and non-fiction) that helped us to better understand the Black experience in America across time.  Note: Stephany failed to mention the title her last book during the episode.  It is Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.

Books Mentioned

Julia

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
• Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
• I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
•  Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Stephany

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
• Brown Girl Dreaming written and narrated by Jacqueline Woodson
• The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin, narrated by Kevin R. Free
• Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Other Mentions

• https://www.blackhistorymonth.gov/
• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs
• When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
• Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession by Austin Channing Brown
• A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
• Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights

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February is National Library Lovers month, so we're celebrating by sharing happy memories of the library and how it has shaped us as readers.  Don't forget to show your library some love this month!

Books Mentioned

Julia:

• A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young
• The Pinballs  by Betsy Byars
• The Computer Nut by Betsy Byars
• The Sammie Keys series by Wendelin Van Draanan
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
• The Dear America series by various authors
• The Royal Diaries series by various authors 
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• The Coyote Girl by Judith Logan Lehne
• The Forgotten beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
• The Story of the Those Who Stood for Jesus by Voice of the Martyrs and D.C. Talk
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Stephany:

• The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 
• The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• Shel Silverstein (poet) 
• The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton 
• The Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt 
• Beauty by Robin McKinley
• The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
• Helen of Troy by Elizabeth George
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• Island Of Sea Women by Lisa See

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Hi, friends!  With a new year comes a whole lotta new book releases.  In today's show we discuss some of the upcoming releases we are most excited about, specifically books publishing dates between January and June 2026.  Julia's list contains several books with difficult topics and theming while Stephany's picks often contain an element of magical realism or fantasy.  We hope you find at least one book to get excited about!

Books Mentioned

Julia

• Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez (1/13/2026)
• Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (1/20/2026)
• The Seven Daughters of Depree by Nikesha Elise Williams (1/27/2026)
• Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris (2/17/2026) 
• The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (2/17/2026)
• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (2/17/2026)
• Love by the Book: A Novel by Jessica George (4/7/2026)
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (5/5/2026)
• The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (5/5/2026)
• Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett (5/5/2026)

Stephany

• The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (1/6/2026)
• Detour by Jake Rake and Rob Hart (1/13/2026)
• The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula (3/31/2026)
• Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han (4/7/2026)
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (4/7/2026)
• The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances: A Novel by Glen Dixon (4/7/2026)
• Thistlemarch by Moorea Corrigan (4/21/2026)
• The Library After Dark: A Novel by Ande Pliego (5/5/2026)
• A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman (5/19/2026)
• The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel by Katherine Arden (6/2/2026)

Other Mentions

• Lilybird & Company
• Rebecca's Literary Wanderings

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