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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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It's time to talk about our favorite reads of 2025.  Be prepared for a ridiculous amount of gushing.

Julia's Books

• Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock
• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Stephany's Books

• A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko 
• Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
• My Ăntonia by Willa Cather
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 1 - 5)
• Time of the Child by Niall Williams, narrated by Dermot Crowley

Other Mentions

• Almost Famous (2000)
• Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
• White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

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Can you believe the end of 2025 is closing in?  This episode is all about our book superlatives (worst, most disappointing, favorite character, etc.).  Join us as we reflect on some of our best and worst reading experiences.  Happiest Holidays to you, too!

Julia's Books

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas
• The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• La Cucina by Lily Prior
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• Codex by Lev Grossman
• Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Stephany's Books

• The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
• Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
• That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs
• The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• Heartless Hunter by Kristin Ciccarelli
• The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
• Foster by Claire Keegan
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
• A Nature Poem for Every Autumn Evening edited by Jane McMoreland Hunter
• A Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening edited by Jane McMoreland Hunter
• Emmanuel by Ruth Chow Simons
• Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
• Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
• The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
• Ella Minnow Pea: a Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway

Other Mentions

• Darling Desi
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Liz Nugent 
• The Unselected Journals of Emme M. Lion (Vol 1) by Beth Brower
• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

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We are celebrating three years of podcasting and sharing some BIG news.  Join us for a laid-back chatty time.

Episodes Mentioned

• S3, Chapter 6: Upcoming Releases We Can't Wait to Read (January - May 2025)
• S2, Chapter 4: Favorite Books of 2023
• S2, Chapter 5: These Books Sound SO Good (Anticipated Releases of 2024)
• Chapter 11: A Few Favorite Christian Life Books
• Chapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell with Jo Hart)
• Chapter 21: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Secret History by Donna Tartt with Paige Haldeman)
• S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature? (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë) 

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Halloween is just around the corner.  In celebration of this spooky season, we're discussing some of the monsters who have jumped from the pages of the books we've read and given our wimpy hearts a real fright.

Books Mentioned:

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling 
• The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson, narrated by Richard Armitage
• What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
• The Girl With All the Gifts  by M. R Carey
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• Strange Practice by Vivien Shaw
• Dead until Dark by Sookie Stackhouse
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ranson Riggs
• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
• Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James
• The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
•  It by Stephen King

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Hello, friends!  We apologize that no show is posted for this week.  We've had some unexpected interruptions in our lives which have made it very difficult to record a quality show for you this week.  We will be back in two weeks with a show featuring monsters from books and literature we are very glad don't exist in the real world.  We hope you'll join us for the fun! 

In the meantime, here are a few autumn/spooky season shows from past seasons you might enjoy:

• Chapter 1: A Fall Reading Chat
• Chapter 23: Autumn Reading Goodness
• Chapter 24: Ghosty Books
• S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature: (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)
• S2, Chapter 23: The Fall of the House of Usher vs. What Moves the Dead
• S3, Chapter 9: Thrillers, Mysteries, and Suspense, Oh My!
• S3, Chapter 22: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)

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