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Join us as we discuss our best books of 2022!

Julia’s Books:

•  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson
• The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan 

Stephany’s Books:

• The River by Peter Heller
• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter
• Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

 Also mentioned(very briefly):

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Neverwhere  by Neil Gaiman
• The Little Princess  by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Persuasion by Jane Austen

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In Chapter 5, we're taking a gleeful look at some of our happiest reading experiences of 2022. The superlatives include "Most Surprising" and "Class Clown" among others.  Some of our favorite books of the year are mentioned in this episode and we have so much fun talking about them.  At the end of the episode, we also share a little surprise.

Julia’s Books:

•  Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• The Book of Night by Holly Black
• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Stephany’s Books:

• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
• Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
• Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
• Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
• Shelter for the Spirit: Create Your Own Haven in a Hectic World by Victoria Moran
• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

 Also mentioned:

• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
• Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Peter Pan  by J. M. Barrie
• Walt Disney's Peter Pan
• For the Wolf  by Hannah Whitten
• Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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In Chapter 4 we're looking back over some of our less than stellar reading experiences of 2022 by using superlatives such as "Most Likely to Drop Out" and "Least Popular".  We do end the show on a more positive note discussing the books that happily made us cry, so it's not all negative energy.

Julia's Books:

• The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
• The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• For the Wolf  by Hannah F. Whitten
• Island Queen by Vanessa Riley

Stephany's Books:

• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmis 
• Mrs. Dalloway  by Virginia Wolfe
• The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• The Maid by Nita Prose
• Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt

Other mentions:

• Prologue: An Introduction to the Show
  • The Maid 
  • The All Souls trilogy
• Chapter 1: A Fall Reading Chat
  • The Historian
  • The Spare Man

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In Chapter 3 we spend some time reviewing  our reading goals and aspirations for 2022 and discussing our reading plans for 2023.  We end the show by talking about all the books we've been reading lately and the books we hope to fit in before the end of the year.

Julia's Books:

• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan
• The Book of Night by Holly Black
• Sustainable Badass by Gittemarie Johansan
• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Stephany's Books:

• A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer
• The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 
• The Duke Alone by Christi Caldwell 
• Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon by James Lovegrove
• Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer

Other mentions:

• Goodreads
• LibriVox
• The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
• The Spiderwick Chronicles series

Reading Challenge Suggestions:

• The Book Girls' Guide
• Mount TBR
• The Book List Queen
• PopSugar
• The Unread Shelf Project 2023
• The 2023 Master List of Reading Challenges

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In this chapter, we spend some time reminiscing about bookish childhood Christmas memories.  Then we dive into a pile of favorite Christmas picture books.  Unfortunately, because of the length of the episode, we don't take time to discuss our current reads.  We'll spend more time in Chapter 3 on that topic.  Stephany was really on the struggle bus this week - sore throat, mistaking Clyde for Claude, and stating Jolabokaflod was celebrated on December 26.  She'll definitely have her act together in the next Chapter.

Julia's Books:

• The Last Straw by Frederick Thury, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen
• The Nativity  illustrated by Julie Vivas
• Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity by John Bierhorst, illustrated by Barbara Cooney 
• The Story of Christmas by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Helen Ward 
• The Runaway Christmas Train by Linda Hayward, illustrated y Loretta Krupinski
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess
•  Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Richard H. Schneider, illustrated by Elizabeth J. Miles

Stephany's Books:

• The Friendly Beasts by by Karen Blumen, illustrated by  John Blumen
• Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashley Wolff 
• The First Night by B. G. Hennessy with paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
• The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, illustrated by Liz Bonham
• Claude the Dog written and illustratedby Dick Gackenback
• Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?  written and illustrated by Jan Brett
• The Polar Express by Chris van Allsberg

Other mentions:

• Longwood Gardens
• The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Roinson 
• Birth of Jesus Christmas album (John Michael Talbot, musician) 
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon)
• The Grinch  (2018 Illumination Entertainment movie)
• The Nutcracker written and illustrated Jan
• Jolabokaflod  (December 24, not December 26 as Stephany stated in the show)
• Book Advent Calendar tutorial

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In this episode, we spend some time talking about books that fit fall-themed prompts:  1) a school theme or setting,  2) a creepy, atmospheric or gothic vibe, or 3) an autumn setting.  To close the show, we chat about the books we’ve just finished, the books we're currently reading, and the books we hope to get to next.

Julia's Books:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
• Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• The Girl Who Navigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Stephany's Books:

• The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
• The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
• The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
• West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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In the Prologue, we introduce our brand new podcast and ourselves.  We share our vision for The Book Snug and spend some time discussing a few favorite and not so favorite books. We close the episode by talking about the books we’ve just finished, the books we're currently reading, and the books we hope to get to next.

Julia’s Books:

•  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
• The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
• House Rules by Jodi Picoult
• Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson
• For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 

Stephany’s Books:

• The River by Peter Heller
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• The Maid by Nita Prose
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
• West with Giraffes: A Novel by Lynda Rutledge
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
• Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson and Karin B. Miller

 Also mentioned:

• Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
• The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
• Game of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin
• Reign 
• Jane Eyre 

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