This is Your Book Club Podcast

This book hit close to home for Sarah and I.  Honestly, it should hit close to home for everyone.  We all have a part to play in our public schools and we can all do better.  What did you think? 

Reading continues to bring us great joy during a difficult, busy season.  What have you read lately that has brought you joy?

Sarah's Shelf:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

Memories of the Lost by Barbara O'Neal

Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams

Jayme's Shelf:

Deluge by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

How long is your TBR? How do you choose what book to read next from that long list? Well we have an answer for you.  Reading Roulette! We bought a deck of Reading Roulette cards and on this episode we randomly choose a card and it gives us a genre, character, setting, etc. of which to pick our next book through.  If you want to play Reading Roulette with us, give us a number and we will help you choose. 

School's in session and it is another season for reading.  We have a list for you today so get your fancy pen and new back to school notebook and start your list.  Then let us know what you thought.  

Sarah's Shelf:

Bad Tourists by Caro Carver

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

Jayme's Shelf:

What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera 

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell

Augusts book club discussion is on Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller.  After you have read the book (or not), listen to what we thought and let us know what you thought.  

As we are getting ready to go back to school, we are keeping some things the same. Reading, of course! Here is our list of what books have been on our shelves lately. Have you read any of them? Let us know if you have and what you thought.

Sarah's Shelf:

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 

Jayme's Shelf:

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

New Nigeria County by Clare Brown 

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 

The day is finally here. On this episode we interview librarian, Paige Beach. We had such a long list of questions and she was so kind and willing to help us understand the inner workings of a library and their importance to the communities they serve.  If you haven't visited a library lately, we encourage you to go soon and find out what your local library has to offer.  

Summer is quickly coming to an end and we are quickly trying to cram every last book we can into it.  Sarah and I review 3 books each and let you know what we thought and if you should read them or not.  Have you read any? Let us know.

Sarah's Shelf:

A Family Affair by Robyn Carr

Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak

This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune

Jayme's Shelf:

Poppy's Story by Kristina McMorris

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

Ejaculate Responsibly by  Gabrielle Stanley Blair

Recently the New York Times released a list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. As an avid reader, I was shocked that I had only read 15 of the books on the list. With this realization, the idea of asking others what their favorite book of the 21st century is, was born. So, here are a few books to add to your tbr from some different readers. 

The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 

Book club! Book club! Hear ye! Hear ye! Our July bookclub pick is Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate. An untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth in 1909, Oklahoma.  Join us for this book club meeting as we discuss what we thought.  Let us know if you read and what your take aways were.