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Join with me as I discuss the new movie, Emma, as well as other versions, and of course the original book by the one and only Jane Austen! This is my favorite book, (I just re-read it for the 3rd time) and it's always fun to compare how different directors decide to spin the same piece of text. See why I have two different ratings for the new Emma movie and what I thought of the big love scene! **Spoilers contained in this episode**

Make sure to follow me on instagram @sugarplumbooks.  Make a comment there to tell me if you read this book or saw any of the film versions, and what you thought! If you haven't already, please leave me a review on the apple podcasts app, or on any app that you listen to this podcast. It's such a gift to podcasters! Thanks to those friends who have already shared the podcast!! It means the WORLD to me! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me and my awesome recurring guest, Stephanie Price, as we discuss Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin. This has been dubbed a "modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice" so Austen fans will thoroughly enjoy it. But as Stephanie points out, it definitely goes in different directions than you expect and is not a strict re-telling. So even if you have never read Pride and Prejudice, it's still a great book that stands on its own. See why we gave this book a 4 out of 5 thumbs up and our cleanliness ratings for the book.

Follow me on instagram @sugarplumbooks  and Stephanie @because.my.mother.read. Make a comment there and tell us if you read this book and what you thought of it! Make sure to leave me a review on the apple podcasts app, or any app that you listen to this podcast. Thanks to those friends who have already shared the podcast!! It means the WORLD to me! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me and one of my besties, Laura Wirrick, as we discuss Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. (Published August 14th 2018. Laura was right!) See why we gave this book a 4 out of 5 thumbs up, our individual cleanliness rating for the book, and what season (or seasons) we recommend reading it!

Follow me on instagram @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me if you read this book and what you thought of it! Make sure to leave me a review on the apple podcasts app, or any app that you listen to this podcast. Thanks to those friends who have already shared the podcast!! It means the WORLD to me! 

Sidenote: Thanks for being patient in the delay of the release of this episode. With the pandemic going on, having 4 kiddos all at home, and figuring out technology for the first time on how to record a podcast with someone living hours away, it took longer than expected! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me and my awesome bookish and real life friend, Stephanie Price, to discuss the The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron. We discussed this book at our recent book club, and it was definitely a fascinating book to discuss there. See how we rated the book slightly differently, what enneagram types we are, and more!

 Make sure to follow Stephanie on instagram @because.my.mother.read and follow me on instagram @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me your enneagram type if you are familiar with the system!

Link to the enneagram diagram: https://bradleyjohnson.com/ian-cron-podcast-enneagram-9-personality-types/

Ian Morgan Cron's website: https://ianmorgancron.com/

One of many free enneagram tests: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me and my favorite person EVER, my husband Kirk, to discuss the book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman.

Find out what my Rach Rating is for this book, what Kirk's rating is (we had different ratings!) and as always, the cleanliness score.

Find out what made us decide to listen to this book on our drive down to Texas, the best format to read this book in, what the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse (in marriage) are, and then FINALLY the seven principles! Also, listen for which songs we decide to belt out and what Friends quote gets referenced. It was so much fun recording this podcast with the hubs. :) 

Make sure to follow me on instagram: @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me what you thought of the book! Make sure to leave a review on the apple podcast app, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. (Thanks for the 4 reviewers that have reviewed so far!! Seriously, doubling my reviews made my day!!) 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today." 

Now go stick your nose in a book! 

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me today to discuss the book, Deleted by Ruth Mitchell.
Find out what my Rach Rating is for this book (hint, I LOVED it!), Cleanliness Score and More! 

Ruth Mitchell sent me her debut novel to give an unbiased review this book. I was worried...what if I didn't like the book??  Well I needn't have worried! One thing that I neglected to mention on this episode of the many things I enjoyed about this book was the love story in it. Very sweet and I felt like a giggly teenager again, instead of a mama of 4. ;) 

Make sure to follow me on instagram: @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me what you thought of the book! Take a pic of yourself with your book and I'll pick my favorite picture to give you a shout-out in another episode! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today." 

Now go stick your nose in a book! 

Amazon affiliate link for this book: https://amzn.to/2QEh3d4

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Join with me and Stephanie Price (@because.my.mother.read) as we discuss Fatima Farheen Mirza's debut novel, A Place For Us. Tune in to see why we gave this book five thumbs up! This book is full of rich prose and a family drama that draws you in. You really care about these characters from beginning to end. You'll also get to hear what our cleanliness rating is!

Make sure to follow me @sugarplumbooks on instagram.

Now remember, in the words of Holbrook Jackson, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Song: Move on by SmarTune

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Join with me and my awesome bookish and real life friend, Stephanie Price, to discuss the newest Little Women movie! Make sure to follow her on instagram @because.my.mother.read. Find out why we both gave this movie a 5 thumbs up. (And this is even with my love of the 1994 version, so that’s saying a lot, peeps!!)

We also compare this movie with 3 other versions of Little Women that we have seen. 

Make sure to follow me on instagram: @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me what you thought of this movie! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Books, movies and miniseries discussed in the podcast:

The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
Little Women (1994)
Little Women (2017 PBS Masterpiece Theater)
Little Women (2018)
Little Women (2019 in theaters)
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Produced by: Liz Siddoway

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Join with me and a SURPRISE guest today to discuss the first 3 books in the The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Find out what my Rach Rating is for this book, Cleanliness Score and More!

Make sure to follow me on instagram: @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me what you thought of the book! 

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Amazon affiliate link for the book: https://amzn.to/2sH5MPw



Song: Move on by SmarTune
Produced by: Liz Siddoway

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Special episode recorded in Houston, Texas with my brother Joe Siddoway and his lovely wife Muriel Siddoway! Join with us today to discuss Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
Find out what my Rach Rating is for this book, Cleanliness Score and More!

Make sure to follow me on instagram: @sugarplumbooks. Make a comment there and tell me what you thought of the book! Take a pic of yourself with your book and I'll pick my favorite picture to give you a shout-out in another episode!

As Holbrook Jackson said, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today."

Now go stick your nose in a book!

Amazon affiliate link for the book: https://amzn.to/36cGfMq


Song: Move on by SmarTune
Produced by: Liz Siddoway

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