Your Bookstore Besties

By Becky Wierschen

Rachele and Becky met working at an indie bookstore. They discuss all things bookish and reading related.... more

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The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.

Your Bookstore Besties episodes:

October 20, 2023 Ep. 47 | Interview with Natalie Lloyd
Rachele and Becky chat with author Natalie Lloyd about reading, writing, and the magic of stories.
All the books we mentioned:
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak
Once Upon a Time in the Meadow | Rose Selarose
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis
Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd
Matilda | Roald Dahl
The Witches | Roald Dah
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin
The Babysitter’s Club | Ann M. Martin
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi
The Passage | Justin Cronin
Game of Thrones | George R. R. Martin
Shark Heart | Emily Habeck
The Secret Book of Flora Lea | Patti Callahan Henry
It | Stephen King
Colton Gentry's Third Act: A Novel | Jeff Zentner
Dead Silence | SA Barnes
Big Magic | Elizabeth Gilbert
The 100 | Kass Morgan
Silverswift | Natalie Lloyd
Ghosts of Racho Espanto | Adrianna Cuevas
The Witching Wind | Natalie Lloyd

Natalie’s Socials
instagram: @NatalieLloydBooks
X: @NatalieLloydAuthor
website: NatalieLloyd.com
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52min
October 13, 2023 Ep. 46 | Witchy Books

We discuss our witchy book recommendations.

All the books we mentioned:

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Grey | E L James
Twilight | Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun | Stephenie Meyer
Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Warrior | Nnedi Okorafor
Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi
Circe | Madeline Miller
Beyond the Wand | Tom Felton
The Witches | Roald Dahl
Go Hex Yourself | Jessica Clare
The Ex Hex Rachel Hawkins
Not the Witch You Wed | April Asher
The Mercies | Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic | Emily Croy Barker
Kingdom of the Wicked | Kerri Maniscalco
Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco
The Witch Collector | Charissa Wears
A Discovery of Witches | Deborah Harkness
The Moon Cycle Cookbook: A Holistic Nutrition Guide for a Well-Balanced Menstrual Cycle | Jenna Radomski and Devon Loftus
The very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping | Sangu Mandanna
Serpent & Dove | Shelby Mahurin
What the Hex | Jessica Clare
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
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32min
October 06, 2023 Ep. 45 | Straight Chilling
The bookstore besties catch up after Rachele’s bachelorette party and then try to figure out what’s going on with the unnamed Fourth Wing book.

All the books we mentioned this episode:
All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr
Starling House | Alix E. Harrow
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
A Snicker of Magic | Natalie Lloyd
The Key to Extraordinary | Natalie Lloyd
Over the Moon | Natalie Lloyd
The Problim Children
Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd
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29min
September 29, 2023 Ep. 44 | Coming to a Shelf Near You
Rachele and Best chat about upcoming books they want to read.
All the books we mentioned:
The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris
All The light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr
Dracula | Bram Stoker
Halloween Party | Agatha Christie
Exorcist | William Peter Beatty
Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann
Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Grams
Fall of the House of Usher | Edgar Allan Poe
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl
The Color purple | Alice Walker
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Starling House | Alix E. Harrow
Home Before Dark | Ruth Ware
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Moon of the Crusted Snow | Waubgeshig Rice
Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice
Of Gods and Gangsters | Jonathan Thompson
Throne of the Fallen | kerri Maniscalco
The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
Sword Catcher | Cassandra Clare
The Fury | Alex Michaelides
Pomegranate Gate | Ariel Kaplan
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27min
September 22, 2023 Ep. 43 | Meet Bert
On this episode, the Besties invite a new Bestie Bert on to discuss books!
All the books we mentioned:
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
Foxglove King | Hannah Whitten
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon | Kimberly Lemming
Gearbreakers | Zoe Hana Mikuta
Red Rising | Pierce Brown
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
The Hacienda | Isabel Canas
Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware
One by One | Ruth Ware
Hatchet | Gary Paulsen
The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover | Jon Stone
The Rough-Face Girl | Rage Martin
A Bad Case of Stripes | David Shannon
No, David | David Shannon
Brian’s Winter | Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Hunt | Gary Paulsen
Strawberry Girl | Lois Lens
Twilight | Stephanie Meyer
All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers
Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister
Jitterbug Perfume | Tom Robbins
Skinny Legs and All | Tom Robbins

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36min
September 15, 2023 Ep. 42 | Rachele will read CC 2
In this catch up episode, Rachele and Becky catch up on the bookstore they worked at and the books they’re reading.
All the books we mentioned;
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
Secret History | Donna Tartt
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
If we Were Villains | M.L. Rio
Crescent City 2 | Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City 3 | Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
Tower of Dawn | Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms | Sarah J. Maas
Cruel Prince | Holly Black
Foxglove King | Hannah Whitten
For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten
Diving Rivals | Rebecca Ross
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli
Stay Awake | Megan Goldin
The Family Game | Catherine Steadman
The Disappearing Act | Catherine STeadman
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
A Lady for a Duke | Alexis Hall
Bride | Ali Hazelwood
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna
Writing Retrat | Julia Bartz
Misery | Stephen King
One by One | Ruth Ware

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31min
September 08, 2023 Ep. 41 | Literary Balderdash
Rachele and Becky have two guests on two play a chaotic game of Literary Balderdash. The guests are Daniel and Jessie.
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34min
September 01, 2023 Ep. 40 | Fall Vibes
The Besties discuss what autumnal/fall means to them and desperately try to discuss books with fall vibes.
All the books we mentioned:
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab
Echo North | Joanna Ruth Meyer
Hunted | Meagan Spooner
Cruel Beauty | Rosamund Hodge
Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
The Maidens | Alex Michaelides
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling
It happened One Autumn | Lisa Kleypas
Legends and Lattes | Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bone Dust | Travis Baldree
Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen
Other Birds | Sarah Addison Allen
Secret History | Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch | Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte
Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna
Halloween Party | Agatha Christie
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe | Laurie Gilmore
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32min
August 25, 2023 Ep. 39 | Another Reading Challenge!
Rachele and Becky discuss their reading challenge books. Rachele read Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling, and Becky read Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa.
All the books we mentioned:
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa
House Across the Lake | Riley Sager
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Atonement | Ian McEwan
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
Gild | Raven Kennedy
Bride | Ali Hazelwood
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare
A Lady for a Duke | Alexis Hall
The Liar’s Crown | Abigail Owen
What Lies Behind the Veil | Harper L. Woods
Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli
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37min
August 18, 2023 Ep. 38 | Explain a book badly
Rachele surprises Becky in this episode with a fun literary game: explain a book badly. Follow along and see how many you can get.
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31min

FAQs about Your Bookstore Besties:

How many episodes does Your Bookstore Besties have?

The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.