A Little Bookish

Latest Episodes:

Not-So-Scary Books & Grand Opening Weekend! Oct 31, 2023

Show notes

This week Mere and McCall chat about some favorite books in the mystery/thriller genre. Plus, they recap the grand opening weekend and unpack some thoughts on what it feels like to get to launch day.

Books discussed in the episode:

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Silent Patient by Michaelides
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Rebecca by Daphne du Marier
Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+
Nate Bargatze SNL Monologue

Thanks for listening :)

The One Where They Open the Bookshop Oct 24, 2023

Show notes

This week Mere and McCall announce the Grand Opening for the Little Professor Homewood shop and talk about unforseen challenges they've faced over the last week.

Plus, Anna Miller, Jamie Durham, and Kathleen Wylie share their favorite Fall 2023 book releases.

The episode wraps with an update on the Book-Buddy read + "the little things."

Books discussed on this episode:

Inheritance Games (Book 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Hawthorne Legacy (Book 2), The Final Gambit (Book 3), The Brothers Hawthorne (Book 4)
The Wild Robot (Book 1), Wild Robot Escapes (Book 2), Wild Robot Protects (Book 3)
The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer
Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Glutton by AK Blakemore
The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl
Margaret Renkl Book Event!
Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl
The Shining by Stephen King

"We Didn't Know About the Woman in the Fridge" Oct 17, 2023

Show notes

This week McCall & Mere have the Little Professor Pepper Place Store Manager, Tessa, on the pod to talk scary books! The hosts are not big horror readers (shocker), but they are eager to hear why Tessa loves the genre. In the episode Tessa shares three books to choose from for their "buddy read." Plus, all three share the "little things" of the week.

We talked about a lot of books, and they're all linked here:

Stephen King's Tweet about Catriona Ward

The Girl from Rawblood by Catriona Ward

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

Hell House by Richard Matheson

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Muppets Christmas Carol

The Shinning by Stephen King

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard

Listen to the episode to get 10% off the book Mere and McCall pick for their scary book buddy read!

Opening an Indie Bookstore & Launching a Podcast (SOS or #girlboss...TBD) Oct 09, 2023