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Fiction for Foodies - Season 4, Episode 15 Feb 04, 2026

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In this episode we are sharing Fiction that any Foodie will love! And just a warning...Don't listen to this episode if you are hungry!

Featured Books:

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden (LH)
Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews (LH)
Didn’t You Use to be Queenie B? By Terri-Lynne DeFino (LP)
Delicious! By Ruth Reichl (LP)

Book in Hand

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Varina Pallindino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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Homework - Season 4, Episode 14 Jan 28, 2026

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What do 2 teachers do in their spare time besides reading?? Why they assign homework of course...to each other! Let's see what grades were given on this Shorty!

Featured Books:

Everything is Probably Fine by Julia London LH to LP
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford LP to LH

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson LH to LP
Under a Starlit Tide by Kell Williams LP to LH

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Graphic Novels - Season 4, Episode 13 Jan 21, 2026

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In this episode we are talking about Graphic Novels and we feel grand about it! We also have a super creepy Book in Hand. Let's get going!

Featured Books:

But You Have Friends by Emilia McKenzie (LH)
41 Reasons I’m Staying In: A Celebration of Introverts by Hallie Heald (LH)
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast (LP)
How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares (LP)

Book in Hand:

Good and Evil by Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Mendell Station by J. B. Hwang
The Women Who Made New York by Julie Scelfo

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

Bea Wolfe by Zach Weinersmith
Family Style by Thien Pham
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez Adapted by Andrew J. Rostan
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

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Books in Hand - Season 4, Episode 12 Jan 14, 2026

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In this episode we are bringing you Books in Hand...books we are currently reading and want you to read as well! Let's do this!

Featured Books:

My Fair Frauds by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (LH)
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (LH)
This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry (LP)
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (LP)

Book in Hand:

The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
The Divines by Rachel Greenlaw

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Retellings of an Epic - Season 4, Episode 11 Jan 07, 2026

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In this episode we are excited about 2 Retellings of the Epic Poem...Beowulf! Step into 2 really GREAT backlist books and one Book in Hand that is being published this month. We think you're going to like this!

Featured Books:

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (LH)
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith art by Boulet (LP)

Book in Hand:

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

Beowulf by the Beowulf Poet
Versions/Translations of Beowulf by:
- R.M Liuzza
- Seamus Heaney
Grendel by John Gardner
The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven
Beowulf, Dragon Slayer by Rosemary Sutcliff
Grendel’s Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife by Susan Signe Morrison

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Getting Comfy and Cozy with Mysteries - Season 4, Episode 10 Dec 17, 2025

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In this episode we are getting Comfy and Cozy with Mysteries. Tis the season, right? As we record today it's snowing outside and we have a fire going...on the TV, but still! We will also share a Book in Hand that is being published in January 2026 and do a shameless pitch for our Patreon Channel. Wink, wink!

Featured Books:

The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully (LH)
A Rather Peculiar Poisoning by Chrystal Schleyer (LH)
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (LP)
The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend (LP)

Book in Hand:

The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

The Maid by Nita Prose
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman
The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
The Harry Potter Series J. K. Rowling
The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike
Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

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2025 Faves Part 2 - Season 4, Episode 9 Dec 10, 2025

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In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 2! Today we disclose the rest of our list! It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Featured Books:

The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (LH)
The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo (LH)
Run by Blake Crouch (LH)
All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)
The Red House by Mary Morris (LH)
The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)
Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP)
The Names by Florence Knapp (LP)
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols
Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan

Featured Runner Up Books:

Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (LH)
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP)

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2025 Faves Part 1 - Season 4, Episode 8 Dec 03, 2025

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In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 1! Listen in next week for Part 2. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Featured Books:

The Courting of Bristol Keats and The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson (LH)
This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Greg (LH)
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper LH)
This Motherless Land by Nikki May (LH)
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa (LH)
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP)
Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (LP)
Candle Island by Lauren Wolk (LP)
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (LP)
Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarros

Featured Runner Up Books:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (LP)
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (LH)

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NYT Bucket List Reading Challenge Part 2 - Season 4, Episode 7 Nov 19, 2025

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being selections based on the NYT’s Summer Bucket List Reading Challenge. This is Part 2!

Featured Books:

Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Usually Read
- A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (LH)
Read One of the NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (LH)
Read a Book by an Author You’ve Never Read Before
- Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP)
Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Typically Read
- Devotions by Mary Oliver (LP)
Listen to an Audio Book
- The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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Unexpected Books for the Holiday Season - Season 4, Episode 6 Nov 12, 2025

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In today's episode we are featuring some Unexpected Books for the Holiday Season. We have Christmas capers, ghost stories, and lots more...jingle, jingle!

Featured Books:

The Usual Santas: A Collection of SOHO Crime Christmas Capers by 18 SOHO crime authors (LH)
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (LH)
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume 3 (LH)
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien (LH)
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg (LP)
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman (LP)
The Santa Trial by Tess Thompson (LP)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (LP)
The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley (LP)

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Fried Green Tomatoes by Fanny Flagg
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

One Day in December by Josie Silver
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy

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