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Are you looking for your next book recommendation? This book podcast celebrates debuts, backlist, and under-the-radar book selections. Expand your book stack with these recommendations and look at the book industry behind the scenes with Amy Allen Clark (MomAdvice.com). She shares the microphone with her favorite writers and bookstagrammers to help you have your best reading year ever.

Latest Episodes:

The Great Book Escape Oct 22, 2021

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Are you looking for an escape from reality? We have you covered! In today's episode, Kristina Reid, shares a few of her favorite books that allowed her to escape real life and travel somewhere else through her book stack. You won't want to miss this fun break from IRL.

Mentioned in this episode:

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@reidingwithk on Instagram

MomAdvice Book Club

Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

How to Save a Life by Eva Carter

Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Crocodile on the Sandbake by Elizabeth Peters

Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah

Fable: A Novel by Adrienne Young

Namesake by Adrienne Young

Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie

The Guild Codex Reading Order

The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

An Unforgettable Meet-the-Author Road Trip Oct 15, 2021

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When a reader entered a local library contest to meet Emily St. John Mandel, she sent me a message to ask if I would come to Ohio and share the experience with her. This correspondence led to an unforgettable road trip and an experience that I won't ever forget. Carie's also sharing the joy she has found in running a middle-grade book club for her daughter. So be sure to tune in for all of her excellent book recommendations.

Mentioned in this episode:

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Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Movie

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda the Musical

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

My Life As A Potato by Arianne Costner

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

Kristina Reid - ReidingwithK

The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

MomAdvice Book Club

The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Find Carrie on Goodreads

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A Friendly Goodreads Challenge Oct 08, 2021

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My secret weapon to reading more books is a friendly annual Goodreads competition with my childhood friend Todd Greer. Todd is joining the podcast today to share about motivating each other to read more books. We have discovered how we read is very different from one another, but we usually end up almost at the same amount of books every year. We will dive into that more and learn about a few books I haven't gotten to read yet this year.

Books Mentioned in Today’s Episode

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Price of Time by Tim Tigner

Billy Summers by Stephen King

Effortless by Greg McKeown

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels

Also Mentioned in Today’s Episode

Todd Greer on Goodreads

Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

Sleep headphones

The Martian by Andy Weir

Andy Wier Interview on MomAdvice

11/22/63 by Stephen King

It by Stephen King

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Power of Ritual by Casper her Kuile

The One by John Marrs

Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran

Bryce Courtenay

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The Best of 2021 TV Meets Its Book Match Oct 01, 2021

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Television shows that are as plot-filled as your favorite books? Sign me up! From The Couch podcast, Mary Carver joins my show to share what television series made her list for must-see tv in 2021. Then, I will play her book matchmaker and give her a stack that's just as satisfying as the shows she loved this year.

Books and Shows Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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Only Murders in the Building

Finlay Donovan is Killing It

Arsenic and Adobo

Necessary People

The Last Time I Lied

Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

The Idea of You

Permanent Record

The Flight Attendant

Too Good to be True

Watch Me Disappear

Miss Scarlet and the Duke

The Impossible Girl

Mary Carver on Instagram

The Couch Podcast

Also Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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MomAdvice Book Club

Something Borrowed

Survive the Night

5 Ways to Date Your Husband This Fall

17 Movies from the '90s You Must Share With Your Kids

11 Shows to Watch With Your Tween

Connect With Me:

Amy is @momadvice on Instagram

Contact Information: amy@momadvice.com

Support My Work: https://www.patreon.com/momadvice

What Makes a Great Book Club Book? Sep 17, 2021

Show notes

Today's episode is a peek behind the scenes at how I select our book club books each year. Whether you are running a book club of your own and looking for suggestions or if you join in monthly to read with me, I want to share with you what I've learned over the years about book selection and building meaningful conversations around books.

Books Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

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2021 MomAdvice Book Club Selections

MomAdvice Book Club

The Paris Architect

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

The Orphans of Race Point

When No One is Watching

The Book of Lost Names

The Midnight Library

Also Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

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MomAdvice Book Club

Full Interview with Charles Belfoure (The Paris Architect)

Full Interview with Anthony Marr (A Constellation of Vital Phenomena)

Full Interview with Patry Francis (The Orphans of Race Point)

2020 GoodReads Choice Awards

Connect With Me:

Amy is @momadvice on Instagram

Contact Information: amy@momadvice.com

Support My Work: https://www.patreon.com/momadvice

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Bring on the Romance Books Sep 10, 2021

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My guest today, Angela Pingel, has been a romance book reader for many years. She has discovered her love for series reading through the Kindle Unlimited format and shares her picks for the best books to pick up. Her most-loved romance genre was new to me and incredibly intriguing for a newbie to the romance world.

MomAdvice Book Gang Patreon (join to get today's bonus episode with 5 under-the-radar romance novels that I could not put down)

Books Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

Kulti by Mariana Zapata

Winston Brothers Series

Knitting in the City Series

Christina Lauren Books

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

The Kiss Quotient

The Time Traveler's Wife

Bromance Book Club Series

The Veil Diaries Series

The Stardust Series

Also Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

Angela Pingel (website)

Angela Pingel (instagram)

Angela's Book (A Quilter's Mixology)

Book Nerd Quilt

Curious Dream Fabric (inspired by Alice in Wonderland)

Bridgerton The Musical

Try a 30-Day Kindle Unlimited Membership For Free

A Beginner's Guide to Reverse Harem Books

Connect With Us:

Amy is @momadvice on Instagram

Angela is @angelapingel on Instagram

Contact Information: amy@momadvice.com

Support My Work: https://www.patreon.com/momadvice

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Reading Rituals and Comforting Reads Sep 03, 2021

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Today, I am inviting you to peek into my reading rituals and how I set the reading mood at the beginning and end of my day. With a commitment to read 100 books each year, these practices help me prioritize my reading time and have taught me to treat this as a sacred ritual for keeping my reading goals. Discover this and four enjoyable reads to add to your stack this month.

Books Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

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The Power of Ritual

Bridgerton Series

The Serpent King

The Power of Habit

Nine One, One Dress

The Lager Queen of Minnesota

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Also Mentioned In Today’s Episode:

Bonus Patreon Episode: 9 Books I Read in August

MomAdvice Book Club

Episode 1: Spooky Book Season

Bridgerton The Musical

Full Interview with Jeff Zentner (The Serpent King)

Grove Orange Essential Oil

My Favorite Reading Pillow

The Words Are Only in My Books Playlist

My Weighted Blanket

Bulk Epsom Salts (this is how we purchase them)

Full Body Bath Pillow

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Spooky Season Books Sep 01, 2021

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Today I'm talking about one of my favorite seasons...SPOOKY BOOK SEASON! For some, that might look like October, but for me, spooky book season lasts all Fall. Of course, my favorite movies are horror films, and many of my most beloved books are also filled with creepy themes, especially as I head into the Halloween season. I want to arm you with three books that make my all-time list of riveting, scary reads. You can also hear interview excerpts from some of today's blockbuster spooky book writers about what inspired their themes and stories.

Books Mentioned In Today's Episode:

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The Haunting of Hill House

The Woman in Black

The Girl With All the Gifts

In a Dark, Dark Wood

American Predator

Also Mentioned In Today's Episode:

Bonus Patreon Episode: 9 Books I Read in August

MomAdvice Book Club

How to Host a Reading Retreat

Full Interview with Josh Mallerman (Bird Box)

Full Interview with M.R. Carey (The Girl With All the Gifts)

Full Interview with Ruth Ware (In a Dark, Dark Wood)

19 Thrillers to Keep You Up All Night

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