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Season 2, Episode 12: Meredith's Big Reading "Pause" + Books By Authors from Other Countries Oct 21, 2019

Show notes

Kaytee and Meredith are back into their routine after some guests and a big shake-up, and we're excited to be here!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: moving and the big changes it brings, a #bookstagram challenge.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week is going to feel a little different for a number of reasons. Take a listen to hear about 2 books Kaytee read recently and then we'll talk about what's happening with Meredith's reading life.

We'll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, with a funny update from a couple listeners.

For our deep dive this week, we are checking out the eleventh category of the #readerstatus side of the Currently Reading Challenge, books by authors from other countries. We have a lot of great authors here and we know you'll have a bunch to add to our list!

Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar with listener Jami Dabbs. She loves "stories well-told with characters you can sink your teeth into" and we think we've got some great recs for her.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

2:35 - Currently Reading Challenge

3:55 - Book People in Austin, TX

4:36 - Fabled Book Shop in Waco, TX

5:08 - Texas Book Festival

5:33 - #book10gram challenge with @howjessreads

5:38 - Jessica Howard on Episode 3 of Season 2

9:36 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag

13:32 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

13:40- Episode 31 of Ten Things to Tell You

15:41 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

18:09 - A Better Man by Louise Penny

29:23 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

29:33 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

31:38 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

31:59 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery

32:02 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

33:05 - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

33:13 - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

33:14 - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

34:11 - Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast

34:25 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

35:37 - Currently Reading Challenge

36:18 - Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia

36:44 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

37:20 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris

38:10 - A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

38:36 - Frederick Backman (Beartown, A Man Called Ove, etc)

38:54 - Stieg Larsson Millennium Series (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

39:14 - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists, etc)

39:29 - Abraham Verghese - Cutting for Stone

39:33 - Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner, And The Mountains Echoed

39:57 - Alexander McCall Smith - The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency

40:26 - John Boyne - The Heart's Invisible Furies

40:54 - Junot Diaz - The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

41:06 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude

41:11 - Jose Saramago - Blindness

41:30 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

41:31 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

41:32 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

41:35 - Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, etc)

41:36 - Charles Dickens (Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, etc)

42:44 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

42:47 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

42:51 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

42:53 - The Dry by Jane Harper

42:54 - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

42:56 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

43:01 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

43:03 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

43:56 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

44:04 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

44:20 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

44:38 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

45:46 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

44:49 - The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

44:55 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak

45:36 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

45:52 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

46:27 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

46:39 - The Current by Tim Johnston

47:07 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

47:33 - North and South by John Jakes

47:56 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

48:08 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

48:43 - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

48:50 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

49:10 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

49:26 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

Season 2, Episode 11: What It's Like to have 70K Followers on Bookstagram :: Special Guest Host Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters Oct 14, 2019

Show notes

Meredith and Kaytee are recording with a special guest this week, Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters on Instagram. We'll chat with her about building a 70K follower account and how that affects her reading life.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a long-awaited pre-order arrives, a forthcoming release that we're excited to read, and exploring a new literary scene.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two books that we've read recently. We've got some differing opinions about books we've all read, which is my FAVORITE thing.

We'll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, with more observations about what Slow But Steady can be and doesn't have to be.

For our deep dive this week, we are going deep into the backside of #bookstagram, asking Sara about her history on the platform, how she keeps her reading life in balance, and her favorite and least favorite parts of being a BIG bookstagrammer.

Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. Each of us is sharing a book that we can't wait for you to read.

1:13 - @fictionmatters on Instagram

2:12 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustration Edition

3:35 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

3:47 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

6:46 - The Familiars by Stacy Halls

7:09 -The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

10:37 - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

13:15 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

16:36 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

16:37 - Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

17:11 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

19:25 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

21:42 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

21:57 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

22:15 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

22:19 - Episode 11 of Season 1

25:13 - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

26:51 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

26:57 - Mary Heim in Episode 36 of Season 1

28:15 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

30:43 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

30:57 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

31:05 - On Writing by Stephen King

31:24 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

31:32 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery

32:28 - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander #5)

32:43 - How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

52:52 - Possession by A.S. Byatt

57:22 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

59:33 - I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam

1:01:31 - Connect with Sara: @fictionmatters on Instagram, fictionmattersbooks.com

Season 2, Episode 10: Weird Genetic Reading Quirks + Special Guest Host Sy Needham Oct 07, 2019

Show notes

Kaytee is recording with a special guest this week, her little sister! Sy is a prolific reader, working the night shift, and has big book opinions.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: vacation reading choices, and an email from a family member.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing three books we've read recently, and they are all over the map!

We'll move on to a short Slow But Steady update, along with an update from a couple listeners with regard to their choices.

For our deep dive this week, we are poking around in Sy's reading life. We'll learn about when he developed his love for reading, how he balances reading and school, and if he has any controversial opinions regarding the reading life.

Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We've got a great series of books for people who want to know all the things, as well as a childhood favorite that isn't to be overlooked.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

1:31 - Vacationland by John Hodgeman

2:58 - Walkable City by Jeff Speck

3:57 - Sue Grafton novels

5:07 - Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? by Sherry F. Colb

7:29 - The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen

8:33 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

9:16 - On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old by Hendrik Groen

9:46 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

9:54 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

9:59 - Lost World by Michael Crichton

10:07 - Congo by Michael Crichton

11:41 - The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

11:53 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

12:24 - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

14:29 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

15:34 - Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry by Scott Huler

18:00 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

21:59 - The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs

23:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

23:49 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery

23:55 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

24:01 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

24:49 - On Writing by Stephen King

25:00 - Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchie

25:08 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville

25:12 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

25:51 - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

26:54 - The Essential Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson

27:35 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

27:39 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

30:02 - Constantly Calibrating podcast

38:49 - What If by Randall Munroe

38:50 - Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

38:58 - How To by Randall Munroe

42:07 - Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

43:59 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Season 2, Episode 9: Big Changes (for One of Us) + Our Favorite Productivity and Self-Help Books Sep 30, 2019

Show notes

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds and speakers. And we're feeling a little feisty this week (we know.. that's your favorite)!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: an explanation for the extreme busy-ness around here, and a Patron-related milestone!

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, middle grade, YA, contemporary romance, and classic #bookstagrammademedoit.

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what's been happening for our own SBS reads in the past week, as well as a few emails from listeners to share.

For our deep dive this week, we are discussing our favorite self-help and productivity books. Two Penelopes talking about productivity? Don't worry, the show notes have ALL the titles!

Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar. Jasmine Lake wants sweet and fun books, she doesn't mind heavier topics, but as an HSP, they need to be dealt with gently. And we've got a bunch of goodies to share with her!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

0:45 - Currently Reading throw in the Zazzle Store

4:31 - Currently Reading Patreon (so many fun ways to connect with us over there!)

6:21 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

9:05 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

11:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

13:31 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

15:16 - East of Eden by Richard Poe

17:41 - Patrons get access to monthly Kaytee Reads Too Much episodes!

19:11 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

19:19 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

23:26 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

24:44 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

24:57 - On Writing by Stephen King

25:54 - Swan's Way by Marcel Proust

26:49 - Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Michael Zuckoff

27:15 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

27:21 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

27:30 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

27:32 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

29:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

29:37 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

29:52 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

30:17 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

30:22 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

31:01 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

31:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear

32:02 - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

32:28 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam

32:54 - Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam

33:08 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

33:12 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner

33:36 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

34:13 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

34:44 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

35:08 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

35:26 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown

35:31 - Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guilleabeau

36:00 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

36:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

36:52 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle

37:34 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner

37:36 - Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider

38:01 - 10% Happier by Dan Harris

38:48 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

40:44 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

40:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

41:06 - Blended by Sharon M Draper

41:09 - Heart Land by Kimberly Stuart

41:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

42:11 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

42:23 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

42:29 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon

42:45 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

42:56 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

43:01 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

43:23 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

44:04 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

44:09 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

44:51 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

45:01 - Winterhouse and Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

45:17 - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

45:19 - The Beasts of Clawstone Castle by Eva Ibbotson

45:52 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

46:09 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

46:38 - The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop

47:11 - Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose

48:06 - Patrons get access to monthly bonus Belly Up to the Book Bar episodes!

Season 2, Episode 8: We Talk Books with Special Guest Anne Bogel Sep 23, 2019

Show notes

Meredith and Kaytee are chatting this week with a very special guest! She is the person that has been MOST requested as a guest on our show, and she's here! Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next, and general, all-around amazing lady, is chatting with us today and we couldn't be more excited.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from all three of us: two are very similar in that they involve bookish friendships, and one is a library-related book demerit (a la Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast).

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, and we are bringing a wide range of books, from romance to thrillers, to interesting writing styles, to weirdo books. It's all here!

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what's been happening in the past week, as well as a fun update from a listener.

For our deep dive this week, we are chatting all things Anne Bogel. You'll hear about the advice she would have given herself before Episode 1 of What Should I Read Next (now that she's 200+ episodes in), you'll hear about her new book coming out next year, and a bit of behind the scenes talk about giving book recs on the fly.

Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. And we know you cannot wait to see what Anne chose as her press! We've got a novella for every reader who loves books about books, the beginning of a new (old) mystery series, and a summer read that we've gushed about in previous episodes.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

1:12 - What Should I Read Next podcast

1:15 - One Great Book podcast

2:16 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next

9:06 - The Whisper Man by Alex North

13:35 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

15:32 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram

15:45 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty

18:14 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

19:00 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

19:25 - The Girl Before by JP Delaney

19:36 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

21:50 - One Day by David Nicholls

25:36 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

27:52 - A Better Man by Louise Penny

32:08 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

33:03 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

33:32 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

33:43 - On Writing by Stephen King

34:46 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

35:41 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next

39:44 - Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel

49:26 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

49:43 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

49:45 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

51:11 - Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club

52:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie

52:48 - A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie

54:13 - Volume 2, Episode 6 of One Great Book

54:34 - Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

58:13 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Connect with Anne: modernmrsdarcy.com, @annebogel on Instagram, @whatshouldireadnext on Instagram

Season 2, Episode 7: Reading Outside Our Wheelhouses + Our Favorite Parenting Books Sep 16, 2019

Show notes

Meredith and Kaytee are back with SO many books my fingers are cramped (this is becoming a theme…).

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: family presentation at homeschool group and going into a new book completely blind.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We've got five current reads this week, and they are sci-fi/fantasy heavy, which is WEIRD for us! Lots of strong opinions here!

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what's been happening in the past week. Also a short grammar lesson on "Swifties".

For our deep dive this week, we had a number of listeners (and real life friends) request our favorite parenting books. This will span everything from pregnancy/birth to infanthood to growing children to adding siblings. Plus one funny pick for when you just want to laugh it off.

Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We've got books "with caveats" this week. So, stay tuned and listen closely to see if they are actually right for you!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

3:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

3:28 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

3:29 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

6:52 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

8:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

11:17 - Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy

12:38 - The Julian Kestrel books by Kate Ross

14:35 - A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

14:45 - Leigh Kramer on Instagram

17:41 - The Passengers by John Marrs

19:30 - Minisode with John Marrs

20:20 - The One by John Marrs

20:34 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison

22:45 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

25:24 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

26:10 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

26:40 - On Writing by Stephen King

28:49 - The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough

29:34 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

29:39 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

29:47 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

30:04 - Persuasion by Jane Austen

30:05 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

30:07 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

30:17 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara

33:31 - Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg

35:25 - On Becoming Baby Wise by Robert Bucknam and Gary Ezzo

36:05 - The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems by Tracey Hogg

36:29 - Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp

37:22 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster

38:43 - Cribsheet by Emily Oster

39:59 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman

40:54 - Baby-Led Weaning by Gill Rapley

42:02 - How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

42:42 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading

42:44 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by David Thomas and Steven James

43:03 - Are My Kids on Track? by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevithan

43:15 - Triggers by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake

44:31 - Wonder Weeks by Xaviera Plas-Plooij, Frans X. Plooij, and Hetty van de Rijt

44:45 - Wonder Weeks app

46:25 - Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlisch

46:30 - Episode 8 of Currently Reading

46:35 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham

46:37 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Laura Markham

47:09 - Parenting, Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick

48:17 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

48:30 - One Great Book podcast with Anne Bogel (and the link to the Kindred episode)

51:23 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

Season 2, Episode 6: Recording From A Tunnel + Celebrities That Press Books Sep 09, 2019

Show notes

Kaytee and Meredith are chatting again this week and we're talking books and celebrities. Kaytee was apparently recording in a tunnel, so… sorry about that! We've got it sorted out and it won't happen again, but we can't re-record, because then it's stale and boring.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: stalking the UPS guy and the perfect way to meet other moms in a new setting!

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We're only doing two books a piece because these Book Bar episodes get really long otherwise!

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you're reading for this challenge. This week we're discussing a few emails from listeners about their thoughts on Slow But Steady.

For our deep dive, we are chatting about the ninth category for the Currently Reading Challenge: a book pressed by a celebrity. There are a billion celebrities pressing books into our hands these days!

Finally, this week, we Belly Up to the Book Bar with Erin House, who tells us about her 5-star reads and we've got a bushel and a peck of titles to fill her cart!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

1:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny

3:12 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (actually book #8, doh!)

3:21 - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny (actually book #9, whoops!)

5:11 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge

5:55 - Episode 45 with Abbey Lile-Taylor

6:00 - Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgarriff and Georgia Hardstark

6:18 - My Favorite Murder Podcast

9:36 - Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon by John August

9:39 - Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August

9:53 - Launch Podcast with John August

12:40 - Episode 43 with Amanda Espinoza

12:57 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown

13:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

16:59 - Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf

20:08 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan

21:06 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

21:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

21:39 - On Writing by Stephen King

22:49 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

22:53 - The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

22:57 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

22:59 - The Stand by Stephen King

23:36 - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

26:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

26:32 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

28:55 - Ashley Spivey on Instagram for her #spiveys📚club

29:04 - Ashley on Sarah's Bookshelves Live

29:35 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keene

29:37 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

30:15 - The Popcast

32:56 - Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss

33:11 - The One by John Marrs

33:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

33:25 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

33:31 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

33:41 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

33:58 - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

34:11 - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

34:19 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

34:42 - Room by Emma Donaghue

35:50 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

36:00 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

36:24 - Class Mom by Lauire Gelman

36:54 - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West

37:05 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

37:42 - The Passengers by John Marrs

38:03 - Pines by Blake Crouch

38:10 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

38:16 - Illuminae Files by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

38:28 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

39:11 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

39:36 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

39:57 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

40:03 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

40:19 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

41:25 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

41:30 - Startup by Doree Shafrir

42:02 - The Dinosaur Club by William Heffernan

42:29 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih

43:12 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin

43:31 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

43:42 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer

44:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

44:47 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

44:51 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

45:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

45:11 - I Let You Go by Clare McKintosh

45:34 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien

46:06 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker

46:20 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

46:31 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty

46:41 - Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen

Erin, tell us if you loved these picks!? Or hated them?

Patrons get extra Belly Up episodes!

And email us if you want to get the opportunity to Belly Up to the Book Bar!

Minisode: An Interview with "The Passengers" Author John Marrs Sep 06, 2019

Show notes

In today's spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with John Marrs, author of The Passengers (his new release) and The One (his previous release that I loved) and 4 other awesome thrillers. This minisode was so FUN to record! John is an absolute charmer, and I hope you love it.

In this "minisode", Kaytee and John are talking about being a serial killer and the cops combing your Google history, jury duty and writing a book from many perspectives, the transition from journalism to murder and much more!

As always, we'll end with a book he wants to press into your hands, readers!

Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.

The Passengers by John Marrs

The One by John Marrs

Welcome to Wherever You Are by John Marrs

When You Disappeared by John Marrs

The Good Samaritan by John Marrs

Her Last Move by John Marrs

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

Connect with John Marrs: on his website johnmarrsauthor.com or all over social media, although his favorite is Instagram @johnmarrs.author

Season 2, Episode 5: A Case of the Giggles + Books We're Embarrassed We Haven't Read Yet Sep 02, 2019

Show notes

Meredith and Kaytee are here, with a case of the giggles and a case of "why can't I talk correctly?" We're having more fun than you can shake a stick at.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: an overflow of TBR riches, and a lovely book-screen adaptation.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Non-fiction and thrillers is the name of the game, and we've got both of them in SPADES.

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you're reading for this challenge. It's been great to see what actually piques your interest here, readers.

For our deep dive, we are discussing the books we are "embarrassed" that we haven't read yet. But mostly we're having a conversation about why people let embarrassment even effect their reading lives. And it's a good one!

Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We're both pressing books by male authors this week and they are a couple decades old, at least. Definitely outside the norm, but the strangest part is that we didn't discuss beforehand!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

3:26 - Still Life by Louise Penny

3:29 - Still Life made-for-TV adaptation

5:31 - Episode 46 of Currently Reading

5:33 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O'Farrell

5:42 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell

9:24 - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

9:32 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

11:43 - The Goop Podcast episode with Emily Nagoski

12:46 - Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck

15:27 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley

16:08 - #IMomSoHard Live Prime Comedy Special

18:28 - The Passengers by John Marrs

21:26 - The One by John Marrs

23:00 - The Whisper Man by Alex North

27:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Barry

28:07 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

28:20 - On Writing by Stephen King

29:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

29:38 - Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

29:45 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

29:59 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

30: 25 - Episode 22 with Morgan Tallman

30:30 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery

30:34 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

32:38 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

33:14 - Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

33:50 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

33:53 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

34:14 - SSR Podcast

34:49 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

35:03 - Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein

35:44 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein

36:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery

36:31 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery

36:35 - Emily of New Moon by LM Montgomery

36:36 - Jane of Lantern Hill by LM Montgomery

37:09 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

37:37 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James

38:18 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

39:54 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

41:46 - Episode 19 of Currently Reading

42:27 - Straight by Dick Francis

Season 2, Episode 4: We are Terrible Teases + a New Belly Up to the Book Bar Aug 26, 2019

Show notes

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with strong opinions and bookish concoctions!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host, and we are TEASES this week. We both have books that we cannot wait to talk about… but we're not telling you what they are!

Next, we'll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! You've got just a few days left before this code expires, so get on it!

Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are mostly GLOWING about our books this week, and we have lots of words about each of them.

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, and we've loved having you chime in for what you're reading for this challenge. Today, we're also rethinking what Slow But Steady means in terms of content.

For our deep dive, we are discussing book clubs. All the different kinds of book clubs there are. How we feel about them personally. What we enjoy about the idea of book clubs. And some other weird tangents. What are your thoughts on book clubs?

Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Bellying Up to the Book Bar! Our drinking buddy this week is Angie Dawson, and we have LOTS of titles to throw her way. The show notes for this episode are bananas, friends. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

5:39 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl

5:56 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

9:50 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn

10:02 - Want to get in on the Patron action? Patreon!

15:04 - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

20:34 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

20:39 - Reese Witherspoon Book Club

24:18 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan

24:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

29:35 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

29:44 - Final Girls by Riley Sager

34:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry