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In this interview, I chat with Renee Rosen about Let's Call Her Barbie, the story of how Barbie came to be, why Barbie looks like she does, what Renee couldn't include, the editing process, her title and cover, and much more.
Renee's recommended reads are:
The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn
The Many Lives and Loves of Hazel Lavery by Lois Cahall
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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Kelly Hooker joins me for the January's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine
Penitence by Kristen Koval
Now:
The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Next:
Our Last Resort by Clemence Michallon
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
DNFs or Didn't Like:
The Antidote by Karen Russell
Book Mail Highlights:
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Penitence by Kristin Koval
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q Sutanto
Now:
Let Us March On by Shara Moon
On the Grid: Life Behind the Scenes of F1 by Luke Smith
Next:
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue by Buddy Levy
Book Mail Highlights:
Hang on St Christopher by Adrian McKinty
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my 2025 Winter Reading Guide and Kelly Hook's Winter Books.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Tracey Lange about What Happened to the McCray's?, her personal inspiration for this story, reader response to her books, the book's release date, how guilt can overtake us, forgiveness, her title and cover, and much more.
Tracey's recommended reads are:
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Penitence by Kirstin Koval
Such Kindness by Andre Dubus III
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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In this interview, I chat with Karissa Chen about Homeseeking, the interesting way she landed on the format for this book, her research, how the trauma of war impacts citizens, the way she handles language in this book, names and they can change over time in certain cultures, and much more.
Karissa's recommended reads are:
The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames
We Lived on the Horizon by Erica Zwyler
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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In this interview, I chat with Fiona Davis about The Stolen Queen, how she came up with the ideas for this one, her research in Egypt and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art including the behind-the-scenes storage areas, focusing on women lost to history, her title's multiple meanings, her stunning cover, and much more.
Fiona's recommended reads are:
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
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Kelly Hooker joins me for the December's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Now:
Deep Cuts by Holly Blakely
Bluebird Day by Megan Tady
Next:
Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation by Michael Cannell
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
DNFs or Didn't Like:
The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly
Book Mail Highlights:
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
Flirting With Disaster by Naina Kumar
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World by Ben Macintyre
Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington
Now:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
Next:
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
Maya and Natasha by Elyse Durham
Book Mail Highlights:
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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Today, the Book Bumble podcast and Thoughts from a Page come together for a joint episode about books contain a strong sense of place.
Featured Books:
The Lost Man by Jane Harper (CB)
Homecoming by Kate Morton (CB)
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (LH)
Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
The Ancients by John Larison (LP)
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
Book In Hand:
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (CB)
Books Mentioned in This Episode:
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
The Survivors by Jane Harper
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
Birdie and Harlow by Taylor Wolfe
Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bear by Julia Phillips
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Jane Harper Books - The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles
Kate Morton Books - The Clockmaker’s Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The House at Riverton
This Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the first quarter of 2025.
Pamela's selections:
January:
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
Too Soon by Betty Shamiah
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
February:
A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling
Tilda Is Visible by Jane Tara
Isola by Allegra Goodman
March:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
April:
A Lesser Light by Peter Geye
Mary's selections:
January:
Let's Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen
The Three Lives of Cate Cay by Kate Fagan
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
Penitence by Kristin Koval
February:
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
A Forty Year Kiss by Nick Butler
People of Means by Nancy Johnson
The Snow Birds by Christina Clancy
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
March:
Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen
The Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko and Liz Parker
Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
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In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2024.
Our Top Shared Reads:
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
We Used to Life Here by Marcus Kliewer
Kelly’s Remaining Selections:
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Everyone but Myself by Julie Chavez
Drinker of Ink by Shannon Castleton
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Trafficking by Jason De Leon
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
The Best Lies by David Ellis
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Cindy’s Remaining Selections:
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
The Queen of Sugar Hill by ReShonda Tate
Dixon Descending by Karen Outen
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Honorable mention: Maria by Michele Moran
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Jayda Justus recommends books for gift giving this holiday.
Her recommendations:
Favorite Fiction:
Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear
Evelyne Redfern series by Julia Kelly
Shogun by James Clavell
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
London or New York by Edward Rutherfurd
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
Presidential or First Lady history buff:
The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories Of A Holiday Tradition by White House Historical Society
Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women by Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride, and Nancy Kegan Smith
Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward O’Keefe
Classics lovers:
Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Barbara Heller
Anne, Little Women, and The Secret Garden by Rachel Dodge
Christmas with Louisa May Alcott or Christmas with Charles Dickens
Christmas books:
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
Always, in December by Emily Stone
Historical cooking:
Eat Like a Heroine by Lorilee Craker and Jenny Williams
Tasting History by Max Miller
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Marybeth about Every Moment Since, the inspiration for this book, her book dedication, society's current obsession with true crime, changing agents due to writing this book, how she chose who would tell the story, pouring her heart and soul into this one, her title and cover, and much more.
Marybeth's recommended reads are:
The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlein
What in the World?! by Leanne Morgan
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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through early October 2024.
Our shared top reads:
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
The Best Lies by David Ellis
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Exposure by Ava Dellaira
The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian
The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahon
Cindy’s remaining top reads:
May the Wolf Die by Elizabeth Heider
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
The Family Experiment by John Marrs
The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu
Maria by Michelle Moran
Elizabeth of East Hampton by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi
The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
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In this interview, I chat with Elly Griffiths about The Man in Black, how this group of short stories came into being, her favorite story in the collection, what surprised her the most when writing them, how the stories are ordered, her covers in the U.K. and the U.S., her work in translation, and much more.
Elly's recommended reads are:
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French
Babel by R. F. Kuang
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Kelly Hooker joins me for the November's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Now:
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore
The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan
Next:
The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
DNFs or Didn't Like:
The Garden by Nick Newman
The Family Inside by Katie Garner
Tilt by Emma Pate
Book Mail Highlights:
All The Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
Now:
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell
Next:
The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
The Other People by C.B. Everett
We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin
The Note by Alafair Burke
Book Mail Highlights:
We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr
Murder Among the Pyramids by Sara Rosett
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In this interview, I chat with Sy Montgomery about What the Chicken Knows, her title and cover, why she loves chickens so much, what she wants her readers to take away from this book, how each flock has its own vibe, and much more.
Sy's recommended reads are:
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by Susana Monso
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
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In this interview, I chat with Marissa Stapley about The Lightning Bottles, her musical muses for Jane and Elijah, including a road trip component in her story, how she approached writing about the drug use of the era, determining who tells the story and why she chose who she did, and much more.
Marissa's recommended reads are:
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
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For today’s episode, I am running a Chapters and Chats conversation with Chris Whitaker about All the Colors of the Dark. Chapters and Chats is run by Kelly of @kellyhook.readsbooks and Ivana of @beachesbooksnbubbles. You can contact either one of them to be added to their list for a particular chat. Check out their Instagram accounts to learn more!
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In this interview, I chat with Kirsty Greenwood about The Love of My Afterlife, how popular the romance genre currently is, romance tropes and including them in her book, her favorite trope, her U.S. and U.K. covers, being selected as the GMA July pick, the screen adaptation, and much more.
Kirsty's recommended reads are:
Under Your Spell by Laura Wood
How to End a Love Story by Yulia Huang
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In this interview, I chat with Lynda Cohen Loigman about The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, the familial inspirations for this book, her title and stunning cover, including humor into the narrative, how hard she worked to get her characters' voices right, the research she conducted, The Thursday Authors, and much more.
Lynda's recommended reads are:
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Four Squares by Bobby Finger
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Kelly Hooker joins me for the October's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
Now:
Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
Next:
The Family Inside by Katie Garner
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter
DNFs or Didn't Like:
Isola by Allagra Goodman
Clever Little Thing by Helena Eschlin
Book Mail Highlights:
The Trouble Up North by Travis Mulhauser
The Snowbirds by Christina Clancey
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Rental House by Weike Wang
Now:
Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler
The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder
Next:
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
The Way by Cary Groner
The Mesmerist by Caroline Wood
Book Mail Highlights:
Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World’s Oldest Writing by Joshua Hammer
Literary Lookbook information: Want to know which new titles are publishing in May - October of 2024? Check out our second Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Our third Literary Lookbook will be out at the end of October.
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