Episodes

  • Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of July - October 2024

    Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of July - October 2024
    Nov 22 2024
    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 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. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Elly Griffiths - THE MAN IN BLACK

    Elly Griffiths - THE MAN IN BLACK
    Nov 19 2024
    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 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. The Man in Black can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Kelly Hooker - November's Real Time Reading

    Kelly Hooker - November's Real Time Reading
    Nov 18 2024
    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 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. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Sy Montgomery - WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS

    Sy Montgomery - WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS
    Nov 12 2024
    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 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. What the Chicken Knows can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Marissa Stapley - THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES

    Marissa Stapley - THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES
    Nov 11 2024
    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 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. The Lightning Bottles can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Podcast Takeover - Chapters and Chats with Chris Whitaker

    Podcast Takeover - Chapters and Chats with Chris Whitaker
    Oct 30 2024
    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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kirsty Greenwood - THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE

    Kirsty Greenwood - THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE
    Oct 22 2024
    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 Join my Patreon to support the production of my podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Love of My Afterlife can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN

    Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN
    Oct 15 2024
    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 Join my Patreon to support the production of my podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins