Episodes

  • Episode 8 - Colleen Oakley SLAMMED SHUT!
    May 16 2025

    Take a listen...the newest episode of Between the Bookends is ready for you. This one features author Colleen Oakley and thirteen book suggestions!

    Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

    The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

    The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley

    Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

    The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

    The Prosecutor by Jack Fairweather

    The One by John Marrs

    Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

    Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

    Far and Away by Amy Poeppel

    Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

    Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

    Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson

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    15 mins
  • Episode 7 - This Could Change Your Life
    May 5 2025

    Here is the newest episode of Between the Bookends. We have so many books to share with you!

    • Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
    • Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
    • To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
    • Heartwood by Amity Gaige
    • The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice by Alex Hortis
    • Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
    • The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
    • The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
    • Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith
    • No Plan B by Lee Child
    • Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
    • Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

    Which of these sound good to you? What books have been worthy of a reread?

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    15 mins
  • Episode 6 - Ethan Joella
    Apr 16 2025

    Checkout the newest episode of Between the Bookends starring author Ethan Joella! We discussed so many great books!


    The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
    A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
    Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
    North Woods by Daniel Mason
    Light of Days by Judy Batalion
    The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
    The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
    The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
    Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
    Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
    Yellowface by R. F Kuang
    Save Our Souls by Matthew Pearl


    Which will you add to your list?

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    13 mins
  • Episode 5 - No Murders in March
    Apr 4 2025

    Check out Episode Five of our podcast, Between the Bookends. Join us as we discuss these great books:

    • Generations by Jean Twenge
    • Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
    • My Friends by Fredrick Backman
    • Save Our Souls by Matthew Pearl
    • Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
    • Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
    • Darker Than Amber by Travis McGee
    • The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
    • Radium Girls by Kate Moore
    • When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
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    16 mins
  • Episode 4 -Terah Shelton Harris
    Mar 15 2025

    Join us for our fourth Between the Bookends Podcast as we chat book with our new author friend, Terah Shelton Harris.

    During our fourth Between the Bookends Podcast, we chat with author Terah Shelton Harris about some of our favorite books.

    Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris

    One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

    All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

    Kate & Frida by Kim Fay

    Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

    As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

    Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

    Cold Millions by Jess Walter

    Beartown by Fredrik Backman

    Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

    Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

    The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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    12 mins
  • Episode 3 - Blankets and Books
    Mar 6 2025

    Join us as we discuss the books we have been reading lately. Featuring: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore; Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister; Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito; Wicked by Gregory Maguire; Loose Lips by Kemper Donovan; Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein; We Would Never by Tova Mirvis; and Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You by Fred Chappell...Happy Reading!

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    11 mins
  • Episode 2 - Bonnie Kistler
    Feb 26 2025

    Join us as we discuss books and reading with author Bonnie Kistler.

    Books mentioned:

    Shell Games by Bonnie Kistler

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

    The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

    Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

    Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

    Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

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    13 mins
  • Episode 1 January 2025
    Feb 12 2025

    Mindy and Matt sit down and dive right into talking about all the great titles they have just finished. Looking for a new book? Listen in and see if any of these tickle your fancy.

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    17 mins