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Book Bumble

Book Bumble

By: Laura Pleasants and Leslie Hopping
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A bookish podcast, featuring two friends who love spending time reading and sharing great books. In each episode, we will introduce a stack of books that are tied together with a common connection to help to take a deeper dive into each story. We want to provide a space to talk books that is friendly and deep, with a little hint of geek.© 2025 Book Bumble Art Literary History & Criticism Science Fiction
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  • A Pivotal Choice - Season 3, Episode 30
    May 21 2025

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    In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of A Pivotal Choice. And since pivotal means of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else, these choices are life changing, and in some cases even fateful. Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Are you ready??

    Featured Books:

    • Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers (LH)
    • Babylonia by Costanza Casati (LH)
    • The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)
    • A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun by Sister Monica Clare (LP)

    Book in Hand:

    • Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (LH)

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
    • Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
    • Learning to Swim by Clare Chambers
    • Jezebel by Megan Barnard
    • The Sandcastle Girl by Chris Bohjalian
    • The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
    • Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
    • The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

    Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

    • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
    • Penitence by Kristin Koval
    • Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
    • Educated by Tara Westover
    • A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
    • My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
    • Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    • Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllistair

    Ways to contact us:

    Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble

    Facebook: Book Bumble

    Our website: https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com

    Email: bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com



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    34 mins
  • Fantastical - Season 3, Episode 29
    May 14 2025

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    In this episode, we bring you books tied together with the common theme of being Fantastical! Leslie is our in house fantasy aficionado, and Laura is the opposite of that. But we both found some fabulous titles to make this stack super Fantastical! We'll also share a Book In Hand! Let's dive into the world of fantasy!

    Featured Books:

    • The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard (LH)
    • Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (LH)
    • The Song of Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hewitt (LP)
    • Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Williams (LP)

    Book In Hand

    • Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (LP)

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland
    • Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland
    • Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
    • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

    • The Magicians by Lev Grossman
    • One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
    • An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
    • Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
    • The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

    Ways to contact us:

    Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble

    Facebook: Book Bumble

    Our website: https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com

    Email: bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com


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    34 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 28 - Reading and Writing
    May 7 2025

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    In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Reading and Writing. Epistolary, Historical Fiction, Uplifting Fiction and a Thriller...a little of everything...Plus a Memoir as our Book in Hand. We're so glad you're here!

    Featured Books:

    • Kate and Frida by Kim Fay (LH)
    • The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold (LH)
    • The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin (LP)
    • Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (LP)

    Book in Hand:

    • Love Does by Bob Goff

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
    • The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
    • The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
    • Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
    • Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
    • Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
    • Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
    • His & Hers by Alice Feeney
    • I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
    • Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

    Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

    • Who is Maud DIxon by Alexandra Andrews
    • The In-between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
    • The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
    • Writers and Lovers by Lily King

    Ways to contact us:

    Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble

    Facebook: Book Bumble

    Our website: https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com

    Email: bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com

    Hey Friends, please rate and review us!



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    31 mins

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