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  • Let's Do the Twisty - Season 3, Episode 36
    Jul 9 2025

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    In today's episode, we are doing the Twisty with some great mysteries and thrillers...C'mon Baby!

    Featured Books:

    • The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (LH)
    • One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (LH)
    • Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister (LP)
    • The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano - Lax (LP)

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Your Truth of Mine by Trisha Sakhlecha
    • Maybe Next Time by Cesca Minor
    • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    • The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
    • The It Girl by Ruth Ware
    • The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
    • The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
    • Break Me Down by Anna Downes

    Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

    • Famous Last Words by Gillian McCallister
    • How to Disappear by Gillian McCallister
    • Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McCallister
    • All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
    • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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    29 mins
  • Under the Radar - Season 3, Episode 35
    Jul 2 2025

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    In today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Under the Radar titles. Leslie has you covered with books that begin 2 great series. Laura has 2 that you might not have heard of yet, but are stellar reads. Let's fly!

    Featured Books:

    • One Dark Window (#1 The Shepherd King) by Rachel Gillig (LH)
    • An Ember in the Ashes (#1 An Ember in the Ashes) by Sabaa Tahir (LH)
    • Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro
    • The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
    • Chirp by Kate Messner
    • Breakout by Kate Messner
    • Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
    • For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
    • For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
    • Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
    • Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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    39 mins
  • If You Liked This...Then Read That...2 Unforgettable Characters - Season 3, Episode 34
    Jun 25 2025

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    In today's episode, we are bringing you a Shorty...an episode with just 2 books that we hope will be just what you need! Our books are tied together with the common connection of If You Liked This...Then Read That. We think you will love these 2 Unforgettable Characters! Plus, check below for information on joining our Patreon Team. It won't be the same without you!

    Featured Books

    • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
    • The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout


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    13 mins
  • Bon Voyage to India - Season 3, Episode 33
    Jun 18 2025

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    In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of India. We have a memoir, a middle grade, a family saga, and a historical novel. Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand set somewhere completely different. Pack your bags, and get ready to take off...Bon Voyage to India!

    Featured Books:

    • This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg (LH)
    • The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy (LH)
    • The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (LP)
    • The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (LP)

    Book in Hand:

    • Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea #4) by Rebecca Thorne (LH)

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
    • A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
    • Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
    • The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
    • The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
    • Amir and the After by Veera Hiranandani
    • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
    • Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:

    • Inanna by Emily H Wilson
    • Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
    • The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
    • The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
    • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
    • The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

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    30 mins
  • Anne Frank Adjacent - Season 3, Episode 32
    Jun 11 2025

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    In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Anne Frank Adjacent. Some of the books are about Anne Frank or her friends, and others are set in the same time period and share similar themes. We encourage you to begin with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank...read it for the first time or reread it.

    Featured Books:

    • All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein (LH)
    • When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary by Alice Hoffman (LH)
    • My Friend Anne Frank:The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds by Hannah Pick Goslar (LP)
    • Margot by Jillian Cantor

    Book In Hand:

    • We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

    Books Mentioned in This Episode:

    • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    • The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman

    Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

    • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    • The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy Lindwer
    • The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin
    • The Silent Sister: The Diary of Margot Frank by Mazal Alouf-Mizrahi
    • Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
    • Outside It’s War: Anne Frank and Her World by Janny van der Molen
    • Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
    • The Red House by Mary Morris
    • Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen

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    24 mins
  • Books We Are Excited About/New Things In Store - Season 3, Episode 31
    Jun 4 2025

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    In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of spring and early summer releases that we can’t wait to get in our hands. Plus, we'll share a little about our upcoming Patreon release. New things are in store!

    Featured Books:

    Laura

    • Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
    • Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
    • My Friends by Fredrik Backman
    • The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
    • The Names by Florence Knapp
    • Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
    • The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
    • King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
    • The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
    • Far and Away by Leslie Poeppel

    Leslie

    • Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
    • Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
    • Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    • The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
    • The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
    • We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L Berry
    • The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
    • Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
    • June in the Garden by Eleanor Wilde

    Honorable Mentions:

    • The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa
    • Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje

    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode:

    • Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
    • The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

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    20 mins
  • 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

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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 Woods (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

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    34 mins