Book Bumble

Send us a textIn 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 BooksOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansBooks Mentioned in This Episode:Olive, Again by Elizabeth StroutWays to contact us:Patreon Membership: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcastFollow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comSupport the showHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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 ThorneA Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca ThorneTea You at the Altar by Rebecca ThorneThe Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi The Perfumist of Paris by Alka JoshiAmir and the After by Veera HiranandaniNumber the Stars by Lois LowryIndependence by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Inanna by Emily H WilsonAhimsa by Supriya KelkarThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseThe Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran DesaiWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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 CantorBook In Hand:We Solve Murders by Richard OsmanBooks Mentioned in This Episode:The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard OsmanAdditional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy LindwerThe Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth FranklinThe Silent Sister: The Diary of Margot Frank by  Mazal Alouf-MizrahiTales from the Secret Annex by Anne FrankOutside It's War: Anne Frank and Her World by Janny van der MolenBluebird by Sharon CameronThe Red House by Mary MorrisDutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert MatzenWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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:LauraBefore Dorothy by Hazel GaynorDon't Let Him In by Lisa JewellMy Friends by Fredrik BackmanThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Names by Florence KnappAwake in the Floating City by Susanna KwanThe Busybody Book Club by Freya SampsonKing of Ashes by S.A. CosbyThe Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison Far and Away by Leslie Poeppel LeslieWelcome to Murder Week by Karen DukessTen Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi PatelAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Listeners by Maggie StiefvaterThe Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L BerryThe River is Waiting by Wally LambSix Wild Crowns by Holly RaceJune in the Garden by Eleanor WildeHonorable Mentions:The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro ArikawaSlanting Towards the Sea by Lidija HiljeOther Books Mentioned in the Episode:Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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 CasatiSmall Pleasures by Clare ChambersLearning to Swim by Clare ChambersJezebel by Megan BarnardThe Sandcastle Girl by Chris BohjalianThe Light in the Ruins by Chris BohjalianHour of the Witch by Chris BohjalianThe Flight Attendant by Chris BohjalianAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:The Midnight Library by Matt HaigPenitence by Kristin KovalBluebird by Sharon CameronEducated by Tara WestoverA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteMaybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins ReidWrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllistairWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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 HandMika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:Four Ruined Realms by Mai CorlandThree Shattered Souls by Mai CorlandGame of Thrones by George R. R. MartinA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:The Magicians by Lev GrossmanOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirImmortal by Sue Lynn TanThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn 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 MartinThe Librarian Spy by Madeline MartinThe Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline MartinGood Bad Girl by Alice FeeneyDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneySometimes I Lie by Alice FeeneyRock Paper Scissors by Alice FeeneyHis & Hers by Alice FeeneyI Know Who You Are by Alice FeeneyLove and Saffron by Kim FayAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Who is Maud DIxon by Alexandra AndrewsThe In-between Bookstore by Edward UnderhillThe Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan HenryWriters and Lovers by Lily KingWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Books In Hand...our current reads…this is up to the minute coverage! What are you reading?Featured Books:Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (LH)Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (LH)Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (LP)We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes (LP)The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Secret Chord by Geraldine BrooksCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMarch by Geraldine BrooksHorse by Geraldine BrooksYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksConfederates in the Attic by Tony HorwitzSpying on the South by Tony HorwitzBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony HorwitzMe Before You by JoJo MoyesAfter You by JoJo MoyesStill Me by JoJo MoyesOne Plus One by JoJo MoyesThe Giver of Stars by JoJo MoyesSomeone Else's Shoes by JoJo MoyesGrown by Tiffany D. JacksonWhite Smoke by Tiffany D. JacksonCarrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidDaisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidCarrie by Stephen KingAdditional Books We Have In Our Hands:The Favorites by Layne FargoThe Phantom Tree by Nicola CornickBeautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyTo the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn IveyBabylonia by Costanza CasatiBefore Dorothy by Hazel GaynorWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of all being books that are Tiny and Cute.  Each of these titles are treasures that come in under 300 pages. These little gems pack a big punch!Featured Books:Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (LH) (208 pages)Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson (LH) (224 pages)Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP) (288 pages)Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP) (176 pages)Book in Hand: Not Tiny and Cute ;)Reckless by Lauren Roberts (#2 in the Powerless Trilogy)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Accidental Tourist by Anne TylerThe Beginner's Goodbye by Anne TylerLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA God In Ruins by Kate AtkinsonThe Jackson Brodie Series by Kate AtkinsonAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (208 pages)My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (208 pages)The Mothers by Brit Bennett (288 pages)The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (224 pages)Ways to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a text In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Buzzy Books.  They are getting lots of attention in the right now….hot takes…quick picks if you will.  And yes, we will!  Let's Buzz!Featured Books:Penitence by Kristin Koval (LH)Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange  (LP)Let's Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen (LH)Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode:We Are the Brennans by Tracey LangeThe Connellys of County Down by Tracey LangeFIfth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee RosenThe Social Graces by Renee RosenFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosIron Wing by Rebecca YarrosIn the Likely Event by Rebecca YarrosAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Homeseeking by Karissa ChenWe All Live Here by Jojo MoyesWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMy Friends by Fredrik BackmanKing of Ashes by S.A. CosbyWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a text In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Classics!  Leslie rereads 2 of her lifetime favorites, and Laura reads 2 that she never picked up before...no judgement!! We will also share a Book in Hand. Let's dig into this bundle of wonderful Classics!Featured Books:Pride and Prejudice - The Complete Novel with 19 Letters from the Characters' Correspondence, Written and Folded by Hand by Jane Austen (curated by Barbara Heller) (LH)And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (LH)Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (LP)The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Illustrated by Robert Ingpen (LP)Book in Hand:Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. MontgomerySense and Sensibility by Jane AustenBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Queens of Crime by Marie BenedictAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Little Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemmingwayWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  helping you find Positivity! This is a Shorty, with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need.  Bring on the Short Stack!Featured Books:Upworthy Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity by Gabriel Reilich & Lucia Knell (LH)The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams (LP)Website Mentioned in This Episode:www.upworthy.comWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a text In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of New Takes on Familiar Stories. These stories have been told before, but these authors put their own spins on them.  And we do LOVE a good reimagining! We'll also share a Book In Hand.  Ready??Featured Books: Gild by Raven Kennedy (LH) The Sirens by Emilia Hart (LH) Mother of Rome by Lauren J. A. Bear (LP) The Voyage Home by Pat Barker (LP)Book in HandI'll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeMedusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. BearGlint by Raven KennedyGleam by Raven KennedyGlow by Raven KennedyWeyward by Emilia HartThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerSilence of the Girls by Pat BarkerWomen of Troy by Pat BarkerAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackCirce by Madeline MillerHorses of Fire by A.D. RhineDaughters of Bronze by A.D. RhineThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Journeys. Our characters are taking both physical and emotional journeys, and we'll also share a Book In Hand.  Let's get started on our own trek!Featured Books: All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH) The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye (LH) Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (LP) More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (LP)Book In Hand:The Family Inside by Katie Garner (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:Black Cake by Charmaine WilkersonStill Alice by Lisa GenovaRemember by Lisa GenovaLove Anthony by Lisa GenovaEvery Note Played by Lisa GenovaInside the O'Briens by Lisa GenovaLeft Neglected by Lisa GenovaThe Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna GlenThe Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen LoigmanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:What the Wind Knows by Amy HarmonThe Lotus Shoes by Jane YangThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleChenneville by Paulette JilesRun by Blake CrouchWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that invite us to Travel to Ancient Egypt.  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand!  Vibe with us on all things ancient Egypt! Featured Books: Neferura by Malayna Evans (LH) Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (LH) The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (LP) Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson (LP)Book in Hand:Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Spectacular by Fiona DavisThe Magnolia Palace by Fiona DavisThe Chelsea Girls by Fiona DavisThe Masterpiece by Fiona DavisThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisThe Address by Fiona DavisThe Dollhouse by Fiona DavisCandle Island by Lauren WolkBeyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkEcho Island by Lauren WolkMy Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk Those Who Favor Fire by Lauren WolkThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackRiver God by Wilbur SmithDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieWhat the River Knows by Isabel IbanezWhere the Library Hides by Isabel IbanezWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Mysterious Mysteries.  All have mysterious characters, settings, and of course, events.  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand!  Come along with us on this magical mystery tour!Featured Books: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (LH) The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann (LH) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (LP) A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young (LP)Book in HandThe Monmouth Manifesto by James ArnettBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Making of June Farrow by Adrienne YoungSpells for Forgetting by Adrienne YoungThe Fable Series by Adrienne YoungThe Sea and Sky Duology by Adrienne YoungThe Quiet Librarian by Allen EskensAn Elderly Woman is Up To No Good by Helene ThurstonThursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThe Guise of Another by Allen EskensThe Heavens May Fall by Allen EskensThe Deep Dark Descending by Allen EskensThe Shadows We Hide by Allen EskensThe Stolen Hours by Allen EskensWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Books In Hand...books that were recently on our shelves that we can't wait to share with all of you.  Plus, we have a list of more Books In Hand in our show notes!  Let's make your TBR even longer! Featured Books:21 Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks (LH)The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson (LH)The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan (LP)The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper (LP)All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeGlint, Gleam and Glow by Raven Kennedy (all part of the Plaited Prisoner series)The Other Alcott by Elise HooperLearning to See by Elise HooperFast Girls by Elise HooperAngels of the Pacific by Elise HooperStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Last Kiss of Bristol Keats by Mary E. PearsonThe Lost Story by Meg ShafferHarry Potter by J.K. RowlingAdditional Books We Have in Our HandsThe Note by Alafair BurkeA Curious Beginning by Deanna RaybournWhat the Wind Knows by Amy HarmonEmpress of the Nile by Lynne OlsonThe Safekeep by Yael Van Der WoudenWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyGood Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need!  Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of featuring the fabulous author, Marianne Cronin.  And, be still our bookish hearts, this stack is special! These books will tug at your heartstrings, and are perfect for Valentine's week.  Get ready to LOVE some new friends... Lenni, Margot, Eddie, and Bella!Featured Books: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (LH) Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna JohnstonMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonThe Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie LyonsWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That.  And we're doing it memoir style!  For each memoir we have a  selection that we think is the perfect compliment. We're going to bring you several pairings and we hope that something will strike your fancy! Featured Books:Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP) - The Favorites by Layne Fargo (LH)Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP) - Go To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten (LH)From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP) - Colton Gentry's Third Act: A Novel by Jeff Zentner (LH)Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:If You Liked: Outofshapeworthlessloser and The Favorites...Then Read:Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold by Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Steve Milton and David PelletierFrom Lukov with Love by Mariana ZapataIf You Liked: Be Ready When the Luck Happens and Go To Dinners...Then Read:World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie WooleverKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalIf You Liked: From Here to the Great Unknown and Colton Gentry's Third Act...Then Read:Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly PartonGrown by TIffany D. JacksonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Staying Safe. Easy right?  Not so much for the characters in these books!  Plus, we'll share 2 Books in Hand...both outstanding memoirs by the same author.  Be careful out there, friends!Featured Books:A Discovery of Witches (All Souls #1) by Deborah Harkness (LH)Run by Blake Crouch (LH)I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger (LP)Safe by S. K. Barnett (LP)Books in HandThree Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War  by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LH)The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeWayward Pines series by Blake CrouchDark Matter by Blake CrouchPeace Like a River by Leif Enger Station 11 by Emily St. John MandelAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackBeautiful/Ugly by Alice FeeneyThe Crash by Freida McFaddenClose Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa UngerFamous Last Words by Gillian McCallisterThe Light Pirate by Lily Brooks DaltonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Listeners Choice books!  We reached out and asked for your suggestions and recommendations, and boy did you deliver! We can't use them all at once,  but keep listening, because we are going to use some of your other picks in upcoming episodes!Featured Books:Birdie and Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn't Want Kids…Until I Did by Taylor Wolfe (LH) - recommended by @ajoyetuckerThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell (LH) - recommended by @grandmamickiThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (LP) - recommended by @theseblessedstepsThe Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (LP) - recommended by @apuzzledbookloverBook in HandThe Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki  (LH and LP) - recommended by @eallen006Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Last Van Gogh by Alyson RichmanThe Time Keepers by Alyson RichmanThe Accidental Empress by Alison PatakiFinding Margaret Fuller by Alison PatakiThe Honey Witch by Sydney J. ShieldsThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack (Recommended by Our Listeners)The Stationery Shop by Marjan KamaliDaughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye PenelopeMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidEternal by Lisa ScottolineProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of pure excitement. The most recent addition to Signe Pike's Lost Queen series is here...The Shadowed Land!  We can't wait to discuss it AND to give away a copy to one of you!   Featured Books:The Forgotten Queen by Signe PikeThe Lost Kingdom by Signe PikeThe Shadowed Land by Signe PikeBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeHarry Potter by JK RowlingWould you like to be entered in our giveaway of The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike? Simply  like our Wednesday (1/15/25) Episode Instagram or Facebook post, and tag a friend in the comments. You will be entered to get a beautiful hardback copy of this new release!Ways to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Faves of 2024. And we're not going to lie...it was hard to choose soooo...we also have a list of our Runners Up below! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Now, it's time to get started on our list for 2025!Featured Books:The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP and LH)The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LP and LH)How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)We Begin At the End/All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)Olive Kitteridge/Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (LP)Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)Horses of Fire and Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP))Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LH)The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower and Winter Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)Things Don't Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)An Elderly Woman is Up to No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Turston (LH)The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (LH)You Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)Our Runners Up FavesSearch by Michelle Huneven (LP)The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)After Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)Count the Ways/How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (LP)Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)Trash Lands by Alison Stine (LP)Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (LP)The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)The Last Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP)Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP and LH)Celine by Peter Heller (LH)Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling (LH)The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight (LH)The Queen's Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)Book In HandChristmas With the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (LP)Books Mentioned in this Episode:Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather WebbLast Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather WebbMe Moth by Amber McBrideWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being  great Book Club Picks. And, we have a special guest to help us discover some great titles to get discussions going in your group.  Lisa Hedger is joining us from the podcast Everyone Loved It But Me. Lisa is in multiple book clubs, and knows her stuff!  Check out her podcast. And check out our Show Notes below...we've included 7 additional Book Club Picks just for you! Happy New Year!! Featured Books:The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman (LP)First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (LP)The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (LH)The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (LH)Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Lisa)Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Lisa)Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard (Lisa)Books and Podcast Mentioned in This EpisodeEveryone Loved It But Me Podcast with Lisa HedgerThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackKeeping Lucy by T. GreenwoodIona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare PooleyTrue Biz by Sara NovicTake My Hand by Dolan Perkins-ValdezDon't Cry for Me by Daniel BlackThe Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen LoigmanThe Guncle by Steven RowleyWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That.  It's always helpful to have a few tricks up your reading sleeve for those times when you don't know what you want to read next!  We've also included a few additional read-alikes below in the Show Notes.  Happy Holidays! Featured Books:The Women by Kristin Hannah - The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman (LP)Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee (LP)The Maid by Nita Prose - Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (LH)Other Books Mentioned in This EpisodeMolly the Maid series by Nita ProseAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackIf You Liked The Women/The Time Keepers...Then Read:Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que MaiThe Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que MaiIf You Liked Once There Were Wolves/ American Wolf...Then Read:The Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham SpenceIf You Liked The Maid/Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder...Then Read:Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. AustinEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanIf You Liked Improbably Yours/Her Fearful Symmetry...Then Read:The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn BarnesThe Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova JacobsWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn today's episode we chat all things Sense of Place with our special guest, the one and only Cindy Burnett from Thoughts from a Page podcast!  It's sure to transport you (wink, wink).  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 HandRaising Hare by Chloe Dalton (CB)Books and Podcast Mentioned in This EpisodeThoughts From A Page Podcast - Cindy BurnettMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyWhiskey When We're Dry by John LarisonThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferThe Survivors by Jane HarperThe Lightning Bottles by Marissa StapleyThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableAmerican Wolf by Nate BlakesleeThe Echo of Old Books by Barbara DavisHome Before Dark by Riley SagerThe Last Ranger by Peter HellerBirdie and Harlow by Taylor WolfeAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThe Dog Stars by Peter HellerHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerThe River We Remember by William Kent Krueger A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesAkmaral by Judith LindberghBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonBear by Julia PhillipsThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillJane Harper Books - The Dry, Force of Nature, ExilesKate Morton Books - The Clockmaker's Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The House at RivertonThis Fabled Earth by Kimberly BrockThe Great Transition by Nick Fuller GooginsWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn today's episode we have a HUGE gift-able stack!  Books are one of our favorite items to give anytime of year. We hope you'll find something for every reader on your list...Happy Holidays!  Featured Books:Series:The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden  (LH)The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP) Horses of Fire, Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH)Brooklyn, Long Island by Colm Toibin (LP) Historical FictionBy Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (LP) The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LH)The Women by Kristin Hannah (LP) A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (LH)FantasyPowerless by Lauren Roberts  (LH)Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (LP)Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (LH)Touch of Magic The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (LH) The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)Literary FictionHello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (LH)Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (LH)Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)A Little Hope, A Quiet Life, The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH)We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (LP)TwistyThe Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (LP)The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (LH)Middle GradeLet It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy (LP)Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (LH)The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko(LP)Young AdultGone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda (LP)Graphic NovelQuiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung (LH)Non FictionThe Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (LP) DystopianThe Silo Series by Hugh Howey (Wool) (LH)A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher (LP) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (LH)MemoirThe Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)Books Mentioned In This EpisodeA Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsMe Moth by Amber McBrideLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottSilence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneSomewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. KluneThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack is so charming it will sweep you off your feet! Laura read one of her favorites of the year. Leslie continues a favorite series and hopes for a new one. We'll also share a Book in Hand...Plus there's baking!Featured Books:A Cyclist's Guide to Crime and Croissants by Ann Claire (LH)A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (LP)Book in HandThe Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeYou Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Ann ClaireLegends and Lattes (#1) and Bookshops and Bonedust (#2) by Travis BaldreeThe Land of Stories series by Chris ColferAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackMeet Me At the Museum by Anne YoungsonIona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare PooleyLenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn MayneThe Library of Broken Hearts by Lucy GilmoreThe Honey Witch by Sydney J ShieldsMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of murder.  Leslie calls it Murdery...Laura calls it Redrum.  Either way we have some page turning heart pounders, something more cerebral, a locked room, and one that's paranormal! We will also share a Book in Hand.  Come along for a twisty thrilling ride!Featured Books:Murder Road by Simone St. James (LH)The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)What Have You Done by Shari Lapena (LP)If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finley (LP)Things Don't Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeEvery Last Fear by Alex FinlayThe Night Shift by Alex FinlayWhat Have We Done by Alex FinlayEveryone Here is Lying by Shari LapenaThe Broken Girls by Simone St. JamesThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James We Are the Brennans by Tracey LangeOne by One by Ruth WareDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneyThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThe Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan HowardThe Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv ConstantineThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsStillhouse Lake by Rachel CaineWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, which we hope might be just what you need!  This short stack is a Warm Hug from our bookish hearts to yours. Featured Books:The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Linda Cohen Loigman (LP)A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Two-Family House by Linda Cohen Loigman The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen LoigmanThe Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen LoigmanStill Life by Louise PennyChief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise PennyOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThe Jane Austen Society by Natalie JennerThe Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan HenryOther Birds by Sarah Addison AllenThe Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen OakleyMrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia FordThe Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan StradalWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of having protagonists that are of a "certain age."  Plus, we'll share a creepy Book in Hand. Respect Your Elders...you might find they are not always as they seem (Here's looking at you, Maud)!  Featured Books:An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (LH)An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helen Tursten (LH)The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (LP)Book in HandThe Perfect Son by Freida McFaddenBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Teacher by Freida McFadden Never Lie Freida McFaddenThe Housemaid Series Freida McFaddenAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThree Things About Elsie by Joanna CannonThe Highland Hens by Judy LeighRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie LyonsThe Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth BergWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode Leslie finds her niche within a genre, and Laura finds her groove with a reading goal.  We're talking about a stack of fabulous Memoirs!  Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand.  It's Memoir Mania!Featured Books:This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian (LH)Yes Please by Amy Poehler (LH)From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP)The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)Book in HandHera by Jennifer Saint (LH)Books and Podcast Mentioned in This EpisodeEveryone Loved It But Me PodcastAriadne by Jennifer SaintElektra by Jennifer Saint Atalanta by Jennifer SaintAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackKnow My Name by Chanel MillerMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy KalingAll But My Life by Gerda Weissmann KleinBossypants by Tina FeyWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our promise that each of these books has something or someone that is based in fact.  We're going full force historical fiction! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand.Featured Books:The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (LH)By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (LP)The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (LP)Book In HandMaria by Michelle MoranBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa SeeSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeLady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa SeeGirl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier The Last Runaway by Tracy ChevalierSmall Great Things by Jodi PicoultThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultLeaving Time by Jodi PicoultHusbands and Lovers by Beatriz WilliamsA Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead by Evan TurkNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Glass Chateau by Stephen P. KiernanClara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan VreelandYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackTiny Little Things (#2) and Along the Infinite Sea (#3) by Beatriz WilliamsAll The Broken Places by John BoyneThe Attic Child by Lola JayeStarring Adele Astaire by Eliza KnightThe Queen's Fortune by Allison PatakiWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a text It's Season 3!!!! In this episode, we assign each other a book (new to the show), and share our thoughts. It's time to do our homework!!Featured Books:This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (LP to LH)Naked in Death by J. D. Robb (LH to LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeIn Death Series by J. D. RobbCount the Ways by Joyce Maynard How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard Family Family by Laurie FrankelOne, Two, Three by Laurie FrankelWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of books that we enjoyed to close out the summer.  Let's celebrate summer reading together!Featured Books:The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen (LH)Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan (LP)My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeHouse of Glass by Susan FletcherLet Me Tell You About a Man I Knew by Susan FletcherThe Stationery Shop by Marjan KamaliMaine by J. Courtney SullivanFriends and Strangers by J. Courtney SullivanSaints for All Occasions by J. Courtney SullivanCommencement by J. Courtney SullivanMe Moth by Amber McBrideGone Tonight by Sarah PekkanenThe Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkenenThe Wife Between Us by Sarah PekkanenHere by Richard McGuireWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  being Fantasies.  We have a stack that will take you out of the current world and plop you right into another...so be ready for that.  We will also share 2 Books in Hand that will bring you back.  Enjoy! Featured Books:The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (LP)The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (LH)Powerless by Lauren Roberts - #1 of the Powerless Trilogy (LH)Books In HandCount the Ways and How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeLabor Day by Joyce MaynardThe Bird Hotel by Joyce MaynardShadow and Bone series and Six of Crows series by Leigh BardugoNinth House by Leigh BardugoPowerful by Lauren RobertsReckless by Lauren RobertsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackA Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas WesterbekeThe Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie LeongHeir by Sabaa TahirToto by A. J. HackwithWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Dystopian.  Ah... that imagined future filled with...what if the world fell apart and we had to survive with none of what we have now, except maybe each other?? Plus, we will share a Book in Hand!  Here we go...Featured Books:Alone by Megan E. Freeman (LP)Burn by Peter Heller (LP)Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (LH)The Road by Cormac McCarthy (LH)Book in HandTimes Undoing by Cheryl A, Head (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe River by Peter HellerThe Dog Stars by Peter HellerThe Guide by Peter HellerCeline by Peter HellerAway by Megan E. Freeman (February 2025)The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaids Tale by Margaret AtwoodStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel1984 by George OrwellThe Ferryman by Justin CroninAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackHum by Helen PhillipsVigil Harbor by Julia GlassEleutheria by Allegra HydeThe Maze Runner by James DashnerWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that we somehow missed!  Not ok!  We will also share a Book in Hand.  How Did We Miss This???Featured Books:We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (LP)The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (LH)An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (LH)Book In HandThe Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeAll the Colors of the Dark by Chris WhitakerAll The Wicked Girls by Chris WhitakerTall Oaks by Chris Whitaker Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher September by Rosamund PilcherComing Home by Rosamund PilcherHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackWhere the Coyotes Howl by Sandra DallasThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenVarina by Charles FrazierWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That! And, bonus, the books are cozy!  Settle in with some coffee or tea...you'll see what we mean.Featured Books:Legends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeCan't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca ThorneBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeBookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeTea You at the Altar by Rebecca ThorneA Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca ThorneAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneVanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle LimThe House Witch by DelemhachSophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle LimWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Something is Amiss…might be big or might be little, but something isn't right, and we need to find out what it is! We will also share a Book in Hand.   Featured Books:The God of the Woods by Liz Moore  (LP)The Searcher by Tana French (LP)How To Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files Book 1) by Kristen Perrin (LH)She Left by Stacie Grey (LH)Book In HandThe Queen's Faithful Companion by Eliza Knight (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Hunter by Tana French The Likeness by Tana FrenchThe Witch Elm by Tana FrenchLong Bright River by Liz MooreHow to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (March 2025)Additional Books That Go Along with Our StackMiddletide by Sara CrouchListen For the Lie by Amy TinteraLike A Mother by Mina HardyMy Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we're sharing our chat with Danielle Stinson and Ashlee Cowles, known as the author A.D. Rhine! A.D. Rhine has written 2 wonderful novels, Horses of Fire which was published in 2023, and Daughters of Bronze which will be released in November.  This is a duology...  a sweeping epic which puts the women of Troy front and center.  We featured Horses of Fire in Season 2, Episode 24, and Daughters of Bronze briefly in Season 2, Episode 31. A more in depth review of Daughters of Bronze is coming soon. These ladies are talented! Ashlee holds graduate degrees in medieval history from the University of St. Andrews and theological studies from Duke University. Danielle holds a master of arts in law and diplomacy from Tufts University. A.D. Rhine is an automatic read for both of us! We will read everything they write, and you should too. It was an absolute delight to chat with these incredible and accomplished women.  Enjoy!Featured Books:Horses of Fire by A.D. RhineDaughters of Bronze by A.D. RhineDanielle's and Ashlee's Favorite Books, Authors, and Current ReadsEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Bridges at Toko-Ri by James MichenerThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Lord of the Silver Bow by David GemmellAnne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Mists of Avalon Series by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Winter Goddess by Megan BarnardThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Briar Club by Kate QuinnThe Last Kingdom Series by Bernard CornwellLancelot by Giles KristianSigrid Undset Margaret George Steven R. Lawhead Melina MarchettaWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of a Series (or Duo) that we just couldn't put down.  We will also share a Book in Hand.  These books are Series-ously great!!Featured BooksBear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden( LH)The Girl In the Tower by Katherine Arden (LH)The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (LP)Long Island by Colm Toibin (LP)Book in Hand Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Magician by Colm Toibin The Master by Colm ToibinNora Webster by Colm ToibinHouse of Names by Colm ToibinThe Lost Queen by Signe PikeThe Forgotten Kingdom by Signe PikeWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being full of Family Drama.  We've got books with highs and lows, blood family and found family. We will also share a Book in Hand.  And we'll do it all dramatically! Featured Books:Sandwich by Catherine Newman (LH)The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha (LH)Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP)The Sirens of Soleil City by Sarah C. Johns (LP)Book in HandBefore I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeDaughters of Bronze and Horses of Fire by A.D. RhineThe Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire LombardoThe Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerThe German Wife by Kelly RimmerWe All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our StackWe Are the Brennan's by Tracey LangeThe Lost Queen by Signe PikeInk Blood Sister Scribe by Emma TorzsWeyward by Emilia HartWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being focused on life on the frontier. This is one of our favorite time periods to read about! We will also share a Book in Hand!  Let's get started... Featured BooksSarah Plain and Tall  by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison (LP)Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (LP)Book in HandThe Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Patchwork Bride by Sandra DallasLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkLittle House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls WilderCaleb's  Story, As Perfect As the Moon, and Grandfather's Dance by Patricia MacLachlanAdditional  Books That Go Along With Our StackAll The Forgivenesses by Elizabeth HardingerCaroline: Little House Revisited by Sarah MillerCrow Mary by Kathleen GrissomChenneville by Paulette JilesNews of the World by Paulette JilesThese Is My Words by Nancy TurnerEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynnePony by R.J. PalicioThe Sweet Blue Distance by Sara DonatiWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being the books in our hands right now.  We have Books A Plenty to share! Featured Books:The Honey Witch by Sydney S. Shields (LH)56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP)The Stolen Child by Ann Hood (LP)All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan HowardThe Trap by Catherine Ryan HowardSpells for Forgetting by Adrienne YoungThe Red Thread by Ann HoodThe Knitting Circle by Ann HoodThe Book That Matters Most by Ann HoodTall Oaks by Chris WhitakerWe Begin at the End by Chris WhitakerAll the Wicked Girls by Chris WhitakerCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrThe Secret Garden by Frances  Hodgson BurnettWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In today's episode, we have something special for you! We're chatting with Ethan Joella, author of 3 outstanding novels:  A Little Hope (2021), A Quiet Life (2022), and The Same Bright Stars (2024).  His books have been featured in People Magazine and Book Page, have been written up by the NY Times and Kirkus, and have been picks by Book of the Month, Indie Next,  and Read With Jenna.  They have also been featured right here on Book Bumble! All 3 are wonderful, warm, and tender. Ethan Joella is an automatic read for us…if he writes it, we will read. And you should too.  It was a true delight to speak with him!  Enjoy!Featured BooksThe Same Bright Stars by Ethan JoellaA Little Hope by Ethan JoellaA Quiet Life by Ethan JoellaEthan's Hometown Indie BookstoreBrowse About Books - Rehoboth Beach, DelawareBooks Ethan LovesThe Accidental Tourist by Anne TylerWhere the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn WardLast Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'NanEthan's Most Recent ReadYellowface by R.F. KuangWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Decades.  We will travel from the 1940's through the 1980's.  Each of these books has some shout outs to the decade in which they are set.  Represent! Featured Books:The Paris Architect (1940's) by Charles Belfoure (LH)The Spectacular (1950's) by Fiona Davis (LP)Mockingbird Summer (1960's) by Lynda Rutledge (LP)All You Have to Do is Call (1970's) by Kerri Maher (LP)Our Little World (1980's) by Karen Winn (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeWest With Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeAdditional  Books That Go Along With Our StackIndependence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1940's)Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner (1950's)The Songbird of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon (1960's)Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran (1970's)Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (1980's)Ways to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

In this brand new episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Books About Books. This was the theme of our VERY FIRST stack of books, and we think it deserves a revisit...same theme...new books!  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand. Let's book! Featured BooksMiss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP and LH)The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)Book in HandTwo & A Half Minutes by Don Miller (LH)Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer RyanThe Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanThe Wedding Dress Circle by Jennifer RyanThe One in a Million Boy by Monica WoodGoodnight Irene by Luis Alberto UrreaThe Paris Library by Janet Skeslien CharlesAdditional  Books That Go Along With Our StackThe Library of the Dead by T.L. HuchuThe Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin The Finders Keepers Library by Annie RainsThe Little Wartime Library (also about the Bethnal Green Underground Library) by Kate ThompsonThe Book of Doors by Gareth BrownWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

For today's episode, we are bringing you a shorty.  This is a stack of just two wonderful books, and we hope it's just what you need!  We assigned each other reading homework.  Let's find out who gets an A!Featured Books:LP to LH Thornhedge by T. KingfisherLH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeNettle and Bone by T. KingfisherThey Both Die At The End by Adam SilveraWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

It's the start of summer travel season so in this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being amazing audio books.  We  will also share a Book In Hand.  Planes, trains, or automobiles, these books have you covered!Featured Books:All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore (LP)Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (LP)Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (LH)The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (LH)Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree (LH)Book in Hand:Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan StradalLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv ConstantineIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) by Mindy KalingAdditional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack:Razor Blade Tears by S.A. Cosby Circe by Madeline Miller A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeilThe Villa by Rachel HawkinsWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of taking place around the turn of the century... the 19th to the 20th century to be exact.  We'll also share a Book In Hand.Featured Books:Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (LP)The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH)The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix (LH)Books in Hand:The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryThe Shadow Children and Missing series by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Huntress by Kate QuinnThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnThree Souls by Janie ChangThe Porcelain Moon by Janie ChangThe Nature of Fragile Things by Susan MeissnerAdditional  Books That Go Along With Our Stack:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithOutrun the Moon by Stacey LeeSilent Came the Monster by Amy Hill HearthLittle Souls by Sandra DallasA Night to Remember by Walter LordWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!