Book Pop!

To finish off the first season of Book Pop!, Jamie and Molly hosted their first ever live event at Lake City Books in Madison, WI. Listen in on their conversation with guest Maggie Ginsberg with a live audience. Maggie is a senior editor at Madison Magazine and the author of one of Jamie and Molly's favorite books, Still True. She talks about her newest manuscript and answers audience questions. Let us know what you want to hear about in Season 2 by emailing us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!Audiobooks count too! Listen to audiobooks and support your local independent bookstore. Join Libro.fm today!

Molly and Jamie wrap up the Book Pop! Summer Read-Along by reviewing all the data they collected from participants. Find out the what everyone had to say about the newest Emily Henry novel Funny Story. This episode is packed with spoilers, so if you haven't read the book yet, BEWARE!What are they reading?Jamie:Middle of the Night by Riley Sager Let us know what you want to hear about in Season 2 by emailing us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!Audiobooks count too! Listen to audiobooks and support your local independent bookstore. Join Libro.fm today!

This week, Molly and Jamie are in vacation mode! Hear all about their recent adventures and plans for more including Jamie's jaunt to Spring Green complete with a visit to Arcadia, another favorite independent bookstore, and Molly's dinner at the new and expanded Mint Mark. The ladies also review what's on their To-Be-Read shelves. Find out what is next in line. What is next in line on your TBR? What are they reading?Molly: On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-ReedThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonJamie:Horror Movie by Paul TremblayBeautiful World, Where Are You by Sally RooneyThe Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa BroadbentLet us know at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!Do you want to attend the Book Pop! Live Podcast Event? You can! The event takes place on July 14, 2024. Find more information and to get tickets here!Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What did you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story? Take the survey here!Audiobooks count too! Listen to audiobooks and support your local independent bookstore. Join Libro.fm today!

Happy 4th of July weekend! Molly and Jamie talk Beach Reads on this weeks episode of Book Pop!Join the conversation!! Let us know your favorite book tracking apps! Email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

Jamie and Molly welcome another special guest! This week they talk with local celebrity Ann Garvin. Ann is the author of On Maggie's Watch, The Dog Year, I Like You Just Fine When You're Not Around, I Thought You Said This Would Work, There's No Coming Back From This, and Bummer Camp which is set to release on September 1st, 2024 and is now available for pre-order. Ann is also the founder of Tall Poppy Writers which is an organization dedicated to supporting the work of female authors, connecting directly with readers, and giving back to the community in support of literacy. As a life-long observer and teacher, Ann talks about how her journey has led her to writing. And how her frustration with ageism led her to pen the viral essay Good For Me published with Madison Magazine and the New York Times article that followed on Modern Love. Listen now!What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: There's no Coming Back from This by Ann Garvin Molly: Snowbirds by Christina Clancy Join the conversation!! Let us know your favorite book tracking apps! Email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

On this week's episode of Book Pop!, Jamie and Molly are giving listeners a peek into their own book tracking data and sharing how many books they have read so far this year as well as their top genres. The hosts also break down the top book tracking app available and weigh in on their favorite and why!What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune All About Love by bell hooks Molly: There There by Tommy Orange Join the conversation!! Let us know your favorite book tracking apps! Email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!Do you want to attend the Book Pop! Live Podcast Event? You can! The event takes place on July 14, 2024. Find more information and to get tickets here!Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What did you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story? Take the survey here!Audiobooks count too! Listen to audiobooks and support your local independent bookstore. Join Libro.fm today!

Celebrate all things June with this weeks episode of Book Pop! Jamie and Molly cover Pride month, Juneteenth, and Audiobook Appreciation Month. The ladies share some of the favorite queer fiction, how they are learning more about Juneteenth, and their audiobook habits. What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan Molly: Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Mai Corland The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell Books they're talking about: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin, Lucy Kirk On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed Listen to audiobooks and support your local independent bookstore! Join Libro.fm today!Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What do you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story so far?Join the conversation!! Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

On this weeks episode, Molly and Jamie share their favorite happy hours in town and the best bars to read at. What makes for the ideal place to read and grab a drink? The ladies break down their own criteria. Tell us where you like to read!What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanMolly: Tom Lake by Ann PatchettFunny Story by Emily Henry Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What do you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story so far? Join the conversation!! Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

Jamie and Molly talk with Angela Russell, a Madison Community leader and host of the podcast Black Oxygen. Angela shares her favorite books, her controversial way of organizing her bookshelves, hilarious anecdotes about motherhood, and her experience and recent diagnosis with ADHD. Don't miss this hilarious conversation!What the ladies are reading this week: Angela: Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir byShayla Lawson How to ADHD:An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) byJessica McCabe Jamie: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Molly: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler Angelas favorite reads: Seven Days in June by Tia WilliamsEmergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds byAdrienne Maree BrownWhat Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You byHeather CorinnaRadical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara BrachThick: And Other Essays byTressie McMillan CottomLet Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation byParker J PalmerSee No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love byValarie KaurTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinShe Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill byJoan MorganHave you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What do you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story so far?Join the conversation!! Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

Let's get into it! We know you all have strong opinions on this one, and so do we! On this week's episode, Jamie and Molly debate the pros and cons of paperback and hardcover books. What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: James by Percival Everett Molly: The Book of Delights, Essays by Ross Gay Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What do you think of Emily Henry's Funny Story so far? Join the conversation!! Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

Molly and Jamie discuss the celebrity book club craze. You've seen them in the bookstore - the celebrity approved titles that don a special sticker, a badge of honor. What makes the celebrity book club pick so special and how does it move sales? It's all part of this weeks episode as our hosts dish on what book clubs they would join and what one's come up a little short. Don't miss a special announcement at the end of the episode!! Jamie and Molly want to read along with you!!What are they reading?Still True by Maggie Ginsberg Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell Educated by Tara WestoverFour Thousand Weeks Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanThe Familiar by Leigh BardugoDon't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com

For Children's Book Week Jamie and Molly reveal Lake City Book's top selling children's book as well as their personal favorites. As always, hear what they are reading now!Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites by Arnold LobelThe Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald Good Night - Buenas Noches by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin and Renée Graef Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia and Elisa Chavarri Where's Bluey? A Search-and-Find Book by Young Readers Licenses Penguin Molly's Favorites: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk, and Nate Odenkirk Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton Hippos Remain Calm by Sandra Boynton Jamie's Favorites: Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and Fritz Siebel The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood and Don Wood

Jamie and Molly welcome their first guest, Lindsay Christians, to the show! Lindsay is a food editor and arts writer for the Cap Times in Madison, WI. She is also the author of Madison Chef's and co-author of Osteria Papavero Cookbook and the host of her own podcast The Corner Table. The new season of her podcast focuses on the season 21 of Top Chef that highlights Wisconsin food culture. Lindsay talks about her personal experiences with the iconic cooking show and, of course, what she's reading. This episode is filled with great recommendations in literary fiction as well as cookbooks not to mention the inside scoop on newest season of Top Chef.

Is the book always better? Molly and Jamie talk about the hottest book-to-screen adaptation including recent Oscar winners and currently streaming shows. Learn what customers are saying about them and our hosts' favorites.

A special episode celebrating Independent Bookstore Day! Molly and Jamie talk about the fun things Lake City Books is offering this year on April 27th in celebration of the day that brings attention to independent bookstores around the country. Don't forget to visit an independent bookstore near you!

Get to know Molly and Jamie and the books they love in their first full-length episode of Book Pop! Your hosts discuss what they've been up to in Madison giving listeners a peek into their lives and what they love to read. Check out some of these great titles and let us know what you think.

The first of minisodes! Allow Molly and Jamie to introduce themselves!

Molly and Jamie introduce their show that discusses trends in the book community locally & nationally, and engage with readers, authors, and bookish minds to promote books as pop culture.