Coffee with Heather

Last June I turned 30, and I shared a personal episode on the podcats about the 30-things books have taught me in my life. In celebration of my birthday and turning 31, I'm sharing my personal favorite 30 books I've read this last year with all of you. Some of these books made me cry, some of them shocked me, and some gave me the spooks, but all of these books' characters, plots, and stories stuck about because they sank into my soul leaving me to feel that wild and beguile feeling of bewilderment. ---- A Secret History by Donna Tart The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Taste by Stanley Tucci The Mystery of Ms, Christie by Marie Benedict The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson Orwells Roses by Rebecca Solnit The Sisters Sweet by Elizabeth Weiss The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Theresa Anne Fowler The Maid by Nina Prose The Ballerina's by Rachel Kapelke-Dale Heiresses; The Lives of Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Mean Baby; a Memoir by Selma Blair The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Still Life by Sarah Winman Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand ---- • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

We're diving into the world of Heiressess, their haunting stories, and how the true (grim) fates of these women of means transformed fiction novels (as well as tv shows and movies). Books Shared In Today's Episode: Currently Reading: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams Heiresses: The Lives of Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson The Magnolia Palace By Fiona Davis The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid The Grand Design: A Novel of Dorothy Draper By Joy Callaway A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

The top five books I cannot wait to read this summer are filled with mystery, suspense, romance, feel-good vibes, and a little bit of justice-seeking power. I share with you the five books as well as their synopsis and why I'm so excited to pack these in my pool bag all summer long. Wolf Den by Elodie Harper The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand Horse, A Novel by Geraldine Brooks The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Ever wanted to dive deeper into the life of a beloved author? Ever wondered what they did behind closed doors? Well, today I'm sharing five incredible books (4 fiction, 1 non-fiction) on authors who have beguiled us over the years that will have you loving that author just a little bit more than you did before you started reading. Books in today's episode: + Hammnet by Maggie O'Farrell + The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Heather Terelle + Z, A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Theresa Anne Fowler + Orwells Roses by Rebbeca Solnit + The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont Don't Forget To Vote On The Poll If You Are Listening Via Spotify To Determine Season 3's First Episode!! • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today I dive into the book that wrecked me (in all the best ways possible) by Marianne Cronin, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot. This book was poignant and powerful reminding us of the importance and difference of what it means to live, to love, and to die. This book is a tear-jerker and fabulously written and I'm excited to share my little review on this remarkable book. ** Spoiler Alert, there are spoiler's throughout this episode Snag your own copy of today's book: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

I am a huge supporter of audiobooks and have loved talking about my usage of them throughout this podcast and today I'm sharing where I get my audiobooks and all the pros and cons to these apps. So if you're looking to get more audiobooks this year, or even some new ways to get audiobooks, get yourself cozy because we're diving deep into it. Apps and Programs Mentioned In Episode - Audiblebooks.com - Chirp/Chirpbooks.com - Libby App Sign Up For The New Newsletter With Monthly Book Lists and Reviews!!! • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

March 25th is International Tolkien Reading Day and to celebrate, I'm sharing today's bonus episode with the history of this holiday, five easy ways to celebrate, and, for the first time ever, reading one of my favorite passages from, The Lord of the Rings, on the episode! So make yourself a nice cup of tea, or possibly a big glass of brandy, and get cozy in your own little Hobbit hole for today's bonus episode. Edition I Read From: The Lord of the Rings, Part One, The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien Ballantine/Fantasy | Ballantine Books | New York Copyright 1965 by J.R.R. Tolkien | Sixty-Sixth Printing: May 1978 Sources: - The Tolkien Society - Locating the passage I read, Nat Packer • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

The debut novel by Elizabeth Weiss, The Sisters Sweet, just released November 2021 in the US, is a sensational and dazzling historical fiction full of layers, secrets, desires, and a human sense of self and life and I am so excited to be talking about this book today here on the podcast. Grab A Copy: - The Sisters Sweet; A Novel by Elizabeth Weiss • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Have you noticed the sensational trend going on in the literary world where there are more and more books coming out about books, libraries, bookstores, and authors/writers? From Elin Hilderbrand's newest novel last year, Golden Girl from the POV of an author to the stack of novels revolving around books, it's a big trend and I am here for it. This is why I've put together today's episode sharing 5 booms (plus some honorable mentions) where I share some of my favorites and TBR's of books on books. So snuggle up, and get your pen and paper ready, because you're going to want to read all of these. Books Included In Today's Episode: - Midnight Library by Matt Haig - The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - The Paris Library by Janet Skesllen Charles • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today we dive into a compare and contrast of the most borrowed books in 2021 from the New York Public Libraries to nationwide the most borrowed books in 2021 in all public schools and public libraries and compare and contrast that with just a handful of the most anticipated book coming in 2022. All facts and research were paraphrased and pulled from: The Literary Hub (Most Borrowed Books) (Most Anticipated Books) Overdrive Barnes and Noble Books Mentioned in today's episode: + A School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan + The Stars Are Not Yet Bells by Hannah Assadi + How High We Go In The Darl by Sequoia Nagamatsu + Violeta by Isabel Allende + The Swimmers by Julia Otsuka + The Men by Sandra Newman + The Fell by Sarah Moss Books I've Currently Been Reading: + The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher + The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis + Ulysses by James Joyce • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

After falling in love with Stanley Tucci on screen as an actor, his IGTV episodes became a source of joy for me during the lockdown back in 2020 and 2021. After watching every episode of his show, "Searching for Italy" on CNN and HBO Max, I knew I had to read his book, Taste, My Life Through Food. This was one of the best memoirs I've ever read and because of the incredible recipes shared throughout the book, has earned itself a place on my cookbook shelf instead of a place in the library. This is why I am so ecstatic to be talking about my journey to this book and how much this book meant to me as the child of an immigrant. Purchase your copy here: Taste, My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today I'm sharing three easy and quick - Night by Elie Wiesel - Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Animal Farm by Geroge Orwell All information on books mentioned that wasn't my own opinion was pulled from goodreads.com SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER COMING JANUARY 2022 • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today I'm sharing the top 6 tools I am using this year to help me be a better reader, engage with other readers more and stay on track for my reading goal. Below are links to all of the tools and apps mentioned in today's episode. - Rechargeable Reading Light - Battery Reading Light - Reading Journal - Reading Log by Everyday Reading - Good Reads (I've linked my profile so we can be friends!) - Book of the Month Club (get your first book free by signing up with this link) - Book Marks SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER STARTING JANUARY 2022!!! • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Get ready my muggle friends for a special podcast episode celebrating twenty-years of the Harry Potter movies and the beloved books that started it all! From fun facts, to a trip down my own memory lane to sharing last weeks Instagram polls you guys answered on all things Harry Potter, Including who really was "The Chosen One". This episode is not in relation or supported by HBO Max nor Warner Brothers or the author and publishing houses of the Harry Potter Series. All opinions shared on the episode are my own. Websites I found information shared on the podcast are: - Harry Potter Reuninion, https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/harry-potter-reunion-photo-return-to-hogwarts-daniel-radcliffe-emma-watson-1235129492/ - Interesting Facts About Harry Potter, https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-little-known-facts-2019-1#some-of-the-food-on-set-was-real-20 • Please note that all rights of each of the books and movies mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

The last year has gone by so quickly and yet so incredibly slow, and through it all, I've read so many amazing books. And a few not-so-good ones. And on today's episode, I'm sharing if I was able to complete my 2021 Reading Challenge, what I love (and not so love) about reading challenges, and end the whole thing with a fun little challenge for you! So grab a cup of coffee, or hey, a glass of wine, and listen to today's episode. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

If you've read Miranda C. Heller's most recent book, The Paper Palace, and as soon as you finished it, wanted to pick it back up and read it again... here are five books that continue the same vibe and feel of Heller's fictional world. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Inspired by art, art history, and the beloved Vincent Van Gogh, as a past art student and forever lifelong artist, I wanted to share some of my favorite Van Gogh-inspired or influenced books and movies to bring more than Starry Skies and Sunflowers into your life. If you're a long-time fan of Van Gogh or a recent lover of the peculiar artist, you are welcome here. So pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and be inspired by the artist who has stollen the hearts of so many over the years. • Please note that all rights of each of the books and movies mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today we're talking all things goth novel. What makes a novel a gothic novel, what are some of the classic gothic novels, and three modern takes on gothic novels that I've read and LOVED! So get cozy, and get ready for some moody winter reads that are anything but holiday cheer. Books Mentioned In Today's Episode: - The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson - The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Melmoth by Sarah Perry • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today I'm sitting down to share with you all of my thoughts on the recent 2020 adaption of Emma directed by Autumn de Wilde and compare it with the infamous Jane Austen novel. From what I thought of how the adoption played with the 1995 adaption, Cluessles, what I found most hilarious about Mr. Knitghtly to the small hints of Austen's novel hidden throughout, we're diving into Austen's world. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Every summer, I compile a list of books to read. Sometimes their classics I've missed out on, or want to revisit. Sometimes their brand spanking new, just published that year, but ultimately it's always a list of 15-20 books I'm dying to read while I lounge at the pool, by a lake while my family goes fishing, or on an airplane as I hope from one corner of the world to the next. My list for 2021 was filled with almost 20-books I was dying to read, but in the wake of 2020, my summer didn't provide ample reading time. So, I'm sharing the list of books I did read with my personal rating and the list of books I didn't read (but trust me, I'm getting to them ASAP!) There's no shame here today, just a list of amazing books. Some read. Others waiting their turn. ------ The 'Read" List - The Queens Gambit by Walter Tevis - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - Salt to Sea by Ruta Sepertys - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber - The Lost Apothecary by Sara Penner - The Paris Library by Janey Charles - The Jane Austen Societ by Natalie Jenner - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - Lore by Alexandra Bracken - Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers The "Not Read" List - Once There Was Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - The House of Vesper Sands by Peraic O'Donnell - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murry - The Maidens by Alex Michaelides - Jane Steele by Lindsay Faye - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - The Astonishing Life of August March by Arron Jackson - Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand ------ Want to get some of these books at a fraction of the price sent right to your mailbox every month like happy snail mail? Then I cannot recommend the Book of the Month Club. It's a box membership (and trust me, I typically am super disappointed by monthly box memberships!) that allows you to choose your book of the month, skip a month if you don't like that month's selection, and much more! Join today by following this link (yes it's an affiliate link) but also get a discount and start getting the best sort of happy mail possible. Book mail. Join Book of the Month Today by clicking HERE. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

If you read A Secret History by Donna Tartt and found yourself wanting more...look (or listen!) no further, because here are six more books to get you through! ------ - If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - Black Chalk by Christopher Yate - The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson - The Guest List by Lucy Foley - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake ------ • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Tis' the season for knitted socks, pulling out the beanies and curling up in a cozy nook reading all the books. And where you may be tempted to finish reading your summer tbr pile you didn't finish...I'm here to tempt you with the six books you should be reading. * for full effect, read these books by a crackling fire (or a candle) with a cozy drink in hand! =) - A Secret History by Donna Tartt - Little Women by Louisa May Allcott - The Great Alone by Kirsten Hannah - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - These Violent Delights by Michah Nemerever - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Spooky season is upon us and with that, a slew of "keep you on the edge of your seats" books are in order. Here are 6 of my topmost recommended books to add to your TBR pile this autumn. - Melmoth by Sarah Perry - Mexican Gothic by Del Rey - The Secret Window by Steven King - The Guest List by Lucey Foley - The Harpy by Megan Hunter - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

We're back for Season Two of Coffee with Heather; a place for all of my bookishly obsessed friends. Learn what's been happening this summer, what's coming to the podcast this season, and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Recently I've found myself in a "makeshift" genre of naturalism, connected to the earth, the environment, wildlife, and the beauty of the natural world and after reading close to a dozen books out of this "genre" I wanted to share this list of books with you. As our final episode of season one and into summer, we're diving into this fun genre. So grab a glass of wine, curl up on the patio, and let's get that summer book list growing! • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today is my 30th birthday, and I thought it is super fun to release an extra podcast episode this month and share the 30 things I've learned in the last 30 years from books. It's a quick episode, but a personal one and one I am so excited to share with all of you. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Have you ever listened to an audiobook while painting, doing a house project, or on a road trip and then months...even years later...remember that book by simply looking at the wall you painted or thinking about that particular road trip? Your not alone, today's episode I'm sharing four times this happened to me and opening up the floor to dive into this more within our book community. So get cozy, grab a drink and let's dive into the stories in the walls. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Summer is upon us, which means that we are halfway through 2021 already (SAY WHAAA?) and I'm bringing you today my top 6 books I've read this year in no order and completely unscripted. Just me, a cup of coffee, a rabbit, and 6-books. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Audiobooks, are they considered reading? Well, I say YES, they are. And today's episode is diving into some of my favorite recent audiobooks, sharing some great platforms to get your audiobooks, and starting a new "series" within the podcast where I share some of my favorite audiobooks every few months to keep your soul (and ears) happy. • Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Ever feel like you just need a break from reading but then you hop on social media, go to a book club or talk with a fellow book reader friend and feel guilty or as you failed? You are not alone. Today we're going a little off-script to just talk as friends about the need to talk about book breaks and giving ourselves space to digest a recent good read, to heal a bad book spell, or just to handle life. In this sequel to "How To Read More" we're going to backtrack and get to the core of why we read not what we read. •Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Okay, even if your NOT a parent this episode answers the number one question I get DMed on Instagram..."How do you read so much when you're a busy mama?" Well, grab your coffee (or your wine) and listen up because I'm going to share with you the TOP THREE WAYS on how I went from a busy body reading no more than 10-books a year to over 100-books a year (all while still being crazy busy!) These are SIMPLE and CHEAP (if not FREE) way's to get more books in your life no matter how busy you are. •• Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. •• --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

I couldn't be more excited about a book review as I am to talk about Maggie O'Farrell's newest book, Hamnet. Published July 2020 this book is the most outstanding fictional take on Shakespear and his life that I have read in years, if not ever. This book is so utterly real and raw, sucking in its reader right into the 15 Hundreds and making them feel every honest emotion, fear, and love of the characters. NOTE: There are spoilers in this episode though I stop myself before discussing the ending to leave that as a glorious nugget of gold for the reader to experience. If you want to avoid any spoilers, pause this episode and come back once you've read the book. Grab a copy of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell HERE. •• Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. •• --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

At the end of the month (or every other end of the month) I purchase every book I absolutely loved listening to via audiobook to add to my own little library at home. Today's episode is the first "Book Haul" episode on the podcast where I share a stack of books I recently purchased after loving their audiobook renditions (and three newest books to my library I haven't read yet!) If you're into some quick book synopsis and review and book recommendations then definitely take a listen to today's episode - it for sure won't disappoint. Books Shared On Today's Episode: • Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern • Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng • The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood • The Harpy by Megan Hunter • A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Why is it when you go into a bookstore you have tendencies to pick up one book, but not the other? I'm diving in today after noticing my top 5-reasons why I'll pick up a book after a trip to a bookstore over the weekend. Can you guess what they are? Do you have similar reasons for why you'll pick up a book? Grab a good cup of coffee and snuggle up, and get ready for today's episode on Why I Pick Up A Book. --Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

What's more magical than going to the circus? Not very much. And towards the end of 2020, I picked up two wildly different circus-themed books that I could not put down. The Night Circus by Erin Morgensten and Water For Elephants by Sarah Gruen. Both transfixed beautifully; The Night Circus read like Lewis Carroll's casual everyday description of magic (also narrated by the ever magical Jim Dale) all while Water For Elephants was heart-wrenchingly good touching the soul in a way I haven't felt from a book in so long. Yes, there are spoilers in this quick review, but get ready for a little recap on why and what I loved so much about both of these novels, and then find out which three circus-themed books are on my TBR pile. All of this and more on today's episode. So grab some popcorn, some cotton candy, and get yourself ready to get starry-eyed. Grab a copy of The Night Circus Here for yourself Grab a copy of Water For Elephants Here for yourself Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Today's episode is a quick review on the comforting and whimsical read, The Dutch House, by author Ann Patchett and the audiobook read by the marvelous Tom Hanks...which is the whole original story as to why I chose this book. I grew up with Tom Hanks being the voice of my childhood and I was so excited to listen to a book read by him. And frick, am I glad that I did. This book is every bit relatable as it is comforting and it was the perfect first book to listen to going into the New Year. This episode is quick and to the point but holds a handful of spoilers (don't worry, I don't give away the ending) so just keep that in mind while listening to today's episode. Pick up your own copy of The Dutch House Here Get your own copy of the audio version of The Dutch House Here --Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Have you ever bought, rented, or borrowed a book and could not wait to read it; but there came a point where you just couldn't finish it for whatever reason? The first time I remember this happening to me was back in high school when I was taking AP English and we had to read "Little Big Man" - let's just say to pass I totally spark noted that book. Well, on today's episode I come clean about three books I'd been raving about and so stoked to read recently - and simply could not get through. This episode is a quick one, but also full of spoilers so keep that in mind while listening. But find out why I couldn't finish Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch", Molly Aitken's "The Island Child" and Stephanie Meyer's "Midnight Sun". --Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Tired of tinsel and Santa and 8-tiny reindeer but still want to read something for the holiday season? I've got you friend. In this episode, I share with you my top books to be reading during the holidays (and winter months) that have nothing to do with that Jolly ol' man in a red suit and white beard but still puts you in that whimsical mood of winter and still kindling the magic of Christmas time. Books Shared In This Episode: - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling - Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson --Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

After a horrible break up, Cecily Gardner finds herself in an NYC bar drinking her emotions away when she meets a man and they fall in love...(heard this story before? Yeah, me too) But here's the plot twist, after a whirlwind romance, Grant goes missing in the chaos of 9/11 and Cecily is bound and determined to get to the bottom of the story when she finds a "Missing Person Poster" with Grants face on it from his wife! Here are my 10-thoughts while reading Emily Giffin's "The Lies that Bind". * Disclaimer there are spoilers in this episode! If you haven't read it yet, snag a copy for yourself below! Snag your own copy of The Lies that Bind HERE --OR-- Download that Audio Version HERE --Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

From losing your place in the book, to dog eared pages, to reprint edition covers gone wrong, this episode is all about us diving into the things that drive us bookish folks MAD! After I ran a poll on the Coffee with Heather Instagram a couple of weeks ago, asking you all what some of your worst and maddening pet peeves were when it came to reading and books, I sat down and shared the whole list right here on this episode of Coffee With Heather. Please note that all rights of each of the books mentioned in this episode stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these, or any other links on my podcast episodes or show notes, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Dark Academia Book List Books: - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Melmoth by Sarah Perry - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink - In Cold Blood by Capote - We Were Villans by M. L. Rio - The Secret History by Donna Tartt --------------------------------------- Light Academia List Books: - Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Emma by Jane Austen - Shakespeare - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Cerci by Madeline Miller ---SPECIAL COFFEE WITH HEATHER SPOTIFY PLAYLIST--- Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

I recently went on a trip to the coast and was yet again, sucked into the "Staff Pick" section of the one and only bookstore I wandered into while on vacation. I could have browsed for hours, reading each and every little review on each of the books, but as I was only allowed a 30-minute slot to meander around the book store (gee, thanks COVID!) I browsed as quickly as I could and still came away with some amazing finds (including one not book but must bookish have!) Listen to today's episode on my Staff Pick finds from a Seattle, Washington bookstore and snag your own copies down below. Middlemarch by Geroge Eliot The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann Ex Libris Game by Oxford Games Ltd Please Note all rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. To view my whole TBR/Must Read list; please check out my list on Amazon here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

It is officially spooky season, cozy season, Hygge season and that means optimal reading season. In episode four, I share with you my top six books you should be reading this season. All a little spooky, and a little mysterious but none horrifying and all absolutely delicious. Books highlighted in today's episode include: - Melmoth by Sarah Perry - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Witch's Kind by Louisa Morgan - Wicked by Gregory Maguire - Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer - Six Women of Salem by Marilynne K. Roach Please Note All rights of each of these books stay with their authors and respectable publishing houses. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. To view my whole TBR/Must Read list; please check out my list on Amazon here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

We're diving in today into one of the first books I read this summer; Elin Hilderbrand's Summer of '69 published by Little Brown. This book was such a good book to kick off the summer; with a hint of historical fiction as the book is based during the Vietnam War, and a whole lot of realness and humanness in each of the characters. It was a light and easy read with enough plot twists to keep you wanting more all while each characters struggles and hurdles made them oh so relatable. Find out all the things I loved about this book, and the one thing I wish Hilderbrand just had done differently in today's episode as I review this spectacular summer read; Summer of '69. To read this book for yourself: You can get the audiobook here. and You can order a copy of the book here. •All rights of Summer of '69 stay with the author and publishing house. All opinions are my own. By purchasing a book from these links, I will be making a small affiliate profit which helps me continue to make each week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Looking for the best audiobooks for summer road trips? Look no further; because in today's episode; I'm bringing you the TOP FOUR AUDIOBOOKS YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO! Up until the summer of 2019, I refused to listen to audiobooks or download any sort of digital copy of books because I believed that the only way to enjoy a book was when you had a hard copy in your hands with the smell of paper and margins to write in. But after getting bored of podcasts and music, I finally caved and in the last year; I've quickly learned that it's the narrator (just as much as the author) who plays a key role in making that audiobook come to life (ultimately deciding if I'm going to love it or hate it!) And in the last 12-months I've found four INCREDIBLE audiobooks that you cannot miss! Even if you've already read the book; you need to listen to its audio version ASAP! These four are THAT GOOD! Audiobooks Highlighted: • Where The Crawdads Sing; Written by Delia Owens; Narrated by Cassandra Campbell • The Great Alone; Written by Kristen Hannah; Narrated by Julia Whelan • City of Girls; Written by Elizabeth Gilbert; Narrated by Blair Brown • The Beekeeper of Aleppo; Written by Christy Lefteri; Narrated by Art Malik --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

Okay, okay, I get that this topic may seem down and dreary for some summer reads, but hear me out. Growing up in the home of a parent who immigrated here to the US from Germany, with grandparents who grew up during WW2 in Germany, I've always been drawn to stories about this time in history. And, with everything going on in the world, maybe one of the best things we can do is to look back and learn from history instead of removing and trying to forget (or worse deny) that it ever happened. In today's episode, I share 6 of my favorite books based during WW2 and explain what it was about that book that broke my heart in the best way possible. WARNING! Spoiler Alerts! I do get into some details about these books which could potentially be a spoiler if you haven't read them just yet. Books Highlighted in Today's Episode: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris Night by Elie Wiesel The Reader by Bernhard Schlink All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr You can purchase all of these books (and other favorites of mine) HERE on my Amazon Storefront. *Heather Woolery gets paid a small percentage from every purchase made from Amazon Storefront. This allows "The Impulsive Book Buyers" Podcast to continue bringing you episodes on all things books. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support

For all the book lovers, impulsive book buyers and dreamers of the perfect book nooks around the world, my name is Heather and I'm bringing you weekly book reviews, literary world news, rants, and tangents about all things books and a cozy space for your bookish soul to curl up with a cup of coffee or glass of wine and feel at home. Today's episode is the intro episode *eeek* where I introduce myself and the podcast and share will you a little bit about myself, who I am, why I'm doing this podcast and what you can expect a couple times a month to hear. So, subscribe, snuggle in, and let's dive on in. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-s-woolery/support