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Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne, co-owners of the indie bookstore, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, GA, talk about books they've been reading and recommend.

Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    And Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 43:23


    Melissa and Jessica are back from an extended break due to book festivals, book fairs, conferences, and other craziness. They have some book recommendations to kick off your summer.

    The January That Wouldn't End

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 55:45


    Melissa and Jessica made it through the holidays and have some book recommendations to beat the doldrums of January.

    Out With the Old and In With the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 59:14


    Melissa and Jessica close out 2024 with some more book recommendations.

    Thankful for Books and Readers Like You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 56:46


    Melissa and Jessica are back with some great book recommendations that can help make your holiday shopping a little easier.

    Always Bring an Extra Suitcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 56:50


    Jessica and Melissa are back from England with more books than they left with and more book recommendations than they know what to do with.

    England Here We Come...Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 66:59


    Jessica and Melissa are headed to England again, but first they have some weird and fittingly English book recommendations.

    False Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 68:02


    Jessica is back this month and takes a break from FINALLY watching The Gilmore Girls to talk about what she's been reading with Melissa.

    With a Little Help From Our Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 65:08


    With Jessica on the bench after eye surgery, E. Shaver GM Jenny pinch hits and joins Melissa to talk about books.

    Beach Reads?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 69:46


    Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to hole up in the air conditioning with.

    A Good Time to Stay Inside and Read

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 64:52


    Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to read in the glorious air conditioning.

    Weasels in Our Attic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 55:14


    After a crazy busy month of spring breaks, Melissa and Jessica are back with more book reviews and recommendations.

    France, I Hope Our Paths Croissant Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 67:16


    Melissa is back from a couple weeks in Paris and she and Jessica have more book recommendations.

    Conferences, Festivals, and Covid Oh My

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 61:13


    Melissa and Jessica fresh from a national booksellers conference, the Savannah Book Festival, and a bout of Covid are back with some book recommendations.

    And We're Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 63:42


    After a year hiatus, Melissa and Jessica are back with new book recommendations!

    The Holidays and an Impending Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 53:04


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their husbands, Tim and Bill, as they get ready to go on a Jane Austen-inspired tour of the UK in a couple of days.

    August was Just Busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 50:23


    Melissa and Jessica are back after a crazy August with some more book recommendations. On this episode: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The It Girl, The Bullet That Missed, Carrie Soto is Back, and more!

    We Just Can't Keep to a Schedule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 78:37


    Melissa and Jessica return after an unplanned hiatus to talk about books and what they've been doing...since they clearly haven't been recording podcasts.

    Unintentional Book Preview Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 56:48


    In this episode Melissa and Jessica talk about a few books that are available for preorder and a few that are out now.

    Book Festival Hangover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 49:19


    Melissa and Jessica are back with some book recommendations after an exhausting and awesome Savannah Book Festival weekend.

    New Year, New Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 54:03


    Melissa and Jessica are back after a busy holiday season with some great recommendations to get you out of a reading rut.

    Merry and Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 20:07


    Melissa and Jessica are back with a few last minute holiday gift ideas!

    We're Thankful for Books and the People That Read Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 59:17


    Melissa and Jessica are back with some more book recommendations. Some of which are perfect for reading while hiding from your family during the holidays.

    Guilty Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 83:05


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their PRH rep, Jess, for some more book recommendations. They also discuss their current guilty pleasure read.

    Have We Mentioned We're Not Great with Staying on Schedule?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 73:03


    Melissa and Jessica are back from an unplanned extended break with their apologies and a bunch of book recommendations.

    Coming to You From An Undisclosed Location

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 50:31


    Melissa and Jessica are back talking about the books they've read and recommend. This time from their swanky, spacious new office space at the bookshop!

    The Murder Spree Continues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 62:06


    Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about more books they've been reading recently. Spoiler...they're all a little murdery.

    This Episode Brought to You by Ruth Ware

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 52:34


    Melissa goes on a deep dive into the works of Ruth Ware while Jessica nerds out over history and the weather.

    Side Effects Make Include Sleepiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 77:04


    Melissa and Jessica back after their second Covid vaccination and feeling a little rundown are joined by Diane, their Penguin rep to discuss some newly out and upcoming books from their list.

    Pardon our Spiff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 52:10


    Melissa and Jessica are back after a couple weeks off to do some renovations at the shop. Here's what they've been reading.

    You Had Us at Pigeons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 69:02


    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Abby, their W.W. Norton sales rep, to talk about some great upcoming books from their spring and summer list.

    Magical Outcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 50:46


    Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading and recommend. This episode coincidentally features an array of magical stories.

    Welcome Back, Annie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 55:01


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by E. Shaver bookseller and events manager extraordinaire, Annie, to talk about and recommend books.

    It's a New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 75:21


    Melissa and Jessica are back from holiday hiatus to talk about some more books. They are joined by Melissa, their Simon & Schuster sales rep, to talk about some great books from the S&S Spring 21 list.

    Rappin' with the Reps PRH Edition Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 47:44


    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Toni, another of the shop's Random House reps. to discuss books they've read and upcoming books from the PRH Winter 21 list

    Rappin' with the Reps Harper Collins Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 75:49


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Dawn, their Harper Collins rep, to talk about some exciting new releases on the Harper Collins Winter list.

    Make Good Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 53:57


    Melissa and Jessica are back with book recommendations and philosophical musings.

    Technical Difficulties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 42:51


    After a couple of technical difficulties, Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading.

    Rappin' with the Reps-PRH Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 63:37


    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by one of their Random House reps, Jessica, to talk about some books from the fall list. Please note that since the recording of this episode that some of the publishing dates for these books have been moved. For up to date information, please see our website www.eshaverbooks.com

    Migrations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 53:19


    Jessica is getting ready to take her youngest son to college in Vermont and both Melissa and Jessica have some unintentionally environmentally themed book recommendations.

    Rappin' With the Reps-Macmillan Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 46:55


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their Macmillan book rep, Jeff Willmann to talk about exciting upcoming releases from Macmillan's fall list.

    Something New on the Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 55:38


    Melissa and Jessica are back with book recommendation and a sneak peak at some special future episodes of the podcast

    A Tale of Two Booksellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 48:33


    It continues to be the worst of times in the world, but Melissa and Jessica are back with more discussion about what they've been reading.

    A Minor Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 41:39


    Melissa and Jessica celebrate finishing The Grapes of Wrath in time for their book club meeting and give some other book recommendations.

    Its Not Like Riding a Bike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 38:58


    Melissa and Jessica are back after a week off and may be a little rusty at the podcasting.

    Lighten Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 48:18


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Josie, another E. Shaver bookseller, who has some good light quarantine read recommendations

    Hello, Summer!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 47:26


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by the fabulous Mary Kay Andrews to talk about her new book, Hello, Summer, classics they hate, and what they've been reading.

    The Southern Bookstore's Guide to Slaying Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 55:53


    Melissa and Jessica are back with some more quarantine reading recommendations. New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix drops by the podcast to talk about his new book, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and to give you some of his book recommendations.

    Things Get a Little Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 50:28


    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast this week by Miriam, a veteran E. Shaver's bookseller, and everyone's book recommendations tend to be a little darker this week.

    Everyone Loves a Trope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 54:02


    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Annie, bookseller extraordinaire, to talk about some of their recent favorite reads. Skimbleshanks, one of the bookshop cats, also decides to lend a paw.

    I'm Going to Go with Something Totally Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 41:04


    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Melissa's husband, Tim, and they talk about an eclectic array of books, reading aloud, and missing human interaction.

    Getting Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 35:35


    With the bookstore closed to foot traffic, Melissa and Jessica find themselves with time on their hands and decide to finally give podcasting a try. They talk about books they've been reading recently and give some recommendations for good social distancing reading

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