Podcasts about fierce kingdom

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish mail and more tech to help our reading lives Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: what makes an unputdownable book and some examples The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:26 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:48 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker 1:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 3:15 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy 6:35 - The Outsiders by S.E Hinton 8:44 - Our Current Reads 8:54 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare (Kaytee) 9:11 - Season 6, Episode 25 w/Knox and Jamie 14:07 - Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz (Meredith) 15:16 - Foyles UK 16:08 - The Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz 19:05 - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer (Kaytee) 19:18 - Libro.fm 21:57 - Article About AI Friends 25:10 - The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith) 26:32 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 29:53 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch (Kaytee) 34:10 - Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews (Meredith) 35:55 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 36:25 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews 38:49 - The Most Unputdownable Books 42:03 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson 42:15 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 43:39 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 43:51 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 44:17 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 45:35 - Confessions by Kenae Minato 45:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 45:50 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 45:56 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 46:17 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti 47:18 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister 47:37 - Kaytee mentions Adenrele Ojo being a Recorded Books copyright narrator but it is actually Simon and Schuster! 48:06 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 48:34 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 48:51 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 49:27 - Drowning by T.J. Newman 49:28 - Falling by T.J. Newman 49:41 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 49:44 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 49:52 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 50:31 - Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 51:49 - Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu 51:51 - Heartsopper by Alice Oseman 51:58 - March: Book One by John Lewis 53:00 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 54:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:24 - I wish more people would give graphic novels a chance. (Kaytee) 55:35 - Currently Reading Patreon 56:28 - I wish I could collect Precious Moments dolls committing all kinds of murder. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish festival meetups and poop books for potty training Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: answering questions about our thoughts on bookish villains The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:56 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:13 - The Tucson Festival of Books Please RSVP to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you're going to come Saturday, March 9!  5:52 - Everybody Poops by Justine Avery 5:58 - Potty by Leslie Patricelli 6:17 - Poopasaurus by Plum Coconut (Amazon link) 6:18 - Dino Potty by Sara Conway 6:33 - P is for Potty by Naomi Kleinberg 6:35 - The New Potty by Mercer Mayer (Amazon link) 6:58 - It Hurts When I Poop! by Howard J. Bennett 7:05 - Bunny's Big Problem by Simone Majetich (Amazon link) 7:37 - Poop There It Is by Little Hippo Books (Amazon link) 10:08  - Our Current Reads 10:22 - Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills (Kaytee) 10:29 - The Novel Neighbor 10:42 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 13:18 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith) 15:25 - The Nowhere Bookshop 17:34 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 16:36 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 19:05 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz 20:25 - My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin (Kaytee, Blackwell's UK link) 23:23 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith) 29:24 - Libro.fm 30:17 - Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina (Kaytee) 30:24 - Capital Books on K 32:02 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson 32:32 - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina 33:19 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara (Meredith) 34:43 - Currently Reading Patreon 34:50 - Fabled Bookshop 36:55 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 36:57 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 37:23 - All Things Bookish Villains 40:25 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara 42:02 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 42:56 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 43:42 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 44:31 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 45:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 45:08 - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein 45:24 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 48:12 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny 48:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 50:21 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 51:00 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 51:38 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 53:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 54:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:20 - I wish to press How the Word Is Passed by Cint Smith into listeners' hands. (Kaytee) 54:21 - How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith 56:03 - I wish listeners would stop using the Patreon app to listen to our content and add patreon to wherever they listen to other podcasts. (Meredith) 57:02 - Check our Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for the video instructions to add Patreon to your podcast feed. Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: book subscriptions and bookish advents Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the types of and specific books that kept us up at night The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 5:40- OwlCrate 6:24 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 7:36 - Fairyloot 8:11 - Current Reads 8:28 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee) 12:46 - The Cook's Book by Bri McKoy (Meredith) 14:07 - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat 15:48 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi 18:26 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Kaytee) 21:43 - The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale (Meredith) 23:12 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale 23:33 - Waterstones UK 24:55 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Kaytee) 31:51 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie (Meredith) 36:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie 37:29 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick 38:36 - Deep Dive: Books That Kept Us Up At Night 41:24 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien  41:52 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 42:27 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 42:25 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 43:12 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 44:06 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 44:28 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 44:46 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 44:55 - Falling by T.J. Newman 44:56 - Drowning by T.J. Newman 46:19 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes 46:33 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 47:13 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 47:18 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 47:22 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 50:20 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 50:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:56 - I wish to completely abandon Goodreads for StoryGraph in 2024. (Kaytee) 50:59 - StoryGraph 52:41 - libro.fm 52:42 - bookshop.org 53:38 - I wish, if you like Christmas reading, for you to read The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (Meredith) 58:39 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December's IPL will be a yearly recap from us, so we can give our beloved Indies a break for the holidays! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Gin Phillips has written six novels, and her work has been sold in 29 countries.Her debut novel, The Well and the Mine, won the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Her novel Fierce Kingdom was named one of the Best Crime Novels of 2017 by the New York Times Book Review. It was also named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, and Kirkus Reviews. A Kirkus starred review called it “poignant and profound,” adding that "this adrenaline-fueled thriller will shatter readers like a bullet through bone.” The New York Times called the novel “expertly made…clever and irresistible,” noting that “Phillips…beautifully captures the quirks, tedium and magic of parenting a young child.”Gin's novels also have been named as selections for Indie Next, Book of the Month, and the Junior Library Guild.Born in Montgomery, Al., Gin graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in political journalism. After time spent in Ireland, New York, and Washington, D.C., she currently lives with her family (plus a schnoodle and a mini golden mountain doodle) in Birmingham.Learn more at Ginphillips.com

Special guest Gin Phillips is the author of six books, including THE WELL AND THE MINE and FIERCE KINGDOM. She checked in from Alabama to talk with fellow writer Kimberly Hensle Lowrance about her favorite bookshop, Thank You Books, and her newest novel, FAMILY LAW. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Talented Southern authors discuss standout characters that compel readers to come along on exciting journeys that seek to tackle questions of self-determination, life's potential, and our duty to each other.Panelists:Gin Phillips is the author of six novels, ranging from historical fiction to literary thriller to middle grade. Her work has been sold in 29 countries. Gin's debut novel, The Well and the Mine, won the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Her recent novel, Fierce Kingdom, was named one of the Best Crime Novels of 2017 by the New York Times Book Review. GiIt was also was named one of the best books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly, NPR, Amazon, and Kirkus Reviews. A Kirkus starred review called it "poignant and profound," adding that "this adrenaline-fueled thriller will shatter readers like a bullet through bone." Born in Montgomery, Al., Gin graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in political journalism. After time spent in Ireland, New York, and Washington, D.C., she currently lives with her family (plus a schnoodle and a mini golden mountain doodle) in Birmingham.Lee Durkee is a graduate of the Mississippi public school system and was bussed to various schools throughout the Hattiesburg area. He later attended Pearl River Junior College, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Arkansas, and Syracuse University. He is the author of the novels RIDES OF THE MIDWAY (WW Norton, 2000) and THE LAST TAXI DRIVER (Tin House Books, 2020). His work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Sun, The Best of the Oxford American, Zoetrope: All Story, Tin House, & Mississippi Noir. In 2022 Scribner will publish Stalking Shakespeare, a memoir about his obsession with trying to find a lost portrait of William Shakespeare. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.Moderator:Jimmy Cajoleas was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his MFA from the University of Mississippi and is the author of five novels for children and young adults. He now lives in New York. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: attempting to help someone DNF and a tiny reading helper Current Reads: murder mermaids and historical fiction and hilarious non-fiction and a bookish field trip Deep Dive: streamlining your TBR, how to cull and narrow the field Book Presses: putting a few items back on your TBR As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Intro: 1:20 - 10 Things to Tell You podcast w/ Meredith and Kaytee 2:09 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:29 - Fabled Bookstore  3:49 - Currently Reading Instagram 4:15 - Currently Reading Episode 24 w/Laura Tremaine 4:17 - Currently Reading Episode 25 w/Gretchen Rubin Bookish Moments: 5:29 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Current Reads: 8:17 - The Sherlockian by Graham Moore (Meredith) 9:52 - The Baker Street Irregulars 11:13 - The Holdout by Graham Moore  11:58 - How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston (Kaytee) 16:12 - Adventures in Eden: An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe by Carolyn Mullet (Meredith) 19:28 - The Minders by John Marrs (Kaytee)  19:31 - The One by John Marrs  19:56 - The Passengers by John Marrs 22:27 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (Meredith) 27:18 - Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (Kaytee) 29:21 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips Deep Dive - Streamlining your TBR: 31:00 - Episode 12 of season one 32:48 - Goodreads 37:00 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 40:09 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo  40:50 - StoryGraph  Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:15 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase (Meredith) 48:07 - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (Kaytee) 48:15 - Season 3, Episode 28: All the Buddy Reads + Genre Convincers 49:06 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a warm, cozy glow and library lack Current Reads: no children were harmed in the selection of these books Deep Dive: it was a surprise! We are talking about hating a book your friend loves Book Presses: a middle grade March press and another book where scary things happen As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (to use this link you need to go to the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:34 - Become a Bookish Friend  1:54 - Fabled Bookshop 4:59 - Sorta Awesome Show 5:03 - Battery operated candles Current Reads: 8:46 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (Kaytee) 8:57 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas  11:43 - The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill (Meredith) 11:54 - The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill  15:39 - The Honest Enneagram: Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth by Sarajane Case (Kaytee) 15:46 - Sarajane Case on Instagram 16:13 - Libro.fm Audiobook Listening Copy Program 17:16 - Episode with Gretchen Rubin 18:40 - The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin (Meredith) 20:27 - The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin 23:21 - Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Kaytee) 24:56 - Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 26:16 - The Push by Audrey Audrain (Meredith) 26:25 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview with Audrey Audrain Deep Dive - When You Hate A Book Your Friend Loves: 33:08 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbie Waxman 37:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 38:36 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 39:57 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley 42:36 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 42:51 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 43:04 - Greenwood by Michael  43:05 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kimmerer 43:32 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 43:57 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell 44:28 - Shadow of the Wind by Carl Ruiz Zafon 44:56 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:58 - Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (Kaytee) 48:05 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: white allyship minisode and stepping into hard places with reading Current Reads: Some strong opinions, some dissapointments, some heavy-handedness, and some glowing reviews Deep Dive: our favorite “beach reads” Book Presses: a book that should be read slow but steady, and an old favorite by a beloved author As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . 1:25 - White allyship minisode 1:39 - January LaVoy Interview We Sponsor Ourselves - Patreon “ad”: 7:19 - Join us as a Bookish Friend on Patreon! Current Reads: 10:35 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Kaytee) 13:01 - All Adults Here by Emma Straub (Meredith) 16:15 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Kaytee) 20:11 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters (Meredith) 24:55 - The Stone Sky (Broken Earth series #3) by NK Jemison (Kaytee) 27:08 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 27:14 - @katieladyreads on Instagram Deep Dive - Beach Books: 31:11 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 32:32 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 32:57 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle MacNamara 34:08 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 34:27 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 35:13 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge 35:47 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 36:18 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 36:30 - The Dry by Jane Harper 37:25 - The Villa by Nora Roberts 37:30 - Sidney Sheldon 37:31 - Danielle Steel 38:20 - Hideaway by Nora Roberts 38:33 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 39:09 - The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass 39:11 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 39:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris 39:17 - Dry by Neal Shusterman 39:46 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 40:09 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 40:30 Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 40:34 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 40:44 - The Firm or The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 41:30 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 41:42 - The Current by Tim Johnston 41:45 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke 41:50 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:49 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Kaytee) 44:44 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters 45:00 - The Sculptress by Minette Walters (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! Today’s bookish guest is Ashley Hasty from Hasty Book List book blog and bookstagrammer. Ashley has a PHD in Fashion History and she is a college professor. In this episode, we chat about teaching online, her go to genres and of course lot’s of book recommendations.   BOOKS MENTIONED Fast Girls by Elise Hooper  Learning to See by Elise Hooper  A Well Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler  Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin The Paris Wife by Paula McLain Fiona Davis  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens  Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips The Woman I Wanted to Be Dianne von Furstenberg My Journey by Donna Karan I’ll Drink to That by Betty Halbreich  The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis  Jackie and Maria by Gill Paul And They Call It Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thorton The Editor by Steven Rowley  The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult  The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan You and Me and Us by Alison Hammer  Betsy: Memoir by Betsey Johnson Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall  The Herd by Andrea Bartz  Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner  The Marriage Game by Sara Desai  A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight   CONNECT WITH ASHLEY HASTY  Facebook Twitter Instagram  Website     NOTE FROM SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by  Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron by Renee Ann Miller. Buy it on Amezon- https://amzn.to/2yS1JmA Buy it on Bookshop- https://bit.ly/reneeannmiller-4   JOIN THE CONVERSATION We have a What to Read Next Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/670746949971370/?ref=bookmarks)  where you can connect with fellow romance readers and get book recommendations!    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. Here are the perks: Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club & Book Rec Meetup) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5  This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on.  Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  Instagram  Goodreads Twitter 

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read discussion and an author chiming into the chat about his book Current Reads: wheelhouse books and being surprised by some titles Deep Dive: “murderful” - books that aren’t for the faint of heart Book Presses: some of our favorite murderful titles As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 2:22 - A Burning by Megha Mjumdar 2:59 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 3:14 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 3:45 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet 3:54 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 4:35 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 5:40 - Episode 41 of Season 2 - discussion of FantasticLand starts at 29:40 5:44 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 6:02 - Patreon Bookish Friends 6:04 - Scribd - free 60 day trial! Current Reads: 9:50 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Kaytee) 12:36 - The Tenant by Katrine Ingburgh (Meredith) 14:30 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey (Kaytee) 15:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 15:20 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 17:38 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith) 23:08 - Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo- Anstine (Kaytee) 26:12 - Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Meredith) 27:09 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:20 - Beauty by Robin McKinley Deep Dive - Murderful - Books that Aren’t for the Faint of Heart: 29:32 - Nancy Drew books by 30:42 - RL Stine Goosebumps Books 31:00 - Intensity by Dean Koontz 31:26 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 35:05 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 35:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 34:40 - Pines by Blake Crouch 35:00 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:19 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 35:39 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu 36:10 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 36:40 - The Need by Helen Phillips 37:17 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 37:20 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 37:21 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup 38:09 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (not Phillips, doh) 38:12 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 38:18 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 39:04 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 40:00 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 40:01 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 40:03 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 40:52 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 41:03 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 41:13 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 41:42 - In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:28 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 44:00 - Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta #1) by Patricia Cornwell Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about what we are literally reading during the Coronavirus time at home.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading.  What we are Literally Reading: 3:43 - Dune (Traci) 7:00 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (Ellie) What we are Literally Listening To: 10:40 - 11/22/63 (Traci) 14:35 - Anna Karenina (Ellie) Safer at Home Reading: 29:30 - The House at Riverton (Traci) 29:40 - The Lake House  31:30 - The Secret Keeper 31:48 - Sadie (Ellie) 34:43 - The Whisper Man (Traci) 36:26 - Fierce Kingdom 36:54 - House of Earth and Blood (Ellie) 39:15 - Mr. Nobody (Traci) 39:25 - Something in the Water  41:01 - American Royals (Ellie) 42:12 - American Royals II: Majesty (releases September 1, 2020)  42:29 - The Royal We  42:34 - The Heir Affair (releases July 7, 2020) Reading Plans: 44:09 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (releases - Traci) 45:08 - Midnight Sun (releases August 4, 2020) Using the Amazon affiliate links costs the same for you but we receive a small portion back.  Thank you for supporting our show! Happy Reading! 

Meredith and Kaytee are chatting this week with a very special guest! She is the person that has been MOST requested as a guest on our show, and she’s here! Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next, and general, all-around amazing lady, is chatting with us today and we couldn’t be more excited. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from all three of us: two are very similar in that they involve bookish friendships, and one is a library-related book demerit (a la Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast). Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, and we are bringing a wide range of books, from romance to thrillers, to interesting writing styles, to weirdo books. It’s all here! We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening in the past week, as well as a fun update from a listener. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting all things Anne Bogel. You’ll hear about the advice she would have given herself before Episode 1 of What Should I Read Next (now that she’s 200+ episodes in), you’ll hear about her new book coming out next year, and a bit of behind the scenes talk about giving book recs on the fly. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. And we know you cannot wait to see what Anne chose as her press! We’ve got a novella for every reader who loves books about books, the beginning of a new (old) mystery series, and a summer read that we’ve gushed about in previous episodes. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 1:12 - What Should I Read Next podcast 1:15 - One Great Book podcast 2:16 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next 9:06 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 13:35 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 15:32 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram 15:45 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 18:14 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 19:00 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane 19:25 - The Girl Before by JP Delaney 19:36 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 21:50 - One Day by David Nicholls 25:36 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 27:52 - A Better Man by Louise Penny 32:08 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 33:03 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 33:32 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 33:43 - On Writing by Stephen King 34:46 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 35:41 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next 39:44 - Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel 49:26 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett 49:43 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 49:45 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 51:11 - Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club 52:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie 52:48 - A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie 54:13 - Volume 2, Episode 6 of One Great Book 54:34 - Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 58:13 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman Connect with Anne: modernmrsdarcy.com, @annebogel on Instagram, @whatshouldireadnext on Instagram *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Meredith and Kaytee had to call in the big guns this week, so they invited Amanda Espinosa to join them for this special episode of Currently Reading! Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a perfectly bookish gift for a Labyrinth fan, a fun reading tracking idea, and a local bookstore visit. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two recent reads, and there are some really big opinions in this episode, so get ready! For our deep dive this week, Amanda has done some amazing prep work to fill up your Currently Reading Challenge worksheet in the Science Fiction and Fantasy slot. She’s created a number of book flights for each genre, and, in an unusual twist, there are even MORE titles in show notes than there are in the episode! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A magical realist novel, a humorous collection of stories centered on childhood, and a fantasy novel that will totally transport you and you might wish was real (with a TRIPLE COSIGN!) As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  2:24 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Novelization by A.C.H. Smith 2:38 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon Spurrier 3:24 - What Should I Read Next episode 187: Traveling the World Without Leaving Your Hometown 5:12 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM 6:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson 8:09 - Episode 32 with Mindy Brouse 9:11 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia 11:00 - Books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 12:51 - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka 14:30 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 15:44 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 17:36 - Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy 18:28 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 19:05- Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 20:58 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 24:41 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge! 24:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 24:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 24:58 - The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer 24:59 - Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas 25:00 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 25:02 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 27:11 - Flight 1: Sci-Fi in Space 27:17 - (1) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 28:11 - (2) Redshirts by Jon Scalzi 28:52 - (3) Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey 30:04 - (4) Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 30:12 - (5) The Martian by Andy Weir 30:47 - Flight 2: Sci-Fi on Earth 30:56 - (1) Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson 31:32 - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 31:47 - (2) Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nueval 32:23 - (3) Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn 33:19 - (4) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick 33:32 - (5) 11/22/63 by Stephen King 33:55 - Flight 3: YA Sci-Fi 34:00 - (1) Red Rising by Pierce Brown 34:37 - (2) The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 35:46 - (3) The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (4) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (5) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 36:07 - Flight 4: Fantasy 36:11 - (1) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 36:16 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik 36:49 - (2) The Princess Bride by William Golding (3) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (4) The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer (5) The Magicians by Lev Grossman Flight 5: Epic Fantasy 37:09 - (1) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 38:16 - (2) Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 38:42 - Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (3) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 40:40 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 41:28 - (4) His Majesty’s Dragon by Noami Novik (5) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Flight 6: YA Fantasy (1) Caraval by Stephanie Garber (2) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (3) My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (4) Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland (5) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen 42:23 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan 42:25 - Calypso by David Sedaris 43:34 - Naked by David Sedaris 43:35 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 43:49 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 44:51 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 45:38- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 45:43 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman Find Amanda: Twitter: @AmandaEspi and @LoungeCuriosity Instagram: @LoungeCuriosity Website: https://curiositylounge.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/AmandaEspi *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Meredith and Kaytee are joined by a special guest co-host this week, Laura Tremaine. Laura is well-known across social media, and we think you’ll love hearing from her. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a great book club chat, a new reading experience, and an unexpected bookish connection with a group of kids. Next, we discuss our current reads. Since there are three of us, we kept it to two titles each, but they are two great book s from each host that are sure to have big opinions from the interwebs. For our deep dive, we’re talking to Laura about her “social media journey” and her vision behind her newest podcast, 10 Things to Tell You. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a non-fiction book about eating, a historical fiction family saga, and a thriller that will chill you. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  5:52 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 8:03 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 8:20 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 8:49 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 15:17 - Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly 17:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 18:00 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 21:01 - This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Philipps 21:15 - Rob Lowe’s books 21:21 - Bossypants by Tina Fey 27:28 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai 28:35 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne 31:31 - Juliet’s School of Possibilities by Laura Vanderkam 34:00 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 34:08 -Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam 35:40 - The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann 42:17 - Bias Series on the Smartest Person in the Room podcast 51:48 - Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Trebole 56:22 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 59:02 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Laura’s Website and Laura’s Instagram 10 Things To Tell You podcast and Instagram *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week. Reunited!! We’ve got a bit of a longer episode for you full of readerly chat. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a neighborly book relationship and bookish travels. Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as we discuss three recent books each and go down little rabbit trails of additional titles. Our deep dive this week is about reading slumps: why they suck so bad and some tips for avoiding them or overcoming them! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. Some hilarious short stories and a classic mystery. This week also includes a bonus pick by Meredith’s nephew Collin for the younger readers in your life. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson 13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman 17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 28:42 - The Vanderbeeker’s of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser 33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris 40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris 43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz 43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz 46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

It's the latest installment of our show within a show, Love It or Loathe It, in which Annie, Emily, and Hunter discuss a contentious book in a book club-style roundtable. This week: Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips. Also mentioned this week: + Room by Emma Donoghue + Get Out SPOILER DISCUSSION OCCURS BETWEEN 19:00 AND 21:12. This episode is brought to you in part by the city of Thomasville. Come join us for Victorian Christmas, our annual celebration of the holiday in the manner of a Victorian street fair! Mark December 14 and 15 on your calendars and learn more here.  Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like our side-podcast Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here. 

Hey there word nerds! Today I am so excited to have author Gin Phillips on the show! When I received the pitch for Gin’s most recent book, Fierce Kingdom, it took my breath away. Not “oh this is cool” kind of take your breath away but punched-in-the-gut, heart-wrenching, “I don’t think I can put this book down” kind of take your breath away. Fierce Kingdom is a book about a mother and her son, trapped in a zoo that has been taken over by armed gunmen, and the lengths this mother will go to protect her child. Hooked yet? Listen in as Gin and I chat about her novel, and how to balance a fast paced plot with a strong and realistic mother-son bond. In this episode Gin and I discuss: How to bring a realistic mother-son relationship to the page. What nuances to use to create a three dimensional child character. Why you should use specific details instead of generalities to connect with your readers. How to bing plot and character development together in every single scene. When to speed up and when to slow down: Gin’s techniques to balance pacing in the tightest story timeframe. Plus, Gin’s #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/171

Fierce Kingdom is such an awful book in my opinion. • Books that have been suggested to me. • More books that have been suggested. Part 2 of my last post.

Gardens! Plants! Growing things! Can we do it? Probably not! But we read books about it anyway. We talk about houseplants we’ve killed, the appeal of beautiful pictures of plants, and failing to grow things. Plus: Another chance to enter our contest! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Books We Read (or tried to) Lone Pine Publishing 37 Houseplants Even You Can't Kill by Mary Kate Hogan Bunch Up!: A Step-By-Step Guide for Budding Florists by Irene Cuzzaniti, Irene Rinaldi Public Natures: Evolutionary Infrastructures by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi Cougar Annie’s Garden by Margaret Horsfield Tiny World Terrariums: A Step-by-Step Guide to Easily Contained Life by Michelle Inciarrano and Katy Maslow Terrariums Re-Imagined: Mini Worlds Made in Creative Containers by Kat Geiger Terrarium Craft: Create 50 Magical, Miniature Worlds by Amy Bryant Aiello, Kate Bryant, and Kate Baldwin The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure by Adam Leith Gollner Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted by Justin Martin Art of the Olmsted Landscape by Bruce Kelly Books We Mentioned Monster Manual Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance by Patricia Rain Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice by Pat Willard American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT by James McWilliams Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive by Mark L. Winston Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal Blood Flag by Steve Martini Links, Articles, and Things Vellum (“is prepared animal skin or "membrane" used as a material for writing on”) Hooker’s Onion Folly  (“is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs”) Legends of the coco de mer (Wikipedia article) Rambutan (after more research, Matthew thinks he loaded Longan onto the truck) Our list of potential genres for the podcast Photos of our plant babies Questions Do you read books about gardening? How do you choose them? How many houseplants have you killed? What’s your favourite plant? Contest! To celebrate 15,000 total downloads of our podcast we’re having a contest! Retweet one of our tweets about episode 34 or episode 35 of this podcast any time during August, 2017, and you’ll have a chance to win some books or comics! Prizes include Moonstruck #1, Moonshine vol. 1, I Hate Fairyland vol. 2, Howtoons: Tools of Mass Construction, Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips, Run by Ann Patchett, and Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell (plus probably some other stuff). We can neither confirm nor deny that this is extra stuff we have from ALA and other conferences. (Though all the above listed titles are unread.) Number of prizes will depend on number of entrants. Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the Gardening, plant, etc books we read, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, September 5th, when we’ll talk about Podcasts. Then come back on Tuesday, September 19th, when we’ll be discussing Experimental Fiction!

Gin Phillips, author of Come In and Cover Me, The Well and the Mine, and the recently published Fierce Kingdom, talks to Daniel Ford about the books that inspired her to become a writer, her ideal writing time, and focusing on the mother-child relationship in her latest novel. To learn more about Gin Phillips, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @GinPhillips17.

We give an update on how our reading resolutions for the year are going, talk about recent reads (and watches) we’ve enjoyed, and briefly discuss San Diego Comic-Con. Plus: Enter our contest to win fabulous prizes! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Books We Mentioned Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Waters, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen, and others Ooku by Esme Shapiro Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura B.R.U.H.: Black Renditions of Universal Heroes by Markus Prime The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevskii The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Chew by  John Layman and Rob Guillory Tortall Universe (series) by Tamora Pierce Tempests and Slaughter (out February 2018) Tortall: A Spy's Guide (out in October) Alanna (the Song of the Lioness series) Wild Magic (the The Immortals series) Terrier (the Beka Cooper series) First Test (the Protector of the Small series which includes Page and Squire) Trickster’s Choice (the Daughter of the Lioness series which includes Trickster’s Queen) Circle of Magic (series) by Tamora Pierce My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame G-Men (magazine): “G-men was founded in 1994 to cater to gay men who preferred "macho fantasy"” Gentlemen of the Shade: My Own Private Idaho by Jen Sookfong Lee Vi by Kim Thúy (I don’t think Meaghan actually named this one) The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (out August 15th) Written in Red by Anne Bishop The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley God’s War by Kameron Hurley The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Meaghan misnamed this “The Geek’s Guide to Feminism”) The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley Red Spider White Web by Misha Nogha Moonstruck by Grace Ellis, Shae Beagle, and Laurenn McCubbin (here’s the Goodreads page of the first volume, but that’s not out until January 2018) Sumage Solution by  G.L. Carriger H.P. Lovecraft's the Hound and Other Stories by Gō Tanabe Links, Articles, and Things 24 in 48 Readathon The Book Riot Insiders Insider-Only Forum is where the Tamora Pierce readathon is happening My Own Private Idaho Criminal Minds Sailor Moon (anime) Hello Sailors by Moonage Kingdom (parody video of Hello Bitches by CL) American Gods (TV) The Dressmaker (movie) Fashion Police San Diego Comic-Con Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians Matthew was on Picture Books for Grown-Ups: Why Graphic Novels Matter to Adults Anna was on Read-Alikes: What to Suggest When Patrons Have Already Read Smile and The Walking Dead Questions Are there any “bicycles in space” books!? Do you like Princess Jellyfish? How are your reading resolutions for the year going? Contest To celebrate 15,000 total downloads of our podcast we’re having a contest! Retweet one of our tweets about episode 34 or (when it comes out) episode 35 of this podcast any time during August, 2017, and you’ll have a chance to win some books or comics! Prizes include Moonstruck #1, Moonshine vol. 1, I Hate Fairyland vol. 2, Howtoons: Tools of Mass Construction, Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips, Run by Ann Patchett, and Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell (plus probably some other stuff). We can neither confirm nor deny that this is extra stuff we have from ALA and other conferences. (Though all the above listed titles are unread.) Number of prizes will depend on number of entrants. Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, August 15th, when we’ll be discussing Gardening! (And farming! And stuff about plants in general.) Then come back on Tuesday, September 5th, when we’ll talk about our favourite podcasts!

Gin Phillips Fierce Kingdom An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she’ll go to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime. They are happy, and the day has been close to perfect. But what Joan sees as she hustles her son toward the exit gate minutes before closing time sends her sprinting back into the zoo, her child in her arms. And for the next three hours—the entire scope of the novel—she keeps on running. A masterful thrill ride and an exploration of motherhood itself—from its tender moments of grace to its savage power—Fierce Kingdom asks where the boundary is between our animal instinct to survive and our human duty to protect one another. For whom should a mother risk her life? FIERCE KINGDOM has already garnered worldwide buzz, with rights sold in 29 countries, the film option sold to Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment, and rave reviews from all four trade publications. This page-turner is poised to become the must-read literary thriller of the summer.

You may not have heard of Gin Phillips since she's a debut writer but we think her thriller FIERCE KINGDOM has the potential to be a huge summer hit. We also talk to Joshua Cohen, whose insightful and funny new novel MOVING KINGS packs a lot into a short amount of pages. And we ask our senior editors which bestsellers out this week are worth the read!