A list of all our podcasts. Enjoy!

Episode 7: Judging a Book by its Cover

In this episode Rachel and Carmen talk book covers. Do you judge a book by its cover? If so, what have been your favorite covers and why?

Here are the links to the discussion:
The Dinner by Herman Koch
19 Crimes wine

Cowboy Poet American Lite Lager
Picador Modern Classics
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
McMillan’s Collector’s Library
The Stand by Stephen King
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Jaws by Peter Benchley
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Porter Square Books Top 10 Covers of all Time
Shortlist Coolest Book Covers
Flavorwire 20 Most Iconic Book Covers Ever

Episode 5: Books and Food

Podcast 4: Favorite Series

In this Episode, Carmen and Rachel discuss most popular book series and their personal favorites. Here are the links to what was discussed:

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Goosebumps by R.L. Stein

Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner

The Berenstain Bears by Stan Berenstein

Choose your Own Adventure by Various Authors

Crazy Rich Asians trilogy by Kevin Kwan

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Julie B. Jones by Barbara Park

Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene

The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon

Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

North and South by John Jakes

Millennium by Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz

Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley

No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

Westerns by Louis L’Amour

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Mitford Years by Jan Karon

Podcast 3: Books and Movies

In this episode, Rachel and Carmen, discuss books that were made into series and/or movies. Here are the links to what we discussed:

Tanqueray Rangpur

Culver Antigua Lowball Glass Set

Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu Series

Handmaid’s Tale, 1990 film

The Shell Seekers, book

The Shell Seekers, movie

Interview with the Vampire, book

Interview with the Vampire, movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, movie

The Green Mile, book

The Green Mile, Movie

Jack Reacher series, books

Jack Reacher, movie

Pay it Forward, book

Pay it Forward, movie

Annihilation, book

Annihilation, movie

The Secret Life of Bees, book

The Secret Life of Bees, movie

The Queen Must Die and Other Affairs of Bees and Men, by William Longgood

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, books

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, HBO series

Red Sparrow, book

Red Sparrow, movie

Good Omens, book

Good Omens, Amazon series

Wonder, book

Wonder, movie (with Julia Roberts)

Podcast 2: Pairing Books with Holidays

Episode 2: Pairing Books with Holidays. Let us know what you think of pairing reads with seasons and holidays, and how else you may decide what to read based on the time of year. If you have a favorite pairing, drop that into the comments, too! Here are the links to our references during the show:

“Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow

“My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray

“The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr” by Susan Holloway Scott

“Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship That Helped Forge Two Nations” by Tom Chaffin 

“Marquis de Lafayette: A Life From Beginning to End” by Hourly History

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

“The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea” by Jack E. Davis

“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon

“The Exorcist” by William Peter Blatty

“Rosemary’s Baby” by Ira Levin

“The Amityville Horror” by Jay Anson

“Heart-Shaped Box” by Joe Hill

“Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie

“And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie

“The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah

“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak

“Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly

“Annihilation” by Jeff VanderMeer 

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Popsugar Reading Challenge

Goodreads – Carmen

Goodreads – Rachel

Podcast 1: Introduction

Welcome to our inaugural podcast. We are excited that you turned in. Here are links to the wine and books we discussed.

Pinot Grigio, Turning Leaf

“Beloved” by Toni Morrison

“The Last Werewolf” by Glen Duncan

“Naked” by David Sedaris

“The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett