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A list of all our podcasts. Enjoy!

Books Trends You Love But Just Can’t Pull Off

Oct 10, 2023 | Podcast

In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about book trends that you love, but just can’t seem to pull off. We love Pinterest and fun book trends, but who really has the time to make it happen. Let us know which book trends that you have tried and just can’t pull off. We also want to know what you think of the book trends we have mentioned. And remember, Gianni Versace said, “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are.” I would say that applies to more areas in life that just fashion.

Our Favorite Season – BANNED BOOKS

Oct 2, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about their favorite season: BANNED BOOKS month! Our recommendation is to read at least two in the top-13 titles challenged in 2022. Let us know what you are reading for Banned Books month and which books you have read from the long list of historically banned books. And remember, the Right to Read day is not one day we celebrate. It’s every. Damn. Day.

Biographies and Autobiographies: Episode 93

Sep 20, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about biographies and autobiographies. Let us know how you feel about the nonfiction genre of Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, and Journals. And share some titles you have loved. And let us know which one we should read first! And remember this great advice from author of “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, Marisha Pessl: “Always live your life with your biography in mind.”

Books that made you break up with an author: Episode 92

Sep 2, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about books that made them break up with an author. They discuss authors that they won’t read. Let us know if you’ve ever broken up with an author, and let us know why. And we want to know what could happen, if anything, to have you go back and try another title by that author. And remember, Neal Sedaka said, “Breaking up is hard to do”, but Carmen and Rachel would disagree.

Poetry: Episode 91

Aug 25, 2023 | Podcast

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This topic has been on our list of possible episode for a while. In this episode Carmen and Rachel are talking about poetry. Let us know what your experiences are with poetry, and recommend some of your favorites to us. And remember, Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.”

Physical Reactions to Books: Episode 90

Aug 19, 2023 | Podcast

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Carmen confesses a strange revelation to Rachel! In this episode Carmen and Rachel talk about physical reactions to books. Let us know what you think of Carmen’s weird habit of acting out a character’s actions. Do you do anything like that? We promise we won’t call you weird…just Carmen.

Rating Systems: Episode 89

Aug 12, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about reading rating systems. They talk about how others rate books and what kind of systems make sense. Let us know what kind of scale you use when you are rating books, and we also want to know if you read books based on ratings. If you do, which ones do you pay the most attention to? And also tell us what you like to consider when you are assigning a rating. And remember, Ernest Hemingway said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

Book Series You Should Try: Episode 88

Jul 29, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about series’ that we recommend you read. Let us know if any of our series titles resonated with you, and if you are going to add them to your reading list. Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter, look at the merch that Rachel has added to our shop, and share our podcasts with your reading friends. And remember, Louisa May Alcott said, “Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.”

Literary Animals: Episode 87

Jul 22, 2023 | Podcast

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about literary animals. Let us know which literary animals have made an impact on you, and why. Please continue to keep a check on our social media pages, and keep that interaction going – we love it! Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter, look at the merch that Rachel has added to our shop, and share our podcasts with your reading friends. And remember, Groucho Marx said, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

Book Hauls: Episode 86

Jul 13, 2023 | Podcast

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This is going to be a celebration of the “book haul”! In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about some of our book hauls. Let us know which titles you have picked up on your latest book hauls. And, be sure to let us know if you added any of the titles we bought to your never-ending TBR! Please continue to keep a check on our social media pages, and keep that interaction going – we love it!

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Yellowface by R F Kuang

Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Harkins

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Tashikazu Kawaguchi

The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom

The Yellow Crocus by Iaila Ibrahim

Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith

Jabbok by Kee Sloan

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom