Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being focused on life on the frontier. This is one of our favorite time periods to read about! We will also share a Book in Hand! Let's get started... Featured Books Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (LH) Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (L…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being the books in our hands right now. We have Books A Plenty to share! Featured Books: The Honey Witch by Sydney S. Shields (LH) 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH) Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP) The Stolen Child by Ann Hood (LP) …

Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, we have something special for you! We’re chatting with Ethan Joella, author of 3 outstanding novels: A Little Hope (2021), A Quiet Life (2022), and The Same Bright Stars (2024). His books have been featured in People Magazine and Book Page, have been written up by the NY Times and Kirkus, and have been pi…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Decades. We will travel from the 1940's through the 1980's. Each of these books has some shout outs to the decade in which they are set. Represent! Featured Books: The Paris Architect (1940’s) by Charles Belfoure (LH) The Spectacular (1950’s) by Fi…

Send us a Text Message. In this brand new episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Books About Books. This was the theme of our VERY FIRST stack of books, and we think it deserves a revisit...same theme...new books! Plus, we will share a Book In Hand. Let's book! Featured Books Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skesli…

Send us a Text Message. For today's episode, we are bringing you a shorty. This is a stack of just two wonderful books, and we hope it's just what you need! We assigned each other reading homework. Let's find out who gets an A! Featured Books: LP to LH Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher LH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Books Menti…

Send us a Text Message. It's the start of summer travel season so in this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being amazing audio books. We will also share a Book In Hand. Planes, trains, or automobiles, these books have you covered! Featured Books: All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore (LP) Tales of a Fourth Grade …

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of taking place around the turn of the century... the 19th to the 20th century to be exact. We'll also share a Book In Hand. Featured Books: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (LP) The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH) The …

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of books that deal with the recent death of a family member. And you know what that means...Wills & Estates! Who inherits what? Listen in to find out! Books Featur…

Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our favorite books of 2024 so far! Your TBR is about to get longer! Featured Books The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP) The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH and LP) Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Claire Pooley (LH and LP) H…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we are turning back the clock to one of our very first episodes, because hey, life happens! :). We hope you enjoy this look into the past, and will check out our backlist! Enjoy! (Original Show Notes from October 2022) In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being fantasti…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of taking place during the same time period, but in different places. Or is that same place, different time? Listen in to find out! Featured Books Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan (LP) All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore (LP) The Lost Dr…

Send us a Text Message. BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being backlist books from automatic read authors. In a reading slump? Not sure what to read next? Digging into a backlist is t…

Send us a Text Message. BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com. In today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of the Sibling Bond. Love 'em or hate 'em, sibling relationships are complicated! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Brothe…

Send us a Text Message. BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com. In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of crimes, both real and fictional. We'll also share a Book in Hand. Get ready to be the judge and jury for this stack of read…

Send us a Text Message. BOTM: Use the code PASTEL and get your first book (hardcover or audio) for $5.00 and free shipping at bookofthemonth.com. In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of loss. You can be lost in space, lost in the shuffle, lost in thought...these books explore being lost and found in lots of …

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Like This, Then Read That. Featured Books: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (LH and LP) Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP) Additional Books …

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of being books that are based on fairy tales. These books are adult-sized treats that carry with them an ounce of familiarity and some secret ingredients you won’t see coming. We will also share a Middle Grade March Book in Hand. Once upon a time…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of searching for something. We will also share a twisty Book in Hand. Let the search begin! Featured Books What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (LH) Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH) The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP) The American D…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being outstanding books that might have flown under your radar. We will also share a thought provoking Book In Hand. We're keeping these on our radar! Featured Books Sparrow by James Hynes (LP) The Prospectors by Ariel Djanikian (LP) The Magician’s…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the bright and happy theme of Climate Disasters. There are a lot of novels in this genre, and we have 4 of the best today! We will also share a Book in Hand. How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? Featured Books The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (LH) T…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being grab on for the ride thrillers! We are going on a roller coaster ride with some creepy and propulsive tales. We will also share a Book in Hand. Hold onto your hats! Featured Books: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (LH) His and Hers by Alice Fe…

Send us a Text Message. On Valentine’s Day you should do something you love, and we love going down a good rabbit hole! So, in this episode, that’s how our stack of books is tied together. We will also share a Book in Hand. Hop to it! Featured Books: Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (LH) The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH) The Second …

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This…Then Read That... Featured Books The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons (LH and LP) A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (LP) Books That Go A…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with two bows. We are featuring spectacular authors and celebrating the beautiful craft that is their writing. We will also share a Book in Hand. What goes well with a great book? Why, another book by the same author of course! Featured Books: Spells for Forgetting by Adri…

Send us a Text Message. Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of being marvelous reads...some we have wanted to share for a while...and a few whose pages we just closed. Our cups runneth over with these books! Featured Books: The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page (LH) Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (LH) Thornhedge by T. K…

Send us a Text Message. Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of author Signe Pike. We take a deep dive into The Lost Queen and The Forgotten Kingdom, the first two novels in her terrific series (with a third anticipated in Fall 2024). Get ready to take an epic journey to 6th century Scotland…and to put everything els…

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we are doing a Podcast Remix! We're bringing you an episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Thoughts from a Page with Cindy Burnett. This episode, from October 2020, is an insightful conversation with author Hazel Gaynor. You are in for a treat! Here are Cindy’s Original Show Notes: Hazel discusses When …

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our favorite reads of 2023. Join us as we say goodbye to a standout reading year! Featured Books: A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (LH) The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (LH) The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH) Weyward by Emilia …

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of Memoir and Self Help. Featured Books Bravey by Alexi Pappas LH 10% Happier by Dan Harris LP Books That Go Along With Our Theme Finding Me by Viola Davis The Wom…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being inspired in some way by Jane Austen. We will also share a Book in Hand. It's Leslie's dream episode...We’re going Austen-esque! Featured Books: The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman (LH) The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de…

Send us a Text Message. Today our stack of books is tied together with the theme of a saying you have likely heard at weddings...Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. We will also share our Books in Hand. No weddings here...bringing you a stack of great books representing this familiar saying in a fresh way! Featured Boo…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of Mystery 101! We have a post Thanksgiving sampler plate for you. We’ll also share a terrific Book in Hand. Let’s dig in! Featured Books: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (LP) Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena (LP) The Right Sort of Man by Allison Mon…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of surprises! There are many different ways to be surprised while reading a great book. We will also share our Books in Hand. So settle in and enjoy a few surprises we are sending your way! Featured Books: North Woods by Daniel Mason (LP) The Last Lifeboat by Haz…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of books with a major sense of place. You know...books with a setting ,or a place within the setting, that becomes a character. We will also share a book in hand. Setting makes the story! Featured Books: Chenneville by Paulette Jiles (LP) The River We Remember …

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being reimaginings. We have retellings from Greek Mythology, Norse Mythology, and the Bible. We will also share a Book in Hand. Let’s look at some familiar characters or stories in brand new ways! Featured Books: Jezebel by Megan Barnard (LH and LP) The Weav…

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This…Then Read That... Featured Books The Measure by Nikki Erlick LH They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera LH Books That Go Along With Our Theme…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Tough Cookies. We’ll discuss characters who have to be resilient. We will also share our Books in Hand. When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Featured Books: The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (LH) A Woman is No Man …

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of faith. We are going to explore that in all of its forms. We will also share our Books in Hand. So, let's take a leap, and Keep the Faith! Featured Books: Tenth of December by George Saunders (LH) Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash (LP) Out of Esau by M…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Season 2! We are celebrating with a stack of books tied together with the common theme of simply being our current reads. Well, that's what we thought... the books had a different idea! We will also share our Books in Hand. We are Unbound! Featured Books: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (LH) Tell The Wolves I’m Home by C…

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of books we recommended to one another. Homework time! Featured Books A Well Behaved Woman by Therese Ann Fowler (LH to LP) The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot by Ma…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being part of a series we love! Who doesn’t love a good series? We will also share our Books in Hand. Let’s add to our TBRs! Featured Books: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Game Series) (LP) The House of Roots and Ruin by Erin…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of exploring alternative futures and universes. We only want to visit these realities in books! We will also share our Books in Hand. Pack your bags! Featured Books: The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey (LH) The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (LP) The Dog Stars b…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Backlist Beauties. Little gems that you can get your hands on immediately. We will also share our Books in Hand. Let’s see what we’ve been missing! Featured Books: The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal LP The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, …

Send us a Text Message. Today our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of reinventing yourself. We will discuss change that makes things seem entirely new. We will also share our Books in Hand. It’s a new day for these characters! Featured Books: Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarjan (LH) The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan (LP) Book…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Rebuilding Family. These stories focus on the way families can pay attention to what is important - going forward together. We will also share our Books in Hand. Three cheers for families! Featured Books: The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange (LH) Cro…

Send us a Text Message. Today we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need! Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of Reflections. Featured Books: The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel (LH) Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (LP) Additional Books That Go Along With Our Them…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books that delivered exactly what we expected…and more! The kind of books that make you wonder if you'll ever find anything else as wonderful to read. We will also share our books in hand. Special Delivery! Featured Books: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verg…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books written by authors we love. Plus, we'll let you know what book inspired us to want to read this author again. We will also share our books in hand. Author love! Featured Books: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (LH) Earth’s the Right Place for Love by Eliza…

Send us a Text Message. Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being bookish. What makes them bookish? Stories and books are important to the characters! We will also share a book in hand. Featured Books: The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis (LP) Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs (LH) The Secret Book of Flora Lea by…