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Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 118 | What We Read This Year (so far!)Becky and Rachele discuss their January and beginning of February reading and what their current reads as well!All the books we mentioned:If We Were Villains by M.L. RioFamous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareThe Last Flight by Julie ClarkFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonThe Lie As I Tell by Julie ClarkWarrior Princess Assassin by Brigid KemmererThe Kiss of Deception by Mary...
2026-02-0640 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 117 | 2026 Reading Challenges w/ Athena & Reilly!A special guest episode where Rachele and Becky invite Reilly and Athena on for a fun episode all about their 2025 Book Challenge Wrap Up and all their exciting plans for 2026 Book Challenges, Goals, and more!All the books/authors we mentioned:The Listeners - Maggie StiefvaterGillian Flynn Unworthy - Agustina BazttericaDandadan - Yukinobu TatsuBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyC.S. PacatThe Number One Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
2026-01-2344 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 116 | New Year Catch-Up & Bestie's Reading Challenge #7Rachele and Becky catch-up and talk about their Christmas holiday, what they did on break, what their life goals are for the new year, share some stats for their 2025 reading year, AND discuss the 7th annual Besties Reading Challenge!All the books we mentioned:Atomic Habits - James ClearProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Wager - David GrannIf We Were Villains - M.L. Rio This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max GladstoneNinth...
2026-01-0942 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 115 | Picking Books for Each Other & the Last Podcast of 2025!Rachele and Becky end the year with choosing the books for the seventh rendition of the Besties Reading Challenge, and discussing their plans for the rest of December!All the books we mentioned:Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettTwo Can Play by Ali HazelwoodBride by Ali HazelwoodThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirSociopath by Patric GagneThe Wager by David GrannMurder at the Lobstah Sh...
2025-12-0542 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 114 | Winter Catch-Up with the Besties!Rachele and Becky catch up on all they've been reading the past month and discuss the schedule for the last episode of the year!All the books we mentioned:The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna RaybournProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe September House by Carissa OrlandoForbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwanThe Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty GreenwoodRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltTold You So by Mayci NeeleyA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersThe Deep by Nick...
2025-11-2136 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 113 | Interview with Bigfoot Books & Brews!A very exciting episode where Becky & Rachele interview the father-daughter pair that co-owns Bigfoot Books & Brews, a new indie bookstore in Marion, NC! We interrogate them all about the reason they opened the store, some memorable customer interactions, all about their thriving, local community, and get to the bottom behind the Bigfoot inspiration!Visit their website here: https://www.bigfootbooksnc.com/And social media here! https://www.facebook.com/bigfootbooksnchttps://www.instagram.com/bigfootbooksnc/https://www.tiktok.com/@bigfootbooksAll the books we mentioned:...
2025-11-0743 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 112 | Rachele's Dad Wrote a Book!A very special podcast episode! Rachele and Becky interview Rachele's dad Kevin who wrote his first novel! We ask him about his writing process, weirdest Google searches, and how difficult it is getting a book ready to publish. Check out all the links below!Information and links:Title: Midnight at Eberly Manor by K. P. GillespieRelease Date: November 4th, 2025ISBN: 9798998644733 / 9798998644719Website: kpgillespiebooks.comGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243087868-midnight-at-eberly-manorAll other social links: https://linktr...
2025-10-2449 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 111 | Recommending Books We've Never Heard of!Rachele and Becky discuss their recent travels and book adventures! Then they play a game for bragging rights where they recommend books to each other that we've (hopefully) never heard of!All the books we mentioned:The Monk and the Robot by Becky ChambersThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareSkyBlue by M. P. HalladayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootYou Want to Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by...
2025-10-1040 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 110 | Fall Book Recs & Cozy Vibes!Rachele and Becky get cozy and talk about what feels like Fall to them, the books they've read that remind them of the season, and some books on their TBR!All the books we mentioned:The Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu MandanaDaisy Darker - Alice FeeneyLove and Saffron - Kim FayWhen the Wolf Comes Home - Nat CassidyHouse of Hollow - Krystal SutherlandAlchemised - SenLinYuThe Midnight Feast – Lu...
2025-09-2632 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 109 | Bestie's Read-Along: The Ghostwriter by Julie ClarkRachele and Becky discuss the September Bestie's Read-Along title, The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark! See what each of us rated the book, and listen to our full spoiler-y AND non-spoiler-y thoughts!All the books we mentioned:The Ghostwriter - Julie ClarkThe Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligThe Last Flight - Julie ClarkThe Lies I Tell - Julie ClarkAlchemised - SenLinYuShield of Sparrows - Devney Perry Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham.A Witch's Guide...
2025-09-1237 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 108 | Reading Updates & Rachele's WV Vacation!In this episode, Becky & Rachele chat about their recent and current reads, and Rachele talks about the bookshops she visited in West Virginia!All the books we mentioned:The Wedding People by Alison IsbachNot Quite Dead Yet by Holly JacksonMe, Myself, and Bob by Phil VischerRose and Chains by Julie SotoWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyFlicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThis...
2025-08-2934 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp.107 | The Husband's ReturnOn this episode, Rachele and Becky invite the husbands back onto the podcast and they tell us all what they've been reading lately! We all leave with new books on our TBR!All the books we mentioned:Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King - Maggie StiefvaterDandadan series - Yukinobu TatsuThe Magpie Murders - Anthony HorowitzMinistry for the Future - Kim Stanley RobinsonRed Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Making of the...
2025-08-1546 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 106 | Trivia & Fun w/ Becky!Rachele and Becky return this week with a trivia episode, a short game, and the announcement of the return of the Bookstore Besties read along with their September pick!All the books we mentioned:With A Vengeance - Riley SagerThe Dream Thieves - Maggie StiefvaterSong of Achilles - Madeline Miller The Ghostwriter - Julie Clark_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation
2025-08-0133 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 105 | Summer Catch Up w/ Melissa!In this episode, the Besties catch up with Melissa on her summer off from school and talk about what she's been reading! Jonah makes a guest appearance, Becky gets some FANTASTIC news, and Rachele talks about a very exciting DM from an author!All the books we mentioned:Alchemised by SenLinYuGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaCaptive Prince series by C.S. PacatButcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver...
2025-07-1844 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 104 | Rachele Met SenLinYu & Bookish News/ UpdatesIn this episode, Rachele talks about her day trip for an exclusive event at the Strand in NYC to meet Alchemised author SenLinYu and Becky and Rachele chat about bookish news and their recent reads!All the books we mentioned:Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdyCaught Up by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseDandadan Vol 1 by Yukinobu TatsuMockingjay by Suzanne Collins Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat
2025-07-0436 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 103 | Fall 2025 Anticipated ReadsRachele and Becky talk about the books they are most excited about for the rest of the year and early 2026!The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys - Maggie StiefvaterLights Out by Navessa AllenMy Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules VerneGraceless Heart - Isabel Ibanez Graceview Patient - Caitlin StarlingThe Starving Saints - Caitlin StarlingThe Blonde Who Came In From the Cold - Ally Carter
2025-06-2043 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 102 | The Besties Catch Up!Rachele & Becky chat it up! They talk about their recent, current, and upcoming reads, Rachele's exciting work update and the plans for the next episode!All the books we mentioned:Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli.Lights Out by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseThe Rebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliFearless by Lauren RobertsA Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca KenneyGuilt and Ginataan by Mia P. ManansalaThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
2025-06-0642 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 101 | Reading Challenge #6Becky and Rachele tackle the Reading Challenge #6 (where they have to choose one book to read from a short list) and share the successes or failures of this challenge! All the books we mentioned:Paris - Paris HiltonBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyListen for the Lie - Amy Tintera.Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli.Onyx Storm - Rebecca YarrosA Court of Sugar and Spice - Rebecca F. Kenney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele...
2025-05-2342 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 100 | The Bookstore Besties Celebrate 100 Episodes!!Becky and Rachele celebrate a HUGE milestone of 100 episodes together! They reflect on lessons they've learned in those 100 episodes, people they've met, and their best memories of the past two and a half years.All the books we mentioned:Head Cases - John McMahonWill Trent series - Karin SlaughterPowerless - Lauren RobertsReckless - Lauren RobertsRed Queen - Victoria AveyardCatching Fire - Suzanne CollinsListen for the Lie - Amy TinteraParis by Paris Hilton...
2025-05-0952 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 99 | Catch-Up with Becky & New Book Challenge!Becky makes an unofficial return to chat with Rachele about recent and past reads, future plans, and the besties give each other 3 (or 4!) books to choose from to read this month!All the books we mentioned:Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne CollinsMy Time to Stand - Gypsy-Rose BlanchardHidden Pictures - Jason RekulakHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBallad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsLittle Threats by Emily SchultzHead Cases by John...
2025-04-1840 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 96 | Rachele's EXCITING Reading Updates!Rachele gives the Besties a VERY unexpected reading update...what could it possibly be?!
The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
The Trap - Catherine Howard Ryan
The Wild Robot - Peter Brown
Beach Read - Emily Henry
First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney
Psalm for the Wild Built - Becky Chambers
Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Suzanne Collins
2025-01-3130 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 94 | End of Year Wrap Up with Becky! (Pop Up Episode)Rachele is joined by Becky (and Jonah!) to discuss their Christmas bookish gifts, and their plans for a new year of reading!
All the books we mentioned:
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone On This Train is a Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson
Faithful Executioner by Joel Harrington
Born to Be Hanged - Keith Thomson
In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
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2025-01-0429 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 91 | Becky's Last Episode (for a while)Becky is the trivia master in this week's episode combining pop culture references, history, literature, and podcast facts. Let us know how you did!
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2024-10-2539 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 88 | Life & Podcast UpdatesRachele and Becky catch up and share some life updates as well as big podcast news.
All the books we mentioned:
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas
Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco
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2024-10-0428 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 87 | Unpopular Book OpinionsBecky surprises Rachele with 10 unpopular book opinions she found on Reddit. Rachele reacts!
All the books we mentioned:
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco
When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A. Parker
Moby Dick | Herman Melville
Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad
Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger
Lord of the Flies | William Golding
I heard the Owl Call...
2024-09-2737 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 86 | Literature Balderdash 4Becky & Rachele invite Athena and Jessie back for the fourth iteration of Literature Balderdash!
All the books we mentioned:
Shatter Me by Tehera Mafi
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
The Simple Wild by K. A. Tucker
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
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Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 85 | Reading Challenge #5Becky and Rachele take on the 5th and biggest reading challenge yet - each received FIVE books from their bestie to choose from, and now will discuss the ones they chose! Beartown vs. Sea of Tranquility!
All the books we mentioned:
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Crescent City #1 by Sarah J. Maas
Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Manacled by SenLinYu (Alchemised)
On the Plus Side by Jenny L. Howe
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2024-09-1329 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 84 | Hans Christian Andersen?This week, Rachele and Becky do another episode of literature trivia. There will be no episode next week. See you again on 9/13.
All the books we mentioned:
A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
1984 | George Orwell
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Book Lovers | Emily Henry
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas
The Paradise Problem | Christina...
2024-08-3031 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 82 | Ladders in Bookstores are sexyRachele has returned from gallivanting in Europe, and she shares about the bookstores/libraries she visited abroad. We also discuss Becky's latest read, and the drama surrounding It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.
All the books we mentioned:
Matilda | Roald Dahl
House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski
S | J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
Fictions | Jorge Luis Borges
Book of Azrael | Amber V. Nicole
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop | Hang Bo-reum
Beartown | Fredrik Backman
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2024-08-1638 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 80 | We're back!The Bookstore Besties are back after a July Sabbatical. They catch up on their lives and then conclude with the Reading Challenge. Both Rachele and Becky present the other with 5 books they can choose from, ultimately picking one that they will report back on.
All the books we mentioned:
Not in Love | Ali Hazelwood
Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood
Bride | Ali Hazelwood
The Paradise Problem | Christina Lauren
Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco
Bear Town | Fredrik Backman
The Wife Between Us | Greer Hendricks
2024-08-0233 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 79 | Bookish UpdatesRachele catches us up on her Riley Sager author event. We talk about our July read along with the whole podcast. We’ll be reading Middle of the Night by Riley Sager. We’ll also be taking July off! See you in August!
All the books we mentioned:
Middle of the Night | Riley Sager
Hidden Pictures | Jason Rekulak
The Only One Left | Riley Sager
If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio
Bunny | Mona Awad
Funny Story | Emily Henry
Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Mani...
2024-06-2834 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 78 | 1 Star ReviewsWe read 1 star reviews for our most beloved books. We also announce our July sabbatical and our July read along of Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night.
All the books we mentioned:
The Martian | Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
Red Rising | Pierce Brown
Divergent | Veronica Roth
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
1984 | George Orwell
The ESV Study Bible
Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
The Cruel Prince | Holly Black
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hu...
2024-06-2139 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 77 | Meet our dadsWe have both our dads on this episode and chat about all things books. Also, watch Rachele’s dad’s award winning film :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoks0mlyFTg&t=118s&ab_channel=KevinGillespie
All the books we mentioned:
Dick and Jane | Scott Forsman
The Hardy Boys | Edward Stratemeyer
Tom Swift | Victor Appleton
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Nichola Meyer
1984 | George Orwell
Animal Farm | George Orwell
The Andromeda Strain | Michael Crichton
2001 Space Odyssey | Arthur C. Clarke
2024-06-1439 minYour Bookstore BestiesThe Fourth Reading ChallengeRachele and Becky spent the month reading each others’ book challenge. Rachele read Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli, and Becky read The Secrets History by Donna Tartt
All the books we mentioned:
Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli
Rule of the Aurora King | Nisha J. Tuli
Fate of the Sun King | Nisha J. Tuli
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Heart of Night and Fi...
2024-06-0729 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 75: Summer Staff PicksBecky shares her last 4 reads, and Rachele discusses her summer staff picks for the bookstore.
All the books we mentioned
Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli
The Secret History | Donna Tartt
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
Rebel Rising | Rebel Wilson
Knot My Type | Evie Mitchell.
Clean Sweep | Ilona Andrews
Burn for Me | Ilona Andrews
Dark Fever | Karen Marie Moning
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer | Jonathan...
2024-05-3137 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp 74 | AdaptationsThe Bookstore Besties chat about the book to movie/tv adaptations that they’re looking forward to. What adaptations are you looking forward to?
All the books we mentioned:
The Duke and I | Julia Quinn
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton | Julia Quinn
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West | Gregory Maguire
Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
100 Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Talented Mr. Ripley | Patricia Highsmith
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
Frankestein | Mary Shelley...
2024-05-2431 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 73 | Underrated BooksWe chat about some of our favorite underrated books.
All the books we mentioned:
Dolls of our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl |Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks
Tidesong | Wendy Xu
The Tea Dragon Society | Kay O'Neill
The Blonde Identity | Aly Carter
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel | Elle Cosimano
Into the Raging Sea | Rachel Slade
Dead Wake | Erik Larson
This Woven Kingdom | Tahereh Mafi
Shatter Me | Tahereh Mafi
Ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Ta...
2024-05-1733 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 72 | Literature Balderdash 3We play our third round of Literary Balderdash. Our two guests are Becky’s brothers Nathan and Daniel. Who will win this great American game?
All the books we mentioned:
Coraline | Neil Gaiman
Guardian of Ga'Hoole | Kathryn Lasky
Meet Felicity | Valerie Tripp
Holes | Louis Sachar
The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau
Eragon | Christopher Paolini
I will Teach you To Be Rich | Ramit Sethi
The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan
Flipped | Wendelin van Draanen
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2024-05-1030 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 71 | Rachele is back!Rachele is finally back from her wedding and Honeymoon. She gives a short synopsis of her special day. Then Rachele and Becky present each other with a reading challenge. They must pick one book from a series of books the other presented to them to read. What will the Besties pick?
All the books we mentioned:
The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama
A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas
First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston
Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber
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2024-05-0336 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 70 | House in the Cerulean SeaBecky has guest Troy Parker to discuss the book House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. No spoilers!
All the books we mentioned:
House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune
Heartstoppers | Alice Oseman
Under the Whispering Door | TJ Klune
Somewhere Beyond the Sea | TJ Klune
Legends and Lattes | Travis Baldree
Otherworldly | FT Lukens
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandana
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2024-04-2633 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 69 | Interview with AaronBecky interviews her little brother Aaron on his book tastes and his favorite book recommendations.
All the books we mentioned:
Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien
Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis
The Boxcar Children books | Gertrude Chandler Warner
Nancy Drew | Carolyn Keene
The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan
The Maid | Nita Prose
The Riyria Revelations | Michael j. Sullivan
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
A court of Silver Flame | Sarah J. Maas
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2024-04-1929 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 68 | Kara DuncanAuthor Kara Duncan discusses her self-published book Love Always Wins: One Couples Story of Infertility, Adoption and a Faithful God. She talks about how her faith was able to keep her anchored in her times of trials. We also talked about her writing process and the books she loves to read.
You can find more information about Kara at Kara-Duncan.com, and on Instagram @duncankara
All the Books we Mentioned:
The Babysitter’s Club
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman
Machiavelli for Women: Defend Yo...
2024-04-1233 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 67 | Catching up with MelissaWhile Rachele is off preparing for her wedding, Becky invites guest and 1st grade teacher on to chat about all the books they have been reading recently.
All the books we mentioned:
Eragon | Christopher Paolini
Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing | | Rebecca Yarros
Love Always Wins: One couples story of infertility, adoption, and a faithful God | Kara Duncan
The House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Kline
Percy Jackson & the Olympians | Rick Riordan
The Chalice...
2024-04-0535 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 66 | Book IcksRachele discusses her love of NYT games, and we discuss our “book icks”. How many of these do you agree with?
All the books we mentioned:
Dune | Frank Herbert
Bride | Ali Hazelwood
A Fate of Wrath and Flame | K.A. Tucker
One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig
The Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward
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2024-03-2930 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 65 | Interview with F.T. LukensWe interview author F.T. Lukens on their reading habits, writing, and newest book Otherworldly. Otherworldly publishes April 2.
To get signed copies of F.T.’s books, order them from Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe
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All the books we mentioned:
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish | Dr. Seuss
The Poke Little Puppy
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams
The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends | Jamie D’Amato
Practical Rules fo...
2024-03-2238 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 64 | Are you a tree girlie?We catch up on our most recent reads. We also announce next week’s interview with author F.T. Lukens on their upcoming novel Otherworldly.
All the books we mentioned:
Bonded by Thorns | Elizabeth Helen
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson
The Monsters we Defy | Leslye Penelope
Daughter of the Merciful Deep | Leslye Penelope
Everyone on This Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson
Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson
Murder on the Orient Express | Agatha Christie
Wings of Fire | Tui T...
2024-03-1532 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 63 | Dr. Kimmie Farris NarewskiThe Bookstore besties chat with Dr. Kimmie Farris Narewski on her research into little known 19th century author Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford and her contributions to the literary world.
The Amber Gods https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3610w735&seq=5
Poetry https://theotherpages.org/poems/spofford.html
All the books we mentioned:
In a Cellar | Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
The Amber Gods and Other Stories | Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
The Turning of the Screw | Henry James
2024-03-0841 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 61 | Sister, SisterThe Bookstore Besties chat with Becky’s little sister Sarah. She talks about how she hated reading growing up and is now back in to reading. The conversation then devolves into the Besties sharing their favorite books from each genre.
All the books we mentioned:
The Secret | Rhona Byrne
The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolls
Too Late | Coleen Hoover
The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
The Family Upstairs | Lisa Jewell
The Perfect Marriage | Geneva Rose
The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
The Spanish Love De...
2024-03-0135 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 60 | Interview with MelissaRachele and Becky interview Melissa. She cooked her way through Joanna Gaines’s Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering. They also discuss the books she reads to her 1st grade students.
All the books we mentioned:
The Wild Robot | Peter Brown
Matilda | Roald Dahl
Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things | Matilda Woods
The Color Purple | Alice Walker
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte
Atomic Habits | James Clear
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2024-02-2335 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 59 | Interview with Dr. Don HolmesBecky chats again with Dr. Don Holmes Professor at University of Pittsburgh. They discuss the books from his childhood that helped to form his love of reading as well as suggest great books by black authors.
All the books we mentioned:
The Martian | Andy Weir
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist | Charles Brockden Brown
My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George
T*Witches | H.B. Gilmour
Silas Marner | George Eliot
Frankenstein | Mary Shelley
The Known World | Edward...
2024-02-1633 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 58| Everyone in My Family Has Killed SomeoneWe discuss our January Read-Along by Benjamin Stevenson! Spoilers start at 21:47.
All the books we mentioned:
Everyone on this Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson
Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn
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2024-02-0941 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 57 | We're BackAfter a month off, the Bookstore Besties catch up on life and other bookish things. If you read Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone with us in January, let us know your thoughts on the book. We’ll discuss it next week.
All the books we mentioned:
House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone on This Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson
The Ma...
2024-02-0232 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 56 | 2023 RecapRachele and Becky recap their 2023 reading year and look forward to their 2024 goals and books. The January Read-Along book will be Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. They’ll discuss the book in mid February. The Bookstore Besties will take a hiatus in January! Happy New Year!
All the books we mentioned:
Pageboy: a Memoir | Elliot Page
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Daughter of the Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan
Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent
Only Survivors | Megan Miranda
Un...
2023-12-2932 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 55 | These are a few of my favorite thingsRachele and Becky discuss their favorite bookish things and non-bookish things of 2023.
All the books we mentioned:
Unquiet Women: From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment | Max Adams
Very Secret Societs of irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna
Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan
Little Women | Louisa May Alcott (Penguin Threads Version)
Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett (Penguin Threads Version)
Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum (Penguin Threads Version)
Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame (Penguin Threads...
2023-12-2234 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 54 | Failing Christmas TriviaRachele and Becky catch up on book publishing gossip, present suggestions for the January read-along, and fail Christmas book trivia.
All the books we mentioned:
Yellowface | R.F. Huang
Iron Widow | Xiran Jay Zhao
Zachary King and the Dragon Emperor | Xiran Jay Zhao
The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins
The Fury | Alex Michaelides
Everyone on This Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson
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2023-12-1535 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 53 | Cookbooks with SherriThe Bookstore Besties chat with Becky’s mom Sherri about her love of cookbooks.
All the books we mentioned:
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
Diet for a Small Planet | Frances Moore Lappé
The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book | Sue Becker
Dessert Can Save the World | Christina Tosi
All About Cake | Christina Tosi
Cravings | Chrissy Teigen
America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks
Cooks Illustrated Books
Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop W...
2023-12-0836 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 52 | Podcast WrappedRachele and Becky catch up in this episode and discuss the new movie Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, their Podcast Wrapped stats, and play a game of fantasy madlibs.
All the books we mentioned:
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarrows
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarrows
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa
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2023-12-0131 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 51 | The Hunger GamesBecky and Daniel discuss Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games universe in a spoilery way.
2023-11-1732 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 50 | Literary Balderdash 2On this episode, Rachele and Becky play two rounds of Literary Balderdash with their two guests: Sara Crawford and Athena Varvarezis.
You can learn more about author Sara Crawford at https://saracrawford.net/. You can follow Athena Varvarezis on instagram @proudvictimoffiction.
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2023-11-1031 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 50 Literary Balderdash 2On this episode, Rachele and Becky play two rounds of Literary Balderdash with their two guests: Sara Crawford and Athena Varvarezis.
You can learn more about author Sara Crawford at https://saracrawford.net/. You can follow Athena Varvarezis on instagram @proudvictimoffiction.
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2023-11-1028 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 49 | The last 5 readsBecky annoys Rachele with her last five reads.
All the books we mentioned:
The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
One of us is Dead | Geneva Rose
Assistant to the Villain | Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Cruel Prince | Holly Black
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins Reid
One True Loves | Taylor Jenkins Reid
Killers of the Flower moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI | David Grann
The Wager: A...
2023-11-0332 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 48 | The Haunting of Hill HouseBecca Frankel guest hosts for our discussion on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House.
All the books we mentioned:
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
The Lottery | Shirley Jackson
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
The Last September | Elizabeth Bowen
My Cousin Rachel | Daphne du Maurier
Carmilla | Sheridan Le Fanu
Uncle Silas | Sheridan Le Fanu
Her Body and Other Parties | Carmen Maria Machado
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2023-10-2737 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 47 | Interview with Natalie LloydRachele and Becky chat with author Natalie Lloyd about reading, writing, and the magic of stories.
All the books we mentioned:
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak
Once Upon a Time in the Meadow | Rose Selarose
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis
Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd
Matilda | Roald Dahl
The Witches | Roald Dah
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin
The Babysitter’s Club | Ann M. Martin
Confessions of...
2023-10-2051 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 46 | Witchy Books
We discuss our witchy book recommendations.
All the books we mentioned:
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Grey | E L James
Twilight | Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun | Stephenie Meyer
Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Warrior | Nnedi Okorafor
Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi
Circe | Madeline Miller
Beyond the Wand | Tom Felton
The Witches | Roald Dahl
Go Hex Yourself | Jessica Clare
The Ex Hex Rachel Hawkins
2023-10-1332 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 45 | Straight ChillingThe bookstore besties catch up after Rachele’s bachelorette party and then try to figure out what’s going on with the unnamed Fourth Wing book.
All the books we mentioned this episode:
All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr
Starling House | Alix E. Harrow
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
A Snicker of Magic | Natalie Lloyd
The Key to Extraordinary | Natalie Lloyd
Over the Moon | Natalie Lloyd
Th...
2023-10-0628 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 44 | Coming to a Shelf Near YouRachele and Best chat about upcoming books they want to read.
All the books we mentioned:
The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris
All The light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr
Dracula | Bram Stoker
Halloween Party | Agatha Christie
Exorcist | William Peter Beatty
Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann
Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Grams
Fall of the House of Usher | Edgar Allan Poe
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins
Charlie...
2023-09-2926 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 43 | Meet BertOn this episode, the Besties invite a new Bestie Bert on to discuss books!
All the books we mentioned:
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
Foxglove King | Hannah Whitten
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon | Kimberly Lemming
Gearbreakers | Zoe Hana Mikuta
Red Rising | Pierce Brown
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
The Hacienda | Isabel Canas
Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
Death of...
2023-09-2235 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 42 | Rachele will read CC 2In this catch up episode, Rachele and Becky catch up on the bookstore they worked at and the books they’re reading.
All the books we mentioned;
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
Secret History | Donna Tartt
Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
If we Were Villains | M.L. Rio
Crescent City 2 | Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City 3 | Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
Tower of Dawn | Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms | Sarah J. Maas
Cruel Pri...
2023-09-1530 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 41 | Literary BalderdashRachele and Becky have two guests on two play a chaotic game of Literary Balderdash. The guests are Daniel and Jessie.
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2023-09-0833 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 40 | Fall VibesThe Besties discuss what autumnal/fall means to them and desperately try to discuss books with fall vibes.
All the books we mentioned:
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab
Echo North | Joanna Ruth Meyer
Hunted | Meagan Spooner
Cruel Beauty | Rosamund Hodge
Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
The Maidens | Alex Michaelides
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling
It happened One Autumn | Lisa Kle...
2023-09-0131 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 39 | Another Reading Challenge!Rachele and Becky discuss their reading challenge books. Rachele read Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling, and Becky read Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa.
All the books we mentioned:
Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling
Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa
House Across the Lake | Riley Sager
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Atonement | Ian McEwan
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
Gild | Raven Kennedy
Bride | Ali Hazelwood
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare
A...
2023-08-2536 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 38 | Explain a book badlyRachele surprises Becky in this episode with a fun literary game: explain a book badly. Follow along and see how many you can get.
2023-08-1830 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 37 | Fourth WingWe finally discuss Fourth Wing. Spoilers begin at 11:27.
All the books we mentioned:
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
I’m Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy
The Poppy War | R.F. Huang
From Blood and Ash | Jennifer L. Armentrout
Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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2023-08-1137 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 36 | We're back!The Bookstore Besties catch up after their month-long hiatus.
All the books we mentioned:
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
King of Wrath | Ana Huang
The Measure | Nikki Erlick
Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare
Zero Days | Ruth Ware
Death of Jane Lawrence
Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa
Legends and Lattes | Travis Balder
Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr
Red Rising | Pierce Brown
Lightbringer | Pierce Brown
Golden Sun | Pierce Brown
Morning Star | Pierce Brown
The Very Se...
2023-08-0433 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 35 | Reading Challenge 3The Bookstore Besties do their third Reading Challenge. This time, Rachele and Becky give each other 5 books, and they can only pick one of them to read. Don’t forget about the summer read-along of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. If you’re reading along with the Besties, we hope you can find a copy! Lastly, we’ll be back again on August 4th!
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All the books we mentioned:
Icebreaker | Hannah Grace
The Bridge Kingdom | Danielle L. Jensen
Kiss of Deception | Mary E. Pearson
Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa
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2023-06-3029 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 34 | Author EventsIn this wacky episode, the Bookstore Besties record separately and talk all about the author events they’ve been to.
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All the books we mentioned:
The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware
The Run of the Key | Ruth Ware
The Lying Game | Ruth Ware
One by One | Ruth Ware
The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware
The It Girl | Ruth Ware
In a Dark, Dark Wood | Ruth Ware
WarCross | marie Lu
Legend | Marie Lu
The Young El...
2023-06-2325 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 34 | Author EventsIn this wacky episode, the Bookstore Besties record separately and talk all about the author events they’ve been to.
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All the books we mentioned:
The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware
The Run of the Key | Ruth Ware
The Lying Game | Ruth Ware
One by One | Ruth Ware
The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware
The It Girl | Ruth Ware
In a Dark, Dark Wood | Ruth Ware
WarCross | marie Lu
Legend | Marie Lu
The Young El...
2023-06-2315 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 33 | A Shorter EpisodeA Shorter episode this week. The bookstore besties discuss their most recent reads, reading slumps, and summer bookish plans. They also unofficially announced an all podcast read along of Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing. It has dragons!
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All the Books we mentioned
Lying Game | Ruth Ware
The Measure | Nikki Erlick
King of Wrath | Ana Huang
Kingdom of the Wicked | Kerri Maniscalco
Hunger Games |
Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren
The Soulmate Equation | Christina Lauren
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating | Chris...
2023-06-1627 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 32 | Books about BooksThe Bookstore Besties talk all things books. Yes, books about books.
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All the books we mentioned
Book Lovers | Emily Henry
Yellowface | RF Kuang
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops | Jen Campbell
Franklin’s Flying Bookshop | Jen Campbell
The Hazel Wood | Melissa Albert
Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
The Ten Thousand Doors of January | Alix E Harrow
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab
People of the Book | Geraldine Brooks
Storied Life of AJ Fikry...
2023-06-0929 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 31 | Interview with TroyANNOUNCEMENT: Bookstore Besties will go on hiatus in July.
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The Bookstore Besties catch up and talk about their favorite LGBT+ books, and Becky interviews her friend Troy about the books that helped him in his journey with accepting his sexuality.
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All the Books we Mentioned
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care | Ashley Herring Blake
One Last Stop | Casey McQuiston
The Captive Prince | C.S. Pact
Him | Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Take a Hint, Dani Brown | Talia Hibbert
Pretty Girls | Karin Sl...
2023-06-0239 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 30 | Beach ReadsWith Memorial Day coming, the unofficial start of the summer, the Bookstore Besties discuss the genre #beachreads.
All the books we mentioned:
Beach Read | Emily Henry
Verity | Coleen Hoover
The House Across the Lake | Riley Sager
Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
Leviathan Wakes | James S.A. Corey
The Martian | Andy Weir
Love & Saffron | Kim Fay
Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren
People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry
Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop | Roselle Lim
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2023-05-2635 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 28 | Trivia 2The Bookstore Besties are burnt out and doing Literature Trivia again. You can follow along with them https://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/ and https://www.usefultrivia.com/literary_trivia/novels_trivia.html.
*Correction: Becky accidentally used the word "abdicate" instead of "usurp". She promises she's not an idiot.
The correct score was Rachele 13 and Becky 8.
All the Books we mentioned (before trivia):
Fall of Ruin and Wrath | Jennifer L. Armentrout
From Blood and Ash | Jennifer L. Armentrout
Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas
2023-05-1228 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 26 | Recent Bookish AdventuresThe Bookstore Besties update each other on their current and recently read books, and Rachele updates Becky on her bookish adventures on the West Coast.
Don’t forget to enter to win the Little Women Book giveaway being drawn on instagram on Saturday 4/29. All details are on instagram @yourbookstorebesties
All the books we mentioned:
Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson
The Lying Game | Ruth Ware
Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent
The Fall of Wrath and ruin | Jennifer L. Armentrout
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2023-04-2836 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 23 | The Book Challenge 2The Bookstore Besties do their second book challenge. They each challenged one another to read a book that the other loved. Becky read Scythe by Neal Shusterman and Rachele read Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Find out what they thought of the books.
All the books we mentioned:
Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan
Recipe for Persuasion | Somali Dev
Twilight | Stephanie Meyer
Kiss of Deception | Mary E. Pearson
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Scythe | Neal Shusterman
Heart...
2023-03-3130 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 19 | The AdaptationsLet’s talk all about adaptations. What were are favorites? What was a better movie than book? We also bring back the Reading Challenge. Rachele and Becky challenge each other to pick one of the three choices presented to read in a month.
All the books we mentioned
Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
Matilda | Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl
The Witches | Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl
Princess Diaries | Meg Cabot
Holes | Louis Sachar
Lord of th...
2023-03-0339 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 19 | The AdaptationsLet’s talk all about adaptations. What were are favorites? What was a better movie than book? We also bring back the Reading Challenge. Rachele and Becky challenge each other to pick one of the three choices presented to read in a month.
All the books we mentioned:
Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
Matilda | Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl
The Witches | Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl
Princess Diaries | Meg Cabot...
2023-03-0303 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 14 | Literature TriviaRachele and Becky play literature trivia. How many can you get right?
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2023-01-2733 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 13 | Graphic Novels!Rachele and Becky discuss what they’re reading and all things graphic novels.
All the books we mentioned
The House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune
Born a Crime | Trevor Noah
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas
In order to Live | Yeonmi Park
Dating Doctor Dil | Nisha Sharma
The Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent
A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas
Cruel Prince | Ho...
2023-01-2036 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp 12 | Interview with Drew!Your Bookstore Besties hosts its first guest! Drew is an indie bookstore owner. Rachele and Becky interview him on what it was like to own a bookstore durning the pandemic. They also announce the first read along! They invite all their listeners to read Yeonmi Park’s In Order to Live, and they will discuss the book on February 10.
Drew recommends using Libro.Fm for audio books through your local indie bookstore.
All the Books we mentioned:
Hank the Cowdog | John R. Erickson
Animorphs | K.A. Applegate
Harry Potter | J.K...
2023-01-1346 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 11 | Listener Questions!Rachele and Becky answer listener questions.
All The books we mentioned:
Ugly Love | Colleen Hoover
All the Ugly Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood
Gild | Raven Kennedy
Anne of Green Gables | L. M. Montgomery
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
Divergent | Veronica Roth
Maze Runner | James Dashner
Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling
The Crucible | Arthur Miller
Catcher in the Rye | J. D. Salinger
Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak
Atonement | Ian McEwan
2023-01-0640 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 10 | 2022 Wrapped!Rachele and Becky look back at the past year and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of books.
All the books we mentioned:
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey
Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel | Gabrielle Zevin
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love | Kim Fay
Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
House of Earth and Blood | Sarah J. Maas
2022-12-3039 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 9 | The Reading ChallengeLast week Rachele and Becky challenged each other to read a book that the other recommended. This episode we discuss our thoughts on those books.
All the Books we mentioned:
I’m still here | Austin Channing Brown
10,000 Sorrows | Elizabeth Kim
Night | Elie Wiesel
I’m Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy
Making a Scene | Constance Wu
Open Book | Jessica Simpson
Home: A memoir of My Early Years | Julie Andrews
The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
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2022-12-2338 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 8 | 2023 ARCs & Endless TBRsRachele and Becky discuss ARCs they’re excited about in 2023 as well as books they need to finish by the end of the year. They’re also participating in a new book challenge!
All the books we mentioned:
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi | Shannon Chakraborty,
Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey
Happy Place | Emily Henry
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride | Roshani Chokshi
A Crown of Ivy and Glass | Claire Legrand
The only one left | Riley Sager
Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmer...
2022-12-1636 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 7 | Rachele's AnnotationsRachele and Becky discuss how Rachele annotates her books.
Color coding!
Underlining!
Tabbing!
How to mark a book
2022-12-0914 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 6 | Middle Grade MadnessRachele and Becky talk all things Middle Grade! Middle Grade books are for ages 9-12. They talk about the books they remember as kids, the books they’ve most recently read, and the middle grade they want to read.
All the Books we discussed:
Castle in the Attic | Elizabeth Winthrop
Howl’s Moving Castle | Diana Wynne Jones
Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks
The Secret of the Attic | S. Sinykin
Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine
Meet Molly | Valerie Tripp
Meet Felicity | Valerie Tripp...
2022-12-0236 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 5 | Do you DNF?Rachele and Becky discuss their DNFs, book ratings, and how they use Goodreads.
Special Note: Becky’s Goodreads review average is 3.76 and wants everyone to know that you can’t see it in the place Rachele said on the app (only on desktop).
All the books we mentioned:
Priori of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon
Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
The Mist | Stephen King
Furiously Happy | Jenny Lawson
It | Stephen King
Let Me L...
2022-11-2526 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 4 | Classics & AdaptationsRachele and Becky discuss book Classics (or forced high school readings). What were their favorites, and why we love adaptations of the classics.
All the books we mentioned in this episode:
FrontBlack Tide | K.C. Jones
The Mist | Stephen King
Just the Nicest Couple | Mary Kubica
Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi | S.A. Chakraborty
City of Brass | S.A. Chakraborty
Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter
Pride & Prejudice | Jane Austen
Silas Marner | George Eliot
Animal F...
2022-11-1833 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 3 | Deep dive into GenresRachele and Becky do a deep dive into their three favorite genres: Romance, Fantasy, and Thrillers. They decide that they are PRO-TROPE!
All the books we discussed in this episode:
Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang
The Bride Test | Helen Hoang
The Heart Principle | Helen Hoang
Book Lovers | Emily Henry
Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey
Tessa Bailey author
Author Tessa Dare for Historical Romance
Author Lisa Kleypas for Historical Romance
Julia Quinn | Bridgerton Series
Pride and Prejudice | J...
2022-11-1135 minYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 2 | Bookstores: The sexy retail jobRachele and Becky discuss the secrets of working in an indie bookstore, how Amazon ruins our lives, and the best and worst customers.
All the books we discussed in this episode:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney
Misty of Chincoteague | Marguerite Henry
Black Beauty | Anna Sewell
Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens
The Stolen Heir | Holly Black
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2022-11-0426 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 1 | Who are the Besties?Rachele and Becky start a podcast! They discuss their backgrounds, the books they gravitate towards, and all things book and reading related.
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All the books we discussed in this episode:
- Just the Nicest Couple: A Novel | Mary Kubica
- Things We Never Got Over | Lucy Score
- Twilight | Stephenie Meyer
- Little House on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis
- Lord of t...
2022-10-2834 min