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Book BumbleFavorite Books of the Year...So Far - Season 3, Episode 37Send us a textIn today's episde, we highlight our Favorite Books of the Year...So Far. And it was hard to pare them down! As Maria VonTrapp sings...These are a few of our favorite things!Featured Books:Run by Blake Crouch (LH)Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (LH)The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E Pearson (LH)Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (LH)All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)...2025-07-1632 minBook BumbleUnder the Radar - Season 3, Episode 35Send us a textIn today's episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Under the Radar titles. Leslie has you covered with books that begin 2 great series. Laura has 2 that you might not have heard of yet, but are stellar reads. Let's fly!Featured Books:One Dark Window (#1 The Shepherd King) by Rachel Gillig (LH)An Ember in the Ashes (#1 An Ember in the Ashes) by Sabaa Tahir (LH)Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro...2025-07-0238 minBook BumbleBooks We Are Excited About/New Things In Store - Season 3, Episode 31Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of spring and early summer releases that we can’t wait to get in our hands. Plus, we'll share a little about our upcoming Patreon release. New things are in store!Featured Books:LauraBefore Dorothy by Hazel GaynorDon’t Let Him In by Lisa JewellMy Friends by Fredrik BackmanThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Names by F...2025-06-0420 minBook BumbleFantastical - Season 3, Episode 29Send us a textIn this episode, we bring you books tied together with the common theme of being Fantastical! Leslie is our in house fantasy aficionado, and Laura is the opposite of that. But we both found some fabulous titles to make this stack super Fantastical! We'll also share a Book In Hand! Let's dive into the world of fantasy!Featured Books:The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard (LH)Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (LH)The Song of Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hew...2025-05-1433 minBook BumbleBuzzy Books - Season 3, Episode 25Send us a text In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Buzzy Books. They are getting lots of attention in the right now….hot takes…quick picks if you will. And yes, we will! Let's Buzz!Featured Books:Penitence by Kristin Koval (LH)Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange (LP)Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen (LH)Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (LH...2025-04-1630 minBook BumbleClassics - Season 3, Episode 24Send us a text In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Classics! Leslie rereads 2 of her lifetime favorites, and Laura reads 2 that she never picked up before...no judgement!! We will also share a Book in Hand. Let’s dig into this bundle of wonderful Classics!Featured Books:Pride and Prejudice - The Complete Novel with 19 Letters from the Characters’ Correspondence, Written and Folded by Hand by Jane Austen (curated by Barbara Heller) (LH)And Then There Were None b...2025-04-0930 minBook BumbleCharmers - Season 3, Episode 7Send us a textIn this episode our stack is so charming it will sweep you off your feet! Laura read one of her favorites of the year. Leslie continues a favorite series and hopes for a new one. We'll also share a Book in Hand...Plus there’s baking!Featured Books:A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants by Ann Claire (LH)A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)The Te...2024-11-2032 minBook BumbleMurdery Redrum - Season 3, Episode 6Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of murder. Leslie calls it Murdery...Laura calls it Redrum. Either way we have some page turning heart pounders, something more cerebral, a locked room, and one that's paranormal! We will also share a Book in Hand. Come along for a twisty thrilling ride!Featured Books:Murder Road by Simone St. James (LH)The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)What Have You Done by Shari Lapena (LP...2024-11-1341 minBook BumbleMemoir Mania - Season 3, Episode 3Send us a textIn this episode Leslie finds her niche within a genre, and Laura finds her groove with a reading goal. We're talking about a stack of fabulous Memoirs! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. It's Memoir Mania!Featured Books:This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian (LH)Yes Please by Amy Poehler (LH)From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (LP)The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP...2024-10-2358 minBook BumbleA Chat with A.D. Rhine, Season 2 Episode 43Send us a text In this episode, we’re sharing our chat with Danielle Stinson and Ashlee Cowles, known as the author A.D. Rhine! A.D. Rhine has written 2 wonderful novels, Horses of Fire which was published in 2023, and Daughters of Bronze which will be released in November. This is a duology... a sweeping epic which puts the women of Troy front and center. We featured Horses of Fire in Season 2, Episode 24, and Daughters of Bronze briefly in Season 2, Episode 31. A more in depth review of Daughters of Bronze is coming soon. These ladies are talent...2024-08-1446 minBook BumbleSeries-ously! - Season 2, Episode 42Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of a Series (or Duo) that we just couldn’t put down. We will also share a Book in Hand. These books are Series-ously great!!Featured BooksBear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden( LH)The Girl In the Tower by Katherine Arden (LH)The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (LP)Long Island by C...2024-08-0730 minBook BumbleDrama, Drama, Drama - Season 2, Episode 41Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being full of Family Drama. We've got books with highs and lows, blood family and found family. We will also share a Book in Hand. And we'll do it all dramatically! Featured Books:Sandwich by Catherine Newman (LH)The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha (LH)Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP)The Sirens of Soleil City by Sarah C...2024-07-3141 minBook BumbleIt's a New Frontier - Season 2, Episode 40Send us a textIn 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 BooksSarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (LH)Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison (LP)Prai...2024-07-1737 minBook BumbleBooks A Plenty! - Season 2, Episode 39Send us a textIn 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)All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode2024-07-1045 minBook BumbleA Chat with Ethan Joella - Season 2, Episode 38Send us a textIn 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 picks by Book of the Month, Indie Next, and Read With Jenna. They have also been featured right here on Book Bumble! All 3 are wonderful, warm, and tender. Ethan Joella is an automatic read for us…if he writes i...2024-07-0331 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 37 - DecadesSend us a textIn 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 Fiona Davis (LP)Mockingbird Summer (1960’s) by Lynda Rutledge (LP)All You Have to Do is Call (1970’s) by Kerri Maher (LP)Our Little...2024-06-2629 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 36 - Book ItSend us a textIn 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 BooksMiss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP and LH)The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)How to Read a Boo...2024-06-1933 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 35 - HomeworkSend us a textFor 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. KingfisherLH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerBooks Mentioned in This EpisodeNettle and Bone by T. KingfisherThey Both Die At The...2024-06-1211 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 34 - Must Listen Audio BooksSend us a textIt'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 Nothing by Judy Blume (LP)Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (LH)The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (LH)B...2024-06-0526 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 33 - Turn of the CenturySend us a textIn 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 Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP)Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix (LH)Books i...2024-05-2934 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 32- It's a Shorty...Wills & EstatesSend us a textToday 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 Featured in this Episode:The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LP and LH)The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (LH)...2024-05-2211 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 31 - Our Favorites of the Year...So Far!Send us a textIn 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 BooksThe 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)Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP)Daughters of Bronze by A.D. R...2024-05-1524 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 30 - Turning Back the Clock to Season 1Send us a textIn 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 fantastical. These books explore different worlds, some of which we’d like to visit. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featur...2024-05-0828 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 29 - Same Time/Different PlaceSend us a textIn 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 BooksSurviving Savannah by Patti Callahan (LP)All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore (LP)The Lost Dresses of Italy by M.A. McLaughlin (LH)The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin (LH)Book in Hand2024-05-0136 minBook BumbleSeason 2, Episode 28 - Back Again...BacklistSend us a textBOTM: 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 the answer! Featured Books:Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (LP)What Alice Forgot b...2024-04-2446 minBook BumbleSibling Bonds - Season 2, Episode 27Send us a textBOTM: 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. Brother, (or Sister) where art thou?Featured BooksLong Way Down by Jason Reynolds (LP)Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (LP)Vanessa and Her Sis...2024-04-1746 minBook BumbleCrime and Punishment - Season 2, Episode 26Send us a textBOTM: 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 reads!Featured Books:The Five by Hallie Rubenhold (LH)The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)Br...2024-04-1044 minBook BumbleLost and Found - Season 2, Episode 25Send us a textBOTM: 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 different ways! We will also share a Book in Hand. We're lost without you!Featured BooksAfter Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP...2024-04-0336 minBook BumbleIt's a Shorty - Season 2, Episode 24Send us a textToday 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 That Go Along With Our Theme:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The I...2024-03-2715 minBook BumbleOnce Upon A Time - Season 2, Episode 23Send us a textIn 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…Featured Books Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (LP) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (LP) Heartless by Marissa Meyer (LH) Cinder by...2024-03-2044 minBook BumbleSearching - Season 2, Episode 22Send us a textIn 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 Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (LP)Books In HandThe Guest by B.A...2024-03-1343 minBook BumbleUnder the Radar - Season 2, Episode 21Send us a textIn 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 Daughter by H.G. Parry (LH) The Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner (LH) Books In Hand2024-03-0640 minBook BumbleClimate Disasters - Season 2, Episode 20Send us a textIn 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 BooksThe Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (LH) Trashlands by Alison Stine (LP) Fire in the Canyon by Daniel Gumbiner (LP)Wool by Hugh Ho...2024-02-2842 minBook BumbleThrillers, Oh My! - Season 2, Episode 19Send us a text 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 Feeney (LH) Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (LP) The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (LP) 2024-02-2133 minBook BumbleGoing Down the Rabbit Hole - Season 2, Episode 18Send us a text 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 Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (LP) Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto...2024-02-1450 minBook BumbleIf You Liked This...Then Read That... Season 2, Episode 17Send us a textToday 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 BooksThe Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons (LH and LP)A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (LP) Books That Go Along With Our ThemeThe Dog Stars by Peter...2024-02-0709 minBook BumbleSpectacular Authors and Their Marvelous BooksSend us a textIn 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 Adrienne Young (LH)The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (LP)The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)A...2024-01-3130 minBook BumbleOur Cups Runneth Over With Books - Season 2, Episode 15Send us a textToday 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. Kingfisher (LP)Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (LP)End of the Hour: A Th...2024-01-2432 minBook BumbleDeep Dive - Season 2, Episode 14Send us a textToday 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 else on hold from the first page to the last! Featured Books:The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP)The Forg...2024-01-1749 minBook BumblePodcast Remix - Thoughts from a Page PodcastSend us a textIn 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 We Were Young & Brave, her inspiration for the story, writing about World War 2 in the Pacific, her extensive research for the book, exploring the human condition, her reading recommendations, and much m...2024-01-1031 minBook BumbleFavorites of 2023 - Season 2, Episode 12Send us a textToday, 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 Hart. (LH)Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. (LH)The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by...2024-01-0328 minBook BumbleMemoir and Self Help - Season 2, Episode 11Send us a textToday 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 BooksBravey by Alexi Pappas LH 10% Happier by Dan Harris LP Books That Go Along With Our ThemeFinding Me by Viola DavisThe Woman in Me by Britney SpearsI Thought...2023-12-2011 minBook BumbleAusten-esque - Season 2, Episode 10Send us a text 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 Bourgh by Molly Greeley (LH) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (LP) Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (LP) Book in Hand...2023-12-1337 minBook BumbleSomething Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue - Season 2, Episode 9Send us a text 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 Books:Old - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (LH) New - The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen (LP)Borrowed - E...2023-12-0651 minBook BumbleMystery 101 - Season 2, Episode 8Send us a textToday, 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 Montclaire (LH)The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)2023-11-2936 minBook BumbleSurprise! - Season 2, Episode 7Send us a textToday, 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 Hazel Gaynor (LP)The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (LH)2023-11-2255 minBook BumbleSense of Place - Season 2, Episode 6Send us a textToday, 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 by William Kent Krueger (LP)Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (LH)The President’s Wife by Tracey...2023-11-1543 minBook BumbleReimaginings - Season 2, Episode 5Send us a textToday, 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 Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec (LH)Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear (LP)2023-11-0839 minBook BumbleIf You Liked This...Then Read That... Season 2, Episode 4Send us a textToday 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 BooksThe Measure by Nikki Erlick LH They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera LH Books That Go Along With Our ThemeThe Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and All Th...2023-10-2515 minBook BumbleTough Cookies - Season 2, Episode 3Send us a textToday, 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 by Etaf Rum (LP)Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (LP)Books In Hand:Their Eye...2023-10-1843 minBook BumbleKeep the Faith - Season 2, Episode 2Send us a textToday, 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 Michelle Webster-Hein (LP) Books...2023-10-1134 minBook BumbleUnbound - Season 2, Episode 1Send us a textWelcome 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 Carol Rifka Brunt (LP) A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler (LP)The Only One Left by Ril...2023-10-0441 minBook BumbleHomework - Episode 48Send us a textToday 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 BooksA Well Behaved Woman by Therese Ann Fowler (LH to LP)The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (LP to LH) Books That Go Along With Our Theme...2023-09-2711 minBook BumbleIt's a Series - Episode 47Send us a textToday, 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 A. Craig (Sisters of the Salt Series) (LH)Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Bald...2023-09-2036 minBook BumbleWhat in the World - Episode 46Send us a textToday, 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 by Peter Heller (LP)Book In Hands:The Summer o...2023-09-1332 minBook BumbleBacklist Beauties - Episode 45Send us a textToday, 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 LPThe Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White LHBooks In Hands:The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer LP...2023-09-0631 minBook BumbleReinventing Yourself - Episode 44Send us a textToday 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)Books In Hand:Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (LP)The Senator’s Wife by Liv Cons...2023-08-3032 minBook BumbleRebuilding Family - Episode 43Send us a textToday, 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)Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom (LP)Books In Hand:I Had a...2023-08-2325 minBook BumbleReflections - Episode 42Send us a textToday 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 Theme:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Gi...2023-08-1611 minBook BumbleSpecial Delivery - Episode 41Send us a textToday, 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 Verghese (LP)The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons (LH) Books in Hand:Hon...2023-08-0933 minBook BumbleAuthors We Love - Episode 40Send us a textToday, 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 Elizabeth Berg (LP) Books In Hand:The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho (LP)...2023-08-0225 minBook BumbleBookish - Episode 39Send us a textToday, 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 Patti Callahan Henry (LP)Book In Hand:Only th...2023-07-2634 minBook BumbleSummer Cozies - Episode 38Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of cozy reads. It may not be winter or blanket weather, but it doesn’t stop us from wanting to grab a cozy. We will also share a book in hand that might surprise you. Let's get summertime cozy!Featured Books:The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (LP)The Socialites Guide to Murder by S.K. Golden (LH)Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murder...2023-07-1922 minBook BumbleGreek Out - Episode 37Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of Greek re-imaginings. We will also share our books in hand. Let’s Greek Out!Featured Books:Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (LH and LP)The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood (LH and LP)Books In Hand:The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt (LP)Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane (LH)...2023-07-1230 minBook BumbleFantasies Abound - Episode 36Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being in the same genre - fantasies. We will share some books that have relatable worlds, yet feel otherworldly. We will also share our books in hand. It's going to be fantastic!Featured Books: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (LH)A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (LP)Books In Hands:Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (LH)The Sent...2023-06-2851 minBook BumbleSeasons - Episode 35Send us a text Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of seasons. This stack will include both figurative and literal seasons. We will also share our books in hand. To everything there is a season!Featured Books:Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (LH)Lucy By the Sea by Elizabeth Strout(LP)Books In Hand:One-By-One by Ruth Ware (LH)Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson (LP)2023-06-2136 minBook BumbleLate to the Party - Backlist BooksSend us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books that everyone else read and loved, and SOMEHOW we missed the boat on them…until now. We will also share our books in hand. We may be a little late to the party, but we are so happy we arrived! Featured Books:Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (LP)Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (LH)Books In Hand:...2023-06-1433 minBook BumbleStrong...Stronger...Strongest - Episode 33Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of strength. These novels have characters that have to find strength deep down inside. Sometimes the strength comes from having to sacrifice or from determination alone. Sometimes strength comes from within, and sometimes it comes from those around you, who are supporting you. We'll also share our books in hand. Let's get strong! Featured Books:An American Beauty by Shana Abe (LH)The House Is On Fire by Rachel Beanland (LP)2023-06-0736 minBook BumbleGirl Power - Episode 32Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of novels that feature strong and powerful women. Sometimes the circumstances demand it, and sometimes it is a choice. We'll also share a 'chunker' of a book in hand. Girl Power!Featured Books: 5th Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen (LH)Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (LP)Book In Hand:Homecoming by Kate Morton (LH and LP)Additional Books That...2023-05-3141 minBook BumbleMysterious Circumstances - Episode 31Send us a textToday our books either take place in mysterious places, or the main characters find themselves in mysterious circumstances. Who to trust? We will also share our books in hand. Come along with us on this ride... we promise you will enjoy the journey! Featured Books:The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden (LH)Weyward by Emilia Hart (LH and LP)I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (LP)Bo...2023-05-1728 minBook BumbleDown the Rabbit Hole Again - Episode 30Send us a textToday, we are going down the rabbit hole again! These books practically begged for us to delve more deeply into them. We will also share our books in hand. Come on down the rabbit hole with us. We promise you won’t be disappointed!Featured Books:The Wardrobe Mistress by Meghan Masterson (LH)Horse by Geraldine Brooks (LP)Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys (LH)Books in Hand:Someone Else’s Shoes by Joj...2023-05-1043 minBook BumbleLet's Take the Plunge - Episode 29Send us a textToday, we are going to take the plunge into one book. We both read Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, and we just HAVE to talk about it! We’ll also share the books in our hands right now. Get ready for this deep dive. Featured Book:Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano LH and LP Books in Hand:All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger - LHOther Words...2023-05-0333 minBook BumbleSpectacular Sophomore Novels - Episode 28Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being a sophomore novel. These second books might be part of a series or a stand alone. Oftentimes, if people loved the debut, the second novel is very highly anticipated. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now. No sophomore slumps here!Featured Books:The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner LH The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2) LH Dust Child Nguye...2023-04-2629 minBook BumblePlease Allow Me to Introduce Myself - Episode 27Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being debut novels. We will discuss some terrific novels written by authors introducing themselves to the literary world. Welcome to the party! We’ll also share our books in hand. Featured Books:Go As A River by Shelly Read LPThe Dry by Jane Harper LH House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig LHThe Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges LP...2023-04-1939 minBook BumbleGrow Up - Episode 26Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of coming of age. We will discuss those formative years where the characters are coming into who they are right now, and who they want to be. We’ll also share our books in hand. It’s time to grow up!Featured Books:Sam by Allegra Goodman (LP)The Extraordinary of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni (LH)The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (LP)Song of Silve...2023-04-1240 minBook BumbleTough Choices - Episode 25Send us a textToday’s stack of books is tied together with a common theme of characters that are forced to make very tough choices. Oftentimes, these choices affect more than just themselves, and sometimes, these decisions even affect the future. We’ll also share our books in hand. We're getting tough!Featured Books:The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (LH)Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood and Greg Dawson (LP)Master, Slave, Husband, Wife: An Epic Jo...2023-03-2945 minBook BumbleThe Gilded Age - Episode 24Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of the Gilded Age. We will explore this fascinating era of glitz, glam, haves and have nots, and old money versus new money. We'll also share our books in hand. Let's find out if all that glitters is really gold!Featured Books:The Gilded Years by Karen Tanabe (LP) The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (LP)A Well Behaved Woman (LH)Deception by Ga...2023-03-2243 minBook BumbleTwisties Take Two - Episode 23Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of twisty mysteries and psychological thrillers. So many twisties, and so little time make this a genre that is well worth revisiting. We'll also share our books in hand. C'mon baby...let's do the twist! Featured Books:Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (LH)Lies That Bind by Cj Stone (LH)All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers (LP)The Night Swim by Megan...2023-03-1539 minBook BumbleTransformations - Episode 22Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of transformations. These books feature characters and settings that experience huge transformations and there are even some books that might transform you as the reader. Enjoy the changes you notice from start to finish. Hold onto your hats as these books take you on a journey of change. Featured Books:The Accidental Empress by (LH) The Social Graces by (LH) Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabri...2023-03-0846 minBook BumbleSew Good - Episode 21Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of sewing, knitting, and fashion. These books feature characters who support one another to change into something new and stronger…just like the arts of sewing, knitting, crocheting, and weaving create new from old. We’ll also share our books in hand. It’s going to be “sew” good!Featured Books:The Gown by Jennifer Robson (LP)The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (LH)The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club b...2023-03-0147 minBook BumbleGraphic Novels - Episode 20Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of a writer's craft - graphic novels. These are stories told almost equally by pictures and words. Some, even by pictures alone. We’ll also share our books in hand.Featured Books:Oddball - A “Sarah’s Scribbles” Collection by Sarah Andersen (LH)Quiet Girl in a Noisy World (An Introvert’s Story) by Debbie Tung (LH)Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (LH)Maus by Art Spiegelman (LP)March b...2023-02-2253 minBook BumbleUnexpected Love Stories - Episode 19Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of unexpected love stories…a little twist on the love story you might be used to…something fresh for the week of Valentine’s day!Featured Books:The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood (LP)The Lido by Libby Page (LP)The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (LP)The Book of Longings (LH)The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (LH)We All Want Imp...2023-02-1544 minBook BumbleAsian Influences - Episode 18Send us a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of stories with Asian influences. Some have settings in an Asian country and some have characters of Asian origin. We have read so many books that could fit into this stack,…but we wanted to do books that are new to us. We included some of our initial inspirations below in the "additional books" section! Featured Books:Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu (LP)When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor (LP)2023-02-0848 minBook BumbleGhost Stories - Episode 17Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of ghosts. We have characters who are missing someone, characters who are seeing someone who may or may not be there anymore, and some ghosts who will surprise you. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler - LPThe Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley - LHPony by RJ Palacio - LPHer F...2023-02-0140 minBook BumbleSibling Stories - Episode 16Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of sibling relationships. These stories will show how the sibling bond can be many things at once...dysfunctional, heartbreaking, supportive, sacrificial, and always full of emotion. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (LH)Sisters of Glass Ferry by Kim Michele Richardson (LH)We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange (LH)Far From the...2023-01-2540 minBook BumbleLet's Get Cozy With It - Episode 15Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of getting cozy. We’ll share a few mysteries, and some other types of cozy reads that will have you ready to cuddle up. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman - LPA Quiet Life by Ethan Joella - LHAbove the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen - LP2023-01-1832 minBook BumbleMultiple Timelines - Episode 14Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of stories told through multiple timelines. We’ll talk about how this author’s craft adds to the overall story. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:The Attic Child by Lola Jayes (LH)The IT Girl by Ruth Ware (LP)All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White (LH)The German Wife by...2023-01-1130 minBook BumbleNear and Dear - Episode 13Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books that are near and dear to our hearts. We’ll discuss themes and reasons these are special. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Meet Me At the Museum by Anne Youngson (LP)The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (LH)The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (LP)And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (LH)2023-01-0432 minBook BumbleLittle Women Reinvented - Episode 12Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of the classic book, Little Women. We’ll explore some books that are read-alikes, some that show a whole new side to the well-known characters, and some that are fictional accounts of the real Alcott family. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Marmee: A Novel of Little Women by Sarah Miller (LP and LH)The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor...2022-12-2126 min
Book BumbleMommy Dearest - Episode 11Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of mothers and matriarchs. We’ll explore the many different roles mothers play within books. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Call Your Daughters Home by Deb Spera The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson HarveySchool for Good Mothers by Jesamine Chan Fifty Words for Rain by Asha LemmieIn Our Hands Right Now:The Adventu...2022-12-1437 min
Book BumbleReal People...Imagined - Episode 10Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of historical fiction. We’ll discuss some inspiring people and fascinating time periods. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini Carolina Built by Kianna AlexanderTake My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez In Our Hands Right Now:Greenwich Park by Katherine FaulknerHide b...2022-12-0725 min
Book BumbleOut of This World - Episode 9Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of dystopian worlds. We’ve selected books that offer an alternative future, examine social/political stereotypes, as well as some speculative fiction. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Station 11/Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel Marrow Thieves/Hunting by Stars by Cherie DimalineRed Queen by Victoria AveyardHow High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuIn O...2022-11-3030 min
Book BumbleTwisties - Episode 8Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of twisty mysteries... Twisties! Nothing cozy in this episode. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris Rock Paper Scissors by Alice FeeneyFlicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamEverything We Didn’t Say by Nicole BaarteThe Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh In Our Hands Right Now:2022-11-2324 min
Book BumbleThat's Greek To Me - Episode 7Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of rewritten Greek Myths. You will hear these stories from the lesser known voices, and make some new fictional friends. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Silence of the Girls/The Women of Troy by Pat Barker Circe by Madeline Miller Ariadne by Jennifer Saint A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes (mentio...2022-11-1622 min
Book BumbleDown The Rabbit Hole - Episode 6Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of going down the rabbit hole. These are books that make you think so much about something that you start researching. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Book of Lost Friends by Lisa WingateThe Address by Fiona Davis The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien CharlesThe Kitchen Front by Jennif...2022-11-0939 min
Book BumbleSay That Again, Please - Episode 5Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of familiar stories retold from another point of view. These books will give you a whole new perspective. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Half-Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Caroline by Sarah Miller Longbourne by Jo Baker House of Names by Colm ToibinIn Our Hands Right Now:The Secret Life of Albert Entwhistle by Matt C...2022-11-0224 min
Book BumblePower of the Pen - Episode 4Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of the wordsmith. We’ll explore characters who are writers, their craft, and their muses. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Downstairs Girl by Stacey LeeDear Mrs. Bird/Yours Cheerfully by AJ PearceWriters and Lovers by Lily KingThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldBooks In Our Hands:This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub2022-10-2626 min
Book BumbleFantastical Reads - Episode 3Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being fantastical. These books explore different worlds, some of which we’d like to visit. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:A Boy and His Dog, at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (LP and LH)The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (LH and LP)The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (LH)Da...2022-10-1926 min
Book BumbleGrieving Grimoires - Episode 2Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of the ways people move through different types of grief. Don’t worry! Our selections were chosen with hope in mind. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Book:Under the Whispering Door by TJ KluneA Little Hope by Ethan JoellaDon’t Cry For Me by Daniel BlackBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonBooks in Our Han...2022-10-1225 min
Book BumbleBooks About Books - Episode 1Send us a textIn this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books about books. These are books in which libraries or books affect the lives of the characters. We’ll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Book That Matters Most by Ann HoodThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsClo...2022-09-2630 min