Episode 232 - Author Spotlight with Eowyn Ivey
We were thrilled to talk with author Eowyn Ivey about her new book, BLACK WOODS BLUE SKY. During our conversation, Eowyn shared her writing habits, including a description of her writing cottage, and ...
22 Huhti 20251h 30min
Episode 231 - Author Spotlight with Ruth Franklin
We were thrilled and a little nervous to sit down with Ruth Franklin to talk about her work and share our origin story. The Book Cougars may not have been born without Ruth Franklin. Or, come to think...
8 Huhti 20252h 3min
Episode 230: "Come for the Skiing, Stay for the Library"
Welcome to Episode 230 where we talk about some books. As this is another tenth episode, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky newsletter subscriber will win a paperback copy of our second quarte...
25 Maalis 20251h 19min
Episode 228 - Q1 Readalong: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Welcome to Episode 228! 2025 is the year of the Ghost Story. We’ve created a tab on the website to keep you up-to-date on our quarterly readalongs, the schedule for the year-long buddy read of THE PE...
25 Helmi 20251h 4min
Episode 227 - Spotlight with Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Megan Marshall
Welcome to Episode 227, featuring an author spotlight with Megan Marshall discussing her new collection of essays, After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. Megan is a Pulitzer P...
11 Helmi 20252h 10min
Episode 226 - A Book-Packed Episode including Listener Top Ten Reads of 2024
This is a book-packed episode! Because we had not recorded a regular episode in a month due to our annual top ten with Russell (see Episode 225), we had a pile-up of books to discuss. But first, we s...
28 Tammi 20251h 30min
Episode 225 - Top Ten Books of 2024 with Russell from Ink and Paper Blog
Welcome to Episode 225, featuring our Top Reads of 2024 with Russell from Ink and Paper Blog. This is an annual tradition, and we’ve been doing this long enough that we think we know that someone els...
14 Tammi 20251h 14min
