63. Brand new summer books and backlist pairings to topple your TBR
We're kicking off the summer reading season with a TBR toppler full of highly anticipated summer releases and backlist pairings! This episode is full of books we haven't read and our best guesses at w...
1 Juni 20211h 8min
62. Quarterly Favorites: page-turning reads and reflections on Spring 2021
Every quarter, we stop to reflect on our reading lives and share a few of our favorite reads. Today, we're looking back at books from our spring reading season, from palate-cleansing pageturners to nu...
25 Maj 202154min
61. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery, plus books about complicated families, romance, and boundaries
Today Chelsey and Sara discuss The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery. This classic Cinderella story follows Valancy Stirling as she receives life-changing news that shakes up her whole world and leads he...
18 Maj 20211h 3min
60. Backlist coming of age novels for book clubs and beach reads
Today Chelsey and Sara share a few of their favorite coming of age novels featuring characters past adolescence. If you're looking for your next book club pick, this TBR toppler is full of highly disc...
11 Maj 202150min
59. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, coming of age stories, and sweeping historical fiction
Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. We kept this conversation spoiler-free, so choose your own adventure: listen before, during, or after reading thi...
4 Maj 20211h 2min
58. Grounded and inventive speculative fiction recommendations for your TBR
Today Chelsey and Sara explore speculative fiction and sci-fi in anotherTBR toppling episode. We're not big sci-fi readers, but we have a bunch of grounded, page-turning books to recommend today. Even...
27 Apr 202147min
57. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and science fiction stories for literary fiction lovers
Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. We take some conversational bunny trails to explore our high school reading experiences, our relationships with science fict...
20 Apr 202153min
56. Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler, a short story club discussion
Today in "Short Story Club," Chelsey and Sara are discussing "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler. This post-pandemic story about the importance of language and communication feels incredibly prescient a...
13 Apr 202148min
