Today's episode is pretty simple. Jessie and I discuss tracking our reading and the pros and cons of tracking it.  Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/ The Storygraph https://app.thestorygraph.com/ The Bullet Journal backstory https://bulletjournal.com/blogs/bulletjournalist/the-bujo-backstory TBR Bookshelf https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tbr-bookshelf/id1614891654 Jessie’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Jessie and I read it so you don't have to, well unless you want to. We're weighing in with our thoughts on Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney, the dark claustrophobic thriller that takes place in a dilapidated gothic house located on a tidal island. Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Book Mentioned Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today Jessie and I are sharing all the information we have on author Lucinda Berry including her books, which ones we have read & which ones we recommend, and which ones are our favorite. Jessie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Lucinda Berry website: https://lucindaberry.com/ Books Mentioned Missing Parts Phantom Limb Appetite for Innocence Saving Noah The Perfect Child When She Returned The Best of Friends The Secrets of Us One Little Mistake Under Her Care Off the Deep End - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Episodes & Giveaways! Jessie and I have been working hard behind the scenes this year to make this happen. Today's episode is all about Plot Driven vs. Character Driven Stories. What they are, which ones we prefer, examples of each and some recommendations. Jessie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Books Mentioned Falling by TJ Newman The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Billy Summers by Stephen King For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing The Harry Potter series The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engle The Night Swim by Megan Goldin - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Jessie and I read them so you don't have to, well unless you want to. We're weighing in with our thoughts on both of Ashley Winstead's 2022 releases, Fool Me Once a contemporary romance and The Last Housewife a dark thriller. Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Books Mentioned Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Baby it’s cold outside… which means it’s the perfect time to grab a cup of hot cocoa (or coffee, or tea) and snuggle up with a cozy read. Today Jessie and I are sharing some cozy books to get you through these chilly winter days. Jessie’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ BOOKS MENTIONED Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Mr. Penumbra’s 24- Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane Match Making for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Finlay Donavan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins Book Lovers by Emily Henry A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 11/22/63 by Stephen King - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Episodes & Giveaways! Jessie and I have been working hard behind the scenes this year to make this happen. Over the next 12 days there will be a new episode & a chance to win. Today's episode is a "read it or skip it" of The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James. Jessie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Books Mentioned The Book of Cold Cases: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58371432-the-book-of-cold-cases The Broken Girls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35533431-the-broken-girls The Sundown Motel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45885644-the-sun-down-motel Home Before Dark: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50833559-home-before-dark A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40916679-a-good-girl-s-guide-to-murder The Haunting of Hill House: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House Kill Creek: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34065268-kill-creek - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

It's DAY FOUR of the 12 Days of Christmas Episodes & Giveaways. Today, Jessie and I are bringing you an Author Spotlight of Chevy Stevens.  Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Books Mentioned Still Missing by Chevy Stevens Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens Always Watching by Chevy Stevens The Other Side by Chevy Stevens That Night by Chevy Stevens Those Girls by Chevy Stevens Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

2022 Bookish Superlatives ~ Most Popular, Best Dressed, Most Likely to Succeed & MORE Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast/ Talk Bookish to Me baseball cap https://www.bonfire.com/talk-bookish-to-me-classic-baseball-cap/ Books Mentioned Verity by Colleen Hoover The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Chain by Adrian McKinty The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Pact by Jodi Picoult Sundial by Catriona Ward Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Sleep Solution by W. Chris Winter, MD Rabbits by Terry Miles A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Southern Magic by Amy Boyles Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

It’s time for the end of the year wrap up Best & Worst Books of 2022. Today, Jessie and I are sharing our Top 5 favorite and least favorite reads of the year + I’m sharing the books that were YOUR favorite and least favorite reads of the year. Buckle up it’s a jam packed episode. Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast/ Talk Bookish to Me baseball cap https://www.bonfire.com/talk-bookish-to-me-classic-baseball-cap/ Books Mentioned* The Sleep Solution by W. Chris Winters, MD Verity by Colleen Hoover It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Always Watching by Chevy Stevens Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins The Lucky Ones by Kiersten Modglin Unmissing by Minka Kent The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Lisey’s Story by Stephen King The Simple Wild by KA Tucker Books Lovers by Emily Henry The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez * I ran out of space to list all the books you shared with me, but again thank you so much to everyone who submitted their best & worst books of the year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Episodes & Giveaways! Jessie and I have been working hard behind the scenes this year to make this happen. Over the next 12 days there will be a new episode & a chance to win. Today's episode is something new. It's a "read it or skip it" of The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.  Jessie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ The Paris Apartment: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58468990-the-paris-apartment The Guest List: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51933429-the-guest-list Her Every Fear: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29938032-her-every-fear - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Memory Loss: the inability to remember events for a period of time, often due to brain injury, illness, or the effects of drugs or alcohol. Today, Nikki and I explore this theme and share our findings related to memory loss/amnesia and offer some book recommendations too. Nikki's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@nikkireadthat6461 Nikki's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nikkireadthat/ Talk Bookish to Me baseball cap https://www.bonfire.com/talk-bookish-to-me-classic-baseball-cap/ Books Mentioned Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman All I Want For Christmas by Maggie Knox Harvest Moon Kisses by Linda Carroll-Bradd One Little Mistake by Lucinda Berry The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware We Were Liars by E. Lockhart I Found You by Lisa Jewell Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer We Spread by Iain Reid Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford Stay Awake by Megan Goldin - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Books make great gifts! Today, Liv and I are sharing what books we recommend for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Liv's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@livslibrary Liv's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livs_library/ Book of the Month https://www.mybotm.com/vu3xpqnm2y9 Aardvark Book Club https://aardvarkbookclub.com/ Books Mentioned Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney The Reckless Oath We Made by Brynn Greenwood All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Brynn Greenwood Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Bad Blood: Secrets & Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton Billy Summers by Stephen King Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez Scythe by Neil Shusterman Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Passengers by John Marrs Rabbits by Terry Miles The Humans by Matt Haig A Flicker in the Dark by Stacey Willingham The Measure by Nikki Erlick A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed Cackle by Rachel Harrison Since We Fell by Dennis LeHane The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

It’s time for The End of the Year Book Tag! This tag was originally created by Ariel Bissett, booktuber and co-host of Books Unbound. Find her original tag here https://youtu.be/hHf0O4e2Z6A Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ ✨Tag Questions Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? Do you have a book recommendation to transition into the end of the year? Are there any new releases you’re still waiting for? What are three books you want to read before the end of the year? Are there any books you’re hoping to read that might become your favorite book of the year? Have you already started making reading plans for 2023? Any new 2023 book releases on your radar already? 📚Books Mentioned Your Truly by Abby Jimenez Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne 11/22/63 by Stephen King A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette Near the Bone by Christina Henry Landline by Rainbow Rowell The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer The Prisoner by B.A. Paris Five Survive by Holly Jackson Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Off the Deep End by Lucinda Berry A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw One Last Gift by Emily Stone Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss Verity by Colleen Hoover It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Haven by Emma Donoghue The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica Happy Places by Emily Henry Meet Me At the Lake by Carley Fortune What Have We Done by Alex Finlay Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane The Last Word by Taylor Adams - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Ever since the first Author Spotlight episode on Talk Bookish to Me you’ve been requesting more. Today Hailey and I are bringing you the next Author Spotlight episode. Today’s author is JENNIFER HILLIER, the USA Today bestselling author of seven psychological thrillers, including the national bestseller Little Secrets, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Anthony Award, and Jar of Hearts, which won the ITW Thriller Award and was shortlisted for the Anthony and Macavity Awards. Her latest thriller is Things We Do in the Dark. Earlier novels include Creep, Freak, The Butcher, and Wonderland. Hailey's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/haileyhughes Hailey's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/haaileyaann/ Hailey’s Patreon https://www.patreon.com/haileyhughes Books Mentioned Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna They Were Here Before Us by Eric Larocca Creep by Jennifer Hillier Freak by Jennifer Hillier The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Who’s ready for some SERIAL KILLER book recommendations?! Today Marcy and I are here to share some of the best serial killer books we’ve read. We have some thriller, horror, and nonfiction recommendations so grab your pen and paper and get ready to jot these down. Marcy's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqzzEg9IhdmADK3M5ib8sw Marcy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marcyreads/ Books Mentioned Meg by Steve Alten The Cellar by Natasha Preston Daphne by Josh Malerman The Witches of Moonshine Manor by Bianca Marais City of the Dead by Brian Kenne The Eye of Minds by James Dashner Bloodline by Jess Louery 1922 by Stephen King Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher American Predator by Maureen Callahan Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert by Patricia Cornwell A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Notes on An Execution by Danya Kukafka Chasing the Boogeyman by by Richard Chizmar The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing He Started It by Samantha Downing Red Dragon by Thomas Harris Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins Ten by Gretchen McNeil These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall Monkeewrench by P. J. Tracy The Fourth Monkey by J. D. Barker The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall Buried Beneath the Boarding House by Ryan Green Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties by Dianne Lake - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today I am joined by Sav to discuss Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel. The first part of the episode is spoiler free so you can tune in even if you haven’t had a chance to read the book yet. Sav's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/RivetingReads Sav's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/riveting.reads/ Lights Out Book Club  https://www.instagram.com/lightsoutbookclub Author website: https://www.anneheltzel.com/ Just Like Mother: https://bookshop.org/books/just-like-mother/9781250787514 Superfood Smoothie 1 organic banana 1 ½ cups organic frozen berries 1 generous serving of organic greens 2 tbsp organic virgin coconut oil 2 tbsp organic flax/hemp seeds 6-8 oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk Throw everything into a blender and you’re good to go! - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDYG12tL8ExZ58ZvfCJ7vQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Feeling unprepared to tackle a readathon? Today I’m sharing 10 helpful tips to help you stay motivated and ready to read the most you possibly can. Dewey’s 24-HOUR Readathon https://deweysreadathon.wordpress.com/ BOOKS MENTIONED The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman The Old Place by Bobby Finger Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

There’s just something about the small town setting for a thriller novel that does it for me. Today Ashley and I share some small town thriller book recommendations that would be terrific to add to your TBR this Fall. Ashley’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWG2bGOpvB6edTzKSHG73zg Ashley's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashleyslittlelibrary/ BOOKS MENTIONED Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor The Monsters We Make by Kali White The Therapist by B.A. Paris Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel The New Neighbor by Carter Wilson Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding A Flicker in the Dark by Stacey Willingham Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane That Night by Chevy Stevens - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

SURPRISE! I'm popping on this beautiful Monday morning with a bonus episode to share a few announcements. 12 Days of Christmas Episodes & Giveaways December 25th - January 5th co-host: @readingwithjess_ Patrons have double the chances of winning giveaways so consider joining (link below). 12-Month Reading Challenge 2023 January - December 2023 #TBTMreadingchallenge more details: December 21, 2022 Season 4 is scheduled and I have all the guests lined up! Make sure you're following to find out who will be joining me in 2023. There will be 4 books discussions next year. They will be backlist titles (meaning the book will be published in 2022 or before). - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Do you love FAKE DATING as much as I do? Today I am joined by Laura Yamin from What to Read Next Podcast to share some fake dating romance novels. Laura’s podcast https://spoti.fi/3K3PELi Laura's instagram https://www.instagram.com/whattoreadnextpod/ BOOKS MENTIONED Stay a Spell series by Juliette Cross A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner Masters and Mercenary series by Lexi Blake Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney How to Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Deal by Elle Kennedy The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood For Butter of Worse by Erin La Rosa The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

The long awaited book discussion of THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE by Riley Sager is here! This was by far my most anticipated book of 2022 and I am so grateful to Jessie for joining me for this episode. Jessie’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ Purchase the book (Amazon): https://amzn.to/3PqycSA Purchase the book (Bookshop.org): https://bit.ly/3AToi7Y Riley Sager’s website: https://www.rileysagerbooks.com/ Signature Cocktail ~ Maple Bourbon Smash (check Instagram for a fun bookish reel of me making this drink!) ingredients: 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) bourbon 1/4 lemon, sliced into 2 wedges 5 large mint leaves 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) maple syrup Soda water, for serving Crushed ice, for serving directions: Place the lemon wedges and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Muddle 4 to 5 times to extract flavor. Add the bourbon and maple syrup and fill the shaker with ice. If desired, add a splash of soda water. Shake until cold and strain into a glass. Serve with crushed ice. - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Come book shopping with us + our book haul & the ones we left behind. BOOK SHOPPING CHALLENGE: $20 budget & you can only buy used Jordyn’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SorryBookedSolid Jordyn's Instagram (bookstagram) https://www.instagram.com/srybookedsolid/ Books Mentioned Heard It in a Love Song by Tracey Garvis Graves Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Slay by Brittney Morris The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris The Jump by Brittney Morris The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous The Au Pair by Emma Rous Date Night by Samantha Hayes Alice’s Road by Mitch Yeager The Cellar by Natasha Preston The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick Beach Party by R.L. Stein Funhouse by Diane Hoh Beach House by R.L. Stine The Silent Patient by Michaelides The Book Thief by Markus Zusak A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight In Five Years by Rebecca Serle The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena Sharp Object by Gillian Flynn Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer The Sense of Ending by Julian Barnes Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner New Kid by Jerry Craft Fly Away by Kristin Hannah Summer Island by Kristin Hannah - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Hello my lovely book babes. Today I am coming to you with an annual book tag that circulates in the bookish community, The Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag. I usually share my answers over on my YouTube channel, but this year I thought I would switch it up and share them here, with you. Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag Question #1: Best book you’ve read so far in 2022 Question #2: Best sequel you've read so far in 2022 Question #3: New release you haven't read yet, but want to Question #4: Most anticipated release for the second half of the year Question #5: Biggest disappointment Question #6: Biggest surprise Question #7: Favorite new author (debut or new to you) Question #8: Newest fictional crush Question #9: Newest favorite character Question #10: Book that made you cry Question #11: Book that made you happy Question #12: Favorite book to film adaptation that you've seen this year Question #13: Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) Question #14: What books do you need to read by the end of the year - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

As if your TBR isn’t overflowing already. I know, I know, but these are the books you MUST read this summer. Key’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyReadThatEtc16 Key's Instagram (#bookstagram) https://www.instagram.com/justkey1/ Key's Instagram (aerial work) https://www.instagram.com/aerial_key/ Books Mentioned Bake It Until You Make It by Jaime Wesley Five Minutes Late by Rich Amooi The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Island by Adrian McKinty Shipped by Angie Hockman The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Something Wilder by Christina Lauren The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins Rebel by Beverly Jenkins My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass Persuasion by Jane Austen The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today I am joined by Lauren to discuss one of my most anticipated books of the year, Something Wilder by Christina Lauren. The first half of the episode is spoiler free so you can tune in even if you haven’t had a chance to read the book yet. Lauren’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Laurenlovereads Lauren's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurenlovereads/ Suns Out Books Out Readathon https://youtu.be/URCaRzktUDg Christina Lauren’s website https://christinalaurenbooks.com/ >>purchase Something Wilder on Amazon https://amzn.to/3x5rvO9 >>purchase Something Wilder on Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/books/something-wilder/9781982173401 Signature Cocktail >> Sage Gold Rush Cocktail Ingredients: For the Honey Sage Syrup: 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup water 1 ounce fresh sage leaves, stems removed For the Sage Gold Rush Cocktails: 4 ounces bourbon 3 ounces honey sage simple syrup 3 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 2 lemons) Directions: To make the syrup, combine honey, water, and sage leaves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. As soon as mixture starts to steam, turn heat off. Steep sage leaves for 10 minutes. Strain into a jar or bottle with a lid, pressing leaves firmly to release liquid. Makes about 1 cup. Leftover syrup will keep well sealed in the fridge for about 1 month. To make the cocktails, combine bourbon, honey syrup, and lemon juice in an ice-filled shaker. Shake for 1 minute. Strain into ice-filled Old Fashioned glasses; garnish each with a twist of lemon and a few sprigs of sage. - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Sleep is overrated, these books are not! Laney and I are here to share some books that kept us up way past our bedtime. “Just one more chapter.” Don’t kid yourself, you’re reading the WHOLE thing. Laney’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/zaineylaney Laney's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zaineylaney/ Laney’s TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@zaineylaney Elated Geek Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7vpZwGFXB9QYORl978GmGB?si=31cc306159fe4e43 Books Mentioned Something Wilder by Christina Lauren Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer Breathless by Amy McCulloch The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf Billy Summers by Stephen King Burn Down Rise Up by Vincent Tirado Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Hidden Pictures by Jason Rakulak The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry This Might Hurt by Stephanie Worbel Rabbits by Terry Miles - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Representation is so important! Last year I tackled plus size representation and today Hailey and I are discussing MENTAL HEALTH REP IN FICTION. We cover everything from why we believe it’s important, how to tell if it's a “good” representation, and of course we have some book recommendations. Mental Health Awareness Month https://nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month Crisis Text Line: http://www.crisistextline.org, or text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Samaritans Helpline: 1-877-870-4673 (call or text) Hailey’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/haileyhughes Hailey's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/haaileyaann/ Books Mentioned Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris The Broken Girls by Simone St. James Untamed by Glennon Doyle Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow Wintergirls by Laure Halse Anderson Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD by Allison Britz The Poet X by Elizabeth Acavedo Grown by Tiffany D Jackson All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry The House We Grew Up In By Lisa Jewell The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Hook Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey You've Lost A Lot of Blood by Eric Larocca - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Caroline and I are here to share a bunch of short book recommendations (under 250 pages). We love short books because you’re dropped right into the action and it’s full steam ahead until all is revealed. If you’re looking for something quick and easy to read or need some smaller books to pack for your next trip consider picking up one of these. Also make sure you check out our additional recommendations on today’s Instagram post @talkbookishpodcast Caroline’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt_sb8PUlFD6_0CBeec_5A Caroline's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carekipland/ Books Mentioned Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (52 pages) The Grownup by Gillian Flynn (64 pages) Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (86 pages) Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca (102 pages) You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca The Test by Sylvain Neuvel (108 pages) The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (192 pages) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (200 pages) What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell (208 pages) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling (222 pages) Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (224) My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (226 pages) I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (240 pages) Confessions by Kanae Minato (240 pages) Penance by Kanae Minato (240 pages) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (244 pages) Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (245 pages) When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen (237 pages) Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix (248 pages) Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

April is National Poetry Month, so what better time to share some of my all time favorites collections perfect for beginners or anyone seeking some recommendations. Even more than fiction I believe poetry is a very personal thing. What I like, you may not, and what you like I may not, so take my recommendations and explore poetry and everything it has to offer so you can find what works best for you. American Academy of Poets https://poets.org/academy-american-poets National Poetry Month https://poets.org/national-poetry-month @poetsorg https://www.instagram.com/poetsorg/ @buttonpoetry https://www.instagram.com/buttonpoetry/ Collections Mentioned Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook Shades of Missing You by Vironika Tugaleva Black Movie by Danez Smith Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans Of Yesteryear by Lauren Eden Hi, Lady and Other Random Thoughts by Max Smith Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernill The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace The Mermaid's Voice Return in This One by Amanda Lovelace Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace Shine Your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace Planting Gardens in Graves by r.h. sin Books Mentioned Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

It’s time for the first book discussion of 2022! Sarah and I read The Night Shift by Alex Finlay with varying degrees of success. Today we go in depth with our thoughts & feelings + we answer your questions. Sarah’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_s24PkDqU5EgMPfUzopxg Sarah's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahs_shelvess/ Sarah’s Twitter https://twitter.com/SARAHS_SHELVES Sugar & Spice Book Club IG https://www.instagram.com/sugarandspicebookclub/ The Night Shift (Goodreads) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693427-the-night-shift The Night Shift (purchase) https://bookshop.org/books/the-night-shift-9781250850386/9781250268884 Signature Cocktail ~ Halloween Red and Blue Ingredients: 3 ½ oz. ginger ale ice cubes ½ oz. Curacao Blue 1 oz. lemon juice ½ oz. grenadine lemon for garnish Directions: Pour the grenadine and lemon juice over a few ice cubes in a highball glass and stir briefly. Top up carefully with ginger ale. Then carefully pour the Curacao Blue over the ice cubes. Decorate with a lemon slice and serve with a drinking straw. - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

The alliterations continue! Seeking something mysterious to read? Talk Bookish to Me has you covered. My friend Richard Denney and I recommend 10 novels that encourage sleuthing + a couple tv shows too. Richard’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BookishlyRichie Richard's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bookishlyrichie/ Bookclubbed (podcast) https://open.spotify.com/show/2eooC8M8JBiOcDSNgDZ4H1 One Day with Miss Penderly https://amzn.to/36eYTbw Books Mentioned The Night Shift by Alex Finlay Misery by Stephen King The Books of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn The Maid by Nita Prose Where Are the Children? By Mary Higgins Clark The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Who Is Maud Dixon? By Alexandra Andrews The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns Show recommendations Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window (Netflix) - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Who doesn’t love a good alliteration? In today’s episode Jacqueline and I are recommending some of our favorite memoirs. We have recommendations for beginners, light hearted celebrity memoirs, even dark cultish memoirs. Jacqueline’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/JacquelineWheeler24 Jacqueline's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacqiewheeler/ Books Mentioned The Underwear in My Shoe by Brett Russo Pet Sematary by Stephen King A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Educated by Tara Westover Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley Member of the Family by Diane Lake The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Me by Elton John The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner Greenlights by Matthew Maconohay In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorious Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs Netflix recommendations Hillbilly Elegy based on the book by J.D. Vance Maid based on the book by Stephanie Land - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Jan and I played a fun Bookish Edition of This? or That? Check out all the questions we answered down below. Jan’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/JanAgaton Jan's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janagaton/ Jan-uary Book Tag (created by Jan) https://youtu.be/2AedWlkaxgI Full Moon Book Club (Jan’s book club) https://youtu.be/LXdLxgl5MbU Questions Hardcover or paperback? Buy or borrow? Do you prefer reading physical books, ebooks or audiobooks? Fiction or nonfiction? Deckled pages or sprayed edges? Do you use bookmarks or just dog ear the page? Do you read multiple books or one at a time? Adult or young adult? For book covers do you prefer realistic pics or illustrations? Would you rather meet your favorite author or meet your favorite character? Would you rather be a published author or work in publishing? Hang out in libraries or bookstores? When book shopping do you prefer shopping in person or online? Stand alones or series? Would you rather have your favorite book turned into a movie or tv series? Do you read your books in one sitting or slow and steady? Do you prefer for it to be quiet when you read or have background noise? Are you a mood reader or do you plan your TBR? If you’re not enjoying a book do you DNF it or read it all the way through? Are you a fast or slow reader? Do you prefer action or romance? Do you like reading popular books or finding hidden gems? Hero or villain? Hero turning a little bad or villain turning a little good? Boy next door or bad boy? Princess or warrior? Smut or keep it classy? Day time reader or night time reader? Books that make you laugh or make you cry? Male main character or female main character? Reading on the couch or on the bed? Character driven or plot driven stories? WYR read a book with an annoying cliffhanger or one where your favorite character is killed off? WYR only read new releases or only read backlist titles? This is similar, but would you rather only read new books or re-read books you’ve already read? And the last question is only appropriate if you actually take notes on your books. Do you? Take notes on paper or on your phone? - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today I am sharing 40+ book to movie adaptations expected to release this year. Who knows if all of them will, but it's nice knowing what's ahead. Make sure you check out the IMDB for the movies you're interested in to stay up to date on any changes. Movies Mentioned Redeeming Love https://imdb.to/313fTPR Death on the Nile https://imdb.to/3DOorIt The Amazing Maurice https://imdb.to/3CZFEh2 Mothering Sunday https://imdb.to/3qAbAFP The Unbreakable Boy https://imdb.to/3D5ae93 Bad Guys https://imdb.to/3FQSwaK Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris https://imdb.to/3cLSaG4 The Black Phone https://imdb.to/3nRWtG7 Bullet Train https://imdb.to/3xC1s1b Where the Crawdads Sing https://imdb.to/3oYbeql Salem’s Lot https://imdb.to/315mx80 Dark Harvest https://imdb.to/2ZtMDB6 White Bird: A Wonder Story https://imdb.to/30X0Q9V She Said https://imdb.to/3DVplCW Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile https://imdb.to/3cMEXgb Heartstopper https://imdb.to/3nRd3Gc The Wonder https://imdb.to/3rbf1Dw Sandman https://imdb.to/2ZmNAeg Persuasion https://imdb.to/3DTLHVz White Noise https://imdb.to/30YPlPt All Quiet on the Western Front https://imdb.to/3laFzAL Bridgerton, Season 2 no link available Anatomy of A Scandal https://imdb.to/3xmo1Xv Blonde https://imdb.to/3nQZtm4 The School for Good and Evil https://imdb.to/3p2NNME My Policeman https://imdb.to/3cPyIIy The Power https://imdb.to/3la8ZPA My Best Friend’s Exorcism https://imdb.to/3cOeQFB Paper Girls https://imdb.to/3l5jUtO Conversations With Friends https://imdb.to/3cPzpSa No Exit https://imdb.to/3DUXF1c A Court of Thorns and Roses https://imdb.to/3nOwUpw Deep Water https://imdb.to/3DVzek3 The Time Traveler’s Wife no link available House of the Dragon / Fire & Blood https://imdb.to/3p3CoMq A Discovery of Witches, Season 3 https://imdb.to/3l92qwM The Shining Girls https://imdb.to/3cLXGZi Kindred no link available Pachinko https://imdb.to/3xmTuJ5 Peter Pan & Wendy https://imdb.to/3FNbZcv The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey https://imdb.to/3DOvkJP Peter Pan & Wendy https://imdb.to/3oY6Bg4 Daisy Jones & The Six https://imdb.to/3KcLvUY The Storied Life of AJ Fikrey https://imdb.to/3lae0rs The Stars at Noon https://imdb.to/32Au8Ms The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight https://imdb.to/3DOv65r - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Danielle and I are chatting about anticipated book releases. We each tried to come up with a list of our Top 10 Most Anticipated, but with similar reading tastes we had a lot in common. Still 14 new releases to check out, not bad! Danielle’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9bvqJWSJk1nZiTPOp4t_A Danielle's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deethebiblio/ Danielle’s TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@deethebiblio Books Mentioned Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco American Kingpin: The Epic Manhunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini The Night Shift by Alex Finlay The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel Book Lovers by Emily Henry I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Book of Night by Holly Black Something Wilder by Christina Lauren The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Stay Awake by Megan Goldin Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Nikki and I are discussing book hype. Does hype affect your reading experience? If you answered yes, then stay tuned for 7 tips to help you navigate the hype. ESM Creative Studio https://www.emmamcgoldrick.com/ Nikki’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jB2buCikyiV2gP8Mael5A Nikki's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nikkireadthat/ Books Mentioned Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Brynn Greenwood Know My Name by Chanel Miller Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt They Never Learn by Layne Fargo In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab all 3 brown sister books by Talia Hibbert You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid The Guest List by Lucy Foley Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter The Push by Ashley Audrain **The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (we didn’t mention this one by name, but we referenced it!) - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Jordyn and I are sharing our best & worst books of the year + some reading stats & awarding superlatives! It’s the BIG end of year wrap up extravaganza! Jordyn’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SorryBookedSolid Jordyn's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/srybookedsolid/ Books Mentioned Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Catch-22 by Joseph Heller In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover The Graces by Laure Eve White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam After by Anna Todd A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren My Favorite Half Night Stand by Christina Lauren Roomies by Christina Lauren The Marriage Pass by Briana Cole Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang Don’t Breathe a Word by Jordyn Taylor People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris The Push by Ashley Audrain Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain Always in December by Emily Stone Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca Layla by Colleen Hoover In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour Beach Read by Emily Henry Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Sidnie and I are chatting about reading goals: Which goals we had this year, if we accomplished them & what our NEW reading goals are for next year (2022). Sidnie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgSlzcbJOxKOxRYiIIcDr0g Sidnie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sidniepaigebooks/ Books Mentioned In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata Episodes Mentioned How to Set Reading Goals https://spoti.fi/32TOPD3 Goals Check In https://spoti.fi/32QgjcM How to Prioritize Your TBR https://spoti.fi/3Ijzj3G - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Hailey and I are sharing some holiday reading recommendations. Hailey's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/haileyhughes Hailey's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/haaileyaann/ Books Mentioned The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman The Visitor by Sergio Gomez A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes Always in December by Emily Stone Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn The Simple Wild series by K. A. Tucker The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid One Day in December by Josie Silver The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss Beartown by Fredrick Backman Rock Paper Scissor by Alice Feeney The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley Moose Springs Alaska series by Sarah Morganthaler An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena One by One by Ruth Ware Let it Snow: 3 Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan What Light by Jay Asher My True Love Gave to Me (an anthology) Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimoore - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, is the very first mini episode of Talk Bookish to Me. I discuss ways to prioritize your TBR and share the value of a DNF. I hope your TBR is ready, because I walk you through the process step by step, and the end results will set you up for success! - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Jessie and I are discussing The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix. The beginning of the episode is spoiler free. Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ The Final Girl Support Group https://amzn.to/3FGNZZu Grady Hendrix http://www.gradyhendrix.com/ Signature Cocktail - S’mores Campfire Cocktail Ingredients 2 oz vanilla vodka (but you can use regular vodka if you have that on hand) 2 oz almond Milk or any preferred milk 1 oz Irish cream liqueur Bailey's or Carolyn's 1 tbsp hot chocolate powder Garnish crushed graham crackers, chocolate sauce & marshmallows Optional Eggnog (instead of milk) 1 oz Kahlua (instead of Irish cream liqueur) Instructions 1. Crumble graham crackers on a plate, rim glasses with chocolate syrup then dip the glass in the graham crackers. 2. Shake all other ingredients in a shaker with ice, pour over ice, garnish and serve! - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Marcy and I are discussing the horror genre & sharing more than 20 horror book recommendations! Marcy's YouTube https://bit.ly/2WqmWjm Marcy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marcyreads/ video mentioned about horror book covers https://youtu.be/HOr5ALigmHA Marcy's Horror Recommendations The Haunted by Bentley Little https://bit.ly/3zOVysV The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen https://bit.ly/3ohez5e Take Your Turn, Teddy by Haley Newlin https://bit.ly/39IMESX Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower https://bit.ly/3AP77BK Remains by Andrew Cull https://bit.ly/39HVNLP Go Down Hard by Ali Seay https://bit.ly/3ihHnXf Dawn of the Living-Impaired and Other Messed Up Zombie Stories by Christine Morgan https://bit.ly/39IXWXl Joyland by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3EZe7OG Pet Sematary by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3AWWTiQ Goddess of Filth by V. Castro https://bit.ly/2Y2sLEu With Teeth by Brian Keene https://bit.ly/3kOwrlF The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca https://bit.ly/3F3gNeb Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar https://bit.ly/39LNgr2 In the Scrape by James Newman https://bit.ly/2Y1jGvi The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste https://bit.ly/2Wl3nc1 Brother by Ania Ahlborn https://bit.ly/2Y889KT I Am Legend by Richard Matheson https://bit.ly/3AS4I9c Gone to See the Riverman by Kristopher Triana https://bit.ly/3EWp3gh Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom https://bit.ly/3m7GGRx - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Danielle and I are discussing the top 10 most banned and challenged books of 2020, sharing information on BANNED BOOKS WEEK & more. Banned Books Week https://bannedbooksweek.org/ Danielle's YouTube https://bit.ly/2XkTyv4 Danielle's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deethebiblio/ - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Talk Bookish to Me turns 1 year old and we're celebrating! In this episode Jacqueline and I sit down and reflect on the past year of co-hosting Talk Bookish to Me. We share behind the scenes of creating the podcast, our favorite and least favorite episodes and what you can expect for the year ahead. I also bid farewell to Jacqueline as co-host as she starts pursuing other passion projects. She's not gone forever though! She'll be back as a guest (her next appearance will be March 7th, 2022). We both sincerely hope you have enjoyed the last year with both of us and I can't wait to share all the things ahead! Until next time y'all, HAPPY READING! - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Gwen and Jacqueline are talking about audiobooks. They're trying to answer the much debated question: Are Audiobooks REAL Reading? Should they "count" towards your reading goals?  - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Gwen and Jacqueline are talking about New York Times best selling author, Taylor Jenkins Reid. She has written both contemporary romance and historical fiction. Her new release, Malibu Rising released June 1st, 2021. We run through each of her books and share our thoughts on the ones we've read, which ones are are favorite, etc. - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Today, Gwen and Jacqueline discuss their book buying habits from the past, their current habits & what they hope to do in the future. - - - - - - - - - Today's Topic: 4:38 - - - - - - - - - Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support