Episode 54, Melanie Moore, A Bus Service for Book Lovers
Books mentioned-
Episode 55, Jennie Cole: The Stories History Tells Us
Books mentioned--Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline FraserMen We Reaped by Jesmyn WardEducated by Tara WestoverWolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelMirror & the Light by Hilary MantelThe Honored Dead by Jonathan F. PutnamA Song for a New Day by Sarah PinskerEpisode 56, David Crosby: Creating a Cromic World
Books mentioned--
Captain Underpants (series) by Dave PilkeyFro-Man and Dubstep Boy by David Crosby13-Story Treehouse (series) by Andy GriffithsMagic Treehouse (series) by Mary Pope Osborne1984 by George OrwellChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiScott Pilgrim Versus the World by Bryan Lee O'MalleyWhat We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World by Henry ClarkEpisode 57, Tamika, TheReadingRoom444:
Books mentioned--
Nancy Drew seriesThe Baby-Sitters Club seriesDear Martin by Nic Stone (and other novels)Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosPride by Ibi ZoboiStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. KendiStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason ReynoldsSmall Favor by Jim ButcherThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials trilogy)The City We Became by N.K. JemisinBlack Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne AllenCaste by Isabel WilkersonThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettPassing by Nella LarsenEpisode 58, Clare Wallace: Looking at Life Through Rosewater Glasses
Books mentioned-
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyEast of Eden / Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckBrothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt VonnegutThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Lost Queen by Signe PikeThe Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John SteinbeckEmergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree BrownThis One Summer by Mariko TamakiMy Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil FerrisNew Kid by Jerry CraftThe Watchmen by Alan MooreSaga by Brian K. VaughanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanEpisode 59, Ellen Birkett Morris-- Big Stories in Small Spaces
Books mentioned--
Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlArabel's Raven by Joan AikenOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutGulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary RoachStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary RoachBonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary RoachLake Life by David James PoissantTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe One and Only Bob by Katherine ApplegatePax by Sara PennypackerAmerican Ghost by Hannah NordhausNora Webster by Colm TolbeinBrooklyn by Colm TolbeinA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganEpisode 60, Kris Keppeler--Bibliophiles Meet Audio Files
Books mentioned--
Secret Louisville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by Kevin GibsonDon't Ever Forget by Matthew FarrellThe Exiles by Christina Baker KleinEpisode 61, Tabby Pawlitzki--Bucherfreund Book Lover
Books mentioned--
The Little Witch by Otfried PreusslerDas doppelte Lottchen (Lottie & Lisa) by Erich Kastner (The Parent Trap)Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story) by Michael EndeThe Sorrows of Young Werter by Johann Wolfgang von GoethePippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenNarziss & Goldmund by Hermann HesseDeath in Venice by Thomas MannThe Metamorphosis / The Trial by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenClothes Make The Man by Gottfried KellerHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesFar From The Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyLittle Women screenplay by Greta GerwigFairytales by the Grimm brothers: Star Thaler, Snow White & Rose RedFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyDr. Doolittle by Hugh LoftingTom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainUrmel by Max KruseDune by Frank HerbertNothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp (Die Hard)Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldEpisode 62, Ashley Blooms--Mystical Reads of the Mountains
Books mentioned:
One and Only Ivan/One and Only Bob by Katherine ApplegateHome of the Brave by Katherine ApplegateOut of the Dust by Karen HesseThe True Story of Lyndie B. Hawkins by Gail ShepherdRadical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in 19th Century America by Ann BraudeTalking to the Dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism by Barbara WeisbergBrothers Sinister Series by Courtney MilanGrimm's Fairy Tales (1st edition)Podcast mentioned:
Hidden Brain episode--"Culture Wars and the True Story of Lyndie B. Hawkins," July 20, 2020Episode 63, Natalie McCall-- You Can't Read This
Books mentioned--
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson BurnettBabysitters Club series by Ann M. MartinSweet Valley High series by Francine PascalFear Street series by R.L. StineGoosebumps series by R. L. StineThe Rights of the Reader by Daniel PennacThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Winter Pony by Iain LawrenceA Love Story of Two Boys by Brian RobersonLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderForever by Judy BlumeThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueEleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellDogsbody by Diana Wynne JonesLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsThe Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy MontgomeryQuiet by Susan CainJohnny Maxwell series by Terry PratchettJohnny and the Dead by Terry PratchettEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Black Kids by Christina Hammonds ReidThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonCaminar by Skila BrownUnder the Mesquite by Guadelupe Garcia McCallInside Out and Back Again by Thanha LaiOut of the Dust by Karen HessePodcasts mentioned--8 Books that Made MeKorean drama mentioned--It's Ok to Not be OkEpisode 64, Deedee Cummings: Book Your Festivities
Books mentioned--
Nancy Drew seriesEncyclopedia Brown seriesBlackout by John RoccoThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonFahrenheit 451 by Kurt VonnegutThe Hate You Give by Angie ThomasChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiTom Petty's Southern Accents by Michael WashburnKayla: A Modern-Day Princess by Deedee CummingsIn the Nick of Time by Deedee CummingsWhat We Found in the Corn Maze and How it Saved a Dragon by Henry ClarkStamped by Ibram X. KendiWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThe One and Only Bob by Katherine ApplegateTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonEpisode 65, Tim Waggoner: The Horrors of Writing
Books mentioned--
Writing in the Dark by Tim WaggonerAlone with the Horrors by Ramsey CampbellGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirUnleashing the Artist Within: Breaking Through Blocks and Restoring Creative Purpose by Eric MaiselCreativity for Life by Eric MaiselThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Woman in Black by Susan HillKill Creek by Scott ThomasBooks by Lawrence BlockMovies mentioned--
The BabadookHereditaryThe Terror (series)Finian's Rainbow (musical on film)Episode 66, Andrew Shaffer: Slaying Satire
Books mentioned--
Hope Never Dies by Andrew ShafferHope Rides Again by Andrew ShafferSecret Santa by Andrew ShafferGreat Philosophers Who Failed at Love by Andrew ShafferFifty Shames of Earl Grey by Andrew ShafferFifty Shades of Grey by E.L.. JamesThe Day of the Donald by Andrew ShafferJack Reacher series by Lee ChildA Modest Proposal by Jonathan SwiftNormal People by Sally RooneySolutions & Other Problems by Allie BroshHyperbole & a Half by Allie BroshTrue Grit by Charles PortisRiot Most Uncouth by Daniel FriedmanEpisode 67, Sam Miller: Buy Books Before the Bedlam
Books mentioned:
A Promised Land by Barack ObamaThe Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie MorrisThe Lost Spells by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie MorrisBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererShit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy WestShrill by Lindy WestOttolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta BelfrageModern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina GartenThis Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking by Vivian HowardBlack Sun (Between Earth and Sky) by Rebecca RoanhorseTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin LiuTo Hold Up The Sky by Cixin LiuThe Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonOnce and Future Witches by Alix HarrowPirenesi by Susanna ClarkeJonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna ClarkeSecret Santa by Andrew ShafferWe Are Santa by Ron CooperA Literary Holiday Cookbook by Alison WalshThe Official Downton Abbey Cookbook by Annie GrayA Cloud a Day by Gavin Pretor-PinneyMen to Avoid in Art and Life by Nicole TersigniStranger Planet by Nathan PyleLouisville Anthology edited by Erin KeaneA Charity Anthology for COVID -19 by Neil GaimanThe Call Me Ishmael Phone Book: An Interactive Guide to Life-Changing Books by Logan Smalley and Stephanie KentEstranged by Ethan AldridgeThe Changeling King by Ethan AldridgeOlive, Mabel & Me by Andrew CotterThe Searcher by Tana FrenchMetropolitan Stories by Christine CoulsonThe One & Only Bob by Katherine ApplegateThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelDryer's English by Benjamin DreyerThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoRed Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather ClarkAll Adults Here by Emma StraubThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThree-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton by Gail CrowtherLiterary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors by Andrew ShafferThis House is Haunted by John BoyneThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoyneBrain on Fire by Susanah CahalanThe Daily Coyote by Shreve StocktonThe Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba NarayanThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyHiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory MaguireLast Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor The Hunting Party by Lucy FoleyThe Guest List by Lucy FoleyWinter Solstice by Rosamunde PilcherHolidays on Ice by David SedarisGames mentioned:
Dryer's Board GameBowie BingoBless Your HeartMovies mentioned:
The Lemon Drop KidIt Happened on Fifth AvenueA Christmas StoryEpisode 68, Shakespeare with Veterans: Shakespeare and the Soldier's Soul
Books mentioned--
The Merchant of VeniceHenry IV / Henry VMacbethPericles, Prince of TyreThe Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman PhilbrickAcross Five Aprils by Irene HuntNothing But the Truth by AviI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannMindhunter by John DouglasEpisode 69, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle: A Voice from Cherokee
Books mentioned--
Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke ClapsaddleBeverly Cleary booksBabysitters Club seriesThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsF*ckface: And Other Stories by Leah HamptonGoing to Water by Annette Saunooke ClapsaddleMyths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (and other books)Crenshaw by Katherine ApplegateCrooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo FordWhen the Light of the World Was Subdued by Joy HarjoHorsepower by Joy PriestCity of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. AndersonAmericanah by Chimimanda Ngozi AdichieThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyCalypso by David SedarisA Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson SextonEpisode 70, Amy Wegener: A Christmas Carol for the Ears
Books discussed:
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensDracula by Bram StokerPatron Saints of Nothings by Randy RibayHow to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. KendiStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. KendiGirl Waits With Gun by Amy StewartHumana Festival anthologiesDetroit 67 by Dominique Morisseau (play)Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau (play)Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau (play)Beast on the Moon by Richard Kalinoski (play)Episode 71, Tori Murden McClure: A Heroine Rocks the Boat
Books mentioned--
A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClureWhen Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography by Jill Kerr ConwayMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklNotes of a Native Son by James BaldwinA Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow LindberghEssays of Ralph Waldo EmersonShakespeare's playsIliad and Odyssey by HomerDante's InfernoSmall Spaces by Katherine ArdenHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. KendiHildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age by Fionna MaddocksLeonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan HessionEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionEpisode 72, Mindy Jett: Don't Omit YA Lit
Books mentioned--
Episode 73, 2020 Recap, The "So 2020" Episode
Books mentioned--
A Polar Affair: Antartica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins by Lloyd Spencer DavisWords in Deep Blue by Cath CrowleyNothing is Wrong and Here is Why by Alexandra PetriShirley: A Novel by Susan Scarf Merrell / The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley EisenbergBoom by Mark HaddonSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe One and Only Ivan /The One and Only Bob by Katherine ApplegateLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsSick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life by John KaagSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellEat a Peach by David ChangOnce and Future Witches by Alix HarrowThe Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik SvenssonThe Stone Sky (Brokem Earth #3) by NK JemisinThis Close to OK by Leesa Cross-SmithThe Whisper Man by Alex NorthMurmur of Bees by Sophia SegoviaLakewood by Megan GiddingsPerks Guests' Recommendations--
Brave(ish): A Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti (Anita Martin recommends)The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Diane Neu recommends)Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Tamika recommends)Maurice by EM Forster (Tabby Pawlitzki recommends)The Never Game by Jeffery Dever (Robin Weiss recommends)Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (Mindy Jett recommends)Protection Spell by Jennifer Givhan (Robert Eric Shoemaker recommends)Writers and Lovers by Lily King (Ellen Birkett Morris recommends)The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Anne Baker recommends)Winter's Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher (Niamh Lutes recommends)Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Katy Yocom recommends)The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Tricia Taylor recommends)The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Jennie Mulhall recommends)This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Kim Vidrine recommends)The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Holly Mcarthur recommends)Winter Loon by Susan Bernhard (Bobi Conn recommends)It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke (Kim Esposito recommends)Children of Blood and Bone by Toni Adeyemi (Deedee Cummings recommends)World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Amy Miller recommends)The Ice Storm by Rick Moody (Andrew Shaffer recommends)