Book Pop!

This week, Molly and Jamie are in vacation mode! Hear all about their recent adventures and plans for more including Jamie’s jaunt to Spring Green complete with a visit to Arcadia, another favorite independent bookstore, and Molly’s dinner at the new and expanded Mint Mark. The ladies also review what’s on their To-Be-Read shelves. Find out what is next in line. What is next in line on your TBR? ...

Happy 4th of July weekend! Molly and Jamie talk Beach Reads on this weeks episode of Book Pop! Join the conversation!! Let us know your favorite book tracking apps! Email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com ! Season 1 produced by Speak. Studio Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybook...

Jamie and Molly welcome another special guest! This week they talk with local celebrity Ann Garvin . Ann is the author of On Maggie’s Watch , The Dog Year , I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around , I Thought You Said This Would Work , There’s No Coming Back From This , and Bummer Camp which is set to release on September 1st, 2024 and is now available for pre-order . Ann is also the founder o...

On this week’s episode of Book Pop!, Jamie and Molly are giving listeners a peek into their own book tracking data and sharing how many books they have read so far this year as well as their top genres. The hosts also break down the top book tracking app available and weigh in on their favorite and why! What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune ...

Celebrate all things June with this weeks episode of Book Pop! Jamie and Molly cover Pride month, Juneteenth, and Audiobook Appreciation Month. The ladies share some of the favorite queer fiction, how they are learning more about Juneteenth, and their audiobook habits.  What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin  Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan  Molly: Five Broken Blades...

On this weeks episode, Molly and Jamie share their favorite happy hours in town and the best bars to read at. What makes for the ideal place to read and grab a drink? The ladies break down their own criteria. Tell us where you like to read! What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley  I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Molly: Tom Lake   by  ...

Jamie and Molly talk with Angela Russell, a Madison Community leader and host of the podcast Black Oxygen . Angela shares her favorite books, her controversial way of organizing her bookshelves, hilarious anecdotes about motherhood, and her experience and recent diagnosis with ADHD. Don’t miss this hilarious conversation! What the ladies are reading this week: Angela: Leslie F*cking Jones by Lesli...

Let's get into it! We know you all have strong opinions on this one, and so do we! On this week's episode, Jamie and Molly debate the pros and cons of paperback and hardcover books.  What the ladies are reading this week: Jamie: James by Percival Everett Molly: The Book of Delights, Essays by Ross Gay  Don't forget to email us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com  Have you joined in on the r...

Molly and Jamie discuss the celebrity book club craze. You’ve seen them in the bookstore - the celebrity approved titles that don a special sticker, a badge of honor. What makes the celebrity book club pick so special and how does it move sales? It’s all part of this weeks episode as our hosts dish on what book clubs they would join and what one’s come up a little short.  Don’t miss a special anno...

For Children's Book Week Jamie and Molly reveal Lake City Book's top selling children's book as well as their personal favorites. As always, hear what they are reading now! Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites by Arnold Lobel The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald Good Night - Buenas Noches by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó  B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet   by   Kathy-...

Jamie and Molly welcome their first guest, Lindsay Christians, to the show! Lindsay is a food editor and arts writer for the Cap Times in Madison, WI. She is also the author of Madison Chef’s and co-author of Osteria Papavero Cookbook and the host of her own podcast The Corner Table. The new season of her podcast focuses on the season 21 of Top Chef that highlights Wisconsin food culture. Lindsay...

Is the book always better? Molly and Jamie talk about the hottest book-to-screen adaptation including recent Oscar winners and currently streaming shows. Learn what customers are saying about them and our hosts’ favorites.  The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu,  Ken Liu   Shogun by James Clavell   American Prometheus by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin   Erasure by Percival Everett   Poor Things by Alasd...

A special episode celebrating Independent Bookstore Day! Molly and Jamie talk about the fun things Lake City Books is offering this year on April 27th in celebration of the day that brings attention to independent bookstores around the country. Don’t forget to visit an independent bookstore near you! Season 1 produced by Speak. Studio Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookp...

Get to know Molly and Jamie and the books they love in their first full-length episode of Book Pop! Your hosts discuss what they’ve been up to in Madison giving listeners a peek into their lives and what they love to read. Check out some of these great titles and let us know what you think.  Molly’s Picks:  1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez   2. The Immortalists by Chloe B...

In their inaugural episode, Molly and Jamie discuss Lake City Book’s top five best selling title of the year so far. Listen to hear what everyone has been reading! 5. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman   4. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros   3. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson   2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store byJames McBride   1. Dune by Frank Herbert   T...

Molly and Jamie introduce their show that discusses trends in the book community locally & nationally, and engage with readers, authors, and bookish minds to promote books as pop culture. Season 1 produced by Speak. Studio Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com