Book Bumble

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, which we hope might be just what you need!  This short stack is a Warm Hug from our bookish hearts to yours.  Featured Books: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Linda Cohen Loigman (LP) A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (LH) Books Mentioned in This Episode The Two-Family House by Linda Cohen Loigman  The Warti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of having protagonists that are of a "certain age."  Plus, we'll share a creepy Book in Hand. Respect Your Elders...you might find they are not always as they seem (Here's looking at you, Maud)!   Featured Books: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (LH) An Elderly Lady Must...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Leslie finds her niche within a genre, and Laura finds her groove with a reading goal.  We're talking about a stack of fabulous Memoirs!  Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand.  It's Memoir Mania! Featured Books: This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian (LH) Yes Please by Amy Poehler (LH) From Here to the Great Unknown...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our promise that each of these books has something or someone that is based in fact.  We're going full force historical fiction! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Featured Books: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH) The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (LH) By Any Other Name b...

Send us Fan Mail  It's Season 3!!!! In this episode, we assign each other a book (new to the show), and share our thoughts. It's time to do our homework!! Featured Books: This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (LP to LH) Naked in Death by J. D. Robb (LH to LP) Books Mentioned in This Episode In Death Series by J. D. Robb Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard  How the Light Gets In by Joyce...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of books that we enjoyed to close out the summer.  Let's celebrate summer reading together! Featured Books: The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP) The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP) House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen (LH) Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH) The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sulliva...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  being Fantasies.  We have a stack that will take you out of the current world and plop you right into another...so be ready for that.  We will also share 2 Books in Hand that will bring you back.  Enjoy! Featured Books: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (LP) The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (LH) Powe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Dystopian.  Ah... that imagined future filled with...what if the world fell apart and we had to survive with none of what we have now, except maybe each other?? Plus, we will share a Book in Hand!  Here we go... Featured Books: Alone by Megan E. Freeman (LP) Burn by Peter Heller (LP) Last Murder at...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode , our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being books that we somehow missed!  Not ok!  We will also share a Book in Hand.  How Did We Miss This??? Featured Books: We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (LP) The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (LH) An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (LH) Book...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That! And, bonus, the books are cozy!  Settle in with some coffee or tea...you'll see what we mean. Featured Books: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne Books Mentioned in This Episode Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis B...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Something is Amiss…might be big or might be little, but something isn’t right, and we need to find out what it is! We will also share a Book in Hand.    Featured Books: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore  (LP) The Searcher by Tana French (LP) How To Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files Book 1) by Kri...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, we’re sharing our chat with Danielle Stinson and Ashlee Cowles, known as the author A.D. Rhine! A.D. Rhine has written 2 wonderful novels, Horses of Fire which was published in 2023, and Daughters of Bronze which will be released in November.  This is a duology...  a sweeping epic which puts the women of Troy front and center.  We featured Horses of Fire in Seaso...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of a Series (or Duo) that we just couldn’t put down.  We will also share a Book in Hand.  These books are Series-ously great!! Featured Books Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden( LH) The Girl In the Tower by Katherine Arden (LH) The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (LH) Brooklyn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being full of Family Drama.  We've got books with highs and lows, blood family and found family. We will also share a Book in Hand.  And we'll do it all dramatically!  Featured Books: Sandwich by Catherine Newman (LH) The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha (LH) Same As It Ever...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being focused on life on the frontier. This is one of our favorite time periods to read about! We will also share a Book in Hand!  Let's get started... Featured Books Sarah Plain and Tall  by Patricia MacLachlan (LH) Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan (LH) Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH) Whiske...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being the books in our hands right now.  We have Books A Plenty to share! Featured Books: The Honey Witch by Sydney S. Shields (LH) 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH) Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold (LP) The Stolen Child by Ann Hood (LP) All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP) Books...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we have something special for you! We’re chatting with Ethan Joella, author of 3 outstanding novels:  A Little Hope (2021), A Quiet Life (2022), and The Same Bright Stars (2024).  His books have been featured in People Magazine and Book Page, have been written up by the NY Times and Kirkus, and have been picks by Book of the Month, Indie Next,  and Read Wi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Decades.  We will travel from the 1940's through the 1980's.  Each of these books has some shout outs to the decade in which they are set.  Represent!   Featured Books: The Paris Architect (1940’s) by Charles Belfoure (LH) The Spectacular (1950’s) by Fiona Davis (LP) Mockingbird Summer (1960’s)...

Send us Fan Mail In this brand new episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Books About Books. This was the theme of our VERY FIRST stack of books, and we think it deserves a revisit...same theme...new books!  Plus, we will share a Book In Hand. Let's book! Featured Books Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP and LH) The Underground Library by J...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, we are bringing you a shorty.  This is a stack of just two wonderful books, and we hope it's just what you need!  We assigned each other reading homework.  Let's find out who gets an A! Featured Books: LP to LH Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher LH to LP The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Books Mentioned in This Episode Nettle and Bone by...

Send us Fan Mail It's the start of summer travel season so in this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being amazing audio books.  We  will also share a Book In Hand.  Planes, trains, or automobiles, these books have you covered! Featured Books: All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore (LP) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (LP) Why Not Me? by Mindy K...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of taking place around the turn of the century... the 19th to the 20th century to be exact.  We'll also share a Book In Hand. Featured Books: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry (LP) The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (LH) The Bookbinder by Pip Williams (LP) Uprising by Margare...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need!  Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of books that deal with the recent death of a family member.  And you know what that means...Wills & Estates! Who inherits what?  Listen in to find out! Books Featured in this Episode: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  being our favorite books of 2024 so far!  Your TBR is about to get longer! Featured Books The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP) The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH and LP) Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Claire Pooley (LH and LP) Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP) Daughters...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are turning back the clock to one of our very first episodes, because hey, life happens!  :). We hope you enjoy this look into the past, and will check out our backlist!  Enjoy! (Original Show Notes from October 2022) In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being fantastical. These books explore different worlds, some of whic...