Paperback Perspectives

Happy 4th of July to all! In this chapter, we have the pleasure of having on and talking to Ashley Howard! Ashley is one of Kailen's best friends, whom she met in the earliest stages of her physical therapy schooling. The two bonded not only on their love of the human body but also their love for books! We get to chat books with her as well as play another installment of Judge a Book by its Co...

Woof, long break! We must've been lost in a good book or something. But hey, listen, we're here and there's books to discuss. Follow and reach out to us on our respective socials:Instagram - paperback_perspectivesX - Paperback_PodTikTok - paperback.pod (there's content on there now, for REAL!) YouTube - @PaperbackPerspectivesPodcastemail - paperbackperspectivespod@gmail.com

In this chapter of PPP, we are thrilled to welcome on and talk with a very special guest: Abigail Berg! Abby is a North Dakota native, and she's the founder of a local Grand Forks business called Abigail's Book and Gift Shop. She was a fantastic addition to the Bookies for this episode, and we look forward to talking to her again in future episodes! Abigail's Book and Gift Shop is curr...

Life got busy, as it does, but we are BACK, and we are talking books if you can believe it! We discuss our completed, current, and upcoming reads, and catch up on life happenings during our long break between episode recordings. The Bookies end with their general recommendations. Follow and reach out to us on our respective socials: Instagram - paperback_perspectives X - Paperback_Pod TikTok - pap...

A happy new year to you and yours! And a happy 20th chapter to us! We often look back and wonder how we've made it this far, and the answer is simple. There's too many books to talk about, so we must keep talking about them! In today's chapter, we continue to converse about books, but we also discuss our personal reading goals for 2026. If you had any goals for last year that you accom...

In this chapter, aside from our usual book discussions, we conduct a segment of ping-ponging through book-related hot takes. It was a very fun and insightful activity to expound on, and we hope to do it again, so please share any hot take topics you might hope we discuss next time! Follow and reach out to us on our respective socials: Instagram - paperback_perspectives X - Paperback_Pod TikTok - p...

We are thrilled to welcome our first author onto the podcast, Terri Stephens-Higgins! Terri is the author of the children's book, Bella Bean on Blueberry Lane: The Puppy Wonder. In our interview with her, Terri shares her personal, challenging journey of battling cancerous brain tumors. In addition, she was very transparent about her lifelong struggles with mental and emotional health. This en...

In this chapter, the Bookies talk about books! (Yep, you read that right.) We also discuss some about Annette and Kailen's experience of going to a live book reading in Grand Rapids for author William Kent Krueger. It was a first-time experience for the two; have you ever been to a reading? Did you enjoy it? Let us know! Follow and reach out to us on our respective socials:Instagram - paperbac...

In this chapter, the Bookies welcome to the table our "person in charge of everything else," Lauren! We go through our life updates, share our long lists of completed and current reads, and then we shift to Lauren for some perspective on what it's like being a non-reader and being surrounded by many avid readers in her life. We close, as usual, with a few recommendations. Check out R...

In today's chapter, the Bookies catch up on their reads, and they play a game of Mount Rushmore, where we draft our favorite book to film/TV adaptations. Not necessarily the best, but the ones that really tickled or moved us. Please comment below on who you think had the best overall draft! Also, let us know what we missed or what some of your favorites are! We close, as usual, with a few reco...

In today's episode, The Bookies call in some reinforcements (John Dolleslager and producer Sam) to tackle the usual book chat. Ryne and Lauren were gone at the time of recording this episode doing some unpacking and welcoming their new puppy Korra! We hope to seek out her book thoughts on an upcoming episode. For Chapter 15, we discuss our completed and current reads, and then wrap up with gen...

SPOILER ALERTS INCOMING!In this chapter, the Bookies conduct their first podcast book club, discussing the book The Fourth Wing. We talk about characters, theories and questions that were posited, and overall impressions of the book. To make it more like a proper book club, we highly encourage any of you viewers to chime in, with anything at all! Follow and reach out to us on our respective social...

In this episode, we discuss the win for Right to Read ND (and for all ND readers). We then run through a wide gamut of books that we have read since last episode, briefly discuss current reads, and introduce a new thing for our podcast: a book club! We begin our read of Fourth Wing, and we invite all of our listeners to read along and discuss with us. Follow and reach out to us on our respective s...

In part 2 of this chapter, we discuss some of Hannah's childhood and formative reads, what she enjoys (and loathes) reading to her kids, and then we all move to discussing books that were adapted to shows/movies. It's an unrealistic expectation for things to transfer well from book to screen, and we'd love to hear what you all have experienced with book to film adaptations. What was go...

In part 1 of this episode, the Bookies are joined by special guest Hannah Odegard (sister/sister-in-law of Sam and Kailen). We go through our recent life updates, past and current reads, get to know Hannah and her reading a little better, and play an impromptu mini-game! One with life-altering consequences, at that! Part 2 coming soon, but for now, follow and reach out to us on our respective soci...

In part 2, we conclude Chapter 11 with discussing our current reads, then we move into another reaction-provoking game of Judge a Book by its Cover! Please reach out and let us know what books you were interested in based solely off their covers, and if their descriptions then swayed you one way or another. We close with some a wide breadth of recommendations. Follow us or contact us through our r...

In part 1 of this episode, the Bookies are joined by their special guest Michele Perrault (Ryne's mother-in-law). We discuss the books they've read recently, and then we move into discussing Michele's life of reading enjoyment. W move from her early youth, onward through motherhood, and into current preferred book styles/authors. She was a delight to have on and learn a bit from! Stay...

In this episode, the bookies discuss their current and recently accomplished reads. Afterwards, they move into a year in review, of sorts, and discuss future reading goals for this upcoming year. Please reach out and let us know what sort of goals you have for this year and/or if you have any goals you've accomplished that you're particularly proud of! Follow us or contact us through our respectiv...

In this episode, the Bookies invite Jenifer Halvorson (Kailen and Sam's sister-in-law) into the fold. The group discusses many a book, as usual, and we then explore what Jen's experience has been in the earlier parts of her life, how it has shifted during motherhood, and what it's like reading to her children. We have many great children's books being recommended in this episode, and we'd love to...

With the Bookies having been busy during the Thanksgiving season, we decided to publish an episode we created and stashed to give us some time to let our belts return to their proper notches. In this episode, the Bookies get straight to the point and center the discussion around books that fit certain, "themes." Each bookie takes turns introducing the theme they chose to explore and gives their ca...

In a chilling new episode of Paperback Perspectives, the Bookies catch up with each other, discuss their spooky/thrilling reads, talk over their experiences reading Stephen King for the first time, and close with general suggestions. Please let us know what your favorite scary, thrilling, or horrifying reads are in the comments! Follow us or contact us through our respective socials at: Instagram...

In today's episode, the Bookies discuss their recently completed current reads. They then take turns sharing some ear-catching first lines of books to see if they can interest their fellow hosts to read them. (Please share with us some of your favorite first lines of your favorite books!) The episode is wrapped up with general recommendations. Follow us or contact us through our respective socials...

In today's episode, the Bookies sit down with a longtime family friend, Tom Nistler! Tom is an English teacher in Bemidji, and he brings a new perspective to the table with regard to reading genre and teaching style/methods. After discussing recent life and recent books, we ask Tom a mixed-bag of questions, including our new staple of guest questions: "What is the book you would recommend to every...

In today's episode, the Bookies catch up with each other after a long break between chapters. We then play a bit of book and author-related trivia, as we have a strong competitive gene in the lot of us. We close with general recommendations. Follow us or contact us through our respective socials at: YouTube - @PaperbackPerspectivesPodcast Instagram - paperback_perspectives X - Paperback_Pod TikTok...

In today's episode, the Bookies catch up with each other's lives, as well as their current and recently finished reads. Then, Ryne introduces his recasting of the popular movie/book series The Hunger Games (specifically the first movie), and Kailen and Annette help to grade his work. We finish by giving our general, non-book related recommendations. How do you think Ryne did on his casting? Please...