The Book Cellar

We're catching up on our reading after a few weeks of radio silence. Welcome to The Cellar.

Rachel is reading magical realism, Andy is confused by Japanese classics. It's a wild ride this week on The Book Cellar.

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It's already a new month, in a new year, and we're finally releasing the first podcast of 2026. Join us to hear about everything we read in January.

We loved some books. We DNF'd others. It's a wild episode this week on The Book Cellar.

Well, we did it. The 52 in 52 challenge is done. Listen for our reviews of books we read a month ago and already can't remember.

We're almost finished with the 52 in 52 challenge. Catch up with us!

In this episode Andy and Rachel are back to discussing their 52 in 52 book reading . Books discussed (in order): Shady Hollow by Juneau Black The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy Fool by Christopher Moore The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Dark Harvest by Norman Partridg...

In this episode Andy and Rachel are back to discussing their 52 in 52 book reading and we take a moment of silence for the loss of Charlie Kirk.  Books discussed (in order): The Shining by Stephen King The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Kill Joy by Holly Jackson Ajax Penumbra, 1969 by Robin Sloan The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff The Handmaid’s Tal...

 In this episode Andy and Rachel each share their favorite books that give Fall vibes. Whether it’s spooky, academic, or thrilling, all of these book are perfect to curl up with under a warm blanket by the fire. Books discussed (in order): The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty The Good Girls Guide to Murder (Series) by Holly Jackson ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by...

In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their final books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. They covered prompt 19 (Set in the same time period as the previous book), prompt 20 (Title has the same number of vowels as the previous title), and prompt 21 (Book that connects to both previous book and Prompt 1 book). Rachel also fills us in on the two other books she read just for fun....

In this episode Andy and Rachel each share 3 books they think are overhyped — and 3 that you haven’t heard about but should add to your TBR immediately.  Books discussed (in order): The Road by Cormac McCarthy Beartown by Fredrik Backman What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Angelology by Dan...

Episode Summary In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 15 (Recommended by someone else based on your review of previous book), prompt 16 (Goodreads rating +/- 0.25 of previous book's rating), prompt 17 (Inspired by something in the previous author's bio), and prompt 18 (Shares main theme with previous book)....

Episode Summary In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 10 (A book a previous character would read at the beach), prompt 11 (Same publisher as previous book), prompt 12 (Non-fiction inspired by something in the previous book), prompt 13 (Cover on opposite side of the color wheel from previous book), and prompt 14 (Cha...

This is our first ever minisode!  In this episode Andy and Rachel each share 3 books they couldn’t stop reading — and 3 that they couldn’t finish or wish they hadn’t. Books discussed (in order): My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whit...

Now With More Video Season 2 - Episode 16 Episode Summary This is our first ever podcast that was recorded on video, hence the episode name. It will be live on Youtube soon.  In this episode Andy and Rachel discuss their books for the 52 Book Club Summer Connections Challenge. We covered prompt 7 (Author shares name with character from previous book), prompt 8 (Cover shares item with the previous...

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Andy's finally busting his reading slump and Rachel's crushing it as always.

Sorry it's been so long, y'all! We're back and better than ever.

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