Coast to Coast Books

In this episode Rosika & Kristen explore stories of rebellion, subversion, and dissent. Also featuring: an epically bad reading week, top tips for competitive eating at Brazilian steakhouses, and tales from severely under-cooking an underbaked half marathon! Creators Mentioned kelly @kellyseeksbooks https://www.youtube.com/@kellyseeksbooks Books Mentioned Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan The Hea...

In which the ladies discuss reading classics while Kristen goes full coastal elite and Rosika embraces dirty granola living.  Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Books Mentioned Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers Vera Wong's Guide to Snoo...

In which Kristen and Rosika grapple with the New Year’s book goals they made six months ago and are maybe a tiny bit succeeding? Featuring digging a hole, slogging through a mountain of mulch, and hilarious comments from our lovely listeners. Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthe...

Join us this week as Kristen and Rosika dive into books which are historically underrepresented by the publishing industry and mainstream culture. Featuring near death experiences, climbing mulch mountain, and overthinking it.  Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Books Mentioned The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmer...

Join us this episode as we revisit the manga of Rosika’s youth and the anime of Kristen’s past! Also featuring: stealing garden supplies from daycare, the Florida weave, and Rosika’s intense confidence in all situations. Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Books Mentione...

What are the biggest red flags you could wave as a reader? Is it reading habits? Reading taste? Or some new horror? Kristen and Rosika wave their bookish red flags proudly for all to see and laugh at! Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com The Wheel of Time book bundle mentione d was from Humble Bundle, that sale did end before the episode aired https://www.hum...

This week Rosika may or may not have pushed for this episode so she can tell the story of how a very random book changed her life in an incredibly niche way. Featuring brain tricks, doing way too much, and cake emergencies! Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com   Books Mentioned Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Je...

Join us this episode as Rosika reveals to Kristen the very undramatic and mundane reasons she left her tiny BookTube show for this podcast! Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Jay at my0.25life crisis https://www.youtube...

Join us this episode as Kristen & Rosika combine their mom brains to make a list of books for tiny humans that are actually…. good? Because the tater tots need literature too. Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Books Mentioned The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a...

Featuring poop, toddler related narcolepsy, and... bees? Join in for the ride on this weeks episode as Rosika and Kristen are yanked to and fro by life while taking the Reader Problems Tag! Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com   Creators Mentioned Vee @ TheSassyLibraryFox ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheSassyLibraryFox⁠ The Reader Problems tag was created by Abo...

To prepare for a plot vs vibes fight; Rosika reads an over the top cottagecore romantasy and Kristen reads a gladiatorial dystopia metaphor for America’s broken prison system. In subplot Rosika makes a questionable hair choice and Kristen discovers chamoy?  Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com...

Join us this week as Kristen and Rosika explore the world of audiobooks! What makes an audiobook amazing and what makes one crash and burn? Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Books Mentioned Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Everything Is Tuberculo...

This week on the pod our hosts faced endless real life hurdles including ants, sleep deprivation, toddler tantrums, book slumps, and gardening related misery.  Join Rosika & Kristen as they throw in the towel on productivity and enjoy catching up on books & life instead. Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned Marcella in the Margins h...

In this episode we experiment with what you learn when you read your best friend’s favorite books! Rosika reads Kristen’s favorite books of the last decade and as a thank you Kristen accuses Rosika of being an ecoterrorist. Besties! Also if you couldn’t tell Rosika writes these, lol. Wanna write in to the show? email us at: coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators Mentioned If you wanted to see...

In this episode we borrow an idea from the lovely podcast Books Unbound to do our Quarterly check in on our 2025 book goals. But more importantly, Rosika commits a DRAMATIC book betrayal on her bestie! Creators Mentioned Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Jay at my0.25life crisis https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25li...

In this episode Kristen and Rosika tackle a difficult topic; what should we do about authors who are problematic people or whose work is problematic? What is our responsibility as ordinary readers?  Creators Mentioned Lexie newly nova https://www.youtube.com/@newlynova Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemargins Jay at my0.25life crisis https://www.youtube.com/@my0.25life...

A truly fantastic episode featuring: a completely biased review of Onyx Storm, wine, toddler interruptions, a cake odyssey, a Charizard related tragedy, and…. Shadow Daddy? Rosika also does her best drunk history retelling of the plot of the Empyrean Series. Strap in readers, it’s basically book club! Creators Mentioned Say Hi to Marcella!! Marcella in the Margins https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Is it better to buy books or borrow books? And is buying books from Amazon really so bad? Kristen and Rosika also chat about the perils of home ownership DIYs, Kristen’s questionable relationship with books that end happily, and reveal exactly who keeps punching the microphone! Books Mentioned One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in...

This week Kristen and Rosika wander off from the plot of the episode. Choosing to focus instead on the moral ambiguity of a potato related emergency & marinate on a book that makes us reflect on our time as ICU nurses.  Books Mentioned Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck The God of the Woods by Liz Moore World War Z by Max Brooks Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson Half a Soul by Olivia...

Kristin and Rosika drink a gallon of Hater-ade and joyfully yell about all the books they hate. And feel better about themselves for doing it, that’s definitely what happens. Spoiler warning for spoiled books in the beginning of the episode! Creators Mentioned Lexi aka newlynova https://www.youtube.com/@newlynova Books Mentioned It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover The Women by Kristin Hannah The Sto...

Join us this week as we swan dive into our love of cheesy and sometimes downright terrible romance novels! Love is in the air for Valentine's!   Creators Mentioned You Can Sit With Us podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6xglolTDhKYA8OKyM8IgZQ?si=e17cea082a3d4444 Books Mentioned Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater The Maid by Nita Prose The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret...

Is finishing books always best? Should we be quitters or completionists? This episode explores the complexities why we do or do not DNF books! Also Kristen makes a friend at her local aquarium. Creators Mentioned Books Unbound Books Mentioned Oh Crap Potty Training by Jamie Glowacki The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Albatross by...

Looking for awesome reads for the year 2025? Check out this episode as we heap praise on our favorite reads of last year!   Creators Mentioned Books Unbound Jay at my0.25lifecrisis Books Mentioned As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson Braving It by James Campbell What You A...

Rosika and Kristen talk about all things dystopia! Giving awesome book recommendations to you and trying to convince ourselves we're not in one! Books Mentioned The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Hun...

Inspired by Books Unbound Rosika and Kristen take the "Moody Readers" Book Tag together! Featuring many adorable tangents and a less cursed microphone for Kristen!   Creators Mentioned The Moody Readers Tag was created by Slanted Spines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mhq-AXn3A0 Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Books Mentioned The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin To...