In Our Bookish Era

Maybe we're dating ourselves here but if you've seen Groundhog Day with Bill Murry (or any other movie with the same premise) you're our people and you'll get it. Just like Bill Murray who is reliving the same day again and again, we're reading books by the same author, who we've covered in the past. Are these all the same book, can she really write multiple great different...

Love is in these pages tonight! Rachael takes us on a journey with the first February mini. Our type A main character has her life all planned out, but when she wakes up one morning 5 years in the future she sees maybe her plan didn't work out. What happens next is anyone's guess. Listen in to find out! Book Discussed: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Join us as we discuss books with two authors! Double the authors double the fun right? Kristia reads a YA book about 7 families who send in a champion to fight to the death so their family can access high magic for 20 years. The champions are of course children and the families are willing to do some dark and deranged things to win. Rachael's pick is a very nice book. It's got a sensible b...

New Year Same Us but this episode we're got some debut authors to kick off the podcast and welcome us all into 2022. Rachael's pick has already been turned into a movie, so you know it's gotta be good! It was translated from French and set in 1885 where a women could be considered mad and set anyway because she displease a man (lovely right). Kristia's book starts on a Tuesday when...

Nordic Noir: nour: a type of Scandinavian crime fiction that typically features dark storylines. Yeah, we can attest to that. This episode we've got some dark dark stories to tell you. Both books are translated with vivid descriptions - these books aren't for the feint of heart. TW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Murder, Animal Cruelty, & Bodily Mutilation Books Discussed: The Girl With the Dra...

We're back with our last minisode of the year! If the dreary weather's got you down, no need to fret, Kristia's book will take you to paradise! The only downside is the dad is dead and turns out he has a total double life no one knew about, but other then that it's absolute PARADISE! Book Discussed: Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

This week we're going in the way back machine with our historical fiction. Rachael is back in the 1600s on board a ship that is may or may not arrive at it's destination, there may be a bit of magic involved. Kristia is in China during WWII listening to jazz in a club, while all around her the world isn't what it used to be. Books Discussed: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turto...

Mini eps are back this month and we're just embracing the Winter season! Well, technically it may be the middle of the summer in Rachael's book, but give a listen to see how it ties into the theme. People die. People start to lose their minds. The only source of food is hotdogs and beer. All around a great read! Book Discussed The Snow by Flint Maxwell

This episode we're taking it way back to the time of Greek Gods and Goddesses. That's right, we're got Greek mythology this week! In Kristia's book, Zeus set all his kids down to Earth and every 7 years, for 7 days, they're in mortal bodies, all to try and teach them a lesson. Spoiler alert, it's been over 200 cycles and they still haven't learned it. Rachael has a rete...

November in America often means time to turn in your ballots, so sticking with that theme we're bringing you two great political thrillers this week! There are lies, spies, espionage, secret codes written on disappearing paper, an exciting game of chess, and some dysfunctional families to tie them all together! Books Discussed: An Unlikely Spy by Rebecca Starford While Justice Sleeps by Stacey...

It's November and American Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, a time to spend with family and loved ones. With that in mind we picked some domestically thrilling family drama books. Kristia covers a book with ex-convict dads just trying their best to figure out who murdered their sons and why. If they have to get their hands dirty to do that, so be it! Rachael's book is taking us...

Spooky season is coming to an end, but not before we get to tell you about one more scary story! Rachael is up this week and her story combines medical professionals and the paranormal. When 9 people see the spirit of someone who has just passed will you believe? Or what about light entities befriending a terminally ill child? Listen in and let us know what you think. Book Discussed: Haunted Healt...

We're right in the middle of spooky season and you know we've got some frightening stories to share with ya'll! Rachael covers a classic that somehow neither of us ever read that has some really good scary fall vibes and two best friends who are total opposites. Kristia's book is set in the 50s and offers some unsettling feelings about a house, a family, and what is really going on...

With spooky season comes true fears. This month our mini episodes are all about scary things that have happened in real life. For this first episode, Kristia covers a true crime story that may have left us with more questions then answers. We hear about an incredibly smart serial killer that no one even realized was out there until he was caught! TW: Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Corrupt Police Boo...

We all know the King of Horror, Stephen King, what you might not know is that he reviews a lot of books! Side note, how can we get that job?! Anyway, this episode we've got books that the King himself says scared him. One "scared the hell out of [him], and [he] couldn’t put it down" and the other one was "scary as hell and hypnotic." Listen to hear which one was Rachael's f...

It's our first time covering Science Fiction and we couldn't be more excited! We're in SPACE, at least we're pretty sure we're in space. These two amazing books have us questioning everything we know. One is a newer release trying one last ditch effort to save the Earth and the other has managed to break reality (and Kristia's brain). Books Discussed: Project Hail Mary by A...

It's back to school season so you know we had to pick books that are set in schools to get us ready. We've got murder, kidnapping, poison, and a door knocker. Listen in and get ready to learn. Books Discussed: For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing The Institute by Stephen King

What does it mean to be a New York Times best selling author, or do have a book on the NYT Best Sellers List? We have no idea. But we do enjoy reading them and you should too! This week Rachael covers a NYT best selling authors who has a questioning if our loved ones can be trusted or if the stranger on our doorstep knows more than us. Kristia's book is set in a possible future where the right...

We've got another graphic novel that Netflix turned into a series, what can we say they just left like a great intro into the genre. Kristia picked a much shorter one that's got power kids, crazy white old men, and an impending apocalypse! Book Discussed: The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way

This episode we're going inside the FBI . We've got two nonfiction books written by members of the FBI from their time in the early days. We've got hostage negotiations and serial killers and all the big ones are covered - Waco, Texas, Edmund Kemper, Jordan, Montana, and Charles Manson. Take a trip with the FBI from before and during the creations of two new important programs. While c...

Mini episodes are back and we branched out and tried something new. We've got graphic novels this round. Rachael is up first with one that Netflix recently picked up, its about 900 pages, and feature human animal hybrid children! Listen in to see what she thought. Book Discussed: Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire

Have you been feeling down because everyone you know is on a vacation but you're stuck at home? Don't worry! This episode we've got books with vacations gone wrong, guaranteed* to fix your vacay fomo! Books Discussed Bring Me Back by P.A. Paris The Vacationers by Emma Straub www.isntitpastyourbedtime.com *we haven't actually tested this claim, please don't hold it against us

It's summer and we are stoked on that. This episode we've got books set in summer to help get everyone extra excited and maybe help escape a heat wave or two. There are cousins who haven't seen each other in 10 years getting invited to visit the grandmother who disowned all her children over 20 years ago and the survivors of an almost murder. How would you cope if you were one of five...

Remember those little keychains or trinkets with your name on them from our youth? Yeah Kristia and Rachael don't, the struggle of having our names spelled "different." This episode we pushed ourselves to find a book with a main character who shares our name. Rachael already had a few on her shelf yet it was a struggle for Kristia. In the end, both books ended up similar with murder in...

Two woman who have been friends for decades meet up every year to vacation together, but this year things don't go as planned and someone ends up dead. Rachael retells the tale in such a way we're left wondering who dun it, but she assures up the ending will leave us surprised. Everyone's got a motive but they remember the evening differently from each other. Listen in to see if you ca...