The Bookstore

We talk a bit about our picks for January's prompt, Book Adapted into a Movie or TV Show, and then Becca regales Corinne with a tale of an art auction, a sci-fi novel, and cryptocurrency. Lots of laughter! We'll be back in February with  The Mothers by Brit Bennett. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout. 

We really enjoyed having a prompt every month to help choose our books, and we loved seeing our listeners using this challenge to pick books as well, so we're doing it again in 2022! These are the prompts we will be following to choose our podcast reads for the year. There is just one prompt per month, making this an approachable and adaptable to work with other challenges you may be attempting in...

Title says it all, really. We talk about our favorite and not-so-favorite books we read this year, and our plans for 2022. We won't be releasing a book episode in January, but we will be releasing a new Bookstore Podcast Challenge for the year! Watch for that episode to drop later this week and we'll post it on social media as well. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'book...

Our final book for December's theme of "Book Published Before 1950," we read  A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, released in 1905. We both loved the 1995 movie as kids and it was interesting to compare. Next week we will be announcing our plans for 2022! To gift a Libro.fm membership, click here! Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout.  We...

For December's theme, A Book Published Before 1950, Becca picked  My Great, Wide, Beautiful World by Juanita Harrison, first released in 1936. It's the travel journal of a young Black woman who journeyed to 22 different countries.  Next week we will be discussing A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.  To gift a Libro.fm membership, click here! Get two months for the price of one at  Libro....

We've got a chatty one for you this week. Becca received a tweet that prompted her to lightly investigate the origins of the Science Fiction Genre. We talk about where it started, where it's gone, is it different from Fantasy, and is the sky a place or just the top. Next week we will be discussing My Great, Wide, Beautiful World by Juanita Harrison. You might be able to get a copy from a local lib...

Our final book for Non-Fiction November is  The Undocumented Americans  by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. Our theme for December is Books Published Before 1950. Our next read will be  My Great, Wide, Beautiful World by Juanita Harrison, first published in 1936. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patreon

Our first read for Non-Fiction November is a memoir called Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford. The story of her childhood and teen years, the memoir does cover some sensitive topics related to child abuse and sexual assault. Please listen and read with caution. Our next read will be The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavencencio. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  wit...

Today we dive into the subject of pseudonyms. Corinne has a recent news item and Becca plays a game. Next time we will be in Non-Fiction November reading Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patreon

We return to the well of socially anxious nightmares this week when we read The Lottery and Other Stories by the queen of such fiction, Shirley Jackson for our final episode of Genre: Spooky October. Next time we will be in Non-Fiction November reading Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of o...

Becca is gone which means she can't stop me from releasing this former Patreon exclusive episode where we cast a Little Women movie starring The Muppets. Next week we will be discussing The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson.

Becca's pick for the October theme of Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, is The Hunger by Alma Katsu. The novel is a reimagining of the tragedy of the Donner Party as they journeyed to California. This episode asks the question, Can you know ever know too much about the Donner Party? Next time we will be reading  The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson . You can find it at your local libr...

This episode is rated R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. Or alternately, YA-4? We discuss a recent YA Twitter incident. Next time we will be reading  The Hunger  by Alma Katsu . You can find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patr...

Detransition, Baby   is a debut novel by Torrey Peters that also happens to be absolutely perfect for discussion and buddy reading. We really loved this unconventional story of three women on a journey to become (or not become) mothers. We will be anxiously waiting for it to be optioned as a limited series on a premium cable network. Next time we will be reading The Hunger by Alma Katsu . You can...

On this episode we preach to the choir and discuss why book banning is a bad thing. Next time we will be discussing  Detransition, Baby  by Torrey Peters. You can find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us. Sources for this episode: Penn Live - Ban on books by or about minorities sparks protests, national news in York County York Daily Record - Book ban by Central York schoo...

For our first read for the September Bookstore Challenge we read Sigrid Nunez's debut auto-fiction novel, A Feather on the Breath of God . It reflects on the author/narrator's parents, both immigrants, her upbringing in New York, and a later love affair with a Russian immigrant in her 20's. Next time we will be discussing Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. You can find it at your local library o...

For our final Women in Translation Month installment we read Thora Hjorliefsdottir's Magma . It is a challenging read about a young woman in an abusive relationship. We relate, we don't want to relate. We commiserate. Next time we will be discussing A Feather on the Breath of God by Sirgrid Nunez.   Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  P...

Way back in 2017, the first year of The Bookstore Podcast's existence, we read  Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins. When the documentary about her life popped up on Becca's Netflix Recommended, we figured we'd watch and discuss. We have a lot of laughs talking about Collins' fascinating life and work.  Barbara Cartland song Next time we will be discussing  Magma by Thora Hjorliefsdottir. It can be...

It's Women in Translation Month and our first pick for this prompt is the recently released somewhat autobiographical/historical novel about the Pinochet regime in Chile, The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez. Long time listeners will be pleased to note that Corinne has transcended using the word "basically" as a filler to using exclusively "essentially." Next time we will be discussing Magma by Tho...

For Women in Translation Month, which is our prompt for August and also celebration in the wider book world, we talk a little bit about previous episodes where we recommend works in translation, as well as some literary translation prizes. Our main topic is a translation game Corinne made, so fair warning, there is lots of laughing in this episode because we have lots of fun. Next time we will be...

We read and discuss 2020 Booker International Winner The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Content warning: language, discussion of difficult topics. Next time we will be discussing The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patreon

We loved  Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead  so much that Corinne decided to read  Primeval and Other Times  by Olga Tokarczuk. Our July Challenge Prompt was to read another book by an author you have loved before. Next time we will be discussing  The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld for our first August read: a book written by a woman that has been translated. Find it at...

We talk generally about our July prompt, read a backlist title by an author you've loved before. Next time we will be talking about Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patreon

This week we read and discuss Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. It's Becca's pick for our July prompt: to read a book by an author you have loved before. Next time we will be talking about Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Web...

We talk about book settings. Next month the prompt is to read a book by an author you have loved before and Becca's choice is  Mr. Loverman  by Bernardine Evaristo. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at  Libro.fm  with code 'bookstore' at checkout.  Website  |  Patreon