This is Your Book Club Podcast

Have you tried the Goodreads Reading Challenges beta? If not, this episode is for you.  We explain what the challenges are and how they are set up. We love a good reading challenge and we think you will love this one.  Hop on Goodreads and explore the challenge for some "good reads" to add to your tbr.   www.goodreads.com

We have a little of everything for you on this episode.  If you are in the mood for a feel good Christmas story, Sarah has you covered.  If not, Jayme has a couple good 4 stars for you.  Get ready to make a list either way.   Sarah's Shelf: I Hope This Find You Well by Natalie Sue The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin   Jayme's Shelf: Darling Girls by Sal...

Book club is here! Let's talk all about Olivia Hawkers One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow.  On this episode we have a full blown bookclub discussion of what we like, and didn't like about this book. Spoiler alerts have been given. Let us know what you thought. 

On this episode we look through the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award nominees and vote for our favorites.  Vote along with us!

If you need a book to read, this is the episode for you. If you need a book to recommend, this is the episode for you. We got you covered either way. Add these to your list. Or, if you have read them, let us know what you thought. Jayme's Shelf: The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb   Sarah's Shelf: What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  Do you know what you are doing? Well, take this quiz with us.  It will help you plan AND give you a crazy book recommendation.     

Sarah has brought you some spooky reads to put on your shelf for next October.  Look at us! Prepping you for next Halloween.  Your welcome! What have you been reading lately? Sarah's Shelf: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker   Jayme's Shelf: The Road Home by Kristin Harmel Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 

This episode is the book club discussion of The Examiner by Janice Hallett. We talk the beginning, middle and end.  We spill all the beans and weather the beans were good, or...not so good.  What did you think?

Do you need a couple of really good books to read?  Well, you've come to the right place.  Sarah and I each have 2 off of our shelves that you are going to want to consider. Let us know if you read them. Sarah's Shelf: Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons   Jayme's Shelf: The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon Within Arm's Reach by Ann Napolitano

What is your perfect fall day? This quiz will take it and match the perfect book.  Whether you want to be outdoors or in a relaxing bath, hopefully you have the right book.  Take the quiz and let us know what you got. https://www.buzzfeed.com/claclo23/fall-book-recommendation-quiz

Coming to you from the public library, Sarah and Jayme have a couple of books you have got to check out. Your public library is a great place to check them out from.  Which one will you pick first? Let us know. Jayme's Shelf: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter The Wedding People by Alison Espach   Sarah's Shelf: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 

Sarah and I each bring you two books off of our shelf this week.  Please excuse my froggy throat. I'm back in the classroom with all the germs my immune system forgot about over the summer.  Hopefully you can hear through it to the great books that we've been reading.   Jayme's Shelf: The Change by Kirsten Miller Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough    Sarah's Shelf: The Hunter by Tana French The R...

This book hit close to home for Sarah and I.  Honestly, it should hit close to home for everyone.  We all have a part to play in our public schools and we can all do better.  What did you think? 

Reading continues to bring us great joy during a difficult, busy season.  What have you read lately that has brought you joy? Sarah's Shelf: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell Memories of the Lost by Barbara O'Neal Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams   Jayme's Shelf: Deluge by Charmaine Wilkerson The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

How long is your TBR? How do you choose what book to read next from that long list? Well we have an answer for you.  Reading Roulette! We bought a deck of Reading Roulette cards and on this episode we randomly choose a card and it gives us a genre, character, setting, etc. of which to pick our next book through.  If you want to play Reading Roulette with us, give us a number and we will help you c...

School's in session and it is another season for reading.  We have a list for you today so get your fancy pen and new back to school notebook and start your list.  Then let us know what you thought.   Sarah's Shelf: Bad Tourists by Caro Carver The God of the Woods by Liz Moore A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher   Jayme's Shelf: What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera  Middle o...

Augusts book club discussion is on Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller.  After you have read the book (or not), listen to what we thought and let us know what you thought.      

As we are getting ready to go back to school, we are keeping some things the same. Reading, of course! Here is our list of what books have been on our shelves lately. Have you read any of them? Let us know if you have and what you thought. Sarah's Shelf: Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe    Jayme's Shelf: What You Are Looking F...

The day is finally here. On this episode we interview librarian, Paige Beach. We had such a long list of questions and she was so kind and willing to help us understand the inner workings of a library and their importance to the communities they serve.  If you haven't visited a library lately, we encourage you to go soon and find out what your local library has to offer.  

Summer is quickly coming to an end and we are quickly trying to cram every last book we can into it.  Sarah and I review 3 books each and let you know what we thought and if you should read them or not.  Have you read any? Let us know. Sarah's Shelf: A Family Affair by Robyn Carr Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune   Jayme's Shelf: Poppy's Story by...

Recently the New York Times released a list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. As an avid reader, I was shocked that I had only read 15 of the books on the list. With this realization, the idea of asking others what their favorite book of the 21st century is, was born. So, here are a few books to add to your tbr from some different readers.  The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull JoJo's Bizarr...

Book club! Book club! Hear ye! Hear ye! Our July bookclub pick is Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate. An untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth in 1909, Oklahoma.  Join us for this book club meeting as we discuss what we thought.  Let us know if you read and what your take aways were. 

On this episode, we have some fiction to add to your tbr and a childrens picture book to add as well. Summer has us both going in different directions, but we are loving the time spent reading.  Sarah's Shelf: After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Unwedding by Ally Condie The Searcher by Tana French    Jayme's Shelf: Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan The Girl Who Saved the Queen of England...

Summer beach vibes are going on around here.  We feel that calls for a book quiz so we have a good read to match. Sarah and I take the quiz to find out what book we should be vibing with this summer. Take the quiz and let us know if you book pic should be on our tbr.  

Full blown summer reading mode going on over here. We have some good reads on our shelves this week.  Get ready to add some to yours. Sarah's Shelf: All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore An Unfinished Story by Boo Walker Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand    Jayme's Shelf: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella Tits Up by Sarah Thornton