unofficialbookclubpodcast

Unofficial Book Club Podcast

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Welcome to Unofficial Book Club: Where Life & Stories Meet! In this podcast I will be connecting with people through my favorite thing, a good story. And just like any book club we’ll only be spending half the time actually talking about books. Two episodes will be shared with you every other week, in the first I’ll be joined by a wonderful guest to chat and connect on various life experiences like the pursuit of happiness, lessons they’ve learned and so much more shared through conversation and personal stories. In the second episode, we’ll dive into the world of books,we’ll discuss our relat...

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Happiness is Being Able to Create with Emma C. Wells 11.02.2025 51:20

In this episode author Emma C. Wells joins me to discuss her debut novel This Girl’s a Killer. Instagram: @emma.c.wells.books Tiktok: @emma.c.wells.books Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod YouTube: @UnofficialBookClub Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod Instagram: @deryn.creates

If I Didn't like the Book, the Movie Fixed it with Megan Lally 06.02.2025 48:17

In this episode author Megan Lally joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Elsie Silver Courtney Gould Allison Saft Books Discussed in this Episode: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Sadie by Courtney Summers This is Not A Test by Courtney Summers Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Haunting Adeline by H....

The Thing You Work on in the Shadows Belongs to the Reader with Megan Lally 04.02.2025 49:53

In this episode author Megan Lally joins me to discuss her new book No Place Left to Hide, and her debut novel That’s Not My Name. Instagram: @megan_lally_ Tiktok: @megan_lally_ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod YouTube: @UnofficialBookClub Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

I’ll Read at a Party if I Can Get Away with It with Lauren Ling Brown 03.10.2024 44:38

In this episode author Lauren Ling Brown joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Yaa Gyasi Celeste Ng Gabrielle Zevin Books Discussed in this Episode: Goosebumps by R. L. Stine From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Encyclopedia Brown books ...

I am Not a Realist, I am a Dreamer with Lauren Ling Brown 01.10.2024 45:44

In this episode author Lauren Ling Brown joins me to discuss her debut novel Society of Lies. Instagram: @laurenlingbrown Tiktok: @laurenlingbrown https://laurenlingbrown.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

I’m Pretty Ruthless, I’ll put a Book Down 80 Pages in with Jessica Seaborn 26.09.2024 48:19

In this episode author Jessica Seaborn joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! AUthors Discussed in this Episode: Marian Keyes Dolly Alderton Coco Mellors Books Discussed in this Episode: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas City of...

I Start with what Fascinates Me with Jessica Seaborn 24.09.2024 1:01:13

In this episode author Jessica Seaborn joins me to discuss her book Perfect-ish and her newest project! Instagram: @seabornj Tiktok: @jessicaseabornwriter https://jessicaseaborn.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

I Love a Slow Burn that Culminates into something Explosive with Iman Hariri-Kia 19.09.2024 31:06

In this episode writer, editor and author Iman Hariri-Kia joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Books Discussed in this Episode: A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia The Clique by Lisi Harrison Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn...

I Would Love to Write this Chapter in the US History Textbooks, 2024 with Iman Hariri-Kia 17.09.2024 58:42

In this episode writer, editor and author Iman Hariri-Kia joins me to discuss her new book The Most Famous Girl In the World! Instagram: @imanharirikia Tiktok: @imanharirikia https://booksaremagic.net/preorders/the-most-famous-girl-in-the-world-iman-hariri-kia https://www.imanharirikia.com/mfg https://imanharirikia.substack.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fab...

You Can Pick One…Can it be a Series? with Booktok Bookclub 12.09.2024 1:17:46

In this Book Club episode some of the ladies from the Booktok Bookclub join me again to discuss their relationship to reading. Welcome Lauren, Sam, Lexi, Haley and Liv. Authors Discussed in this Episode: Shirley Barber Catherine Cowles Riley Sager Jane Harper Books Discussed in this Episode: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan The Famous Five by Enid...

Smutty Sundays and Murder Mystery Mondays with Booktok Bookclub 10.09.2024 1:11:17

In this episode some of the ladies from the Booktok Bookclub join me to discuss their Australian book club! Welcome Lauren, Sam, Lexi, Haley and Liv. Instagram: @booktokbookclub Tiktok: @booktokbookclub https://booktokbookclub.carrd.co/ Check out Laurens Books: Die For You by Lauren Jackson Live for Me by Lauren Jackson Meant To Be by Lauren Jackson https://www.laurenjacksonauthor.com/about...

I Put Books on Pause with Desiree from Rainy Days Library 05.09.2024 1:07:52

In this episode Desiree from @rainydayslibrary on TikTok and Instagram joins me to discuss her relationship to books and reading! Books Discussed in this Episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Normal People by Sally Rooney The Perks of B...

I Don't Depend on Social Media for All My Book Recommendations with Desiree from Rainy Days Library 03.09.2024 1:08:29

In this episode Desiree from @rainydayslibrary on TikTok and Instagram joins me to discuss her content creation and life full of books! Instagram: @rainydayslibrary Tiktok: @rainydayslibrary https://rainydayslibrary.binderybooks.com/about/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tik...

I Would Be in the Library for what Felt like Hours with Terry J. Benton-Walker 29.08.2024 59:30

In this episode author Terry J. Benton-Walker joins me again to discuss his relationship to reading and all of his favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Jas Hammonds Adam Sass Nick Cutter Erin Henderson Books Discussed in this Episode: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds Thirsty by Jas Hammonds Surrender Your Sons...

Horror Now in Technicolor with Terry J. Benton-Walker 27.08.2024 58:30

In this episode author Terry J. Benton-Walker joins me to discuss his various books including his new anthology released in June! Instagram: @icecreamvicelord Tiktok: @icecreamvicelord https://tjbentonwalker.com/ For a Signed copy of Terrys books https://www.braveandkindbooks.com/ or https://www.littleshopofstories.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/...

Everyone has a Gateway Book with A.C. Hobbs 22.08.2024 48:37

In this episode author A.C. Hobbs joins me to discuss her relationship to reading! Authors Discussed in this Episode: John Gwynne Books Discussed in this Episode: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson The Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Cemetery Road by...

The Book That Came From a Dream with A.C. Hobbs 20.08.2024 49:41

In this episode author A.C. Hobbs joins me to discuss her fantasy novel Scythe and Pen. Instagram: @achobbsauthor Tiktok: @achobbsauthor https://achobbsauthor.com/ https://www.counterpoisepress.com/shop Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

I Want to Have Book Club Conversations with Jazmin Saini 15.08.2024 58:01

In this episode my friend Jazmin joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Lisa Kleypas Sabrina Jeffries Julia Quinn Jennifer Crusie Michael Connelly Nora Roberts Agatha Christie Books Discussed in this Episode: Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus Little W...

If I Wanted an Honest Opinion I’d Call Jazmin with Jazmin Saini 13.08.2024 39:04

In this episode my friend Jazmin joins me to discuss her outlook on life as we grow into the adults we are. Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

I'm Currently in a Fight with my Ereader with Ellie Palmer 08.08.2024 1:05:25

In this episode author Ellie Palmer joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Alexandra Vasti David Sedaris Emily Henry Abby Jimenez Rachel Lynn Solomon Taylor Jenkins Reid Kiley Reid Jane Harper Books Discussed in this Episode: Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery...

I'm Not Running Out of Time with Ellie Palmer 06.08.2024 55:06

In this episode Ellie Palmer joins me to discuss her romantic comedy Four Weekends and a Funeral. Instagram: @elliepalmerwrites Tiktok: @elliepalmerwrites https://www.elliepalmerwrites.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

Why Do I Have to Have a Job, Can I Just Read All Day? with Elle Everhart 27.06.2024 47:33

In this episode author Elle Everhart joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode: Emily Henry Talia Hibbert Meryl Wilsner Sally Rooney Madeline Miller Books Discussed in this Episode: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Funny Story by Emily Henry People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Midd...

Iced Coffee is Keeping Me Going with Elle Everhart 25.06.2024 48:14

In this episode author Elle Everhart joins me to discuss her new queer romantic comedy heavily inspired by Love Island… Hot Summer! Instagram: @elleeverhart https://elleeverhart.com/ Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod

The Cringe is So Less Cringy in a Book with Lauren Makely 20.06.2024 47:27

In this episode my friend Lauren Makely joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books! Authors Discussed in this Episode Riley Sager Sarah J. Maas Lurlene McDaniel Books Discussed in this Episode: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Final Girls by Riley Sager The Adventures of Captain U...

You’re More Resilient than You Think with Lauren Makely 18.06.2024 45:52

In this episode my friend Lauren Makely joins me to discuss her passion to make a difference in the world and the online community of books! Instagram: @literary_lo Check out Unofficial Book Club on Fable! Join us! https://fable.co/club/unofficial-book-club-with-kendal-476418838040 Instagram: @unofficialbookclubpod Tiktok: @unofficialbookclubpod