Your Bookstore Besties

Rachele and Becky talk about the books they are most excited about for the rest of the year and early 2026! The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater Lights Out by Navessa Allen My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne Graceless Heart - Isabel Ibanez Graceview Patient - Caitlin Starling The Starving Saints - Caitlin Starling T...

Rachele & Becky chat it up! They talk about their recent, current, and upcoming reads, Rachele's exciting work update and the plans for the next episode! All the books we mentioned: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli. Lights Out by Navessa Allen The Retreat by Sarah Pearse The Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli Fearless by Lauren Roberts A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca Kenney Guil...

Becky and Rachele tackle the Reading Challenge #6 (where they have to choose one book to read from a short list) and share the successes or failures of this challenge! All the books we mentioned: Paris - Paris Hilton Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera. Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli. Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros A Court of Sugar and Spice - Rebecca F. Kenney _____...

Becky and Rachele celebrate a HUGE milestone of 100 episodes together! They reflect on lessons they've learned in those 100 episodes, people they've met, and their best memories of the past two and a half years. All the books we mentioned: Head Cases - John McMahon Will Trent series - Karin Slaughter Powerless - Lauren Roberts Reckless - Lauren Roberts Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard Catching...

Becky makes an unofficial return to chat with Rachele about recent and past reads, future plans, and the besties give each other 3 (or 4!) books to choose from to read this month! All the books we mentioned: Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins My Time to Stand - Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Colli...

The episode where David reads A Court of Thorns and Roses for the very FIRST TIME and discusses it with Rachele! All the books we mentioned:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and the other books in the series :) _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode Rachele yaps about her February reads, the highs and the lows (lookin' at you lil' tuna) All the books we mentioned: The Trap - Catherine Ryan Howard Wild Robot - Peter Brown Beach Read - Emily Henry First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston Night She Disappeared - Lisa Jewell Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Daisy Darker - Alice Feeney _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Little...

Rachele gives the Besties a VERY unexpected reading update...what could it possibly be?! The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn The Trap - Catherine Howard Ryan The Wild Robot - Peter Brown Beach Read - Emily Henry First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Psalm for the Wild Built - Becky Chambers...

Welcome back podcast-regular a bookstore bestie Athena as we discuss her 2024 reading challenges, and both our challenges and goals for the New Year, including her promise to read Gone Girl!! All the books we mentioned: The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Boys with Sharp Teeth - Jenny Howell Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy Ariadne - Jennife...

Rachele is joined by Becky (and Jonah!) to discuss their Christmas bookish gifts, and their plans for a new year of reading! All the books we mentioned: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson Everyone On This Train is a Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson Faithful Executioner by Joel Harrington Born to Be Hanged - Keith Thomson In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick Quicksilver...

Rachele brings her music teacher turned friend Amanda to join her for this episode of the podcast! We talk reading taste, Goodreads lack of half stars, journaling, and book challenges! All the books we mentioned: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson Baby Sitter's Club - Ann M. Martin The Crash - Freida McFadden Parallel - Elle O'Roark Conversations with a St. Bernard - Jim Kraus _______ Follo...

Rachele braves the deep and uncharted solo podcast waters to bring you her most anticipated 2025 releases! All the books we mentioned: At the Bottom of the Garden - Camilla Bruce Dream on Ramona Riley - Ashley Herring Blake The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry This Book Will Bury Me - Ashley W...

Becky is the trivia master in this week's episode combining pop culture references, history, literature, and podcast facts. Let us know how you did! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

The Bookstore Besties, along with Rachele's dad Kevin, discuss the gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They also compare it to Hitchcock's 1940 best picture adaptation. Yes, there are spoilers! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

We play a little game to see if we can correctly guess what first line of a book the other is reading. All the books we mentioned: The Maidens | Alex Michaelides Animal Farm | George Orwell Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries | Heather Fawcet Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on this train is a suspect | Benjamin Stevenson Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue...

Rachele and Becky catch up and share some life updates as well as big podcast news. All the books we mentioned: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco _____________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

Becky surprises Rachele with 10 unpopular book opinions she found on Reddit. Rachele reacts! All the books we mentioned: Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A. Parker Moby Dick | Herman Melville Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Saling...

Becky & Rachele invite Athena and Jessie back for the fourth iteration of Literature Balderdash! All the books we mentioned: Shatter Me by Tehera Mafi Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson The Simple Wild by K. A. Tucker 200...

Becky and Rachele take on the 5th and biggest reading challenge yet - each received FIVE books from their bestie to choose from, and now will discuss the ones they chose! Beartown vs. Sea of Tranquility! All the books we mentioned: Beartown by Fredrik Backman Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Crescent City #1 by Sarah J. Maas Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Manacled by SenLinYu (Alc...

This week, Rachele and Becky do another episode of literature trivia. There will be no episode next week. See you again on 9/13. All the books we mentioned: A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier 1984 | George Orwell Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson Book Lovers | Emily Henry Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Crescent C...

For the third time, we have our guest host Melissa on to chat about her Bookalicious summer while on school summer break. She also read the entire Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas in 9 days and chats about that experience. All the books we mentioned: Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy Where the Deer and the Antelope Play | Nick...

Rachele has returned from gallivanting in Europe, and she shares about the bookstores/libraries she visited abroad. We also discuss Becky's latest read, and the drama surrounding It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. All the books we mentioned: Matilda | Roald Dahl House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski S | J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst Fictions | Jorge Luis Borges Book of Azrael | Amber V. Nicole We...

The July Read-Along was Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night. The Bookstore besties discuss the book. Spoilers begin at 12:22. All the books we mentioned: Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson Survive the Night | Riley Sager The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware

The Bookstore Besties are back after a July Sabbatical. They catch up on their lives and then conclude with the Reading Challenge. Both Rachele and Becky present the other with 5 books they can choose from, ultimately picking one that they will report back on. All the books we mentioned: Not in Love | Ali Hazelwood Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood Bride | Ali Hazelwood The Paradise Problem | Christ...

Rachele catches us up on her Riley Sager author event. We talk about our July read along with the whole podcast. We’ll be reading Middle of the Night by Riley Sager. We’ll also be taking July off! See you in August! All the books we mentioned: Middle of the Night | Riley Sager Hidden Pictures | Jason Rekulak The Only One Left | Riley Sager If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio Bunny | Mona Awad Funny Sto...