Your Bookstore Besties

We read 1 star reviews for our most beloved books. We also announce our July sabbatical and our July read along of Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night. All the books we mentioned: The Martian | Andy Weir Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir Red Rising | Pierce Brown Divergent | Veronica Roth Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins 1984 | George Orwell The ESV Study Bible Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo The Cruel Princ...

We have both our dads on this episode and chat about all things books. Also, watch Rachele’s dad’s award winning film : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoks0mlyFTg&t=118s&ab_channel=KevinGillespie All the books we mentioned: Dick and Jane | Scott Forsman The Hardy Boys | Edward Stratemeyer Tom Swift | Victor Appleton The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Nichola Meyer 1984 | George Orwell Animal F...

Rachele and Becky spent the month reading each others’ book challenge. Rachele read Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli, and Becky read The Secrets History by Donna Tartt All the books we mentioned: Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli Rule of the Aurora King | Nisha J. Tuli Fate of the Sun King | Nisha J. Tuli Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Heart...

Becky shares her last 4 reads, and Rachele discusses her summer staff picks for the bookstore. All the books we mentioned Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli The Secret History | Donna Tartt The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara Rebel Rising | Rebel Wilson Knot My Type | Evie Mitchell. Clean Sweep | Ilona Andrews Burn for Me | Ilona Andrews Dark Fev...

The Bookstore Besties chat about the book to movie/tv adaptations that they’re looking forward to. What adaptations are you looking forward to? All the books we mentioned: The Duke and I | Julia Quinn Romancing Mr. Bridgerton | Julia Quinn Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West | Gregory Maguire Dark Matter | Blake Crouch 100 Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Talen...

We chat about some of our favorite underrated books. All the books we mentioned: Dolls of our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl |Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks Tidesong | Wendy Xu The Tea Dragon Society | Kay O'Neill The Blonde Identity | Aly Carter Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel | Elle Cosimano Into the Raging Sea | Rachel Slade Dead Wake | Erik Larson This Woven Kingdom | Tahe...

We play our third round of Literary Balderdash. Our two guests are Becky’s brothers Nathan and Daniel. Who will win this great American game? All the books we mentioned: Coraline | Neil Gaiman Guardian of Ga'Hoole | Kathryn Lasky Meet Felicity | Valerie Tripp Holes | Louis Sachar The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau Eragon | Christopher Paolini I will Teach you To Be Rich | Ramit Sethi The Lightn...

Rachele is finally back from her wedding and Honeymoon. She gives a short synopsis of her special day. Then Rachele and Becky present each other with a reading challenge. They must pick one book from a series of books the other presented to them to read. What will the Besties pick? All the books we mentioned: The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas First Lie Wi...

Becky has guest Troy Parker to discuss the book House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. No spoilers! All the books we mentioned: House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune Heartstoppers | Alice Oseman Under the Whispering Door | TJ Klune Somewhere Beyond the Sea | TJ Klune Legends and Lattes | Travis Baldree Otherworldly | FT Lukens The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandana _________ F...

Becky interviews her little brother Aaron on his book tastes and his favorite book recommendations. All the books we mentioned: Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis The Boxcar Children books | Gertrude Chandler Warner Nancy Drew | Carolyn Keene The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan The Maid | Nita Prose The Riyria Revelations | Michael j. Sullivan A Court of Thorns an...

Author Kara Duncan discusses her self-published book Love Always Wins: One Couples Story of Infertility, Adoption and a Faithful God. She talks about how her faith was able to keep her anchored in her times of trials. We also talked about her writing process and the books she loves to read. You can find more information about Kara at Kara-Duncan.com, and on Instagram @duncankara All the Books we M...

While Rachele is off preparing for her wedding, Becky invites guest and 1st grade teacher on to chat about all the books they have been reading recently. All the books we mentioned: Eragon | Christopher Paolini Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing | | Rebecca Yarros Love Always Wins: One couples story of infertility, adoption, and a faithful God | Kara Duncan The Hou...

Rachele discusses her love of NYT games, and we discuss our “book icks”. How many of these do you agree with? All the books we mentioned: Dune | Frank Herbert Bride | Ali Hazelwood A Fate of Wrath and Flame | K.A. Tucker One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig The Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward _________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @your...

We interview author F.T. Lukens on their reading habits, writing, and newest book Otherworldly. Otherworldly publishes April 2. To get signed copies of F.T.’s books, order them from Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe https://www.malaprops.com/ All the books we mentioned: One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish | Dr. Seuss The Poke Little Puppy Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams The Good Vampi...

We catch up on our most recent reads. We also announce next week’s interview with author F.T. Lukens on their upcoming novel Otherworldly. All the books we mentioned: Bonded by Thorns | Elizabeth Helen Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson The Monsters we Defy | Leslye Penelope Daughter of the Merciful Deep | Leslye Penelope Everyone on This Train is a Suspect | Benjamin St...

The Bookstore besties chat with Dr. Kimmie Farris Narewski on her research into little known 19th century author Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford and her contributions to the literary world. The Amber Gods  https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3610w735&seq=5 Poetry https://theotherpages.org/poems/spofford.html All the books we mentioned: In a Cellar | Harriet Elizabeth Pre...

The Bookstore Besties chat with Becky’s little sister Sarah. She talks about how she hated reading growing up and is now back in to reading. The conversation then devolves into the Besties sharing their favorite books from each genre. All the books we mentioned: The Secret | Rhona Byrne The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolls Too Late | Coleen Hoover The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides The Family Upsta...

Rachele and Becky interview Melissa. She cooked her way through Joanna Gaines’s Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering. They also discuss the books she reads to her 1st grade students. All the books we mentioned: The Wild Robot | Peter Brown Matilda | Roald Dahl Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things | Matilda Woods The Color Purple | Alice Walker Wuthering Heights...

Becky chats again with Dr. Don Holmes Professor at University of Pittsburgh. They discuss the books from his childhood that helped to form his love of reading as well as suggest great books by black authors. All the books we mentioned: The Martian | Andy Weir Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist | Charles Brockden Brown My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George T*Witches | H.B. Gilmour Silas Marn...

We discuss our January Read-Along by Benjamin Stevenson! Spoilers start at 21:47. All the books we mentioned: Everyone on this Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn _________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

After a month off, the Bookstore Besties catch up on life and other bookish things. If you read Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone with us in January, let us know your thoughts on the book. We’ll discuss it next week. All the books we mentioned: House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson Everyone in My Family Has Killed Some...

Rachele and Becky recap their 2023 reading year and look forward to their 2024 goals and books. The January Read-Along book will be Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. They’ll discuss the book in mid February. The Bookstore Besties will take a hiatus in January! Happy New Year! All the books we mentioned: Pageboy: a Memoir | Elliot Page Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros Daug...

Rachele and Becky discuss their favorite bookish things and non-bookish things of 2023. All the books we mentioned: Unquiet Women: From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment | Max Adams Very Secret Societs of irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan Little Women | Louisa May Alcott (Penguin Threads Version) Secret Garden | Frances Hodgs...

Rachele and Becky catch up on book publishing gossip, present suggestions for the January read-along, and fail Christmas book trivia. All the books we mentioned: Yellowface | R.F. Huang Iron Widow | Xiran Jay Zhao Zachary King and the Dragon Emperor | Xiran Jay Zhao The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins The Fury | Alex Michaelides Everyone on This Train is a Suspect | Benjamin Stevenson Everyone in My Fami...

The Bookstore Besties chat with Becky’s mom Sherri about her love of cookbooks. All the books we mentioned: Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook Diet for a Small Planet | Frances Moore Lappé The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book | Sue Becker Dessert Can Save the World | Christina Tosi All About Cake | Christina Tosi Cravings | Chrissy Teigen America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks...