Your Bookstore Besties

In honor of AAPI Heritage month, the Bookstore Besties discuss their favorite books by Asian American and Pacific Islander authors.  All The Books we mentioned: Fall of Ruin and Wrath |   Jennifer L Armentrout The Good Neighbor: The life and Work of Fred Rogers | Maxwell King The Vegetarian | Han Kong Flame in the Mist | Renee Ahdieh The Wrath and the Dawn | Renee Ahdieh The Beautiful | Renee Ahdi...

The Bookstore Besties update each other on their current and recently read books, and Rachele updates Becky on her bookish adventures on the West Coast. Don’t forget to enter to win the Little Women Book giveaway being drawn on instagram on Saturday 4/29. All details are on instagram @yourbookstorebesties All the books we mentioned: Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson The Lying Game | Ruth Ware Serpe...

The Bookstore Besties invite their partners on and discuss all things books with them. All the books we mentioned: Little Women | Louisa May Alcott Linux for Hackers | OccupyTheWeb The Boxcar Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner The Hardy Boys series | Franklin W. Dixon Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling Berenstain Bears | Jan & Stan Berenstain A Court of Thorns of Roses | Sar...

The Bookstore Besties do a quarter of the year check in for their 2023 reading goals. All The books we mentioned: Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas Clockwork Ange | Cassandra Clare Born a Crime | Trevor Noah How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divid...

The Bookstore Besties do their second book challenge. They each challenged one another to read a book that the other loved. Becky read Scythe by Neal Shusterman and Rachele read Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Find out what they thought of the books. All the books we mentioned: Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan Recipe for Persuasion | Somali Dev Twilight | Stephanie Meyer Kiss of Deception...

The Bookstore Besties interview their colleague Athena! All the books we mentioned: The Foxhole Court | Nora Sakavic Starless Sea | Erin Morgenstern Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lin Tan Chain of Thorns City of Bones | Cassandra Clare Vicious | V. E. Schwab Between Shades of Gray | Ruth Sepety Salt to the See | Ruta Sepety I Must Betray You | Ruta Sepety Fountains of Silence | Ruta Sepety Hou...

The Bookstore Besties discuss book that contain all sorts of body diversity: weight, disability, neurodivergent and others. Have you read any of the books they discussed? All the books we mentioned: Only Survivors | Megan Miranda For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten Born a Crime | Trevor Noah Marple : Twelve New Mysteries | Agatha Christie Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan Fellowship of the Rin...

In honor of Women’s History month and the International Women’s Day, the Bookstore Besties discuss some of their favorite strong female characters from books. All the books we mentioned: Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel Hawthorn Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling Matilda | Roald Dahl Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins No. 1 Ladies’ Detecti...

Let’s talk all about adaptations. What were are favorites? What was a better movie than book? We also bring back the Reading Challenge. Rachele and Becky challenge each other to pick one of the three choices presented to read in a month. All the books we mentioned Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson Matilda | Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach | Roald...

The Bookstore Besties catch up on life and what they’re reading. Let them know what you want to hear more of on the podcast, and let them know if you were a Titanic girlie. Every book we discussed:  Tonight on the Titanic | Mary Pope Osborne Voyage on the Great Titanic | Ellen Emerson White Icebreaker | Hannah Grace From Lukov with Love | Mariana Zapata Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood Love, T...

The Bookstore Besties interview Dr. Don Holmes, and they discuss 18th century published author and poet Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley was the first black American poet to publish a book.  Poems by Phillis Wheatley On Being Brought from Africa to America To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin To S.M. an African Painter Book by Phillis Wheatley Poems...

The Bookstore Besties discuss Yeonmi Park's In Order to Live, the story of Yeonmi's life and escape from North Korea. Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

In honor of Black History Month, the Bookstore Besties talk about their favorite books by black authors. Also, if you want us to read your comments/thoughts on Yeonmi Park’s In Order to Live, please message or send the girls your comments by this upcoming Monday. All the books we mentioned this episode: In Order to Live | Yeonmi Park Unfortunately Yours | Tessa Bailey Their Eyes Were Watching God...

Rachele and Becky play literature trivia. How many can you get right? Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation. 

Rachele and Becky discuss what they’re reading and all things graphic novels. All the books we mentioned The House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune Born a Crime | Trevor Noah A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas In order to Live | Yeonmi Park Dating Doctor Dil | Nisha Sharma The Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J...

Your Bookstore Besties hosts its first guest! Drew is an indie bookstore owner. Rachele and Becky interview him on what it was like to own a bookstore durning the pandemic. They also announce the first read along! They invite all their listeners to read Yeonmi Park’s In Order to Live, and they will discuss the book on February 10.  Drew recommends using Libro. Fm for audio books through your...

Rachele and Becky answer listener questions.  All The books we mentioned: Ugly Love | Colleen Hoover All the Ugly Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood Gild | Raven Kennedy Anne of Green Gables | L. M. Montgomery Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins Divergent | Veronica Roth Maze Runner | James Dashner Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling The Crucible | Arthur Miller Catcher in the Rye | J. D. Salinger Kite Ru...

Rachele and Becky look back at the past year and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of books. All the books we mentioned: Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel | Gabrielle Zevin Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love | Kim Fay Ho...

Last week Rachele and Becky challenged each other to read a book that the other recommended. This episode we discuss our thoughts on those books.  All the Books we mentioned: I’m still here | Austin Channing Brown 10,000 Sorrows | Elizabeth Kim Night | Elie Wiesel I’m Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy Making a Scene | Constance Wu Open Book | Jessica Simpson Home: A memoir of My Early Years...

Rachele and Becky discuss ARCs they’re excited about in 2023 as well as books they need to finish by the end of the year. They’re also participating in a new book challenge! All the books we mentioned:  The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi | Shannon Chakraborty, Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey Happy Place | Emily Henry The Last Tale of the Flower Bride | Roshani Chokshi A Crown of Ivy and Glass |...

Rachele and Becky discuss how Rachele annotates her books.  Color coding!  Underlining!  Tabbing!  How to mark a book

Rachele and Becky talk all things Middle Grade! Middle Grade books are for ages 9-12. They talk about the books they remember as kids, the books they’ve most recently read, and the middle grade they want to read.  All the Books we discussed: Castle in the Attic | Elizabeth Winthrop Howl’s Moving Castle | Diana Wynne Jones Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks The Secret of the Attic | S....

Rachele and Becky discuss their DNFs, book ratings, and how they use Goodreads. Special Note: Becky’s Goodreads review average is 3.76 and wants everyone to know that you can’t see it in the place Rachele said on the app (only on desktop). All the books we mentioned: Priori of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier Hunger Games | Suzanne Colli...

Rachele and Becky discuss book Classics (or forced high school readings). What were their favorites, and why we love adaptations of the classics.  All the books we mentioned in this episode: FrontBlack Tide | K.C. Jones The Mist | Stephen King Just the Nicest Couple | Mary Kubica Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi | S.A. Chakraborty City of Brass | S.A. Chakrabort...

Rachele and Becky do a deep dive into their three favorite genres: Romance, Fantasy, and Thrillers. They decide that they are PRO-TROPE! All the books we discussed in this episode: Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang The Bride Test | Helen Hoang The Heart Principle | Helen Hoang  Book Lovers | Emily Henry Secretly Yours | Tessa Bailey Tessa Bailey author Author Tessa Dare for Historical Romance Autho...