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Season 2, Episode 42: Some Deeper Book Themes + When Characters Are Real
Season 2, Episode 42: Some Deeper Book Themes + When Characters Are Real

We are chatting about thinking of characters from books as our IRL friends and enemies this week. Who would you like to grab a drink with, join for Thanksgiving, see die a thousand deaths, or invite for a roll in the sheets ?

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Kaytee CobbMay 25, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 41: Books Other People Made Us Read + How We Process Non-fiction
Season 2, Episode 41: Books Other People Made Us Read + How We Process Non-fiction

We’ve got a great selection of books for you on this episode, readers, plus some thoughts and reflections on reading non-fiction and the ways we “process” it.

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Kaytee CobbMay 18, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 40: What To Say When People Tell You “I Don’t Have Time to Read”
Season 2, Episode 40: What To Say When People Tell You “I Don’t Have Time to Read”

Today we are responding to the reader’s perpetual clapback: “I don’t have time to read” and wondering if it’s a complain or an attack. What do you think?

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Kaytee CobbMay 11, 2020 Comment
Season 2, Episode 39: Big Bookish Feelings + Backlist is Beautiful
Season 2, Episode 39: Big Bookish Feelings + Backlist is Beautiful

Meredith and Mindy are discussing books that aren’t quite classics (if we are counting those as over 50 years old) but are definite gems from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

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Kaytee CobbMay 4, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 38: Tackling Controversial Titles + How We Read Series Books
Season 2, Episode 38: Tackling Controversial Titles + How We Read Series Books

This episode is all about reading books in a series and all the factors to take into consideration as you ponder a re-read or a “jump right in”

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Kaytee CobbApril 27, 2020 Comment
Season 2, Episode 37: Books that Become Movies, and Whether We Love or Hate Them
Season 2, Episode 37: Books that Become Movies, and Whether We Love or Hate Them

We’ve got a fun discussion today about our favorite (and least favorite) movie adaptations of the books we’ve read and loved (or hated). It’s a wide range of great stories!

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Kaytee CobbApril 20, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 36: Why We Read Middle Grade and YA (plus Stroooong Opinions & Meredith Identifies with a Literary Villain)
Season 2, Episode 36: Why We Read Middle Grade and YA (plus Stroooong Opinions & Meredith Identifies with a Literary Villain)

Today we are sharing the motivations for our own reading of books “outside our level.” Why would an adult read a Young Adult or Middle Grade book? We also bring some strong sassy opinions about two galleys we received from publishers. Yikes!

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Kaytee CobbApril 13, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 35: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram
Season 2, Episode 35: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram

This week’s episode is all about the joy we get from being on Bookstagram and our very low barriers to entry and our tips for curating your account feed. Lots of goodness in here!

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Kaytee CobbApril 6, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 34: When Life Hands You Lemons… You Maybe Read a Bunch of Pandemic Books
Season 2, Episode 34: When Life Hands You Lemons… You Maybe Read a Bunch of Pandemic Books

We are diving deep into the world of the pandemic. Because sometimes you want a fictionalized version of real life. It feels like these books “get you"? Or maybe you don’t. And that’s okay!

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Kaytee CobbMarch 30, 2020 Comment
Season 2, Episode 33: Books That Make You Sob on the Floor
Season 2, Episode 33: Books That Make You Sob on the Floor

Today’s episode includes a deep dive that Meredith would roll her eyes at, hard! Mindy and Kaytee love a book that brings you to tears, while Meredith wants nothing to do with them! Grab your tissues and one of these books.

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Kaytee CobbMarch 23, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 32: Page-turning Current Reads + Our Favorite Bookish Podcasts
Season 2, Episode 32: Page-turning Current Reads + Our Favorite Bookish Podcasts

We are shouting out some love to our favorite bookish podcasts today. And we’re talking about a bunch of great books, too!

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Kaytee CobbMarch 16, 2020 Comment
Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes - Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall
Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes - Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall

This three-host show has some super strong opinions: we are throwing books against the wall for all kinds of reasons!

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Kaytee CobbMarch 9, 2020 Comments
Minisode: An Interview with "The Girl with the Louding Voice" Author Abi Daré
Minisode: An Interview with "The Girl with the Louding Voice" Author Abi Daré

A mini-episode featuring Abi Daré, the author of “The Girl with the Louding Voice.” Her novel was chosen as a Book of the Month pick and a Read with Jenna pick, and she has lots of great stuff to share with us!

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Kaytee CobbMarch 5, 2020
Season 2, Episode 30: Joining a Book Cult + The Art of the Buddy Read
Season 2, Episode 30: Joining a Book Cult + The Art of the Buddy Read

Episode 30 is all about reading together. Whether you’re in a book cult or you’re buddy reading with a friend!

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Kaytee CobbMarch 2, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 29: The Golden Earbud Awards :: Our Choices for the Best Audiobooks
Season 2, Episode 29: The Golden Earbud Awards :: Our Choices for the Best Audiobooks

This episode is chalk-full of the very best audiobooks, because we are premiering the very first Golden Earbuds Awards!

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Kaytee CobbFebruary 24, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 28: Don’t Read This Book on a Plane + How to Get Books for Review
Season 2, Episode 28: Don’t Read This Book on a Plane + How to Get Books for Review

We’ve got all the info about how to get free books today, readers. Who doesn’t want more free books?

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Kaytee CobbFebruary 17, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 27: Meredith Reads a Second Book in a Series (Gasp!) + How to Read More
Season 2, Episode 27: Meredith Reads a Second Book in a Series (Gasp!) + How to Read More

We’re having a chat about getting more out of your reading life this week, as well as books that are surprising on many levels.

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Kaytee CobbFebruary 10, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 26: The Varied Bookish Life + Reading Under the Weather
Season 2, Episode 26: The Varied Bookish Life + Reading Under the Weather

Mindy and Kaytee are chatting about sick-time reading and the vacations we’re not getting along with our current reads!

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Kaytee CobbFebruary 3, 2020Comment
Season 2, Episode 25: Telling Authors What We Want + The Comfort of Cozy Mysteries
Season 2, Episode 25: Telling Authors What We Want + The Comfort of Cozy Mysteries

We are diving deep into the questions and comforts surrounding cozy mysteries. And telling it like it is with regard to the books we want to read and the art of the re-read.

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Kaytee CobbJanuary 27, 2020 Comments
Season 2, Episode 24: Reading Recs from Others + Kids' Book Clubs
Season 2, Episode 24: Reading Recs from Others + Kids' Book Clubs

This week’s episode includes some observations about books that other readers recommended to us, for better or worse. Mindy and Kaytee are falling into a groove and we think you’ll like it!

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Kaytee CobbJanuary 20, 2020 Comments
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