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You've been asking for it, and now it's here: our best books of 2018 list! We are the type of people who cannot pick our books until ALL the books have been finished for the year, so this is the soonest we could record! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a Christmas gift that is perfect for an avid reader and the reason you all feel like your TBR lists explode whenever we release a new episode. Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week has an incredible variety of titles that we discuss. This week's deep dive is a recap of our top ten books of the year for each of us. We picked the cream of the crop to share with you, readers. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a gripping mystery and a two-book series that are so unexpectedly wonderful. As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 5:08 - Little Free Library! 9:33 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown 9:45 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis 12:25 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu 13:00 – Becoming by Michelle Obama 16:19 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien 16:34 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 16:36 - Room by Emma Donoghue 18:56 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 19:33 - Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel 19:41 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel 21:51 - Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel 22:59 - Sadie by Courtney Summers 25:13 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser 29:10 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 30:39 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 32:32 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 33:15 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 34:28 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie 35:03 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast 35:29 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones 36:39 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 37:41 - Educated by Tara Westover 40:42 - Circe by Madeline Miller 42:32 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle 43:37 - Calypso by David Sedaris 45:03 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 45:41 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 46:44 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 47:58 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 49:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 49:56 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 52:41 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 54:52 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 54:58 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 55:51 - Us Against You by Frederik Backman 55:55 - Beartown by Frederik Backman 56:01 - A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman 58:44 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman 58:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith is holding down the fort this week while Kaytee travels, so her brother, Scott Monday is serving as our special guest host! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a Christmas classic that brought the family together and an amazing 2018 reading realization. Next, Meredith and Scott tackle what they are currently reading, and this week will make our non-fiction lovers' hearts just sing as it's chock-full of great non-fiction titles. This week's deep dive is about Scott's reading life and his weird foibles and quirks. I have a feeling you all are going to have serious WORDS about this! We can't wait for you to chime in. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a data-nerd's dream book and a book that belongs on every family's shelves. As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 2:14 – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 6:37 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis 7:28 – Bay Books in Coronado, CA 8:58 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown 9:53 – The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck 10:40 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu 11:19 – Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 11:35 – Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson 11:37 – In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson 16:25 – The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman 17:18 – Harry Potter by JK Rowling 17:29 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 17:34 – Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 19:02 – It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson 19:06 – Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson 22:00 – Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 22:25 – Dopesick by Beth Macy 22:57 – Becoming by Michelle Obama 26:32 – What Happened by Hillary Clinton 30:22 – The Black Stallion by Walter Farley 30:35 – The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley 30:36 – Son of the Black Stallion by Walter Farley 30:38 – Fire Stallion by Walter Farley? I think he meant Black Stallion and Satan :-) 30:43 – Island Stallion by Walter Farley 31:14 – The Edge by Dick Francis 31:34 – Longshot by Dick Francis 32:24 – Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 41:05 – Ulysses by James Joyce 42:26 – Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 45:15 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie 45:30 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are deep in the holiday season and we're ready to talk about all the books! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a bookish moment of connection with a new friend and a book ornament for the tree. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, with plenty of kid lit in this week's selections as well as some cozy reads and some creepy ones. This week's deep dive is about winter reads and the titles we like to cozy up with during the holidays. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a new (old) mystery series to sink your teeth into, and a travel memoir. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 1:35 - Cowboy Pug by Laura James 2:31 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 5:38 - my pretty bookstack ornament (no longer available for me to link to on the Anthropologie site!) 7:17 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 7:49 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 10:28 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 11:35 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 12:26 - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib 16:07 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett 16:17 - Reading Bug subscription box 17:51 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett 20:02 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 20:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 20:24 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 20:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 22:32 - Toll by Neal Shusterman (not even on Amazon yet, so no link!) 24:26 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 24:36 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 27:27 - Shogun by James Clavell 28:02 - Pax by Sara Pennypacker 31:58 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 32:47 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson 33:59 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 34:18 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 34:26 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 34:48 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 35:18 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling 35:24 - Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein 35:31 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein 35:33 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 36:05 - The Shining by Stephen King 36:25 - It by Stephen King 36:26 - The Stand by Stephen King 36:38 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Auden 36:41 - The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Auden 37:10 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 37:40 - Agatha Christie 37:41 - PD James 37:42 - Minette Walters 37:52 - Aunt Dimity Series 38:15 - Anne Perry Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels 38:31 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 38:59 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 40:23 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 40:25 - All the Books podcast 41:46 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 43:09 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George 43:22 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series 45:12 - Robert Galbraith series (JK Rowling syndrome) 45:58 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider 47:59 - Simple: A Podcast by Tsh Oxenreider 48:35 - Interview with Tsh on Kaytee's blog *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week with a broad array of books to tell you about! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a personalized book gift FOR a friend, and a kidlit audiobook addiction. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, some quick reads to hit your year-end goals, and a few books we cannot WAIT to talk to you about! Our super special deep dive this week centers on an interview with Delia Owens, writer of Where the Crawdads Sing. This book has been chosen as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, as well as (just announced the day after recording) picked up by 20th Century Fox as a feature film production. Delia is so gracious, so well-spoken, and so lovely. We know you'll love hearing from her. As always, we ALL finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a nature collection from Delia, a cry-your-heart-out book, and a middle grade classic. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 1:35 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 4:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 5:32 - Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson 6:31 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 7:43 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong 7:57 - Shogun by James Clavell 8:51 - Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris 10:51 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 16:06 - The One by John Marrs 19:59 - Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet 20:06 - Stuart Little by E.B. White 20:08 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 22:55 - Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 23:25 - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug 24:11 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 27:51 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 30:15 - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 41:19 - The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold 43:45 - Instagram Giveaway! Go win one of two copies of Where The Crawdads Sing! 45:09 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 48:29 - Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

This week we're talking brand new titles, some oldies but goodies and a few bookish surprises. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a brand new release finally in hand, and a bookish Christmas tradition. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a few brand new releases as well as a bunch of goodness from the back list. This week we spend some time discussing how our reading habits change during the holidays, both in amount and substance. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a rich-family inheritance drama, and a time-travel-esque (no actual time travel involved) book that surprised me. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 1:30 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 3:53 - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 4:10 - Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry 5:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 5:55 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 9:45 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 9:58 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 11:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 12:18 - Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco 15:09 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reybourne 15:19 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 15:21 - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King 18:10 - Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman 20:42 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 20:49 - Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 22:39 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 23:28 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 25:27 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 26:13 - Jenny Colgan books 27:52 - Shogun by James Clavell 28:39 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 28:43 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (again!) 30:21 - The Heirs by Susan Rieger 30:38 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 33:58 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Episode number 15. Does it seem to anyone else like it's getting crazy real? We are having such fun! Tune in this week to hear Meredith and Kaytee discuss three books each as well as something that we read that surprised us! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a family road trip listen and a perfect reading moment. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a smorgasbord of titles ranging from YA to fantasy to literary fiction to thrillers. We've got a bit of everything! Our mini deep dive this week is about the books that most recently surprised us. And you might be surprised as well by one of these titles! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a sci-fi thriller and a classic children's series. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 3:03 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy 3:11 - Episode Nine with Meg Teitz 5:59 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 6:54 - South of Broad by Pat Conroy 8:52 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 10:50 - The Price of Tides by Pat Conroy 12:08 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 12:22 - He Read She Read Podcast 14:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 15:05 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 16:15 - My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd 16:34 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 20:05 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 22:21 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 22:53 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman 23:35 - Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman 23:54 - They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera 26:43 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 26:49 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 29:16 - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith 30:18 - Louise Penny's new book: Kingdom of the Blind 32:13 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 32:19 - Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne 35:08 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James 36:23 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 38:35 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 40:04 - Pines by Blake Crouch 41:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 41:55 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes 42:11 - Boxcar Children Books 1-4 as Box Set 43:25 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a surprise book present, an accessory to make binge-reading the next big thing, and choosing books for a trip. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of the three of us because that still gives you a whole stack to check out. Our deep-dive this week delves deep into the ins and outs of running a book club. And this episode is for you whether you have a group of friends that meet at a coffee shop each month or you are looking for a group of bookish friends on the internet so you can "book club" in your PJs! We even toss around some ideas for those of us (like Meredith and Kaytee) who are "book-club challenged" in that our inner rebel shows up whenever someone says we have to read a certain title. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have some classic dude-friendly literature, a lovely little fun romp, and a sweeping American and African family story. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 0:45 - MomAdvice.com 0:58 - The MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook 2:59 - idealbookshelf.com 3:40 - Ideal Bookshelf on Instagram: @idealbookshelf 4:21 -LEVO G2 Tablet Clamp Stand 9:13 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss 9:31 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 12:46 - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 12:53 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 13:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 14:14 - Serial Reader App 14:35 - Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 15:39 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh 15:49 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance 19:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 19:18 - The Selection (Series) by Kiera Cass 19:44 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 21:24 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 21:38 - Wundersmith (Second book in Nevermoor series) by Jessica Townsend 22:34 - Elevation by Stephen King 25:42 - River Of Stars by Vanessa Hua 28:39 - Ghosted by Rosie Walsh 31:29 - Liane Moriarty books (specifically: Nine Perfect Strangers and Truly Madly Guilty) 32:50 - Seven Tips for Hosting a Successful Book Club article on MomAdvice.com 37:07 - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran 39:11 - meetup.com - LOL it still exists!! 40:14 - The Lazy Genius Podcast episode #72: The Lazy Genius Hosts a Book Swap 45:40 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - and Amy's interview with Anthony 46:18 - MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook 48:00 - Shogun by James Clavell 50:54 - The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall 52:42 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 55:13 - Amy on Instagram: @momadvice *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds to chat Non-Fiction and some other really wonderful titles! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a bookish candle and IRL friendships that are reading more. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of us so we have time to talk about 50 thousand additional books! Our deep-dive this week centers on some of our favorite non-fiction genres! We throw a whole metric crap-ton of titles at you to get you started in the non-fiction world, if that seems to be a place that you're lacking. Every one of these titles have been vetted by one or both of us (along with many others that we've mentioned in past episodes), and we are all about you picking them up! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have some beautiful fiction as well as a great and FUN contemporary mystery. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 1:21 - Friday Reads candle from Main Line Candle Company 5:06 - Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet 6:37 - Stuart Little by E.B. White 6:39 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 6:56 - The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White 7:35 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 8:24 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading 9:23 - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King 12:02 - Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales 12:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon 15:12 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell 15:45 - Little Free Library! 17:16 - Hens Dancing by Raphaella Barker 17:47 - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Felding 23:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner 23:35 - Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines 23:51 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 24:28 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler 24:31 - Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes 24:55 - Coming Clean by Seth Haines 25:18 - Educated by Tara Westover *Other memoirs mentioned in past episodes that I LOVE: As You Wish by Cary Elwes, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, anything by David Sedaris 26:38 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 27:29 - Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean 27:34 - Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald 27:46 - The Pixar Touch by David Price 28:11 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 28:55 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 28:57 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 29:08 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton 29:13 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond 29:41 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 30:08 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle 30:10 - Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle 31:14 - Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore 32:11 - Start With Why by Simon Sinek 32:17 - Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek 32:24 - Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz 32:44 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh 32:58 - 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman 33:30 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris 35:07 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 35:38 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 35:39 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin 34:50 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 35:05 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 35:07 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 35:10 - Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 36:33 - Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 37:15 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey 37:28 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven Covey 37:45 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner 38:20 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 39:06 - Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillin Smith *Other productivity books mentioned in past episodes: Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 41:00 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 44:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 45:59 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 46:02 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moraiarty 46:54 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Episode 12 comes to you this week. And we're here to talk TBR. The specifics of what drives us to choose the next book off the stack! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a group of online readers that saves the day and all about audiobook "stories." Next, we tackle what we are currently reading: some Capital W-Weird picks, some non-fiction, some YA. We've got a little taste of everything. We take a mini-deep dive this week into the topic of TBR lists. How do readers in general choose what is To Be Read next? How do we, specifically, choose what to slot into that coveted position? As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have a perfect Christmas gift idea (and some wonderful accompaniments) as well as a beloved curmudgeon book for almost every reader on your list. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 3:17 - Audiobook stories on Instagram: click on the Audiobooks Q&A highlight! 6:05 - The Book of Boy by Katherine Gilbert Murdock 8:52 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 9:50 - Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brian Sanderson 14:03 - Episode 9 with Meg Teitz 14:32 - Our favorite free Enneagram test: https://exploreyourtype.com/details 15:08 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stablile 15:25 - Typeology podcast 15:35 - The Sacred Enneagram by Christopher Heuertz 17:20 - From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon 17:25 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon 20:32 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell 20:47 - The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs 20:50 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 23:15 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 29:37 - Vox by Christina Dalcher 32:46 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel 34:24 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 36:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 39:06 - A beautiful mug to pair it with 39:10 - The coziest of cozy wraps from Athleta 40:47 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 42:50 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 42:52 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 42:57 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 44:09 - A Man Called Ove movie 45:09 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for Episode 11, in which we take a fun little trip down our "book-memory lanes". You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: A sweet book gift from a friend, and a childhood milestone finally broached. Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three (or more) books from each of us, lots of mysterious picks this week, and one title that we just can't stop talking about. Next, we take that memory trip and talk about the books that formed us as readers. The memories we have of our childhood reading, the ones that shaped us as teens, and how they turned us into the readers we are today. So many backlist gems in this list! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a YA pick that's being made into a Netflix movie and a non-fiction classic that is perfect for everyone on your Christmas list. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 2:37 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel 3:50 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 4:17 - Harry Potter Illustrated Editions by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay 7:52 - Louise Penny's Three Pines Series 8:19 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 11:34 - Just the Right Book Subscription 11:45 - Reading Bug Box Subscription 11:50 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville 11:54 - The Book Drop Subscription (Reminder: CURRENTLYREADING will get you 20% off until 12/15) 12:12 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke 16:07 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton 16:16 - @raelasbooks on Instagram 18:22 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 20:20 - House at Riverton by Kate Morton 21:15 - Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman 21:28 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard 22:48 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 23:52 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 25:52 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner 26:06 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 28:12 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 30:19 - The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini 34:24 - The Mitten by Jan Brett 34:26 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle 34:47 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 34:48 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 34:58 - Choose Your Own Adventure books by R.A. Montgomery 36:13 - R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Series 36:15 - Intensity by Dean Koontz 36:29 - Stephen King novels 37:04 - 100 Secret Senses by Amy Tan 37:14 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 38:15 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell 39:15 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene 39:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis UNSOLICITED STRONG OPINION: Amazon is wrong. Read these in Publication Order, please! 40:56 - The Once and Future King by T.H. White 42:21 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 44:25 - Dumplin' by Julie Murphy 47:58 - Puddin' by Julie Murphy 48:20 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*