About this episode
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!*