EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 41 MIN
April Reading Round Up
from The Cookie Bookie Club | A Mother Daughter Book Club · host Mary, Sandra and Mary Kate
This month, we’re serving up a full plate of April reads — from comforting classics to unsettling late-night snacks for the brain. We chat about everything from the fascinatingly macabre Stiff by Mary Roach to the emotional depth of From Scratch by Tembi Locke, plus philosophical musings, eerie forests, impossible lives, and stories that linger like cookie crumbs in the bottom of the tin.In this episode, we dig into:Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James PattersonYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeVigil by George SaundersThe Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall SmithDon't Let the Forest In by C. G. DrewsUntil the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney GouldThe Life Impossible by Matt HaigThe Message by Ta-Nehisi CoatesI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanIthaca by Claire NorthWhether your reading taste leans cozy chocolate chip, dark espresso crumble, or full mystery assortment tin, there’s probably something here for your TBR. Grab your favorite cookie, settle in, and join us for our April reading recap.Have you read any of these books? We’d love to hear your thoughts — and tell us: what was the best thing you read in April?
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This month, we’re serving up a full plate of April reads — from comforting classics to unsettling late-night snacks for the brain. We chat about everything from the fascinatingly macabre Stiff by Mary Roach to the emotional depth of From Scratch by Tembi Locke, plus philosophical musings, eerie forests, impossible lives, and stories that linger like cookie crumbs in the bottom of the tin.In this episode, we dig into:Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James PattersonYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeVigil by George SaundersThe Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall SmithDon't Let the Forest In by C. G. DrewsUntil the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney GouldThe Life Impossible by Matt HaigThe Message by Ta-Nehisi CoatesI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanIthaca by Claire NorthWhether your reading taste leans cozy chocolate chip, dark espresso crumble, or full mystery assortment tin, there’s probably something here for your TBR. Grab your favorite cookie, settle in, and join us for our April reading recap.Have you read any of these books? We’d love to hear your thoughts — and tell us: what was the best thing you read in April?
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