Books and Cake and Costumes

Get ready cuz it's Episode Ten Plus One: Cake, Cozy Mysteries, and Bestie Book Swap Updates We’re celebrating our 11th episode (or as we like to call it, "ten plus one") with some bookish chat about cozy mysteries, annotated book swaps, and our latest reads. Plus, we talk about the books that inspired us as kids, the joy of missing out, and Kat’s spirit week adventures.   📚 Books Mentioned: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe: https://amzn.to/3WL15Py The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan: https://amzn.to/4aLeUTO  Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight: https://amzn.to/3EgO5dO  Baby Dragon Café by A.T. Qureshi: https://amzn.to/42Bfstq  Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: https://amzn.to/4iJzKGT  Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros: https://amzn.to/3WO1P6j  Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin: https://amzn.to/3CDQZsT  Strangulation and Strawberry Cake by Nancy McGovern: https://amzn.to/4aMDNyh  The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst: https://amzn.to/3WO2bd9  The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride: https://amzn.to/4asTs5P  When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker: https://amzn.to/3W1HCtz  Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics and Lore (ARC from NetGalley) available for preorder: https://amzn.to/3CrCvwe  🎙 What’s Inside This Episode? ✔️ Kat’s Free Little Library find – a Martha Stewart Baking Cookbook ✔️ Do we ever actually make the recipes in cozy mysteries? Amanda says, “heck no!” ✔️ Kat’s antisocial book club experience (snail mail annotations!) ✔️ Bestie Book Swap updates: Den of Vipers & When the Moon Hatched ✔️ Our thoughts on Four Thousand Weeks and the concept of JOMO (joy of missing out) ✔️ February’s Selected Read: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store discussion date ✔️ Celebrate Literacy Week & Kat’s Paul Bunyan cosplay ✔️ Teachers who inspired our love of reading and writing ✔️ Rapid-fire book questions: dust jackets, book boyfriends, and favorite villains   📢 Join the Club! Want to read along with us? Our next book discussion is happening on February 23rd at 3 PM EST.    📣 Follow us for updates, and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can singup here   Can I Bring My Book Social Links: Instagram: @canibringmybook_club Bluesky: @canibringmybook.bsky.social Mastodon: @canibringmybook  Facebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook   Disclaimer: Some of the links included may provide us with a small kickback. There’s no cost to you, and if we’re lucky, maybe we’ll earn enough in ten years to buy a book of our own.