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Pull Your Shelf Together

Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne, co-owners of the indie bookstore, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, GA, talk about books they've been reading and recommend.

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  1. 52

    Summertime Blues

    Melissa and Jessica are back with some great books to hide from the humidity with.

  2. 51

    And Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

    Melissa and Jessica are back from an extended break due to book festivals, book fairs, conferences, and other craziness. They have some book recommendations to kick off your summer.

  3. 50

    The January That Wouldn't End

    Melissa and Jessica made it through the holidays and have some book recommendations to beat the doldrums of January.

  4. 49

    Out With the Old and In With the New Year

    Melissa and Jessica close out 2024 with some more book recommendations.

  5. 48

    Thankful for Books and Readers Like You

    Melissa and Jessica are back with some great book recommendations that can help make your holiday shopping a little easier.

  6. 47

    Always Bring an Extra Suitcase

    Jessica and Melissa are back from England with more books than they left with and more book recommendations than they know what to do with.

  7. 46

    England Here We Come...Again

    Jessica and Melissa are headed to England again, but first they have some weird and fittingly English book recommendations.

  8. 45

    False Fall

    Jessica is back this month and takes a break from FINALLY watching The Gilmore Girls to talk about what she's been reading with Melissa.

  9. 44

    With a Little Help From Our Friend

    With Jessica on the bench after eye surgery, E. Shaver GM Jenny pinch hits and joins Melissa to talk about books.

  10. 43

    Beach Reads?

    Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to hole up in the air conditioning with.

  11. 42

    A Good Time to Stay Inside and Read

    Melissa and Jessica are back with more book recommendations to read in the glorious air conditioning.

  12. 41

    Weasels in Our Attic

    After a crazy busy month of spring breaks, Melissa and Jessica are back with more book reviews and recommendations.

  13. 40

    France, I Hope Our Paths Croissant Again

    Melissa is back from a couple weeks in Paris and she and Jessica have more book recommendations.

  14. 39

    Conferences, Festivals, and Covid Oh My

    Melissa and Jessica fresh from a national booksellers conference, the Savannah Book Festival, and a bout of Covid are back with some book recommendations.

  15. 38

    And We're Back

    After a year hiatus, Melissa and Jessica are back with new book recommendations!

  16. 37

    The Holidays and an Impending Adventure

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their husbands, Tim and Bill, as they get ready to go on a Jane Austen-inspired tour of the UK in a couple of days.

  17. 36

    August was Just Busy

    Melissa and Jessica are back after a crazy August with some more book recommendations. On this episode: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The It Girl, The Bullet That Missed, Carrie Soto is Back, and more!

  18. 35

    We Just Can't Keep to a Schedule

    Melissa and Jessica return after an unplanned hiatus to talk about books and what they've been doing...since they clearly haven't been recording podcasts.

  19. 34

    Unintentional Book Preview Episode

    In this episode Melissa and Jessica talk about a few books that are available for preorder and a few that are out now.

  20. 33

    Book Festival Hangover

    Melissa and Jessica are back with some book recommendations after an exhausting and awesome Savannah Book Festival weekend.

  21. 32

    New Year, New Reads

    Melissa and Jessica are back after a busy holiday season with some great recommendations to get you out of a reading rut.

  22. 31

    Merry and Happy

    Melissa and Jessica are back with a few last minute holiday gift ideas!

  23. 30

    We're Thankful for Books and the People That Read Them

    Melissa and Jessica are back with some more book recommendations. Some of which are perfect for reading while hiding from your family during the holidays.

  24. 29

    Guilty Pleasures

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their PRH rep, Jess, for some more book recommendations. They also discuss their current guilty pleasure read.

  25. 28

    Have We Mentioned We're Not Great with Staying on Schedule?

    Melissa and Jessica are back from an unplanned extended break with their apologies and a bunch of book recommendations.

  26. 27

    Coming to You From An Undisclosed Location

    Melissa and Jessica are back talking about the books they've read and recommend. This time from their swanky, spacious new office space at the bookshop!

  27. 26

    The Murder Spree Continues

    Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about more books they've been reading recently. Spoiler...they're all a little murdery.

  28. 25

    This Episode Brought to You by Ruth Ware

    Melissa goes on a deep dive into the works of Ruth Ware while Jessica nerds out over history and the weather.

  29. 24

    Side Effects Make Include Sleepiness

    Melissa and Jessica back after their second Covid vaccination and feeling a little rundown are joined by Diane, their Penguin rep to discuss some newly out and upcoming books from their list.

  30. 23

    Pardon our Spiff

    Melissa and Jessica are back after a couple weeks off to do some renovations at the shop. Here's what they've been reading.

  31. 22

    You Had Us at Pigeons

    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Abby, their W.W. Norton sales rep, to talk about some great upcoming books from their spring and summer list.

  32. 21

    Magical Outcasts

    Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading and recommend. This episode coincidentally features an array of magical stories.

  33. 20

    Welcome Back, Annie

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by E. Shaver bookseller and events manager extraordinaire, Annie, to talk about and recommend books.

  34. 19

    It's a New Year

    Melissa and Jessica are back from holiday hiatus to talk about some more books. They are joined by Melissa, their Simon & Schuster sales rep, to talk about some great books from the S&S Spring 21 list.

  35. 18

    Rappin' with the Reps PRH Edition Part 2

    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by Toni, another of the shop's Random House reps. to discuss books they've read and upcoming books from the PRH Winter 21 list

  36. 17

    Rappin' with the Reps Harper Collins Edition

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Dawn, their Harper Collins rep, to talk about some exciting new releases on the Harper Collins Winter list.

  37. 16

    Make Good Choices

    Melissa and Jessica are back with book recommendations and philosophical musings.

  38. 15

    Technical Difficulties

    After a couple of technical difficulties, Melissa and Jessica are back to talk about what they've been reading.

  39. 14

    Rappin' with the Reps-PRH Edition

    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast by one of their Random House reps, Jessica, to talk about some books from the fall list. Please note that since the recording of this episode that some of the publishing dates for these books have been moved. For up to date information, please see our website www.eshaverbooks.com

  40. 13

    Migrations

    Jessica is getting ready to take her youngest son to college in Vermont and both Melissa and Jessica have some unintentionally environmentally themed book recommendations.

  41. 12

    Rappin' With the Reps-Macmillan Style

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by their Macmillan book rep, Jeff Willmann to talk about exciting upcoming releases from Macmillan's fall list.

  42. 11

    Something New on the Horizon

    Melissa and Jessica are back with book recommendation and a sneak peak at some special future episodes of the podcast

  43. 10

    A Tale of Two Booksellers

    It continues to be the worst of times in the world, but Melissa and Jessica are back with more discussion about what they've been reading.

  44. 9

    A Minor Victory

    Melissa and Jessica celebrate finishing The Grapes of Wrath in time for their book club meeting and give some other book recommendations.

  45. 8

    Its Not Like Riding a Bike

    Melissa and Jessica are back after a week off and may be a little rusty at the podcasting.

  46. 7

    Lighten Up

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Josie, another E. Shaver bookseller, who has some good light quarantine read recommendations

  47. 6

    Hello, Summer!

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by the fabulous Mary Kay Andrews to talk about her new book, Hello, Summer, classics they hate, and what they've been reading.

  48. 5

    The Southern Bookstore's Guide to Slaying Podcasts

    Melissa and Jessica are back with some more quarantine reading recommendations. New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix drops by the podcast to talk about his new book, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and to give you some of his book recommendations.

  49. 4

    Things Get a Little Dark

    Melissa and Jessica are joined on the podcast this week by Miriam, a veteran E. Shaver's bookseller, and everyone's book recommendations tend to be a little darker this week.

  50. 3

    Everyone Loves a Trope

    Melissa and Jessica are joined by Annie, bookseller extraordinaire, to talk about some of their recent favorite reads. Skimbleshanks, one of the bookshop cats, also decides to lend a paw.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne, co-owners of the indie bookstore, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, GA, talk about books they've been reading and recommend.

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Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne

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Pull Your Shelf Together currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne, co-owners of the indie bookstore, E. Shaver, Booksellers in Savannah, GA, talk about books they've been reading and recommend.

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Pull Your Shelf Together has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Pull Your Shelf Together is created and hosted by Melissa Taylor and Jessica Osborne.
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