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The Bookish Life
by Bookish: An Indie Shop For Folks Who Read
The Bookish Life Podcast is a bi-weeky podcast production of Bookish: An Indie Shop For Folks Who Read in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You can follow us on Instagram at@bookishshopfs. All the books we talked about can be purchased on our website: bookishfs.comSara and Phil are eternally grateful to Matthew Putman for editing and producing our little podcast. If you like listening to this podcast, please tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Email us your questions at [email protected]
Episodes
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Book Clubs
This week, Sara dissects the ins-and-outs of book club meetings. Don't fret, there is something for everyone. Thanks to all of our Instagram friends who answered our poll questions. If you are interested in finding a book club and are in the Fort Smith area, come see us! We'll get you plugged in....
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Phil & Sara pretend to be Civil War experts
Phil and Sara are back, and even though Phil told us he wasn't only going to read Shelby Foote's Civil War Narrative, he has been sucked in by Foote's wit and flowery language. So we talked a bit about that, as well as Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars and Michael Harriot's Black AF History. You can...
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Bookish Bedtime Chat
We're trying something a little different this week with a new segment we're calling "Bookish Bedtime Chat". Join Sara and Matthew (and their pets) as they discuss James by Percival Everett and Burn Book by Kara Swisher, all from the comfort of their bed. Listen Here Purchase Here
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A Better Version of a Church Lock-in
This month, Sara and Phil talk about what they're reading. Snag any of these titles at Bookish, online or listen with librofm.com. Come and Get It by Kiley Reid The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf (Author) Elizabeth...
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New Year, New Podcast...Finally
Phil and I are good at reading books, we're not great at recording podcasts regularly. But we're finally back! It's 2024 and we're off to a great start. Check out what we've been reading and what we're excited about. You can find books in the shop, at Bookshop.org, or listen on Librofm!
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Throwback Episode w/ Jen
In this throwback, we discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and a few other great books. Enjoy! Find all the books we discuss here!
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Book Club Episode - MONSTERS: A FAN'S DILEMMA by Claire Dederer
First of all, apologies for the late episode. Sara's family had quite a bit going on this month, so editing was placed on the back burner. Nonetheless, this month's book club episode was a fun conversation. Phil and Sara discussed Dederer's book that sprung from an article published in The Paris...
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August Slipped Away - Here's What We Read
Phil and Sara talked about what they read in August. You can find those in the shop, or online. If audiobooks are you jam, check out our Bookish Life list on Librofm!
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Livin' That Bookstore Life w/ Emily Kelley
Emily and Sara talk answer a few questions about what it's like to work in a bookstore. We cover ordering for the shop as well as ordering through our website using Bookshop.org. PreOrders are a vital part of the bookselling world, so we touch on that a bit, too! Send any questions you might have...
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What We Read in July
As the summer winds down, Phil and Sara take a look at what they read in July. You can purchase Sara's picks in the shop - just ask for the podcast bundle. Or you can shop online here or snag the audiobook version here! Happy Reading!
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Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy
This month's book club discussion is centered around David Joy's book, Those We Thought We Knew. We are both big fans of Joy's writing and appreciate so much about how he tells stories. Joy's book comes out August 1st. Preorder yours here, or here, or email [email protected] If you have...
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June Reading Recap
We had a great June! Phil finally read one of Sara's recommendations and was pleasantly surprised. You can find our podcast collection here. If audio is your thing, you can listen to them here! Visit the shop and snag our podcast bundle. Any 3 books for 10% off and 5 books for 15% off.
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Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor
In this month's book club episode, Phil and Sara discuss Ozark Dogs by local author Eli Cranor. We are reading modern "grit lit" or "southern noir" this summer, and Cranor's newest work was a way to kick off the series close to home. You can snag your signed copy of Ozark Dogs in the shop or…
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Refreshed & Renewed
We are back for Season 3 of The Bookish Life Podcast. Our format is changing a bit, but we will still be bringing you great books along with book industry news, and a book club! For the next few months, we'll be diving into Southern Noir fiction starting with Eli Cranor's OZARK DOGS. You can find...
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Favorites
Sara and Phil wrap up this season by reading some of our favorites. Sara talks about the Natalie Haynes book Stone Blind which is longlisted for the Women's Fiction award, and Phil reads a new-to-him book from one of his favorite authors, David Mitchell, Slade House. You can find these and all…
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Anaximander & Schulyer
In this special episode, Schuyler Brooks talks to Phil about Carlo Rovelli's Anaximander. You can snag your copy here or here
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Genre Fiction is Good For You
Phil patiently listens as Sara gushes over her new favorite genre, literary horror. Then we discuss gateways to reading. (We all have a reluctant reader in our life!) Here's where you can find the books we discussed today: Bookshop.org Or you can listen with Libro.fm - our audiobook service that...
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Rage Against Book Bans
In this episode, Sara and Phil discuss - yet again - more book bans in the area. We try not to carry on too long, but I did want to clarify that Derrick Barnes was the author I was discussing in the first part of the episode. (His name got cut in the editing process, but his books are fantastic!)...
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Why We Love The Storygraph
Phil and Sara are joined by bookseller, Emily this week as she fills us in on all things Storygraph. If you like to track your reading and are interested in making the switch from larger monopolies, try The Storygraph! You can find what we are reading this week HERE Happy Reading!
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The Unbearable Divine
Better late than never! We are finally here this week with some great books (and a lot of other things) to discuss. Don't forget to give us stars! If there's anything book or bookstore specific that you'd like to discuss, message us on any of the Bookish social media platforms, or send an email…
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Phil and Sara go to India
This week, we talk about what we're reading and what we're excited about reading. We also dive into the logistics of pre ordering books - Thanks, Prince Harry! - and Phil goes on a little rant about monarchies. Here's what we talked about: The Golden Ass The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Out…
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Our First Ever BEST OF Episode!
On today's podcast, Phil and Sara talk about their favorite books of 2022! We can't wait to see what your favorites were. Vagabonds by Elaghosa Osunde Horse by Geraldine Brooks Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom...
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Grace
Phil and Sara discuss what they're reading, which leads to a whirlwind conversation about Grace. Interested in what we talked about this week? You can find it here: Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine by Lawerence Freedman Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the...
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God's Annointed Bookshop
Phil and Sara talk military history for a minute and a few other things. Here's what we're reading and what we're excited about this week! Command by Lawrence Freedman Trespasses by Louise Kennedy The Tutors in Love by Sarah Gristwood Scatterlings by Resoketswe Martha Manenzhe
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Eat Your Vegetables
Check out what we're reading this week: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor - PreOrder today! and check out Don't Know Tough while you wait. Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don't Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham Real Bad Things by Kelly J Ford Dickens and...
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Revolution According to Phil
Our bookish conversation this week centered around Phil's book, Russia: Revolution and Civil War, 1917 - 1921, and a few snippets from our friends at The Guardian where writer Murakami asks "Who would I be if I weren't seeking anything?" We are both really excited about his new book coming out…
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Not So Spooky Halloween Episode
Phil is back and ready to talk books. Here's what we discussed this week: The Trees by Percival Everett Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Civil Wars and Reconstructions in the Americas: The United States, Mexico, and Argentina, 1860-1880 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy We Are the Light by...
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Meet Blake, Read Poetry
Phil is out this week, but our friend Blake Taylor joined Sara for this week's podcast. Here's what we talked about: Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Selected Poems of Wendell Berry The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
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Panic, People!
Sara goes back and talks more about the new Kevin Wilson book, Now Is Not the Time to Panic! Phil talked about The Trees by Percival Everett and what makes it a great book club pick. Here is what we're excited about the week of October 18th! Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Accidental Gods: On Race,...
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Welcome, October!
In this week's podcast, Phil hesitantly talks about his latest read, THE CASE AGAINST THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION by Louise Perry. Sara discusses Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen which was our book club pick for September. New Releases this week: Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for...
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Banned Books + Celeste Ng
Here's what we talked about in this week's podcast. Happy Listening!
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Slumplandia
Phil and Sara talk each other out of their reading slumps this week. Here's what we talked about: All things Larry McMurtry Troy by Stephen Fry. Listen to it HERE! The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Magician by Colm Toibin Man of Iron by Troy Senik Sex with Presidents by Eleanor Herman The...
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You Don't Have to Like Everything You Read
Happy September! Here's a look at what we talked about on this week's episode. Happy Reading! Up from the Depths: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford, and Rediscovery in Dark Times by Aaron Sachs Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty Fairy Tale by Stephen King Ithaca by Claire North I'm Glad My Mom...
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Early Risers
Here's what Sara and Phil talked about this week: Up From the Depths by Aaron Sachs Acne by Laura Chinn Tesla: Wizard at War by Marc Seifer The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us by Mike Mariani The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins...
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Palimpsest
Here's what we talked about this week: Ithaca by Claire North Joan by Katherine J. Chen Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver All The Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to...
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We're Feminists, After All...
Sara forces Phil to bring up Douglas MacArthur one more time, but then we get into some fantastically feminist retellings. One today's episode, we discuss Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine Chen, Ithaca by Claire North, The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What…
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Vacation Reading
Phil is back from vacation, so we catch up with our reading and discuss burning questions like "What do you read on vacation?" In today's episode we discuss William Manchester's book AMERICAN CAESAR: DOUGLAS MCARTHUR 1880-1964, David Sedaris' HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, Sandra Newman's THE MEN, Adam Langor's...
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Gilbert Grape!
We are including Phil's passage from William Manchester's book about Douglas MacArthur here. Do you have a passage that moved you this week? Tell us about it! "Captain Arthur McArthur was more austere than Judge MacArthur - he was, in fact, something of a stuffed shirt - but now and then he...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Bookish Life Podcast is a bi-weeky podcast production of Bookish: An Indie Shop For Folks Who Read in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You can follow us on Instagram at@bookishshopfs. All the books we talked about can be purchased on our website: bookishfs.comSara and Phil are eternally grateful to Matthew Putman for editing and producing our little podcast. If you like listening to this podcast, please tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Email us your questions at [email protected]
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