Your Bookstore Besties

In this episode, Rachele and Becky catch up on their August Reads, September reading plans, and Rachele discusses her very exciting author event she attended!All the books we mentioned:Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchal Bullshit to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori DunlapRich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life by Vivian TuWell Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building Financial Foundations for You and Your Family and Creating Lasting Generational Wealth, A Self-Help Financial Guide by Vivian TuKindred by Octavia ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerA House with Good Bones by T. KingfisherPaladin’s Grace by T. KingfisherSwordheart by T. KingfisherFervor by Meg SmithermanDeathsworn by Meg SmithermanThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligThe Knave and the Moon by Rachel GilligAs Bad Luck Would Have It by Rachel GilligDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanCrescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. MaasCrescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. MaasThe Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky talk current book news, play a TBR game, and Rachele shares her top 10 most anticipated spring 2026 reads!All the books we mentioned:A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Forgotten Melody by Sarah J. MaasThe Poet Empress by Shen TaoVillain Edit by Rosie DananWish Spun by India HoltonThe Tsubaki Stationery Store by Ito OgawaReliquary by Hannah WhittenQuicksilver by Callie HartTrailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn MilesFunny Story by Emily HenryI Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelBabel by R. F. KuangTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseTentacles and Triathlons by Ashley BennettThe Last One by Will DeanSwallowed by Meg SmithermanThe Hurricane Wars by Thea GuanzonThe Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace JohnsonDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneyThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligThe Alchemist of Bohemia by Gabriela BubaThe Lady of Thorns by Tasha SuriImps by Gerardo Sámano CórdovaWhen the Woods Called Us Home by Rachel GriffinA Devil of a Crime by T. KingfisherElodie and the Dark Lord by Ashley PostonDeath Sworn by Meg SmithermanAs You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky ChambersTwist by Alice Feeney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, Becky and Rachele catch up the listeners on what they've been up to in July, including what they've been reading, and then they discuss their Bestie's Reading Challenge!All the books we mentioned:Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Kindred by Octavia ButlerThe Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. PearsonThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonAn Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar AdlerBlood Over Bright Haven by M. L. WangThe Burnout by Sophie KinsellaConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaThe Road Trip by Beth O'LearyThe Foxhole Court by Nora SakavicThe Raven King by Nora SakavicThe King's Men by Nora SakavicLights Out by Navessa AllenGame On by Navessa AllenThe Odyssey by HomerWhy Odysseus?: Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti)hero by Joel P. ChristensenDagger Mouth by H. M. WolfeThe Poet Empress by Shen TaoSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelExit Party by Emily St. John MandelAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneAssistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A very exciting episode where Rachele (virtually) sits down with Joel P. Christensen, author of Why Odysseus? Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti)Hero and Becca, friend of the podcast and Joel's research assistant and talk all things Odyssey. We discuss the current online culture surrounding the release of Nolan's Odyssey film, our thoughts and feelings after seeing it, and all things Homer and Odysseus. We also talk about the inspiration for Joel's newest book, and fun conversations about pop culture references, fan fiction, and even some Odyssey memes that have been going around. This episode is our longest yet - maybe in honor of Odysseus's journey home. We hope you enjoy! Find Joel and Becca on social media:Joel's website - https://sententiaeantiquae.com/Joel's twitter - https://x.com/sentantiqLink for "Why Odysseus" - https://bookshop.org/p/books/why-odysseus-survivor-scoundrel-anti-hero-joel-p-christensen/f9b6532a63c1d082?ean=9783032209863&bkshp-astro=tBecca's twitter - https://x.com/beccafrankel Becca's instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beccafrankel/Becca's Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/prettycynical/All the books we mentioned:Why Odysseus: Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti)Hero by Joel P. ChristensenThe Odyssey by Homer — translation by Emily WilsonThe Iliad by Homer - translation by Emily WilsonMoby-Dick by Herman MelvilleCirce by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodThe "Odyssey" in Athens by Erwin F. CookThe Odyssey Effect by Erica StevensonThe Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth HindsThe Iliad by Homer — Stanley Lombardo translationThe Iliad by Homer — Richmond Lattimore translationThe Odyssey by Homer — Gareth Hinds graphic novel adaptation

Because Becky rarely edits the episodes, she gets to come up with provocative titles when she does. In this fascinating episode, the Besties catch each other up on their reads after not speaking to each other for a month. Then, they conclude the episode with the Reading Challenge! What book will they each pick to read in July?! All the books we mentioned: Yesteryear | Caro Claire BurkeWriting Creativity and Soul | Sue Monk KiddThe Secret Life of BeesThe Mermaid ChairHis and Hers | Alice FeeneyMy Husband’s Wife | Alice FeeneyThis Will Be Fun | E. B. AsherElla Encanted | Gail Carson LevineFull Metal Alchemist Volume 1 | Hiromu ArakawaTruro Bear | Mary OliverDevotions | Mary OliverAtmosphere | Taylor Jenkins ReidDaisy Jones and the Six | Taylor Jenkins ReidSeven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Caretaker | Marcus KliewerThe Raven Scholar | Antonia HodgsonDirebound | Sable SorensonThe Maidens | Alex MichaelidesSea of Tranquility | Emily St. John MandelStation Eleven | Emily St. John MandelTress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon SandersonHeartless Hunter | Kristen CiccarelliPoet Empress | Shen TaoExit Party | Emily St. John Mandel_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In today's exciting episode, Rachele and Becky get the chance to interview 2026 debut fantasy author Amanda Connolly! We discuss her debut fantasy novel The Lure of Wolves and Whispers (releasing July 7th, 2026), as well as her reading preferences, favorite tropes, and even try to get information out of her about Book Two! Listen in to learn all about this fantastic new release, and pre-order from your local independent or brick and mortar bookstore!Follow Amanda on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/amandacconn/?hl=enCheck out The Lure of Wolves and Whispers on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242975002-the-lure-of-wolves-and-whispersPre-order on Bookshop.org here!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lure-of-wolves-and-whispers-amanda-connolly/6ebae0588c863931?ean=9781665989510&next=tAll the books we mentioned:The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda ConnollyWild Magic by Tamora PierceSave the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica BrodyThe Second Death of Locke by V. L. BovalinoSilvercloak by L. K. StevenThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligOne Dark Window by Rachel Gillig_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele returns from her short break to catch Becky up on her reading from the past month, and makes a solemn vow!All the books we mentioned:The Book of Azrael by Amber V. NicoleA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersSeven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by K. J. WhittleWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirEveryone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin StevensonI Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen and Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy by Kate StricklandMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeThis Will Be Fun by E.B. AsherDire Bound by Sable SorensenThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa BroadbentThe Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. JensenFury Bound by Sable SorensenThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligThe Knave and the Moon by Rachel GilligWarrior Princess Assassin by Bridget KemmererCaptive Traitor King by Bridget KemmererA Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwanCrescent City by Sarah J. MaasRose in Chains by Julie SotoVine of Hearts by Julie SotoEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansA Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connelly_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

While Rachele goes on vacation, Becky chats with her friend Melissa about all the books. All the books we mentioned:Everyone in this bank is a thief | Benjamin StevensonEveryone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin StevensonKate Daniels | Ilona AndrewsClean Sweep | Ilona AndrewsThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth BrowerEve: How the female body drove 200 years of human evolution | Cat BohannonThe 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life | Robin SharmaThe ruthless elimination of Hurry | John Mark ComerRhythms of Renewal | Rebekah LyonsTheo of Golden | Allen LeviKing: a life | Jonathan EigGreenlights | Matthew McConaugheyEducated | Tara WestoverParis: The Memoir | Paris HiltonThe Woman in Me | Britney SpearsOpen Book | Jessica SimpsonSmall Favors | Erin A. CraigThe Giver | Lois LowryHow to read a book | Monica WoodRemarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van PeltProject Hail Mary | Andy WeirThe Five-Star Weekend| Elin HilderbrandThe Love Hypothesis | Ali HazelwoodBride | Ali Hazelwood_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky have a chatty catch up on everything they've been reading - both good and bad, and discuss future reading plans!All the books we mentioned:Alchemised by SenLinYuSummit Lake by Charlie DonleaTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaIt’s Not Her by Mary KubicaLocal Woman Missing by Mary KubicaJust the Nicest Couple by Mary KubicaDire Bound by Sable SorensenWe Who Will Die by Stacia StarkThe Book of Azrael by Amber V. NicoleDeath’s Daughter by S.A. BarnesDead Silence by S.A. BarnesThe Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley ElstonFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonThat Sounds Fun by Annie F. DownsRadical Candor by Kim ScottHunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen DoucleffYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyCrescent City by Sarah J. MaasSeven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by K.J. WhittleThis Will Be Fun by E.B. AsherThe Caretaker by Marcus KliewerWe Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerFury Bound by Sable Sorensen_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele interview Maggi, a Silent Book Club leader in Marietta & Kennesaw, GA who tells us all about this international effort (and best darn idea these introverts have ever heard of!), and about the importance of community and reading!All the books we mentioned:Nancy Drew by Carolyn KeeneAmelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishAmerican Girl books by Various AuthorsThe Royal Diaries by Various AuthorsDiane Mott DavidsonTami HoagIn Death series by J.D. RobbLlewellyn’s Sabbat Almanac by Various AuthorsThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-JonesThe Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla RainesThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoMurder in the Dressing Room by Holly StarsGo Luck Yourself by Sara RaaschThe Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara RaaschMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklAlice & Freda Forever by Alexis CoeJust for the Cameras by Meghan QuinnBunny by Mona AwadWatership Down by Richard Adams_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele & Becky live their best life and discuss Project Hail Mary - the book, the movie, how the adaptation holds up, and why everyone should read it.All the books we mentioned:Project Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Martian - Andy Weir(yes , that's it)_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele read recommendations from friends, family, and loyal listeners of the podcast! (you guys aren't just "fans" to us but it was alliterative, sorry!) All the books we mentioned:_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele talks about her recent trip to Pittsburgh for the Winter Institute, and Becky and Rachele share reading updates!All the books we mentioned:A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. MaasOne Dark Window - Rachel GilligProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirSemi-Well-Adjusted Despite Everything - Alyson StonerThe Housemaid - Frieda McFaddenEverything is Tuberculosis - John Green.Wuthering Heights - Emily BrontëSummit Lake - Charlie DonleaWe Who Will Die - Stacia StarkDire Bound - Sable SorensenFrankenstein - Mary ShelleyTake My Word For It - LeVar BurtonBeautiful Things - Emily RathBad Boy Era - Amy DawsPachinko - Min Jin LeeBrief History of Seven Killings - Marlon JamesBlack Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James Olga Dies Dreaming - Xochitl GonzalezAnita De Monte Laughs Last - Xochitl GonzalezUnderground Railroad - Colson WhiteheadHarlem Shuffle - Colson WhiteheadThe Nickel Boys - Colson WhiteheadTempest - Victoria AveyardChange of Plans - Sarah DessenA Fate Worse Than Drowning - Sarah L. HawthornThe Rainshadow Orphans - Naomi Ishiguro_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele share their most exciting 2026 releases and catch up on recent reads!All the books we mentioned:My Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyBeautiful ugly by Alice FeeneyDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneyOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligCaretaker by Marcus KliewerSad Eyes by Christina ApplegateThis Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona AndrewsPhases by BrandySeasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-MohtarFame Sick by Lena DunhamDeath's Daughter by S.A. BarneThe Tapestry of Fate by Shannon ChakrabortyThe Unknown by Riley SagerYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeDetour by Jeff Rake and Rob HartOnce Upon a Demon's Heart by K. M. MoronovaStay for a Spell by Amy CoombeEnchanted Spell Shop by Sarah Beth DurstSea of Charms by Sarah Beth DurstCaptive Traitor King by Brigid KemmererUnrivaled by Rachel ReidRites of the Starling by Devney Perry A Forsaken Prophecy by Stacey McEwanThe Knave and The Moon by Rachel GilligAlchemised by SenLinYuToo Blessed to Stress by Ali Hoff Kosik Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThursday Murder Club by Richard Osman_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele discuss their January and beginning of February reading and what their current reads as well!All the books we mentioned:If We Were Villains by M.L. RioFamous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareThe Last Flight by Julie ClarkFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonThe Lie As I Tell by Julie ClarkWarrior Princess Assassin by Brigid KemmererThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonNone of This is True by Lisa JewellThe Night She Disappeared by Lisa JewellCurse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. JensenThe Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. JensenWildflower by Drew BarrymoreThe Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer & Angela KinseyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanListen for the Lie by Amy TinteraFinding My Way by Malala YousafzaiThe Foxhole Court by Nora SakavicBringing up Bébé by Pamela DruckermanEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenHis and Hers by Alice FeeneyMy Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A special guest episode where Rachele and Becky invite Reilly and Athena on for a fun episode all about their 2025 Book Challenge Wrap Up and all their exciting plans for 2026 Book Challenges, Goals, and more!All the books/authors we mentioned:The Listeners - Maggie StiefvaterGillian Flynn Unworthy - Agustina BazttericaDandadan - Yukinobu TatsuBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyC.S. PacatThe Number One Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghyWuthering Heights - Emily BrontëFranny and Zoe - J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty SmithNaomi and Ely's No Kiss List - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanDash and Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanThe Great Library series - Rachel CaineBlood Gift duology - N. E. DavenportThe Heroes of Olympus series - Rick RiordanThe Farseer trilogy - Robin HobbThis Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max GladstoneMaximum Ride series - James Patterson Frankenstein - Mary ShelleyThe Wager - David GrannThrone of Glass - Sarah J. Maas Crescent City - Sarah J. Maas_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky catch-up and talk about their Christmas holiday, what they did on break, what their life goals are for the new year, share some stats for their 2025 reading year, AND discuss the 7th annual Besties Reading Challenge!All the books we mentioned:Atomic Habits - James ClearProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Wager - David GrannIf We Were Villains - M.L. Rio This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max GladstoneNinth House - Leigh BardugoBabel - R.F. KuangIt Girl - Ruth Ware The Secret History - Donna TarttThe Maidens - Alex MichaelidesThe Silent Patient - Alex MichaelidesThe Fury - Alex MichaelidesThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonThe BibleThe Last Flight - Julie ClarkThe Hunger Games books - Suzanne CollinsThe Knight in the Moth - Rachel GilligSunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne CollinsRose in Chains - Julie SotoThe Raven King (and the Raven Cycle) - Maggie StiefvaterBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyThe Love of My Afterlife - Kristy GreenwoodThe Trap - Catherine Ryan HowardSharp Objects - Gillian FlynnWe Used to Live Here - Marcus KliewerHeated Rivalry - Rachel ReidThe Long Game - Rachel Reid_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky end the year with choosing the books for the seventh rendition of the Besties Reading Challenge, and discussing their plans for the rest of December!All the books we mentioned:Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettTwo Can Play by Ali HazelwoodBride by Ali HazelwoodThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirSociopath by Patric GagneThe Wager by David GrannMurder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie DayIf We Were Villains by M. L. RioThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneJane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca RomneyThe Games Gods Play by Abigail OwenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahamePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsHouse of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. MaasParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerEveryone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin StevensonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Lost Village by Camilla StenHalf a Soul by Olivia AtwaterA Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. JensenMate by Ali HazelwoodAlchemised by SenLinYuSemi-Well Adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alison StonerFinding My Way by Malala YousafzaiSecond Chance Romance by Olivia Dade_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky catch up on all they've been reading the past month and discuss the schedule for the last episode of the year!All the books we mentioned:The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna RaybournProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe September House by Carissa OrlandoForbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwanThe Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty GreenwoodRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltTold You So by Mayci NeeleyA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersThe Deep by Nick CutterI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanForged in Blood by Sadie KincaidThe Hurting Kind by Ada LimónEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather FawcettAgnes Albert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather FawcettThe Lost Village by Camilla StenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Only One Left by Riley SagerAtonement by Ian McEwanMidnight at Eberly Manor by K. P. GillespieWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyAlchemised by SenLinYuFive Prickly Porcupines_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A very exciting episode where Becky & Rachele interview the father-daughter pair that co-owns Bigfoot Books & Brews, a new indie bookstore in Marion, NC! We interrogate them all about the reason they opened the store, some memorable customer interactions, all about their thriving, local community, and get to the bottom behind the Bigfoot inspiration!Visit their website here: https://www.bigfootbooksnc.com/And social media here! https://www.facebook.com/bigfootbooksnchttps://www.instagram.com/bigfootbooksnc/https://www.tiktok.com/@bigfootbooksAll the books we mentioned:Mary RoachChuck PalahniukEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenThe Last Voyage by Brian McLaren Dead Wake by Erik Larson Into the Raging Sea by Rachel SladeTold You So by Mayci NeeleyThe Gales of November by John U. BaconHour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepard_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A very special podcast episode! Rachele and Becky interview Rachele's dad Kevin who wrote his first novel! We ask him about his writing process, weirdest Google searches, and how difficult it is getting a book ready to publish. Check out all the links below!Information and links:Title: Midnight at Eberly Manor by K. P. GillespieRelease Date: November 4th, 2025ISBN: 9798998644733 / 9798998644719Website: kpgillespiebooks.comGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243087868-midnight-at-eberly-manorAll other social links: https://linktr.ee/kpgbooks_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky discuss their recent travels and book adventures! Then they play a game for bragging rights where they recommend books to each other that we've (hopefully) never heard of!All the books we mentioned:The Monk and the Robot by Becky ChambersThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareSkyBlue by M. P. HalladayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootYou Want to Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah HartshorneAlchemised by SenLinYuOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton.Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettBrightly Burning by Alexa DonneThe Summer War by Naomi NovikThe Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart TurtonThe Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found by Michael ShaikhHominids by Robert J. SawyerA Most Agreeable Murder by Julia SealesThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.The Nanny's Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky get cozy and talk about what feels like Fall to them, the books they've read that remind them of the season, and some books on their TBR!All the books we mentioned:The Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu MandanaDaisy Darker - Alice FeeneyLove and Saffron - Kim FayWhen the Wolf Comes Home - Nat CassidyHouse of Hollow - Krystal SutherlandAlchemised - SenLinYuThe Midnight Feast – Lucy FoleyThe House of Silk - Anthony HorowitzWuthering Heights - Emily BrontëBlood Over Bright Haven - M. L. WangViolet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore - Emily Krempholtz_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky discuss the September Bestie's Read-Along title, The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark! See what each of us rated the book, and listen to our full spoiler-y AND non-spoiler-y thoughts!All the books we mentioned:The Ghostwriter - Julie ClarkThe Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligThe Last Flight - Julie ClarkThe Lies I Tell - Julie ClarkAlchemised - SenLinYuShield of Sparrows - Devney Perry Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham.A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu Mandana_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, Becky & Rachele chat about their recent and current reads, and Rachele talks about the bookshops she visited in West Virginia!All the books we mentioned:The Wedding People by Alison IsbachNot Quite Dead Yet by Holly JacksonMe, Myself, and Bob by Phil VischerRose and Chains by Julie SotoWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyFlicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThis Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoThe Ghostwriter by Julie Clark_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

On this episode, Rachele and Becky invite the husbands back onto the podcast and they tell us all what they've been reading lately! We all leave with new books on our TBR!All the books we mentioned:Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King - Maggie StiefvaterDandadan series - Yukinobu TatsuThe Magpie Murders - Anthony HorowitzMinistry for the Future - Kim Stanley RobinsonRed Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard RhodesThe Bastard Brigade:The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb - Sam KeanThe Retreat - Sarah PearseListen for the Lie - Amy TinteraACOTAR series - Sarah J. MaasCo-Intelligence by Ethan MollickThrone of Glass - Sarah J. MaasLegendborn - Tracy DeonnFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosSerpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa BroadbentParable of the Sower - Octavia ButlerThe Forever War - Joe HaldemanLeviathan Wakes (The Expanse Series #1) - James S.A. CoreyRed Rising - Pierce BrownProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirOther Birds - Sarah Addison Allen.Dark Matter - Blake CrouchMy Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney _______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky return this week with a trivia episode, a short game, and the announcement of the return of the Bookstore Besties read along with their September pick!All the books we mentioned:With A Vengeance - Riley SagerThe Dream Thieves - Maggie StiefvaterSong of Achilles - Madeline Miller The Ghostwriter - Julie Clark_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, the Besties catch up with Melissa on her summer off from school and talk about what she's been reading! Jonah makes a guest appearance, Becky gets some FANTASTIC news, and Rachele talks about a very exciting DM from an author!All the books we mentioned:Alchemised by SenLinYuGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaCaptive Prince series by C.S. PacatButcher and Blackbird by Brynne WeaverHeartless Hunter by Kristen CiccarelliRebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliWith a Vengeance by Riley SagerThe Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerRed Rising by Pierce BrownPowerless by Lauren RobertsThe Bodyguard by Katherine CenterThe Wager by David GrannEndurance by William ShackletonThe Favorites by Layne FargoThe Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. SchmidtThe Measure by Nikki ErlickThe Poppy Fields by Nikki ErlickThe Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia GrayThe Prison Healer by Lynette NoniHillbilly Elegy by J.D VanceParis by Paris HiltonThe Woman In Me by Britney SpearsI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Taste by Stanley Tucci Spare by Prince Harry_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode, Rachele talks about her day trip for an exclusive event at the Strand in NYC to meet Alchemised author SenLinYu and Becky and Rachele chat about bookish news and their recent reads!All the books we mentioned:Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdyCaught Up by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseDandadan Vol 1 by Yukinobu TatsuMockingjay by Suzanne Collins Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat The Guest List by Lucy FoleyGothictown by Emily CarpenterThe Midnight Feast by Lucy FoleyThe Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryAlchemized by SenLinYuThe Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky talk about the books they are most excited about for the rest of the year and early 2026!The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys - Maggie StiefvaterLights Out by Navessa AllenMy Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules VerneGraceless Heart - Isabel Ibanez Graceview Patient - Caitlin StarlingThe Starving Saints - Caitlin StarlingThe Blonde Who Came In From the Cold - Ally Carter Seasons of Glass and Iron - Amal El-MohtarWild Reverence - Rebecca RossDivine Rivals - Rebecca RossRed City - Marie LuAccomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer.Warrior Princess Assassin - Bridget KemmererThe Kiss of Deception - Mary E. PearsonNot My Type - E. Jean CarrollIn the Veins of the Drowning - Kalie CassidySister Wife - Christine BrownMy Husband's Wife - Alice FeeneyKatabasis - R.F. KuangPoppy War - R.F. KuangRose in Chains - Julie SotoAlchemised - SenLinYu_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele & Becky chat it up! They talk about their recent, current, and upcoming reads, Rachele's exciting work update and the plans for the next episode!All the books we mentioned:Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli.Lights Out by Navessa AllenThe Retreat by Sarah PearseThe Rebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliFearless by Lauren RobertsA Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca KenneyGuilt and Ginataan by Mia P. ManansalaThe Guest List by Lucy Foley Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCourt of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasRebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George OrwellInvisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabCirce by Madeline Miller Book Lovers by Emily HenryCruel Prince by Holly BlackKite Runner by Khaled Hosseini King's Rising (Captive Prince #3) by C.S. PacatNight Film by Marisha Pessl Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonReady Player One by Ernest Cline Home Before Dark by Riley Sager The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Martian by Andy Weir All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Beautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelLittle Women by Lousia May AlcottAnne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomeryBook Thief by Markus ZusakSong of Achilles by Madeline MillerDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidBeartown by Fredrik BackmanThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstonePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Shelley_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele tackle the Reading Challenge #6 (where they have to choose one book to read from a short list) and share the successes or failures of this challenge! All the books we mentioned:Paris - Paris HiltonBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyListen for the Lie - Amy Tintera.Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli.Onyx Storm - Rebecca YarrosA Court of Sugar and Spice - Rebecca F. Kenney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele celebrate a HUGE milestone of 100 episodes together! They reflect on lessons they've learned in those 100 episodes, people they've met, and their best memories of the past two and a half years.All the books we mentioned:Head Cases - John McMahonWill Trent series - Karin SlaughterPowerless - Lauren RobertsReckless - Lauren RobertsRed Queen - Victoria AveyardCatching Fire - Suzanne CollinsListen for the Lie - Amy TinteraParis by Paris HiltonThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyTurn of the Key - Ruth WareDeath of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth WareLittle Women - Louisa May AlcottRecipe for Persuasion - Sonali DevRhapsodic - Laura ThalassaProject Hail Mary - Andy Weir_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky makes an unofficial return to chat with Rachele about recent and past reads, future plans, and the besties give each other 3 (or 4!) books to choose from to read this month!All the books we mentioned:Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne CollinsMy Time to Stand - Gypsy-Rose BlanchardHidden Pictures - Jason RekulakHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBallad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsLittle Threats by Emily SchultzHead Cases by John McMahonWe Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerNever Live by Freida McFaddenYou Are Fatally Invited by Ande PliegoPowerless by Lauren RobertsThe Main Character by Jaclyn GoldisCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Undertaking of Heart and Mercy by Megan BannenA Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia WilliamsParis: the Memoir by Paris HiltonThe Spell Shop by Sarah Beth DurstBeautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyThe River Has Roots by Amal El-MohtarThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

The episode where David reads A Court of Thorns and Roses for the very FIRST TIME and discusses it with Rachele!All the books we mentioned:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maasand the other books in the series :)_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

In this episode Rachele yaps about her February reads, the highs and the lows (lookin' at you lil' tuna)All the books we mentioned:The Trap - Catherine Ryan HowardWild Robot - Peter BrownBeach Read - Emily HenryFirst Lie Wins - Ashley ElstonNight She Disappeared - Lisa JewellBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyDaisy Darker - Alice Feeney_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele gives the Besties a VERY unexpected reading update...what could it possibly be?! The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn The Trap - Catherine Howard Ryan The Wild Robot - Peter Brown Beach Read - Emily Henry First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Psalm for the Wild Built - Becky Chambers Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Suzanne Collins _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Welcome back podcast-regular a bookstore bestie Athena as we discuss her 2024 reading challenges, and both our challenges and goals for the New Year, including her promise to read Gone Girl!! All the books we mentioned: The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Boys with Sharp Teeth - Jenny Howell Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy Ariadne - Jennifer Saint Piranesi - Susanna Clarke Beartown - Frederik Backman Fence by CS Pacat Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper Yellowface - R.F Kuang XOXO - Axie Oh Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan The Last September - Elizabeth Bowen Emma - Jane Austen Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin Carmilla - J. Sheridan Le Fanu The Awakening - Kate Chopin Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Mist - Stephen King Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff Radium Girls - Kate Moore Demon of Unrest - Erik Larson Swimming in the Dark - Tomasz Jedrowski Call Me By Your Name - André Aciman The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele is joined by Becky (and Jonah!) to discuss their Christmas bookish gifts, and their plans for a new year of reading! All the books we mentioned: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson Everyone On This Train is a Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson Faithful Executioner by Joel Harrington Born to Be Hanged - Keith Thomson In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick Quicksilver by Callie Hart Phantasma by Kaylie Smith Half King by Melissa Landers This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone River Has Roots - Amal El-Mohtar Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by Jay Penner The High Mountain Court by A.K Mulford Asiri and the Amaru by Natalia Hernandez Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele brings her music teacher turned friend Amanda to join her for this episode of the podcast! We talk reading taste, Goodreads lack of half stars, journaling, and book challenges! All the books we mentioned: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson Baby Sitter's Club - Ann M. Martin The Crash - Freida McFadden Parallel - Elle O'Roark Conversations with a St. Bernard - Jim Kraus _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele braves the deep and uncharted solo podcast waters to bring you her most anticipated 2025 releases! All the books we mentioned: At the Bottom of the Garden - Camilla Bruce Dream on Ramona Riley - Ashley Herring Blake The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry This Book Will Bury Me - Ashley Winstead The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater With a Vengeance - Riley Sager Blood Moon - Britney S. Lewis The Last Room on the Left - Leah Konen The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig The Baby Dragon Cafe - Aamna Qureshi The Staircase in the Woods - Chuck Wendig The Library at Hellebore - Cassandra Khaw Tenderly, I Am Devoured - Lyndall Clipstone The Man Made of Smoke - Alex North The Tempest - Victoria Aveyard Notorious Virtues - Alwyn Hamilton The Scorpion and the Night Blossom - Amelie Wen Zhao _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky is the trivia master in this week's episode combining pop culture references, history, literature, and podcast facts. Let us know how you did! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

The Bookstore Besties, along with Rachele's dad Kevin, discuss the gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They also compare it to Hitchcock's 1940 best picture adaptation. Yes, there are spoilers! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

We play a little game to see if we can correctly guess what first line of a book the other is reading. All the books we mentioned: The Maidens | Alex Michaelides Animal Farm | George Orwell Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries | Heather Fawcet Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on this train is a suspect | Benjamin Stevenson Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tana Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson A court of thorns and roses | Sarah j. Maas A Curse so Dark and Lonely | Brigid Kemmerer Hunted | Meagan Spooner Cruel Beauty | Rosamund Hodge Bride | Ali Hazelwood Little Women | Louisa May Alcott The Monsters we Defy | L. Penelope A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas Cruel Prince | Holly Black All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr Red Rising | Pierce Brown Golden Sun | Pierce Brown Kingdom of the Wicked | Kerri Maniscalco Us Against You | Fredrik Backman The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride Rebel Rising | Rebel Wilson Clean Sweep | Ilona Andrews A Praying Life | Paul Miller Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier. ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

Rachele and Becky catch up and share some life updates as well as big podcast news. All the books we mentioned: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco _____________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

Becky surprises Rachele with 10 unpopular book opinions she found on Reddit. Rachele reacts! All the books we mentioned: Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A. Parker Moby Dick | Herman Melville Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger Lord of the Flies | William Golding I heard the Owl Call My Name | Margaret Craven The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck Great Expectations | Charles Dickens Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

Becky & Rachele invite Athena and Jessie back for the fourth iteration of Literature Balderdash! All the books we mentioned: Shatter Me by Tehera Mafi Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson The Simple Wild by K. A. Tucker 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele take on the 5th and biggest reading challenge yet - each received FIVE books from their bestie to choose from, and now will discuss the ones they chose! Beartown vs. Sea of Tranquility! All the books we mentioned: Beartown by Fredrik Backman Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Crescent City #1 by Sarah J. Maas Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Manacled by SenLinYu (Alchemised) On the Plus Side by Jenny L. Howe _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

This week, Rachele and Becky do another episode of literature trivia. There will be no episode next week. See you again on 9/13. All the books we mentioned: A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier 1984 | George Orwell Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson Book Lovers | Emily Henry Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas The Paradise Problem | Christina Lauren Beartown | Fredrik Backman Saphie: The One-Eyed Cat | JOHO Our Wives Under the See | Julia Armfield When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A. Parker Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston She Memes Well | Quinta Brunson Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel Dawn | Octavia Butler Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent The Roommate | Rosie Dana All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins Reid Such a Fun Age | Kiley Reid Beyond the Wand | Tom Felton Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop | Hang Bo=reum Middle of the Night | Riley Sager Sea of Tranquility | Emily St. John Mandel Becky decided not to list the books in the trivia portion _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

For the third time, we have our guest host Melissa on to chat about her Bookalicious summer while on school summer break. She also read the entire Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas in 9 days and chats about that experience. All the books we mentioned: Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy Where the Deer and the Antelope Play | Nick Offerman Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury Once upon a Broken Heart Little Thieves | Margaret Owen Nettle & Bone | T. Kingfisher Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Kline First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston The Flatshare | Beth O’Leary Bride | Ali Hazelwood Beach Read | Emily Henry Freewater | Amina Luqman-Dawson A Good Different | Meg Eden Kuyat Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth Grade Year | Rob Buyea The Wee Free Men | Terry Pratchett Shark Heart : A Love Story | Emily Habeck Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas _______ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.