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Sarah's Bookshelves Live — 238 episodes
Best Books of 2026 So Far with Catherine Gilmore and Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 228
Behind the Scenes of Book Sales with Brenna Connor | Ep. 227
Summer 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 226
Spring 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 225
2026 Summer Reading Special with Catherine Gilmore and Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 224
IMPORTANT DETAILS: 2026 Summer Reading Guide
2016 Bookish Time Capsule with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 223
Lee Kelly + Jennifer Thorne (Authors of The Midnight Show) | Ep. 222
Spring 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 221
Winter 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 220
T Kira Madden (Author of Whidbey) | Ep. 219
Reading Through the Enneagram with Sarajane Case (Author of The Honest Enneagram) | Ep. 218
Christine Kuehn (Author of Family of Spies) | Ep. 217
Best of Horror with Meredith Monday Schwartz (Currently Reading) | Ep. 216
The Best Backlist We Read in 2025 with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 215
Winter 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 214
Best Books of 2025 Genre Awards with Chrissie (@ChrissieWhitley) | Ep. 213
Best Books of 2025 Superlatives with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide) | Ep. 212
Fall 2025 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide) (Ep. 211)
State of the Publishing Industry in 2025 with Laura McGrath, Author of the textCrunch Substack (Ep. 210)
Ep. 209: 2025 Debuts Special with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide) and Chrissie (@ChrissieWhitley)
Ep. 208: Best of Narrative Nonfiction with Elizabeth Barnhill of Fabled Bookshop (@FabledBookshop)
Ep. 207: Regina Black (Author of August Lane)
An Important Podcast Announcement
Ep. 206: Behind the Scenes of Book Festivals & Author Interviews with Jason Blitman (Host of the Gays Reading Podcast)
Ep. 205: Fall 2025 Book Preview with Catherine GIlmore (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 204: Summer 2025 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 203: An Indie Bookstore's First Year with Gayle Weiswasser (Co-Founder of Wonderland Books)
Ep. 202: 2025 Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 201: Lidija Hilje (Author of Slanting Towards the Sea) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 200: 200th Episode Celebration with Susie and Catherine
Ep. 199: Best Books of 2025 (So Far) with Susie and Catherine
Ep. 198: Best of Thrillers with Anderson McKean of Page & Palette (@PagePalette)
Ep. 197: Summer 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 196: Spring 2025 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 195: 2025 Summer Reading Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 194: Bookish Time Capsule (2017) with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 193: Clare Leslie Hall (Author of Broken Country) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 192: Spring 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 191: Winter 2025 Circle Back with Catherine (@GIlmoreGuide)
Ep. 190: Behind the Scenes of a Book-to-Screen Adaptation with Georgia Hunter (Author of One Good Thing) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 189: Karen Thompson Walker (Author of The Strange Case of Jane O.) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 188: Best of Fantasy with Chrissie (@ChrissieWhitley)
Ep. 187: State of the Publishing Industry in 2024 with Kathleen Schmidt of the Publishing Confidential Substack
Ep. 186: The Best Backlist Books We Read in 2024 with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 185: Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 184: Best Books of 2024 Genre Awards with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes of Amazon's Best Books of 2024 List with Al Woodworth, Senior Editor & Manager of Amazon Books Editorial
Ep. 183: Best Books of 2024 Superlatives with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 182: Chelsea Bieker (Author of Madwoman) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 181: Fall 2024 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 180: 2024 Debuts Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 179: From Corporate America to Indie Bookstore Owner with Gayle Weiswasser (Co-Founder of Wonderland Books) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 178: Behind the Scenes of Amazon's Best Books Lists with Al Woodworth, Senior Editor & Manager of Amazon Books Editorial + Book Recommendations
Ep. 177: Fall 2024 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 176: Summer 2024 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 175: 2024 Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 174: Unscripted | Auto-Buy Authors with Susie and Catherine
Ep. 173: Circling Back to Micro Genres We've Loved (2024) with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 172: Best Books of 2024 (So Far) with Susie and Catherine
Ep. 171: Rufi Thorpe (Author of Margo's Got Money Troubles) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 170: Summer 2024 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 169: Spring 2024 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 168: 2024 Summer Reading Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 167: Circling Back to 2018 in Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 166: Andrew Boryga (Author of Victim) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 165: Spring 2024 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 164: Winter 2024 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 163: Classics & Retellings 101 with Sara Hildreth (@FictionMatters) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 162: BookTok 101 with Leigh Stein (Author & Journalist) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 161: Amanda Peters (Author of The Berry Pickers) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 160: The Best Backlist Books We Read in 2023 with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 159: Winter 2024 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 158: Best Books of 2023 Genre Awards with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 157: Best Books of 2023 Superlatives with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 156: 2023 State of the Industry with Sarah Landis (Literary Agent)
Ep. 155: Fall 2023 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 154: Behind the Scenes of Book Cover Design with Karen Horton (Former Art Director at Henry Holt) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 153: 2023 Debuts Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 152: Liz Nugent (Author of Strange Sally Diamond) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 151: Angie Kim (Author of Happiness Falls) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 150: Fall 2023 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 149: Summer 2023 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 148: Backlist: Best Books of 2020 with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 147: Lara Love Hardin (Author of The Many Lives of Mama Love) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 146: Katie Williams (Author of My Murder) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 145: 2023 Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 144: John Marrs (Author of The One, The Passengers, and The Marriage Act)
Ep. 143: Behind the Scenes of Book Coaching with Abigail K. Perry (of Lit Match Podcast) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 142: Summer 2023 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 141: Spring 2023 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 140: 2023 Summer Reading Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 139: Brendan Slocumb (Author of Symphony of Secrets) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 138: Rebecca Makkai (Author of I Have Some Questions for You) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 137: Spring 2023 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 136: Winter 2023 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 135: William Landay (Author of All That Is Mine I Carry With Me) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 134: Deborah Goodrich Royce (Author of Reef Road) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 133: Speculative Fiction / Fantasy 101 with Sarah Landis (Literary Agent)
Ep. 132: Katie Gutierrez (Author of More Than You'll Ever Know) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 131: The Best Backlist Books We Read in 2022 with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 130: Winter 2023 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 129: Best Books of 2022 Genre Awards with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 128: Best Books of 2022 Superlatives with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 127: Fall 2022 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 126: Behind the Scenes of Producing Audiobooks (with Karen Dziekonski of Penguin Random House Audio) + Audiobook Recommendations
Ep. 125: 2022 Debuts Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 124: Candice Carty-Williams (Author of People Person) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 123: Nikki Erlick (Author of The Measure) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 122: Doubled Booked with Catherine (September 2022)
Ep. 121: Fall 2022 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 120: Summer 2022 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 119: Keri Blakinger (Author of Corrections in Ink) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 118: Editing Literary Fiction with Caroline Zancan (Senior Editor at Henry Holt) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 117: Annie Hartnett (Author of Unlikely Animals) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 116: Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 115: Bonnie Garmus (Author of Lessons in Chemistry) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 114: Summer 2022 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 113: Spring 2022 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 112: 2022 Summer Reading Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 111: Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Author of Take My Hand) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 110: Memoir / Essays 101 with Mary Laura Philpott (Author of Bomb Shelter) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 109: Spring 2022 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 108: Winter 2022 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 107: Behind the Scenes of Ghostwriting with Barbara Feinman Todd (Author of Pretend I'm Not Here) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 106: Superlatives with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 105: Thrity Umrigar (Author of Honor) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 104: Catherine Ryan Howard (Author of The Nothing Man and 56 Days) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 103: The Best Backlist Books We Read in 2021 with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 102: Winter 2022 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 101: Fall 2021 Circle Back with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 100: Ask Me Anything with Catherine from @GilmoreGuide
Ep. 99: Best Books of 2021 and Bookish Superlatives with Susie from @NovelVisits
Ep. 98: Behind the Scenes of Opening a New Indie Bookstore (with the Founders of The Book and Cover)
Ep. 97: Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Authors of We Are Not Like Them) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 96: 2021 Debuts Special with Susie from @NovelVisits
Ep. 95: Cheryl Diamond (Author of Nowhere Girl) + Book Recommendations
Bonus Episode: Double Booked with @gilmoreguide (A New Podcast Series for Patrons)
Ep. 94: Mysteries & Thrillers 101 with Kimberly McCreight (Author of Friends Like These) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 93: Fall 2021 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 92: Circling Back to Summer 2021 Preview Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 91: Caitlin Wahrer (Author of The Damage) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 90: Megan Abbott (Author of The Turnout) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 89: Behind the Scenes of Indie Book Buying with Elizabeth Barnhill (Fabled Bookshop) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 88: Jesse Q Sutanto (Author of Dial A for Aunties) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 87: Tia Williams (Author of Seven Days in June) + Book Recommendations
BONUS SNEAK PEEK: Beyond Bookstagram (June 2021)
Ep. 86: Summer 2021 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 85: Circling Back to Spring 2021 Preview Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 84: Paula McLain (Author of When the Stars Go Dark) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 83: 2021 Summer Reading Special with Susie from @NovelVisits
Ep. 82: JoAnne Tompkins (Author of What Comes After) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 81: Behind the Scenes of Narrating Audiobooks with Julia Whelan (Audiobook Narrator) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 80: Spring 2021 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 79: Circling Back to Winter 2021 Preview Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 78: Deep Backlist Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 77: Syed M. Masood (Author of The Bad Muslim Discount) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 76: Laura Tremaine (Author of Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First & Host of 10 Things to Tell You Podcast) + Book Recommendations
BONUS EPISODE: Sarah's February 2021 Book Recommendations + 4 New Patron Benefits
Ep. 75: Ashley Audrain (Author of The Push) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 74: Judging the Aspen Words Literary Prize with Sara Hildreth (@FictionMatters) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 73: Winter 2021 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 72: Best Backlist Books We Read in 2020 with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 71: Best Books of 2020 and Bookish Superlatives with Susie from @NovelVisits
Ep. 70: All Things Audiobooks with Claire Handscombe (of Libro.fm) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 69: Peace Adzo Medie (Author of Reese's Book Club October pick His Only Wife) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 68: Eilene Zimmerman (Author of Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 67: Libraries and COVID-19 (and YA Books) with Kelly Jensen + Book Recommendations
Ep. 66: Kate Stayman-London (Author of One to Watch) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 65: Fall 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 64: Catherine Adel West (Author of Saving Ruby King) + Book Recommendations
Podcast Update
Ep. 63: Helena Dea Bala (author of Craigslist Confessional) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 62: Behind the Scenes of Book Marketing with Morgan Hoit (@nycbookgirl, Avid Reader Press) + Book Recommendations
BONUS EPISODE: Favorite Books by Black Authors
Ep. 61: Kimberly McCreight (Author of A Good Marriage) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 60: Summer 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Mini Ep. 59: Reviving Your Reading Life + Ann Patchett Deep Dive with Alyssa Hertzig (@alyssaisbooked)
Ep. 58: 2020 Summer Reading Special with Susie from @NovelVisits
Mini Ep. 57: Two Old Books We Both Loved with Liz Hein (@lizhein89)
Ep. 56: Holly Root (Literary Agent) on the Rise of Rom-Coms & Publishing in the Coronavirus Era + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 55: Sarah Saba Cetra (@bookedinadvance) on Middle Eastern Books on her TBR + Reading During Coronavirus
Ep. 54: Sarah Pekkanen & Greer Hendricks (authors of You Are Not Alone) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 53: Spring 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Mini Ep. 52: A Couple Differing Opinions with Sarah Verity Collica (@seize_the_page)
Ep. 51: Steph Hockersmith (@PieLadyBooks) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 50: Dual Timelines & Reading an Author's Backlist with Julia Spence (@GameOfReading)
Ep. 49: Zibby Owens (Host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast)
Mini Ep. 48: Genevieve Trono (@GenTheBookworm)
Ep. 47: Caroline Zancan (Author of We Wish You Luck) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 46: Heart-Breaking, But Hopeful Books with Aubree Cheadle (@MNReadingMama)
Ep. 45: Liz Moore (Author of Long Bright River) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 44: Historical Fiction & History Nonfiction with Jayda Justus (@TheHistoryMom)
Ep. 43: Jordan Moblo (@Jordys.Book.Club) on Growing a #Bookstagram Account
Mini Ep. 42: Reading Abroad with Brittany Block (@BRBReads)
Ep. 41: Winter 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 40: Byrd Leavell (Literary Agent at United Talent Agency) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 39: Southern Books & Character-Driven Dramas with Lindsay Creech (@LittleLindsReads)
Ep. 38: Garrett M. Graff (Author of The Only Plane in the Sky) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 37: More Than a Mini Episode with Elizabeth Chapman (@SamAndScout)
Ep. 36: Claire Gibson (Author of Beyond the Point) + Book Recommendations
Mini Ep. 35: Sarah Bohl (Character-Driven Mysteries & Terrible Luck with Pulitzer Winners)
Ep. 34: Books in the Classroom with Sara Hildreth (@FictionMatters)
Mini Ep. 33: Stephenie Freeman from @Reads.On.Wednesdays
Ep. 32: Cristina Arreola (Senior Books Editor at Bustle)
Mini Ep. 31: Emotional Books with Kailey from @KMC_Reads
Ep. 30: Southern Books with Deb & Amy of Bless Your Heart Book Club
Mini Ep. 29: Katie from @KatieNeedsABiggerBookshelf
Ep. 28: Annie Jones (Owner of The Bookshelf, Thomasville & Co-Host of From the Front Porch Podcast)
Ep. 27: Fall 2019 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 26: Beck Dorey-Stein (Author of From the Corner of the Oval) + Book Recommendations
Ep. 25: Book of the Month with Siobhan Jones (Editorial Director) PLUS Early Reveal of August Pick!
Ep. 24: Grace Atwood & Becca Freeman from the Bad on Paper Podcast
Ep. 23: 2019 So Far's Hyped Books and Underrated Gems with Carla (@HappiestWhenReading)
Ep. 22: Literary Mysteries with Angie Kim (Author of Miracle Creek)
Ep. 21: Mary Laura Philpott (Author of I Miss You When I Blink)
Ep. 20: All-Time Favorite Summer Reads with Susie (@NovelVisits)
Ep. 19: Summer 2019 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 18: Allison from Mind Joggle (Books about Motherhood)
Ep. 17: The Pingel Sisters
Ep. 16: Meredith and Kaytee (Behind the Scenes of the Currently Reading Podcast)
Ep. 15: Christine from The Uncorked Librarian (Books Set Abroad)
Ep. 14: Lindsey J. Palmer (Author of Otherwise Engaged)
Ep. 13: Spring 2019 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Ep. 12: Hannah from Book Nerd Native
Ep. 11: Katharine from @ReadWithKat (Book Clubs & Living with Cystic Fibrosis)
Ep. 10: Kelly from The Well-Read Runner (TBR Lists)
Ep. 9: Gayle and Nicole from The Readerly Report Podcast
Ep. 9: Gayle and Nicole from The Readerly Report Podcast
Ep. 8: Carla from Happiest When Reading (Tracking Your Reading)
Ep. 7: Ashley Spivey (Galentine's Day Book Recommendations & Bachelor Talk)
Ep. 6: Tara from Running N Reading (Book Recommendations)
Ep. 5: Renee from It's Book Talk (Mysteries / Thrillers)
Ep. 4: Tina from TBR, etc.
Ep. 3: Susie from Novel Visits (Fiction Audiobook Recommendations)
Ep. 2: Winter 2019 Book Preview with Catherine from Gilmore Guide to Books
Ep. 1: Georgia Hunter (Mostly Historical Fiction Recommendations)
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