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Sarah's Bookshelves Live — 246 episodes · page 1 of 3
The BIG Books Episode with Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 235
Fall 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 234
Summer 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 233
2026 Micro Genres with Anderson McKean | Ep. 232
Inside Amazon's Best Books of 2026 So Far List | Ep. 231
Kevin Hazzard (Author of No One's Coming) | Ep. 230
Behind the Scenes of Literary Agents with Laura B. McGrath (Author of Middlemen) | Ep. 229
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