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It's time to break out the magnifying glass, put on our thinking caps, and find a giant dog that has a loose command of the English language because...a mystery needs to be solved this May! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we get ready for our monthly reading full of tangled mysteries and twisted criminals. We cover some news about Animorphs and anticipated May releases, follow up with a book exchange and a TBR brimming with investigation and sleuthing, provide some listener recommendations, and finish with a question about the weirdest things we use to save our page when we need a quick snack or bathroom break. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    Listener Recommends: The Finlay Donovan Series - Elle Cosimano All of the Secret, Book and Scone Society - Elbert Adams Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan   News: Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2924-readers-most-anticipated-books-for-may  Aaron - https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/animorphs-tv-series-disney-plus-ryan-coogler-1236678435/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron  

The last two week so April have been a mixed bag for Talk Booky. On the one hand, Felicia started full-time teaching while taking several literature classes, meaning she read a lot (of student writing) and had to write an ungodly amount about the few books she read.  On the other, Aaron finished three five-star books, almost finishing his TBR for the first time since starting the podcast. Regardless, this has been a fun one. Join us as we cover news about raising literacy rates and celebrating women who are pushed to the edge (weird combo this week), and talk through several books ranging from detective stories set during the Civil Rights Movement to fluffy dreams of turning into an eagle to questionable dietary restrictions in a dystopian future. It's an absolutely wild ride. We wrap up with some superlatives and a fun question on living in literary worlds to lighten the mood. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    Books Discussed at Length: Black Betty - Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress - Walter Mosley The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop - Takuya Asakura Dallergut Dream Department Store - Miye Lee Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica The Vegetarian - Han Kang The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino - Hirami Kawakami   News: Felicia - https://booktrib.com/2026/04/22/when-life-unravels-womens-fiction-with-a-pulse-of-suspense/  Aaron - https://www.aol.com/news/dolly-parton-free-book-program-103000672.html    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

A few weeks into a month of translated literature, you may assume we learned a new language, but you would be wrong. You may assume we read some amazing books, and you would be right. That's all that matters...right? Right?! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover our mid-month reading progress for April. We start with some news about historical fiction and people who may make history, move to our TBR progress that involves hard-boiled detective novels and worlds where you can buy dreams. We then recommend some translated books in rapid-fire mode and wrap up with some random recommendations that have very little to do with literature. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: Devil in a Blue Dress - Walter Mosley The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop - Takuya Asakura Eye of the World - Robert Jordan Vigil - George Saunders Hungry Ghosts - Anthony Bourdain The Dallergut Dream Department Store - Miya Lee   News: Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3113-a-jaunt-through-hyper-specific-historical-eras-with-books?content_type=all  Aaron - https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

One of our favorite things as literature lovers is experiencing something new. April brings about Spring, washing away some of the stagnation of Winter, and ushering in change. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we kickoff the new season with works in translation! This episode opens with some news on massive amount of upcoming books and a new Lord of the Rings film co-written by a comedian (huh?). We then exchange books originally published in a non-English language and set up TBR's filled with the languages we wish we could speak, ranging from mysterious hotels full of dreams to wintery towns where the only dream is hockey. Then, a listener contributes some suggestions, and we sign off by reflecting on our favorite reads of the year so far. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Listener Recommends: Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka The Odyssey - Homer Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-Reum A Man Called Ove - Fredrick Backman My Friends - Fredrick Backman   News: Felicia - https://gizmodo.com/72-new-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror-books-arriving-in-april-2000733047  Aaron - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5760799/stephen-colbert-lord-of-the-rings    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron  

It's weird to wrap up the weird month with a lot of weird feelings about the weird books we read. That's a weird sentence...anyway, join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we wrap up March! We open with some news about nostalgic literature getting its flowers and the new shortlist for an international award (foreshadowing our next theme at Talk Booky). The discussion moves to a few books we purchased and our TBR progress. This is where is gets...weird. Okay, I'll stop. But seriously, we read such an odd range of books this month that the conversation ranges from meticulous interpretations of queer themes in eco-thriller novels to philosophical ponderings of a ghostly woman who returns to Earth with her butt in the air like a Looney Tunes character. Get ready for plenty of laughs and some disappointments as we deliver superlatives and conclude with some random recommendations about TV and stationary. It's a packed episode, and we appreciate you listening! You can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: Hot for Slayer - Ali Hazelwood Morsel - Carter Keane Kept - Evelyn Flood Pines - Blake Crouch Vigil - George Saunders Hungry Ghosts - Anthony Bourdain   News: Felicia - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/best-selling-authors-novel-ranked-033150426.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGCot2luQ4QtUfSYJ1AHwga1K70LlxEA--EB5rEqJVm0IPbxeqoBt1JV6AzSdwRz-HLP_WPhTnIuWZUvzm1jsdQX53Y8Ml-iTyDegVM-GnCusj6sMzScU9ReRstDhrMwymw6uERlzlwBvF8hwxBxqb2vSJNtRV_DwdGB9zacqfUR  Aaron - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/books/international-booker-prize-shortlist.html    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

It's fitting that our "odd" month includes an odd recording schedule. Here we are, four days before mid-month, trying to share our progress so far, and the content is...surprisingly rich! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news on new releases and the British Book Awards, move on to discuss our reading progress which is full of assassins and eating-the-rich, share listener recommendation and rapid fires on odd books, and wrap up with a question about Michael Crichton and how to handle an author's conflicting beliefs. It's a packed episode, especially for ten days of reading, and we hope you enjoy it. You can reach us at the outlets below.    Listener Recommends: The Secret, Book and Scone Society - Ellery Adams Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler Glorious Exploits - Ferdia Lennon The Authenticity Project - Clare Pooley The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See   Books Discussed at Length: Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid Don't Log Off: Part One - M.F. Adele Don't Log Off: Part Two - M.F. Adele Definitely Not - Rae Knight Lost: Back to the Island - Emily St. James and Noel Murray Morse - Carter Keane (releasing April 14th)     News: Felicia - https://www.thebookseller.com/the-british-book-awards/the-british-book-awards-2026  Aaron - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5738478/darkology-blackface-rhae-lynn-barnes    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

It's a new month, so that's a brand-new chance to finish a TBR! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news about boundary-breaking women in Japan and fighting oppression in Ukraine with poetry before we introduce our new theme. Not to spoil it, but it's going to be a weird month. We set up a TBR full of interesting oddities after exchanging a book to push us out of our comfort zones, and we end with question about book settings. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    News: Felicia - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/99736-bestselling-women-writers-in-japan-defy-clich.html  Aaron - https://theconversation.com/lines-from-the-frontline-the-poet-soldiers-defending-ukraine-276676    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Another February rolls to a close, and we, mostly, broke the curse of book slumpage (we know that's not a word, but cut us some slack). Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we halfway celebrate a February of rich reading. We start with some timely news about Black literature recommendations and not-so-timely news about a Shakespeare folio. We move on to books we purchased or were gifted, including some relevant Black literature and some titles that might find their way into our March theme (teaser). The thinner part of the episode then opens with our discussion about books we read and our superlatives for the month, including a lot of disappointments as we read for necessity and grind to a stand-still on books we enjoy, for the most part. Regardless, we have a lot of fun conversations and wrap up with some recommendations that will certainly improve your lives. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Vexatious Queen - Brooklyn Cross The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy James - Percival Everett Lost: Back to the Island - Emily St. James and Noel Murray   ARCs Introduced: Morsel - Carter Keane   News: Felicia - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/black-authors-on-their-favorite-books-by-black-authors/  Aaron - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5n722vj4ro    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

The usual book slump of February can't stand up to us this year! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we do a mid-month update on our reading progress during the month that usually sends us spiraling into a cave that drains our ability to read until March. Not in 2026...well, at least for one of us! We open with some exciting news about a childhood favorite book getting an aged-up sequel and Booker Prize winner heading to the big screen. Then, we discuss the odd and sprawling range of literature we finished since the 1st, including many classics and a few modern hits, give some rapid-fire recommendations in honor of Black History Month, and wrap up with a timely question about breaking a reading slump with a comfort read. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    Books Discussed at Length: Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston The Awakening - Kate Chopin Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company that Unlocked the Power of Play - Keza MacDonald The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Coleridge The Pearl - John Steinbeck The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest Lost: Back to the Island - Emily St. James and Noel Murray James - Percival Everett   News: Felicia - https://people.com/fiona-davis-samantha-the-next-chapter-cover-reveal-exclusive-11903556  Aaron - https://deadline.com/2026/02/lincoln-in-the-bardo-duke-johnson-george-saunders-1236719042/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

February is usually the slowest month for the Talk Booky duo, but we are meeting it with fierce motivation this year. The regular below-freezing temperatures and requirements to read literature that is over five-hundred years old won't deter us from making the most of this year's Black History Month. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some lists of Black literature recommendations, exchange books that are sure to enrich the diversity of our reading, and set up TBRs based on uplifting Black voices during some of the most racially trying times in recent history. We then outsource some strong listener recommendations and end with some (mostly) free resources for literature news and access to reading materials. Thank you for joining us as we put on strong faces and tackle this incredibly necessary theme. You can reach us at the outlets below.   Listener Recommends: The Help - Kathryn Stockett The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead A Calamity of Souls - David Baldacci The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson White Like Her - Gail Lukasik Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson The Other Wes Moore - Wes Moore James - Percival Everett   News: Felicia - https://www.bookbub.com/blog/black-history-month-2026?universal=true  Aaron - https://pangobooks.com/blog/books-for-black-history-month?srsltid=AfmBOorgr7PssAIXKdBZyEIOwCvm9hCVyO8erRSA_xQUh8odnsknVBnK    Resource Recommendations: https://booksofbrilliance.com/  https://bookoutlet.com/?utm_source=Pmax&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Clue&utm_source=Googleads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Clue&gad_source=1  https://electricliterature.com/  https://www.gutenberg.org/  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/  Kindle Unlimited Libby   Book Club Dates (Cassandra Clare's City of Fallen Angels): Part One - 2/22 Part Two - 3/16   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

We may not visit five-star restaurants very often, but this month was full of five-star books. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we wrap up a month full of odd and impressive reads. Nostalgia washes over this episode as we revisit the small and mighty hobbits of Tolkien, reminisce about days in front of the TV with thumbs hammering the A-Button to make Mario jump faster, and get lost in...the TV show Lost. We open with some news about 30 books across 30 years and five adaptations that supposedly outshine the novels they are based on, discuss our reads since mid-month, dish out superlatives, and wrap up with a character-driven question. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien Tartuffe - Moliere Oroonoko - Aphra Behn Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer Super Nintendo - Keza MacDonald (Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/super-nintendo-keza-macdonald/1147411650 ) Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain The Compound - Aisling Rawle Lost: Back to the Island - Emily St. James and Noel Murray The Backyard Bird Chronicle - Amy Tan   News: Felicia - https://booksofbrilliance.com/2026/01/29/the-30-best-books-of-the-last-30-years/  Aaron - https://screenrant.com/book-adaptations-where-movie-is-better-list/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

We at Talk Booky don't want to say we can predict the future, but this episode makes a good case for us. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, on our pursuit of five-star books to kick off 2026. We are halfway through January with a few hits already. This episode kicks off with some news about Southern literature that breaks stereotypes and YA adaptations that are likely to embrace stereotypes before moving to our TBR progress. This is where things heat up. Aaron already found a five-star read that quite literally fell into his mailbox, and Felicia shed tears for her first two five-star reads of the year. After celebrating, we wrap up with our top five books of 2025 and a fun question about books that intimidate us. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: We Are All Guilty Here - Karin Slaughter Things You Save in a Fire - Katherine Center Folklore Rules - Lynne McNeill Obstetrix - Naomi Kritzer Super Nintendo - Keza Macdonald Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer Stanzas in America - Gilbert Allen Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain   ARCs Introduced: Super Nintendo - Keza MacDonald The Body - Behany Morrow Green and Deadly Things - Jenn Lyons Hell's Heart - Alexis Hall Sublimination - Isabel Kim   News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-books-that-complicate-stories-about-the-south/  Aaron - https://bookriot.com/ya-books-to-film-adaptations/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Time to buy a new Sports Illustrated calendar, pack up our sweaters with 2024 slang words like "aura" and "huz" on them, give up on learning what 6-7 means and hope it dies out, and, most importantly, watch that GoodRead's number roll from 452 (or, you know, 30) books read to 0. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news that looks back at 2025 and gives suggestions to plan our 2026 reading before introducing a new theme to motivate us into the new year. We set up our TBRs and end with some predictions for the 2026 award season. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below. Happy New Year! Listener Recommends: Thank You for Listening - Julia Whalen The Book Club for Troublesome Women - Marie Bostwick Dial A for Aunties - Jess Q. Sutanto Finding Grace - Loretta Rothschild The People We Keep - Allison Larken The Storied Life of AJ Fikry - Gabrielle Zevon The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis The Rose Code - Kate Quinn Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead They Came for the School - Mike Hixenbaugh   News: Felicia - https://www.elle.com/culture/books/g69874348/best-fiction-books-2025/  Aaron - https://bookriot.com/bookish-planner-supplies-2026/    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron  

Like a famous poet once said, "wake me up when...(December?) ends..." You get the point. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we mourn another month of disappointingly slow reading. We open with some political news and a good look-back at 2025 in books, talk about our (mostly) failed time crunch month, including the dirty side of NYC kitchens and more complaints about a Christmas serial killer, award some superlatives, and wrap up with another fun question about literature. Thank you for joining us on this last attempt to meet some TBR goals, and we hope you were more successful. Here's to 2026!   Books Discussed at Length: The Xmas Day Butcher - Spencer Guerrero Wynd: The Secret of the Wings - James Tynion IV Kaiju No. 8 - Naoya Matsumoto Dinosaurs Before Dark - Mary Pope Osborne Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree Those Across the River - Christopher Buehlman The Lefthand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin   News: Felicia - https://lithub.com/the-ultimate-best-books-of-2025-list/  Aaron - https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/29/beth-macy-the-bestselling-author-of-dopesick-is-running-for-congress-is-she-the-liberal-jd-vance-00703039    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

2025 has been horrible. Let's just say it. It's been horrible. Politics have been horrible, gas prices are horrible, meat prices are horrible, war is horrible...look, it's just been horrible. Regardless, we are here. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we hold our annual Talk Booky Awards that require use to debate (loosely) for the books that were not horrible (and were actually AWESOME) and make the tough decision on deciding which of those not horrible books is our favorite of the podcast. We also try to set some realistic goals for next year and comfort each other as we cry our way into the new year. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

The clock is seriously ticking down on 2025, and we guess all of you are struggling as much as we are to finish any sort of reading goal for the year, but here we are. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we discuss our mid-month progress on the December reading crunch. We open with the GoodRead's Choice Awards and the first few days of our personal book exchange. Then, we move on to our reading progress, marked with some new scary stories by old favorite authors and an advent calendar disaster that made one of us (you guess who) wish to be the victim of the titular "Xmas Butcher." Don't worry, it gets better because we recommend some short books to pad your 2025 reading and end with a question about freezing time. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh The Xmas Day Butcher - Spencer Guerrero Such Lovely Skin - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Monster Hunter International - Larry Correia   News: Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Cereal is so good. Captain Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, French Toast Crunch, Christmas crunch... The last one was made up. Join us, Felicia and Aaron as we kick off December. We start with news, but the book exchange gets out-of-hand as we try give each other books by authors we already know. Then we set a TBR of "catch-up" books (I call them ketchup books, but whatever), cover some family recommendations, and close with a random recommendation. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    News: Felicia - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-best-gift-books-of-2025/    Aaron - https://bookriot.com/most-read-books-on-goodreads-2025/  Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Our bellies are full of turkey, and there are enough leftovers to feed a family of seven resting in the fridge as we record this episode, and there's no better way to wrap up the month about families. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we round-out November. We open with news about book recommendations from NPR and MPR (yes, those are two organizations - not a typo), share our recent experiences at a few new book stores, and dive into our slim pile of literature since mid-month. The conversation swings wildly between tropey family dramas, complexities of generational trauma, rugby romances, dealing with work-families, and...hold on (checking my notes) a man in heart-patterned boxers with a pet cat named Princess Donut. I'm not sure how that last title ended up here, but believe me - it's one of Felicia's favorites. We dish out superlatives and finish the conversation by looking forward to Christmas. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at any of the outlets below. Books Discussed at Length: Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh Troutwatching - Dallas Crow Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain   News: Felicia - https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2024  Aaron - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/29/ideas-for-the-book-lovers-on-your-gift-list    Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

We made it halfway through November which may or may not be great, depending on how the year has been for you. Regardless, the podcast must go on. We, Felicia and Aaron, managed an episode about family during a time when families are loosely defined. This episode has some news about the GoodReads Choice Awards and video games based on novels. We move on to our TBR progress which is covered with YA manga about a world void of magic, expected favorites that we won't mention, and a Ya-Ya story. We end with a spoiler-filled question about book endings, so that may not be best for everyone. Regardless, thank you for listening, and you can find us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: WYND - James Tynion Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree Maine Characters - Hannah Orenstein Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells   News:  Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025?ref=gca_nov_25_gcar1_sa Aaron - https://gameinformer.com/top-five/2025/09/30/top-five-games-based-on-books  Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Large meals are around the corner, so we are tightening our belts and prepping our stomachs as we move into November. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we set up a new theme about families and exchange some interesting books about different (and somewhat concerning) family dynamics. We start with some news about the horror of America to cap off the scary month and some newly discovered books to, hopefully, branch into some fresh directions. Then, we exchange books, set a TBR that would make our families proud (haha), and end with a question about adapting our favorite books to comics. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below. Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   Listener Recommends: Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan The Good, The Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Suranto Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez The People We Keep - Allison Larkin   News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/modern-america-is-a-horror-movie/  Aaron - https://community.bookbrowse.com/t/two-newly-discovered-works/2902 

This episode is recorded while ghouls and zombies walk the streets of our suburban neighborhoods, stalking buckets of candy and threatening to vandalize houses if we don't consent. But we must continue. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some "fun" book news, review several books about different horrors, dole out superlatives, and end on a question that causes some serious reflection. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.    Books Discussed at Length: Zomromcom - Olivia Dade City of Glass - Cassandra Clare So Witches We Became - Jill Baguchinsky The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai The Summer I Ate the Rich - Maika and Maritza Moulite Academy of Outcasts - Larry Courreia   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron    News: Felicia - https://bookriot.com/fun-spins-on-classic-creature-horror/  Aaron - https://bookriot.com/most-read-books-on-goodreads-october-2025/ 

We finally made it! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, for a bombastic finale to City of Glass. We cover part three and the epilogue in this episode, sifting through all the long-time-coming revelations, explosive fight scenes, emotional reunions, and confusing loose ends. It's been a complicated experience with this book, but we end on a high-note, excited for the rest of the series. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below. Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron     

It feels like we received our first ARC, completed another set of spoiler episodes, blinked, and it was suddenly the end of our second year. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we reflect on another full year of Talk Booky to Me. This episode is a nice, informal reflection on our second year of themes, favorite books, and overall reading progress. It gives us a nice space to vent and brainstorm some goals for year three. Thank you, sincerely, for hanging out with our little podcast family over the year. We hope we brought you some entertainment, a few laughs, and plenty of book recommendations. We will continue to do so as long as you continue to listen. Here's to another year!  Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dive into part two of Cassandra Clare's City of Glass. The pace picks up immediately, warming us up to the plot and characters while still making our skin crawl with some weird relationship dynamics. Regardless, the story of Shadowhunters versus Valentine fully engulfs us in this episode. Thank you for tagging along on this journey of a book, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

How do you link the the philosophical question of life-and-death, a romantic comedy about zombies, Beowulf, and a detective that tracks down lost recipes? Listen to this episode! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we discuss our mid-month progress on a TBR centered on the horrors of women (not horrors they commit or the horrors committed upon them - in most cases). This is sandwiched between some news on banned books and speculative memoirs, some scary rapid-fire recommendations, and a question about animating our favorite reads. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us - Ed Yong Beowulf A Graphic Novel - Stephen L Stern Volatile King - Brooklyn Cross Zomromcom - Olivia Dade Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron    News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-speculative-memoirs-featuring-monsters/   

It's hard to find a better theme for October than scary stories, so we didn't even try. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover September book covers and October recommendations in our news segment, exchange bone-chilling books, set up a TBR centered on women-led horror (mostly), share recommendations from a diligent listener, and end with some incredibly random recommendations. It's a packed first-of-the-month episode that revitalized us like brains for zombies. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below! Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   Listener Recommends: The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera   News: Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3007?ref=HalloweenReads_footer_HorrorBeginners Aaron - https://lithub.com/the-14-best-book-covers-of-september/  

Unfortunately, all authors eventually release their final sequel, bringing a series to an end - just like Sequel September. Thankfully, we, Felicia and Aaron, are here to bring it to a close with a massive variety of recommendations to keep your TBR filled through Christmas. We use this episode to cover news on spooky releases, review a bounty of sequels, check-in on our reading challenges (including a disturbing graphic novel about cartoon cats and an unhinged playlist of feminine rage) award September superlatives, and wrap up with a fun question about popular books we will never read. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: The Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins Everything is Fine Vol. 1 - Mike Birchall Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez Happy Bloody Christmas - Jo Middleton She Didn't See it Coming - Shari Lapena The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai City of Glass - Cassandra Clare   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron    News: Felicia - https://bookriot.com/latine-debut-authors-2025/   Aaron's Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1NRtnxXblBmQf9nCvYfqCZ?si=vPCC3PW8S-eWyBla88ibKQ&pi=_zoohv1TRBa5k  

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dissect part 1 of City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. In this episode we SPOIL all plot details of this section while drawing real world comparisons to the major themes of policing, racism, and awkward family dynamics. As always, thank you for listening and we can be found at the outlets below: Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Middle of September means school is back in season and the general seasons are changing, but we are staying the same...by reading sequels to books we already love! Well, that's mostly true. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our TBR of sequels, share some very fun news about ARCs we received, some not-super-fun news about the state of literature in the US, and end with a discussion about books we want people to read but are reluctant to recommend. This is the episode of rambles, but it's fitting since we are focusing on books within series that have no sense of wrapping up within our lifetimes (not a reference to George R.R. Martin - let that man rest). Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Lore Olympus Vol. 8 - Rachel Smythe Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Mahrer Rose in Chains - Julie Soto The Vanishing Stair - Maureen Johnson Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV  Academy of Outcasts - Larry Correia Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree The Ersatz Elevator - Lemony Snicket The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai   Additional Thanks To: Aethon Books for Academy of Outcasts Tor Publishing for Brigands and Breadknives Creature Publishing for Mean Ones   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron    News: Felicia - Publisher's Weekly: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/publishers-weekly/20250908/281595246664217?srsltid=AfmBOorlEagLlF8Z_no3TdDKxQUNXd1jvCkmIDVVTveksuwd30j09Jy6  HRCYED: https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/ Aaron - https://thelemur.org/2025/08/20/on-performative-reading/   

Moving into September, we, Felicia and Aaron, realized how many unfinished journeys we started. Trips to the stars have been abandoned at the peak of hyperspace. Wizards and knights were left on the road to banish evil. Small-town's healing from trauma were suspended in time, waiting for hockey to save their identity. That last one was too specific, but the point is - we need to start reading more sequels. Join us on this episode as we cover some heartfelt news, set up a TBR related to sequels, exchange books, assign challenges to one another, and wrap up with a fun question about bringing magical items to the real world. Oh, and we introduce our calendar for spoiler episodes of City of Glass, finally. We hope you enjoy this episode, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   News: Felicia - https://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/What-Dan-Read-Booklist.pdf Aaron - https://www.bookculture.com/blog/2025/07/25/our-most-anticipated-books-september-2025    City of Glass Spoiler Episode Dates: Part One - September 22nd (2025) Part Two - October 6th (2025) Part Three - October 27th (2025)

As with all vacations, this one has come to an end. School is starting back, the temperatures are barely cooling, and those of us in the working-world have to return to the grind. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we have one last hurrah before completely giving ourselves over to the 9-5 world. In this episode, we cover some news about new books, review the few we have finished this month (including some new reads and long-time favorites), give some awards, give a few recommendations from family, and end with a fun hypothetical question. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Twilight - Stephanie Meyer Darkness of Mine - Alexis Grace White Line Fever - K.C. Jones Deep End - Ali Hazelwood The Magic Treehouse Merlin Mission: Christmas in Camelot - Mary Pop Osborne Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider Merry Bloody Christmas - Olivia Mace Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions - John Langan Sourdough - Robin Sloan Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   News: Felicia - https://booktrib.com/2025/05/01/women-rising-megan-dalla-camina/  Aaron - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220377457-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it 

It's time for the obligatory beach episode that plagued early sitcoms. Well, there's not really a beach, and we are not a sitcom, but the podcast is on vacation! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we record from a hotel room in downtown Asheville. We hit the road for a work conference, but you know we can't help ourselves. The trip extended into a multi-bookshop tour of the city where we loaded up on enough literature to last at least...two weeks? Who knows. Anyway, in this episode, we start with some news about conventions in Seattle and thrillers to read on vacation, give a tour of the various bookstores and purchases from the city, discuss our sparse reading in August so far, provide some rapid recommendations about time away from home, and end with a question about vacation reads. It's a packed episode with sub-par audio as this air conditioning unit needs to run non-stop to prevent us from fainting, but it's also very fun. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Twilight - Stephanie Meyer The Village Library Demon Hunting Society - C.M. Waggoner Sourdough - Robin Sloan Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions - John Langan   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-thrillers-about-murder-in-paradise/  Aaron - https://seattlein2025.org/     

A new month for Talk Booky to Me means a new theme, and this month is all about fun and not fun in the sun...and the jungle...and on a cruise...you get the idea. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news related to the Booker Awards nominees and some reading recommendations to better understand racism in the U.S. Then, we exchange vacation-related books and set a TBR all about hitting the road and enjoying the little bit of freedom we are granted in late-stage Capitalist society...I'm bringing down the mood again. We end with a fun question! Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/8-novels-about-class-and-racial-tensions-in-the-suburbs/ Aaron - https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5482914/2025-booker-prize-longlist-fiction

Time to round-out July with a final discussion of all things stars, skies, or something like that. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our TBR progress and mourn a small reading slump alongside the greater challenges of toxic gender roles, politics, and discrimination (the latter three are much more important than the first - to be clear). We open the episode with some news full of book recommendations, cover the few books we managed to power through since mid-month, and finish with random recommendations. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!   Books Discussed at Length: Violets - Kyung-Sook Shin Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions - John Langan Dolls and Daggers - D.L. Darby Flawless - Elsie Silver   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   News: Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/15-novels-in-translation-you-should-be-reading-this-summer-and-fall/ Aaron - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/books/review/lemony-snicket-anti-summer-reading-list.html

July is packed with sunny days and twinkling night skies, and so is this episode. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we try to reach out to the great beyond for some deity, alien, or whatever exists up there. We start with news on nonbinary books, cover some books we hauled this month, and move on to our TBR progress. Felicia is especially happy to discuss some humorous Olympian literature and not as happy to explain a few pacing issues that drug her month down a bit, but there are rereads sprinkled in for balance. Aaron is still stuck in middle-school, but we don't need to unpack that quite yet. We wrap everything up with tips to break a reading slump and set our sights on the last few weeks of the month. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: The Austere Academy (Book Five) - Lemony Snicket Shattered Rhythm (Book One); Battered Moves (Book Two) - Blake Black Disobedient Pawn (Book One); Defiant Knight (Book Two) - Brooklyn Cross The Words - Ashley Jade Blood of Hercules - Jasmine Mas   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron   Felicia's News:  https://bookriot.com/books-by-nonbinary-authors-2025/ 

Once again, we, Felicia and Aaron, have a complaint for the world of books! In this episode, we discuss the frustrating issue of books with bad openings. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

July marks a major milestone for those in the U.S.A., but this podcast isn't feeling the most patriotic lately. Regardless, we, Felicia and Aaron, are setting a new theme that reaches out to the ethereal skies and exchange books that will bring some joy to this conflicting feeling we have. Join us as we cover some light news, exchange books, set our TBR for the month, and end with a fun question about surprising books. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contacts: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron  

Welcome to the end of June (no menacing tone implied). Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some end-of-the-month news, including GoodReads awards and the lack of Black Muslim YA. Then, we discuss our reading progress which is filled with Korean literature and plenty of shifter fantasies. The episode ends with some random recommendations for card games and magazines that matter in 2025, but our superlatives are the highlight. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: Violets - Kyung-Sook Shin Legacy of Shadows (book one); Anchor of Secrets (book two); Destiny of Ashes (book three) - Tessa Hale The Stalking Dead (book one); Criminal Spirits (book two); Grave Misconduct (book three) - Eva Chase Twilight of Embers (book one); Midnight of Ashes (book two); Dawn of Flames (book three) - Tessa Hale Poison Ivy (book one); Torn Ivy (book two) - Eve Newton Find Me (book one); Save Me (book two); Love Me (book three); Free Me (book four) - Ashley Rostek   News: GoodReads - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2937-the-144-most-read-books-of-the-2025-reading-challenge-so-far Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/2025/06/30/missing-stories-about-black-american-muslim-teens-in-ya-fiction/   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/ Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

Join the Talk Booky duo, Felicia and Aaron, for yet another grievance! In this episode, we tackle a particularly thorny aspect of BookTok that keeps us up at night. We hope you enjoy it, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

June is in full-force with aggressive colors that will make the most glum of us feel a little perk of life in our hearts. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some upcoming releases and complex interview discussions, a catch-up on our TBR progress, some rapid-fire recommendations full of chroma, and a question related to the world of publishing. This is a fun episode for us as we get bluntly political and focus on the books that help us confront those issues and escape them. Check us out at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: Problematic Summer Romance (book two) - Ali Hazelwood Demon Reform Academy (Terms 1-4) - Lyra Winters Fate Hollow Academy (Terms 1-4) - Lyra Winters The Reptile Room (book two); The Wide Window (book three); The Miserable Mill (book four) - Lemony Snicket Violets - Kyung-Sook Shin   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400   Related Materials: Becky Chamber's Interview: https://grist.org/looking-forward/for-anybody-who-could-use-a-break-a-qa-with-sci-fi-author-becky-chambers/ Fifty States of Crime: https://www.overdrive.com/series/fifty-states-of-crime June's Most Anticipated Releases: https://www.libbylife.com/2025-05-29-june-2025-s-biggest-books  

Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we launch a new bonus podcast series related to our grievances and gripes related to the world of books. In our first episode, we start with the existential question of why we chose to do this podcast. We hope you enjoy these shorter casual episodes, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

A new month brings in a new theme for this podcast, and this will be colorful one - literally. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we talk through some hopeful news about young people reading, set up a TBR with lots of hues and shades, and end with questions about our favorite part of many books - the villains. Thank you for listening and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

(Editor's note: for best effect, read this description in a Lemony Snicket tone. If you don't know what that is, think Wes Anderson or Tim Burton. If you don't know who they are, just pretend you were transported to an odd and semi-wealthy, sort of pretentious, community) This podcast episode is unusual, and in this case, unusual means "likely to cover topics that are beyond the scope of your average book reviews." Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we round-out a month of random reads. We open with some upcoming books that are sure to excite, move on to our TBR progress which is equally thrilling and miserable, adorn some books with awards, and end with a question about music...on a book podcast? Anyway, thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: Trials of Dusk and Dreams - Lana Pecherczyk One Cursed Rose - Rebecca Zanetti Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury Forging the Guild (book two); Dreams of Hell (book three); Hell and Back (book four); Abyss of Ruins (book five) - Gray Holborn Corpse Roads (book one); Skeletal Hearts (book two); Hollow Veins (book three) - J. Rose Sleep Tight - J.H. Markert The Bad Beginning (book one); The Reptile Room (book two) - Lemony Snicket The Portable Feminist Reader - Ed. Roxane Gay A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

Welcome to an extra-large mid-month episode! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we struggle through a weird and rambling discussion about the absolutely random assortment of books we read this month. It's a little spooky, a little romantic, a little depressing, and most other emotions you want from two book podcasters. We start with some fun news, discuss our monthly TBR progress, take a scavenger hunt for rapid fire recommendations, and end with a question about titling the memoirs that we are most definitely (sarcasm) going to write one day. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Stephen Graham Jones) A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness) Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson) Hammajang Luck (Makana Yamamoto) Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas) The Eyes Are the Best Part (Monika Kim) Bride (Ali Hazelwood) Lights Out (Navessa Allen) Spark of True Everflame (Penn Cole) We Never Kissed (Lisa Fairchilds)   Contact: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

Welcome to May! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we prepare for a very sporadic, likely random, maybe a little chaotic month of reading. We open this one with a few light book articles before exchanging books based on our own randomizer systems and set a TBR with possibly the most range we have covered. We end with a fun question about ranking book characters and walk away from the mic with a fresh list of books to finish over the next 31 days. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

The end of April is upon us, and we, Felicia and Aaron, are ready to venture forth into the great beyond of...okay, we are just tired and ready to wrap up our reading month. Join us for a conversation about some recent purchases, a very wide range of books (from feminism to vampires to superpowers related to "finishing"), and a fun ranking of book formats. Thank you for listening, and check us out at the outlets below.   Books Discussed at Length: If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food Feminism and Theory (Geraldine DeRuiter) The Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers) Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins) The Summer We Ate Off the China (Devin Jacobsen) The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Stephen Graham Jones)   Instagram - @talkbooky Email - [email protected] Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400    

Welcome to the middle of April and the halfway point of the great TBR spring cleaning of 2025! It's going...well, it's going. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we have a more subdued conversation about the Hugo awards, some recent releases, the little reading we managed during a hectic few weeks, and run down some rapid fire recommendations that haven't made it to the podcast. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Books Discussed At Length: The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) If You Can't Take the Heat (Geraldine DeRulter) The Summer We Ate Off the China (Devin Jacobsen)   Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

The temperatures are rising, and the pollen is giving everything a nice yellow glow, so it must be Spring. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we struggle through allergies to cover some news about book bans and new releases, exchange some books, and set up a TBR related to Spring. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

Another month is wrapping up, and our reading is back on track! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some March releases and recommendations for Spring Break before covering our reading progress and awarding some superlatives. Expect plenty of range from Hallmark romances, to dark academia romances, to vampire romances, to inanimate object romances, to...what is going on in this episode? Anyway, this one has a little something for everyone. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.   Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400

Happy Women's History Month! Although we, Felicia and Aaron, did not focus on Women authors and literature for our March theme, we wanted to take some time to highlight some crucial works by Women in this episode. Join us as we cover some fun news on calligraphy (for some reason) and book awards, discuss recent purchases, and catch up on our current TBR progress. This is all a prelude to rapid recommendations related to Women and an semi-existential question to wrap up the show. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. You can reach us at the outlets below.   Email - [email protected] Instagram - @talkbooky Felicia's GoodReads - goodreads.com/femarie Aaron's GoodReads - goodreads.com/atcole1400