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We don’t really know why we do these things to ourselves, but in this episode, we’re answering a bunch of impossible “would you rather” questions about books and authors. Come listen to us be annoyed by the questions but also be equally amused by them. Cue the giggling!
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:58] M: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
Episode 79: What We Read in February
[6:29] S: Doodles from the Boogie Down by Stephanie Rodriguez, with a special review from Henry
Also Mentioned:
Most of the “would you rather” questions are from this blog post, 65 Conversation Questions About Books and Reading
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* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
You know when you’re reading and you are in the zone and everything just feels right with the world? Yeah, we love that feeling. Today, we’re talking about the apps and products that help us get into that reading sweet spot. We’ve gathered this list through the hard, hard work (ha!) of being book nerds, just for you.
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:53] S: Have people pick a number from your TBR list and then read those picks
[5:10] M: RTL pod merch shop
Our Favorite Bookish Apps:
[9:16] S:
[13:47] M:
Our Favorite Bookish Products:
[17:45] M:
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Kindle
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Kindle cover with built in stand
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Bookmarks
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Ear pods for audiobooks
[18:51] S:
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Apple Airpods
Miscellaneous Reading Time Accoutrements:
[23:22] M:
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Fuzzy EVERYTHING (socks, robes, blankets, pajamas)
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Snacks
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Oil diffuser + essential oils
S:
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Cozy blanket
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Book subscriptions (Book of the Month)
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* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
Our birthday month is over and we’re kinda bummed. But we’re never bummed by books, thankfully. In this episode, we’re sharing 10 books we read in March 2023. As always, there’s a mix of genres to suit all your reading tastes. Happy listening!
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[5:08] M: Drowning Practice by Mike Meginnis
[6:28] S: 3 books from Savannah trip:
The Editor by Steven Rowley
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Our March Reads:
[10:03] M: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
[12:20] S: Already Enough by Lisa Olivera
[13:43] M: Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn
[15:11] S: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
[17:59] M: The Girl in the Storm by Annabelle Fogerty
[19:57] S: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
[23:12] M: Light Reclaimed: Billie Knight by Teja Rhae Watson
[26:02] S: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
[27:49] M: River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
[30:14] S: Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
[32:08] The Other Books We Read in March
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* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
Reading is Funny Day is coming up on April 1st, so we wanted to talk about funny books in this episode. Plus, we just really love to giggle and laugh. We’re 12-year-old boys at heart and love jokes about butts and other body parts, so these books are right up our alley. Happy laughing!
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:32] S: Wandered Barnes & Noble alone on her birthday and it was heaven.
[4:47] M: Walking Practice by Dolki Min
[6:32] Projects We’re Working on Behind the Scenes:
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Writer’s Coaching with Sarah and Mia [follow on IG for writing tips: @thekindredwriters]
Books That Make Us Laugh:
[11:46] S: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
[12:20] S: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
S: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
[13:04] M: Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn
[14:57] Mia’s Funny Books
M: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
M: We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
M: The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn
M: See Jane Snap by Bethany Crandell
M: A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
M: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
M: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
M: Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost
[18:10] Sarah’s Funny Books
S: Just By Looking at Him by Ryan O’Connell
S: Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel
S: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
S: The Guncle by Steve Rowley
S: The Reunion by Kayla Olson
S: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
S: A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
S: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
S: I’ll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein
S: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
[21:13] Funny Books We’re Excited to Read:
S: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
S: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
S: You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin + Lacey Lamar
M: Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
M: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
M: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Also Mentioned:
Hot Ones interview with Pedro Pascal
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Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thekindredvoice
Follow Mia on Instagram: @miasutton5
* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
We cannot get enough of climate fiction. It’s our new favorite, #sorrynotsorry. There’s something about how real it feels and about how humanity tries to survive that really appeals to us. In this episode, we talk about what exactly climate fiction is, and we share some of our tried and true cli-fi favorites, along with some titles we haven’t read yet but really want to.
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[4:04] M: We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian
[5:16] S: On Being 40(ish) by Lindsey Mead
Our Tried and True Climate Fiction Favorites:
[9:03] M: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
[9:23] S: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
[9:44] M: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
[10:03] S: The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
[10:18] M: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
[10:41] S: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
[11:45] S: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
[12:08] S: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Climate Fiction Books We’re Excited to Read:
[12:39] M: The High House by Jessie Greengrass
[13:13] S: Bewilderment by Richard Powers
[14:06] M: Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
[14:50] S: The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
[15:43] M: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
[16:31] S: New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
[17:36] M: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
[18:38] S: Dry by Neal + Jarrod Shusterman
[19:15] M: Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
[19:58] S: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod
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* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
We’re both very different readers, but it seems like lately, there’s more of a middle ground between Team Sarah and Team Mia. Here are some books that we both love and it was easier than we thought to come up with this list.
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:23] M: RTL Quiz: Are you a Team Sarah or Team Mia reader?
[3:58] S: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (Apr 4)
Books We Both Love:
[8:20] S:
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal
[11:16] M:
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
Always, in December by Emily Stone
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Falling by TJ Newman
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Books We’re Both Excited to Read:
M: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
S: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
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* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
It’s monthly wrap up time! Today, we’re sharing 10 books that we read in February. It was an overall decent month for both of us. We’re both really into climate fiction lately, so it’s been fun to find more books in that genre. Hope you had a great reading month as well!
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[5:01] S: Book stand to save you from wrist pain
[6:43] M: RTL tote bag to carry around all your books
Our February Reads:
[9:40] S: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
[11:29] M: The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff
[13:35] S: Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabinelli
[15:33] M: Have Mercy by N.E. Henderson
[18:26] S: Once More With Feeling by Elissa Sussman (out May 30, 2023)
[20:51] M: Ghost 19 by Simone St. James
[22:18] S: Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy
[24:25] M: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal
[26:42] S: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
[29:14] M: The Family by Naomi Krupitsky
[31:16] The Other Books We Read in February
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Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thekindredvoice
Follow Mia on Instagram: @miasutton5
* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
We get so many questions about our reading process - where we find books, how we track them, how we decide what to read next, and more. And that’s what we’re talking about in today’s episode. It also highlights the difference between Sarah and Mia’s reading habits. Which one do you think is more organized and which one is more fly by the seat of her pants?
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:27] S: Too many giggles? And the outpouring of love from our community
[5:22] M: Tweet from Barnes & Noble
Topics Covered:
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How we find new books
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How we track books we want to read
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How we decide which format to read each book (digital, audio, physical)
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How we decide what to read next
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How we take note of important points in the books we’re reading
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How we track our books once we’re done reading
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How we prepare books we’ve read for discussion on the podcast
Also Mentioned:
Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod
Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thekindredvoice
Follow Mia on Instagram: @miasutton5
* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
We have been friends for over 7 years and talk almost every day. You’d think we know EVERYTHING about one another. But in this episode, we decided to ask each other some questions that we’ve always wondered about. Plus, our patrons sent in some questions as well. This might be our longest episode so far! Tune in to hear all the things about us - some book-related and some not.
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[4:17] S: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
[6:27] M: L.A. Times article about Zibby Owens opening bookstores in L.A., but mostly her quote that she doesn’t really read the books that are discussed on her podcast [gasp!]
Books Mentioned:
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
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Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Also Mentioned:
Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod
Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thekindredvoice
Follow Mia on Instagram: @miasutton5
* The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.
Show notes:
February 20th is National Clean Out Your Bookcase Day, which we didn’t realize was a thing, but here we are. We’ll be talking about bookcases, organization, storage, how we purge books, and more. But we’re also challenging you to clean out your bookcase, too! Let’s do this.
Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.
Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!
Something Bookish:
[3:48] M: Mothered by Zoje Stage
[5:12] S: Henry is a book hoarder! He picked up this Geronimo Stilton collection for his birthday.
Books Mentioned:
[16:37] M: My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
[24:35] S:
- Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
- Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
- Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
Also Mentioned:
- Sarah’s Pango Books shop
- Sarah’s bookshelf from Amazon
- RTL Episode 50, Ask Us Anything (the episode where we describe our ideal reading spaces)
Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod
Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thekindredvoice
Follow Mia on Instagram: @miasutton5
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