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Send us a text In this episode we are sharing Fiction that any Foodie will love!  And just a warning...Don't listen to this episode if you are hungry!   Featured Books: The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden (LH)Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews (LH)Didn’t You Use to be Queenie B? By Terri-Lynne DeFino (LP)Delicious! By Ruth Reichl (LP)Book in Hand Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Varina Pallindino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino Tender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalMiss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky ZimmermanThe Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanThe City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise MillerLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Pairing by Casey McQuistonWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text What do 2 teachers do in their spare time besides reading??  Why they assign homework of course...to each other!  Let's see what grades were given on this Shorty! Featured Books: Everything is Probably Fine by Julia London LH to LPMrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford LP to LH Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson LH to LPUnder a Starlit Tide by Kell Williams LP to LHWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode we are talking about Graphic Novels and we feel grand about it!  We also have a super creepy Book in Hand.  Let's get going! Featured Books: But You Have Friends by Emilia McKenzie (LH)41 Reasons I’m Staying In: A Celebration of Introverts by Hallie Heald (LH)Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast (LP)How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares (LP)Book in Hand: Good and Evil by Other Stories by Samanta SchweblinBooks Mentioned in This Episode: Mendell Station by J. B. HwangThe Women Who Made New York by Julie Scelfo Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Bea Wolfe by Zach WeinersmithFamily Style by Thien PhamThe Best We Could Do by Thi BuiGrass by Keum Suk Gendry-KimThe Circuit by Francisco Jimenez Adapted by Andrew J. RostanAlmost American Girl by Robin HaWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode we are bringing you Books in Hand...books we are currently reading and want you to read as well!  Let's do this! Featured Books: My Fair Frauds by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (LH)Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (LH)This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry (LP)The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (LP)Book in Hand: The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw (LH) Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Life We Bury by Allen EskensThree Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War  by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess The Divines by Rachel GreenlawWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode we are excited about 2 Retellings of the Epic Poem...Beowulf!  Step into 2 really GREAT backlist books and one Book in Hand that is being published this month. We think you're going to like this! Featured Books: The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (LH)Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith art by Boulet (LP)Book in Hand: The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel HawkinsThe Heiress by Rachel HawkinsThe Villa by Rachel HawkinsAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Beowulf by the Beowulf PoetVersions/Translations of Beowulf by:R.M LiuzzaSeamus HeaneyGrendel by John GardnerThe Legacy of Heorot by Larry NivenBeowulf, Dragon Slayer by Rosemary SutcliffGrendel’s Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife by Susan Signe MorrisonWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode we are getting Comfy and Cozy with Mysteries. Tis the season, right?  As we record today it's snowing outside and we have a fire going...on the TV, but still!  We will also share a Book in Hand that is being published in January 2026 and do a shameless pitch for our Patreon Channel.  Wink, wink! Featured Books: The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully (LH)A Rather Peculiar Poisoning by Chrystal Schleyer (LH)The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (LP)The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend (LP)Book in Hand: The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Maid by Nita ProseThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionLenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus We Solve Murders by Richard OsmanThursday Murder Club Series by Richard OsmanThe Mitford Series by Jan KaronThe Harry Potter Series J. K. Rowling The Lost Queen Series by Signe PikeUpon a Starlit Tide by Kell WoodsAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo NicholsArsenic and Adobo by Mia P ManansalaEveryone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonA Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel PennantA Most Agreeable Murder by Julia SealesWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 2!  Today we disclose the rest of our list!  It's the most wonderful time of the year! Featured Books: The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (LH)The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo (LH) Run by Blake Crouch (LH)All My Mothers by Joanna Glen (LH)The Red House by Mary Morris (LH)The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (LP)Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (LP)Lark Ascending by Silas House (LP)The Names by Florence Knapp (LP)The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Murder on Charity Lane by Jo NicholsAbigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian DolanFeatured Runner Up Books: Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven (LH)Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (LP)Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In today's episode we are sharing our 2025 Faves...and good news...this is Part 1!  Listen in next week for Part 2.  It's the most wonderful time of the year! Featured Books: The Courting of Bristol Keats and The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson (LH)This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Greg (LH) The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper LH)This Motherless Land by Nikki May (LH)The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa (LH)Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP)Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (LP)Candle Island by Lauren Wolk (LP)The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (LP)Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Fourth Wing series by Rebecca YarrosFeatured Runner Up Books: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (LP)The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros (LH)Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being selections based on the NYT’s Summer Bucket List Reading Challenge.  This is Part 2! Featured Books:  Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Usually ReadA Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (LH)Read One of the NYT Best Books of the 21st CenturyThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (LH)Read a Book by an Author You’ve Never Read BeforeBuckeye by Patrick Ryan (LP) Read a Book in a Genre You Don’t Typically ReadDevotions by Mary Oliver (LP)Listen to an Audio BookThe Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In today's episode we are featuring some Unexpected Books for the Holiday Season.  We have Christmas capers, ghost stories, and lots more...jingle, jingle! Featured Books: The Usual Santas: A Collection of SOHO Crime Christmas Capers by 18 SOHO crime authors (LH)Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (LH)The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume 3 (LH)Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien (LH) A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg (LP)The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman (LP)The Santa Trial by Tess Thompson (LP)The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (LP)The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Fried Green Tomatoes by Fanny FlaggThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienBeartown by Fredrik BackmanMy Friends by Fredrik BackmanMan Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: One Day in December by Josie SilverSmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganLet It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne LevyWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text Anyone else love to cook and bake?  Well, What's Cookin?  We have a variety of cook and bake books on the table! Featured Books: The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book by Alice B. Toklas (LH)The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis (LH)How to be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking by Nigella Lawson (LH)Sally’s Baking Addiction by Sally McKenney (LP)Sally’s Cookie Addiction by Sally McKenney (LP)Half Baked Harvest Every Day by Tieghan Gerard (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Sally’s Baking 101 by Sally McKenneyThe Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude SteinAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Half Baked Harvest Quick and Cozy by Tieghan GerardThe Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes by Ree DrummondKeep It Simple Y’all by Matthew BoundsWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In today's episode we are featuring a few Authors We Love...automatic reads if you will.  And, Yes...We will! Featured Books: Travis Baldree -  Brigands and Breadknives (LH)Lian Dolan - Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding (LH)Michiko Aoyama - The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park (LH)Kelly Rimmer - The Story Keeper (LP)Martha Hall Kelly - The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerThe German Wife by Kelly RimmerBefore I Let You Go by Kelly RimmerThe Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall KellyThe Golden Doves by Martha Hall KellyBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe Sweeney Sisters by Lian DolanLost and Found in Paris by Lian DolanHelen of Pasadena: A Novel by Lian DolanWhat You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Sara Goodman Confino - Don’t Forget to Write, Good Grief, She’s Up to No GoodPeter Heller - The River, The Dog Stars, The Orchard, The Guide, Burn, The Last Ranger, CelineWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Homework we assigned to one another.  One of us turned our assignment in late...will it affect the final grade?? Let's see how we did with this short stack!  Featured Books: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (LP to LH)Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell (LH to LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Nettle and Bone by T. KingfisherAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: LP Wants LH to Read A Death on Corfu by Emily SullivanLH Wants LP to Read The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols.Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being part of the NYT’s Summer Bucket List Reading Challenge.  We don't normally do formal challenges but we couldn't resist! Featured Books: Reread A Book You Loved as a Kid (LH):Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase by Carolyn KeeneThe Wish Giver by Bill BrittainA Book Set Somewhere You Have Never Been (LH):The Lost House by Melissa LarsenForgotten Kingdom by Signe PikeA Book Published in the Last Year (LP)A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl by Nanda ReddyA Book in a Genre You Don’t Normally Read (LP)The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy WebbA Book in Translation (LP)The Letter Carrier by Francesca GiannoneAuthor Mentioned in this Episode: Kate MortonAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: A Book in a Genre You Don’t Normally Read Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Marmie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age Partied Her Way to Power by Jennifer WrightThe Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy WebbThe Vanishing by Wendy WebbA Book Published in the Last Year Shy Creatures by Clare ChambersWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!

Send us a text Welcome to Season 4! Today's episode features a celebratory stack of books tied together with the common theme of being our Real Time Reading Books aka the books in our hands right now.  We have a little bit of everything...so onward! Featured Books: Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (LH)The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (LH)Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (LP)The Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes (LP)A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: American Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna LabuskesThe Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna LabuskesDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar BuddeThe Letter Carrier by Francesca GiannoneThe Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahonThe Girl in the Tower by Katherine ArdenThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenWow, No Thank You by Samantha IrbyWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  [email protected] Support the show Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon! It won't be the same without you!