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Welcome back, friends! In today's episode, Kara and Emily are talking about New Moon! Join us as we recap the second book in the Twilight Saga! Team Edward? Team Jacob? or Team Carlisle? Let us know! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

Welcome back, friends! In today's episode, we have the first in our series discussing Twilight! Kara and Emily talk about their different perspectives on the YA vampire phenomenon. Join us as Emily reads Twilight for the VERY FIRST TIME, and Kara revisits a beloved series from her youth. Let us know your Twilight opinions and hot takes! See you again next week! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Emily and Kara are joined by our inventory manager, Emma, to talk about all things fall! Tune in to hear about upcoming releases, our fall TBRs, and even our favorite soups. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Emily and Kara talk about their unhinged reading habits aka "bookish sins". This is the final part in our Bookish Confessions mini series! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, we have part one of a two-part episode, where Emily and Kara will discuss some book recommendation prompts inspired by "the 7 Bookish Sins". Join us next episode for the second part where we talk about our personal "bookish sins"/ unhinged reading habits! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Emily and Kara talk about all of their favorites of the year and what they are looking forward to in the second half of 2026! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Emily and Kara are joined by Kate Hergott, the mind and creator behind the Bookwild Collective! On her own podcast, Kate goes through a rotation of guest hosts in the bookish space, and she also interviews authors for their latest releases. Kate is a close friend to the bookshop, and joins us to talk about how she got started in the bookish podcast space! Get to know Kate and don't forget to check out her links below! https://www.instagram.com/imbookwild/ https://www.bookwildcollective.com Listen to the Bookwild podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bookwild/id1648192032 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-gShTy20PVhXRpfNF33SKw https://open.spotify.com/show/1r72aXE4JEjcwGeEjVosvI?si=o-ANyCKeSwGnFOmQtTxe2w&nd=1&dlsi=db0c95786cf14c4a Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Kara and Emily are joined by Wild Geese Bookshop bookseller, Nathan, to talk about some of their bookish hot takes! Let us know some of yours in the comments below! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In this episode, Kara and Emily discuss their favorite hobbies to keep them off of their devices. From physical hobbies to creative hobbies, we have a variety of suggestions to help jumpstart your own screen-free summer! What are your favorite hobbies? Let us know below! Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fillyourcupwgb/ Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

After four months of sharing this space, we have decided introducing ourselves is long overdue. Join hosts, Kara and Emily, as they share a little bit about their upbringings and their journeys to the jobs that they have now. Please share some information about you in the comments below, as well as, what you would like to see on the podcast in the future! We are so glad you are here!! Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today’s episode we have our Communications Manager, Suzie, with us to talk about our reading journeys!  Reading is a personal journey, and malleable to what works for each individual person. Today, we talk through what has worked for us, and the ups and downs of reading throughout the different phases of our lives so far!  What is the book that got you into reading, and when do you do most of your reading? Let us know in the comments below!  Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode, Kara and Emily discuss their favorite and most anticipated movie adaptation releases! With the rise of popular books being optioned for both movie and television opportunities, bookish and film communities are coming together to unite over a common shared interest. Tune in to hear what you can expect from the two worlds colliding!   What are some upcoming book-to-movie adaptations that you are excited for? Let us know in the comments!  Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In today's episode we are joined by our writer in residence, Lyndsie Manusos, to talk about her journey with becoming a published author. Lyndsie talks advice, recommendations, and where to start with your writing journey.  Check out Lyndsie online!  http://lyndsiemanusos.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lmanusoswrites/ Follow her on Bluesky: @lmanusos.bsky.social Order a copy of Lyndsie’s novella, From These Dark Abodes: https://www.wildgeesebookshop.com/item/gwdJve2n52Nf36kuQ9DC9Q Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠

In this week’s episode, we look forward to sunny days and the seasons ahead with Inventory Manager, Emma!  Tune in as we discuss upcoming releases as well as our favorite Spring/Summer seasonal reads!  Check out the titles discussed in this episode here: https://wildgeesebookshop.com/lists/L23h59mtyB_s Donate to our Read Grow Fly Fund via the Johnson County Community Foundation to encourage reading in conjunction with author events like this one!  ⁠https://www.jccf.org/give-one-time⁠ Select Existing Fund> Read Grow Fly Fund.

In this week's episode, we celebrate Galentine's with Wild Geese Bookshop volunteer and friend, Grace, as we talk all things romance. We discuss all things romance genre including: tropes, recommendations, and upcoming releases. Bookish Glossary: Trope: A popular plot device, character type, or setting in a book Microtrope: Niche, small characterizations or plot devices that build up a larger trope Golden Retriever x Black Cat: An opposites attract pairing where one is happy and outgoing (golden retriever) and the other is more reserved and stoic (black cat) Spice: Refers to the level of explicit physical intimacy on stage Smut: A book or story with more than one explicit physical intimacy scene Open Door: A book where physical intimacy is explicitly described on-page Cracked Door: A book where physical intimacy is alluded to, but not explicitly shown on-page Closed Door: A book where physical intimacy is not depicted on-page ARC: Advanced Reader Copy Check out the titles mentioned in this episode here: https://wildgeesebookshop.com/lists/LwpHS3snqNRI Preorder a copy of Chelsea Curto's upcoming debut traditionally published novel, In Stormy Weather! ⁠https://wildgeesebookshop.com/item/DFe05H_njq6gEUD5g7vLoQ⁠ Want to know about the spice levels and content warnings on the books you are reading? Check out romance.io! https://www.romance.io