Episode 033 | Just Finding Time to Read | August Wrap Up

06 September 2025

 


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This morning I wrap up all the books I read in August.

Links mentioned:

A Gentleman in Moscow review (blog post)

Books mentioned:

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

The Skull by Jon Klassen

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Episode 032 | Create My Fall TBR with Me

29 August 2025

 


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This morning I talk about all the books I want to read this fall.

Links mentioned:

Goodreads

2025 Goals (episode)

Books mentioned:

The Stand by Stephen King

Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Episode 031 | The Art of a Biography (from an Amateur Enthusiast)

15 August 2025

 


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This morning I break down why I love biographies and what makes a good one.

Books mentioned:

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Being Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn

The Watchmaker's Daughter by Larry Loftis

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie

The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by Philip and Carol Zaleski

Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn

Episode 030 | Books That Feel like August Sipped Away

08 August 2025

 


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This morning I share some recommendations based on the song August by Taylor Swift.

Books mentioned:

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor

A Room with a View by E.M. Forrester

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Atonement by Ian McEwan