The Books We Loved

Today the gals give recommendations for every reader, based on Zodiac signs!

In the order discussed:

AQUARIUS: 

Homebound, Elan

Truly Devious, Johnson 

LEO:

Half Drowned King, Hartsuyker

Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom, Clinton

PISCES: 

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a therapist, HER therapist, and our lives revealed, Gottlieb

Evening, Minot

VIRGO:

The Maid, Prose

The Gifts of Imperfection, Brown

ARIES:

Best Offer Wins, Kashino

All the Other Mothers Hate Me, Harmon

LIBRA:

The Fortune Men, Mohammad

March (Trilogy -- link is to book 1), Lewis

TAURUS: 

The Marlow Murder Club, Thorogood

Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping, Mandanna

SCORPIO: 

My Sister the Serial Killer, Braithwaite

Family of Spies: a World War II story of Nazi espionage, betrayal, and the secret history behind Pearl Harbor, Kuehn 

GEMINI: 

My Education, Choi

The Book Club for Troublesome Women, Bostwick

SAGITARIUS:

Gilead, Robinson

Travels with Charley, Steinbeck 

CANCER:

Strangers, Burden

Heart the Lover, King

CAPRICORN: 

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde

Titan: the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Chernow

Today the girls are joined by repeat-guest, Angie, to discuss Jane Austen's classic, Emma. 

Books Angie recommended during the episode include:

Book of Doors, Gareth Brown

Wild Reverence: a novel, Rebecca Ross

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig

Today the gals chat about a podcast favorite, Ann Patchett, and her newest novel: Whistler. 

A couple readalikes Olivia shared:

Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

Anything by Liane Moriarty

The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett

Today the ladies make recommendations based on two patron requests. Titles discussed are below:

Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel

Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro 

This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin

Circe, Madeline Miller

Babel, R.F. Kuang

Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson

A Rover’s Story, Jasmine Warga

Anything by Gordon Korman 

The Second Life of Snap, Erin Entrada Kelly

When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead

Pax, Sara Pennypacker

Stranded, Probst

Mob Squad, Dawson

City of Ember series, DuPrau

Hatchet, Paulsen

The Last Kids on Earth series, Brallier

Anything by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Today the ladies take on C.S. Lewis' beloved 1950 classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as part of their Summer Book Club series.

Shoot the girls a message if you'd like tailored book recommendations.