No Thanks We're Booked

Katie and Mollie
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No Thanks We're Booked

Looking at life through a bookish lens, internet-turned-IRL friends, Katie and Mollie, swap stories about the books they're currently loving and the life they're currently living. Grab a cup of tea (or a Moscow Mule) as we chat about the intersection of books, faith, family, friendship, personality, and culture.

  1. 09/04/2019

    All the Bookish and Preggo Things for our Final Season 2 Episode!

    We’ve made it to the end of season 2, folks, and it’s bittersweet! Thank you sticking around if you’ve been listening this season. We’re taking a hiatus as we both have our babies in November, but we wanted to leave you with a fun Q&A of all things bookish, life, and motherhood! Books mentioned: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Things You Save In a Fire by Katherine Center How to Walk Away by Katherine Center The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield The Wonder Emma Donoghue The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Beartown by Fredrik Backman Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty  The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo  Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Virgil Wander by Leif Enger This Momentary Marriage by John Piper The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile How People Change by Paul David Tripp and Timothy S. Lane Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

    1h 7m

  2. 08/21/2019

    Looking Forward to Fall Reading

    Hi friends! Today we’re talking about what books we’re looking forward to reading in the fall - specific titles as well as genres. We also contemplate what our reading lives will really look like with new babies in the picture. But before we get into all of that we discuss our cats, because who doesn’t love to hear some stories about Remus, Scout, Peaches, and Katie’s long-ago cat Bird (who was sweet but dumb).    Books Mentioned The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger That’s What Frenemies Are For by Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Recursion by Blake Crouch The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Beartown by Frederick Backman There There by Tommy Orange The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell The 7½ of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Americana by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Us Against You by Frederick Backman  The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg How to Walk Away by Katherine Center Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center Tidelands by Philippa Gregory The Whisper Man by Alex North Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl All of the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen   Follow Us Everywhere! Website:https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    42 min

  3. 08/07/2019

    Interview with Best-Selling Author of Lock Every Door: Riley Sager

    Hi readers! You're in for a treat today. We are so excited to have Riley Sager on the podcast, national and international best-selling author of Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied, and his new release that came out in July 2019, Lock Every Door. We loved picking Riley's brain all about what makes a great plot-twisty horror/thriller, how he got the inspiration to write about The Bartholomew—the creepy, gothic setting for Lock Every Door—his favorite characters to write about, and so, so much more.  This is a spoiler-free episode, and we hope you enjoy it! After talking to Riley, we are definitely in the mood for some more page-turning thrillers.  Books mentioned:  Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Final Girls by Riley Sager The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay Bird Box by Josh Malerman Red Dragon by Thomas Harris  Follow Us Everywhere! Website: https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    33 min

  4. 07/24/2019

    Instagram Made Us Do It

    In today’s episode, Mollie and Katie lament the onslaught of heartburn because their stomachs now reside in their throats. They discuss what they’re reading, the fact that their books have overlapped some this month, they wonder where all the time to read summer books has gone, and they guess each other’s favorite books that instagram made them read (or in Mollie’s case, what KATIE made her read…).    Books Mentioned The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger Beartown by Fredrik Bachman Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Nevermoor and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler Wives and Daughters and North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell How to Walk Away and Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center   Follow Us Everywhere! Website:https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    35 min

  5. 07/10/2019

    Genre-Bending Books and Goodreads Nesting

    Hi friends! Today we're talking about our favorite genre-bending books (and some movies!). Let us know what some of your favorite "blends" are—and if you recommend an unlikely pairing! Books mentioned:  The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge Outlander by Diana Gabaldon American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Book Thief by Markus Zusak  infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami The Dinner by Herman Koch Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Beloved by Toni Morrison Bone Gap by Laura Ruby The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 11/22/63 by Stephen King Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Follow Us Everywhere! Website: https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    43 min

  6. 06/26/2019

    Episode 36: Crazy Similar Book Titles, Fun-Brow Books, and Transitions

    In today’s episode, Mollie and Katie catch up about traveling, what they’re reading (or NOT reading), similar book trends (how do you end up with three books with oddly similar titles), and the transitions that shape a life (and of course how we often find those real life transitions in the books we read).    Books Mentioned The Well of Ascension/Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner The Most Fun We’ve Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Recursion by Blake Crouch Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O’Farrell The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Savvy by Ingrid Law The Giver by Lois Lowry Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Follow Us Everywhere! Website:https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    41 min

  7. 06/12/2019

    All About Buddy Reads

    We’re talking all about buddy reads today! What makes a good buddy read, some of our favorite buddy reads, the difference between a book club and a buddy read, the benefits and the pitfalls of buddy reads, advice on how to find someone to buddy read with, and generally what makes them so great (and also challenging).   Books Mentioned The Well of Ascension/Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner Forrest Gump by Winston Groom Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell Middlemarch by George Eliot I See You by Claire Macintosh White Oleander by Janet Fitch Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough The Most Fun We’ve Ever Had by Claire Lombardo   Follow Us Everywhere! Website:https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    44 min

  8. 05/29/2019

    Episode 34: Current Reads, Next Reads, and Overwhelmed with the TBR

    In today's episode, we discuss what we're currently reading, what we hope to pick up soon (hint: When your TBR list is long, it's overwhelming to know what to pick up next), Anne Bogel's summer reading list, why it's so hard to commit to series, and much more! Books mentioned: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Beartown by Fredrik Backman Us Against You by Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff Expecting Better by Emily Oster Cribsheet by Emily Oster Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross The Read Aloud Family by Jim Trelease The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson The River by Peter Heller Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald Recursion by Blake Crouch Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey Only Ever Her by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin Follow us all over the internet! Website: https://www.nothankswerebooked.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nothankswerebooked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothxwerebooked/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoThxWereBooked

    34 min
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Looking at life through a bookish lens, internet-turned-IRL friends, Katie and Mollie, swap stories about the books they're currently loving and the life they're currently living. Grab a cup of tea (or a Moscow Mule) as we chat about the intersection of books, faith, family, friendship, personality, and culture.

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  • Creator
    Katie and Mollie
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © No Thanks We're Booked 2018
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