Happily Booked: A Bookcast

Brooke and Becky
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This is the podcast where two 'kindred spirits' believe that the pursuit of happiness is the same thing as reading a good book and being able to talk about it!This is the 45-minute to an hour-long podcast show where the two hostesses will discuss...books! They will talk about what they have read recently, whether they have enjoyed those books or not, what they are currently reading, what they hope to get into next, and other hobbies such as knitting and crocheting! A little bit of "life" talk may pop in and out of these episodes, perhaps even a guest or two will appear, but whatever occurs Brooke and Becky can be counted on to discuss one subject for sure, making this show their "bookcast"!

  1. NOV 10

    S3, E16 A - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!! **SPOILERS**

    Send us a text Hey everybody! We are so glad you're here! And we are even more glad if you read along with us! Did you love this spooky, disturbing, insane story like we did? Grady Hendrix is a fantastic author. There are A LOT of crazy things (and gore-filled things) that happen during this story. We actually decided it was more gruesome than The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid, which both of us read back in the first season of our podcast. We tried to talk about nearly every aspect of this story that we could. IF there was a portion we did not cover that you were hoping to hear, please feel free to email us and let us know! Books mentioned in this episode: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix The Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix The Blanks by Grady Hendrix The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid  The Stand by Stephen King Movies mentioned in this episode: Signs (2002) Thank you for your continued support. The next episode will be a normal recording. Until then, Stay Happily Booked! Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 22m

  2. NOV 3

    S3, E15 A - Welcome to the podcast where we get distracted!

    Send us a text Hello to all of our dear Kindred Spirits! We are so happy you are here.  Although Becky and the girls did not drive to Brooke's house for this recording, they were able to record over a phone call and had a very successful time! No technical difficulties, they were both in such good moods! I don't know why i'm talking in the 3rd person! Let us know if you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed recording! Also, please let us know what you're reading and how you feel about what you're reading. The show notes for this episode are down below! If you are participating in our book club, today is the cutoff for any audio recordings or typed-up thoughts we receive regarding the book club's book. If you joined us, we are so glad that you did. This book has been a wild ride. :) Happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com  Storygraph - Brookebatesratesbooks / Magbeck2011 Fable - Brooke Bates Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates 3:57 - Network Effect by Martha Wells (#5) 4:45 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 6:22 - Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix / My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 13:43 - The Rise Of The Governor by Robert Kirkman (#1)  15:47 - Middle Of The Night by Riley Sager 18:30 - Comet In Moominland by Tove Jansson (#1) 20:02 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol 6 by Beth Brower 12:02 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 23:58 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 30:42 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 31:14 - Network Effect by Martha Wells (#5) 34:29 - Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera  36:30 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven  40:45 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol 7 by Beth Brower 53:22 - Dark Matter by Michelle Paver 54:10 - Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden 56:05 - Blood Red by James A. Moore Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 6m

  3. OCT 20

    S3, E14 A - A podcast listening to a book about a podcast?!!? These are some great books!

    Send us a text Hello everyone!  Thanks again for joining us. This was a very enjoyable episode that we recorded. Even if you can't see the time difference, when Becky and I go a while without catching up on what we're reading, we just don't know what to do with ourselves! Then, when we get the chance to catch up, it always feels wonderfully refreshing! We just enjoy talking about books together and are so blessed to have you here with us. If you are sending in any recordings/ paragraphs to be read about the book club book, please send them to our email (found below) by November 3rd so we can get your clip edited in! Thank you so much. The show notes for this episode are down below. Until next week, stay Happily Booked! 2:31 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 6:31 - Archibald Chesterfield And The Whispers Of The Aztec Scroll by Roger Moak (#1) 11:00 - Robert Frost Poems, Plato's Work Thaetetus / Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Vern 12:02 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain / Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 12:27 - Percy Jackson And The Olympians by Rick Riordan 13:22 - Emma's Christmas Wish by Better Homes And Gardens 13:50 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 14:59 - The Mysterious Island by Jules Vern / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Vern  16:00 - Death On The Nile by Agatha Christie 16:40 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 17:09 - My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 19:50 - Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver 23:29 - Peggy On The Road by Virginia Hughes (#4) 25:33 - Nancy Drew & Trixie Beldin 26:10 - The Barkeep by William Lashner 27:57 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 29:21 - Bright Young Dead by Jessica Fellowes (#2) 30:47 - The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward 33:54 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol. 5 by Beth Brower 37:01 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett 45:16 - Whiteout by Ken Follett 45:45 - Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh 50:15 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol 6 by Beth Brower 51:50 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 57:02 - Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera 1:00:54 - How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix / The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 14m

  4. OCT 14

    S3, E13 A - A short *rough* summary of what we've read featuring some Stetson commentary!

    Send us a text Hi everyone! Just Brooker here today for this short little episode! Well...Stetson may or may not step in and out of the show as well. You know, he's too busy to just stick around. I do hope you enjoyed listening to his sweet little voice, and I hope it brightened your day! I recorded this episode minus Becky Boo because we attempted a last-minute, very sudden episode, and come the end of the episode, BROOKE NEVER HIT RECORD!!!!! So, feeling all the guilt that we wasted an hour of our lives and weren't able to have a viable episode to post, I decided to record my own short summary episode. Naturally, that happened after Stetson woke up from his nap :) If there was anything I missed or said incorrectly, that is entirely on me. I think it was sort of hilarious listening to me attempt to make a summary of everything we finished and were currently reading, with Stetson being the constant distraction that he is. Maybe this should be its own segment? Haha! If you are participating in our book club, please send in your recordings/ paragraphs to be read aloud to our email by November 3rd. We are reading The Southern Book Club's Guide TO Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!  The show notes for this episode are listed below!  Until next week, Stay Happily Booked! 3:00 - Slice Of Murder by Rosie A. Point (#1) 5:17 - The House Of THe Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne 6:46 - The Infection by Craig DiLouie (#1) 7:29 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie 7:45 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 9:20 - Murder Boxed Up (#2) / Hold The Murder (#3) / Dough Not Murder (#4)  11:00 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol. 4 by Beth Brower 12:58 - The Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shephard 13:24 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 15:19 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie 17:10 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 5 by Beth Brower  17:27 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett 18:32 - The Stranded by Sara Daniels (#1) 20:24 - Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    28 min

  5. OCT 6

    S3, E12 A - Trolls, books, and book clubs!

    Send us a text Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us yet AGAIN! We are delighted to have you as our listeners. It is truly amazing that someone out there genuinely enjoys listening to two friends ramble on about the books they are reading. As always, the show notes are listed below!  The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix is our book club pick! Pleaseeeee send us any audio recordings/ paragraphs to be read by November 3rd! @ happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com At minute marker 5:22, there is a moment when the audio in this episode seems to mess up and glitch for a few seconds! Sorry about that. We don't know why that happened, but it didn't pop up in our headsets so we didn't know it was even there! Thankfully, it didn't last very long.  9:55 - Feed (#1) by Mira Grant 11:20 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 12:32 - My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 15:40 - The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman 17:53 - Three Women Disappear by James Patterson 18:54 - Open Season by C. J. Box 20:07 - Holmes, Marple, And Poe by James Patterson  21:25 - Titanic: First Accounts by various authors, edited by Tim Malton, afterword by Nicholas Wade 24:33 - Murder Boxed Up by Rosie A. Point (#2) / Slice Of Murder by Rosie A. Point (#1) 35:00 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (1-3) 36:12 - Feed by Mira Grant (#1) 39:20 - The Blanks by Grady Hendrix (#3) 42:35 - Night And Day In Misery by Catriona Ward (#4)  44:17 - Letterslot by Owen King (#5) 47:00 - Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba (Author), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator) 47:30 - I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones  49:25 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix  51:00 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett 55:14 - The Last by Hanna Jameson 56:09 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 8m

  6. SEP 23

    S3, E11 A - We love an episode with plenty of genre variety + potential spooky book club candidate!

    Send us a text Hello to our fellow Kindred Spirits!  First things first - October book club book: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix; if you are participating, we can't wait to hear what you have to say! Please send in your audio recordings by November 3rd to have your clip featured in our book club episode! We hope you enjoy it, but even if you don't, please don't hesitate to send in a clip including your thoughts. The show notes for this episode are below!  Until next week, stay Happily Booked! :)  1:53 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 11:27 - He Shall Thunder In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters (#12) / The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Vol. 1-3) 14:23 - The Queen's Gambit by Beth Brower (#1) / The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis  18:20 - Eruption by James Patterson & Michael Crichton 19:03 - Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards  23:04 - Jack Knife by Joe Hill (#1) 27:11 - The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones (#2) 30:39 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 32:50 - Anne Of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery 43:02 - Feed by Mira Grant (#1) 49:44 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 53:20 - Blood Red by James A. Moore (#1 Earthling Halloween Series) 54:10 - Goblin by Josh Malerman (#13 Earthling Halloween Series) 56:06 - The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells 58:07 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix / The Haunting Of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste / Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden 1:04:17 - My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix / Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix 1:06:56 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia / Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak 1:14:06 - The Strange And Beautiful Sorrows Of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton / Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel / The Price Guide To The Occult by Leslye Walton    Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 20m

  7. SEP 22

    S3, E10 A - An episode with our first ever guest; Tracy R !!!

    Send us a text Hey there pals! Welcome back :) This episode features our very first (and very special) guest, Tracy R, also known as Brooke's mom. She was a real team player and enjoyed being our guest. We enjoyed having her as well. All of the books mentioned in this episode are listed below! Also, for the wonderful bunch of you who do read our show notes section, here is a sneak peek at our next book club book! We will be reading The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix during October! We hope you are as excited as we are. Until next week, stay happily booked! 1:30 - The Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters, specifically - He Shall Thunder In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters (#12) 8:20 - The Season Of The Machete by James Patterson / Eruption by James Patterson & Michael Crichton  9:20 - The Summer House by James Patterson 11:05 - Holmes, Marple, And Poe by James Patterson / The Act by James Patterson (Audible Original) 13:28- Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 14:15/26:29 - The Death Of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy  15:53 - Perfect by Sara Shepard (#3) / Unbelievable by Sara Shepard (#4) / Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (#4) 19:37 - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller  20:28 - The Beauty Of The End by Lauren Stienstra 27:37 - Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards 32:36 - The People Next Door by Keri Beevis 33:43 - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 34:51 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, Into The Forest by Jean Hegland 37:27 - the mysterious, unknown book Tracy read on her Kindle... 39:55 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell / Scarlet by Alexandra Ripley 41:43 - The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins  43:35 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt / Fredrik Backman books, Specifically; The Beartown Series, My Friends, The Answer Is No, A Man Called Ove 51:52 - The Painted Queen, Lord Of The Silent (#13), The Golden One (#14), Children Of The Storm (#15) - all by Elizabeth Peters 53:20 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 55:18 - Feed (#1) by Mira Grant  57:36 - Network Effect (#5) by Martha Wells Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 3m

  8. SEP 1

    S3, E9 A - Like, comment, subscribe!!!

    Send us a text Hey friends!  Welcome back, and thank you for listening. This episode was a fun one to record. We were in person again after several weeks of phone call recordings, so it was nice to catch up. There were a lot of books to haul as well in this one. If any of the books hauled were any you have read yourself, be sure to let us know your thoughts and opinions on them!  We had some fun moments where THE Sideways Sheriff snuck into our dungeon studio to say hello in his own way. No one could have said it better: Like, Comment, and Subscribe! The show notes can be found below. Until next week, stay  Happily Booked! 1:40 - Cell by Stephen King  17:13 - Galleon by Mark Moorer 20:29 - Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay 12:45 - Eggs by Jerry Spinelli 22:28 - The Last Kids On Earth And The Nightmare King by Max Brallier (3) 23:16 - Catastrophic Happiness by Catherine Newman 23:59 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 24:35 - The White Dragon by Anne McCaffery (3/22) 25:39 - The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis 26:10 - The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash 27:58 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks / The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks 28:52 - The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein 29:50 - A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall 30:28 - After Anna by Alex Lake 31:13 - The Shining by Stephen King 32:11 - The Long Walk / Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 35:08 - The Falcon At The Portal (11) / The Ape Who Guards The Balance (10) / He Shall Thunder In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters (12)  39:05 - Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 44:53 - Cell by Stephen King 51:34 - Perfect by Sara Shepard (3) / Unbelievable by Sara Shepard (4) / Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (4) / Network Effect by Martha Wells (5) 53:46 - The Beauty Of The End by Lauren Stienstra 55:50 - The Hush by John Hart (2) / The Last Child by John Hart (1) 57:57 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise - BrookeBatesHappilyBooked Goodreads - Brooke Lynn Bates Storygraph - brookebatesratesbooks / magbeck2011 THE Sideways Sheriff - Permanent Sponsor Insta/ TikTok - Sideways_sheriff Facebook - Sideways Sheriff Youtube - Sideways Sheriff

    1h 6m
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This is the podcast where two 'kindred spirits' believe that the pursuit of happiness is the same thing as reading a good book and being able to talk about it!This is the 45-minute to an hour-long podcast show where the two hostesses will discuss...books! They will talk about what they have read recently, whether they have enjoyed those books or not, what they are currently reading, what they hope to get into next, and other hobbies such as knitting and crocheting! A little bit of "life" talk may pop in and out of these episodes, perhaps even a guest or two will appear, but whatever occurs Brooke and Becky can be counted on to discuss one subject for sure, making this show their "bookcast"!

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  • Creator
    Brooke and Becky
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Happily Booked: A Bookcast
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    Happily Booked: A Bookcast