Book Bumble

Laura Pleasants and Leslie Hopping
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A bookish podcast, featuring two friends who love spending time reading and sharing great books. In each episode, we will introduce a stack of books that are tied together with a common connection to help to take a deeper dive into each story. We want to provide a space to talk books that is friendly and deep, with a little hint of geek.

  1. 6d ago

    Cozy Fall Reads - Season 5, Episode 3

    Send us Fan Mail Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of all being Fall Cozies. It is that time of year, our friends, and we are ready to cuddle in with a blanket, a book and a cup of tea. We are going to share a backlist cozy that we want to read this fall, a cozy we have recently read and a cozy that we are excited to read that is new! Cozy Backlist We WANT to Read: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (LH)Peachtree Bluff series by Kristy Woodson Harvey (LP)Cozy We Just Read: Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (LH)When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston (LP)Future Cozy to Read: Vera Wong’s Vacation Hacks for Catching a Killer by Jesse Q Sutanto (LH)A Pint of Murder by Cate Malone (LP) Books Mentioned in This Episode: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q SutantoVera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q SutantoThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstThe Enchanted Garden by Sarah Beth DurstThe Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna JohnstonThe Pirate Queen by Ariel LawhornThe Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-OpakuThe Farewitch of Foxe Holler by Ellen Pauley GoffMoss’d In Space by Rebecca Thorne(Mostly) Human Resources by Grace ViallTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisSupport the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  2. Oct 14

    Spookies - Season 5, Episode 2

    Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  3. Oct 7

    Time Keeps On Ticking - Season 5, Episode 1

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 5, everyone! Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of relating in some way to time. Time missed, time passed and time to come. Time Keeps On Ticking! This is going to be an interesting mix of books and we are really excited to share them with you today! Featured Books: Slaughterhouse- Five by Kurt Vonnegut (LH)Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas (LH)Land by Maggie O’Farrell (LP)The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston (LP)Book in Hand: Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic by Syou Ishida (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley PostonThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonCourt of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. MaasFourth Wing series by Rebecca YarrosWe’ll Prescribe You a Cat series by Syou IshidaEverything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben ReevesAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelThe Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton The Midnight Train by Matt Haig Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  4. Sep 30

    Twisty Mysteries - Season 4 Episode 45

    Send us Fan Mail Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Twisties. These are wonderful mysteries that offer the readers some twisty surprises, along with some deeply woven backstories and sturdy characters. This is one of our favorite genres and a favorite of many of our listeners!  Featured Books: Five by Ilona Bannister (LH)We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (LH)Heather by Caitlin Mullen (LP)What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan (LP) Book in Hand: The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan Books Mentioned in This Episode: Please See Us by Caitlin MullenLong Bright River by Liz Moore The Cormac Reilly Mysteries by Dervla McTiernan Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Whidbey by T Kira MaddenThe Ruin by Dervla McTiernanThe Talking Bone by Rene DenfieldThis Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  5. Sep 16

    Books In Hand - Season 4 Episode 44

    Send us Fan Mail Today, our stack of books is tied together by being our real time, right now reading. Books in Hand! We are loving them so far and we think you will too! Featured Books: The Typing Lady: And Other  Fictions by Ruth Ozeki (LH)The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders (LH)The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff (LP)Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel (LP) Book in Hand: Fury in Death by J.D. Robb (LH) Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Bright Years by Sarah DamoffThe Book of Lost Names by Kristin HarmelThe Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin HarmelThe Paris Daughter by Kristin HarmelA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiMy Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Naked In Death by J.D. Robb - #1 In Death series Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  6. Sep 2

    The Rest of the Story - Season 4, Episode 43

    Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is stacked together with a common theme of giving us "the rest of the story". These books fill in some holes about historical times that we just have not known of or discovered until we got these books in our hands. If you want to know more...listen in. It wouldn't be the same without you. Featured Books: The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig (LH)A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (LH)The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall (LP)The Forget-Me-Not-Library by Heather S. Webber (LP) Book in Hand: The Hired Man by Sandra Dallas (LP) Books Mentioned in This Episode: All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig The Lost Summers of Newport by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig The Glass Ocean by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig The Authors Guide to Murder by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig The Dawn’s Early Light by Walter Lord Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James BrownAs Bright as Heaven by Susan MeissnerThe Lies They Told by Ellen Marie WisemanUnder the Tulip Tree by Michelle ShockleeDay of Infamy by Walter Lord Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  7. Aug 26

    Memoirs - Season 4, Episode 42

    Send us Fan Mail In this  episode,, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being a bundle of Memoirs. Memoirs are one of our favorite types of non fiction and we are bringing you some good and unexpected ones today!  Join us to dig a little deeper into this genre. Featured Books: Hello, Molly! A Memoir by Molly Shannon (LH)Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-year Trail to Overnight Success by Jeff Hiller (LH)Oh Brother: A Graphic Memoir by Georgina Chadderton (LP)Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim (LP)Book in Hand: The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: You’re Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia DayThe Guild Series by Felicia DayAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionKook by Peter HellerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Distance Between Us by Reyna GrandeThe Guild series by Felicia DayYou’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia DayWays to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

  8. Aug 19

    On the Lighter Side - Season 4, Episode 41

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being on the lighter side. These are the books you read when you want things to work out and some light entertainment. We loved these ones and we know you will too! Featured Books: Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (LH)Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse (LH)A Murder at Marylebone by Emily Sullivan (LP)The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (LP) Books Mentioned in This Episode: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaA Death On Corfu by Emily SullivanMy Inner Child Wants to Murder Mindfully by Karsten DusseHeir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. HolmbergThe Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Maisie Dobbs by Jaqueline WinspearTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Quote from Murder Mindfully: “Everyone is ruled by the same clock; we only differ in how we want to use the time we get. The more you want to get done in any period of time, the more stress you feel. This is called multitasking. Consider what is most important to you and first do only that. This is called single-tasking. Once you are done with that first task, move on to the next important one. You will find that even before you finish, you will no longer feel any pressure - and be left with time to spare.” - Joschka Beritner, Mindfulness for Managers. Ways to contact us: Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumble Facebook:  Book Bumble Our website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com Email:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com Support the show If you like our podcast please help us: Rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

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A bookish podcast, featuring two friends who love spending time reading and sharing great books. In each episode, we will introduce a stack of books that are tied together with a common connection to help to take a deeper dive into each story. We want to provide a space to talk books that is friendly and deep, with a little hint of geek.

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  • Creator
    Laura Pleasants and Leslie Hopping
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Bumble
  • Show Website
    Book Bumble

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