The Book Snug Podcast

Stephany Yoder and Julia Dagen
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A bi-weekly cozy conversation between a mother and her daughter about books and the joys and trials of the reading life. 

  1. S4, Chapter 4: Giving the Library Some Love

    2D AGO

    S4, Chapter 4: Giving the Library Some Love

    Send us a text February is National Library Lovers month, so we're celebrating by sharing happy memories of the library and how it has shaped us as readers.  Don't forget to show your library some love this month! Books Mentioned Julia: A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De YoungThe Pinballs  by Betsy ByarsThe Computer Nut by Betsy ByarsThe Sammie Keys series by Wendelin Van DraananA Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnickettThe Dear America series by various authorsThe Royal Diaries series by various authors Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Coyote Girl by Judith Logan LehneThe Forgotten beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillipThe Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. PearsonThe Story of the Those Who Stood for Jesus by Voice of the Martyrs and D.C. TalkJust for the Summer by Abby JimenezThe Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly JacksonDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidStephany: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen PoeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlShel Silverstein (poet) The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton The Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel KayHelen of Troy by Elizabeth GeorgePractical Magic by Alice HoffmanIsland Of Sea Women by Lisa See Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1h 3m
  2. S4, Chapter 3: These Books Sound So Good! (January - June 2026)

    JAN 21

    S4, Chapter 3: These Books Sound So Good! (January - June 2026)

    Send us a text Hi, friends!  With a new year comes a whole lotta new book releases.  In today's show we discuss some of the upcoming releases we are most excited about, specifically books publishing dates between January and June 2026.  Julia's list contains several books with difficult topics and theming while Stephany's picks often contain an element of magical realism or fantasy.  We hope you find at least one book to get excited about! Books Mentioned Julia Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez (1/13/2026)Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (1/20/2026)The Seven Daughters of Depree by Nikesha Elise Williams (1/27/2026)Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris (2/17/2026) The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (2/17/2026)Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (2/17/2026)Love by the Book: A Novel by Jessica George (4/7/2026)The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (5/5/2026)The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (5/5/2026)Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett (5/5/2026)Stephany The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (1/6/2026)Detour by Jake Rake and Rob Hart (1/13/2026)The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula (3/31/2026)Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han (4/7/2026)Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (4/7/2026)The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances: A Novel by Glen Dixon (4/7/2026)Thistlemarch by Moorea Corrigan (4/21/2026)The Library After Dark: A Novel by Ande Pliego (5/5/2026)A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman (5/19/2026)The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel by Katherine Arden (6/2/2026)Other Mentions Lilybird & CompanyRebecca's Literary Wanderings Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1h 3m
  3. S4, Chapter 2: Our Best Books of 2025

    JAN 7

    S4, Chapter 2: Our Best Books of 2025

    Send us a text It's time to talk about our favorite reads of 2025.  Be prepared for a ridiculous amount of gushing. Julia's Books Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleyJust for the Summer by Abby JimenezDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly BrockSwordheart by T. KingfisherStephany's Books A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeMy Ăntonia by Willa CatherThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 1 - 5)Time of the Child by Niall Williams, narrated by Dermot CrowleyOther Mentions Almost Famous (2000)Ethan Frome by Edith WhartonWhite Nights by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1h 16m
  4. S4, Chapter 1: 2025 Book Superlatives

    12/23/2025

    S4, Chapter 1: 2025 Book Superlatives

    Send us a text Can you believe the end of 2025 is closing in?  This episode is all about our book superlatives (worst, most disappointing, favorite character, etc.).  Join us as we reflect on some of our best and worst reading experiences.  Happiest Holidays to you, too! Julia's Books Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Women by Kristin HannahA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. MaasThe Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon SandersonInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceLa Cucina by Lily PriorWater for Elephants by Sara GruenCodex by Lev GrossmanRebel Witch by Kristen CiccarelliThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyJust for the Summer by Abby JimenezFirekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleySwordheart by T. KingfisherStephany's Books The Amalfi Curse by Sarah PennerTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. SchwabThat Sounds Fun by Annie F. DownsThe Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick RubinA Monster Calls by Patrick NessHeartless Hunter by Kristin CiccarelliThe Hallmarked Man by Robert GalbraithFoster by Claire KeeganThree Days in June by Anne TylerA Nature Poem for Every Autumn Evening edited by Jane McMoreland HunterA Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening edited by Jane McMoreland HunterEmmanuel by Ruth Chow SimonsMurder at Gulls Nest by Jess KiddStrange Sally Diamond by Liz NugentThe Road to Tender Hearts by Annie HartnettElla Minnow Pea: a Novel in Letters by Mark DunnThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemmingwayOther Mentions Darling DesiThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth GilbertThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. LewisWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamilloEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Liz Nugent The Unselected Journals of Emme M. Lion (Vol 1) by Beth BrowerAgnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather FawcettThank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1h 2m
  5. S3, Chapter 25: It's Our 3rd Anniversary!

    11/12/2025

    S3, Chapter 25: It's Our 3rd Anniversary!

    Send us a text We are celebrating three years of podcasting and sharing some BIG news.  Join us for a laid-back chatty time. Episodes Mentioned S3, Chapter 6: Upcoming Releases We Can't Wait to Read (January - May 2025)S2, Chapter 4: Favorite Books of 2023S2, Chapter 5: These Books Sound SO Good (Anticipated Releases of 2024)Chapter 11: A Few Favorite Christian Life BooksChapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell with Jo Hart)Chapter 21: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Secret History by Donna Tartt with Paige Haldeman)S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature? (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë)  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1 hr
  6. S3, Chapter 24: Thank Goodness These Monsters Aren't Real!

    10/29/2025

    S3, Chapter 24: Thank Goodness These Monsters Aren't Real!

    Send us a text Halloween is just around the corner.  In celebration of this spooky season, we're discussing some of the monsters who have jumped from the pages of the books we've read and given our wimpy hearts a real fright. Books Mentioned: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling The Stepford Wives by Ira LevinThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson, narrated by Richard ArmitageWhat Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen PoeThe Girl With All the Gifts  by M. R CareyMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaDracula by Bram StokerThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceStrange Practice by Vivien ShawDead until Dark by Sookie StackhouseThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Harry Potter series by J. K. RowlingMiss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ranson RiggsInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. TolkienJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Sundown Motel by Simone St. JamesThe Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier It by Stephen King Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    57 min

  7. 10/15/2025

    A Brief Unexpected Break

    Send us a text Hello, friends!  We apologize that no show is posted for this week.  We've had some unexpected interruptions in our lives which have made it very difficult to record a quality show for you this week.  We will be back in two weeks with a show featuring monsters from books and literature we are very glad don't exist in the real world.  We hope you'll join us for the fun!  In the meantime, here are a few autumn/spooky season shows from past seasons you might enjoy: Chapter 1: A Fall Reading ChatChapter 23: Autumn Reading GoodnessChapter 24: Ghosty BooksS2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature: (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)S2, Chapter 23: The Fall of the House of Usher vs. What Moves the DeadS3, Chapter 9: Thrillers, Mysteries, and Suspense, Oh My!S3, Chapter 22: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1 min
  8. S3, Chapter 23: Quarterly Review (July - September 2025)

    10/01/2025

    S3, Chapter 23: Quarterly Review (July - September 2025)

    Send us a text Before we embrace all the autumnal goodness of October, we're looking back on our most memorable reading experiences and books of the summer.  Join us for the bookish good, bad, and surprising of July, August and September. Julia’s Books: Eragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson, narrated by Richard ArmitageFirekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleyJust for the Summer by Abby JimenezLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusBreaking Free by Rachel JeffsThe Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie GilmoreThe Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-GarciaCode Name Hélène by Ariel LawhonIron Flame by Rebecca YarrosStephany’s Books: Charlotte's Web by E. B. WhiteThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Audible full cast narration with Peter Dinklage)Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler My Antonia by Willa CatherSwindoll's Living Insights: Revelation by Charles SwindollThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemmingwayThe Tempest by William Shakespeare A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie, narrated by Gerard DoyleHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, narrated by Stephane FryThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 4) by Beth Brower Other books, etc. mentioned: Flight 93 MemorialPeter DinklageEpisodes mentioned S3, Chapter 22: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)S3, Chapter 21: A Bounty of BooksChapter 4: The Negative Superlatives of 2022Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to today’s show. To support The Book Snug Podcast: Write a review and/or rate us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Instagram Follow The Book Snug Podcast on Facebook Share this episode with fellow book lovers Say hello at thebooksnugpodcast@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music: Summer Fling by L-Ray Music

    1h 12m
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A bi-weekly cozy conversation between a mother and her daughter about books and the joys and trials of the reading life. 

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    Stephany Yoder and Julia Dagen
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    83
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