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. 2d ago

    Going Down the Rabbit Hole - Season 4, Episode 35

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are Going Down the Rabbit Hole with some fascinating times, people, and crows...Caw-Caw!  We also have some yummy Books in Hand.  Follow us through the looking glass and Down the Rabbit Hole! Featured Books: Waiting for a Friend by Natalie Adler (LH)A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang (LH)Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson (LP)Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (LP)Book in Hand: Keep It Simple Y’all by Matthew Bounds (LP)Keep It Simple Y’all Everyday by Matthew Bounds (LP)The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Music of Bees by Eileen GarvinHow To Be a Sister by Eileen GarvinBumblebee Season by Eileen GarvinThe Yellow Wife by Sadeqa JohnsonThe House of Eve by Sadeqa JohnsonHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoTell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka BruntOverlooked No More NYT articles about fascinating forgotten peopleAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnKindred by Octavia ButlerWays 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!

    40 min

  2. Jul 1

    Bodacious Backlist Books - Season 4, Episode 34

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we venture into the great unknown (to us) of Bodacious Backlist Books!  Plus we have a Book in Hand that is anything but backlist...in fact it's future list.  Join us...it won't be the same without you! Featured Books: Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber (LH)Small Spaces by Katherine Arden (LH)The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel (LP)The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (LP)Book in Hand: Summer of Love by Kerri Maher (comes out 7/7)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingDead Voices by Katherine ArdenThe Girl in White Gloves by Kerri MaherThe Paris Bookseller by Kerri MaherThe Dressmakers of London by Julia KellyThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenAll You Have to Do is Call by Kerri MaherAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova JacobsThe Light Over London by Julia KellyThe Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard CreelThe Kennedy Debutante by Kerri MaherWays 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!

    51 min

  3. Jun 17

    It's a Shorty - Homework - Season 4, Episode 33

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need!  Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of being Homework we assigned to one another.  We hope you'll give us an A+/100%! Featured Books: The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (LH to LP)The Choice by Nora Roberts (#3) (LP to LH)Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Tuscan Child by Rhys BowenThe Paris Assignment by Rhys BowenThe Awakening by Nora RobertsThe Becoming by Nora Roberts‘In Death’ series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts)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!

    17 min

  4. Jun 10

    If You Liked This...Then Read That... - Season 4, Episode 32

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode our bundle of books is tied together with the theme of  If You Liked This...Then Read That.  We're sure these will hit the mark! Featured Books: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride - The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten (LH)The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - Clutch by Emily Nemens - The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk - A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff (LP)The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi Under the Whispering Door by TJ KluneAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Educated by Tara Westover - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson - The Giver of Stars by Jo Jo MoyesBefore We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - The Orphan Train by Christina Baker KlineGood and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin - House of Day, House of Night by Olga TokarczukA Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna - Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz ParkerThe Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather WebberWays 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!

    29 min

  5. Jun 3

    Brit Lit - Season 4, Episode 31

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are doing Brit Lit books...Leslie brings 2 books that are quintessentially British with some familiar characters and Laura's books are both by British authors but bring something a bit different.  Either way we hope you'll find something you like in this bundle!  Get ready for a spot of tea and a crumpet! Featured Books: Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters - Introduction by Adriana Trigiani (LH)The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James (LH)The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly (LP)This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell (LP)Book in Hand: The Becoming by Nora Roberts (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie JamesWelcome to Murder Week by Karen DukessThese Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanThe View from Lake Como by Adriana TrigianiThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’FarrellHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellLand by Maggie O’FarrellThe Light Between Oceans by M. L. StedmanThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Middlemarch by George EliotFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyMansfield Park by Jane AustenThe Flat Share by Beth O’LearyThe Last Book Shop in London by Madeline MartinWays 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!

    36 min

  6. May 27

    Celebrating Judy Blume - Season 4, Episode 30

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of Celebrating Judy Blume.  We have books written by Blume and also books written about her.  Either way you are invited to the party! Featured Books: The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein (LH)Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume (LH)Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer (LP)Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko (LP)Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeForever by Judy BlumeFudge by Judy BlumeWifey by Judy BlumeTiger Eyes by Judy BlumeDeenie by Judy BlumeBlubber by Judy BlumeAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Iggie’s House by Judy BlumeDouble Fudge by Judy BlumeLetters to Judy by Judy BlumeSummer Sisters by Judy BlumeWays 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!

    24 min

  7. May 20

    Life is Not Just a Bowl of Cherries - Season 4, Episode 29

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are facing up to the fact that Life is Not Just a Bowl of Cherries.  Join us as we discuss 4 terrific novels that show that even though life isn't always peachy keen,  there is always hope.  Plus we have a fantastical choice for our Book in Hand.  It's time... Featured Books: A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman (LH)The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood (LH)A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (LP)Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (LP)Book in Hand: The Cafe of Infinite Doors by Zara Marielle (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen Amazing Grace Adams by Fran LittlewoodThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Things They Carried by Tim O’BrienWays 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!

    34 min

  8. May 13

    Poetry & Essays - Season 4, Episode 28

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we offer a palate cleanser of Poetry & Essays, and we have some choices that will surprise you!  Plus we share a Book in Hand about someone you may never have heard of before.  Prepare to be delighted! Featured Books: The Best Dog in the World: Essay on Love Edited by Alice Hoffman(LH)Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters (LH)Color by Christina Rossetti and Laetitia Devernay (LH)Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, art by Melissa Sweet (LP)Mary Oliver: Holding On To Wonder by Erin Frankel (LP)Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver by Sara Holly Ackerman (LP)Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (LP)Book in Hand: Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library by Katherine Paterson (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Devotions by Mary OliverBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Dog Songs by Mary OliverOne Big Open Sky by Lisa Cline - Ransome (novel in verse)Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (novel in verse)Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (novel in verse)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!

    36 min
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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
    177
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Bumble
  • Show Website
    Book Bumble

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