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

    Eye Poppers - Season 4, Episode 38

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being some eye-popping visual treats.  Also known as graphic novels.  We are both really fascinated and intrigued by novels presented in this form and they have grown on us over time to the point that we now actively look for and read them routinely.  You will really want to check these out! Join us - it wouldn't be the same without you. Featured Books: How to Survive the End of the World by Katy Doughty (LH)It Won’t Always Be Like This: a graphic memoir by Malaka Gharib (LH)Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian (LH)A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat (LP)Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (LP)Book in Hand: Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour (LP) Books Mentioned in This Episode: I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib  Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: North for the Winter by Bobby PodestaRelish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy KnisleySolutions and Other Problems by Allie BroshNijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano Ways to contact us: Join Team Patreon and help support our podcast and get  extra content for only $5/month: 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!

  2. Jul 22

    Deep Dive on The Calamity Club - Season 4, Episode 37

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we will be doing a deep dive into an author’s newest book. We don’t do many of these, but this book had a lot to break apart and talk about. In fact, we restrained ourselves from chatting about it until doing the show today. We are going to be digging into The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett. It came out in May of 2026. We can't wait to finally get to talk to each other about it!  We are so glad you joined us. Featured Book: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett Books Mentioned in This Episode: “Mega Best-Selling Author Kathryn Stockett on Finding Her Voice Again After The Help”  The Oprah Podcast June 2, 2026The Help by Kathryn Stockett Ways to contact us: Join Team Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcast For $5/month, you can not only help support our podcast to help us grow, but you will get at least 3 extra episodes per month that no one else gets to hear! 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!

  3. Jul 15

    Quintessential Beach Reads - Season 4, Episode 36

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being Quintessential Beach Reads...books to throw into your beach bag and pull out when you have those luxurious moments to lose yourself in a story. And you can have a beach bag anywhere…even in your own backyard.  Listen to those waves! Featured Books: Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein (LH)Our Last Vineyard Summer by Brooke Lea Foster (LH)Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (LH)The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Karen White and Lauren Willig (LH) Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell (LH)Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (LH)The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon (LH)Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams (LP)The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (LP)Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (LP)The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani (LP)The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (LP)On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen (LP)The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton (LP)Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’FarrellThe Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’FarrellMystic Summer by Hannah McKinnon Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: We Were Never Here by Andrea BartzListen for the Lie by Amy TinteraThe Paradise Problem by Christina LaurenOne Golden Summer by Carley FortuneWays 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. Jul 8

    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!

  5. 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!

  6. 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!

  7. 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!

  8. 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!

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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
    180
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Bumble
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    Book Bumble