Book Pop!

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Two Midwest booksellers discuss trends in the book community locally & nationally, and engage with readers, authors, and bookish minds to promote books as pop culture.

  1. 05/09/2025

    Best Sellers & Indie Bookstore Day Recap

    Happy Indie Bookstore Day! Spring is here, which can only mean one thing - Independent Bookstore Day happened! Over 1,600 bookstores around the country (including Lake City Books!) celebrated on April 26th with a record number of readers taking part in the festivities in the Madison area. Molly and Jamie sit down to take a breath after the craziness, talk about bestsellers from the weekend and the year so far, as well as what they’re reading now. Books mentioned: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry  Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins   Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson  Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green  Funny Because It's True by Christine Wenc  Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros  Butter by Asako Yuzuki  A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman  I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley  Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor  Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    25 min

  2. 04/25/2025

    Episode 36 - All the layers of The Onion

    Molly and Jamie sit down with Wisconsin author Christine Wenc to discuss her smash-hit novel Funny Because It's True, detailing the rise of The Onion, an irreverent newspaper started by a group of UW Madison students that became a cornerstone of modern satire. Christine’s reading list: Moby Dick by Herman Melville Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Debt by David Graeber The Freaks Came Out to Write by Tricia Romano (colloquially known as ‘The Oral History of the Village Voice’ - we recommend listening instead of reading this one!) Tales From the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    33 min

  3. 04/11/2025

    Episode 35 - Coming in HOT

    Bare with us on this whirlwind of an episode as Molly and Jamie settle in to talk about all the recent titles they have read, announce exciting April events, and give you a sneak peek into new products coming to the store.  What are they reading... Both:  Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson   Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire by Christine Wenc  Jamie: Inward by yung pueblo Bind Me Tighter Still by Lara Ehrlich Kate & Frida: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books by Kim Fay Molly:  Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins Don't forget to check out our event at https://lakecitybooks.com/events Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    31 min

  4. 03/28/2025

    Episode 34 - 2025 Spring Preview

    Spring is in the air! Jamie and Molly and a room full of excited readers are bringing you a new kind of episode this week with a live recording of Lake City Books' Spring Preview Event. The ladies each picked five upcoming titles they are excited about and break them down for you. A big thank you to our audience for sharing some of the books they are looking forward to this spring.  Molly's Spring Picks: The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner Fish Tales by Nettie Jones  We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions by Glennon Doyle,  Abby Wambach,  Amanda Doyle The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett by David Demchuk,  Corinne Leigh Clark The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong  Jamie's Spring Picks: The Lilac People by Milo Todd The Names by Florence Knapp Life and Art by Richard Russo The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid PRE-ORDER NOW AT LAKECITYBOOKS.COM Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    36 min

  5. 03/14/2025

    Episode 33 - Spring 2025 Read-Along Announced

    Molly and Jamie announce the Book Pop! Spring 2025 Read-Along pick and catch up on what they read over their break! What are they reading.... Molly: The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy #3) by Katherine Arden Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton,  Rebecca Podos  Jamie: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte First-Time Caller by B K Borison  Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell,  Ashley Mackenzie Also Mentioned in this episode: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler  Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    35 min

  6. 02/28/2025

    Episode 32 - From the library with Nickolas Butler

    Jamie and Molly are back with a new episode with the best selling author Nickolas Bulter. They talk to Nick about the success of his debut novel Shotgun Love Songs, his new book The Forty Year Kiss, and everything in between.  Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    42 min

  7. 01/08/2025

    Bonus Episode - Winter Read-Along Wrap-up of Meditations of Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

    As promised, Molly and Jamie are back to wrap up their Winter Read-Along after both reading Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Hear what listeners thought of the book including best take-aways, favorite chapters, and impactful quotes. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman What are they reading... Jamie: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon Molly: Be Ready When the Luck Happens A Memoir by Ina Garten   Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    36 min

  8. 12/13/2024

    Episode 31 - Season 2 Finale LIVE with Christina Clancy!!

    We are rounding out Season 2 of Book Pop! LIVE with guest author Christina Clancy. Christina's newest novel The Snowbirds out February 4th, 2025 and available for pre-order NOW! She also talks about her other works including Second Home and Shoulder Season. We were also lucky enough to have some friendly faces in the audience including Maggie Ginsberg, Laura Anne Bird, and Hailey Mclaughlin. Mentioned in this episode: The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Colored Television by Danzy Senna Leaving by Roxana Robinson A Forty Year Kiss by Nickolas Butler Birds of America  by Lorrie Moore Who Do You Love by Jean Thompson  The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson The Wedding People by Alison Espach The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Loigman The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe Long Bright River by Liz Moore  The Women by Kristin Hannah One Summer America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert Michael Pyle Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam  Heartwood by Amity Gaige   Shop all the books we mentioned! Follow us on Instagram: @bookpop.podcast Follow Lake City Books on Instagram: @lakecity.books Visit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

    57 min
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Two Midwest booksellers discuss trends in the book community locally & nationally, and engage with readers, authors, and bookish minds to promote books as pop culture.

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    Presented by Lake City Books
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
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