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. 3d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. May 6

    Young Adult - Season 4, Episode 27

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are reading within the genre of Young Adult.  And guess what?  Leslie loves it and Laura does not...tune in to find out how Laura solves this dilemma!  Plus we have a Book in Hand that is right on track...wink, wink! Featured Books: The Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg (LH)House Saphir by Marisa Meyers (LH)Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by M. T. Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Linda Sue Park, and Deborah Hopkinson (LP)The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz (LP)Book in Hand: 100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Rides by Everett PotterBooks Mentioned in This Episode: The Paper Magician by Charles N. HolmbergSpellbreaker by Charles N. HolmbergCinder by Marisa MeyersThe Half-Hearted Queen by Charlie N. HolmbergHeartless by Marisa MeyersThe Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy SchlitzBoleyn Traitor by Philippa GregoryAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly JacksonTwilight by Stephanie MeyerFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleySix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWays 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

  7. Apr 29

    Books Mentioned - Season 4, Episode 26

    Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we are featuring Books Mentioned in previous episodes!  We mention lots of books every week and it's time to read them.  Plus, we are obsessed with our Book in Hand!  Join us...it won't be the same without you. Featured Books: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (LH)Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky ZimmermanThe Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden (LP)Saoirse by Charleen Hurturbise (LP)Book in Hand: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (LH and LP) - Volumes 1 - 8Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel LindenOona Out of Order by Margarita MontimoreMaybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins ReidRun by Blake CrouchWays 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!

    35 min

  8. Apr 22

    Irish Blessings - Season 4, Episode 25

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we travel to Ireland and receive some Irish Blessings! May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.  Featured Books: The Awakening by Nora Roberts (LH)A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary (LH)What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (LP)The Moonlight Gardening Club by Rosie Hannigan (LP)Book in Hand: Look by Michelle ObamaBooks Mentioned in This Episode: The Becoming by Nora RobertsTry Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy A Week in Winter by Maeve BinchyTara Road by Maeve BinchyNesting by Roisin O’Donnell  Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: With Our Blessing by Jo SpainSaoirse by Charleen HurtubiseThe Rachel Incident by Carol O’DonoghueThe Pull of the Stars by Emma DonoghueAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtWays 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
    174
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Bumble
  • Show Website
    Book Bumble

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