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. 1D AGO

    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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    36 min

  2. 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 Please 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. 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    35 min

  4. 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    36 min

  5. APR 8

    Meet Us in the Stacks - Season 4, Episode 24

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we want you to Meet Us in the Stacks...of the library that is! All of these books were either found in the stacks or on the New Fiction shelf of our wonderful local library.  See you there! Featured Books: Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily R. Austin (LH)When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen (LH)Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino (LP)Skylark by Paula McLain (LP)Book in Hand:  My Beloved by Jan Karon (LP)33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen (LH)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman ConfinoThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainCircling the Sun by Paula McLainLove and Ruin by Paula McLainWhen the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLainThe Mitford Series by Jan KaronEveryone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. AustinAdditional Books We Have in Our Hands: The Hired Girl by Laura Amy SchlitzFatal Throne by M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, et al.Maame by Jessica GeorgeThe Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel LindenReplaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary RoachAdrift by Will DeanWays 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    33 min

  6. APR 1

    Preview Party - Season 4, Episode 23

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are having a Preview Party...and you are invited!  In fact, you are the guest of honor! Your red carpet awaits... Featured Books and Their Release Dates: A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys 6/2 (LH)Liberty Street by Heather Marshall 6/16 (LH)The Top of the World by Ethan Joella 6/30 (LH)Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena 7/16 (LH)Love By the Book by Jessica George 4/7 (LP)Last One Out by Jane Harper 4/14 (LP)Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth 4/21 (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Looking for Jane by Heather MarshallA Quiet Life by Ethan JoellaSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysThe Couple Next Door by Shari LapenaMaame by Jessica GeorgeAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: April Releases: Mrs. Benedict Arnold by Emma Parry 4/28The Unforgettable Mailman by April Howells 4/21May Releases: Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel 5/5Five by Ilona Bannister 5/5 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    27 min

  7. MAR 25

    5 Star So Far - Season 4, Episode 22

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our favorite reads of 2026 to date.  Our 5 Star So Far!  And, we each have 5 books so, 5 is our lucky number today.    Featured Books: The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman (LH)Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli (LH)Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (LH)I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (LH)Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser  (LH and LP)The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz (LP)One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome (LP)This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry (LP)Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast  (LP)Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson  (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. BearRule of Aurora King by Nisha J TuliAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: Love By the Book by Jessica George Skylark by Paula McLain 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    29 min

  8. MAR 18

    Powerful - Season 4, Episode 21

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are featuring Powerful books.  Powerful reads with dynamic characters, compelling story arcs, and tons of emotion.  Come along for the ride and find a new read! Featured Books: We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune (LH)This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (LH)Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards (LP)The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode: There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif ShafakUnder the Whispering Door by T.J. KluneThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack: The Women by Kristin HannahLady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa SeeBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Kite Runner by Kahled HoseiniWays 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 Please rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

    34 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
    170
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Bumble
  • Show Website
    Book Bumble

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