104 episodes

Listen in as two strangers get to know each other through their shared love of books.

Robin Castle lives in Ireland.
Joa Ortega lives in Texas.

Will books bring them together in time to save the world?

You can support the show by buying the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast

Robin and Joa Save the World—one book at a time Robin and Joa

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    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Listen in as two strangers get to know each other through their shared love of books.

Robin Castle lives in Ireland.
Joa Ortega lives in Texas.

Will books bring them together in time to save the world?

You can support the show by buying the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast

    #112 - Robin and Joa First Annual Book Awards

    #112 - Robin and Joa First Annual Book Awards

    Goodreads has their awards so it’s only fair that Robin and Joa have one of their own. Listen to them pick the best of the best of some off-the-beaten-path-categories such as:  


    Best Book to Read in a Bathtub 
    Book Most Likely Raise Your Heart rate 
    A Book That Made You Want To Meet The Author 
    A Book That Makes You Happy To Be Alive 

    Books Discussed in this episode: 

    How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie 

    The Self-Publishing Guidebook: A Step by step guide to self-publish successfully by Angela Abreu 

    Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 

    The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward 

    The Savages by Matt Whyman 

    Out by Natsuo Kirino 

    Sundial by Catriona Ward 

    Starfish by Lisa Fipps 

    So You Survived The End of The World by K.C. Cordell 

    An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay 

    Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou 

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 

    The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 

    If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio 

    The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag 

    Piranesi by Susan Clarke 



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts: 

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com 

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/ 

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/ 



    Robin Castle

    Robin Castle Instagram: @robincastle55 

    Tik Tok: @robincastle55 

    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/116797393 

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net 

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon 

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon 

    *Related by Murder is NOW an audiobook. You can find it everywhere audiobooks are sold.



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega 

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny 

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny 

    NEWS: Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novel here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com 

    Stay in the know and become Joa's Pana on her blog. 

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang 



    Support the show: Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast 



    Sponsors: The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/ 

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 44 min
    #111 - [ENCORE] What Is All That Fuzz About Colleen Hoover?

    #111 - [ENCORE] What Is All That Fuzz About Colleen Hoover?

    Robin keeps her ears down in the bookish streets and there is a buzz about a certain book, by a certain author. So she suggests they read it and discuss it on the podcast. Listen to see what happens.

    Resources

    It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts:

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/



    Robin Castle

    Instagram: @robincastle55

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny

    Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com

    Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world.

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang



    Support the show:

    Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast



    Sponsors:

    The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 31 min
    #110 - [ENCORE] An Unpopular Take on a Popular TV Show

    #110 - [ENCORE] An Unpopular Take on a Popular TV Show

    Just in time for Season three of Love is Blind, Robin and Joa share their opinions on this very popular show. Tune in for their quirky take.



    Resources

    Love is Blind season 1 and 2



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts:

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/



    Robin Castle

    Instagram: @robincastle55

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny

    Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com

    Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world.

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang



    Support the show:

    Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast



    Sponsors:

    The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 53 min
    #109 - [ENCORE] How a Book Can Challenge One’s Biases

    #109 - [ENCORE] How a Book Can Challenge One’s Biases

    Robin and Joa read a book they both love and Joa shares something she learned from it.

    Resources

    Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

    Related By Murder by Robin Castle

    Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring and the Six Months That Changed Everything (out summer 2022) by Johanny Ortega (Joa)

    Episode #76 An Interview With Robin Castle



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts:

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/



    Robin Castle

    Instagram: @robincastle55

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny

    Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com

    Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world.

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang



    Support the show:

    Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast



    Sponsors:

    The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 46 min
    #108 - [ENCORE] Here’s A Book That Is Not Too Spooky

    #108 - [ENCORE] Here’s A Book That Is Not Too Spooky

    Robin doesn’t do spooky. So Joa recommends this mild-spooky book. Does Robin scream and hide?

    Resources

    Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts:

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/



    Robin Castle

    Instagram: @robincastle55

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny

    Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novel here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com

    Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world.

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang



    Support the show:

    Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast



    Sponsors:

    The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 31 min
    #107 [ENCORE] The Organizational Tips You Need

    #107 [ENCORE] The Organizational Tips You Need

    Robin and Joa discuss the books they’ve been reading, Joa shares a life-changing discovery, and the hosts review book reviews! Share Robin and Joa’s love for reading and all things bookish!

    Books Discussed:

    If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin

    This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

    This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

    The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll

    Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff

    Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

    Mrs Franchy’s Evil Ring and The Six Months That Changed Everything

    By Johanny ‘Joa’ Ortega (out January 2023)

    Quislaona: A Dominican Fantasy Anthology. Joa has a fantasy short story there ‘On the Bottom of the Ocean is a Treasure.' You can pre-order it here

    Related By Murder by Robin Castle



    As always don't forget to follow the hosts:

    You can email Robin and Joa at: therobinandjoapodcast@gmail.com

    Or follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robinandjoa/

    Check out their new website: https://robinandjoa.com/



    Robin Castle

    Instagram: @robincastle55

    Sign up for Robin's newsletter at www.robincastle.net

    Don't Drink the Bathroom Water by Robin Castle is available on Amazon

    Related by Murder by Robin Castle available now on Amazon

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCDMJ33/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1



    Johanny 'Joa' Ortega

    Joa is out of control on TikTok! Help her get to 5K followers and follow her @acupofjo_hanny

    Instagram: @haveacupofjohanny

    Joa just published! You can purchase The Alvarez Girls a military thriller novels here 

    You can pre-order Mrs. Franchy's Evil Ring and the Six Months that Changed Everything at: www.haveacupofjohanny.com

    Become Joa's Pana on her blog and get exclusive news from her corner of the world.

    *Pana means friend in Dominican slang



    Support the show:

    Buy the hosts coffee: https://ko-fi.com/therobinandjoapodcast



    Sponsors:

    The Robin and Joa Podcast is spoiler-free and sponsored by QOROS Books and Connor's Goody Bag—a gluten-free and keto friendly bakery. You can check out their goodies on https://www.connorsgoodybag.com/

    Music intro and outro courtesy of Free-Use music from Joseph Mcdade if you like what you hear, please consider supporting him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade


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    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

RBL1982 ,

Dynamic duo of book talk!

Listening to Robin and Joa is like talking with your friends about books and all things publishing.
The format is conversational and laid back. Also, appropriate for all ages!

JonathanPainter111 ,

Relaxing and fun to see strangers getting to know each other

Relaxing to listen to and interesting to watch the hosts get to know each other.

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