Best Genre Distraction Podcasts (2025)

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S3, E16 A - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!! SPOILERS 1:22:16

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Send us a text Hey everybody! We are so glad you're here! And we are even more glad if you read along with us! Did you love this spooky, disturbing, insane story like we did? Grady Hendrix is a fantastic author. There are A LOT of crazy things (and gore-filled things) that happen during this story. We actually decided it was more gruesome than The …

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S3, E15 A - Welcome to the podcast where we get distracted! 1:06:10

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Send us a text Hello to all of our dear Kindred Spirits! We are so happy you are here. Although Becky and the girls did not drive to Brooke's house for this recording, they were able to record over a phone call and had a very successful time! No technical difficulties, they were both in such good moods! I don't know why i'm talking in the 3rd perso…

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S3, E14 A - A podcast listening to a book about a podcast?!!? These are some great books! 1:14:06

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Send us a text Hello everyone! Thanks again for joining us. This was a very enjoyable episode that we recorded. Even if you can't see the time difference, when Becky and I go a while without catching up on what we're reading, we just don't know what to do with ourselves! Then, when we get the chance to catch up, it always feels wonderfully refreshi…

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S3, E13 A - A short rough summary of what we've read featuring some Stetson commentary! 27:45

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Send us a text Hi everyone! Just Brooker here today for this short little episode! Well...Stetson may or may not step in and out of the show as well. You know, he's too busy to just stick around. I do hope you enjoyed listening to his sweet little voice, and I hope it brightened your day! I recorded this episode minus Becky Boo because we attempted…

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S3, E12 A - Trolls, books, and book clubs! 1:08:03

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Send us a text Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us yet AGAIN! We are delighted to have you as our listeners. It is truly amazing that someone out there genuinely enjoys listening to two friends ramble on about the books they are reading. As always, the show notes are listed below! The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hen…

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S3, E11 A - We love an episode with plenty of genre variety + potential spooky book club candidate! 1:19:35

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Send us a text Hello to our fellow Kindred Spirits! First things first - October book club book: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix; if you are participating, we can't wait to hear what you have to say! Please send in your audio recordings by November 3rd to have your clip featured in our book club episode! We hope …

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S3, E10 A - An episode with our first ever guest; Tracy R !!! 1:03:09

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Send us a text Hey there pals! Welcome back :) This episode features our very first (and very special) guest, Tracy R, also known as Brooke's mom. She was a real team player and enjoyed being our guest. We enjoyed having her as well. All of the books mentioned in this episode are listed below! Also, for the wonderful bunch of you who do read our sh…

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S3, E9 A - Like, comment, subscribe!!! 1:06:02

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Send us a text Hey friends! Welcome back, and thank you for listening. This episode was a fun one to record. We were in person again after several weeks of phone call recordings, so it was nice to catch up. There were a lot of books to haul as well in this one. If any of the books hauled were any you have read yourself, be sure to let us know your …

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S3, E8 A - Becky threw Brooke on the ground!!! 1:07:48

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Send us a text Hello friends :) Welcome back! I hope you have enjoyed listening to us ramble and occasionally discuss books! If you have any book recommendations for us, we would love to hear about them. Feel free to shoot us an email with them! The show notes are listed below! Until next week, stay Happily Booked :) 5:10 - Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, …

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S3, E7 A - There's always a good book out there! 54:18

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Send us a text 5:00 - I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger / Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel / The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1) 8:27 - Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King 11:16 - The Ape That Guards The Balance by Elizabeth Peters (10) 20:45 - Perfect by Sara Shepard (3) / The Lord Of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien …

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S3, E6 A - It's sort of like The Crazies meet Birdbox..So it's pretty crazy... 49:16

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Send us a text Hey friends, welcome back! We had fun finally getting a good catch up episode on what we read recorded. We hope you enjoy listening. I (Brooke) definitely talked about Cell by Stephen King and misremembered the location where the story begins at. My bad!! False advertising from me! Oops. Until next week, stay Happily Booked! :) The m…

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S3, E5 A - What You Are Looking For Is In The Library BOOKCLUB! SPOILERS 1:00:38

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Send us a text Hello friends! Welcome back and thank you for joining us! We love having you ;) This episode is mainly covering our bookclub book, What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama. We hope you read it along with us and if you didn't, perhaps this episode will put that book on your radar for the future. Any future bookclub…

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S3, E4 A - This episode is such a disaster!! 1:07:29

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Send us a text Hello friends! Thank you for giving us a listen and for visiting our show notes! Any book we discussed should be listed below. If you have any book recs you think we might be interested in, let us know! We would love some recs! We hope you enjoy this chaotic episode! No! You don't hear audio issues! We paused randomly and talked so s…

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S3, E3 A - Real life is sad...but also beautiful 1:03:22

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Send us a text Hello everyone! Welcome back, and thank you for giving us a listen, as well as checking out the show notes! All the books mentioned in this episode can be found here with the book titles and author names. I will also put a time marker so you can scroll back through the episode to hear what it was we said about that specific book! 14:…

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S3, E2 A - How many times can I say that this book was good???? 1:02:28

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Send us a text Hello friends and fellow kindred spirits! If you find the audio a bit off, that's because it is :) We accidentally recorded in a different audio setting than normal, so we apologize for the wacky episode! Thanks for being here anyway! Our next book club read is What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama (available o…

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S3, E1 A - It has been far too long :) 54:51

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Send us a text Hello friends! It's been far too long since we have posted an episode. We are so sorry! Our goal for season 3 was to begin posting video episodes because that would be so fun! Alas, figuring out how to video edit on your own, with zero experience, is actually sort of difficult for us! So we decided to record and post this episode in …

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S2, E45 - We have a lot to catch up on 1:17:41

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Send us a text Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise …

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S2, E44 - Books can really bring out our emotions...good or bad... 1:06:53

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Send us a text Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise …

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S2, E43 - I am here for the dddrrraaammmaaa! 51:43

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Send us a text Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise …

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S2, E42 - Brooke, Becky, birds, & books! 1:07:02

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Send us a text Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with these links. Becky's Homestead Etsy Page: bobwhitehomestead.etsy Instagram/ TikTok - happilybookedpodcast Facebook - Happily Booked Podcast Likewise …

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S2, E41 - I'm a big spooky fan 1:21:40

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Send us a text 14:00 - Mistaken Identity by Don & Susie Van Run and Newell, Colleen, & Whitney Cerak with Mark Tabb 18:00 - Daphne by Josh Malerman 18:46 - Spin A Black Yarn by Josh Malerman 27:50 - Knife Of Dreams by Robert Jordan 31:17 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 38:31 - The Long Walk by Stephen King *spoilers 52:18 - The Watchers by…

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S2, E40 - We Used To Live Here book club!! Spoilers 54:17

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Send us a text 12:45 - Rabbits by Terry Miles Rabbits, The Black Tapes, and Tanis podcasts 24:31 - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid 48:14 - The Quiet Room by Terry Miles Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying…

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S2, E39 - It's okay, we've all been a little disappointed 1:04:41

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Send us a text 1:30 - Scarlet (2) by Marissa Meyer/ Cinder by Marissa Meyer 16:55 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 17:10 - Knife Of Dreams by Robert Jordan 18:10 - Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 18:13 - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling 24:24 - Spin A Black Yarn by Josh Malerman (5 Novellas) / We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kl…

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S2, E38 - Is Becky a witch doctor??! 56:38

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Send us a text 11:45- The Last by Hanna Jameson 13:36- Spin A Black Yarn by Josh Malerman 17:10- We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 18:08- Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 22:30- Cinder by Marissa Meyer 23:56- We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 25:03- Heaven by Mieko Kawakami 33:49- Feathers Floating Through Ember by Trinity Dunn 36:…

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S2, 37 - ✨ Feathers ✨ or something or another... 1:05:18

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Send us a text 11:00 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 13:22 - Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling 18:00 - Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 20:08 - More Of Us To The West by Trinity Dunn 35:14 - Feathers Floating Through Ember by Trinity Dunn 36:42 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 49:19 - Cabin Fever: The Harr…

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S2, E36 - Stolen Tongues has top tier spooks 57:36

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Send us a text 8:21 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 10:08 - Whispering Willow Farm on YouTube 14:30 - Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by JK Rowling / Crossroads Of Twilight by Robert Jordan 22:46 - The Last One by Will Dean 23:41 - The Last by Hanna Jameson 24:26 - The Shining by Stephen King / And Then There Were None by Agatha …

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S2, E35 - Does a goofy ending make a bad book? 1:28:35

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Send us a text 26:15 - Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic by Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin / The Stranded by Sarah Daniels / The Last One by Will Dean / More Of Us To The West by Trinity Dunn/ Lucy By The Sea: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout 31:00 - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel 31:45 - The Last…

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Spooky Book Club Announcement !! 9:05

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Send us a text We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit. As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve …

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S2, E34 - Books for cruisin' and spooky book club options 48:24

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Send us a text 8:35- Cabin Fever by Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin 11:55- Adrift by Lisa Burdeau 13:28- More Of Us To The West (Adrift Series 1) by Trinity Dunn 16:40- The Last One by Will Dean 18:18- Something In The Water by Catherine Steadman 19:53- The Stranded by Sarah Daniels 21:26- Lucy By The Sea by Elizabeth Strout 28:14- Red Rabbit b…

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S2, E33 - We're smart ..to an extent... 1:08:55

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Send us a text 1:20- Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by JK Rowling 10:23- Backyard Farming: Canning And Reserving by Kim Pezza 27:35- The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel 32:50- The Galaxy And The Ground Within by Becky Chambers 36:39- Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy/ Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin/ Ut…

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S2, E32 - Like, Comment, Subscribe 😊 1:09:58

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Send us a text 2:34 - Record Of A Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers 10:03 - A Dog Named Mattis by Mark Tappan / K9 Mattis On The Job by Mark Tappan 12:41 - The Martian by Andy Weir 13:26 - State Of Fear by Michael Crichton 17:09 - Timeline by Michael Crichton 17:48 - Jurassic Park/ The Lost World by Michael Crichton 18:28 - Eruption by Michael Cricht…

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S2, E31 - A chaotic episode about chickens, we're so sorry 1:10:05

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Send us a text 18:43 - Crave by Tracy Wolff 34:53 - Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by J K Rowling 38:16 - The Path Of Daggers / A Ctown Of Swords by Robert Jordan 38:38 - The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel 43:25 - It Waits In The Woods by Josh Malerman/ Bird Box by Josh Malerman 47:52 - If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamur…

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S2, E30 - Shark-itis but no weird animal stuff 1:13:06

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Send us a text 2:55 - Under The Dome by Stephen King 14:44 - The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milan 15:18 - The Island Of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak 15:55 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 16:34 - Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Verne / Journey To The Center Of The Earth Film 16:51 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle 17:52 - Pride And Pre…

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S2, E29 - Is this podcast about books or...homesteading...you tell me 1:08:40

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Send us a text 28:51 - Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison (Author), J. Michael Straczynski (Editor), Cassandra Khaw (Introduction), Neil Gaiman (Foreward) 36:49 - Death At Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige 37:48 - A Crown Of Swords by Robert Jordan 38:31 - The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie 43:21 - Under The Dome by Stephen King 48:39 - Harry Potter And The Ord…

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S2, E28 - Update on Beckys Birdies, some mild June 2024 reading stats 55:43

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Send us a text 1:02 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 2:03 - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 2:41 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 3:34 - The Guide by Peter Heller 5:09 - June 2024 Stats for Brooke on StoryGraph 6:33 - TheShadesOfOrange on Youtube (Booktuber) 7:43 - Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 7:53 - Out Of …

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S2, E27 - Bookish updates over the phone 1:16:32

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Send us a text 15:17 - Death At Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige / Crown Of Swords by Robert Jordan / The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie 24:23 - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 28:28 - Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah 30:42 - Out Of The Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology 32:19 - Goblin: A Novel In Six Novellas by Josh Malerman - Station Eleven / The Glass Hotel …

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S1, E26 - Ducks, chicks, yarn, and books! 55:49

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Send us a text 21:12 - Ark by Veronica Roth 21:32 - Wildlife by Jeff VanderMeer 21:59 - The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer / Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer 24:05 - The Tiger Came To The Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia / Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 25:05 - Eruption by James Patterson and Michael Crichton 25:44 - A Picture Of M…

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S2, E25 - "This is a Becky moment, where you're probably right" 1:01:28

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Send us a text 13:00 - Age Of Myth Series by Michael J. Sullivan 15:40 - The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie 20:27 - Death Around The Bend by T. E. Kinsey 20:56 - A Picture Of Murder by T. E. Kinsey 21:58 - Death At Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige 25:50 - The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas / A History Of Fear by Luke Dumas 39:22 - Harry Potter And The Order O…

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S2, E24 - I cry every time I finish a book 1:09:41

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Send us a text 5:06 - Lion In The Valley by Elizabeth Peters 5:21 - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 14:00 - Lord Of Chaos by Robert Jordan 15:56 - Lion In The Valley by Elizabeth Peters 17:02 - Death Around The Bend by T. E. Kinsey 19:52 - Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling 21:28 - Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, G…

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S2, E23 - What even are books?? 1:26:46

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Send us a text 7:18 - Whiteout by Ken Follett 51:08 - Whiteout by Ken Follett 55:03 - Into Shadow Collection: The Six Deaths Of The Saint by Alex E. Harrow 56:47 - The Garden by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi 57:36 - Persephone by Lev Grossman 58:44 - What The Dead Know by Nghi Vo 1:00:34 - Undercover by Tamsyn Muir 1:01:27 - The Candles Are Burning by Vero…

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S2, E22 - Poetry? A short story collection?? Who am I??? 48:25

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Send us a text Jurassic Park 1993 Movie 6:13 - Out Of The Ruins Anthology Series 9:11 - To My Sibling by Freya Winters 10:35 - The Fires Of Heaven / Lord Of Chaos / The Lion In The Valley 12:43 - Impact Winter by Travis Beacham 18:39 - Outlawed by Anna North 20:31 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton/ Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 22:05 - West O…

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S2, E21 - Just in my * era * 1:04:34

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Send us a text 7:35 - The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas 11:24 - The Woman In The Window by A. J. Finn 11:36 - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 13:04 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 13:14 - The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan 13:30 - The Book Of Koli by M. R. Carey (1) / The Trials Of Koli by M. R. Carey (2) 15:22 - The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler 22:2…

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S2, E20 - A DNFed book and FINALLY a reading update! 1:03:30

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Send us a text 28:39 - Crave by Tracy Wolff 36:29 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 36:48 - The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan 43:27 - Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling- Specifically Goblet Of Fire & Order Of The Phoenix 45:45 - Legend Of The First Empire Series by Michael J. Sullivan 46:46 - Lord Of Chaos & A Crown Of Swords by Robert Jorda…

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S2, E19 - JURASSIC PARK bookclub :) 1:08:20

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Send us a text Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton The Lost World by Michael Crichton Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters Jurassic Park quiz on Bookroo.com Support the show Be sure to keep yourself Happily Booked! We are Amazon Affiliates, Any link you find available above will redirect you to Amazon. We earn from qualifying purchases with thes…

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S2 E18 - What to read next? 1:01:41

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Send us a text Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 8:00 - Timeline by Michael Crichton 13:33 - Under The Dome by Stephen King 16:48 - The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan 30:28 - The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton / Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 33:30 - Dune by Frank Herbert 39:13 - The Lost World by Michael Crichton 58:15 - Pax by Sara Pennyp…

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S2, E17 - IT IS just a romance... 52:28

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Send us a text 9:35 - The Lost World by Michael Crichton 15:53 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 19:38 - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 20:07 - The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan 24:02 - Goblin by Josh Malerman 33:24 - The Lord Of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien / The Hobbit 34:46 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 36:14 - Percy Jackson And …

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S2, E16 - Jurassic Park is real, probably 48:11

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Send us a text 4:13 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 5:24 - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 10:38 - Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell / Michaela Angemeer 11:31 - Percy Jackson And The Olympians by Rick Riordan 13:50 - The A To Z Mysteries by Ron Roy 14:52 - The School For Good And Evil by Soman Chainani 20:56 - The Fires Of Heaven by Rob…

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S2, E15 - The book club is a trap to get Brooke's fave books read by other people 1:08:46

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Send us a text 6:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 8:29 - Neverwhere / The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton 9:18 - Dragon Teeth by Micheal Crichton 17:03 - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 18:43 - The Lady Hardcastle Series by T. E. Kinsey / The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan 23:11 - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J. K. Ro…

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S2, E14 - So many books, so little time 1:15:55

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Send us a text 1:00 - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J. K. Rowling 3:34 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 8:05 - Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness 8:56 - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid 20:36 - Love At The Laundromat by Rona S. Zable 22:24 - Dive Series by Gordon Korman 23:23 - Stonebrook Cottage by Carla Neggers 24:46 - Th…

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S2, E13 - Becky takes on the Fox Theatre 1:06:58

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Send us a text 2:18 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 8:20 - A Quiet Life In The Country by T. E. Kinsey / Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan / The Curse Of The Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters 33:18 - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan / The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan 36:13 - In The Market For Murder by R. E. Kinsey 39:29 - Harry Potter And The Pr…