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Our Mystery Man Returns with Spooktacular Recommendations
Episode 140
John Valeri, our Mystery Man and host of Central Booking, returns to offer Halloween season recommendations for middle-grade, young adult, and adult …
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 139 - Author Spotlight with Janice P. Nimura
Episode 139
We wrap up our read along of The Doctors Blackwell with an interview with the author, Janice P. Nimura. Emily explores the life of one Tokyo housewif…
5 years ago
Episode 138 - Marilynne Robinson Returns
Episode 138
Mothers, madness, alcoholism, researching slave revolts, wilderness guides — Emily and Chris discuss recent books they’ve tackled that range widely i…
5 years ago
Episode 137 - Author (and Editor) Spotlight with Juliet Grames
Episode 137
Emily finished ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy, her #BigBookSummer challenge read. It was a good read, but — phew! — big and intense. Chris read Kate Mo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 136 - We Discuss Books by Audrey Audrain, S.A. Cosby, Yang Gee, Alice Henderson, William Kent Krueger, Jung Yun, and MORE!
Episode 136
We’ve been having a great reading summer and hope you are, too! In Episode 136 we discuss a slew of different types of books we’re reading, from clas…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 135 - Finally, an IN PERSON Joint Jaunt!
Episode 135
Both Book Cougars rave about Jung Yun’s forthcoming novel O BEAUTIFUL (St. Martin’s Press, Nov 9). We’ve been (im)patiently waiting for this novel an…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 134 - Announcing Our 18th Readalong!
Episode 134
Chris and Emily are making progress in their #BigBookSummer classics and diving into some brand-new fiction as well. Emily went on a thrilling, if da…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 133 - Recording Together from the New Book Cougars Studio!
Episode 133
Emily and Chris recorded together in person in a new space: Emily’s office, AKA the new Book Cougars recording studio! Emily shares her exciting bib…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 132 - Author Spotlight with Gina Barreca
Episode 132
Get ready, we reveal our Summer Reading Goals, and Our Mystery Man, John Valeri, stops by to share some of his, as well. Chris takes us along on her …
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 131 - Readalong DIscussion of Braiding Sweetgrass with Jenny from Reading Envy Podcast
Episode 131
We reveal our Big Book Summer Reading challenge books, and a couple of our listeners let us know about their choices, as well. Chris talks about a co…
5 years, 4 months ago