Episode 33 - Spring 2025 Read-Along Announced

Happy Indie Bookstore Day!Spring is here, which can only mean one thing - Independent Bookstore Day happened! Over 1,600 bookstores around the country (including Lake City Books!) celebrated on April 26th with a record number of readers taking part in the festivities in the Madison area. Molly and Jamie sit down to take a breath after the craziness, talk about bestsellers from the weekend and the year so far, as well as what they’re reading now.Books mentioned:Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins  Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green Funny Because It's True by Christine Wenc Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Butter by Asako Yuzuki A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman I See You've Called In Dead by John KenneyDeep Cuts by Holly Brickley Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Molly and Jamie sit down with Wisconsin author Christine Wenc to discuss her smash-hit novel Funny Because It's True, detailing the rise of The Onion, an irreverent newspaper started by a group of UW Madison students that became a cornerstone of modern satire.Christine’s reading list:Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataDebt by David GraeberThe Freaks Came Out to Write by Tricia Romano (colloquially known as ‘The Oral History of the Village Voice’ - we recommend listening instead of reading this one!)Tales From the Odyssey by Mary Pope OsborneShop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Bare with us on this whirlwind of an episode as Molly and Jamie settle in to talk about all the recent titles they have read, announce exciting April events, and give you a sneak peek into new products coming to the store. What are they reading...Both: Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson  Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire by Christine Wenc Jamie:Inward by yung puebloBind Me Tighter Still by Lara EhrlichKate & Frida: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books by Kim FayMolly: Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne CollinsDon't forget to check out our event at https://lakecitybooks.com/eventsShop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Spring is in the air! Jamie and Molly and a room full of excited readers are bringing you a new kind of episode this week with a live recording of Lake City Books' Spring Preview Event. The ladies each picked five upcoming titles they are excited about and break them down for you. A big thank you to our audience for sharing some of the books they are looking forward to this spring. Molly's Spring Picks:The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer WeinerFish Tales by Nettie Jones We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions by Glennon Doyle,  Abby Wambach,  Amanda DoyleThe Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett by David Demchuk,  Corinne Leigh ClarkThe Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Jamie's Spring Picks:The Lilac People by Milo ToddThe Names by Florence KnappLife and Art by Richard RussoThe Dark Maestro by Brendan SlocumbAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidPRE-ORDER NOW AT LAKECITYBOOKS.COMShop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Molly and Jamie announce the Book Pop! Spring 2025 Read-Along pick and catch up on what they read over their break!What are they reading....Molly: The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy #3) by Katherine ArdenHomegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton,  Rebecca Podos  Jamie: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte First-Time Caller by B K Borison  Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell,  Ashley Mackenzie Also Mentioned in this episode: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Jamie and Molly are back with a new episode with the best selling author Nickolas Bulter. They talk to Nick about the success of his debut novel Shotgun Love Songs, his new book The Forty Year Kiss, and everything in between. Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

As promised, Molly and Jamie are back to wrap up their Winter Read-Along after both reading Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Hear what listeners thought of the book including best take-aways, favorite chapters, and impactful quotes. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman What are they reading...Jamie: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahonMolly:Be Ready When the Luck Happens A Memoir by Ina Garten  Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

We are rounding out Season 2 of Book Pop! LIVE with guest author Christina Clancy. Christina's newest novel The Snowbirds out February 4th, 2025 and available for pre-order NOW! She also talks about her other works including Second Home and Shoulder Season. We were also lucky enough to have some friendly faces in the audience including Maggie Ginsberg, Laura Anne Bird, and Hailey Mclaughlin. Mentioned in this episode:The Business Trip by Jessie GarciaThe Wren, the Wren by Anne EnrightMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarColored Television by Danzy Senna Leaving by Roxana RobinsonA Forty Year Kiss by Nickolas ButlerBirds of America  by Lorrie MooreWho Do You Love by Jean Thompson  The Year We Left Home by Jean ThompsonThe Wedding People by Alison EspachThe Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda LoigmanThe Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne Housekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonThe Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe Long Bright River by Liz Moore  The Women by Kristin Hannah One Summer America, 1927 by Bill BrysonWhere Bigfoot Walks by Robert Michael Pyle Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam  Heartwood by Amity Gaige  Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Are you reading along with us? Take the survey for Meditations for Mortal here!Shop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com

Molly and Jamie are ready to shop this holiday season! They share some of the Small Business Saturday events they are excited about around Madison including Downtown Madison's Holiday Open House where you can ride a free trolley to around the capital square and along state street as you shop some great deals from local businesses. The ladies share some of there favorite places including CocoVaa, Madison Chocolate Company, Little Luxuries, The Soap Opera, Table Wine and more. It's also a special time of year with the announcement of this years literary winners. Molly and Jamie talk about some notable titles and surprise pick from the Booker International Prize, National Book Award, Kirkus, and Nobel Prize for Literature.  What are they reading?Molly: This Will Be Fun by E B Asher Jamie:The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy  Wreck My Plans by Jillian MeadowsAlso Mentions in this episode:Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshJames by Percival EverettOrbital by Samantha HarveyThe Vegetarian by Han Kang, Deborah SmithKairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, Michael HofmannSoldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De LeónChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A new fantasy series set a thousand years before The City of Brass by Shannon ChakrabortyMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeFor free shipping on a copy of Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman use Promo Code: MORTALShop all the books we mentioned!Follow us on Instagram:@bookpop.podcastFollow Lake City Books on Instagram:@lakecity.booksVisit us! https://www.lakecitybooks.com