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Hi, friends! With a new year comes a whole lotta new book releases. In today's show we discuss some of the upcoming releases we are most excited about, specifically books publishing dates between January and June 2026. Julia's list contains several books with difficult topics and theming while Stephany's picks often contain an element of magical realism or fantasy. We hope you find at least one book to get excited about!

Books Mentioned

Julia:

• Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez (1/13/2026)
• Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (1/20/2026)
• The Seven Daughters of Depree by Nikesha Elise Williams (1/27/2026)
• Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris (2/17/2026)
• The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (2/17/2026)
• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (2/17/2026)
• Love by the Book: A Novel by Jessica George (4/7/2026)
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (5/5/2026)
• The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (5/5/2026)
• Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett (5/5/2026)

Stephany:

• The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (1/6/2026)
• Detour by Jake Rake and Rob Hart (1/13/2026)
• The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula (3/31/2026)
• Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han (4/7/2026)
• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (4/7/2026)
• The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances: A Novel by Glen Dixon (4/7/2026)
• Thistlemarch by Moorea Corrigan (7/21/2026)
• The Library After Dark: A Novel by Ande Pliego (5/5/2026)
• A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman (5/19/2026)
• The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel by Katherine Arden (6/2/2026)

Other Mentions

• Lilybird & Company
• Rebecca's Literary Wanderings

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It's time to talk about our favorite reads of 2025. Be prepared for a ridiculous amount of gushing.

Julia's Books

• Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock
• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Stephany's Books

• A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
• Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
• My Ăntonia by Willa Cather
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 1 - 5)
• Time of the Child by Niall Williams, narrated by Dermot Crowley

Other Mentions

• Almost Famous (2000)
• Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
• White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

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Can you believe the end of 2025 is closing in? This episode is all about our book superlatives (worst, most disappointing, favorite character, etc.). Join us as we reflect on some of our best and worst reading experiences. Happiest Holidays to you, too!

Julia's Books

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas
• The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• La Cucina by Lily Prior
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• Codex by Lev Grossman
• Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Stephany's Books

• The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
• Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
• That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs
• The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• Heartless Hunter by Kristin Ciccarelli
• The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
• Foster by Claire Keegan
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
• A Nature Poem for Every Autumn Evening edited by Jane McMoreland Hunter
• A Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening edited by Jane McMoreland Hunter
• Emmanuel by Ruth Chow Simons
• Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
• Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
• The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
• Ella Minnow Pea: a Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway

Other Mentions

• Darling Desi
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Liz Nugent
• The Unselected Journals of Emme M. Lion (Vol 1) by Beth Brower
• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

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We are celebrating three years of podcasting and sharing some BIG news. Join us for a laid-back chatty time.

Episodes Mentioned

• S3, Chapter 6: Upcoming Releases We Can't Wait to Read (January - May 2025)
• S2, Chapter 4: Favorite Books of 2023
• S2, Chapter 5: These Books Sound SO Good (Anticipated Releases of 2024)
• Chapter 11: A Few Favorite Christian Life Books
• Chapter 9: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell with Jo Hart)
• Chapter 21: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Secret History by Donna Tartt with Paige Haldeman)
• S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature? (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë)

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Halloween is just around the corner. In celebration of this spooky season, we're discussing some of the monsters who have jumped from the pages of the books we've read and given our wimpy hearts a real fright.

Books Mentioned:

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
• The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson, narrated by Richard Armitage
• What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
• The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R Carey
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• Strange Practice by Vivien Shaw
• Dead until Dark by Sookie Stackhouse
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ranson Riggs
• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
• Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James
• The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
• It by Stephen King

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Hello, friends! We apologize that no show is posted for this week. We've had some unexpected interruptions in our lives which have made it very difficult to record a quality show for you this week. We will be back in two weeks with a show featuring monsters from books and literature we are very glad don't exist in the real world. We hope you'll join us for the fun!

In the meantime, here are a few autumn/spooky season shows from past seasons you might enjoy:

• Chapter 1: A Fall Reading Chat
• Chapter 23: Autumn Reading Goodness
• Chapter 24: Ghosty Books
• S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature: (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)
• S2, Chapter 23: The Fall of the House of Usher vs. What Moves the Dead
• S3, Chapter 9: Thrillers, Mysteries, and Suspense, Oh My!
• S3, Chapter 22: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)

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Before we embrace all the autumnal goodness of October, we're looking back on our most memorable reading experiences and books of the summer. Join us for the bookish good, bad, and surprising of July, August and September.

Julia’s Books:

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lous Stevenson, narrated by Richard Armitage
• Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
• The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Stephany’s Books:

• Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Audible full cast narration with Peter Dinklage)
• Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
• My Antonia by Willa Cather
• Swindoll's Living Insights: Revelation by Charles Swindoll
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
• The Tempest by William Shakespeare
• A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie, narrated by Gerard Doyle
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, narrated by Stephane Fry
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 4) by Beth Brower

Other books, etc. mentioned:

• Flight 93 Memorial
• Peter Dinklage

Episodes mentioned

• S3, Chapter 22: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)
• S3, Chapter 21: A Bounty of Books
• Chapter 4: The Negative Superlatives of 2022

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Hi, Friends! We are back in The Book Snug for the newest chapter of our 3 Peas in a Pod series. We usually invite a guest to join us on the show to discuss a book of their choosing. For this episode, we are on our own. We're discussing The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the classic Gothic horror novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. Beware - there are many spoilers in this episode!

Mentioned in this Chapter

• lilybirdanco.com
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrated by Richard Armitage
• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
• The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor
• The Eights by Joanna Miller
• S2, Chapter 1: What is Gothic Literature? (featuring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Muppet Treasure Island
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 movie)
• S3, Chapter 21: A Bounty of Books

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