Talk Booky To Me

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dive into part two of Cassandra Clare's City of Glass. The pace picks up immediately, warming us up to the plot and characters while still making our skin crawl with some weird relationship dynamics. Regardless, the story of Shadowhunters versus Valentine fully engulfs us in this episode. Thank you for tagging along on this journey of a book, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
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Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

How do you link the the philosophical question of life-and-death, a romantic comedy about zombies, Beowulf, and a detective that tracks down lost recipes? Listen to this episode! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we discuss our mid-month progress on a TBR centered on the horrors of women (not horrors they commit or the horrors committed upon them - in most cases). This is sandwiched between some news on banned books and speculative memoirs, some scary rapid-fire recommendations, and a question about animating our favorite reads. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Books Discussed at Length:
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us - Ed Yong
Beowulf A Graphic Novel - Stephen L Stern
Volatile King - Brooklyn Cross
Zomromcom - Olivia Dade
Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 
 
News:
Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-speculative-memoirs-featuring-monsters/ 
 

It's hard to find a better theme for October than scary stories, so we didn't even try. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover September book covers and October recommendations in our news segment, exchange bone-chilling books, set up a TBR centered on women-led horror (mostly), share recommendations from a diligent listener, and end with some incredibly random recommendations. It's a packed first-of-the-month episode that revitalized us like brains for zombies. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
 
Listener Recommends:
The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak
Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera
 
News:
Felicia - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3007?ref=HalloweenReads_footer_HorrorBeginners
Aaron - https://lithub.com/the-14-best-book-covers-of-september/
 

Unfortunately, all authors eventually release their final sequel, bringing a series to an end - just like Sequel September. Thankfully, we, Felicia and Aaron, are here to bring it to a close with a massive variety of recommendations to keep your TBR filled through Christmas. We use this episode to cover news on spooky releases, review a bounty of sequels, check-in on our reading challenges (including a disturbing graphic novel about cartoon cats and an unhinged playlist of feminine rage) award September superlatives, and wrap up with a fun question about popular books we will never read. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Books Discussed at Length:
The Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
Everything is Fine Vol. 1 - Mike Birchall
Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez
Happy Bloody Christmas - Jo Middleton
She Didn't See it Coming - Shari Lapena
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai
City of Glass - Cassandra Clare
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 
 
News:
Felicia - https://bookriot.com/latine-debut-authors-2025/
 
Aaron's Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1NRtnxXblBmQf9nCvYfqCZ?si=vPCC3PW8S-eWyBla88ibKQ&pi=_zoohv1TRBa5k
 

Hey everyone! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we dissect part 1 of City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. In this episode we SPOIL all plot details of this section while drawing real world comparisons to the major themes of policing, racism, and awkward family dynamics. As always, thank you for listening and we can be found at the outlets below:
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 

Middle of September means school is back in season and the general seasons are changing, but we are staying the same...by reading sequels to books we already love! Well, that's mostly true. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we check in on our TBR of sequels, share some very fun news about ARCs we received, some not-super-fun news about the state of literature in the US, and end with a discussion about books we want people to read but are reluctant to recommend. This is the episode of rambles, but it's fitting since we are focusing on books within series that have no sense of wrapping up within our lifetimes (not a reference to George R.R. Martin - let that man rest). Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Books Discussed at Length:
Lore Olympus Vol. 8 - Rachel Smythe
Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Mahrer
Rose in Chains - Julie Soto
The Vanishing Stair - Maureen Johnson
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV 
Academy of Outcasts - Larry Correia
Mean Ones - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Brigands and Breadknives - Travis Baldree
The Ersatz Elevator - Lemony Snicket
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai
 
Additional Thanks To:
Aethon Books for Academy of Outcasts
Tor Publishing for Brigands and Breadknives
Creature Publishing for Mean Ones
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron 
 
News:
Felicia -
Publisher's Weekly:
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/publishers-weekly/20250908/281595246664217?srsltid=AfmBOorlEagLlF8Z_no3TdDKxQUNXd1jvCkmIDVVTveksuwd30j09Jy6 
HRCYED:
https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/
Aaron - https://thelemur.org/2025/08/20/on-performative-reading/ 
 

Moving into September, we, Felicia and Aaron, realized how many unfinished journeys we started. Trips to the stars have been abandoned at the peak of hyperspace. Wizards and knights were left on the road to banish evil. Small-town's healing from trauma were suspended in time, waiting for hockey to save their identity. That last one was too specific, but the point is - we need to start reading more sequels. Join us on this episode as we cover some heartfelt news, set up a TBR related to sequels, exchange books, assign challenges to one another, and wrap up with a fun question about bringing magical items to the real world. Oh, and we introduce our calendar for spoiler episodes of City of Glass, finally. We hope you enjoy this episode, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
 
News:
Felicia - https://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/What-Dan-Read-Booklist.pdf
Aaron - https://www.bookculture.com/blog/2025/07/25/our-most-anticipated-books-september-2025 
 
City of Glass Spoiler Episode Dates:
Part One - September 22nd (2025)
Part Two - October 6th (2025)
Part Three - October 27th (2025)

As with all vacations, this one has come to an end. School is starting back, the temperatures are barely cooling, and those of us in the working-world have to return to the grind. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we have one last hurrah before completely giving ourselves over to the 9-5 world. In this episode, we cover some news about new books, review the few we have finished this month (including some new reads and long-time favorites), give some awards, give a few recommendations from family, and end with a fun hypothetical question. Thank you for joining us, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Books Discussed at Length:
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
Darkness of Mine - Alexis Grace
White Line Fever - K.C. Jones
Deep End - Ali Hazelwood
The Magic Treehouse Merlin Mission: Christmas in Camelot - Mary Pop Osborne
Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
Merry Bloody Christmas - Olivia Mace
Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions - John Langan
Sourdough - Robin Sloan
Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
 
News:
Felicia - https://booktrib.com/2025/05/01/women-rising-megan-dalla-camina/ 
Aaron - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220377457-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it 

It's time for the obligatory beach episode that plagued early sitcoms. Well, there's not really a beach, and we are not a sitcom, but the podcast is on vacation! Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we record from a hotel room in downtown Asheville. We hit the road for a work conference, but you know we can't help ourselves. The trip extended into a multi-bookshop tour of the city where we loaded up on enough literature to last at least...two weeks? Who knows. Anyway, in this episode, we start with some news about conventions in Seattle and thrillers to read on vacation, give a tour of the various bookstores and purchases from the city, discuss our sparse reading in August so far, provide some rapid recommendations about time away from home, and end with a question about vacation reads. It's a packed episode with sub-par audio as this air conditioning unit needs to run non-stop to prevent us from fainting, but it's also very fun. Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below!
 
Books Discussed at Length:
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
The Village Library Demon Hunting Society - C.M. Waggoner
Sourdough - Robin Sloan
Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions - John Langan
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
 
News:
Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/7-thrillers-about-murder-in-paradise/ 
Aaron - https://seattlein2025.org/ 
 
 

A new month for Talk Booky to Me means a new theme, and this month is all about fun and not fun in the sun...and the jungle...and on a cruise...you get the idea. Join us, Felicia and Aaron, as we cover some news related to the Booker Awards nominees and some reading recommendations to better understand racism in the U.S. Then, we exchange vacation-related books and set a TBR all about hitting the road and enjoying the little bit of freedom we are granted in late-stage Capitalist society...I'm bringing down the mood again. We end with a fun question! Thank you for listening, and you can reach us at the outlets below.
 
Contact:
Email - talkbooky@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkbooky/
Felicia's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10748838-felicia
Aaron's GoodRead's - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27722090-aaron
 
News:
Felicia - https://electricliterature.com/8-novels-about-class-and-racial-tensions-in-the-suburbs/
Aaron - https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5482914/2025-booker-prize-longlist-fiction