Show notes: May we take a moment to express our polite rage about the things we hate in books? Yes? Good. Because we’d love to say, “Just stop it!” to some of these plot-driven items that authors keep using in their books. Are we just a bit picky? Maybe. Will we stop hating these things? Never. Enjoy!    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [4:23] M: Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson [5:44] S: Met a fan of RTL in real life! Hi, Lindsey!   12 Things We Hate in Books   Also Mentioned: Episode 38, Bookish Pet Peeves   Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Show notes: We all have our favorite authors and obsess over their books. But what if you could sit down with them and ask all your questions? What would you ask? Well, you know we have a list of questions ready in case our fave authors happen to be in our corner of the podcast interwebz. No face-to-face interviews, though… we wouldn’t know what to do with our hands!    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [5:26] S: Writer’s Routine podcast [6:31] M: Memoir Lane podcast, episode 4 with author Elizabeth Lyons   Authors + Books Mentioned: [8:57] M: Stephen King: Fairy Tale and The Stand [9:58] S: TJ Klune: The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, and In the Lives of Puppets [11:03] M: Matt Haig: The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Comfort Book, and Reasons to Stay Alive [11:57] S: Lily Brooks-Dalton: Good Morning, Midnight and The Light Pirate Karen Thompson Walker: The Age of Miracles Bruce Holsinger: The Displacements Nikki Erlick: The Measure John Marrs: The One [13:07] M: S.A. Cosby: Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland [14:13] S: Lyssa Kay Adams: The Bromance Book Club series [15:05] M: Kristin Hannah: The Nightingale and The Great Alone [15:59] S: TJ Newman: Falling and Drowning [17:01] M: Laurell K. Hamilton: The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series [18:36] S: Colleen Hoover: It Ends With Us and Reminders of Him   Also Mentioned: Thanks to Chelsee @chelsee.n.stuff for the inspiration for this episode! Bonus Episode: Author Chat with Robinne Lee on “The Idea of You” Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Show notes: You hear us say it at the beginning of every episode: we have very different reading styles! Yes, there’s some overlap here and there with genres or authors that we love, but for the most part, we gravitate in opposite directions when it comes to reading. As a result, the terms “Team Sarah” and “Team Mia” have become a shorthand we use to refer to our specific reading styles and habits. So, if you’ve ever wondered which team you’re on or what it all means, this is the episode for you.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [5:21] M: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones [6:55] S: Got a brand new Kindle Paperwhite!   Team Sarah Reading Recs: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Open Book by Jessica Simpson Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Vicious Lost Boys series by Nikki St Crowe How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer Wild by Cheryl Strayed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Love in the City series by Jen Morris The Thousandth Floor series by Katharine McGee The Selection series by Kiera Cass   Team Mia Reading Recs: Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey + Michaela Angela Davis Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost How to Stop Time by Matt Haig The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Borrowed World series by Franklin Horton   Also Mentioned: Click here to take the Team Sarah vs Team Mia reading quiz! Episode 86, Long Books We Love Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Show notes: April had some really great reads for us and some not so great reads. But that’s to be expected in book nerd life, right? Come listen to 10 books we read in April and if you want to hear about the other books from the month, be sure to join our Patreon for the whole scoop.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [2:32] M: Mia’s rant about book banning in Florida [article about it from the NY Times] S: It’s Okay to be a Unicorn by Jason Tharp   Our April Reads: [8:55] Both: The One by John Marrs [12:19] S: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano [15:39] M: Mothered by Zoje Stage      Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage [18:03] S: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin [20:36] M: Death by a Million Papercuts by Cillian Dunne [22:48] S: Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman (out June 6, 2023) [24:29] M: Mr. Nightmare by Joe Scipione [26:35] S: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [29:10] M: Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson   [30:40] Extra Books We Read in April   Also Mentioned: The Circle, Sarah’s new coaching community, is open! Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Show notes: We love a good nonfiction book around here - memoir, self-help, history, you name it, we’ve read it. Today, we’re sharing 10 nonfiction recs with you, with some bonus recs from our podcast patrons. There is absolutely a nonfiction book out there for everyone. Happy listening!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [3:36] M: 1) Writer’s Coaching 2) Our RTL pen [5:09] S: Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander - out May 2   Our Nonfiction Recs: [11:55] S: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer [13:26] M: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs [15:17] S: The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell [16:39] M: Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich [18:20] S: The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper [19:45] M: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard [21:05] S: You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero [22:33] M: The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry [23:32] S: Inside the NBA Bubble by Jared Dudley [25:44] M: The Missing Teacher by Lani Cox   [27:23] Nonfiction Recs from Our Patrons: A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton Stiff by Mary Roach How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Know My Name by Chanel Miller The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston   Also Mentioned: Gallup poll on American reading habits Episode 13: Our Nonfiction Must Haves Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.