In this episode we give a BIG THANK YOU to all of the listeners who sent love and support for the first episode. We offer recs for books focusing on grief. We discuss books we want to see on the screen and visa versa. Give a recap of our reads in November and what is on our TBR for December.

List of books mentioned in this episode:

Grief - Nonfiction

o The Tears That Taught Me by Morgan Richard Olivier

o Sign by Laura Lynne Jackson

o Chicken Noodle Soup for the Grieving Soul by Jack Canifield and Mark Victor Hansen

o Healing Through Words by Rupi Kaur * I forgot to mention the title of this one 😊

o The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

o Deeper Than the Ocean by Emma Rose Harris

o Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

Grief - Fiction

o Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

o We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

o Cross Roads by Laurel Hightower

o Monstrillio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

o Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Books, Shows, & Movies

o Half Bad by Sally Green

o Stranger Things: Graphic Novel Series by Jody Houser

o Slewfoot by Brom

o Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

o The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

o The Changeling by Victor LavValle

o The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

o Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

o A Court of Thorns and Roses (Series) by Sarah J. Maas

o The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis

o Lorien Legacies Seres by Pitacus Lore

o Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham

o The Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

o The Parable of the Sower & Kindred by Octivia E Butler

o One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

o The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

o The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

November Recap

o The Women by Kristin Hannah

o The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore

o The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

o Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

o Antenora by Dori Lumpkin

o Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out by Ryan Love

o This Could Be Us & Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

o Gothikana by RuNyx

o Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

o Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

o Memorials by Richard Chizmar

o The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen (LIVE SHOW Sunday 12/8!)

December Hopefuls

o The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

o Wisteria by Adalyn Grace

o Heir by Sabaa Tahir

o Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

o Evil in Me by Brom

o The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song

o Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

o The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

o The Deading by Nicholas Belardes

o Cold Snap by Lindy Ryan

o It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson

o When the Moon Hatched

Caleb and Ashley breakdown their fall reads. Wins, fails, and DNFs.

Take a look ahead at the upcoming Winter season with anticipated new releases, backlist reads planned for the season and more.

Themed Challenge - Books about Theft/Espionage and Political Intrigue.

Who Needs Reads Book Club pick for November

Finally, a look at what comes next. Episode 1 has to have an Episode 2, right!?

Happy Listening!