• Ep 12: Pub Subs, Drink Goblins, & Vacation Reads | Books I Read with My Cat
    Jun 27 2025

    On this episode of Books I Read with My Cat, we talk about our Publix sub orders, being a Drink Goblin, and some great vacation reads! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books discussed in this episode:

    North is the Night - Emily Rath

    Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent

    Thrawn - Timothy Zahn (series)

    Ahsoka - E.K. Johnston

    Hurricane Wars - Thea Guanzon

    The Spellshop - Sarah Beth Durst

    The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren

    If it Makes You Happy - Hannah Logan

    The Villa - Rachel Hawkins

    Where You See Yourself - Claire Forrest

    Kill Your Husbands - Jack Heath

    Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas

    Float Plan - Trish Doller

    A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers

    A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers

    The Teller of Small Fortunes - Julie Leong

    My Favorite Half-Night Stand - Christina Lauren

    Haunted Ever After - Jen Deluca

    Fellowship of Bakers & Magic - J. Penner

    A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons - J. Penner


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep 11: Menace Kittens, Out of Control TBR's, & Pride Month Favorites | Books I Read with My Cat
    Jun 12 2025

    On this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we talked about how our cats were menaces as kittens, our totally out of control To-Be-Read piles, & some of our favorite pride related books! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books discussed in this episode:

    Faithbreaker - Hannah Kaner

    Godkiller - Hannah Kaner

    A Letter to the Luminous Deep - Sylvie Cathrall

    Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte

    Something in the Water - Sandy Stuckless

    Exit Strategy - Martha Wells

    Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

    The Mango Tree - Annabel Tomitich

    Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas

    Deep End - Ali Hazelwood

    Problematic Summer Romance - Ali Hazelwood

    Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros

    The Things We Cannot Say - Kelly Rimmer

    Icarus - K. Ancrum

    Star Bringer - Nina Croft & Tracy Wolf

    Patricia Wants to Cuddle - Samantha Allen

    Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban

    You’re the Problem, It’s You - Emma R. Alban

    You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

    A Psalm of the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers

    A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers

    The Teller of Small Fortunes - Julie Leong

    Among the Burning Flowers - Samantha Shannon

    Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

    She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan

    Camp Damascus - Chuck Tingle

    Tea Leaves - Jacob Budenz

    A Magical Girl Retires - Park Seolyeon

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Ep 10: BookCatPod Multiverse & Iron Widow Book Club | Books I Read with My Cat
    May 30 2025

    It's our second book club episode! We're discussing Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, we also discuss the BookCatPod multiverse, and the inability to do math. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Spoilers begin 41:51

    Announcements begin at 1:12:50


    Books mentioned in this episode:

    Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

    The Starlight Heir - Amalie Howard

    Advocatus - A.R. Turner

    Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells

    Blood Over Bright Haven - M.L. Wang

    The Things We Cannot Say - Kelly Rimmer

    Deep End - Ali Hazelwood

    The Empire of Gold - S.A. Chakraborty

    The Adventures of Almina al-Sarifi - S.A. Chakraborty

    Artificial Condition - Martha Wells

    The Teller of Small Fortunes - Julie Leong

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson


    Hunted in the Shadows OUT NOW! : ⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DWKXTQBG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Ep 9: Rule Breakers, The Pope, & Authors Dublin Kendsley | Books I Read with My Cat
    May 16 2025

    We had the absolute honor of interviewing Mary Dublin & Anne Kendsley co-authors of Shot in the Dark & Hunted in the Shadows! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Where to find Mary Dublin & Anne Kendsley:

    Book 1 - Shot in the Dark: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CYHR5DXB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

    Book 2 - Hunted in the Shadows (PREORDER NOW!): https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DWKXTQBG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks

    Sign up for their newsletter: https://authorsdublinkendsley.com/


    Books discussed in this episode:

    Artificial Condition - Martha Wells

    Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

    The Empire of Gold - S.A. Chakraborty

    The Things we Cannot Say - Kelly Rimmer

    A Court of Wings Ruin - Sarah J. Maas

    Wind & Truth - Brandon Sanderson

    All Systems Red - Martha Wells

    Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

    Shot in the Dark - Mary Dublin & Anne Kendsley

    Hunted in the Shadows - Mary Dublin & Anne Kendsley

    Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzane Collins

    Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Ep 8: Luke I am Your Owner, Swimming T-rexes, & Books as Movies | Books I Read with My Cat
    May 2 2025

    This episode of Books I Read With My Cat we talk about a new addition to the Books I Read with My Cat fam and books that were turned into movies. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Books discussed in this episode:

    Murder Road, Simone St. James

    City of Brass, S.A. Chakraborty

    Kingdom of Copper, S.A. Chakraborty

    Empire of Gold, S.A. Chakraborty

    Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Interabled: True Stories about Love & Disability, Shane & Hannah Burcaw

    Wind & Truth, Brandon Sanderson

    For the Wolf, Hannah Whitten

    The Hemlock Queen, Hannah Whitten

    For the Throne, Hannah Whitten

    Welcome to Pawnee, Jim O’Hare

    The Foxglove Queen, Hannah Whitten

    If it Makes You Happy, Hannah Logan

    Metal From Heaven, August Clark

    Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austin

    Eragon, Christopher Paolini

    Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

    Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers

    Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne

    Divergent, Veronica Roth

    The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

    The 5th Wave, Rick Yancy

    Twilight, Stephanie Meyer

    Jurassic Park, Michael Critchon

    Jaws, Peter Benchley


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep 7: Tea Sniffing & Books That Make Us Laugh | Books I Read with My Cat
    Apr 18 2025

    This episode of Books I Read With My Cat is brought to you by chaos & tangents. We eventually talk about books, but it was a windy road to get there. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Books discussed in this episode:


    Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Interabled: True Stories of Love and Disability, Shaun & Hannah Burcaw

    Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation, Jim O’Heir

    Wind & Truth, Brandon Sanderson

    Hello Heartbreaker, Kelsey Haas

    Just One Damn Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor

    Metal from Heaven, August Clarke

    If it Makes You Happy, Hannah Logan

    Don’t Hold Your Breath, L. Taylor

    We’ll a Prescribe You a Cat, Syou Ishida

    Heretical Fishing, Haylock Jobson

    Bubble, Sarah Morgan & Jordan Morris with Natalie Riess (Illustrator), Tony Cliff (Illustrator)

    Wren Martin Ruins it All, Amanda Dewitt

    Witches Gets Stuff Done, Molly Harper

    A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape, Joe Pera with Joe Bennett (Illustrator)

    Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, Rebecca Thorne

    Assistant to the Villian, Hannah Nicole Maeher

    Tress of the Emerald Sea, Brandon Sanderson

    Napoleon's Hemorrhoids, Phil Mason

    Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Ep 6: Naughty Cats, The Book Dealer, & Banning Books | Books I Read with My Cat
    Apr 4 2025

    In this very special episode we have the lovely Lucy from Blinking Owl Books joining us for a discussion about book banning. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    You can find Blinking Owl Books here:

    https://www.blinkingowlbooks.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/blinkingowlbooks

    https://www.instagram.com/blinkingowlbooks

    https://www.threads.net/@blinkingowlbooks


    Books discussed in this episode:


    Summer In the City Of Roses, Michelle Ruiz Keil

    Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros

    The Starlight Heir, Amalie Howard

    A Showgirl's Rules for falling in Love, Alice Murphy (releases May 13th)

    Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan

    All Hail Chaos, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Wind & Truth, Brandon Sanderson

    Heretical Fishing, Haylock Jobson

    Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, Nick Lane

    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Steve Brusatte

    The Kingdom of Copper, S. A. Chakraborty

    Don't Hold Your Breath, L. Taylor

    Take a Deep Breath, L. Taylor

    Hello Heartbreaker, Kelsey Hoss

    Financial Feminist, Tori Dunlap

    Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins

    Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins

    A Court of Thorn and Roses, Sarah J. Maas

    My Shadow is Purple, Scott Stuart

    The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

    The Bad Seed, Jory John

    The Color Purple, Alice Walker

    Float Plan, Trish Doller


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠

    Check out ⁠⁠bookcatpod.com⁠⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Ep 5: Cat Crimes, Favorite Cups, & Pirates | Books I Read with My Cat
    Mar 21 2025

    In this episode, we talk about cats doing crime, our favorite cups, and Tress of the Emerald Sea! This is our first book club episode, there will be spoilers. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Book spoilers begin at 34:01

    Jump to 1:11:35 to hear the rest of the episode!


    Books discussed in this episode:

    Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler

    Take a Deep Breath, L. Taylor

    Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros

    Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, Nick Lane

    Blink, K. L. Slator

    The Foxglove King, Hannah Whitten

    We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, Soyu Ishida

    Interabled: True Stories about Love & Disability, Shane & Hannah Burcaw

    Wind & Truth, Brandon Sanderon

    Junie, Erin Krosby Eckstine

    Tress of the Emerald Sea, Brandon Sanderson

    Dawnshard, Brandon Sanderson

    Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao


    You can now shop our book recommendations via ⁠Bookshop.org⁠

    Check out ⁠bookcatpod.com⁠ for more info!

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    1 hr and 17 mins