Sarah's Bookshelves Live

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  • Sarah’s Bookshelves Live is a weekly show featuring real talk about books and book recommendations from a featured guest. Each week, Sarah of the blog Sarah’s Bookshelves will talk with her guest about: - 2 OLD BOOKS THEY LOVE - 2 NEW BOOKS THEY LOVE - 1 BOOK THEY DON’T LOVE - AND 1 NEW RELEASE THEY’RE EXCITED ABOUT I’m getting real about all things books and serving you up a bit of snark on the side.
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  • Ep. 185: Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)

    Ep. 185: Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
    Jan 8 2025
    Welcome to the Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books! Today, Catherine and Sarah share 16 of their most anticipated books releasing January through March. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcement One of the many benefits to joining the Patreon Community is gaining access to several bonus podcast episode series, including Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and Sarah share at least 4 bonus books we are excited about that were not shared in the big show preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available to all Superstar patrons and sign up here! Highlights Catherine and Sarah share some big releases coming this winter (lightning round style).Catherine’s theme this season is “balance,” with 4 debuts and 4 repeat authors.Sarah’s choices seem to fall into some micro genres she loves, featuring 5 debuts.Again, Sarah brings in a few shorter books under 300 pages.Sarah has already read and rated two of her picks!Plus, their #1 picks for the winter. Big Winter Releases [1:51] Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Jan 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:28]Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:37]Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:44]One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:51]We Do Not Part by Han Kang (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:14]Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:22]We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Feb 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:32]The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue (Mar 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:38]The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison (Jan 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:42]Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Feb 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:00]The Antidote by Karen Russell (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:03]The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:10]Back After This by Linda Holmes (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:20] Backlist Titles Mentioned Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson [2:32]We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter [3:03]Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [3:27]Room by Emma Donoghue [3:41]Swamplandia by Karen Russell [4:05]Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell [4:07]Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes [4:25] Winter 2025 Book Preview [4:32] January Sarah’s Picks The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Jan 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:06]Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Jan 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[15:34] Catherine’s Picks All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (Jan 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[13:20]Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [19:22]Call Her Freedom by Tara Dorabji (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:19] Too Soon by Betty Shamieh (Jan 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:19] Other Books Mentioned Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë [9:22] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel [14:38] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [17:46]Yellowface by R. F. Kuang [17:50]Babel by R. F. Kuang [17:51] February Sarah’s Picks Yours, Eventually by Nura Maznavi (Feb 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:16]Penitence by Kristin Koval (Feb 18 – moved to 1/28 after recording) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[spp-timestamp time="25:56"]Crush by Ada Calhoun (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:39]The Strange Case by Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:25]The Grand Scheme of Things by Warona Jay (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[41:04] Catherine’s Pick This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer (Feb 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:34] Other Books Mentioned Persuasion by Jane Austen [23:21] Defending Jacob by William Landay [27:49]All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay [27:51] Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun [32:02] Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give by Ada Calhoun [32:05] Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman [33:14] The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker [36:55] The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker [37:00] By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult [42:04] March Sarah’s Pick Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:35] Catherine’s Picks The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:35]Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:56]Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh (Mar 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:58] Other Books Mentioned The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami [38:45] Love & Saffron by Kim Fay [45:08] The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley [47:42] The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller [48:15] Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh [50:49] Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh [52:56] Other Links Instagram | Harper Voyager: Deluxe Limited Edition for Death of an Author by Nnedi Okorafor
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 184: Best Books of 2024 Genre Awards with Susie (@NovelVisits)

    Ep. 184: Best Books of 2024 Genre Awards with Susie (@NovelVisits)
    Dec 11 2024
    In Episode 184, Susie (@NovelVisits) and I close out the year with our Best Books of 2024 Genre Awards. We reveal our Overall Best Books (Fiction and Nonfiction) and our full breakdown by genre, including: Best Literary Fiction, Best Romance, Best Brain Candy, Best Genre Mash-Up, and more! Plus, we’re sharing the winners for these same genres as chosen by the Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon community! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcements My 2025 Reading Tracker is out! Plus, this year we’ve added another option — a LITE Tracker. Once again, the Tracker is ONLY available to Superstars patrons (i.e., no longer available as a separate purchase for $14.99 here on my website). Also, to avoid Apple’s 30% fee, be sure to join directly from Patreon’s site, mobile or desktop. Become a Superstars Patron here! Instructions for how to give an SBL Patreon membership as a gift. Highlights Podcast reflections from 2024 — including top episodes based on download stats.A brief overview of Susie’s and Sarah’s 2024 year in reading.Our favorite books of the year: overall and by genre, including the SBL Patreon Community’s picks. 2024 Genre Awards [16:45] Sarah Leaving by Roxana Robinson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [16:52]Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:21]Anna Bright is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:12]The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:42]The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:26]JFK Jr. by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:25]Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:42]How To End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:11]Real Americans by Rachel Khong | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:46]Victim by Andrew Boryga | Amazon | Bookshop.org [57:26]The God of the Woods by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [59:40]Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:04:24]Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:07:09]Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:08:47] Susie Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:59]Sandwich by Catherine Newman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:05]Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:42]What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:43]The Women by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:41]The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:16]One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:47]Funny Story by Emily Henry | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:23]Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:54]The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:02]The Husbands by Holly Gramazio | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:18]Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:14]Perris, California by Rachel Stark | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02:44]Liars by Sarah Manguso | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:05:18]Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:07:09] Patrons James by Percival Everett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [19:55]Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:43]The God of the Woods by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:16]The Women by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:35]The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:10]Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten | Amazon | Bookshop.org[43:33]Funny Story by Emily Henry | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:59]Annie Bot by Sierra Greer | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:28]The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56;10]You Like It Darker by Stephen King | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:39]Victim by Andrew Boryga | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:58]Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:01:54]Piglet by Lottie Hazzell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:03:22]The Husbands by Holly Gramazio | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:06:16] Other Books Mentioned Mercury by Amy Jo Burns [20:10]Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout [20:13]All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker [20:27]The Wedding People by Alison Espach [20:37]We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman [22:17]Bad Blood by John Carreyrou [24:27]She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey [24:40]Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford [28:10]A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey [28:23]Good Material by Dolly Alderton [28:27]The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz [28:57]Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra [31:55]The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean [32:00]Worst Case Scenario by T. J. Newman [32:05]Falling by T. J. Newman [32:20]Drowning by T. J. Newman [32:21]The Lion Women of ...
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  • Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s Best Books of 2024 List with Al Woodworth, Senior Editor & Manager of Amazon Books Editorial

    Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s Best Books of 2024 List with Al Woodworth, Senior Editor & Manager of Amazon Books Editorial
    Dec 4 2024
    In this Bonus Podcast Episode, Al Woodworth, Senior Editor and Manager at Amazon Books Editorial, returns to the show to take listeners behind the scenes of Amazon’s Best Books of 2024, as chosen by the Amazon Editors! A fascinating glimpse into how the 2024 list was curated, how the rankings were determined, and what criteria guided the selections. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcements My 2025 Reading Tracker is out! Plus, this year we’ve added another option — a LITE Tracker. Once again, the Tracker is ONLY available to Superstars patrons (i.e., no longer available as a separate purchase for $14.99 here on my website). Also, to avoid Apple’s 30% fee, be sure to join directly from Patreon’s site, mobile or desktop. Become a Superstars Patron here! Highlights The impact Amazon’s #1 book of 2024 had on the editorial teamThe role of capturing “the present moment” in selecting the best books of the yearHow Amazon Editorial chose the top 5 books of 2024 Whether the mid-year top book or other outlets’ year-end lists influenced Amazon’s decisionsBehind the scenes: 2024’s “reading week” retreat and “war room” discussions The importance of selecting books that appeal across genres and to a broad swath of readersThe group dynamic of ranking each book on the listAl highlights some lesser-known titles from the listHow 2024 stacks up for Al and Amazon’s editorial team Books From Our Discussion The Boys of Riverside by Thomas Fuller | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:03]The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:25] Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:27] Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:28]The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride | Amazon | Bookshop.org [9:54] The God of the Woods by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:37]James by Percival Everett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:43]The Women by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:51] The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:54]Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:59] Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:18]Educated by Tara Westover | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:09] The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:26] We Solve Murders by Richard Osman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:30] The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:34] The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:06] Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:23]The Wedding People by Alison Espach | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:27]All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:35]We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:47]Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:21]When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:23]The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:15]There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:51]John Lewis by David Greenberg | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:44]I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:00]The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:14]The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:06] Other Links Amazon | Amazon Editors’ Personal Favorite Books of 2024 About Al Woodworth More about Amazon Book Review Website | Instagram | X | Facebook Al Woodworth is a Senior Editor on the Amazon Books Editorial team and has spent more than ten years in the book industry, championing authors and their work. She’s never without a book or four in her bag and is happiest reading memoirs and literary fiction, especially sprawling stories that cross generations and countries. She lives in Brooklyn.
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    47 mins

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