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Episode 39: FEEL THE BERN!!!🔥📖

Episode 39: FEEL THE BERN!!!🔥📖 … is serving up mystery, history, and a healthy dose of vampire suspicion! This week Rachel and Kasie review Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer (⭐⭐⭐ 3 Stars), a silly and ridiculous mystery packed with political satire, unexpected twists, and even maple syrup recipes. @andrew_schaffer @davidsedaris @clairkeeganfiction @ckeeganfiction @melanierdale @unexpectedmel Next, we discuss the audiobook Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules featuring David Sedaris (⭐⭐⭐ 3 Stars). While we were hoping for a little more Sedaris, we appreciated the variety and unique voices found throughout this multi-author anthology. We also review Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 Stars), a moving Irish Christmas story that explores the heartbreaking history of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries. Short in length but powerful in impact, this historical fiction novella gave us plenty to think about. Honorable Mentions: ✨ The Little Book of Magical Creatures from The Witches' Almanac ✨ Girl of Lore by Melanie Dale And somewhere between coffee refills and book talk, Kasie asks Rachel a very important question: 🧛‍♀️ "Are you a vampire?" Tune in for laughs, literary discussion, and a few unexpected detours on Episode 39 of The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show. ✨The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show, Your FAVORITE Bookish Podcast! Copyright © 2024 The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show. All rights reserved.  #booktok #booktube #podcast #books #shorts #shortsvideos #viral #BookRecommendations #bookstagram #booktwt #TheSpilledInkAndCoffeeShow

Episode 38: We Need to Talk About "Hyped" Books...

Episode 38: We Need to Talk About "Hyped" Books... Are you listening? This week we're tackling hype, debating why we do and don't like poetry, and defining the epistolary writing style. Plus, we're asking: How long do you linger on art in graphic novels? What We’re Reading & Rating: * The Correspondent by Virginia Evans ➡️ ⭐⭐⭐ @virginia.l.evans (Too much hype for Rachel, but a great reminder to keep an honest line of communication open with family & friends!) * Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett ➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Sent us straight to the dictionary—we got a long list of vocab words from this!) * All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby ➡️ ⭐⭐⭐ / 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 @leoking8473 (Audiobook review! Book journalers: instead of spicy peppers, start using blood drops for your thriller gore ratings. Mic drop. 🎤) * The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey by DJ Mikey @disney @tokyopop ➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A beautiful graphic novel and an incredibly sweet read reminding you to never ignore your fur babies!) 👇 Sound off in the comments: What’s your personal book rating system? And don't forget to write us a ditty for our quotes segment! ✨The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show, Your FAVORITE Bookish Podcast! Copyright © 2024 The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show. All rights reserved.  #booktok #booktube #podcast #books #shorts #fyp #viral #BookRecommendations #bookstagram #booktwt #BookPodcast #ReadingVlog #TheSpilledInkAndCoffeeShow #HypedBooks #ZerosJourney #GraphicNovels #TokyoPop #DisneyBooks #WaitingForGodot #AllTheSinnersBleed #ThrillerBooks #ReadingJournal #Epistolary #PoetryDebate #FurBabies #BookRecommendations

Episode 37:💔 Inside Demon Copperhead

Episode 37 -💔 Inside Demon Copperhead Rachel's 5-star Book of the Month is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, and this week we're diving into the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that had her laughing, crying, and feeling every emotion in between. We discuss themes of hope, resilience, grief, and survival, and explore why this powerful story stays with readers long after the final page. Along the way, we celebrate David's belated birthday, check in on Goodreads Challenge progress, discuss Rachel's journey through Babel, and chat with Crystal from Portkey Books [https://www.portkeybooks.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com] about the ever-elusive definition of magical realism. We also briefly touch on Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers—including the mysterious missing half-star from Kasie's rating—but don't worry, a much deeper discussion is coming in a future episode. Plus, chocolate forest cake, bookish tangents, and a conversation about what truly makes a protagonist. @goodreads @portkeybookstore @barbara.kingsolver @authorjesseqsutanto 🥐☕Huge thank you to @chez.david.french.restaurant  for letting us record our bookish podcast in your beautiful space—and for keeping our coffee cups very full. Perfect vibes, perfect pastries, perfect pours. We’re so grateful! ☕✨  #DemonCopperhead #BarbaraKingsolver #BookTok #Bookstagram #BookTube #BookTwt #BookPodcast #BookReview  #ReadersOfInstagram #CurrentlyReading #GoodreadsChallenge #PulitzerPrize #MagicalRealism #BookNerd #BookCommunity #podcast #books #shorts #fyp #viral #bookstagram #booktwt #bookreviews #BookPodcast #ReadingVlog #TheSpilledInkAndCoffeeShow Copyright © 2024 The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show. All rights reserved.

📚☕ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: J. N. Cheney ☕📚

📚☕ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: J. N. Cheney ☕📚 A forgotten chapter of history is finally being brought back into the light… In this special episode of The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show, we sit down with historian and author J. N. Cheney to discuss Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Little Falls, New York: The Textile Strike of 1912-1913. ✨ We’re diving into the powerful true story of immigrant women who stood together against unsafe working conditions, powerful mill owners, and a system determined to silence them. Through extensive research and archival discoveries, Cheney uncovers a pivotal moment in labor history and restores these courageous voices to the story they deserve. 📖 History. Courage. Community. The stories that shaped us are waiting to be rediscovered. Join us for a conversation about forgotten struggles, the importance of preserving local history, and why these stories still matter today. ⭐ If you read Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Little Falls, New York, consider leaving an honest review on your favorite book platform, Goodreads, or social media. Every review helps authors like James continue sharing important stories. 🎧 Catch this episode of The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show — Your FAVORITE Bookish Podcast! Follow J. N. Cheney: 📘 Facebook: JN Cheney — Historian and Author 🦋 Bluesky: @historianjncheney.bsky.social 🥐☕Huge thank you to @thesherburneinn for letting us record our bookish podcast in your beautiful space—and for keeping our coffee cups very full. Perfect vibes, perfect pastries, perfect pours. We’re so grateful! ☕✨  #AuthorSpotlight #BookPodcast #HistoryBooks #LaborHistory #WomenInHistory #NewYorkHistory #BookLovers #TheSpilledInkAndCoffeeShow #BookishPodcast

Episode 36: Clickbait

Episode 36: Clickbait "Do one thing awesome," they said. So we decided to fly our freak flags high. This episode is a wild ride through the aggressively absurd, the "coocoo bananas," and the flat-out slimy. From the birds and the bees (and the crows and the deer...) to clean regency romance, we are covering the full spectrum of the literary world. Plus, Rachel explains the method behind the madness of Goodreads challenges and introduces our new 2-Star Rule for those short, honorable (or not-so-honorable) mentions. The Spice, The Weird, and The "I Just Threw Up In My Mouth" * The "Honorable" 2-Star Mention: Hill of Secrets by debut author Galina Vromena. A Kindle freebie that Rachel describes as a "stinky Los Alamos" and a "slimy mess." Consider this your warning. * A Deal with a Debutante by Chelsea Bobulski (@chelseabobulski): A clean, "no-spice" historical romance and the first in the London's Most Eligible series. An ARC Kindle read that earned 3 Stars from Rachel. * Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (@authorabbyjimenez): A 2025 contemporary romance featuring a veterinarian and a social media manager. Despite the distance and the heartbreak of dementia, the connection is instant. 4 Stars from Rachel. The "10-Star" Beyond Obsessed * Heads Will Roll (Audible Original): Created by and starring Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne (@the.emilylynne). This isn't a traditional audiobook; it’s a star-studded audio drama produced by Broadway Video. "It’s Monty Python–adjacent, pop-culture-stuffed, and feels less like a fever dream and more like a severe Google hallucination." — Kasie’s 10-Star Pick The Genius of the Bizarre * Horse Girl Fever: Stories by Kevin Maloney (@kevinrmaloney): Published by Clash Books (@clashbooks_). Kasie found the last copy of this at Book + Bottle in St. Pete, FL, and it changed her life. * Rating: 5 Stars (and a soul-searching experience). * The Vibe: Darkly humorous autofiction that feels like Tales From the Loop meets an "After School Special About Your Potential Future Adult Life." It’s surrealism acting like a slow-moving boa constrictor. * Trigger Warnings: All of them. Just... all of them. Read a story, take a breath, and look into the abyss. In This Episode, We Also Mention: * Bridgerton * Sophia the First * Goodreads Challenge Strategies * Why crows and ravens are having way too much fun in modern literature. What are these authors thinking? We have no idea, but we’re reading it anyway. 🥐☕Huge thank you to @veskolini_cafe_dunedin [https://www.instagram.com/veskolini_cafe_dunedin/] for letting us record our bookish podcast in your beautiful space—and for keeping our coffee cups very full. The delicious French food and pastries were absolute perfection. Perfect vibes, perfect pours. We’re so grateful! ☕✨  ✨The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show, Your FAVORITE Bookish Podcast! X: @spilledinkpod Tiktok: @spilledinkandcoffe Youtube: @thespilledinkandcoffeeshow Insta: @thespilledinkandcoffeeshow Website: www.thespilledinkandcoffeeshow.com [http://www.thespilledinkandcoffeeshow.com] Email: thespilledinkandcoffeeshow@gmail.com [thespilledinkandcoffeeshow@gmail.com] Copyright © 2024 The Spilled Ink and Coffee Show. All rights reserved.  #booktok #booktube #podcast #books #shorts #fyp #viral #bookstagram #booktwitter #bookreviews