Life can get crazy this time of year. We're here with you! Join Molly and Jamie as they talk it out and then talk about books. This week's discussion dives into those formative books we read in high school and the importance of English classes. Everyday customers in the bookstore are talking about the titles that impacted them in school and the ladies are sharing a few of their own.

What are they reading?
Jamie
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Molly
Emmett by L C Rosen

Other title from this episode:
The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Catch up with Molly and Jamie this week as they get passionate about Banned Books Week happening September 22nd through the 28th. Lake City Books will be offering 10% off all banned books in the store to encourage people to support these books and their authors. Be sure to check out the links below for more resources about banned books.

What are they reading?
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

Also mentioned...
Flamer by Mike Curato

Resources:
https://pen.org/book-bans/
https://bannedbooksweek.org/
https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/book_censorship_database_magnusson
https://www.ala.org/bbooks

Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law

Molly and Jamie talk with Wisconsin Author Laura Anne Bird about her newest Middle Grade novel Marvelous Jackson out this week! There is so much in this episode including a peek into the Wisconsin Book Festival as Laura serves as Ambassador for yet another year. Laura also brings Midwest readers and writers together with The Great Midwest Book Group (follow them on Instagram) and shares the richness of Midwest literature. This episode has everything!!

Marvelous Jackson by Laura Anne Bird
Crossing the Pressure Line by Laura Anne Bird

What is Laura Reading?...
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World by Danielle Friedman
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Olivetti by Allie Millington

Molly and Jamie are back in their first episode of Season 2 of Book Pop!
The ladies review their summer reads. Molly gives her (very different) take on Carissa Broadbents Nightborn Duet that Jamie loved. And both of them gush about God of the Woods - possibly one of the best books of the summer.

What are they reading?
Jamie - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Molly - Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

Summer Recap:
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss
Normal People by Sally Rooney
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Bummer Camp by Ann Garvin
James by Percival Everett

Find these titles and more on Lakecitybooks.com! Don't forget we now ship!!

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We're back! And things are a little different this season. We can't wait to catch up with you!

To finish off the first season of Book Pop!, Jamie and Molly hosted their first ever live event at Lake City Books in Madison, WI. Listen in on their conversation with guest Maggie Ginsberg with a live audience. Maggie is a senior editor at Madison Magazine and the author of one of Jamie and Molly's favorite books, Still True. She talks about her newest manuscript and answers audience questions.

Let us know what you want to hear about in Season 2 by emailing us at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

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Molly and Jamie wrap up the Book Pop! Summer Read-Along by reviewing all the data they collected from participants. Find out the what everyone had to say about the newest Emily Henry novel Funny Story. This episode is packed with spoilers, so if you haven’t read the book yet, BEWARE!

What are they reading?
Jamie:
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

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This week, Molly and Jamie are in vacation mode! Hear all about their recent adventures and plans for more including Jamie’s jaunt to Spring Green complete with a visit to Arcadia, another favorite independent bookstore, and Molly’s dinner at the new and expanded Mint Mark. The ladies also review what’s on their To-Be-Read shelves. Find out what is next in line. What is next in line on your TBR?

What are they reading?
Molly:
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Jamie:
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Let us know at bookpoppodcast@gmail.com!

Do you want to attend the Book Pop! Live Podcast Event? You can! The event takes place on July 14, 2024. Find more information and to get tickets here!

Have you joined in on the read along? Molly and Jamie want to hear from you! What did you think of Emily Henry’s Funny Story? Take the survey here!

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