Book Bistro

This week Shannon, Robin, and Amber are discussing pride-related nonfiction. Titles mentioned include:Elizabeth Lovatt, Thank You For Calling The Lesbian LineEliot Schrefer, Queer Ducks (And Other Animals): The Natural World Of Animal SexualityAlysia Abbott, Fairyland: A Memoir Of My FatherNikkya Hargrove, Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story Of A Family Lost And FoundA. Scott Duane & Micah Rajunov, Nonbinary: Memoirs Of Gender And IdentityJohn Birdsall, What Is Queer Food? How We Served A RevolutionNico Lang, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate And Finding Joy In A Turbulent EraSabrina Imbler: How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In Ten Sea CreaturesKyle Getz & Mike Johnson, You’re Probably Gayish: The Truth (And Lies) Behind Seventeen Gay StereotypesKomail Aijazuddin, Manboobs: A Memoir Of Musicals, Visas, Hope And CakeRachel Hope Cleves, Charity And Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage In Early AmericaEllen Jones, Outrage: How To Fight For LBGTQ+ LivesYou can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting:https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/You can also send an email to:TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.comFor more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

In honor of Mother’s Day, Natalia, Sara, Shannon, and Melissa are discussing books centered around motherhood. Titles mentioned include:Kelly Rimmer, Truths I Never Told YouLinny Mack, Changing Tides (Cape May #1)Jessamine Chan, The School For Good MothersJennifer Chase, Find My Daughter (Detective Katie Scott #13)Kristan Higgins, Out Of The Clear Blue SkyBrittainy C. Cherry, If You StayedNefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White: A Memoir Of Race, Gender, And Parenting In AmericaJanet Fitch, White OleanderChristine Pride & Jo Piazza, You Were Always MineSarah Lyons Fleming, World Departed (Cascadia #1)Michele Filgate, What My Mother And I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break The SilenceGillian McAllister, The Good SisterYou can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting:https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/You can also send an email to:TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.comFor more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

April is almost here, bringing a treasure trove of new releases. This week Sara, Natalia, Meka, Shannon, Stacy, Kristin, Georgina, and Shan are here to share the books they’re most looking forward to reading. Titles mentioned include:Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful LifeAllison Raskin, Save the DateZoe Hana Mikuta, The Coven TendencySaumya Dave, The Guilt PillElise Hooper, The Library of Lost DollhousesJ. Penner, A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire #1)Juliette Cross, Firebird (The Fire That Binds #1)Victoria Lavine, Any Trope But YouAbby Jimenez, Say You’ll Remember MeAisha Saeed, The MatchmakerPatrice Caldwell, Where Shadows Meet (Where Shadows Meet #1)Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Happy LandKaylie Smith, Enchantra (Wicked Games #2)Kat Singleton, In Good Company (Pembroke Hills #1)Viola Shipman, The Page TurnerOlivie Blake, Gifted & TalentedE.M. Lindsey, Royal CrushLiann Zhang, Julie Chan Is DeadNana Malone, The Gold Coast DilemmaMaika Moulite & Maritza Moulite, The Summer I Ate the RichLondon Sperry, Passion ProjectLyla Sage, Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch #4)Jennifer Weiner, The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest HitsDebbie Charles, Dances with Pucks (Texas Tornados #1)You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting:https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/You can also send an email to:TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.comFor more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This week, Shan, Brooke, and Shannon tell you about some books that have been languishing on Mount TBR. Join them for this discussion of what they call their “rainy day reads”:Lucy Lennox, her entire backlistDylan Drakes, Cubs & Campfires (Sweet & Stocky #1)Noue Kirwan, Long Past SummerRuby Dixon, Bound To the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1)Stacia Stark, A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1)Adriana herrera, A Caribbean Heiress In Paris (Las Leonas #1)E.M. Lindsey, Finding You (Words We Never Said #3)Sara Cate, Praise (Salacious Players Club #1)Kristen Banet, Wild Pride (Kingson Pride #1)Alex Washoe, Sweet Paladin (In the Queerness of Time #1)Lexi C. Foss, Blood Laws (Immortal Curse #1)Allegra Pescatore, Where Shadows Lie (The Last Gift #1)You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting:https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/You can also send an email to:TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.comFor more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This week, Brooke, Shan, Meka, Stacy, Georgina, Shannon, and Natalia are sharing some of their most anticipated March releases. Titles mentioned include:Kelly Andrew, I Am Made of DeathRachel Reid, The Shots You TakeSarah Beth Durst, The WarblerLucy Score, Story of My Life (Story Lake #1)Harlan Coben, Nobody’s FoolTJ Alexander, A Gentleman’s GentlemanKaren Rose, Dead Man’s List (San Diego Case Files #3; Romantic Suspense #31)Alexandra Kennington, Blood Beneath the Snow (Blood & Souls #1)Ava Morgyn, The Bane WitchEtta Easton, The Love SimulationIndia Hayford, The Song of the Blue Bottle TreeSandra Brown, Blood MoonOlivia Waite, Murder By Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1)Emily Carpenter, Gothic TownElora Cook, In the Company of KillersLouisa Masters, Grave SituationJamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos, Homegrown MagicJ.C. Cervantes, The Anatomy of MagicSusan Mallery, Beach VibesLauren Willig, The Girl From Greenwich StreetBreanne Randall, Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things (Sisters of Light and Shadow #1)You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting:https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/You can also send an email to:TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.comFor more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This week, Brooke, Natalia, Shan, Georgina, Shannon, Stacy, and Melissa are sharing some of their most anticipated February releases. Titles mentioned include: Allison Saft, Wings of Starlight Gillian McAllister, Famous Last Words Kate Canterbary, In a Rush Lisa Unger, Count To Ten Sonali Dev, There’s Something about Mira Heather Marshall, The Secret History of Audrey James Tessa Bailey, Dream Girl Drama (Big Shots #3) Brynne Weaver, Scythe & Sparrow (Ruinous Love #3) Neal Shusterman, All Better Now Lucy Lennox & Mae Archer, Peacocks (Licking Thicket #5) Julia Kelly, The Dressmakers of London Adriana Herrera, A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke (Las Leonas #3) Kristina Forest, The Love Lyric (The Greene Sisters #3) J.D. Robb, Bonded In Death (In Death #60) B.K. Borison, First-Time Caller (Heartstrings #1) Swati Hegde, Can’t Help Faking In Love Paige Crutcher, A Circle of Uncommon Witches Juliette Cross, A Rebel Without Claws (Southern Charms #1) Kristen Ciccarelli, Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth #2) Suzanne Nelson, The Librarians of Lisbon Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This week, Melissa, Shannon, and Brooke discuss books written by authors of color. Titles mentioned include: Alice Walker, Possessing the Secret of Joy Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher, Sanctuary Liselle Sambury, Delicious Monsters Percival Everett, James Naina Kumar, Say You’ll Be Mine Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist #1) Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony Samira Ahmed, This Book Won’t Burn Sabaa Tahir, All My Rage Alice Walker, In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women Shane McCrae, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping Kimberly Lemming, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps #1) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

The holidays are almost upon us, and the women of Book Bistro are here to help you get into the spirit. Join Brooke, Sara, Shan, Georgina, Shannon, and Stacy as they dive into some of their most recent holiday reads. Titles mentioned include: Aurelia Knight & Amy Oliveira, Dance, Sugarplum Jaimie Admans, Christmas Ever After (Ever After Street #4) E.M. Lindsey, To Touch the Light (Irons and Works #6.5) Karen McQuestion, A Switch Before Christmas Ashley Herring Blake, Make the Season Bright A.K. Caggiano, The Elven Days of Christmas Sara Raasch, The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance #1) Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Under the Mistletoe with You Jillian West, A Pack for Christmas (Omega Exchange #1) Lily Harper Hart, Merry Hexmas (Supernatural Speakeasy #16) T.J. Alexander, second Chances In New Port Stephen Charity Shane, A Novel Christmas You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro