by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@ashley_dicksonellison) Hi! This is a 2026 update for this blog post with several new recommendations for you! I read a lot of delightfully witchy books last fall and am already on my way this season, so I wanted to update this with some new faves. The titles with the asterisk next to them are new to this list this year. Longtime listeners know that generally speaking, I'm not usually big on spooky reads or horror books. However, I do love atmospheric reads, and I...

In this September book club episode, Jen and Ashley discuss Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a post-apocalyptic novel that both of us first read more than a decade ago and still deeply love. The film adaptation of this one just came out, so we wanted to revisit it before watching, and we also recommend it as a book-to-film pick for this year’s reading challenge. We talk about what it was like to return to this story after so many years, the relationships that help Hig...

Curated by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) One of the greatest joys of reading is discovering voices that open windows into experiences, cultures, and communities beyond your own—and the authors featured in today's post do exactly that. This month, we're spotlighting books by Asian-American, Pacific-Islander (AAPI) authors across a range of genres, all of which would meet the category in this year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. Whether you're in a reading funk, craving something...