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.
In Episode 125, Susie Boutry () and I are back for our 2nd annual Debuts Special. Today we’re sharing our favorite debut novels from 2022 (so far)! Plus, we discuss our reading stats for debuts this year and we talk about some upcoming sophomore…
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Candice Carty-Williams joins me for a spoiler-free discussion of her sophomore novel, . In , Candice writes about serious issues in a light-hearted way that’s full of dry humor. She explores questions of obligation to family —…
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In Episode 123, Nikki Erlick joins me to discuss (spoiler-free!) her debut novel, , and share her book recommendations. A both otherworldly and of our time story, in a symbolic way rather than a literal way.  will absolutely be one…
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Double Booked is a monthly series, available to my , where a co-host and I each share our own book recommendations in the same format as the big show (2 old books we love, 2 new books we love, 1 book we didn’t love, and 1 upcoming release…
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Welcome to the Fall 2022 Book Preview with Catherine of ! Â In this episode, Catherine and I share 16 of our most anticipated books releasing mid-August through December. Â This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small…
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In Episode 120, Catherine of  and I circle back to the books we shared in the — now that we’ve actually had a chance to read them.  Returning to our 12 summer releases, we take a look at what worked and what didn’t.  Also, with…
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In Episode 119, Keri Blakinger joins me to discuss her debut memoir, , a mind-blowing personal story, also speaks to the broader issues of addiction and women in the prison system. Keri went from being an elite figure skater in her youth to being…
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In Episode 118, Caroline Zancan, Senior Editor at , joins me for another episode in the Genre 101 series — this time with a twist.  Caroline answers behind-the-scenes questions about editing literary fiction, as well as a deep dive into the…
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In Episode 117, Annie Hartnett, author of , shares the intriguing backstory behind her new novel. She is wonderfully candid and shares interesting tidbits from the germ of the idea, through some of the editing process, all the way to the finished…
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In Episode 116, Susie Boutry () joins me to talk about niching down from traditional genre categories into the micro genres we love. Â Over the past year, I have picked up on some key themes and types of books that I can generally count on for…
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