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 193, author Clare Leslie Hall talks with Sarah about her US debut, — a breakout hit and a . A genre mash-up that is part love story and part murder trial, Clare talks about marketing Broken Country, how this came to…
Welcome to the Spring 2025 Book Preview with Catherine of ! Today, Catherine and Sarah share 12 of their most anticipated books releasing in April and May. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when…
In Episode 191, Sarah and Catherine of catch up on the 16 new releases they shared in the . They share their reading stats, chat about what they liked, and what didn’t work out. This post contains affiliate…
In Episode 190, author Georgia Hunter returns to the podcast to chat with Sarah about her sophomore novel, , and go behind-the-scenes of her experience adapting her first novel, , for Hulu. Georgia talks about her role as executive…
In Episode 189, author Karen Thompson Walker talks with Sarah about her career to date and her newest novel, Karen discusses her writing journey, including each book’s inspiration and research process. She also touches on the…
In Ep. 188, we are kicking off our new “Best of…” series with Sarah’s Bookshelves Live team member, Chrissie, for the Best of Fantasy. Today, Chrissie brings you her all-time top ten favorite fantasy novels. Also, as a long-time reader and…
In Ep. 187, Kathleen Schmidt, author of the popular Substack newsletter, Publishing Confidential, joins Sarah to dissect and discuss the State of the Publishing Industry in 2024. Between a high-level look back, talk about the top sales and book…
In Episode 186, Catherine () and Sarah share the best backlist books they read in 2024. They discuss their top 5 backlist books from last year, highlight some underrated backlist gems, and review their backlist reading statistics. Devoting an entire…
Welcome to the Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine of ! Today, Catherine and Sarah share 16 of their most anticipated books releasing January through March. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small…
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