Two Years In: Owning an Indie Bookstore with Gayle Weiswasser | Ep. 238
Gayle Weiswasser, co-owner of Wonderland Books in Bethesda, Maryland, returns to catch up with Sarah as the bookstore approaches its second...
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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...
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Deesha Philyaw (Author of The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman) | Ep. 237
Author Deesha Philyaw joins Sarah to discuss her debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman . Deesha first started writing this...
Best of Historical Fiction with Elizabeth Barnhill | Ep. 236
Elizabeth Barnhill of Fabled Bookshop joins Sarah for the latest installment of the "Best of…" series to share her ALL-TIME TOP TEN historic...
The BIG Books Episode with Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 235
Sarah and Chrissie ( @ChrissieWhitley ) dig into their very different relationships with big books, from what counts as "big" and knowing wh...
Fall 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 234
Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books are back with 16 of their most anticipated books publishing from mid-August through December....
Summer 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 233
Sarah and Catherine circle back to the 12 new releases they shared in the Summer 2026 Book Preview , now that they've read them — or at leas...
2026 Micro Genres with Anderson McKean | Ep. 232
In Episode 232, Sarah is joined by returning guest Anderson McKean of Page & Palette Bookstore for the 2026 edition of Micro Genres! Each ye...
Inside Amazon's Best Books of 2026 So Far List | Ep. 231
In Episode 231, Al Woodworth (Amazon Senior Editor) returns to the show to discuss Amazon's Best Books of 2026 So Far . They break down this...
Kevin Hazzard (Author of No One's Coming) | Ep. 230
In Episode 230, Sarah chats with Kevin Hazzard about his new book, No One's Coming , the true story of the daring mission to rescue two Amer...
Behind the Scenes of Literary Agents with Laura B. McGrath (Author of Middlemen) | Ep. 229
In Episode 229, Sarah talks with Laura B. McGrath about her new book, Middlemen , and the behind-the-scenes role literary agents play in pub...
Best Books of 2026 So Far with Catherine Gilmore and Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 228
In Episode 228, Sarah, Catherine ( @GilmoreGuide ), and Chrissie ( @ChrissieWhitley ) take stock of the reading year so far, discussing the...
Behind the Scenes of Book Sales with Brenna Connor | Ep. 227
In Episode 227, Sarah talks with book industry analyst Brenna Connor about the behind-the-scenes world of book sales, bestseller lists, and...
Summer 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 226
Welcome to the Summer 2026 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books ! Today, Sarah and Catherine share 12 of their most anticip...
Spring 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 225
In Episode 225, Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books catch up on the 12 new releases they shared in the Spring 2026 Book Preview, n...
2026 Summer Reading Special with Catherine Gilmore and Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 224
In Episode 224, Sarah, Catherine ( @GilmoreGuide ) and Chrissie ( @ChrissieWhitley ) celebrate the release of the 2026 Summer Reading Guide...
IMPORTANT DETAILS: 2026 Summer Reading Guide
May is upon us and that means Summer Reading season is just about here! The 2026 Summer Reading Guide went through a lot of changes this yea...
2016 Bookish Time Capsule with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 223
Going back ten years to 2016, Sarah and Catherine Gilmore ( @GilmoreGuide ) dive into the annual Bookish Time Capsule episode and revisit th...
Lee Kelly + Jennifer Thorne (Authors of The Midnight Show) | Ep. 222
In Episode 222, Sarah talks with authors Jennifer Marie Thorne and Lee Kelly about their latest co-written novel, The Midnight Show . Set in...
Spring 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 221
Welcome to the Spring 2026 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books ! Today, Catherine and Sarah share 12 of their most anticip...
Winter 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 220
In Episode 220, Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books catch up on the 16 new releases they shared in the Winter 2026 Book Preview ,...