Ep. 122: Doubled Booked with Catherine (September 2022)
Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah Dickinson
4.9 • 732 Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Double Booked is a monthly series, available to my Superstars patrons, 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 we’re excited about). In these more candid episodes, I talk more about my own reading, and share tons of books that I don’t share on any other public forum. Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books and Susie from Novel Visits alternate months co-hosting with me.
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Highlights
- Catherine brings some books that are “so far under the radar, they’re off the grid.”
- Sarah has some wide-ranging picks with 4 own-voices stories and genres outside her comfort zone.
- Plus, both new releases are publishing next week! So, you won’t have to wait long for them.
Sarah’s & Catherine’s Book Recommendations [4:49]
Two OLD Books They Love
Sarah:
- Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez | Amazon | Bookshop.org
[9:50]
- The Idea of You by Robinne Lee | Amazon | Bookshop.org [16:43]
Catherine:
- Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen | Amazon | Bookshop.org
- Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:21]
Two NEW Books They Love
Sarah:
- Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe | Amazon | Bookshop.org
- Bad City by Paul Pringle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:46]
Catherine:
- Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah | Amazon | Bookshop.org
- The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:41]
One Book They DIDN’T LOVE
- Sarah: The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen | Amazon
| Bookshop.org [43:28]
- Catherine: Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen | Amazon
One NEW RELEASE They Are Excited About
- Sarah: People Person by Candice Carty-Williams (September 13) | Amazon | Bookshop.org
- Catherine: Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (September 13) | Amazon
Other Books Mentioned
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley [11:27]
- The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta [20:20]
- How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder [20:22]
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [20:24]
- American Royals by Katharine McGee [20:25]
- Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West [27:04]
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi [27:11]
- This Is My America by Kim Johnson [27:13]
- Deacon King Kong by James McBride [28:20]
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan [31:57]
- We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper [37:48]
- Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow [38:01]
- Joan by Katherine J. Chen [40:35]
- The One by John Marrs [45:55]
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams [50:31]
- Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett [53:09]
About Catherine Gilmore
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 10 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Seattle, WA.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sarah's Bookshelves Live. |
| 0:09.1 | I'm Sarah of Sarah's Bookshelves. |
| 0:11.2 | Each week, I talk with a bookish guest about two old books they love, two new books they love, |
| 0:16.5 | one book they do not love, and one new release they're excited about. |
| 0:20.7 | We're going to get real |
| 0:21.5 | and sometimes a bit snarky about all things books. If you like the show, I'd love it if you |
| 0:26.8 | follow the show in your podcast player, spread the word to your reader friends, post about it on |
| 0:32.0 | your social media, or support the show on Patreon at patreon.com slash Sarah's bookshelves. |
| 0:40.1 | Supporting the show on Patreon gets you access to bonus podcast episodes and lots of other goodies. |
| 0:45.7 | There's also a link in the show notes and in my Instagram bio. |
| 0:49.2 | Let's get rolling. |
| 0:50.7 | I've got a special episode for you today. |
| 0:53.7 | I try to share a bonus episode that normally only goes to my paying patrons broadly to all of you, about once a year, to give you a little taste of what you can find in the Patreon community. So today, you're getting an episode of double booked, which is a monthly bonus series for Superstars patrons, |
| 1:11.6 | that's the $7 a month level, where a co-host and I share our own book recommendations |
| 1:17.3 | in the same format as we use on The Big Show, two old books we love, two new books we love, |
| 1:22.8 | one book we did not love, and one upcoming release we are excited about. These are the episodes where I get to |
| 1:28.7 | talk about my own reading and share tons of books that I don't share on any other public forums. |
| 1:35.7 | Catherine from Gilmore Guide and Susie from novel visits, both of whom you know from the preview |
| 1:40.7 | and circle back episodes and also other special episodes, they alternate months |
| 1:45.6 | joining me for double booked. And one of the things I learned in my recent survey results, |
| 1:50.1 | and actually this is not the first time I learned it, this is just reiterating what I've learned |
| 1:54.3 | in every single survey I've ever done about the podcast, is that y'all love episodes with |
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