S6 E6: 2019 in Books

Do we normally try to keep our book talk to a minimum at the end of each episode? And do we normally keep our episodes under an hour? Yes and yes. But today, we have nearly an hour and a half of entirely book-focused conversation for you -- and we hope you love it as much as we loved recording it.

Come find us on Goodreads!

Abbie: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20016618-abbigail-e-kriebs

Ashley: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864876-ashley-brooks

Resources we mentioned:

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The interview between Cal Newport (author of Digital Minimalism) and James Clear (author of Atomic Habits).

Whitney Conard’s Instagram account, @theunreadshelf, where she challenges you to get through that TBR stack one book at a time.

Abbie shops used at ThriftBooks quite often. Her referral link will get you 15% off your first order.

Books we talked about in this episode:

The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares

The Last Summer (of you and me) by Ann Brashares

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

The Techwise Family by Andy Crouch

Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes

Big Dreams, Daily Joys by Elise Cripe

Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

Atomic Habits by James Clear

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L’Engle

A Room with a View by EM Forster

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The People’s Republic of Everything by Nick Mamatas

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Road Builders by B.G. Hennessey

Maybe God is Like That Too by Jennifer Grant

Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Keep Going by Austin Kleon

The Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

On Stories by C.S. Lewis

Circle of Nine - Beltany by Valerie Biel

Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Here’s where you can find Ashley:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864876-ashley-brooks

Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com

Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial

Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorial

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial

Here’s where you can find Abbie:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20016618-abbigail-e-kriebs

Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebs

Twitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/

Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages