A first -- all book talk from start to finish! Martha is on vacation, and Shona L rounds out our three for this week. We each have a review, plus a roundtable discussion of the buzzy recent release Yesteryear.

Martha is vacationing somewhere in the wilds of Minnesota, and Taylor is in the house to keep our Book Girl numbers up to par. We have reviews of 3 great books, plus a few side quests ... but even some of those have book mentions and recommendations this time! (But of course, some are truly off-topic.)

We did a little time traveling this week, our term for pre-recording a show. We talk a bit about adaptations and have three stellar book reviews for you! Guinevere by Sharan Newman Spitfires by Becky Aiken Poppy Montgomery Gets Even by Gordon Jack

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Last week was a much needed vacation for all three of us. We are back, refreshed and ready for more fun and book reviews! Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui

Martha is in Casper with Pat this week and Vonni is home minding the store! Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune Molka by Monika Kim

How do you follow a 500th episode high? With more book reviews of course! Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel Enter the Body by Joy McCullough Mortedant's Peril by R.J. Barker

This is our 500th episode so we looked back through all the shows and chose some books to highlight. Sorry, I will not be listing all of them, you will just need to listen. Apologies for the extra long episode but consider it a 15 minute bonus!

If there's a hell, we are in the front of the bus! We cover Pat's trip to Scotland, our NY trip , and 3 great book reviews this week! A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman Edge of Collapse series by Kyla Stone Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth