Greetings, all you bourbon-making billionaires and smartypants spies! In this episode, we'll wave our arms around a lot, but you won't be able to see us, so we'll also talk about our favorite crossover books -- mystery, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, and YA that brings the true love, the drama, and maybe the warm fuzzies. Plus, Shannon reveals her Muppet heritage, Shandy reminisces about the best author hug ever, and we both grapple with a beloved yet problematic novel from our pasts. For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat with us about romance, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, November 8, at You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.)Books mentioned in this episode:The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughGreen Darkness by Anya SetonKatherine by Anya SetonThe Winthrop Woman by Anya SetonJust Breathe by Susan WiggsThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Accidental Tourist by Anne TylerBreathing Lessons by Anne TylerSaint Maybe by Anne TylerEligible by Curtis SittenfeldThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionLess by Andrew Sean GreerGoing Dutch by James GregorThe Music Shop by Rachel JoyceOne Day by David NichollsThe Light We Lost by Jill SantopoloMore Than Words by Jill SantopoloEvvie Drake Starts Over by Linda HolmesWaiting to Exhale by Terry McMillanHow Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillanAlong the Infinite Sea by Beatriz WilliamsAhab’s Wife by Sena Jeter NaslundJane Steele by Lyndsay FayeThe Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot LiveseyThe Hours by Michael CunninghamVanessa and Her Sister by Priya ParmarCharlotte and Emily by Jude MorganPassion by Jude MorganYoung Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry’s Greatest Generation by Daisy HayThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Huntress by Kate QuinnThe Rose Code by Kate QuinnEmpress of Rome series by Kate QuinnI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyRegency Buck by Georgette HeyerHer Royal Spyness series by Rhys BowenClare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries by Julia Spencer-FlemingStephanie Plum series by Janet EvanovichSookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine HarrisMarcus Didius Falco series by Lindsey DavisFlavia Albia series by Lindsey DavisTimothy Wilde series by Lyndsay FayeThe Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay FayeLady Sherlock series by Sherry ThomasA Rising Man by Abir MukherjeeThe Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyHollywood Homicide by Kellye GarrettThe Strivers’ Row Spy by Jason OverstreetThe Raven Cycle by Maggie StiefvaterIf I Stay by Gayle FormanWhere She Went by Gayle FormanJust One Day by Gayle FormanJust One Year by Gayle FormanAsh by Malinda LoHuntress by Malinda LoFrankly in Love by David YoonWith the Fire On High by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoDumplin' by Julie MurphyHalloween Boo by Sarah SpadeAuld Lang Mine by Sarah SpadeSilver Silence by Nalini SinghThere isn't enough space in these show notes to list all of the other authors we mentioned, so we'll get that list out next week!