Show notes: Spooky season is almost upon us and we cannot wait! In this episode, we have books for wherever you fall on the spooky spectrum: from fall vibes and witchy tales to outright scary and nightmare-inducing stories and everything in between. There’s something for every spooky soul and we can’t wait to hear which ones you add to your TBR. Let’s get spooky!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: [03:15] S: Substack: Feeling My Shelf by Alex Reliford [4:29] M: Video: Most Anticipated Books for the Rest of the Year   Spooky Books We’ve Already Read and Loved: [9:06] M: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton [9:54] S: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak [10:47] M: Strange Weather by Joe Hill [11:23] S: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [11:57] M: The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias [12:38] S: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern [13:10] M: Mothered by Zoje Stage [13:43] S: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean [14:42] M: River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan [15:10] S: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston   Books We’re Planning to Read This Spooky Season: [16:04] S: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth [17:53] M: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead [18:47] S: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer [20:02] M: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins [20:52] S: Weyward by Emilia Hart  [22:10] M: Survive the Night by Riley Sager [23:08] S: Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani  [24:40] M: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez [25:34] S: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik [27:07] M: Cursed Bunny: Stories by Bora Chung [28:05] S: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay [29:47] M: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleyco  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Show notes: It’s not quite fall yet, but we’re almost there and we’re so stoked about it. We love reading all year long, but there’s something about digging into books during fall and winter that just make reading a *chef’s kiss* experience. Here are 11 upcoming fall/winter releases that we want to read. Tune in and grow your TBR with us!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: [2:40] M: Video: How to Annotate Books Like a Pro [4:11] S: Sarah’s PangoBooks shop    Upcoming Fall/Winter 2023 Releases We Want to Read: [5:48] M: Family Meal by Bryan Washington (Oct 10) [7:30] S: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (Sep 26) [9:18] M: Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades by Rebecca Renner (Nov 14) [10:48] S: Thicker than Water by Kerry Washington (Sep 26) [12:09] M: A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma (Oct 3) [13:34] S: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Oct 24) [14:54] M: Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee (Oct 10) [16:26] S: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Nov 8) [18:07] M: The Future by Naomi Alderman (Nov 7) [19:19] S: Day by Michel Cunningham (Nov 14) [21:36] M: The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie (Dec 5) Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Show notes: We’re back after a short summer hiatus! Did you miss us? We missed you and we missed talking about books. In this episode, it’s our monthly recap and we’re sharing 10 books we read in August. Spoiler alert: there were only 3 five star books between us, gasp! Also, don’t miss the beginning of the episode for a very special recording!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   What We’re Working On: [5:58] M: Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane [7:02] S: Subscribe to Sarah’s newsletter, Human Feelings     The Books We Read in August: [11:18] M: Three Fates by Nora Roberts [13:15] S: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck [15:37] M: Writers & Lovers by Lily King [18:25] S: Out of Love by Hazel Hayes [20:09] M: Stay Awake by Megan Goldin [22:06] S: My Husband by Maud Ventura [23:50] M: Tell It Like It Is: My Story by Aaron Neville [25:53] S: Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith [27:47] M: Las Cruces by Bart Hopkins (Kane Montgomery series #2) The Bends by Bart Hopkins (Kane Montgomery series #1) [29:49] S: The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther   [31:57] The Rest of the Books We Read in August   Also Mentioned: RTL Episode 7 featuring Mia’s review of Fluke by David Elliott and Bart Hopkins Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

In honor of our 40th birthdays (March 5th for Mia, March 15th for Sarah), we’re sharing with you our top 40 all time favorite books. They’re not in any particular order and they cross all genres and all publishing years, but we love them with our whole hearts. We’d love to know if any of these books are on your favorites list as well. Thanks for celebrating this milestone birthday with us!   Mia’s Top 20: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Stand by Stephen King Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George Ten Degrees of Reckoning by Hester Rumberg Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Fluke by David Elliott and Bart Hopkins The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Dracula by Bram Stoker Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Adrift by Tami Oldham Ashcraft My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger In the Land of Dead Horses by Bruce McCandless III   Sarah’s Top 20: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Little Hope by Ethan Joella The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Wild by Cheryl Strayed The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Already Enough by Lisa Olivera People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Unprotected by Billy Porter   *We use affiliate links which gives us a small kickback if you purchase through our links - but don’t worry, there’s no extra cost to you!

Show notes: We read A LOT of books and the number one question we get is how we do it. Well, never fear, we have some great tips in this minisode for you to help you read more books more frequently. It can be done, we promise! Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO. Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned. Bookish Goodies: [3:00] Sarah - Scribd - use this link for 60 days free! [4:15] Mia - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens [6:35] 8 Tips on How to Read More Related Links: Episode 27: How to DNF a Book   Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.