Unofficial Book Club Podcast

Unofficial Book Club Podcast

Welcome to Unofficial Book Club: Where Life & Stories Meet! In this podcast I will be connecting with people through my favorite thing, a good story. And just like any book club we’ll only be spending half the time actually talking about books. I believe life is like a book, each chapter is a piece of our development and growth with the good, the bad and everything in between that ultimately makes up our story. Two episodes will be shared with you every other week, first I’ll sit down with a guest to get to know them and the second we will host our own book club, talking about our favorite books! Thank you for joining me!

Episodes

August 7, 2025 58 mins

In this episode content creator Cecil @anotherbookshelf joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!

 

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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In this episode content creator Cecil @anotherbookshelf joins me to discuss her university studies around literature and culture and her content creation around books!

Instagram: @cecil.anotherbookshelf

Tiktok: @anotherbookshelf

 

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In this episode author Katy Hays joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!

 

Authors Discussed in this Episode: 

  • Daphne du Maurier
  • Patricia Highsmith
  • Nora Roberts
  • Kevin Wilson 
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Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • The Destroyers by ...
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In this episode Katy Hays author of The Cloisters discusses her newest novel Saltwater. 

 

Instagram: @heykatyhays

 

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In this episode, Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons join me to discuss their favorite books!

 

Authors Discussed in this Episode: 

  • Stephen King
  • R. L. Stine 

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • Fear Street by  R. L. Stine
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians by American author Rick Riordan
  • The Stranger by Albert Camus
  • White Oleander by Janet Fitch
  • To Kill a M...
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In this episode, Chelsea Bieker author of Madwoman, Godshot and Heartbroke and Kimberly King Parsons author of We Were the Universe and Black Light join me to discuss their books and their platform for writers, The Fountain.

 

Instagram: @chelseabieker and @kimberlykingparsons

Tiktok: @chelseabieker1 

 

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https://www.kimberlykingparsons.com/

 

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In this episode, author Nicci Cloke joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!

 

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  • The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
  • Carrie by Stephen King
  • Misery by Stephen King
  • The Shining by Stephen King
  • The Green Mile by Stephen King
  • Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
  • Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
  • The Animals of Farthing W...
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In this episode author Nicci Cloke joins me to discuss her newest novel Her Many Faces!

Instagram: @niccicloke

https://niccicloke.com/

 

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In this episode Zahra Thaleb joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!

 

Authors Discussed in this Episode:

  • Ali Hazelwood
  • Emily Henry
  • Kristina Forest

 

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  • A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Har...
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In this episode, content creator and writer Zahra Thaleb joins me to discuss her romance novel and job in NYC!

 

Instagram: @zahra.thaleb

Tiktok: @zahra.thaleb

https://substack.com/@zahrathaleb 

 

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In this episode, author Kelsey Cox joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!

 

  • Books Discussed in this Episode:
  • The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven portal fantasy by C. S. Lewis
  • Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
  • Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
  • Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury
  • The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  • No Exit by Taylor Adams
  • Hairpin Bridge by ...
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In this episode, debut author Kelsey Cox joins me to discuss her new thriller Party of Liars. 

Instagram: @kelseycoxwriter

https://kelseycoxbooks.com/

 

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In this episode, Maika and Maritza Moulite join me again to discuss their relationship to reading and all of their favorite books!

 

Authors Discussed in this Episode:

  • Madeline Miller
  • Jenni Howell
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Alyssa Cole

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • The Worst Bes...
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In this episode, Maika and Maritza Moulite join me to discuss their newest novel The Summer I Ate the Rich.  

 

Instagram: @maikamoulite & @maritzamoulite

Tiktok:@maikamoulite & @maritzamoulite

https://www.maikaandmaritza.com/

 

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In this episode, author Kirthana Ramisetti joins me to discuss her favorite books. 

 

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club by Emily Henry
  • The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia
  • The Westing Game by Ellen...
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In this episode, author Kirthana Ramisetti joins me to discuss her newest novel The Other Lata!

Instagram: @kirthanaramisetti

Tiktok: @kirthanaramisetti

https://kirthanaramisetti.com/

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https://ministryofpopculture.substack.com/

 

 

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In this episode author Hayley Krischer joins me to discuss her favorite books to read! 

Book Suggestions 

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
  • Long Island Compromise  by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
  • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
  • The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
  • The Pi...
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In this episode author Hayley Krischer joins me to discuss her newest novel You Belong to Me.

Instagram: @hayleykrischer

https://www.hayleykrischer.net/

 

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In this episode, author Ashley Winstead joins me to discuss her favorite books!

Books Discussed in this Episode: 

  • Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal
  • The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin 
  • Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews
  • Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
  • The Last Mrs. Parrish by Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine
  • The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
  • Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
  • You Between the Linesb...
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In this episode, author Ashley Winstead joins me to discuss her many thriller and romantic comedy novels!! 

Instagram: @ashleywinsteadbooks

Tiktok: @ashleywinsteadbooks

https://www.ashleywinstead.com/

 

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