Sarah's Bookshelves Live

Bi-weekly conversations on favourite books, new releases and reading AI summary

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Sarah's Bookshelves Live is a bi-weekly show featuring real talk about books and book recommendations from a featured guest. Each week, Sarah of the blog Sarah's Bookshelves will talk with her guest about: - 2 OLD BOOKS THEY LOVE - 2 NEW BOOKS THEY LOVE - 1 BOOK THEY DON'T LOVE - AND 1 NEW RELEASE THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT I'm getting real about all things books and serving you up a bit of snark on the side.

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State of the Publishing Industry in 2026 with Michelle Brower | Ep. 239

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Two Years In: Owning an Indie Bookstore with Gayle Weiswasser | Ep. 238

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Deesha Philyaw (Author of The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman) | Ep. 237 E

2026-10-14 · 50 min · Episode 237

Author Deesha Philyaw joins Sarah to discuss her debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman. Deesha first started writing this book more than 20 years ago, before her short story collection, The Secret…
Best of Historical Fiction with Elizabeth Barnhill | Ep. 236

2026-09-30 · 46 min · Episode 236

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The BIG Books Episode with Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 235

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Fall 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 234 E

2026-09-02 · 55 min · Episode 234

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Summer 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 233 E

2026-08-26 · 46 min · Episode 233

Sarah and Catherine circle back to the 12 new releases they shared in the Summer 2026 Book Preview, now that they've read them — or at least tried to! Find out which books worked, which didn't, and whether their most…
2026 Micro Genres with Anderson McKean | Ep. 232

2026-08-19 · 52 min · Episode 232

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Inside Amazon's Best Books of 2026 So Far List | Ep. 231

2026-08-05 · 53 min · Episode 231

In Episode 231, Al Woodworth (Amazon Senior Editor) returns to the show to discuss Amazon's Best Books of 2026 So Far. They break down this year's list, discuss the books that rose to the top, and explore how the Amazon…
Kevin Hazzard (Author of No One's Coming) | Ep. 230 E

2026-07-22 · 51 min · Episode 230

In Episode 230, Sarah chats with Kevin Hazzard about his new book, No One's Coming, the true story of the daring mission to rescue two Americans infected with Ebola during the 2014 West African outbreak. They discuss…

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Owner: Sarah Dickinson
Oldest episode in feed: 12/2018 · over 7 years
Typical length: 51 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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