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 Are you looking for your next book recommendation? This book podcast celebrates debuts, backlist, and under-the-radar book selections. Expand your book stack with these recommendations and look at the book industry behind the scenes with Amy Allen Clark (MomAdvice.com). She shares the microphone with her favorite writers and bookstagrammers to help you have your best reading year ever. Art
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  • The True Story Behind The Foursome with Christina Baker Kline

    The True Story Behind The Foursome with Christina Baker Kline
    May 12 2026
    Christina Baker Kline joins Book Gang to discuss The Foursome, a novel inspired by her family ties to the descendants of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker. This week’s Book Gang conversation welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline, whose new novel The Foursome delivers a captivating book club premise inspired by the true story of Chang and Eng Bunker. Kline’s narrative follows the conjoined twins from their international stardom to settling in North Carolina, where they seek love and family, culminating in an unexpected and unforgettable love story with sisters Adelaide and Sarah. Kline invites readers into her flourishing career, where she reflects on Orphan Train’s success and what’s changed since she began in the 1990s. For writers and readers alike, she offers compelling advice on weathering publishing changes. In this inviting and deeply immersive conversation, we discuss: 📚 Love and loyalty knotted together: Step inside the Bunker household, where devotion, sacrifice, and longing shape both the extraordinary and everyday. Kline discusses the choreography required to flesh out the complexity of penning four lives forever entwined, and how love perseveres—and sometimes fractures—under the most unusual circumstances. 📚 Identity, exploitation, and survival: Through one sister’s intimate perspective, we witness the complexities of life alongside the Bunker twins—how questions of belonging, power, and survival shape their world, and the uncomfortable truths that arise when victims become participants in the very systems that once oppressed them as Kline explores the harder truths woven into their lives. 📚 Sights, sounds, and secrets of history: Kline transports us to nineteenth-century North Carolina in vivid detail, and discusses her literary influences who shaped the bustling farmsteads and kitchen tables, all made possible through the shadows of slavery. With 21 children and two intimate households, Kline discusses how this stretched her as a storyteller. 📚 BONUS WEEKLY BOOK LIST: BOOKS ABOUT TWINS Discover 43 books about twins that span thrillers, historical fiction, and heartfelt dramas—exploring the unique bond only these unique siblings can share. Perfect for fans of The Foursome. Meet Christina Baker Kline A #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including Orphan Train, The Exiles, Please Don’t Lie (co-authored with Anne Burt), and the forthcoming The Foursome (May 2026), Christina Baker Kline is published in more than 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities, and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as The New York Times and The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Mentioned in this episode: NEW: Buy the 2026 Summer Reading Guide (help our show stay on air) Download Today's Show Transcript 2026 MomAdvice Book Club Books (All 12 Selections) Janelle Brown Interview (What Kind of Paradise) Join the May Book Club 4/30 at 8 PM ET (What Kind of Paradise) UPDATED BOOK LIST: 43 Books About Twins for Double the Drama The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline Christopher Paolini Please Don’t Lie by Anne Burt and Christina Baker Kline Watch Her Lie by Anne Burt and Christina Baker Kline Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink Historical Fiction: The Pleasures and Perils of Writing About Other Eras Bookshop.org pays a 10% commission on every sale and matches it with 10% to support independent bookstores. Connect With Us: Join the Book Gang Patreon Connect With Christina Baker Kline on Instagram or Her Website Connect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdvice Get My Happy List Newsletter Get the Daily Kindle Deals Newsletter
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    53 min
  • The 2026 Summer Reading Guide Is Here

    The 2026 Summer Reading Guide Is Here
    May 8 2026

    The 2026 MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide is here! Discover 70 must-read titles and 57 pages of fresh picks for your best summer yet.

    It’s time for one of my favorite episodes: the official reveal of the 2026 MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide! This year’s edition showcases 70 carefully curated titles spanning every genre, so you can find the perfect read for every summer mood.

    In this special Book Gang episode, I’m sharing this year’s reading challenges with the buzziest books that didn’t deliver but ultimately changed my sails towards the unexpected, from magical days at the library for backlist fun to under-the-radar gems like the ones I’m debuting today.

    Out of the 114 books I read to prepare for this one, I’m spotlighting five unforgettable novels that deserve a spot on your TBR. These new voices captured my heart, and I hope you’ll fall in love with them, too.

    Grab your notebook (or open your Libby app!)—let’s dive into the WHY behind this year’s selections and get ready to build your summer reading stack.

    GET THE GUIDE: Browse the 2026 MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide (with ads) or receive the 57-page reading guide download ($7) to support our show. If you are a show patron, check your inbox for your copy as part of your member benefits- thank you for supporting my small business!

    Meet Amy Allen Clark

    Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com, a vibrant online community she has nurtured since 2004. Through this platform, Amy shares practical advice on recipes, DIY projects, and book recommendations for her readers.

    In 2013, Amy authored The Good Life for Less, published by Penguin, and offered families tips for running their households on a shoestring budget.

    Amy launched the Book Gang Podcast in 2021. The book podcast celebrates debut authors, explores backlist titles, and highlights under-the-radar book selections. Through engaging conversations with writers and fellow book enthusiasts, Amy aims to connect you with your new favorite book.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    NEW: Buy the 2026 Summer Reading Guide (help our show stay on air)

    2026 MomAdvice Book Club Books (All 12 Selections)

    Join the May Book Club 4/30 at 8 PM ET (What Kind of Paradise)

    Ellery Adams talks Invasive Species: Horror in the Neighborhood

    Substack on Yesteryear (the religious perspective)

    Stormy Daniels Isn’t Backing Down

    17 Years After The Help, Kathryn Stockett Returns to Mississippi

    Connect With Me:

    Connect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdvice

    Support the Show With a Tip on Buy Me a Coffee
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    35 min
  • Laurie Frankel Explores Autonomy at Any Age (Enormous Wings)

    Laurie Frankel Explores Autonomy at Any Age (Enormous Wings)
    May 1 2026
    Laurie Frankel joins Book Gang to discuss Enormous Wings, a bold, bighearted novel about aging, autonomy, and the messiness of modern family life. This week’s Book Gang conversation welcomes New York Times bestselling author Laurie Frankel, whose latest novel delivers a juicy book club premise wrapped in the chaos and warmth of a multigenerational Jewish family. When breast cancer survivor Pepper Mills loses her home and independence, she’s thrown into a new world at Vista View Retirement Community—only to face the unimaginable: a pregnancy at seventy-seven, and a gauntlet of opinions from loved ones, doctors, and the wider world. In this lively, surprising conversation, we discuss: 📚 Radically ordinary desires: Frankel unpacks the inspiration behind Pepper’s late-life pregnancy, exploring how aging, romance, and reproductive choice are rendered with empathy and humor. We talk about the importance of portraying older women’s desires as deeply human, never tragic or comedic. 📚 Family, autonomy, and the messiness of care: We dive into the family dynamics at the heart of Enormous Wings—how adult children can both rally around and inadvertently bulldoze their parents in the name of safety, and why there’s no right way to navigate the complexities of midlife and elder care. 📚 The riotous specificity of family: Frankel shares how she builds such vivid, lived-in characters—like grandkids who speak in emojis and National Coming Apart Day—without losing the emotional core. We discuss the joys and challenges of balancing humor, tradition, and heart in a story that celebrates both individuality and belonging. 📚 📚 BONUS WEEKLY BOOK LIST: Celebrate ageless adventures with this week’s list: 60 Books with Older Protagonists—stories that prove life’s boldest chapters can begin at any age. This has a lovely mix of upcoming releases, new releases, and backlist gems to browse. Patrons can grab a printable checklist for their next reading spree! Meet Laurie Frankel Laurie Frankel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Family Family, One Two Three, Goodbye for Now, The Atlas of Love, and the Reese’s Book Club Pick This Is How It Always Is. She lives in Seattle with her husband, daughter, and border collie. Enormous Wings is available now from Henry Holt & Co. Mentioned in this episode: Download Today's Show Transcript 2026 MomAdvice Book Club Books (All 12 Selections) UPDATED BOOK LIST: 60 Books With Older Protagonists Janelle Brown Interview (What Kind of Paradise) Join the May Book Club 4/30 at 8 PM ET (What Kind of Paradise) Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Bookshop.org pays a 10% commission on every sale and matches it with 10% to support independent bookstores. Connect With Us: Join the Book Gang Patreon Connect With Laurie Frankel on Instagram or Her Website Connect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdvice Get My Happy List Newsletter Get the Daily Kindle Deals Newsletter
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    1 h et 7 min
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