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  • S3, E19 A - Torn between Christmas books and Halloween books
    Jan 8 2026

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    Hey friends!

    Welcome back to our show notes! We are so delighted you're here, listening to us ramble on about our lives and the books we read.

    Were you able to read any Christmas-themed books this year? Or did you randomly cram a Halloween book in during the Christmas holidays?

    Until next week, Stay Happily Booked!


    3:14 - Murder At Holly House by Denzil Meyrick

    7:21 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower / Emma by Jane Austen / Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup / Six Days In Bombay by Alka Joshy

    21:10 - All Hallows by Christopher Golden / Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden

    39:30 - Ward D by Frieda McFadden

    44:42 - Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup


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    56 min
  • S3, E18 A - I just wasn't feelin' it...
    Jan 6 2026

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    10:13 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    11:30 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    13:30 - Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup

    16:45 - All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

    20:40 - Murder At Holly House by Denzil Meyrick

    22:15 - The Most Wonderful Crime Of The Year by Ally Carter

    22:50 - Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden

    24:50 - Animal Farm by George Orwell/ The Book Of The Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr

    27:30 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

    30:40 - The Lord Of The Silent by Elizabeth Peters / Emma by Jane Austen / The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 8 by Beth Brower

    33:10 - The House Of The Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    42:20 - The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

    43:00 - Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

    47:50 - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen / Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

    44:50 - Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

    45:50 - Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden

    57:31 - Fantasticland by Mike Bokoven

    59:38 - The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James

    1:03:22 - Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

    1:04:42 - The Infection by Craig DeLouie (#1)

    1:05:32 - Blood Red by James A. Moore

    1:08:07 - All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers




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    1 h et 16 min
  • S3, E17 A - What books have WE finished? Why would we know?
    Jan 5 2026

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    Hello friends and kindred spirits alike! Welcome back to our show notes section of the podcast! We hope you enjoyed listening to us. In this episode, we talked about several different genres of books. We also, for the life of us, could not remember what we had read or what we were currently reading. Who's supposed to be keeping track of that stuff anyway? Oops. We got through it together, and the books we discussed or just briefly mentioned are down below. Have you read any of these same titles? If you have, what are your thoughts on them? Shoot us an email at happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com to let us know!

    Until next week, Stay Happily Booked! :)

    2:12 - Letters From Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien

    6:18 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    6:22 - We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

    7:52 - A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

    9:45 - What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher (#1), What Feasts At Night by T. Kingfisher (#2), What Stalks The Deep by T. Kingfisher (#3)

    10:43 - The Fall of the House Of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

    11:12 - 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi (The Time Travelers Passport)

    12:26 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

    16:53 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol. 6 by Beth Brower

    19:25 - Network Effect by Martha Wells (#5)

    21:46 - Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

    31:43 - Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden

    33:33 - Trapline by Timothy Zahn

    38:00 - Lord Of The Silent by Elizabeth Peters (#13)

    38:38 - Emma by Jane Austen

    39:30 - Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

    41:40 - Persuasion by Jane Austen

    43:00 - The Legends Of The First Empire by Michael J. Sullivan

    43:40 - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

    44:15 - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

    48:00 - Fantasticland by Mike Bokoven / The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James

    59:20 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult






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    1 h et 3 min
  • S3, E16 A - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!! **SPOILERS**
    Nov 10 2025

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    Hey everybody!

    We are so glad you're here! And we are even more glad if you read along with us! Did you love this spooky, disturbing, insane story like we did? Grady Hendrix is a fantastic author. There are A LOT of crazy things (and gore-filled things) that happen during this story. We actually decided it was more gruesome than The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid, which both of us read back in the first season of our podcast. We tried to talk about nearly every aspect of this story that we could. IF there was a portion we did not cover that you were hoping to hear, please feel free to email us and let us know!

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

    Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

    The Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix

    The Blanks by Grady Hendrix

    The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid

    The Stand by Stephen King

    Movies mentioned in this episode:

    Signs (2002)

    Thank you for your continued support. The next episode will be a normal recording. Until then, Stay Happily Booked!

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    1 h et 22 min
  • S3, E15 A - Welcome to the podcast where we get distracted!
    Nov 3 2025

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    Hello to all of our dear Kindred Spirits! We are so happy you are here.

    Although Becky and the girls did not drive to Brooke's house for this recording, they were able to record over a phone call and had a very successful time! No technical difficulties, they were both in such good moods! I don't know why i'm talking in the 3rd person! Let us know if you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed recording! Also, please let us know what you're reading and how you feel about what you're reading. The show notes for this episode are down below!

    If you are participating in our book club, today is the cutoff for any audio recordings or typed-up thoughts we receive regarding the book club's book. If you joined us, we are so glad that you did. This book has been a wild ride. :)

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    3:57 - Network Effect by Martha Wells (#5)

    4:45 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    6:22 - Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix / My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

    13:43 - The Rise Of The Governor by Robert Kirkman (#1)

    15:47 - Middle Of The Night by Riley Sager

    18:30 - Comet In Moominland by Tove Jansson (#1)

    20:02 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol 6 by Beth Brower

    12:02 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    23:58 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

    30:42 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    31:14 - Network Effect by Martha Wells (#5)

    34:29 - Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

    36:30 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

    40:45 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol 7 by Beth Brower

    53:22 - Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

    54:10 - Road Of Bones by Christopher Golden

    56:05 - Blood Red by James A. Moore







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    1 h et 6 min
  • S3, E14 A - A podcast listening to a book about a podcast?!!? These are some great books!
    Oct 20 2025

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    Hello everyone!

    Thanks again for joining us. This was a very enjoyable episode that we recorded. Even if you can't see the time difference, when Becky and I go a while without catching up on what we're reading, we just don't know what to do with ourselves! Then, when we get the chance to catch up, it always feels wonderfully refreshing! We just enjoy talking about books together and are so blessed to have you here with us. If you are sending in any recordings/ paragraphs to be read about the book club book, please send them to our email (found below) by November 3rd so we can get your clip edited in! Thank you so much. The show notes for this episode are down below.

    Until next week, stay Happily Booked!

    2:31 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

    6:31 - Archibald Chesterfield And The Whispers Of The Aztec Scroll by Roger Moak (#1)

    11:00 - Robert Frost Poems, Plato's Work Thaetetus / Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Vern

    12:02 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain / Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

    12:27 - Percy Jackson And The Olympians by Rick Riordan

    13:22 - Emma's Christmas Wish by Better Homes And Gardens

    13:50 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    14:59 - The Mysterious Island by Jules Vern / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Vern

    16:00 - Death On The Nile by Agatha Christie

    16:40 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    17:09 - My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

    19:50 - Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver

    23:29 - Peggy On The Road by Virginia Hughes (#4)

    25:33 - Nancy Drew & Trixie Beldin

    26:10 - The Barkeep by William Lashner

    27:57 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    29:21 - Bright Young Dead by Jessica Fellowes (#2)

    30:47 - The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward

    33:54 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol. 5 by Beth Brower

    37:01 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett

    45:16 - Whiteout by Ken Follett

    45:45 - Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh

    50:15 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol 6 by Beth Brower

    51:50 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

    57:02 - Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

    1:00:54 - How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix / The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix








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    1 h et 14 min
  • S3, E13 A - A short *rough* summary of what we've read featuring some Stetson commentary!
    Oct 14 2025

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    Hi everyone! Just Brooker here today for this short little episode! Well...Stetson may or may not step in and out of the show as well. You know, he's too busy to just stick around. I do hope you enjoyed listening to his sweet little voice, and I hope it brightened your day!

    I recorded this episode minus Becky Boo because we attempted a last-minute, very sudden episode, and come the end of the episode, BROOKE NEVER HIT RECORD!!!!! So, feeling all the guilt that we wasted an hour of our lives and weren't able to have a viable episode to post, I decided to record my own short summary episode. Naturally, that happened after Stetson woke up from his nap :)

    If there was anything I missed or said incorrectly, that is entirely on me.

    I think it was sort of hilarious listening to me attempt to make a summary of everything we finished and were currently reading, with Stetson being the constant distraction that he is. Maybe this should be its own segment? Haha!

    If you are participating in our book club, please send in your recordings/ paragraphs to be read aloud to our email by November 3rd. We are reading The Southern Book Club's Guide TO Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!

    The show notes for this episode are listed below!

    Until next week, Stay Happily Booked!

    3:00 - Slice Of Murder by Rosie A. Point (#1)

    5:17 - The House Of THe Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    6:46 - The Infection by Craig DiLouie (#1)

    7:29 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

    7:45 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

    9:20 - Murder Boxed Up (#2) / Hold The Murder (#3) / Dough Not Murder (#4)

    11:00 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion Vol. 4 by Beth Brower

    12:58 - The Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shephard

    13:24 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

    15:19 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

    17:10 - The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 5 by Beth Brower

    17:27 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett

    18:32 - The Stranded by Sara Daniels (#1)

    20:24 - Safe And Sound by Laura McHugh

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    28 min
  • S3, E12 A - Trolls, books, and book clubs!
    Oct 6 2025

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    Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us yet AGAIN! We are delighted to have you as our listeners. It is truly amazing that someone out there genuinely enjoys listening to two friends ramble on about the books they are reading. As always, the show notes are listed below!

    The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix is our book club pick! Pleaseeeee send us any audio recordings/ paragraphs to be read by November 3rd! @ happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com

    At minute marker 5:22, there is a moment when the audio in this episode seems to mess up and glitch for a few seconds! Sorry about that. We don't know why that happened, but it didn't pop up in our headsets so we didn't know it was even there! Thankfully, it didn't last very long.

    9:55 - Feed (#1) by Mira Grant

    11:20 - By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

    12:32 - My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

    15:40 - The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman

    17:53 - Three Women Disappear by James Patterson

    18:54 - Open Season by C. J. Box

    20:07 - Holmes, Marple, And Poe by James Patterson

    21:25 - Titanic: First Accounts by various authors, edited by Tim Malton, afterword by Nicholas Wade

    24:33 - Murder Boxed Up by Rosie A. Point (#2) / Slice Of Murder by Rosie A. Point (#1)

    35:00 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (1-3)

    36:12 - Feed by Mira Grant (#1)

    39:20 - The Blanks by Grady Hendrix (#3)

    42:35 - Night And Day In Misery by Catriona Ward (#4)

    44:17 - Letterslot by Owen King (#5)

    47:00 - Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba (Author), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)

    47:30 - I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

    49:25 - The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    51:00 - Whiteout by R. S. Burnett

    55:14 - The Last by Hanna Jameson

    56:09 - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie



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    1 h et 8 min