Episodes

Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
We're Yapping
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Amanda & Ellyn are yapping. And as much as they like to think they're in the know with the youths, they sometimes are a little behind on the times. Hence, teaching them all about yapping. Rachel gave them a list of different topics and yap they did.
Ellyn's Currently Reading | American Mythology by Gino Cromely
Amanda's Currently Reading | The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Books coming out this week | Deep End by Ali Hazelwood & The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Don't Get Discouraged
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
What is happening in our country feels very scary and very dark. But if there's one thing Timothy Snyder taught us, it's "Don't obey in advance." We hope today's episode can offer you a bright moment in these chaotic times.
Books on authoritarian governments |
Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum
The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
As Mentioned in the podcast |
1. Des Moines Register Data Base on Banned Books in Iowa School
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Women by Kristin Hannah & The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy
Amanda's Currently Reading | The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Books coming out this week | Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson, Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton, & The Crash by Freida McFadden
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Poppin' Off with Emily Jane
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Emily Jane author of On Earth As It Is On Television and soon-to-be-released novel Here Beside the Rising Tide, out January 28, joins Amanda and Ellyn on today's Bubbles & Books episode. After reading her first published novel in 2023, and choosing it for the Dog Pack subscription, Amanda & Ellyn knew anything Emily Jane wrote next would deliver. AND. IT. DID. Listen to learn more about Jane's writing, plus you won't want to miss Emily revealing a very exciting secret.
Pre-order your copy of Here Beside the Rising Tide HERE
Order On Earth As It Is On Television HERE
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Most Anticipated Reads Winter/Spring 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Get your notes app ready because you're going to want to write down the books we're excited for for the first half of 2025. Amanda & Ellyn are breaking down all of the big hitters to be on the lookout for in publishing. Listen and tell us what you're looking forward to!
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Amanda's Currently Reading | Private Rites by Julia Armfield
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Vision Boards for 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
We're back baby, it's 2025, and we're coming at you with an episode all about what we're taking into 2025 with us and what we're leaving behind in 2024. Vision boards were even made with glue sticks, cutouts, and digital scrapbooking. Amanda & Ellyn are excited to share what they're hoping the new year brings.
What we're drinking | Piattelli Vineyard Methode Champenoise
Ellyn's Currently Reading | Havoc by Christopher Bollen, How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, & Here Beside the Rising Tide by Emily Jane
Amanda's Currently Reading | Run For the Hills by Kevin Wilson, Lost & Found by Helen Chandler-Wilde, & Waiting for Electricity by Christina Nichol
Books coming out this week: Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams, A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson, & The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
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Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Dog-Eared Wrapped 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
RECEIPTS👏PROOF👏TIMELINE👏SCREENSHOTS👏EVERYTHING!
It's the end of the year and we're looking back at the data from 2024. We're sharing our most popular genres, what book we sold the most, and the surprising item that beat everything! We love breaking down the past year to discuss the surprises and expectations of a year at Dog-Eared Books.
We'll be back in the new year, see you then!
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Small Business Saturday 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Today we welcome Main Street Executive Director Travis Toliver to Bubbles & Books. We're chatting all about Small Business Weekend, and what you can experience in Downtown Ames.
Check out our holiday gift guide HERE.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
A Bunch of Ho Ho Ho's
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
October is officially over and we're ready for some holiday romance. In this episode you'll hear about some of our favorite classic holiday romance storylines, books to look out for this season, a possible true love romance in the making, and Rachel & Amanda narrowly avoid parking tickets. This is a classic wild episode of Bubbles & Books you won't want to miss.
Holiday Romances mentioned:
Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
Love You A Latke by Amanda Elliott
I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
Ellyn's Currently Reading | Lost & Lassoed by Lyla Sage & A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
Amanda's Currently Reading | Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton & Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
Rachel's Currently Reading | Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Don't miss authors Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris at Dog-Eared Books Saturday, November 9, at 3 PM! Get your tickets HERE!
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Poppin' Off with Jess Hannigan
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Welcome back to another week of Bubbles & Books. This week, we're so excited to welcome children's picture book author & illustrator Jess Hannigan to the podcast. Jess is the mind behind one of our favorite books this year Spider in the Well. Her clever story has brought us so much joy this year, and we loved having the opportunity to chat about how she got started and what we can expect next.
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Barn by Wright Thompson & O Sinners! by Nicole Cuffy
Amanda's Currently Reading | Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton & Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
Books coming out this week: The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny & The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
The Sweet Smell of the Book Fair
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
The leaves are falling, and that's a sure sign of the book fair rolling into your schools. And if you're lucky, a local bookstore is giving you a taste of the book fair you remember fondly from your youth, but making it fun for your adult self. This week we're reminiscing about the book fair, talking facts about the beginning of the Scholastic Book Fair, and of course sharing all about our upcoming public school book fairs and our adult Boozy Book Fair! We've got bookseller Bailey on the podcast to talk about everything she has prepped and it's a fun one full of nostalgia.
Note: In the episode Amanda begins discussing the story of the Minotaur, Ariadne, and who unalives who... You can read about the myth here.
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Last Murder At the End of the World by Stuart Turton & Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo
Amanda's Currently Reading | What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci & Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bailey's Currently Reading | Lady Audley's Secret by M.E. Braddon
Books coming out this week: Hot Mess: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Patriot by Alexei Navalny, & Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret: A Festive Mystery by Benjamin Stevenson
Don't miss author Neal Stephenson at Dog-Eared Books on Sunday, October 27, at 6 PM. Get your tickets HERE.
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