We’re reading When Stars Are Scattered, a graphic novel recommended by our daughter, and welcoming guest appearances by each of our kids.

We love Doris Kearns Goodwin, and her book Leadership in Turbulent Times helps us discuss the Presidency in new ways.

Happy first podcast anniversary to us! We’re celebrating by discussing Michael Lewis’s The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.

This episode’s shared book is Jon Acuff’s Stuff Christians Like.

John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed brings new light to the events and creations of our world today.

We’re exploring one of Joe’s favorite Presidents with Andrew Ferguson’s Land of Lincoln.

With summer travel on our minds, we took a look back at Bill Bryson’s classic travel memoir, Neither Here nor There.

Joe and Julie discuss Will Leitch’s new novel, How Lucky.

Joe and Julie deep dive into Frederick Buechner’s Peculiar Treasures.

This week, we are talking all things Charles Dickens.

This week’s focus is Joshilyn Jackson’s Mother May I, but we’re also discussing thrillers, sports books, a cancer memoir, and the joys of re-reading.

Joe and Julie discuss Angie Thomas’s brilliant novel Concrete Rose.

New logo, same bookish podcast! Joe and Julie talk about Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.

We loved Brian Doyle’s One Long River of Song.

In imitation of this week’s Great Writers, Joe, Julie, and their kids share what they love about the Beatles.

Joe and Julie discuss Wendell Berry’s magnificent novel Jayber Crow.

Joe and Julie read Jesus and John Wayne.

Joe and Julie discuss A Promised Land, Barack Obama, presidential writing in general, and what else they've been reading.