Brookes goes solo on this short episode while everyone is on holiday vacation to discuss the December 2021 book club book, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie. The 19th book in the Hercule Poirot series, this Christmas crime drama stars the Lee family and their many secrets and insecurities. The ultimate holiday whodunnit!  Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen. For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com  

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December 2021 Book Club Discussion: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

Brookes interviews Ruth Lichtman, an accomplished audiobook director at Penguin Random House Audio who has worked with top talent like Nick Offerman and Phoebe Robinson. Learn more about Ruth on her website: https://www.rflichtman.com/audio Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Interview with an Audiobook Director

A magnificent generational saga that charts a family’s rise and fall,” Greenwood by Michael Christie is a 500+ page examination of the choices we are forced to make for, by and alongside family. This is an extremely epic book with dystopian, post-apocalyptic vibes mixed with Forrest Gump-esque historical timelines. Carrie, who suggested this book, joins the podcast to discuss.  Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

November 2020 Book Club Discussion: Greenwood by Michael Christie

A fun interview with Bob May (that’s right - Brookes’s dad!) author of The Blue Lady, a hot, humid tale of three brief days in 1959. For more information or to order a copy of The Blue Lady, visit: https://bobmayauthor.com/ Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen. For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com www.pressplaypodcasts.com

The Blue Lady by Bob May

One of the most iconic ghost-stories of all time: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson was published in 1959 and has set the tone for every spooky story to follow. Beth joins the podcast to discuss this iconic haunted horror story.  Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Book Club Discussion: The Haunting of Hill House

Happy Season Three of Books with Brookes! To kick off the new season, several members of the Books with Brookes book club join to discuss iconic books that became movies and debate which one is better; the book or the movie? Duos include: The Shining, The Hunger Games and Jurassic Park. For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Which is Better: the Book or the Movie?

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is an imaginative story about regret and possibility. Meaghan joins the podcast for the first time to discuss this emotional read that has us wondering about what could have been if we’d made different choices. If you are in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, use the contact info below to get help. United States: Contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (the Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Crisis workers are available 24 hours a day. Calls are free and confidential. Books with Brookes is part of the Press Play Podcast Network. The show is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

September 2021 Book Club: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Tracey Lange, the author of our August 2021 Books with Brookes pick, We Are the Brennans, joins the podcast! We talk about her incredible first-time publishing experience with Celadon Books and ask a bunch of questions about her incredible novel, which received thumbs up all around from book club members in August.  Books with Brookes is part of the Press Play Podcast Network. The show is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Author Interview: Tracey Lange on We Are the Brennans

We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange is all about family so, appropriately,  Brookes’s MOM joins the podcast to discuss! This brand new release from Celadon was a Book of the Month debut pick for July and has been receiving extremely positive reviews worldwide. Look out for an interview with the author in a separate episode in September. Read along and listen in!  Books with Brookes is part of the Press Play Podcast Network. The show is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

August 2021 Book Club: We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

Where the Crawdads sing is an epically popular, beloved modern novel. The Books with Brookes book club read it in 2019 and you can hear our episode on it in Episode 3.  However, it’s come to light fairly recently that Delia Owens - and her husband Mark Owens - have a dark and dangerous past, the influence of which can be felt and read in her New York Times bestseller.   As it turns out, Mark and Delia Owens are wanted for questioning by the Zambian government for the 1996 death of an alleged poacher, whose shooting was caught on camera by an ABC film crew working alongside Merideth Viera.  Hear the story on today’s episode.  Articles for reference:  The New Yorker: ​​The Hunted  Slate: The Dark History Behind the Year’s Bestselling Debut Novel Bustle: The Author Of One Of 2018's Biggest Books Has A Strange Connection To A Real Murder Mystery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Owens https://www.deliaowens.com/ Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

The Delia Owens (Where the Crawdads Sing) Scandal / Controversy

Carrie joins Brookes for a chat on July’s book, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. This 2019 New York Times Bestseller and previous Reese’s Book Club pick is packed with racial tensions, relationship drama, and modern problems caused by technology and the internet.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

July 2021 Book Club: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Carrie and Nick join Brookes virtually for a monthly book talk on the legal thriller that established the genre and launched the career of a legend: The Firm by John Grisham. For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Re- Broadcast from March 2020 Book Club: The Firm by John Grisham

Due to a thunderstorm in Chicago, the Books with Brookes book club gathers partially in person and partially on Zoom for this special LIVE episode discussion of our June 2021 book, A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

“Live” Book Club: A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell

The follow-up joint episode with the ladies of the Book Dream Podcast! Eve and Julie discuss the nontraditional books they assigned each other to read last month: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, Stories of Your Life and Others (Arrival) by Ted Chiang, and Hangin’ Out with CC by Francine Pascale. High ratings for two of the three!  Book Dreams Podcast is for anyone who misses English class.  https://www.bookdreamspodcast.com/ For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

“You Want Me to Read WHAT?!” Part Two - Joint Episode with Book Dreams Podcast

Carrie, a new mom herself, joins Brookes for this month’s discussion bringing a unique perspective to this memoir about a “reluctant” parent. They talk poetry, finding that elusive work-life balance, and how really, everyone just wants to be a baby again.  For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

May 2021 Book Club: The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad by Mike Birbiglia

The book club you’ve been longing for. One book per month, 12 books per year. Featuring: In-depth discussion, hilarious guests, strong opinions, dramatic readings, bad words and author interviews, if they’ll let us. New monthly reads announced on the second Friday of every month. Bits and book clubs welcome. Read along with us! With your host, Brookes May.

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