Episodios

  • Finding Hope at the End of the World in Our November Pick: Wild Dark Shore
    Nov 18 2025

    Whether raising a child or planting a garden, preparing for the future is an act of faith. What does it mean to bring life into the world when you can’t protect it from everything? In the November Reese’s Book Club Pick, Wild Dark Shore, author Charlotte McConaghy explores the space between hope and fatalism with a story that is part eco-thriller, part lit fic, part love story, and fully captivating. Charlotte and Danielle discuss a choppy boat ride to a sub-Antarctic island, crafting the perfect first line, and staying positive in the face of climate change.

    Books Mentioned:

    Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

    Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

    What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

    Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

    Felicity by Mary Oliver

    Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

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    48 m
  • Bring Back Partying with Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom
    Nov 11 2025

    What do book clubs and dinner parties have in common? Gathering with intention and enjoying community. Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom join the podcast to discuss their new cookbook, “Party People.” It’s more than just a cookbook — it’s an entertaining guide and invitation to pour a glass of punch, make some snacks, and let loose. Danielle, Brie, and Courtney talk about the different types of party people, the perfect book club snacks, and the sense of empowerment that can come from hosting a good dinner party. Press play and find out what type of party person you are — because everyone is invited.

    BOOKS MENTIONED

    Untamed by Glennon Doyle

    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

    Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

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    47 m
  • Hayley Kiyoko’s Love Story Gets a Queer Victorian Remix
    Nov 4 2025

    Pop royalty meets literary queen! Hayley Kiyoko stops by Bookmarked to chat about her swoony new novel “Where There’s Room for Us”, a queer Victorian romance inspired by her real-life romance. She and host Danielle Robay talk about love, creativity, and how Hayley keeps turning every era of her life into pure gold. From Disney days to “Lesbian Jesus” status, she’s built a world entirely on her own terms. Plus, get a sneak peek of the November Reese’s Book Club Pick, Wild Dark Shore.

    BOOKS MENTIONED

    Where There’s Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko

    Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

    Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

    Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed

    The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

    Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

    The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

    The Fifth Agreement by Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills

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    53 m
  • Inside Gone Before Goodbye: How Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben co-wrote their new suspense novel
    Oct 28 2025

    This may be a peak Bookmarked conversation — It’s got joy, surprises, a strong female lead, best-selling energy, and our Book-Lover-in-Chief, Reese Witherspoon. On this live Bookmarked episode, recorded at the Apple SoHo Store in New York City, Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben introduce the world to their first collaboration — and the thriller of the season — Gone Before Goodbye. They talk about stepping toward creative fear, what their writing process was like, and the many real-life inspirations behind their heroine, Maggie McCabe. This live recording was made in partnership with Apple Books, where you can read and listen to the audiobook of Gone Before Goodbye, voiced by Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine.

    BOOKS MENTIONED:

    Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

    Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens

    The Measure of Our Success by Marian Wright Eastman

    Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman

    Poems and Prayers by Matthew McConaughey

    My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

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    36 m
  • Schedule a Cry with Regretting You's Allison Williams
    Oct 21 2025

    What do Real Housewives, rage rooms, and Colleen Hoover have in common? Actress and executive producer Allison Williams, of course. In this live episode of Bookmarked, Allison joins host Danielle Robay to talk about adapting Regretting You for the big screen, from messy mother-daughter drama and car-smashing scenes to primal screams and postpartum feelings. It’s emotional, hilarious, and very real. No spoilers, just vibes (and a few tears). Oh, and she may just spill some insider tea about what’s really in those letters.

    BOOKS MENTIONED:

    Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

    Ulysses by James Joyce

    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

    The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

    Cribsheet by Emily Oster

    War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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    36 m
  • Let Malala Reintroduce Herself
    Oct 14 2025

    Malala is so known by the world that she needs to be introduced by only her first name. And yet the Malala Yousafzai the world held onto — the courageous 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for daring to defend education for girls — isn't the full story. In her new memoir, Finding My Way, Malala reveals she's reclaiming her story and reintroducing herself to the world. Through vulnerable, funny, and deeply touching writing, Malala lets us in on that messy, complicated, and still joyful process. So join Danielle, and get to know Malala Yousafzai on her own terms.

    Books Mentioned:

    I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

    Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai

    Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

    Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

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    51 m
  • Hunger and the Horrors of Girlhood with Author Olivie Blake
    Oct 7 2025

    This week, we’re digging into GIRL DINNER, the newest book from Olivie Blake — who you may also know as the Reese’s Book Club author, Alexene Farol Follmouth. What begins as a classic campus novel evolves into a psychological thriller, dripping with satire, just in time for spooky season. Danielle and Olivie get into all of it – from wellness culture, to motherhood, to modern feminism – and believe us: you’ll be hungry for more.

    Book Mentions

    The Margot Affair by Sanae Lemoine

    All Fours by Miranda July

    Die Hot with a Vengeance by Sable Young

    Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

    The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe

    Guyland by Michael Kimmel

    Flashlight by Susan Choi

    Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood

    No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

    The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh

    Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

    Vladimir by Julia Mae Jonas

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    46 m
  • Eliana Ramage on Writing Queer and Indigenous Stories in the September Reese's Book Club Pick
    Sep 30 2025

    This week, we’re talking about belonging—finding where you feel most yourself and building community around that truth. Eliana Ramage is the author of this month’s Reese’s Book Club Pick, To the Moon and Back, a novel that explores identity, ambition, sapphic romance, and the complicated bonds between mothers, daughters, and chosen family. Eliana opens up about weaving her Cherokee roots and queer experience into her storytelling, and how that process shaped her own journey of self-discovery. She unpacks the many layers of connection—and what it means to find your place in the world when you live at the intersection of identities.

    Book Mentions:

    Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

    Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

    Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian

    Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld

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    33 m