The Books and Bees Podcast

Ep 66- 2025 Reading Challenge-- Read a Short Story

Today Hailey and Cody check of an item on the 2025 Reading Challenge, reading a short story. We also announced our next co-read (guess what it's a short story) and it's Bloodchild by Octavia Butler. We will be reading it for the month of May so stay tuned!
 
Books mentioned: 
Iron Flame by Xiran Jay Zhao 
Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force #1) by Craig Alanson
A Pack for Autumn Emilia Emerson
 
 
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Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify

Ep 65- SAVE THE LIBRARIES!!

Today Hailey and Cody discuss smelly trees, their current reads, and the latest attack on libraries in America. Please consider supporting your libraries and fighting for freedom of speech in our country!
 
Books Mentioned: 
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp 
 A Pack for Autumn Emilia Emerson
 
 
Update on Book Bans and attack of libraries in the U.S.:
https://bookriot.com/aclu-sues-department-of-defense/
https://bookriot.com/most-challenged-books-of-2024/
 
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Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify

Ep 64- Book Detectives!

Today Hailey and Cody investigate books solely on their cover. Follow along with us!
 
Books Mentioned: 
 
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
First Time Caller by B.K. Borison
Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop
The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston
 
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Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify

Ep 63- Trans Books Matter

Today Hailey and Cody celebrate the Trans Right Readathon for 2025 and chat about the trans books they want to read!
 
Books Mentioned:
James by Percival Everett
Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Detransiton, Baby by Torrey Peters
 
They Aint Proper by MB Guel
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Single Player by Tara Tai
 
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Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie
 

EP 62- Walk Down Memory Lane with our Favorite Children Books

Today Hailey and Cody discuss 90's music, the books they are reading, and chat about their favorite children's/early chapter books!
 
Books mentioned: 
Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey
The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed narrated by Karen White
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The No Pressure Book Journal : A No- Guild, No-Shame , No-Stress Journal to Help you Read Better and Enjoy Books Again by Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant
 
Hailey’s Children Books:
Little Little: A little golden book “The Color Kittens”
Junie B Jones
Little House on the prairie 
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Because of Win-Dixie
Boxcar Children
Magic tree house
 
Cody’s Children Books
A chick traveling around getting a new hat? (if you know this book please tell us!)
Goodnight Moon
The Cricket in Times Square
Where the Red Fern Grows
Animorphs
Magic Tree House
Frindle
Ramona Quimby
 

Ep 61- Women's History Month!

Wanna hear about raves, planting, and women authors? Well this episode has you covered! Listen as Hailey and Cody chat about their current reads, upcoming releases, and our favorite women authors! 
 
Books mentioned: 
Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey
The Daughter of Daring The Trick Riding, Train-Leaping Road Racing life of Helen Gibson by Mallory O’Meara
Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (out March 18th!)
The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal (out March 18th!)
 
Authors Mentioned:
Hailey Authors: 
2024:
Ali Hazelwood
PC Cast
Chloe Liese
2025:
Alexa martin
Laura Thalassa
Lyla Sage
(honorable mention to Kristina Forest)
 
Cody's Authors
2024:
Rebecca F. Kuang
Becky Chambers
Juno Dawson
2025:
Martha Wells
Octavia Butler
Mallory O’Meara
 
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Hailey's Instagram: @hailsbookhaven
Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify
 
 

Ep 60- Books and Bees Challenge: Read A Book That Has Been On Your TBR for Over A Year!

Today we chat about Hailey's big move, the cost of bookshelves, what Cody and Hailey are reading, and check-off our first 2025 Books and Bees challenge!
 
Books Mentioned: 
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
The Butcher's Masquerade 
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (out March 18th!)
Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 by M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi 
Need Me (Broke and Beautiful #2) by Tessa Bailey
Persephone Station by Sina Leicht
Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae #1) by Briar Boleyn
 
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Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify
 

Ep 59- LET THEM COOK!

Today Hailey and Cody chat about museum butts, half smoked hotdogs, and Hailey's buisness b**tch blazer. They also talk about their current reads and cover cookbooks!
 
Books Mentioned:
Fierce Vow by Monica Kayne
I Think They Love You by Julian Winters
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor
The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
 
Hailey downloaded Storygraph!
Check out the Booktoker @newlynova 
 
Cookbooks!
 
The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen by Joanne Lee Molinaro
Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan
 
 
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Hailey's Instagram: @hailsbookhaven
Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify
 
 

Ep 58- Uplifting Black Booktok creators for Black History Month

Today Hailey and Cody fight their exhaustion to bring you this amazing episode showcasing our favorite Black Booktokers. 
 
Books Mentioned: 
I Think They Love You by Julian Winters
Those Who Labor for My Happiness by Lucia Stanton
Fierce Vow by Monica Kayne Kozlo
 
Anti-Book ban proposals!
 
 
Black Booktok creators 
 
Cody:
KK @whereismylibrarycard 
Jay (@literarycorner)
Nico (@overgrindnico
Smitty (@vinopapi23)
 
 
Hailey: @ She bereadinthembooks
@ edenvictorria (Close Protection book March 13th)
@ Booksandbanter 
@ Azrianareads 
 
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Email: booksandbeespod@gmail.com
Instagram: @booksandthebeespod
Cody's Instagram: @cody_booksandbeespod
Hailey's Instagram: @hailsbookhaven
Song thank you: rendezvous by The American Indie. Check them out on Spotify

Ep 57-Your Love is My Drug

Today Hailey and Cody discuss mafia books, cool cats, cooler book covers and chat about Valentines Day books! They also give an update on fighting book bans (good news!) and upcoming Stuff Your Kindle Days!! (hey guess what? you don't need to have a Kindle to partake. ALSO, two parentheses in one summary? Pretty cool!)
 
Books Mentioned: 
Ruthless Reign and Merciless Heir by Monica Kayne 
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Hugh Howey and John Joseph Adams
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman narrated by Jeff Hays
Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming (out Feb 18th!)
The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest
Faebound by Saar El-Arifi
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley
Valentines Day Romance Recs
 
 
Authors Against Book Bans Helped Defeat Attempted Library Censorship 
Upcoming Stuff Your Kindle Days (and links to websites)