The Books and Bees Podcast
Welcome, bookworms and romantics, to ”The Books and the Bees” podcast, where literature takes flight on the wings of whimsy! Join your buzzing co-hosts, Cody and Hailey, as they delve into the enchanting worlds of fiction and romance, sprinkling each episode with a touch of sweetness and a hive full of bee puns. Whether you’re a fan of heartwarming love stories or captivated by the magic of fantastical realms, this podcast is your literary garden filled with blooming narratives. So, grab your favorite book, a cozy blanket, and get ready to bee enchanted by the delightful discussions and bookish banter on ”The Books and the Bees”!
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7 hours ago
7 hours ago
Today Hailey and Cody chat about crazy weather, e-bikes, chat about their latest reads, and discuss books from indigenous authors to honor Thanksgiving!
Books Mentioned:
Hexxed by Emily McIntire
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
The Truth According to Ember by Danika Nava
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Never Whistle at Night edited by Stephen Graham Jones
Winter’s Gifts by Kaitlin B. Curtice
Indiginerds edited by Alina Pete
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Indigenous Author/Book List!
Vote in the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards!
Hear about Emily McIntire's journey on her Instagram
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody chat about beer, discuss grass to great lengths (Hailey is part cow?) and discuss the concept of reading doorways.
Books mentioned
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage
I'm Starting to Worry About This Big Box of Doom by Jason Pargin
John Dies at the End by Jason Pargin
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
2024 Goodreads Choice Awards starts Nov 14th.
Booker Prize winner Announced:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Illumicrate debuts Top 100 sci-fi and fantasy books!
Nancy Pearl's Four Doors of Reading
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
This week Hailey and Cody do their best to survive in this political climate by sharing their comfort reads! They also chat about the new Ruby Dixon, and discuss some end of the year reading awards!
Books Mentioned
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon
Evocation by S.T. Gibson
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
2024 Goodreads Choice Awards starts November 14th! Be sure to get your votes in for your favorite releases of this year!
The 2024 Booker Prize is being awarded tonight! Nominees are below and you can find the link to watch stream here.
James by Percival Everett
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
Held by Anne Michaels
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Comfort books/authors to get you through difficult times.
TJ Klune books (House in the Cerulean Sea, In the Lives of Puppets, etc...)
Alexa Martin books (Intercepted, Next Door Nemesis, Mom Jeans and other Mistakes etc..)
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
Chloe Liese books
Legends and Lattes/Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Ali Hazlewood books (The Love Hypothesis, The Deep End)
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Emily McIntire (Never After series)
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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
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody turn this podcast into a Love is Blind podcast? They also chat about their current reads and discuss how they are doing on their reading goals for 2024! Also if you are listening to this on November 5th 2024 and live in the US please go vote!
Books mentioned:
This Book Sucks by Piper CJ
Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Evocation by S.T. Gibson
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody chat about their new reads, go off the rails with scary movies, and chat about their awesome ideas for bookish Halloween costumes.
Books Mentioned
This Book Sucks by Piper CJ
So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
Best Books about Halloween
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody chat about readathons, what they are reading and spooky folktales from their neighborhood.
Books Mentioned:
Dating Dracula: A Fated Mates Vampire Romance by Kinsley Adams
Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino translated by Kendall Heitzman
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite (now Billy Martin)
Emily Henry announces new book, Great Big Beautiful Life coming in 2025
Hooked (Collector's Edition)
Tales Accursed: A Folk Horror Anthology by Richard Wells and other authors
Spooky Folktales
Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Washington: Goblins Gate
Idaho: The Haunting of Massacre Rocks: The Legend of the Water Babies
Virginia: They Bunny Man
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody chat about rain in Virginia and Hawai'i? They also discuss their current reads, discuss Cody's visit to the Banned Wagon, The Oregon (and Organ) Trail and discuss some spooky book/movie pairings!
Books Mentioned:
Throne in The Dark by AK Caggiano
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir translated by Mary Robinette Kowal
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams
Dracula Untold 2014 (Movie)
The Other Black Girl Zakiya Dalila Harris
Bad Hair (Movie)
The Storm and the Darkness by Sarah M Cradit
The Haunting of Hill House (TV show)
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Carrie (Movie)
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
IT'S SPOOKY SEASON! Today Hailey and Cody breakdown their current reads, mention the latest Sarah J. Maas news, talk about hockey tentacles and share their favorite spooky genres for October. Listen in... if you dare MWWWAAAHAHAHA!!!
Books mentioned:
Throne in the Dark (Villains and Virtues Book 1) by A. K. Caggiano
Hiding Lies by Stephanie Rose (out October 29th!)
A History of Burning by Janika Oza, narrated by Lipica Shah, KP Upadhyayula
How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager by D. N. Bryn
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
The Nightmare before Kissmass by Sara Raasch
Fang Fiction
Sarah J Maas announces ACOTAR 6 is her next book!
Fan Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
Perfectly Wicked by Lindsay Lovise
Malevolent by Jana DeLeon
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
You Came Back by Christopher Coake
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Today Hailey and Cody discuss banned books week and chat about their favorite reads, storage of diplomas, and hokey games! Be sure to see all the amazing links below to support fighting banned books!
Books Mentioned:
With You forever by Chloe Liese
This Is How We Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire
Check out the American Library Association website!
Check out the Libby app on Instagram!
The Banned Wagon! Check out their destinations. Going until 10/15.
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This week Hailey and Cody chat about their latest reads and interview Jamie Harrow about her debut novel One on One! You are not going to want to miss this episode!!
Books Mentioned:
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
This Is How We Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon
The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
Check out One on One by Jamie Harrow! Book comes out TODAY as you are hearing this (9/24/24). And be sure to follow her on her socials.
@jamieharrowbooks
@jamieharrowwrites
jamieharrow.com
Give us a review on your podcast app!
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
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