Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to Episode 256 featuring our Author Spotlight with biographer Sara Catterall! Sara’s new book, AMELIA BLOOMER: Journalist, Suffragist, Anti-Fashion Icon, was on Chris’s Top Ten list, and Emily was so into it that she cried at the end. We think biography lovers, history buffs, women’s rights advocates, and activists of all stripes will enjoy this biography. We had a great time talking with Sara, so don’t miss our conversation with her at the end of the episode.
Show notes for this episode: bookcougars.com/blog-1/2026/episode256
In our “Just Read” segment, we talk about a wide variety of books:
📖 ANDERSON IN BLOOM by Jennifer Dugan
📖 THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
📖 EVERY DAY I READ: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Tan
📖 NEVER CAUGHT: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
📖 MISSING SISTER by Joshilyn Jackson
📖 ULTRALEARNING: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H. Young
In #BiblioAdventures, we recap several “Couch Biblio Adventures,” including watching the movie HARRIET, binging the new season of VIRGIN RIVER, and dipping into the new SCARPETTA series. Chris was in Rhode Island and visited the B&N in Warwick, and finally got inside Ink Fish Books in Warren. She also saw Edith Wharton’s house in Newport, where the writer lived prior to building her dream home in the Berkshires. Emily had zero luck seeing Laura Zigman and Alice Hoffman in conversation about the new collection of essays, THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD – events have been sold out! Congrats to them for a successful book launch.
We’re also #currentlyreading some great books and have our eyes on some beauties we can’t wait to get to.
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Happy Listening and Happy Reading!
Chris & Emily
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Welcome to Episode 256 featuring our Author Spotlight with biographer Sara Catterall! Sara’s new book, AMELIA BLOOMER: Journalist, Suffragist, Anti-Fashion Icon, was on Chris’s Top Ten list, and Emily was so into it that she cried at the end. We think biography lovers, history buffs, women’s rights advocates, and activists of all stripes will enjoy this biography. We had a great time talking with Sara, so don’t miss our conversation with her at the end of the episode.
Show notes for this episode: bookcougars.com/blog-1/2026/episode256
In our “Just Read” segment, we talk about a wide variety of books:
📖 ANDERSON IN BLOOM by Jennifer Dugan
📖 THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
📖 EVERY DAY I READ: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Tan
📖 NEVER CAUGHT: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
📖 MISSING SISTER by Joshilyn Jackson
📖 ULTRALEARNING: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H. Young
In #BiblioAdventures, we recap several “Couch Biblio Adventures,” including watching the movie HARRIET, binging the new season of VIRGIN RIVER, and dipping into the new SCARPETTA series. Chris was in Rhode Island and visited the B&N in Warwick, and finally got inside Ink Fish Books in Warren. She also saw Edith Wharton’s house in Newport, where the writer lived prior to building her dream home in the Berkshires. Emily had zero luck seeing Laura Zigman and Alice Hoffman in conversation about the new collection of essays, THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD – events have been sold out! Congrats to them for a successful book launch.
We’re also #currentlyreading some great books and have our eyes on some beauties we can’t wait to get to.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter: bookcougars.com/subscriber
We are an affiliate of Bookshop. org. Your purchase made through our link is greatly appreciated: bookshop.org/shop/bookcougars
Happy Listening and Happy Reading!
Chris & Emily
p.s. If you enjoy our content and would like to support the Book Cougars, become a Patreon patreon.com/BookCougars
OTHER PLACES TO FIND US:
Website: bookcougars.com
Blue Sky: @bookcougars.bsky.social
Facebook: @bookcougars
Instagram: @bookcougars
Threads: @bookcougars
#bookcougars #bookpodcast #podcast #podcastepisode #booktube #books #authorinterview #booksbooksbooks #reading #booksof2026 #bookish #fiction #currentlyreading #bookrecommendations #amreading #newepisode #biblioadventures #literarytravel #biography #authorinterview #authorspotlight
