Everyone Loved It But Me
Episodes
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, which is a historic book released in summer 2025. This is her latest book that dives into space trav...
My Friends
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses My Friends by Fredrik Backman, which was an immediate best seller when it was published in 2025. This is a book that focuses on a dual-...
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Lisa Marie’s memoir From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. This is a raw memoir and is writ...
We Were Liars: Book Versus TV Show
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. This is a mystery about the ultra-wealthy family the Sinclairs. Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest da...
Tom Lake
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the book Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. It was an immediate best-seller. The book was published in 2023 and highlights three daughters who a...
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida  by Shehan Karunatilaka. This book was awarded the Booker Prize in 2022, which is one of the most ...
None of This is True
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses None of This is True by Lisa Jewell, which is a thriller, but Lisa discusses how it is more of a slow-burn than a thriller and the titl...
The Frozen River
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, which is a historical fiction book about Martha Ballard, who was a real midwife, who delivered more t...
Revisited: Still Life by Louise Penny
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Boston artist Julia Purdy discuss Still Life by Louise Penny, the first Inspector Gamache series. This was published in 2005 and there are 18...
Be Ready When The Luck Happens
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses the popular memoir Be Ready When The Luck Happens by Ina Garten. Garten is a longtime Food Network star and and Instagram star. She d...
Ten Exciting Books To Be Released This Year
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses 10 books that will be released in 2025 that she thinks should be ones you consider for different reasons. Some are very popular authors...
Ranking January books and 3 new releases
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses and ranks the books she read in January from least favorite to most favorite. And, she discusses three books that will be released this...
Cloud Cuckoo Land
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. This was published in 2021 and brings together a wide range of characters ranging from Constantinop...
All the Colors of the Dark
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and special guest Emily Binder discuss All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. They have an in-depth discussion about this book, which is b...
December 2024 Books Ranked from Worst to Best
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa ranks the books she read in December 2024 from least favorite to most favorite. She read a number of young adult books this month and ranked thos...
Five Favorite and Least Favorite Books read in 2024
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her five favorite and least favorite books she read in 2024. There are no spoilers discussed for any books in this episode.  Books di...
Books That Could Be on the Screen in 2025
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses several books that could be on the screen in 2025. These are all extraordinarily popular. It’s not guaranteed that these onscreen ada...
James
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses one of the most popular books of 2024 – James by Percival Everett. This book is a retelling of Huckleberry Finn.  Other books dis...
November 2024 Books Ranked Worst to Best
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses the books she read in November and ranks them from worst to best. She doesn’t share any spoilers on these books, but instead offers...
Salem's Lot
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Lisa discusses Salem's Lot by Stephen King. This was the second book he wrote and is about what transpires when residents in the...
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition by Agatha Christie The New York Times discuss...
October books ranked: Worst to Best
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discussed the books she read in October and ranked them from worst to best. Books Discussed: Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Night in Quest...
Sandwich
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Sandwich by Catherine Newman, published June 18, 2024. It’s been described as the perfect beach book. It highlights Rocky, who is in ...
Anne of Green Gables
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses Anne of Green Gables by Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. This book was written more than 100 years ago and Lisa talks about A...
Anticipated Fall 2024 Books
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses a preview of some anticipated books coming out in the fall of 2024 as well as a few new fall books that might not be getting the same a...
Steptember books ranked: Worst to Best
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discussed the 11 books she read in September and ranked them in order from worst to best. This month, she read a wide range of celebrity memoirs ...
Three Year Anniversary
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa celebrates her third anniversary of Everyone Loved It But Me. She discusses how the podcast has changed and grown over the past three years. She ...
Yes Please
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa talks in-depth about the beloved comedy and memoir Yes Please by Amy Poehler. This is a hilarious book - though only some things don't work ...
Bossypants
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses and analyzes Tina Fey's memoir Bossypants, which she wrote in 2011. It is more like a comedy sketch than a deep-dive memoir. Th...
Revisited: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa revisited this episode with guest Nicole Zelniker where they discussed The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. There a...
Books Read in August Ranked
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discussed and ranked the eight books she read in August. She doesn’t offer any spoilers on these books; rather, she shares a little bit about e...
Three Overlooked Books: One that will make you laugh, one that makes you cry and one that is suspenseful
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa offers a treat episode in which she discusses three overlooked books. These books aren’t super popular, but you can consider adding them to you...
Revisted The Midnight Library
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this revisited episode where Lisa and bookstore owner Laura Larson discuss The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This is a book that addresses suic...
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Brendt. This book is a non-fiction novel that was published in 1994 a...
First Five Star Read of the Year
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her first five star book of the year – Finding Me by Viola Davis. This is a powerful and touching memoir written by Davis. She delves...
Three Overlooked Books
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa changed her format for a summer episode. Instead of discussing one popular book, she discussed three overlooked books. These are all books that a...
Bridgerton Season 3: Book Versus Show
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, the historical romance between Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton. Here, she discu...
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, the historical romance about Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton. Season 3 of Brid...
Silent Book Club and Starfish by Lisa Fipps
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Silent Book Clubs and the overlooked book Starfish by Lisa Fipps. A silent book club is where people show up and read quietly while bei...
Revisited Gone Girl
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Pam Bice discuss Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Pam is a middle school teacher in Central Ohio.Gone Girl is a super popular book and received ma...
Book Bits: The Truth About Horses by Christy Cashman
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and actress and author Christy Cashman discuss Christy’s new book, The Truth About Horses. In this episode, Christy shares how her love of hors...
Bridge to Terabithia
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa and Christy Cashman, actress and author, discuss Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. This book was a Newberry Award winner and is one o...
Revisted Remarkably Bright Creatures
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. This was published in May 2022, and received rave remarks from critics...
Revisited: Love Hypothesis
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this revisited episode as Lisa and her guest Storm Kopitsch, youth services director for the Fowlerville, Michigan Library, discuss The Love Hyp...
How would you rate your library?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her daughter Liz Hedger discuss how you could rate a library. There are many sites available to rate restaurants, schools, and movies. Howeve...
Best and Worst Books so far (read in 2024)
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her best and worst books of the year so far. She read these books in 2024, not necessarily those published in 2024. Books Discussed:...
Things We Never Got Over
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score with avid reader Faith Eck. This book was published in 2022 and is being developed into a movi...
Mother's Day Special Revisted
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special Mother’s Day Episode, Lisa talks with her Mom, Carleen Shidler, and her daughter, Liz Hedger. They share their reading journeys and ...
Unique Library Programs
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses some unique programs available at libraries across the country. She examines libraries such as the New York Public Library and its care...
The Women Part 2
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Women by Kristin Hannah, published in February 2024 and about a woman named Frances “Frankie” McGrath, who becomes a nurse in V...
The Women Part 1
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Women by Kristin Hannah, published in February 2024 and about a woman named Frances “Frankie” McGrath, who becomes a nurse in V...
An Overlooked Book: Foster by Claire Keegan
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses an overlooked book, Foster by Claire Keegan and also Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. The New York Times addresses this book ...
A Gentleman in Moscow: TV Show Versus the Book
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and the new TV show, which was just released on Paramount Plus. There will be spoilers for the fir...
Cry, The Beloved Country
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Published in 1948, the book details South Africa before the apartheid political system came int...
Iron Flame
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her special guest daughter, Liz Hedger, discuss the super-popular Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.  Lisa and Liz discussed the first book in t...
Powerful Books About Women to Read During Women's History Month - or anytime
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses several books to consider putting on your To Be Read (TBR) list for reading and learning more about powerful women in our history. Ther...
Hatchet Girls and Young Adult Horror Novels
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Diana Rodriguez Wallach talk about young adult horror books. Diana is a multi-published author of young adult novels. Her recent young adult ...
Flowers in the Attic
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Diana Rodriguez Wallach discuss Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews, a gothic horror novel about four children trapped in an attic by their ...
Unpopular Book Opinions
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses a number of unpopular bookish opinions including celebrity stickers affixed to book covers. There’s also a discussion about where to ...
Britney Spears: The Woman in Me
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Britney Spears: The Woman in Me, a memoir that was released in the fall of 2023. Britney Spears discusses the trauma she experienced in...
Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler. Lisa talks about Winkler’s memoir and how he delves into his dyslexia and his h...
Counting the Cost: A Memoir Jill Duggar
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the celebrity memoir Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, which came out in the fall of 2023. She was raised in a conservative household a...
Firekeeper's Daughter
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. This is a young adult book based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan centered on the Oji...
Still Life by Louise Penny
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Boston artist Julia Purdy discuss Still Life by Louise Penny, the first Inspector Gamache series. This was published in 2005 and there are 18...
Getting Past a Reading Rut and Reading Goals for 2024
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses how challenging it can be when you're in a reading rut and crafts some ideas on how to move past the rut along with other unique r...
Favorite and Least Favorite Books Read in 2023
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her five most favorite and least favorite books that she read in 2023. Not all of these books were written in 2023.  Books Discusse...
10 Anticipated Books for 2024
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses some of the most anticipated books for 2024. She highlights books written by extremely popular authors such as Matt Haig, Emily Henry a...
2023 Reading Goals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her reading in 2023 and ways you can evaluate your success other than just hitting a certain number of books. Â Books discussed:Â Homeg...
Book Bits: Buckeye Falls book series
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa and romance author Libby Kay discuss Libby’s book series, the Buckeye Falls novels. She’s written four so far and is working on the fifth o...
Skipping Christmas
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and author Libby Kay discuss Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. This was a humorous holiday book released in 2001 and turned into a popular movi...
1984
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and author Genevieve Wheeler discuss the 1984 by George Orwell. They discuss the book in depth including a number of topics such as the forbidden...
The Best Audio Books
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discussed her five favorite audiobooks that she listened to this year and a number of her favorite audio books.  Books discussed:  Hey Kidd...
Books to Screen: All the Light We Cannot See, Lessons in Chemistry and Killers of the Flower Moon
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses three popular books that, in the fall of 2023, have been released on the screen – either as a movie or a limited series. She discusse...
The Unhoneymooners
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Megan Samarin, the co-host of the podcasts Girls Gone Hallmark and Approved with Megan and Wendy discuss The Unhoneymooners by Christina Laur...
Five Celebrity Memoirs that are all the buzz this fall
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses five celebrity memoirs she’d like to read – all three memoirs have been released this year, and have created a massive buzz. It’s...
The Shining
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For spooky October, Lisa discusses one of the scariest books – The Shining by Stephen King. It is regarded as one of the most popular scary books an...
Fourth Wing
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her special guest her daughter Liz Hedger discuss the amazingly popular Fourth Wing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. This book was released in ...
Roald Dahl's whimsical and controversial books
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa talks with Kate Reynolds, a librarian from Canada, and they discuss popular author Roald Dahl and the publisher’s decision to edit his work. ...
Banned Book Week 2023: 10 Most frequently banned books
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Banned Book Week of 2023, which is meant to educate individuals on the alarming number of books that are being protested and banned eac...
Two Year Anniversary!
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa celebrates her two-year anniversary of Everyone Loved It But Me. She discusses how the podcast has changed and grown over the past two years. She...
Time Traveler's Wife
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and was published in 2003. This is a love-story of Henry and Clare. The book goes back ...
Sneak Preview of the of 2023-2024 season
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the upcoming season of Everyone Loved It But Me. She shares a sneak preview of four episodes that she’ll be sharing later this fall a...
One Italian Summer
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, which is a story that portrays the complex mother-daughter relationship and delves into grief. Kat...
The Measure
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Measure The Measure by Nikki Erlick, which is a fictional book that was published in 2022. The book delves into what happens if eve...
Ten Ways to Shake Up Your Book Club
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa discusses 10 ways to shake up your book club a little bit to offer a new variety of books and topics. In a 2022 podcast episode, she discussed ...
Is it cheating if you listen to a book?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses whether audio listening is cheating and if it counts as reading. There are many teachers, experts, and psychologists with a wide range ...
What Makes a Book a Classic?
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses what makes a classic in today’s Book Bits episode. There’s great debate about the definition of a pure classical novel. Lisa has di...
How Green Was My Valley
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Heather Lipe, owner of Woodchuck Arts, discuss How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn.  There is great debate about the book becaus...
The Love Hypothesis
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Storm Kopitsch, youth services director for the Fowlerville, Michigan Library, discuss The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, origin...
West with Giraffes
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, who wrote a historical fiction book based on the true story of two giraffes being transported fro...
Five Books I Can't Wait to Read
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the five books she’s looking most forward to reading this year. Lisa thanked readers for listening. Five Books she can’t wait to r...
Best and Worst Books so far and catching up on reading goals
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa talks about her favorite and least favorite books so for 2023. She also discusses where she stands for her reading goals.  Books Discussed on...
The Art of Racing in the Rain
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the very popular book, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. This was published in 2008 and has sold more six million copies o...
Little House on the Prairie
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and how her opinions have changed.  This article from PBS delves into how handle ...
Daisy Jones and The Six
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest avid reader Faith Eck have a fun and musical conversation about Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.  This is an ext...
Lessons in Chemistry
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, published in 2022 and an overnight success. The book focuses on Scientist Elizabeth Zott, who st...
Latest victim of book banning is poetry
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa analyzes the latest book bannings with Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb being banned in one Florida elementary. The restriction is becaus...
The Paper Palace
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, which is a bestseller book focused on Elle, a married mother who has an affair with her long...
Crying in H Mart
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Lisa analyzes Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, a memoir published in 2021 highlighting Michelle’s complicated relationship with her mom, Chong...
Mother's Day 2023 Special
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this special Mother’s Day Episode, Lisa talks with her Mom, Carleen Shidler and her daughter Liz Hedger. Each share their reading journey and how...