Everyone Loved It But Me
Episodes
The Thursday Murder Club
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. This is a cozy murder mystery that was released in 2020. The book highlights four seniors wh...
Are You there God? It's Me, Margaret: Revisited
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the popular book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. The New York Times shares how Judy Blume finally convinced Hollywood to tur...
Demon Copperhead
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver, which is very popular and is a similar book to Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield. A...
Remarkably Bright Creatures
12 Apr 2023
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...
American Dirt
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the book American Dirt by American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. This book delves into a mother and son’s journey to escape the cartel a...
The Latest on Book Bannings
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the latest on book banning, which has gotten much worse in the past year. She starts the episode with the voice of Grace Linn, a 100-ye...
The Dictionary of Lost Words
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, which is a historic fiction about the development of the Oxford English Dictionary. Ki...
Wuthering Heights
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and podcast host Laura Szaro Kopinski discuss Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. It is the only book she wrote. The early reviews were mixed, ...
How to Write a Thoughtful Negative Book Review
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Everyone Loved It But Me, Lisa discusses strategies for writing a negative or constructive book review. In most cases, she tries to...
Dr. Seuss Revisited
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a revisited episode where Lisa replays her discussion with Kate Reynolds a librarian from Canada. They first spoke in February 2022 to discuss...
Normal People
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Normal People by Sally Rooney, a popular book about first love. Many college students love the book and a reporter with The Ball State ...
Verity
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Alli Hoff Kosik take a deep dive and discuss the popular book Verity by Colleen Hoover. This New York Times piece discusses Hoover’s immens...
Spare Part 3
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa analyzes the final part of Spare written by Prince Harry. She discusses Spare's remaining part, delving into his relationship and marriage w...
Spare Part 2
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the middle section of Spare written by Prince Harry. She analyzes how he discusses his grief from the loss of his mother. And, she di...
Spare Part 1
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses the first part of Spare written by Prince Harry. She analyzes the first part of the book, which focuses a great deal on his grief from ...
A Man Called Ove Revisited
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa revisits A Man Called Ove written by Fredrik Backman in light of the movie, A Man Called Otto, which was released in January 2023. The movie A...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow written by Gabrielle Zevin. This is a book that highlights two friends who create video games, b...
Favorite and Least Favorite Books from 2022
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her favorite and least favorite books of 2022: Her favorites: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning wit...
Ten Strategies to Make Your Reading Goals a Reality
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses 10 strategies for making your 2023 reading goals a reality. For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her web...
Ten Reading Goals for 2023
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses her 10 reading goals for 2023, including types of books such as more diverse books. One of the top goals is to read authors who aren&...
Book Bits: The Holiday Breakdown
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and comedian Leah Bonnema discuss The Holiday Breakdown, which she wrote during Covid. You can find Leah on Instagram. She’s a co-host of Were ...
A Christmas Carol
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and comedian Leah Bonnema discuss A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Leah is a national comedian who wrote The Holiday Breakdown during Covi...
Reading Goals, Trigger Warnings and Publishing Trial
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits episode, Lisa discusses reading goals, trigger warnings, and a massive publishing merger that appears to have fallen apart. Lisa al...
Book Bits: 2022 Best Books
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits episode, Lisa discusses some of the “best books” ranked by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and The Washington Post. Amazon ranked i...
Book Bits: How Your Reading Changed with Covid
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Adam Katz discuss how reading changed during Covid and still might not be the same. They talk about strategies he used during Covid that coul...
Book Bits: Celebrity Memoirs and Z-Library
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Lisa offers an analysis of beloved books. In today’s Book Bits episode, Lisa discusses three celebrity memoirs: One she loved, one ...
Gone Girl
02 Nov 2022
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 ...
How Do You Keep Your Book Club Together?
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During the pandemic, many book clubs struggled to get together and even today many book clubs have had challenges to meet up again. Lisa offers strate...
The Alchemist
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Tara Wine-Queen discuss The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The book was published in 1988 and has sold more than 150 million copies international...
Book Bits: Opening a bookstore during the pandemic
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bookstore owner Laura Larson talks with Lisa about what it was like opening her bookstore amid the pandemic in March 2020. Laura officially opened the...
The Midnight Library
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and bookstore owner Laura Larson discuss The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This is a book that addresses suicide and mental health issues. NPR w...
Fall 2022 Preview
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 2022 fall preview for Everyone Loved It But Me. Lisa discusses books she’ll be talking about this fall and she also shares some books th...
Banned Books: Top 10 most banned books ten years ago
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Banned Books Week starts Sept. 18, to Sept. 24 Publisher's Weekly describes how more books than in recent years are being banned and contested ...
Sea of Tranquility & 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books of 2021
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa talks about her book blunder with The Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, a book she read without knowing it’s considered a sequel to ...
This Time Tomorrow
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses a new release and very popular book, This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub.This episode is spoiler free. She shares three things she likes ...
The Lost Apothecary
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lisa discusses, The Lost Apothecary a debut novel by Sarah Penner. This episode is spoiler free. This is Penner's debut novel. Th...
Book Bits: Authors Angry at Barnes & Noble's New Policy
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a podcast where Lisa analyzes literature and discusses several bookish topics. This week, Lisa released a Book Bits episode about Barnes &am...
Book Bits: A visit to The New York Public Library
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast provides analysis on books and bookish news, and today Lisa discusses her visit to the main New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schw...
Book Bits: High Stakes Publishing Battle Part 2
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast provides analysis on books and bookish news and today, Lisa discusses the antitrust trial happening in August 2022 with the U.S. Governme...
Book Bits: Publishing Battle
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast provides analysis on books and bookish news, and today Lisa discusses the antitrust trial happening in August 2022 with the U.S. Governme...
Book Bits: Best and Worst Books so far....
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa highlights her favorite books so far that she has read in 2022 and the books that have disappointed her this year. Some of these books were publi...
The Christie Affair
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lisa shares her own “Everyone Loved It But Me” book. She discusses her challenges reading the popular book, The Christie Affair b...
Revisited: Where the Crawdads Sing Part 2
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Part 2 episode of Where The Crawdads Sing, Lisa, and her guest Jennifer Byrd have an insightful conversation delving into the book's se...
Revisted: Where the Crawdads Sing Part 1
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this revisited episode Part 1 episode of Where The Crawdads Sing Lisa and her guest Jennifer Byrd have an insightful conversation about social is...
Book Bits: Libraries Under Attack
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits Episode, Lisa discusses the ways libraries have been attacked during Pride Month. Libraries’ funding has been threatened and libra...
Book Bits: Late Library Books: George Washington's library book returned 221 years late
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa discusses some of the library books that have been out for the longest amount of time and were returned dozens or even hundreds of years later....
Book Bits: Books About Being A Dad
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Todd McElwee, associate publisher of the USAE, a newspaper of record for meetings and associations industry, talk about his new book. Tod...
Book Bits: Controversy with Pizza Hut's Reading Program
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa offers up a Book Bits episode focused on controversy surrounding Pizza Hut’s popular reading program. She also discusses a new app that is de...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Todd McElwee, associate publisher of the USAE, a newspaper of record for meetings and associations industry, discuss The Girl with the Drag...
Book Bits: Best Summer Reading programs
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa offers up a Book Bits episode about unique summer reading programs. An article from Book Riot highlights programs. Reading programs to con...
Book Bits: Little Free Libraries
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits Bits Episode, Lisa discusses Little Free Libraries, books as graduation gifts, and gearing up for summer reading. Little Free Libra...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Nicole Zelniker discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. There are spoilers during this discussi...
Book Bits: Mother's Day
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa delves into the topics of Mothers and Daughters in this Book Bits episode released days before Mother’s Day 2022. Rather than offering up ...
Book Bits: Check out a Bookstore Crawl
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits episode, Lisa talks about Independent Book Store Day on April 30. Bookstores all over the country are bringing in authors, creative ...
Book Bits: Better News for Banned Books
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits episode, Lisa talks about Banned Books, re-reading books and two books that aren’t getting any attention in the category of “e...
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa speaks with Annie B. Jones, who owns The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Annie hosts the From ...
Book Bits: Life in a Smalltown Bookstore
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa speaks with Annie B. Jones, who owns The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia. She also hosts the From the Front Porch Podcast where she discusses...
Book Bits: Jewish Joy
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and guest Heidi Rabinowitz discuss Joyful Jewish books. Heidi was on the show on March 23, 2022, for The Boy In the Striped Pajamas episode. Hei...
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and guest Heidi Rabinowitz discuss The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a Holocaust fictional middle-grade book by John Boyne. Heidi shares her tho...
The Giving Tree
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Kate Reynolds, a librarian from Canada, discuss The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. They discuss the meaning of the book, which most say por...
The Four Winds
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Elisabeth Wang discuss The Four Winds written by Kirstin Hannah. This is a book that highlights the Dust Bowl and The Great Depression. ...
Dr. Seuss
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and Kate Reynolds a librarian from Canada, discuss the fallout after Dr. Seuss Enterprises one year ago decided not to publish six books. This ...
Book Bits: Blind Readers, Banning Books and Erotica Writing
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Book Bits show, Lisa talks with two writers about a wide range of topics including books being banned, services for individuals who are blind,...
The Hating Game
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest avid reader Faith Eck have a fun conversation about the romantic comedy The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. This is a book publish...
A Gentleman in Moscow
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest librarian and writer Joshua Berkov discuss A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. There will be spoilers of this episode. Berkov wro...
All the Light We Cannot See
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Kirsten Plonner have an in-depth conversation about All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This is a Pulitzer Winner and fic...
Book Bits: Libraries on TikTok and cool things at libraries
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa speaks with two librarians about a number of bookish topics including Book TikTok, and all of the fun and cool things at the libraries. For insta...
A Man Called Ove
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Erin Cataldi discuss A Man Called Ove written by Fredrik Backman. Erin is a librarian in Indiana and writes reviews that you can ...
Room
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Rachel Kramer Bussel discuss Room by Emma Donoghue in 2010. This is a dark book told in 5-year-old Jack’s perspective about his...
The Book Thief
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Storm Kopitsch, youth services coordinator for the Fowlerville, Michigan Library, have a compelling discussion about The Book Thief...
Book Bits: Unusual Items You Can Get From Libraries
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Book Bits episode, Lisa discusses some of the most unique items you can get from libraries across the country. Lisa personally has got...
The Paris Wife
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Scheffie Lindquist have an entertaining and fun conversation about The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, which is a historic fiction book...
The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Everyone Loved It But Me, Lisa speaks with a guest who has a unique perspective on a beloved book. This week, Lisa talks with Elizabeth MacBride, a...
Book Bits: Writing a book during the pandemic and Pa. officials deny library funding
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Everyone Loved It But Me, Lisa talks with a guest about a super popular book the guest didn’t love. In episodes marked, “Book Bits,” Lisa tal...
We Were Liars
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Molly Shea discuss, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. This is a mystery about the ultra-wealthy family the Sinclairs. Cadence Sinclai...
Book Bits: 2021 Holiday Book Buying Strategies and Suggestions
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone Loved It But Me is a podcast where Lisa talks about a beloved book from a different perspective. In this episode, Lisa discusses book buyin...
Book Bits: What do you do when people don't read the book but still come to book club?
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone Loved It But Me is a podcast where we take a deep dive and discuss a popular book with a unique perspective. In our Book Bits episode, Lisa t...
Wonder
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Kristin Schumacher have a compelling discussion about Wonder written by R.J. Palacio. Wonder is a middle-grade book about Auggie, ...
Book Bits: How to Stay out of Library Jail, Tips for the Annual Book Fair and Reading Goals
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone Loved It But Me is a podcast where we take a deep dive and discuss a popular book with a unique perspective. In our Book Bits episode, Lisa t...
Mexican Gothic
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Leslie Hopping have a spooky discussion about Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Leslie will be the co-host of a bookish podca...
Untamed
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Kirsten Plonner discuss Untamed by Glennon Doyle. This conversation delves into adult topics such as drug use and alcoholism. The...
Book Bits: When do you quit on a book? Do you go to your book club if you hate the book?
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone Loved It But Me is a podcast where we take a deep dive and discuss a popular book with a unique perspective. In our Book Bits episodes, Lisa ...
The Goldfinch
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa and her guest Scheffie Lindquist have a compelling discussion about The Goldfinch. The Goldfinch is a Pulitzer winner and delves into the life of...
Where The Crawdads Sing Part 2
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Part 2 episode of Where The Crawdads Sing Lisa and her guest Jennifer Byrd have an insightful conversation delving into the second part of the...
Where The Crawdads Sing Part 1
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Part 1 episode of Where The Crawdads Sing Lisa and her guest Jennifer Byrd have an insightful conversation about social isolation and abando...
Trailer Episode
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone Loved It But Me is launching in the fall of 2021. We'll be delving into very popular books that everyone loved but me. We won't boo...