Thanks for starting this journey with us. We can’t wait to start sharing new episodes with you in 2018. As a big thank you for your support and to hopefully catch the attention of new listeners, we are doing a big giveaway. Two lucky people with receive a Books and Tea Podcast bag stuffed with … Continue reading End of Season One 2017 Giveaway
This week, Kyrie and Cori conclude their first season with the continuation of Native American Heritage month books! Tazo tea sent them some sweet dessert tea to try, so Kyrie sipped on the Vanilla Bean Macaron and Cori sipped on the Lemon Loaf. Both were delicious and could easily be used to curb that sweet … Continue reading Episode 17: Fiction Native American Stories
This week, Kyrie and Cori read nonfiction books about Native Americans in honour of Native American Heritage Month. Cori has prepared her version of a pumpkin spice chai latte using Tazo Tea’s Pumpkin Chai. Kyrie’s pick, Neither wolf nor dog : on forgotten roads with an Indian elder by Kent Nerburn explores the reservation and … Continue reading Episode 16: Native American Heritage Month–Nonfiction
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the books they selected for the horror/scary genre, as well as what the heck the difference between horror, thriller, and suspense genres! Here’s a sneak peek at the findings: all deal with fear. During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Yogi Cranberry Spice Probiotic . It’s a bit bitter, … Continue reading Episode 15: Horror scary stories
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the books they selected for the thriller genre, as well as some history on what a thriller book is! During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Tazo Organic Peach Green Tea. Although not usually fruit tea fans, we typically like the combination of peach and green. Maybe it needed … Continue reading Episode 14: It’s close to midnight…something evil’s lurking from the dark
This week, it’s lucky episode 13 and Kyrie and Cori discuss spooky/scary books to get ready for Halloween! Kyrie and Cori pick books by the same author, which was a complete oversight, but also pretty cool to see the author tell two different stories. During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Jasmine tea because Kyrie … Continue reading Episode lucky 13: Spooky scary stories
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the Sci-Fi genre, well, Cori mostly discusses Sci-Fi, as Kyrie has a raw voice and doesn’t want to talk too much!! Sci-Fi has so many facets to it, so Kyrie and Cori have done some research about this genre. During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Echinacea Plus because … Continue reading Episode 12: The imaginary world of Sci-Fi
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss a genre they both love–Magical Realism! As usual, listeners are given a brief overview of the history of magical realism along with some classic examples. During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink their own beverages, with Kyrie drinking a delicious sweet beet juice (we recorded at lunch time!) while … Continue reading Episode 11: Enchanted with Magical Realism
This week, Kyrie and Cori discuss the Banned Books they selected, as well as some information on what causes a book to be banned, example of other banned books, and a brief history of banned books! During their discussion, Kyrie and Cori drink Numi Earl Grey tea. Kyrie picked The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe … Continue reading Episode 10: We like banned books and we cannot lie
Hey Book Friends! We had a technical oops. Here is the full episode for you to enjoy! This week, Kyrie and Cori continue their exploration of reading Hispanic/Latino authors in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Kyrie and Cori meet over their lunch time so they each bring their own beverages. Kyrie’s pick: Shadow of The … Continue reading Episode 9: Hispanic Heritage Month – Fiction