30 Apr 2025 08:00
Ep. 194: Bookish Time Capsule (2017) with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
In Ep. 194, Catherine (@GilmoreGuide) and Sarah head back to the year 2017 in the book world with this second annual special retrospective episode! They share big bookish highlights for that year, including book news, award winners, and what was going on in the world outside of reading. They also talk about how their own 2017 reading shook out, including their favorite 2017 releases. Plus, a quick run-down of listener-submitted favorites! This episode is overflowing with great backlist titles to add to your TBR!
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CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog.
Highlights- The big news that was going on outside the book world.
- The book stories and trends that dominated 2017.
- How similar 2017 and 2025 are.
- The 2017 books that have had staying power.
- Was this as dismal a year in books as Sarah remembers?
- Sarah’s and Catherine’s personal 2017 reading stats.
- Listener-submitted favorites from 2017.
- No books mentioned in this segment.
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio (2012) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [9:59]
- Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:04]
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[10:40]
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (2016) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:44]
- Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:08]
- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:18]
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:03]
- If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:13]
- We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (2017) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:23]
