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Coast to Coast Books

Rosika | Kristen

Bookending the nation with our love, and our love of books! Best friends Kristen and Rosika talk about the books they are reading, chat about all things bookish, and recommend books to you!

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00:53:20

#22 - Manga, Anime, & Generational Trauma?

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2025/06/02

Join us this episode as we revisit the manga of Rosika’s youth and the anime of Kristen’s past! Also featuring: stealing garden supplies from daycare, the Florida weave, and Rosika’s intense confidence in all situations.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlLord of Chaos by Robert JordanMushishi by Yuki UrushibaraRanma ½ by Rumiko

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00:58:34

#21- Bookish Red Flags

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2025/05/26

What are the biggest red flags you could wave as a reader? Is it reading habits? Reading taste? Or some new horror? Kristen and Rosika wave their bookish red flags proudly for all to see and laugh at!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comThe Wheel of Time book bundle mentione d was from Humble Bundle, that sale did end before the episode aired https://www.humblebundle.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsJay at

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00:53:27

#20 - A Life Changing Book… Sorta?

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2025/05/19

This week Rosika may or may not have pushed for this episode so she can tell the story of how a very random book changed her life in an incredibly niche way. Featuring brain tricks, doing way too much, and cake emergencies!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Books MentionedLord of Chaos by Robert JordanVera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. SutantoDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Anthropocene

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01:01:05

#19 - Why I Left BookTube

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2025/05/12

Join us this episode as Rosika reveals to Kristen the very undramatic and mundane reasons she left her tiny BookTube show for this podcast!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedBooks Unboundhttps://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/Marcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks MentionedCyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill PeetWildflower by Drew

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00:54:27

#18 - Kids Books that DON’T SUCK

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2025/05/05

Join us this episode as Kristen & Rosika combine their mom brains to make a list of books for tiny humans that are actually…. good? Because the tater tots need literature too.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstChain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame

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00:57:31

#17 - 99 Problems But a Book Ain’t One

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2025/04/28

Featuring poop, toddler related narcolepsy, and... bees? Join in for the ride on this weeks episode as Rosika and Kristen are yanked to and fro by life while taking the Reader Problems Tag!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.com Creators MentionedVee @ TheSassyLibraryFox⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheSassyLibraryFox⁠The Reader Problems tag was created by About to ReadLexie @newlynova https://www.youtube.com/@newlynovaBooks MentionedOh Crap! Potty Training: Everything

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00:57:56

#16 - Plot VS Vibes FIGHT!

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2025/04/21

To prepare for a plot vs vibes fight; Rosika reads an over the top cottagecore romantasy and Kristen reads a gladiatorial dystopia metaphor for America’s broken prison system. In subplot Rosika makes a questionable hair choice and Kristen discovers chamoy? Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedChain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahThe Hunger Games by

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01:04:01

#15 - Are Audiobooks Reading?

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2025/04/14

Join us this week as Kristen and Rosika explore the world of audiobooks! What makes an audiobook amazing and what makes one crash and burn? Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenPaper Towns by John GreenFault in Our Stars by John

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00:54:23

#14 - Books & Chill

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2025/04/07

This week on the pod our hosts faced endless real life hurdles including ants, sleep deprivation, toddler tantrums, book slumps, and gardening related misery. Join Rosika & Kristen as they throw in the towel on productivity and enjoy catching up on books & life instead.Wanna write in to the show? email us at:coasttocoastbookspodcast@gmail.comCreators MentionedMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsBooks MentionedSecond Nature by Micheal PollenThe Garden Against

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00:49:01

#13 - Reading Kristen’s Favorite Books

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2025/03/31

In this episode we experiment with what you learn when you read your best friend’s favorite books! Rosika reads Kristen’s favorite books of the last decade and as a thank you Kristen accuses Rosika of being an ecoterrorist. Besties! Also if you couldn’t tell Rosika writes these, lol. Creators MentionedIf you wanted to see what Rosika’s face looks like: Rosika’s Youtube Vlog on Seven Days in June https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTzAIDktb8I&t=35sBooks MentionedY The Last Man: vol 2 by

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00:55:40

#12 - A BOOKISH BETRAYAL & Book Goals Updates!

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2025/03/24

In this episode we borrow an idea from the lovely podcast Books Unbound to do our Quarterly check in on our 2025 book goals. But more importantly, Rosika commits a DRAMATIC book betrayal on her bestie!Creators MentionedBooks Unboundhttps://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/Marcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks MentionedNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by

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00:56:41

#11 - What To Do with Problematic Authors?

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2025/03/17

In this episode Kristen and Rosika tackle a difficult topic; what should we do about authors who are problematic people or whose work is problematic? What is our responsibility as ordinary readers? Creators MentionedLexie newly novahttps://www.youtube.com/@newlynovaMarcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/@marcellainthemarginsJay at my0.25life crisishttps://www.youtube.com/@my0.25lifecrisis/videosBooks MentionedThe Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'NeillSeconds by Bryan Lee O'MalleyScott

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00:55:33

#10 - Horney Dragon Academy Book Club

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2025/03/10

A truly fantastic episode featuring: a completely biased review of Onyx Storm, wine, toddler interruptions, a cake odyssey, a Charizard related tragedy, and…. Shadow Daddy? Rosika also does her best drunk history retelling of the plot of the Empyrean Series. Strap in readers, it’s basically book club!Creators MentionedSay Hi to Marcella!!Marcella in the Marginshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMP2xiAli_wV0MTcDiFpE4gBooks MentionedOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosIron Flame by

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00:56:05

#9 - Buying vs. Borrowing Books

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2025/03/03

Is it better to buy books or borrow books? And is buying books from Amazon really so bad? Kristen and Rosika also chat about the perils of home ownership DIYs, Kristen’s questionable relationship with books that end happily, and reveal exactly who keeps punching the microphone!Books MentionedOne Dark Throne by Kendare BlakeGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony BourdainEat a Peach by David ChangOne Bake, Two Ways: 50 Crowd-pleasing

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00:44:17

#8 - Hash Brown Betrayals & Losing the Plot

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2025/02/24

This week Kristen and Rosika wander off from the plot of the episode. Choosing to focus instead on the moral ambiguity of a potato related emergency & marinate on a book that makes us reflect on our time as ICU nurses. Books MentionedShark Heart: A Love Story by Emily HabeckThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreWorld War Z by Max BrooksPerfect Little World by Kevin WilsonHalf a Soul by Olivia AtwaterVerity by Colleen Hoover

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00:50:20

#7 - Rage Reads

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2025/02/17

Kristin and Rosika drink a gallon of Hater-ade and joyfully yell about all the books they hate. And feel better about themselves for doing it, that’s definitely what happens. Spoiler warning for spoiled books in the beginning of the episode!Creators MentionedLexi aka newlynovahttps://www.youtube.com/@newlynovaBooks MentionedIt Ends With Us by Colleen HooverThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinShark Heart: A Love Story by Emily HabeckThe Spear Cuts Through Water

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00:47:18

#6 - In Defense of Romance

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2025/02/10

Join us this week as we swan dive into our love of cheesy and sometimes downright terrible romance novels! Love is in the air for Valentine's! Creators MentionedYou Can Sit With Us podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6xglolTDhKYA8OKyM8IgZQ?si=e17cea082a3d4444Books MentionedHalf a Soul by Olivia AtwaterThe Maid by Nita ProseThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodIt Ends with Us by Colleen HooverVerity by Colleen HooverRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey

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00:50:08

#5 - Should You DNF a Book?

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2025/02/03

Is finishing books always best? Should we be quitters or completionists? This episode explores the complexities why we do or do not DNF books! Also Kristen makes a friend at her local aquarium.Creators Mentioned Books Unbound Books Mentioned Oh Crap Potty Training by Jamie Glowacki The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Albatross by Terry Fallis Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Swamplandia

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00:55:16

#4 - Our Best Books of 2024

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2025/01/27

Looking for awesome reads for the year 2025? Check out this episode as we heap praise on our favorite reads of last year! Creators MentionedBooks UnboundJay at my0.25lifecrisisBooks MentionedAs Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa KatouhHomegoing by Yaa GyasiPachinko by Min Jin LeeNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Family Fang by Kevin WilsonBraving It by James CampbellWhat You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiWe'll Prescribe

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00:45:41

#3 - Dystopias: It's the End of the World as We Know It

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2025/01/20

Rosika and Kristen talk about all things dystopia! Giving awesome book recommendations to you and trying to convince ourselves we're not in one!Books Mentioned The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Divergent by Veronica Roth Uglies by Scott Westerfeld The Maze Runner by

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