43 episodes

Joe and Lauren are wonderful friends who have a lot in common: one common interest being books. Each week, they will each review a book they recently read, from new releases to old classics and everything in between, from thrillers to romantic comedies, history to true crime, biographies to…..other biographies. So listen and read along!

The Book Reporters with Joe & Lauren Joe Shwartz

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

Joe and Lauren are wonderful friends who have a lot in common: one common interest being books. Each week, they will each review a book they recently read, from new releases to old classics and everything in between, from thrillers to romantic comedies, history to true crime, biographies to…..other biographies. So listen and read along!

    42 - Special Guest author V.L. Adams (The Source of Smoke)

    42 - Special Guest author V.L. Adams (The Source of Smoke)

    Joe is joined by author V.L. Adams to discuss her debut murder mystery "The Source of Smoke"!

    • 34 min
    41 - "The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose

    41 - "The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose

    Joe is joined by special guest cohost Haley (@haley_is_reading on Instagram) to talk about the fantastic and juicy thriller "The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose!

    Next episode: "The Source of Smoke" by V.L. Adams

    • 44 min
    40 - "The Perfect Family" by Robyn Harding/"Chloe Cates is Missing" by Mandy McHugh

    40 - "The Perfect Family" by Robyn Harding/"Chloe Cates is Missing" by Mandy McHugh

    Joe is solo this week as he opens with news regarding the immediate future of the podcast before diving into his thoughts on two recent, great reads, "The Perfect Family" by Robyn Harding and "Chloe Cates is Missing" by Mandy McHugh.



    Next episode: "The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose

    • 26 min
    39 - "My Killer Vacation" by Tessa Bailey

    39 - "My Killer Vacation" by Tessa Bailey

    It's time for another edition of Book Reporters After Dark as we discuss the romantic, steamy murder mystery by Tessa Bailey, "My Killer Vacation"!

    Next week on the podcast:

    "The It Girl" by Ruth Ware

    "Chloe Cates is Missing" by Mandy McHugh

    Watch Joe's conversation with author Samantha M. Bailey here: https://youtu.be/Z8JxnL-KAd4

    • 45 min
    38 - "Woman on the Edge" by Samantha M. Bailey/"The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf

    38 - "Woman on the Edge" by Samantha M. Bailey/"The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf

    It's two more 5 star reads this week as Joe discusses "Woman on the Edge" by Samantha M. Bailey and Lauren discusses "The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf.

    Next week on the podcast:

    "My Killer Vacation" by Tessa Bailey

    • 36 min
    37 - "The Book of Cold Cases" by Simone St. James

    37 - "The Book of Cold Cases" by Simone St. James

    We give our honest thoughts on the newest release from Simone St. James, "The Book of Cold Cases", then as a bonus, Lauren gives her 5 star thoughts on "One of Us is Dead" by Jeneva Rose, which had been a 5 star review from Joe in a previous episode!

    Next week on the podcast:

    "Woman on the Edge" by Samantha M. Bailey

    "The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Mad404 ,

So fun!

Great podcast for book lovers!

theKimLewis ,

Love it!

Fantastic podcast that inspired me to resume my love of reading! One book last week, one book this week!

Aunt Brookey ,

I need more episodes!

This new podcast is going to be a hit! Joe and Lauren have such a nice rapport with one another, it really is like hanging out with two friends while they discuss and ponder on books. I can’t wait to hear what they talk about next week, and the week after, and the week after that and so on…

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