HERsay Podcast

April can feel like the longest month of the year - we’re so, so close to Spring, but winter just keeps coming back, and coming back for more. And where can people relate to this more than at the site of this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks episode recording - Buffalo NY! Each month, the HERsay Podcast selects the genres, and a bookseller from Barnes & Noble somewhere in the country selects titles from their vast knowledge of books available in all genres. They know better than anyone else what’s new and exciting on their shelves, the hidden gems, the enduring favorites - choosing for us the books they think women will love this month. Books purchased from hersaypodcast.com in April go to Buffalo City Mission’s Women and Children’s Shelter - working to end the root causes of poverty and homelessness in Buffalo. Listen now! Guest: Anne Pfohl, B&N McKinley Mall in Buffalo, NY Host: Caroline Elliott HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble April Book Picks New Fiction: A Love Song For RIcki Wilde by Tia Williams Memoir: My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Gardening: Buffalo-Style Gardens: Create A Quirky, One-Of-A-Kind Private Garden With Eye-Catching Details by Sally Cunningham and Jim Charlier Guest Choice: Crier's War by Nina Varela AND The Fury by Alex Michaelides Music Credit: Tall Journeys by Blue Dot Sessions

Our March HERay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book picks are here, selected by our guest Terri Rogers from the NEW Barnes & Noble store in Victor, NY. March is, of course, Women’s History Month, and also Oscars month - for any fellow cinephiles out there - so in addition to our usual fiction and non-fiction stories by women authors, this month we’re including a biography about one of the most glamorous and trailblazing women of the Hollywood Golden Age. You won’t want to miss it. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to The Gemma Project - providing and promoting the national creation of gender responsive jail and prison reentry programming, serving women with integrity and compassion. Find our more at thegemmaproject.org. Guest: Terri Rogers Host: Caroline Elliott Recorded: March 2024 HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks New Fiction: After Annie by Anne Quindlan Memoir: The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin Biography: Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury Guest choice (New Fiction): The Seven Skins of Esther Wielding by Holly Ringland Music Credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

February brings us a time to celebrate the love we have in our lives, and this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks highlight the many kinds of love that bring us joy, pain, and fulfillment. This month we’re shifting focus from romantic love, to the love of friends, family, and our own self-appreciation. Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the Go Red for Women initiative of the American Heart Association - addressing the clinical care gaps of women’s greatest health threat, cardiovascular disease. Guest: Clare Hilton from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY Host: Caroline Elliott HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble February Book Picks New Fiction: The Women by Kristin Hannah Fiction: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Personal Growth: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Relationships: The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen Music: Tall Jouney by Blue Dot Sessions

Happy New Year! We’re already a few weeks into January, and that means many of us have already begun the work of tackling resolutions toward greater happiness, peace, fulfillment and more. And while we’re out there doing the work on some of this year’s top resolution topics like personal finance, mental health, and mending relationships, this month's HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble book picks bring you the companionship of others who have been on the same journey themselves and made it to the other side. Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Guest: Terri Rogers Host: Caroline Elliott HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble New Year Book Picks: New Fiction: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Inspiration: Running With Grace by Lori Van Dusen Personal Finance: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money by Madeline Pendleton Mental Health/Memoir/Poetry: Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir by Jami Nakamura Lin Personal Growth: How To Be The Love You Seek: Break Cycles, Find Peace, and Heal Your Relationships by Dr. Nicole LePera Music: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Session

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, we all need to schedule a little down time, which means there’s no better time for some HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks! Proceeds from books purchased at hersaypodcast.com the month go to Single Mothers Outreach, offering free services, such as access to housing, childcare, food, legal representation, emotional support groups, and financial and technological education, to single moms. Host Caroline Elliott talks with guest Nicole Finch from Barnes & Noble in Vestal, NY. HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Picks New Fiction: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Romantasy: Fourth Wing (Special Edition) by Rebecca Yarros Mystery/Thriller: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Biography: The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush Gift Book: The Little Frog's Guide To Self Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog by Maybell Eequay Young Adult: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Children's Picture Book: The Christmas Owl: Based On The True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller by by Ellen Kalish, Gideon Sterer, Ramons Kaultzki (Illustrator) Music: Christmas Celebration by Tim Taj

Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year. When else is it perfectly acceptable - in fact, encouraged - to get dressed up and become a totally different person AND to eat loads of candy? So, too, with books this season. We can be transported to eerie and tantalizing locales, seek out thrills and chills, all while in the safety and coziness of our favorite reading nooks. With this in mind, this month we’ve tapped one of our favorite guests, Terri Rogers, from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, to help us find just the right books for women, to help get us into the haunted Halloween Spirit. Visit us on Instagram to let us know what you're reading this month, and to enter to win our monthly book gieveaway. Happy reading, everyone! HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble HALLOWEEN Book Picks: New Fiction/Suspense: The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed New Fiction/Thriller: Midnight Is The Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead Horror/Thriller/Comedy: Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Cooking: Recipes For Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate The Mysteries of Agatha Christie by Karen Pierce Young Adult: Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson Children/Picture Book: Gustavo The Shy Ghost by Flavia Drago Music Credits: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions Sound Credits: Halloween Intro by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay Witch Cackle by Pixabay

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August book picks are here to help us enjoy our final summer vacations, staycations, and long weekends. This month's picks are curated by Tracy Lessard from Barnes & Noble in Amherst, NY. Listen as Tracy and host Caroline Elliott chat about these titles in the Amherst store, then select your favorites to keep you company while relaxing in a hammock, sitting by a campfire, or even after throwing AXES (you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what this means!). Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com this month go to World Central Kitchen - providing meals to people in need by partnering with local organizations. World Central Kitchen is currently helping the people of Maui as they recover from its recent wildfires. Visit us on Instagram to let us know what you're reading this month, and to enter to win our monthly book gieveaway. Happy reading, everyone! HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks: New Fiction: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur Mystery: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead Parenting: Untangled: Guiding Teanage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. Cooking: Taste of Home's 30-Minute Cookbook: 317 Mealtime Lifesavers by Taste of Home Editors Young Adult: Sadie by Courtney Summers Music Credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

Our July book picks episode has arrived! Listen to Caroline and Marina Graham of Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY discuss our picks for your vacation, staycation, bedside table, and campfire in New Fiction, Beach Reads, Inspiration, and Feminism - AND books to keep kids inspired to read during the summer break. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, because everyone deserves a healthy relationship. HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks New Fiction: The Only Survivors by Megan MirandaBeach Read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidInspiration/Self-Improvement: How Are You, Really? by Jenna KutcherFeminism: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna BogutskayaYoung Adult: The Woven Kingdom by Tahereh MafiMiddle Grades: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Krubaker BradleyPicture Book: Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq Music credit: Blue Dot Sessions "Tall Journey"

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June book picks are here, and today Caroline is talking with Dorothy Bellas from Barnes & Noble Colonie Center, just outside of Albany, NY. June is a busy month for all of us - in addition to our standard-issue breakneck schedules, we’re entertaining friends, planning ways to de-suction kids from their screens this summer, looking for our own summer escapism, and many women are celebrating Pride as members of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies. We’ve got the book picks to help you do it all. Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Real Mama Bears - supporting, educating, and empowering parents of LGBTQ+ kids and the the LGBTQ+ community. Happy reading! HSPxBN June Book Picks: YellowfaceTastemakers: Seven Immigrapnt Women Who Revolutionized Food In AmericaHijab Butch Blues: A MemoirWhy Play Works: Big Changes Start SmallImogen, ObviouslyHookyChange Sings Episode music: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

Get your May book picks fix with our new HSPx BN episode! Caroline roadtripped to the BN store in Dewitt, NY to chat with guests Lauren Youngs and Liz Loftus about our May titles spanning New Fiction, Personal Finance, Travel and Home. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Alliance of Moms, supporting young moms in the foster care system. HSP x BN May Book Picks: Go As A River by Shelley Read Love Your Home Again by Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski Financial Feminist: Overcome The Patriarchy'd Bullsh*t T Master Your Money And Build The LifeYou Love by Tori Dunlap Italy Is My Boyfriend by Annette Joseph 100 Things To Do In Syracuse Before You Die by Linda Lowen

Find your spring reading inspiration in our newest HERsay Podcast x Barne & Noble Book Picks episode! Guest Terri Rogers from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, chats with Caroline about our April selections, from the New Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, and Cooking sections. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to United Against Book Bans, a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship. HSP x BN April Book Picks: Sea Change by Gina ChungThe Writing Retreat by Julia BartzThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaBaking By Feel: Recipes To Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today?) by Becca Rea-Tucker

We're celebrating Women's History Month with an extra helping of feminist and female-empowered titles in our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks episode. Guest Brigette Meskell, from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, chats with Caroline about this month's selections, including a century-spanning vampire tale, a memoir of same-sex relationship abuse, a deep-dive into the many faces of love, and why cats are so often associated with women. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to let us know what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to She Should Run, working to dramatically increase the number of women running for public office. HSP x BN March Book Picks: The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine by Kristen J. Sollee Music credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

All year long we look forward to the festivity and fun of December. And although it feels like there’s less time than ever to squeeze in some quality time for reading, December brings us lots of reasons to seek out a good book - whether its for us (because, hello, we deserve it), or as a gift for those we love and appreciate, or even to have on-hand for that last-minute, unexpected gift-exchange. This month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble book picks includes new fiction, biography, psychology (because, hello, family get togethers), home decorating, a cookbook, and gift ideas for kids and grownups alike. Check out our complete list of book picks at hersaypodcast.com. Proceeds from books purchased through our website go to SeekHer Foundation, supporting the mental health issues unique to women though empowerment and advocacy. Today I’m talking with Lindsey Eklund from Barnes & Noble in Pittsford New York.

In November, we’re preparing for the season of showing our love and appreciation for others with food, with gifts, and of course with the time spent on getting it all done. It’s a busy time of year for sure, but all the more important that we carve out some time for ourselves to enjoy a book that nourishes the mind and spirit. In today’s episode, host Caroline Elliott discusses our November HERsay Podcast x Barnes and Noble Book picks with Molly Norris, from Barnes & Noble in Greece, NY. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to “Get Her There”, an initiative of The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, empowering adolescent girls with the resources they need to fulfill their potential. HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble November Book Picks Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel How To Keep A House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis Communion: The Female Search for Love by Bell Hooks Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out by Angela Liddon Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir by Ursula Burns Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

October reading is what dreams are made of. The back-to-school rush is over and we’re in the groove of a new routine… shorter and chillier days call for an extra latte, tea, or glass(es) of wine… and - can you hear it? - it’s the sound of the short-lived quiet before the holiday storm. For this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble October Book Picks episode, we have spooky stories, cooking inspiration, lessons from the universe, and more! In today’s episode, host Caroline Elliott talks with Barnes & Noble’s Clare Hilton about this month’s titles, featuring women authors and/or amazing female protagonists (have YOU ever considered the Milky Way as a woman? It just makes sense!). Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com this month go to the Foundation for Women Warriors, enhancing the wellbeing of women veterans and military women transitioning back into civilian life. Get your cozy on and listen now! HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble October Book Picks: Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman I Used To Have A Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier Half-Baked Harvest Everyday: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals by Tieghan Gerard The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook by Bridget Thoreson Moldilocks and the Three Scares by Lynne Marie There’s A Ghost In This House by Oliver Jeffers

In September, we're excited about all things hygge! If you’re looking to get cozy with a good book this month, listen to today's HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble book picks episode, featuring six excellent titles and book convo with our host Caroline Elliott, and Lauren Pollock from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY. Proceeds from purchases made at hersaypodcast.com in September go to Blessings In A Backpack. Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble September book picks: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Moody Bitches by Julie Holland, MD The Art of Escapism Cooking by Mandy Lee Know My Name by Chanel Miller In the Company of Women by Grace Bonney

We’re making sure you have plenty of options for your final weeks of summer reading with our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August book picks! Before the season changes and the festive holiday planning begins, listen to Caroline’s conversation with Barnes & Noble's Katie Bretz about the books women will love spanning the genres we know women care about the most. From new fiction, biography, self-improvement, romance, home decorating, business, and gift books for the young people in our lives, there’s something for everyone to cap off summer reading in the hammock, poolside, beachside, or bedside! Proceeds from books purchased through HERsayPodcast.com this month go to Girls Inc. August titles: How To Be Eaten by Maria Aldemann; Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey; Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I Am One. by Ginger Zee; Anxiously Attached by Jessica Baum; Feels Like Home by Lauren Liess; Be: A Not Bulls**t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Being Yourself by Jessica Zweig; In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollett; The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson; Nana’s Garden by Larissa Juliano; Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tolá Okogwu; As Old As Time by Liz Braswell; and Adulting: How to Become a Grownup is 535 easy(-ish) Steps by Kelly Williams.

WARNING: You're gonna need a bigger shopping cart! Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July book picks are here and, take it from us, it's going to be hard to keep your reading list short. July brings some extra time to hunker down with a good story, expert advice, and inspiration for your summer to-do list. Need a book for young people in your life? We've got you covered there, too. Listen to Caroline's conversation with Barnes & Noble's Diana Davis to scratch the surface of our July picks. Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com go to Planned Parenthood Action Fund, promoting and protecting reproductive rights nationwide. Listen now!

Host Caroline Elliott discusses our June book picks with Barnes & Noble's Terri Rogers. This month's titles include: New Fiction Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Poole Beach Read Birds of California by Kate Catugno Self Improvement/Psychology The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins Parenting Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism by Kate Swenson (Auto)Biography Fly Girl: A Memoir by Ann Hood Children's Picture Book The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Chapter Book (middle grades) Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman Young Adult The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson College Prep The Freshman Survival Handbook by Nora Bradbury-Haehl

For this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks episode, Caroline talks with Barnes & Noble’s Vi Everley about May’s selections. Titles include The Helm of Midnight (new fiction), Explorer’s Guide to the Adirondacks (travel), A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers (women’s health), Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and Other Fantasy Favorites (cooking,) Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks (biography), and Dare to Lead (business).