The Read Carpet Report Podcast, hosted by Kirsten and Jackie, is your backstage pass to celebrity book clubs, where red carpet buzz meets real reader reactions.

The hosts celebrate their nine-year partnership in the book world as Beyond the Bookends Celebrity book clubs are becoming ...

It may seem strange to make a post of fiction books about gardening and gardens in the middle of winter, but it is just what ...

In this episode of The Read Carpet Report, hosts Kirsten and Jackie celebrate their nine-year partnership and dive into the ...

I am a huge lover of fantasy books, but royal fantasy books have a big place in my heart. There is something so much fun about fantastical royalty that makes these books so addictive. I included my ...

If you have been following Jackie and me for a while, you know that The Selection is the book that brought us together. So you are probably not surprised that we love YA royalty books. I wanted to ...

There are loads of royal nonfiction books out there, and I’ve read many of them! With interest in the British Royal Family at an all-time high, it’s no surprise that there are so many books about them ...

Get ready for a festive holiday season with this new Christmas Books 2025 guide! Romance, Fiction, YA, Mystery – every genre is on this list of festive holiday novels, so get ready to find the new ...

The 2026 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 9th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

Kirsten and I noticed that family inheritance novels have become a popular subgenre of books in the last few years. We have become a little bit obsessed. These books have it all, and I wanted to put ...

I love to read books set in tropical locations. In the summer, I feel like I am there and in the winter, these books make me forget about the cold. I wanted to put together a list of my favorite books ...

Nothing says fun like books about road trips. Reading about people together in a car on a trip leads to inevitable hijinks that always make me smile. This year, I read a few of these great books and ...