Episode 16: The Queen’s Reading Room- The Best Books

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This week’s episode delves into the best books from the Queen’s Reading Room. What was once a book club is now a charity. Jackie and Kirsten talk about their favorite books along with crowd favorites. Prior to the main discussion, in the Read Carpet Rundown, a discussion of the adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures and the comparison between the book and movie versions occurs, along with reviews of The Devil Wears Prada 2. The show concludes with this week’s book recommendation, Make Believe by Mac Barnett.

Takeaways

• The Read Carpet Rundown
  • Remarkably Bright Creatures Review
    • Remarkably Bright Creatures Summary and Review
    • Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Club Questions and Discussion Guide
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review
    • Novels About Fashion
  • Five Star Weekend Trailer Discussion
    • Friendship Books
• The Best The Queen’s Reading Room Book Club Picks
  • The Best Queen Camilla Book Club Books
  • Queen Camilla’s Book Club: Complete List
  • Discussion of Louise Penny
    • Louise Penny Characters
    • Summary of The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
    • Louise Penny Books in Order With Summaries
• The Bookmark: Make Believe by Mac Barnett
  • May 2026 Book Releases
• Reader Question: What is your favorite family inheritance novel?

The Books We Discussed

Shop for every book or product we discussed in this episode below.

Chapters

• 00:30 Read Carpet Report
• 05:08 Fashion Trends
• 10:05 The Queen’s Reading Room 101
• 14:20 Our Favorite Books from The Queen’s Reading Room
• 25:20 Your Favorite Books
• 25:46 The Bookmark – Make Believe by Mac Barnett

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