By Its Cover

By Its Cover

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really never know what we’re going to review.

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March 17, 2025

In this unique episode of By Its Cover we talk about a unique field guide that should be on every bird watchers coffee table.

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really n...

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Jake finally read Girlfriend on Mars and in this episode he shares his deep feelings about the horror section of the bookshop.

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really ...

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Join us in this goofy episode where Jake picked out a horror book instead of consuming girlfriend on mars like he was supposed to….

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that ...

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Jake picked this book inspired by his enjoyment of cozy food based murder mysteries and that’s exactly what he got.  Join us as we try to not get hungry talking about this book!

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and...

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The last bus to wisdom follows a young boy on his summer adventures across the united states making unexpected friends and has an unexpected ending.  Join us for Katie’s new favorite book (not)!

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes t...

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January 28, 2025 25 mins

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really never know what we’re going to review.

The Vela follows unlikely friends Asala and Niko as they travel across the solar s...

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January 21, 2025 18 mins

By Its Cover is a tell all book review and comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really never know what we’re going to review.

Andrew Huang is an inspiring creator and in this week’s episode we dive into...

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By Its Cover is a tell all comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover. Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really never know what we’re going to review.

Have you ever been tricked by smut?  Jake seems to be tricked by smut a little too much….Sus...

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December 30, 2024 20 mins

By Its Cover is a tell all comedy podcast where siblings Katie and Jake try to review books after they pick them out by their cover.  Jake has a rule about fully reading a book after picking it by its cover, sometimes to his dismay, and Katie has such a broad set of interests that you really never know what we’re going to review.

In this episode Katie rants about series that end too soon without giving people what they need, ...

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December 23, 2024 19 mins

Dive into Jake’s true feelings about HOAs and their presidents in this episode’s book Cunning Folk.

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Katie picked out a horror booked for Halloween and you get to listen to it in December!  Happy holidays to everyone.

Find this episode interesting? Let us know by reaching out at hostsofbyitscover@gmail.com. Pay for your laughs by subscribing to our Patreon at patreon.com/byitscover

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Jake and I picked out this book together in Enumclaw based on the beautiful artwork on the front of the book, which was done by Kimberly’s daughter. This book is about Peri, a hiker on the Wonderland trail who finishes her hike and discovers the world has been completely changed by an Ebola outbreak. How does she survive a post-outbreak world in Mount Rainier National Park?

We are so excited to be joined by the author, Kimber...

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Jake picked out this book, by gastroenterologist Dr. Partha Nandi. Dr. Nandi provides a guide to a healthy gut microbiome and simple ways to slow or reduce neurogenerative diseases based on research in diet, community, and more.

Find this episode interesting? Let us know by reaching out at hostsofbyitscover@gmail.com. Pay for your laughs by subscribing to our Patreon at patreon.com/byitscover

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November 12, 2024 33 mins

Jake FINALLY read Dune, by Frank Herbert. Jake describes this book as a political sci-fi, featuring Paul Atreides and his mother, Jessica, who survive an assassination plot by their enemy, the Baron, and end up fighting to survive in the desert alongside the Fremen, the natives of the planet. This story features huge sand worms, a magical substance called Spice, and more. It’s one of Katie’s favorites. Will Jake like it...

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November 5, 2024 39 mins

Katie was ready for a horror book and this one was ready to borrow on Libby! This story features main character Tess, whose daughter Julia is kidnapped on the same day her parents are murdered, and a serial killer, Father Silence, is executed. With big gaps in Tess’s memory, will she be able to find who has her daughter?

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October 30, 2024 29 mins

Jake picked out this book even though he doesn’t like smut, and was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed it. This book is about Willa and Hayes, next door neighbors who (surprise!) fall in love <3 Also, there are cats. 🙂

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October 15, 2024 33 mins

It’s spooky season and we’ve appropriately picked a spooky book for today’s episode! The House Where Death Lives is an anthology of short, young adult horror stories. Katie picked this one and shares her favs from the book in this episode.

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October 2, 2024 32 mins

Jake picked out this book, which turned out to be an amazing fiction about billionaire preppers and the end of the world….sort of 🙂 Listen to our review, but as always, spoilers inside.

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This is our first Patreon-chosen book! What we thought was going to be a nonfiction sunshine filled book of appreciation actually turned out to be a fiction short story about a girl, Adeline, who is neglected and abused by her mother in the early 1900s. Stuck on a lighthouse island with a small community of lighthouse caretakers, Adeline finds her voice and gets involved in some drama on the island.

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September 18, 2024 27 mins

Jake picked this awesome graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, reimagined as Bea Wolf, a child hero defending the kid kingdom from boring adult villain Grindle.

Jake loved it. Read it. Listen to us chat about out and goof off. And join our Patreon at patreon.com/byitscover to pay for your laughs.

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