# Mary Ann Shaffer

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows: Epistolary Novels Are Not a Flop

Returning guest Kat joins us to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as well as to share a salacious story or two! But the biggest question: Has she joined the season five Storygraph reading challenge? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction h…

DECEMBER VIBE CHECK | the secret lives of stranger things for good

Happy December! RiLee did a lot of reading, Sam did a lot of movie-watching, and new releases like Wicked have given us much to discuss. Today's vibe check is spoiler free besides one minor Wicked spoiler, which we warn you before sharing. (00:00) Intro & life updates kiki (11:55) Reading Report …

Liz

In this episode, we sit at Liz’s sunny dining table, where an unexpected and beautiful conversation unfolds. She tells us about her mother, Mary Ann Shaffer, the librarian who, in her final years, co-wrote The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and passed away before witnessing its succe…

The Best Backlist We Read in 2025 with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 215

In Episode 215, Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books share the best backlist books they read in 2025. They discuss their top 5 backlist books from last year, highlight some underrated backlist gems, and review their backlist reading statistics. Devoting an entire episode to backlist readin…

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Book Review)

We've watched the movie (2018) and now its time to read where it all started. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows takes us on a correspondance adventure through the eyes of Juliet Ashton and a community of Islanders bonded together by unlikely friendship. At the heart of the novel is Elizabeth Mck…

Hear This 18th September 2026

Hear This – September 18th Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn – DAISY Audio The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer – DAISY Audio 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff – DAISY Audio Wheels – DAISY Audio (Human) Hello! Magazine – DAISY Audio (Synthetic), DAISY Text Roll…

2026 NOVEMBER Welcome to The Correspondent

Our final Birds of a Feather read for 2026 is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, a hopeful and heartwarming novel told entirely through letters. Through the correspondence of 73-year-old Sybil Van Antwerp, we discover a rich story about ageing, family, purpose and the lost art of letter writing. …