Hi all  - Due to a death in Ann's family, we will be taking a brief break for the next month. Thanks and happy reading!

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With summer around the corner, we’re feeling the heat in our reading! Listen in for our selection of hot books.


 


Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman– Neal Shusterman books
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Halle’s picks:
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau– Taylor Jenkins Reid books
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett– Commonwealth by Ann Patchett– Bel Canto by Ann Patchett– Tom Lake by Ann Patchett– Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann: The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
Halle: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai– Real Americans by Rachel Khong– Read with Jenna
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Episode 137 - Hot Books

Getting Out of a Reading Slump

Spring is here, so we’re thinking about books that feel like sunshine! As always, we end with what we’re reading this week.
 


 


Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
Village School by Miss Read– Fairacre series by Miss Read
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Halle’s picks:
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman– The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann: Good Taste by Caroline Scott– Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus– Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs– The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
Halle: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez– AITA on Reddit

Episode 135 - Here Comes the Sun

It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to the most publishing March through May!
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:What Should I Read Next? (podcast)
Ann’s picks:
The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov (releases March 5)– Stieg Larsson books
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (releases March 19)– The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (releases April 2)
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan– Rachel Harrison books
Funny Story by Emily Henry (releases April 23)– Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (releases May 7)– Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith (releases May 7)
The Guncle Abroad by Stephen Rowley (releases May 21)– The Guncle by Stephen Rowley
Halle’s picks:
The Great Divide by Christina Henríquez (releases March 5)– The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henríquez
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González (releases March 5)– Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (releases March 12)– Betting on You by Lynn Painter– When Harry Met Sally (film)
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (releases April 9)
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (releases April 9)– People We Meet on Vacation (film)– Beach Read (film)– Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld– Saturday Night Live (TV)
Real Americans by Rachel Khong (releases April 30)– Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong– Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi– Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler (releases April 30)– Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler
Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan (releases May 21)– Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan– Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan– Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope– A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann:  Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta
Halle: The Hunter by Tana French– The Searcher by Tana French
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Well-Read Episode 134 - Spring 2024 Book Preview

We love reading books but we also love getting books off our shelves, so that means we love our annual Reading From Our TBRs episode!
 


 


Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah– Kia Abdullah books
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett– Audie Awards– Neil Gaiman books– Terry Pratchett books– Good Omens (TV)– The House of the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin– From the Front Porch (podcast)– Ann Patchett books
Halle’s picks:
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff– My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Truth and Other Hidden Things by Lea Geller– Lori Gelman books– Class Mom by Lori Gelman
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson– Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas– Booklist– Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann: Here In Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton– Tara Isabella Burton books
Halle: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff– Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
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