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Episode 166 - Winter/Spring 2026 Book Preview
It’s a new year and we’re so excited about the roster of books coming out in 2026! Find out what we can’t wait to dive into this winter and spring.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Jane Austen books
Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love by Samin Nosrat
Amity by Nathan Harris
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover
Heart the Lover by Lily King
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Ann’s picks:
– Isola by Allegra Goodman
– Sam by Allegra Goodman
– The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn
– Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett
– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
– The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
– V.E. Schwab books
– Cat Clarke books
– Anthony Horowitz books
– Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Halle’s picks:
– The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
– People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
– People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
– An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
– The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
– The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
– Diabolical Lies (podcast)
– Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer
– Unsteady by Peyton Corinne
– Unloved by Peyton Corinne
What We’re Reading This Week:
– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
– The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
– Gilmore Girls (TV)
– Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
– Bridgerton (TV)
– Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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By Ann Cox and Halle Carlson
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It’s a new year and we’re so excited about the roster of books coming out in 2026! Find out what we can’t wait to dive into this winter and spring.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Jane Austen books
Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love by Samin Nosrat
Amity by Nathan Harris
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover
Heart the Lover by Lily King
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Ann’s picks:
– Isola by Allegra Goodman
– Sam by Allegra Goodman
– The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn
– Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett
– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
– The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
– V.E. Schwab books
– Cat Clarke books
– Anthony Horowitz books
– Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Halle’s picks:
– The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
– People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
– People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
– An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
– The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
– The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
– Diabolical Lies (podcast)
– Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer
– Unsteady by Peyton Corinne
– Unloved by Peyton Corinne
What We’re Reading This Week:
– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
– The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
– Gilmore Girls (TV)
– Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
– Bridgerton (TV)
– Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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Well-Read on Twitter
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