Gayle and Nicole preview the books they are most looking forward to reading this fall.

August is a hot month for new releases, and we have a bunch that we’re giving the eye. Also, Gayle is going on vacation and Nicole has thoughts on the books she’s taking with her.Books mentioned in this episode:The Last Flight by Julie ClarkHoward Stern...

We talk with Donna Hemans, author of the new novel Tea By The Sea, about the dual settings in her book. We also discuss our favorite books where the setting becomes its own character because it's so integral to the story.Books mentioned:Frying Plantain...

Nicole is getting back into reading and Gayle is shockingly turning to non-fiction during this upside-down summer. We also have a deep-dive discussion about The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.Books mentioned in this episode:Untamed by Glennon DoyleLove...

Nicole is back! We catch up on what we’ve been reading over the last few weeks and lament the toll the early months of the pandemic took on our reading.Books mentioned in this episode:The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Gayle’s review here)All Adults...

We talk to Katie Bassel, Senior Publicity Manager at St. Martin's Press, about how marketing books has changed in the last few months. We cover book tours, galleys, reader preferences, #BlackLivesMatter and what's selling these days.The Hot Zone: The...

We talk to Katie Bassel, Senior Publicity Manager at St. Martin's Press, about how marketing books has changed in the last few months. We cover book tours, galleys, reader preferences, #BlackLivesMatter and what's selling these days.

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story Of The Origins Of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
All Girls by Emily Layden
Tea By The Sea by Donna Hemans (Gayle's review here)
Home Is Burning by Dan Marshall (Gayle's review here)
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz
When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth (Gayle's review here)
The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks (Gayle's review here)
The Woman In The Window by A.J. Finn (Gayle's review here)
Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner
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