Nicole Bonia

By Nicole Bonia

Here is your invitation to high-touch living, blending cosmic insights, bespoke rituals, and curated luxuries to transform your weekends into a soulful, intentional escape.

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May 07, 2021 2021 Summer Book Preview
Gayle and Nicole have scoured the summer book previews from across the web and found the books that look most exciting. Start making your summer TBR now! They also declare a winner of the 2021 Readerly Report March Madness Tournament.
Books mentioned;
Other People’s Children | R. J. Hoffmann | Amazon | Bookshop
Mirrorland | Carole Johnstone | Amazon | Bookshop
Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop
In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop
To Sir With Love | Lauren Jayne | Amazon | Bookshop
The Vixen | Francine Prose | Amazon | Bookshop
Goldengrove | Francine Prose | Amazon | Bookshop
That Summer | Jennifer Weiner | Amazon | Bookshop
Something Wild | Hannah Halperin | Amazon | Bookshop
Seven Days in June | Tia Williams | Amazon | Bookshop
Silver Tears | Camilla Lackberg | Amazon | Bookshop
God Spare The Girls | Kelsey McKinney | Amazon | Bookshop
Stolen | Elizabeth Gilpin | Amazon | Bookshop
The Husbands | Chandler Baker | Amazon | Bookshop
Not A Happy Family | Sheri Lapena | Amazon | Bookshop
One, Two, Three | Laurie Frankel | Amazon |

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1h 1min
May 05, 2021 March Madness: The Final Four
In this mini-episode, we discuss the Final Four in our 2021 March Madness Tournament: Sing, Unburied, Sing vs Long Bright River and In The Dream House vs There There.
Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop
Long Bright River | Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop
In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop
There There | Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therestperpective.substack.com
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16min
April 22, 2021 Paperbacks & Books Set In Summer, We're Ready For The Hot Weather
Gayle and Nicole discuss all the paperbacks that have come out over the last four months and talk about.. .not beach reads, but books actually set in summer.
What We're Reading
Confessions On The 7:45 | Lisa Unger | Amazon | Bookshop
Her Dark Lies | J. T. Ellison | Amazon | Bookshop
The Return | Rachel Harrison | Amazon | Bookshop
Too Good To Be True | Carola Lovering | Amazon | Bookshop
Who Gets In And Why | Jeffrey Selingo | Amazon | Bookshop
Two Girls Down | Louisa Luna | Amazon | Bookshop
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev | Dawnie Walton | Amazon | Bookshop
Other People's Children | R. J. Hoffmann | Amazon | Bookshop
Sorrow And Bliss | Meg Mason | Amazon | Bookshop
Good Company | Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney | Amazon | Bookshop
When The Stars Go Dark | Paula McLain | Amazon | Bookshop
2021 Paperbacks
All Adults Here | Emma Straub | Amazon | Bookshop
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt | Anonymous | Amazon | Bookshop
Big Summer | Jennifer Weiner | Amazon | Bookshop
Where The Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | Amazon | Bookshop
Becoming | Michelle Obama |

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1h 8min
April 08, 2021 Unfaithful: 16 Memorable Books Featuring Infidelity
In this episode, Gayle and Nicole talk about memorable books they’ve read with plots that center around infidelity. We also do Round 2 of March Madness, bringing the Sweet Sixteen down to the Elite Eight.
Books discussed:
Luster | Raven Leilani | Amazon | Bookshop
Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad | Amazon | Bookshop
28 Summers | Elin Hildebrand | Amazon | Bookshop
The Margot Affair | Sanae Lemoine | Amazon | Bookshop
Hausfrau | Jill Alexander Essbaum | Amazon | Bookshop
Siracusa | Delia Ephron | AmazonBookshop
The Body In Question | Jill Ciment | Amazon | Bookshop
Meet Me At The Museum | Ann Youngson | Amazon | Bookshop
Couple Mechanics | Nelly Alard | Amazon | Bookshop
Confessions on the 7:45 | Lisa Unger | Amazon | Bookshop
His Only Wife | Peace Adzo Medie | Amazon | Bookshop
Stay With Me | Ayobami Adebayo | Amazon | Bookshop
The Next | Stephanie Gangi | Amazon | Bookshop
Nutshell | Ian McEwan | Amazon | Bookshop
Little Children | Tom Perrotta | Amazon | Bookshop
The Lemon Grove | Helen Walsh | Amazon |

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1h 20min
March 25, 2021 2021 March Madness: Round 1
Gayle and Nicole kick off Round 1 of the 2021 March Madness tournament, where we narrow down the best book that we’ve both read in the last two years. (We had some input from our Facebook fans as well.) Tune in to find out which books will move on to the next round!
Books mentioned:
In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop
There There | Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop
The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennet | Amazon | Bookshop
Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad | Amazon | Bookshop
The Lost Apothecary | Sarah Penner | Amazon | Bookshop
Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop
Educated | Tara Westover | Amazon | Bookshop
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop
Daisy Jones And The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon | Bookshop
Long Bright River | Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop
The Dreamers | Karen Thompson Walker | Amazon | Bookshop
Ask Again, Yes | Mary Beth Keane | Amazon | Bookshop
A Woman Is No Man | Etaf Rum | Amazon | Bookshop
My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell | Amazon | Bookshop
Such A Fun A | geKiley Reid | Amazon | Bookshop
The Last Flight | Julie Clark |

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1h 4min
March 12, 2021 Spring Book Preview - 2021
Has spring ever felt as welcome – and needed – as it does this year? In addition to warmer temps, longer days, and the hope of ample vaccines, there are also a lot of promising books coming out this spring. Here are some of the ones that caught our eye.
Links mentioned:
The Time Traveler’s Wife article in LitHub
Books discussed:
The Push | Ashley Audrain (Gayle’s review) | Amazon | Bookshop
My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell (Gayle’s review) | Amazon | Bookshop
The Bad Muslim Discount | Syed Masood | Amazon | Bookshop
Quit Like A Woman | Holly Whitaker | Amazon | Bookshop
Raceless | Georgina Lawton | Amazon | Bookshop
What’s Mine And Yours | Naima Coster | Amazon | Bookshop
Red Widow | Alma Katsu | Amazon | Bookshop
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano | Donna Freitas | Amazon | Bookshop
The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris | Amazon | Bookshop
The Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead | Amazon | Bookshop
Swimming Back To Trout River | Linda Rui Feng | Amazon | Bookshop
Secrets Of Happiness | Joan Silber | Amazon | Bookshop
Caul Baby | Morgan Jerkins | Amazon | Bookshop
Brat | Andrew McCarthy | Amazon |

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1h 6min
February 25, 2021Love Stories We Love
This week, in keeping with the Valentine’s Day theme, Gayle and Nicole share their favorite love stories. They cover:
Books they’ve been reading
Literary News - List of literary works of fiction that are now in the public domain
Favorite couple/love stories
Book club: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

Books discussed in this podcast:
The Girls From Corona Del Mar | Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop
Goodnight Beautiful | Aimee Molloy | Amazon | Bookshop
The Push | Ashley Audrain | Amazon | Bookshop
The Last Flight | Julie Clark | Amazon | Bookshop
The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins | Amazon | Bookshop
Indelicacy | Amina Cain | Amazon | Bookshop
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Amazon | Bookshop
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte | Amazon | Bookshop
My Friend Anna | Rachel DeLoache Williams | Amazon | Bookshop
28 Summers | Elin Hildebrand | Amazon | Bookshop
Mary B. | Katherine Chen | Amazon | Bookshop
Normal People | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop
The Light We Lost | Jill Santopolo | Amazon | Bookshop
You | Caroline Kepnes | Amazon | Bookshop
Evvie Drake Starts Over | Linda Holmes | Amazon |

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1h 20min
February 12, 2021 An Anti-Racist Fiction Reading List
Narrative fiction can be very powerful in instilling empathy and helping readers understand other people's lives.
In this episode, we share a list of narrative fiction/memoirs that can serve to make the Black experience more accessible to any reader and bring about perspective and understanding.
The Boys Club | Erica Katz | Amazon | Bookshop
The Last Story of Mina Lee | Nancy Jooyun Kim | Amazon | Bookshop
A Very Punchable Face | Colin Jost | Amazon | Bookshop
White Ivy | Susie Yang | Amazon | Bookshop
The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang | Amazon | Bookshop
Big Girl, Small Town | Michelle Gallen | Amazon | Bookshop
Firefly Lane on Netflix | Kristian Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop
Bridgerton on Netflix | Julia Quinn | Amazon | Bookshop
Conversations With Friends | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop
Passing | Nella Larsen | Amazon | Bookshop
The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie | Ayana Mathis | Amazon | Bookshop
The Travelers | Regina Porter | Amazon | Bookshop
The World According to Fannie Davis | Bridgett Davis | Amazon | Bookshop
Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop
A Life Apart | L.Y. Marlow | Amazon |

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1h 5min
February 04, 2021 Kicking Off 2021: A New Year For The Readerly Report!
We hope that your 2021 is off to a good start. We are back from our hiatus and kicking off 2021 for The Readerly Report.
In this episode, we talk about our 2021 reading resolutions, our plans for the show this year, and, of course, what we’ve been reading.
We are also doing a fantastic giveaway with Libro.fm – 3 months of free audiobooks!
To enter our giveaway, leave us a comment at the Readerly Report blog with whatever you’re listening to or plan to listen to in 2021.
2020 Wrap-up Post
2021 EDIWTB Reading Challenge
2021 EDIWTB Reading Challenge Spreadsheet
2021 EDIWTB Reading Challenge Facebook Group
2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Modern Mrs. Darcy’s List Of Books About New Starts
The Princess Switch on Netflix
The Invisible Man on NBC

Oona Out Of Order | Margarita Montimore | Amazon | Bookshop
Attachments | Rainbow Rowell | Amazon | Bookshop
A Good Neighborhood | Therese Anne Fowler | Amazon | Bookshop
Bridgerton on Netflix | Julia Quinn | Amazon | Bookshop
Tiny Pretty Things on Netflix | Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton | Amazon | Bookshop
My Friend Anna | Rachel DeLoache Williams | Amazon | Bookshop | (Gayle’s review here)
Lakewood | Megan Giddings | Amazon |

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1h 10min
December 31, 2020 2020 Year-End Book Superlatives
It's our last show of the year! We're talking superlatives from 2020 - the books we couldn't put down, the ones that disappointed us, the weirdest ones, our overall favorites... and more.

For a complete list of the books discussed in the episode (including links to all of Gayle's reviews) please read our show notes. Happy reading! Happy New Year!

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therestperpective.substack.com
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1h 10min

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