Out of the Best Books

By Amity Hulse and Laura Leon

“A Classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”--Italo Calvino. We are two moms that love the classics and we believe they are relevant and still have so much to still say to ... more

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Out of the Best Books episodes:

January 23, 2026 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - Part 2 (Ch 10-16)
Books mentioned in this episode:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Boy Called Christmas by Matt HaigUp Next:
Wuthering Heights Ch 17-25
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49min
January 16, 2026 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - Part 1 (Ch 1-9)
Books mentioned in this episode:
These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner

Up Next:
Wuthering Heights Ch 10-16
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41min
January 09, 2026 The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Join us as we talk about our experience reading the Wizard of Oz. What did we learn about ourselves? And what were the major differences between the book and movie we know so well?
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher
Christmas is for Children by Rosie ClarkUp Next:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Chapters 1-9)
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51min
January 02, 2026 Announcing our 2026 Book Lineup
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher
Beloved by Toni Morrison
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Henry V by William Shakespeare
The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
Black Stallion by Walter Farley
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerUp Next:
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
...more
42min
December 26, 2025 Our Top 10 Books of 2025
Books mentioned in this episode:
They Ask, You Answer by Marus Sheridan
Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly
Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
Alledgedly by Tiffany D Jackson
Hidden Yellow Stars by Rebecca Connelly
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor FranklIn
In Order to Live by Yeomni Park
A Time to Kill byJohn Grisham
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert DugoniUP NEXT:
Announcing our 2026 Book List
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57min
December 19, 2025 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Part 3 (Ch 12-17)
Book mentioned in this episode:
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
The Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ones True Love by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidUp Next:
Our top 10 Books of 2025
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59min
December 12, 2025 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Part 2 (Ch 7-11)
Books mentioned in this episode:
How to Avoid Falling in Love With a Jerk by John Van Epp
Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong DunbarNext Episode:
Our Top 10 Books of 2025
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42min
December 05, 2025 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Part 1 (Ch 1-6)
Join us as we discuss the first 6 chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. We will also discuss how to get more out of your Libby app, as well as some changes they have made, and tell you what we've been reading lately.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman
Next Week: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Chapters 7-11
...more
49min
November 28, 2025 The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Part 3 (Ch 11-15)
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
The Harry Potter Series by R.K. Rowling
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Incorrible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood & Jon Klassen
The Penderwicks Series by Jane Birdsall
The Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snickett
...more
53min
November 21, 2025 The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Part 2 (Ch 6-10)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Coming Up Next Week:
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis Chapter 11-15
Our Next Book:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
...more
46min

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