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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How many episodes does Out of the Best Books have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.

Out of the Best Books episodes:

May 30, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Part 6 (Ch 51 -59)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Know Yourself Know Your Money by Rachel Cruz
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1h 18min
May 23, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Part 5 (Ch 40-50)
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The 36 Hours Day by Nancy Mace
Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey by Jolene Brackey
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1h 1min
May 16, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Part 4 (Ch 30-39)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
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1h 10min
May 09, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens- Part 3 (Ch 20-29)
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Wonder by RJ Palacio
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
The Frozen River by Clare Flynn
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Up Next:
Great Expectations Chapters 30-39
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1h 7min
May 02, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Part 2 (Ch 11-19)
Books mentioned in this episode:
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie WisemanUp Next:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapters 20-29

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1h 14min
April 25, 2025 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Part 1 (Ch 1-9)
Books mentioned on this episode:
Allegedy by Tiffany D. Jackson (Very spoilery discussion - if you plan to read it, skip ahead)
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent

Next Episode:
Great Expectations Ch 10-19
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1h 19min
April 18, 2025 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Part 5 (Ch 43-47)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
The Unsolicited Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Allegedy by Tiffany D. Jackson
A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner

Up Next:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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53min
April 11, 2025 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Part 4 (Ch 35-42)
No books shared this week :(
We will share our current reads next week.
We had too much to say about this section, and decided to split it into 2 episodes!
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55min
April 04, 2025 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Part 3 (Ch 24-34)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Ahoti: A Story of TamarMiriam Feinberg Vamosh
A Time To Kill by John Grisham
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1h 24min
March 28, 2025 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Part 2 (Ch 11-23)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
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1h 24min

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How many episodes does Out of the Best Books have?

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