Overseas Reads

Heads up, listeners! Overseas Reads is rounding out its first season, and you won't want to miss our final (for-now!) episode!

After last week's episode on the road trip novel Sing, Unburied, Sing, Overseas Reads' hosts Emily, Karly, Katie, & Sara discuss the best--and worst--road trips they've ever taken. Join us for travel inspiration, a few not-so-great audiobook recommendations, wisecracks about bungee jumping, and a description of how many mosquito bites is too many.

Haven't read Sing, Unburied, Sing yet? Get your copy here.

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In our final "big read" episode of the season, Sara, Katie, Emily, and Karly break down Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. Part coming-of-age story, part road novel, this book really got us thinking--and talking--about injustice, race, and how many ghosts is too many ghosts. With Overseas Reads, books and travel are always the hottest topics of conversation.

Haven't read Sing, Unburied, Sing yet? Get your copy here.

Speaking of other classic road novels, we also discussed On the Road by Jack Kerouac and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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Summer may be halfway over, but we're not ready to let it go quite yet! Still have a beach or lake day in your future? Listen now to hear what books Sara, Katie, Emily & Karly recommend popping in your beach bag.

Curious about the books we mentioned in this episode? Get your own copies here!

The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (or get the full trilogy here)

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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Get ready to add to your #TBR pile, because we've got hot new book recs (and non-recs!) for you! Join Karly, Katie, Sara, and Emily for this month's edition of "What Else We've Been Reading" to hear our brief reviews of Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Ask Again, Yes, by Mary Beth Keane, Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart, and Bossypants by Tina Fey. We also mention Yes, Please, by Amy Poehler, if you're interested!

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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We've all seen travel TV about getting off the beaten path, but has that path ever taken you into a marsh? In one of our quirkiest episodes yet, Sara, Katie, Emily & Karly share their best ideas for "Marshy Tourism," including the deepest freshwater spring in the world, some of the world's highest-altitude marshes, and the true source of the Mississippi. If that doesn't catch your interest, maybe Katie's hot take on Invasive Fragmitis will. Inspired by last week's read Where the Crawdads Sing, this is a lighthearted episode that you won't want to miss.

Curious about Where the Crawdads Sing? Get your copy here.

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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In our second "big read" episode, Sara, Katie, Emily, and Karly break down the wildly popular Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. As one of the most-reviewed books on Goodreads and Amazon, we had to find out what all the fuss was about - and you'll want to, too! Join us as we discuss good vs. evil, how much we believed in the Marsh Girl, and just how surprised we were by the ending. With Overseas Reads, books and travel are always the hottest topics of conversation.

Haven't read Where the Crawdads Sing yet? Get your copy here.

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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In this special holiday episode, Sara, Katie, Emily & Karly share their favorite travel destinations for the USA's Independence Day celebrations! Have you ever heard of the "Biggest Fireworks Show West of the Mississippi"? Thought of spending your 4th on a cruise ship? Looked for a way to see the nation's capital while still avoiding porta-potties? Listen in for all these travel tips and more, and then let us know where YOU like to spend your holiday!

Are you curious about the Key West War that Emily mentioned? Learn all about it from Stuff You Should Know.

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On a scale of 1 to "Totally Far Out," how cool was your high school English class? Join Sara, Katie, Emily, and Karly as they rehash the books they were meant to read in high school - the ones they were sorry to have missed, and the ones they were glad to skip! 

Curious about the books we discussed in this episode? Get your own copies here!

The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, The Crucible, Brave New World, 1984, The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, Northanger Abbey, The Scarlet Pimpernel, A Tale of Two Cities, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, & Pride and Prejudice.

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

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Curious to hear what other books we recommend (or don't!) this month? Join Karly, Katie, Sara, and Emily for this month's edition of "What Else We've Been Reading" to hear our brief reviews of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty, and Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. 

Want to pick up a copy of any of the other books we mentioned in this episode? You can find I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi here, and Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty here. Happy reading!

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

Join the conversation! Follow us on Instagram at Overseas Reads, or send us an email at [email protected].

Overseas Reads' theme music is Anita Latina by Le Gang; music promoted by Audio Library.

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If you could change one thing about your past travel experiences, what would you change? Inspired by last week's read The Midnight Library, Sara, Katie, Emily, and Karly talk travel regrets in this week's episode of Overseas Reads.

Curious about The Midnight Library? Get your copy here, or download the audio version.

E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one.

Join the conversation!

Overseas Reads' theme music is Anita Latina by Le Gang; music promoted by Audio Library.

Thanks for listening!