The Readerly Report

Gayle is back with a quick update on the Readerly Report podcast - where we've been and what to expect over the next month or so in terms of new episodes. We hope you are all doing well and staying safe. Longer episodes to come!

This may be a good time to get lost in a good book series, especially if you're having trouble focusing or settling down on a book to read. Here are some of our favorite book series that we've read over the years, from the light to the heavy.Books We're...

Gayle and Nicole discuss the ways the pandemic has changed their lives and reading and the way the book community has pulled together in a crisis

Some people turn to dystopian pandemic books in times like these, while others want lighthearted reads. Gayle and Nicole’s usual fare tends toward the depressing and heavy, but they do read light books every now and again. Here are some of their...

Gayle and Nicole are back with a new episode, and… well, the world has changed a lot since they last spoke. They catch up on what they’ve been reading, review some industry news and share their thoughts on the new reality.Books discussed on this...

You're all caught up on your reading, right? Because you're going to want to add a bunch of these new March releases to your TBR.What we're reading and book news:Long Bright River by Liz MooreIn Five Years by Rebecca SerleIn the Dream House by Carmen...

In this episode, Gayle and Nicole discuss our favorite books about ordinary people with ordinary lives and ordinary jobs. We also catch up on what we’re reading and why Gayle has been in such a dark reading mood.Books discussed in this episode:When We...

Gayle and Nicole catch up on the latest controversies in the literary word and share their favorite reads by African-American authors.

Paperbacks! Get yer paperbacks! Gayle and Nicole share winter titles coming out in paperback that you should check out if you missed them the first time around. We also have our book club discussion about Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age.

What we’re reading and industry news:

The Cactus League by Emily Nemens
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Something In The Water by Catherine Steadman
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Winter Paperbacks:
Golden Child by Claire Adam
Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
Waiting For Eden by Elliot Ackerman
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
Maid by Stephanie Land
The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
Truth Be Told by Kathleen Barber
Black Is The Body by Emily Bernard
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
Looker by Laura Sims
The Suspect by Fiona Barton
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Zucked: Waking Up To The Facebook Catastrophe by Roger McNamee
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Last by Hannah Jameson

Book club discussion:

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Gayle’s review here)

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Gayle and Nicole catch up on what they've been reading and look ahead to the February books that they are giving The Eye.