The Readerly Report

Book Club Discussion:
Mary B by Katherine J. Chen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 

What We’re Reading:
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
Girl Unknown by Karen Perry
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into The Business of Punishment  by Shane Bauer
A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned In Iran by Shane Bauer
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & David J. Evans
You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness And Start Living An Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

Creepy Reads:
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
Florida by Lauren Groff
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Ghost Notebooks by Ben Dolnick
Carousel Court by Joe McGinniss
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
And When She Was Good

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Jane Austen is dead and we can’t get Pride & Prejudice back. Gayle is in her feelings about our current read, Katherine J. Chen’s Mary B. We are not losing our minds, literary fiction just does not have very memorable plot lines. Are there any heartwarming stories featuring twins? Gayle and Nicole discuss creepy twins, the new book based series on Lifetime (You), new paperback releases & more.   What We’re Reading Mary B.by Katherine J. Chen Ghosted by Rosie Walsh Girl Unknown by Karen Perry You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness And Start Living An Awesome Lifeby Jen Sincero The Watcherby Caroline Erikson   New In Paperback The Wifeby Meg Wolitzer You by Caroline Kepnes Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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Guys, why do we love Pride & Prejudice so much? We speculate, but we have no clear reasons why we love P&P & Jane Austen so much.  We get into what were reading, more highly anticipated fall reading, and banned Books! All the feels about the books that are in these banned book lists.

What We’re Reading
Mary B. By Katherine J Chen
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Shout-out to Sarah from Sarah’s Bookshelves) Jhumpa Lahiri- reconciling a foreign way of life with an American way of life.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Emma In The Night by Wendy Walker

Continuing Our Fall Must Reads List
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Small Fry Lisa Brennan-Jobs
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gower
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
(Nicole has a rant about people strolling down a lane or abandoned children on book covers.)
Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

 

Banned Books Week
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

 

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So many books are finding new lives as either movies or series adaptations. We discuss the movies and series that we are most looking forward to this fall. Gayle and Nicole also considers the age old question of whether to read the book before seeing the movie? Of course they have vastly different opinions. Also, Gayle’s taste is changing, she can’t read the depressing books like she used. 

Books and Adaptations Discussed in This Podcast:
Mary B by Katherine J. Chen
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Children Act by Ian McEwen
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen
Atonement by Ian McEwen
The Child In Time by Ian McEwen
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
Tweak by Nick Sheff
Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Ready Player One by Ernest Kline
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Nifenegger
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
BirdBox by Josh Malerman
Christopher Robbins
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Dinner List by Rebecca Searle

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As promised, Gayle and Nicole are back with another round up of books coming out this fall that should be on your radar. There are so many great books coming out this season that this is by no means an exhaustive list, so we promise to keep you up to date on more great books we cross paths with in the coming weeks.

Books Discussed in this Podcast:

I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
How To Love A Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
Mary B. by Katherine J. Chen
Know Your Value by Minka Brzezinski
There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald
Lake Success by Gary Schteyngart
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Nine Strangers by Lianne Moriarty
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Give Me Your Hand by Meghan Abott

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Gayle, Nicole and their guest, Sarah (Sarah's Bookshelves), chat like long lost friends over the merits of the many celebrity books clubs on offer. Who has the most literary picks, the most commercial picks, the one most likely to match your style. Listen to find out all about them, and read Sarah's Celebrity Book Club Guide and the rest of her blog for more great reading resources and recommendations.

Book Clubs mentioned in this podcast:

Reese Witherspoon

Ashley Spivey

Jimmy Fallon

Oprah Winfrey

Sarah Jessica Parker

Andrew Luck

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Fall is the season that every reader is primed to anticipate. While we're a little sad to say goodbye to Summer, all the great books that are lined up for release in Fall 2018 are here to console us. In this podcast Gayle and Nicole start the discussions about blockbuster releases, new offerings from famed authors, and the books they are most looking forward to delving into over the next few months. Let the Fall reading season begin!

WHAT WE’RE READING

Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman
The Dependents by Catherine Dion
Vox by Christina Dalcher 
His Favorites by Kate Walbert
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage & Betrayal by Jen Waite
Circe by Madeline Miller

FALL RELEASES WE CAN’T WAIT TO READ

Becoming by Michelle Obama
A Cloud In The Shape Of A Girl by Jean Thompson
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman
Rust and Stardust by T. Greenwood
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver


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Make no mistake, Gayle and Nicole spend this entire episode making wild speculations about 44- his interests, his personality, and his approach to the presidency based on his reading list. He multitasks reading about relationships his broader reading picks (such a man!). He's an optimist! He loves India! He pairs his fiction with issues! He's sending us messages through his carefully curated recommendations! Join us as we clutch our pearls and think about what it all means.

Some Books Discussed In This Podcast:
Educated by Tara Westover
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
A House For Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipul
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World- And Why Things Are Better Than We Think by Hans Rosling

Links
86 Books Barack Obama Recommended During His Presidency
Here Are Barack Obama's Favorite Books and Music of 2017

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Every year Gayle and Nicole take a moment to review the summer book lists and pick and discuss the books that seem to be everywhere.

Books Discussed In This Podcast

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Woman In the Window by A.J. Finn
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Great Alone by Krustin Hannah
Circe by Madeline Miller
The High Season by Judy Blundell
Florida by Lauren Groff
How To Walk Away by Katherine Center
When Life Gives You Lulu Lemons by Lauren Weisberger
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Mosfegh
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
The Lies We Told by Camila Way
Meet Me At The Museum by Anne Youngson
There, There by Tommy Orange
The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean

What We're Reading
Vox by Christina Dalcher
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite
Perfection by Julie Metz (Read Gayle's review.)
Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 

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There is a fair amount of whine in this podcast. Nicole can’t get into Circe, Gayle is tired of sociopath husbands. Are all of the books victim porn or female revenge fantasies? There a lot of bad man books. Gayle’s big book purge. We briefly revisit Gayle’s love of inappropriate relationships. Also, all the books have floral covers.

Books discussed in this podcast:
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of An American Midwife by Patricia Harman
Every Other Weekend by Zulema Renee Summerfield
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage & Betrayal by Jen Waite
Vox by Christina Dalcher 
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
The House on Strand by Daphne du Maurier
Give Me Your Hand by Meghan Abbot
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
The Sense of An Ending by Julian Barnes
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman

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