The Readerly Report

However premature, Gayle and Nicole throw caution to the winds and discuss the first round of books that they are reading and anticipating this spring.

Books discussed in this podcast include:

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

The High Season by Judy Blundell

The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale

Laura and Emma by Kate Greathead

The Only Story by Julian Barnes

The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clementine Wamariya & Elizabeth Weill

The Italian Party by Christina Lynch

You Think It I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

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Gayle and Nicole discuss the state of their reading lives, and catch up on their current reads. Gayle previews a bunch of Spring paperbacks she is excited to read or is recommending that you pick up.

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Gayle shares the books that she took with her on her travels to Asia and then Gayle and Nicole discuss the ins and outs of picking the right vacation book for the right moment. They also chat about their differing perspectives on The Leavers and the short story collections that leave them cold.

Books Discussed on this Podcast
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Loner by Teddy Wayne
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee
Awayland by Ramona Ausubel
Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

What We’re Reading
Mrs. by Caitlin Macy
The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

New & Forthcoming
I Am I Am I Am by Maggie Farrell
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills

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Nicole and Gayle shine the spotlight on non-fiction this week as they share some non-fiction titles coming out this quarter that they are excited to get their hands on. Topics range from “The Bachelor” and marriage to immigration, true crime and clearing out clutter.

Books discussed:

This Is How It Always Is - Laurie Frankel

The Leavers - Lisa Ko

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

The French Girl - Lexie Elliott

Everything Here Is Beautiful - Mira Lee

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud - Anne Helen Petersen

Bachelor Nation - Amy Kaufman

The Line Becomes A River - Francisco Cantu

The Gentle Art Of Swedish Death Cleaning - Margareta Magnusson

The Year Of Less - Cait Flanders

The Heart Is A Shifting Sea - Elizabeth Flock

The State Of Affairs - Esther Perel

Together We Rise:Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World - The Women's March Organizers and Condé Nast

I’ve Been Thinking - Maria Shriver

I’ll Be Gone In The Dark - Michelle McNamara

Can’t Help Myself - Meredith Goldstein

The Gospel Of Trees - Apricot Irving

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Gayle and Nicole discuss the books they can't wait to read in the first quarter of 2018. While Gayle shares a bunch of debut author, Nicole shares the books she wants to read by authors she's read before. Also Gayle goes on a rant concerning the Goodreads rating system.

Books discussed in this podcast include:

• The Leavers by Lisa Ko
• This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
• Going Into Town: A Love Letter To New York by Roz Chast
• The War Bride's Scrapbook by Caroline Preston
• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
• The Nanny by Leïla Slimani
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• This Could Hurt by Julian Medoff
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
• The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
• The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
• The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson
• Everything Is Beautiful by Mira Lee
• Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira
• Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
• The Other Mother by Carol Goodman
• The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
• The Purchase by Linda Spalding
• A Reckoning by Linda Spalding
• Tangerine by Christine Mangan
• Still Me by JoJo Moyes
• One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
• Now That You Mention It by Kristen Higgins
• I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
• The Wife, The Maid, The Mistress by Ariel Lawhon

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Gayle and Nicole take a look back at some of the best books they've read this year; Gayle discusses the type of nonfiction she likes to read and why she wants to read more; Gayle and Nicole give a few sneak previews of books due in early 2018 that they really enjoyed reading.

Some of the books discussed in this podcast:

The Woman in The Window by AJ Finn The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein   Father’s Day By Simon Van Booy

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​Gayle and Nicole discuss progress they've made on their reading goals and those last minute books they want to sneak in.   Discussed in this podcast:   Gilmore Guide to Books​ This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel ​How To Party With An Infant Kaui Hart Hemmings The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers​ ​The Wife by Alafair Burke The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittle You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld Between Two Fires by Mark Noce Dark Winds Rising by Mark Noce ​

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Nicole and Gayle share the books they are most excited about coming out in Fall 2017 - and there are a lot. They also report back on the results of the Summer Classics Challenge, which were decidedly mixed. This is our last podcast before a 6 week-long break.   Books mentioned on this podcast include: 1984 by George Orwell Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Golden House by Salman Rushdie The Other Alcott

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Gayle and Nicole find that they have read three of the same books this summer. Discussion ensues. Plus, what they've been reading as of late.

Books in our book club discussion: The Confusion Of Languages by Siobhan Fallon The Windfall by Diksha Basu Real American: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims   What we’re reading: The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo The Futilitarians: Our Year of Thinking, Drinking, Grieving, and...

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Nicole and Gayle debate whether there were any real “Hot Books of Summer 2017”, and after concluding that there weren’t, they then discuss several hot books of the summer. Find out what stood out in their summer reading lists.   Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz The Breakdown by B.A. Paris Into The Water by Paula Hawkins Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

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