The Readerly Report

We’ve been having some technical difficulties, so really belatedly (the event discussed in this episode took place on August 7!) we talk Nicole’s bookish outing and Gayle’s deep dive into the HBO version of Big Little Lies. Nicole tries to persuade Gayle to read the book, but warns her away from Truly, Madly, Guilty. Lots of reading updates, and you’ll hear about the two books we’ve read that make us cranky and difficult to be around.   Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles The Husband’s Secret by Lianne Moriarty What...

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In this episode, Nicole and Gayle give a midterm report on their summer reading goals. (Surprise! They didn’t stick to their lists.) They also welcome a guest - audiobook narrator Xe Sands - and discuss the challenges of recording audiobooks (accents!) and listening to audiobooks (you can’t skim through torture scenes). There may also be a Time Traveler’s Wife love-fest. Listen to the end to find out how to score a copy of Xe’s latest audiobook performance, The Last Kid Left (written by Rosecrans Baldwin)   Perennials by Mandy Berman Mrs. Fletcher

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This is the first episode in which neither Gayle nor Nicole gives a single book recommendation! It's unheard of, right? That's not what we're about. But, this is one of our favorite episodes because (with the help of a few articles) we're giving you our very best tips on how to read more books. All the better to keep up with that TBR pile we're trying to help you grow! Let us know what tips work for you, and share anything you do helps you read more.

How To Read A Whole Damn Book Every Week by Kevin Nguyen, GQ Magazine - April 2017

Readers to the Rescue: 13 Ways to Make More Time for Reading by Cybil, Goodreads Blog - April 26 2017 

Connect Nicole Bonia: Instagram | Facebook | Goodreads Gayle Weiswasser: Everyday I Write The Book | Twitter

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In what may be their shortest episode ever, Gayle and Nicole chat about some of the books they have read over the last year, which are now out in paperback. They also get really excited about an idea they have for a future podcast episode. It involves magazines.   The Heart by Mayliss de Kerangal All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer The After Party by Anton Disclafani Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close Girls In White Dresses by Jennifer Close The Smart One by Jennifer Close All Things Cease To Appear by Elizabeth Brundage Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris Carousel Court by Joe Ginnis...

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Nicole and Gayle make a bunch of promises they probably won’t keep when they share their 2017 Summer Reading Lists. But our ambitiousness is your gain, as we list a ton of promising books that we want to get to over the summer.

Books mentioned:

The Marriage Pact, Michelle Richmond

Unraveling Oliver, Liz Nugent

The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin

Something Rich And Strange, Ron Rash

The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton

The Wife Between Us, Sarah Pekkanen

An American Marriage, Tayari Jones

Mrs. Fletcher, Tom Perrotta

Our Little Racket, Angelica Baker

The Leavers, Lisa Ko

Al Franken, Giant Of The Senate, Al Franken

The Versions Of Us, Laura Barnett

Real American, Julie Lythcott-Haims

1984, George Orwell

Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin

Cartwheel, Jennifer DuBois

Ginny Moon, Benjamin Ludwig

The Last Hack, Christopher Brookmyre

Standard Deviation, Katherine Heiny

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Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes   We’re just past the midpoint of the year and we have things to...

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Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes Doesn’t summer feel like the season to listen to audiobooks? Just in time for...

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 So if you listen to this episode you’ll discover that Gayle and Nicole

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Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes After spending some time discussing the fact that Book Expo America is now...

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Among many tangents, side conversations and musings (authors writing about unhappy marriages while all claiming to have happy marriages, the disappointing odds of Goodreads giveaways, authors whose debut novels are published by a different company than their first, and Gayle accosting Tom Perotta at BookExpo America), Gayle and Nicole discuss the books they can’t wait to get their hands on is the next few weeks and report back on a some recently mentioned books they’ve read. Basically, they spend half an hour adding to each other’s, and hopefully your, TBR lists.

• The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
• Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki
• California by Edan Lepucki
• Perennials by Mandy Berman
• The Shadow Man by Alan Drew
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