The Readerly Report

Gayle and Nicole discuss their conception and notion of summer books and what constitutes summer reading. They also discuss some upcoming books that they are looking forward to reading in May.

Some books discussed in this podcast.

• Saints for Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan
• Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• Startup by Doree Shafrir
• A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan
• The Circle by David Eggers
• The Leavers by Lisa Ko
• Everybody's Son by Thrity Umrigar (June 6)
• The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve

A big discussion ensues about Sue Miller, Jodi Piccoult and Elizabeth Brundage and book endings which are plausibly implausible.

• All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
• Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
• Big Brother by Lionel Shriver

Gayle has read and updates us on two of the books we discussed previously on the podcast.

• The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
• All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg

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After debating the types of books that get under their skin, Gayle and Nicole discuss the most disturbing books they have ever read. But before they delve into the topic at hand, Gayle relates her Andrew McCarthy sighting. Afterward, they discuss a few upcoming books they have on their radars and a few new books that you should pick up.

Our Most Disturbing Reads
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh (Kenya is the African country featured in this novel. Nicole couldn't recall the country at the time of recording).
Among The Thugs by Bill Buford
Room by Emma Donoghue
All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker 
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 

Other Books Discussed on This Podcast
Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

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We're seeing signs of spring and so Nicole and Gayle discuss some of the books they are adding to their spring reading lists. They also chat about some of the books they've been reading lately which are worthy of giving a try. Some more than others!

Books Discussed In This Podcast:

Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein
A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein
The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein
The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne
The Scarlett Letters by Jenny Norbak
The Big Love by Sarah Dunn
The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Unreliable by Lee Irby
One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel
Carousel Court by Joe McGinniss
What it Means When A Man Fall From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Eveningland by Michael Knight
Often I Am Happy by Jans Christian Grondahl
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Being Jazz: My Life as a(Transgender)Teen by Jazz Jennings

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