The Readerly Report

By Nicole Bonia & Gaye Weiswasser

Lit podcast hosted by Nicole Bonia & Gayle Weiswasser. Candid book conversations, recommendations, observations on the reading life.

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The podcast currently has 187 episodes available.

The Readerly Report episodes:

October 14, 2022 Where does Gayle look for book reading inspo?
In this episode, we have Gayle solo hosting the show on the topic 'how do we find new books to read?'. Listen to learn where she goes or sites she visits to get new titles to add to her To Be Read list.

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22min
October 07, 2022 October New Book Releases
In this week's episode, both Gayle and Nicole have researched what books will be released during the month of October. They do a short list of 3-4 each and share with you what made them pick those. They sure are great picks to read during the pumpkin season!
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
Dear Ms Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell | Amazon | Bookshop
Easy Beauty by Chloe Cooper Jones | Amazon | Bookshop
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner | Amazon | Bookshop
Too Good To Be True by Carola Lovering | Amazon | Bookshop
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen | Amazon | Bookshop
Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering | Amazon | Bookshop
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng | Amazon | Bookshop
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Amazon | Bookshop
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro | Amazon | Bookshop
Jackal by Erin E. Adams | Amazon | Bookshop
When We Were Sisters by Fatima Asghar | Amazon | Bookshop
The White Mosque by Sofia Samatar | Amazon | Bookshop
Hester by Laurie Albanese | Amazon | Bookshop
The Complicities by Stacy D'Erasmo | Amazon | Bookshop
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie | Amazon | Bookshop
The Furrows by Namwali Serpell |

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40min
September 30, 2022 Nicole's Did Not Finish (DNF) Books
This week's episode is special, the first Nicole's six-pack about a few books she ended up DNFing for several reasons. Listen to this short 15min episode to hear all the whys!
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
A little life by Hanya Yanagihara | Amazon | Bookshop
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs | Amazon | Bookshop
Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown | Amazon | Bookshop
The Last Mrs. Parrish by LIV Constantine | Amazon | Bookshop
The Idiot by Elif Batuman | Amazon | Bookshop
American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer | Amazon | Bookshop

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18min
September 23, 2022 Campus Novels You Should Read This Fall
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle share their book recommendations. The topic in common is the plot set on a University campus. These novels feel close to the readers as many of us can relate to many elements of a typical campus novel. Listen to get some ideas on what book to choose for your back-to-school season!
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
Counterfeit by Kirsten Chen | Amazon | Bookshop
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | Amazon | Bookshop
Normal People by Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | Amazon | Bookshop
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld | Amazon | Bookshop
The Likeness by Tana French | Amazon | Bookshop
Anatomy of A Scandal by Sarah Vaughn | Amazon | Bookshop
Complicit by Winnie M. Li | Amazon | Bookshop
Green by Sam Graham-Felson | Amaz |onBookshop
We Do What We Do In The Dark by Michelle Hart | Amazon | Bookshop
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker | Amazon | Bookshop
The Others Gold by Elizabeth Ames | Amazon | Bookshop
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian | Amazon | Bookshop
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon |

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44min
September 16, 2022 Memoir recommendations & Mercy Street Book Club
In this episode, Gayle and Nicole give us numerous memoir book recommendations. If you are into this genre you will find this show exciting and surely you will hear some good reads to get on your shelf. The hosts also do the book club discussion about 'Mercy Street' by Jennifer Haigh.
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton by Eleanor Ray | Amazon | Bookshop
This Is Not A Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan | Amazon | Bookshop
All of This by Rebecca Woolf by Amazon | Bookshop
Normal Family by Chryta Bilton | Amazon | Bookshop
Solito by Javier Zamora | Amazon | Bookshop
A Place Called Home by David Ambroz | Amazon | Bookshop
Firebrand: A Tobacco Lawyer's Journey by Joshua Knelman | Amazon | Bookshop
The It Girl by Ruth Ware | Amazon | Bookshop
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Crosby | Amazon | Bookshop
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby | Amazon | Bookshop
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy | Amazon | Bookshop
Notes on A Silencing by Lacy Carwford | Amazon | Bookshop
Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod | Amazon | Bookshop
Know My Name by Chanel Miller | Amazon | Bookshop
Reading Lolita In Tehran by Nazar Afisi | Amazon |

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1h 17min
September 09, 2022 2022 Fall Book Preview
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle, return to bring you their short list of hand-picked books coming out this fall.
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
French Braid by Anne Tyler | Amazon | Bookshop
One's Company by Ashley Husted | Amazon | Bookshop
The Measure by Nikki Erlich | Amazon | Bookshop
When Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff | Amazon | Bookshop
Home Stretch by Graham Norton | Amazon | Bookshop
We Do What We Do In The Dark by Michelle Hart | Amazon | Bookshop
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier | Amazon | Bookshop
Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell | Amazon | Bookshop
Tell Me I'm An Artist by Chelsea Martin | Amazon | Bookshop
Lessons by Ian McEwan | Amazon | Bookshop
Runaway by Erin Keane | Amazon | Bookshop
How Not To Drown In A Glass of Water by Angie Cruz | Amazon | Bookshop
The Old Place by Bobby Finger | Amazon | Bookshop
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie | Amazon | Bookshop
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro | Amazon | Bookshop
If I Survive You by Jonathan EscofferyAmazon

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41min
August 12, 2022 Summer New in Paperbacks
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle bring their new paperback picks for your summer reading. After giving the usual update on what each has been reading they jump straight to their choices for this season and explain why they've picked it.
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams | Amazon | Bookshop
Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel | Amazon | Bookshop
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler | Bookshop
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson | Amazon | Bookshop
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | Amazon | Bookshop
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney | Amazon | Bookshop
A Little Hope by Ethan Joella | Amazon | Bookshop
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton | Amazon | Bookshop
Dear Ms Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell | Amazon | Bookshop
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura | Amazon | Bookshop
Embassy Wife by Katie Crouch | Amazon | Bookshop

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35min
August 04, 2022 Book Recommendations For Your Summer Vacation
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle, after a short summer break, return with some summer books. They have chosen these page-turners especially to be read in the summertime as it is when most of us have more time to binge-read some books.
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon | Bookshop
True Biz by Sara Novic | Amazon | Bookshop
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | Amazon | Bookshop
28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand | Amazon | Bookshop
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz | Amazon | Bookshop
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes | Amazon | Bookshop
The 7 1/2 Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | Amazon | Bookshop
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | Amazon | Bookshop
In the Woods by Tana French | Amazon | Bookshop
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary | Amazon | Bookshop
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase | Amazon | Bookshop
Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead | Amazon | Bookshop
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney | Amazon | Bookshop
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close | Amazon | Bookshop
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes | Amazon | Bookshop
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard |

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43min
July 26, 2022 A Short Podcast Break for The Readerly Report
We’re taking a little break.

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2min
July 01, 2022 Audiobook Deep-dive
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle share what audiobooks apps are available for you to use. Gayle shares with us who are her favorite voice actors, listen to discover who they are!
As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode:
Tracy Flick Can't WinTom PerrottaAmazonBookshop
Flying SoloLinda HolmesAmazonBookshop
Marrying The KetchupsJennfier CloseAmazonBookshop
This Time TomorrowEmma StraubAmazonBookshop
Libro.fm
Scribd.com
Bound app
Volumes app PRH Audio app
Audible.com

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1h 6min

FAQs about The Readerly Report:

How many episodes does The Readerly Report have?

The podcast currently has 187 episodes available.