Well-Read

Well-Read

By Ann Cox and Halle Carlson

As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we're reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related fun.... more

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  1. Number 1: Some News and Our Fall 2026 Book Preview Picks

    Ann’s picks: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson (releases September 1) Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo (releases September 15) Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table by Mohammed Husayn Alnaas (releases October 6) Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova (releases October 13) Solace House by Will Maclean (releases October 13) Odette Rising by Julianne Edwards (releases October 13) Rottenheart by Kat Dunn (releases October 13) The Bookkeeper by Mary McGarry Morris (releases November 17) Halle’s picks: Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason (releases September 29) The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (releases September 29) Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (releases October 6) Once Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (releases October 6) Hollywood, Ending by John Green (releases October 6) Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li (releases October 13) Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane (releases November 3) Rabbit Rabbit by Jennifer E. Smith (releases December 15) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage Halle: The Land and Its People by David Sedaris Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

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  2. Number 2: Episode 176 - NYT 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century

    Like many readers, we’re eager to talk about the recent list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to the New York Times. But we have a lot of questions… Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The New York Times: The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century The New York Times: The 100 Best Books of 21st Century Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The New York Times: Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of 21st Century The New York Times: Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century People Magazine The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Stieg Larsson books Jo Nesbø books Jussi Adler-Olsen books Ruth Ware books Harlem Trilogy series by Colson Whitehead Don Winslow books Freida McFadden books Carl Hiaasen books Sarah Pinborough books Ruth Rendell books The Window in the Window by A.J. Finn The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Verity by Collen Hoover Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell John Marrs books The One by John Marrs The Marriage Act by John Marrs James Patterson books The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Daniel Silva books Ann’s picks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane – Mystic River by Dennis Lehane – Shutter Island (film) All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Witch Elm by Tana French Halle’s picks: The Push by Ashley Audrain – The Whispers by Ashley Audrain – The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush – @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram Halle: Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty – Read with Jenna – Jaclyn Moriarty books – Nicola Moriarty books Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

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  3. Number 3: Episode 175 - Reading From Our TBRs Again

    We love a TBR episode, and even better is a TBR episode when we pick books for each other! Listen in for our selections, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore – Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill – The Woman in the Library in Sulari Gentill – Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill Enlightenment by Sarah Perry – Charles Dickens books – Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi – The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Halle’s picks: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn – The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn – Kate Quinn books Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni – Our Ex’s Wedding by Taleen Voskuni Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Strange Houses by Uketsu – Strange Buildings by Uketsu Halle: Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti – Tessa Dare books – Swipe Bite by Alexandra Vasti – Judith McNaught books – Loretta Chase books Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

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  4. Number 4: Episode 174 - 2026 Mid-Year Check-In

    Somehow this year is already halfway over (!!!!!), so it’s time to check in on our reading goals and parts of our book lives. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Litsy Next Chapter Society Book Club Libba Bray books @mysterymanon on Instagram @mother.horror on Instagram @ash.reads.horror on Instagram Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights (film) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Romanceopoly 2026 @booksandlala on Instagram Emma M. Lion series by Beth Brower Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy Sarah J. Maas books New York Times Bestsellers list J.D. Robb books C.J. Box books Into the Blue by Emma Brodie Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane This Land Is Your Land by Beverly Gage A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman Land by Maggie O’Farrell Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Strangers by Belle Burden Famesick by Lena Dunham Whistler by Ann Patchett Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen books Naked in Death by J.D. Robb Sue Grafton books Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino A Good Person by Kirsten King Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum Sky Daddy by Kate Folk The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo Alex Stern series by Leigh Bardugo Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason Partita by Barbara Kingsolver Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus Let’s Kiss and Tell by Joss Richard It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Halle: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett – The Help by Kathryn Stockett Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

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  5. Number 5: Episode 172 – Authors We Want To Read More From

    If you’re anything like us, you often read a book you love, add the author’s books to your TBR…and there they sit, unread. Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re making goals this week to rectify that! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Meg Mitchell Moore books Ann’s picks: All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore – Runner by Ashton Lattimore – Ariel Lawhon books – The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – The Maidens by Alex Michaelides – The Help by Kathryn Stockett – The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett The Woman in Black by Susan Hill – The Woman in Black (film) – The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill – Simon Serrallier series by Susan Hill – Ruth Rendell books – Inspector Wexford series by Ruth Rendell Halle’s picks: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue – Sentimental Garbage (podcast) – Sex and the City (TV) – The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins – The Gifts series by Caroline O’Donoghue – Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue – Katabasis by R.F. Kuang – Yellowface by R.F. Kuang – Sarah MacLean books Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa – Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa – Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa – Mutual Discord by Liana De la Rosa Three Junes by Julia Glass – The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne – The Whole World Over by Julia Glass – The Women’s Prize for Fiction – The Correspondent by Virginia Evans What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown – The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Halle: Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy – Heated Rivalry (TV) – Off Campus (TV) – The Sweet Magnolias series by Sheryl Woods Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

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