Well-Read

If we can't go back to school in September, we can at least live it through campus novels! We share some of our favorites and what we're reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (buy from Bookshop)
  

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We love bringing you previews of books we’re so excited about! Listen in for the books we’re looking forward to this fall and winter.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Jennifer Weiner books

Ann’s picks:

• Eat a Peach by David Chang (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole  (releases September 1) (buy from Bookshop)
  

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (buy from Bookshop)
  

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This week….welcome to Well-FED! Haha! Based on a listener suggestion, we’re discussing and cooking from some cookbooks we enjoy, along with our special guest, Halle’s boyfriend Jeremy! Plus what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Episode 74 – Our Favorite Bookish Places

Ann’s picks:

• Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle and Jeremy’s picks:

• Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls (buy from Bookshop)
  

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Evelina by Frances Burney (buy from Bookshop)
  

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We love assigning each other books, so this week we picked books from each other’s massive TBRs (that’s “to be read”) so we could finally check them off our lists. Opinions ensue. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)

Ann’s picks:

• A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (buy from Bookshop)
  

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe (releases September 29) (buy from Bookshop)
  

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When your eyes need a break from all that reading, why not go to a bookish place? We’re discussing some of our personal favorites this week, and we’ll end with what we’re reading.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The New York Public Library (New York, NY)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson (buy from Bookshop)
  

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If you’re anything like the rest of the quarantined, you’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching over the past few months. We have book suggestions for when you max out on your favorite show but still want more. And, of course, we’ll end by what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Alias (TV)

Ann’s picks:

• Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• Succession (TV)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop)
  

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We're not experts on advising which books will make you antiracist (please seek those experts out!), but we can use our platform to promote the works of black authors that we've enjoyed. We're committed to reading and talking about more books by diverse authors, and we hope you'll do the same. As always, we end with what we're reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (buy from Bookshop)

Ann’s picks:

• The Sellout by Paul Beatty (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (buy from Bookshop)
  

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away by Ketch Secor and Higgins Bond (buy from Bookshop)
  

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With summer just around the corner, it’s time to revisit one of our favorite topics: the perfect book for a long, lazy day by the water. Check out our beach read picks, and find out what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Episode 1 – Beach Reads

Ann’s picks:

• The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank (buy from Bookshop)
  

Halle’s picks:

• Beach Read by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (buy from Bookshop)
  

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Frequent listeners of the podcast will know that we’re both big audiobook listeners, and we’re sharing some of our favorite narrators and the books that represent their work. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Audie Awards

Ann’s pick:

• Rosalyn Landor
  

Halle’s pick:

• January LaVoy
  

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)
  

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