What You Should Read

What You Should Read

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  • BONUS EPISODE! Maine indie bookstore tour

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    While Julia was back in Maine, she and Rachael (and Rachael's husband Will) spent a day driving from bookstore to bookstore. Stops include multiple locations of Sherman's Books, Bull Moose and Mockingbird Books. 

     

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    1 hr 10 min
  • You Should Read: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (with Bekki Fahrer!)

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    Hello, Should-Heads! We're back with a longer than usual episode (and a fourth host!) and we have a lot to talk about. It's a book club episode and there are spoilers, but we talk about faith and doubt, purpose, colonialism, the rush to judgment, the perils of re-reading a favorite book and much, much more. 

     

    Discussion links:

    https://www.themarysue.com/romance-writers-of-america-racism-religion/ 

     https://www.npr.org/2021/08/05/1025195204/romance-writers-of-america-was-doing-better-with-race-until-a-recent-award-choic 

    Bekki's bag: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSTPV39Nre3/ 

     

    Currently Reading: 

    Bekki: Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emmuska Orczy), Not the Girl You Marry (Andie Christopher) and Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)

    Julia: Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty) and The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd) 
    Kelly: Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney) 
    Rachael: Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)

     

    Recent Acquisitions:

    Bekki: The world's cutest bag that looks like a retro phone AND IT WORKS, What Abigail Did That Summer (Ben Aaronovitch), Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro), The Windsor Knot (SJ Bennett), The Mad Women's Ball (Victoria Mas), Lote (Shola von Reinhold), The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton), Hot Under His Collar (Andie Christopher)

    Julia: Obviously: Stories From My Timeline (Akilah Hughes), Well-Matched (Jen DeLuca), All the Feels (Olivia Dade), The Ex Hex (Erin Sterling) and The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird)

    Kelly: Billy Summers (Stephen King), The Guilt Trip (Sandie Jones) and Wayfaring Stranger (James Lee Burke)

    Rachael: Once There Were Wolves (Charlotte McConaghy), The Wild Ones (Nafiza Azad) and The Other Bennet Sister (Janice Hadlow)

     

     

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    Twitter: @Ginger_Sister 

    Instagram:  @bekki_the_gingernut/ 

    Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3325348-bekki-fahrer 

     

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    1 hr 35 min
  • You Should Read: Our Most Anticipated August Releases!

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    The summer's almost over, Should-Heads. Fall is coming, with its pumpkin spice everything, cooler nights and Halloween preparations (if you're Kelly). But before we get there, there are a lot of great releases in August. 

     

    Discussion link: Amanda Knox's Twitter thread https://twitter.com/amandaknox/status/1420871392266911746?s=20 

     

    Currently Reading:

     

    Julia: While We Were Dating (Jasmine Guillory) and The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
    Kelly: We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz) and just finished The Keeper (Guadalupe Garcia McCall)
    Rachael: The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell), The House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune) and Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)

     

    Recent Acquisitions:

     

    Julia: Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)

    Kelly: We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz), The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova), Not a Happy Family (Sheri Lapena), The Heart Principle (Helen Hoang) and e-listens of Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty), A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins), This Will All Be Over Soon (Cecily Strong) and Assembly (Natasha Brown)

    Rachael: Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty), A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins), This Will All Be Over Soon (Cecily Strong), Strange Beasts of China (Yan Ge), Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison),On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Louise Rennison), Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants (Louise Rennison), Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Louise Rennison) and Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)

     

     

    Most Anticipated:

     

    Julia: The Paris Connection (Lorraine Brown), Holdout (Jeffrey Kluger), She Wouldn't Change a Thing (Sarah Adlakha), The Other Me (Sarah Zachrich Jeng) and The Dating Playbook (Farrah Rochon)

    Kelly: Billy Summers (Stephen King), A Lesson in Vengeance (Victoria Lee), Fresh (Margot Wood), I Kissed a Girl (Jennet Alexander) and Chasing the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar)

    Rachael: Once There Were Wolves (Charlotte McConaghy), The Wild Ones (Nafiza Azad), Beyond the Mapped Stars (Rosalyn Eves), Sisters of the Wolf (Patricia Miller-Schroeder) and A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins)

     

     

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    59 min
  • You Should Read: True Crime books! (Kelly's Wheelhouse Episode)

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    CONTENT WARNING: This episode features a discussion about murder and violence toward women, children and animals. Sexual assault and suicide are also discussed and described. 

    Hi, Should-Heads! We're going to discuss true crime in today's episode. It's been getting increasingly popular over the past few years and has taken over podcasts, Netflix, cable shows, and of course the book world. So...why? Kelly has some theories and some recommendations. 

    Book News:

    New Cursebreakers book:  https://twitter.com/BrigidKemmerer/status/1414624947553640453?s=20 

     

    Currently Reading:

    Julia: The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd); recently finished Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult) 
    Kelly: Under the Whispering Door (TJ Klune); recently finished While We Were Dating (Jasmine Guillory) and Meant to Be: If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy) 
    Rachael: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (VE Schwab) and Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir); just finished Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult)

     

    Recent Acquisitions: 

    Julia: While We Were Dating (Jasmine Guillory) and The Rehearsals (Annette Christie)

    Kelly: Where the Briars Sleep (Emma Beaven), While We Were Dating (Jasmine Guillory), Under the Whispering Door (TJ Klune), When You Get the Chance (Emma Lord), The Rehearsals (Annette Christie), The Therapist (BA Paris), How Sweet It Is (Dylan Newton), Such a Quiet Place (Megan Miranda), The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (Mackenzi Lee) and One True Loves (Elise Bryant)

    Rachael: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) and The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (Marianne Cronin)

     

    Books mentioned in the episode:

    The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)

    I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara) and watch the HBO show, too

    To the Bridge (Nancy Rommelman)

    Chasing Alice (Stephanie Fowler)

    Gone at Midnight (Jake Anderson)

    Death on Ocean Boulevard (Caitlin Rother)

    My Friend Dahmer (Derf Backderf)

    Killers Keep Secrets (James Huddle)

    An Unexplained Death (Mikita Brottman)

     

     

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    Our next book club will be The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell! We're discussing it in our August 10 episode.

     

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    58 min
  • You Should Read: Road Trip-friendly Audiobooks! (with Dan and Amy Knowles)

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    Hi, Should-Heads! We're back and we missed you (and each other)! We also have the best and most fun episode for you today. Danny and Amy Knowles travel around in their RV and listen to audiobooks. But how do you choose what to listen to? And how do you keep from getting lost if the book is really great? (OK, that may only be a concern for Kelly, who's already prone to getting lost.)

     

    Currently Reading:

     Julia: It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian) and Incense and Sensibility (Sonali Dev) 
    Kelly: The Wrong Girl (RL Stine) 
    Rachael: Simone Breaks All the Rules (Debbie Rigaud) and Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult); just finished Yes and I Love You (Roni Loren)

     

    Recent Acquisitions:

    Julia: The 22 Murders of Madison May (Max Barry), The Poacher's Son (Paul Doiron), Incense and Sensibility (Sonali Dev), What if You and Me (Roni Loren), The Dating Dare (Jayci Lee) Midnight, Water City (Chris Mckinney) and Falling (TJ Newman)

     Kelly: 56 Days (Catherine Ryan Howard), Razorblade Tears (SA Cosby), One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston), We Are the Brennans (Tracey Lange), The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray), The People We Keep (Allison Larkin), Survive the Night (Riley Sager), The 22 Murders of Madison May (Max Barry), Shoulder Season (Christina Clancey), That Weekend (Kara Thomas), Vampires and Voodoo (Patricia Frost), What if You and Me (Roni Loren), Mona at Sea (Elizabeth Gonzalez James), Daughter (Kate McLaughlin), Fan Club (Erin Mayer), In Every Generation (Kendare Blake), The Spectacular (Zoe Whittall), The Liz Taylor Ring (Brenda Janowitz), The Serial Killer's Wife (Alice Hunter) and Just Haven't Met You Yet (Sophie Cousens)

     Rachael: What if You and Me (Roni Loren), Dating Dare (Jayci Lee), Falling (TJ Newman), Dead By Dawn (Paul Doiron), Sisters in Arms (Kaia Alderson), Razorblade Tears (SA Cosby) and China Room (Sunjeev Sahota)

     

     

    Audiobooks mentioned in the show:

    Authors: David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Kate Morton, Alison Weir and Ken Follett

    Series: Jack Reacher (Lee Child), Orphan X (Gregg Hurwitz), Game of Thrones (George RR Martin) The Century trilogy (Ken Follett), Earth Children (Jean M. Auel) and Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)

    Books: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir), Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens), All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) Helmet For My Pillow (Robert Leckie), Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose) and Hiking Through (Paul Stutzman)

     

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    50 min
  • You Should Read: Our Summer Picks (a re-release!)

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    Happy summer Should-Heads! This week we are taking time off to indulge in some summer reads by the pool (or in air conditioned apartments. Hey, it's summer, do what you want!)

    Please enjoy this special bonus re-release of our third ever podcast episode, where we recommend our favorite summer reads. Aww baby podcasters! 

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    52 min
  • You Should Read: Our most anticipated July releases!

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    Oh, Should-Heads. After the expensive months that were May and June, things are slowing down a little bit. (But only a little bit.) There are great books coming out this month, too, but July looks to be more of a reading month than a buying month. Our wallets and library hold lists are feeling very grateful for this.

     

    Book News:

     

    Goodreads bad reviews: https://bookriot.com/bad-goodreads-reviews/ 

    Elin Hilderbrand and Casey McQuiston book changes: https://slate.com/culture/2021/06/elin-hilderbrand-casey-mcquiston-antisemitism-israel-social-media.html?fbclid=IwAR37L68g8N0ZKWIPgCQEIa1y8potDDwhc7-V626rOEik_lNFqn9ar-eDtmw 

    Julia's read so much! https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/25816070 

     

    Currently Reading:

     

    Julia: We Could Be Heroes (Mike Chen) and just finished Darling (K Ancrum) 
    Kelly: The Idea of You (Robinne Lee) and just finished The Damage (Caitlin Wahrer) 
    Rachael: Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout), This Time Next Year (Sophie Cousens) and Where the Light Enters (Sara Donati)

     

    Recent Acquisitions:

     

    Julia: Darling (K Ancrum)

    Kelly: The Damage (Caitlin Wahrer) and Then She Vanishes (Claire Douglas)

    Rachael: The Benedict Society omnibus (Trenton Lee Stewart)

     

    Most Anticipated:

    Julia: While We Were Dating (Jasmine Guillory), Incense and Sensibility (Sonali Dev), A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers), The Rehearsals (Annette Christie) and Appleseed (Matt Bell)

    Kelly: Rise to the Sun (Leah Johnson), Where the Briars Sleep (Emma Beaven), Dear Miss Metropolitan (Carolyn Ferrell), Razorblade Tears (SA Cosby) and Falling (TJ Newman)

    Rachael: Dead By Dawn (Paul Doiron), The Comfort Book (Matt Haig), Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead (Emily Austin), Afterlove (Tanya Byrne) and The Women's March (Jennifer Chiaverini)

     

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    1 hr 16 min
  • You Should Read: Our favorite 2021 reads so far (with Kathy Coe!)

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    Hi, Should-Heads! We are here to discuss our favorite reads of 2021 so far, and it was hard to narrow it down to five each! We're also joined by our friend (and tastemaker of the pod) Kathy Coe! While we could each have easily named another five books each (or 10, or 20), we're pleased with this list. No matter your taste, there's definitely something for everyone on here.

    Kelly's Poe socks: https://outofprint.com/collections/socks/products/let-it-poe-cozy-socks 

    Kelly's bookmark came from here: https://t.co/bXan9MJZaA?amp=1 

    Currently reading:

    Julia: Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) and If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy)
    Kelly: Ace of Spades (Faridah Abike Iyimide)
    Rachael: Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout), Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) and Jay's Gay Agenda (Jason June)

     

    Recent acquisitions: 

     Julia: Skye Falling (Mia McKenzie), The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris) and Half Sick of Shadows (Laura Sebastian)
    Kelly: I Am Not a Wolf (Dan Sheehan) and Bath Haus (PJ Vernon)
    Rachael: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix) and If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy)

    Our Favorites of 2021:

    Kathy: A Mouthful of Forevers (Clementine von Radics), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid), The House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune), Blackout (Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon) and Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)

    Julia: Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), That Summer (Jennifer Weiner), Meet Me In Another Life (Catriona Silvey), Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir), Pumpkin (Julie Murphy) 

    Kelly: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult), That Summer (Jennifer Weiner), Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers), We Are Inevitable (Gayle Forman) and Outlawed (Anna North)

    Rachael: Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey), That Summer (Jennifer Weiner), Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier) and Pumpkin (Julie Murphy)

     Follow Kathy Coe:
    Blog:  http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com/ 
    Twitter: @kathycoe   
    Instagram: @glassofwine81 

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    Don't forget about our next book club! We're discussing The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell in August! You can email your thoughts or find us on social media! We're really excited for this one--and its special guest!

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    58 min
  • You Should Read: It Happened One Summer (with author Tessa Bailey!)

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    Should-heads, you are in for a treat! We are joined by Tessa Bailey, here to talk to us about her upcoming release It Happened One Summer (out July 13). This Schitt's Creek-inspired novel is clever, sweet and scorching hot. We all loved it and it is perfect for poolside or beach reading, preferably with an umbrella drink. You need this book in your life. 

    Book News:

    Malibu Rising optioned by Hulu! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/malibu-rising-author-taylor-jenkins-reid-hulu-adaptation-reimagining-80s-hollywood-1234962875/ 

    (Misprint from show: There IS showrunner news and it's Liz Tigelaar, who also was behind Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere adaptation.)

     

    Currently Reading:

    Julia: Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
    Kelly: Just finished The Final Girls Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
    Rachael: The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)


    Recent Acquisitions:

    Julia: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult) and Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)

    Kelly: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult) and The Disappearing Act (Catherine Steadman)

    Rachael: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult), For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten), The Lost Queen (Signe Pike), The Forgotten Kingdom (Signe Pike) and Green Rider (Kristen Britain)

     

    Other books mentioned in the episode: Beach Read (Emily Henry), The Hating Game (Sally Thorne), The Ex Hex (Erin Sterling) and A Lot Like Adios (Alexis Daria)

    Authors mentioned: Helen Huang, Christina Lauren, Rosie Danon, Kate Claybourne and Mariana Zapata.

     

    Follow Tessa Bailey:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessabaileyisanauthor/ 

    Website:  https://www.tessabailey.com/ 

    Get a signed copy of It Happened One Summer: https://shop.wordbookstores.com/tessabailey?fbclid=IwAR0mbJq5ZfZRabYuPfTj7M62gho_RB-ekV3MIOy1uFNbOxW4F2GMsA7-zcw 

     

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    49 min
  • You Should Read: Honey Girl (a book club episode!)

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    Hi, Should-Heads! We are absolutely delighted to present our latest book club episode. We all loved Honey Girl and do a deep dive into parental expectations, love stories vs. romance, microaggressions, the importance of chosen family and what to do when your Plan doesn't work out. And are we really going to go monster hunting ourselves? We just might...

     

    Book News:

    Firsthand Accounts of Tulsa Race Massacre Republished: oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/05/30/greenwood-author-publishes-black-wall-street-book-tulsa-race-massacre/5047138001/ 

    Elin Hilderbrand: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86562-readers-angered-over-anne-frank-reference-in-new-hilderbrand-novel.html 

    NK Jemisin deal: https://www.avclub.com/n-k-jemisin-is-adapting-her-broken-earth-trilogy-for-t-1847040525 

     

    Currently Reading:

    Julia: It Happened One Summer (Tessa Bailey)

    Kelly: Jay's Gay Agenda (Jason June)

     Rachael: Pumpkin (Julie Murphy) and Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery)

     

    Recent Acquisitions:

    Julia: Pumpkin (Julie Murphy), Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang), Dear Miss Metropolitan (Carolyn Ferrell), Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid) and The Lost Queen (Signe Pike)


    Kelly: Instructions for Dancing (Nicola Yoon), The Maidens (Alex Michaelides), An Emotion of Great Delight (Tahereh Mafi), Animal (Lisa Taddeo), Live Your Life (Amanda Kloots), All the Lonely People (Mike Gayle), Sweethand (N.G. Peltier), Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford), The Passing Playbook (Isaac Fitzsimmons), Golden Girl (Elin Hilderbrand), The Other Black Girl (Zakiyah Dalila Harris), Girl One (Sara Flannery Murphy), Kill All Your Darlings (David Bell), The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix), The Taking of Jake Livingston (Ryan Douglass) and Defy the Night (Brigid Kemmerer).

    Rachael: Pumpkin (Julie Murphy), The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)

     

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    1 hr 10 min

About What You Should Read

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Friends Julia, Kelly, and Rachael discuss the newest books, trends and their never-ending TBR stacks. There will be laughs, great recommendations, and possibly (definitely) some spoilers. Tune in…