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Hey Should-Heads! We're heading into summer and there are a LOT of great books coming out. Here are the 15 we're most excited for! We hope you get to read a lot, too; what books are you most excited for?

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NOTE: We are now going to be releasing episodes every other week for the summer!

Links Mentioned:

The 22-Book Deal (WHY?!): https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220512140102/sarah-ferguson-shares-incredible-book-news-young-adult-series/?viewas=amp 

Rodham casting: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rodham-hillary-clinton-claire-danes-dakota-fanning-1235266686/ 

Our interview with Debbie Rigaud: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/9203943-you-should-read-simone-breaks-all-the-rules-by-debbie-rigaud-bonus-author-interview 

Our interview with Brigid Kemmerer: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/7485019-you-should-read-a-vow-so-bold-and-deadly-with-author-brigid-kemmerer 

Libro.fm's AAPI quiz: https://blog.libro.fm/quiz-audiobooks-asian-american-pacific-islander-authors/ 

Currently Reading:

Julia: Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) and A Lady for a Duke (Alexis Hall)

Kelly: When We Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill); just finished I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston)

Rachael: When We Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill); just finished Book Lovers (Emily Henry)

Most Anticipated:

Julia: Flying Solo (Linda Holmes), Acts of Violet (Margarita Montimore), Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin), Upgrade (Blake Crouch) and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)

Kelly: Thank You For Listening (Julia Whelan), Tracy Flick Can’t Win (Tom Perrotta), Home Field Advantage (Dahlia Adler), A Girl’s Guide to Love and Magic (Debbie Rigaud) and American Royalty (Tracey Livesay)

Rachael: Woman of Light (Kali Fajardo-Anstine), Tree Thieves (Lyndsie Bourgon), Night of the Living Rez (Morgan Talty), Forging Silver into Stars (Brigid Kemmerer) and Horse (Geraldine Brooks)


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Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing our most frequent recommendations. Yes, these are books you've heard us mention before but if you still haven't read them, we clearly need to mention them again. 

Please don't make us mention them thrice.


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Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing one of our favorite authors today and doing a deep dive into Jennifer Weiner and her backlist. We've all read her for years and we discuss our favorites, when we started reading her and, of course, where you should start if you haven't read her already. (There's no bad option there.)

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Links Mentioned:

Our Big Summer episode: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/3821771-you-should-read-big-summer 

The SNL skit Kelly is watching instead of reading:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQxVwYwrME 

Currently Reading:

Julia: One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle)

Kelly: book slump

Rachael: The Two Towers (JRR Tolkein), Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier) and Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)

Recent Acquisitions: 

Julia: Anybody Out There (Marian Keyes), I’m Just a Person (Tig Notaro), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), and A Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall)

Kelly: Castle on Sunset (Shawn Levy), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), A Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall) and Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)

Rachael: The Dutch House (Ann Patchett), The Mothers (Brit Bennett), Less (Andrew Sean Greer), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall) and The Other Mother (Rachel Harper)

Our Recommendations:
Julia: Mrs. Everything, That Summer and All Fall Down

Kelly: In Her Shoes, Hungry Heart and Best Friends Forever

Rachael: Good in Bed, Little Earthquakes and Fly Away Home


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Hi, Should-Heads! Mother's Day is almost here and we've got some great books to give your mom (and a book for yourself if this is a hard day). 

Julia: The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)

Kelly: City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert) and Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)

Rachael: The Gilded Hour and Where the Light Enters (Sara Donati) and The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)

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We can't believe it's almost May already, and you know what that means: most anticipated time! There are so many great books coming out, and it's going to be another Very Expensive Month. May 3 will especially be a Very Expensive Tuesday. Good luck to all of us.

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Currently Reading:

Julia: The Importance of Being Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen)

Kelly: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes)

Rachael: The Seven Sisters (Lucinda Riley), Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier), Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes)

Recent Acquisitions:

Julia: Again, Rachel and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (both by Marian Keyes)

Kelly:  Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes), an egalley of A Merry Little Meet Cute (Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin (Kip Wilson), Becoming Abolitionists (Derecka Purnell) and Blood Sugar (Sascha Rothchild)

Rachael: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes)

Most Anticipated: 
Julia: By the Book (Jasmine Guillory), This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub), First Time For Everything (Henry Fry) and The Summer Place (Jennifer Weiner)

Kelly: Burn Down, Rise Up (Vincent Tirado), I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston), Practice Girl (Estelle Laure) and Overboard (Sara Paretsky)

Rachael: Book Lovers (Emily Henry), When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill), Bravely (Maggie Stiefvater) and Child Zero (Chris Holm)

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Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by author Sara Paretsky, author of the V.I. Warshawski series! Her next book, Overboard, will be out May 10; the others are available now wherever books are sold.

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Website: https://saraparetsky.com/
Preorder Overboard: https://saraparetsky.com/books/novels/overboard/
Twitter: @SaraParetsky
Facebook: @SaraParetsky



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Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing one of our favorite authors today and doing a deep dive into Marian Keyes and her backlist. We've all read her for years and we discuss our favorites, when we started reading her and, of course, where you should start if you haven't read her already. (Our first choice for you is Rachel's Holiday; our second is any other book. You can't go wrong!)


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Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by author Chris Holm; his new book Child Zero is out in May and you definitely need to read it.

Follow Chris Holm:

Website: https://chrisfholm.blogspot.com/
Preorder Child Zero: https://chrisfholm.blogspot.com/p/child-zero.html
Twitter: @chrisfholm
Instagram: @chrisholmbooks
His cats' Instagram: @dashiellandmoxie


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We can't believe it's almost April already, and you know what that means: most anticipated time! There are so many great books coming out, and it's going to be another Very Expensive Month.

Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one.  Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450  

Currently Reading:

Julia: The Dating Playbook (Farrah Rochon)

Kelly: The Shadow Glass (Josh Winning)

Rachael: Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkein) and Child Zero (Chris Holm)

Recent Acquisitions:

Julia: The Orphan’s Tale (Pam Jenoff)

Kelly:  French Braid (Anne Tyler), The Wolves Are Waiting (Natasha Friend), Transgender History (Susan Stryker) and an egalley of Now is Not the Time to Panic (Kevin Wilson)

Rachael: The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk), Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi) and The Seven Sisters (Lucinda Riley)

Most Anticipated: 

Julia:  The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monae), Hello Molly (Molly Shannon) and  Reputation (Lex Croucher)

Kelly: Consider the Octopus (Gae Polisner and Nora Raleigh Baskin), Pay Dirt Road (Samantha Jayne Allen), Love, Hate and Clickbait (Liz Bowery) and Scout's Honor (Lily Anderson)

Rachael: Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus), Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel) and Take My Hand (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)

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Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by Baltimore author Bryan Preston, here to talk about his short story collection, Great Daze. If you like pop culture references and incredibly fun books, don't miss this one!

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Great Daze: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Daze-Bryan-Preston-ebook/dp/B09NS5BLCS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NC680S8UDOEH&keywords=bryan+preston&qid=1647196479&s=digital-text&sprefix=bryan+preston%2Cdigital-text%2C65&sr=1-1 
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Laughfinder Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laughfinder/id1126354380?mt=2
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