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    Well-Read

    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.

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    Our Favorite Books of 2024 Dec 30, 2024
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    Books about Found Families Nov 22, 2024
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    Episode 145 - Psychological Suspense Authors We'd Like to See More From Oct 13, 2024
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    Psychological suspense continues to be one of the most popular subgenres, but it can sometimes be hard to find the best. This week, we’re covering the authors we’d like to see become household names.

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
    Sarah J. Maas books
    Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
    Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
    Ruth Ware books
    Mary Kubica books

    Ann’s picks:

    • Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry
      – Near the Bone by Christina Henry
      – Horseman by Christina Henry
    • Arrowood by Laura McHugh
      – Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh
      – The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
    • What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
      – No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

    Halle’s picks:

    • Kala by Colin Walsh
      – Tana French books
      – Jane Harper books
    • The Quiet Tennant by Clémence Michallon
      – Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
      – Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
    • More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
      – The Push by Ashley Audrain
      – The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
      – The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
      – Rain Man (film)
      – Sherlock (TV)
      – The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
    • Halle: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
      – 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction
      – Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
      – Ann Patchett books
      – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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    Episode 144 - Fall 2024 Book Preview Sep 29, 2024
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    It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to reading this fall!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Ann’s picks:

    • Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (releases September 3)
      – Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson
    • Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (releases September 10)
    • The Midnight Club by Margot Harrison (releases September 24)
    • Tiny Threads by Lilliam Rivera (releases September 24)
      – The Devil Wears Prada (film)
    • Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (releases October 1)
      – Ina Garten books
      – Barefoot Contessa (TV)
      – @storeboughtisfine (Instagram)
    • A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney (releases October 8)
    • Hate Follow by Erin Quinn-Kong (releases October 8)
      – Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter
    • The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (November 5)
      – Travis Baldree books

    Halle’s picks:

    • Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (releases September 10)
      – The Measure by Nikki Erlick
    • The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (releases September 17)
      – The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
      – The Last Thing He Told Me (TV)
      – Reese’s Book Club
      – Laura Dave books
    • Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (releases September 17)
    • Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (releases September 24)
      – Normal People by Sally Rooney
      – Normal People (TV)
      – Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
    • Heir by Sabaa Tahir (releases October 1)
      – All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
      – National Book Award for Young People
      – Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
      – Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
      – The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
    • Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London (releases October 1)
      – One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
      – A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
      – BuzzFeed: “This Quiz Will Determine Whether You’re More Demure Fall or Brat Summer”
      – Twilight (film)
    • Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi (releases October 1)
    • Rental House by Weike Wang (releases December 3)
      – Chemistry by Weike Wang

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
      – Emily Henry books
    • Halle: So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

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    Circling back on our Summer 2024 reading Sep 17, 2024
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    Episode 142 - Celebrity Book Clubs Aug 30, 2024
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    There are more celebrity book clubs than ever! We’re discussing our favorites and some celebrity book club picks we love.

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Read with Jenna
    Oprah’s Book Club
    Reece’s Book Club
    Colleen Hoover books
    Sarah J. Maas books
    A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
    Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
    Service95 Book Club
    Fallon Book Club
    Marvel
    Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
    Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
    “How Celebrity Book Clubs Actually Work” (Esquire article)
    Mindy’s Book Studio
    SJP Lit
    Library Science
    Belletrist
    TeaTime Book Club
    The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
    Good Morning America Book Club
    The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

    Ann’s picks:

    • The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
    • Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay
      – The Audacious Book Club
      – The Help (film)
      – Tyler Perry films
      – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)
    • Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
      – The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

    Halle’s picks:

    • All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
      – The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
      – William Kent Krueger books
    • Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
      – Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
    • The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
      – Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
      – An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
      – Kate Morton books
    • Halle: Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang

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    Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors Aug 16, 2024
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    Do you have a list of authors who are auto-buys when they release a new book? We’re delving into some of ours!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Ann Patchett books
    Emily Henry books
    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
    Abby Jimenez books
    Ali Hazelwood books
    Liz Moore books
    Kate Morton books
    Tana French books
    Leigh Bardugo books
    Celeste Ng books
    Anthony Horowitz books
    Sarah Dessen books
    Sarah MacLean books
    Ruth Ware books

    Ann’s picks:

    • The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
      – Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
      – The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
      – The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
    • Still Life by Louise Penny
      – Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny
      – How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
    • The Diviners by Libba Bray
      – The Diviners series by Libba Bray
      – Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

    Halle’s picks:

    • The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
      – Katherine Center books
      – Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins
      – Blue Heron series by Kristan Higgins
    • What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
      – Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
      – Rainbow Rowell books
      – Big Little Lies (TV)
    • Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
      – The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
      – The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
      – I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: The Plus One by S.C. Lalli
      – Sonya Lalli books
      – The White Lotus (TV)
      – The Guest List by Lucy Foley
    • Halle: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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    Episode 140 - NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Aug 02, 2024
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    The New York Times recently published their list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, and we have THOUGHTS. Let us know your impressions of the list!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
    New York Times: Readers Choose Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
    The Martian by Andy Weir
    Elena Ferrante books
    The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
    11/22/63 by Stephen King
    Emily Henry books
    Abby Jimenez books
    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Story by James McBride

    Ann’s picks:

    • The Round House by Louise Erdrich
      - National Book Award
      - Thomas Cromwell series by Hilary Mantel
      - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
      - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
      - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
    • The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French
    • The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
      - Booker Prize
      - Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

    Halle’s picks:

    • The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
      - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
    • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
      - Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
      - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
    • A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
      - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: The Second Chance Year by Melissa Weisner
      - Sliding Doors (film)
    • Halle: The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton
      - Book of the Month Club
      - Dangerous Damsels series by India Holton

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    Episode 139 - Wrapping up our Spring 2024 Reading Jul 19, 2024
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    We’re trying something new this week, as we review the books we read (or didn’t read…) from our Spring Preview 2024 episode. Let us know what you think!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
    Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

    Ann’s picks:

    • Funny Story by Emily Henry
    • The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

    Halle’s picks:

    • The Great Divide by Christina Henríquez
    • Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González
    • Happily Never After by Lynn Painter
    • The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
    • How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
      – People We Meet on Vacation (film)
    • Real Americans by Rachel Khong
    • Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
    • Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
      – Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
      – Ben-Hur (film)
    • Halle: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

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    Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview Jun 19, 2024
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    It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to, publishing June through August!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Ann’s picks:

    • Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (releases June 4)
      – The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
      – The Essex Serpent (show)
    • Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (releases June 11)
      – A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
      – The Blair Witch Project (film)
    • It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant (releases July 9)
    • Nicked by M.T. Anderson (releases July 23)
      – Feed by M.T. Anderson
    • Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (releases July 30)
      – Landline by Rainbow Rowell
    • The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (releases August 6)
    • A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (releases August 6)
      – The Goose Girl
    • We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft
      – “I Love the Nightlife” (song)
      – Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

    Halle’s picks:

    • Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (releases June 11)
    • Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (releases June 18)
      – The Change by Kirsten Miller
    • A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (releases June 25)
      – The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
      – Rebecca Serle books
    • The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (releases July 2)
      – The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamai
      – Elena Ferrante books
      – Khaled Hosseini books
    • The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (releases July 2)
      – Tana French books
      – Long Bright River by Liza Moore
      – Lisa Jewell books
      – Jane Harper books
    • All This & More by Peng Shepherd (releases July 9)
      – The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
      – Blake Crouch books
    • The Wedding People by Alison Espach (releases July 30)
    • The Friend Zone Experiement by Zen Cho (releases August 6)
      – Succession (TV)

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto
      – Jesse Q. Sutanto books
      – Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter
    • Halle: The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia

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