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Well-Read Episode 117 - Reading From Our TBRs Mar 06, 2023

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It’s back…..our occasional episode where we pick books for each other from our massive “to be read” shelves! Listen to what we liked – and what we didn’t! – and find out what we’re reading this week.

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Ann’s picks:

The Maid by Nita Prose (buy from Bookshop)
– Good Morning America Book Club
– The Maid (film)
– Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop)
– Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop)
– Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop)
– Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (buy from Bookshop)
– Goodreads Choice Awards
– Book of the Month Club
– The Verifiers by Jane Pek (buy from Bookshop)
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (buy from Bookshop)
– The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 116 - Collecting and Organizing our Books Feb 19, 2023

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Well-Read Episode 115 - Romances for People Who Don’t Read Romance Feb 04, 2023

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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have some ideas for romance novels, even if you’re not a romance reader. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

James Patterson books
Elin Hilderbrand books
Danielle Steel books
Colleen Hoover books
David Mitchell books

Ann’s picks:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)
– Emily Henry books
– Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)
– ALA RUSA CODES The Reading List – the committee we reference all the time
– Beth O’Leary books
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)
– Victoria Christopher Murray books
– Tracie Peterson books
– Shelley Shephard Gray books
– A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli (buy from Bookshop)
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (buy from Bookshop)
– Love By Numbers series by Sarah MacLean

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Well-Read Episode 114 - Resolutions and 2022 Superlatives Jan 22, 2023

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Okay, this is actually our favorite episode of the year: our annual superlatives! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: RUSA Reading ListHalle’s InstagramGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadWomen’s Prize for FictionMichael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult LiteratureBel Canto by Ann Patchett Most TimelyAnn: Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang, Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. LiHalle: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, pandemic books: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Most DisappointingAnn: The Hacienda by Isabel CañasHalle: Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd– My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan Favorite RereadAnn: Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie– Poirot (TV)Halle:Broken Harbor by Tana French– Bridgerton (TV)– In the Woods by Tana French Biggest SurpriseAnn: Spear by Nicola Griffith, Two Storm Wood by Philip GrayHalle:Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese, Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close – The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Least FavoriteAnn: The Boys by Katie Hafner, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi– Am I The Asshole on RedditHalle: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Best DistractionAnn: Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson Halle: The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall The Book That Ended a Mini Reading SlumpAnn: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys– Nicolae Ceaușescu’s Last Speech (YouTube)Halle: Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim Most UnputdownableAnn: WAKE by Shelley Burr; The It Girl by Ruth WareHalle: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid; The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Better Late Than NeverAnn: White Oleander by Janet Fitch, If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin– If Beale Street Could Talk (film)Halle: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Book That Has Stayed With MeAnn: Love & Saffron by Kim Fay, Just Like Home by Sarah GaileyHalle: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan Book That We Didn’t Think We’d Like, But Then We Did!Ann: In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan, Stories to Tell by Richard Marx– Richard Marx on YouTubeHalle:The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Author(s) we discovered in 2022 that we’re most excited to read more from in 2023Ann: Alex Jennings, R. F. Kuang, Gillian McAllister, Emiko Jean– The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang– Yellowface by R.F. Kuang– Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister– Mika in Real Life by Emiko JeanHalle: Annabel Monaghan, Roselle Lim, Sabaa Tahir Book we wish more people knew aboutAnn: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks, Leech by Hiron Ennes– The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHalle: This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan Our best audiobook experience and/or the book that was BETTER as an audiobookAnn: A Promised Land by Barack Obama, Spear by Nicola Griffith– Audie AwardsHalle: Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet, The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith, Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Our Favorite Non-Book Media Property of the YearAnn: Cobra Kai (TV); Dickinson (TV); The Jackie Daytona episode of What We Do In the Shadows (TV); Everything Everywhere All At Once (film); Barbarian (film); Greta Thunberg owning Andrew Tate on Twitter; phone games: Wordle, NYT Crossword, RedactleHalle: The White Lotus: Season 2 (TV), Julia (TV), Junior Bake Off (TV), Midnights by Taylor Swift (album) The Book We Recommended the Most This YearAnn: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings, The Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillHalle: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau– Taylor Jenkins Reid books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham– A Time to Kill by John Grisham– The Pelican Brief by John Grisham Halle: Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivener– Jane Harper books Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

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Well-Read Episode 113 - Our Favorite Books of 2022 Jan 01, 2023

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Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy New Year from your friends at Well-Read!

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What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: Look Closer by David Ellis (buy from Bookshop)
Halle: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 112 - Holiday Books Dec 17, 2022

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The holidays are here! We’ve got some books to get you in the festive spirit, and we’ll share what we’re reading this week.

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Well-Read Episode 111 - Defining Confusing Genres Nov 12, 2022

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Well-Read Episode 110 - Halloween! Oct 29, 2022

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Well-Read Episode 109 - Books about Chronic Illness Oct 01, 2022

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This week, we’re responding to a listener request to talk about books with characters who live with chronic illnesses. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

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