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  • Episode 145 - Psychological Suspense Authors We'd Like to See More From

    Episode 145 - Psychological Suspense Authors We'd Like to See More From
    2024/10/13
    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 HenryArrowood by Laura McHugh – Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh – The Weight of Blood by Laura McHughWhat 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 booksThe Quiet Tennant by Clémence Michallon – Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll – Nightwatching by Tracy SierraMore 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 BrownHalle: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner – 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction – Booker Prize 2024 shortlist – Ann Patchett books – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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  • Episode 144 - Fall 2024 Book Preview

    Episode 144 - Fall 2024 Book Preview
    2024/09/29
    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 AtkinsonSomewhere 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 MuenterThe 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 ErlickThe 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 booksEntitlement 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 RooneyHeir 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 StiefvaterFang 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 booksHalle: So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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  • Circling back on our Summer 2024 reading

    Circling back on our Summer 2024 reading
    2024/09/17
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  • Episode 142 - Celebrity Book Clubs

    Episode 142 - Celebrity Book Clubs
    2024/08/30
    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 BradleyBad 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 booksBlack Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson – Good Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonThe 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 booksHalle: Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram
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  • Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors

    Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors
    2024/08/16
    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 WatersStill Life by Louise Penny – Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny – How the Light Gets In by Louise PennyThe 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 HigginsWhat 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 FoleyHalle: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram
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    56 分
  • Episode 140 - NYT Best Books of the 21st Century

    Episode 140 - NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
    2024/08/02
    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 PatchettThe Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana FrenchThe 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 YanagiharaThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - Pulitzer Prize in Fiction - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriA 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 Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram
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  • Episode 139 - Wrapping up our Spring 2024 Reading

    Episode 139 - Wrapping up our Spring 2024 Reading
    2024/07/19

    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

    Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview
    2024/06/19
    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. AndersonSlow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (releases July 30) – Landline by Rainbow RowellThe Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (releases August 6)A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (releases August 6) – The Goose GirlWe 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 MillerA Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (releases June 25) – The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston – Rebecca Serle booksThe Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (releases July 2) – The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamai – Elena Ferrante books – Khaled Hosseini booksThe God of the Woods by Liz Moore (releases July 2) – Tana French books – Long Bright River by Liza Moore – Lisa Jewell books – Jane Harper booksAll This & More by Peng Shepherd (releases July 9) – The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd – Blake Crouch booksThe 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 MuenterHalle: The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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    52 分