Well-Read Episode #47 - Books for Men

While we 100% believe that everyone should read whatever they want, experience has shown us that lots of guys gravitate toward certain kinds of reads. Listen for our ideas for books for men, and we’ll close with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The New York Times Best Sellers
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Ann’s picks:

• The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
  – Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke
  – James Lee Burke books
• The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
  – National Book Award
  – James McBride books
• Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen
  – Pirates of the Caribbean series (film)
  – Carl Hiaasen articles at the Miami Herald
  – Jimmy Buffet albums and books
  – The Big Lebowski (film)
  – Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
  – Episode 32 – Fall 2016 Book Preview

Halle’s picks:

• Doc by Mary Doria Russell
  – Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell
  – Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
  – The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
  – Tombstone (film)
• The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
  – John Grisham books
• The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
  – Inspector Alan Grant series by Josephine Tey
  – Josephine Tey books
  – Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
  – Richard III by William Shakespeare
• Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
  – Bossypants by Tina Fey
  – Yes Please by Amy Poehler
  – The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer