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Well-Read Episode 108 - Fall/Winter 2022 Preview

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

•  The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (releases September 20) (buy from Bookshop)
  – LibraryReads
•  Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (releases September 27) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Kate Atkinson books
•  Jackal by Erin E. Adams (releases October 4) (buy from Bookshop)
•  Marmee by Sarah Miller (releases October 4) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (buy from Bookshop)
  – Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller (buy from Bookshop)
  – Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  – Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (buy from Bookshop)
• The Cloisters by Katy Hayes (releases November 1) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Secret History by Donna Tartt (buy from Bookshop)
  – Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)
•  Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (releases January 10) (buy from Bookshop)
•  Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie (releases January 24)
•  Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown (releases February 28) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (buy from Bookshop)

Halle’s picks:

•  Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese (releases October 4) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (buy from Bookshop)
•  Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen (releases October 18) (buy from Bookshop)
• The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch (releases November 1) (buy from Bookshop)
• Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning (releases November 1) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead (buy from Bookshop)
• Better than Fiction by Alexa Martin (releases November 8) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Playbook series by Alexa Martin
  – Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin (buy from Bookshop)
•  Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (releases November 15) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (buy from Bookshop)
• Maame by Jessica George (releases February 7)
  – Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (buy from Bookshop)
•  I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (releases February 21) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (buy from Bookshop)
  – The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (buy from Bookshop)
  – Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (buy from Bookshop)
  – Pomander Walk
• Halle: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 107 - Adaptations

Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to screen. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Persuasion by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop)
Persuasion (film)
Dickinson (TV)
Clueless (film)
The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein
Lord of the Rings (films)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop)
Big Little Lies (TV)
Outlander (TV)
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Sam Heughan filmography
The Great American Read (TV)
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games (film)
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight (film)
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film)
Divergent series by Veronica Roth
Divergent (film)
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (film)
Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore
I Am Number Four (film)
Shadowhunters (TV)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (buy from Bookshop)
Gone Girl (film)
Ben Affleck filmography
Rosamund Pike filmography
Gillian Flynn books
The Sandman (TV)
The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman books
Downton Abbey (TV)
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop)
Daisy Jones & the Six (TV)
Elvis Presley filmography
Riley Keough filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (buy from Bookshop)
Killers of the Flower Moon (TV)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop)
Red, White & Royal Blue (film)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop)
Lessons in Chemistry (TV)
Brie Larson filmography
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop)
The Idea of You (film)
Harry Styles discography
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop)
Bullet Train (film)
Brad Pitt filmography
Coen Brothers filmography
Quentin Tarantino filmography
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (buy from Bookshop)
Where the Crawdads Sing (film)
Loot (TV)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop)
  – Deep Water (film)
  – The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop)
• Halle: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 106 - Summer Hiatus Recap

We’re finally back! After travel, work, and a wedding (!!!!), we have lots of books to fill you in on. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Bull Durham (film)
Eurovision Song Contest
RUSA Reading List
New York Times Crossword
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)
Pride & Prejudice (TV)
Hallmark Channel
The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop)
Halle’s Instagram @halle770
Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (buy from Bookshop)
Meg Mitchell Moore books
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop)
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (buy from Bookshop)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop)
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (buy from Bookshop)
Chris Evans filmography
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop)
Julia (TV)
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (buy from Bookshop)
The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks (buy from Bookshop)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (buy from Bookshop)
Game of Thrones (TV)
The Maid by Nita Prose (buy from Bookshop)
The Beach Trap by Ali Brady (buy from Bookshop)
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close (buy from Bookshop)
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop)
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa (buy from Bookshop)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (buy from Bookshop)
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor (buy from Bookshop)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (buy from Bookshop)
  – Fleabag (TV)
  – Good Morning American Book Club
• Halle: The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 105 - Weddings

Well-Read Episode 104 - Bridgerton

Well-Read Episode 103 - On Re-reading

Well-Read Episode 102 - Immigrant and Refugee Stories

We’re exploring fiction that depicts the immigrant and refugee experience, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (buy from Bookshop)
• Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (buy from Bookshop)
  – Titanic (film)
  – Ruta Sepetys books
• The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (buy from Bookshop)
  – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (buy from Bookshop)

Halle’s picks:

• Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (buy from Bookshop)
  – Exit West (film)
• The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (buy from Bookshop)
  – Liz Moore books
  – Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (buy from Bookshop)
• The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez (buy from Bookshop)
  – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Art of Escapism Cooking: A Survival Story, with Intensely Good Flavors by Mandy Lee (buy from Bookshop)
  – Mandy Lee’s Flattening the Bird
  – Lady and Pups (blog)
  – @ladyandpups
• Halle: The Verifiers by Jane Pek (buy from Bookshop)
  – Book of the Month

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Well-Read Episode 101- 2022 Spring/Summer Book Preview

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk (releases March 1) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV)
  – David Cross filmography
  – Saturday Night Live (TV)
  – Breaking Bad (TV)
• Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)
• The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (releases May 5) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop)
  – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (buy from Bookshop)
• Renovated to Death by Frank Anthony Polito (releases May 31) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Grinder (TV)
• The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (releases June 7) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Sulari Gentill books
• The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser (releases July 12) (buy from Bookshop)
  – “The Crane Wife” (essay by CJ Hauser)
  – From the Front Porch (podcast)
  – Family of Origin by CJ Hauser (buy from Bookshop)
• Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (releases August 16) (buy from Bookshop)
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (releases August 23) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop)

Halle’s picks:

• Memphis by Tara Stringfellow (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)
• The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (buy from Bookshop)
  – Mia Sosa books
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (releases April 12) (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (buy from Bookshop)
  – Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (buy from Bookshop)
  – Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain (buy from Bookshop)
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry (releases May 5) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Emily Henry books
  – As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr (buy from Bookshop)
  – Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Chicken Sisters by K.J. Dell’Antonia (buy from Bookshop)
• This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (releases May 17) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Emma Straub books
• Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore (releases July 5) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (buy from Bookshop)
• Upgrade by Blake Crouch (releases July 12) (buy from Bookshop)
  – Blake Crouch books
• Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier (releases July 19)
  – Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (buy from Bookshop)
  – Julia Child
  – Sunset Magazine
• Halle: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (buy from Bookshop)

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Well-Read Episode 100 - Ask Us Anything

Well-Read Episode 99 - The 2022 Reading List

After a year of hard work, we’re happy to share the results of the 2022 Reading List! We’ll share the winners and the shortlist, along with our thoughts. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Adrenaline

Winner
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop)
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (buy from Bookshop)
The Push by Ashley Audrain (buy from Bookshop)
Red Widow by Alma Katsu (buy from Bookshop)

Fantasy

Winner
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (buy from Bookshop)
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman (buy from Bookshop)
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (buy from Bookshop)
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (buy from Bookshop)

Historical fiction

Winner
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood (buy from Bookshop)
– A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (buy from Bookshop)
Leonora in the Morning Light by Michaela Carter (buy from Bookshop)
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (buy from Bookshop)
A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein (buy from Bookshop)

Horror

Winner
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (buy from Bookshop)
– The Ring (film)
– The Grudge (film)

Short List
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling (buy from Bookshop)
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (buy from Bookshop)
Near the Bone by Christina Henry (buy from Bookshop)
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno (buy from Bookshop)

Mystery

Winner
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (buy from Bookshop)
– A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (buy from Bookshop)
The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (buy from Bookshop)
Sleep Well, My Lady by Kwei Quartey (buy from Bookshop)
Under Color of Law by Aaron Philip Clark (buy from Bookshop)
– Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop)
– Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop)
– Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (buy from Bookshop)
– Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (buy from Bookshop)

Relationship fiction

Winner
The Guncle by Steven Rowley (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto (buy from Bookshop)
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (buy from Bookshop)
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (buy from Bookshop)
– Arrested Development (TV)
The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan (buy from Bookshop)

Romance

Winner
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (buy from Bookshop)
The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod (buy from Bookshop)
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes (buy from Bookshop)

Science fiction

Winner
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (buy from Bookshop)

Short List
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill (buy from Bookshop)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (buy from Bookshop)
One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Unity by Elly Bangs (buy from Bookshop)
– The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Going There by Katie Couric (buy from Bookshop)
  – The Today Show (TV)
  – The Morning Show (TV)
  – Jennifer Aniston filmography
  – Reese Witherspoon filmography
• Halle: First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (buy from Bookshop)
  – Modern Love series by Alisha Rai
  – A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli (buy from Bookshop)

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