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Well-Read Episode #80 - The Great Outdoors

We’ve started (what we hope becomes) a new tradition: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us for a range of reasons this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week.     Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 68 – Out of Our Comfort Zone Part IIIEpisode 76 – Tackling Our TBRs Part II Most TimelyAnn: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (buy from Bookshop) Most DisappointingAnn: White Elephant by Trish Harnetiaux (buy from Bookshop) and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop)– Tana French booksHalle: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (buy from Bookshop); Honorable Mention: The Bright Lands by John Fram (buy from Bookshop)– Friday Night Lights (TV) Favorite RereadAnn: The Likeness by Tana French (buy from Bookshop)– In the Woods by Tana French (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (buy from Bookshop) Biggest SurpriseAnn: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) Least FavoriteAnn: Space Opera by Cathrynne M. Valente (buy from Bookshop)– Eurovision Song Contest (TV)Halle: The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop)– Drexciya (techno group)– “The Deep” (song by clipping.) Best DistractionAnn: The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (buy from Bookshop)– The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (buy from Bookshop)Halle: Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (buy from Bookshop) and All Adults Here by Emma Straub (buy from Bookshop) The Book That Ended a Mini Reading SlumpAnn: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)– A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (buy from Bookshop)Halle: Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters (buy from Bookshop) Better Late Than NeverAnn: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan (buy from Bookshop) Book That Has Stayed With MeAnn: When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald (buy from Bookshop)Halle: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (buy from Bookshop) or Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Book That We Didn’t Think We’d Like, But Then We Did!Ann: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (kind of) (buy from Bookshop)– Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn– Bridgerton (TV)Halle: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood (buy from Bookshop)–  The Human Son by Adrian J. Walker (buy from Bookshop) Best Quality Read of the YearAnn: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, duh (buy from Bookshop)– Jane Austen booksHalle: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (buy from Bookshop) Our Favorite Non-Book Media Property of the YearAnn: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (TV) and Sarah Cooper anything– Will Ferrell filmography– Sarah Cooper on TikTok– Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (TV)Halle: Normal People (TV) and Ted Lasso (TV)– Normal People by Sally Rooney (buy from Bookshop)– Major League (film)– Jason Sudeikis filmography– “An American Coach in London” (commercial)– The Great British Bake Off (TV)– folklore (Taylor Swift album)– evermore (Taylor Swift album) The Book We Recommended the Most This YearAnn: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette (buy from Bookshop) and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (buy from Bookshop)Halle: Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (buy from Bookshop) and A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (buy from Bookshop) and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (buy from Bookshop)– Nina LaCour books– John Wayne filmography– Patsy Cline discography Halle: The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi (buy from Bookshop)– Agatha Christie books– The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (buy from Bookshop)– Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #86 - 2020 Superlatives

Well-Read Episode #85 - Our Favorite Books of 2020

Well-Read Episode #84 - Winter Romances

Well-Read Episode #83 - Family Gatherings

 When you're having a rough week (and aren't we all?), there's nothing better than sinking into a guilty pleasure read. Or is there such a thing? We'll discuss, and end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Mary Kay Andrews booksTwilight by Stephenie Meyer (buy at Bookshop)Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingFifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James (buy at Bookshop)America's Next Top Model (TV)Eurovision Song ContestHannah Swensen series by Joanne FlukeStephanie Plum series by Janet EvanovichCharley Davidson series by Darynda JonesPacific Rim (film)Pretty Little Liars series by Sara ShepardAgatha Christie booksJane Austen books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann:  Spell Booked by Joyce and James Lavene (buy at Bookshop)- Retired Witches Mystery series by Joyce and James Lavene Halle:  Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (buy at Bookshop)- Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast)- Man of Steel (film) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram 

Well-Read Episode #82 - Guilty Pleasures

Well-Read Episode #81 - Creepy Reads

 If we can't go back to school in September, we can at least live it through campus novels! We share some of our favorites and what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)- Leigh Bardugo books- A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop) Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher (buy from Bookshop)- The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher (buy from Bookshop)- C.S. Lewis books Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop)- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop)- Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop)- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop)- Landline by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas (buy from Bookshop) Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (buy from Bookshop)- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (buy from Bookshop)- Admission (film)- Admission by Julie Buxbaum (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (buy from Bookshop)- Charles Dickens books- The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram 

Well-Read Episode # 79 - Campus Novels

We love bringing you previews of books we’re so excited about! Listen in for the books we’re looking forward to this fall and winter.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Jennifer Weiner booksBig Summer by Jennifer Weiner (buy from Bookshop)The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (buy from Bookshop)Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: Eat a Peach by David Chang (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop)– Momofuku Noodle Bar– David Chang filmography The Searcher by Tana French (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop)– The Witch Elm by Tana French (buy from Bookshop)– Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop)– Rumaan Alam books The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (releases October 13) (buy from Bookshop) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (releases October 20) (buy from Bookshop) White Ivy by Susie Yang  (releases November 3) (buy from Bookshop) The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (releases January 19) (buy from Bookshop)– The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard (buy from Bookshop)– Upstairs Downstairs (TV)– Parasite (film)– @notyourmommashistory on Instagram In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce  (releases January 19) (buy from Bookshop)– My Favorite Murder (podcast) Halle’s picks: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole  (releases September 1) (buy from Bookshop)– Get Out (film)– Alyssa Cole books– “Alyssa Cole’s New Thriller Looks at Gentrification in Brooklyn” (Buzzfeed article) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (releases September 1) (buy from Bookshop)– Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan One by One by Ruth Ware (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop)– The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (releases September 15) (buy from Bookshop) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (releases September 15) (buy from Bookshop)– Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (buy from Bookshop)– The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop)– The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (releases September 22) (buy from Bookshop)– The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi (buy from Bookshop)– Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (buy from Bookshop) Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop)– Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (releases October 27) (buy from Bookshop)– Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (buy from Bookshop)– Jane the Virgin (TV)– Ugly Betty (TV) Halle: Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (buy from Bookshop)– A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop)– Book of the Month Club– Kate Atkinson books Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

Well-Read Episode #78 - Fall/Winter 2020 Preview

This week….welcome to Well-FED! Haha! Based on a listener suggestion, we’re discussing and cooking from some cookbooks we enjoy, along with our special guest, Halle’s boyfriend Jeremy! Plus what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 74 – Our Favorite Bookish Places Ann’s picks: Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook (buy from Bookshop)– Jerusalem by Yottom Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (buy from Bookshop)– Zahav (restaurant) Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More by Hsiao-Ching Chou (buy from Bookshop)– @madhungry on Instagram– Martha Stewart Living– The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop (buy from Bookshop) Bravetart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parks (buy from Bookshop)– Bravetart (blog)– Serious Eats– The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt (buy from Bookshop)– @bravetart on Instagram Halle and Jeremy’s picks: Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls (buy from Bookshop)– Minton’s Playhouse (restaurant) My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim (buy from Bookshop)– Daniel (restaurant)– Masa (restaurant)– Danji (restaurant)– Hanjan (restaurant) A Blissful Feast: Culinary Adventures in Italy’s Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche by Teresa Lust (buy from Bookshop)– The Great British Bakeoff (TV)– Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Evelina by Frances Burney (buy from Bookshop)– Jane Austen books Halle: The Comeback by Ella Berman (buy from Bookshop)– Jennifer Lawrence filmography– Darren Aronofsky filmography Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #77 - Cookbooks!

We love assigning each other books, so this week we picked books from each other’s massive TBRs (that’s “to be read”) so we could finally check them off our lists. Opinions ensue. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!   Books and other media mentioned in this episode:   Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop)Episode 29 – Tackling Our TBRsALA RUSA CODES Reading List   Ann’s picks: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop)– V.E. Schwab books– Victoria Schwab books– Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab– The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop) The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (buy from Bookshop)– Maise Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear– Perveen Mistry series by Sujata Massey Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (buy from Bookshop)– Kate Atkinson books– A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (buy from Bookshop)– Episode 8 – Back to School– The Witch Elm by Tana French (buy from Bookshop) These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer (buy from Bookshop)– Jane Austen books– The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (buy from Bookshop)– The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin– The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (buy from Bookshop)– The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (buy from Bookshop)– The Inheritence trilogy by N.K. Jemisin What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe (releases September 29) (buy from Bookshop)– The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop)– Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (buy from Bookshop)– Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Jackie and Maria by Gill Paul (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #76 - Tackling Our TBRs Part II

Well-Read Episode #75 - What We Read On Our Summer Vacation

When your eyes need a break from all that reading, why not go to a bookish place? We’re discussing some of our personal favorites this week, and we’ll end with what we’re reading.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The New York Public Library (New York, NY)The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, NY)Jane Austen booksCharles Dickens booksHamilton (musical)Beautiful (musical)Strand Book Store (New York, NY)Tana French booksThe British Library (London, UK)Angela Carter booksThe BeatlesThe Royal Library (Copenhagen, Denmark)Chicago Public Library (Chicago, IL)Nashville Public Library (Nashville, TN)Free Library of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)Beaufort County Library (Beaufort, SC)Tempe Public Library (Tempe, AZ)Tempe History Museum (Tempe, AZ)Parnassus Books (Nashville, TN)Ann Patchett booksThe Bookshop (Nashville, TN)Road Sides: An Illustrated Companion to Dining and Driving in the American South by Emily Wallace (buy from Bookshop)Golden Fig Books (Durham, NC)The Bookshelf (Thomasville, GA)From the Front Porch (podcast)bookshop.orgNeverMore Books (Beaufort, SC)Patricia Highsmith booksRipley series by Patricia HighsmithEdgar Allan Poe booksBig Woods Cabin (Pepin, WI)Jane Austen Centre (Bath, UK)Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum (Key West, FL)Ernest Hemingway booksKaren Blixen Museum (Rungsted Kyst, Denmark)Tiger Hill (Suzhou, China)Wake County Public Library (NC) Book Sale What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson (buy from Bookshop)– Beverly Jenkins books Halle: The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #74 - Our Favorite Bookish Places

  If you’re anything like the rest of the quarantined, you’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching over the past few months. We have book suggestions for when you max out on your favorite show but still want more. And, of course, we’ll end by what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Alias (TV)The Office (TV)CHiPS (TV)Diff’rent Strokes (TV)The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (TV) Ann’s picks: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)– Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)– Crazy Rich Asians (film) Gossip Girl (TV)– Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar– A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (buy from Bookshop) Fleabag (TV) Search Party (TV)– Alia Shawkat filmography– Arrested Development (TV)– John Early filmography Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth (buy from Bookshop) The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain (buy from Bookshop) The Great British Bake Off (TV)– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (buy from Bookshop)– Jenny Colgan books Halle’s picks: Succession (TV) The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (buy from Bookshop) Schitt’s Creek (TV) Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (buy from Bookshop)– Gilmore Girls (TV)– Hart of Dixie (TV) Normal People (TV)– Normal People by Sally Rooney (buy from Bookshop) Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (buy from Bookshop)– Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (buy from Bookshop)– Like Crazy (film)– Felicity Jones filmography What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop)– Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (buy from Bookshop)– Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams– A Game of Cones by Abby Collette (releases March 21, 2021) Halle: This Won’t End Well by Camille Pagán (buy from Bookshop)– Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop)– The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram 

Well-Read Episode #73 - Books to Read after Binge-watching

We're not experts on advising which books will make you antiracist (please seek those experts out!), but we can use our platform to promote the works of black authors that we've enjoyed. We're committed to reading and talking about more books by diverse authors, and we hope you'll do the same. As always, we end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (buy from Bookshop)How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: The Sellout by Paul Beatty (buy from Bookshop) - Booker Prize- The Little Rascals (film series)- Song of the South (film) Passing by Nella Larsen (buy from Bookshop) Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (buy from Bookshop)- The Bling Ring (film)- Janet Evanovich books- Raymond Chandler books- Detective by Day series by Kellye Garrett Halle’s picks: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (buy from Bookshop)- Southern Festival of Books- Celeste Ng books- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones (buy from Bookshop)- Tayari Jones books Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (buy from Bookshop)- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away by Ketch Secor and Higgins Bond (buy from Bookshop)- Old Crow Medicine Show Halle: The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop)- This American Life (podcast)- Drexciya (techno group)- "The Deep" (song by clipping.)- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #72 - Fiction by Black Authors

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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Well-Read Episode #80 - The Great Outdoors

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