New year, same nerdy readers. We’re talking about what we learned about our reading lives last year, and what we’re planning for 2021. Plus, we share which books are on our priority TBR lists. We’re still adjusting to a new recording space set-up since Curtis got back from deployment, so bear with us as we calibrate some background noise.   Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr   Shop our book recs with the affiliate links below:   Curtis: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff Alone at Dawn by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz Three Ring Circus by Jeff Pearlman Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson  Grant by Ron Chernow Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Name of the Wind (anniversary edition) by Patrick Rothfuss The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K Jemisin   Chelsey:  You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Euphoria by Lily King The Pleasing Hour by Lily King Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward  A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown   Recommendations of the week: Curtis - Ted Lasso Chelsey - Bridgerton 

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Episode 66: Reading goals (or intentions) and the books on our TBR list for 2021

Curtis is back! Today we’re sharing our favorite books of 2020, plus an overview of how the circumstances of this year affected our reading lives. How would you describe your reading life this year? Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr Find Chelsey’s year-end lists: @chelseyreads   Shop our favorite with the affiliate links below:   Curtis: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Know My Name by Chanel Miller On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder The Only Plane In The Sky by Garrett M. Graff Alone At Dawn by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates    Chelsey:  A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson Writers & Lovers by Lily King Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Beach Read by Emily Henry The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Here for It by R. Eric Thomas The Undocumented Americans by Carla Cornejo Villavicencio 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff   Recommendations of the week: The Queen's Gambit on Netflix // Book version The Flight Attendant on HBO Max // Book version

Episode 65: Fifteen Favorite Books of 2020

Today we’re talking about BIG books. Books that are 500 pages or more. We’ll share which tomes are on our TBR lists and which ones we’ve read and loved.    To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.    Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr     Curtis: Three Ring Circus by Jeff Pearlman Gunslinger by Jeff Pearlman The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (1,008 pages) Executive Orders by Tom Clancy (1,376 pages) Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer (1,312 pages) The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin  The Stand by Stephen King (uncut version = 1,152 pages) Grant by Ron Chernow (1,104 pages) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (1,024 pages)   Chelsey:  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Emma by Jane Austen City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon These Truths by Jill Lepore The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi   Recs of the week:   Curtis - Nick Offerman Yule Log ASMR Chelsey - Home Cooking podcast 

Episode 64: We like big books (sometimes)

Today, we’re recommending books to our listeners based on requests they submitted a few weeks ago. Curtis LOVES recording these episodes. We’re ready to fill your TBR and perhaps your shopping cart with books.   To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr Sarah: Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi The Alice Network or The Huntress by Kate Quinn The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Great Believers by Rebecca Makai The Road by Cormac McCarthy  The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach   Katie: The Poet X or Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Billy Collins Langston Hughes Nikki Giovanni What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer   Christine: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley Be Free Or Die by Cate Lineberry   Joslyn: Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin  The Dry by Jane Harper   Claire: Penguin Vitae series or Penguin Clothbound Classics Scribe by Alyson Hagy In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine   Carly: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller   Emma: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Century trilogy) Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (First Law trilogy) Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan 

Episode 63: Unputdownable books and recommendations for readers of all tastes

Today we’re reflecting on two years of buddy reading: why we read together, how we read together, and the books we’ve enjoyed discussing. This episode is a great place to get gift recommendations for the reader in your life, ideas for your book club, or titles to start a buddy read of your own.  To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr   The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro   Two years of buddy reads   Ep 7: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab Ep 11: You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt Ep 15: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley Ep 20: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Ep 24: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin Ep 28: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Ep 30: The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson Ep 32: The River by Peter Heller Ep 34: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke Ep 36: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson Ep 38: Recursion by Blake Crouch Ep 40: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Ep 42: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas Ep 46: Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal Ep 50: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare Ep 57: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Ep 61: A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey

Episode 62: The best books to buddy read and our favorite ways to read together

Today, we’re discussing A Quiet Life in the Country, a Lady Hardcastle Mystery by T.E. Kinsey.    We’re also talking about the benefits of audiobooks, our favorite ways to buddy read, and cozy mystery recommendations for fall and winter audiobook listening.    To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr   Books mentioned: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen A Brush with Death by Ali Carter A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell mysteries) by Deanna Raybourn Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer The Camel Club by David Baldacci

Episode 61: A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey book discussion, plus six cozy mysteries to read this season

Today we’re talking about doom scrolling and sharing plenty of book recs (nonfiction, rom coms, mysteries, and more) that will keep you turning the pages instead of scrolling on your phone.    To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr   Books mentioned:     A Deeper Darkness by JT Ellison   Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall   The Watchman by Robert Crais   Watchmen (graphic novel) One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London   The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare   Here for It by R. Eric Thomas MBS by Ben Hubbard Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest   Also mentioned:   The 355 trailer The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert Doom scrolling definition Pantsuit Politics podcast What Should I Read Next Episode 164

Episode 60: Absorbing books to read instead of doom scrolling

Curtis has often mentioned his love of award-winning books, so today we’re taking a deep dive into our reading logs and TBR lists to recommend award-nominated or award-winning books. In today’s episode, we’re discussing various literary awards, sharing some of our favorite award-winning books, and taking a look at some of this year’s big nominations.  To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: libro.fm/membership/new     Books mentioned:   Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke The River by Peter Heller The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media by P.W. Singer Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier  The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward  Vanity Fair Article “On Witness and Respair” Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds  Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card  Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein Circe by Madeline Miller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America by W. Caleb McDaniel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal   The Madalorian Season 2 trailer The Clone Wars trailer The Great British Baking Show S8

Episode 59: Our favorite award-winning books and exciting 2020 literary award nominations

Welcome to He Read She Read, a bi-weekly podcast where a couple of married bookworms with very different reading tastes discuss books and the reading life.  Today we’re recommending four books from our shelves to each other. If your reading tastes match up with either of ours, you’re in for a To Be Read treat. Every other month, we also share a book club-style discussion on one book we both read. On October 27th, we’ll be talking about A Quiet Life in the Country, a Lady Hardcastle Mystery by T.E. Kinsey. We recommend listening to that one on audio if you’re reading along with us To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.  Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: libro.fm/membership/new   Show Notes Michael J. Sullivan Alone At Dawn by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz The Switch by Beth O’Leary The Outpost by Jake Tapper  The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien Novel Pairings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The “comeuppance” incident How to pronounce “foray” The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander  The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich Educated by Tara Westover Captain Fantastic The Return by Hisham Matar Tell My Sons by Mark Weber The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga The Thrilling Adventure Hour by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker The Thrilling Adventure Hour Podcast The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan  Theft of Swords by Michael J Sullivan Long Bright River by Liz Moore Jack Ryan Season 2 on Amazon  The Duchess on Netflix 

Episode 58: Recommending books to each other, including memoir, fantasy, and a graphic novel

Today we’re discussing The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin. Listeners, we’ll warn you before talking about any major spoilers—but we do highly recommend reading this page-turning sci-fi/fantasy novel! If this is your first time listening to one of our buddy read episodes, welcome to the nerdiest part of our podcast. Buddy reading is something we started doing to connect with each other after Curtis’ last deployment, and we’ve gotten a lot out of it. We read the same book (not at the same time, unless it’s an audiobook on a road trip), and then we talk about it here on the podcast. Do you have a buddy read recommendation for us? Send us an email at hereadshereadpodcast@gmail.com.   Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: libro.fm/membership/new   Notes:   The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Get Out movie on Amazon Prime Lovecraft Country on HBO Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory 

Episode 57: Discussing The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, plus fantasy book recommendations and reflections on buddy reading

In today’s episode, Curtis and Chelsey are sharing recommendations in their mutual favorite genre: memoir. Despite the fact that we both love this genre, our tastes vary wildly. We like to think that’s why you stick around here, listeners. So expect a wide range of memoirs today as we share three favorites and three to-be-read titles.    PS: You’ll hear our podcast mascot, Penny breathing and whining on the track. She says hello, pay attention to me please. Enjoy the puppy ambience.    Books mentioned in this episode:   Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger The Institute by Stephen King The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien   Curtis favorites: One Bullet Away by Nathaniel Fick I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara  Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf   Chelsey Favorites: Here for It by R. Eric Thomas  End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood by Jan Redford Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi    Curtis TBR: Faith of my Fathers by John McCain Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance Between the World and Me by Ta Nehesi Coates You Can't Make This Up by Al Michaels    Chelsey TBR: Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby  Good Talk by Mira Jacobs  The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones   Buddy read: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Episode 56: A few favorite memoirs, a disagreement, and book reviews

 We will catch up on our reading goals and offer some more book reviews in our next episode, but for today we are digging up all of the reader recommendation requests that have been sitting in our inbox and recommending books to listeners with vast and varied reading tastes, so get your to-be-read lists ready! Our newsletter: https://hereadsheread.substack.com/ 2 Audiobooks for the price of 1! Support independent bookstores and sign up for Libro.fm here Email us here Follow us here Books mentioned: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E. Harrow World War Z by Max Brooks The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Long Bright River by Liz Moore Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir by Hampton Sides In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides The Frozen Hours by Jeff Shaara The Corps by W.E.B. Griffin  Doris Kearns Goodwin  Ron Chernow David McCullough  Jon Meacham Ben Macintyre  Recommendations of the Week: The Last Dance on Netflix We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry 

Episode 55: He Rec'd She Rec'd, helping listeners build their to-be-read lists with hand-picked book recommendations

Today we’re checking in with a reading goal update, sharing short book reviews, and offering several recommendations for Revolutionary Reads. Plus, Chelsey catches a golden phrase on audio and Curtis reminisces about Star Wars.    Show notes: http://hereadsheread.org/ Our newsletter: https://hereadsheread.substack.com/ 2 Audiobooks for the price of 1! Support independent bookstores and sign up for Libro.fm here Email us here Follow us here   Hamilton on Disney+   The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin  Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison   What Should I Read Next Episode 164   The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers by Kevin J Anderson Star by Star by Troy Denning John Adams by David McCullough  Educated by Tara Westover Know My Name by Chanel Miller The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Abigail Adams by Woody Holton   The Old Guard on Netflix  The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix 

Episode 54: Revolutionary Reads for Hamilton fans and reflective readers

We're back! Today we’re catching up, sharing recent reads, and setting some reading goals. We've got book reviews, anticipated summer reads, and general updates to share. Be sure to stay tuned for our recommendations of the week. Show Notes Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett   HRSR Newsletter   Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Ta Nehisi-Coates articles Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi, read along hosted by @melanatedreader The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Institute by Stephen King  Writers and Lovers by Lily King MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman by Ben Hubbard   The Fellowship of the Ring for Novel Pairings On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry   Dave Chappelle 8:46 Mr. Iglesias on Netflix   The Leader’s Greatest Return by John C. Maxwell The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin Hymns of the Republic by S.C. Gwynn 

Episode 53: Catching up on life, books, and reading goals

 To celebrate our new status as Aunt & Uncle Bookworm, we’re sharing some of our favorite picture books. As always, we’re also discussing our recent favorite reads and recommending some stuff to watch, listen to, or follow. Connect with us on social media to let us know which picture books you loved as a kid, which books your kids love,  or which picture books you like to give as gifts! Email us here Follow us here Sign up for Libro.fm here Shop this episode here Books mentioned: The Conquest of Gaul by Caesar Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Numeroff Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin and John Archambault Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Is Your Mama a Llama? By Deborah Guarino Miss Lollipop’s Lion by Judy Varga  A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza Buster Catches a Cold by Hisako Madokoro Chris Evans reading If You Give a Dog a Donut Great kid lit gift giver: @definitelyra Shakespeare with @sirpatstew Letterkenny on Hulu 

Episode 52: Favorite Picture Books and turning our baby nephews into bookworms

He Read She Read is the podcast where a couple of married bookworms discuss what they’re reading and learning. Each week, Curtis and Chelsey talk about book-nerd topics, book recommendations, or their most recent buddy read. Listen with your spouse, partner, or best friend and enhance your reading life together.