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Katherine and Ashley discuss Stuart's highly anticipated third novel, John of John. Katherine Reads: Sandwich by Catherine Newman She Who Remains by Rene Karabash Ashley Reads: Down Time by Andrew Martin The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

Katherine and Ashley discuss International Booker Prize Winner, Taiwan Travelogue, plus Transcription by Ben LernerThis episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, Translated by Lin King. Also in the reading round-up: Riders by Jilly Cooper (Katherine), Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Katherine), Transcription by Ben Lerner (Ashley), Down Time by Andrew Martin (Ashley)....

Katherine and Ashley read two books from their guilt lists, discuss what makes a truly great memoir, and go down a minor rabbit hole into some of Ashley's greatest fears. This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into Guilt List: The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward & The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson. Also in the reading round-up: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (Katherine), Riders by Jilly Cooper (K...

We discuss the new Patrick Radden Keefe book, why people hated Lena Dunham so violently, and Katherine's teenage obsession with New England old money. This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe and Famesick by Lena Dunham. Katherine rates it 5/5; Ashley gives it 5/5. No one writes narrative non-fiction like Patrick Radden Keefe! Also in the reading round...

We discuss two books off the Women's Fiction Longlist and make our shortlist predictions! This episode, Katherine and Ashley dig into Women's Fiction Longlist: Paradiso 17 & The Others. Katherine and Ashley read two books off the Women's Fiction Prize Longlist and pitched the books to each other. Also in the reading round-up: Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly (Katherine), The Others by Sheena Kalayil...

Katherine and Ashley discuss Lauren Groff's latest short story collection: Brawler. Katherine reads: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Dominion by Addie Citchens Ashley reads: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

Katherine and Ashley are joined by special guest Sophie to discuss the horror/thriller, Our Share of Night. Katherine Reads: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Ashley Reads: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Sophie Reads: The Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez Água Viva by Clarice Lispector Jorge Luis Borges Julio Cortázar

Katherine and Ashley announce their mini series: Guilt List Reads. Kat reads: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka The House by the Lake by Riley Sager Ash reads: Everything I Never Told You by Celest Ng

Katherine, Ashley, and special guest, Emily discuss the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (film discussion begins at 42:22) Katherine Reads: Clear by Carys Davies  Vladimir by Julia May Jonas Zorrie by Laird Hunt The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker Ashley Reads: Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana Williams Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Speedboat by Renata Alder...

Katherine and Ashley discuss the International Booker Prize Winner, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq Ashley Reads: Orbital by Samantha Harvey Speedboat by Renata Alder Katherine Reads: Generations by Lucille Clifton The Idiot by Elif Batuman Clear by Carys Davies

Katherine and Ashley discuss Braithwaite's new novel, Cursed Daughters. Kat Reads: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield  Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall  Generations by Lucille Clifton  Ash Reads: Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt  City of Thieves by David Benioff 

Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite books from 2025. Katherine Current Reads: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker The Director by Daniel Kehlmann The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits Ashley Current Reads: Happy Hour by Marlow Granados The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt Kat's Top Five: Foster by Claire Keegan A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney The Land in...

Katherine and Ashley discuss Lily King's latest novel, Heart The Lover (20:46). Katherine Reads: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller Ashley Reads: North Sun: Or the Voyage of Esther the Whaleship by Ethan Rutherford Strange Houses by Uketsu

Katherine and Ashley discuss the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's, Hamnet. Katherine Reads: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Ashley Reads: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Palaver by Bryan Washington The Antidote by Karen Russell Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret A...

Katherine and Ashley discuss the most mentioned bookfare book: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Discussion of the book begins at 18:42. Katherine Reads: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai What Can We Know by Ian McEwen Ashley Reads: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine. CivilWarLand In Bad Decline by George Saunders

Katherine and Ashley discuss Susan Choi's newest novel, Flashlight. Nominated for both the Booker long list and National Book Award long list. Discussion of the book because at 30:18. Katherine Reads: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Ashley Reads: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by Geo...

Katherine and Ashley return for Season Three with a roundup of the books they read over the Bookfare break. Katherine Reads: Flashlight by Susan Choi Universality by Natasha Brown Valentino and Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Endling by Maria Reva Flesh by David Szalay Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood Ashley Reads: T...

Katherine and Ashley discuss Olga Tokarczuk's Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. Kat Reads: Mobius Book by Catherine Lacey Flashlight by Susan Choi Ash Reads: This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsen Bookfare will be taking a (late) summer break! We will be back with Season 3 in October!

Katherine and Ashley discuss Hal Ebbott's Among Friends. Discussion begins at 22:39. Katherine Reads The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey Ashley Reads The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Katherine and Ashley discuss Kitamura's latest, Audition (book discussion begins at 12:16). Katherine Reads: The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler Ashley Reads: Hit Girls: Britney, Taylor, Beyonce, and the Women Who Built Pop’s Shiniest Decade by Nora Princiotti. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Katherine and Ashley discuss Rebecca K. Riley's novel, Great and Valdin. Kat reads: Evenings and Weekends by Oisan McKenna Ash reads: Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone

Katherine and Ashley discuss Fundamentally, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Kat reads: Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette HOwland The Yellow Sofa by Eca de Queiros Ash reads: Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Next Book: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

Katherine and Ashley discuss Evie Wyld's The Echoes. Katherine Reads: Rhine Journey by Ann Schlee The Women by Kristin Hannah Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Ashley Reads: You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin Bookfare's Next Four Reads: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Audition by Katie Kitamura Perspectives by Laurent Binet Greta and Valdin by Re...

Katherine and Ashley discuss Aria Aber's debut novel, Good Girl (book discussion begins at 15:19). Katherine Reads The Watchmen by Alan Moore The Unwedding by Ally Condie Ashley Reads Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Katherine and Ashley discuss Ali Smith's new dystopian novel, Gliff. Ash's reads: The Siren's Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Kat's reads: A Bolt from the Blue by Jeremy Cooper Inside Out by Demi Moore Unwedding by Ally Condie