The Readerly Report

Nicole and Gayle give their May and June new book releases for summer reads. They announce the March Madness winner of this year, you'll be surprised. Listen to the episode to get inspired on what's being released soon so you can grab the book for your summer vacation! The next episode will cover July's new releases. As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episo...

Welcome to a new episode! Nicole and Gayle talk about what they've been reading these days. Listen to know what book has made it to be the one competing against The Idea of You by Robinne Lee. Here you can vote ! The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas vs. The Idea of You by Robinne Lee As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Take My Hand by...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle talk about their personal book-related vexations! We're sure you will relate to more than one of their pet peeves. We're reaching the final of the now traditional March Madness contest. Please, give your vote for us to know which of these two books should move forward. _ For the Human Design Readings: https://NBHumanDesignReading.as.me/ With the code - Readerly yo...

In this week's episode, Nicole and Gayle share their last and current reads. They also have a small discussion on the newly released series Inventing Anna, a Netflix adaptation of the book with a homonym name. They also present the four final books that you can vote to move only two to the big final. Please, send here your vote. #2 The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Nine Lives of Rose N...

In this new episode, Nicole and Gayle continue with the second round of the now traditional March Madness with the five books that won thanks to your voting. Stay to hear what are going to be the winners for the next round. They also discuss Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu, the book of the month for the Book Club. This episode also needs your judgment! Please vote here for your book choice. Vote...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle come back with their traditional March Madness contest. They both select ten pics and make a pitch for each of them making ten pairs of books competing against. This episode needs your engagement! We would like you to vote on which books should move forward. Link to the poll . The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Amazon | Bookshop Seven Days i...

Nicole and Gayle do a recap of what they are currently reading or have finished reading. Then, they jump to present the new Paperbacks that just came out or are about to be! As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez | Amazon | Bookshop Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | Amazon | Bookshop The Golden Couple by Greer Hendric...

In this episode, Gayle and Nicole talk about the books they've been reading and the shows they have been watching these last weeks. Discover their newest book and series recommendations for this first quarter of 2022. As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop The Push by Ashley Audrain | Amazon | Book...

Nicole and Gayle discuss whether they achieved 2021 reading goals and talk about 2022 objectives for their reading routine. After giving us an update on what books they've finished, both present 7 books they want to read this year. As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton | Amazon | Bookshop We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza and...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle are going to go over their best books with a book wrap-up for the year. Gayle prepared the categories so that they could talk about them. Some fun topics like their top fiction and nonfiction books, their biggest surprises, or best audiobooks. Also, they're giving an update on what their schedule looks like for the rest of the year and the first quarter of 2022. A...

We're so excited to publish this new episode where Nicole and Gayle make their own book recommendations. With this guide, you'll have the perfect inspiration of what gifts to buy to surprise your loved ones with page-turner books or other non-book ideas that we know any avid reader would love. As always, below you can find the book titles and links to get them and also links for the gifts mentione...

In this episode Nicole and Gayle mention the books they've finished reading, they discuss the upcoming Netflix Book Club, and they also extensively discuss their own book clubs and how they pick books to read. The Plot | Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon | Bookshop Kill All Your Darlings | David Bell | Amazon | Bookshop Crying In H Mart | Michelle Zauner | Amazon | Bookshop No One Goes Alone | Erik Lar...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle talk a little about their current reads, an exciting upcoming movie adaptation of a well-known romance novel mentioned in a previous episode. The main theme of this show is time travel or books that play with time, waste no more of it, and listen to this episode for amazing book recommendations on the topic. If you can't see the links to the books below you can al...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle talk about the newly published Nonfiction books that have caught their eye this fall. They also talk about some of the books they are currently reading. The People We Keep | Allison Larkin | Amazon | Bookshop Want | Lynn Steger Strong | Amazon | Bookshop The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris | Amazon | Bookshop The Other Me | Sarah Zachrich Jeng | Amazon | B...

In this episode, Gayle and Nicole do a preview of their picks on fall fiction preview, get ready because there's quite a list! Paper shortage crisis, printed books are being hard to find or to publish new editions. They theorize that's a consequence of the current world situation, people staying at home might be preferring to choose paper to give their eyes a break. We Are The Brennans | Tracey La...

In this episode, Gayle and Nicole go over their vacation reads, and they discuss how traumatic events in fiction books tend to be happening more often than it usually does in real life, which can lead to a feeling of being overfed with trauma while reading the story. Towards the second half of the episode, they talk about their current reading challenges and their picks. Early Morning Riser by Kat...

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle discuss her Vacation Reading Picks and they do a summer catch-up before going on the last holidays. What Could Be Saved | Liese O'Halloran Schwarz | Amazon | Bookshop Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon | Bookshop All Together Now | Matthew Norman | Amazon | Bookshop Wayward | Dana Spiotta | Amazon | Bookshop Whereabouts | Jhumpa Lahiri | Amazon | Booksho...

Gayle and Nicole discuss books coming out this summer in paperback that are worth picking up if you missed them in hardcover. Books discussed : What Could Be Saved | Liese O'Halloran Schwarz | Amazon | Bookshop Wayward | Dana Spiotta | Amazon | Bookshop The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris | Amazon | Bookshop Crying In H Mart | Michelle Zauner | Amazon | Bookshop What Passes As Love | Trish...

On this episode, Gayle and Nicole talk about the summer 2021 books they are still hoping to read , even though summer is basically half over. They have a lot to do. Links mentioned: Barack Obama's 2021 Summer Reading List Books discussed on the show: That Summer by Jennifer Weiner | Amazon | Bookshop The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton | Amazon | Bookshop The Guest List by Lucy Fo...

Gayle and Nicole look back on the last six months of reading : what has worked for them, how their reading lives have changed , standout reads, and stats. Books mentioned on this episode: The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas | Amazon | Bookshop Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon | Bookshop While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams | Amazon | Bookshop The Radium Girls by Kate M...

On this episode, Gayle and Nicole chat with bookseller, podcaster and Libro. FM ambassador Claire Handscombe about how the pandemic affected audiobook usage , diversity in audio narration and what she's been listening to lately. Links mentioned: Libro.fm Black Narrators You Should Be Listening To The Brit Lit Podcast East City Bookshop Books mentioned: How Lucky by Will Leitch | Amazon | Bookshop...

Gayle and Nicole discuss books about the dark side of suburbia : how people who are different are often mistreated or excluded, how darkness and evil can live under the surface and how society's ills - racism, environmental issues, abuse - often play out amid idyllic surroundings . They also discuss this month's book club pick: Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan . Books discussed: Good Neighbors by Sa...

Has the trend of titling books with "wife", "girl", "sister" or "Mrs." shown any sign of letting up? In this episode, Gayle and Nicole discuss the idea of making main female characters anonymous through this type of title . They also discuss their favorite books with these words in the title . Books discussed: Good Neighbors | Sarah Langan | Amazon | Bookshop What Comes After | Joanne Tompkins | A...

Gayle and Nicole have scoured the summer book previews from across the web and found the books that look most exciting. Start making your summer TBR now! They also declare a winner of the 2021 Readerly Report March Madness Tournament. Books mentioned; Other People’s Children | R. J. Hoffmann | Amazon | Bookshop Mirrorland | Carole Johnstone | Amazon | Bookshop Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward |...

In this mini-episode, we discuss the Final Four in our 2021 March Madness Tournament: Sing, Unburied, Sing vs Long Bright River and In The Dream House vs There There. Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop Long Bright River | Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop There There | Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop This is a public ep...