What You Should Read

Send a text This week Rachael and Julia’s brother Lenny joins the “What You Should Read” crew to talk about books that were ruined by Hollywood. Ruined! As a self-proclaimed “hype guy” Lenny finds himself constantly disappointed by adaptations of his favorite books. We talk about a few of the most egregious offenders. Because the Hall siblings are currently quarantining at our moms house you get t...

Send a text On this week’s episode we talk to award-winning and best-selling author Angie Kim! Her book Miracle Creek was recently released in paperback and we’re thrilled she stopped by to tell us what the writing process was like and what inspired her to write the story. We hope you love this episode as much as we loved talking to Angie!    Follow Angie Kim: Twitter: @AngieKimWriter Instagram :...

Send a text Happy Pride month everybody! This week the “What You Should Read” team discuss why it’s important to have more books with LGBTQ+ representation, some of our favorite examples, and why though she’s glad  to see more representation in mainstream publishing, Kelly still (secretly) loves cheesy lesbian romance novels. #ShoutoutKarinKallmaker   Follow WYSR: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram:...

Send a text Greetings listeners! Today we are joined by the lovely and hilarious Baltimore-based comedian Violet Gray (as seen on "Night Train w/ Wyatt Cenac)! Violet talks with Julia and Kelly about what representation in books means to her and why it matters to see yourself represented in the stories you’re reading. The three then recommend some of their favorite books by Black authors, and...

Send a text It’s our longest episode yet, and you know what they say, you can never have too long of a podcast episode (it’s not possible). On this week’s episode, the WYSR team talk about the importance of supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, being anti-racist, and reading books by Black authors. During our book news segment, Julia breaks down the #PublishingPaidMe discussion on Twitter, a...

Send a text Ahh summer. Sun, sand, and SO MANY books! On this week’s episode, we discuss what makes a great summer read, our favorite “reading summers” and we give you recommendations for a good book to kick back with on your porch or in your pool as we enter those dog days. Before that, as always we discuss what we’ve been reading this week, reveal some EXCLUSIVE book news uncovered by our cub re...

Send a text On this week’s episode we’re talking about Pride and Prejudice retellings! With so many out there, how many is too many? (Spoiler Alert: we reject the premise of the question). Before that, we discuss what we’re reading this week (01:28), share some exciting book news items (06:08), and recommend books to each other in our favorite segment “You know what you should read?” (10:45).  Thi...

Send a text Julia and Rachael discuss what they are currently reading, what they are excited about in the world of books and what they think the other should read. Later, they are joined by Kelly to discuss Jennifer Weiner’s new book “Big Summer” (Spoiler alert: to miss spoilers skip from minute 17:42 on). Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast