Could Read/Should Read/Must Read

Melissa & Sarah were recently hosted by Claudette & Kim from the Killingly Public Library on their podcast, KPL Lit Talks! You can listen to that conversation here and then be sure to head on over to their channel to check out more of KPL Lit Talks episodes.

Find out if Sarah thinks Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Find out if Melissa thinks Piglet by Lottie Hazell is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Warning - This episode contains explicit content! In this special Valentine's Day episode, Melissa & Sarah step just slightly out of their comfort zone and talk SMUT with special guests and smut experts: Victoria Cole and Brittany Noseworthy.

On this super-special episode, we're joined by Violet Halford who is completing her Book Report Project about The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for her Grade 6 Language Arts class. She also chats about some other books she read in 2024 that made it to the NPR Books We Love list.

Find out if Sarah & Melissa think All Fours is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Melissa & Sarah share some of their favourite (and not so favourite) festive reads in this second annual Holiday Reads episode!

Melissa & Sarah give an up-to-date account of what they're reading and chat along the way about (in no particular order): prioritizing haircuts; Munchausen by proxy, and sexual awakenings in bodies of water. Trust us, you have to listen to understand.

Find out if Sarah thinks Intermezzo by Sally Rooney is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Melissa & Sarah welcome guest, Shanda Slipp, to discuss The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. Will Shanda deem it a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read?

Find out if Melissa thinks Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read.

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Everton McLean, to chat about Russell Wangersky's collection of stories, The Path of Most Resistance (or is it The Path of Moist Resistance?). Note: Turns out that if one does "do the math", 2007 was 17 years ago (not 16). (This episode is only rated "explicit" because Everton drops a "F-bomb" once about midway through.)

Catch Sarah and Melissa in their very first video episode where they chat about books they banter about book shops and books they read throughout the summer. Titles discussed in this episode include, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, Worry by Alexandra Tanner, Greta + Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrente, and Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors.

In the final Summer Special of 2024, Melissa & Sarah chat with Summer Reading Challenge Participants about their experiences filling their bingo cards. Special thanks to Sheila Frost, Violet Halford, Steph Lewis, Shanda Slipp, and Douglas Halford for their efforts with the Summer Reading Challenge and for being involved in this episode!

Dive into some summer vibes with this Summer Special episode where Melissa & Sarah host Hulk Caesar (of The Hulk Caesar Show) to chat about World War Z, Fight Club 2, and all sorts of other summer shenannigans along the way!

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Lucinda Austin-Bearns, who will let you know if Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice is a could-read, a should-read, or must-read. Follow us on Facebook (Could Read Should Read Must Read) or Instagram (@couldshouldmustread) and join us for our 2024 Summer Reading Challenge from June 1 to August 15, 2024

Find out if Sarah thinkg True Biz by Sara Nović is a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read.

We're put the "lit" in literary with our first Book Banter episode! We chat about ideal reading locations and what makes a book a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read. Listen for our take on some shared-reads too: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid & The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue.

Find out if Melissa thinks Outlawed by Anna North is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read.

Trigger Warning : This episode discusses violence perpetrated against women. Find out if Sarah thinks Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read.

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Kate Cartmell, who will let you know if you could read, should read, or must read Dangerous Women by Hope Adams.

Find out if Melissa thinks Good Material by Dolly Alderton is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read. (We need to mark this episode as "explicit" because of language in the selected passages read from the book. Scandal!)

Find out if Sarah thinks The Guest by Emma Cline is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read.

Melissa and Sarah welcome their first guest, Tom Halford, who will let you know if you could read, should read, or must read I am a Truck by Michelle Winters

Melissa lets you know if you could read, should read, or must read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.