Well-Read

We’re exploring fiction that depicts the immigrant and refugee experience, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez  ( buy from Bookshop ) Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Titanic (film) –  Ruta Sepetys books The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi...

Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk  (releases March 1) ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV) –  David Cross filmography –  Saturday Night Live (TV) –  Breaking Bad (TV) Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum  (releases April 5) ( buy from Bookshop ) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas  (releases May 5) ( buy from Bookshop...

After a year of hard work, we’re happy to share the results of the 2022 Reading List! We’ll share the winners and the shortlist, along with our thoughts. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Adrenaline Winner Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby  ( buy from Bookshop ) Short List Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka  ( buy from Bookshop ) Never Sa...

We're back with one of our favorite Well-Read traditions: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 87 – 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review Beloved by Toni Morrison  ( buy from Bookshop ) Halle’s Instagram Episode 86 – 2020 Superlatives Most Timely Ann:   The Ni...

Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia ( buy from Bookshop ) The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod ( buy from Bookshop ) This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno ( buy from Bookshop ) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony...

We didn’t get a chance to do a publishing preview this season, but we wanted to share some books we’re excited to read soon. Ann picks three forthcoming titles and Halle went with books she didn’t have time for this year. And we end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Maid by Nita Prose  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Florence Pugh movies...

Our annual Halloween episode is back – and so are we! We have some major life updates and books that show that people are much scarier than the paranormal. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 77 – Cookbooks! Ann’s picks: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Anna and the French...

Hi all  - Due to a death in Ann's family, we will be taking a brief break for the next month. Thanks and happy reading!

Thanks to a fabulous listener suggestion (hi Rikke!), we’re pairing books that inform each other or benefit from reading them back-to-back. What books would you pair up? As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  ( buy from Bookshop ) Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding  ( buy from Bookshop ) My...

This week, we’re responding to a listener request to delve into our favorite bookish media and how we balance it all with our reading. We have some tips and recommendations to help you get the most out of your reading life. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week!   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: For Real (podcast) Underground: A Human History of the World Beneath Our...

Our memories may be terrible but these memoirs aren’t. We’re revisiting memoirs this week, and end with what we’re currently reading.     Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Afroculinaria (blog) –  BTS (band) Between You & Me: Confessions o...

Do you like sports? No? Do you like stories of drama surrounding sports? Then we have some books for you! As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ted Lasso (TV) Friday Night Lights (TV) Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger  ( buy on Bookshop ) Friday Night Lights (film) Ann’s picks: The Crossover by Kwam...

Galentine’s Day is here! Gather your girlfriends together, or if you can’t thanks to a worldwide pandemic, pick up one of our suggestions for books about female friendships. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Parks and Recreation (TV) My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim  ( buy from Bookshop ) Episode 77 – Cookbooks B...

We love goals and years in review, especially when they involve books! Find out how we did last year with our reading resolutions and what we’re planning for 2021. As always, we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: RUSA CODES Reading List Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert  ( buy from Bookshop ) Julia Quinn books Bridgerton (TV) The Ba...

We’ve started (what we hope becomes) a new tradition: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us for a range of reasons this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week.     Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 68 – Out of Our Comfort Zone Part III Episode 76 – Tackling Our TBRs Part II Most Timely Ann:  When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole  ( buy f...

It’s our favorite episode of the year featuring our favorite books of the year! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: VH1 (TV) Ann’s picks: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson  ( buy from Bookshop ) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo  ( buy from Bookshop ) Circe by Madeline Miller  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  The Odyssey by Homer  ( buy from Bookshop ) A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette  ( buy f...

When you're having a rough week (and aren't we all?), there's nothing better than sinking into a guilty pleasure read. Or is there such a thing? We'll discuss, and end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Mary Kay Andrews books Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ( buy at Bookshop ) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James ( buy...

Halloween is here! Halloween is here! Get into the spirit with us as we explore some deliciously creepy books. As always, we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell  ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia  ( buy from Bookshop ) –  Episode 66 – Spring/Summer 2020 Preview...

With so many of our travel plans canceled this year (RIP Ukraine trip), many of us are heading outside for our vacations. We're talking about books that get us back to nature and we'll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Wine Country (movie) Walden by Henry David Thoreau ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: Force of Nature by Jane Harper ( buy from...