The Readerly Report

Gayle and Nicole talk about dark book-based dramas on various TV networks, particularly Caroline Kepnes’ Y ou (Lifetime and Netflix) and and Teddy Wayne’s Loner (HBO). Then we get into our favorite vacation reading experiences – books we’ve read when we were away, and why they’ve stayed with us. Does the place we read books impact how we enjoy them? Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee Israel The Ones...

A new month means new reads, and they all seem to be coming out on March 5! There are a ton of books coming out that day that Gayle and Nicole want to read, and they discuss them on this week’s show. They also talk about locked-room mysteries, which are all the rage right now, and Nicole guilts Gayle into giving up on a disappointing audiobook. Books mentioned: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley Nine...

After teasing the start of having guest for the last several episodes, we come through. Today we chat with Catherine from The Gilmore Guide to Books about the book industry's obsession with generic women roles in their titles. Our Reading List Becoming by Michelle Obama Hungover: The Morning After & One Man’s Quest For The Cure by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We...

Gayle and Nicole discuss current bookish news items, the majority of which are scandal free. They also talk about their current reads, and recommend some of theist books about the black experience in America, a topic they quickly find that they might need a second show to do justice to the topic. New books entering the public domain , which now includes works published in or prior to 1923. Gayle i...

Gayle and Nicole attempt to discuss the romance books they've read over the year. Gayle has read some recent ones, but Nicole had to go further into her backlist to turn up some appropriate titles. Also what they're reading, Gayle's library woes and current literary scandals. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit t...

Gayle and Nicole are reunited and eager to catch up with each other and all of you. They fill you inn on what they've been reading and also share some books that suggest emerging trends for 2019. Nicole notes that Gayle is trending toward light hearted contemporary fiction and romance novels. Things that make you go...hmmm. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other sub...

Gayle and Nicole reading challenges. Gayle has created one of her own and Nicole has discovered a few more that she wants to try out. Plus. they discuss new books in paperback to get your hands on. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therestperpective.substack.com

Gayle and Nicole discuss DNA Tests, what they've been reading and some of the tempting books that are coming out in January 2019. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therestperpective.substack.com

Nicole is super psyched that The Aftermath  by Rhidian Brook is being made into a movie featuring Keira Knightly and Alexander Skarsgard. Nicole and Gayle discuss the books they have been readmit and have a Q&A style conversation on The Four by Scott Galloway. Gayle and Nicole summarize and share the genres and topics which have dominated their reading over the last year, plus get really excit...

Gayle and Nicole welcome Sarah from Sarah's Bookshelves back to the podcast to talk book superlatives. From the books that most benefitted from a particular moment in time, to the most poignant reads, to the books that made us feel dumb, we have a ton of interesting categories to help you organize your reading. Helpful links in this podcast: Sarah's list of underrated gems of 2018 . Sarah's list o...

Gayle has updates for Nicole. She's joined Scribd, she's a veteran Spivey swapper and she's hit her reading goal for the year. Nicole discusses why she couldn't finish reading American Prison , and after discussing what they've been reading, they go on to talk about the best books they read in 2018. What We've Been Reading Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger   by   Rebecca Trais...

Gayle and Nicole discuss the books they've been reading lately and suggest last minute books that will make the perfect gifts for friends with a wide variety of taste. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therestperpective.substack.com

Nicole loves that Gayle dogears because she dogears sometimes too. Memorable scenes in books from some of our favorite books. Will these all  be taut and tense?  What sticks out in our memories? What We’re Reading  A Cloud In The Shape Of A Girl  by Jean Thompson The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo   by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Adults   by Caroline Hulse The Silence of the Girls  by Pat Barker  Our K...

Gayle shocks Nicole with 1) trading a book on the Ashley Spivey Book Club group, and 2) reading a book before its release date. Inspired by discussing the best long best books to read over the holiday season, Gayle and Nicole discuss the best short books to read over the next few weeks, and just in time to boost those reading numbers and bring goals into line. What We're Reading / What We've Read...

Gayle and Nicole endeavor to recommend the best big books to read over the upcoming holiday season and get stopped up by the philosophical considerations they take when considering a big book. Why read? Pleasure of accomplishment? They want the ones that are thoroughly engrossing and hard to put down, but find psychological blocks in committing to starting a long book. Gayle discusses her yearly r...

Nicole coaxes Gayle into taking a look at the Goodreads Choice Award and to consider voting in them. How Gayle chooses the books that she reads. How we organize our shelves ​, and our nonfiction recommendation and anticipated nonfiction reads.​ Current  Reads  & Just Finished Red Clocks Leni Zumas All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung Transcription by Kate Atkinson The Caregiver by Samuel Park The...

Gayle has moved and has misplaced her audiobook and book. Gayle and Nicole try to figure out how to get Gayle more time with her audiobook, now that her move has shortened her time in the car. What We’re Reading: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig The Heart’s Invisible Furies All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung Anticipated November Reads: Becoming by Michelle Obama Nine Perfe...

Gayle and Nicole discuss the National Book Awards and whether they are inclined to read books from these lists. We also briefly refer The Man Books, The Nobel Prize, The Macarthur Prize for Genius. What types roof books are these and are they of interest to the average reader or do they serve to build the prestige and careers of these writers?  What We’re Reading: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Unknown...

Book Club Discussion: Mary B by Katherine J. Chen Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen   What We’re Reading: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Girl Unknown by Karen Perry The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into The Business of Punishment   by Shane Bauer A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned In Iran by Shane Bauer Designing Your Life by Bill Burn...

Jane Austen is dead and we can’t get Pride & Prejudice back. Gayle is in her feelings about our current read, Katherine J. Chen’s Mary B. We are not losing our minds, literary fiction just does not have very memorable plot lines. Are there any heartwarming stories featuring twins? Gayle and Nicole discuss creepy twins, the new book based series on Lifetime (You), new paperback releases & more.   W...

Guys, why do we love Pride & Prejudice so much? We speculate, but we have no clear reasons why we love P&P & Jane Austen so much.  We get into what were reading, more highly anticipated fall reading, and banned Books! All the feels about the books that are in these banned book lists. What We’re Reading Mary B. By Katherine J Chen Ghosted by Rosie Walsh A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Shout...

So many books are finding new lives as either movies or series adaptations. We discuss the movies and series that we are most looking forward to this fall. Gayle and Nicole also considers the age old question of whether to read the book before seeing the movie? Of course they have vastly different opinions. Also, Gayle’s taste is changing, she can’t read the depressing books like she used.   Books...

As promised, Gayle and Nicole are back with another round up of books coming out this fall that should be on your radar. There are so many great books coming out this season that this is by no means an exhaustive list, so we promise to keep you up to date on more great books we cross paths with in the coming weeks. Books Discussed in this Podcast: I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell A Place For U...

Gayle, Nicole and their guest, Sarah ( Sarah's Bookshelves ), chat like long lost friends over the merits of the many celebrity books clubs on offer. Who has the most literary picks, the most commercial picks, the one most likely to match your style. Listen to find out all about them, and read Sarah's Celebrity Book Club Guide and the rest of her blog for more great reading resources and recommend...

Fall is the season that every reader is primed to anticipate. While we're a little sad to say goodbye to Summer, all the great books that are lined up for release in Fall 2018 are here to console us. In this podcast Gayle and Nicole start the discussions about blockbuster releases, new offerings from famed authors, and the books they are most looking forward to delving into over the next few month...