The Readerly Report

This is the first episode in which neither Gayle nor Nicole gives a single book recommendation! It's unheard of, right? That's not what we're about. But, this is one of our favorite episodes because (with the help of a few articles) we're giving you our very best tips on how to read more books. All the better to keep up with that TBR pile we're trying to help you grow! Let us know what tips work f...

In what may be their shortest episode ever, Gayle and Nicole chat about some of the books they have read over the last year, which are now out in paperback. They also get really excited about an idea they have for a future podcast episode. It involves magazines.   The Heart by Mayliss de Kerangal All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer The After Party by An...

Nicole and Gayle make a bunch of promises they probably won’t keep when they share their 2017 Summer Reading Lists. But our ambitiousness is your gain, as we list a ton of promising books that we want to get to over the summer. Books mentioned: The Marriage Pact , Michelle Richmond Unraveling Oliver , Liz Nugent The Immortalists , Chloe Benjamin Something Rich And Strange , Ron Rash The Picture Of...

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes   We’re just past the midpoint of the year and we have things to... 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

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes Doesn’t summer feel like the season to listen to audiobooks? Just in time for... 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

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes  So if you listen to this episode you’ll discover that Gayle and Nicole 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

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | The Readerly Report - All Episodes After spending some time discussing the fact that Book Expo America is now... 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

Among many tangents, side conversations and musings ( authors writing about unhappy marriages while all claiming to have happy marriages, the disappointing odds of Goodreads giveaways, authors whose debut novels are published by a different company than their first, and Gayle accosting Tom Perotta at BookExpo America), Gayle and Nicole discuss the books they can’t wait to get their hands on is the...

Gayle and Nicole discuss their conception and notion of summer books and what constitutes summer reading. They also discuss some upcoming books that they are looking forward to reading in May. Some books discussed in this podcast. Saints for Occasions  by J. Courtney Sullivan Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Startup by Doree Shafrir A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan The Ci...

After debating the types of books that get under their skin, Gayle and Nicole discuss the most disturbing books they have ever read. But before they delve into the topic at hand, Gayle relates her Andrew McCarthy sighting. Afterward, they discuss a few upcoming books they have on their radars and a few new books that you should pick up. Our Most Disturbing Reads Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris L...

We're seeing signs of spring and so Nicole and Gayle discuss some of the books they are adding to their spring reading lists. They also chat about some of the books they've been reading lately which are worthy of giving a try. Some more than others! Books Discussed In This Podcast: Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein The Explanation for Everything by La...