What You Should Read

Send a text Hi, Should-Heads! Today, Miracle Creek author Angie Kim comes back to discuss Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's our third book club book, and we absolutely loved it. There's a lot to ponder (what makes us human? can we ever be 100% known, even by ourselves?) and it would take multiple episodes to fully cover this book. Buy it, read it, listen to this episode and then...

Send a text Hi, Should-Heads! If you're like us, you probably already have more unread books than you could possibly ever finish...and still have a really unfortunate book habit anyway. Today, we discuss the April releases we're most excited for and, as you'd expect, there are a lot of them.  Links mentioned in this episode:  New Richard Wright novel: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ra...

Send a text You're in for a real treat today, Should-Heads! We're joined by Sonali Dev, author of the Bollywood series and the Rajes family series. We're huge fans of hers and if you aren't already, this episode will do the trick. She's got some great recommendations and we didn't think it was possible but somehow we've gotten even more excited for Incense and Se...

Send a text Hello, Should-Heads! Why do we love retellings so much? Why is it so fun and (honestly a little comforting) to read these tales as old as time? We ponder these questions, share our favorite ones and debate where the line is between "homage" and "fanfiction."  Links from show: Dawn from Netflix's Babysitters Club has been recast. https://www.eonline.com/news/125...

Send a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're joined by Allison Dickson (the Steve Martin of our podcast!) and we're discussing "good for her!" books about women who are righting wrongs in various ways (some of those ways are violent). In light of everything going on right now, even being who you are can be a revolutionary act. Links mentioned in this episode:  Pandemic novel: https://ap...

Send a text Hi, Should-Heads and welcome to one of our more expensive episodes. Our friend Stephanie Henderson joined us to discuss Black speculative fiction, and she's got a lot of great recommendations. You'll definitely want to get every one you don't already have. It's a really fun conversation and there are so many great books out; we're very lucky.   Links mentioned...

Send a text Oh, Should-Heads! If you haven't read Temporary, you are doing yourself a real disservice. It's clever and funny, but don't take our word for it. It's also received excellent reviews from The New York Times , The Washington Post and made Best Of 2020 lists from NPR and Publisher's Weekly and many more outlets. As we approach the first anniversary of quarantine,...

Send a text We are so excited to discuss Outlawed! We all absolutely loved it, and if you haven't read it, you need to. It's set in the past (and an alternate past) and it still feels very timely. (Bonus sidebar topics include westerns, pandemic life and, as always, a bunch of recommendations.)   Books mentioned in the episode:  How Much of These Hills is Gold (C Pam Zhang), God Spare th...

Send a text Hi Should-Heads! This is a fun but expensive episode. We're joined by Claire Handscombe, author, bookseller, noted West Wing enthusiast and podcaster! Claire came with a great list of recommendations and they all sound amazing. You're going to want to take notes and hit up your library or favorite bookstore (or Blackwell's.com--just one of many hot tips we get from this...

Send a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're joined by Michael Koryta, bestselling author, screenwriter, nature enthusiast and murderer of sleep. His new book (Never Far Away) is out now and it is amazing. We talk about that, his upcoming movie (Those Who Wish Me Dead; out in theaters and HBO Max in May) and many other topics.  Want to read some amazing books before most people can? Sign up for Book o...

Send a text Happy Valentine's Day, Should-Heads! In today's episode, we talk about love--and specifically love stories by Black authors. We also discuss that Slate article and the Netflix documentary we can't stop thinking about. Want to read some amazing books before most people can? Sign up for Book of the Month and use our promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout to get your firs...

Send a text Happy Tuesday, Should-Heads! We're happy to share our second book club with you, and this book gave us a lot to talk about. (If you haven't read it, you need to. It's even better than An American Marriage , and that's a high bar.) Highlights include secrets, family folklore and what makes for a happy ending.  Want to read some amazing books before most people can? S...

Send a text You Should Read: Something For Galentine's Day! Hello, Should-Heads! We're here today to celebrate Galentine's Day! Yes, we're a little early but this way, you can have some great books to read while you think about how wonderful your best girl friends are. (It's Feb. 13, so you have time.) Next year, we'll all celebrate together. Want to read some amazing...

Send a text Greetings, Should-Heads! We're very excited to share this week's episode. Brigid Kemmerer has written one of our favorite trilogies ever and, as you may expect, we have some opinions over which kingdom should prevail. In the end we are for Syhl Shallow, except for Julia, who is not the boss of the show notes, KELLY IS. We also discuss her next release (Defy the Night, out in...

Send a text Hello, Should-heads! This is the most dramatic podcast episode--EVER. Three hosts. Many books. Only one episode. Who. Will. SURVIVE? OK, sorry, I can't keep that going. We're here to talk about reality TV and the books it's spawned. We also discuss the shows we love (current and past) and what reality shows we would like to go on.  Want to read some amazing books before...

Send a text Welcome to our second podcast episode of 2021 and the first after an attempted coup! I'm mentioning that so if you think "Hey, they seem a little rattled," you'll know why. Today, in a departure from our usual format, we're discussing books we aren't reading. One of us slightly misunderstood the assignment and ended up with a bunch MORE books on her TBR li...

Send a text We're in a new year but we have the same goal (to read ALL THE BOOKS!). Today, we are joined by friend of the pod and book blogger Kathy Coe to talk about the 2021 releases we're most excited for.  And just for fun, there's a drinking game.  Want to get a head start on your 2021 reading goals? Sign up for Book of the Month and use our promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at chec...

Send a text We took this weekend off from recording a traditional episode, but we'll be back next week to discuss our most anticipated new releases for 2021. In the meantime, we're discussing  our reading goals for ourselves and our goals for the podcast (and we may throw in a sneak peek at our most anticipated releases lists too!). We're getting very ambitious; please weigh in on o...

Send a text Merry Christmas everybody! For a special holiday treat, we are joined by our friends over at Movies and a Meal Podcast to discuss (and judge) six different adaptations of Charles Dickens's classic tale, A Christmas Carol . Find out which ones we loved, which ones we will never watch again, and who we'd love to see interpret Scrooge on the silver screen next. Follow Movies and...

Send a text Merry Christmas eve everybody! Today on our final bonus advent calendar minisode, we exchange gifts. We give each other (you guessed it) books! Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text The WYSR team talks about their favorite book-related holiday memories (and somehow end up reviewing the Twilight series). Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text We're here to share our best memories, podcast episodes and, of course, books from 2020! We had so many fantastic reads this year...and a few that were less than stellar. We share our final thoughts on how this year affected our reading, from the pandemic to starting a podcast. It's been a crazy year and we're glad to see it go away. Currently Reading:  Julia: The Office...

Send a text Rachael and Julia discuss their Christmas cookie traditions.  Recipe for sour cream cookies: https://www.thereciperebel.com/grandmas-sour-cream-sugar-cookies/  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Kelly and Julia recommend  Royal Holiday  by Jasmine Guillory!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text What to get for the characters who have everything?  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast