What You Should Read

Send a text All we want for Christmas is to see more Korean representation in books, books about strong female characters figuring stuff out, and all the dystopians!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Today we have mom back on the podcast! She offers her tried and true cinnamon roll recipe.  To make the rolls, use this bread recipe  Never Fail Bread: In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cup warm water with 1 package dry yeast, combine and set 5 minutes. Add 1 tsp salt. 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp oil, 3 1/2 cups flour,  knead for 5 minutes. Oil bowl and allow to rise for 1 hour. Bake at 325 degr...

Send a text Rachael recommends The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Today we discuss the very prolific Stephen King! We have recommendations for every reader (which means that no matter what your reading taste is, we have something that will make you very happy). Sidebar topics include a minor competition about who read Stephen King the youngest (Kelly won) and who has a better Stephen King story (Becky won) and our favorite Stephen King adaptations. T...

Send a text Books that make great gifts for anyone in your life.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Rachael recommends Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella! Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text If you could jump into any fictional world and celebrate Christmas there, where would you go?  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text We know this has nothing to do with books. Merry Christmas.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Julia, Kelly, and Rachael discuss their all time favorite Christmas movies!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text All we want for Christmas...are these books!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text What to get the bookish friends in your life (other than books of course?). We've got you covered with some great ideas!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text We love getting books as gifts, but which ones stand out in our minds as an all-time favorite book received as a gift?  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text NOTE: STOP LISTENING AT 41:30 TO AVOID SPOILERS Welcome to our first book club discussion! We absolutely loved The Book of Two Ways. We discuss why (character by character) and also delve into the major themes. We're all big fans of Jodi Picoult, but this book--with its discussions of death and grieving, science, choices and ethics--is the perfect and most necessary read of 2020....

Send a text You don't need to travel to Iceland to enjoy this festive and bookish tradition!  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Rachael recommends  One Day in December   by Josie Silver.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text The WYSR team discuss their favorite book and film adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's classic tale, Little Women.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Rachael and Julia's mom Becky joins us again for an advent calendar minisode! We discuss a candy we make every year called Trent's Treats. But are they the REAL Trent's Treats? Tune in to find out.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text Julia recommends  The Afterlife of Holly Chase  by Cynthia Hand.  Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text What recent releases are we looking forward to this holiday season? Tune in to the advent minisode to find out! Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

Send a text It’s the holiday season! We love Christmas so we thought we’d put together a series of short advent calendar “minisodes” for our listeners. These episodes will be about all the things we love about Christmas—recipes, movies, and of course, lots of book recs.  Our first episode is a juicy one. We’re talking balls! Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, that is. Rachael and Julia’s mom Becky giv...

Send a text In this episode, we talk about how the pandemic has affected our reading habits. We also chat about ways to read more and what to do (or not do!) when we’re reading less. So here's some tips on how to read more and why not to feel guilty about choosing to not prioritize your TBR for a little while.  LINKS: Book of the Month Club https://www.bookofthemonth.com/the-best-new-books Ro...

Send a text We do a deep dive into JK Rowling's anti-trans comments and how that has affected our feelings about Harry Potter. Can you separate the art from the artist and should you try? How do you balance something you love with the harm its creator is doing to people? There aren't easy answers but it's a subject worth grappling with. And, as a bonus, we recommend books you can re...

Send a text We're joined by Stephanie Fowler, author of Chasing Alice, a nonfiction account of the life and murder of Alice Davis. Mrs. Davis was Stephanie (and Kelly's!) AP English teacher and her life had a powerful impact on her family, as well as many of her friends, students and fellow teachers. We discuss the way she balanced discussing Alice's life and death, the lessons she...

Send a text First, you should know that this episode was taped on Sunday, so we don't know anything about the election's outcome. If you listen to this after Tuesday and you're wondering why we sound the way we do, that's why. It's Schroedinger's Podcast, where the election both is and is not over. Also, we're not entirely sure who thought that an episode devoted...

Send a text Welcome to the spookiest episode of the year! We're joined by Emma Beaven (her debut novel, Where the Briars Sleep, is out next summer) to talk about all things creepy. We discuss adaptations, atmospheric horror and, as it turns out, we all have very strong opinions about vampires. Follow Emma Beaven: https://emmabeaven.wordpress.com/ Instagram: @authoremmabeaven Preorder Where th...