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Autumn is just around the corner, and it’s time to get our fall TBRs in order! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann Patchett booksTaylor Jenkins Reid booksDeath at the White Hart by Chris ChibnallBroadchurch (TV)Jane Austen booksThe Listeners by Maggie StiefvaterHow to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory ArnoldFive Found Dead by Sulari GentillKatabasis by R.F. KuangAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Girls Who Grew Big by Leila MottleyPark Avenue by Renée AhdiehSuccession (TV)Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanRose in Chains by Julie SotoHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabThe Ghostwriter by Julie ClarkWhen Javi Dumped Mari by Mia SosaThese Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Ann’s picks: Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love by Samin Nosrat (releases September 16)– Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat– Salt Fat Acid Heat (TV) The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller (releases October 7)– The Change by Kirsten Miller– Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles (releases October 7)– Death in the Spires by KJ Charles Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer (releases October 7)– Grady Hendrix books– Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Happy People Don’t Live Here by Amber Sparks (releases October 14)– Only Murders in the Building (TV)– Angela Carter books The Unveiling by Quan Barry (releases October 14)– We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (releases November 11)– Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino (releases November 25) Halle’s picks: Amity by Nathan Harris (releases September 2)– The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris– Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry– Doc by Mary Doria Russell– Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee– William W. Johnstone books Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (releases September 2)– Commonwealth by Ann Patchett– Our Town by Thornton Wilder– Wallace Stegner books The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy (releases September 16) The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover (releases September 23) Heart the Lover by Lily King (releases September 30)– Writers & Lovers by Lily King An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister (releases November 11) Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (releases November 18) I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (releases November 18)– Circe by Madeline Miller– Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller– Rick Riordan books– Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian Halle: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

We’re halfway through the year, and it’s time to check in on our bookish goals and reading lives of 2025! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: 2025 ALA Annual ConferenceJane Austen booksBook of the Month ClubWomen’s Prize for FictionLibba Bray booksAgatha Christie booksEmily Henry booksAbby Jimenez booksStrange Pictures by UketsuStrange Houses by UketsuDeep Cuts by Holly BrickleyBroken Country by Clare Leslie HallGifted & Talented by Olivie BlakeA Witch’s Guide to Magical Inkeeping by Sangu MandannaThe Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth DurstThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games series by Suzanne CollinsLeft of Forever by Tara DeWittImmaculate Conception by Ling Ling HuangNatural Beauty by Ling Ling HuangOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Women in Suite 11 by Ruth WareThe Favorites by Layne FargoThe Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownThe Names by Florence KnappOne Golden Summer by Carley FortuneHeart the Lover by Lily KingA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherReady or Not by Cara BastoneThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverKatabasis by R.F. KuangBrigands & Breadknives by Travis BaldreeSisters in the Wind by Angeline BoulleyAlchemised by SenLinYuHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodManacled by SenLinYuRose in Chains by Julie SotoMate by Ali HazelwoodBride by Ali HazelwoodGood Spirits by B.K. BorisonCrafting for Sinners by Jenny KieferGrady Hendrix books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Halle: The Will of the Many by James Islington– Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

It’s already summer – how!? But we’re very ready for summer reading with our lists of the books we’re most excited about. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Under the Same Stars by Libba BrayMutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-SmithThe Starving Saints by Caitlin StarlingMarble Hall Murders by Anthony HorowitzHow to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen PerrinThe Favorites by Layne FargoDeep Cuts by Holly BrickleyDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGood Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonFirst-Time Caller by B.K. BorisonSleepless in Seattle (film)When Harry Met Sally… (film)Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe Dream Hotel by Laila LalamiPassion Project by London SperryPromise Me Sunshine by Cara BastoneAli HazelwoodAnnabel Monaghan Ann’s picks: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King (releases June 3) The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (releases June 3)– The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater– The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall (releases June 10)– Broadchurch (TV) Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild (releases July 8) How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold (releases July 8)– And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie– The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (releases August 19)– Snow White and the Seven Dwarves– Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher– A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill (releases August 19)– Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie– The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill– With a Vengeance by Riley Sager Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (releases August 26)– Babel by R.F. Kuang Halle’s picks: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (releases June 3)– The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Top Gun (film) The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (releases June 3) Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh (releases June 3)– Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan– Succession (TV)– Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn– Gossip Girl (TV) Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (releases June 10) When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa (releases June 24) Rose in Chains by Julie Soto (releases July 3)– The Thrashers by Julie Soto– The Auction by LovesBitca8 (fanfiction) The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley (releases June 24)– Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley– The Mothers by Brit Bennett These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (releases July 8) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Kate & Frida by Kim Fay– Love & Saffron by Kim Fay Halle: The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett– Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett– A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman– The Guncle by Steven Rowley– Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe– Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

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Do you need something to help you smile right now? We sure do, so here are some of the books that have made us laugh out loud. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeLove and Hot Chicken by Mary Liza HartongVera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Ann’s picks: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan– Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes– Dead Tired by Kat Ailes Halle’s picks: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano– Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich The Do-Over by Lynn Painter What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix– Rachel Harrison books Halle: Count My Lies by Sophie Stava– Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

It’s our 150th episode (!!!!!!!) and there’s no better way to celebrate that and our friendship than to discuss female friendships in books. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The Sweet Magnolias series by Sherryl WoodThe Wedding People by Alison Espach Ann’s picks: Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee American Ghoul by Michelle McGill-Vargas– Dracula by Bram Stoker We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman– Sandwich by Catherine Newman Halle’s picks: The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan– The Great British Bake Off (TV) The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin– Fredrik Backman books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter– Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter– Inspector Morse (TV) Halle: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood– Bride by Ali Hazelwood– Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood– Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop