Well-Read

Another update from Halle

Hi all - Due to a death in Ann's family, we will be taking a brief break for the next month. Thanks and happy reading!

Well-Read Episode # 95.5 - An update from Halle

Well-Read Episode #94 -Book Pairings

Thanks to a fabulous listener suggestion (hi Rikke!), we’re pairing books that inform each other or benefit from reading them back-to-back. What books would you pair up? As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (buy from Bookshop) My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (buy from Bookshop) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: The Seducer’s Diary by Søren Kierkegaard (buy from Bookshop) and Ehrengard by Isak Dinesen (buy from Bookshop) and BONUS City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (buy from Bookshop) – Either/Or by Søren Kierkegaard (buy from Bookshop) – Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (buy from Bookshop) – Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen (buy from Bookshop) Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (buy from Bookshop) and Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (buy from Bookshop) The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (buy from Bookshop) and Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood (buy from Bookshop) – Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie – Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood – Miss Marple (TV) – Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (TV) Halle’s picks: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley (buy from Bookshop) and The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (buy from Bookshop) – Lady Astronaut Universe series by Mary Robinette Kowal Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (buy from Bookshop) and Chemistry by Weike Wang (buy from Bookshop) The Push by Ashley Audrain (buy from Bookshop) and Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (buy from Bookshop) – Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (buy from Bookshop) – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (buy from Bookshop) – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (buy from Bookshop) – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams (buy from Bookshop) – The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (buy from Bookshop) – Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #93 - Fresh Starts

Well-Read Episode #92 - Balancing Our Reading Lives

This week, we’re responding to a listener request to delve into our favorite bookish media and how we balance it all with our reading. We have some tips and recommendations to help you get the most out of your reading life. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: For Real (podcast) Underground: A Human History of the World Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt (buy from Bookshop) Audie Awards Get Booked (podcast) From the Front Porch (podcast) @shelfbyshelf (Instagram) Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (buy from Bookshop) Middlemarch by George Eliot (buy from Bookshop) All About Agatha (podcast) Agatha Christie books Litsy Poirot (TV) The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (buy from Bookshop) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (buy from Bookshop) What Should I Read Next? (podcast) Modern Mrs. Darcy (blog) When In Romance (podcast) Book Riot: The Podcast (podcast) Currently Reading (podcast) Reading Glasses (podcast) @thebookshopnashville (Instagram) @melanatedreader (Instagram) @james_travino (Instagram) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling @wellreadblackgirl (Instagram) @parnassusbooks (Instagram) @booksaremagicbk (Instagram) Emma Straub books @ashleyspivey (Instagram) The Bachelor (TV) Go Fug Yourself (blog) @spiveysbookclub (Instagram) @hithapalepu (Instagram) @graceatwood (Instagram) Bad On Paper (podcast) @beccamfreeman (Instagram) The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) Reese’s Book Club Read With Jenna Book of the Month @halle770 (Instagram) @ferskner (Instagram) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia (buy from Bookshop) – Prince’s Hot Chicken Halle: The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #91 - Memoirs part 2

Our memories may be terrible but these memoirs aren’t. We’re revisiting memoirs this week, and end with what we’re currently reading. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty (buy from Bookshop) – Afroculinaria (blog) – BTS (band) Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris (buy from Bookshop) – The New Yorker (magazine) – Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen by Mary Norris (buy from Bookshop) – Ann Patchett books Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark (buy from Bookshop) – My Favorite Murder (podcast) – Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV) – Georgia Hardstark on Cooking Channel Halle’s picks: Open Book by Jessica Simpson (buy from Bookshop) – Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (TV) – Nick Lachey (singer) – John Mayer (singer) – Dukes of Hazard (film) – Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick (buy from Bookshop) Becoming by Michelle Obama (buy from Bookshop) – A Promised Land by Barack Obama (buy from Bookshop) Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays by R. Eric Thomas (buy from Bookshop) – Elle (magazine) – Bossypants by Tina Fey (buy from Bookshop) – Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham (buy from Bookshop) – Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson (buy from Bookshop) – The Women (film) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #90 - Sports Books

Do you like sports? No? Do you like stories of drama surrounding sports? Then we have some books for you! As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ted Lasso (TV) Friday Night Lights (TV) Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger (buy on Bookshop) Friday Night Lights (film) Ann’s picks: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (buy on Bookshop) – Newbery Medal – YALLfest – Booked by Kwame Alexander (buy on Bookshop) Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (buy on Bookshop) – Chicago Stars series by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (buy on Bookshop) – Sarah MacLean books The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (buy on Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Beartown by Fredrik Backman (buy on Bookshop) – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (buy on Bookshop) – Beartown (TV) – Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (buy on Bookshop) – Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (buy on Bookshop) Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (buy on Bookshop) – From the Front Porch (podcast) – Check, Please! series by Ngozi Ukazu You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott (buy on Bookshop) – Megan Abbott books – Dare Me by Megan Abbott (buy on Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (buy on Bookshop) – Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (buy on Bookshop) – Modern Love series by Alisha Rai Halle: The Survivors by Jane Harper (buy on Bookshop) – Jane Harper books – The Likeness by Tana French (buy on Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #89 - Spring/Summer 2021 Preview

Well-Read Episode #88 - Galentine's Day

Galentine’s Day is here! Gather your girlfriends together, or if you can’t thanks to a worldwide pandemic, pick up one of our suggestions for books about female friendships. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Parks and Recreation (TV) My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim (buy from Bookshop) Episode 77 – Cookbooks Bridgerton (TV) Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (buy from Bookshop) The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (buy from Bookshop) My Brilliant Friend (TV) Ann’s picks: The Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba Narayan (buy from Bookshop) Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods (buy from Bookshop) – Sweet Magnolias (TV) – The Sweet Magnolias series by Sherryl Woods Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (buy from Bookshop) – Code Name Verity series by Elizabeth Wein – Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (buy from Bookshop) The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker (buy from Bookshop) – The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer (buy from Bookshop) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (buy from Bookshop) – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (buy from Bookshop) – The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris (buy from Bookshop) – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) – Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (buy from Bookshop) –Lord Byron books Halle: The Push by Ashley Audrain (buy from Bookshop) – Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (buy from Bookshop) – We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #87 - 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review

We love goals and years in review, especially when they involve books! Find out how we did last year with our reading resolutions and what we’re planning for 2021. As always, we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: RUSA CODES Reading List Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (buy from Bookshop) Julia Quinn books Bridgerton (TV) The Bachelor (TV) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (buy from Bookshop) Tana French books Isak Dinesen books Jane Austen books Libba Bray books The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge 2021 NoveList Book Challenge The Bookshop (bookstore) Book Riot Read Harder 2021 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021 What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley (buy from Bookshop) – Malcolm X (film) – Boyz n the Hood (film) Halle: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (buy from Bookshop) – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (buy from Bookshop) – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #86 - 2020 Superlatives

We’ve started (what we hope becomes) a new tradition: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us for a range of reasons this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 68 – Out of Our Comfort Zone Part III Episode 76 – Tackling Our TBRs Part II Most Timely Ann: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (buy from Bookshop) Most Disappointing Ann: White Elephant by Trish Harnetiaux (buy from Bookshop) and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop) – Tana French books Halle: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (buy from Bookshop); Honorable Mention: The Bright Lands by John Fram (buy from Bookshop) – Friday Night Lights (TV) Favorite Reread Ann: The Likeness by Tana French (buy from Bookshop) – In the Woods by Tana French (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (buy from Bookshop) Biggest Surprise Ann: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) Least Favorite Ann: Space Opera by Cathrynne M. Valente (buy from Bookshop) – Eurovision Song Contest (TV) Halle: The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop) – Drexciya (techno group) – “The Deep” (song by clipping.) Best Distraction Ann: The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (buy from Bookshop) – The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (buy from Bookshop) and All Adults Here by Emma Straub (buy from Bookshop) The Book That Ended a Mini Reading Slump Ann: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop) – A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters (buy from Bookshop) Better Late Than Never Ann: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan (buy from Bookshop) Book That Has Stayed With Me Ann: When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (buy from Bookshop) or Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Book That We Didn’t Think We’d Like, But Then We Did! Ann: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (kind of) (buy from Bookshop) – Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn – Bridgerton (TV) Halle: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood (buy from Bookshop) – The Human Son by Adrian J. Walker (buy from Bookshop) Best Quality Read of the Year Ann: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, duh (buy from Bookshop) – Jane Austen books Halle: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (buy from Bookshop) Our Favorite Non-Book Media Property of the Year Ann: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (TV) and Sarah Cooper anything – Will Ferrell filmography – Sarah Cooper on TikTok – Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (TV) Halle: Normal People (TV) and Ted Lasso (TV) – Normal People by Sally Rooney (buy from Bookshop) – Major League (film) – Jason Sudeikis filmography – “An American Coach in London” (commercial) – The Great British Bake Off (TV) – folklore (Taylor Swift album) – evermore (Taylor Swift album) The Book We Recommended the Most This Year Ann: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette (buy from Bookshop) and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (buy from Bookshop) and A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (buy from Bookshop) and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (buy from Bookshop) – Nina LaCour books – John Wayne filmography – Patsy Cline discography Halle: The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi (buy from Bookshop) – Agatha Christie books – The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (buy from Bookshop) – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #85 - Our Favorite Books of 2020

It’s our favorite episode of the year featuring our favorite books of the year! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: VH1 (TV) Ann’s picks: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (buy from Bookshop) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop) Circe by Madeline Miller (buy from Bookshop) – The Odyssey by Homer (buy from Bookshop) A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette (buy from Bookshop) – A Game of Cones by Abby Colette (buy from Bookshop) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (buy from Bookshop) – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (buy from Bookshop) – I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane (buy from Bookshop) How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny (buy from Bookshop) – Three Pines series by Louise Penny Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop) – One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop) The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) – The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (buy from Bookshop) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (buy from Bookshop) – Moby Dick by Herman Melville (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) – Episode 72 – Fiction by Black Authors – Lena Waithe filmography The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop) – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (buy from Bookshop) – A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop) Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (buy from Bookshop) – Game of Thrones (TV) A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (buy from Bookshop) – Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop) The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (buy from Bookshop) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (buy from Bookshop) – Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig (buy from Bookshop) Long Bright River by Liz Moore (buy from Bookshop) – Liz Moore books Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (buy from Bookshop) – The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon (buy from Bookshop) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop) – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (buy from Bookshop) – Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop) – The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (buy from Bookshop) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (buy from Bookshop) – Episode 66 – Spring/Summer 2020 Preview – Episode 71 – Beach Reads What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: White Elephant by Trish Harnetiaux (buy from Bookshop) – Episode 55 – Fall 2019 Book Preview Halle: The Human Son by Adrian J. Walker (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #84 - Winter Romances

Well-Read Episode #83 - Family Gatherings

Well-Read Episode #82 - Guilty Pleasures

When you're having a rough week (and aren't we all?), there's nothing better than sinking into a guilty pleasure read. Or is there such a thing? We'll discuss, and end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Mary Kay Andrews books Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (buy at Bookshop) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James (buy at Bookshop) America's Next Top Model (TV) Eurovision Song Contest Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones Pacific Rim (film) Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard Agatha Christie books Jane Austen books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Spell Booked by Joyce and James Lavene (buy at Bookshop) - Retired Witches Mystery series by Joyce and James Lavene Halle: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (buy at Bookshop) - Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast) - Man of Steel (film) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #81 - Creepy Reads

Halloween is here! Halloween is here! Get into the spirit with us as we explore some deliciously creepy books. As always, we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop) – Episode 66 – Spring/Summer 2020 Preview – Wilkie Collins books – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (buy from Bookshop) Come Closer by Sara Gran (buy from Bookshop) – A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (buy from Bookshop) The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco (buy from Bookshop) – The Ring (film) – Ring by Kōji Suzuki (buy from Bookshop) – The Grudge (film) – There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey (buy from Bookshop) – Room by Emma Donoghue (buy from Bookshop) The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (buy from Bookshop) – Rosemary’s Baby (film) – Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (buy from Bookshop) – Sleepaway Camp (film) The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (buy from Bookshop) – The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (buy from Bookshop) –The Cemetery of Lost Books series by Carlos Ruiz Zafón – Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (film) – The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (buy from Bookshop) – Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #80 - The Great Outdoors

With so many of our travel plans canceled this year (RIP Ukraine trip), many of us are heading outside for our vacations. We're talking about books that get us back to nature and we'll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Wine Country (movie) Walden by Henry David Thoreau (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (buy from Bookshop) - Aaron Falk series by Jane Harper - Jane Harper books Minnow by James E. McTeer II (buy from Bookshop) - Pat Conroy books Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck (buy from Bookshop) - Svartåsen series by Cecilia Ekbäck Halle’s picks: One by One by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) - Episode 78 - Fall/Winter 2020 Book Preview Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (buy from Bookshop) - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (buy from Bookshop) - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (buy from Bookshop) - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (buy from Bookshop) - Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed (buy from Bookshop) - Mary Oliver books - Wild (movie) Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver (buy from Bookshop) - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland (buy from Bookshop) - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (buy from Bookshop) - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (buy from Bookshop) - The Good Lord Bird by James McBride (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Aria by Nazanine Hozar (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode # 79 - Campus Novels

If we can't go back to school in September, we can at least live it through campus novels! We share some of our favorites and what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop) - Leigh Bardugo books - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop) Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher (buy from Bookshop) - The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher (buy from Bookshop) - C.S. Lewis books Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) - Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) - Landline by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas (buy from Bookshop) Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (buy from Bookshop) - Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (buy from Bookshop) - Admission (film) - Admission by Julie Buxbaum (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (buy from Bookshop) - Charles Dickens books - The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #78 - Fall/Winter 2020 Preview

We love bringing you previews of books we’re so excited about! Listen in for the books we’re looking forward to this fall and winter. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Jennifer Weiner books Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner (buy from Bookshop) The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (buy from Bookshop) Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (buy from Bookshop) Ann’s picks: Eat a Peach by David Chang (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop) – Momofuku Noodle Bar – David Chang filmography The Searcher by Tana French (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop) – The Witch Elm by Tana French (buy from Bookshop) – Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop) – Rumaan Alam books The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (releases October 13) (buy from Bookshop) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (releases October 20) (buy from Bookshop) White Ivy by Susie Yang (releases November 3) (buy from Bookshop) The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (releases January 19) (buy from Bookshop) – The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard (buy from Bookshop) – Upstairs Downstairs (TV) – Parasite (film) – @notyourmommashistory on Instagram In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce (releases January 19) (buy from Bookshop) – My Favorite Murder (podcast) Halle’s picks: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (releases September 1) (buy from Bookshop) – Get Out (film) – Alyssa Cole books – “Alyssa Cole’s New Thriller Looks at Gentrification in Brooklyn” (Buzzfeed article) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (releases September 1) (buy from Bookshop) – Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan One by One by Ruth Ware (releases September 8) (buy from Bookshop) – The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (releases September 15) (buy from Bookshop) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (releases September 15) (buy from Bookshop) – Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (buy from Bookshop) – The Deep by Rivers Solomon (buy from Bookshop) – The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (releases September 22) (buy from Bookshop) – The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi (buy from Bookshop) – Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (buy from Bookshop) Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (releases October 6) (buy from Bookshop) – Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (buy from Bookshop) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (releases October 27) (buy from Bookshop) – Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (buy from Bookshop) – Jane the Virgin (TV) – Ugly Betty (TV) Halle: Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (buy from Bookshop) – A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop) – Book of the Month Club – Kate Atkinson books Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

Well-Read Episode #77 - Cookbooks!

This week….welcome to Well-FED! Haha! Based on a listener suggestion, we’re discussing and cooking from some cookbooks we enjoy, along with our special guest, Halle’s boyfriend Jeremy! Plus what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 74 – Our Favorite Bookish Places Ann’s picks: Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook (buy from Bookshop) – Jerusalem by Yottom Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (buy from Bookshop) – Zahav (restaurant) Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More by Hsiao-Ching Chou (buy from Bookshop) – @madhungry on Instagram – Martha Stewart Living – The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop (buy from Bookshop) Bravetart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parks (buy from Bookshop) – Bravetart (blog) – Serious Eats – The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt (buy from Bookshop) – @bravetart on Instagram Halle and Jeremy’s picks: Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls (buy from Bookshop) – Minton’s Playhouse (restaurant) My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim (buy from Bookshop) – Daniel (restaurant) – Masa (restaurant) – Danji (restaurant) – Hanjan (restaurant) A Blissful Feast: Culinary Adventures in Italy’s Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche by Teresa Lust (buy from Bookshop) – The Great British Bakeoff (TV) – Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Evelina by Frances Burney (buy from Bookshop) – Jane Austen books Halle: The Comeback by Ella Berman (buy from Bookshop) – Jennifer Lawrence filmography – Darren Aronofsky filmography Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram