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Ann Cox and Halle Eisenman
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As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we\’re reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related fun.

  1. OCT 13

    Episode 145 - Psychological Suspense Authors We'd Like to See More From

    Psychological suspense continues to be one of the most popular subgenres, but it can sometimes be hard to find the best. This week, we’re covering the authors we’d like to see become household names. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnSarah J. Maas booksWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensFates and Furies by Lauren GroffRuth Ware booksMary Kubica books Ann’s picks: Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry– Near the Bone by Christina Henry– Horseman by Christina Henry Arrowood by Laura McHugh– Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh– The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall– No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall Halle’s picks: Kala by Colin Walsh– Tana French books– Jane Harper books The Quiet Tennant by Clémence Michallon– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll– Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez– The Push by Ashley Audrain– The Whispers by Ashley Audrain What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni– The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni– Rain Man (film)– Sherlock (TV)– The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Halle: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner– 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction– Booker Prize 2024 shortlist– Ann Patchett books– Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

    50 min

  2. SEP 29

    Episode 144 - Fall 2024 Book Preview

    It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to reading this fall! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (releases September 3)– Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (releases September 10) The Midnight Club by Margot Harrison (releases September 24) Tiny Threads by Lilliam Rivera (releases September 24)– The Devil Wears Prada (film) Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (releases October 1)– Ina Garten books– Barefoot Contessa (TV)– @storeboughtisfine (Instagram) A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney (releases October 8) Hate Follow by Erin Quinn-Kong (releases October 8)– Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (November 5)– Travis Baldree books Halle’s picks: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (releases September 10)– The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (releases September 17)– The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave– The Last Thing He Told Me (TV)– Reese’s Book Club– Laura Dave books Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (releases September 17) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (releases September 24)– Normal People by Sally Rooney– Normal People (TV)– Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Heir by Sabaa Tahir (releases October 1)– All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir– National Book Award for Young People– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature– Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir– The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London (releases October 1)– One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London– A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston– BuzzFeed: “This Quiz Will Determine Whether You’re More Demure Fall or Brat Summer”– Twilight (film) Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi (releases October 1) Rental House by Weike Wang (releases December 3)– Chemistry by Weike Wang What We’re Reading This Week: Ann:  Ready or Not by Cara Bastone– Emily Henry books Halle: So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

    55 min

  3. SEP 17

    Circling back on our Summer 2024 reading

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    58 min

  4. AUG 30

    Episode 142 - Celebrity Book Clubs

    There are more celebrity book clubs than ever! We’re discussing our favorites and some celebrity book club picks we love. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Read with JennaOprah’s Book ClubReece’s Book ClubColleen Hoover booksSarah J. Maas booksA Million Little Pieces by James FreyWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensService95 Book ClubFallon Book ClubMarvelHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingTwilight series by Stephenie Meyer“How Celebrity Book Clubs Actually Work” (Esquire article)Mindy’s Book StudioSJP LitLibrary ScienceBelletristTeaTime Book ClubThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreGood Morning America Book ClubThe Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris Ann’s picks: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay– The Audacious Book Club– The Help (film)– Tyler Perry films– Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV) Starling House by Alix E. Harrow– The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Halle’s picks: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker– The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles– William Kent Krueger books Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson– Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan– Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd– An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson– Kate Morton books Halle: Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

    59 min

  5. AUG 16

    Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors

    Do you have a list of authors who are auto-buys when they release a new book? We’re delving into some of ours! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann Patchett booksEmily Henry booksTom Lake by Ann PatchettAbby Jimenez booksAli Hazelwood booksLiz Moore booksKate Morton booksTana French booksLeigh Bardugo booksCeleste Ng booksAnthony Horowitz booksSarah Dessen booksSarah MacLean booksRuth Ware books Ann’s picks: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters– Fingersmith by Sarah Waters– The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters– The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Still Life by Louise Penny– Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny– How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny The Diviners by Libba Bray– The Diviners series by Libba Bray– Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray Halle’s picks: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins– Katherine Center books– Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins– Blue Heron series by Kristan Higgins What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty– Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty– Rainbow Rowell books– Big Little Lies (TV) Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon– The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon– The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon– I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Plus One by S.C. Lalli– Sonya Lalli books– The White Lotus (TV)– The Guest List by Lucy Foley Halle: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

    56 min

  6. AUG 2

    Episode 140 - NYT Best Books of the 21st Century

    The New York Times recently published their list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, and we have THOUGHTS. Let us know your impressions of the list! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverNew York Times: Readers Choose Their 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy WeirElena Ferrante booksThe Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins11/22/63 by Stephen KingEmily Henry booksAbby Jimenez booksThe Heaven & Earth Grocery Story by James McBride Ann’s picks: The Round House by Louise Erdrich- National Book Award- Thomas Cromwell series by Hilary Mantel- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett- Commonwealth by Ann Patchett- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton- Booker Prize- Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Halle’s picks: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri- Pulitzer Prize in Fiction- Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra- Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Second Chance Year by Melissa Weisner- Sliding Doors (film) Halle: The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton- Book of the Month Club- Dangerous Damsels series by India Holton Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

    56 min

  7. JUL 19

    Episode 139 - Wrapping up our Spring 2024 Reading

    We’re trying something new this week, as we review the books we read (or didn’t read…) from our Spring Preview 2024 episode. Let us know what you think!   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyJust for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Ann’s picks: Funny Story by Emily Henry  The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Halle’s picks: The Great Divide by Christina Henríquez Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González Happily Never After by Lynn Painter The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang– People We Meet on Vacation (film) Real Americans by Rachel Khong  Happy Medium by Sarah Adler Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Ben-Hur (film) Halle: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

    43 min

  8. JUN 19

    Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview

    It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to, publishing June through August! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (releases June 4)– The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry– The Essex Serpent (show) Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (releases June 11)– A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay– The Blair Witch Project (film) It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant (releases July 9) Nicked by M.T. Anderson (releases July 23)– Feed by M.T. Anderson Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (releases July 30)– Landline by Rainbow Rowell The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (releases August 6) A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (releases August 6)– The Goose Girl We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft– “I Love the Nightlife” (song)– Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft Halle’s picks: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (releases June 11) Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (releases June 18)– The Change by Kirsten Miller A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (releases June 25)– The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston– Rebecca Serle books The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (releases July 2)– The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamai– Elena Ferrante books– Khaled Hosseini books The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (releases July 2)– Tana French books– Long Bright River by Liza Moore– Lisa Jewell books– Jane Harper books All This & More by Peng Shepherd (releases July 9)– The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd– Blake Crouch books The Wedding People by Alison Espach (releases July 30) The Friend Zone Experiement by Zen Cho (releases August 6)– Succession (TV) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann:  You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto– Jesse Q. Sutanto books– Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Halle: The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

    52 min
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As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we\’re reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related fun.

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    Ann Cox and Halle Eisenman
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    2015 - 2024
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