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 Thorpe
Love and Hot Chicken by Mary Liza Hartong
Vera 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
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Episode 151 - Reading from our TBRs
It’s time for our yearly Reading From Our TBRs episode! Listen in as we make a tiny bit of room on our shelves.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
Ann’s picks:
Final Girls by Riley Sager
– The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
– Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
– National Book Awards
The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser
– “The Crane Wife” by CJ Hauser (essay)
Halle’s picks:
An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
– Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann: Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition by Jane Austen, ed. Patricia Meyer Spacks
– The Favorites by Layne Fargo
– Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett
Halle: Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer
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Episode 150 - Books about Female Friendship
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 Wood
The 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
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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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