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Halle thought it wasn’t possible to love a Taylor Swift-themed episode any more, until her sister Heather joined in as a special guest! (Ann was there too, as a casual fan.) Listen in for book pairings for some of our favorite T.Swift songs, along with general Swifty gushing and the books we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Taylor Jenkins Reid books Red (Taylor Swift album) Fearless (Taylor Swift album) 1989 (Taylor Swift album) “Blank Space” Reputation (Taylor Swift album) “…Ready For It?” “The Man” Ann’s picks: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (buy from Bookshop) and “exile (feat. Bon Iver)” – Justin Vernon/Bon Iver – “Death By a Thousand Cuts” Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (buy from Bookshop) and “Bejeweled” – Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich Halle’s picks: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) and “Enchanted” and “Dress” Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli (buy from Bookshop) and “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” – Midnights (Taylor Sw

It’s back…..our occasional episode where we pick books for each other from our massive “to be read” shelves! Listen to what we liked – and what we didn’t! – and find out what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Maid by Nita Prose (buy from Bookshop) – Good Morning America Book Club – The Maid (film) – Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop) – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop) – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop) – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (buy from Bookshop) – Goodreads Choice Awards – Book of the Month Club – The Verifiers by Jane Pek (buy from Bookshop) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (buy from Bookshop) – The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (buy from Bookshop) – You’ve Got Mail (film) The Last Chanc

Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy New Year from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (buy from Bookshop) - N.K. Jemisen books - Marlon James books Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (buy from Bookshop) Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (buy from Bookshop) - Anthony Horowitz books Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (buy from Bookshop) Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (buy from Bookshop) Small Angels by Lauren Owen (buy from Bookshop) The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (buy from Bookshop) The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood (buy from Bookshop) Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Nora Goes Off Script by

Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to screen. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Persuasion by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) Persuasion (film) Dickinson (TV) Clueless (film) The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein Lord of the Rings (films) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop) Big Little Lies (TV) Outlander (TV) Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon Sam Heughan filmography The Great American Read (TV) The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games (film) Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Twilight (film) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film) Divergent series by Veronica Roth Divergent (film) The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (film) Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore I Am Number Four (film) Shadowhunters (TV

We’re finally back! After travel, work, and a wedding (!!!!), we have lots of books to fill you in on. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Bull Durham (film) Eurovision Song Contest RUSA Reading List New York Times Crossword Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) Pride & Prejudice (TV) Hallmark Channel The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s Instagram @halle770 Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (buy from Bookshop) Meg Mitchell Moore books Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop) All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (buy from Bookshop) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop) Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (buy from Bookshop) Chris Evans filmography Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop) Julia (TV) Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (buy from Bookshop) The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks (buy from Bookshop) The Canterbury Tales by Geoffre

After a year of hard work, we’re happy to share the results of the 2022 Reading List! We’ll share the winners and the shortlist, along with our thoughts. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Adrenaline Winner Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (buy from Bookshop) Short List Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop) Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (buy from Bookshop) The Push by Ashley Audrain (buy from Bookshop) Red Widow by Alma Katsu (buy from Bookshop) Fantasy Winner A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (buy from Bookshop) Short List Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (buy from Bookshop) The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman (buy from Bookshop) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (buy from Bookshop) The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (buy from Bookshop) Historical fiction Winner The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris (buy from Bookshop) Short List Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood (buy from Bookshop)