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Well-Read

Ann Cox and Halle Carlson
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    Episode 172 – Authors We Want To Read More From

    31/05/2026 | 1h
    If you’re anything like us, you often read a book you love, add the author’s books to your TBR…and there they sit, unread. Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re making goals this week to rectify that!

     

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Meg Mitchell Moore books

    Ann’s picks:

    All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore
    – Runner by Ashton Lattimore
    – Ariel Lawhon books
    – The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon

    The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
    – Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
    – The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
    – The Help by Kathryn Stockett
    – The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

    The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
    – The Woman in Black (film)
    – The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill
    – Simon Serrallier series by Susan Hill
    – Ruth Rendell books
    – Inspector Wexford series by Ruth Rendell

    Halle’s picks:

    The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
    – Sentimental Garbage (podcast)
    – Sex and the City (TV)
    – The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
    – The Gifts series by Caroline O’Donoghue
    – Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue
    – Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
    – Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
    – Sarah MacLean books

    Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa
    – Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa
    – Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa
    – Mutual Discord by Liana De la Rosa

    Three Junes by Julia Glass
    – The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
    – The Whole World Over by Julia Glass
    – The Women’s Prize for Fiction
    – The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    Ann: Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown
    – The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

    Halle: Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy
    – Heated Rivalry (TV)
    – Off Campus (TV)
    – The Sweet Magnolias series by Sheryl Woods

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  • Well-Read

    Summer 2026 Book Preview

    10/05/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
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    Our Bookish Confessions

    12/04/2026 | 52 mins.
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    Episode 169 - Readalikes for Our Childhood Favorites

    29/03/2026 | 41 mins.
    Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re finding adult-audience readalikes for the books we loved as kids!

     

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. Walker

    Ann’s picks:

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

    Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
    – The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series by Beth Brower

    The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright and You’ll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron
    – Fear Street series by R.L. Stine
    – Christopher Pike books
    – The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

    Halle’s picks:

    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
    – Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
    – Janice Hallett books

    Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
    – Gossip Girl (TV)

    The Babysitters’ Club series by Ann L. Martin and Lovelight series by B.K. Borison
    – Dream Harbor series by Laurie Gilmore

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    Ann: L.A. Women by Ella Berman
    – Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    – Neapolitan series by Elena Ferrante

    Halle: Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla
    – Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell

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    Celebrating Irish Stories

    14/03/2026 | 57 mins.
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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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