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!

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Another update from Halle

Well-Read Episode # 95.5 - An update from Halle

Well-Read Episode #94 -Book Pairings

Well-Read Episode #93 - Fresh Starts

Well-Read Episode #92 - Balancing Our Reading Lives

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 #91 - Memoirs part 2

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 #90 - Sports Books

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

Well-Read Episode #88 - Galentine's Day

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 ListGet a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (buy from Bookshop)Julia Quinn booksBridgerton (TV)The Bachelor (TV)War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (buy from Bookshop)Tana French booksIsak Dinesen booksJane Austen booksLibba Bray booksThe Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult LiteratureModern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge2021 NoveList Book ChallengeThe Bookshop (bookstore)Book Riot Read Harder 2021Pop 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 FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

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

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 IIIEpisode 76 – Tackling Our TBRs Part II Most TimelyAnn: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (buy from Bookshop) Most DisappointingAnn: White Elephant by Trish Harnetiaux (buy from Bookshop) and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop)– Tana French booksHalle: 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 RereadAnn: 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 SurpriseAnn: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop)Halle: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop) Least FavoriteAnn: 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 DistractionAnn: 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 SlumpAnn: 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 NeverAnn: 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 MeAnn: 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 YearAnn: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, duh (buy from Bookshop)– Jane Austen booksHalle: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (buy from Bookshop) Our Favorite Non-Book Media Property of the YearAnn: 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 YearAnn: 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 FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Well-Read Episode #86 - 2020 Superlatives

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

Well-Read Episode #84 - Winter Romances

Well-Read Episode #83 - Family Gatherings

 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 booksTwilight by Stephenie Meyer (buy at Bookshop)Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingFifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James (buy at Bookshop)America's Next Top Model (TV)Eurovision Song ContestHannah Swensen series by Joanne FlukeStephanie Plum series by Janet EvanovichCharley Davidson series by Darynda JonesPacific Rim (film)Pretty Little Liars series by Sara ShepardAgatha Christie booksJane 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 FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram 

Well-Read Episode #82 - Guilty Pleasures

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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