Episode 64: We like big books (sometimes)

Episode 66: Reading goals (or intentions) and the books on our TBR list for 2021

New year, same nerdy readers. We’re talking about what we learned about our reading lives last year, and what we’re planning for 2021. Plus, we share which books are on our priority TBR lists. We’re still adjusting to a new recording space set-up since Curtis got back from deployment, so bear with us as we calibrate some background noise.

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Curtis:

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

Alone at Dawn by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz

Three Ring Circus by Jeff Pearlman

Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Grant by Ron Chernow

Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Name of the Wind (anniversary edition) by Patrick Rothfuss

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K Jemisin

Chelsey:

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Euphoria by Lily King

The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

Recommendations of the week:

Curtis - Ted Lasso

Chelsey - Bridgerton

Episode 65: Fifteen Favorite Books of 2020

Curtis is back! Today we’re sharing our favorite books of 2020, plus an overview of how the circumstances of this year affected our reading lives. How would you describe your reading life this year?

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Curtis:

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

The Only Plane In The Sky by Garrett M. Graff

Alone At Dawn by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Chelsey:

A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Here for It by R. Eric Thomas

The Undocumented Americans by Carla Cornejo Villavicencio

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Recommendations of the week:

The Queen's Gambit on Netflix // Book version

The Flight Attendant on HBO Max // Book version

Episode 64: We like big books (sometimes)

Today we’re talking about BIG books. Books that are 500 pages or more. We’ll share which tomes are on our TBR lists and which ones we’ve read and loved.

To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.

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Curtis:

Three Ring Circus by Jeff Pearlman

Gunslinger by Jeff Pearlman

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (1,008 pages)

Executive Orders by Tom Clancy (1,376 pages)

Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer (1,312 pages)

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

The Stand by Stephen King (uncut version = 1,152 pages)

Grant by Ron Chernow (1,104 pages)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (1,024 pages)

Chelsey:

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Emma by Jane Austen

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

These Truths by Jill Lepore

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

Recs of the week:

Curtis - Nick Offerman Yule Log ASMR

Chelsey - Home Cooking podcast

Episode 63: Unputdownable books and recommendations for readers of all tastes

Today, we’re recommending books to our listeners based on requests they submitted a few weeks ago. Curtis LOVES recording these episodes. We’re ready to fill your TBR and perhaps your shopping cart with books.

To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.

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Sarah:

Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

The Alice Network or The Huntress by Kate Quinn

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makai

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach

Katie:

The Poet X or Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Billy Collins

Langston Hughes

Nikki Giovanni

What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer

Christine:

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar

Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills

Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds

The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley

Be Free Or Die by Cate Lineberry

Joslyn:

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph

Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The Dry by Jane Harper

Claire:

Penguin Vitae series or Penguin Clothbound Classics

Scribe by Alyson Hagy

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine

Carly:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

Emma:

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Century trilogy)

Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (First Law trilogy)

Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan

Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

Episode 62: The best books to buddy read and our favorite ways to read together

Today we’re reflecting on two years of buddy reading: why we read together, how we read together, and the books we’ve enjoyed discussing. This episode is a great place to get gift recommendations for the reader in your life, ideas for your book club, or titles to start a buddy read of your own.

To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes.

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The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Two years of buddy reads

Ep 7: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Ep 11: You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt

Ep 15: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Ep 20: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Ep 24: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Ep 28: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Ep 30: The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

Ep 32: The River by Peter Heller

Ep 34: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Ep 36: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

Ep 38: Recursion by Blake Crouch

Ep 40: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

Ep 42: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Ep 46: Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal

Ep 50: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

Ep 57: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Ep 61: A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey