We're back with one of our favorite Well-Read traditions: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 87 – 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review Beloved by Toni Morrison ( buy from Bookshop ) Halle’s Instagram Episode 86 – 2020 Superlatives Most Timely Ann: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin ( buy from Bookshop ) and The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris ( buy from Book...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 100
Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia ( buy from Bookshop ) The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod ( buy from Bookshop ) This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno ( buy from Bookshop ) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr ( buy from Bookshop ) A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes ( buy from Bookshop ) Horseman by Chr...
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 99
We didn’t get a chance to do a publishing preview this season, but we wanted to share some books we’re excited to read soon. Ann picks three forthcoming titles and Halle went with books she didn’t have time for this year. And we end with 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 ) – Florence Pugh movies – Little Women (film) Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour ( buy from Bookshop ) – Nina LaCour books Body and So...
Nov 13, 2021•38 min•Ep. 98
Our annual Halloween episode is back – and so are we! We have some major life updates and books that show that people are much scarier than the paranormal. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 77 – Cookbooks! Ann’s picks: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins ( buy from Bookshop ) – Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ( buy from Bookshop ) – Scream (film) – There’s Someone Inside Your House (TV...
Oct 29, 2021•55 min•Ep. 97
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!
Jun 28, 2021•2 min•Ep. 96
Jun 03, 2021•7 min•Ep. 95
Thanks to a fabulous listener suggestion (hi Rikke!), we’re pairing books that inform each other or benefit from reading them back-to-back. What books would you pair up? As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ( buy from Bookshop ) Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding ( buy from Bookshop ) My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell ( buy from Bookshop ) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ( buy from Book...
May 07, 2021•53 min•Ep. 94
Apr 23, 2021•55 min•Ep. 93
This week, we’re responding to a listener request to delve into our favorite bookish media and how we balance it all with our reading. We have some tips and recommendations to help you get the most out of your reading life. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: For Real (podcast) Underground: A Human History of the World Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt ( buy from Bookshop ) Audie Awards Get Booked (podcast) From the Front Porch (podca...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 92
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: Adventu...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 91
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 Books...
Mar 13, 2021•56 min•Ep. 90
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 89
Galentine’s Day is here! Gather your girlfriends together, or if you can’t thanks to a worldwide pandemic, pick up one of our suggestions for books about female friendships. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Parks and Recreation (TV) My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim ( buy from Bookshop ) Episode 77 – Cookbooks Bridgerton (TV) Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante ( buy from Boo...
Feb 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 88
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 List Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert ( buy from Bookshop ) Julia Quinn books Bridgerton (TV) The Bachelor (TV) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ( buy from Bookshop ) Tana French books Isak Dinesen books J...
Jan 29, 2021•55 min•Ep. 87
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 III Episode 76 – Tackling Our TBRs Part II Most Timely Ann: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole ( buy from Bookshop ) Halle: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue ( buy from Bookshop ) Most Disappointing Ann:...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 86
It’s our favorite episode of the year featuring our favorite books of the year! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: VH1 (TV) Ann’s picks: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson ( buy from Bookshop ) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ( buy from Bookshop ) Circe by Madeline Miller ( buy from Bookshop ) – The Odyssey by Homer ( buy from Bookshop ) A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette ( buy from Bookshop ) – A Game of Cones by Abby Colette ( buy from Bookshop ) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal ( bu...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 85
Dec 05, 2020•56 min•Ep. 84
Nov 20, 2020•57 min•Ep. 83
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 books Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ( buy at Bookshop ) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James ( buy at Bookshop ) America's Next Top Model (TV) Eurovision Song Contest Hannah Swensen series by Joanne ...
Nov 06, 2020•47 min•Ep. 82
Halloween is here! Halloween is here! Get into the spirit with us as we explore some deliciously creepy books. As always, we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ( buy from Bookshop ) – Episode 66 – Spring/Summer 2020 Preview – Wilkie Collins books – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ( buy from Bookshop ) Come Closer by Sara Gran ( b...
Oct 24, 2020•53 min•Ep. 81
With so many of our travel plans canceled this year (RIP Ukraine trip), many of us are heading outside for our vacations. We're talking about books that get us back to nature and we'll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Wine Country (movie) Walden by Henry David Thoreau ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: Force of Nature by Jane Harper ( buy from Bookshop ) - Aaron Falk series by Jane Harper - Jane Harper books Minnow by James E. McTeer II ( bu...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 80
If we can't go back to school in September, we can at least live it through campus novels! We share some of our favorites and what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ( buy from Bookshop ) - Leigh Bardugo books - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab ( buy from Bookshop ) Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher ( buy from Bookshop ) - The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher ( buy from Bookshop ) - C.S. Le...
Sep 11, 2020•55 min•Ep. 79
We love bringing you previews of books we’re so excited about! Listen in for the books we’re looking forward to this fall and winter. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Jennifer Weiner books Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner ( buy from Bookshop ) The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles ( buy from Bookshop ) Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: Eat a Peach by David Chang (releases September 8) ( buy from Bookshop ) – Momofuku Noodle Bar – David Chang ...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 55
This week….welcome to Well-FED! Haha! Based on a listener suggestion, we’re discussing and cooking from some cookbooks we enjoy, along with our special guest, Halle’s boyfriend Jeremy! Plus what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 74 – Our Favorite Bookish Places Ann’s picks: Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook ( buy from Bookshop ) – Jerusalem by Yottom Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi ( buy from Bookshop ) – Zahav (rest...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 54
We love assigning each other books, so this week we picked books from each other’s massive TBRs (that’s “to be read”) so we could finally check them off our lists. Opinions ensue. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ( buy from Bookshop ) Episode 29 – Tackling Our TBRs ALA RUSA CODES Reading List Ann’s picks: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab ( buy from Bookshop ) – V.E. Schwab books – Victoria Schwab book...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 53
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 52
When your eyes need a break from all that reading, why not go to a bookish place? We’re discussing some of our personal favorites this week, and we’ll end with what we’re reading. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The New York Public Library (New York, NY) The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, NY) Jane Austen books Charles Dickens books Hamilton (musical) Beautiful (musical) Strand Book Store (New York, NY) Tana French books The British Library (London, UK) Angela Carter book...
Jul 03, 2020•54 min•Ep. 51
If you’re anything like the rest of the quarantined, you’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching over the past few months. We have book suggestions for when you max out on your favorite show but still want more. And, of course, we’ll end by what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Alias (TV) The Office (TV) CHiPS (TV) Diff’rent Strokes (TV) The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (TV) Ann’s picks: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan ( buy from Bookshop ) – Crazy Rich Asians by ...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 50
We're not experts on advising which books will make you antiracist (please seek those experts out!), but we can use our platform to promote the works of black authors that we've enjoyed. We're committed to reading and talking about more books by diverse authors, and we hope you'll do the same. As always, we end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson ( buy from Bookshop ) How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones ( buy fro...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 49
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to revisit one of our favorite topics: the perfect book for a long, lazy day by the water. Check out our beach read picks, and find out what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 1 – Beach Reads The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ( buy from Bookshop ) Ann’s picks: The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank ( buy from Bookshop ) – Dorothea Benton Frank books Six Years by Harlan Coben ( buy from...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 48
