Our Fall 2023 Most Anticipated Releases (with Kathy Coe!)

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Should-heads, summer's almost over. Starbucks is selling pumpkin spice everything and Kelly's starting to think about her Halloween viewing choices. We've got the books you need to preorder or request from the library.

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Kathy: The Kingdom of Sweets (Erika Johansen), The Good Part (Sophie Cousens), Good Girls Don’t Die (Christina Henry), Midnight is the Darkest Hour (Ashley Winstead) and Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)

Julia: The Breakaway (Jennifer Weiner), Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Imposter Syndrome (Aparna Nancherla), The Bell in the Fog (Lev AC Rosen), The Woman in Me (Britney Spears) and Cleat Cute (Meryl Wilsner)
Kelly: Down the Hill (Susan Hendricks), Plan A (Deb Caletti), Becoming the Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar), There's No Way I'd Die First (Lisa Springer) and In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America’s Child (Kim Cross)

Rachael: The Vaster Wilds (Lauren Groff), Bookshops and Bone Dust (Travis Baldree), The Future (Naomi Alderman), The Fraud (Zadie Smith) and The Burnout (Sophie Kinsella)

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Our Fall 2023 Most Anticipated Releases (with Kathy Coe!)

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Rachael: The Vaster Wilds (Lauren Groff), Bookshops and Bone Dust (Travis Baldree), The Future (Naomi Alderman), The Fraud (Zadie Smith) and The Burnout (Sophie Kinsella)

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Books for your Zodiac sign Part 3 (with Kendell!) 59:43

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're back to give you more recommendations based on your sign. This time, we discuss Virgo, Pisces and Gemini. (SPOILER: There is some Gemini slander) Book News: Tennessee goes after book publishers, maybe Recommendations: Julia (Virgo): How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur), Oh My God What a Complete Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) and Will (Will Smith) Kelly (Gemini): Reggie & Delilah’s Year of Failing (Elise Bryant), The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune) this is impulsive and If I See You Again Tomorrow (Robbie Couch) Rachael (Pisces): Anne of Green Gables (LM Montgomery), Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas) and The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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Books about Mental Health 56:20

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! How are you doing with all...this? If you're struggling, we get it and we're here with recs for you! NOTE: This episode deals with grief, anxiety, self-harm, depression and, while we don't delve too deeply into any of them, they are mentioned. Book News: Missouri may defund libraries Mental Health recommendations: Julia: Adelaide (Genevieve Wheeler), Signal Fires (Dani Shapiro), Maame (Jessica George) and Darius the Great is Not Okay (Adib Khorram) Kelly: In Sight of Stars (Gae Polisner), Chaos Theory (Nic Stone), Broken in the Best Possible Way (Jenny Lawson) and Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers) Rachael: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman), Wild (Cheryl Strayed), Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple), The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're discussing Meredith, Alone in our latest book club episode. Julia picked it and we delve into the story with sidebars into self-care, our housebound survival kits and much more. We also share our favorite reads of the year so far. NOTE: Meredith, Alone contains depictions of sexual assault, self-harm and abuse. Also, there are spoilers in this episode. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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Send us a text Hear ye hear ye! Today we're discussing Spare , Prince Harry's memoir, and we are joined once again by our good friend Kendell! We break down all the juicy, and maybe not super surprising, moments of this royal reveal all. Who came off the worst? Were there any highlights? Did we even need this book? We get into it all! Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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Bonus episode: Should-Talking (with Kendell!) 1:09:45

2 years ago1:09:45

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Send us a text Okay, Should-Heads, the news of our hiatus was maybe a little over-exaggerated. (In our defense, the book world got a little busy and we had to discuss it.) It looks like 2023 is going to be quite the dramatic year! Links mentioned: Romeo & Juliet lawsuit Harper Collins strike update Susan Meachin Bookly Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our 2023 Most Anticipated Books (with Kathy Coe and Bekki Fahrer)! 59:43

2 years ago59:43

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Send us a text Can you believe it's 2023, Should-Heads? New year, new books, same unwieldy TBRs. Our friends Kathy and Bekki are here to discuss our most anticipated 2023 reads of the new year! (We've also each got some reading goals.) What books are you most excited for? Let us know! (NOTE: We're also taking a few weeks off, but plan to be back in February to discuss how these goals are going.) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read (and Watch!): How the Grinch Stole Christmas (A Movies and a Meal crossover episode) 1:02:06

2 years ago1:02:06

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Send us a text Once again we are stopping by the Movies and a Meal podcast to discuss holiday adaptations. This year we are reviewing three film adaptations of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." It's become one of our favorite holiday traditions and we hope you enjoy! Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our favorite books of 2022 (with Kathy Coe and Bekki Fahrer!) 1:29:49

3 years ago1:29:49

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Send us a text It’s almost 2023 and that means it’s time to reflect on the best books we read this year. As an added bonus, we’re joined by our friends Kathy and Bekki. Between the five of us, we’ll help you with last minute book gifts or how to spend any gift cards you’ll get. You’re welcome, Should-Heads. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Well Traveled (with author Jen DeLuca!) 36:35

3 years ago36:35

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Send us a text Should-Heads, we had the best time discussing the Well Met series with its author, Jen DeLuca! Her next book, Well Traveled , is out on December 6 and you don’t want to miss this one! We also discuss Ren Faire, her writing process and, of course, got some great recommendations. If you’re in the mood for a sweet, delightful romance, absolutely check these books out. CONNECT WITH JEN DELUCA: Website: https://www.jendeluca.com/ Twitter: @jaydee_ell FB: https://www.facebook.com/jendelucabooks Instagram: @jendelucawrites Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Season of Love (with author Helena Greer!) 27:29

3 years ago27:29

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Send us a text Should-Heads, we've got a real treat for you today. We're joined by Helena Greer to discuss her debut novel, Season of Love! It's a rom-com with serious undertones about processing trauma but is also the sweetest, loveliest story. It'll definitely put you in the holiday spirit and is a perfect way to (as the tagline says) "make the Yuletide gay." Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Books for Your Zodiac Sign, Part 2 (with Kendell!) 1:06:20

3 years ago1:06:20

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Send us a text Should-Heads, we're back with more sign-specific book recs! This time, we're discussing our moon signs and our friend Kendell is back to help us choose the best books for our moon signs (Scorpio, Sagitarius and Capricorn). We're now half done with the Zodiac, but we'll get to everyone. Links Mentioned: DOJ Shuts Down Proposed Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster Merger Harper Collins Union Members on Strike Kelly/Scorpio: Election (Tom Perrotta), When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill) and Mistakes Were Made (Meryl Wilsner) Julia/Sagittarius: Honey & Spice (Bolu Babalola), Killers of a Certain Age (Deanna Raybourn) and Finlay Donovan is Killing It (Elle Cosimano) Rachael/Capricorn: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin), A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman) and Their Eyes Are Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Holiday Books! 44:34

3 years ago44:34

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Send us a text Tis the damn season, Should-Heads! We're here with recommendations of holiday reads and an inaugural segment of what you should watch/listen to! We've got picks (and a few we're excited for) to get you in the holiday spirit. Holiday Recommendations: Julia: Landline and If the Fates Allow (Rainbow Rowell), Wrapped Up in You (Talia Hibbert) and Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (the column) Kelly: A Merry Little Meet Cute (Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), Season of Love (Helena Greer), Kiss Her Once For Me (Alison Cochrun) Rachael: Christmas Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella), The Matzah Ball (Jean Meltzer) and The Holiday Swap (Maggie Knox) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: None of this Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive (with author Carolyn Prusa!) 39:13

3 years ago39:13

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're excited to chat with Carolyn Prusa, the debut author of None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive! (Out November 22). It's a lighthearted novel about serious topics. Sidebar topics include elections, Stacey Abrams, Baltimore and, of course, Prince. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Nonfiction That Makes You Smarter 52:49

3 years ago52:49

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! We're here to discuss nonfiction, specifically the kind that makes us smarter. (We love celeb memoirs as much as the next person but we also enjoy books that make us better, more informed humans.) Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Discussion links: National Book Award finalists Our next book club book: Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander) Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Something. ANYTHING! 1:01:07

3 years ago1:01:07

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Send us a text Hi, Should-heads! We've got a confession: for the first time, we're all reading less frequently than usual. While the amount of books read is not a referendum on our worth as people, readers or podcasters, it's still a marked change from our usual habits. And whether it's for good reasons or bad, it's still different. So we discuss what we're (not) reading and what we hope to finish before the end of the year. Recommendations welcome! Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Discussion links: Big 5 ebook/audio terms Authors, advocacy group wants fair terms for libraries Our next book club book: Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander) Follow us: Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Back to School Books! 46:58

3 years ago46:58

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Send us a text Should-Heads, we're well into September now and that means that it's back to school season. So sharpen your pencils, grab your Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper and get ready to hit the books! Links Mentioned: Nora Roberts Saves the Day Interview with Liza Wiemer Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Back to School Books: Julia: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark), The Testing Trilogy (Joelle Charbonneau) and Teacher Man (Frank McCourt) Kelly: Moxie (Jennifer Mathieu), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky), Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar) and The Assignment (Liza Wiemer) Rachael: Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery), The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead), A Separate Peace (John Knowles), The Awakening (Nora Roberts), Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty), The Magicians series (Lev Grossman), Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver), Admissions (Kendra James) and Jay's Gay Agenda (Jason June) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Fall Most Anticipated New Releases (with Kathy Coe!) 1:07:55

3 years ago1:07:55

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! It's almost fall and that means we're here to help you fill up your library holds list. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Most Anticipated: Kathy: A Merry Little Meet Cute (Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), Each Night Was Illuminated (Jodi Lynn Anderson), Faint (Adrienne Young), Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match (Sally Thorne) and The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D. Jackson) Julia: Killers of a Certain Age (Deanna Raybourn), They Knew (Sarah Kendzior), Our Missing Hearts (Celeste Ng), One Last Gift (Emily Stone) and Now is Not the Time to Panic (Kevin Wilson) Kelly: I'm the Girl (Courtney Summers), Fairy Tale (Stephen King), Dying of Politeness (Geena Davis), It Came From the Closet (edited by Joe Vallese) and The Most Likely Club (Elyssa Friedland) Rachael: Stellarlune (Shannon Messenger), Seasparrow (Kristin Cashore), Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver), The River of Silver (S.A. Chakraborty) and Have I Told You This Already (Lauren Graham) Follow Kathy Coe: Blog: http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @kathycoe Instagram: @glassofwine81 Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Books based on our zodiac signs (Aries, Cancer, and Libra) with Kendell! 1:01:07

3 years ago1:01:07

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Send us a text Hi, Should-heads! We've got a treat for you today--we're joined by our friend Kendell to share the books you should read based on your sign. We started with our own (Aries, Cancer and Libra) but will end up doing recommendations for every sign. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Discussion links: Salman Rushdie Gender Queer removed from school library Currently Reading: Julia: Well Traveled (Jen DeLuca) Kelly: Widowland (C.J. Carey) Rachael: What a Complete Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) and I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Grown Ups (Marie Aubert) and The Lies That Bind (Emily Giffin) Kelly: A Hundred Other Girls (Iman Hariri-Kia), The Last Beautiful Girl (Nina Laurin), Mary Jane (Jessica Anya Blau), Home Field Advantage (Dahlia Adler), Violet Made of Thorns (Gina Chen), Loveless (Alice Oseman) and the game book How to Get Away With Murder Rachael: The Aisling series (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen), Mistakes Were Made (Meryl Wilsner), Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander) and The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson) Recs By Sign: Aries: When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill), the Jessica Darling series (Megan McCafferty) and Carrie Soto is Back (Taylor Jenkins Reid) Cancer: the Lara Jean series (Jenny Han), Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi) and Darius the Great is Not Okay (Adib Khorram) Libra: The Post-Birthday World (Lionel Shriver), Emma (Jane Austen) and the Aisling series (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) Our next book club book: Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander) Follow us: Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: The Ones We're Meant to Find (a Book Club Episode with Bekki Fahrer!) 1:31:23

3 years ago1:31:23

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Send us a text Should-heads, we are back with our first full-length episode in what feels like forever! We had a great time discussing the book and hopefully you've read it already. If not, be aware that we have some major spoilers. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Discussion links: Ron Bass is also going to update Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility . Austen fans have...feelings about this. (Read the comments!) BOTM Podcast interview with Blake Crouch Currently Reading: Bekki: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (K. Eason) and Namesake (Adrienne Young) Julia: Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander), The Bodyguard (Katherine Center) and Honey & Spice (Bolu Babalola) Kelly: Carrie Soto is Back (Taylor Jenkins Reid) Rachael: Upgrade (Blake Crouch) Recent Acquisitions: Bekki: The City and the City (China Mieville), Embassytown (China Mieville), The House of Shattered Wings (Aliette de Bodard), The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone and Mike Smollin) and Do I Stay Christian? (Brian D. McLaren) Julia: The Bodyguard (Katherine Center), Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin), The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson), French Braid (Anne Tyler), Persuasion (Jane Austen; read by Juliet Stevenson), The Guncle (Steven Rowley) and One Night on the Island (Josie Silver) Kelly: Drunk on Love (Jasmine Guillory), A Scatter of Light (Malinda Lo), When We Had Summer (Jennifer Castle), Opening My Eyes Underwater (Ashley Woodfolk) and Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches (Kate Scelsa) Rachael: Part of Your World (Abby Jimenez), March (Geraldine Brooks), The Swallows (Lisa Lutz), The Alice Network (Kate Quinn), The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy (Jenny Han), Labor Day (Joyce Maynard), The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro), Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro), Cracked Pots (Heather Tucker), A Snake Falls to Earth (Darcie Little Badger) and The Kaiju Preservation Society (John Scalzi) Our next book club book: Meredith, Alone (Claire Alexander) Follow us: Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast Follow Bekki: https://www.instagram.com/bekki_the_gingernut/ Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our top picks from ALA! 35:23

3 years ago35:23

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Send us a text Welcome to a bonus episode where Kelly and Julia are joined by friends-of-the-pod Bekki and Kathy to talk about our adventures attending the ALA 2022 conference in Washington DC this summer. We also discuss some of the books we picked up, including our top 3 picks that we think Rachael Should Read. We apologize in advance for hyping up books that are not out yet and that we haven't read yet. Also you're welcome. Follow us: Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast Follow Kathy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathycoe Blog: http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com Follow Bekki: https://www.instagram.com/bekki_the_gingernut/ Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Body Positive Books! 50:31

3 years ago50:31

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! It's summer and we are excited for all of our favorite things: beaches, pools and doing whatever we want, wearing whatever we want. It's hard to do and if you're not quite there yet, we have recommendations! (We've got fiction, nonfiction, adult, YA and middlegrade picks, too.) Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WYSR at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Emily Henry interview Tweet about the interview (with the screenshots) Currently Reading: Julia: Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus) and By the Book (Jasmine Guillory) Kelly: Go Hunt Me (Kelly DeVos) Rachael: Anne of Windy Willows/Poplars (depending on who you ask; L.M. Montgomery) and One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle) Recommendations: Julia: Anti-Diet (Christy Harrison), It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian) and There's Something About Sweetie (Sandhya Menon) Kelly: Good Enough and You Are Enough (Jen Petro-Roy), Dumplin' (Julie Murphy) and everything by Jennifer Weiner Rachael: Big Girl (Kelsey Miller), You’d Be So Pretty If (Dara Chadwick), The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things (Carolyn Mackler), Body Kindness (Rebecca Scritchfield) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: When Women Were Dragons (an interview with Kelly Barnhill) 37:12

3 years ago37:12

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by author Kelly Barnhill, author of When Women Were Dragons! We've been discussing it since we read it, both in our own conversations but also on our Twitter account. It's the kind of book that feels both timeless and like it's specifically written for this exact era. (You won't be surprised to learn that it is, at least partially, a book about rage. And trauma.) It's available now wherever books are sold. You need to read it. Follow Kelly Barnhill: Website: https://kellybarnhill.wordpress.com/ Instagram: @insufferable_blabbermouth Twitter: @kellybarnhill Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Summer Reading Guide 36:05

3 years ago36:05

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're all excited for summer because we get to do all of our favorite things! So whether you're looking forward to hiking or spending time with family or staying inside and avoiding all other humans, we have you covered! We're also approaching our second anniversary of the podcast, so we mention a bunch of other episodes. And there's a special cameo from Mom-of-the-Pod Becky. Enjoy! Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Interview with Michael Koryta: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/7998427-you-should-read-never-far-away-with-author-michael-koryta Klara and the Sun book club: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/8323205-you-should-read-klara-and-the-sun-book-club-episode-with-angie-kim Interviews with Adib Khorram: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/4943663-you-should-read-darius-the-great-is-not-okay-with-author-adib-khorram and https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/9979707-you-should-read-kiss-tell-with-special-guest-adib-khorram Interview with Sara Paretsky: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/10454829-you-should-read-the-v-i-warshawski-series-by-sara-paretsky-author-interview Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Most Anticipated Summer Releases! 49:45

3 years ago49:45

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're heading into summer and there are a LOT of great books coming out. Here are the 15 we're most excited for! We hope you get to read a lot, too; what books are you most excited for? Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 NOTE: We are now going to be releasing episodes every other week for the summer! Links Mentioned: The 22-Book Deal (WHY?!): https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220512140102/sarah-ferguson-shares-incredible-book-news-young-adult-series/?viewas=amp Rodham casting: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rodham-hillary-clinton-claire-danes-dakota-fanning-1235266686/ Our interview with Debbie Rigaud: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/9203943-you-should-read-simone-breaks-all-the-rules-by-debbie-rigaud-bonus-author-interview Our interview with Brigid Kemmerer: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/7485019-you-should-read-a-vow-so-bold-and-deadly-with-author-brigid-kemmerer Libro.fm's AAPI quiz: https://blog.libro.fm/quiz-audiobooks-asian-american-pacific-islander-authors/ Currently Reading: Julia: Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) and A Lady for a Duke (Alexis Hall) Kelly: When We Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill); just finished I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston) Rachael: When We Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill); just finished Book Lovers (Emily Henry) Most Anticipated: Julia: Flying Solo (Linda Holmes), Acts of Violet (Margarita Montimore), Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin), Upgrade (Blake Crouch) and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers) Kelly: Thank You For Listening (Julia Whelan), Tracy Flick Can’t Win (Tom Perrotta), Home Field Advantage (Dahlia Adler), A Girl’s Guide to Love and Magic (Debbie Rigaud) and American Royalty (Tracey Livesay) Rachael: Woman of Light (Kali Fajardo-Anstine), Tree Thieves (Lyndsie Bourgon), Night of the Living Rez (Morgan Talty), Forging Silver into Stars (Brigid Kemmerer) and Horse (Geraldine Brooks) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Favorite Recommendations! 17:20

3 years ago17:20

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing our most frequent recommendations. Yes, these are books you've heard us mention before but if you still haven't read them, we clearly need to mention them again. Please don't make us mention them thrice. Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Literally Everything Jennifer Weiner Has Written 49:47

3 years ago49:47

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing one of our favorite authors today and doing a deep dive into Jennifer Weiner and her backlist. We've all read her for years and we discuss our favorites, when we started reading her and, of course, where you should start if you haven't read her already. (There's no bad option there.) Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Our Big Summer episode: https://www.whatyoushouldread.com/1101233/3821771-you-should-read-big-summer The SNL skit Kelly is watching instead of reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQxVwYwrME Currently Reading: Julia: One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle) Kelly: book slump Rachael: The Two Towers (JRR Tolkein), Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier) and Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Anybody Out There (Marian Keyes), I’m Just a Person (Tig Notaro), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), and A Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall) Kelly: Castle on Sunset (Shawn Levy), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), A Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall) and Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon) Rachael: The Dutch House (Ann Patchett), The Mothers (Brit Bennett), Less (Andrew Sean Greer), Book Lovers (Emily Henry), Lady For a Duke (Alexis Hall) and The Other Mother (Rachel Harper) Our Recommendations: Julia: Mrs. Everything, That Summer and All Fall Down Kelly: In Her Shoes, Hungry Heart and Best Friends Forever Rachael: Good in Bed, Little Earthquakes and Fly Away Home Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Mother's Day gift recommendations! 16:09

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! Mother's Day is almost here and we've got some great books to give your mom (and a book for yourself if this is a hard day). Julia: The Midnight Library (Matt Haig) Kelly: City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert) and Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed) Rachael: The Gilded Hour and Where the Light Enters (Sara Donati) and The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our May Most Anticipated New Releases! 43:08

3 years ago43:08

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Send us a text We can't believe it's almost May already, and you know what that means: most anticipated time! There are so many great books coming out, and it's going to be another Very Expensive Month. May 3 will especially be a Very Expensive Tuesday. Good luck to all of us. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Currently Reading: Julia: The Importance of Being Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) Kelly: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes) Rachael: The Seven Sisters (Lucinda Riley), Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier), Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Again, Rachel and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (both by Marian Keyes) Kelly: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes), an egalley of A Merry Little Meet Cute (Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin (Kip Wilson), Becoming Abolitionists (Derecka Purnell) and Blood Sugar (Sascha Rothchild) Rachael: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes) Most Anticipated: Julia: By the Book (Jasmine Guillory), This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub), First Time For Everything (Henry Fry) and The Summer Place (Jennifer Weiner) Kelly: Burn Down, Rise Up (Vincent Tirado), I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston), Practice Girl (Estelle Laure) and Overboard (Sara Paretsky) Rachael: Book Lovers (Emily Henry), When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill), Bravely (Maggie Stiefvater) and Child Zero (Chris Holm) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: The V.I. Warshawski Series by Sara Paretsky (Author Interview!) 37:19

3 years ago37:19

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by author Sara Paretsky, author of the V.I. Warshawski series! Her next book, Overboard, will be out May 10; the others are available now wherever books are sold. Follow Sara Paretsky: Website: https://saraparetsky.com/ Preorder Overboard: https://saraparetsky.com/books/novels/overboard/ Twitter: @SaraParetsky Facebook: @SaraParetsky Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Everything Marian Keyes has Written! 51:01

3 years ago51:01

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're discussing one of our favorite authors today and doing a deep dive into Marian Keyes and her backlist. We've all read her for years and we discuss our favorites, when we started reading her and, of course, where you should start if you haven't read her already. (Our first choice for you is Rachel's Holiday; our second is any other book. You can't go wrong!) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: "Child Zero" by Chris Holm! 54:13

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by author Chris Holm; his new book Child Zero is out in May and you definitely need to read it. Follow Chris Holm: Website: https://chrisfholm.blogspot.com/ Preorder Child Zero: https://chrisfholm.blogspot.com/p/child-zero.html Twitter: @chrisfholm Instagram: @chrisholmbooks His cats' Instagram: @dashiellandmoxie Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our April Most Anticipated New Releases! 33:45

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Send us a text We can't believe it's almost April already, and you know what that means: most anticipated time! There are so many great books coming out, and it's going to be another Very Expensive Month. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Currently Reading: Julia: The Dating Playbook (Farrah Rochon) Kelly: The Shadow Glass (Josh Winning) Rachael: Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkein) and Child Zero (Chris Holm) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: The Orphan’s Tale (Pam Jenoff) Kelly: French Braid (Anne Tyler), The Wolves Are Waiting (Natasha Friend), Transgender History (Susan Stryker) and an egalley of Now is Not the Time to Panic (Kevin Wilson) Rachael: The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk), Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi) and The Seven Sisters (Lucinda Riley) Most Anticipated: Julia: The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monae), Hello Molly (Molly Shannon) and Reputation (Lex Croucher) Kelly: Consider the Octopus (Gae Polisner and Nora Raleigh Baskin), Pay Dirt Road (Samantha Jayne Allen), Love, Hate and Clickbait (Liz Bowery) and Scout's Honor (Lily Anderson) Rachael: Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus), Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel) and Take My Hand (Dolen Perkins-Valdez) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Great Daze (with author Bryan Preston!) 18:23

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're joined by Baltimore author Bryan Preston, here to talk about his short story collection, Great Daze. If you like pop culture references and incredibly fun books, don't miss this one! Follow Bryan Preston: Great Daze: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Daze-Bryan-Preston-ebook/dp/B09NS5BLCS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NC680S8UDOEH&keywords=bryan+preston&qid=1647196479&s=digital-text&sprefix=bryan+preston%2Cdigital-text%2C65&sr=1-1 Twitter @TheSkullBase Laughfinder Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laughfinder/id1126354380?mt=2 Instagram: @lazlogoranut Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Firekeeper's Daughter (A Book Club Episode with Bekki Fahrer!) 1:21:40

3 years ago1:21:40

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Send us a text Hello, Should-Heads! We're back with a longer than usual episode (and a fourth host!) and we have a lot to talk about. It's a book club episode and there are spoilers, but the quick version is that you need to read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely should! The audiobook is incredible, and you can buy it here from Libro.fm: https://tidd.ly/3KieM0n When you buy using that link, or sign up for Libro.fm using our promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD, you are supporting both the podcast AND your favorite independent bookseller. It's a win-win-win! Discussion links: https://twitter.com/mollymcghee/status/1502343597676548099?s=20&t=jEscJAVCvmvqNLFuIjsDwA https://www.epicreads.com/books/9780063088160/whiteout/ https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abbott-elementary-abc-scholastic-book-fair-1235199504/ Currently Reading: Bekki: Dating Dr. Dil (Nisha Sharma), Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir), One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston), The Sum of Us (Heather McGhee), Reading While Black (Esau McCaulley) and Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert) Julia: Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson) Kelly: I Was Better Last Night (Harvey Fierstein) Rachael: In a New York Minute (Kate Spencer) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes), Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling (Emer McLysagh and Sarah Breen), The Verifiers (Jane Pek), One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle) and My Friend Anna (Rachel DeLoache Williams). Kelly: Mistakes Were Made (Meryl Wilsner), The Lioness (Chris Bohjalian), Unprotected (Billy Porter), I'll Scream Later (Marlee Matlin) and The Suite Spot (Trish Doller). Rachael: Admissions (Kendra James), The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne) and Great Daze (Bryan Preston). Follow Bekki: Twitter: @Ginger_Sister Instagram: @bekki_the_gingernut/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3325348-bekki-fahrer Our next book club book: The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Dating Dr. Dil (with author Nisha Sharma!) 30:40

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We read and loved Dating Dr. Dil and we're so excited to talk to Nisha Sharma. It's a retelling of Taming of the Shrew and it is amazing! Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Follow Nisha Sharma: Website: https://www.nisha-sharma.com/ Twitter @nishawrites TikTok: @nishawrites Instagram: @nishawrites Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Most Anticipated New Releases for March 2022 33:06

3 years ago33:06

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! March is going to be a Very Expensive Month, so it's good that we have a readathon to plan for! Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Britney Spears' book deal! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/entertainment/britney-spears-book-deal/index.html Tis the Damn Readathon: https://twitter.com/damnreadathon Currently Reading: Julia: Belgravia (Julian Fellowes) and Admissions (Kendra James) Kelly: Just finished and loved One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston) Rachael: between books Overdue Book: Maud (Melanie J Fishbane) Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Happiness For Beginners (Katherine Center), The Unnamed (Joshua Ferris), The Importance of Being Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen), Last Chance Library (Freya Sampson), The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey) and The Copper Beech (Maeve Binchy) Kelly: none, somehow Rachael: Model Home (J. Courtney Sullivan), Across the Green Grass Fields (Seanan McGuire, People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry), Rachel’s Holiday (Marian Keyes), City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert), Anne of Green Gables (L.M.Montgomery), One Night on the Island (Josie Silver), The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang), Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates), Sushi For Beginners (Marian Keyes), The Sum of Us (Heather McGhee), What a Complete Aisling (Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) Most Anticipated: Julia: One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle), The Impossible Us (Sarah Lotz) and The Prophet’s Wife (Libbie Grant) Kelly: I Was Better Last Night (Harvey Fierstein), This Golden State (Marit Weisenberg) and The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James) Rachael: The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn), Peach Blossom Spring (Melissa Fu) and Tell Me an Ending (Jo Harkin) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our "'Tis the Damn Readathon" TBR picks! 20:19

3 years ago20:19

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Send us a text Hello, Should-Heads! We're so happy to share that there will be a second year for Tis the Damn Readathon! Rachael's even going to be co-hosting the 24-hour readathon. https://twitter.com/damnreadathon And we've got some help for you for the prompts! (We'll also be sharing more recommendations on our Twitter and Instagram accounts, and probably also dropping some throughout upcoming episodes.) Read a Memoir (Kelly picked Will by Will Smith; Julia and Rachael have already read it and love it.) Read a Book That Intimidates You (Julia picked The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers. If This Was A Movie (Kelly picked Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie) Read a Book With Red on the Cover (Rachael picked The Sentence by Louise Erdrich) Read a Book With a Number in the Title (Rachael picked The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin) Read a Book That's Been Recommended (Rachael picked Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley) Read a Five Star Prediction (Kelly picked The Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle) Read a Book Written By Two Authors (Julia picked Oh my God, What a Complete Aisling by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen) Read a Mystery of Thriller (Julia picked The Maid by Nita Prose) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Love Stories 47:58

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! It's February and love is in the air. But since you probably don't need any help looking for great romance novels, here are some of our favorite love stories that...well, aren't romances. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Pachinko adaptation! https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/pachinko-tv-adaptation-min-jin-lee-apple-tv-release-date-plot-trailer-2902269 Tis the Damn Readathon YEAR TWO! https://twitter.com/damnreadathon Related episodes: British Books: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1101233/episodes/8056184 Honey Girl book club: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1101233/episodes/8663910 Currently Reading: Julia: Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling Kelly: The Golden Couple Rachael: Legends and Lattes (Travis Baldree) Overdue Book: Happiness For Beginners Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Rachel’s Holiday , Admissions , Belgravia , The Maid Kelly: galleys of The House Across the Lake and By the Book (Jasmine Guillory), plus I Must Betray You and Don't Cry For Me , The Violence and Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy & Healthy (S. A. Bradley) Rachael: Friends and Strangers , The Water Dancer , Our Little World , Yerba Buena , The Christie Affair Non-Romance Love Stories: Julia: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , Always in December , The House in the Cerulean Sea Kelly: Maybe in Another Life , Honey Girl , The Unnamed Rachael: The Last Chance Library , The Deep , A Man Called Ove Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Kiss & Tell (with special guest Adib Khorram!) 44:00

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're so excited to have Adib Khorram back on the show! We loved his Darius the Great duology and were very excited when we heard about Kiss & Tell . We discuss all three; Kiss & Tell comes out March 22. RELATED EPISODE: our first interview with Adib Khorram Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Follow Adib Khorram: Website: https://adibkhorram.com/ Twitter at @adibkhorram TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adib.khorram Newsletter: https://adibkhorram.com/newsletter Instagram : @adibkhorram Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Most Anticipated February Releases! 41:06

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We've got so many great books to look forward to! We've rounded up our favorite ones; let us know if we missed anything. Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: New Celeste Ng: https://lithub.com/theres-a-new-celeste-ng-novel-coming-this-fall/ Books lost at sea: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/29/1076664011/due-to-a-shipping-container-incident-every-copy-of-2-cookbooks-were-lost-at-sea#:~:text=When%2065%20shipping%20containers%20slipped,Dinner%20In%20One%3A%20Exceptional%20%26%20Easy Currently Reading: Julia: Dating Dr. Dil Kelly: Horrid Rachael: between books Overdue Book: Random Family Recent Acquisitions: Julia: Tell the Machine Goodnight (Katie Wiliams), The Last Cuentista (Donna Barba Higuera), Flying Solo (Linda Holmes), Miss Me With That (Rachel Lindsay), Light Years From Home (Mike Chen) Kelly: Tell the Machine Goodnight (Katie Williams), The Last Cuentista (Donna Barba Higuera), The Roughest Draft (Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka), The Magnolia Palace (Fionaa Davis), Devil House (John Darnielle), The Overnight Guest (Heather Gudenkauf), The Accomplice (Lisa Lutz), The Lies I Tell (Julie Clark), Please Join Us (Catherine McKenzie) and Doomsday Mother (John Glatt) Rachael: still on book buying ban Most Anticipated: Julia: Again Rachel, The Life You Left Behind and The School of Mirrors Kelly: Catch Her When She Falls , Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman , The Arc and Echo Rachael: Legends and Lattes (Travis Baldree), One Night on the Island , The Family Chao , All the Right Reasons (Bethany Mangle) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: These authors’ debuts! 11:41

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! There's something special about finding a new author. It's like getting in on the ground floor of something amazing. Here are three of our favorite debuts! Look forthe books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Debut novel recommendations: Julia: Queen of Hearts (Kimmery Martin) Kelly: Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley) Rachael: Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Antiracist books 1:04:25

3 years ago1:04:25

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! We're here with recommendations with antiracist books. With the latest round of voting rights challenges and library censorship, it's a good time to remember that this is an ongoing fight and not something where you read one book and you've learned everything there is to know. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here. RELATED EPISODES: Books By Black Authors ; Speculative Fiction ; Romances By Black Authors ; More Books By Black Authors Currently Reading: Julia: We are Satellites ; What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat Kelly: None Shall Sleep Rachael: Beasts of a Little Land Our Antiracist Book Recommendations: Julia: The Sum of Us ; The Antiracist Kelly: The Awakening of Malcolm X ; Ain't Burned All the Bright Rachael: Eloquent Rage ; The New Jim Crow Next book club pick: Firekeeper's Daughter, Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our favorite books of 2021 (with Kathy Coe!) 55:37

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Send us a text Hey Should-Heads! It's part 2 of our yearly round up episodes and this week we're discussing our faves from 2021 (remember 2021? Seems so long ago!) Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. 2021 Favorites: Kathy: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid), All These Bodies (Kendare Blake), If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy), Mouth Full of Forevers (Clementine von Radics) and Five Little Indians (Michelle Good) Julia: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir), Meet Me In Another Life (Catriona Silvey), It’s Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian), Always in December (Emily Stone) and Skye Falling (Mia McKenzie) Kelly: Under the Whispering Door (TJ Klune), Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult), Call Us What We Carry (Amanda Gorman), Into the Bloodred Woods (Martha Brockenbrough) and In the Wild Light (Jeff Zentner) Rachael: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult), Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), The House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune), The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey) and Winterkeep (Kristin Cashore) Follow Kathy Coe: Blog: http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @kathycoe Instagram: @glassofwine81 Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our 2022 Most Anticipated Releases! 1:18:05

3 years ago1:18:05

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Send us a text Happy New Year, Should-Heads! We've missed you and each other but we're back now and we're excited to tell you the books we can't wait to read this year. And look for a special mini episode next week where we review all the books we loved in 2021. Yes we realize we are doing this out of order. No, we're not sorry. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Currently reading: Julia: Beach Read (Emily Henry) Kelly: Kiss and Tell (Adib Khorram) Rachael: The Sentence (Louise Erdrich) and How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur) Most Anticipated: Kathy: Bee Merry (Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D. Jackson), Love in the Time of Serial Killers (Alicia Thompson), Six Ways to Write a Love Letter (Jackson Pearce) and By the Book (Jasmine Guillory) Julia: Again, Rachel (Marian Keyes), The Impossible Us (Sarah Lotz), Light Years From Home (Mike Chen), One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle) and Acts of Violet (Margarita Montimore) Kelly: A Night to Die For (Lisa Schroeder), The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D. Jackson), Consider the Octopus (Nora Raleigh Baskin and Gae Polisner), Horror Hotel (Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren) and A Girl's Guide to Love and Magic (Debbie Rigaud). Rachael: The Christie Affair (Nina de Gremont), Hook, Line, and Sinker (Tessa Bailey), Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel), The Summer Place (Jennifer Weiner) and One Night on the Island (Josie Silver) Follow Kathy Coe: Blog: http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @kathycoe Instagram: @glassofwine81 Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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Little Women adaptations: A Christmas Crossover episode with Movies and a Meal! 1:11:14

3 years ago1:11:14

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Send us a text Merry Christmas Eve Should-heads! This year our gift to you is our annual crossover episode with our friends at Movies and a Meal. We watched three different Little Women adaptations, rated, and debated them. We discuss the important subjects such as, why is Laurie such a little twerp all the time? Is everyone just cool with the professor being SO much older than Jo in the 1994 version? And and will Kelly and Julia ever speak to each other again after that knock-down, drag out Marmee debate? You'll have to listen to find out. Happy Holidays to you all. We are so grateful for your love and support of the podcast this year. We'll be back in 2022 for our year in review, and what we're looking forward to in the New Year. Until then...You're Welcome. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You should read: Books paired with holiday movies! 59:40

4 years ago59:40

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Send us a text We've got a festive episode for you today, Should-Heads! We discuss our favorite Christmas movies and the books they remind us of. It's definitely going to get you in a holiday frame of mind. Grab some hot chocolate and your favorite cookies and let's get started. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Currently reading: Julia: One Day in December (Josie Silver) and So This is Christmas (Tracy Andreen) Kelly: The Holiday Swap (Maggie Knox) Rachael: The Holiday Swap (Maggie Knox) and A Season for Second Chances (Jenny Bayliss) Book news: Anne Rice died: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/entertainment/anne-rice-obit/index.html Reading Rainbow is coming back: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reading-rainbow-live-returns/ Recent acquisitions: Julia: Holiday Swap (Maggie Knox), Razorblade Tears (SA Cosby), But You Seem So Happy (Kimberly Harrington), The Matzah Ball (Jean Meltzer), So This is Christmas (Tracy Andreen) and Just Haven't Met You Yet (Sophie Cousens) Kelly: The Holiday Swap (Maggie Knox), A Flicker in the Dark (Stacy Willingham), Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid), The Whisper Man (Alex North) and Call Us What We Carry (Amanda Gorman) Rachael: None Pairings: Julia: It's a Wonderful Life and Dark Matter (Blake Crouch), Christmas Every Day and In a Holidaze (Christina Lauren) and The Family Stone and Grownups (Marian Keyes) Kelly: Krampus and Secret Santa (Andrew Shaffer) , Miracle on 34th Street and House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune) and While You Were Sleeping and One for the Money /Stephanie Plum series (Janet Evanovich) Rachael: Frosty the Snowman and The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey), Love Actually and Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) and The Family Man and The Two Lives of Lydia Bird (Josie Silver) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Historical fiction! 1:33:28

4 years ago1:33:28

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Send us a text We're here to talk about historical fiction today, Should-heads! It's one of Rachael's favorite genres and we've got a bunch of great picks for you. Also, since we've been gone for a bit, our "recent acquisitions" are a little bit out of control. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Currently reading: Julia: Beasts of a Little Land (Juhea Kim) Kelly: The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Jason Arnapp) Rachael: Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) and Always, In December (Emily Stone) Book News: Alice Sebold: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59485586 Malcolm X Cell Prison Library: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/25/metro/prison-advocate-macarthur-genius-turns-what-may-be-malcolm-xs-former-cell-into-library-place-hope/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results PRH Book Data: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/2021-year-in-books/ Recs: Julia: The Family (Naomi Krupitsky), The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett) and Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi) Kelly: Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo), City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert) and The Orphan Collector (Ellen Marie Wiseman) Rachael: Plantagenet and Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory), The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah) and Beyond the Point (Claire Gibson) Bonus picks: Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha) and The Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Celebrity Memoirs! (With Kristine Kittridge) 1:17:21

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Send us a text We're here to talk about our favorite celebrity memoirs! Topics include what makes a great one (SPOILER: it's gossip) and who we wish would write a tell-all book. We've got some great choices and all of our TBRs have significantly grown. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Currently reading: Julia: The House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune) and Yes & I Love You (Roni Loren) Kelly: You Can't Be Serious (Kal Penn) Rachael: The Matzah Ball (Jean Meltzer) Book News: Audiobooks: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87762-ai-comes-to-audiobooks.html PRH to get S&S? https://www.reuters.com/business/us-justice-dept-files-lawsuit-block-penguin-random-house-purchase-simon-schuster-2021-11-02/ Amazon price fixing lawsuit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/87777-lawyers-argue-that-e-book-price-fixing-case-against-amazon-big-five-publishers-should-proceed.html Celeb Memoirs: Kristine: Open Book (Jessica Simpson), Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (Mindy Kaling), Redefining Realness (Janet Mock) and Down the Rabbit Hole (Holly Madison) Julia: Will (Will Smith), This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare (Gabourey Sidibe) and Where Am I Now (Mara Wilson) Kelly: Little Sister: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood (Lana Wood) and This Will All Be Over Soon (Cecily Strong) Rachael: I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are (Rachel Bloom), Shout (Laurie Halse Anderson), Garlic and Sapphires (Ruth Reichl), I'm Talking as Fast as I Can (Lauren Graham), Hungry Heart (Jennifer Weiner) and Over the Top (Jonathan Van Ness) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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(Re-release) You Should Read: Road-trip audio books! 49:12

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Send us a text As the holidays approach, we know many will be hitting the road to see friends, family, and maybe an enemy or two. Pass the time on your road trip with an audio book, and we've got some great suggestions from Uncle Danny and Aunt Amy, two experts of both audio books and long road trips. Look for (most of) the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Watch: The Babysitter's Club Season 2 (with Alysia Lee!) 1:13:02

4 years ago1:13:02

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Send us a text You Should Watch: The Second Season of the Babysitters Club! (with guest Alysia Lee) Should-Heads, have you watched the new season of the Babysitters Club yet? If not, we definitely recommend it. We do a deep dive into the season and its themes, plus we chat about personality quizzes, growing up, friendships and grief. Follow Alysia Lee: Website : https://alysialee.com/ Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Get two books for the price of one with a new membership to Libro.fm! Use the promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD and get two books for $14.99. Best of all, your indie bookstore will also benefit; just select your favorite bookstore when you sign up. And when you purchase any book using our affiliate link, you are supporting the podcast as well as your local independent bookstore. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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You Should Read: Our Most Anticipated Books for November and December! 51:06

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Send us a text The year's practically almost over, Should-heads. We may not have done very well on our October reading, but we're hoping to finish the year strong. Also? The last two months are full of amazing book releases. (We would also do a joint recommendation for Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, releasing at the end of November.) Currently reading: Julia: So Many Beginnings (Bethany C. Morrow), Always, in December (Emily Stone) and Graceling (Kristin Cashore) Kelly: Bad Girls Never Say Die (Jennifer Mathieu) Rachael: Tara Road (Maeve Binchy), Girlie Drinks (Mallory O'Meara) and The Barefoot Sisters (Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher) Book News: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/10/26/school-districts-under-investigation-by-texas-house-over-books-curriculum/ Recent acquisitions: Julia: none Kelly: The Orphan Collector (Ellen Marie Wiseman) and Monsters, Makeup and Effects (Heather Wixson) Rachael: The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven (Nathaniel Ian Miller) Most Anticipated: Julia: Will (Will Smith), Noor (Nnedi Okorafor), Sex Cult Nun (Faith Jones), Beasts of a Little Land (Juhea Kim) and The Big Reveal (Jen Larsen) Kelly: Into the Bloodred Woods (Martha Brockenbrough), The Collective (Allison Gaylin), The Surrogate (Toni Halleen), Murder Book (Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell) and Spin Me Right Round (David Valdes) Rachael: Just Haven't Met You Yet (Sophie Cousens), Graceling: The Graphic Novel (Kristin Cashore and Gareth Hinds) The Sentence (Louise Erdrich), Pride, Prejudice and Peril (Katie Oliver) and Daughter of the Sea (Elisabeth Hobbes) Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Get two books for the price of one with a new membership to Libro.fm! Use the promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD and get two books for $14.99. Best of all, your indie bookstore will also benefit; just select your favorite bookstore when you sign up. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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13 Days of Kellowe'en: One Good Scare 5:47

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Send us a text Hi, Should-Heads! It's the Halloween season, and you know what that means: Kelly is talking nonstop about all things horror (even more than usual). Join us on a Stockholm syndrome ride from here to November 1. Follow What You Should Read: Twitter: @wysr_podcast Instagram: @wysr_podcast Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Get two books for the price of one with a new membership to Libro.fm! Use the promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD and get two books for $14.99. Best of all, your indie bookstore will also benefit; just select your favorite bookstore when you sign up. Twitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast…

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13 Days of Kellowe'en: Costume legends 6:18

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13 Days of Kellowe'en: Favorite Hallowe'en Candy 5:14

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13 Days of Kellowe'en: Horror for non-horror fans 10:30

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