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  • Episode 18 | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    10 MAY 2021 · On this episode, Amanda and Anna catch up on what we've been reading and do a deep dive into The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue . Currently Reading: -- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry -- Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter Deep Dive: -- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab Other books mentioned on this episode: -- The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton -- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood -- The Power by Naomi Alderman
    32m 2s
  • Episode 17 | The Kindest Lie & A Deadly Education

    3 MAR 2021 · On this episode, Amanda and Anna celebrate black history month by sharing books by African American authors. Currently Reading: -- The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson -- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Books by African American Authors: -- Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman -- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Other books mentioned on this episode: -- Passing by Nella Larsen -- Everfair by Nisi Shawl -- Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead -- Karen Marie Moning's Fever series
    31m 1s
  • Episode 16 | The Wife Upstairs & Ministry for the Future

    16 FEB 2021 · On this episode, Amanda and Anna share beautiful books, thoughts on poetry, and what we're currently reading. Currently Reading: -- The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins -- The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson The Most Beautiful Books We've Read: -- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini -- Above Us the Milky Way by Fowzia Karimi Poets We Love: -- Amanda Gorman -- Fernando Pessoa -- Amiri Baraka
    26m 57s
  • Episode 15 | Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance & This Close to Okay

    19 JAN 2021 · Amanda and Anna kick off 2021 with some joyful reading! Books we enjoyed over our winter breaks: -- Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang -- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith Books we're excited about in 2021: -- Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer -- The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah A book featuring animals: -- The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa -- Lobster is the Best Medicine by Liz Climo Other books mentioned: -- Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer -- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah -- Th Great Alone by Kristin Hannah -- Barely Functioning Adult by Meichi Ng -- The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
    26m 41s
  • Episode 14 | The 2020 Holiday Spectacular!

    17 DEC 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna present the 2020 Holiday Spectacular! We share our favorite holiday books, bookish traditions, and books not to miss! Don't miss in 2020: -- White Ivy by Susie Yang -- One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten Holiday books we enjoy: -- Amanda's Tree by Jo Jones -- One Day in December by Josie Silver -- Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory -- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren -- Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien Least favorite books of 2020: -- Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein -- Atomic Love by Jennie Fields Books we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison -- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies: -- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes -- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Other books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren Beukes Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
    31m 6s
  • Episode 13 | A Memory Called Empire & Anxious People

    23 NOV 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading: -- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine -- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Books we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison -- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies: -- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes -- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Other books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren Beukes Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
    27m 34s
  • Episode 12 | The Midnight Library

    19 OCT 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading: -- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost -- Ohio by Stephen Markley Deep Dive on: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Other books mentioned: I'm Just a Person by Tig Notaro The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
    34m 29s
  • Episode 11 | A Burning & Transcendent Kingdom

    5 OCT 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading -- A Burning by Megha Majumdar -- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi A book that's we didn't like -- The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal -- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Other books mentioned: --The Midnight Library by Matt Haig -- Just Like You by Nick Hornby -- The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell -- Old Kingdom (series) by Garth Nix -- The Song of the Lioness (series) by Tamora Pierce -- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout -- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
    27m 33s
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    Episode 10 | One by One & The Library of Legends

    14 SEP 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading -- One by One by Ruth Ware -- The Library of Legends by Janie Chang A book that's made you laugh out loud -- Where'd You go, Bernadette by Maria Semple -- Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple -- All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
    24m 31s
  • Episode 9 | Migrations & Home Before Dark

    24 AUG 2020 · This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading -- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy -- Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Quirkiest book you've read -- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson -- Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Other books mentioned: -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire -- Sadie by Courtney Summers -- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson -- Curiousaurs Rex by Maisie York (Anna's self-published kid's book!)
    23m 59s
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