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Well-Read

Ann Cox and Halle Eisenman

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Frequency: 1 episode/27d. Total Eps: 100

As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we're reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related fun.

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🇺🇸 USA - books
19/08/2026
#95
🇺🇸 USA - books
18/08/2026
#93
🇺🇸 USA - books
13/08/2026
#92
🇺🇸 USA - books
11/08/2026
#65
🇺🇸 USA - books
10/08/2026
#42
🇺🇸 USA - books
09/08/2026
#68
🇺🇸 USA - books
30/07/2026
#95
🇺🇸 USA - books
29/07/2026
#80
🇺🇸 USA - books
28/07/2026
#86
🇺🇸 USA - books
27/07/2026
#95

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https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/138825.Tana_French
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https://bookshop.org/shop/wellreadpodcast
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https://bookshop.org/a/3287/9780593099667
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https://bookshop.org/a/3287/9780141439518
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http://sclends.lib.sc.us/eg/opac/results?qtype=author
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https://rusaupdate.org/awards/the-reading-list/
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https://www.fromthefrontporchpodcast.com/
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Celebrity Book Clubs

Episode 144

Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 59:14

Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors

Episode 143

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 56:06

Do you have a list of authors who are auto-buys when they release a new book? We’re delving into some of ours!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann Patchett books Emily Henry books Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Abby Jimenez books Ali Hazelwood books Liz Moore books Kate Morton books Tana French books Leigh Bardugo books Celeste Ng books Anthony Horowitz books Sarah Dessen books Sarah MacLean books Ruth Ware books

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Halle’s picks:

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: The Plus One by S.C. Lalli – Sonya Lalli books – The White Lotus (TV) – The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Halle: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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Well-Read Episode 132 - Deep Dive into Romance

Episode 134

Thursday, February 8, 2024 • Duration 01:17:39

In honor of Valentine’s Day, learn everything you need to know about the romance genre!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Webinar: Crash Course in Romance Nicholas Sparks books Colleen Hoover books Hello Stranger by Katherine Center Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James Sarah Adams books Mindy Klasky Tropes List Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory The Hating Game by Sally Thorne The Hating Game (film) Ali Hazelwood books Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson

Well-Read Episode 131 - 2023 Superlatives

Episode 133

Monday, January 22, 2024 • Duration 01:20:35

We’re back with our superlatives episode – one of our favorites of the year!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Halle’s Instagram Women’s Prize for Fiction Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry From the Front Porch (podcast) Book of the Month Club

Most Timely Ann: Spare by Prince Harry Halle: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Most Disappointing Ann: The Cloisters by Katy Hays and Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian Halle: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld – Miracle Creek by Angie Kim –

Well-Read Episode 130 - Our Favorite Books of 2023

Episode 132

Monday, December 18, 2023 • Duration 01:25:13

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:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Ann’s picks:

Well-Read Episode 129 - Trends

Episode 131

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 • Duration 01:04:33

This week, we’re talking about book trends! Whether you’re deep in romantasy or cozy everything, we’re covering some of the biggest trends in publishing right now.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Maid by Nita Prose Anne McCaffrey books Game of Thrones (TV) A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin The Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R Tolkein Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai Debbie Macomber books Sweet Magnolias (TV)

Well-Read Episode 128 Halloween Books

Episode 130

Saturday, October 21, 2023 • Duration 52:28

Depending on which co-host you ask, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: Halloween! We have plenty of books for all your spooky reading needs this season. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Episode 11 – Spooky Books for Halloween The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young ALA RUSA CODES Reading List Hocus Pocus (film) Bleeding Hart Yard by Elly Griffiths Harbinder Kaur series by Elly Griffiths The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

Ann’s picks:

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
Overdue by Richie Tankersley Cusick – Christopher Pike books – Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine – Fear Street series by R.L. Stine – The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick – – –

Well-Read Episode 127 - Books About Books...Again!

Episode 129

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 • Duration 55:17

It’s time to revisit books about books! We discuss some recent and evergreen favorites.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Ann’s picks:

Halle’s picks:

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer – Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl – The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
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Well-Read Episode 126 - Dark Academia

Episode 128

Saturday, September 23, 2023 • Duration 49:02

September puts us in the mood for back-to-school books, but why not add a mysterious twist? We’re talking dark academia titles this week!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The Secret History by Donna Tartt (buy from Bookshop) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (buy from Bookshop) The Likeness by Tana French (buy from Bookshop) The Magicians by Lev Grossman (buy from Bookshop) Dead Poets Society (film) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Joanna Gaines

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Well-Read Episode 125 - Fall/Winter 2023 Preview

Episode 127

Saturday, August 26, 2023 • Duration 47:00

It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to the most publishing September through February!

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Ann’s picks:

Reykjavík by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdottír (releases September 5) (buy from Bookshop) – Arnaldur Indriðason books – Parnassus Books – Ann Patchett books – Independent People by Halldór Laxness (buy from Bookshop)
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop) – Cackle by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop) – The Return by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop)
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop) – ()

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