Episode 36 – Small Town Stories

In the last episode, they covered the bright lights of Manhattan; this week, Ann and Halle talk about books set in small towns. They’ll end with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Gilmore Girls (TV)

Ann’s picks:

• Still Life by Louise Penny
  – Three Pines series by Louise Penny
• Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
  – Stonewall Book Awards
• LaRose by Louise Erdrich
  – Episode 21 – Spring 2016 Book Preview

Halle’s picks:

• Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen
  – Sarah Dessen books
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
  – Episode 16 – Favorite Books of 2015
• Be Mine Forever by Marina Adair
  – St. Helena Vineyard series by Marina Adair
  – Chicago Stars series by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird (releases November 15, 2016)
  – Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
  – Victoria (TV)
  – Charles Dickens books
• Halle: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (audio narrated by Jim Dale)
  – Pushing Daisies (TV)
  – Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
  – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play by Jack Thorne)

Episode 35 – NYC Books

Thanks to a listener suggestion from Claire, we talk this week about books set in New York City. As always, we close with what we’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Gossip Girl (TV)

Ann’s picks:

• The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
  – All About Eve (film)
  – Rent the Runway (fashion website)
• The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
  – The Luxe series by Anna Godbersen
• Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
  – Episode 27 – Summer 2016 Preview

Halle’s picks:

• Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
  – Man on Wire (film)
• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
  – The Diviners by Libba Bray
• Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson
  – Gaslight Mystery series by Victoria Thompson
  – Charlotte & Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
  – Sandra Cisneros books
  – The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
  – Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
• Halle: The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Episode 34 – Childhood Favorites

Does the return of fall put you in the mood for some nostalgia reading? It does for us! Ann and Halle dive into their childhood favorite books, and finish with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ann’s picks:

• The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts
  – The View From the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
  – Christopher Pike books
• The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
  – Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
  – Astrid Lindgren books
• Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi
  – Ann Rinaldi books
  – Anne of Windy Poplars by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  – Anne of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  – Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  – Sarah MacLean books
  – Eloisa James books

Halle’s picks:

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  – Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  – Anne of Green Gables (TV movie)
  – Anne (Netflix – available in 2017)
• The Baby-sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin
  – Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
  – The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks
• Halle: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne