Episode 45 – The Return of Out of Our Comfort Zones

We’ve revisited one of our favorite past episodes with some new “out of our comfort zone” titles. As always, we’ll close with what we’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Episode 18 – Out of Our Comfort Zones
Sarah MacLean books
Eloisa James books
Love By Numbers series by Sarah MacLean

Ann’s picks:

• The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  – Dorothea Benton Frank books
  – Debbie Macomber books
  – We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
• Wool by Hugh Howey
  – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  – Divergent by Veronica Roth
  – Silo series by Hugh Howey
• Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
  – Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  – Jennifer Crusie books

Halle’s picks:

• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
  – Dava Sobel books
  – The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel
  – The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
• The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
  – Nina Borg series by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
  – Hoopla (available via Beaufort County Library)
• View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems by Wisława Szymborska
  – Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge group on Goodreads
  – Pablo Neruda books
  – Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
  – The Rain in Portugal: Poems by Billy Collins

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
  – Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
  – Episode 23 – Award Winners
  – National Book Award
  – Jacqueline Woodson books
• Halle: Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
  – Beverly Jenkins books
  – Old West series by Beverly Jenkins
  – Book Riot’s Reading Lives episode with Beverly Jenkins