Episodes
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Katherine and Ashley discuss Booker Shortlist contender, Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Held by Anne Michaels
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin
Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler
Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith -
Kat and Ash get into the spooky spirit with a dramatic reading of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Kat's current reads:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Playground by Richard Powers
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Woulden
Held by Anne Michael
Ash's Current Reads
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith -
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Kat and Ashley kick off season two with Sally Rooney's Intermezzo.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
All Fours by Miranda July
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Another Country by James Baldwin
James by Percival Everett -
Katherine and Ashley review Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt -
Kat and Ashley discuss the NYT's Best Books of the Century list and present their own ballots.
Current Reads:
On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwan
Instructions for a Heat Wave, Maggie O'Farrell
Banal Nightmare, Halle Butler
The God of the Woods, Liz Moore
Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispector
The Best of Everything, Rona Jaffe
The Wren The Wren, Anne Enright
Kat & Ash Ballot Crossover
The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
The Story of a New Name, Elena Ferrante
Girl, Woman, Other, Bernadine
Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell
The Five Wounds, Kirsten Quade Valdez
Ashley's Ballot:
Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward
Freshwater, Awaeke Emezi
Go Ahead in the Rain, Hanif Abdurraqib
Atonement, Ian McEwan
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado
Kat's Ballot
Transit, Rachel Cusk
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt
White Teeth, Zadie Smith
The Overstory, Richard Powers -
Katherine and Ashley discuss this month's book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi
The Passion of G.H. by Clarice Lispector -
Kat and Ashley discuss their current reads, recap the best of their 2024 reads so far, and discuss Sally Rooney's short fiction piece: "Opening Theory"
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Master, Slave, Husband, Wife by Ilyon Woo
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi
Bookfare's 2024 Reads:
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
Redwood Court, DeLana RA Dameron
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange
Live by Night, Dennis Lehane
Kat's Five Star Reads:
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch
The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright
Whale Fall, Elizabeth O'Connor
Ash's Five Star Reads:
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch
How to Say Babylon, Safiya Sinclair
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray
The Vulnerables, Sigred Nunez
July Book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
August Book: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser -
In this episode, Kat and Ashley discuss Dennis Lehane's noir thriller, Live By Night.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewel
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
Virgin Suicides by Jeoffrey Eugenedes
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Passing by Nella Larsen
Next month's book: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo -
Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, book news, most anticipated summer releases, and their summer reading plans.
Books mentioned in order:
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon
Love & Salt by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
Live by Night by Denis Lahane
Little Rot by Awaeke Emezi
Parade by Rachel Cusk
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo -
Katherine and Ashley discuss Tommy Orange's highly anticipated sophomore novel: Wandering Stars.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
- The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsen
- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
- Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
- Lit by Mary Karr
- The Wren, The Wren by Ann Enright
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- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- March by Geraldine Brooks
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- Live by Night by Dennis Lehane -
Katherine and Ashley recap their Indie Bookstore Day book crawl and discuss their current reads and book news. Then, in celebration of their mothers, they discuss favorite books their mother's read to them as children and their mothers' favorite recommendations.
Books mentioned in order:
Wandering Stars byTommy Orange
Lit by Mary Karr
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Ashley's Childhood Favorites:
Big Susan
Heidi
Little House on the Prairie
Kat's Childhood Favorites:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Danny Champion of the World
The Phantom Tollbooth
Molly's Favorite Recommendations
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Ruthie Fear by Maxim Loskutoff
Melinda's Favorite Recommendations
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay -
Katherine and Ashley discuss Kaveh Akbar's highly acclaimed debut novel, Martyr!
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Micki Brammer -
In anticipation of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27th!), Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite indie bookstores.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Long Way Down by Jason Reynold
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet
Bookstores Mentioned by Location:
Chicago:
Unabridged
Open Books
New York
Books Are Magic
Unnameable Books
Kansas City:
Rainy Day Books
Boulder:
Boulder Bookstore
Portland:
Powells
Nashville:
Parnassus
Seattle:
Elliot Bay -
Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, big news in the book world, and their book of the month: Redwood Court by DeLana R.A. Dameron.
Books mentioned in the episode:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen
Sure I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid I. Khalidi
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Glossy by Marisa Meltzer
Pelican Girls by Julia Malye
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron
Martyr by Kaveh Akbar
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange -
Katherine and Ashley discuss their fav vacation reads just in time for spring break.
Books mentioned in the episode
Katherine’s current reads:
Redwood Court by DeLana RA Dameron
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Dune by Frank Herbert
Ashley’s current reads:
Passing by Nella Larsen
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen
Book News:
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (to be published in September)
One Day by David Nichols
Reads like an HBO mini series:
The Index of Self-Destructive Act by Christopher R Beha
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
To pull from your “I should read that” list
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Rebecca by Daphne Du Mourier
The Neapolitan Novels -
Katherine and Ashley discuss their current reads, book news, and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
Books mentioned in the episode:
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Redeployment by Phil Klay
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Passing by Nella Larsen
The Midnight Library by Matthew Haig
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Redwood Court by DéLana R. A. Dameron -
Katherine and Ashley recount their top ten reads from last year.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
North Woods, Daniel Mason
I am, I am, I am, Maggie O'Farrell
Close to Home, Michael Magee
Good Material, Dolly Alderton
How to Say Babylon, Safia Sinclair
11/22/63, Stephen King
The Vulnerables, Sigrid Nunez
The Vaster Wilds, Lauren Groff,
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett
The Millenium Triology, Stieg Larsson
A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney
Absolution, Alice McDermott
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride
Visitation, Jenny Erpenbeck
Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen
The Five Wounds, Kirsten Valdez Quade
Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson
Old God's Time, Sebastian Barry
Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason
Stay True, Hua Hsu
Franciso, Alison Mills Newman
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray
Small These Like These, Claire Keegan -
Katherine and Ashley discuss the Booker shortlisted novel, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray.
Books mentioned:
North Woods: https://bookshop.org/p/books/north-woods-daniel-mason/19507917?ean=9780593597033
Red Clocks: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-clocks-leni-zumas/113153?ean=9780316434782
Fourth Wing: https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros/18796163?ean=9781649374042
The Bee Sting: https://bookshop.org/a/95920/9780374600303
