by renata | January 30, 2017 · 12:00 pm
Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2016 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:
- We counted things that we read in 2016, regardless of publication year.
- We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
- For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
- Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!
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Tagged as 2016, Amy Reeder, Andrew Aydin, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Bests, Brandon Montclare, Christopher Sebela, Claire Roe, Cris Peter, Dan Warren, Danielle Burgos, Dave Rapoza, Denilo Beyruth, Dexter Vines, Edgar Delgado, Erica Henderson, H. W. Brands, Humberto Ramos, Jeff Lemire, Jeremy Lawson, Jeremy McCarter, Jessi Klein, Jim Campbell, Jodi Taylor, Joel Christian Gill, John Lewis, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Jordan Boyd, Kate Atkinson, Kelly Link, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marcio Takara, Marie Kondo, Mark Millar, Morry Hollowelll, N. K. Jemison, Natacha Bustos, Nate Powell, Pat McHale, Phoebe Robinson, Roz Chast, Ryan North, Seanan McGuire, Sherman Alexie, Steve McNivel, Tamra Bonvillain, Terry Tempest Williams, Tom Taylor, Victor Olazaba, Worsts
by renata | December 28, 2015 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest in addition to reading Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and listening to Hamilton the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Aaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Alex London, Alexander Hamilton, Amanda Foreman, American history, American Revolution, Ann Rinaldi, Annette Gordon-Reed, Barbara Hambly, Ben Caldwell, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Bianca Turetsky, biography, Brian Kilmeade, Bring It On, Brooke Gladstone, Camelot, Carol Berkin, Chaim Potok, Charles Cerami, Cokie Roberts, Colin Woodard, Dan Burr, David McCullough, Don Yaeger, E. Lockhart, Ed Piskor, Elizabeth Wein, Evita, Faith Erin Hicks, Founding Fathers, Founding Mothers, Gail Collins, George Washington, H. W. Brands, Hamilton, Hilary Mantel, In the Heights, Jack Gantos, Jack Viertel, James Madison, Jay-Z, Jeanne Abrams, Jeff Chang, Jennifer Donnelly, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joanne Freeman, John Adams, John Bush Jones, John Ferling, John Jay, John Lahr, Jonathan Larson, Josh Neufeld, Julia Alvarez, Julie Andrews, Kate Beaton, Larry Stempel, Laura Goode, Laurie Halse Anderson, Leela Corman, Les Miserables, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Linda Kerber, Louisa May Alcott, M. T. Anderson, Marjane Satrapi, Mark Russell, Martha Washington, Michael Goodwin, Michael Riedel, Michael Signer, Patricia Brady, Paul Collins, Paul Ellis, Peter Filichia, Prudence Shen, Raina Telgemeier, readalikes, readers advisory, Rent, Revolutionary War, Ricardo Cavolo, Rita Williams-Garcia, Ron Chernow, Sarah Vowell, Shea Serrano, Sonia Sotomayor, Stan Mack, Stephen Sondheim, The Last 5 Years, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Egan, Vaunnda Micheaux Nelson, Walter Dean Myers, William Benemann, Woody Holton