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by renata | December 18, 2023 · 12:00 pm

Episode 233 – Bests of 2023

Once again, we’ve managed to sneak in a few good books this year! Here are our favorite books we read in 2023 (regardless of publication year. Long live backlist titles!)

Footnotes: Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2023 (featuring Renata’s picks for middle grade and YA!)

Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!

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by renata | April 24, 2023 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 216 – The Other Boleyn Girl

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | March 30, 2020 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 145 – Machines Like Me

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | August 26, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 131 – Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading the Dora and the Lost City of Gold movie novelization by Steve Behling. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | February 25, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 118 – Naked in Death

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Naked in Death by J. D. Robb. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | December 31, 2018 · 12:00 pm

Episode 114 – Bests & Worsts of 2018 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)

Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2018 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites! Please note:

We counted things that we read in 2018, 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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by renata | June 18, 2018 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 100 – Ready Player One

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | June 19, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 75 – Saddle Club

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Saddle Club by Bonnie Bryant. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by renata | January 16, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Episode 64 – Bests & Worsts of 2016 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)

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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by renata | December 28, 2015 · 12:00 pm

Readers Advisory: Episode 38 – Hamilton

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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