{"id":6806,"date":"2026-08-24T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:48:23","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-296-yesteryear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-296-yesteryear\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 296 &#8211; Yesteryear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Yesteryear<\/em> by Caro Claire Burke. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-296-yesteryear\/\">the podcast\u00a0<\/a>to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/corinne-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Corinne by Rebecca Morrow\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/corinne-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/corinne-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/corinne.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gospel-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby by Michael Blanding\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gospel-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gospel-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gospel-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gospel.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/corinne-a-novel-rebecca-morrow\/47a74f8c1d21a6de?ean=9781250279996&amp;affiliate=5209\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Corinne<\/em> by Rebecca Morrow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780307588371\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gone Girl<\/em> by Gillian Flynn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781541703940\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby<\/em> by Michael Blanding<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lamb-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Lamb by Lucy Rose\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lamb-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lamb-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lamb-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lamb.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Trad Wife by Sarah Langan\u00a0\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife2-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer\u00a0\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife2-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tradwife2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063374614\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Lamb<\/em> by Lucy Rose<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781668229651\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Trad Wife<\/em> by Sarah Langan\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9798892424721\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Trad Wife<\/em> by Saratoga Schaefer\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. 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