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Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re finding adult-audience readalikes for the books we loved as kids!

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. Walker

Ann’s picks:

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
– The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series by Beth Brower

The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright and You’ll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron
– Fear Street series by R.L. Stine
– Christopher Pike books
– The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Halle’s picks:

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
– Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
– Janice Hallett books

Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
– Gossip Girl (TV)

The Babysitters’ Club series by Ann L. Martin and Lovelight series by B.K. Borison
– Dream Harbor series by Laurie Gilmore

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: L.A. Women by Ella Berman
– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
– Neapolitan series by Elena Ferrante

Halle: Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla
– Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell

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Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day (and to clear space off your shelves) when we tackle the pink books on our TBRs!

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
– Sarah Vowell books
– Audie Cornish on NPR

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
– The Guncle by Steven Rowley

American Fantasy by Emma Straub
– New Kids on the Block (band)

Halle’s picks:

The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson
– Jenny Colgan books
– Clare Pooley books
– Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan

Lovely War by Julie Berry
– Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm
– Ali Hazelwood books

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
– S.A. Cosby books

Halle: Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
– The Last Word by Taylor Adams
– Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

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It’s a new year and we’re so excited about the roster of books coming out in 2026! Find out what we can’t wait to dive into this winter and spring.

 

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Jane Austen books
Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love by Samin Nosrat
Amity by Nathan Harris
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover
Heart the Lover by Lily King
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

Ann’s picks:

 This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman (releases February 10)
– Isola by Allegra Goodman
– Sam by Allegra Goodman

 The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (releases February 17)
– The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn

 Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (releases February 17)
– Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett

 My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi (releases March 17)

 The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall (releases March 17)

 The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (releases April 7)
– Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
– The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne

 The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke (releases April 7)
– V.E. Schwab books
– Cat Clarke books
– Anthony Horowitz books

  Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker (releases April 21)
– Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Halle’s picks:

 This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (releases February 3)

 Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson (releases February 10)
– The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

 So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder (releases February 10)
– People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
– People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

 Kin by Tayari Jones (releases March 17)
– An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
– The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

 A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman (releases March 3)
– The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

 Whidbey by T. Kira Madden (releases March 10)
– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

 Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (releases April 7)
– Diabolical Lies (podcast)
– Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer

  Unbound by Peyton Corinne (releases April 7)
– Unsteady by Peyton Corinne
– Unloved by Peyton Corinne

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
– The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Halle: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
– Gilmore Girls (TV)
– Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
– Bridgerton (TV)
– Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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