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  • Reading from our TBRs - Pink Covers

    Reading from our TBRs - Pink Covers
    Feb 14 2026
    54 min
  • Episode 166 - Winter/Spring 2026 Book Preview

    Episode 166 - Winter/Spring 2026 Book Preview
    Jan 25 2026
    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 ThomasHalle: 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 Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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    1 h et 15 min
  • Episode 165 - Reading Resolutions and 2025 Superlatives

    Episode 165 - Reading Resolutions and 2025 Superlatives
    Jan 11 2026
    We’re making reading resolutions for 2026 and giving out our 2025 book superlatives! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Lauren Bacall filmography Jane Austen books Emma by Jane Austen Libba Bray books Book of the Month Club Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Emily Henry books People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Women’s Prize for Fiction Next Chapter Society Book Club The Wedding People by Alison Espach Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Romanceopoly 2026 Under the Covers (blog) @booksandlala on Instagram Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas Most Timely Ann: Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin Halle: The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami Most Disappointing Ann: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez; Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See; Knife by Salman Rushdie Halle: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese; Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry; Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Favorite Reread Ann: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – Persuasion by Jane Austen – Kristin Atherton filmography Halle: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry; Beartown by Fredrik Backman Biggest Surprise Ann: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis – Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome – Terry Pratchett books – Neil Gaiman books Halle: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith; Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman Least Favorite Ann: The 23rd Hero by Rebecca Anne Nguyen; Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate Halle: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb Book That Lived Up to the Hype: Ann: The Favorites by Layne Fargo; Long Bright River by Liz Moore; A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Halle: Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino; The Will of the Many by James Islington Best Distraction Ann: The Goldens by Lauren Wilson Halle: If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia; Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz The Book That Ended a Mini Reading Slump Ann: Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall – Broadchurch (TV) Halle: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Most Unputdownable Ann: Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter; A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall Halle: Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino; Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer; Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros – Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros Better Late Than Never Ann: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara; The Housemaid by Freida McFadden; A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Halle: The Beartown trilogy by Fredrik Backman; Kindred by Octavia Butler Book That Has Stayed With Me Ann: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali; The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Halle: The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett; Audition by Katie Kitamura Book That We Didn’t Think We’d Like, But Then We Did! Ann: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty; The Lack of Light by Nino Haratischwili Halle: Wreck by Catherine Newman Author(s) we discovered in 2024 that we’re most excited to read more from in 2025 Ann: Kylie Lee Baker; Michiko Aoyama – Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker – What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama – Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker – Hot Chocolate on Thursdays by Michiko Aoyama Halle: Elizabeth O’Roark; Rachel Gillig; Ashley Manley – The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig – One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig – Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig – The Holiday Club by Ashley Manley Hidden Gem: Ann: The Bad Seed by William March – The Bad Seed (film) Halle: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Best Audiobook Experience of the Year: Ann: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto; Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Halle: The Favorites by Layne Fargo; The River Has Roots by Amal el-Mohtar Our Favorite Non-Book Media Property of the Year Ann: Becoming Led Zeppelin; Friendship; Art for Everybody; Toshiro Mifune everything – Tim Robinson filmography – Paul Rudd filmography – Akira Kurosawa filmography – Toshiro Mifune filmography Halle: The Pitt; Man on the Inside; puppies! The Book We Recommended the Most This Year Ann: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi Halle: Heart the Lover by Lily King What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Prize for the Fire by Rilla AskewHalle: Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams – When in Rome series by Sarah Adams Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram
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    1 h et 26 min
  • Episode 164 - Our Favorite Books of 2025

    Episode 164 - Our Favorite Books of 2025
    Dec 20 2025
    The year is almost over, and it’s time to reveal our favorite books of 2025! Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz Jane Austen books Agatha Christie books The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim What You’re Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone Ready or Not by Cara Bastone Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia Deep End by Ali Hazelwood Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Alchemised by SenLinYu Ann’s picks: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree – Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe Starving Saints by Caitlin StarlingLong Bright River by Liz Moore – Long Bright River (TV)The Bad Seed by William MarchThe Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali – My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteVera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto – Finlay Donovan series by Elle CosimanoUmma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes by Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn – @ahnestkitchen on Instagram – America’s Test Kitchen – Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home by Eric KimThe Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser – “The Crane Wife” by CJ Hauser (essay)A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher – “The Goose Girl” Halle’s picks: Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – And How to Think Deeply Again by Johann HariThe Will of the Many by James Islington – Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins – Divergent series by Veronica RothAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett – Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe – The Wedding People by Alison EspachMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarOne Golden Summer by Carley FortuneThe Names by Florence KnappHeart the Lover by Lily King – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – Writers & Lovers by Lily King What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Lack of Light by Nino Haratischwili – Persuasion by Jane Austen – The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili – The International Booker PrizeHalle: The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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    1 h et 23 min
  • Episode 163 - Cozy Reads

    Episode 163 - Cozy Reads
    Dec 6 2025

    As temperatures drop, we like nothing more than getting cozy with a book. Find out our suggestions for cozy reads this week!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

    Ann’s picks:

    • Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz – Susan Ryland series by Anthony Horowitz – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
    • What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama – The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai – Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
    • Cackle by Rachel Harrison

    Halle’s picks:

    • A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna – The Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches by Sanga Mandanna
    • With Love from London by Sarah Jio
    • Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman – While You Were Sleeping (film)

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
    • Halle: Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young

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    47 min
  • Episode 162 - What We Read On Our Fall Vacations

    Episode 162 - What We Read On Our Fall Vacations
    Nov 23 2025

    We’ve been away for a bit, thanks to our travels this fall, but that just means we have a lot of books to talk about!

    Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker The Wedding People by Alison Espach Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

    Ann’s picks:

    • Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
    • A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara – Matt Bomer filmography – The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
    • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – Outlander (TV)

    Halle’s picks:

    • Wreck by Catherine Newman – We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman – Sandwich by Catherine Newman
    • Dire Bound by Sable Sorenson – Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
    • It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard

    What We’re Reading This Week:

    • Ann: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley – Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley – Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
    • Halle: Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris

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    49 min
  • Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are

    Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are
    Oct 5 2025
    We’re looking back at the formative books that made us the readers we are today, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Andrew Lang books Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder Beauty by Robin McKinley The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Ann Rinaldi books A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz Fear Street series by R.L. Stine Christopher Pike books Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol Masterpiece Mystery! (TV) The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin Sleepover Friends series by Susan Saunders The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein Richie Tankersley Cusick books Nora Roberts books Walden by Henry David Thoreau The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Jane Austen books Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Mary Higgins Clark books John Jakes books North and South series by John Jakes North and South (TV) A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Frances Burney books Diane Mott Davidson books Anne Perry books The Eight by Katherine Neville Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher Sarah Dessen books Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix The Martian by Andy Weir The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Mary Kay Andrews books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Kills Well with Others by Deanna RaybournHalle: The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill – Read with Jenna – Thousand Voices Books Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Episode 160 - Fall 2025 Preview

    Episode 160 - Fall 2025 Preview
    Aug 31 2025
    Autumn is just around the corner, and it’s time to get our fall TBRs in order! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann Patchett books Taylor Jenkins Reid books Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall Broadchurch (TV) Jane Austen books The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill Katabasis by R.F. Kuang Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh Succession (TV) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Ann’s picks: Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love by Samin Nosrat (releases September 16) – Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat – Salt Fat Acid Heat (TV) The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller (releases October 7) – The Change by Kirsten Miller – Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles (releases October 7) – Death in the Spires by KJ CharlesCrafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer (releases October 7) – Grady Hendrix books – Horrorstör by Grady HendrixHappy People Don’t Live Here by Amber Sparks (releases October 14) – Only Murders in the Building (TV) – Angela Carter booksThe Unveiling by Quan Barry (releases October 14) – We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryBrigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (releases November 11) – Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino (releases November 25) Halle’s picks: Amity by Nathan Harris (releases September 2) – The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris – Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry – Doc by Mary Doria Russell – Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee – William W. Johnstone books Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (releases September 2) – Commonwealth by Ann Patchett – Our Town by Thornton Wilder – Wallace Stegner books The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy (releases September 16) The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover (releases September 23) Heart the Lover by Lily King (releases September 30) – Writers & Lovers by Lily KingAn Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister (releases November 11)Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (releases November 18)I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (releases November 18) – Circe by Madeline Miller – Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller – Rick Riordan books – Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Modern Divination by Isabel AgajanianHalle: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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    58 min