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Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy New Year from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (buy from Bookshop) - N.K. Jemisen books - Marlon James books Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (buy from Bookshop) Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (buy from Bookshop) - Anthony Horowitz books Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (buy from Bookshop) Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (buy from Bookshop) Small Angels by Lauren Owen (buy from Bookshop) The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (buy from Bookshop) The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood (buy from Bookshop) Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Nora Goes Off Script by

Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to screen. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Persuasion by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) Persuasion (film) Dickinson (TV) Clueless (film) The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein Lord of the Rings (films) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop) Big Little Lies (TV) Outlander (TV) Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon Sam Heughan filmography The Great American Read (TV) The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games (film) Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Twilight (film) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film) Divergent series by Veronica Roth Divergent (film) The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (film) Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore I Am Number Four (film) Shadowhunters (TV

We’re finally back! After travel, work, and a wedding (!!!!), we have lots of books to fill you in on. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Bull Durham (film) Eurovision Song Contest RUSA Reading List New York Times Crossword Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) Pride & Prejudice (TV) Hallmark Channel The It Girl by Ruth Ware (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s Instagram @halle770 Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (buy from Bookshop) Meg Mitchell Moore books Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop) All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (buy from Bookshop) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop) Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (buy from Bookshop) Chris Evans filmography Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop) Julia (TV) Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (buy from Bookshop) The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks (buy from Bookshop) The Canterbury Tales by Geoffre

After a year of hard work, we’re happy to share the results of the 2022 Reading List! We’ll share the winners and the shortlist, along with our thoughts. As always, we end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Adrenaline Winner Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (buy from Bookshop) Short List Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop) Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (buy from Bookshop) The Push by Ashley Audrain (buy from Bookshop) Red Widow by Alma Katsu (buy from Bookshop) Fantasy Winner A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (buy from Bookshop) Short List Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (buy from Bookshop) The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman (buy from Bookshop) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (buy from Bookshop) The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (buy from Bookshop) Historical fiction Winner The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris (buy from Bookshop) Short List Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood (buy from Bookshop)

We're back with one of our favorite Well-Read traditions: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 87 – 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review Beloved by Toni Morrison (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s Instagram Episode 86 – 2020 Superlatives Most Timely Ann:  The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (buy from Bookshop) and The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (buy from Bookshop) Most Disappointing Ann: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (buy from Bookshop) and Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan (buy from Bookshop) – Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle Halle: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (buy from Bookshop) – The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (buy from Bookshop) Favorite Reread Ann: Evelina by Francis Burney (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Likeness by Tana French (buy from Boo

Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia (buy from Bookshop) The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod (buy from Bookshop) This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno (buy from Bookshop) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (buy from Bookshop) A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (buy from Bookshop) Horseman by Christina Henry (buy from Bookshop) - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (buy from Bookshop) The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (buy from Bookshop) Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop) - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (buy from Bookshop) Mrs. March by Virginia Feito (buy from Bookshop) - Patricia Highsmith books Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (buy from Bookshop) - Reese's Book Club Halle’s picks: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (buy from

We didn’t get a chance to do a publishing preview this season, but we wanted to share some books we’re excited to read soon. Ann picks three forthcoming titles and Halle went with books she didn’t have time for this year. And we end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Maid by Nita Prose (buy from Bookshop) – Florence Pugh movies – Little Women (film) Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour (buy from Bookshop) – Nina LaCour books Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop) – A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collete (buy from Bookshop) Halle’s picks: Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann (buy from Bookshop) – From the Front Porch (podcast) – Succession (TV) Battle Royal by Lucy Parker (buy from Bookshop) Infinite Country by Patricia Engel (buy from Bookshop) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop) – Brad Pitt movies Well-Read on Faceb