by renata | September 10, 2018 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Andrew Shaffer, Becky Albertalli, Gwenda Bond, Hope Never Dies, Madam Secretary, Maggie Ann Martin, Matt Goldman, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Pete Souza, readalikes, readers advisory, Robert B. Parker, Southside With You, The West Wing, Veep, veronica mars
by renata | May 21, 2018 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Becky Albertalli, Carrie Fisher, Cats, Chess, Dave Malloy, E. Lockhart, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Patti LuPone, readalikes, readers advisory, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Suskin, Tim Rice, Unmasked
by renata | March 26, 2018 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Audrey Niffenegger, Becky Albertalli, Before Sunrise, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Big Eden, Gabrielle Birkner, Herman Melville, James Patterson, Love Simon, Macy Gray, Nora Roberts, Patrick Ness, readalikes, readers advisory, Rebcecca Soffer, Richard Howard, Robert James Waller, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, That Thing You Do!
by renata | February 26, 2018 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Angels Fall by Nora Roberts. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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by renata | December 18, 2017 · 12:00 pm
Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2017 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 2017, 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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Tagged as 2017, A. S. King, Ally Condie, Amy Lukavics, Angie Thomas, Barbara Dee, Becky Albertalli, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Bests, Cecily von Ziegesar, Celia Perez, Colin Meloy, Dan Poblocki, Dawn Kurtagich, Jenny Han, John Green, Jonathan Maberry, Kelly Barnhill, Leigh Bardugo, Louise Erdrich, Mackenzi Lee, Marilyn Hilton, Nnedi Okorafor, Renee Watson, Stephanie Perkins, Thanhha Lai, Tim Tingle, Worsts, Zac Brewer
by Kait | July 18, 2016 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Baby-sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as ann m. martin, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, baby-sitters club, Bad Boy, Becky Albertalli, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Boy Meets Boy, Brown Girl Dreaming, Christopher Paul Curtis, David Levithan, Drama, fanfiction, Gary Paulsen, Hatchet, I'll Give You The Sun, Jacqueline Woodson, Jandy Nelson, Life as We Knew It, Marjorie Liu, Nick Burd, One Crazy Summer, Raina Telgemeier, Rita Williams-Garcia, Sana Takeda, Sherman Alexie, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Smile, Susan Beth Pfeffer, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The River, The Vast Fields of Ordinary, The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963, Walter Dean Myers
by renata | December 21, 2015 · 12:00 pm
Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2015 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 2015, 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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Tagged as 2015, A. S. King, Adam Silvera, Alex London, Ali Benjamin, Becky Albertalli, Bests, Brenna Yovanoff, Chris Grabenstein, Claire Legrand, Emma Trevayne, Gena Showalter, Isabel Quintero, Jessie Ann Foley, Jonathan Auxier, Julie Murphy, Katherine Catmull, Kelly Barnhill, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Kwame Alexander, Lauren Oliver, Lindsey Barraclough, Lisa Graff, Marissa Meyer, Nikki Loftin, Rainbow Rowell, Rita Williams-Garcia, Stefan Bachmann, Worsts
by renata | August 31, 2015 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Grey by E.L. James. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth! See also: our readers advisory for Fifty Shades of Grey.
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