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Readers Advisory: Episode 240 – Troublemaker

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Troublemaker by Leah Remini. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Episode 233 – Bests of 2023

Once again, we’ve managed to sneak in a few good books this year! Here are our favorite books we read in 2023 (regardless of publication year. Long live backlist titles!)

Footnotes: Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2023 (featuring Renata’s picks for middle grade and YA!)

Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!

 

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Readers Advisory: Episode 224 – Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Readers Advisory: Episode 178 – Halloween Rain

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Halloween Rain by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Readers Advisory: Episode 103 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz & Stephen Gammell. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Episode 89 – Bests & Worsts of 2017 (Part 2, Adult & Graphic Novels)

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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