by renata | December 20, 2021 · 12:00 pm
Another year has come and gone, and Kait and Renata are here to make lemonade out of the lemons of 2021. We each picked our top 6 books of the year and discussed some other highlights of the year.
Footnotes: The Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2021, featuring Renata’s picks for best middle grade and young adult novels
Taylor Swift
Legends of Tomorrow
Ted Lasso
The West Wing
Fast & Furious: Highway Heist Game
Wingspan
Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!
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Tagged as Albert Monteys, Alison Cochrun, Bests, Elissa Washuta, Hanif Abdurraqib, Isabel Wilkerson, John Green, Kate Alice Marshall, Kurt Vonnegut, Rax King, Rebecca Mahoney, Ryan Douglass, Ryan North, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher
by renata | November 19, 2018 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Stranger than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Chris Colfer, Doctor Who, Falsettos, Glee, John Green, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Rainbow Rowell, readalikes, readers advisory, Sarah Rees Brennan, Stranger than Fanfiction
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 renata | August 29, 2016 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Angels Watching Over Me by Lurlene McDaniel. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Angels Watching Over Me, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Esther Earl, Gary Paulsen, Gayle Forman, Jack Canfield, Jesse Andrews, Jodi Picoult, John Green, Jordan Sonnenblick, Kimberly Kirberger, Laurie Halse Anderson, Lurlene McDaniel, Mark Victor Hansen, My Sister's Keeper, Nicholas Sparks, Nicola Yoon, Patrick Ness, readalikes, readers advisory, Ruta Sepetys, Sharon Creech, Siobhan Dowd, The Fault In Our Stars, The Notebook
by renata | December 8, 2014 · 12:00 pm
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Tagged as Arthur Christmas, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Donna VanLiere, Greg Kincaid, Home Alone, John Green, L. Frank Baum, Lauren Myracle, Lurlene McDaniels, Maureen Johnson, readalikes, readers advisory, Richard Paul Evans, Stephanie Perkins, The Christmas Shoes, The Holy Bible, Tyler Perry
