by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) Any other Bicentennial Babies out there? One of our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenges this year asks that we read a book from the year of our birth. Since I was born in 1976, I thought I'd start researching options. Goodreads has a list called " Most popular books published in 1976: Books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves, updated weekly "; I also checked out Wikipedia's " 1976 in literature ." I'm using both as a start

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) In this curated list of winter book recommendations, I'm sharing books where the season of winter is a pivotal part of the story. (Actually, in two of them, Fredrik Backman's Anxious People and Margarita Montimore's Oona Out of Order , the new year specifically is an important part of the story.) These are not necessarily cozy reads (though some of them are perfect for that!), and the tone, style, and subject matter of eac

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) We've reached the end of the year and my inevitable mix of delight in reflecting on the books I've loved and angst over having to choose my favorites. It's always such an interesting exercise (and I often cheat . . . just a bit). Before I get started, make sure you check out our picks from mid-year—here are Ashley's and mine —and Ashley's end-of-year picks . John Green's Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadli

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) It's hard to believe it's time for a year-end wrap-up post for 2025, but here we are. My reading life has eased up and improved since I finished my grad program in August, but my reading life has still experienced a significant impact this year. However, I do have some favorites from the second half of the year, and I'm excited about the prospect of a vibrant reading year in 2026. Marie Bostwick's The Book Club for Trouble

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) I'm updating this post for 2025 with some new favorites! The new recommendations are indicated with an asterisk. I first wrote this in 2021 in preparation for our August Book Club discussion about Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows . That book had so many amazing threads woven together, but one of them that really resonated with me was the way that generational and cultural differences can be overcome. On

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) I thought it might be time for an update of this post from 2019 to share some fabulous horror (or just spooky) reads with you. New recommendations are marked with an asterisk. Because it's been a while since I read some of these books, I'll include the publisher's synopsis with some commentary. *William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ) - While I'd watched the movie adaptation before, I had never read its source mater

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) Hi! This is a 2025 update for this blog post with several new recommendations for...

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) I'm a big fan of books set in residential schools, whether they're boarding schools or colleges. There...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) As the school year gets underway for a lot of people, I wanted to share some young...

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) Every year, when it comes time to write about my favorite books of the year so far, I agonize . . ....

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) It's time for our mid-year round up of favorite reads thus far this year! My...

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) *pun intended This month, our Unabridged Podcast Book Club pick is Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious,...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) Here are a few of my favorite reads by AAPI authors. I've included some adult picks,...

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) Last week, I finished Laila Lalami's The Dream Hotel ( Bookshop.org | Libro.fm ). It's one of those...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) I know that I've been struggling with my reading right now (playing the Hamilton...

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) This month, our Unabridged Podcast Buddy Read pick is Mackenzi Lee's A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) *I'm updating this post for 2025, and new recommendations are starred with an...

by Jen Moyers ( @jenlovesbooks ) One of our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge categories this year is "Romance featuring a character...

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison ( @ashley_dicksonellison ) I've updated this post for 2025 to include recent romance book favorites! The newest...

by Jen Moyers ( @jen.loves.books ) For this year's Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge (find out more here ), one of the categories is...