Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk (releases March 1) (buy from Bookshop)– Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV)– David Cross filmography– Saturday Night Live (TV)– Breaking Bad (TV)
Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (releases May 5) (buy from Bookshop)– Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (buy from Bookshop)– Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (buy from Bookshop)
Renovated to Death by Frank Anthony Polito (releases May 31) (buy from Bookshop)– The Grinder (TV)
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (releases June 7) (buy from Bookshop)– Sulari Gentill books
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser (releases July 12) (buy from Bookshop)– “The Crane Wife” (essay by CJ Hauser)– From the Front Porch (podcast)– Family of Origin by CJ Hauser (buy from Bookshop)
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (releases August 16) (buy from Bookshop)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (releases August 23) (buy from Bookshop)– The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (buy from Bookshop)
Halle’s picks:
Memphis by Tara Stringfellow (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa (releases April 5) (buy from Bookshop)– The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (buy from Bookshop)– Mia Sosa books
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (releases April 12) (buy from Bookshop)– The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (buy from Bookshop)– Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (buy from Bookshop)– Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain (buy from Bookshop)
Book Lovers by Emily Henry (releases May 5) (buy from Bookshop)– Emily Henry books– As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr (buy from Bookshop)– Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (buy from Bookshop)– The Chicken Sisters by K.J. Dell’Antonia (buy from Bookshop)
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (releases May 17) (buy from Bookshop)– Emma Straub books
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore (releases July 5) (buy from Bookshop)– Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (buy from Bookshop)
Upgrade by Blake Crouch (releases July 12) (buy from Bookshop)– Blake Crouch books
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier (releases July 19)– Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier (buy from Bookshop)
What We’re Reading This Week:
Ann: Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (buy from Bookshop)– Julia Child– Sunset Magazine
Halle: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (buy from Bookshop)
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