Could Read/Should Read/Must Read

Season 3: Episode 6 - Holiday Reads (2025 edition)

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah chat about which festive fiction they're reading this season in the 3rd annual Holiday Reads episode!

Season 3: Episode 5 - The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks The Husbands by Holly Gramazio is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season3: Episode 4 - The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season 3: Episode 3 - Summer Reading Challenge Recap

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With summer well behind us, Melissa & Sarah finally recap the 2025 Reading Challenge and chat with participants about their experiences filling th...

Season 3: Episode 2 - Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season 3: Episode 1 with author Heidi Wicks

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah are delighted to host author, Heidi Wicks, and chat about her latest book, Here.

Season 2: Episode 18 - Mean Girls Book Banter Episode

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah harp on some aspects of books (and book culture!) that really grind their gears in this "after-dark" book banter episode...

Season 2: Episode 17: The Wedding People By Alison Espach

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks The Wedding People by Alison Espach in a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season 2: Episode 16: Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut with Kyle Carpenter

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if special guest, Kyle Carpenter, thinks Slaughterhouse 5 is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season 2: Episode 15: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season 2: Episode 14: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien with Andy Morrison

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if special guest, Andy Morrison, thinks The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a could read, should read, or a must read.

Season 2: Episode 13 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Special Crossover Episode with KPL Lit Talks

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah were recently hosted by Claudette & Kim from the Killingly Public Library on their podcast, KPL Lit Talks! You can listen to t...

Season 2: Episode 12 - Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst is a could read, a should read, or a must read.

Season2: Episode 11 - Piglet by Lottie Hazell

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks Piglet by Lottie Hazell is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Season 2: Episode 10 - The Smut Episode for Valentine's Day

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Warning - This episode contains explicit content!In this special Valentine's Day episode, Melissa & Sarah step just slightly out of their comf...

Season 2: Episode 9 - Violet's Book Report!

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this super-special episode, we're joined by Violet Halford who is completing her Book Report Project aboutThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for h...

Season 2: Episode 8 - All Fours by Miranda July

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah & Melissa think All Fours is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Season 2: Episode 7 - Holiday Reads

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah share some of their favourite (and not so favourite) festive reads in this second annual Holiday Reads episode!

Season 2: Episode 6 - Book Banter!

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah give an up-to-date account of what they're reading and chat along the way about (in no particular order): prioritizing haircuts; M...

Season 2: Episode 5 - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (VIDEO episode)

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks Intermezzo by Sally Rooney is a could read, a should read, or a must read!

Season 2: Episode 4 - The Life Impossible by Matt Haig with guest Shanda Slipp

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa & Sarah welcome guest, Shanda Slipp, to discuss The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. Will Shanda deem it a could-read, a should-read, or a mu...

Season 2: Episode 3 (Video Episode) - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read.

Season 2: Episode 2: The Path of Most Resistance by Russell Wangersky

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Everton McLean, to chat about Russell Wangersky's collection of stories, The Path of Most Resistance (or is it The Pa...

Season 2: Episode 1 (Our first video episode!) - Book Banter

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Catch Sarah and Melissa in their very first video episode where they chat about books they banter about book shops and books they read throughout the ...

Summer Special # 2 - Summer Reading Challenge Round-Up with Special Guest Readers

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final Summer Special of 2024, Melissa & Sarah chat with Summer Reading Challenge Participants about their experiences filling their bingo c...

Summer Special with Hulk Caesar (World War Z and Fight Club 2)

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dive into some summer vibes with this Summer Special episode where Melissa & Sarah host Hulk Caesar (of The Hulk Caesar Show) to chat about World ...

Season 1: Episode 11: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Lucinda Austin-Bearns, who will let you know if Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice is a could-read, a should...

Season 1: Episode 10: True Biz by Sara Nović

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinkg True Biz by Sara Nović is a could-read, a should-read, or a must-read.

Season 1: Episode 9: Book Banter!

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're put the "lit" in literary with our first Book Banter episode! We chat about ideal reading locations and what makes a book a could-...

Season 1: Episode 8: Outlawed by Anna North

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks Outlawed by Anna North is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read.

Season 1: Episode 7: Bright Young Women

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses violence perpetrated against women. Find out if Sarah thinks Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll is a could-re...

Season 1: Episode 6: Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and Sarah welcome guest, Kate Cartmell, who will let you know if you could read, should read, or must read Dangerous Women by Hope Adams.

Season 1: Episode 5: Good Material by Dolly Alderton

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Melissa thinks Good Material by Dolly Alderton is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read. (We need to mark this episode as "explic...

Season 1: Episode 4: The Guest by Emma Cline

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find out if Sarah thinks The Guest by Emma Cline is a could-read, should-read, or a must-read.

Season 1: Episode 3: I am a Truck by Michelle Winters

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and Sarah welcome their first guest, Tom Halford, who will let you know if you could read, should read, or must read I am a Truck by Michelle ...

Season 1: Episode 2: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa lets you know if you could read, should read, or must read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.

Season 1: Episode 1: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah lets you know whether you could read, should read, or must read Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.

Holiday Teaser Episode #3 - Year-end Round-up: This is How We Love (Lisa Moore), Ducks (Kate Beaton), Really Good, Actually (Monica Heisey), Hello, Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the final Holiday Teaser Episode, Melissa & Sarah share reviews of four books they both read this year and chat a bit about how this podcast ca...

Teaser Episode - Holiday Reads - Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah lets you know whether you could read, should read, or must read Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire. Notes: - Whoops! It's an "epigraph" (not an "epil...

Teaser Episode - Holiday Reads - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa lets you know whether you could read, should read, or must read Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

Could Read/Should Read/Must Read (Trailer)

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas