Well-Read
Episodes
Celebrating Irish Stories
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reading from our TBRs - Pink Covers
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Winter 2026 Book Preview
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reading Resolutions and 2025 Superlatives
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our Favorite Books of 2025
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cozy Reads
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 162 - What We Read On Our Fall Vacations
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re looking back at the formative books that made us the readers we are today, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week! Books and othe...
Episode 160 - Fall 2025 Preview
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autumn is just around the corner, and it’s time to get our fall TBRs in order! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann Patchett book...
Reading the Oldest Books on our TBRs
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 158 - 2025 Mid-Year Check-in
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re halfway through the year, and it’s time to check in on our bookish goals and reading lives of 2025! Books and other media mentioned in th...
Vacations Gone Wrong
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 156 - Summer 2025 Preview
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s already summer – how!? But we’re very ready for summer reading with our lists of the books we’re most excited about. As always, we’ll e...
Big Authors We Haven't Read Yet
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about series
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deep Dive into Golden Age Mysteries
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 152 - Books that Make us Laugh out Loud
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need something to help you smile right now? We sure do, so here are some of the books that have made us laugh out loud. Books and other media m...
Episode 151 - Reading from our TBRs
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for our yearly Reading From Our TBRs episode! Listen in as we make a tiny bit of room on our shelves. Books and other media mentioned i...
Episode 150 - Books about Female Friendship
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 150th episode (!!!!!!!) and there’s no better way to celebrate that and our friendship than to discuss female friendships in books. ...
Winter & Spring 2025 Book Preview
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 148 - 2024 Superlatives & Reading Resolutions
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re making reading resolutions for 2025 and giving out our 2024 book superlatives! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Women’s P...
Our Favorite Books of 2024
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books about Found Families
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 145 - Psychological Suspense Authors We'd Like to See More From
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Psychological suspense continues to be one of the most popular subgenres, but it can sometimes be hard to find the best. This week, we’re covering t...
Episode 144 - Fall 2024 Book Preview
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to reading this fall! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Death...
Circling back on our Summer 2024 reading
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 142 - Celebrity Book Clubs
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are more celebrity book clubs than ever! We’re discussing our favorites and some celebrity book club picks we love. Books and other media ment...
Episode 141 - Auto-Buy Authors
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a list of authors who are auto-buys when they release a new book? We’re delving into some of ours! Books and other media mentioned in th...
Episode 140 - NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times recently published their list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, and we have THOUGHTS. Let us know your impressions of the...
Episode 139 - Wrapping up our Spring 2024 Reading
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re trying something new this week, as we review the books we read (or didn’t read…) from our Spring Preview 2024 episode. Let us know what yo...
Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to, publishing June through August! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’...
Episode 137 - Hot Books
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With summer around the corner, we’re feeling the heat in our reading! Listen in for our selection of hot books. Books and other media mention...
Episode 136 - Getting Out of a Reading Slump
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 135 - Here Comes the Sun
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is here, so we’re thinking about books that feel like sunshine! As always, we end with what we’re reading this week. Books and ot...
Well-Read Episode 134 - Spring 2024 Book Preview
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to the most publishing March through May! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: ...
Well-Read Episode 133 - Reading from our TBRs 2024
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We love reading books but we also love getting books off our shelves, so that means we love our annual Reading From Our TBRs episode! Books ...
Well-Read Episode 132 - Deep Dive into Romance
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Valentine’s Day, learn everything you need to know about the romance genre! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Webinar: Cr...
Well-Read Episode 131 - 2023 Superlatives
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with our superlatives episode – one of our favorites of the year! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Halle’s Instagr...
Well-Read Episode 130 - Our Favorite Books of 2023
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other me...
Well-Read Episode 129 - Trends
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re talking about book trends! Whether you’re deep in romantasy or cozy everything, we’re covering some of the biggest trends in pu...
Well-Read Episode 128 Halloween Books
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Depending on which co-host you ask, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: Halloween! We have plenty of books for all your spooky reading needs t...
Well-Read Episode 127 - Books About Books...Again!
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to revisit books about books! We discuss some recent and evergreen favorites. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The Reading...
Well-Read Episode 126 - Dark Academia
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
September puts us in the mood for back-to-school books, but why not add a mysterious twist? We’re talking dark academia titles this week! Books a...
Well-Read Episode 125 - Fall/Winter 2023 Preview
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to the most publishing September through February! Books and other media mentioned in this ...
Well-Read Episode 124 - Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know the feeling…you finish a book you adored and instantly wish you could read it again for the first time. These are the books we wish we coul...
Well-Read Episode 123 - Books About Road Trips
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Road trips are the perfect summer getaway! But if you can't hit the road right now, these books are full of long drives, snacks, singalongs, hijinks,...
Well-Read Episode 122 - Books Like Succession
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're missing your weekly dose of the Roy family like us, here are some books that we think will help fill the void after the finale of Successio...
Well-Read Episode 121 - Beach Reads
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 120 - Books We Couldn’t Put Down
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the best feelings a reader can have: that feeling of finding a book that you just can’t put down. We’re discussing some of our favor...
Well-Read Episode 119 - Spring & Summer 2023 Book Preview
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 118: Read-alikes for Taylor Swift songs (with a special guest!)
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Halle thought it wasn’t possible to love a Taylor Swift-themed episode any more, until her sister Heather joined in as a special guest! (Ann was the...
Well-Read Episode 117 - Reading From Our TBRs
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s back…..our occasional episode where we pick books for each other from our massive “to be read” shelves! Listen to what we liked – and w...
Well-Read Episode 116 - Collecting and Organizing our Books
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 115 - Romances for People Who Don’t Read Romance
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have some ideas for romance novels, even if you’re not a romance reader. As always, we’ll end with wh...
Well-Read Episode 114 - Resolutions and 2022 Superlatives
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 113 - Our Favorite Books of 2022
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy New Year from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media ment...
Well-Read Episode 112 - Holiday Books
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are here! We’ve got some books to get you in the festive spirit, and we’ll share what we’re reading this week. Books and other medi...
Well-Read Episode 111 - Defining Confusing Genres
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 110 - Halloween!
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 109 - Books about Chronic Illness
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re responding to a listener request to talk about books with characters who live with chronic illnesses. As always, we’ll end with w...
Well-Read Episode 108 - Fall/Winter 2022 Preview
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (releases September 20) (buy fr...
Well-Read Episode 107 - Adaptations
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to...
Well-Read Episode 106 - Summer Hiatus Recap
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re finally back! After travel, work, and a wedding (!!!!), we have lots of books to fill you in on. As always, we’ll end with what we’re read...
Well-Read Episode 105 - Weddings
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 104 - Bridgerton
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 103 - On Re-reading
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 102 - Immigrant and Refugee Stories
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re exploring fiction that depicts the immigrant and refugee experience, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other m...
Well-Read Episode 101- 2022 Spring/Summer Book Preview
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk (releases March 1) (buy from Bookshop) –...
Well-Read Episode 100 - Ask Us Anything
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode 99 - The 2022 Reading List
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a year of hard work, we’re happy to share the results of the 2022 Reading List! We’ll share the winners and the shortlist, along with our th...
Well-Read Episode 98 - 2021 Superlatives
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with one of our favorite Well-Read traditions: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us this year. We’ll end with ...
Well-Read Episode 97 - Our Favorite Books of 2021
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our favorite episode of the year, full of our favorite books of the year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media ment...
Well-Read Episode 96 - Books We Can‘t Wait to Read
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We didn’t get a chance to do a publishing preview this season, but we wanted to share some books we’re excited to read soon. Ann picks three forth...
Well-Read Episode 95 -People are the Most Terrifying of All
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual Halloween episode is back – and so are we! We have some major life updates and books that show that people are much scarier than the para...
Another update from Halle
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all - Due to a death in Ann's family, we will be taking a brief break for the next month. Thanks and happy reading!
Well-Read Episode # 95.5 - An update from Halle
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #94 -Book Pairings
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a fabulous listener suggestion (hi Rikke!), we’re pairing books that inform each other or benefit from reading them back-to-back. What boo...
Well-Read Episode #93 - Fresh Starts
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #92 - Balancing Our Reading Lives
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re responding to a listener request to delve into our favorite bookish media and how we balance it all with our reading. We have some ...
Well-Read Episode #91 - Memoirs part 2
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our memories may be terrible but these memoirs aren’t. We’re revisiting memoirs this week, and end with what we’re currently reading. ...
Well-Read Episode #90 - Sports Books
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like sports? No? Do you like stories of drama surrounding sports? Then we have some books for you! As always, we’ll end with what we’re rea...
Well-Read Episode #89 - Spring/Summer 2021 Preview
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #88 - Galentine's Day
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Galentine’s Day is here! Gather your girlfriends together, or if you can’t thanks to a worldwide pandemic, pick up one of our suggestions for book...
Well-Read Episode #87 - 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We love goals and years in review, especially when they involve books! Find out how we did last year with our reading resolutions and what we’re pla...
Well-Read Episode #86 - 2020 Superlatives
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve started (what we hope becomes) a new tradition: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us for a range of reasons this ye...
Well-Read Episode #85 - Our Favorite Books of 2020
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our favorite episode of the year featuring our favorite books of the year! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: VH1 (TV) Ann’s pi...
Well-Read Episode #84 - Winter Romances
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #83 - Family Gatherings
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #82 - Guilty Pleasures
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you're having a rough week (and aren't we all?), there's nothing better than sinking into a guilty pleasure read. Or is there such a thing? We'l...
Well-Read Episode #81 - Creepy Reads
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Halloween is here! Halloween is here! Get into the spirit with us as we explore some deliciously creepy books. As always, we’ll finish with what we’...
Well-Read Episode #80 - The Great Outdoors
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With so many of our travel plans canceled this year (RIP Ukraine trip), many of us are heading outside for our vacations. We're talking about books ...
Well-Read Episode # 79 - Campus Novels
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If we can't go back to school in September, we can at least live it through campus novels! We share some of our favorites and what we're reading this...
Well-Read Episode #78 - Fall/Winter 2020 Preview
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We love bringing you previews of books we’re so excited about! Listen in for the books we’re looking forward to this fall and winter. Books and...
Well-Read Episode #77 - Cookbooks!
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week….welcome to Well-FED! Haha! Based on a listener suggestion, we’re discussing and cooking from some cookbooks we enjoy, along with our sp...
Well-Read Episode #76 - Tackling Our TBRs Part II
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We love assigning each other books, so this week we picked books from each other’s massive TBRs (that’s “to be read”) so we could finally ch...
Well-Read Episode #75 - What We Read On Our Summer Vacation
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well-Read Episode #74 - Our Favorite Bookish Places
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When your eyes need a break from all that reading, why not go to a bookish place? We’re discussing some of our personal favorites this week, and we’...
Well-Read Episode #73 - Books to Read after Binge-watching
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re anything like the rest of the quarantined, you’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching over the past few months. We have book suggesti...
Well-Read Episode #72 - Fiction by Black Authors
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're not experts on advising which books will make you antiracist (please seek those experts out!), but we can use our platform to promote the works ...
Well-Read Episode #71 - Beach Reads
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to revisit one of our favorite topics: the perfect book for a long, lazy day by the water. Check out o...