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 other media mentioned in this episode: 
 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18393.Andrew_Lang'>Andrew Lang books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40412-little-house'>Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41424.Beauty?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12'>Beauty by Robin McKinley</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/674749.The_Ordinary_Princess?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'>The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/242107-anne-of-green-gables'>Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/49073-the-chronicles-of-narnia-publication-order'>The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36638.The_Wolves_of_Willoughby_Chase?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=yZliEmnYq2&amp;rank=1'>The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703292.The_Witch_of_Blackbird_Pond?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23'>The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11162.Ann_Rinaldi'>Ann Rinaldi books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18549.A_Break_with_Charity?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'>A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108538.In_a_Dark_Dark_Room_and_Other_Scary_Stories?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=WhbN67vERq&amp;rank=1'>In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/41041-fear-street'>Fear Street series by R.L. Stine</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19954.Christopher_Pike'>Christopher Pike books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/61735-cam-jansen-mysteries'>Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40486-encyclopedia-brown'>Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol</a> 
<a href='https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/masterpiece-mystery-2025-preview/'>Masterpiece Mystery! (TV)</a> 
The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/51270-sleepover-friends'>Sleepover Friends series by Susan Saunders</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902.The_Westing_Game?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=j1eBVuDSxT&amp;rank=1'>The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12759.The_Search_for_Delicious?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20'>The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40940121-bridge-to-terabithia?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'>Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10365.Where_the_Red_Fern_Grows?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24'>Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls</a> 
Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal 
Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43448.Flowers_in_the_Attic?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=dOqkjseztY&amp;rank=1'>Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/42570-dollanganger'>Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews</a> 
Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13733.Richie_Tankersley_Cusick'>Richie Tankersley Cusick books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/625.Nora_Roberts'>Nora Roberts books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16902.Walden_or_Life_in_the_Woods?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=A0QjmqhC60&amp;rank=1'>Walden by Henry David Thoreau</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36166009-the-federalist-papers?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'>The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24'>And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen'>Jane Austen books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes'>Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=9hXqiQjz4Z&amp;rank=1'>Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/99044.Mary_Higgins_Clark'>Mary Higgins Clark books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5768.John_Jakes'>John Jakes books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40877-north-and-south'>North and South series by John Jakes</a> 
<a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088583/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_north%2520and%2520south'>North and South (TV)</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73385.A_Knight_in_Shining_Armor?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=iHsCOFsrSJ&amp;rank=1'>A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350684.Whitney_My_Love?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'>Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19288043-gone-girl?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9'>Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18304042.Frances_Burney'>Frances Burney books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/269746.Catering_to_Nobody?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=1fiOZU0R97&amp;rank=1'>Diane Mott Davidson books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6331.Anne_Perry'>Anne Perry books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113310.The_Eight?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=CuwAOwDuIG&amp;rank=1'>The Eight by Katherine Neville</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60471.Coming_Home?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_12'>Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen'>Sarah Dessen books</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227443.Bridget_Jones_s_Diary?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=1b91OFdK5Z&amp;rank=1'>Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6584134-nine-rules-to-break-when-romancing-a-rake?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10'>Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929373.The_Water_Mirror?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12'>The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263680-ninth-house?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'>Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'>The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30236962-the-historian?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10'>The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49110165-sorrow-and-bliss?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'>Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137791.Divine_Secrets_of_the_Ya_Ya_Sisterhood?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'>Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44646576-bird-box?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8'>Bird Box by Josh Malerman</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35458733-the-silent-companions?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'>The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44074800-the-southern-book-club-s-guide-to-slaying-vampires?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13'>The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7'>The Martian by Andy Weir</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199798179-the-ministry-of-time?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16'>The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley</a> 
<a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21387.Mary_Kay_Andrews'>Mary Kay Andrews books</a>
What We’re Reading This Week:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Ann: <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214537816-kills-well-with-others?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=MPvy5PGCFz&amp;rank=1'>Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn</a></li>
<li>Halle: <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222376716-the-irish-goodbye?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=uzfrg0YY1k&amp;rank=1'>The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill</a> 
– <a href='https://www.today.com/read-with-jenna'>Read with Jenna</a> 
– <a href='https://thousandvoicesbooks.com/'>Thousand Voices Books</a></li>
</ul>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;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!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18393.Andrew_Lang'&gt;Andrew Lang books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40412-little-house'&gt;Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41424.Beauty?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12'&gt;Beauty by Robin McKinley&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/674749.The_Ordinary_Princess?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'&gt;The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/242107-anne-of-green-gables'&gt;Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/49073-the-chronicles-of-narnia-publication-order'&gt;The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36638.The_Wolves_of_Willoughby_Chase?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=yZliEmnYq2&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703292.The_Witch_of_Blackbird_Pond?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23'&gt;The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11162.Ann_Rinaldi'&gt;Ann Rinaldi books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18549.A_Break_with_Charity?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'&gt;A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108538.In_a_Dark_Dark_Room_and_Other_Scary_Stories?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=WhbN67vERq&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/41041-fear-street'&gt;Fear Street series by R.L. Stine&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19954.Christopher_Pike'&gt;Christopher Pike books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/61735-cam-jansen-mysteries'&gt;Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40486-encyclopedia-brown'&gt;Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/masterpiece-mystery-2025-preview/'&gt;Masterpiece Mystery! (TV)&lt;/a&gt;
The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/51270-sleepover-friends'&gt;Sleepover Friends series by Susan Saunders&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902.The_Westing_Game?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=j1eBVuDSxT&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12759.The_Search_for_Delicious?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20'&gt;The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40940121-bridge-to-terabithia?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'&gt;Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10365.Where_the_Red_Fern_Grows?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24'&gt;Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls&lt;/a&gt;
Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal
Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43448.Flowers_in_the_Attic?from_search=true&amp;amp;from_srp=true&amp;amp;qid=dOqkjseztY&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/42570-dollanganger'&gt;Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews&lt;/a&gt;
Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13733.Richie_Tankersley_Cusick'&gt;Richie Tankersley Cusick books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/625.Nora_Roberts'&gt;Nora Roberts books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16902.Walden_or_Life_in_the_Woods?from_search=true&amp;amp;from_srp=true&amp;amp;qid=A0QjmqhC60&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Walden by Henry David Thoreau&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36166009-the-federalist-papers?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'&gt;The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24'&gt;And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen'&gt;Jane Austen books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes'&gt;Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=9hXqiQjz4Z&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/99044.Mary_Higgins_Clark'&gt;Mary Higgins Clark books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5768.John_Jakes'&gt;John Jakes books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/series/40877-north-and-south'&gt;North and South series by John Jakes&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088583/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_north%2520and%2520south'&gt;North and South (TV)&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73385.A_Knight_in_Shining_Armor?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=iHsCOFsrSJ&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350684.Whitney_My_Love?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'&gt;Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19288043-gone-girl?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9'&gt;Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18304042.Frances_Burney'&gt;Frances Burney books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/269746.Catering_to_Nobody?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=1fiOZU0R97&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Diane Mott Davidson books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6331.Anne_Perry'&gt;Anne Perry books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113310.The_Eight?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=CuwAOwDuIG&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;The Eight by Katherine Neville&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60471.Coming_Home?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_12'&gt;Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen'&gt;Sarah Dessen books&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227443.Bridget_Jones_s_Diary?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=1b91OFdK5Z&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6584134-nine-rules-to-break-when-romancing-a-rake?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10'&gt;Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929373.The_Water_Mirror?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12'&gt;The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263680-ninth-house?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11'&gt;Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'&gt;The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30236962-the-historian?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10'&gt;The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49110165-sorrow-and-bliss?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'&gt;Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137791.Divine_Secrets_of_the_Ya_Ya_Sisterhood?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15'&gt;Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44646576-bird-box?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8'&gt;Bird Box by Josh Malerman&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35458733-the-silent-companions?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17'&gt;The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44074800-the-southern-book-club-s-guide-to-slaying-vampires?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13'&gt;The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7'&gt;The Martian by Andy Weir&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199798179-the-ministry-of-time?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16'&gt;The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21387.Mary_Kay_Andrews'&gt;Mary Kay Andrews books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What We’re Reading This Week:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ann: &lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214537816-kills-well-with-others?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=MPvy5PGCFz&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Halle: &lt;a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222376716-the-irish-goodbye?ac=1&amp;amp;from_search=true&amp;amp;qid=uzfrg0YY1k&amp;amp;rank=1'&gt;The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill&lt;/a&gt;
– &lt;a href='https://www.today.com/read-with-jenna'&gt;Read with Jenna&lt;/a&gt;
– &lt;a href='https://thousandvoicesbooks.com/'&gt;Thousand Voices Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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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 other media mentioned in this episode:Andrew Lang booksLittle House series by Laura Ingalls WilderBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Ordinary Princess by M.M. KayeAnne of Green Gables series by L.M. MontgomeryThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareAnn Rinaldi booksA Break with Charity by Ann RinaldiIn a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin SchwartzFear Street series by R.L. StineChristopher Pike booksCam Jansen series by David A. AdlerEncyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. SobolMasterpiece Mystery! (TV)The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. MartinSleepover Friends series by Susan SaundersThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Search for Delicious by Natalie BabbittBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsSweet Valley High series by Francine PascalSweet Valley Twins series by Francine PascalFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsDollanganger series by V.C. AndrewsGoosebumps series by R.L. SteinRichie Tankersley Cusick booksNora Roberts booksWalden by Henry David ThoreauThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieJane Austen booksSherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan DoyleJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMary Higgins Clark booksJohn Jakes booksNorth and South series by John JakesNorth and South (TV)A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude DevereauxWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtGone Girl by Gillian FlynnFrances Burney booksDiane Mott Davidson booksAnne Perry booksThe Eight by Katherine NevilleComing Home by Rosamunde PilcherSarah Dessen booksBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThe Water Mirror by Kai MeyerNinth House by Leigh BardugoThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsBird Box by Josh MalermanThe Silent Companions by Laura PurcellThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyMary Kay Andrews books
What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
Halle: The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill– Read with Jenna– Thousand Voices Books

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Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are

Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are

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