Our favorite books of 2026 (so far)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chelsey.substack.com Hey, Readers! Thanks to Curtis’ new work from home schedule, we were able to record a podcast episode all about our favorite books at the halfway point of 2026. He’s got a lot of fantasy heavy hitters to share, and I’ve got my usual mix of literary fiction, romance, and memoir. We used to record conversations about reading, buddy reads, and bookish habits for the He Read She Read podcast (2018-2021). Now a couple of Australians seemingly trademarked the name—but no matter! We hope to record more episodes for The Eclectic Reader with Curtis as a featured guest. If you like hearing us banter about books, sign up as a paid subscriber to hear more. Find all the books we mentioned today in show notes at chelsey.substack.com.