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Ann’s picks: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson (releases September 1) Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo (releases September 15) Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table by Mohammed Husayn Alnaas (releases October 6) Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova (releases October 13) Solace House by Will Maclean (releases October 13) Odette Rising by Julianne Edwards (releases October 13) Rottenheart by Kat Dunn (releases October 13) The Bookkeeper by Mary McGarry Morris (releases November 17) Halle’s picks: Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason (releases September 29) The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (releases September 29) Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (releases October 6) Once Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (releases October 6) Hollywood, Ending by John Green (releases October 6) Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li (releases October 13) Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane (releases November 3) Rabbit Rabbit by Jennifer E. Smith (releases December 15) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage Halle: The Land and Its People by David Sedaris Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

Like many readers, we’re eager to talk about the recent list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to the New York Times. But we have a lot of questions… Books and other media mentioned in this episode:The New York Times: The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st CenturyThe New York Times: The 100 Best Books of 21st CenturyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe New York Times: Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of 21st CenturyThe New York Times: Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st CenturyPeople MagazineThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyStieg Larsson booksJo Nesbø booksJussi Adler-Olsen booksRuth Ware booksHarlem Trilogy series by Colson WhiteheadDon Winslow booksFreida McFadden booksCarl Hiaasen booksSarah Pinborough booksRuth Rendell booksThe Window in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenVerity by Collen HooverWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterNone of This Is True by Lisa JewellJohn Marrs booksThe One by John MarrsThe Marriage Act by John MarrsJames Patterson booksThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonDaniel Silva books Ann’s picks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane– Mystic River by Dennis Lehane– Shutter Island (film) All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Witch Elm by Tana French Halle’s picks: The Push by Ashley Audrain– The Whispers by Ashley Audrain– The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush– @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram Halle: Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty– Read with Jenna– Jaclyn Moriarty books– Nicola Moriarty books Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

We love a TBR episode, and even better is a TBR episode when we pick books for each other! Listen in for our selections, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore– Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill– The Woman in the Library in Sulari Gentill– Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill Enlightenment by Sarah Perry– Charles Dickens books– Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi– The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Halle’s picks: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn– The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn– Kate Quinn books Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni– Our Ex’s Wedding by Taleen Voskuni Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Strange Houses by Uketsu– Strange Buildings by Uketsu Halle: Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti– Tessa Dare books– Swipe Bite by Alexandra Vasti– Judith McNaught books– Loretta Chase books Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop

Somehow this year is already halfway over (!!!!!), so it’s time to check in on our reading goals and parts of our book lives. Books and other media mentioned in this episode:LitsyNext Chapter Society Book ClubLibba Bray books@mysterymanon on [email protected] on [email protected] on InstagramWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëWuthering Heights (film)War and Peace by Leo TolstoyRomanceopoly 2026@booksandlala on InstagramEmma M. Lion series by Beth BrowerOff-Campus series by Elle KennedySarah J. Maas booksNew York Times Bestsellers listJ.D. Robb booksC.J. Box booksInto the Blue by Emma BrodieDead Weight by Hildur KnútsdóttirThe Night Guest by Hildur KnútsdóttirYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeBurn Down Master’s House by Clay CaneThis Land Is Your Land by Beverly GageA Far-Flung Life by M.L. StedmanLand by Maggie O’FarrellRites of the Starling by Devney PerryShield of Sparrows by Devney PerryLady Tremaine by Rachel HochhauserThe Silent Companions by Laura PurcellThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesStrangers by Belle BurdenFamesick by Lena DunhamWhistler by Ann PatchettBeg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah AdamsJane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen booksNaked in Death by J.D. RobbSue Grafton booksHannah Swensen series by Joanne FlukeBest Offer Wins by Marisa KashinoA Good Person by Kirsten KingAlan Opts Out by Courtney MaumSky Daddy by Kate FolkThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeThe Night We Met by Abby JimenezDead Beat by Leigh BardugoAlex Stern series by Leigh BardugoTaipei Story by R.F. KuangThe Pirate Queen by Ariel LawhonSophie, Standing There by Meg MasonPartita by Barbara KingsolverPeck & Peck by Bonnie GarmusLet’s Kiss and Tell by Joss RichardIt’s Different This Time by Joss RichardWhat We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Halle: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett– The Help by Kathryn Stockett Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop