Show Notes
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 the authors we’d like to see become household names. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnSarah J. Maas booksWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensFates and Furies by Lauren GroffRuth Ware booksMary Kubica books Ann’s picks: Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry– Near the Bone by Christina Henry– Horseman by Christina Henry Arrowood by Laura McHugh– Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh– The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall– No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall Halle’s picks: Kala by Colin Walsh– Tana French books– Jane Harper books The Quiet Tennant by Clémence Michallon– Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll– Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez– The Push by Ashley Audrain– The Whispers by Ashley Audrain What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni– The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni– Rain Man (film)– Sherlock (TV)– The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Halle: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner– 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction– Booker Prize 2024 shortlist– Ann Patchett books– Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop
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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:
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:
Somehow this year is already halfway over (!!!!!), so it’s time to check in on our reading goals and parts of our book lives.