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The Readerly Report

We offer candid book conversations, recommendations, observations, and tips for the reading life.

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Talking Historical Fiction with Anne Bogel, The Modern Mrs Darcy

Talking Historical Fiction with Anne Bogel, The Modern Mrs Darcy

Gayle and Nicole welcome Anne Bogel from Modern Mrs. Darcy to The Readerly Report to talk about historical fiction, read... Read more

23 May 2019

55mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 41 - Investigating the Hot Books of the Summer 2018

The Readerly Report - Episode 41 - Investigating the Hot Books of the Summer 2018

Every year Gayle and Nicole take a moment to review the summer book lists and pick and discuss the books that seem to be... Read more

25 Aug 2018

37mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 35 - One Of Us Is Going On Vacation (Again)

The Readerly Report - Episode 35 - One Of Us Is Going On Vacation (Again)

Once again one of us is on the road again. In this episode we prep Gayle for her ten day vacation by helping her decide ... Read more

12 Jul 2018

38mins

Ranked #4

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The Readerly Report - Episode 58 - Of Books and Superlatives

The Readerly Report - Episode 58 - Of Books and Superlatives

Gayle and Nicole welcome Sarah from Sarah's Bookshelves back to the podcast to talk book superlatives. From the books th... Read more

31 Dec 2018

1hr 32mins

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The March Book Madness Finale & Gayle's Stressful Vacation Reads

The March Book Madness Finale & Gayle's Stressful Vacation Reads

Gayle is back from Florida and picked an appropriate mix of stressful reads for a sunny beach vacation. Find out what’s ... Read more

4 Apr 2019

47mins

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Because Vacation Reads Are The Best Reads Around

Because Vacation Reads Are The Best Reads Around

Gayle and Nicole talk about dark book-based dramas on various TV networks, particularly Caroline Kepnes’ You (Lifetime a... Read more

7 Mar 2019

54mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 43 - The First of Our Fall Preview Shows. a.ka. ALL THE BOOKS!

The Readerly Report - Episode 43 - The First of Our Fall Preview Shows. a.ka. ALL THE BOOKS!

Fall is the season that every reader is primed to anticipate. While we're a little sad to say goodbye to Summer, all the... Read more

6 Sep 2018

42mins

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Gayle's Post-Vacation Catchup & THE TRAVELERS Book Club

Gayle's Post-Vacation Catchup & THE TRAVELERS Book Club

Gayle is back from vacation, so she and Nicole catch up on what they read- and didn’t read – while she was gone. They al... Read more

30 Aug 2019

1hr 7mins

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Behind The Scenes At Book-of-the-Month With Siobhan Jones

Behind The Scenes At Book-of-the-Month With Siobhan Jones

Gayle and Nicole chat with Siobhan Jones, Editorial Director at Book of the Month, about how BOTM has transformed the re... Read more

2 May 2019

1hr 13mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 60 - Winter Book Preview, But Really Just January

The Readerly Report - Episode 60 - Winter Book Preview, But Really Just January

Gayle and Nicole discuss DNA Tests, what they've been reading and some of the tempting books that are coming out in Janu... Read more

10 Jan 2019

58mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 31 - 2018 Post Book Expo Show

The Readerly Report - Episode 31 - 2018 Post Book Expo Show

Gayle and Nicole do the math and figure out that they have have attended 9 and 10 book Expos, respectively. Discussion i... Read more

12 Jun 2018

37mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 38 - Fresh Reads! A Look At Some August Reads

The Readerly Report - Episode 38 - Fresh Reads! A Look At Some August Reads

Gayle and Nicole discuss their recents reads and a few books they are looking forward to that are coming out in August o... Read more

2 Aug 2018

31mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 9 - The Hot Summer Books Are Starting To Roll In

The Readerly Report - Episode 9 - The Hot Summer Books Are Starting To Roll In

Gayle and Nicole discuss their conception and notion of summer books and what constitutes summer reading. They also disc... Read more

11 May 2017

35mins

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The Readerly Report - Episode 32 - All Our Audiobook Dilemmas

The Readerly Report - Episode 32 - All Our Audiobook Dilemmas

Gayle and Nicole discuss current reads, try to figure out what should be Gayle's next audiobook and their weird book buy... Read more

19 Jun 2018

23mins

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Girls, Wives, Women & Sisters of the Books

Girls, Wives, Women & Sisters of the Books

After teasing the start of having guest for the last several episodes, we come through. Today we chat with Catherine fro... Read more

21 Feb 2019

59mins

Ranked #16

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100 Episodes, 100 Books

100 Episodes, 100 Books

This is the 100th episode of the Readerly Report! To commemorate this milestone, we’re taking a look at 100 of our colle... Read more

20 Oct 2019

53mins

Ranked #17

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Summer Paperbacks And TRUST EXERCISE Book Club Discussion

Summer Paperbacks And TRUST EXERCISE Book Club Discussion

Gayle and Nicole were waylaid by travel and illness last week, but they are now back in business! Today, they talk about... Read more

1 Aug 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #18

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We Discuss Our Reading Influences With J. Ryan Stradal

We Discuss Our Reading Influences With J. Ryan Stradal

Gayle and Nicole welcome Gayle’s literary hero J. Ryan Stradal to the show to talk about childhood reading influences. W... Read more

14 Nov 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #19

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The Reading Challenges of 2019, plus What's New In Paperback

The Reading Challenges of 2019, plus What's New In Paperback

Gayle and Nicole reading challenges. Gayle has created one of her own and Nicole has discovered a few more that she want... Read more

24 Jan 2019

57mins

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