Ep. 38 The best of books in 2015 with Modern Mrs. Darcy & Hollywood Housewife

Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Anne Bogel joins Megan and Laura to dish on the best in books for 2015. From their favorite authors and most-beloved reads to the books that surprised and disappointed them, you’ll hear all their big feelings about the best reads of the year. All of that, plus awesome of the week!   SHOW NOTES Healthy Moving is offering a free class for YOU, Awesome! Text SortaAwesome to 33444 to sign-up or go to HealthyMoving.com/sortaawesome ! Awesome of the WeekLaura: TripIt AppAnne: Girls’ Night InMegan: Switched on Pop podcast Anne’s favorite authors:Jane AustenWendell BerryKate MortonLouise PennyJojo Moyes Madeline L’EngleKate Atkinson Anne’s favorite books:Crossing to Safety, Wallace Earle StegnerJayber Crow; Port William series, Wendell BerryBrideshead Revisited, Evelyn WaughEmma, Jane Austen Laura’s favorite authors:J. D. SalingerStephen King Laura’s favorite books:A Woman of Independent Means, Elizabeth Forsythe HaileyGeek Love, Katherine DunnPersonal History, Katharine Graham  Hollywood Housewife: Favorite Books of All Time Popular in 2015A God in Ruins, Kate AtkinsonAll the Light We Cannot See, Anthony DoerrThe Martian, Andy WeirThe Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins Other favorites:Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series Being Mortal, Atul GawandeFrankenstein, Mary ShelleyLove and Other Ways of Dying, Michael PaternitiJust Mercy, Bryan Stevenson Fates and Furies,  Lauren GroffWalkable City, Jeff SpeckBig Magic, Elizabeth GilbertThe Art of Memoir, Mary KarrThe Puffin in Bloom Collection children’s classics Find Anne on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Find Laura on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! As always, thanks to Progger for allowing us to use the song Strut! Find more from Progger at Proggermusic.comFeedback on today’s show? Sign up for the show’s mailing list at tinyletter.com/SortaAwesome or leave a comment below (click the date link). And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices