Out of the Best Books

Titles mentioned in this episode:Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Alchemist by Paul CuelhoThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Books mentioned in this episode:Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. MontgomeryUp Next:Beloved by Toni Morrison

Book mentioned in this episode:Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Title mentioned in this episode:Ready, Player One by Ernest ClineEligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Titles mentioned in this episode:The Alchemist by Paul CuelhoThe Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh

Titles mentioned in this episode:Deamon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverWuthering Heights by Emily BronteSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenI'd Rather Be Reading by Anne BogelBlack Stallion by Walter FarleyWar Horse by Michael MorpurgoUp Next:Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Titles mentioned in this episode:Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderFarmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney WalshStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Titles mentioned in this episode:Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeA Teacher of Nomad Land: A WWII Story by Daniel NayeriI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyUp Next:Black Beauty by Anna Sewell - Part 2

Titles mentioned in this episode:The Killing Series by Bill O'ReillyThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

Titles mentioned in this episode:An Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'NeilThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Glass Castle by Jeanette WallsDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEducated by Tara WestoverThe Ranger's Apprentice by John FlanaganThe Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

Titles mentioned in this episode:The Glass Castle by Jeanette WallsEducated by Tara WestoverA Family Matter by Claire Lynch

Titles mentioned in this episode:White Oleander by Janet FitchDeamon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House Series by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Glass Castle by Jeanette WallsThe Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteWuthering Heights by Emily BronteAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLes Miserables by Victor HugoWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Counte of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDeep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn MitchardOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieGone With the Wind by Margaret MitchellWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsSmoke by William CorbinThe Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie WisemanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanUp Next: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Part 1)

Books mentioned in this episode:Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAgnes Grey by Anne BronteJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsRebecca by Daphne Du MaurierSea Wife by Amity GaigeHeartwood by Amity Gaige

Book mentioned in this episode:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth BrowerUp Next:Wuthering Heights Ch 26-34

Books mentioned in this episode:I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Boy Called Christmas by Matt HaigUp Next:Wuthering Heights Ch 17-25

Books mentioned in this episode:These is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerUp Next:Wuthering Heights Ch 10-16

Join us as we talk about our experience reading the Wizard of Oz. What did we learn about ourselves? And what were the major differences between the book and movie we know so well?Books mentioned in this episode:The Next Conversation by Jefferson FisherChristmas is for Children by Rosie ClarkUp Next:Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Chapters 1-9)

Books mentioned in this episode:The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumWuthering Heights by Emily BronteIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteBlack Beauty by Anna SewellUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet BeecherBeloved by Toni MorrisonAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyEthan Frome by Edith WhartonSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenHenry V by William ShakespeareThe Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFinding Dorothy by Elizabeth LettsBlack Stallion by Walter FarleyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerUp Next:The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Books mentioned in this episode:They Ask, You Answer by Marus SheridanKilling Kennedy by Bill O'ReillyKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyPrisoner B-3087 by Alan GratzAlledgedly by Tiffany D JacksonHidden Yellow Stars by Rebecca ConnellyOnly the Beautiful by Susan MeissnerAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Artists Way by Julia CameronThe Briar Club by Kate QuinnMan's Search for Meaning by Victor FranklInIn Order to Live by Yeomni ParkA Time to Kill byJohn GrishamThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne YoungGood Inside by Dr. Becky KennedyThe House of My Mother by Shari FrankeMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert DugoniUP NEXT:Announcing our 2026 Book List

Book mentioned in this episode:The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerThe Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise BauerForever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins ReidOnes True Love by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidUp Next:Our top 10 Books of 2025

Books mentioned in this episode:How to Avoid Falling in Love With a Jerk by John Van EppNever Caught: The Story of Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong DunbarNext Episode:Our Top 10 Books of 2025

Join us as we discuss the first 6 chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. We will also discuss how to get more out of your Libby app, as well as some changes they have made, and tell you what we've been reading lately. Books mentioned in this episode:The Art of Seduction by Robert GreeneThe Graveyard book by Neil GaimanNext Week: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Chapters 7-11

Books mentioned in this episode:The Art of Seduction by Robert GreeneThe Harry Potter Series by R.K. RowlingCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Incorrible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood & Jon KlassenThe Penderwicks Series by Jane BirdsallThe Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snickett

Books mentioned in this episode:Cinder by Marissa MeyerNumber the Stars by Lois LowryComing Up Next Week:The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis Chapter 11-15Our Next Book:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Books mentioned in this episode:Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan HenryHuberman Lab Podcast by Andrew HubermanNo Fear Shakepeare Graphic Novels by Sparks NotesShakespeare Can Be Fun Series by Lois Burdett

Books mentioned in this episode:Awake by Jen HatmakerTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Art of Seduction by Robert GreenThe Pheobe Variations by Jane HamiltonUp Next: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

Books mentioned in this episode:Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Art of Seduction by Robert GreenOnly the Beautiful by Susan MeissnerGreenglass House by Kate MilfordOdd and the Frost Giants by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanUp Next: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

Books mentioned in this episode:In Order to Live by Yeomni ParkArt of Seduction by Robert Greene

Books mentioned in this episode:Only the Beautiful by Susan MeissnerThe Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLeanThe Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

Book mentioned in this episode:The Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLeanSister Wife by Christine Brown Wooley

Books Mentioned in this Episode:The Berenstein Bears Series by Stan and Jan BerentstainHarry Potter Series by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. TolkienChronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHow Does She Do It? by Laura VanderkampAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Giver by Lois LowryEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hunger Games Series by Suzanne CollinsThe Unsolected Journals of Emma M. Lions by Beth BrowerLittle Pea by Amy Krause RosenthalTextbook Amy Krause Rosenthal by Amy Krause RosenthalLittle Hoot by Amy Krause RosenthalFamous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterEligible by Curtis SittenfeldI'd Rather Be Reading by Anne BogelThese is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerSet Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover TawwabSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Cailtlin DoughtyCarry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee LathamThe Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls WilderHer Mother's Hope by Francine RiversHer Daughter's Dream by Francine RiversLast Summer Boys by Bill RiversWonder by R.J. PalacioThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneSadaku and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahWhere the Lost Wander by Amy HarmonFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen OakleyFrankenstein by Mary Shelley

Books mentioned in this episode:The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan HenryDompaine Nation by Dr. Anne LembkeThe Road to Wiggin Pier by George Orwell

Books mentioned in this episode:Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction by Dr. Becky KennedyThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Books mentioned in this episode:Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan BrettThe Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid BanksThe BFG by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar100 Best Poems for Boys & Girls by Marjonie BarrowsEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardGeorge Washingtons World by Genevieve FosterThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Harry Potter Series by J.K. RowlingThe Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls WilderA Time to Keep by Nathan HaleThe Magic School Bus Series by Joanna ColeThe Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope OsborneThe American Girl Series by Various AuthorsRascal by Sterling NorthJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonRunning for My Life by Lopez LomongI am Malala by`Malala YousafzaiA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkThe Land I Lost by Huynh Quang NhuongWonder by R.J. PalacioPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia MarquezMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeLord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkeinThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkeinUnderstood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield FisherJulie of the Wolves by Dorothy Canfield FisherAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Hiding Place by Corrie Ten BoomLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThese Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls WilderTwilight b Stephenie MeyerCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteWuthering Heights by Emily BronteWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Books mentioned in this episode:Lord Dears Independence by Christina DudleyMrs. Merrit's Remorse by Lynn MessinaJames by Percival EverettSo Long As It's Wonderful by Sheila Quinn

Books mentioned in this episode:The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi DareThe Beatrice Hyde Mysteries by Lynn MessinaThe Verity Lark Mystery Series by Lynn MessinaFunny Story by Emily HenryThe Heart of the Mountains by Pepper BashamBook Lovers by Emily HenryHappy Place by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily HenryFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Books mentioned in this episode:Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi DareThe Bletchley Riddle by Ruta SepetysJames by Percival EverettRed Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang

Books mentioned in this episode:A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi MatthewsRules for Ruin by Mimi MatthewsThe Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi DareDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverLast Twilight in Paris by Pam JenoffAngel's Rest by Emily MarchSiren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews

Books mentioned in this episode:The God of the Woods by Liz MooreLong Bright River by Liz MooreThe Strangled Vine by M. J. CarterHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyUp Next: Emma Chapters 19-28

Books mentioned in this episode:A Harvest of Heartsby Andrea EamesKilling Kennedy by Bill O'ReillyThe Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi DareAnd So I Roar by Abi Dare

Books Mentioned in this episode:As Bright As Heaven by Susan MeissnerA Map to Paradise by Susan MeissnerUp Next:Emma by Jane Austen

Books mentioned in this episode:From Here to Eternity by Caitlyn DowdyThe Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley

Books mentioned in this epsidoe:Know Yourself Know Your Money by Rachel CruzSomeone Else's Shoes by Jojo MoyesThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Books mentioned in this episode:1984 by George OrwellFarenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Frozen River by Ariel LawhonLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHer Mother's Hope by Francine RiversFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyThe Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Heartwood Hotel by Kallie GeorgeBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMacBeth by William ShakespeareJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe Light in Hidden Places by Sharon CameronHandmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateThe Napping House by Dan WoodThe Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. SeigelWuthering Heights by Emily BronteWings of Fire Series by Tui T. SutherlandAll of a Kind Family by Sidney TaylorMy Life in Dog Years by Gary PaulsenUp Next: Emma by Jane Austen

Books mentioned in this episode:Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloKnow Yourself Know Your Money by Rachel Cruz

Books mentioned in this episode:The Briar Club by Kate QuinnStill Alice by Lisa GenovaThe 36 Hours Day by Nancy MaceCreating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey by Jolene Brackey

Books mentioned in this episode:Broken Country by Clare Leslie HallThe Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Books mentioned in this episode:The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert DugoniWonder by RJ PalacioHow to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy BrentThe Frozen River by Clare FlynnThe Frozen River by Ariel LawhonAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryUp Next:Great Expectations Chapters 30-39

Books mentioned in this episode:How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy BrentThe Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie WisemanUp Next:Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapters 20-29