One of the things we get asked about most is how to read more. So we tackle that during the first fifteen minutes of this episode. (Spoiler alert: being single and childfree during a pandemic helps!) When we read, the advantages of audiobooks, and how to find books you truly love reading, and more! For the rest of the episode, we dive into our favorite hidden gem books. We each brought our five favorite hidden gem books to the table, peppering them in with recommendations from YOU! So this episode is packed with hidden gems to read. 10 from us, 14 from you… get ready for some amazing recommendations!

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Becca and Grace’s Recs:

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
Peach Tree Bluff Series Kristy Woodson Harvey
Kitchens of The Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
Who’s That Girl & You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane
American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Musical Chairs by Amy Poepell
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Conspiracy of Us Trilogy by Maggie Hall

Reader Recs:

The Dream Daughter  by Diane Chamberlain
The Tea Rose Series  by Jennifer Donnelly
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by  Robin Sloan
The Indifferent Stars Above by  Daniel James Brown
The League of Extraordinary Women (Series)
Love Walked In  by Maris Los Santos
The Pull of The Stars  by Emma Donoghue
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA   by Amaryllis Fox
Delicious by Ruth Reichel 
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
The City Baker’s Guide To Country Living  by Louise Miller
We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
A Heart In A Body In The World  by Deb Caletti
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

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What We’re Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Yolk by Mary H K Choi
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

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How We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!)