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Some News and Our Fall 2026 Book Preview Picks

Ann’s picks: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson (releases September 1) Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo (releases September 15) Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table by

Sep 10
2 min

Episode 176 - NYT 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century

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

Aug 23
59 min

Episode 175 - Reading From Our TBRs Again

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.

Aug 8
59 min

Episode 174 - 2026 Mid-Year Check-In

Somehow this year is already halfway over (!!!!!), so it’s time to check in on our reading goals and parts of our book lives. Books and other media mentioned in this

Jul 12
59 min

Episode 173 - Pride Month Reads

Jun 21
46 min

Episode 172 – Authors We Want To Read More From

If you’re anything like us, you often read a book you love, add the author’s books to your TBR…and there they sit, unread. Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re making g

May 31
1 h 00 min

Episode 171 - Summer 2026 Book Preview

Summer is here, and so is a new crop of books! Relax by the pool, go on vacation, or just hang out in air conditioning with our picks. Books and other media mentioned

May 10
1 h 05 min

Our Bookish Confessions

Apr 12
52 min

Episode 169 - Readalikes for Our Childhood Favorites

Thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re finding adult-audience readalikes for the books we loved as kids! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Little Hous

Mar 29
41 min

Celebrating Irish Stories

Mar 14
57 min

Episode 167 - Reading from our TBRs: Pink Covers

Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day (and to clear space off your shelves) when we tackle the pink books on our TBRs! Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Feb 14
54 min

Episode 166 - Winter/Spring 2026 Book Preview

It’s a new year and we’re so excited about the roster of books coming out in 2026! Find out what we can’t wait to dive into this winter and spring. Books and other me

Jan 25
1 h 14 min

Episode 165 - Reading Resolutions and 2025 Superlatives

We’re making reading resolutions for 2026 and giving out our 2025 book superlatives! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Lauren Bacall filmography Jane Aus

Jan 11
1 h 26 min

Episode 164 - Our Favorite Books of 2025

The year is almost over, and it’s time to reveal our favorite books of 2025! Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this ep

Dec 20 2025
1 h 23 min

Episode 163 - Cozy Reads

As temperatures drop, we like nothing more than getting cozy with a book. Find out our suggestions for cozy reads this week! Books and other media mentioned in this e

Dec 6 2025
46 min

Episode 162 - What We Read On Our Fall Vacations

We’ve been away for a bit, thanks to our travels this fall, but that just means we have a lot of books to talk about! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: T

Nov 23 2025
48 min

Episode 161 - The Books that Made Us the Readers We Are

We’re looking back at the formative books that made us the readers we are today, and we’ll end with what we’re reading this week! Books and other media mentioned in this

Oct 5 2025
1 h 06 min

Episode 160 - Fall 2025 Preview

Autumn is just around the corner, and it’s time to get our fall TBRs in order! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann Patchett books Taylor Jenkins Rei

Aug 31 2025
57 min

Reading the Oldest Books on our TBRs

Aug 17 2025
45 min

Episode 158 - 2025 Mid-Year Check-in

We’re halfway through the year, and it’s time to check in on our bookish goals and reading lives of 2025! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: 2025 ALA A

Jul 19 2025
1 h 00 min

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Chart positions

Where Well-Read ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 12, 2026).

#94 ▲ 30 Books US

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I love this podcast! I have been searching for a good book podcast for wait feels like forever. And this is the podcast I have been looking for. It’s everything anyone could want in a book podcast. It has reviews,fun things,advice,TBR reading. Literally everything! I have to applaud Ann Cox and Halle Carlson. Thank you for creating the best book podcast of all time. I do wish that it was updated a little more often. But I get that life gets in the way. And it does take a while to read some books. But overall this is a book lovers dream podcast! Thank you Ann Cox and Halle Carlson!📖📚😁🙏☺️🤗

Lala!😁 · Aug 2026

I love this podcast. I am a bookworm and enjoy so much listening to the host discuss books and recommend books. They are so light and funny but also knowledgeable and serious about books. This is such a great gift. Loved the episode about best books. My favorite of 2025 was The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith. It’s book 8 of the Detective Strike series and it’s fantastic.

por venezuela · Dec 2025

I love books and I love reading, and I LOVE listening to Ann and Halle talk about books. I’ve discovered many great reads, old and new, from listening. I also love how Ann and Halle share some about themselves and their lives, related to their reading journeys. I listen to many book podcasts, but this one is my favorite. Each episode is like sitting down to talk with my friends about books - my favorite pastime.

Mentaljewelry21 · Oct 2025

I’ve been listening for a few years and this is my favorite book podcast. Halle and Ann are so knowledgeable and their conversations are fun and full of book recs. They come off as really down to earth and it feels like listening to two friends chat about one of my fave fave- books!

mmtr345 · Sep 2025

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