This week, we’re talking about book trends! Whether you’re deep in romantasy or cozy everything, we’re covering some of the biggest trends in publishing right now.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Maid by Nita ProseAnne McCaffrey booksGame of Thrones (TV)A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. MartinThe Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingLord of the Rings series by J.R.R TolkeinLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiThe Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi KashiwaiDebbie Macomber booksSweet Magnolias (TV)Virgin River (TV)The Sweet Magnolias series by Sherryl WoodsVirgin River series by Robin CarrA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas JonassonThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceVera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. SutantoThe Summer Seekers by Sarah MorganThe Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen OakleyKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna RaybournMiss Marple series by Agatha ChristieThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonHelen Mirren filmographyA Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. MaasZodiac Academy series by Caroline PeckhamThrone of Glass series by Sarah J. MaasThe Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins@beachreadsandbubbly on InstagramJennifer L. Armentrout booksBright Young Women by Jessica KnollThe Quiet Tenant by Clémence MichallonNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaSerial (podcast)Role Playing by Cathy YardleyPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryGet Out (film)Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesVictor LaValle booksMexican Gothic by Silvia Morena-GarciaOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan PeeleCirce by Madeline MillerQueen Hereafter by Isabelle SchulerMacbeth by William ShakespeareHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellAssistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
• Halle: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley– Uzma Jalaluddin books– Maggie Knox books– Karma Brown books

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