7 Books We're Reading in July. ☀️  

Join us while we share our reading forecast for the month of July!

Currently obsessed with you two!

Both John and Joan are in High Fidelity. It's also a very Chicago movie, which I love. Now I'll read the book!

The "East of Eden" book is fantastic! The movie is actually only a small part of the book. I think you both might enjoy it. Thanks for the videos, I add to my book list whenever you post them.

I'm working on One Dark Window, from your recommendation, and I love it! I've been keeping a list of the books you guys recommend, (the ones I may like, anyway) and it's about to overtake my notebook. Every time I think I know what I will read next, I find another enticing recommendation from you two. Between you guys and my author husband I will never get caught up! Thanks!

Love Stephen King trilogy, it’s great. Holly was an easy, enjoyable read as well. And I too love Mr. Cusak and well worth the watch. One of my fav of his movies. Yep his sister is also in it.

I hope you enjoy all of the books. I like a nice small book, too. It's not about the number of books read, for me but I do love the satisfaction of getting through my huge TBR. Keep these vids coming. You two are great!

I just finished The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs. I found it in a local thrift store and based on the title( I’m a knitter) I grabbed it. I enjoyed it! It was an easy read set around a knitting shop with a few twists and turns. It got mixed reviews on Goodreads, so I’m glad I didn’t look at them before I read the book as I liked it 😄😄 Excellent video as usual 👍👏😄❤️❤️📚

I remember enjoying High Fidelity the movie. I’ll put the book on my tbr. I love Hemingway’s short stories. His granddaughter was great in movies like Bad Moon. I’ll probably read Ray Kurzweil’s new book soon. And my first Grady Hendrix. Great vid! 📚📚📚📚📚👍🏻

I am typically more aligned with Brandon's reads but this month Taylor's list is resonating with me! I have been very interested in The Tainted Cup and I really loved Ernest Hemingway when I was a teen. I should reread them now, 45 yr later to see if they stand up to time.

I also read Devil in the White City and was fascinated with the subject. I followed that book with The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City by Margaret Creighton about the 1901 Worlds Fair and the assassination of President McKinley. Very similar vibe.

I started Ordinary Monsters last week based on your recommendation. The train scene - I can't! It was so good. A 1/3 of the way through and I'm really enjoying it.

I'm reading Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein for my knit group. That Stephen King series sounds good.

A Farewell to Arms is a good Hemingway!

I'm currently on a trashy romance kick, but I also plan to reread Eragon this month! I haven't read it since I was a kid, but I've heard it stands up even as an adult read. Tayler, a fantasy stand alone you might like is Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. It's not dark at all, but instead very lighthearted and akin to The Princess Bride. I read it after slogging through some more intense series, and it was a much needed refreshing tale of adventure, love, and friendship. Also if there's any interest in reading aloud to your boys, I think they would really enjoy it! It's very family friendly.

I love the Mr. Mercedes trilogy!

I really enjoyed The Devil In The White City. I also have Dead Wake to read and have downloaded The Splendid and The Vile on KU. My read at the moment is X Marks The Spot, an adventurous history of archaeology.

I just finished The Heaven and Earth Grocery store by James McBride. Amazing! Did I hear about this from you? Seems like a book Branden would like. Next up, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. If you end up liking the Hemingway, I really loved For Whom the Bell Tolls. And for that mid-century beautiful wit in language one of my favorite authors is Muriel Spark. I'd start with The Mandelbaum Gate. It's is so original and fascinating.

The Tainted Cup is so brilliant.

Love this channel! I'm currently reading The History of the World According to Sheep and listening to The Great Alone! Love both!

I highly recommend Larson’s book, “Dead Wake.” It’s about the sinking of the Lusitania and is very good. I also read another of his books, “In The Garden of Beasts,” but I wasn’t as impressed with that. Taylor, I have ‘The Tainted Cup’ in my TBR also. I’m curious to hear how you like it. But my daughter and I are doing a buddy-read for ‘The Obelisk Gate’ by N. K. Jemisin, so you’ll finish before I start.

Happy 4th to you all and your family. Although I love the Libby app, sometimes I need the feel of a book. Currently reading An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin (about politics in the ‘60s) and the new Eric Larsen book. Both so good!

My reading has slowed down while I'm in rehearsal for "Fiddler on the Roof". When I get a chance, I'm reading Lessons in Chemistry and loving it! I also got Rebecca for later.

I’m currently physically reading One Dark Window and listening to All the Broken Places (sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas).

Lol, Guglielmo is William in Italian. I'm half Italian, and have a few in the family tree. 😊

I LOVED What Moves The Dead.

I just finished Two Twisted Crowns - what a great story! I just got The Hacienda from the library and the second book of The Letters of Enchantment series called Ruthless Vows. I put Paul Murray’s book Skippy Dies on hold but maybe I should try Thriftbooks! 😊 If you like horror, have you read any Grady Hendrix? Enjoying this new podcast and my TBR is filling up!

Branden, check out _The Man from the Train,_ by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James. Might be up your alley.

Happy 4th! I just finished my 1st Riley Sager book called Home Before Dark. I definitely recommend it. I describe it as a spooky thriller with a lot of twists!

Joan Cusack is in High Fidelity. 😊 I just watched the movie after hearing you mention it while watching this video earlier today.

The Tainted Cup.... (Tayler, it has a MAP!) 😀

Hi. I'm just sitting here knitting a sock, listening to you and waiting for the Boston Pops fireworks to start. Strangely enough I only learned about Marconi last week when I was at Marconi beach at Cape Cod. It was beautiful and had plaques about his history. Im excited to hear about that Thunderstruck book. Eric Larson is a fav of mine. What I'm reading right now is The hail Mary Project by Andy Weir. Very interesting so far. Happy Fourth!

I finally caved and read A court of Thorns and Roses… and I gotta say, it truly is good!! I have devoured it in 3 days with 2 toddlers jumping around me…

I have used and loved Thrift books for about 5 years. I have never been disappointed! Have you two ever used Book Outlet? I see it sometimes in ads.

I read High Fidelity years ago on a flight from Oregon. The cover you showed was the one I read.

I found the artwork and the writing of Slewfoot to be stunning; I read it last year, and I still think about Abitha! I hope you enjoy it as much, Tayler. I just finished The Tainted Cup last week. I hope there will be more in the series, as it is listed as Shadow of the Leviathon #1 on Goodreads. I enjoyed the combination of fantasy, mystery, and a difficult detective. I'm currently reading How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith; I wish I had read this when it was released in 2021. I'm also listening to All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitacre and plan to read Sipsworth and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet next. However, I want to get to some of the books you both recommended that I've picked up. One of those may be unseated by One Dark Window. I would love to hear your thoughts on this, especially since I'm sure you both receive many recommendations. How do you narrow down your TBR, decide what to weed out, and what to read next?

I'm just finishing Thunderstruck for a book club and find it fascinating. The two narrative threads are Marconi and his invention and the hunt for Dr. Crippen who murdered his wife in London. Next in line is The Demon of Unrest. Larson's books read like fiction.

The Tainted Cup was a good read. But I would say it's more like Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin than Holmes and Watson. I'm hoping for sequels

Just started Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lin. It takes place in 1930s Shanghai and has very noir vibes.

Sweet shirt, Tayler.

I'm reading the second book in a trilogy called Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb; am in the final hour of an audiobook Red Country by Joe Abercrombie and am thinking about what to listen to next. Perhaps Taylar could do what I have heard referred to as immersive reading, where you listen to a book and read along with the actual book? I'm considering doing that with the Age of Madness trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. ❤

I went through a Hemingway phase. The plots move slowly and the descriptions run deep. The characters are sketched but you know them. Curious to hear what you think. ❤❤❤

If you can listen to The Old Man in The Sea narrated by Charleston Heston. It is worth the listen.

I just started Eager by Ben Goldfarb. It's nonfiction. I find it fascinating. Upon your recommendation, I will begin Rebecca. I am trying to decide on one classic. It may be Room with A View by E. M. Forster.

Hi guys, I have an idea for your channel. I’d love to hear where everyone shops for books. Both online and brick& mortar. Maybe it’s a local place, where someone was on vacation etc. Tayler, you may remember early on your knitting channel, you had viewers share their favorite yarn shop. So maybe something along those lines? My favorite shop right now is a chain of thrift stores in Colorado called ARC. Prices are very reasonable plus Tuesday is senior citizen day with half off most items. Saturday is half off too for everyone ❤️👍📚😄

Just finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It was interesting. Not sure what I'll pick up next. I'm intrigued to read some Hemingway......

Reading just for the summer

Have u all read Who is Maud Dixon? It’s awesome!

I really enjoyed The Tainted Cup. It did take me a moment to get used to the world, but once I did, it was great! Also, I do not believe it is a standalone. I think it has a sequel coming in 2025, which I am excited about!

I’m currently reading “ six of crows “ by Leigh Badugo. While you were discussing the horror or horror adjacent book I had to think of “ the September House”by carissa Orlando. I read it last fall and found it very intriguing but also intense.

Can't remember if you two talked about it, but have you read Song of Achilles? Hoping to pick it up soon and wanted to know your thoughts. 😊

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, Everybody in My Family Has Killed Someone

IMHO, if you find you don't like Old Man and the Sea (I hated it, sorry!), give another book a shot (A Farewell to Arms, for example, has more of a "story"), and if you didn't like Cannery Row, give another book a shot. I found those two short works not super indicative of the quality of their longer books. Maybe that's just me. 🤪