Dec 31, 2008

Today we start with a conversation about the many year-end best-of lists that have come out recently. How much attention do you pay to them and do they make you want to run out and buy more books? Next, we offer a glimpse into the first four months of 2009, which are filled with books we're excited about. Many of these...

Dec 17, 2008

Today, we talk about the love triangle of the 21st century: do you read the book, or the e-book? Michael and I share just a few of our true feelings about the Sony Reader and the e-book platform.

Next, we talk about science fiction -- a category that Ann doesn't read very often. Still, a book that could be categorized...

Dec 3, 2008

We're still polishing off the Thanksgiving leftovers, so this episode is a little bit like our refrigerators -- a little of this, a little of that...

First, we answer the most often-asked question related to our jobs: "Do you have to read all of those books?"

In the second segment, we tell you what books we hope to...

Nov 19, 2008

It's all about book groups in this episode. We begin by talking a bit about our jobs, something the folks over at our Goodreads group have been asking for. We'll cover a little about our jobs at the beginning of the next few episodes. This time around it's the presentations we give to book groups. Talking about books to...

Nov 5, 2008

Maybe we were feeling a little lonely, I don't know. In any event, today's show is all about orphans in literature. Why are orphans so often the main characters in beloved novels? We've pondered this question for over a year, and we're happy to see that others have, too. Ann and Michael discuss, and then weigh in...