198. New Books For A New Year + What We Are Reading Right Now

Soul and Wit

In this episode, Courtney and Bailey are talking about one of their favorite topics – books. They discuss new books for the new year, what they are reading, new release books they are excited to read, and more. Think of this episode as your book guide for 2024!

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Favorite Things Bailey:

Embracing a marinade

Tote from Salted Books

Favorite Things Courtney:

The new feature on StoryGraph you shared with me

The fact that when we share this episode, my jetlag will be long gone!

Episode Notes and Resources:

Recently Read

Bailey

• Alone With You In The Ether by Olivie Blake
• Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
• Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
• Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

Courtney

• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
• Help Yourself By Curtis Sittenfeld
• Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop

New Release Books We Are Excited For

• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
• That Sucked, Now What by Dr. Neeta Bhushan
• Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Jan 30th
• Good Material by Dolly Alderton Jan 30th
• Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson Feb 13th
• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang Feb 27th
• Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott Apr 11th
• Funny Story by Emily Henry Apr 23rd
• This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune May 7th
• Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan June 4th
• Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter June 4th
• One Star Romance by Laura Hankin June 18th
• Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine by Thao Votang Jul 23
• The Pairing by Casey McQuinston Aug 11th

Books From the Archives We Are Excited For

• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• One By One by Ruth Ware
• The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
• Rebecca, Not Becky by Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene
• The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Book(ish) People to Follow

• Mychal
• Nnenna
• Taylor from Books With Tay
• Famous People Reading
• Little Free Library
• I like following publishers like Penguin Random House and Reeses Book Club and Book Of The Month for good recommendations and book memes.

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