Episode 5

2021 March Madness: Round 1

Published on: 25th March, 2021

Gayle and Nicole kick off Round 1 of the 2021 March Madness tournament, where we narrow down the best book that we’ve both read in the last two years. (We had some input from our Facebook fans as well.) Tune in to find out which books will move on to the next round!

Books mentioned:

In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | Amazon | Bookshop

There There | Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop

The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennet | Amazon | Bookshop

Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad | Amazon | Bookshop

The Lost Apothecary | Sarah Penner | Amazon | Bookshop

Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop

Educated | Tara Westover | Amazon | Bookshop

The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop

Daisy Jones And The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon | Bookshop

Long Bright River | Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop

The Dreamers | Karen Thompson Walker | Amazon | Bookshop

Ask Again, Yes | Mary Beth Keane | Amazon | Bookshop

A Woman Is No Man | Etaf Rum | Amazon | Bookshop

My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell | Amazon | Bookshop

Such A Fun A | geKiley Reid | Amazon | Bookshop

The Last Flight | Julie Clark | Amazon | Bookshop

There There | Tommy Orange | Amazon | Bookshop

Leave The World Behind | Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop

Normal People | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop

The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | AmazonBookshop

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The Readerly Report is a lit podcast hosted by Nicole Bonia & Gayle Weiswasser.
We offer candid book conversations, recommendations, observations, and tips for the reading life.
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