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Wellesley Reader’s Report

ADULT FICTION

1. The Lincoln highway by Amor Towles
2. The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. People we meet on vacation by Emily Henry
4. Apples never fall : a novel by Liane Moriarty
5. The last thing he told me : a novel by Laura Dave

 

ADULT NONFICTION

1. The Hebrew Bible : a translation with commentary
2. Invisible child : poverty, survival, and hope in an American city by Andrea Elliott
3. Crying in H Mart : a memoir by Michelle Zauner
4. The secret life of groceries : the dark miracle of the American supermarket by Benjamin Lorr
5. Borges and me : an encounter by Jay Parini

 

MYSTERY

1. The dark heart of Florence by Tasha Alexander
2. A great reckoning by Louise Penny
3. Partners in crime : a Tommy and Tuppence collection by Agatha Christie
4. The cruelest month : a Chief Inspector Gamache novel by Louise Penny
5. The mysterious Mr. Quin : a Harley Quin collection by Agatha Christie

 

SCIENCE FICTION

1. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3. A game of thrones by George R. R. Martin
4. Black water sister by Zen Cho
5. A master of djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

 

DVD

1. Death on the Nile
2. No time to die
3. The Batman
4. House of Gucci
5. Licorice pizza

 

BIOGRAPHY

1. Lab girl by Hope Jahren
2. Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
3. My life in full : work, family, and our future by Indra Nooyi
4. Unstoppable : Siggi B. Wilzig’s astonishing journey from Auschwitz survivor and penniless immigrant to Wall Street legend by Joshua Greene
5. Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love by Dani Shapiro

 

AUDIOBOOKS

1. Left on Tenth : a second chance at life by Delia Ephron
2. The lioness : a novel by Chris Bohjalian
3. Run, Rose, run : a novel by Dolly Parton
4. French braid : a novel by Anne Tyler
5. Freezing order : a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving Vladimir Putin’s wrath by Bill Browder

 

COOKBOOKS

1. The weekday vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach
2. Canal house cooking 
3. Tuesday nights Mediterranean by Christopher Kimball
4. Eat better, feel better : my recipes for wellness and healing, inside and out by Giada De Laurentiis
5. Cook this book : techniques that teach & recipes to repeat by Molly Baz

 

YOUNG ADULT

1. Splatoon. Squid kids comedy show. by Hideki Goto
2. Class act by Jerry Craft
3. Nat enough by Maria Scrivan
4. Sunny rolls the dice by Jennifer L. Holm
5. Sheets by Brenna Thummler

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS

1. The ancient magus’ bride by Kore Yamazaki
2. The way of the house husband by Kousuke Oono
3. Jujutsu kaisen. 3, Young fish and reverse punishment by Gege Akutami
4. Our work is everywhere : an illustrated oral history of queer & trans resistance by Syan Rose
5. Monstress. Volume five, Warchild by Marjorie M. Liu

More Episodes

• WFL Book Report – Episode 10: Holiday Romances with Rachael
• WFL Book Report Podcast – Episode 9: Graphic Novels with Annette
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 8 – Marvel Movies with Jackie
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 7 – Western Thriller with Sue
• WFL Book Report: Episode 6 – Fiction with Megan
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 5 – Science History with Tyson
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 4 – SciFi with Annette
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 3 – YA Romance with Jackie
• WFL Book Report Podcast: Episode 2 – Memoir with Deb
• Episode 1: Beach Read with Megan