Something We Read

April's Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Other books: Field Guide by Robert Hass (& Eve's Review) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins Playworld by Adam Ross One or Two by H.D. Everett (Mandylion Press) (Eve's Review) Sophocles I, Sophocles II GatsbyMacbeth & King Lear Bright Lights Big City by Jay McInerney Sponsored by: HakuBaku Ramen Our Instagram: somethingwereadpodOur email: somethingweread@gmail.comMay's Book: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence Closing poem: “All That's Required By You” by James A. Pearson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March's Book: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey Opening poem: “Today” by Billy CollinsOther books: The Virginian by Owen Wister Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett Playworld by Adam Ross The Glenn Rock Book of the Dead by Marion Winik Pink Dust by Ron Padgett So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls Mr. Salary by Sally Rooney Shakespeare Was A Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler Eve's Substack!! Our Instagram: somethingwereadpodOur email: somethingweread@gmail.comApril's Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Closing poem: “Gratification to the survivors of daily damnations” by Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

February's Book: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky Other books: Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Wild West Village by Lola Kirke (Lola's music here) The Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry If Only by Vigdis HjorthThe Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke (“Go to the Limits of Your Longing”)Wool (Silo series, Book 1) by Hugh Howey Our Instagram: somethingwereadpodOur email: somethingweread@gmail.comFebruary's book: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey Closing poem: “Everything is Waiting for You” by David Whyte Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Note: This episode was recorded at the end of December, hence all the chat about the new year & related resolutions. In the grand scheme of things, it still is the new year, so I don't wanna hear it. This was also recorded before we revised our publishing schedule to make actual sense, so ignore all the confusing discussion about when the books are being read vs. discussed. Look to our instagram as your guide. XOXO January's book: The Waves by Virginia WoolfEve's 2025 planner is from New Chapter Studio Special shout out to AppointedOther books: Anything by Helen DeWitt. She's literally a goddess. The Last Samurai, The English Understand Wool, Some Trick Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Our Instagram: somethingwereadpodOur email: somethingweread@gmail.comFebruary's book: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky Closing poem: “At the New Year” by Kenneth Patchen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBrideOur pod on The Lesser Bohemians in case you missed it Liars by Sarah Manguso Good Energy by Casey & Calley MeansBeing Peace by Thich Nhat HanhThe Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell The Art of Running by Andrea MarcolongoLady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley “Unspoken” by Pamela Roystan Macfie in The Sewanee ReviewThe Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash JenkinsEve's review of Foster DadeFresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner The Hurting Kind Ada LimonMetamorphoses by Ovid Cooking as Though You Might Cook Again by Danny Licht Romola by George Eliot Email: somethingweread@gmail.comOur Instagram: somethingwereadpodNext month's book: The Waves by Virginia Woolf This month's poem: “Like You” by Roque Dalton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Ghost Pains by Jessi Jezewska StevensThe collection of poetry that Eve referred to and didn't end up writing about (yet) is Eating Bread and Honey by Pattiann Rogers Happy PoemsTrillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmide, Jonathan Rosenberg & Alan EagleOur email: somethingweread@gmail.com (send us questions!) Our instagram: somethingwereadpodNext month's book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Closing poem: “October” by Robert Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Month's Book: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride Cops Doughnuts!!!!Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Why We Love by Helen Fisher Eve's Substack: Something Eve Read & Short Books specifically The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt Goose Girl???? Maybe…Inkheart Percy JacksonConfessions of a Shopaholic The Princess Diaries Twilight (duh) Our email: somethingweread@gmail.comOur instagram: somethingwereadpodNext Month's Book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Closing poem: “Peanut Butter” by Eileen Myles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Month's Book: Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Eve's Substack: Something Eve Read The Luxe by Anna GodbersonLong Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner The Sewanee Review Romola by George Eliot Our email: somethingweread@gmail.comOur instagram: somethingwereadpodNext Month's Book: The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride Closing poem: "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's book: I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home by Lorrie MooreSome quick notes/corrections:Finn is from Illinois The body farm is in Tennessee The mysterious boarder is PRO-secessionistLinks you might want:The Locavore Variety Store (& The Locavore Guide)Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Romola by George Eliot Poetry Foundation, Poem of the DayCorner Bookstore!! When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn Katherine by Anya SetonMary Karr Ann Pachett A Heart that Works by Rob Delaney Our email: somethingweread@gmail.comOur instagram: somethingwereadpodNext month's book: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner And if you're interested, the Booker longlist!Closing Poem: "Go to the Limits of Your Longing" by Rainer Maria Rilke &&& one more correction: Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man was, of course, James Joyce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's book: Speedboat by Renata Adler Mixed links from the ep: Kathryn's joy journal (that's really just a normal journal) from Leuchtturm1917 Bluets by Maggie NelsonThe 5am Club by Robin Sharma Questions About Angels by Billy CollinsEve's essay on clouds & Billy CollinsThe Waves by Virginia Woolf Subscribe to Books on Gif !!!!!Possession by A.S. Byatt & Eve's review of PossessionAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer & Eve's ReviewThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Normal People by Sally Rooney Lofty Pigeon BooksNext month's book: I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore Our InstagramOur emailClosing poem: “We Manage Most When We Manage Small” by Linda Gregg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's book: Table for Two by Amor Towles Turkey and The Wolf (on Instagram)DJ Soul Sister (& her playlists on Spotify)SAVED by the 90's (not back to the 90's), playing at Talkhouse on June 7th, July 13th, August 23rd Faulkner House Books (not William Faulkner House Bookstore, which, upon reflection, would indeed be a mouthful)Close to Home by Michael McGee Our Instagram, which we DID remember to mention this week! Eve's review of Trust by Hernan Diaz The Sewanee Review Middlemarch by George Eliot American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Next month's book: Speedboat by Renata Adler "June" by Alex Dimitrov from the collection Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov Submit all questions, queries and raving praise at somethingweread@gmail.comAnd yes, in case you were wondering, Kathryn completed all her tasks and experienced euphoric joy xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month Kathryn and Eve read & discuss By the Lake by John McGahern. It's a humble, pastoral meditation on the rhythms that dictate the lives of Joe and Kate Ruttledge--plus a charming cast of characters that live, like them, around the lake. Links…Our email is somethingweread@gmail.com please write to us! Our Instagram, which we forgot to mention again. Something Eve Read for Eve's weekly writings. Other books & recommendations…Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt The specific Something Eve Read post Kathryn mentions: Clams, Fish, Domestic BlissCooking As Though You Might Cook Again by Danny Licht The Strand (buy online!) Three Lives & Co. (buy in person!) Closing Poem: “O sweet spontaneous” by E. E. Cummings Next Month's Book…Table for Two by Amor Towles And! Special thanks to our sponsors, tulips and dumplings. Don't forget to get your reservation at Hancock Street for Cha Cha Tang to experience first-hand, dumplings' most recent work. You can catch Kathryn there…probably every Sunday & Monday night while it lasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the inaugural episode of Something We Read, Kathryn and Eve discuss Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair by Christian Wiman--a book that the sisters describe as an uplifting gut punch. They share their reading experience and dive into their favorite parts and passages. Links...Something Eve Read (self plug!)Our Instagram, which we didn't mention at all but it does existOther Book recommendations...The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan (she's Irish! Also Eve realized after the fact that she has read Megan Nolan's debut novel, Acts of Desperation--which is an absolute BANGER)Poetry...Billy Collins, "The Breather"Sharon Olds, Stag's LeapRobert Frost, any collection of poetry and/or anthology, but Eve's favorite is "The Silken Tent" Poetry Today by Maya C. Popa (on Substack) Closing poem: "What I Didn't Know Before" By Ada LimónNext Month's Book...By the Lake by John McGahern And! Special thanks to our sponsor.........pork chops pounded really thin.......we love you

Welcome to Something We Read! Kathryn and Eve have been reading together their whole lives, and now they want to read with you. Once a month, we'll get together to talk about the books we can't shut up about. First episode coming soon--available wherever you get your podcasts on April 2nd