Episode 2: Pairing Books with Holidays. Let us know what you think of pairing reads with seasons and holidays, and how else you may decide what to read based on the time of year. If you have a favorite pairing, drop that into the comments, too! Here are the links to our references during the show:

“Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow

“My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray

“The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr” by Susan Holloway Scott

“Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship That Helped Forge Two Nations” by Tom Chaffin 

“Marquis de Lafayette: A Life From Beginning to End” by Hourly History

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

“The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea” by Jack E. Davis

“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon

“The Exorcist” by William Peter Blatty

“Rosemary’s Baby” by Ira Levin

“The Amityville Horror” by Jay Anson

“Heart-Shaped Box” by Joe Hill

“Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie

“And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie

“The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah

“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak

“Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly

“Annihilation” by Jeff VanderMeer 

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Popsugar Reading Challenge

Goodreads – Carmen

Goodreads – Rachel