BNT Reading Updates: Great Reads and New TBRs [S5 E141]

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What type of reader have you been lately? Are you moving through books like crazy or barely getting through a chapter a week? Either way, we get it. Just because we’re ELA teachers, that doesn’t mean we always have the time or energy to read outside work hours.

Back in episode 131, we shared our list of books we couldn’t wait to read in 2023, and well, let’s just say we haven’t gotten to them all! That’s why this week we’re sharing our reviews on what we have read recently, and what’s on our current TBR list for the upcoming months. Plus, you’ll hear some life updates - like the fact that Amanda finally got a new library card!

All of the books we mention are linked below from bookshop.org. Stay tuned for another TBR update soon. Until then, we’d love for you to share your book recommendations with us. You can even leave us a quick voicemail that we can share on the podcast. Scroll down to the bottom of this page and leave your message straight from your phone!

Amanda’s List: 

• The Monsters of Templeton, Lauren Groff

• The Lost Ticket, Freya Sampson 

• Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, Sam Heughan 

• We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story, Simu Liu

• The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley 

• Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez 

• The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, Grady Hendrix 

• I Must Betray You, Ruta Sepetys

• We Are All So Good at Smiling, Amber McBride

• Finding Me, Viola Davis

Marie’s List : 

• Fahrenheit, Ray D. Bradbury

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

• Unwind, Neal Shusterman 

• Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard

• The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer

• Uglies, Scott Westerfeld 

• The Grace Year, Kim Liggett 

• The Maze Runner, James Dashner 

• The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• How our reading habits ebb and flow depending on the season we’re in

• The challenges of starting, and maintaining, adult friendships

• The importance of refreshing yourself with a text so that you can have authentic conversations with students

• Our recent book recommendations, and books we’re looking forward to reading soon

Resources Mentioned:

• Amanda’s full favorite books & TBR list

• Marie’s full favorite books & TBR list

• Libby

• Join the Brave New Teaching Happy Hour!

• Sign up for our free masterclass, Down With the Reading Quiz

• Join Curriculum Rehab

• Connect with us on Instagram @bravenewteaching

• Follow Marie on Instagram: @thecaffeinatedclass

• Follow Amanda on Instagram: @mudandinkteaching

• Let us know what you think! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

Related Episodes:

• Episode 139, Independent Reading Series (Interview w/ Dr. Jenna Copper)

• Episode 132, The Year to Come: Books We Can’t Wait to Read 

• Episode 131, A Year in Review - The Books We’ve Read

• Episode 120, Biography and Memoir TBR: Nonfiction Series Part 5

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