In this episode of Beyond the Shelves, Sarah and Jes discuss the 2026 reading challenge, recommend books to complete your bingo board, and in the book bulletin, talk about the hit series Heated Rivalry on HBO.
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SHOW NOTES
What We’re Reading
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Discontent by Beatriz Serrano
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Game Changer by Rachel Reid
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
Big Reads of 2026
American Fantasy by Emma Straub
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
No Friend To This House by Natalie Haynes
Reading Challenge
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
Exiles by Mason Coile
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Colony by Annika Norlin
Always Never by Jordi Lafebre
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
All Of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles
Last Modified January 14, 2026
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