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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 48 MIN

Build your analog summer reading list with BookPage

from The Eclectic Reader · host Chelsey Feder

A few months ago, I published a newsletter all about how I find book recommendations without any attention-sucking apps. It was my most popular newsletter to date, mostly because of all the comments and questions readers sent in about BookPage, a physical publication I pick up every single month at my public library. I reached out to the editor-in-chief of BookPage to see if we could chat about their book review process, and she said yes! I hope you enjoy my conversation with Trisha and Phoebe, two passionate editors whose love of reading shapes every issue of BookPage.Curious about BookPage? Visit their website to learn more or follow them on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @readbookpage. Purchase an Individual Subscription, Find BookPage at your library or bookstore, and sign up for BookPage Newsletters in your inbox.For more book recommendations, reading life reflections, or stories from my adventures in gardening, subscribe to The Eclectic Reader newsletter.Books MentionedDear Monica Lewinsky by Julia LangbeinThe Missed Connection by Tia WilliamsThe Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel KarpA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Typing Lady by Ruth OzekiThe Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara RoySisters of a Halved Heart by Nayantara RoyWhistler by Ann PatchettBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Yahoo Boys by Carlos Barragán This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chelsey.substack.com/subscribe

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