Paperback Readers

Episodes

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   Paperback Readers Episode 99

   So happy to be back!

   Nov 18, 2024
2. 99

   Paperback Readers Episode 98

   We are back and excited to talk about books with you!

   Sep 3, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 97

   This week’s book, The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, was chosen by this week’s special guests.

   Jul 23, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 96

   You want to read Monica Wood’s fabulous novel How to Read a Book.

   Jul 4, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 95

   We’re back, and ready to talk about books with you!

   Jun 17, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 94

   We loved Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner. Let us know what you thought of it!

   May 29, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 93

   Thanks for listening! Let us know what you’re reading.

   May 16, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 92

   Scott Simon’s beautiful memoir about his mother is so worth your time.

   Apr 30, 2024
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   Paperback Readers Episode 91

   James by Percival Everet was our shared read, and we raced through it.

   Apr 16, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 90

    We’re talking about a book about books! You’re going to love Why We Read by Shannon Reed.

    Apr 1, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 89

    We’re craving sweets while reading about French pastries.

    Mar 19, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 88

    We love baseball and Joe Posnanski.

    Feb 19, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 87

    Welcome to a new year of reading with How to Know a Person by David Brooks.

    Jan 29, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 86

    We’re talking with our friend Haley, sharing all our favorite books of 2023.

    Jan 12, 2024
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    Paperback Readers Episode 85

    Pappyland by Wright Thompson is the perfect book with which to end our year.

    Dec 27, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 84

    If Michael Lewis isn’t on your TBR list, you’re going to want him there now.

    Dec 11, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 83

    Wright Thompson’s The Cost of These Dreams was Joe’s pick, but Julie loved it too.

    Nov 27, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 82

    This essay collection, I Take My Coffee Black, by Tyler Merritt was funny, inspiring, and enlightening.

    Nov 3, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 81

    We are fans of the Cormoran Strike series and were excited to read the latest book.

    Oct 16, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 80

    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is one of our favorite books of the year.

    Oct 4, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 79

    We love video games, and we loved talking about them through this book, Game On! by Dustin Hansen, with our daughter Natalie.

    Sep 12, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 78

    Somebody’s Fool is our favorite in this outstanding trilogy by Richard Russo.

    Aug 29, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 77

    We loved talking to Chad Alan Gibbs today! Listen in, and check out his books.

    Aug 14, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 76

    Richard Russo is one of our favorite authors, and his new book in this series is coming out next week.

    Jul 23, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 75

    Another fabulous book by Harrison Scott Key.

    Jul 4, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 74

    Beth Moore’s memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life, was beautiful.

    Jun 20, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 73

    We really enjoyed Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich.

    Jun 6, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 72

    We are delighted to talk to Luma Mufleh about her new memoir, From Here.

    May 22, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 71

    We loved talking to our friend Haley about Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

    May 8, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 70

    We’re talking this week about The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns.

    Apr 25, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 69

    We found Twilight in Hazard by Alan Maimon to be profound and true, and it sparked so many discussions for us while we were reading it.

    Apr 10, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 68

    Such a great time talking to our friend Nathan about Dave Van Ronk’s book The Mayor of MacDougal Street.

    Mar 27, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 67

    It was an unusual episode for us, because the shared read turned out to not be right for either of us.

    Mar 15, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 66

    Listen in to this fun conversation with our first ever guest, our friend Andy, who chose this excellent book by Jim Abbott and Tim Brown for our shared read.

    Feb 27, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 65

    Drew Magary writes a hilarious and tender book on modern parenting.

    Feb 14, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 64

    This week, we dipped into celebrity memoir with Matthew Perry.

    Jan 31, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 63

    Nick Hornby has a new book out and we didn’t even realize it. Until now.

    Jan 17, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 62

    It’s our annual post with all our favorite books of the year.

    Jan 3, 2023
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    Paperback Readers Episode 61

    This is probably Joe’s top book of the year. It’s amazing.

    Dec 14, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 60

    This week, we read No Fixed Address by Susan Nielsen.

    Nov 29, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 59

    Sean Dietrich is definitely one of our new favorite authors.

    Nov 15, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 58

    Sean Dietrich is our newest favorite author.

    Nov 1, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 57

    In an attempt to understand what we eat and how it affects us, we read Michael Pollan’s Food Rules.

    Oct 16, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 56

    Celebrities for Jesus is a highly informative look at the way celebrity culture has infiltrated the church.

    Oct 3, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 55

    We always look forward to a new Robert Galbraith novel.

    Sep 19, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 54

    Natalie Lloyd’s new book Hummingbird is a favorite in this house.

    Sep 2, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 53

    We’re reading one of Joe’s favorite detective novels: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.

    Aug 16, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 52

    We loved Silas House’s latest book, Southernmost.

    Aug 2, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 51

    This week, we’re talking about Now What? by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers.

    Jul 19, 2022
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    Paperback Readers Episode 50

    We hope your holiday weekend was full of good books, like Steven Rowley’s The Guncle.

    Jul 4, 2022