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What Should I Read Next? — 530 episodes
Ep 530: Nothing holds my attention like a romance
Ep 529: A short summer project to rebuild reading stamina
Ep 528: What should I read this summer?
Ep 527: The perfect books for readers fascinated by museums, art, and the creative process
Ep 526: Anne unboxes the 2026 Minimalist Summer Reading Guide
Ep 525: Get ready for a reading retreat
Ep 524: Short books that still feel substantial
Ep 523: Some people read the Great Books, so why not me?
Ep 522: Keeping things light in my reading life
Ep 521: Everything L.M. Montgomery and how to build a deeper reading roster
Ep 520: Why are so many promising-sounding titles not working for me?
Ep 519: Let's plan a Read the USA project
Ep 518: Striking a feel-good balance in your reading life
Ep 517: Seeking contemporary novels to complement Jane Austen classics
Ep 516: Don't overthink your buddy reads
Ep 515: I can't read all the books, and that's okay
Ep 514: Seeking heartwarming, oh-so-discussable reads
Ep 513: Maggie O’Farrell on writing for the page and screen
Ep 512: I'm looking for 5-star stunners
Ep 511: Ask Anne Anything: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
Ep 510: Finding classics that shine on audio
Ep 509: Your favorite book discoveries from 10 years of WSIRN
Ep 508: Anne's Best Books of 2025
Ep 507: Our team recaps our 2025 reading year
Ep 506: A new way to think about your reading in the coming year
Ep 505: Recs for a reader in search of "best in class" books
Ep 504: Niche and nerdy narrative nonfiction
Ep 503: Which cozy mysteries are right for me?
Ep 502: Choosing book gifts your friends will love
Ep 501: Crafting a personal curriculum for a lifelong learner
Ep 500: The little things that add up to a rich reading life
Ep 499: Weird, nerdy, and totally delightful: our conversation with Kevin Wilson
Ep 498: Books that feel like your favorite comfort TV shows
Ep 497: The magic of bringing book lovers together
Ep 496: Warm and inviting stories of hearth and home
Ep 495: Fall Book Preview sneak peek
Ep 494: Books brimming with creativity, philosophy, and grace
Ep 493: Books that take you on an epic journey
Ep 492: Reflective nonfiction about finding your path
Ep 491: Our team's best books of summer (Part 2)
Ep 490: Our team's best books of summer (Part 1)
Ep 489: The satisfaction of sinking into a good book
Ep 488: Reading goals that are just lofty enough
Ep 487: Sci-fi, fantasy, and a sense of possibility
Ep 486: Setting-driven stories, accidental reading themes, and winning characters
Ep 485: A midyear reading check-in
Ep 484: A summer to slow down and sink into what you love
Ep 483: Help me find my new go-to summer author!
Ep 482: Diving into evocative ocean reads
Ep 481: A reading life that comes in waves
Ep 480: Branching out with escapist, emotionally resonant novels
Ep 479: Balancing backlist with shiny new releases
Ep 478: A snippet from the 2025 Summer Reading Guide
Ep 477: A summer reading road trip
Ep 476: Offbeat, intricately plotted books for an ambitious reading project
Ep 475: Help for a fiction lover who wants to read more nonfiction
Ep 474: Burnout and the reading life
Ep 473: Refining an out-of-date TBR system
Ep 472: Literary + Genre = match made in heaven
Ep 471: Don't let perfectionism ruin your reading life
Ep 470: Revisiting childhood favorites for a nostalgic reading project
Ep 469: Book Club is for discussing, discovering, and dissenting
Ep 468: Books for an adventure out West
Ep 467: I love literary fiction... don't I?
Ep 466: New stamps for your literary passport
Ep 465: What's saving your reading life?
Ep 464: Travel-minded books for a fantastic European adventure
Ep 463: Remarkable stories that demand to be told
Ep 462: LISTEN: Spring Book Preview excerpt
Ep 461: Backlist books that make your brain fizz
Ep 460: Anne's best books of 2024
Ep 459: Reading for quality over quantity
Ep 458: Live from Nashville: good conversation about creativity and community with readers and writers
Ep 457: Immersive audiobooks for cozy reading anywhere
Ep 456: Timeless meets timely: Anne diagnoses why Ginger loves New England books
Ep 455: Elif Shafak on the resilience of literature
Ep 454: Holiday gift recommendations from our team
Ep 453: How to host a cozy reader retreat
Ep 452: Get a little taste of a lot of good stuff
Ep 451: Digging into Nikki May's delicious Mansfield Park reimagining
Ep 450: Asheville on our minds + my favorite NC authors
Ep 449: Haunting (but not horrifying) page-turners
Ep 448: Recommend me a thriller, but make it literary
LISTEN: Fall Book Preview excerpt
Ep 447: How to fix a chronic three-star situation
Ep 446: How to balance print books with screen reading
Ep 445: Startlingly beautiful sentences and perfect last lines
Ep 444: Our team's best books of summer
Ep 443: Backlist picks for immediate library hold gratification
Ep 442: Your TBR is not a to-do list
Ep 441: Lucy Foley talks secrets, lies, murder, and mystery writing
Ep 440: Anne's midyear reading check-in
Ep 439: How many book clubs is too many book clubs?
Ep 438: Life is short & my TBR is way too long
Ep 437: An epic birthday bookstore roadtrip
Ep 436: The reality of bookworm problems
Ep 435: A deep dive through a massive TBR
Ep 434: Hospitable books with a strong sense of welcome
Ep 433: I'm not afraid of a fifty-hour audiobook
Ep 432: Live from Word of South: Lauren Groff talks Time 100, her new bookstore, and Florida!
Ep 431: Live from The Bookshelf: Let's talk summer books!
Ep 430: Summer Reading Guide 2024: We're going to Book Camp!
Ep 429: Live from Word of South: the books we can't stop recommending
Ep 428: Recreating the magic of your first reading experience
Ep 427: The collaborative act of reading
Ep 426: A fresh outlook for your reading life
Ep 425: We're all mood readers
Ep 424: Books that amaze, amaze, amaze
Ep 423: Quiet, compelling, and wildly popular novels
Ep 422: Fiction and memoir, but make it travel
Ep 421: Go ahead, judge that book by its cover
Ep 420: Soul-changing reads with staying power
Ep 419: Romance is my entire personality
Ep 418: Swipe right for book love
Ep 417: Hygge books for cozy winter reading
Ep 416: Compelling, emotionally honest storytelling
Ep 415: Reading + wintering
Ep 414: Reading on a budget and thriving
Ep 413: Literary trends and publishing predictions for 2024
Ep 412: Anne's best books of 2023
Ep 411: Super-seasonal reading, all year long
Ep 410: Building a TBR for a bucket list trip
Ep 409: Stories you can't stop thinking about
Ep 408: Reading around the world
Ep 407: Knitting unraveled my reading life
Ep 406: Holiday gift picks from our team
Ep 405: Books that pair with pumpkin spice
Ep 404: The art of discovering go-to authors
Ep 403: I feel lost when it comes to fiction
Ep 402: Reading for escape and adventure
Ep 401: Exploring spine-tingling and scary reads
Ep 400: A special episode to celebrate our 400th
Ep 399: The DNA of different book clubs
Ep 398: A reading life that shifts with the seasons
Ep 397: The ingredients for a favorite read
Ep 396: Dear Book Therapist + how bestseller lists are compiled (and why it matters)
Ep 395: A little touch of magic never hurts
Ep 394: Our team's best books of summer
Ep 393: What makes you a "real" reader?
Ep 392: Insightful and entertaining memoirs
Ep 391: Habits of a happy reader
Ep 390: Audiobooks for the longest flight of your life
Ep 389: Anne and Will’s European reading adventures
Ep 388: Books that take you off the beaten path
Ep 387: Books that feel like a vacation for your brain
Ep 386: Your ticket to unexplored genres
Ep 385: A summer of European reading
Ep 384: Reading for pleasure, not productivity
Ep 383: Juicy, big-hearted family novels
Ep 382: How your favorite books become shows and movies
Ep 381: Past and Present Summer Reading Guide favorites
Ep 380: Behind the Scenes of the Summer Reading Guide
Ep 379: An "impossible" travel reading project
Ep 378: (Mostly) YA books that surprise and stretch me
Ep 377: What NOT to read next
Ep 376: Bookstore confidential
Ep 375: Short novels that contain whole worlds
Ep 374: Gripping, page-turny narrative nonfiction
Ep 373: Intentional steps for unlimited lifelong learning
Ep 372: Books that change the way you see your city and your world
Ep 371: What should Anne read next?
Ep 370: Books so nice you'll want to read them twice
Ep 369: State of the Bookstore
Ep 368: Learning to trust your reading instincts
Ep. 367: Books that check all your boxes + what should Anne read next?
Ep. 366: Great books spur great conversations
Ep 365: Pitch perfect endings and laugh-out-loud rom coms
Ep 364: Great books you may have missed in 2022
Ep 363: Fast-paced, plot-driven novels to get you reading again
Ep 362: Our seventh birthday celebration
Ep 361: Anne's Best Books of 2022
Ep 360: A high-stakes family reading competition
Ep 359: Making big reading goals a reality
Ep 358: Book-to-film adaptations and seasonal reading vibes
Ep 357: Welcome to Three Pines
Ep 356: Sink into your next cozy read
Ep 355: Highly giftable picks for your favorite readers
Ep 354: Book festivals for beginners
Ep 353: Sad Girl Lit Fic and other burnout busters
Ep 352: Bookish gifts to delight kids and teens
Ep 351: Book Club Favorites: LIVE from Bookmarks!
Ep 350: Book mail keeps us together
Ep 349: Cancelling Netflix rebooted my reading life
Ep 348: Don't read widely (right now)
Ep 347: A reader's guide to tricky transitions
Ep 346: Once upon a bookshelf
Ep 345: Thank Oprah for my reading life
Ep 344: Our team's favorite summer reads
Ep 343: No shame in our book game
Ep 342: Everyday reading magic
Ep 341: Growing up bookish: your favorite reading memories
Ep 340: The secret life of an audiobook narrator w/ Julia Whelan
Ep 339: I'm not that reader anymore
Ep 338: This episode is Overdue
Ep 337: TBR solutions for an extreme mood reader
Ep 336: Find your audiobook formula
Ep 335: My best friends are fictional characters
Ep 334: Floundering with fiction no more
Ep 333: Vacation reading
Ep 332: Beach Reads for Book Lovers
Ep 331: Strong sense of summer
Ep 330: Fascinating lives, fascinating stories
Ep 329: Make your reading hours count
Ep 328: Reading is a lifestyle
Ep 327: Brilliant books that ask big questions
Ep 326: Fiction is my first love
Ep 325: Reading makes me feel like myself
Ep 324: Gems across all genres
Ep 323: Series to cure your Louise Penny hangover
Ep 322: The art of a great reading experience
Ep 321: The greatest hits of your reading life
Ep 320: Book buddies-in-law
Ep 319: A grumpy man whisperer on a literary mission
Ep 318: You can fix your reading life
Ep 317: Myth, murder, and a massive book hangover
Ep 316: Books we loved in 2021
Ep 315: A life-changing bag of books
Ep 314: Your reading life is in good hands
Ep 313: Books that stand the test of time
Ep 312: Everyone needs a book box
Ep 311: Reading is LIFE!
Ep 310: Big books that are worth the effort
Ep 309: I don't know what I like to read!
Ep 308: The crowd goes wild for these perennial favorites
Ep 307: Writers start as readers
Ep 306: You don't read in a vacuum
Ep 305: Read yourself like a book
Ep 304: Your trusty list of bookish gifts
Ep 303: Reading for thrills and chills
Ep 302: Books you can believe in
Ep 301: Ask Anne Anything
Ep 300: How good it is to be among people who are reading!
Ep 299: Playing genre hopscotch
Ep 298: A reading life without regrets
Ep 297: Right book, wrong time
Ep 296: Backlist and brunch
Ep 295: Unleash your pent-up book energy
Ep 294: Dickens ruined my reading life
Ep 293: Streamline your (digital) TBR
Ep 292: A life-changing library trip
Ep 291: The best books of summer (so far)
Ep 290: Fiction is my oldest friend
Ep 289: A ridiculous plan to read more books
Ep 288: Looking for that WOW! factor
Ep 287: I want to be where the readers are
Ep 286: How to find those hidden gems
Ep 285: Books that leave you speechless
Ep 284: I need an irresistible read this summer
Ep 283: Don't save the good stuff
Ep 282: I’m a little bit obsessed with reading
Ep 281: Authors who make you feel seen
Ep 280: Epic journeys, untold stories & guaranteed great reads
Ep 279: Read these books when you need a good cry
Ep 278: The Art of cheat reading
Ep 277: Books that feel like a vacation for your brain
Ep 276: Exquisite, evocative novels
Ep 275: How many book clubs is too many book clubs?
Ep 274: #Bookstagram made me do it
Ep 273: Realism, redemption, and reading across generations
Ep 272: I loved the library before it was cool
Ep 271: Because sometimes a 4.75 star rating feels right
EP 270: When you NEED a season of low-stress reading
Ep 269: Your friendly neighborhood literary society
Ep 268: Our team's best books of the year
Ep 267: Lush, beautiful, and a pleasure to read
Ep 266: Ask Anne Anything: Re-reads, reviews, and recommendation regrets
Ep 265: 10 questions to ask yourself about your reading life
Ep 264: Compulsively readable literary fiction
Ep 263: It's okay to quit reading
Ep 262: Books that deliver a little depth, a little distraction
Ep 261: Huggable comfort reads for a cozy reading season
Ep 260: A little free library with a life of its own
Ep 259: The formula for a 5-star read
Ep 258: Reading for peace, joy, and escapism
Ep 257: Let’s build your holiday book list
Ep 256: The perks and pitfalls of omnivorous reading
Ep 255: Spine-tingling reads for a confirmed scaredy-cat
Ep 254: A plethora of political(ish) book recs
Ep 253: A whole bunch of book recs, from our team of readers to you
Ep 252: Books that send you racing to Google
Ep 251: I love books and books love me back
Ep 250: I want a book that reads like a love letter
Ep 249: Who would read the dictionary for fun? (we would)
Ep 248: Reading on island time
Ep 247: Finding the common thread in two friends' wildly different TBRs
Ep 246: Does your reading life need a mid-year checkup?
Ep 245: Finding the right mix for your reading life
Ep 244: You love to read–don’t ruin it
Ep 243: Predicting the next great American classic
Ep 242: Sharing Good Reads with good friends
Ep 241: Memoirs, milk cows, and reading on horseback
Ep 240: Saving the world, one series at a time
Ep 239: The read-alike problem
Ep 238: Windows, mirrors, and why We Need Diverse Books
Ep 237: When the library is closed, what's a reader to do?
Ep 236: What SHOULDN'T I read next?
Ep 235: A crate full of summer reads
Ep 234: The recipe for a delicious summer read
Ep 233: Escaping into someone else's story
Ep 232: Really good fiction is about EVERYTHING
Ep 231: Lush literary novels with page-turning appeal
Ep 230: Don't overthink your reading life
Ep 229: Works of literary fabulousness
Ep 228: HELP! I can't stop quitting books
Ep 227: Putting your money where your literary values are
Ep 226: Dig in to a feast for your literary senses
Ep 225: What your neighborhood should read next
Ep 224: Confronting the Bookshelf of Shame
Ep 223: Five stars for negative book reviews
Ep 222: Ordinary lives make extraordinary books
Ep 221: Swipe right for book love
Ep 220: The books that keep pulling me back
Ep 219: Required reading revisited
Ep 218: A WSIRN Marriage Story
Ep 217: Making up for lost time in your reading life
Ep 216: A sneak peek at Don't Overthink It
Ep 215: Finding the right way to track YOUR reading
Ep 214: Deconstructing your best reading year yet
Ep 213: Art, fear, and discovering great books
Ep 212: Book gifts for your hardest-to-buy-for loved ones
Ep 211: Good reads from the Great North
Ep 210: Book gifts are the BEST gifts
Ep 209: Cracking the audiobook code
Ep 208: The underappreciated art of literary forgery
Ep 207: An all-you-can-read buffet
Ep 206: How to bypass the book hangover
Ep 205: Books that won’t let you stop reading
Ep 204: Nonfiction that reads like a thrilling novel
Ep 203: What happens in book club stays in book club
Ep 202: The art (and awfulness) of the cliffhanger
Ep 201: The hidden value of a terrible reading experience
Ep 200: The good, the bad, and the unread
Ep 199: The perils of public book recommendations
Ep 198: Reading for the FUN of it
Ep 197: Rebuilding a bookshelf in Paradise
Ep 196: What the cool kids are reading
Ep 195: Wanted: book enthusiast at large
Ep 194: No plot, no problem!
Ep 193: Rolling the dice on your next read
Ep 192: Wherever you read, I will follow
Ep 191: When a great book wrecks your reading life
Ep 190: There's nothing like a little bookish momentum
Ep 189: Our favorite genre is chapter books
Ep 188: Books, plants, and literal bibliotherapy
Ep 187: Traveling the world without leaving your hometown
Ep 186: Finding the book that feels like it was written just for you
Ep 185: What should you read this summer?
Ep 184: You’ll never conquer your TBR—and that’s a good thing
Ep 183: Baking, books, and other everyday magic
Ep 182: Matching the right (audio)book to the right listener
Ep 181: Taking your reading life from good to great
Ep 180: Rearranging your life to read 600 books a year
Ep 179: Life is short & my TBR is way too long
Ep 178: The Next Right Thing for your reading life
Ep 177: When your reading life is a roller coaster
Ep 176: Books in the freezer, & other horror stories
Ep 175: Your library called and they want their books back
Ep 174: The heart wants to read what the heart wants to read
Ep 173: Clocking in at the reading factory
Ep 172: How many re-reads is too many re-reads?
Ep 171: A podcaster, a barrister, and a joiner walk into a bookstore
Ep 170: Fascinating fiction for the relentlessly practical reader
Ep 169: Books that mess you up in all the right ways
Ep 168: A century of good books (in a single year)
Ep 167: Reading is supposed to be FUN
Ep 166: Just don't call it a book club
Ep 165: 1000 Books to read before you die
Ep 164: The couple that reads together ... needs to find books they'll both LOVE
Ep 163: Wonderful, wonder-filled reading in the great outdoors
Ep 162: The best bad ending you'll ever read
Ep 161: Books on the Nightstand and on your wishlist
Ep 160: Books that capture the magic of everyday life
Ep 159 : How to cope with the longest book hangover ever
Ep 158: The life-changing magic of clearing your unread shelf
Ep 157: The stories behind the stories we love to read
Ep 156: Expert tips for a pretty, peaceful, practical bookshelf
Ep 155: When stolen audible credits spur a beautiful bookish relationship
Ep 154: Books so inspiring you might be afraid to read them
Ep 153: Revolutionizing your reading life, 10 minutes at a time
Ep 152: Under-appreciated books that may be perfect for your TBR
Ep 151: Knockout books for a recovering completionist
Ep 150: I have a confession... I'm not a reader
Ep 149: Ask Anne Anything
Ep 148: Rebuilding your life (and your library)
Ep 147: Ruining your childhood one book at a time
Ep 146: Refugee camps, civil war, and the triumph of a library card
Ep 145: Confess Your Literary Sins
Ep 144: Wanna read more? Quit your job.
Ep 143: The quest for the perfect coffeeshop read
Ep 142: The moment you became a reader
Ep 141: The Enneagram of your favorite book
Ep 140: What IS literary fiction, anyway?
Ep 139: Snooping other people’s bookshelves + the patron saint of WSIRN
Ep 138: The Librarians Are In!
Ep 137: Bibliotherapy for the toughest times
Ep 136: One Great Book
Ep 135: When your reading life is nothing like people expect
Ep 134: Audiobooks for the whole family to binge
Ep 133: Authors who get where you're coming from
Ep 132: The books we can't wait to read this summer
Ep 131: Living in the land of Jane Austen
Ep 130: Must-read books by women writers
Ep 129: Tips and tricks for distracted readers (and listeners)
Ep 128: When contemporary fiction feels like a crapshoot
Ep 127: Seeking professional help (for quitting books)
Ep 126: Books that appeal to your head AND your heart
Ep 125: Gateway books to hook a Netflix addict
Ep 124: The challenge of making your reading life your own
Ep 123: Books that will totally make you cry (with laughter)
Ep 122: This AMAZING episode will have you RACING to the library
Ep 121: “The Secret” to a great self help book
Ep 120: Books that make you feel big things
Ep 119: A book snob breakthrough
Ep 118: The rhythm of a reading family
Ep 117: Literary fiction over US Weekly
Ep 115: Books that bridge two worlds
Ep 114: Missed bookstore connections
Ep 113: The next best thing to reading: how 14 WSIRN listeners organize their bookshelves
Ep 112: Your best reading year yet
Ep 111: A lifetime mother-daughter book club
Ep 110: When your life resembles Big Little Lies
Ep 109: Reading slumps are the worst
Ep 108: What Should I Read Next LIVE from Asheville
Ep 107: Bookish gifts for everyone on your list
Ep 106: The anatomy of an excellent reading experience
Ep 105: Reading makes the whole day better
Ep 104: Books that don't hold anything back
Ep 103: Accidental book theft & other bookworm crimes
Ep 102: A new way to think about fictional characters
Ep 101: What Anne wishes she'd known (100 episodes later)
Ep 100: When everyone loves that book but you
Ep 99: Nobody hates a beautiful book (or a handwritten letter)
Ep 98: Loving that literary lifestyle
Ep 97: How a book REALLY gets made, from idea to the bookstore shelves
Ep 96: Listen to Anne read Chapter 1 of her new book Reading People!
Ep 95: Really weird stories you should totally read
Ep 94: Paris epiphanies (and other bookish destinations)
Ep 93: Books to help you manage anxiety + a book brunch that will have you drooling
Ep 92: When you feel betrayed by the bestseller list
Ep 91: The books you can't stop recommending
Ep 90: Immersive books that make you want to read them again (for the first time)
Ep 89: Ask Anne Anything!
Ep 88: Overlooked books that deserve to shine
Ep 87: Popcorn books, page-turning thrills, and reader regret
Ep 86: Eclectic tastes, slow readers, and talking about books with strangers
Ep 85: When your best friend hates your favorite book (and you hate hers)
Ep 84: You know you're a Serious Reader when...
Ep 83: An epic birthday bookstore road trip
Ep 82: Obsessive readers and bookish kindred spirit angels
Ep 81: The suspense is thrilling me
Ep 80: Books that make you want to skip dinner, work, and the rest of your life
Ep 79: The books we can't wait to read this summer
Ep 78: Super-relevant (super-enjoyable) fiction for our time
Ep 77: How to save The Shop Around the Corner
Ep 76: Book people are the best people (LIVE!)
Ep 75: If Google wrecked your brain, here's what you should read
Ep 74: Finally falling in love with reading - at 30!
Ep 73: Don't judge a person by their (book) cover
Ep 72: Embarrassing bookworm confessions
Ep 71: A super-elegant apocalypse
Ep 70: The book Anne can't shut up about
Ep 69: The library is running my life
Ep 68: Plot summaries are the WORST
Ep 67: Just the right book at just the right time
Ep 66: Books that glitter, sparkle, and pop
Ep 65: The joy of buying books on someone else’s dime
Ep 64: The next best thing to reading
Ep 63: Books so good you'll forget you have a phone
Ep 62: Your TBR will never be the same ...
Ep 61: When the plot comes full circle...
Ep 60: The last page can make it or break it
Ep 59: Prescribing books for what ails you
Ep 58: "You've hit your hold limit" and other disasters
Ep 57: What's your reading personality?
Ep 56: There's nothing like a bookstore at the holidays
Ep 55: Choosing contemporary novels with staying power (for Jane Austen's 5x great niece)
Ep 54: What Should I LISTEN to Next?
Ep 53: The best of literary heroines (Reading For A Lifetime Pt 5)
Ep 52: There's nothing better than a great book, with Gretchen Rubin (Reading For A Lifetime, Pt 4)
Ep 51: Gateway books to lifetime reading (Reading For A Lifetime, Pt 3)
Ep 50: Growing up with the help of a good book (Reading for a Lifetime, Pt 2)
Ep 49: How to help kids fall in love with reading (Reading for a Lifetime, Pt 1)
Ep 48: It's good to be a Special Readerly Snowflake
Ep 47: Needing books, with a capital "N"
Ep 46: What DID they read next (and how did they feel about it?)
Ep 45: Heartwarming books for dire situations
Ep 44: Like speed dating, but with authors
Ep 43: Fiction FOMO and curing Hamilton hangover
Ep 42: Life's too short to waste on bad books
Ep 41: The books we can't wait to read this fall
Ep 40: Spouses of Readers Anonymous
Ep 39: Judging a book by its first sentence
Ep 38: Secrets, cheap tricks, and paradigm-shifting books
Ep 37: Reading as a couple + the best books YOU read this summer
Ep 36: Comfort food, but with books
Ep 35: Internet brain, redemption stories, and books with terrible elevator pitches
Ep 34: Books that marry fiction and reality
Ep 33: What DID they read next (and what did they think about it?
Ep 32: Literature as fun escape and daily companion
Ep 31: Lifetime favorite books and reading for a living
Ep 30: 4-star books with 4-star endings for an ISTJ Type A Upholder
Ep 29: Work, money, love, and mystery
Ep 28: Books that no one's writing about in Entertainment Weekly
Ep 27: Books good enough to make you turn off the tv (even if you love tv)
Ep 26: Great adventure books
Ep 25: Very personal stories
Ep 24: Life-changing books
Ep 23: Honeymoon reading
Ep 22: What DID they read next (and how did they like it?)
Ep 21: The books that made you fall in love with reading
Ep 20: Sweeping sagas and strong female leads
Ep 19: Great literary fiction, inspirational favorites, and high school English
Ep 18: Compelling, character-driven books steeped in time and place
Ep 17: Smart, slightly eccentric, diverse books
Ep 16: Fascinating premises in dystopian fiction
Ep 15: The audacity to tell people what to read
Ep 14: A snob-free approach to reading
Ep 13: Memoir, creativity, talent, and more memoir
Ep 12: Life is hard - but reading doesn't have to be
Ep 11: What's going on beneath the surface
Ep 10: You can be a Serious Reader and still love Matt Damon
Ep 9: The reality of bookworm problems
Ep 8: The power of books, English major favorites, and what makes a great YA novel
Ep 7: Books that uplift and inspire, the books that "hook" you, and filling the Brown Girls' Bookshelf
Ep 6: Books for book nerds, author backstories, and simple stories told well
Ep 5: Raising readers, books that find you, and making the library people hate you
Ep 4: Reading as escape, hating lots of books, and finding new fiction
Ep 3: Books that "smart" people like, books you truly love, and books that embrace the grey
Ep 2: The perils of high expectations and characters you can root for
Ep 1: Books that inspire crying jags and sleepless nights (in the best sense)