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Ep 407: Knitting unraveled my reading life
What Should I Read Next? - November 21, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest loves to read, but she also loves to knit: how can she find the books to hold her attention so she's not tempted to pick up her knitting needles? Patty Brown lives in Bend, Oregon, where she enjoys outdoor activities like cycling, as well as indoor activities like knitting. She's be...
Ep 406: Holiday gift picks from our team
What Should I Read Next? - November 14, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsEach year, we recommend books for the readers on your holiday season gift list. While it's become one of our favorite annual traditions, this year we're putting a fresh spin on it: for the first time, our team members are joining Anne to offer their gifting recommendations. Over the past few week...
Ep 405: Books that pair with pumpkin spice
What Should I Read Next? - November 07, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsIf you enjoy your fall reading with a dose of magic, villainy, and self-discovery, you're not alone. For today's guest, fall reading is all about the vibes. Grace lives in South Carolina, and while her fall reading agenda includes books with a darker twist or magical flair, she also gets that fal...
Ep 404: The art of discovering go-to authors
What Should I Read Next? - October 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsKnowing what you enjoy on the page can feel simple, but finding new books to deliver that reading experience isn't always so easy. In today's episode, Anne is talking with Katherine Kwong. Katherine lives in Nashville, where she enjoys reading along with an assortment of other creative hobbies. W...
Ep 403: I feel lost when it comes to fiction
What Should I Read Next? - October 24, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsA devoted nonfiction reader is struggling to find her way in the fiction section, and Anne is here to help. Amye Day Ong, who lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and young children, knows how to find the nonfiction titles that she won't be able to put down. But when it comes to fiction, Amye...
Ep 402: Reading for escape and adventure
What Should I Read Next? - October 17, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsOur guest today is looking for immersive, transportive reading experiences that she can get lost in. Ellen Harry, who lives in North Carolina with her girlfriend and beloved pets, loves to travel. But when she's not exploring a new destination, she's equally drawn to adventures on the page, and i...
Ep 401: Exploring spine-tingling and scary reads
What Should I Read Next? - October 10, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsSeasonal reading means different things to different readers, and today's guest is searching for spine-tingling, scary reads for her fall selections. Jenea Lyles is a full-time graduate student and a devoted horror movie fan. She's happy to be recovering from a reading slump, and right now, she's...
Ep 400: A special episode to celebrate our 400th
What Should I Read Next? - October 03, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday we are celebrating our 400th episode by sharing a collection of your questions, stories, and favorite What Should I Read Next? moments. A few weeks ago, we asked for your input, and our team had such a great time reading through your responses. Today, Anne is joined by Modern Mrs Darcy Co-H...
Ep 399: The DNA of different book clubs
What Should I Read Next? - September 26, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsEach of Sonya Dutta Choudhury's three book clubs fills a unique space in her reading life, and today she's joining Anne to chat about her home library, what she's looking for in her books these days, and what she calls the DNA of book clubs. Sonya is a writer, journalist, and former banker who sp...
Ep 398: A reading life that shifts with the seasons
What Should I Read Next? - September 19, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsAfter a satisfying summer of reading the twisty thrillers and entertaining books she really enjoys when the temperatures rise, Melanie Steimle is ready to discover some transitional books for the fall reading season. Melanie lives in Utah, where she enjoys cake decorating and her favorite adjacen...
Ep 397: The ingredients for a favorite read
What Should I Read Next? - September 12, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's conversation will whet your appetite for a good read, as Anne talks cookbooks and culinary reading with cookbook author and book lover Bri McKoy. In today's show, Anne and Bri talk about the art of reading and writing cookbooks and the kitchen lessons Bri's distilled into her new release,...
Ep 396: Dear Book Therapist + how bestseller lists are compiled (and why it matters)
What Should I Read Next? - September 05, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsYou're invited to experience a taste of our Patreon community! For today's episode, we've selected two recent bonus episodes that our patrons especially enjoyed, and bundled them together for you to hear. Our bonus episodes come in a variety of formats, and today you'll hear examples of two of th...
Ep 395: A little touch of magic never hurts
What Should I Read Next? - August 29, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest grew up with a deep love for science fiction and fantasy. While his reading tastes have broadened as an adult, he's still drawn to stories that come with a bit of magic. Sai Sion recently moved from New Orleans to Austin, Texas, where he enjoys his career as an actor and podcaster. ...
Ep 394: Our team's best books of summer
What Should I Read Next? - August 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsIn what's become a bit of a tradition, members of our team are pairing up on today's episode to share the summer reads we've loved this year and talk about what summer reading means to each of us. From the titles we haven't been able to stop thinking about to the tropes and trends of our summer r...
Ep 393: What makes you a "real" reader?
What Should I Read Next? - August 15, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday Anne is joined in conversation with Shana Ferguson, a NYC-based stage manager with a particularly bookish concern: she doesn't often feel like a "real" reader. Of course, we think any kind of reader is a "real" reader, so Anne couldn't wait to encourage Shana on her personal reading journey...
Ep 392: Insightful and entertaining memoirs
What Should I Read Next? - August 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsMemoir is a well-loved genre for so many readers, and today Anne is joined by R. Eric Thomas to talk about the wise, sobering, hilarious, and heartbreaking sketches in his own works, as well as some of the memoirs they each love best. You may know R. Eric Thomas from his works Here For It or Cong...
Ep 391: Habits of a happy reader
What Should I Read Next? - August 01, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsFor many guests, picking three favorite reads is a struggle, but today's guest Annie McCloskey has a unique way of tracking her all-time favorites. Between her beloved book clubs and her well-stocked home library, Annie is quite happy with her reading life. She's been a long-time listener who's a...
Ep 390: Audiobooks for the longest flight of your life
What Should I Read Next? - July 25, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest has a big move on the horizon and is eager to find books that will ease that transition. Nadia Sussman has always lived in New Zealand, but this summer she's moving to Michigan to pursue a master's degree. Nadia's never been to the United States before, and she's eager for reading r...
Ep 389: Anne and Will’s European reading adventures
What Should I Read Next? - July 18, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsA long-delayed family trip to Europe doubles as an opportunity to explore the literary landscape of three incredible destinations. Today, Anne and Will are here to tell you all about it. Anne, Will, and their kids recently returned from their visit to England, France, and Spain. In addition to si...
Ep 388: Books that take you off the beaten path
What Should I Read Next? - July 11, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsIf you've ever felt the weight of a to-be-read list, today's conversation may be just the permission slip your reading life needs. Today Anne's chatting with Chicago-based Daniel Evola. Daniel was an early reader who got a head start on the classics, and while he's still interested in reading a n...
Ep 387: Books that feel like a vacation for your brain
What Should I Read Next? - July 04, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsStriking that perfect balance between "serious literature" and light reading can be tricky, and today Anne's talking all about it with guest Jake Sloofman. Jake, an arborist living in Brooklyn, NY, has big reading goals, but sometimes he feels stuck in between the heavy and light reads on his lis...
Ep 386: Your ticket to unexplored genres
What Should I Read Next? - June 27, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsDiving into an unfamiliar genre is a great way to expand your reading identity, but it can also feel pretty intimidating. Today, Anne's here to help curious reader Caitlin Moran explore easy entry points for unfamiliar genres. Caitlin lives in the Pacific Northwest with her fiancé, where she enjo...
Ep 385: A summer of European reading
What Should I Read Next? - June 20, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest has a standing interest in books that deliver a strong sense of atmosphere, and Anne's got some new recommendations to share. Corin Cook lives and works in Rhode Island, where she makes the most of New England's seasonal rhythms. When summer rolls around, she’s usually devouring boo...
Ep 384: Reading for pleasure, not productivity
What Should I Read Next? - June 13, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest grew up reading fiction for fun, but as she got older, she felt the pressure to read for work and self-improvement. Today, Effie Alofoje-Carr joins Anne to talk about finding her way back to the whimsical reads she loved when she was younger. As a Michigan-based mom & wife juggling ...
Ep 383: Juicy, big-hearted family novels
What Should I Read Next? - June 06, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsYou may know Anne's favorite novels feature complicated family relationships, and today's guest, author Amy Jo Burns, shares Anne's appreciation for this particular type of story. You may know Amy from her novel Shiner and memoir Cinderland, both of which we've talked about on the show. Amy's als...
Ep 382: How your favorite books become shows and movies
What Should I Read Next? - May 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsIf you've ever wondered about the process of adapting books for the screen, you'll want to tune in to today's episode. Joining Anne on the show is Kat Ramsburg, who has what some might call a dream job: she reads YA books to decide which ones will translate beautifully to screen, and then works o...
Ep 381: Past and Present Summer Reading Guide favorites
What Should I Read Next? - May 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsEven for dedicated readers, it can be tricky to find the right summer reading formula. Our Summer Reading Guide is here to help, and today Anne is talking all about summer reading with our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club community manager Ginger Horton. Ginger made her What Should I Read Next? debut i...
Ep 380: Behind the Scenes of the Summer Reading Guide
What Should I Read Next? - May 16, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsOur 12th annual Summer Reading Guide releases this week! We put so much time and effort into this big, big project. This year, we decided it would be fun to bring you along with us for a peek behind the scenes of how the guide gets created. Today’s narrative episode features a bunch of voice note...
Ep 379: An "impossible" travel reading project
What Should I Read Next? - May 09, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest loves to travel, and since she hasn't been doing quite as much of that in recent years, she's relied on books to take her to a wide range of destinations. Laurel Korwin is a wife, toddler mom, and software engineer who lives in San Francisco, and she's found her work in code overlap...
Ep 378: (Mostly) YA books that surprise and stretch me
What Should I Read Next? - May 02, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratingsToday's guest Michelle Acierno Loftus loves her work as a veterinary radiologist, but the demanding training that her career required meant that her reading life took a hit. These days, Michelle's found her way back to reading by embracing a genre she's always loved: Young Adult literature. These...
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