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What Should I Read Next?

Ep 119: A book snob breakthrough

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest Carly Friedman is a working mom, an advisor at her local university, and has a totally unique goal for her 2018 reading life. We'll give you one hint: backlist. Today Anne and Carly chat about nonfiction titles for people who love to learn, Carly's budding romance with audiobooks, novels with a strong sense of place and time, what moves a book from your bookshelf to your bedside table, and so much more! Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU think Carly should read next! Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What was the book? Man, what's there? Now I'm liking on it, the author. You really enjoy her.

0:09.7

A long series of novels to take place in a small Canadian city. That would be Louise Penny.

0:19.2

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 119.

0:24.3

Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.

0:31.2

What should I read next? We don't get bossy on the show. What we will do here is give you

0:36.8

the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books and reading

0:41.9

and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

0:46.5

Readers, I want to share a quick message I got from a reader. Jill says, Ann, I was listening to

0:51.7

your podcast yesterday and you recommended Castle of Water. Wow, it's all I can say.

0:56.7

I went to my library and they had a copy. I started reading it as soon as I got home and finished

1:01.0

it in one sitting. I loved it so much and think it will become one of my top 10 of all time.

1:05.8

Thank you for always adding to my TBR list.

1:09.0

Jill is referencing a book I recommended in episode 114 with Jamie Golden, so go back and listen

1:14.0

if you missed that one. We love it here at What Should I Read Next Headquarters when you get in

1:18.0

touch with us about your reading life. The easiest way to do it is just to hit reply to our weekly

1:22.5

email newsletter. To get on the list, sign up at What Should I Read Next Podcast.com slash newsletter.

1:28.3

It's free and easy and then you'll always be in the know.

1:31.7

Today's guest is a working mom and advisor at her local university and she has a really unique

1:36.8

goal for her 2018 reading life that I cannot wait for you to hear about. Carly Friedman has a

1:41.6

penchant for nonfiction titles and she recently took up a love affair with audiobooks.

1:46.0

Today we're covering nonfiction titles for people who love to learn novels with a strong sense

1:50.8

of place and time. What moves a book from your bookshelf to your bedside table and how reading a book

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