I seriously have a book on me like at all times I have books in my trunk.

It's ridiculous.

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 143.

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

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

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

and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

readers, my new book I'd rather be reading, the delights and dilemmas of the reading life

hit stores in September while that's over a month away the time to preorder is now.

I'm going to tell you why and to give you a little extra incentive we've just announced some fun

and adorable preorder bonuses. Here's the quick behind the scenes into why authors and publishers

like preorder so much. Your preorder send a message to retailers. They use your preorders as a way

of gauging interest in a particular title. So the more preorders there are the more bookstores

will choose to stock the book and the more copies they'll put on their shelves. The more copies

they order the larger the print run. The larger the print run the less risk of encountering one of

those dreaded out-of-stock situations where readers have literally purchased all the available books

and you have to wait for more to roll off the actual presses. So all in all your preorders help

get more copies of the book into more places and that means more people will see and hopefully by

I'd rather be reading and I would love readers to read my book about reading. That's why we really

like preorders and that's why my publisher and I have worked up some great bonuses for you.

I'm not going to list all of them here but I want you to know two things. One of the bonuses is a

class I'm teaching live on August 2nd called Seven Ways to Get More Out of Your Reading Life.

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