But at the end of the day, she'll still say, like, yeah, I see where all of those critiques come from,

but I still had fun. Whereas I'm the type of consumer when I'm like, no, how did you have fun when all of these things were wrong?

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall, and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 147.

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 and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

Readers, my new book, I'd rather be reading, The Delights and the Lemus of the Reading Life, comes out September 4th.

But we're kicking things off with a fall book tour a few days early. You can see me on Saturday, September 1st at the novel neighbor in St. Louis.

Then I'll be in the Chicago area in Evanston, Illinois for a stop with page 1 books on September 2nd.

The book comes out on September 4th that week I will be in Franklin, Indiana near Indianapolis with Wild Geese Bookshop, Louisville, Kentucky, and my hometown bookstore car Michaels.

David's in North Carolina at Main Street Books, Winston Salem, North Carolina at the Bookmarks Literary Festival, Asheville, North Carolina at Malaprops, and Monroe, Georgia at the Story Shop.

In the following weeks, I'm visiting Tampa, Austin, Houston, Denver, Olympia, and the Bay Area.

And we are still updating the event calendar with all the details. You can see that full page at anbogle.com slash events.

That is, and with an e, bism books ogel.com slash events.

I certainly hope I'm coming to a city near you because I would love to tell you happy reading in person.

I hope we get to meet in person this fall.

Today, I'm talking to Marina's Alvarez and Nicole Sweeney, bookworm best friends who like to keep their reading life social.

Together, they host the podcast Snark Squad where they rehash the books, TV, and movies they consume together with a critical eye and a lot of laughs.

Prepare for giggles readers because Marina's and Nicole were so much fun to talk to through this conversation, felt like the book is equivalent of Sleepover Gossip.

We're dishing about how the internet has changed reading forever, destroying our childhood favorites,

controversial star rating opinions, books that really sucker punch you in the fields and so, so much more.

Let's get to it.

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