Ep 154: Books so inspiring you might be afraid to read them

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Today, guest RuthAnn Deveney lead Anne into the world of special-interest reading, discussing how her passion for victim advocacy brought powerful literature into her life that she wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. They also chat about sensitive-reader self-care how books are like spicy food, books that would be much better as the 10 minute TED Talks that inspired them… and so much more. Be aware that today’s episode contains some conversation about human trafficking and physical abuse. If you know these topics are triggering for you, please take care of yourself by listening with caution, or simply setting this episode aside and tuning in next week. Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and leave a comment telling us what YOU think RuthAnn should read next: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/154 Check out RuthAnn's Dressember page or go a step further and join her team! If you'd like to be on the show you can apply to be a guest at: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/guest You can join the Modern Mrs. Darcy book club at www.members.modernmrsdarcy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, so if this specific doesn't offer an insight that is extra-b-but how do you say that word?
0:08.4	That is extra-b-but yeah, I'm gonna take that again.
0:12.6	Hey readers, I'm Ann Boko, and this is What Should I Read Next, episode 154.
0:18.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:22.2	What Should I Read Next? We don't get bossy on the show. What we will do here is give you
0:27.6	the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books
0:31.8	and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:36.7	Readers, I have so enjoyed meeting you while I've been on BookTour for my new book,
0:40.0	I'd rather be reading the delights and dilemmas of the reading life this fall.
0:44.0	I've met so many podcast listeners, blog readers, and book club members.
0:48.2	I'd like to tell you a little about those book clubbers. Some of them didn't have readers
0:52.0	in their communities who loved reading as much as they did, so they joined our online book club
0:56.4	as an outlet for all that book talk they've been holding inside. One Houston reader told me
1:01.2	the book club is the best ten book she spends every month because it guarantees she gets her
1:05.6	enjoyable adult intellectual time in on the regular. It's her sanity saving self-care.
1:11.2	In Book Club, we of course read and discuss one book together each month, and we also chat about
1:16.0	things like our favorite local indie bookstores, hot topics like the Great American Read,
1:20.6	audiobooks we couldn't stop listening to, what our kids might enjoy reading next, and of course,
1:25.1	we share what we are reading and planning on reading next. In addition to those forums,
1:29.7	we meet every month to chat online about that month's book and frequently the author joins us for
1:34.4	these discussions. In October, we're reading the wonderful book Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan,
1:39.4	and she is stopping by on October 23rd to tell us more about her book.
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