Ep 157: The stories behind the stories we love to read

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today Anne chats with a reader who turned her family’s difficult story into a book that has brought joy and hope to countless readers. Georgia Hunter got curious about her family history, and a few questions put to the right relatives uncovered something she didn’t expect—a sweeping multi-generational drama just begging to be written down. So, she did. That story became We Were the Lucky Ones, a historical fiction novel Anne discussed with Clara Breitenmoser in Ep 131, and at WSIRN Live! from The Novel Neighbor in Ep 76. Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and leave a comment telling us what YOU think Georgia should read next: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/157 Connect with Georgia: Website: http://www.georgiahunterauthor.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgiahunter Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/georgiahunter Apply to be a guest on WSIRN: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/guest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had so much fun coming up with the things like,
0:02.2	you've smelled the breath of a hippopotamus.
0:04.4	Ha ha ha ha!
0:06.9	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next, episode 157.
0:12.4	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plugs every reader.
0:16.8	What Should I Read Next? We don't get bossy on the show.
0:20.3	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:24.8	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:30.5	Readers, I want to share a very relevant email.
0:33.4	More about that in a minute, that popped up in my inbox and made me go this week.
0:37.2	Katie wrote, and I'm just a few pages in to We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter,
0:42.1	and I spotted a reference to Rilka Poems.
0:44.8	I wouldn't have had a clue about this name if I didn't follow your blog or podcast.
0:49.1	When I looked it up to confirm it was who I thought, I realized Rilka was a man.
0:53.5	I thought women because of Maria, ha ha, always learning something new.
0:58.0	Readers, every week on the show, if you've listened to the end,
1:01.1	we share a famous quote from Reiner Maria Rilka, a German name.
1:05.7	He says, ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.
1:09.6	This has meant so much to me and so many of you that when Eric Zimmer came on in episode 139,
1:14.9	we talked about Rilka as the patron saint of What Should I Read Next.
1:19.0	If you want to go listen, and I hope you do, because Eric chose letters to a young poet
1:23.4	by Rilka is one of his favorites, you can find that episode number 139.
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