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What Should I Read Next?

Ep 161: Books on the Nightstand and on your wishlist

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Literary podcast nerds rejoice–Ann Kingman of Books On The Nightstand fame is behind the mic once more! We asked you to call and write in about the people you want to give the gift of a good read this year… and WOW, you all delivered! Ann and Anne are dishing out rapid-fire recommendations for young AND old readers with highly varied literary interests. You’ll also get to hear what Ann’s been up to since Books on the Nightstand shut its doors, and both their favorite bookish-but-NOT-book gifts for the holiday or any other season. Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and tell us in the comments what bookish gifts YOU are giving this year: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/161 Listen to archived episodes of Books on the Nightstand at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/books-on-the-nightstand/id278076085?mt=2 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

Well, I tend to give books to people whether they're readers or not.

0:07.0

Hey readers, I'm Ann Boko, and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 161.

0:12.0

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

0:17.0

What Should I Read Next?

0:19.0

We don't get bossy on the show.

0:21.0

What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.

0:26.0

Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

0:32.0

Readers in Episode 159, Shantay and I talked about book hangovers.

0:36.0

You listeners had some great suggestions for how to beat them.

0:39.0

Casey wrote and said, I had a hangover after I binge the Harry Potter series.

0:44.0

My cure was some nonfiction and wandering aimlessly in the forest for a few days.

0:48.0

And Pat suggested a little hair of the dog to cure her book hangover.

0:53.0

Don't forget to look into the biographies of some of these authors.

0:56.0

It's interesting to see where they got their ideas from and how the circumstances of their surroundings influence their work.

1:01.0

These suggestions were left in the comment section at WhatShouldIReadNextPodcast.com.

1:05.0

If you ever have advice or another book recommendation for a guest, that's the place to go to connect.

1:11.0

The link is in the show notes every single week.

1:14.0

Your fellow listeners love hearing from you and so do I.

1:18.0

Literary Podcast Nerds Rejoice

1:20.0

Ankkingman of Books on the Nightstand fame is behind the mic once more.

1:24.0

We asked your readers to call and write in about the people you want to give the gift of a good read to this year.

1:30.0

And wow, did you deliver?

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