Ep 168: A century of good books (in a single year)

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest Tara Nichols is giving herself an eagle-eye view of the last century’s literary landscape. Her mission is to read one book published each year between 1920 and 2019. The challenge brings with it a lot of important questions… what is worth her time? Is it better to read the big important book from a given year, or the title she thinks she’ll enjoy most ? And the question she’s hoping to answer after the year is over… has literature changed in all this time? Anne's challenge? Pitching 3 books worthy of adding to her lineup, including a book that is considered by some to be “the best mystery story ever written.” Are you ready? Let’s get to it! Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and tell us in the comments the books YOU would include in a century-of-books list: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/168 Follow Tara's reading challenge this year: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarajoy90/?hl=en and Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/276636-tara-nichols 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	It's my only advanced reader copy I've ever had.
0:02.4	I'm ready.
0:04.2	How's it feel?
0:05.0	It feels great.
0:06.1	It feels like I'm famous.
0:10.1	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall,
0:12.1	and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 168.
0:16.2	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plugs every reader.
0:20.9	What Should I Read Next?
0:22.9	We don't get bossy on the show.
0:24.6	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:29.4	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:36.4	Today's guest, Tara Nichols, is giving herself an eagle eye view of the last centuries literary
0:41.7	landscape. Her mission, which as you will hear, she has been planning for quite a while,
0:47.6	is to read one book published each and every year between 1920 and 2019.
0:54.8	When we heard about Tara's challenge, we could not wait to have her on to talk more about it.
0:59.6	This challenge brings with it a lot of important questions.
1:02.5	Things like, what is worth Tara's time?
1:05.0	Is it better to read the big important book from a given year?
1:08.4	Or the title she thinks that she will most enjoy?
1:11.7	And the huge question she's hoping to answer after the year is over has literature changed
1:16.8	in all this time?
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