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Hey readers, I'm Ann Pogel and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 196.

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 this 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, you may have noticed when you hit play on this episode that we are closing in on a big milestone.

One that ends in two zeros. In just a couple of weeks, we'll reach our 200th episode here.

We have lots of fun stuff planned, both hearing your feed with a special episode and over at Patreon and Instagram.

For our 200th episode, would you help us celebrate by introducing two friends to What Should I Read Next?

Most podcast players now have a share button that allows you to text a link right to this episode or depending on who you want to share the book love with,

it may be better to tell them in person so you can show them how to listen to a podcast for the first time.

Readers, it's been amazing to see our readerly community grow over almost 200 episodes now and I'd love to see more readers find the show, enjoy the book love and figure out what they should read next.

In today's episode, you'll get to know Anu Deep Ready, a Kansas City reader who grew up in a competitive school environment where engaging books were in short supply,

so he had to get creative with his reading from a young age.

Anu Deep is an imaginative reader who appreciates the escapist quality of a good novel.

In fact, he says it can even be a problem sometimes, but lately he struggled to find books that call out for him to live between their pages.

Fantastic escapist reading can be found in any genre, so today I'm recommending three books to Anu Deep that you'll find on completely different bookstore shelves.

We're also exploring books that combine adventure with philosophy, streamlining your reading decisions, and what it's like to have a librarian girlfriend, a spoiler alert, it's pretty great because books show up out of nowhere all the time.

What a dream, right? Let's get to it.

Anu Deep, welcome to the show.

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