Ep 233: Escaping into someone else's story

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Anne chats with education navigator Hanan Al-Zubaidy about literacy in the justice system, and how her work with incarcerated students has been affected by social distancing. Hanan came to WSIRN looking for an escapist reading experience, but she didn’t mean happy endings and rainbows. She escapes her day to day life by submerging herself in someone else’s complex, difficult world (fiction or non!) If you read lists of ‘escapist fiction’ that’s full of peppy romance and thrilling action thinking “ehhh that won’t do it for me,” maybe you’ll find what you’ve been looking for in Anne's picks for Hanan today. Happy reading! Click over to the podcast website for the transcript and full list of books mentioned in this episode: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/233 You can follow Hanan's reading life on Instagram @hanansbookshelf: https://www.instagram.com/hanansbookshelf Readers, the ninth annual Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Reading Guide comes out next week! The Summer Reading Guide is similar to WSIRN–it's about helping you cut down ALL of the new titles to the a manageable number and hopefully helping you decide on a winner. Before the guide is officially released Anne and Brenna are doing a live video event with members of our Patreon community. I'll give you a preview of all of the books and what excites me about them. The Summer Reading Guide Unboxing takes place May 12th at both noon and 7pm eastern (we're doing it twice to make it easier for you to attend). This is one of the events our community looks forward to the most. The bookish enthusiasm is off the charts. If you’ve ever wondered about joining our readerly community over on Patreon this is the time. Go to Patreon to learn more about the unboxing event and even watch the video replay of last year’s unboxing. Then sign up and join us on May 12th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I ended up telling my English instructor that I lost the book, but I actually kept it.
0:09.5	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall, and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 233.
0:15.1	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:19.6	What should I read next? We don't get bossy on the show. What we will do here is give you
0:24.9	the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books and
0:29.5	reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:34.6	Readers, the lilacs are blooming, the nights are getting warmer, and my iced tea is ready.
0:39.5	It's almost summer reading season. We are just one week away from releasing my ninth summer reading
0:45.0	guide. This is my annual nod to those lazy days on the porch swing and the long evenings where
0:49.6	you can tell yourself it's not even dark yet as you turn one more page and then one more.
0:55.2	This year we have an embarrassment of riches with so many great books coming out.
0:59.9	This is my guide to books I've read and loved for the current season, the ones I can't wait to
1:05.0	recommend. Everyone who's signed up for our email newsletter gets the guide when it comes
1:09.3	out mid-May, but before the guide is officially released, we're doing a live unboxing for our What
1:15.1	Should I Read Next Patreon supporters. I'll reveal all the titles in the guide one by one
1:20.4	until you exactly why I chose each one. This year summer reading guide unboxing takes place
1:25.0	May 12th and for the first time we're doing two times that day to make it easier for you to attend
1:29.6	live. We'll meet at both noon and 7pm Eastern time. And our patrons and also modern Mrs. Darcy
1:35.7	Book Club members will get the guide that same day. We'll release it to the public later that week.
1:41.4	This is one of the events our community looks forward to the most each year. The bookish
1:45.5	enthusiasm is off the charts. And one more thing. In addition to the live unboxing,
1:50.6	this year our Patreon supporters get an expanded summer reading guide with additional titles,
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