Ep 237: When the library is closed, what's a reader to do?

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Elyssa Gould is an academic librarian and “recovering English major”, whose goal is to get caught up on her own backlist while she’s separated from her natural habitat, the library. Today, Anne shuffles around Elyssa’s 100 or so unread books into a few smaller stacks, for a DIY literature "curriculum" that should keep her busy at home for as long as necessary. Click over to the podcast website for the transcript and full list of books mentioned in this episode: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/237 You can admire Elyssa's handcrafts at Instagram.com/elyssamakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	What compelled you to pursue librarianship?
0:02.0	I was an English literature major and I didn't want to teach.
0:05.0	Is this essentially?
0:07.0	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 237.
0:15.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:20.0	What Should I Read Next?
0:22.0	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:24.0	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:29.0	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:35.0	Readers, it's been a horrible week in the United States and here in my city of Louisville,
0:40.0	which like many cities has been home to protest spread by the killings of George Floyd and Louisville resident Breonna Taylor and others.
0:47.0	Many people are hurting and we especially want to acknowledge the pain our black readers and listeners are experiencing right now.
0:53.0	This is a good time to remind everyone that we don't just talk about books around here because reading is our favorite pastime,
1:00.0	our preferred escape, our means to live a thousand lives instead of just one.
1:04.0	Talking books and reading with you here is all those things, but it's also serious business.
1:10.0	We believe reading changes hearts and minds and changed people, changed the world.
1:16.0	It's an honor and a privilege to share books with you every week that just might change your life and as a result, change our world.
1:23.0	We're sharing resources for our readers right now in our newsletter and on our show notes page that for this episode is at What Should I Read Next?
1:30.0	podcast.com slash 237. We will continue to do those things.
1:34.0	Also, if you haven't yet listened, I'd like to point you towards three What Should I Read Next?
1:38.0	What Should I Read Next? episodes with guests I admire and trust as I continue my own work of becoming anti-racist.
1:43.0	This is not exhaustive, but these are three good places to start.
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