Ep 240: Saving the world, one series at a time

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Reader and author KJ Dell’Antonia picked up a lot of the wrong books during a difficult time in her life, and those experiences changed her perspective on a hotly debated literary topic: trigger warnings. She talks with Anne about that shift, moving beyond bedtime reading, covert audiobook operations, and how mystery novels could save your local bookstore... Content warning — in this episode, KJ and Anne talk about cancer, specifically breast cancer. It’s not the whole episode, and the conversation doesn’t go into detail, but we want you to be aware before diving in. Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/240 Anne had the pleasure of joining KJ and her cohost Jess Lahey recently on their podcast #AmWriting KJ’s new novel The Chicken Sisters comes out on July 28. KJ's website: kjdellantonia.com Readers, right now our Patreon community is a veritable celebration of summer reading. We’ve shared some wonderful bonus episodes recently, on topics like fantastic new romance novels, absorbing summer nonfiction, and our publicly-available episode covering spectacular books by Black authors. Our latest bonus episode is a casual home library chat with Anne and her husband Will about what summer reading is like for each of them this year. Become a patron now to gain access to a huge archive of bonus episodes, and join Brenna and Anne during our upcoming livestream on July 2nd: patreon.com/whatshouldireadnext Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I tried reading during a hockey game, people really frown on that.
0:03.2	Like, you get comments.
0:08.4	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bokle, and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 240.
0:14.1	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:18.8	What should I read next?
0:21.0	We don't get bossy on the show, what we will do here is give you the information you need
0:25.7	to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books and reading
0:29.5	and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:34.3	Readers, right now our Patreon community is a veritable celebration of summer reading.
0:39.2	We've shared some wonderful bonus episodes recently.
0:41.8	On topics like Fantastic New Romance novels that weren't in the summer reading guide,
0:45.8	absorbing summer nonfiction, and books by Black authors I frequently recommended here on What Should I Read Next.
0:51.8	Our new bonus last week was a fun guest follow-up with my husband Will,
0:55.6	who I talked to on episode 214.
0:58.0	We discuss what summer reading is like for each of us in this unusual year.
1:01.9	We share a pile of books and authors we both enjoy reading,
1:05.0	and discuss what we're each planning on reading next.
1:08.3	Our next Patreon live stream is coming up on Thursday, July 2nd.
1:12.4	These are live online events, Brenna and I do with our community,
1:16.0	and they give you a chance to hear what's happening here around What Should I Read Next, HQ.
1:20.3	Ask your questions of the two of us, and get your own book recommendations.
1:24.4	If you aren't a member of that community yet, now is a great time to join us there.
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