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Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 335.

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Readers, so many of us struggle with too many books we want to read, but today's guest actually started reading in two languages to give her more options to choose from. Andrea Medina joins me from Mexico, where as a young adult she decided to get accustomed to reading in English as well as her native Spanish so she could read more books that she knew were never going to be translated.

These days, Andrea loves books that linger in her mind, macop stories that speak to real life and fictional characters that feel like friends. Perhaps because she has so many options to choose from, Andrea is looking for overlooked titles that might not be on the front shelf of her bookstore, but offer the authentic scenarios and engaging writing she loves so much.

Like so many of us, Andrea's reading life was impacted by the pandemic, but after relying on simpler stories with straightforward prose over the past few years, she's ready to step back into reading the complex books she finds herself drawn to most.

My goal today is to leave Andrea with recommendations for the evocative tales she wants more of in her reading life right now. Let's get to it.

Andrea welcome to the show.

I'm so happy to have you having me tell me a little bit about where you are. Yes, I'm in Chihuahua just like the dog. It's a small city at the Northland, Mexico.

Andrea, what are you up to when you're not reading? Well, I studied physics engineer in the university, but I work as a quality engineer in an aerospace company.

I studied physics because I have always been fascinated by space. I had my first telescope at 10 years old and I was fascinated by documentaries about galaxies and stars and black holes, but I ended up working on an aerospace company.

We build helicopters and I really love my job. It's a really interesting one. Do you even remember what first got you interested in space?

I don't. I just remember since I was little, I loved looking at the moon. My mom saw that and said, you know what? I'm going to buy you a telescope so you can watch you better.

And I started watching eclipses. So yes, it was since really, really little that I started getting interested in space.

Is that an interest that we will hear pops up in your reading life?

I actually know because like so many people in the show says that study literature will make them don't like reading that much. When I study physics, I kind of step away from books about space.

It's a weird stuff that happened, but it did. I have read some space related books, but I'm not really a big fan of them.

You've got plenty else to be interested in. Andrea, tell me a little bit about your reading life.

I started reading at middle school. One of my dearest teachers gave us a book each Friday, so we can read it on the weekend.

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