Ep 343: No shame in our book game

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

While we love sharing book recommendations each week, we also take great pleasure in helping our guests overcome whatever reading-related struggle they're facing at the moment. Today, Anne's talking to a guest who is torn between reading for pleasure and reading the books they feel they should be reading … even if they don’t enjoy the experience. Academic librarian Lorelei Rutledge is clear on what's working in their reading life, and they regularly turn to the specific genre that always brings them joy and delight. But Lorelei also feels a pressure to read books that are "serious" or "important", or on "everyone's" shelf right now. They've tried some of the books they'd define this way, but the reading experience usually leaves them less than satisfied. In today's conversation, Anne and Lorelei talk about what these words actually mean and how they might help guide Lorelei's reading life in the future, and Anne encourages Lorelei to overcome their book shame once and for all. See all of the titles we discussed today, and leave your own suggestions for Lorelei, at our show notes page. That's at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/343. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When I'm having a normal Tuesday like you were saying and I'm just drinking my coffee and
0:04.4	doing my thing, I want to imagine that there's this whole beautiful magical world where all these
0:10.2	deadly intrigues are happening and I just don't know about it. Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle
0:16.9	and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 343. Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering
0:22.9	the question that plagues every reader. What Should I Read Next? We don't get bossy on the show,
0:28.8	what we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll
0:34.4	talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:44.0	Readers, we've been talking a lot lately about my new reading journal for kids called My Reading
0:48.4	Adventures and I wanted to make sure you also know about My Reading Life, the companion reading
0:53.9	journal for adults. It's designed to help you make the most of your reading life by guiding you to
0:58.8	understand what's working, what you've loved, why you love it, and what you'd like more of when
1:03.7	picking up your next read. The My Reading Life journal features a compact design, inspiring booklists,
1:09.2	and copious space to record what you've been reading and what you want to read next. Get your
1:14.3	copy of My Reading Life wherever you buy My Reading Adventures and your other new books. You can
1:19.1	also grab your copies from our website at modernmissesdorsi.com slash store along with all the books I've
1:25.0	written and our new for 2022 merchandise including our t-shirt, tote bag, and booktarts.
1:30.3	Order your journal today I think you'll love seeing how journaling brings even more joy into your
1:34.8	reading life. Readers, we take reading seriously around here but we are not snappy about it.
1:43.6	After all, a big part of being a reader is the pure delight that comes with getting lost in a great
1:48.2	story, no matter the topic or genre. Today I'm talking with a guest who's struggling to find
1:53.1	the balance between reading for pleasure and reading books they feel they should be reading,
1:57.7	even if they don't enjoy the experience. Academic librarian Lorelei Retledge knows what they
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