Ep 348: Don't read widely (right now)

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Leisure, Books, Arts

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest has been suffering through a book slump over the past few years, and Anne's here to help them reconnect with their love of reading. Aimz Rushton (they/them) is a senior lecturer in the United Kingdom, where they focus on North American fiction and literature. Aimz enjoys reading literary fiction inside and outside of the classroom, but their reading's taken a hit lately and they've found it easy to get derailed from what they've always loved. While Aimz has found a few techniques that are starting to help, they're looking for Anne's guidance to get fully back on track and trust their book taste again. Anne has some ideas to share and some titles to recommend to help Aimz rediscover the reading experience they've been missing. See the full list of titles discussed today on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/348 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was quite difficult because it just kind of felt like it was almost like
0:03.2	touching on something that I no longer had access to.
0:06.8	And then just to make things more difficult, I added a puppy to the mix.
0:12.6	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogall and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 348.
0:18.5	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that
0:21.7	plagues every reader. What should I read next? We don't get bossing on the show,
0:26.8	what we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:31.5	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:42.6	Readers, we have something fresh and fun up our sleeves over in our Patreon community.
0:46.8	We are hosting trivia night and you're invited to join us. We'll share more details in the coming
0:51.9	weeks but right now mark your calendar for October 20th at 7pm Eastern. If you're not yet a member,
0:57.9	join our Patreon community to access this live event along with our other goodies like bonus episodes,
1:03.2	booklists and peaks behind the scenes of What Should I Read Next headquarters. Find out more
1:07.7	at patreon.com slash What Should I Read Next?
1:14.0	Readers, today's guest is just starting to emerge from a multi-year book slump and they're
1:19.5	trying to reestablish trust in their reading choices and get back to their love of reading.
1:24.2	Ames Rushden is a senior lecturer in the United Kingdom where they focus on North American
1:28.8	fiction and literature. This is fun for Ames because they adore literary fiction and can't get
1:33.5	enough book talk whether professionally or in their personal life. But back in 2020 when so much
1:39.6	changed for all of us, Ames saw their reading life careens straight off a cliff and it hasn't
1:44.8	recovered yet. While Ames has applied a few tactics that have helped a lot as you'll hear,
1:50.0	they're still finding it easy to get derailed or feel listless about their reading selections.
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