Okay, now I really want to go historical for you. I want to go to World War II. I mean, can we do this?

I'm taking a deep breath preparing myself, but yes, I trust you. I trust you.

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogel, and this is What Should I Read Next.

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Today I'm talking with Molly Hedgecock, a North Carolina-based child and family therapist who doesn't know who she is as a reader.

Molly's reading life has always been highly influenced by what other people are reading.

She's gotten her book recommendations from friends and sometimes from Instagram, but so many times when she finishes them, or sometimes doesn't finish them, she's left thinking, hmm, that really didn't do anything for me.

But she doesn't always know why.

Molly wants to feel confident in the reading past she's on and in the book she's choosing because they're right for her, not for somebody else.

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