You're listening to reading glasses a show about book culture and literary life

designed to help you read better I'm writer filmmaker and book devour Mallory

Omera and I'm Bria Grant actress filmmaker and e-reader.

This episode we're talking about the best bookish apps

and interviewing Karen Kenninger

from the National Library Service.

And we're trying to be on our best behavior

because they're very professional and we're trying to be on our best behavior because they're very

professional we were very excited that they were willing to talk to us but first what are

you reading bria oh I'm reading the new Jennifer Egan. Egan.

Oh, I've heard that's amazing.

I was on the beach last week and I thought,

I hope I can get Manhattan Beach in time and I did.

It actually I tried, I went into the library, I tried to get it a few weeks ago and I it came I was very surprised it came on time because there was a huge weight when it first came out

Yeah, it's a big buzzy try to get a big buzzy book I don't have you tried to book, but it was like literally when I first tried to get it and it was like it is going to be more than two months and I was like I'm not I can't I can't wait that long but it's great. It's um it's a thriller-ish mystery book set in during World War II and it's about a woman and I'm only I'm about halfway done but she is she's a working woman but she's young and she do like is she on a journey

Briya she's on a journey and she and but there's a mysterious man who her father used to work for,

or owns a club, and it's the 40s, and she's like learning to be a diver.

It's like really fascinating.

It's very, it's very well written.

It's very, Jennifer Egan, like it's just so beautifully written.

I couldn't ask for anything better what are you reading Mallory? Well okay so I have a story that goes with this book okay so I tried to read this book last year and you know I'm a member of the Book of the Month Club yes and I know this because it's been on my wish list at the library but I haven't ever pulled the trigger well I'm looking at it

it also been on my wish list but when the package from Book of the Month came

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