Ep 408: Reading around the world
What Should I Read Next?
Anne Bogel
4.8 • 5.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
We love a creative reading project, so when Allison Virtue told us about her global reading project, we couldn’t wait to hear more.
Allison lives in Los Angeles, where she's set a goal to read a book written by an author from every country. We've had unique reading projects like Allison's on the show in the past: you may recall Episode 168: A century of good books (in a single year).
When it comes to Allison's goal of reading around the world, she’s made good headway so far but she’d appreciate Anne's help in discovering titles to add to her global to-be-read list. Anne and Allison discuss her project as well as how Allison recovered from a recent reading slump, and Anne offers tips to help Allison more easily find titles that fit her project's criteria. Anne also suggests some titles Allison can add to her global reading list today.
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| 0:00.0 | And I don't mind that it's a series. |
| 0:02.0 | Oh no, more books, what a tragedy. |
| 0:05.0 | Whatever will I do? Hey readers I'm Anne Bogle and this is what should I read next. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader. |
| 0:26.2 | What should I read next? |
| 0:28.5 | We don't get bossy on the show. |
| 0:30.3 | What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read. |
| 0:35.0 | Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest. |
| 0:50.0 | Readers, we reopened our shop this fall after a long absence. We've got great bookish merch. I got to tell you it's going fast, but we've still got |
| 0:55.4 | great accessories for your favorite reader. Like our two-by-read tote that makes for a great |
| 1:00.3 | sustainable wrapping for a book stack or anything else you're giving. We have book darts, we have |
| 1:04.8 | stickers. We also have signed and if you'd like personalized copies of all my books. |
| 1:10.5 | We have a zillion copies of reading people on hand, so those are particularly |
| 1:15.2 | attractively priced. Check them out at modern Mrs Darcy.com slash shop. |
| 1:20.5 | That's modern Mrs Darcy.com, slash Shop. |
| 1:27.0 | Readers, when Alice in Virtue told us about her global reading project |
| 1:31.0 | in our submissions inbox, I could not wait to hear more. |
| 1:35.1 | Allison is a Los Angeles-based reader, pet parents, and long-term care patient advocate. |
| 1:40.8 | After emerging from a significant reading slump a few years back, she is more happy in her reading life than ever. |
| 1:47.0 | These days, she's devoting a big chunk of her bookish energy to this global reading project. |
| 1:53.6 | As part of this self-directed endeavor, Allison hopes to expand her horizons by reading a book written |
| 1:58.5 | by an author from every country. |
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