Ep 436: The reality of bookworm problems

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today we are kicking off a summer series from the What Should I Read Next? archives: we're sharing the first episodes and sometimes the very first conversations Anne had with readers that are now members of our team. Many of you know our team members by name, and you have a good sense of their reading tastes, too. But we also know that many of you are new around here, or haven't yet had the chance to listen to all 400-plus episodes, so you don't know our team members as well. Whether you've heard these episodes before or you're hearing them for the first time, we're certain you'll enjoy these introductions to some of the people who help make the book magic happen around here. The first episode in our team series originally aired as Episode 9 from all the way back in 2016 as Anne talks with now-Modern Mrs. Darcy editor and social media manager, Leigh Kramer. At that time, Leigh was living in San Francisco, where she identified herself as a full-time book nerd, fried pickle connoisseur, and lifetime White Sox fan. While Leigh lives in Chicago now, she still has strong opinions about her books, which makes for a delightful conversation. In this episode, Leigh and Anne discuss the nearly perfect novel that she adored and happened to be all wrong for Anne. Leigh also shares the books she read at just the right time and a variety of very real bookworm problems, before Anne recommends titles for Leigh's next read. This episode was a really interesting time capsule because Leigh and Anne discuss some books that Leigh wouldn't choose and Anne wouldn't recommend for her today. We'll discuss those changes in her reading life more over on Patreon. Find the full list of titles mentioned today, along with links for other places you'll find Leigh and our team, over on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/436. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Raiders, I'm Anne Bogle, and this is what should I read next?
0:12.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated
0:13.6	to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:16.9	What should I read next?
0:19.1	We don't get bossy on the show.
0:20.8	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next week. readers as I say these words it is the middle of summer. My own family is back from a
0:40.8	recent almost week at the beach, which was wonderful.
0:44.2	I wrote about it on my blog. Modern Mrs. Darcy gave you the 2024 beach reading report
0:49.4	about what I saw everyone reading on the beach and what I read on my trip during our time away.
0:55.2	We are just back from this vacation and it puts me in mind of my book Don't overthink it.
1:01.7	Don't overthink it opens with a story about me driving to Nashville,
1:05.0	heading south on I-65, and every time I drive that stretch of highway, I think of that time in my life
1:11.8	when I was writing this book. It's now been more than four years
1:16.4	since it was published on March 3rd, 2020 and I'm so glad I have the tools I talk about in the book I think about it and the things in these pages all the time
1:24.9	It really helped me during COVID and ever since it continues to help me with work life stuff even vacation
1:32.1	Because the worst part of vacation for me is all the new decisions
1:36.1	you have to make because you are blessedly off routine, but also definitely off routine.
1:41.5	So taking a moment to say, if you want to make easier decisions, stop
1:45.8	second guessing and bring more joy to your life, pick up a copy of don't overthink
1:50.2	it wherever you get your new book. Maybe for you that means the e-book or
1:54.8	audio book that is also available but picking up a copy would be a tangible way to
2:00.3	support my work here and what we do on the podcast so thank you very much.
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