Ep 452: Get a little taste of a lot of good stuff

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

We've been wanting to talk short stories for awhile here on the podcast. When today's guest wrote in with a readerly conundrum on just this topic, it was the perfect opportunity to explore this literary topic in conversation. Jessica Crockett is joining Anne today from Chicago, where she works as a French-to-English patent translator. When she's not enjoying board games or ballroom dancing, she'll often be found reading. And today, she'd love Anne's help in untangling her relationship with short stories. Jessica really wants to love short stories: she's read a few collections that really work for her, but she's also found she keeps buying short story collections that she either never picks up or wanders away from. Jessica is wondering whether she's missing something in her short story reading experience, if she needs a change in approach. Today she and Anne dive into her situation and talk about what makes short story collections shine. Find the full list of titles mentioned and other links from today's conversation on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/452. If you are interested in short stories like today's guest, this is the perfect time to join our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club, because this November we are reading short stories together. Come join our Book Club to enjoy a full year of author talks, classes like Greek mythology for readers, and big events like Fall Book Preview and our upcoming Team Best Books of the Year. Join us for short stories by signing up at ModernMrsDarcy.com/club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey readers I'm Anne Bogle and this is what should I read next.
0:14.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that
0:17.2	plagues every reader.
0:18.8	What should I read next?
0:21.0	We don't get bossy on the show, what we will do here is give you the
0:24.4	information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things
0:28.6	books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:50.0	Readers, as we jump in today, I want you to know that conversations like the one we're having today with Jessica make me think about all of the ways that understanding your reading life makes it better. In the Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club, which I Shepard, we always say that we are learning to read better together.
0:56.0	Every season in Book Club, I think it's the best season, but this fall is especially good.
1:00.8	If you are interested in short stories like today's guest, this is the perfect time to join.
1:05.2	Like any book club, we read one book each month and then typically we talk to the author.
1:09.7	In November, we are reading short stories and then we're talking with Disha Philia
1:14.2	about her collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
1:17.7	Our book club members also enjoy regular live events,
1:20.3	like author talks, classes like Greek mythology for readers that we just did and you can
1:24.4	access on replay, and big events like fall book preview in our upcoming team best books of the year.
1:30.1	This is a great time to join Book Club or gift a membership to your favorite reader.
1:34.4	Join us at Modern Mrs Darcy.com.
1:38.8	Club.
1:39.8	Readers, other than books, one of the main things I find myself talking about with my friends these days is
1:44.2	Perry-Manopause.
1:45.2	While we are all happy that a lot has changed since our moms were our age, we still have a lot of
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