Ep 482: Diving into evocative ocean reads

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

We always love reading on a theme, and today's guest would love to see her real-life love of the ocean mirrored in the pages of her books. Noelle Leong is a science and medicine-focused librarian at a small liberal arts college. She especially loves her work for the opportunities it provides her to join the students on trails and visiting tidepools. So it’s perhaps unsurprising she’d love Anne's help finding books about the ocean, whether that means pop science, books where the ocean is the setting, or even a character—she’s up for anything. While this isn’t an exclusively summery theme, so many readers associate the ocean with summer vacations and family trips, so it feels like just the right time to dive in and find titles that will appeal to Noelle’s reading wishes right now. Find the list of titles mentioned today and share your ocean reading recommendations by leaving a comment on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/482 For more summer reading fun, join us in the Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club. We had a blast at our Summer Reading Guide Unboxing party, and next week, we’re hosting Summer Reading Guide author Kevin Wilson for our June live author talk. Book Club is a great place to gather with fellow readers and talk all about this summer’s most discussable books. Join the fun at modernmrsdarcy.com/club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now I have a healthy TPR list that I've managed through.
0:05.5	I don't know.
0:06.0	I don't know if you call it the Ann method.
0:09.6	I think you're going to need to say more about that.
0:15.7	Hey readers, I'm Anne Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:21.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:26.2	What should I read next?
0:28.1	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:30.1	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.
0:47.4	Readers, our summer of literary fun is in full swing over at the Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club.
0:52.8	We had a blast at our summer reading guide
0:55.0	unboxing, and next week we're hosting summer reading guide author Kevin Wilson for our June
0:59.9	live author talk on Run for the Hills. If you love conversations with your favorite authors,
1:05.0	we have a whole bunch in our archives that all our Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club members enjoy
1:09.4	for access any time.
1:11.6	There's a ton of book talk happening in our forums right now,
1:14.3	and I'm sure our summer reading guide selections were a topic of conversations
1:17.4	at our recent member mixers.
1:19.5	We're looking forward to our upcoming readers weekend next month, too.
1:22.8	Book Club is a great place to gather with fellow readers
1:24.9	and talk all about the summer's most discussable books.
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