Ep 487: Sci-fi, fantasy, and a sense of possibility

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest has joined Anne in conversation on the podcast before, but now our media production specialist Holly Wielkoszewski is in the spotlight as they explore her evolving reading tastes and her favorite genres of science fiction and fantasy. Holly splits her time between New Mexico, where she and her husband are building an Earthship, and traveling internationally for several months each year. When Holly mentioned at a recent team meeting that she's shifting away from fantasy and more towards sci-fi in her reading life lately, Anne couldn't wait to explore that on the air. Today's conversation delves into Holly's evolving journey as a sci-fi fantasy devotee, the trends she's seeing in recent books, and some of her very favorites in these genres. They also explore what appeals to Holly most about these types of books and how she sees the crossover from these genres to other stories she seeks out. This episode highlights a whole bunch of titles that readers who resonate with Holly might also enjoy reading, too. Please let us know if you have ideas for Holly's next sci-fi read or other suggestions by leaving a comment on our show notes page, where we've also listed all of the titles mentioned today. That's at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/487. If you love hearing from team members like today's conversation with Holly, you will love our Patreon community, where our team members regularly pop up for bonus episodes. Thank you to everyone who's already signed up, and if you're curious, find all the details at patreon.com/whatshouldireadnext. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've been told by a lot of people that that would be a great starting point for me with her writing. And when I say a lot of people, I mostly mean you in the podcast. I didn't know we were having those conversations, but I'm happy to discover that.
0:16.0	Hey readers, I'm Anne Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:25.5	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:27.4	What should I read next?
0:29.4	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:46.5	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read. I'm so excited about the direction. This week's conversation about books and reading is going to go because at long last, I am going in depth on the reading life with one of our
0:51.5	team members and a way that like we've done with everybody
0:54.1	else. But Holly, today is your day. It's going to be great. Readers, if you love hearing from
0:59.3	team members like you will today, you will love our Patreon community because we do that a lot more
1:03.9	over there. This is a place where our team members regularly pop up for bonus episodes. Sometimes
1:09.2	they do solo episodes like their chosen one great book series
1:13.4	episodes or they're in conversation with each other doing things like a deep dive on the mystery
1:18.0	and thriller genre like just happened. We also had bonus team best books coming up and a bonus team
1:24.0	focused mid-year check-in that just happened over there. And when you join, you can listen
1:27.9	to all those episodes at any time. We've also started up a genre-focused series. That's the one I was
1:33.1	just mentioning over on Patreon, where we take a closer look at popular genres and offer readers
1:38.6	our starter guide to help them explore new to them areas of the bookstore or library.
1:44.0	So far, we've shared that
1:45.2	mystery thriller starter guide plus one on the romance genre, and there are more on the way.
1:50.4	Our Patreon community is a fun way to get even more book talk in your life. And when you join us
1:55.3	as a monthly or annual supporter, you're also making a tangible contribution to our show
1:59.8	and our ability to create new episodes
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