Ep 492: Reflective nonfiction about finding your path

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We love fielding very specific readerly requests that will also appeal to a wide range of readers, and today's episode is just that. Lynn Bain describers herself as an accidental entrepreneur. While she loves to read a wide range of genres and styles, she's here today to get Anne's help in identifying good business books to read alongside her beloved stack of fiction. Lynn's tried a bunch of business books and found they haven't worked out well for her. But Lynn is also confident that there are good titles out there and she would love to find them, because she knows they will really benefit her, personally and professionally. She and Anne explore this today and Anne makes recommendations that fit this particular section of Lynn's reading life. If you have ideas for Lynn, please share those by leaving a comment on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/492. That's where you'll also find the list of titles discussed in today's episode. Our Fall Book Preview is right around the corner! This signature event includes our live unboxing party on Thursday, September 18th, and our 12-page digital booklet featuring the selected titles. It's always a great time. Enjoy this event and access our library of bonus episodes and past previews by joining our Patreon community. Find out more at patreon.com/whatshouldireadnext. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It sounds like while you have a pretty finely tuned, I don't know, is radar the right word for finding
0:04.5	books for yourself right now? Yeah. This isn't really serving you yet in this realm of your reading
0:09.4	life. Not even remotely. Oh my gosh. Okay, I have so many questions. So many questions.
0:18.0	Hey readers, I'm Ann Vogel, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:23.5	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:28.6	What should I read next?
0:30.6	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:32.5	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:37.3	Every week we'll talk all
0:38.3	things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:49.4	Readers, our fall book preview is right around the corner. And one of the simplest ways to make sure you never miss our premier events like this one is by joining our Patreon community.
0:59.0	Members of our What Should I Read Next Patreon enjoy our seasonal previews, our summer reading guide, our team's best books of the year, and of course, our weekly bonus episodes that feature me, alongside members of our What Should I Read Next Team,
1:15.1	talking about their favorite books, genres, what's happening in all of our reading lives,
1:21.1	you name it. If you listen to our podcast each week and think, I want more book talk in my life,
1:26.5	our Patreon is the place for you. Our fall book preview is coming up fast and includes our live unboxing party on Thursday, September 18th, and our 12-page digital booklet with all the titles we talk about, plus more useful stuff.
1:35.4	It's always a great time, and our Patreon members, along with our book clubbers and al-a-cart ticket holders, are invited to enjoy all our fall book preview goodies.
1:43.9	Our Patreon members enjoy good
1:45.5	stuff like this and also make a very tangible contribution to our show, supporting our team financially
1:51.3	with their monthly or annual memberships. In an economy where so much is shifting and a lot of the
1:56.8	revenue streams that have supported shows like ours and specifically, what should I read next in the past, are changing. I can't tell you how much our Patreon community support means.
2:06.0	Just like everything we do here at What Should I Read Next HQ, our Patreon bonus episodes
2:10.7	and seasonal guides and everything we make are all created by hand, by me, and our team.
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