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What Should I Read Next?

Ep 510: Finding classics that shine on audio

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is searching for classics in audio format, with narration that brings stories and characters alive. Janae Mast lives in small town, Kansas, where she's a stay-at-home mom to her young son and looking forward to the arrival of her second child this spring. Janae's found that the audio format works especially well for her in this season of life, and she's here to get ideas for classics on audio that offer immersive reading experiences, that prompt curiosity, and that teach her new things about a moment in time or significant historical event. We love this quest for Janae. Today, she and Anne explore titles that may fit Janae's listening criteria this spring. For the full list of titles discussed and to share your suggestions for Janae, visit our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/510. Here at What Should I Read Next? and Modern Mrs Darcy, we have lots of tools you can use to keep your reading life on track as you start a fresh year of reading. Explore our collection of Leuchtturm journals as well as Anne's reading journals, My Reading Life and My Reading Adventures. Find the reading journal of your choice and more bookish accessories at ModernMrsDarcy.com/shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I must say I despised this book with a passion. And I would not have finished this book. I don't have anything against not finishing books. And I would not have finished except it was a book for my book club. And so I wanted to finish it to be able to talk about it and defend my argument. I did not like it.

0:29.3

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?

0:34.5

Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.

0:36.5

What should I read next?

0:39.8

We don't get bossy on the show. What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things

0:44.9

books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

1:00.8

Readers, with a fresh year of books ahead, many of us are setting goals, trying new tracking methods, and exploring fresh ways of observing what we're reading and what it means to us.

1:06.0

Here at What Should I Read Next and Modern Mrs. Darcy, we have lots of tools you can use

1:10.7

to keep your

1:11.1

reading life on track, and that is however you want to do it. For instance, our beautiful

1:16.2

ampersand, Loiturn journals are back in stock. Our team hand-selected these colors last year

1:21.2

with reader inputs, and we have tried and tested many journals over the years, and I can tell

1:26.2

you that these are truly fantastic. They come with dotted and numbered pages of creamy, ink-proof paper, and are perfect for your book journal, daily diary, bullet journal, or any other way you'd like to use them. If you're looking for a bit more structure, check out my reading journals, my reading life for adult readers, and my reading adventures designed with

1:45.2

younger or younger at heart readers in mind. Each version comes with custom reading lists,

1:50.5

to be read lists, literary quotes, and plenty of room to record and reflect on what you've read

1:55.3

and what you would like to read next. Find the reading journal of your choice at modern

1:59.9

mrs.darsi.com slash shop, where you'll also

2:03.4

find perfect accessories like stickers, pencils, and book darts. If you've been thinking about joining

2:08.6

Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club, you might not know that they get 10% off shop orders. But anyone can

2:14.7

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2:21.1

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2:26.3

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