Ep 514: Seeking heartwarming, oh-so-discussable reads

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

We often hear from book club members who are interested in finding the right picks for their reading groups. Today Anne explores a deliciously fun twist on this idea with guest Madeline Janney, an early intervention speech therapist with a unique community-based hobby you'll hear more about today. This year, Madeline and her mom are forming a book club of two in their hometown of New Orleans. And, they'd love to pair their to-be-read list with discussions at the local restaurants they've been dying to try. Madeline would love Anne's help to find books they can enjoy reading together every month, and is especially hoping for ideas on how to slightly structure their conversations. She and Anne explore books that suit the small space where Madeline's reading tastes overlap with her mom's. We hope you enjoy listening in today—find the list of titles mentioned and share your recommendations for Madeline at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/514. We'd love to make sure that you're only getting the emails you really want from us, and not missing out on any that you would enjoy. You may already receive the Tuesday morning emails about this show: we also send out our Modern Mrs Darcy newsletter, which includes Anne's weekly "Links I Love" posts, occasional personal newsletters not readable via the blog, and new posts from Anne and members of our team. You're also invited to sign up for our popular eBook deals digest. When you visit modernmrsdarcy.com/subscribe, you can check any or all of the boxes to sign up for emails you'd love to see in your inbox each week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It can still sound perfect for you and not be Dolly Pardon.
0:02.7	True.
0:03.7	Although the musician is always good.
0:07.0	A little overlap of things you love never hurts.
0:13.5	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:19.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader. What Should I Read Next? Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:23.7	What should I read next?
0:25.7	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:27.8	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:32.7	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:45.1	Readers, every week we send out a variety of emails and we'd love to invite you to subscribe
0:50.0	to any or all of our bookish newsletters. When you visit modern mrs. Darcy.com slash subscribe,
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1:21.0	and other members of our team. We also give you the option to receive books and reading blog posts
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