Hey everyone, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next, Episode 9.

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

What Should I Read Next?

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Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

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Today's guest is Lee Kramer, who is a friend and an ardent white socks fan and a full-time book nerd.

Lee and I have a great conversation about how we choose the books we read, a book she adored and I hated,

and how bookworm problems are a real thing.

Let's get to it.

Welcome to the show, Lee.

Thanks. Thanks for having me.

Okay, so anyone who knows you at all knows that you don't hesitate to claim your uber book nerd status.

Tell us a little bit about why you read, and how you became a book nerd.

Oh man, I think I've always been drawn to good stories.

My mom read to me, my brother, when we were younger, from a very young age, and that's how I first experienced the Chronicles of Narnia,

and just all kinds of stories.

And so as soon as I could read on my own, it was a natural progression to just tear through as many books as I could,

and I learned how to speed read in third grade.

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