Season 2, Episode 8: We Talk Books with Special Guest Anne Bogel
The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Schwartz
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2019
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Meredith and Kaytee are chatting this week with a very special guest! She is the person that has been MOST requested as a guest on our show, and she's here! Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next, and general, all-around amazing lady, is chatting with us today and we couldn't be more excited.
You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from all three of us: two are very similar in that they involve bookish friendships, and one is a library-related book demerit (a la Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast).
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, and we are bringing a wide range of books, from romance to thrillers, to interesting writing styles, to weirdo books. It's all here!
We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what's been happening in the past week, as well as a fun update from a listener.
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting all things Anne Bogel. You'll hear about the advice she would have given herself before Episode 1 of What Should I Read Next (now that she's 200+ episodes in), you'll hear about her new book coming out next year, and a bit of behind the scenes talk about giving book recs on the fly.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. And we know you cannot wait to see what Anne chose as her press! We've got a novella for every reader who loves books about books, the beginning of a new (old) mystery series, and a summer read that we've gushed about in previous episodes.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!
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1:12 - What Should I Read Next podcast
1:15 - One Great Book podcast
2:16 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next
9:06 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
13:35 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
15:32 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram
15:45 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty
18:14 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
19:00 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
19:25 - The Girl Before by JP Delaney
19:36 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
21:50 - One Day by David Nicholls
25:36 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
27:52 - A Better Man by Louise Penny
32:08 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
33:03 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
33:32 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
33:43 - On Writing by Stephen King
34:46 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
35:41 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next
39:44 - Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel
49:26 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
49:43 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
49:45 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
51:11 - Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club
52:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
52:48 - A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie
54:13 - Volume 2, Episode 6 of One Great Book
54:34 - Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
58:13 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Connect with Anne: modernmrsdarcy.com, @annebogel on Instagram, @whatshouldireadnext on Instagram
*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey readers, welcome to the currently reading podcast. We are two bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've read recently, and you should know we do not shy away from having strong opinions, so get ready. |
| 0:24.0 | We are light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk, |
| 0:26.0 | and our descriptions will always be |
| 0:28.0 | spoiler free. |
| 0:29.0 | We'll discuss our current reads, a bookish steep dive, |
| 0:31.0 | and this week we are pressing books into your hands. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Meredith Monday Schwartz, a mom of four and full-time CEO living in the San Francisco Bay Area |
| 0:40.0 | and talking to the brightest lights in the reading community is one of my favorite things about doing this podcast. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm Katie Kom, a homeschooling mama for living in New Mexico, |
| 0:50.0 | and I'm just sitting here pretending to keep my cool. |
| 0:53.0 | This is episode number eight of season two, |
| 0:57.0 | and we are so glad you're here. |
| 0:59.0 | We are so excited that today we are joined by our number one most requested guest by |
| 1:04.7 | listeners. Anne Bogle otherwise known as the creator of Modern Mrs Darcy and |
| 1:09.6 | hosts the wildly popular What Should I Read Next podcast, as well as her new one great book |
| 1:15.9 | podcast. She's the author of multiple books and lives in Louisville with her husband and four |
| 1:20.6 | children. Anne, we are so excited to welcome you to currently reading. |
| 1:25.0 | Well, thank you for having me. |
| 1:27.0 | We are very excited. |
| 1:29.0 | Yes, we have been looking forward to this forever and it is absolutely true whenever we have asked people |
| 1:35.2 | who they want to hear on the podcast your name is 3 to 1, the number one most requested. |
| 1:41.2 | So thank you so much for joining us oh well that's so |
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