What Should I Read Next? is the show for every reader who has ever finished a book and faced the problem of not knowing what to read next. Each week, Anne Bogel, of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, interviews a reader about the books they love, the books they hate, and the books they’re reading now. Then, she makes recommendations about what to read next. The real purpose of the show is to help YOU find your next read.
Have you ever been at a bus stop, on a train, or in a waiting room, and casually craned your neck trying to peek the title of a stranger’s book? Going a step further – have you ever straight-up ASKED a stranger about the book they’re reading? For most of us, thatsounds intimidating. For today’s…
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Happy Tuesday, readers! MeetMadeleine Riley, a 24-year-old special education teacher in New England who runs a colorful bookstagram account,Top Shelf Text, where she celebrates the most beautiful titles she’s been reading lately. Today, Anne delves intowho Madeleine is as an INFJ “regularreader” who justneeds some alone time with a book to unwind. Topics includethe struggle…
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Today’s guest is an early member of the WSIRN family. If you were a listener back at the veeeery beginning of our show, you have Knox to thank for getting the first 11 episodes into your ears as our behind-the-scenes producer! You may ALSO know him as the cohost ofThe POPcast with Knox and Jamie,a…
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We’re delighted to welcome Jessie Weaver on the show for episode 70! Jessie is a married mother of two who loves to read, which sounds pretty normal, right? She lives in the Chattanooga area with her family… AND a gaggle of teenage boys in a private school dorm. Anne and Jessie talk about this very…
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Today we welcome the marvelous Carolyn McCready to the show! As an acquisitions editor, reading istruly Carolyn’sjob. In this episode, Anne takes a little peek behind the scenes of the publishing industry, and of course dive into Carolyn’s reading life—like how her reading journeybegan in a Baskin-Robbins (ice cream and books, does it get better…
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You may know Laura Tremaine from her former blogHollywood Housewife…orthe Sorta Awesome podcast…orThe Smartest Person In The Room podcast… but no matter where you first heard Laura’s voice, we can all agree she’s a delight. Anne and Laura discuss the author Laura thinks is underappreciated, even though he’s a HUGE commercial success (any guesses?) They…
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Today’s guest, Eli Sykes, is a food scientist whodescribes his job as “getting to eat snacks all day,” so it’s safe to say Eli is living the dream. We’ve had a lot of English majors on the show, but this episode looksinto what it’s like to bemarriedto an English major, because, you guessed it—Eli’s wife…
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Today’scompletely awesome guest is Megan Tietz, host of Sorta Awesome podcast.Some things to know about Megan – she’s an enneagram 9 (just like Anne) and a textbook ENFP, she LOVES The Great Gatsby, and she is a bright, bubbly joy to listen to. In this episode, Anne and Megan talk personality types, broken hearts, and…
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Today’s guest is Graylin Porter, World-Lit-major-with-a-Masters-in-Modern-&-Contemporary-Lit-turned-children’s-librarian who is expecting a new addition to her family very very soon (hint: it’s a baby!). Graylin shares a peek behind the librarian curtain, including the struggles of keeping a children’s section stocked, what she will miss most about the library when she leaves her position later this year,…
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It’s time for something a bit different – in today’s “from the mailbag” episode, Anne discusses the myriad ways readers track their book lives, from Goodreads, to bullet journals, to excel spreadsheets, to #bookstagram. Fifteen WSIRN listeners’ favorite recording techniques are highlighted, and Anne shares a little bit about her own favorite tracking strategies. For…
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