Podcast: What Should I Read Next?

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.

Ep 33: What DID they read next (and what did they think about it?

Todaywe have a very special episode: Anne ischatting again with seven guests from the first twenty-three episodes of the show to find out what they actuallydidread next. What books did they read? What did they love? What did they hate? (Because yeah, that happened.) This episode is tons of fun—I hope you enjoy it as…

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Ep 32: Literature as fun escape and daily companion

Today Anne chats with Julie Smith, who you may know from her delightful travel blogDrive on the Left. Julie is an enthusiastic reader. She’s also an American expat living in London, and while this sounds awfully glamorous, Annewas surprised to hear that while her London life has its joys, it presents challenges to her reading…

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Ep 31: Lifetime favorite books and reading for a living

Today Anne chats with Adam Verner. Adam reads for a living — literally. When he was a kid and people asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up he’d sayread books. So Adam grew up and turned his theatrical background into a job asa professional audiobook narrator. Adam is also one of…

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Ep 30: 4-star books with 4-star endings for an ISTJ Type A Upholder

Today Anne chats withAmy Johnson, whogrew up in a big family in a small town in rural Colorado. (Amy says there were literally more books in her home than people in her town.) These days, Amy lives in Salt Lake City with her family, and describes herself as an ISTJ Type A Upholder. Click over…

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Ep 29: Work, money, love, and mystery

Today Anne chats withStacey Loscalzo, a mother of two girls, book reviewer forGreat New Books, and former reading specialist in New Jersey, just outside New York City. Stacey always has a book going, and she’s looking for titles that will compel her to READ when she has ten minutes to spare—instead of checking Facebook. Click…

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Ep 28: Books that no one’s writing about in Entertainment Weekly

Today Anne chats withAndrea Griffith, a former medical librarian, mom of two daughters, and independent bookstore owner, and she came to me with a plea: she misses reading at whim, is craving depth, and wantshelp finding great booksthat aren’t relentlessly new, new, new. Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles…

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Ep 27: Books good enough to make you turn off the tv (even if you love tv)

Today Anne chats with Kendra Adachi, who you may know from her blog,The Lazy Genius Collective, or herLazy Genius podcast. She’s a mom of three in North Carolina who wants to find books that are good enough to make her turn off the tv, which is saying something because she loves her tv. Click over…

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Ep 26: Great adventure books

Today’s guest isTim Gardner. Tim’s wife Emily contacted Anne and asked if shecoulddo a little literary matchmaking for Tim. They’d both realized that a little reading break at the end of the work day made for a smoother transition between work and home, but he wasn’t sure what to read next. Theycame to the right…

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Ep 25: Very personal stories

Today I’m talking with Breanne Mosher,a self-described history nerd and travel lover who lives in Nova Scotia with her family. She documents her family’s adventures (with beautiful photos)atThis Vintage Moment, where she explores the everyday extraordinary. Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us…

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Ep 24: Life-changing books

Today’s guest is Malisa Price, a mom of two who lives in Raleigh, and she’s a regular reader who does it for the love of it, not for her job, although not that long ago she didn’t consider herself a reader at all. Anne and Malisa talk about her tipping point, her taste, and her…

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