What Should I Read Next?

Hosted ByAnne Bogel

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.


All Episodes

Ep 381: Past and Present Summer Reading Guide favorites

Even for dedicated readers, it can be tricky to find the right summer reading formula. Our Summer Reading Guide is here to help, and today Anne is talking all...

Ep 380: Behind the Scenes of the Summer Reading Guide

Our 12th annual Summer Reading Guide releases this week! We put so much time and effort into this big, big project. This year, we decided it would be fun...

Ep 379: An “impossible” travel reading project

Today’s guest loves to travel, and since she hasn’t been doing quite as much of that in recent years, she’s relied on books to take her to a wide...

Ep 378: (Mostly) YA books that surprise and stretch me

Today’s guest Michelle Acierno Loftus loves her work as a veterinary radiologist, but the demanding training that her career required meant that her reading life took a hit. These...

Ep 377: What NOT to read next

Today’s guest loves collecting books she finds at library sales or used bookstores, and she’s ended up with a shelf full of titles that have caught her eye over...

Ep 376: Bookstore confidential

If you loved Episode 369: State of the bookstore, you’re in luck: we’re back today with three more fabulous conversations with independent booksellers across the country. Today Anne is...

Ep 375: Short novels that contain whole worlds

There’s something particularly enticing about a short book that delivers an incredible reading experience. Today’s guest Vanessa A. Bee joins Anne to talk about short books that tell great...

Ep 374: Gripping, page-turny narrative nonfiction

Alberta-based Sarah Bramley knows what she likes when it comes to fiction, but lately she’s been more and more intrigued by the nonfiction side of the bookstore. Sarah knows...

Ep 373: Intentional steps for unlimited lifelong learning

Two sisters with a lifelong love of reading join Anne to talk about the many ways books have framed their lives. Anne first met Laura Gerald-Simms and Ramona Gavin...

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