Today we have a special episode: we're revisiting seven guests from previous episodes of the show to find out what they actually did read next. What are they reading now? What did they love? And what did they, uh, not love as much?
What book recommendations YOU have picked up after listening to the show! Did you love them? Hate them? Let Anne know in the comments on the podcast site.
Previous episodes we're circling back to:
• Ep 3: Books that made you feel smart (and not so smart), with Jacey Verdiccio
• Ep 12: Life is hard but reading doesn't have to be, with Cara Strickland
• Ep 31: Lifetime favorite books and reading for a living, with Adam Verner
• Ep 34: Books that marry fiction & reality, with Rose Booth
• Ep 35: You had me at cheese! with Katherine Willis Pershey
• Ep 36: Comfort food (but with books), with Tiffany King
• Ep 44: Like speed dating but with authors, with Annie Jones
Books mentioned in this episode:
• Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes
• Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
• Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
• Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, & Learning the Hard Way, by Shauna Niequist
• A Homemade Life, by Molly Wizenberg
• Delancey, by Molly Wizenberg
• The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, by Winifred Watson
• Kitchen Counter Cooking School, by Kathleen Flinn
• The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger
• The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene
• Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
• A Curious Beginning, by Deanna Raybourn
• Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
• The Time In Between, by Maria Duenas
• Girl Waits With Gun, by Amy Stewart
• The Telling Room, by Michael Paterniti
• We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler
• The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
• Babette's Feast, by Isak Dinesen
• Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson
• The Children, by Anne Leary
• Seating Arrangements, by Maggie Shipstead
• Sons & Daughters of Ease & Plenty, by Ramona Ausubel
Also mentioned in this episode:
• Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (movie)
• Babette's Feast (movie)
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Today's guest is Ana Salazar. Ana is a Columbian who’s now living in Peru, and she’s been, as she says, "absolutely obsessed” with reading for her whole life, so much so that her parents had to physically drag her away from bookstores when she was growing up. Anne and Ana discuss the joys and challenges of reading across borders, unpack Ana's love for the genre she's been loving recently, and explore why a Kindle is an absolutely magical device for international readers.
You can connect with Ana on her blog, Twitter, and Instagram.
Do and Ana have similar taste? Have a book recommendation for her burning in your soul? Shout it out on the podcast site! (And feel free to list all the ways e-readers make YOUR life magical.)
Books discussed in this episode:
• The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
• Animal Farm, by George Orwell
• Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz
• Claire of the Sea Light, by Rumaan Alam
• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
• The Girl With All The Gifts, by M.R. Carey
• Harry potter series, by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, by J.K. Rowling &
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin
• The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
• The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
• Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkein
• The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
• Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
• Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen
• Rich & Pretty, by Rumaan Alam
• Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
• This is How You Lose Her, by Junot Díaz
• Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor
• 1984, by George Orwell
Also mentioned:
•Junot Díaz' critique of liberal arts programs:
- MFA vs. POC (via The New Yorker)
- Junot Díaz's Syllabi & Reading List for His MIT Writing Class (via Open Culture)
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Today we meet a indie bookstore owner and kindred bookish spirit, Annie Jones. In this episode, Anne and Annie talk about her wildly unlikely path to bookstore ownership, her love of dysfunctional family literature, and the way meeting an author in person can change the way you experience a book. And unlike a lot of WSIRN guests -- Annie is not afraid to say she hates a book (or... a lot of books.)
Are you in Georgia (or looking to take a road trip)? Check out Annie's gorgeous shop in Thomasville, The Bookshelf. If you're not local, you can still keep up with The Bookshelf on Instagram, and through their podcast From The Front Porch. Connect with Annie on her website and personal Instagram.
Know of a dysfunctional literary family that Annie needs to get to know? Tell her in the comments on our site!
Books discussed in this episode:
• Crossing To Safety, by Wallance Stegner
• Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
• The Hamster Princess, by Ursula Vernon
• The Popularity Papers, by Amy Ignatow
• The Mighty Odds, by Amy Ignatow
• The Martian, by Andy Weir
• The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin
• Everyone Brave is Forgiven, by Chris Cleave
• Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
• Sons & Daughters of Ease & Plenty, by Ramona Ausubel
• The Mothers, by Britt Bennett
• Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett
• Walt, by Russell Wangersky
• Year of Living Danishly, by Helen Russell
• You’ll Grow Out Of It, by Jessi Klein
• Love Warrior, by Glennon Doyle Melton
• Walking On Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, Madeleine L’Engle
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain
• Swing Time, by Zadie Smith
• My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante
• The After-Party, by Anton DiSclafani
• What We Keep, by Elizabeth Berg
• The Children, Anne
• This Is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper
Also mentioned:
• Annie's bookstore podcast From the Front Porch
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Today we're happy to welcome reader and podcaster Sarah Stewart Holland to the show. You may already know Sarah from her blog Bluegrass Redhead or her show, Pantsuit Politics. Sarah is drawn to nonfiction and wants to read more fiction, but tends to grab what's new and hot in fiction for fear of missing out, instead of intentionally selecting it. One of her big strengths is "input," and she loves reading about all kinds of topics to scratch that informational itch. And she's obsessed with Hamilton, so of course we go there.
You can connect with Sarah on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and follow Pantsuit Politics on twitter @pantsuitpolitic.
Have an information-rich book to recommend? Need to squeal some more about Hamilton? Join us in the comments here.
Books discussed in this episode:
• Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
• All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood, by Jennifer Senior
• Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, by James M. McPherson
• The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua
• Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande
• The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
• The Girls, Emma Cline
• Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance
• The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
• The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
• The Nest, by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
• This is How it Always Is, by Laurie Frankel
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, by Sebastian Junger
• Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
• The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
• 11.22.63, by Stephen King
Also mentioned:
• Pantsuit Politics podcast
• Sarah’s guest post on MMD: "Bundling books & friends, two of my favorite things."
• Hamilton: Cast Recording
• Quote from Natalie Babbitt via Overdue Podcast Ep. 199 - “[People might be surprised to find out] that I believe that writing books is a long way from being important. The most important thing anyone can do is be a teacher. As for those of us who write books, I often think we should all stop for 50 years. There are so many wonderful books to read and not enough time to get around to all of them, but we writers just keep cranking them out. All we can hope for is that readers can find just a little time for them anyway."
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