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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. To learn more or apply to be on the show visit whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com.
Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.
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Ep 372: Books that change the way you see your city and your world
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Today's guest Jeff Speck is a familiar name around here! Anne's referred to his book Walkable City in a bunch of past podcast episodes, because it's a great example of how books can invite us to see and understand the world around us in a whole new way. We're excited to have Jeff on the show today to share more about his professional and writing ex…
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Season 5, Episode 32: Five Stars and Big Whomps + Historical Fiction Tête-à-tête
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a daily quote service and an “apology cake” win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre The Fountain: we visit our p…
Every week, Anne does a little literary matchmaking with one guest, but today we're flipping the mic and helping Anne discover some books she just might love reading next. The last time we asked our listeners what Anne should read next was way back in 2017, so it's definitely time for another round of crowd-sourced reading recommendations. If you t…
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Season 5, Episode 31: Fantastic Stories + Boss My TBR
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment! The Fountain: we visit our perfect …
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Ep 370: Books so nice you'll want to read them twice
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With so many books to choose from, committing to re-reading books you've already enjoyed can feel like a particular challenge. Today's guest, Rosalynn Tyo, deeply appreciates re-reading and wants to do more of it, but regularly finds herself distracted by new releases or unread titles. She's excited to get Anne's help with this bookish conundrum. R…
Here at WSIRN HQ, we love a great independent bookstore, and it's always especially fun when an indie bookseller joins Anne to talk books and bookstore business. Today, the book party is bigger than ever: Anne is chatting with three booksellers all about what's happening in the bookstore world lately. Joining Anne today are Holland Saltsman, owner …
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Season 5, Episode 30: TBR Adding Spree + Winter Reading Doldrums
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about…
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Ep 368: Learning to trust your reading instincts
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What's a reader to do with a stack of book recommendations that have left her feeling dissatisfied? Today Anne is talking with Mollie Hedgecock (she/her) and sharing some ideas for how Mollie can discern which recommendations are right for her. Like many readers, most of Mollie's recommendations come from social media and her friends, but she's rea…
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Season 5, Episode 29: Bookish Discoveries + Fictional Travel Destinations
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: and a bookish clean slate Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we’ve traveled in books T…
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Ep. 367: Books that check all your boxes + what should Anne read next?
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Today Anne is in conversation with Keren Form, a self-professed nerd, dedicated board gamer and a fan of fast-moving stories with big themes. This episode originally aired back in 2019 as Episode 193, Rolling the dice on your next read, and was selected by our Patreon community as a guest favorite to bring back this week. Plus, Anne is sharing an u…
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Season 5, Episode 28: Lighting Up Our Reading Lives + Travel Inspired by Books
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we’ve traveled in books The Fo…
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Minisode: A Taste of the Indie Press List from Bookshelf Thomasville!
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Today, we are refreshing your memories about one of our favorite flagship products! The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you’d like to get future episodes (plus tons more backlist episodes of this type of content!, we’d love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for yo…
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Ep. 366: Great books spur great conversations
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When authors and readers come together, it's always a good time, and today's episode is no exception. Today, we're sharing our recent Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club conversation with Brendan Slocumb, who joined us in January to discuss his musical thriller (and our January 2023 book club pick), The Violin Conspiracy. You might recognize Brendan from Ep…
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Season 5, Episode 27: Popcorn Reading + Joys and Challenges of Reading as Our "Job"
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we’ve been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a “job,” and we’re answering …
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Ep 365: Pitch perfect endings and laugh-out-loud rom coms
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Today's guest has a superpower we've never heard before: she can smell a book and know whether it was published in the U.S. or the U.K.! London-based Claire Handscombe (she/her) spent a decade in Washington DC as a bookseller, a chapter she remembers fondly. These days, she's as much a book-lover as ever, but she's struggling with a common challeng…
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Season 5, Episode 26: Library Wins + Novels About Raging Feminism
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain…
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Ep 364: Great books you may have missed in 2022
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With so many books to choose from, it's easy to miss out on some stellar titles. Today, Anne is joined by Andrew Limbong (he/him) to talk about some of the best books you may have missed in 2022. When he's not reading, Andrew's a reporter for NPR's Culture Desk and host of their Book of the Day podcast, so he's no stranger to book-talk. Join Andrew…
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Season 5, Episode 25: Reading in Other Formats + The Time and Place for a Quiet Book
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: TBR evaluation and a great e-reader setup Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: an exploration and praise of the Quiet book The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about…
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Ep 363: Fast-paced, plot-driven novels to get you reading again
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What do you do when you're used to reading dozens of books a year, but lately you've barely managed a handful of titles each year? Texas-based pilot and business owner Jada Graff (she/her) is here to get Anne's help in answering that question today, because her reading life has gotten way off course. In 2018 Jada stopped teaching English and donate…
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Season 5, Episode 24: Journeying Together + Reading Partnership Answers
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading peccadilloes and reading as a race Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: questions and answers about a reading partnership, and how that works in the real world of Roxanna and Mer…
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Minisode: Our Show Regulars' Top 5 of 2022
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Today’s minisode has an additional top 5 list to add to your 2023 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy, Mary, and Roxanna here with their favorite books of 2022, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! These three had the best time chatting together without any hosts, and we’re so grateful to Mindy for pulling this episode together behind-the-scenes! Minisode…
Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden from The Popcast join Anne to celebrate the 7th anniversary of What Should I Read Next! Since Anne started What Should I Read Next back in 2016, she's spoken to so many book lovers, from well-known authors to readers just like you. Today we'll look back at how it all began and how we got to where we are, recalling the ro…
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Season 5, Episode 23: Starting the Year Right + Author Completists
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a big sale, a reading husband, and 2023 reading observations Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: author completists - the ones we’ve read all of and the ones we want to read all of The F…
Choosing the best books of a year is always a fun challenge, so today we're flipping the focus and shining a light on Anne's reading life in 2022. In today’s episode, Anne's talking about a selection of the books she loved most in 2022, as well as the themes that showed up most often in her reading life over the past year. Join us as Will (Executiv…
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Season 5, Episode 22: Our Top Ten Books of 2022
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are sharing our top ten reads of 2022! Can you guess where we overlap? This is a GREAT stack of books and we are so thrilled to share it with you. 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 …
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Ep 360: A high-stakes family reading competition
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When your family has a fierce annual reading competition, it's more important than ever to choose your books wisely! Today's guest, Courtney Haggerty, is here to talk about how her family reads together, and to get a jump-start on her 2023 to-be-read list. Courtney is a sports aficionado, Disney World superfan, and 3rd grade teacher in Louisville, …
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Season 5, Episode 21: A Look Back - Our Favorite Books of 2018
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are revisiting the very first Top 10 episode we ever aired. We’ve grown a lot as podcasters since then and our tastes have changed some, so it was a fun trip down memory lane. We hope this episode stocks your TBRs with books that are ALL backlist now, and easy to grab from the library…
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Ep 359: Making big reading goals a reality
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A new reading year is right around the corner, and today's episode is full of perspective to help you plan for your best reading year yet. Laura Vanderkam is a WSIRN alum and time management and productivity expert whose newest book, Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters was recently released. She's joining…
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Season 5, Episode 20: Going Off the Deep End + Book Tracking Extravaganza
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a big milestone and small business Saturday Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we go down the rabbit hole of book tracking The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes abo…
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Ep 358: Book-to-film adaptations and seasonal reading vibes
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Readers, we know many of you love to find the perfect books for each season, whether that's a summer beach read or a spooky fall novel. Today's guest is on the hunt for her winter reading vibe, which has eluded her so far, and Anne is here to help. Toronto-based Lara Bulger is a film aficionado and a dedicated reader, and particularly loves the swe…
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Season 5, Episode 19: Happy Surprises + Bookish Vacations
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: a bookish car surprise and a triumphal return Current Reads: all the great stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: the deets on reading vacations! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-s…
Anne is talking with beloved author Louise Penny in today's episode! Their conversation explores Penny's Inspector Gamache mystery series, the world of Three Pines, the upcoming television adaptation, and so much more. We know so many of you are avid Penny fans, and we are delighted to share today's chat. The 18th installment in Penny's Gamache ser…
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Season 5, Episode 18: So Many Tentacles + Book-Adjacent Gift Ideas
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: pet conspiracy against Meredith + airport friendships Current Reads: A whole slew of books that might be hard to listen to us talk about for various reasons Deep Dive: the goodies to buy for the bookworm that doesn’t need books The Fountain: we visit o…
