Podcast Episodes

Ep 478: A snippet from the 2025 Summer Reading Guide

Episode 478

We're taking you behind the scenes of our 2025 Summer Reading Guide and sharing an excerpt from our live Unboxing party. Our 2025 Guide includes 35 books across a range of genres which we've grouped …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 477: A summer reading road trip

Episode 477

We're kicking off Summer Reading Season with our fourteenth annual Summer Reading Guide, coming this Thursday! Today on the podcast Anne is joined by a special guest who is particularly well qualifie…

Published on 5 months ago

Ep 476: Offbeat, intricately plotted books for an ambitious reading project

Episode 476

Reading projects take all shapes and sizes, and today's guest has set a goal to read all the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlists and winners.

Today, Anne is talking books with Kathryn, who lives on …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Ep 475: Help for a fiction lover who wants to read more nonfiction

Episode 475

Today's guest is an avid reader, retired social worker, and What Should I Read Next? completist who lives in New Jersey. Jill Jaclin has a reading conundrum: she really wants to read more nonfiction,…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 474: Burnout and the reading life

Readers, if you are feeling burned out right now, you are not alone. In our team meeting last week, we talked about the fact that things are hard right now. That's why this feels like a great time to…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 473: Refining an out-of-date TBR system

When the world feels heavy, many of us look to books for distraction, inspiration, or reassurance. Today's guest has a unique spin on what she's seeking and would love Anne's help in figuring out how…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 472: Literary + Genre = match made in heaven

Episode 472

Finding highly discussable books for book clubs often feels like a full-time job, especially if you're a member of multiple long-standing book clubs like today's guest, Lara.

Today, Lara joins Anne t…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Ep 471: Don't let perfectionism ruin your reading life

Episode 471

Over the past few years, today's guest has been on a journey of self-discovery. Florida reader Casey has been working on coming to terms with her perfectionism and along the way, she's been noticing …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 470: Revisiting childhood favorites for a nostalgic reading project

Episode 467

Re-reading is a practice fits into every reader's life in a different way, and today's guest has embarked on a unique reading challenge that brings a fresh perspective to her re-reading.

Sarah Swarbr…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 469: Book Club is for discussing, discovering, and dissenting

Episode 469

Readers, we often receive questions from you about our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club and what actually goes on in our online reading community, and today's guest is here to help Anne take you behind the…

Published on 7 months ago