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Ep 91: The books you can't stop recommending
Episode 91
Today’s guest is Bethany Armstrong, a lifelong reader who describes herself as the kind of kid who always had a book in her hand. After stud…
9 years, 1 month ago
Ep 90: Immersive books that make you want to read them again (for the first time)
Episode 90
Today, Anne chats with Mary Gaertner, a listener of the show she met at the Popcast Live pre-party. Mary drove to the Louisville show from C…
9 years, 1 month ago
Ep 89: Ask Anne Anything!
Episode 89
Today is a What Should I Read Next milestone - our very first mailbag episode! We invited our newsletter subscribers and Instagram followers…
9 years, 1 month ago
Ep 88: Overlooked books that deserve to shine
Episode 88
Today's guest is Amena Brown, a spoken-word poet who writes all her poems to jazz music. When she was a little girl, Amena dreamed of becomi…
9 years, 2 months ago
Ep 87: Popcorn books, page-turning thrills, and reader regret
Episode 87
Today Anne chats with Aaron White, a runner, content developer, INTJ, and married father of two who lives in Minnesota. Aaron's lifetime fav…
9 years, 2 months ago
Eclectic tastes, slow readers, and talking about books with strangers
Episode 86
Promoting literacy is a both a paycheck and a free-time passion for today's guest. Emily Kinard comes from a family where it’s completely normal for …
9 years, 2 months ago
Ep 85: When your best friend hates your favorite book (and you hate hers)
Episode 85
WSIRN goes international once more! Today's guest is Charity Dušíková, an art teacher and mother residing in a small town in the Czech Repub…
9 years, 2 months ago
Ep 84: You know you're a Serious Reader when...
Episode 84
Anne first met today's guest Shawn Smucker and his wife Maile while they were on an epic cross-country road trip with the whole family, in a…
9 years, 3 months ago
Ep 83: An epic birthday bookstore road trip
Episode 83
If you’re a longtime listener, you’ve heard from today's guest Donna Hetchler before—she hopped on episode 64 and chatted with Anne about th…
9 years, 3 months ago
Ep 82: Obsessive readers and bookish kindred spirit angels
Episode 82
Today's guest is That-Reader-Who-Is-Impossible-To-Recommend-Books-To... because it seems she's read it EVERYTHING! Claire Diaz Ortiz has a v…
9 years, 3 months ago