Maybe this has happened to you: someone urges a popular book on you, insisting you’ll love it. And you read it, and you don’t love it. This week, Sarah and Elizabeth join me to talk about bestsellers, hot books and why we seek out currently popular books — or avoid them. Steven Nystrom is along for the ride. It’s almost like a book club, except we don’t like book clubs. Warning: This podcast contains mention of Eat Pray Love. Books You Should Read is sponsored by Audible.com.
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Which books did we love as kids? Which books should kids read now? Which of us still buys and reads old children’s books? You can probably guess the answer to that one. Sarah Deeth is back, and you’ll also hear from Greg Blanchard and Antony James as we talk about books and other cool stuff.
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If at first you don’t succeed … pretend it never happened, and start over. This is called revisionist history, and it’s at the heart of a lot of attempts to ban books. And also why you probably think you saw this posting earlier, but now it’s different. Anyway, The new Books You Should Read continues to take shape as Kennedy welcomes Agustin Chancusi to the show; listen as two non-Americans talk about what may be the most American novel of the 20th century. Also, tune in for The Appendix, a segment focused on genre works, which makes its debut this week with a comics review from Charlie Pressley.
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In the first episode of the revamped and relaunched Books You Should Read, we’re joined by some special guests for a look at the first novel in the late Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. This leads to a discussion of translated works and includes reaction from journalists who read this story of a reporter on a mission, a decades-old mystery and a rather unusual young woman. Don’t forget to visit the forums to keep up to date with the books we’re reading … and, as always, weigh in with your reviews, either in audio or written form.
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Greg Blanchard reviews It’s Called Work For A Reason by Larry Winget.
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