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.
Today we’re excited to share Anne’s recent conversation with author Lucy Foley, from a live event hosted by Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky. In today’s show, Anne and Lucy kick things off by discussing Lucy’s new revenge thriller The Midnight Feast and the real-life places and trips that inspired its atmospheric setting. Lucy also shares…
Read MoreWith the year just over half way through, Anne is stepping back to see how her reading year is going. Today, she and Shannan Malone are doing a little midyear check-in to see how this year has been going so far reading-wise, and what they are most excited about in the coming months. They consider…
Read MoreIn today’s episode from the WSIRN vault, Anne is sharing her very first podcast conversation with Brigid Misselhorn. Like so many of our guests, Brigid came to the show through our WSIRN guest submission form. But these days she works on our team as our MMD Book Club Community Administrator. This is fitting, because as…
Read MoreToday we’re excited to continue our mid-summer series featuring our team members! Learning more about our team members and who shares your tastes may help you identify some good books in a way that might not land on your radar otherwise. We hope you love this conversation. Anne is revisiting her very first conversation with…
Read MoreWelcome back to our July series brought to you by the What Should I Read Next? time machine. This month, we’re going back in our archives to share episodes with four of our team members. When these episodes were originally recorded, no one involved had any idea that these readers would be on our team…
Read MoreToday we are kicking off a summer series from the What Should I Read Next? archives: we’re sharing the first episodes and sometimes the very first conversations Anne had with readers that are now members of our team. Many of you know our team members by name, and you have a good sense of their…
Read MoreAnne is here today with a quick message. Our team is taking this week off so we don’t have an episode for you today. But don’t despair—in today’s mini-message, you’ll hear a few ideas of where you can find your weekly dose of book-talk, including ​a great bonus episode​ featuring team member Shannan Malone and…
Read MoreToday’s guest is a native Parisian who is planning a road trip this summer to the northern Alps of Italy to escape the Summer Olympics. Corinne Yan is here today to get Anne’s help in discovering great audiobooks to pair with this long drive. But before diving into recommendations, Anne and Corinne chat about Corinne’s…
Read MoreReading offers a wide range of vicarious experiences, and today’s guest is looking for books that make her feel warmly welcome. Adrianne Carnes is a bookseller and marketing director for a local independent bookstore in Texas, where she loves to create an inviting space for the readers who frequent her shop. Adrianne’s interest in hospitality…
Read MoreAudiobook lovers, today’s conversation will help you make the most of your audiobook credits, whether you love short or long listens. Stephanie Van Parys is a devoted gardener in Decatur, Georgia, where she loves to pair audiobooks with working in the dirt. Since she discovered this way of merging her two passions back in 2020,…
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