In today's conversation, Anne helps Reagan Jackson find compelling reads that tell good stories.
Reagan is a Seattle-based journalist and co-executive director of Young Women Empowered. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book, Still True: The Evolution of a Reluctant Journalist, which tells stories of Seattle's Black and intersectional community.
Today, Reagan and I talk her recent sabbatical travels as well as what's happening lately in her reading life. From her search for emotionally honest romance to the popular classic she hates and the memoirs she can’t put down, Reagan's excited to find some fresh discoveries in the genres she loves and those she's just started to explore, like graphic novels. Anne gives Reagen suggestions for the types of stories she’s eager to explore right now.
Find the full list of titles mentioned today and leave your suggestions for Reagan on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/416.
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Ep 393: What makes you a "real" reader?
Ep 392: Insightful and entertaining memoirs
Ep 391: Habits of a happy reader
Ep 390: Audiobooks for the longest flight of your life
Ep 389: Anne and Will’s European reading adventures
Ep 388: Books that take you off the beaten path
Ep 387: Books that feel like a vacation for your brain
Ep 386: Your ticket to unexplored genres
Ep 385: A summer of European reading
Ep 384: Reading for pleasure, not productivity
Ep 383: Juicy, big-hearted family novels
Ep 382: How your favorite books become shows and movies
Ep 381: Past and Present Summer Reading Guide favorites
Ep 380: Behind the Scenes of the Summer Reading Guide
Ep 379: An "impossible" travel reading project
Ep 378: (Mostly) YA books that surprise and stretch me
Ep 377: What NOT to read next
Ep 376: Bookstore confidential
Ep 375: Short novels that contain whole worlds
Ep 374: Gripping, page-turny narrative nonfiction
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