Reader Cliff Cullen was in the middle of his best reading year ever when...the pandemic hit. His one-time favorite reading habits, like listening to audiobooks during his commute, have had to change—but his voracious appetite for books remains the same. Today, Anne recommends books in a wide variety of genres to suit Cliff’s eclectic reading taste and push the boundaries of his typical book selections. Also discussed: “themed” reading based on seasons or settings, reading your cookbooks, and the special accomplishment of reading every single book by your favorite author.
Visit the podcast website at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/256 to see the full list of titles we discussed, an episode transcript, and more.
You can follow Cliff’s cookbook adventures on Instagram @cookingwithclifton.
Our next livestream with our Patreon members is this Thursday. Join Brenna and Anne to ask them anything and to participate in a little live literary matchmaking. Find out more at patreon.com/whatshouldireadnext.
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Ep 311: Reading is LIFE!
Ep 310: Big books that are worth the effort
Ep 309: I don't know what I like to read!
Ep 308: The crowd goes wild for these perennial favorites
Ep 307: Writers start as readers
Ep 306: You don't read in a vacuum
Ep 305: Read yourself like a book
Ep 304: Your trusty list of bookish gifts
Ep 303: Reading for thrills and chills
Ep 302: Books you can believe in
Ep 301: Ask Anne Anything
Ep 300: How good it is to be among people who are reading!
Ep 299: Playing genre hopscotch
Ep 298: A reading life without regrets
Ep 297: Right book, wrong time
Ep 296: Backlist and brunch
Ep 295: Unleash your pent-up book energy
Ep 294: Dickens ruined my reading life
Ep 293: Streamline your (digital) TBR
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