A recent career shift has opened up more reading time for today's guest, and Tara Bañuelos is looking to make the most of this abundance by exploring new-to-her genres and overlooked backlist titles.
Tara lives in Washington, D.C., where she practices law. In the past, she's relied on reading for her preferred form of stress management. But with her recent career shift, Tara's finally able to read for pleasure again, and not just anxiety relief.
Tara's been loving what this has meant for her reading selections, and she's not suffering for choice: Tara's access to the regional library system in her area means she has a whopping total of 15 library cards, which she primarily uses for ebook access. Tara's not sad about this, but she needs a better system to manage her multiple library holds that often come in all at once. Today, she and Anne identify patterns, hone in on Tara's reading taste and create a plan for moving forward.
Leave your recommendations for Tara and see the list of titles mentioned in today's episode at our show notes page, whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/425.
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Ep 233: Escaping into someone else's story
Ep 232: Really good fiction is about EVERYTHING
Ep 231: Lush literary novels with page-turning appeal
Ep 230: Don't overthink your reading life
Ep 229: Works of literary fabulousness
Ep 228: HELP! I can't stop quitting books
Ep 227: Putting your money where your literary values are
Ep 226: Dig in to a feast for your literary senses
Ep 225: What your neighborhood should read next
Ep 224: Confronting the Bookshelf of Shame
Ep 223: Five stars for negative book reviews
Ep 222: Ordinary lives make extraordinary books
Ep 221: Swipe right for book love
Ep 220: The books that keep pulling me back
Ep 219: Required reading revisited
Ep 218: A WSIRN Marriage Story
Ep 217: Making up for lost time in your reading life
Ep 216: A sneak peek at Don't Overthink It
Ep 215: Finding the right way to track YOUR reading
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