Join Anna and Kaley as they fan-girl over Jane Austen, discuss what makes a good retelling, wax eloquent on why Sonali Dev's retellings of Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion really hit the sweet spot, and channel Emma as they book match-make for world-traveler, former homeschooler, 2nd grade teacher and enneagram one, Michael!

In this episode, our special guest from last week's episode, Courtenay, describes her dream college course about identity development while traveling/living abroad. Kaley then discusses her imaginary course titled "A Room Of One's Own: Feminine Authors & the Writing Life."

In this episode, we introduce our podcast listeners to our brilliant friend, Courtenay, and chat all things higher ed with her. Anna then introduces us to her dream college course, "Contemporary Fiction Reading through Diverse Voices" and walls us through her book list. Tune in next week to hear Courtenay & Kaley's courses!

Join Anna and Kaley for a discussion about what qualities make a book one that transports us, as well as a conversation about if we use books to escape or dig deeper into "real life" - or both! Also featuring our matchmaking guest, Haley!

Continuing our conversation about what forces shape our reading choices as well how we decide whether to buy/borrow a book OR read/listen to a book! Today's matchmaking guest: Annalise Hastings!

Join your hosts, Anna and Kaley, for a chat about how we decide what to read, our feelings on seasonal reading, and what has influenced our answer to the question of the episode. BONUS: book matchmaking segment with the wonderful Kate B!