A few months ago, I published a newsletter all about how I find book recommendations without any attention-sucking apps. It was my most popular newsletter to date, mostly because of all the comments and questions readers sent in about BookPage, a physical publication I pick up every single month at my public library. I reached out to the editor-in-chief of BookPage to see if we could chat about their book review process, and she said yes! I hope you enjoy my conversation with Trisha and Phoebe, two passionate editors whose love of reading shapes every issue of BookPage.

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Books Mentioned

Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein

The Missed Connection by Tia Williams

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki

The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy

Sisters of a Halved Heart by Nayantara Roy

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Yahoo Boys by Carlos Barragán

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