In Episode 10, Kelly from @thewellreadrunner joins me to talk Marie Kondo-ing your physical book collection and your TBR list…and, as always, share her book recommendations!

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Highlights

• How Kelly uses reading challenges to prioritize her TBR list.
• The reading challenge that will help you Marie Kondo your physical book collection.
• How Sarah organizes her TBR list…including why / how she starts with a new TBR list every year.
• How Sarah Marie Kondo's her TBR list (stay tuned for a blog post about this tomorrow!).
• The right way to pronounce Jodi Picoult's last name (I'd been pronouncing it wrong for years!).
• Kelly's favorite running books.

Kelly's Book Recommendations

Two OLD Books She Loves

• The Three by Sarah Lotz (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:49]
• Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer | Buy from Amazon [19:25]

Two NEW Books She Loves

• Golden Child by Claire Adam (My Book of the Month commentary) | Buy from Amazon [23:31]
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (My Book of the Month commentary) | Buy from Amazon[27:34]

One Book She Didn't Love

• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (My Quick Thoughts) | Buy from Amazon [32:12]

One Upcoming Release She's Excited About

• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Publication Date: November 5, 2019) | Buy from Amazon[36:28]

Other Books Mentioned

• Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:13]
• Day Four by Sarah Lotz | Buy from Amazon [18:42]
• Missoula by Jon Krakauer (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [22:48]
• Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer | Buy from Amazon [23:10]
• A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza | Buy from Amazon [25:50]
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | Buy from Amazon [35:15]
• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami | Buy from Amazon [35:33]
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | Buy from Amazon [24:44]
• Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor | Buy from Amazon [41:21]
• How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald | Buy from Amazon [41:48]
• Grit by Angela Duckworth | Buy from Amazon [42:16]
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [43:23]
• Redployment by Phil Klay | Buy from Amazon [45:05]
• Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [45:29]

Other Links

• Pop Sugar Reading Challenge
• The Readerly Report Podcast
• #theunreadshelf Challenge
• Nonfiction November
• Book of the Month
• SJP for Hogarth (Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint)
• Monica from The Lovely Bookshelf
• Episode 7 of the Sarah's Book Shelves Live podcast with Ashley Spivey
• Tara at Running N Reading's Best Books of 2018 (including Deena Kastor's memoir, Let Your Mind Run)

About Kelly

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Kelly is a stay-at-home mom to two boys (ages 7 and 5) living in Rochester NY. Before that, she worked in higher education administration. When she's not chasing her kids around, she loves assisting at their elementary school as a literacy volunteer (helping kids grades K-4 with reading/writing skills) and being an enthusiastic (but not scary) PTO mom. She's also an avid early-morning runner/triathlete.

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