Ever since Anne visited today’s guest, Annie F. Downs, on her podcast That Sounds Fun a little while ago to talk about Summer Reading, she's been wanting to talk all things books and reading with Annie on What Should I Read Next. It's finally happening - and the conversation is going unexpected places.

Anne and Annie are chatting about the author who made Annie a better storyteller, her surprising love for reading what she calls “Dead Men’s writing”, totally fangirling about all the literary good Dolly Parton has done in the world, and Anne recommend a few books she didn’t expect to recommend when the conversation started...

Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/198

Learn more about Annie:

Website: www.anniefdowns.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/anniefdowns

Twitter: twitter.com/anniefdowns

Instagram: www.instagram.com/anniefdowns

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