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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sami Young - a mom, wife, PE teacher, and avid reader who is perpetually caught between just one more chapter and not knowing what to read next. She’s a proud millennial with a TBR list taller than my houseplants, and you might remember her from Episode 63, when she joined me alongside her son, Jarek.

Episode Highlights:

• How Sami keeps a book with her everywhere she goes, even when reading time is short.
• What her real-life reading routine looks like right now and why nighttime has become her go-to.
• Easing into audiobooks by co-reading with a print copy.
• Why she likes to switch genres between books instead of reading the same kind back-to-back.
• Reflecting on reading aloud to her son when he was younger and how that shaped his love of reading.
• What it’s like to be a family of re-readers (and why their bookshelves are always full).
• Savoring quiet reading moments - like sitting in the sunshine with a book and wishing it could last forever.

Show Notes

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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:

• Alan Gratz books (book recs in Ep. 6 with Lilianna)
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
• Prisoner of War by Michael P. Spradlin
• The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Book Flight

• The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
• The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

The 2026 Bookish Flights Reading Challenge is here - a simple, nostalgic way to be intentional with your reading. One book per month, with options for individuals and families. Download it at https://www.bookishflights.com/read/2026readingchallenge

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