Paperback Readers

Paperback Readers, Episode 12

Joe and Julie

We’re back again to talk about what we’ve been reading separately and to discuss Barack Obama’s A Promised Land.

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Thanks for joining us, and keep reading.

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

Wire to Wire Reds: Sweet Lou, Nasty Boys, and the Wild Run to a World Championship by John Erardi

Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs by Brian Hiatt

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

George Washington by James Macgregor Burns

Paperback Readers, Episode 11

Joe and Julie

Happy New Year, and welcome to Season 2 of Paperback Readers. Today, Joe and Julie catch up on what they read over the holidays and discuss the writing of Malcolm Gladwell.

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This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

Never Can Say Good-bye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York by Sari Botton

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

Barack Obama: The Story by David Maraniss

Before the Glory by Billy Staples

Rage by Bob Woodward

Mitch, Please by Matt Jones

Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A’s by Dale Tafoya

Big Sexy: In His Own Words by Bartolo Colon

Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals by Mark Mehler

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

David and Goliath (Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants) by Malcolm Gladwell

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell

Paperback Readers, Episode 10

Joe and Julie

Welcome to our last podcast of the year! This episode is a little different, as today, we’re talking about our favorite books we’ve read in 2020. Thank you so much for joining us in our first season. We can’t wait to talk about more books with you in the new year.

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Let us know what you think we should be reading at Paperback Readers Pod on Instagram and Twitter, or send us an email at [email protected].

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America by Joe Posnanski

Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making by Andrew Peterson

The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene

Tell Me A Story: My Life with Pat Conroy by Cassandra King Conroy

Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78rpm Records by Amanda Petrusich

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Chances Are by Richard Russo

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife by Brad Balukjian

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham

Paperback Readers, Episode 9

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us again this week! All the books we discussed are listed below. Links are paid affiliate links.

Let us know what you think we should be reading at Paperback Readers Pod on Instagram and Twitter, or send us an email at [email protected].

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward

Rage by Bob Woodward

Classic Cavs by Jonathan Knight

The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

Anxious People by Frederik Backman

Paperback Readers, Episode 8

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us this week! We took a deep look into Jon Meacham’s His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. All the books we mentioned are listed below.

Jane in Love by Rachel Givney

This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

The Powerful Purpose of Introverts by Holley Gerth

Three Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn Lewis

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham

His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by John Meacham

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Paperback Readers, Episode 7

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us today to talk about books! Books we mentioned are listed below. Links are paid affiliate links.

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The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson

Blue Monday: The Expos, the Dodgers, and the Home Run That Changed Everything by Danny Gallagher

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son by Michael Ian Black

Paperback Readers, Episode 6

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us! All the books we discussed are listed below. Links are paid affiliate links.

This week, we discussed what we’ve been reading and how to decide whether to read controversial literature. Let us know what you thought and anything else we should be reading at [email protected].

If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Cubs by Jon Greenberg

The Called Shot by Thomas Wolf

100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die by Ryan Clark and Joe Cox

The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business by Wright Thompson

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Well Played by Jen DeLuca

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

Paperback Readers, Episode 5

Joe and Julie

Thanks for listening to Episode 5! Books we discussed are listed below. Links are paid affiliate links.

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The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going

Jack by Marilynne Robinson

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Burleigh Grimes: Baseball’s Last Legal Spitballer by Joe Niese

Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis

Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons from a Football Life by Bill Curry

Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up by Alex Speier

Just Like You by Nick Hornby

Paperback Readers, Episode 4

Joe and Julie

Thanks for listening to Episode 4! Books we discussed are listed below. Some links are paid affiliate links.

Let us know what else you think we should be reading at [email protected].

Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Paperback Readers Podcast, Episode 3

Joe and Julie

Thanks for joining us! We love talking about books with you. Please let us know what you think we should read next!

Here are the books we discussed today:

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

The Last Great Game by Gene Wojciechowski

Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78rpm Records by Amanda Petrusich

The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi by Richard Grant

Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

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