As I have shared in the past, I have read most of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Picks over the past year. Some of the book highlighted include: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman, Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton and The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo. In this episode, I am highlighting  August through October’s picks. There was a total winner in this pick and a dud so hopefully this will make it an interesting episode. BOOKS MENTIONED:  Still Lives by Maria Hummel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens  This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel  Visit the What to Read Next Blog for past show archives and other book recommendations.   

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As I have shared in the past, I have read most of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Picks over the past year. Some of the book highlighted include: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman, Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton and The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo.

In this episode, I am highlighting  August through October’s picks. There was a total winner in this pick and a dud so hopefully this will make it an interesting episode.

BOOKS MENTIONED: 

Still Lives by Maria Hummel

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 

This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 

Visit the What to Read Next Blog for past show archives and other book recommendations. 

 

Today's guest is New York Times Bestseller Author Natasha Solomons. Natasha writes my new favorite genre which is Historical Fiction. In this episode, we chat: When does Natasha share her work? How does she organize herself as a writer as she does have to do a lot of research for her novels? Her favorite character in House of Gold What inspired her to write House of Gold?  The effect of war when it came to women and medicine? A great book recommendation if you are a fan of Downton Abbey.

SHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKS
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Today's guest is New York Times Bestseller Author Natasha Solomons. Natasha writes my new favorite genre which is Historical Fiction. In this episode, we chat:

• When does Natasha shares her work?
• How does she organizes herself as a writer as she does have to do a lot of research for her novels?
• Her favorite character in House of Gold
• What inspired her to write House of Gold? 
• The effect of war when it came to women and medicine?
• A great book recommendation if you are fan of Downton Abbey.

BOOKS MENTIONED

Natasha Solomons' Amazon Page 

House of Gold by Natasha Solomons 

The Breakaway by Nicole Cooke

Elizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet Chronicles

 

For shownotes, book recommendations and book reviews please visit What to Read Next Podcast (http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com)

 

 

 

Today's guest is Nikki from Saturday Nite Reader's book blog and Instagram account. In this episode, we chat: What inspired Nikki to start her blog and bookstagram account? Her bookmarks and fun where in the world is SNR? What you should focus on when it comes to bookstagram? What makes an interesting book club meeting? What to do after reading a book hangover? How she keeps a TBR which is a mix of book club books and books that she wanted to pick up.

SHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKS
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Today's guest is Nikki from Saturday Nite Reader book blog and Instagram account.

In this episode, we chat:

• What inspired Nikki to start her blog and bookstagram account?
• Her bookmarks and fun where in the world is SNR?
• What you should focus when it comes to bookstagram?
• What makes an interesting book club meeting?
• What to do after reading a book hangover?
• How she keeps a TBR which is a mixed of book club books and books that she wanted to pick up.

BOOKS MENTIONED

Resistant by Rachael Sparks

A Little Life by by Hanya Yanagihara

Maisy Yates (Cowboy Romance)

Everything’s Trash, but It’s Ok by  Phoebe Robinson

This Will Hurt Only a Little by Busy Phillips

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper

The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Hearts of Invisible Fury by John Boyne

Jodi Picoult

Frederik Backman

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

Beartown by Frederik Backman

Us Against You by Frederick Backman

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Seven Husbands by Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng  

Sonora by Hannah Lillith Assadi

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 

For shownotes, show archives and other fun recommendations please visit What to Read Next Blog (http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com)

Welcome to another fun recurring guest to the show!

Today we have Jean or @Bookmama789.  She is a former bookseller, former teacher, former librarian, and now full time professional reader/book reviewer. Jean lives in Maryland with my husband and twin daughters, and she has been blogging about books for over 8 years.

In this episode, we chat:

• About Reading Challenges specifically Book Riot Reading Challenge and . Goodreads Reading Challenge
• How much Laura has read in comparison to last year
• How Jean tackled the Book Riot Reading Challenge
• What are some of the challenges as you tackle the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
• What are Laura and Jean's 2019 reading goals keeping the reading challenges in mind
• How Laura is getting books from the library thanks to Libby - Overdrive
• Beowulf  Retellings

BOOKS MENTIONED

Born a  Crime by Trevor Noah

The Air you Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles

The Girl who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (my review) 

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

The Day That Went Missing by Richard Beard

The Latecomers by Helen Klein Ross

The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke  

I am I am I am by Maggie O’Farrell

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson

Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough

Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Gown by Jennifer Robson * Laura did get an ARC of this book!

 

For detailed shownotes, show archives and other fun information, please visit What to Read Next Blog (http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com)

Today’s guest is Heather from the BookClubChat Instagram account. We chat about:  What inspired them to get her started with Book Club Chat a website for book recommendations for book clubs   The gripe of choosing a book for a book club The lack of setlist of questions for the book club Her Go-To Book Club Recommendation When does she read? What does she love most about reading? How does she keep her TBR? Her go to genres of Women's Fiction and Historical Fiction

SHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKS
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Today’s guest is Heather  from BookClubChat Instagram account.

We chat about: 

• What inspired to get her started with Book Club Chat a website for book recommendations for book clubs  
• The gripe of choosing a book for a book club
• The lack of set list of questions for the book club
• Her Go-To Book Club Recommendation
• When does she read?
• What does she love most about reading?
• How does she keeps her TBR.
• Her go to genres of Women's Fiction and Historical Fiction

BOOKS MENTIONED

Not So Nice Guy by R.S. Grey

All We Ever Wanted Emily Giffin 

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 

11.22.63 by Stephen King

Jojo Moyes

Emily Giffin

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Paula McLain

Love and Ruins by Paula McLain

You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac

Limelight by Amy Poeppel

Circe by Madeline Miller

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Nine Perfect Stranger by Liane Moriarty

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid  

Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Algers

The 7 1/2  Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens   

The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles

A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

 

Visit What to Read Next (http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com) for show archives, book recommendations and book reviews.

 

 

 

 

Today's guest is Kailey from kmc_reads Instagram account.  We chat about: What inspired her to start her Bookstagram Account Her biggest takeaway from being within the Bookstagram community Her sage advice about social media and your happiness Her two go-to genres which are Thriller/Suspense and Romantic Comedies  How she keeps her TBR

SHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKS
http://WhattoReadNextBlog.com

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