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Bookish Podcasts

3/2/2017

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I discovered the world of podcasts about six months ago. I don't know what took me so long! While I listen to a variety of them, I've found that my favorites are the ones about books. I thought I'd share the three bookish podcasts I listen to, as well as some of the books I've recently added to my TBR because of them (that's the only problem with them - my TBR is certainly not shrinking!). And to compound that problem, I'd love if you would share some of the bookish podcasts you enjoy listening to so I can join in!

Overdue

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This podcast is hosted by Andrew and Craig. Each week, one of them reads a book that's been out for a while, and then they discuss it. They give some background of the work and the author. They discuss good parts, bad parts, confusing parts, funny parts, and everything in between. I've been picking and choosing which episodes I listen to in their archives because I only listen to ones about books I've already read (don't want any spoilers!). This podcast is informative and hilarious. (And Craig has the best laugh ever.)

What Should I Read Next?

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This podcast is hosted by Anne Bogel, a.k.a. Modern Mrs. Darcy. Each week, she interviews someone and asks them for three books they love and one book they hate. She then recommends three books she thinks they would enjoy based on their tastes. I wasn't so sure about this podcast when I first started it - why would I care about book recommendations for someone else? But it quickly pulled me in, and I am devouring the archives. Three books I recently added to my TBR because of this podcast are: (Click on the cover to go to the Goodreads page.)
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Read Aloud Revival

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This podcast is hosted by Sarah Mackenzie. It's all about children's literature, both picture books and middle grade books. She interviews authors and illustrators and audiobook narrators. She discusses how to spread the love of reading to your own children. Of all the sections in a bookstore or library, children's literature is the most dangerous for me. I want to come home with ALL THE BOOKS. I don't know if that's because I was a teacher, or because I'm still an eleven-year-old at heart. Either way, this podcast is amazing and delightful. My TBR has grown substantially because of this podcast!
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Kailana link
3/2/2017 09:01:02 am

I would like to get into podcasts, and try periodically, but can never seem to keep it up!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
3/4/2017 11:16:20 am

Honestly, if it wasn't for nursing and walking, I would get hardly any podcast listening in. I don't know what I'm going to do when my son stops nursing. I guess I'll have to clean the house more or something! ;)

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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
3/2/2017 02:12:03 pm

Since we chatted about it, you already know I listen to most of these, but actually, I listen to all of them! I also cherry pick from the Overdue archives. In addition to books I've already read, I've listened to some episodes about books I don't plan to read and don't mind being spoiled. Those are hit or miss though -- sometimes I'm a bit lost or the discussion isn't grabbing me and I'll move on. I have a small queue of episodes saved about books I DO plan to read, but haven't yet -- someday!

My other two favorites have ended fairly recently -- Books on the Nightstand and Dear Book Nerd -- but their archives are still worth checking out if the premise of the shows sound interesting to you. Dear Book Nerd is not time-sensitive at all since it is general bookish discussion based on questions listeners send in. Books on the Nightstand is time-senstive only so far as they did often discuss new books as they were releasing....but it's not like those books aren't still around! In particular, I enjoyed that podcast for their audiobook recommendations.

I will hold off an any further recommendations for the moment. I've been looking for new podcasts since those two favorites ended and just last weekend subscribed to a whole bunch of kid lit podcasts to try and see if anything sticks. I'm planning to write a post afterwards highlighting any new favorites :)

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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
3/2/2017 02:16:48 pm

Oh and even with that novel of a comment, I forgot to ask you a question about WSIRN! I've been listening to the newer episodes and cherry-picking from the archives because when I first tried to listen from the beginning I felt like there was a lot of repetition with the books guests chose and I walked away for a while. So I'm just curious if you are listenging straight through or not? When I came back to this podcast, I felt like I gave up on it too soon the first try!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
3/4/2017 11:26:47 am

It's funny that we were just discussing this because I already had this post planned. I guess it was the right time to post it! And I was hoping you would have some recommendations for me, Christine! :)

I've listened to a couple episodes from the archives of Books on the Nightstand, and I haven't been too into it because I'm not necessarily a read-all-the-brand-new-books sort of reader. I'll be sure to check out Dear Book Nerd, though. That sounds very intriguing.

With WSIRN, I'm listening to it backwards. Each week, I listen to the new episode, and then the next one back from where I previously left off. So this week, I listened to episode 66 (I'm a little behind) and episode 35. I haven't run across too much repetition of books doing it this way.

I can't wait to read your post about the kid lit podcasts you're trying out!! I enjoy RAR so much that I really want to find more like it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to create a Goodreads account jjust for my little guy, though, so that my TBR doesn't explode!

Lindsey link
3/3/2017 03:57:13 pm

I love this post! I listen to Overdue when they cover books I've read too. We all know they will spoil the books for us!

I have to look up Read Aloud Revival. I feel like my son would like to listen to it while he cleans his room!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
3/4/2017 11:18:42 am

I love listening to Read Aloud Revival because it gets me so jazzed up about sharing books with my little guy. Now I just need to him to get older so I can do more with him! :)

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