Want to hang out in New York?
Yes, let’s go back to pre-pandemic when sidewalks were full, strangers shook hands, and everybody popped in and out of stores like it was nothing. Sound like a faraway dream world? Yeah, it does to me, too. Yet somehow only a few months ago I flew down to New York and hung out in Union Square and The Strand bookstore with literary phenom Anne Bogel.
Anne runs Modern Mrs Darcy, one of the world’s largest book blogs, as well as What Should I Read Next? and One Great Book, two of the world’s largest books podcast. Is that all? No, of course that’s not all! Do you know Anne?
She’s like the Tasmanian Devil. She’s also a bestselling author and has three books to her name including Don’t Overthink It, I’d Rather Be Reading, and Reading People. Oh, and did I mention she’s the mother of four children!?!?
In Chapter 57, Anne shares why she’s hesitant to look at people’s bookshelves when she’s just met them, what your ‘reading life’ is and how to grow and nurture it, what makes a city liveable, how Anne would organize a bookstore, and, of course, Anne’s three most formative books.
I am so excited to share this conversation with you. I dare you to listen to Anne and not feel immediately excited to grow your reading life…
Let’s go!
What You'll Learn:
What is your reading life?
How do you grow your reading life?
What do your bookshelves say about you?
How do you lean into reading new narrative structures?
What books should you read to your kids to introduce them to death?
What would Anne Bogel’s bookstore look like?
How do you measure success?
notable quotes from anne bogel:
CONNECT WITH Anne:
word of the chapter:
Resources Mentioned:
Anne’s first book [20:33]
Anne’s second book [38:32]
Anne’s third book [50:28]
Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel
I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
Reading People by Anne Bogel
This Must Be The Place by Maggie O’Farrell
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
“Structure” by John McPhee
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
You’ve Got Mail - the Movie
