The Reader's Journey

4. Anne Bogel: How To Make Your Reading Life Fun & Delightful

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My guest today is Anne Bogel, author of I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life and podcast host of What Should I Read Next?
Anne shares lessons from her book such as the benefits of reading and rereading books, why the Book Police don't exist, why you should consider writing in your books, and more great reading tips.

If you love reading, you'll enjoy this episode. 

TIMESTAMPS:

  • 00:49 About Anne Bogel
  • 1:17 What inspired Anne to write a book about reading
  • 2:00 Challenges of giving book recommendations
  • 3:41 There's no Book Police (or why you can read whatever you want)
  • 6:00 Joy of finding the right book at the right time
  • 8:06 Benefits of reading books
  • 9:30 Benefits of going to libraries
  • 11:14 Dangerous of being book bossy & avoiding the word Should
  • 14:45 The rite of passage all reader go through (being a reader post-school)
  • 16:34 Benefits of rereading books
  • 19:03 Why you should write in your books
  • 20:50 Benefits of tracking your reading & using Goodreads 
  • 23:08 How reading can be a social activity
  • 25:16 The emotional impact of a great book 
  • 26:58 Two books that had a huge impact on Anne
  • 31:02 Two books that influenced Anne to become a writer


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