Paperback Readers
Welcome to Paperback Readers, a podcast in which Joe and Julie (and you) discuss what they are each reading and go in-depth on one book they read together.
Listen in, and join in the conversation at paperbackreaderspod@gmail.com.
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Paperback Readers Episode 49
We’re talking about summer reading and the new book about The Office!
Paperback Readers Episode 48
This week’s shared read is Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett.
Paperback Readers Podcast Episode 47
These two Cubs fans loved Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close.
Paperback Readers Episode 46
This week, we read Mary Laura Philpott’s wonderful memoir, Bomb Shelter.
Paperback Readers Episode 45
We’re talking about Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties, and more, as always.
Paperback Readers Episode 44
We loved Karen Joy Fowler’s novel Booth. Joe is already predicting it may be in his top ten of the year.
Paperback Readers Episode 42
Music Is History by Questlove is unlike any music book we’ve ever read.
Paperback Readers Episode 41
We are big fans of Rachel Held Evans and are so grateful that we got to read her words one more time.
Paperback Readers Episode 40
Tangled Up in Blue by Rosa Brooks is fabulous, and not just because it takes its title from a Dylan lyric.
Paperback Readers Episode 39
We’re starting the year with several books about musicians, including Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller.
Paperback Readers Episode 37
We’re starting this year strong with so many good books, including Mr. Dickens and His Carol.
Paperback Readers Episode 36
We’re revisiting one of our favorite shows in the new oral history, Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman.
Paperback Readers Episode 35
We’re talking, once again, about Pat Conroy—this time about his posthumous essay collection, Lowcountry Heart.
Paperback Readers Episode 34
Beth Allison Barr’s The Making of Biblical Womanhood is thought-provoking and fascinating.
Paperback Readers Episode 33
No shared read today, but we still have lots of good books to discuss.
Paperback Readers Episode 32
Our shared read this week is the inimitable Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Paperback Readers Episode 31
We’re reading When Stars Are Scattered, a graphic novel recommended by our daughter, and welcoming guest appearances by each of our kids.