The Cider House Rules takes a complicated subject (abortion) where there is no black and white answer and discusses it through an entertaining story with intelligence, grace, humor, and humility.Get The Cider House Rules by John Irving (affilia

Ender's Game

May 17th, 2022 8m 1s

It’s fast-moving. It’s easy to read. And it’s packed with so much…. feeling. That’s the only way I can describe it. You just empathize so much with little Ender Wiggins, the child that is the story’s main character. Get Ender's Game by Orson Sc

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Apr 19th, 2022 8m 56s

One of the things I love about this book is the voice. It’s so distinct that you really feel as if you’re talking with the heroine — that she’s a real, live, breathing person.Get The Girl with the Louding Voice by by Abi Daré (affiliate link):h

Long Way Down

Feb 1st, 2022 6m 29s

Long Way Down is Jason Reynold’s love letter to black boys growing up in violent, disenfranchised environments – which, unfortunately, in this country, is way too many black boys.Get Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (affiliate link):https://book

Liesl & Po

Nov 23rd, 2021 13m 4s

This is a quirky little fairy tale that’s fun, magical, and sweet. It starts off in a dark, sunless place, but by the end of it, sunlight comes back to the world in a big, bright, beautiful way that will leave you smiling. Get Liesl & Po by La

Jurassic Park

Nov 9th, 2021 17m 29s

Movie tech needed time to grow to more adequately capture the awe and wonder and terror of the book. Many of the iconic elements of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th movies were already in play in this first book.Get Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton h

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Oct 26th, 2021 17m 33s

Stephanie Land, the author of Maid, never expected to be poor. So it shocked her that it only took an unplanned pregnancy and a bad breakup to plunge her into poverty so deep, that she couldn't see a way out for years.Get Maid: Hard Work, Low P

The Round House

Oct 12th, 2021 16m 53s

Although the premise for The Round House, a family recovering from a brutal attack, is heavy, the reading experience is vibrant and rewarding.Get The Round House by Louise Erdrich here (affiliate link):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780062065254

The Girl With All the Gifts

Sep 28th, 2021 14m 59s

The real story here is about people, not zombies. The twist is that one of those people is an entirely new kind of person — something humanity has never seen before.Get The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey here (affiliate link):https://b

The Good Earth

Sep 14th, 2021 12m 27s

I love how even though the main character of The Good Earth, Wang Lung, isn’t the most likable guy, I still wanted him to win.Get The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck here (affiliate link):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781982147174Subscribe to the p

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Aug 31st, 2021 23m 48s

Eviction is rarely an isolated incident unique to an individual who doesn’t know how to budget. Matthew Desmond sheds light on this reality and shows us there’s an epidemic of evictions due to a structural problem that's baked into our system.

Flowers for Algernon

Aug 17th, 2021 13m 32s

In this book, our hero, Charlie, gets a big IQ upgrade. But the smarter Charlie gets, the harder it is for him to make peace with our screwed-up world that has trouble loving and accepting the outliers among us.Get Flowers for Algernon by Danie

Tooth and Claw

Aug 3rd, 2021 13m 9s

All of the characters in Tooth and Claw are dragons. Yes - big, scaly, fire-breathing Dragons who hoard treasure. But don’t let that scare you away! You’ll relate to these endearing dragons as they navigate strict societal rules in search of ca

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Jul 28th, 2021 11m 13s

I first read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry when I was about 11 or 12 years old. It’s the book that introduced me to racism, and it deals with this tricky topic so…. humanely. It’s clear and sharp and true - but also compassionate. Get Roll of T

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Jul 20th, 2021 2m 1s

Do you want to spend more time reading but aren’t sure what book to start with? Or are you a voracious reader looking for your next page-turner? Whether you’re a bonafide bookworm or a bookworm in the making, the WE SHOULD ALL BE BOOKWORMS podc

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