📚 Cracking the audiobook code

Hey readers! I've been recording What Should I Read Next episodes for four years now—two hundred episodes worth! I've spoken with a wide variety of readers, about a wide variety of books and genres. What I've observed is that in every episode, there's a moment when everything clicks and the conversation really takes off. In today's episode, that moment came when my guest Jamie Freeman (hi Jamie!) casually mentioned that she read "a lot" of audiobooks. I asked her to quantify "a lot," and her answer SHOCKED me. If you're listening for it, I think you'll hear it in the episode. I adore Jamie, and the entire conversation was fun, but things changed at that point in the episode. I didn't realize we'd be talking so much about audiobooks, but you'll see (hear?) why our conversation went that direction—and for Jamie, her audiobook addiction all started with a binge-able true crime podcast. Once she was hooked on the listening experience she started making serious space in her life to read with her earbuds in. On today's episode we're chatting about spine-tingly crime nonfiction, historical romance, their favorite audiobook narrators, and tackle a frequently asked question: how to get into an audiobook when you’re finding it hard to focus. Catch today's episode on your favorite podcast app or [right here on the web](. Happy listening! Links for the reading (and writing) life: - Writing offers a reprieve for Kevin Wilson: an interesting look [behind the scenes of one of our One Great Book bonus picks for patrons](=). - [25 family sagas that will sweep you away](=). - I don't generally write dedications in books when I give them to someone, but I do love reading them when I find a book that has one. But [Why do we write dedications in books](=)? - If you're afraid of writing in any book [join us tomorrow in the MMD Book Club]() for the class How and When to Write in Your Books. Coming up next: One Great Book returns this Friday! This also means the return of the bonus episodes where I tell you about one upcoming release. Our Patreon supporters tell me they love hearing about these books before they’re out because I give them a chance to be first in line on their library holds list. And even though most of the bonus books are out now, if you love One Great Book you’ll love going back and listening to all of the bonuses from Volumes 1-3 ([including Kevin Wilson's latest]([Nothing to See Here](). Become a patron today. Then next Tuesday will be back with everyone’s favorite episode of the year–where we do our best at a little literary gift match making. Thank you to all of you who called in or wrote to tell us who you need help shopping for this year. Tune in next week to hear if we have a gift idea for you. Happy reading, and happy listening! Anne P.S. If you were looking for a gift for yourself we have just the thing. We ran a back to school sale on the Leuchtturm journal and sold out our whole stock—or so we thought. We just found one last case of emerald journals. This really is the last batch so [grab yours today](=). [Modern Mrs Darcy](=) | 6000 Brownsboro Park Blvd Ste H, Louisville, Kentucky 40207 [Opt Out of What Should I Read Next? News Only](=) | [Unsubscribe from all MMD emails](