Show Notes
Welcome to the 200th episode of Sarah's Bookshelves Live with a very special celebration with both co-hosts: Susie (@NovelVisits) and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books. Today, they are answering listener-submitted questions all about their reading journeys, their podcast journeys, and some about their pre-podcast blogging days!
This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights Their early reading lives. The most surprising things about their reading history. Susie's secret endeavor! How much they talk about books in their day-to-day lives. What their friends outside of the book world think about what they do. Would Susie or Catherine ever want to do an author interview? How their feelings about the podcast have changed over the years. Topic Highlights Key Moments in Their Reading Lives [1:59] A few of the questions answered: Have you always been a reader, and do you have a distinct memory of when you truly fell in love with reading? [2:11] Was there a time in your life when you were not reading very much? [6:34] What parts of your reading tastes have changed dramatically over the course of your reading life and what parts have stayed consistent? [10:56] Currently, what is your reading "why"? What's the primary reason you read? [29:35] Their Professional Reading Journeys [34:17] A few of the questions answered: Why did you start your blogs? [34:26] Is there anything you miss from the time when you only blogged? Anything you don't miss? [40:35] What is your relationship like off mic? [44:49] How has social media changed your reading life? [53:04] Anything you wish you had known about podcasting before you got involved? [1:03:13] Books Mentioned Dick and Jane Reading Collection [2:41] Ant and Bee and the ABC (1950) [4:31] The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (1930) [4:59] Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, 1) by Ann M. Martin (1986) [5:02] Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947) [5:29] The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer (2013) [9:47] Double Love (Sweet Valley High, 1) by Francine Pascal (1983) [16:09] Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1861) [16:49] Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering (2018) [17:42] Normal People by Sally Rooney (2019) [17:43] Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams (2025) [17:44] Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1857) [18:46] Middlemarch by George Eliot (1872) [18:54] Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (1937) [19:17]
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