Readers, after a move today’s guest craved community and an outlet for her “pent-up book energy.”
She started a book club in her new neighborhood and quickly discovered getting started wasn’t as hard as she thought it would be. Today, Shweta Hegde walks us through the steps she took to form a bookish community and provides some friendly encouragement for you ... Show More
Aug 19
Ep 490: Our team's best books of summer (Part 1)
Readers, we’re back today with an annual tradition we know so many of you look forward to, as our team joins Anne to talk about their favorite books of the summer and what’s happening in their reading lives right now. As always, our team’s range of reading tastes ensures we share ... Show More
39m 1s
Aug 12
Ep 489: The satisfaction of sinking into a good book
Today's guest isn't only a reader with a specific readerly conundrum, she is also a beloved author. Anne has recommended Julie Berry's work to several past guests, and Julie also joined us over in the Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club back in 2020. Today, she's here to talk with Anne a ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2021
#307 Laura Mucha: Love, Relationships & Attachment Theory
Welcome back to Ctrl Alt Delete! Today’s guest is with the amazing Laura Mucha, an ex-lawyer, author, award-winning poet, and speaker. Her first book, Love Factually / We Need to Talk About Love is the result of ten years of interviews with hundreds of strangers aged 8-95 years o ... Show More
50m 36s
Mar 2021
#314 Priyanka Chopra Jonas: An Unfinished Memoir
My guest today is the wonderful Priyanka Chopra Jonas, multi-award-winning actor and producer. A former Miss World, she made her movie debut in 2002 and has appeared in more than sixty films produced in India and the United States. For all the work in association with UNICEF, she ... Show More
23m 17s
Mar 2022
ZEYN JOUKHADAR | The Thirty Names of Night | Book Club
Zeyn Joukhadar talked about his book ‘The Thirty Names of Night: A Novel’.Zeyn Joukhadar is the author of the novels The Map of Salt and Stars, 2018, and The Thirty Names of Night, 2020 and a member of the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI). His work has appeared in KINK: Sto ... Show More
27m 27s
Jun 2024
Summer at the Library, Part 1
Our story tonight is called Summer at the Library. It’s about special programming for some of the younger and four-legged residents of the Village. It’s also about the view from the circulation desk, water bowls set out on the shady patio, study rooms, walking trails, and learnin ... Show More
35m 33s
Jun 2024
Raising Readers In 2024: Episode 471
From e-readers to audiobooks, graphic novels to good ol' paperbacks, the methods may have changed, but the essence of reading remains timeless. Today Jayme and Joanna dive into the wonderful world of raising readers in 2024. We share personal anecdotes and insights into our own r ... Show More
55m 50s
Mar 2023
Festival Stories: World Reading Day, Mr. Tiger Borrows Books📖
Tomorrow is "Read Across America Day"
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go."- Dr. Seuss
Reading is one of the best habits in the life. We can understand others or the world by reading books. And it will lead us ... Show More
5m 54s