We Should All Be Bookworms

Jul 26 2022
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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 podcast is for you. Peek into magnetic books that have universal appeal — books that will resonate with you and connect with you in a deep way — no matter who you are or where you’re from. Tune in monthly and visit bookwormpod.com to learn more.

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The Cider House Rules

Jul 26 2022 16 mins  
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 (affiliate link):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780345417947Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

Ender's Game

May 17 2022 8 mins  
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 Scott Card (affiliate link):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781250773012Listen to the excellent audiobook:https://tinyurl.com/y

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Apr 19 2022 8 mins  
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):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781524746094Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

Long Way Down

Feb 01 2022 6 mins  
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://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781481438261Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

Liesl & Po

Nov 23 2021 13 mins  
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 Lauren Oliver (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780062014528Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com

Jurassic Park

Nov 09 2021 17 mins  
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 here (affiliate link):https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780345538987Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

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

Oct 26 2021 17 mins  
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 Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780316505093Subscribe to

The Round House

Oct 12 2021 16 mins  
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/54551/9780062065254Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

The Girl With All the Gifts

Sep 28 2021 14 mins  
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://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780316334754Subscribe to the podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe

The Good Earth

Sep 14 2021 12 mins  
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 podcast for more books!https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe