Paperback Readers Episode 39
We’re starting the year with several books about musicians, including Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller.
Feb 02, 2022•Season 4Ep. 41
Paperback Readers
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Episodes
Paperback Readers Episode 38
Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education was an easy yes for us.
Jan 18, 2022•Season 4Ep. 41
Paperback Readers Episode 37
We’re starting this year strong with so many good books, including Mr. Dickens and His Carol.
Jan 04, 2022•Season 4Ep. 40
Paperback Readers Top Ten 2021
Joe and Julie share their top books of 2021.
Jan 04, 2022•Season 3Ep. 39
Paperback Readers Episode 36
We’re revisiting one of our favorite shows in the new oral history, Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman.
Dec 21, 2021•Season 3Ep. 38
Paperback Readers Episode 35
We’re talking, once again, about Pat Conroy—this time about his posthumous essay collection, Lowcountry Heart.
Dec 07, 2021•Season 3Ep. 37
Paperback Readers Episode 34
Beth Allison Barr’s The Making of Biblical Womanhood is thought-provoking and fascinating.
Nov 23, 2021•Season 3Ep. 36
Paperback Readers Episode 33
No shared read today, but we still have lots of good books to discuss.
Nov 09, 2021•Season 3Ep. 35
Paperback Readers Episode 32
Our shared read this week is the inimitable Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Oct 25, 2021•Season 3Ep. 34
Paperback Readers Episode 31
We’re reading When Stars Are Scattered, a graphic novel recommended by our daughter, and welcoming guest appearances by each of our kids.
Oct 12, 2021•Season 3Ep. 33
Paperback Readers Episode 30
We love Doris Kearns Goodwin, and her book Leadership in Turbulent Times helps us discuss the Presidency in new ways.
Sep 28, 2021•Season 3Ep. 32
Paperback Readers Episode 29
We reread an old favorite—My Reading Life by Pat Conroy.
Sep 13, 2021•Season 3Ep. 31
Paperback Readers Episode 28
We loved Syed M. Massoud’s The Bad Muslim Discount.
Aug 31, 2021•Season 3Ep. 30
Paperback Readers Episode 27
Happy first podcast anniversary to us! We’re celebrating by discussing Michael Lewis’s The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.
Aug 16, 2021•Season 2Ep. 29
Paperback Readers Episode 26
This episode’s shared book is Jon Acuff’s Stuff Christians Like.
Aug 02, 2021•Season 2Ep. 28
Paperback Readers Episode 25
John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed brings new light to the events and creations of our world today.
Jul 18, 2021•Season 2Ep. 27
Paperback Readers Episode 24
We’re exploring one of Joe’s favorite Presidents with Andrew Ferguson’s Land of Lincoln.
Jul 05, 2021•Season 2Ep. 26
Paperback Readers Episode 23
With summer travel on our minds, we took a look back at Bill Bryson’s classic travel memoir, Neither Here nor There.
Jun 25, 2021•Season 2Ep. 25
Paperback Readers Episode 22
Joe and Julie discuss Will Leitch’s new novel, How Lucky.
Jun 07, 2021•Season 2Ep. 24
Paperback Readers Episode 21
Joe and Julie deep dive into Frederick Buechner’s Peculiar Treasures.
May 24, 2021•Season 2Ep. 23
Paperback Readers Episode 20
Joe and Julie talk about A Tale of Two Cities.
May 10, 2021•Season 2Ep. 22
Paperback Readers Episode 19
This week’s focus is Joshilyn Jackson’s Mother May I, but we’re also discussing thrillers, sports books, a cancer memoir, and the joys of re-reading.
Apr 26, 2021•Season 2Ep. 21
Paperback Readers Episode 18
Joe and Julie discuss Angie Thomas’s brilliant novel Concrete Rose.
Apr 12, 2021•Season 2Ep. 20
Paperback Readers Episode 17
Joe and Julie discuss Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
Mar 28, 2021•Season 2Ep. 19
Paperback Readers Episode 16
We loved Brian Doyle’s One Long River of Song.
Mar 15, 2021•Season 2Ep. 18
Paperback Readers Bonus Episode
In imitation of this week’s Great Writers, Joe, Julie, and their kids share what they love about the Beatles.
Mar 01, 2021•Season 2Ep. 17
Paperback Readers Episode 15
This week, we’re talking all things music.
Mar 01, 2021•Season 2Ep. 16
Paperback Readers Episode 14
Joe and Julie discuss Wendell Berry’s magnificent novel Jayber Crow.
Feb 16, 2021•Season 2Ep. 15
Paperback Readers Episode 13
Joe and Julie read Jesus and John Wayne.
Feb 01, 2021•Season 2Ep. 14
Paperback Readers Episode 12
Joe and Julie discuss A Promised Land, Barack Obama, presidential writing in general, and what else they've been reading.
Jan 18, 2021•Season 2Ep. 13
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