Paperback Readers Episode 69
We found Twilight in Hazard by Alan Maimon to be profound and true, and it sparked so many discussions for us while we were reading it.
Welcome to Paperback Readers, a podcast with Joe and Julie in which they discuss what they’re reading and go in-depth on one book they read together.

We found Twilight in Hazard by Alan Maimon to be profound and true, and it sparked so many discussions for us while we were reading it.
Such a great time talking to our friend Nathan about Dave Van Ronk’s book The Mayor of MacDougal Street.
It was an unusual episode for us, because the shared read turned out to not be right for either of us.
Listen in to this fun conversation with our first ever guest, our friend Andy, who chose this excellent book by Jim Abbott and Tim Brown for our shared read.
Drew Magary writes a hilarious and tender book on modern parenting.
This week, we dipped into celebrity memoir with Matthew Perry.
Nick Hornby has a new book out and we didn’t even realize it. Until now.
It’s our annual post with all our favorite books of the year.
This is probably Joe’s top book of the year. It’s amazing.
This week, we read No Fixed Address by Susan Nielsen.
Sean Dietrich is definitely one of our new favorite authors.
Sean Dietrich is our newest favorite author.
In an attempt to understand what we eat and how it affects us, we read Michael Pollan’s Food Rules.
Celebrities for Jesus is a highly informative look at the way celebrity culture has infiltrated the church.
We always look forward to a new Robert Galbraith novel.
Natalie Lloyd’s new book Hummingbird is a favorite in this house.
We’re reading one of Joe’s favorite detective novels: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
We loved Silas House’s latest book, Southernmost.
This week, we’re talking about Now What? by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers.
We hope your holiday weekend was full of good books, like Steven Rowley’s The Guncle.
We’re talking about summer reading and the new book about The Office!
This week’s shared read is Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett.
These two Cubs fans loved Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close.
This week, we read Mary Laura Philpott’s wonderful memoir, Bomb Shelter.
We’re talking about Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties, and more, as always.
We loved Karen Joy Fowler’s novel Booth. Joe is already predicting it may be in his top ten of the year.
Bob Goff’s Undistracted was this week’s shared read.
Music Is History by Questlove is unlike any music book we’ve ever read.
We are big fans of Rachel Held Evans and are so grateful that we got to read her words one more time.
Tangled Up in Blue by Rosa Brooks is fabulous, and not just because it takes its title from a Dylan lyric.