The Well-Read Life Book Club

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By: Tanya Anderson

What books curate a well-read life? My podcast focuses on fiction, nonfiction, even children's literature, to enhance one's life with story and thought.In addition, I pick a title every month to read and reflect; join me!

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"For the longest time I was arranging my life around the fact I still loved him, a truth I couldn't confront but couldn't exactly avoid either. So I relegated it to the corners of my mind until it became a background hum that played while I ate, slept, worked, even while I was falling in love with someone else."

-Lidija Hilje, SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA, copyright 2025

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On today's show, I share a recent read to add to your reading list - SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by Lidija H...


Episode 1 : maggie, or, a man and a woman walk into a bar + I met my husband at the bookstore!
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07/30/2026

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"Joan Didion said we tell ourselves stories in order to live. I think we tell ourselves stories in order to live different lives."

-Katie Yee, MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR, copyright 2025

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On today's show, I share a recent read to add to your reading list - MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by Katie Yee. Spoiler-free episode that will enable you to find this book at your local bookstore or library!

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Announcing a NEW Book Club & Podcast for readers!
07/24/2026

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"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real."

-Nora Ephron.

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What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page. 

There's also an accompanying book club with th...