It’s Tuesday, which means a new episode of What Should I Read Next!
Today’s guest is Malisa Price. Malisa is a mom of two who lives in Raleigh, and she’s a regular reader who does it for the love of it, not for her job, although not that long ago she didn’t consider herself a reader at all. We talk about her tipping point, her taste, and her attempts to branch out with her reading in today’s episode.
Books discussed in this episode:
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• My Life in France by Julia Child
• Love Does by Bob Goff
• The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer
• Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
• Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits–to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life by Gretchen Rubin
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter’s Notebook by Ellen McCarthy
• Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
• Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
Also mentioned in this episode:
• The Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Reading Guide. (View the 2012 edition Malisa references here.)
• Books find their way to you when you need them.
23 comments
Anne, thanks so much for having me on the show. I loved talking about books with you. And I appreciated your opinions on what I should read next. Since we talked, I read Happiness for Beginners and you were right on with me liking it!!! I also read a mystery novel by Colleen Coble, the Butterfly Palace. So I’m branching out 🙂
The sequel to Love Walked In, Belong to Me, is so great! Definitely put it in your reading list.
I can’t wait to check out the books you recommended Anne! They sound amazing.
Hi Anne. Where do I enter the code “read” for the Ibotta app?
When you create your account using an email address, it’s the last box underneath your name, email address, zip code, etc.
I read My Life in France a month ago, and loved it! I also immediately bought both her cookbooks, but of course, I have yet to actually cook anything from them. One day!
I’m always reminded of what she says about never apologizing for your cooking. That its a way of seeking a compliment/validation. I was amazed at how determined Julia was to learn to cook.
I loved Into Thin Air! Seeing that on the book list has me excited for this most recent episode. Can’t wait to give it a listen. 🙂
I found it so riveting and what a interesting way to make up what may have happened to the fallen climbers. I felt like he really did the research to honor the climbers’ memories
You can text me- 757-810-2765 and check out my face noj so you know that I am legit. Do you go for story time? We could meet then at library. Malissa
Great British Baking Show is the best family television show! Just an FYI, the season on Netflix is actually the fifth season! It’s also called Great British Bake Off in the UK, so searching for that on YouTube may help. It got more difficult to find after it started airing here. The fifth and sixth series are definitely the best!
Ugh, sorry, wrong post! Maybe I should have waited til I was done with my coffee. Goodness gracious.
Ha! That happens all the time, no worries. 🙂
Malisa, I have read and thoroughly enjoyed all three books you listed, and also just cannot stand Francine Rivers books (sorry, Francine, I’m sure you are a wonderful person and maybe you wouldn’t like my art either). So, I think you would like anything by Donald Miller or Jon Acuff. Sort of self-improvement, thought-provoking books written in a curious blend of self-effacing humor and seriousness.
Jana, I loved A Million Miles in a Thousand Years! What a great suggestion. And I’ve read Quitter too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Redeeming Love 🙂
Malisa, I am a MA- living Raleigh, fan of “what shall I read next?” , Christian, reader. I am reading the Forgetting Time due to Anne’s recommendation. (My daughter got me listening)I have moved a lot as an Air Force wife and understand moving across country with small children( I’m 64) Malissa kilpatrick
Cameron Village is my library
That’s the library we go to as well! I would love to try and meet you!!
Of you are looking for a lighter read this summer I would recommend COPYGIRL by Michelle Sassa & Anna Mitchael. Fun, witty and adventurous. Something you will eat up in a night because you won’t be able to put it down.
Enjoy!
Best Regards!
Marisa
Thanks Marisa! I’ll add that to my list!!
Ditto the comments on Donald Miller and Bob Goff.
I would add The Precious One by Maria dos Santos – it’s her best so far!
Thanks Dale! I’m looking forward to diving into Marisa de los Santos!
I recommend ‘Julie and Julia’ by Julie Powell. I got it from the library when it was released here in South Africa (2006), a few years before the movie was made (didn’t watch it) and I loved it. Julie is on a mission to make over her life (Gretchen Rubin!) and comes up with this totally improbable task of cooking every recipe out of a Julia Child cookbook, which is just absurd. But you know, some people love missions. Personally if anyone tells me to do something, even if it’s me, I always give them/me the flip off. And she is just a terrible cook. I am a terrible cook. I burn myself making cheese on toast, which is the height of my culinary talents and don’t even wait 2 minutes for 2 minute noodles (I insist I like them crunchy). So I loved this book and I hope one day I will be able to cook, but I fear it will have to be by some magic.