This morning I talk about how my brain works when I read and how it affects my reading life.

Links mentioned:

The role of visual imagery in story reading: Evidence from aphantasia (study)

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This morning I give you book recommendations based on popular types of tea.

Books mentioned:

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Crossings by Alex Landragin

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown

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This morning I go through the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag and share what books have stood out so far in 2025.

Links mentioned:

2025 Goals (episode)

May Wrap Up (episode)

March Wrap Up (episode)

Books mentioned:

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (series)

Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

The Will of the Many by James Islington

The Strength of a Few by James Islington

The Shepherd King Duology by Rachel Gillig (series)

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird

The Stand by Stephen King

Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante (series)

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This morning I share the books I have added to my collection recently and which books I'm getting rid of.

Links mentioned:

My 2025 Goals (episode)

April Wrap Up (episode)

Books mentioned:

The Vexations by Caitlin Harrocks

F#ck Content Marketing by Randy Frisch

Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

The Will of the Many by James Islington

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird

The Last Days of the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport

The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Tales from 1001 Nights by Anonymous

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This morning I wrap up all the books I read in May.

Links mentioned:

Currently Reading Podcast

Books mentioned:

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Living in Wonder by Rod Dreher

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower

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This morning I chat with my sister about her reading journey and how she overcame intellectualism to find joy in reading again.

Links mentioned:

Follow Chauncea - @chaunceabonnettart

Books mentioned:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (series)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Misery by Stephen King

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Just Kids by Patti Smith

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This morning I share my current list of favorite authors and my criteria for favorite authors

Links mentioned:

Watership Down Episode

Fairy Tale Review (blog post)

Books mentioned:

Watership Down by Richard Adams

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Misery by Stephen King

Different Seasons (anthology) by Stephen King

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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