Nothing is Wrong with You - Book Podcast

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss book acknowledgements and the role they play in the book. That the book doesn't feel complete without them. Recommend: Tin Man by Sarah Winman What we are reading: Colleen Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmiemmie Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott A Compass on the Navigable Sea: 100 Years of World Literature ed. Daniel Simon...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss what we can do as readers to support the writers we love.  We chat about the benefits of amplifying the work of our favorite authors on social media in hopes of inspiring you to share what you are reading. Recommend: I am I am I am by Maggie O’Farrell What we are reading: Colleen The Book of Tiny Prayer: Daily Meditations f...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss how books are in conversation with each other–especially when blurbs hint at a working relationship between the writers.  We chat about two bestsellers–The Wedding People and Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.  And a bonus discussion of why you should read the acknowledgements of your books!  The Wedding People...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss the complicated nature of gifting a book.  Do we like to give more than receive books? We share our opinions on what we deem to be the fraught and vulnerable space of gifting books. Recommend:  Comfort of Crows, Margret Renkl What we are reading: Colleen Tin Man by Sara Winman Heart the Lover by Lily King Rebecca Cassandra...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss the books that have missed the mark for us or just didn't resonate, but also sharing all the love and respect for the authors. Recommend:  Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven  What we are reading: Colleen I See You’ve Called in Dead , John Kenney Once There Were Wolves , Charlotte McConaghy Rebecca We Survived the Night by J...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss how we decide what to read. Reviews? Wordof mouth? Cold-calling the new releases at the library?  We do it all, though each of us has a different relationship to all of the ways books find us.  Did we miss a way you select books for your ever-growing TBR pile?  Let us know in the comments! Recommend:  E=mc2: A Story of Infe...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss the books we loved reading in 2025. Colleen Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte Mcconaghy (TOP PICK) The Book of I by David Greig Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey Fi by Alexandra Fuller Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo b...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss rereading, thanks to a listener question. We discuss why we will never reread a book again, the books we will reread over and over for decades, and the in between.  Plus, we recommend the incredible book by Florence Knapp,The Names. Recommend The Names by Florence Knapp Colleen The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss book clubs: the good, the bad, the ugly, the lame, the enriching, and why kids shouldn’t be invited!  Join us as we share stories of book clubs that were really wine clubs, our need for folks to do the assignment and read, and why we won’t ever read again a book that someone else makes us read. Plus, we recommend the heartb...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we share our thoughts about when to abandon a book and discuss the factors that go into that hard decision.  We discuss the current quandaries we face regarding the decision to let it go! And we encourage our listeners to allow themselves the freedom to abandon a book that isn’t speaking to them. Book we recommend Rabbit Heart by Kris...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we share stories about the role Shakespeare’s work has played in our personal and professional lives and argue for the continuation of reading his work in school–and make the case for teaching some that aren’t often taught.  We share our dirty secrets about canonical books we didn’t love and are going to take off our shelves to make r...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we talk about our relationship with the literary canon and consider its importance but also its ramifications on us as readers.  We ask who gets to decide what books “matter” and unpack the shame that can come from not liking/understanding/caring about books other people tell us we “should” read. Book we recommend, The Lucky Ones by Z...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss Ocean Vuong’s award-winning novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and how sometimes even when a book is gorgeous, our lives do not allow us the space to experience it. Join us as we talk about what we bring to books when we read them, and how sometimes even the best book isn’t the best for us. Book we recommend - The Change...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we talk about our personal relationships with books in audio form and share what our brains do when we read–everyone is so different in relationship with their reading life.  We make the case for once and for all that experiencing audiobooks is reading–and no one should convince you otherwise.  Book we recommend - The Book of Delights...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we get down and dirty in a discussion of Miranda July’s acclaimed novel All Fours . We have our favorite kind of discussion when one of us loves a book and the other duo abandons it. Join us for a passionate discussion of what July’s newest did–and didn’t do–for us. Book we recommend - A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss how important it really is or is not to connect to characters in all of the books that we read and consider the critical reception of books that felt inscrutable to us.  We spend time with Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake and Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! .  Join our discussion of these two books–and many others–on this episode. Book...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today we discuss the books that we would put on our top ten list of best books of the century.  Join us as we discuss the challenges of picking criteria and ten (or 11 or 12!) top books. Instead of recommending just one book, we recommend thirty! Our lists from this episode - bold highlighted are our top fiction and nonfiction recommendation...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we share with you in this quick episode as we spotlight some of our absolute favorite books from the countless pages we’ve devoured  in 2024 Colleen: Sandwich by Catherine Newman Greta & Valdin -Rebecca K Reilly Knife - Salman Rushdie Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll Lives Other Than My Own - Emmanuel Carrere Rebecca: Fi - Alexa...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of lists that rank books, with a focus on the recent New York Times ranking of the best 100 books of the century–and the subsequent list they crowdsourced readers to develop. We share what books we thought should be on the list, which ones we abandoned, and which choices left us confused.   P...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss our decades-long relationship with Barbara Kingsolver’s work.  We work through our evolving attitudes about her work and explain why seeing Demon Copperhead on lists of best books of the year or even the century makes us scratch our heads. Plus, we recommend the delightful book by Lissa Soep Other People’s Words Thank you f...

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today we discuss two popular books, Women Talking and The Overstory. We dive deep into what makes us abandon a book and what baggage we bring along with us as readers when deciding what resonates with us. Plus, we recommend the delightful book by Rebecca K. Reilly Greta and Valdin Thank you for joining us.  Three avid readers (Rebecca, Colle...