I’ll never pass up a chance to talk to a bookseller! Marianne Reiner of Run for Cover Books in San Diego joined me to talk books today. We talked about the special handwritten notes she adds to the books she sells, and how a non-reading child can become a book obsessed adult if they can only find the right book. We also talked some heavy subjects, including white privilege and the books that make you confront that. Marianne considers “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson to be a fundamental book, and I completely agree. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Guest: Marianne Reiner Website/Instagram/Facebook/Twitter Do you know a young person who’d like to appear on the 2nd Annual Kids/YA Gift Guide Episode? GO HERE! Discussed in this episode: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson Oprah’s Book Club Reese Book Club Read with Jenna Target Book Club Susie Morgenstern The Equal Justice Initiative Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson Becoming by Michelle Obama Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama Amnesty International Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong Immediate Family by Ashley Nelson Levy Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter’s School by Courtney E. Martin Howard Zinn, historian, playwright, and activist Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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