Malavika Praseed is the host of the Your Favorite Book Podcast, a show with a similar theme as the Best Book Ever, but with a different format and philosophy. She’s been my guest here a couple of times, and I love talking books with her. Today, we got together to talk about what it’s like to ask people about their favorite books. What episodes are our most popular? Which ones are our personal favorites? What genres are we missing? Do we have an unpopular book opinions? Hosting these podcasts have changed both of our reading lives, in mostly (but not exclusively) positive ways, and I had so much fun digging in to the good, the bad, and the ugly of bookish podcasting with her. 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: Malavika Praseed Podcast/Instagram/Twitter/Chicago Review of Books Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast. Discussed in this episode: Deerskin by Robin McKinley The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Debra Dean Best Book Ever Episode 26 with Debra Dean The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Best Book Ever Episode 007 with H. Claire Taylor The Princess Bride by William Goldman Your Favorite Book Podcast with Brandon Taylor Persuasion by Jane Austen Real Life by Brandon Taylor Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor Your Favorite Book Podcast with Malavika’s Mom (Also, don’t miss Malavika’s episode with her Dad, which is also an absolute delight. I do so love a bookish family!) Your Favorite Book Podcast with sportswriter Jeff Pearlman Best Book Ever Episode 071 with Jeremy Patlen Just Kids by Patti Smith Barack Obama’s Summer Reading Lists Liane Moriarty Your Favorite Book Podcast with Shruthi Swamy The Archer by Shruthi Swamy Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin Best Book Ever Episode 063 with Mona Kabbani Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Your Favorite Book Episode with Kota Connell-Ledwon Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Your Favorite Book Episode with Maxwell Dunn Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Best Book Ever Episode 047 with Aime Austin What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George Howard’s End by E.M. Forster Three Pines Mysteries by Louise Penny My Cousin Vinny Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rumors Fleetwood Mac Black Panther Elvis Costello The Best Of The First 10 Years My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir by Jenn Shapland Best Book Ever Episode 029 Malavika Praseed The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (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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