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Read it Forward

Welcome to the Read it Forward Podcast, hosted by Senior Editor Abbe Wright. Every week, she sits down with authors to hear about their latest book, their writing process, and the books on their TBR p... Read more

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Episode 12 - Interview with Ottessa Moshfegh, author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Episode 12 - Interview with Ottessa Moshfegh, author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation

In this bonus episode of the Read it Forward podcast, Abbe and Emma ask Amy Brinker, host of the former podcast, Beaks a... Read more

20 Aug 2018

18mins

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Episode 46 - Tiffany Jenkins and The Nickel Boys

Episode 46 - Tiffany Jenkins and The Nickel Boys

In "What Abbe's Reading," Abbe reviews The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, which was Read it Forward's October Book Clu... Read more

13 Nov 2019

36mins

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Episode 24 - Amber Tamblyn and Where the Crawdads Sing

Episode 24 - Amber Tamblyn and Where the Crawdads Sing

In this episode—the first of our third season—Abbe shares what she's been reading: the wildly popular novel, Where the C... Read more

15 Apr 2019

36mins

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Episode 11 - Interview with Tommy Orange, author of There There

Episode 11 - Interview with Tommy Orange, author of There There

In this bonus episode of the Read it Forward podcast, Abbe and Emma ask Amy Brinker, host of the former podcast, Beaks a... Read more

13 Aug 2018

12mins

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Episode 34 - Delia Owens and Educated

Episode 34 - Delia Owens and Educated

In this episode, Abbe, despite being late to the game, raves about Tara Westover's memoir, Educated. Then, she chats and... Read more

24 Jun 2019

36mins

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Episode 40 - Beck Dorey-Stein and City of Girls

Episode 40 - Beck Dorey-Stein and City of Girls

In this episode, Abbe talks about her summer vacation read, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. Then, she sits down for ... Read more

5 Aug 2019

35mins

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Episode 37 - Jasmine Guillory and How Could She

Episode 37 - Jasmine Guillory and How Could She

In this episode, Abbe tells us about a great summer read about female friendship, How Could She by Lauren Mechling, whic... Read more

15 Jul 2019

31mins

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Episode 48 - Jeff Gordinier and The Glass Hotel

Episode 48 - Jeff Gordinier and The Glass Hotel

In this episode, Abbe talks tacos and rock star chefs with food critic Jeff Gordinier, who has just published his travel... Read more

26 Nov 2019

40mins

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Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin and A Gentleman in Moscow

Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin and A Gentleman in Moscow

In this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: Book club fave A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Then, sh... Read more

22 Apr 2019

35mins

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Episode 44 - Neil Patrick Harris and Normal People

Episode 44 - Neil Patrick Harris and Normal People

Abbe chats with actor and author Neil Patrick Harris about magic, Gone Girl, being a bookseller, and the stories he read... Read more

29 Oct 2019

38mins

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Episode 39 - Melissa de la Cruz and Trick Mirror

Episode 39 - Melissa de la Cruz and Trick Mirror

In this episode, Abbe tells us about Trick Mirror, New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino's meditation on culture and her place... Read more

29 Jul 2019

31mins

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Episode 26 - Sophie Kinsella and Daisy Jones & The Six

Episode 26 - Sophie Kinsella and Daisy Jones & The Six

In this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a uniquely-... Read more

29 Apr 2019

34mins

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Episode 27 - Megan Griswold and Gingerbread

Episode 27 - Megan Griswold and Gingerbread

In this episode, Abbe tells us about the fairytale-inspired book she's been reading: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi. Then,... Read more

6 May 2019

32mins

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Episode 23 - Marco Borges and White Teeth

Episode 23 - Marco Borges and White Teeth

In this episode, Abbe sits down with Marco Borges, author of The Greenprint, to hear about how to help your body and the... Read more

7 Jan 2019

24mins

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Episode 38 - Joanne Ramos and The Chelsea Girls

Episode 38 - Joanne Ramos and The Chelsea Girls

In this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: The Chelsea Girls, a brand new work of historical fiction fr... Read more

22 Jul 2019

32mins

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Episode 32 - Dani Shapiro and Next Year in Havana

Episode 32 - Dani Shapiro and Next Year in Havana

In this episode, Abbe tells us about a work of historical fiction with a dual narrative, Next Year in Havana. Then, she ... Read more

10 Jun 2019

38mins

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Episode 20 - Meg Tilly and Books like Station Eleven

Episode 20 - Meg Tilly and Books like Station Eleven

In this episode, Abbe sits down with actress and author Meg Tilly to talk about her debut romantic thriller, Solace Isla... Read more

21 Dec 2018

42mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 47 - Elissa Altman and The Editor

Episode 47 - Elissa Altman and The Editor

In this episode, author Elissa Altman talks about her memoir Motherland, and her fraught—yet loving—relationship with he... Read more

20 Nov 2019

35mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 21 - Transparent Creator Jill Soloway and Becoming by Michelle Obama

Episode 21 - Transparent Creator Jill Soloway and Becoming by Michelle Obama

In this episode, Emma, Amy, and Abbe chat about the books they're reading right now. Abbe speaks with Transparent creato... Read more

26 Dec 2018

32mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 16 - Maeve Higgins and In The Woods Book Club

Episode 16 - Maeve Higgins and In The Woods Book Club

In this episode, Abbe sits down with Bibliophile author Jane Mount to talk about how her love of books has inspired her ... Read more

19 Nov 2018

37mins

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