Ranked #1
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
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18mins
Ranked #2
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
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36mins
Ranked #3
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
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36mins
Ranked #4
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
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12mins
Ranked #5
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
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36mins
Ranked #6
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
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35mins
Ranked #7
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
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31mins
Ranked #8
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
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40mins
Ranked #9
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
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35mins
Ranked #10
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
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38mins
Ranked #11
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
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31mins
Ranked #12
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
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34mins
Ranked #13
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
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32mins
Ranked #14
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
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24mins
Ranked #15
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
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32mins
Ranked #16
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
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38mins
Ranked #17
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
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42mins
Ranked #18
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
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35mins
Ranked #19
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
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32mins
Ranked #20
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
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37mins