Has a book ever CHANGED YOUR LIFE? This Book Made Me chronicles the books that make us who we are and explains WHY THEY MATTER.

Which book changed your life? More than just a good read, a book can alter the trajectory of your experience, shape your decisions, and reveal a new universe.

Each episode features a different personality explaining the book that made them...a better partner, a messy thinker, a nerd extraordinaire. It's a reminder of the ways that books matter.

Favorite Episodes

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    The Giver

    What can literature--especially dystopian, young adult literature--teach us? And why are so many of these books banned?

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    Books for Resisting Despair and Apathy

    If you're finding yourself shellshocked and paralyzed by the times that we're living through, you're not alone! It's a great time to remember how art, and especially literature, can remind us that there are many possible futures, and reconnect us to our agency.

  • A hand holding an open red book with flying letters A, B, and C above it, against a light background with yellow dots and black line doodles.

    Watchmen, Pt. 1

    It's a return to full nerdgasm. My guest is Pat Harrigan: writer, podcaster, and reader extraordinaire.

  • A hand holding a blue book against a background with yellow and red geometric shapes on a light gray wall.

    Love in the Time of Cholera : Life Will Never Be the Same

    It's a book about love! But is it, really? Fantasy author Robert V.S. Redick explains what writing can and should do. Enjoy DJ Diego’s Marquez inspired playlist, Yearn.