READING will transform your life, ONE BOOK AT A TIME. This podcast helps you do it.
Good reading reveals hidden worlds—our potential, our shared possibilities, and our collective futures. With my guests, I dive deeply into the new realities that books create in us.
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.
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Watchmen, Pt. 1
It's a return to full nerdgasm. My guest is Pat Harrigan: writer, podcaster, and reader extraordinaire.
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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.
Meet the Host
Dr. Kim Middleton is the creator of This Book Made Me Podcast. A former English professor , she hosts readers who believe in the transformative power of books.