On this episode, Katie Blechle, a mom and educator, talks about her true love of reading over TV, how she incorporates reading into her life as a mom, and the books about strong women that she really loves. We also go down a shared rabbit hole that’s one of my absolute favorite non-book topics.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Books Highlighted by Katie:
The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
Someone Else’s Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile & Ian Morgan Cron
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Reckless Girls by Rachel hawkins
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Peaceful Parenting Revolution by Kiva Schuler
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
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