All Books Aloud

Elizabeth Brookbank & Martha Brookbank 35 - How do you feel about your reading in 2025? A look back at the year in books and reading, and a look ahead at what's coming in 2026

Elizabeth and Martha are two sisters who love reading in all of its forms. Elizabeth is an academic librarian by day and fiction writer by night with a lifelong obsession with all things reading and books. Martha is a busy professional who came to her love of reading later in life, but now she’s an audiobook power user. We chat about the books we’re reading and delve a little deeper into a topic related to reading or publishing. We ask questions like, “Does listening to a book count as reading?” “Are genres a good or bad thing?” and “Do you finish every book you start?” If you love reading, nerding out about books, and sassy millennial hot takes, this podcast is for you!

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All Books Aloud

Episoade

How do you feel about your reading in 2025? A look back at the year in books and reading, and a look ahead at what's coming in 2026

Is it cozy? Dark academia? What about the romance? For History Lessons author Zoe B. Wallbrook being cross-genre is not a bug, it's a feature [Interview]

What do you know about a whodunnit? A mystery genre deep-dive

Does your reading change during the summer?

Would you go on a bookish vacation?

What is the IMLS and why should we care if it is dismantled?

How is working in a bookstore like playing a video game? Interview with the bookseller and events manager at Fireside Books

Is reading a niche hobby?

Is being an audiobook narrator a dream job? Interview with Laura Horowitz

Fact or Fiction? It's bookish mythbusting time!

How was your year in reading? 2024 reading round-up

Looking to escape into another reality? Join us for a deep-dive into the fantasy genre!

Should you join a book club?

How does a little girl from Detroit become a librarian icon? Our interview with Nancy Pearl (finally!)

How does a lifelong literary fiction reader end up writing a romance novel? Interview with Sarah T. Dubb, author of Birding With Benefits

Book adaptations - love them or hate them?

How do siblings grow up to be different types of readers? A chat with all four Brookbank siblings!

Do you re-read books?

What's involved in translating a novel? Interview with Polly Mackintosh, French-English translator for Gallic Books

What books do you bring on vacation?

How has BookTok affected books and publishing?

Is it ever okay to throw away books?

What is it about romance?

What are book hangovers and what can you do about them?

Do young people still read for fun?

Should you set a yearly reading goal?

Are books good holiday gifts?

How do you read so much?

Could reading doorways be a substitute for genres?

Can you separate the book from the author?

What makes a good audiobook narrator?

Do genres help or hinder your reading?

Do you finish every book you start?

Do audiobooks count as reading?

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