
Book reviews, reading life reflections, and recommendations from an eclectic mood reader and former English teacher. chelsey.substack.com
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 69 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksEducationArts | |||

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This is a fun podcast that gives a different perspective, as you hear both from a young wife and husband about what they’re reading separately and together. You can tell they have a loving, warm relationship, and it’s fun to hear them discuss books they both read. Curtis also has a different type of book list from what I hear on most podcasts (leadership books, spy thrillers, war stories). Unfortunately for us, the podcast is either on hiatus or done for good, as of 2022. The couple had a baby i... more
Chelsea and Curtis are so fun to listen to. They give me excellent ideas for my TBR for sure. But they obviously enjoy their bookish relationship. They are kind and respectful to each other and also have great senses of humor about their differences in taste. Honestly they are as much role models for how to treat people you love as they are reading role models. I love listening to them.
Really enjoy this podcast but since last one was in January, wondering where they went. Is podcast over?
Such a great podcast. I've gotten so many of great recommendation from here, a great variety of books!
This podcast is a pleasure because it feels like I’m hanging out with neighbors. Chelsey and Curtis aren’t booksellers or authors; they’re just a couple who like to read broadly and then talk about the books. There aren’t enough podcasts with regular guys, which is another bonus










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