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Ep 482: Diving into evocative ocean reads

2025/6/17
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Ann Bogle: 我认为海洋主题的书籍能让读者在书中找到现实生活中对海洋的热爱。我希望通过与嘉宾Noelle的对话，找到能满足她阅读愿望的海洋书籍，无论是流行科学、以海洋为背景的小说，甚至是将海洋作为角色的作品。我相信许多读者都将海洋与夏季旅行和家庭度假联系在一起，现在是深入了解并找到能引起共鸣的书籍的最佳时机。 Noelle Leong: 我一直对海洋科学和海洋学特别感兴趣，并且一直在努力前往潮汐池或海岸。我希望找到更多关于海洋的书籍，可以是流行科学、以海洋为背景或角色的虚构作品，甚至是诗歌。我喜欢阅读这些书籍时身临其境的感觉，仿佛精神和身体都转移到了我所爱的地方。我喜欢的海洋书籍包括《光到达的地方有多远》、《狂野的蓝色媒体》、《艾米丽·温斯纳普的故事》、《A Tale for the Time Being》和玛丽·奥利弗的诗歌。

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The episode starts with Ann introducing the show and its purpose: to help readers choose their next book. She discusses the Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club's summer events and then introduces Noelle Leong, a science librarian and the episode's guest, who is passionate about marine science. Noelle shares her reading habits and her approach to managing her "To Be Read" list, which includes a rigorous selection process involving DNFing (Did Not Finish) books after 60 pages.
  • Ann Bogle hosts the podcast "What Should I Read Next?"
  • Noelle Leong, a science librarian with a passion for marine science, is the guest.
  • Noelle's TBR list management includes the "Ann method" of rigorous selection and DNFing after 60 pages.

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We always love reading on a theme, and today's guest would love to see her real-life love of the ocean mirrored in the pages of her books. 

Noelle Leong is a science and medicine-focused librarian at a small liberal arts college. She especially loves her work for the opportunities it provides her to join the students on trails and visiting tidepools.

So it’s perhaps unsurprising she’d love Anne's help finding books about the ocean, whether that means pop science, books where the ocean is the setting, or even a character—she’s up for anything. While this isn’t an exclusively summery theme, so many readers associate the ocean with summer vacations and family trips, so it feels like just the right time to dive in and find titles that will appeal to Noelle’s reading wishes right now.

Find the list of titles mentioned today and share your ocean reading recommendations by leaving a comment on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/482)

For more summer reading fun, join us in the Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club. We had a blast at our Summer Reading Guide Unboxing party, and next week, we’re hosting Summer Reading Guide author Kevin Wilson for our June live author talk. Book Club is a great place to gather with fellow readers and talk all about this summer’s most discussable books. Join the fun at modernmrsdarcy.com/club)

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