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.

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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