Ep 540: Please save me from my library holds

From What Should I Read Next? by Anne Bogel

September 1, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 540

About this episode

Anne Bogel helps guest Amy Czuba find long book recommendations while navigating her library holds.

Today's guest is recently retired and is excited to have more time to read in this chapter of life. She wants to find good books and, in particular, long books that she can really sink into, but her library holds keep wreaking havoc with her well-laid plans. When Amy Czuba wrote into our submissions page with this plea for help, Anne could not say no. After wrapping up her career as a global HR leader, Amy said goodbye to Massachusetts after living there for nearly 40 years and moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where she's now enjoying soaking up the history of her new hometown.  Amy is here today seeking ideas for those long books that she's craving. She would especially enjoy a book that teaches her about a topic she might not otherwise learn about. Amy also has a goal to read more books from her as-yet-unread pile of titles that she already owns, but she cannot resist a shiny new library book that's available for checkout at her local branch, and this is keeping her from reading through her owned titles. Anne has ideas to share. Find the list of titles discussed today and share your tips for Amy on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/540. Our…

People in this episode

Host: Anne Bogel

Guest: Amy Czuba

Topics covered

library holds
reading recommendations
long books
personal growth
book ownership

Keywords

library holds
long books
reading
book recommendations
personal library

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Charleston, South Carolina, Massachusetts