Episodes

  • Recommendation Book Tag
    Jun 2 2023

    Devon uses a meme/book tag to offer some recommendations, mostly for some of her favorite books of last year.


    Book tag source


    Follow Devon: @professor_reads

    the show: @dont_read_the_synopsis

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    55 mins
  • Summer Reading Recommendations
    May 26 2023

    Devon talks about what she plans to read this summer and offers some backlist recommendations. Her dog, Beau, makes some noise and she shares some personal things she's been going through lately.


    Latest Read:

    Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia


    Backlist Books Mentioned

    The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

    Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

    The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson


    New Releases Added to Summer Reading Plans


    Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn

    Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayburn

    A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan

    Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum

    You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenburg


    Reading Guides Mentioned

    Sarah's Bookshelves

    Modern Mrs. Darcy


    Follow Devon on Instagram: @professor_reads or at the show @dont_read_the_synopsis



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    45 mins
  • Intimidating Books and What to Do About Them
    May 18 2023

    Devon shares her excitement over two recent reads and talks about book intimidation. Why do we find some books intimidating? What should we do about them? She challenges you to read an intimidating book this summer and puts one that's been hanging over her on her to read list for summer.


    Latest Reads

    The Switch by Beth O'Leary

    Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center

    Looking Forward

    Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead


    Follow Me:

    @professor_reads on IG and Storygraph

    @dont_read_the_synopsis


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    40 mins
  • What I Read in March and April
    May 4 2023

    Devon runs down all the books she read in March and April. So many series!

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    22 mins
  • Blind Dates with Books
    Apr 27 2023

    Devon experiences Blind Date with Books from several sources and talks about which ones were successful, what she learned, and why you might try a blind date with a book yourself.


    Latest Read

    Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder-Ruiz


    Blind Dates with Books

    CrispPages&Co on Etsy

    LightItUpLiterary on Etsy

    Liberty Book Co (Devon's Local Indie bookstore)

    York Country Friends Books on Main


    Looking Forward

    The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

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    36 mins
  • Poetry is for You!
    Apr 19 2023

    In celebrating National Poetry Month, Devon talks about why she enjoys poetry collections and offers some suggestions for new and seasoned poetry readers. You will find many recommendations for expanding your own poetry reading.


    Latest Reads


    Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin

    Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey


    Poetry Collections Mentioned

    Set Me on Fire : A Poem for Every Feeling by Ella Risbridger

    The Best American Poetry series

    Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood

    Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong


    The Tradition by Jericho Brown

    The Book of Hours by Kevin Young

    Husbandry by Matthew Dickman

    Monument by Natasha Tretheway

    Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda

    When a Woman Loves a Man by David Lehman

    Bicycles: Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni

    A Woman without a Country by Eavan Boland

    Soft Science by Franny Choi

    The Wilderness. by Sandra Lim

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    36 mins
  • Why Do I Put Off Books I Want to Read?
    Apr 6 2023

    This week Devon talks about whether book hype keeps her from reading books she is interested in and tries to figure out why it takes her so long to read certain books. She shares her frustrations of the week and can't stop her love of Abby Jimenez's Part of Your World. She adds some books to her "Gotta Read Soon" list; you know she can't call it a TBR.


    Latest Reads

    Villa America Liza Klaussmann

    Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

    Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson


    Looking Forward

    Yerba Buena by Nina Lacour


    Follow Me:

    @professor_reads on IG and Storygraph

    @dont_read_the_synopsis

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    49 mins
  • Nonfiction Recommendations
    Mar 31 2023

    Devon talks about breaking her reading slump and offers some Nonfiction Recommendations. See the website for a full list of recommendations.


    Devon @professor_reads on Instagram & Storygraph


    The Show

    dont_read_the_synopsis on Instagram

    dontreadthesynopsis.com


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    53 mins