TBU#60: Summer Reading and the Anti-Library

In this, our final episode for the year, we wrap up season four and bid farewell to 2024 with a deep dive into one of our all-time favourite topics—reading! We’re sharing our summer reading plans, and our favourite must-read fiction and eye-opening non-fiction from this year. 

We're excited to explore the intriguing concept of the "anti-library," a space filled with books we haven't read yet, and discuss how it can inspire our future reading adventures. Plus, we'll reveal our wishlist of titles we're eager to dive into over the holiday season and share a fond farewell as we say goodbye to the Two Booked Up podcast for now.

Whether you're looking for your next great read or thoughtful gift ideas for fellow book lovers, this episode is packed with inspiration and engaging conversations. Grab a notebook, tune in, and let the bookish chat begin!

Episode Links Mentioned

• Two Booked Up Episode 17: What’s On Our Summer Reading List?
• Two Booked Up Episode 37: Holiday Reads and Bookish Traditions
• Two Booked Up Episode 58: How are we tracking? Our reading in the 24 for 2024 Challenge

Book Links Mentioned 

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
• Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
• The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
• The Plan: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

• Avoiding the Friend Zone by Rowena Mabbott 
• No More Simon Says by Rowena Mabbott 
• Funny Story by Emily Henry
• Breathing While Drowning by Veronica Strachan
• Best Wishes: Making the World a Better, Less Annoying Place–One Wish at a Time by Richard Glover.
• Weyward by Emila Hart
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
• Come As You Are by Amelia Nagoski
• Come Together by Amelia Nagoski
• We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
• The Healthy Hundred: 100 Ways to a Healthier, Happier and Longer Life by Dr Peter Larkins. 
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarity. 
• Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors. 
• Molly: A Prequel to the Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. 
• How to Have an Epic Retirement by Bec Wilson.
• The Good Life: Lessons From The World’s Longest Study On Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
• Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
• The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf. 
• Explorers: A New History by Matthew Lockwood
• 11/22/63 by Stephen King
• The Penderwicks (5-book Series) by Jeanne Birdsall
• The Blue Machine by Helen Czerski 
• Learning in Depth by Kieran Egan
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, read by Faith Moore on Storytime for Grownups. 
• Storm in a Teacup by Helen Czerski
• Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
• An Imaginative Approach to Teaching by Kieran Egan

Others Links Mentioned 

• Ness Labs on the Anti-Library
• Storytime for Grownups Podcast 
• Shelley’s New Substack called Infinitely Interesting

Connect with us:

Find us online at twobookedup.com and keep in touch with Two Booked Up via email by signing up for the Two Booked Up Bookclub and receive your FREE ‘Read More in ‘24’ Book checklist.

Connect with Rowena @rowenamabbott on IG and at rowenamabbott.com to learn more about coaching with her, including how you can identify and embrace your strengths. You can access her books here, including her new short murder mystery story and her new novel, No More Simon Says, and get Rowena’s new FREE guide, 3 Steps to Fall Back in Love with Your Job, here.

Connect with Shelley on Substack at Infinitely Interesting or @ShelleyTonkinSmith or LinkedIn at Shelley Tonkin Smith. Her copywriting business is at shelleysmithcreative.com.