018 Book Buddies With Brenda Bahensky

If you had any doubts as to whether or not God has a sense of humor, listen to the story of how today’s guest and I met.  Today, Brenda and I talked all things books, and we got to do a little literary matchmaking.

Some of Brenda’s Childhood favorites:

Brenda’s current reader profile:

  • 70% fiction to 30% non-fiction
  • fiction is mostly historical (favorite period is early to mid 20th century)
  • Nonfiction is mostly parenting, biography, or memoir
  • almost all e-books, mostly from the library

Topics covered:

  • how Brenda makes reading happen as a mother of 3 young children (Libby, by OverDrive on the phone)
  • how she finds the books she reads
  • how we feel about being a “book breaker-upper” (and how Brenda wishes she were different in this regard)
  • Brenda’s current roadblocks to having the reading life she wants
  • how she feels about her endings and what she needs in her characters

Literary matchmaking with Brenda (format unabashedly borrowed from the What Should I Read Next? Podcast by Anne Bogel)

My Recommendations for Brenda:

Brenda’s Recommendations for me:

Closing Questions:

  1. Go back in time.  What advice do you have for new mama Brenda?
  2. What’s something (big or small) that’s making your life easier lately?

Questions for you, listener:

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events – what do you think about these books?  Have you read them?  Have your children?  Would you recommend them for your kids?
  • What do you think of my book recommendations for Brenda?  Do you have any titles to add to my list?
  • Do you celebrate May Day?  What does your family do?
  • Don’t you think Jennifer Fulwiler should add Lincoln, NE to her book tour for One Beautiful Dream?  Me too!

For those who asked about it, here is the First Communion Novena we prayed with Jane leading up to her big day.

Get in touch!  Send questions or topic suggestions my way.  As always, you can e-mail me at podcastATcatherineboucherDOTcom or find me on Facebook or Instagram

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