Meredith is holding down the fort this week while Kaytee travels, so her brother, Scott Monday is serving as our special guest host!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a Christmas classic that brought the family together and an amazing 2018 reading realization.

Next, Meredith and Scott tackle what they are currently reading, and this week will make our non-fiction lovers' hearts just sing as it's chock-full of great non-fiction titles.

This week's deep dive is about Scott's reading life and his weird foibles and quirks. I have a feeling you all are going to have serious WORDS about this! We can't wait for you to chime in.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a data-nerd's dream book and a book that belongs on every family's shelves.

As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:14 – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

6:37 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis

7:28 – Bay Books in Coronado, CA

8:58 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

9:53 – The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck

10:40 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu

11:19 – Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

11:35 – Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

11:37 – In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson

16:25 – The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

17:18 – Harry Potter by JK Rowling

17:29 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

17:34 – Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

19:02 – It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

19:06 – Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

22:00 – Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

22:25 – Dopesick by Beth Macy

22:57 – Becoming by Michelle Obama

26:32 – What Happened by Hillary Clinton

30:22 – The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

30:35 – The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley

30:36 – Son of the Black Stallion by Walter Farley

30:38 – Fire Stallion by Walter Farley? I think he meant Black Stallion and Satan :-)

30:43 – Island Stallion by Walter Farley

31:14 – The Edge by Dick Francis

31:34 – Longshot by Dick Francis

32:24 – Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

41:05 – Ulysses by James Joyce

42:26 – Dataclysm by Christian Rudder

45:15 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie

45:30 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast

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