A Drink With a Friend

Annelise Roberts is a wife and mom of six kids whom she homeschools while raising animals on their homestead in North Carolina. She shares with Tsh a beloved childhood book (that’s very fitting for her life right now), as well as one of the most mind-blowing works of fiction from C.S. Lewis.* Annelise Roberts’ newsletter, Writing While Washing* Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott | Amazon | Bookshop* Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis | Amazon | Bookshop* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Shawn Smucker co-owns an independent bookshop in his town with his wife, and is also a long-time author of several books. He shares with Tsh a classic, perennial favorite childhood book, as well as one of his go-tos from adulthood.* Shawn Smucker’s newsletter, The Courage to Live It* His bookshop, Nooks* The Lion, the Witch, & The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis* A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Autumn Kern is a mom of four who releases bookish videos in a space called, delightfully enough, The Commonplace, and also hosts Common House, a space for homeschooling moms to get their bearings in the classical Charlotte Mason world. She shares with Tsh a favorite childhood book (one of Tsh’s favorites, too, though not from her own childhood) and a recent one from her adulthood (it’s one Tsh has never heard of).* Autumn Kern’s video channel, The Commonplace* Autumn’s mom encouragement space, Common House* Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling* The Lost Princess + The Wise Woman: A Parable, by George MacDonald* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Hadden Turner writes the well-loved Substack newsletter Over the Field and lives in northern England among farmers and apples. He shares with Tsh his choice of a favorite book from childhood (one she’d never heard of before), as well as a recent read for his choice of favorites as an adult.* Hadden’s Newsletter, Over the Field* Out of the Ashes, by Michael Morpurgo* The Pearl, by John Steinbeck* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Faith Moore is a writer and podcaster of the popular show Storytime for Grownups, as well as an avid reader. She shares with Tsh her choice of a favorite book from childhood, as well as one of her all-time favorites as an adult (it’s one of Tsh’s favorites, too).* Faith’s podcast, Storytime for Grownups* Matilda, by Roald Dahl* Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Joel Miller is the writer of the popular newsletter Miller’s Book Review, chief content officer at Full Focus, author of the new book The Idea Machine, and an avid reader. He shares with Tsh a beloved book from his childhood and one from adulthood (as well as two extras from both).* Joel’s newsletter, Miller’s Book Review* Joel’s new book, The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future* Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs* First Blood, by David Morrell* The Road, by Cormac McCarthy* The Aviator, by Eugene Vodolazkin* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

For a new season of this podcast, Tsh Oxenreider is talking with people about two books that changed them: one from childhood, one from adulthood. Who better to start with than her own daughter, Tatum?* the Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan* Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle* The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri* A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Tsh gives a short pitch for why you should do — in some way, before too long — what she does every summer: take a break from the internet. She explains why this break is so life-giving and necessary for her, her three reasons why she firmly believes EVERYONE needs to take regular breaks from the internet, as well as some encouragement that you, too, can do this. Yes, you! Really.The next season will return after a brief hiatus!* Tsh’s newsletter, books, trips, & Rule of Life* Recommended reads* Buy a round of drinks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Rick Reynolds, a marriage therapist and founder of Affair Recovery, shares insights on infidelity and reconciliation. He emphasizes the power of community in fostering healthy relationships and discusses ways to affair-proof marriages. The conversation highlights personal accountability, openness, and the healing that comes from shared experiences. Rick also delves into transformative journeys of personal growth and the importance of authentic connections, concluding with a hopeful message about navigating love and commitment.

Tsh chats with Stephanie Duncan Smith, a book editor who’s been thinking for a while about the liturgical calendar. They get into Eastertide — and the beauty of its length (50 days), how it’s good that feasting always follows fasting, why Ordinary Time is magical, and how it all fits together with the rhythms of our personal lives (and how it feels when it sometimes doesn’t).* Stephanie Duncan Smith and her Slant Letter* Stephanie’s book, Even After Everything: on Bookshop and Amazon* Hallowed Be This House, by Thomas Howard* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life* Recommended reads* Buy a round of drinks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe