Episode 33 - I'll Crack it Open with Stephanie Majercik

Books with Betsy

On this episode, Stephanie Majercik, a reader who reads widely, and I discuss our shared tricks for Book of the Month, why passing around books is great, and how her reading chair revolutionized her reading life. We also discuss her book club and the bookish names she has for her collection of house plants.

Read & Run Chicago - The Great Believers

Stephanie’s Reading Chair

Books mentioned in this episode:

What Betsy’s reading:

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Books Highlighted by Stephanie:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habcek

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.

Other books mentioned in this episode:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple’s Last Case by Agatha Christie

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls

Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

BFF: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain