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Will Witwer shares 3 books that have me questioning just what HE means when he says a book is "fun"   follow Will on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwitwer/?hl=en   for the ad-free, extended version of this episode (and lots more), sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780375507250   "The Door" by Magda Szabo https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781590177716   "Piranesi" by Susannah Clark https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781635577808   "Early Work" by Andrew Martin https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781250215017   "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780141441146 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/   follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg  

at least the scenery looked nice (at times). Joyce Louis-Jean stops by to discuss the absolute trainwreck that is Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights".    to listen to the full episode, sign up for the Shoulda Books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ShouldaBooks this is the first episode of SHOULDA FILMS, a monthly bonus show about movies adapted from books. sign up for the Professor tier ($7.99/month) today so you don't miss an episode.    follow Joyce on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atribecalledjoyce/?hl=en join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en  Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg  

MJ Smith shares 3 books that helped her deal with rage. Just don't ever call a Cheeto a chip in front of her.   follow MJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miss_joy99/?hl=en follow MJ on Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/moirajoy/home Miles Bonsignore's 24-Hour Livestream for Creators Against ICE | Feb 15, 2026 | 9 am onward (PST) Perfect Person podcast (where the livestream will be held): https://www.youtube.com/@PerfectPerson   Donate to Creators Against ICE: https://donate.tiltify.com/98a42569-5a95-4ee7-b045-7eb2b8bdf4ec/details books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Giovanni's Room" by James Baldwin https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780345806567   "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780142000663   "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781590302255   "Slow Days, Fast Company" by Eve Babitz https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781681370088   "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780141441146 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg  

Jack McGill (The Try Guys) shares 3 nonfiction books that might just make you rethink everything.    follow Jack on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itsjackmcgill follow Jack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjackmcgill/?hl=en for February, we're reading "Jane Eyre". follow along with the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   "Ask Iwata" edited by Hobonichi https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781974721542   "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780767905923   "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781401323257   "Bad Thoughts" by Nada Alic https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780593466636   "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780141441146 sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

I sit down with editor and YouTuber Sam Bakas to discuss a book that could NOT be more relevant to today…Isabel Allende's "The House of the Spirits".   follow Sam on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShmoopy/featured follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshmoopy/   books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.   The House of the Spirits https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781501117015 Jane Eyre https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780141441146 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg  

Tori Dunlap (founder and CEO of Her First 100k) shares 3 books that shaped her thinking on love, loss, and the meaning of life.   follow Her First $100K on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HerFirst100K/featured follow Her First $100K on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herfirst100k/?hl=en follow Her First $100K on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@herfirst100k?lang=en   buy Tori's book: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-book listen to the Financial Feminist podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-feminist/id1566054936   books discussed:   Call Me by Your Name: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780312426781   Life of Pi: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780156027328   The Great Gatsby: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780743273565   Untamed: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780063260269   One Day: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780307474711   The Book Thief: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780375842207 join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/   follow Shoulda Books on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks   follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg  

YouTube film essayist Thomas Flight shares 3 books that changed the way he sees the world.   follow Thomas on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasFlight sign up for his newsletter: https://www.seeingthroughfilm.com/   books discussed: "The Burnout Society" by Byung-Chul Han https://www.strandbooks.com/the-burnout-society-9780804795098.html "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger https://www.strandbooks.com/ways-of-seeing-9780140135152.html "The Medium is the Massage" by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore https://www.strandbooks.com/the-medium-is-the-massage-9781584230700.html "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman https://www.strandbooks.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-9780143036531.html "The Overstory" by Richard Powers https://www.strandbooks.com/the-overstory-9780393635522.html "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace https://www.strandbooks.com/infinite-jest-9780316066525.html "No One Is Talking about This" by Patricia Lockwood https://www.strandbooks.com/no-one-is-talking-about-this-9780593189597.html "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck https://www.strandbooks.com/east-of-eden-9780142004234.html   join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/ follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/ follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en  Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

Cailyn Hoertz (The Try Guys) shares 3 books that cover Greek mythology, hangover mac & cheese, a love triangle where it's impossible to choose sides, and more.   new episodes every Thursday.   books discussed: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare https://bookshop.org/p/books/clockwork-angel-cassandra-clare/9051e39b3f858cc5?ean=9781481456029&next=t   Everything I Know about Love by Dolly Alderton https://bookshop.org/p/books/everything-i-know-about-love-a-memoir-dolly-alderton/6d7db83f537bdea3?ean=9780062968791&next=t The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-song-of-achilles-a-novel-madeline-miller/9640446024d824a5?ean=9780062060624&next=t   follow Cailyn's main account: https://www.instagram.com/cailynhoertz/?hl=en follow Cailyn's book account: https://www.instagram.com/cailyn.reads/?hl=en   join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/the-shoulda-book-club-with-shoulda-books-225140024638?brid=yapSJjJ6zqETOwu3XngDDw   sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter: https://shouldabooks.com/   follow Shoulda Books on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shouldabooks/  follow Shoulda Books on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shouldabooks    follow Jonathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jf.kirk/?hl=en   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

Miles Bonsignore joins me for the first weekly episode of Shoulda Books to share the three books he thinks everyone should read. new episodes every Thursday   listen to Perfect Person follow Miles on YouTube follow Miles on Instagram   join the Shoulda Book Club on Fable sign up for the Shoulda Books Newsletter follow Shoulda Books on Instagram follow Shoulda Books on TikTok   Shoulda Books theme song by Skyler Klingenberg

the year is almost over, so you know what that means...that's right, I'm making a dang tier list of all the things I read in the dumpster fire that was 2025. did I read an impressive number of books? NO. am I letting that stop me? no, but I do feel self-conscious. AND THAT'S OKAY. some of the books I talk about in this episode are: The Hunger Games, Parable of the Sower, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, True West (not a book, but that's okay, you'll see what I'm doing), and MORE. if you like the show, please rate and leave a review. and if you LOVE the show, sign up for the email list at shouldabooks.com. this is the final podcast of the year. we will be back on JANUARY 8th with the new weekly format, so stay freaking TUNED.

the people have spoken. find out which 3 books we're reading January - March of next year!   if you want to watch this episode, you can check it out the YouTube channel here   music composed by Skyler Klingenberg (thanks Skyler!)

Welcome to the next chapter of Shoulda Books. Some things are changing. Some things are staying the same. Kinda like life, I guess? This mini-episode gives an overview of where the podcast is heading in the weeks and months ahead   Weekly episodes start January 8th.    To vote on what we'll be reading in January - March, sign up for the Newsletter at shouldabooks.com   Follow on Instagram and TikTok  @shouldabooks   Produced, hosted, and edited by Jonathan Faircloth Kirk (IG: @jf.kirk)