Podcast by Nicole Klett
02 October 2026
Never listened to audiobooks? Or need new recs? Nicole has been listening for 20 years and walks you through her top ten picks with quick emotional takes—why Tom Lake felt intimate with Meryl Streep’s voice, why Tress of the Emerald Sea is an accessible, warm fantasy, and why James and Sunrise on the Reaping are tough but rewarding listens. She describes Heartwood’s multi-narrator structure, the guilty-pleasure fun of Abby Jimenez’s duet POV romance, and the enduring joy (and complexity) of Jim Dale’s Harry Potter performances. The episode closes with an invitation: try audiobooks as self-care and a way to push your reading boundaries.
Three Weeks with My Brother
Tom Lake
Tress of the Emerald Sea
James
Just for the Summer
Sunrise on the Reaping
Harry Potter-The Jim Dale Narrations
Heartwood
You Deserve to Know
Untamed
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25 September 2026
This episode explores nostalgia as a form of self-care during unsettled times. Nicole traces 90s revival signs—from fashion and commercials to HGTV remakes—and explains why reaching back to comforting eras matters across generations. She shares personal fall plans: rereading or revisiting beloved fandoms like Twilight (now experiencing Edward’s point of view in Midnight Sun), considering reimagined classics, and other analog hobbies to remind us what we did before doomscrolling. The core idea: familiar stories reduce anxiety, let you savor details, and provide an accessible, soothing escape during a season of change.
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19 September 2026
Welcome in or welcome back to Season 3 of the show! Let's catch up on how your summer went, how your fall reading TBR is shaping up and Nicole will update us on her manuscript and book recs for mood reading in September and beyond.
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11 July 2026
It's time to reflect on how your reading has gone in 2026 so far. Nicole reports on what and how she has been reading with some insights that are surprising and help her build what she wants the rest of the reading year to look like. Nicole also mentions Book Festivals that are often a fun bookish event without an entrance fee and her reconsideration of what may actually be the book of the summer.
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04 July 2026
This is a choose-your-own-adventure summer, and Nicole is here to tell you how to get the most out of it. The bad news is there is no big blockbuster we are all reading this summer, but the good news is that you can read whatever you want and maybe even get those non-reading friends to join you. Go check out a bookstore that does paint-by-numbers or book wreath crafting, go on a blind date with a book, do a little free library tour, buy an ebook you get to keep from Kobo, and switch between e-reader, audio, and physical book reading. The choice is yours.
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26 June 2026
Are you craving adventure? Want to escape the realities of adulting for a while? In this episode, Nicole recommends middle-grade adventure stories to get you back in touch with that inner child of yours that still believes in the possibility of magic, that has resilience in the face of trauma, and yearns to go on a good old-fashioned quest again.
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