Episode 28: Bonus Q+A #1!

BONUS Q+A #1

For the first time ever, SSR host Alli answers listener questions! Tune in to hear her talk about her marriage, her previous job in the publishing world, and her career as a freelance writer… and for plenty of book talk, too. Alli dishes on her favorite titles past and present, her favorite genre, and the books that have been on her TBR list for, like, ever.

Follow Alli on Instagram (@ahoffkosik) and Twitter (@ahoffkosik).

ALLI’S FAVORITE PLANNER BRANDS:

Passion Planner (for day-to-day scheduling)

PowerSheets (for goal planning — great for freelancers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and WFH-ers!)

THE BOOK THAT MADE ALLI FALL IN LOVE WITH READING:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

ALLI’S MOST-RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

The Corrections: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen

This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel by Jonathan Tropper

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Prep: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

The Book of Essie: A Novel by Meghan MacLean Weir

The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year by Andy Cohen

Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries by Andy Cohen

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

BOOKS FROM ALLI’S TBR LIST:

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (forgot to mention on the episode!)

ALLI’S SEASONAL FAVORITES:

Winter Street: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

ALLI’S MOST PROBLEMATIC SSR EPISODES OF 2018:

Episode 01: Harriet the Spy

Episode 03: Matilda

Episode 05: Nancy Drew // The Secret of the Old Clock

Episode 09: Little House on the Prairie

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