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Mashable’s books podcast just turned 100!
Today, the MashReads Podcast has reached 100 episodes. That’s 100 episodes of discovering great new books, sharing our favorite literature, chatting with our favorite authors, and in general, taking a deep dive into the book world.
To celebrate, we decided to look back at some of our favorite moments in our first 100 episodes, including:
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The time Peter got to interview his hero John Darnielle.
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When, after mentioning it on almost every show, we finally got to read Aliza’s favorite book: To Kill A Mocking Bird.
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The first time our newest member of the podcast, Martha Tesema, joined us to talk about one of 2017’s best books, The Hate U Give.
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When we interviewed George Saunders and he taught us all about writing, crafting characters, and kindness.
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When we tried to sort out our many, many feelings about Stephen King’s The Gunslinger, and resulting in one of MashReads’ liveliest book arguments yet. Read more…
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