
The Nightly
Falling Back in Love With Books
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Paul about his reading comeback, the emotional wallop of Hamnet, and why he still craves the smell of a real book. What You'll Hear: The 1,200-Page Surprise: Greta kicks things off with a friend's funny realization that his new e-book was secretly enormous, sparking a little debate about whether not knowing a book's length is a blessing or a curse. A Reader Finds His Way Back: Caller Paul explains how he traded baking for books, and how a stack of Colleen Hoover novels and an unread Hunger Games series turned into a full-blown reading renaissance. Hamnet, Hamlet, and the Books That Make You Cry: Paul and Greta swap notes on the novels that wrecked them emotionally, the tricky business of movie adaptations, and why a good bookstore can feel like home. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The 1,200-page e-book surprise 02:11 Welcome, Caller Paul! 03:33 Verity, Colleen Hoover, and Anne Hathaway 06:55 Hamnet was a tearjerker 09:00 Kindles vs. the smell of real books 16:29 Falling back in love with reading For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co . Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.






