Jill Berrett's guest appearances

Jill Berrett

One Page At a Time Podcast

Adam Sockel

Amanda Fristrom

Janssen Bradshaw

William Stixrud

Mary Costello

Camilla Bates

Meghan Cox Gurdon

Sarah Coyne

JR RATLIFF

Loren Marks

Rachel Lambourne

Harold Hayes

Cathy Balfanz

Amanda Pilmer Roberts

Dr David Dollahite

OwlTail

We both had reading goals we mastered in 2020 and want to share with you some 2020 favorite reads from us, One Page at a Time hosts, Jill Berrett Given and Amanda Fristrom As we look forward to a new year in our podcast, we wanted to take a minute and look back at the last year. It was a big year in reading for both of us, so before we dive back into the awesome guests we get to chat with, we decided to share some of our favorites of all the books we read! In this episode we talk about:  What our 2020 reading goals were and how they changed and developed as the year went on.   Our top five books for the year! We each had our own criteria for picking our top books, so we ended up with a pretty diverse list! We will link to all the books we picked below.   How the pandemic and other events in 2020 changed our (and so many other people we have talked to!) reading habits and limited the scope and type of books we read.   And finally, we wrapped up the episode sharing our 2021 reading goals with each other (and all of you)!  We talk about our reasons for reading fluffy fiction. Interested in learning more about just one of the benefits of reading fiction? Here’s the Harvard Business Review article and the research study Amanda refers to about how fiction positively affects decision making. In 2020 Favorite Reads we mention: Amanda’s reads:  Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain  The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson  Lovely War by Julie Berry  The Four Kingdoms (series) by Melanie Cellier Jill’s reads:  The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff  Pitch Perfect by Mickey Rapkin  Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder  Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan  The War That Saved My Life/The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley We also mention:  Holes by Louis Sachar  Chronicles of Narnia (series) by C. S. Lewis  Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling  Hatchet by Gary Paulsen  Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine  A Boy Called Bat (series) by Elana K. Arnold  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel   Sophie Kinsella (Author)  Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach  The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern  Shannon Hale (author)  Gail Carson Levine (author)  In 2020 Favorite Reads we also mention these resources: Everyday Reading and here is the 2021 Reading Log Adam Sockel, Professional Book Nerds for a podcast on book recommendations (here’s our interview with Adam about Professional Book Nerds) Superhero Book List (from yours truly) Princess Book List for all ages (also from yours truly) For our entire reading list: Interested in seeing all 300+ books we read in 2020? Or to follow us on Goodreads? Here’s the link to Jill’s year in review and Amanda’s year in review for all the fun stats and links to all the books. For our entire lists together, organized by category/series and with our recommendations (because let’s be honest, we wouldn’t re-read all of these or recommend some of them to you) we will be publishing a separate blog list soon.  Just what did reading more than 200 books in 2020 do to Amanda? Find out 20 lessons from reading 200+ books in 2020 in Amanda’s blog post all about it, coming soon.

We both had reading goals we mastered in 2020 and want to share with you some 2020 favorite reads from us, One Page at a Time hosts, Jill Berrett Given and Amanda Fristrom As we look forward to a new year in our podcast, we wanted to take a minute and look back at the last year. It was a big year in reading for both of us, so before we dive back into the awesome guests we get to chat with, we decided to share some of our favorites of all the books we read! In this episode we talk about: <ol> <li>What our 2020 reading goals were and how they changed and developed as the year went on.</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Our top five books for the year! We each had our own criteria for picking our top books, so we ended up with a pretty diverse list! We will link to all the books we picked below.</li> </ol> <ol> <li>How the pandemic and other events in 2020 changed our (and so many other people we have talked to!) reading habits and limited the scope and type of books we read.</li> </ol> <ol> <li>And finally, we wrapped up the episode sharing our 2021 reading goals with each other (and all of you)!</li> </ol> We talk about our reasons for reading fluffy fiction. Interested in learning more about just one of the benefits of reading fiction? Here’s the <a href="https://hbr.org/2020/03/the-case-for-reading-fiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review article</a> and the <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247163935_Opening_the_Closed_Mind_The_Effect_of_Exposure_to_Literature_on_the_Need_for_Closure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">research study</a> Amanda refers to about how fiction positively affects decision making. <h2>In 2020 Favorite Reads we mention:</h2> <h2>Amanda’s reads:</h2> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139463.Maniac_Magee?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=L5MWtJ9hZG&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139463.Maniac_Magee?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=L5MWtJ9hZG&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maniac Magee</a> by Jerry Spinelli <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8520610-quiet?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=4xRn0gnZY3&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a>Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking</a> by Susan Cain <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51938590-the-book-of-eels?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=lCNcdK1b9F&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51938590-the-book-of-eels?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=lCNcdK1b9F&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Book of Eels</a> by Patrik Svensson <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44107480-lovely-war?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=82nAkAUrdY&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44107480-lovely-war?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=82nAkAUrdY&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lovely War </a>by Julie Berry <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36562225-the-princess-companion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36562225-the-princess-companion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Four Kingdoms</a> (series) by Melanie Cellier <h2>Jill’s reads:</h2> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23285694-the-great-treehouse-war?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ubxeTr5MB7&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23285694-the-great-treehouse-war?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ubxeTr5MB7&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Treehouse War</a> by Lisa Graff <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2376467.Pitch_Perfect?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=rGCkQR9poW&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2376467.Pitch_Perfect?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=rGCkQR9poW&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pitch Perfect</a> by Mickey Rapkin <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50010932-dancing-at-the-pity-party?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=BUL5gAQbXO&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50010932-dancing-at-the-pity-party?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=BUL5gAQbXO&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dancing at the Pity Party</a> by Tyler Feder <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243229.Homeless_Bird?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=DCPCAk53C5&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243229.Homeless_Bird?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=DCPCAk53C5&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homeless Bird</a> by Gloria Whelan <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33865643-the-war-i-finally-won?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=RWH2zBEKCO&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20912424-the-war-that-saved-my-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The War That Saved My Life</a>/<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33865643-the-war-i-finally-won?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=RWH2zBEKCO&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The War I Finally Won</a> by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley <h2>We also mention:</h2> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38709.Holes?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=Vx0KdVcLMw&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38709.Holes?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=Vx0KdVcLMw&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holes</a> by Louis Sachar <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11127.The_Chronicles_of_Narnia?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=hISeWGnTDz&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11127.The_Chronicles_of_Narnia?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=hISeWGnTDz&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chronicles of Narnia (series)</a> by C. S. Lewis <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=29wiOkXBcY&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=29wiOkXBcY&amp;rank=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> (series) by J.K. Rowling <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50.Hatchet?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=EMwxUHrKJf&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50.Hatchet?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=EMwxUHrKJf&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hatchet</a> by Gary Paulsen <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24337.Ella_Enchanted?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=rG4yUStsff&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24337.Ella_Enchanted?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=rG4yUStsff&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ella Enchanted</a> by Gail Carson Levine <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30653731-a-boy-called-bat?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=XEtJs1Lrho&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30653731-a-boy-called-bat?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=XEtJs1Lrho&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Boy Called Bat</a> (series) by Elana K. Arnold <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20170404-station-eleven?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=dFpYaaypXu&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20170404-station-eleven?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=dFpYaaypXu&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Station Eleven</a> by Emily St. John Mandel  <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6160.Sophie_Kinsella?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6160.Sophie_Kinsella?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sophie Kinsella</a> (Author) <a></a> <a>Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal</a> by Mary Roach <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43575115-the-starless-sea?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=hMkn889BR4&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43575115-the-starless-sea?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=hMkn889BR4&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Starless Sea</a> by Erin Morgenstern <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49177.Shannon_Hale?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49177.Shannon_Hale?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Hale</a> (author) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13677.Gail_Carson_Levine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13677.Gail_Carson_Levine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gail Carson Levine</a> (author) <h2>In 2020 Favorite Reads we also mention these resources:</h2> <a href="https://everyday-reading.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everyday Reading</a> and here is the<a href="https://everyday-reading.com/reading-log-printable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 2021 Reading Log</a> Adam Sockel, <a href="https://professionalbooknerds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professional Book Nerds</a> for a podcast on book recommendations (<a href="https://onepagepodcast.com/2019/11/21/bring-out-your-professional-book-nerd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here’s our interview with Adam </a>about Professional Book Nerds) <a href="https://onepagepodcast.com/2020/09/16/super-duper-superhero-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superhero Book List</a> (from yours truly) <a href="https://onepagepodcast.com/2020/09/16/princess-books-for-all-ages/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princess Book List</a> for all ages (also from yours truly) <h2>For our entire reading list:</h2> Interested in seeing all 300+ books we read in 2020? Or to follow us on Goodreads? Here’s the link to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/106012010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jill’s year in review</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/7145279" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amanda’s year in review</a> for all the fun stats and links to all the books. For our entire lists together, organized by category/series and with our recommendations (because let’s be honest, we wouldn’t re-read all of these or recommend some of them to you) we will be publishing a separate blog list soon. <h2>Just what did reading more than 200 books in 2020 do to Amanda?</h2> Find out 20 lessons from reading 200+ books in 2020 in Amanda’s blog post all about it, coming soon.

Episode 34: 2020 Favorite Reads with Jill Berrett Given and Amanda Fristrom