Book reviews, reading life reflections, and recommendations from an eclectic mood reader and former English teacher. chelsey.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Eclectic Reader is hosted by Chelsey Feder. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Build your analog summer reading list with BookPage" (12 May 2026, 49 minutes), "A+ literary fiction, a buzzy marriage memoir, and the best romance novel I've read in a long time" (6 March 2026, 4 minutes), and "Anchor Texts: Introducing 'Country Place' by Ann Petry and Annotating Chapters 1-2" (30 January 2026, 8 minutes).
The Eclectic Reader publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for The Eclectic Reader is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Eclectic Reader requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Eclectic Reader's contact route on record: public web form.
Chelsey Feder hosts The Eclectic Reader, an arts podcast with 13 episodes published.
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<p>A few months ago, I published a newsletter all about how I find book recommendations without any attention-sucking apps. It was my most popular newsletter to date, mostly because of all the comments and questions...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chelsey.substack.com<br/><br/><p>I read some fantastic, memorable books in February, and I have a lot to say about them in this episode! In addition to ten...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chelsey.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Hey Readers! Welcome back to Anchor Texts, our quarterly book club and close reading series. I’m excited to continue our...
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<p>Hey, Eclectic Readers! I’m excited to share my favorite reads of 2025 with all of you—and even more excited to welcome a special guest to this yearly wrap-up episode. My husband and former podcast co-host Curtis...
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<p>Hey, Eclectic Readers! I’m taking you on a behind the scenes tour of The Fall 2025 Romance Collection to share how I source books, sort books, and cement my final curated list. Along the way, you’ll find out which...
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<p>Hey readers! I’m excited to be back on the mic for a seasonal reading wrap-up. I have more podcast episodes coming your way, including monthly reading reflections for paid subscribers. Grab a 20% discount on annual...
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<p>Happy New Year’s Eve! </p><p>I’m so excited to share this special 2023 wrap-up podcast episode with you all. If you’ve followed my creative journey online for the last several years, you know I used to host a podcast...
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<p>To wrap up my short summer podcast series on romance novels, I’m sharing broad musings on the genre’s trends, themes, and historical context. I’m getting pretty nerdy in this episode—if you like this conversational...
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<p>Welcome to Recipe for a Bookish Life: the podcast! A few weeks ago, I shared the first episode in a small summer podcast series detailing my romance spice rating system, and today I’m sharing which romance novels did...
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<p>Welcome to Recipe for a Bookish Life: the podcast! I’m excited to experiment with this facet of Substack this summer to share behind the scenes morsels and scrumptious pairings for my curated list of summer romance...
<p>New year, same nerdy readers. We’re talking about what we learned about our reading lives last year, and what we’re planning for 2021. Plus, we share which books are on our priority TBR lists. We’re still adjusting...
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<p>Curtis is back! Today we’re sharing our favorite books of 2020, plus an overview of how the circumstances of this year affected our reading lives. How would you describe your reading life this year?</p> <p>Subscribe...
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<p>Today we’re talking about BIG books. Books that are 500 pages or more. We’ll share which tomes are on our TBR lists and which ones we’ve read and loved. </p> <p> </p> <p>To find a list of every title we mention in...
<p>Today, we’re recommending books to our listeners based on requests they submitted a few weeks ago. Curtis LOVES recording these episodes. We’re ready to fill your TBR and perhaps your shopping cart with books.</p>...
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<p>Today we’re reflecting on two years of buddy reading: why we read together, how we read together, and the books we’ve enjoyed discussing. This episode is a great place to get gift recommendations for the reader in...
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<p>Today, we’re discussing A Quiet Life in the Country, a Lady Hardcastle Mystery by T.E. Kinsey. </p> <p> </p> <p>We’re also talking about the benefits of audiobooks, our favorite ways to buddy read, and cozy mystery...
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<p>Today we’re talking about doom scrolling and sharing plenty of book recs (nonfiction, rom coms, mysteries, and more) that will keep you turning the pages instead of scrolling on your phone. </p> <p> </p> <p>To find a...
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<p>Curtis has often mentioned his love of award-winning books, so today we’re taking a deep dive into our reading logs and TBR lists to recommend award-nominated or award-winning books. In today’s episode, we’re...
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<p>Welcome to He Read She Read, a bi-weekly podcast where a couple of married bookworms with very different reading tastes discuss books and the reading life. </p> <p>Today we’re recommending four books from our shelves...
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<p>Today we’re discussing The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin. Listeners, we’ll warn you before talking about any major spoilers—but we do highly recommend reading this page-turning sci-fi/fantasy novel! If this is your...
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