If you love to read books, chances are you love to talk about them too. But have you ever wondered about whether your favourite celebrities or public figures love to read as well? If you might share a favourite book or preferred genre with them? Well, I sure have! So, I’m on a mission to find book lovers (book nerds, if you will!) in unexpected places. In this interview series, I’ll be talking with people you recognise but don’t necessarily associate with books — musicians, actors and actresses, athletes, and more. We will be discussing all of their current projects you want to hear about, of course, but we will also be digging into their unique reading and writing lives!
In this interview I chat with Kendall Long, a fan-favourite from the popular television shows The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise. Kendall is releasing her first book on November 18th, titled Just Curious: A Notebook of Questions, which is meant to serve as both a journal for self-reflection while also providing questions to be used with others in order to strengthen and deepen personal relationships. Listen below to hear us discuss Just Curious, try out a few of the questions ourselves, and learn more about Kendall’s passion for non-fiction books!
- 1:08 – Checking in with Kendall on what she has been doing this year
- 2:15 – How the idea for Just Curious came about & how Kendall hopes her book will be used
- 5:58 – Kendall discusses deepening relationships with others
- 11:04 – Kendall answers a few questions from her book
- 23:09 – Kendall shares her reading interests
You can listen through Spotify below or on any platform where podcasts are available!
Books/authors mentioned:
- Intimations by Zadie Smith
- How to Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X & Alex Haley
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom by Daphne J. Fairbairn
- The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner
- Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
- The Battlestar Galactica series by Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
- All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora
- The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
Where to find Kendall Long on social media:
- Instagram: @itskendalllong
- Twitter: @KendallPatrice
- Website: kendalllong.com
