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Mrs. TNTBS Hosts This Needs To Be Read with one of the authors, Valerie Brown about their new book - HEALING OUR WAY HOME - join 3 Black female authors in an intimate discussion of their path to self-care. They live life using the teachings from the late Zen Master who Martin Luther King, Jr. called: “an Apostle of peace and nonviolence” when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. His name is: Zen Master Thich Nhat Han (pronounced: Tik Not Han).   These authors offer up real talk on living joyfully - with reflective self-care practices including meditation practices, culinary recipes, and music playlists. It's a book that speaks to anyone and everyone.   In 9 accessible bite-sized chapters, authors VALERIE BROWN, MARISELA GOMEZ, MD, AND KAIRA JEWEL LINGO combine insightful, roundtable-style conversations based on the beliefs of Zen Master Thich Nhat Han and what's called Plum Village Buddhism. This is a school of Buddhism named after the Plum Village Monastery in France and the first monastic practice center founded by Thich Nhat Han.   The authors offer up an immersive reading journey by breaking down how they intertwine their BIPOC experience with grounding meditation and mindfulness exercises.   No subject is off-limits in this approachable pursuit of empowerment, liberation, and what it means to discover a firm sense of self and belonging.   Call-to-actions examined by the authors include: Ancestry and Heritage Home, Place, and Belonging Intimacy and Healing Put what you learned into practice with: An index of all the book's mindfulness and meditation practices  Curated music playlists to stimulate your mind Culinary recipes designed to replenish the soul   Suggested Questions VALERIE–before becoming a Dharma teacher, you were a lawyer and lobbyist. How do you think that high-powered background most influenced your teaching methods, and if you could go back in time to teach your previous self, what would be the biggest piece of advice you would give her? KAIRA–you teach Buddhist mindfulness and meditation all over the globe. What have you noticed as being the largest difference in approach to these studies between students in the United States and those who are abroad? MARISELA–a major aspect of your work is organizing for equitable and sustainable community rebuilding. For those who are unfamiliar with Sangha (one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism, meaning “spiritual practice community”), can you talk a little about its importance in self-discovery and how it informs social and political activism? EVERYONE–ultimately, what do you think is the most important thing that readers should take away from Healing Our Way Home? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tntbsmedia/message

Underwater Daughter is about getting lost in the beauty of trauma, the longing for love… and the potential healing path out of suffering.   It details the bittersweetness of holding on to abusive dynamics in relationships finding the grace to move beyond those patterns and eventually finding forgiveness in the hardest places. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tntbsmedia/message

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Mrs. TNTBS speaks with Karen Edwards Editorial Director of Educational Resources at Workman I was excited to get this interview because often the things that are promoted are by a paid spokesperson who may not know first hand if a product works. So instead of only looking good sharing a product, I can tell you that I have used these tools with my own children. I'm further excited because my grandchildren will have access to these as well. Tools that help bridge the gaps in learning for our children are gold mines. Here's to building stronger family bonds through learning. #brainquest30years With more than 56 million copies in print, the Brain Quest brand has continued to touch the lives of children for 3 decades. Loved by kids, trusted by parents, and used and recommended by teachers, it is the curriculum-based brand that makes learning fun. And with the launch of My First Brain Quest, babies and toddlers finally have the opportunity to experience what has made this brand so beloved over the years! About the spokesperson: KAREN EDWARDS has worked for over 20 years in educational publishing. She started her career as a writer and editor of Prekindergarten through Grade 6 textbooks. She then branched out into creating print and digital resources for children, parents, and educators. Karen joined Workman Publishing in 2018 as senior editor to work on the cornerstone brands Brain Quest and Big Fat Notebook and to develop educational titles that support and excite students on their journey through school. Karen spearheaded the expansion of the Big Fat Notebooks into high school and into a new workbook format. She also oversaw the development of My First Brain Quest, the Brain Quest brand expansion targeting learners 0 – 4 years old, and the 30th-anniversary revision of the Brain Quest workbooks and smart cards. In 2022 Karen was promoted to editorial director of educational resources and has built a team that focuses on creating fun, innovative books that enhance the learning experience of children of all ages --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tntbsmedia/message

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Mrs. TNTBS HOSTS New York Times Bestselling author, The King of Christmas Richard Paul Evans. This holiday season, the “King of Christmas” (The New York Times) and #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans returns with A CHRISTMAS MEMORY (Gallery Books; on-sale November 22, 2022), a poignant, deeply felt novel about loss, grief, the healing power of forgiveness, and the true meaning of the holiday season. In A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, Richard Paul Evans delves deep into his childhood memories to take readers back to an age when his world felt like it was falling apart, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, the light of hope can still shine. It's 1967, and for young Richard it's a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother's abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate. With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life, Richard does his best to remain strong—but when he's run down by bullies at his new school, he meets Mr. Foster, an elderly neighbor who chases off the bullies and invites Richard in for a cup of cocoa. Richard becomes fast friends with the wise, solitary man who inspires Richard's love for books and whose dog, Gollum, becomes his closest companion. As the holidays approach, the joy and light of Christmas seem unlikely to permeate the Evans home as things take a grim turn for the worse. And just when it seems like he has nothing left to lose, Richard is confronted by a startling revelation. But with Mr. Foster's wisdom and kindness, he learns for the first time what truly matters about the spirit of the season: that forgiveness can heal even the deepest wounds, and love endures long after the pain of loss subsides. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts Author Anita Sanchez. MELTDOWN: Discover Earth's Irreplaceable Glaciers & Learn What You Can Do to Save Them It is especially important to educate our children - the future of environmental activism - about the global ecosystem and empower them to help reverse catastrophic climate change. In the new book - MELTDOWN: DISCOVER EARTH'S IRREPLACEABLE GLACIERS AND LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THEM [Workman Publishing; $19.99] – award-winning author ANITA SANCHEZ does a remarkable job engaging young readers with fully backed, accessible science and driving home the importance of protecting glaciers – vital resources. The book is illustrated by LILY PADULA making it quite colorful and captivating! Celebrating glaciers in all their glory, MELTDOWN relays their importance to human existence and Earth's ecosystem, explains the threats that climate change poses to their survival, and gives young readers the tools to help save them…and adults can also benefit by picking up the book! With a foreword by renowned glaciologist Jill Pelto and packed with information grounded in the latest science, MELTDOWN is a comprehensive and compelling introduction to climate literacy that invites readers to think, learn, and act in whatever ways they can. About the author: ANITA SANCHEZ'S award-winning books sing the praises of unloved plants and animals, and of the unusual, often ignored wild places of the world: dandelions, poison ivy, spiders, mud puddles, and glaciers. Years of field work and teaching outdoor classes have given her firsthand experience introducing students to the wonders of nature. Her many science books for young readers include The Forest in the Sea: Seaweed Solutions to Planetary Problems (Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection). She lives in upstate NY. Visit Anita Sanchez at https://anitasanchez.com/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/asanchezauthor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts Author Ofosu Jones-Quartey as he shares from his new book: Love Your Amazing Self! “The world has its ideas of who you are, but you don't need them, to be the person you really are inside/ is Freedom.” These are the empowering lyrical verses of meditation teacher and hip-hop musician - Ofosu Jones-Quartey – who also goes by the recording artist name of Born I. The verses appear in the new book: LOVE YOUR AMAZING SELF- a unique collection of lyrical meditations for kids ages 7 and up that encourages mindfulness and inspires confidence. About the Author: OFOSU JONES-QUARTEY has been teaching mindfulness and meditation for more than a decade. He lives in Washington, D.C. area with his wife and four children. https://bornimusic.com/ Check out his YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNQeyfeFa8dMzU7lVbvJMsJk9mXyuLQGX --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible has long been the most enlightening, comprehensive, and entertaining wine guide on the market—with over 800,000 copies in print, it is the bestselling wine book in America. And now it is completely revised and updated. Hailed as “America's missionary of the vine” (Time), MacNeil is considered one of only a handful of experts with a global command of wine. ABOUT THE AUTHOR One of the foremost wine experts in the United States, Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English Language. In a full-page profile on her, Time magazine called Karen, “America's Missionary of the Vine.” Karen is the author of the award-winning book THE WINE BIBLE, the single bestselling wine book in the United States, with more than 800,000 copies sold. She is the creator and editor of WineSpeed, the top digital newsletter in wine in the United States. Known for her passion and unique style, she conducts seminars and presentations for corporate clients worldwide. The former wine correspondent for the Today show on NBC, Karen was also the host of the PBS series Wine, Food & Friends with Karen MacNeil, for which she won an Emmy. And finally, Karen is the creator and Chairman Emeritus of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America, which has been called the “Harvard of wine education. ” More information is available at karenmacneil.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

The internet was built on sex, and ever since, sex has remained its through line. Samantha Cole, a senior editor at Vice Media's tech outlet Motherboard and the journalist who broke the story on deepfakes, details this essential connection in How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History [Workman Publishing; One of the few journalists researching sex online as vigorously as reporters covering Google or Facebook, Cole demonstrates how the way we defend or concede the right to sexual expression online, the way the internet is designed, and how we decide who gets to participate in online spaces shape our lives away from the keyboard, including its costs. About Samantha Cole: Samantha Cole is a senior editor for Motherboard, Vice Media's science and technology outlet, where she covers sexuality, online culture, platforms, and the adult industry. Born on Maryland's eastern shore, Sam's decade in journalism spans from hyper-local newspapers to national and international outlets including Popular Science, Fast Company, and Al Jazeera. In 2020, she was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for best digital news coverage. In her spare time, Sam can be found biking around Brooklyn, stress-baking, and spelunking into internet subcultures. Learn more about Sam on her website: https://samleecole.com or on twitter: @samleecole. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Folktales are stories that share a message and this book share delivers a message I could apply immediately. How to get people to embrace being different? This question is answered in this fun book. Mrs. TNTBS spends time with Author and Podcaster, Rebecca Sheir discussion how wonderfully powerful folktales are in her latest book: CIRCLE ROUND: THE GREAT BALL GAME ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rebecca Sheir is the author of the Circle Round books, and the host, writer, and producer of the Circle Round storytelling podcast. Sheir has also brought thousands of stories to life as a news reporter on public-radio shows like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Splendid Table, and Marketplace. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and son. The Latest From Storey Publishing The award-winning Circle Round storytelling podcast for modern kids shares some of their most popular folktales in the new Circle Round picture book series. Each interactive book is colorfully illustrated by an artist from where the folktale originates and is accompanied by storytelling prompts and activities. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Historical Fiction is not new, it is something that has drawn my attention for a long time BUT I didn't realize that there is a fun learning history. While Philippa writes fiction, she prides herself on researching for her works for those who read them. I am looking forward to exploring the rest of her catalog of work. Today's interview was more of an introduction to a new world of works we already love. How can you love something before you know it? In DAWNLANDS (November 8, 2022; Atria Books; $28.99), Philippa continues to uncover unknown women of history, this time bringing us the little-known story of Queen Mary of Modena, King James II's second wife and, of course, their enemies. With renewed fascination with the British royal family, Philippa provides a unique insight into our history with impeccable research and unforgettable storytelling. It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many families are bitterly divided. Ned Ferryman cannot persuade his sister, Alinor, that he is right to return from America with his Pokanoket servant, Rowan, to join the rebel army. Instead, Alinor has been coaxed by the manipulative Livia to save the queen from the coming siege. The rewards are life-changing: the family could return to their beloved Tidelands, and Alinor could rule where she was once lower than a servant. Alinor's son, Rob, is determined to stay clear of the war, but when he and his nephew set out to free Ned from execution for treason and Rowan from a convict deportation to Barbados, they find themselves enmeshed in the creation of an imposter Prince of Wales—a surrogate baby to the queen. From the last battle in the desolate Somerset Levels to the hidden caves on the slave island of Barbados, this third volume of an epic story follows a family from one end of the empire to another, to find a new dawn in a world which is opening up before them with greater rewards and dangers than ever before. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

World Stroke Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the serious nature and high rates of stroke and talk about ways in which we can reduce the burden of stroke through better public awareness of the risk factors and signs of stroke. It is also an opportunity to advocate for action by decision-makers at global, regional, and national levels that are essential to improve stroke prevention, access to acute treatment and support for survivors and caregivers. GET AHEAD OF STROKE was founded in 2016 by the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), today the campaign is supported by a coalition of organizations with the goal of securing the best possible outcomes for stroke patients by driving policy change and public awareness nationwide. Every 40 seconds…someone in the U.S. has a stroke. GET AHEAD OF STROKE is a national public education and advocacy campaign designed to improve systems of care for stroke patients. About Dr. Steven Hetts Steven Hetts, MD is Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology at the UCSF Mission Bay Hospitals, where he provides cutting-edge, minimally invasive endovascular therapy for children and adults with stroke, cerebrovascular disease and tumors, including retinoblastoma. He founded the Interventional Neuroradiology services at San Francisco General Hospital and the San Francisco Veteran's Administration Hospital, where he served as Chief until 2015. Throughout his career, Dr. Hetts has maintained an active clinical practice at UCSF Parnassus, treating patients with stroke, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistulas, spinal vascular malformations, and tumors including meningioma. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Today your host, Katherine Jones hosts Author Carla Nauman. With today's parenting culture of unattainable expectations and incessant demands, it is no wonder so many of us suffer from Sh*tty Parent Syndrome —the perception that one is a crummy parent—leaving us feeling confused and insecure about how to raise our children. Enter Carla Naumburg, author of the bestselling How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids, who flips the script on this destructive mind-set in her new book: You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent: How to Practice Self-Compassion and Give Yourself a Break (Workman Publishing; on sale: September 27, 2022; paperback). Showing how great parenting is grounded in true self-compassion, Naumburg teaches readers a simple, evidence-based practice that reveals how to stop judging yourself and start treating yourself with acceptance and understanding. The strategies of self-compassion—connection, creativity, and kindness—are the keys to giving yourself a break and embracing your best qualities as a parent. About the Author: Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, is a clinical social worker, and mother. She's the author of five non-fiction books, including her international bestseller, How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids (Workman, 2019), as well as You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent, and the forthcoming How to Stop Freaking Out, the (completely swear-free) middle-grade adaptation of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids. Carla's writing has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Mindful Magazine, Slate.com, Psychology Today, WBUR's Cognoscenti Blog, Brain, Child, Motherwell, Parents.com, PsychCentral, and Today Moms. Carla completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at Middlebury College, a master's degree in social work from Smith College, and a PhD in clinical social work from Simmons College in Boston. Carla grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Bay Area of California and she currently lives outside of Boston with her husband and two daughters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS speaks with David Rubenstein about his latest book HOW TO INVEST Rubenstein brings us an authoritative guide, HOW TO INVEST, for beginners and professionals alike. In his new book, Rubenstein distills everything he and the best investors today have learned about the art and craft of investing, from venture capital, real estate, private equity, and hedge funds, to crypto, endowments, SPACs, ESG, and more. With unprecedented access to global leaders in finance, Rubenstein offers the thinking and advice of the most successful and powerful investors in the world—many of whom rarely speak publicly—including Larry Fink, Jim Simons, Mary Callahan Erdoes, Marc Andreessen, Ray Dalio, and more. For those looking to take the next big step in their financial journey, HOW TO INVEST is a powerful tool. About the Author: David M. Rubenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead, The American Experiment, and The American Story. He is Cofounder and Cochairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the University of Chicago, and the Economic Club of Washington. He is an original signer of The Giving Pledge and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy and the MoMA's David Rockefeller Award. The host of Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg TV and The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV and PBS, he lives in the Washington, DC, area. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts George McCalman as he gives us a fresh approach to Black History. In a first of its kind achievement - artist, author, and graphic designer GEORGE MCCALMAN has created a book that reimagines our idea of Black History and brings to the fore a vivid array of pioneers. Appropriately titled ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY- this is a beautifully illustrated keepsake collection. Each of the 145 Black heroes celebrated in this book is revealed by a dazzling painting or drawing and an insightful short biography of the remarkable pioneer's contribution to activism, science, politics, business, medicine, technology, food, entertainment, or the arts. From determining the subjects, to the design of the pages, to illustrating the portraits and images throughout, McCalman has created a book reflective of his subjects who paved the way when no road existed. McCalman first began crafting the portraits of Black pioneers in honor of Black History Month more than six years ago, an obsessive artistic endeavor that would evolve into a carefully curated collection of soulful portraits celebrating Black icons throughout America's 400-year-old history. Creating equal space to celebrate legends and discover Black heroes who have gone unseen, McCalman's comprehensive work features trailblazers we recognize and those we should know. This is American history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts author Dr. Julia Skinner during This Needs To Be Read. You will be surprised with what you already know about fermented foods. I have hope that we will survive if a famine hits. In OUR FERMENTED LIVES: A History of How Fermented Foods Have Shaped Cultures & Communities, food historian and fermenting expert, Dr. Julia Skinner explores fermentation's fascinating path through human history…. from the unexpected history of ketchup to the foundational role kimchi has played in building community…. to the surprisingly familiar taste of ancient Egyptian beer. Part popular history, part cookbook, part fermentation how-to, Our Fermented Lives will give your listeners readers a new appreciation for the foods they love, and a new interest in the foods they haven't tried yet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Julia Skinner is founder and director of Root, a fermentation and food history company that bridges the gap between modern people and historic food. Her work has been featured in Vox, Eater, Business Insider, and Buzzfeed, and she is the author of Afternoon Tea: A History (Rowman & Littlefield). She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts New York Times best-selling author Ramit Sethi We talk about the way you think about being rich has to change for you to realize that they are already RICH! Now let's turn that up. How's that sound? About RAMIT SETHI: a financial guru to millions of readers. He started his website: iwillteachyoutoberich.com, as a Stanford undergraduate in 2004 and now hosts over a million readers per month on his blog, newsletter, podcasts, and social media. Seth grew up in Sacramento, the son of Indian immigrant parents who taught him the art of negotiating. Ramit wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but he loved building systems, which ultimately earned him over $200,000 in scholarships, which he used to get bachelor's and master's degrees in technology and psychology at Stanford. His understanding of human behavior and money let him create innovative solutions in self-development. Ramit and his team of dozens of employees build premium digital products about personal finances, entrepreneur, as a Stanford undergraduate in 2004 and now hosts over a million readers per month on his blog, newsletter, podcasts, and social media. Seth grew up in Sacramento, the son of Indian immigrant parents who taught him the art of negotiating. Ramit wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but he loved building systems, which ultimately earned him over $200,000 in scholarships, which he used to get bachelor's and master's degrees in technology and psychology at Stanford. His understanding of human behavior and money let him create innovative solutions in self-development. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

As Part of this episode of This Needs To Be Read Mrs. TNTBS hosts return guest Author Patricia Schultz. The Pandemic has made getting out and seeing stuff more of a priority for many. In this easy to get lost in piece of inspiration to globe trot (or not) you will be able to lose every excuse for discovery a whole new world. I know I have. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patricia Schultz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die and the bestselling 1,000 Places to See Before You Die Wall and Page-A-Day calendars. She is a veteran travel journalist with over thirty years of experience, writing for Frommer's and Berlitz travel guides, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel Weekly, and other publications. Her home base is in New York City, but good luck finding her there! Follow Patricia at 1000Places.com, @1000Places on Facebook and @1000placestoseebeforeyoudie on Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

THE ART OF MAKING HISTORY ALIVE By ALYSON RICHMAN & SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS, authors of THE THREAD COLLECTORS The THREAD COLLECTORS (Graydon House/Harper Collins) - while historical fiction - is drawn from the authors' real-life ancestral experiences, both touched by slavery. ALYSON RICHMAN (a white writer) and SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS (a black writer) offer up a rich historical novel set during the Civil War about 2 women - one Black and yearning for freedom in New Orleans, the other a Jewish abolitionist in New York - whose resourceful sewing to support their communities leads them on unexpected, dangerous journeys as they fight to bring their beloveds home from the front. These authors have succeeded in bringing history to life! About the book: THE THREAD COLLECTORS is set in 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him. As the two women risk everything for love and freedom during a brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: ALYSON RICHMAN is the USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of several historical novels, including The Velvet Hours, The Garden of Letters, and The Lost Wife, which is currently in development for a major motion picture. Alyson graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history and Japanese studies. She is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of art, historical research, and travel. Alyson's novels have been published in twenty-five languages and have reached bestseller lists both in the United States and abroad. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children, where she is currently at work on her next novel. Find her on Instagram, @alysonrichman. SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS has a BA in literature from Harvard College and a JD from NYU School of Law. A former corporate lawyer, she now works in diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a native Louisianian, raised in New Orleans, and currently lives in Harlem with her husband. The Thread Collectors is her first novel. Find her on Instagram, @shaunnajedwards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

With the popularity of websites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.com…more Americans than ever are seeking out their lineage and heritage…providing special relevance for all North and South Americans whose ancestors have migrated from Asia, Europe, and Africa. And with more immigrants on the move in Europe due to the war in the Ukraine, the parallels between the mass exodus from Europe during WWII and today are real. Passionate and deeply moving, Giovanni Ruscitti's memoir debut, Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks: A Son's Discovery of His Italian Heritage, explores his complex relationship with his father; a culture, identity, and upbringing rooted in family, food, and wine; and the revelations of his first visit, at age 46, to his ancestral Italian village that his father left behind after World War II. Ruscitti explores several themes in this multifaceted memoir that everyone can relate to, including: Identity. Can you truly be from a place you have never experienced or touched? Ruscitti shares how—without really having appreciated and understood it—he had been shaped by his parents' town of origin and especially by its proud, ambitious men. Fathers and sons. A successful attorney in Colorado, Ruscitti learned many lessons from his father Emiliano, an incredibly skilled carpenter. A common lecture included his saying, “Don't be afraid. You can do anything.” A love affair with food. While other teenagers hung out and played sports, Ruscitti would accompany his dad to his maternal grandfather Panfilo's wine cellar a few blocks from his house to make wine, prosciutto, cheeses, and dried sausages, just like in the old country. Living history. The pages of history books came alive as Ruscitti learned of the unimaginable circumstances faced by his family during World War II and its aftermath, and how they truly were part of “The Greatest Generation.” The Next Generation. This book touches on the next generation who are trying to reacquaint themselves with ancestry and the homeland. About the Author: Giovanni Ruscitti, Esq., is a first-generation Italian-American who grew up in Frederick, Colorado, a small coal mining town north of Denver that his parents and grandparents immigrated to beginning in the 1950s. A nationally recognized attorney, arbitrator, and mediator, as well as a frequent speaker at national legal events, Giovanni is the Managing Partner of the national law firm Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP. He holds a degree in Economics and an MBA from the University of Colorado, as well as a JD from Denver University. In 2022, he was named as one of the most influential business leaders in Colorado and has served on numerous nonprofit boards. He is currently the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Boulder Economic Council and serves on the Board of Directors of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Giovanni and his wife of over thirty years, Aggie Blake-Ruscitti, have three adult children, Dante, Donato, and Izabella. Giovanni and Aggie currently live outside Boulder, Colorado, where they enjoy traveling, biking, hiking, yoga, and Italian wines. Learn more at https://www.radiusbookgroup.com/authors --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, you will enjoy Orb & Arrow. Where Magic is Real... and Dangerous Orb & Arrow: Exploration takes readers on an adventure through Darae where magic is real and dangerous. Twenty-two-year-old Brillar was expected to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a healer, but headstrong and impetuous, she has other plans. Now a highly skilled archer, she's forced to kill to free a Mage being held captive in enchanted chains. It was a defensive act, but that is no excuse for a healer. Releasing a Master War Mage from bondage, however, could get Brillar killed . . . or apprenticed. When Master Elden insists on the latter, Brillar embarks on a journey not of her making. When it ends badly, she insists on taking a different path where her healing and newly acquired magic skills lead to newer and greater challenges. ABOUT THE AUTHOR - As a journalist, poet and essayist, V.L. has been a writer all her life. She's also a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy, cutting her teeth on Robert Heinlein as a kid and then discovering the delightful worlds of Anne McCaffrey as an adult. She also got involved in a 16-year-long MMOPRG (massive multiplayer online role-playing game) and Brillar was one of the characters she created for that. When the game ended, she missed it, not just the role-playing but the live interaction with people worldwide. As a result, she sat down at her computer and 24 days and 91,000 words later, the Orb & Arrow series was born. In addition to the Orb & Arrow series, Stuart pens a gardening column for amcostarica.com and Pen It! will shortly release on a nonfiction book based on that column. Originally from New Jersey, Stuart now lives in Costa Rick in the shadow of two volcanoes with her scientist husband and a wacky little dog. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Kamau brings his professional experience as a stand-up comic, TV host, writer, and cultural critic, and his personal experience as a Black man and father. Kate brings her professional experiences as a bestselling author, historian, and high school teacher, along with her personal experiences as a white queer mom and longtime feminist activist. Readers hear from other notable figures in the creative and academic communities including a foreword from Alicia Garza, cofounder of the international Black Lives Matter movement, and lessons from Nikki Jones, professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, who explores the crisis of policing in America, and Nathan Alexander, professor of Mathematics at Morehouse College, who shows readers how math can be used to understand—and transform—racist policies. DO THE WORK! is inclusive but it's not exhaustive—or the definitive final word on ending racism. Rather, it's a companion to all the other powerful resources available. The authors give a nod to the likes of How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi; Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross, Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad, and countless other important bodies of work that explore race in America. This is a bridge between the essential reading and the critical action. Extraordinarily designed by more than 15 BIPOC artists and illustrators and crafted with powerhouse authorship, DO THE WORK! is a revolutionary workbook for anyone looking to make a difference in ending structural and institutional racism through sustained antiracism work, and a reckoning for those struggling to make sense of the histories that got us here. ABOUT THE AUTHORS W. KAMAU BELL is a dad, husband, and comedian. He directed and executive-produced the four-part Showtime documentary We Need To Talk About Cosby, which premiered at Sundance. He famously met with the KKK on his Emmy-Award-winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, where he serves as host and executive producer. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, CBS Mornings, MSNBC's Morning Joe, Comedy Central, HBO, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, WTF with Marc Maron, The Breakfast Club, and This American Life. He has two stand-up comedy specials, Private School Negro (Netflix) and Semi-Prominent Negro (Showtime). Kamau's writing has been featured in Time, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN.com, Salon, and The LA Review of Books. Kamau's first book has an easy-to-remember title, The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. He is the ACLU Artist Ambassador for Racial Justice and serves on the board of directors of Donors Choose and the advisory board of Hollaback! Along with Kate Schatz, he's the co-author of Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book. For more information, please visit: http://www.wkamaubell.com/, or follow W. Kamau on Twitter here and Instagram here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts Author/Activist Kate Schatz to discuss her new book/workbook DO THE WORK! Born from the racial and civil rights reckoning that transpired in the aftermath of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black and brown people comes DO THE WORK! An Antiracist Activity Book [Workman Publishing; Paperback; $22.95; July 19, 2022]. Written by Emmy Award–winning sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell and New York Times bestselling author Kate Schatz, DO THE WORK! uses an innovative workbook format to give adults a hands-on understanding of systemic racism—and how we can dismantle it. One part exploration of systemic racism and one part Brain Quest–inspired educational activity book (but for grown-ups), DO THE WORK! offers guidance through thought-provoking activities rooted in history and contemporary social justice concepts. By design, workbooks are meant to reinforce critical thinking, and DO THE WORK! accomplishes just that with creative, practical, actionable ideas and advice on how to put those ideas into action. Providing a completely unique, immersive lens and equipping readers with tools to analyze and combat systemic racism, it also offers an unbiased look at history—a distinct part of engaging in antiracist work. KATE SCHATZ is an author, activist, educator, and queer feminist mama who's been talking, writing, and teaching about race, gender, social justice, and equity for many years. She's the New York Times-bestselling author of the "Rad Women" book series, (Rad American Women A-Z, Rad Women Worldwide, Rad Girls Can, and Rad American History A-Z) and her book of fiction Rid of Me: A Story is part of the cult-favorite 33 ⅓ series. Along with W. Kamau Bell, she's the co-author of Do the Work: An AntiRacist Activity Book. For more information, please visit: https://www.kateschatz.com/, or follow Kate on Twitter here and Instagram here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts This Needs To Be Read featuring Author Camille Baker. She has more good summer reading coming your way. About the author: Camille Baker is the author of Have We Met? She earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the Ohio State University. There, she took sign language classes for fun, and during business classes that didn't hold her interest, she wrote stories. After graduating, she completed the Interpreter Training Program at San Antonio College. Camille now resides, interprets, and writes in South Chicago. For more information, visit www.camillebaker.com. #summerreading #goodreads #thisneedstoberead --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts Amazon editor Erin Kodicek (2nd year in a row, geeked!) What have you read so far this year? Everyone loves a top ten list! Especially if it includes a great summer reading list! The Amazon Books Editors, Lindsay Powers and Erin Kodicek, have compiled the Best Books of the Year So Far in 2022…and are ready to discuss all of the Top 20 to read by the pool or listen to on summer road trips…as well as the top books in other categories too – including children's/young adult, mystery and thriller, literature & fiction, biography, and more! Erin Kodicek (she/her), Books Editor - Before Erin was born, her mother worried that she'd be the only Kodicek to take pleasure in reading anything more substantial than a take-out menu. Erin has been happily hawking books for 20+ years. She enjoys literary fiction, narrative-driven nonfiction, and a well-written menu. Erin regularly writes for the Amazon Book Review. (https://www.amazon.com/amazonbookreview) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts author M.P. Woodward in his first book in a new series. In THE HANDLER, Meredith Morris-Dale is a CIA case officer and a damn good one...even if this last mission did go terribly wrong. Now she has been summoned back to Langley where she expects to be fired. Instead, she is met by the Deputy Director with stunning news. A single well-placed CIA mole in Iran's uranium enrichment program has kept the terrorist nation from building a bomb by sabotaging the performance of their covert centrifuge arrays. But after losing his daughter in an airliner shootdown, the mole wants out—leaving the world on the brink. His one demand: a reunion with the only handler he ever trusted, John Dale—Meredith's disgraced, fired, wayward ex-husband. As Meredith and John struggle through their fraught relationship, a craven CIA political hierarchy, Russian interference, and the rogue spy's manipulation, they must reach deep within their shared connection to maintain, recover, or kill the asset. As a naval intelligence officer with the US Pacific Command—in multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and Far East—Woodward worked alongside U.S. Special Forces, CIA, and NSA. He is extremely knowledgeable of the subjects he writes about and brings incredible authenticity to the novel. While this is an intelligence thriller with action, suspense, and geopolitics, the characters are really the story. THE HANDLER features heroic men and women of the U.S. intelligence community at work amid all of life's messiness—mortgages, divorces, kids, personal shortcomings. New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron raves THE HANDLER is “a spectacular tale, brimming with intrigue, suspense, and richly-drawn characters. Fantastic storytelling.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR M. P. Woodward is a veteran of both US intelligence ops and the entertainment industry. As a naval intelligence officer with the US Pacific Command, he scripted scenario moves and countermoves for US war game exercises in the Middle East. In multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and Far East, he worked alongside US Special Forces, CIA, and NSA. Today, Woodward runs international distribution marketing for Amazon Prime Video, having launched Amazon's original video content in more than forty countries through more than one hundred cable, wireless, and broadband partnerships. He collaborates closely with content creators and distributors in driving viewer awareness and engagement. He is currently developing the international distribution strategy for the upcoming serial adaptation of The Lord of The Rings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts Author/Cartoonist Matthew Diffee The Best of the Rejection Collection 297 Cartoons That Were Too Dark, Too Weird, or Too Dirty for The New Yorker Rescued by MATTHEW DIFFEE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Matthew Diffee has been contributing cartoons to The New Yorker since 1999, and to date has had more than 300 cartoons published in the magazine. He is the author of The Rejection Collection, The Rejection Collection, Vol. 2, and Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People. Matthew's website: http://www.matthewdiffee.com/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewDiffee --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

Mrs. TNTBS hosts This Needs To Be Read with Garden Enthusiast Marcus Bridgewater. After grabbing a copy of this book for yourself, follow him on Instagram and see the Mission Impossible Frog and the cute doggies that add to the garden adventures he takes his followers on. About the author: MARCUS BRIDGEWATER is a creator, educator, motivational speaker, and plant enthusiast. He is the personality behind Garden Marcus on social media, which demonstrates that a positive, knowledgeable approach to nurturing plants also helps us grow as people. He is the Founder & CEO of Choice Forward, a company that offers life coaching, seminars, and workshops. More at: https://www.tiktok.com/@gardenmarcus?lang=en, https://www.instagram.com/garden_marcus/?hl=en https://www.gardenmarcus.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message