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Today, we're setting up Sarah Cady. Sarah is a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopist at a university, who also is a partial owner of a plant store. She recently read and loved The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter and The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow. She's a big fan of farmers market shopping on a Saturday morning, and ending the day with grilling and beers on the porch at home. She's a gemini who likes Classic books and could give an on the spot ted talk about superconducting magnets or grief. She's impressed by people who remember to send thank you notes, and loves both the Colin Firth and Matthew MacFadyen P&P. A quote from her survey is that “there is just something so comforting to me about Regency era lady problems.” Winning bookstore Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans Our picks Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Lone Women by Victor LaValle Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

Alix Harrow joins Alex and Meg to discuss Memory: the transition book between young Miles and Lord Vorkosigan.

For the first time recording in the ... afternoon ... Hannah and Sam are perhaps more lucid than normal and have a lot of books to chat about after a brief sidebar on Reddit posting (Sam's getting tooled on). First up is "The Future," from Naomi Alderman, which is an important novel that people really need to read, a commentary on where we are and where we're going that Sam highly recommends. Why are we still using social media, again? Next up is "Starling House," by Alix Harrow, a piece of "horror-light" that took Hannah a bit to warm up to. Then we hear about Sam's new project taking out new books from the library, which he has already violated by going back in time to read the first book in Christopher Paolini's "Fractalverse" series, "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars," which is VERY long and has lots of scenes with people eating in space, but Sam generally liked as impressive new science fiction. Hannah's reading a different kind of book with stars in the title, Tommy Orange's new "Wandering Stars," which is a highly anticipated follow up to "There There" (a novel, not short stories, as Sam believed). It's another must-read, if not an easy read, a multi-generational look at the Native American experience in the United States that makes a nice pair with Jesmyn Ward's new "Let Us Descend." This is how you grapple with the horrors of our history.  Then we transition into "Lazy City," which Sam says is like a Gen Z "Bright Lights Big City," a look at the culture of people in Belfast, Ireland, in their 20s, with all the dating and partying you might imagine. It's bleak, but a great read for understanding "what's going on with the kids these days." Watch out, though, there are no quotation marks. But, wait, there's more! Hannah listened to Britney's memoir — read by Michelle Williams! It's amazing. But the people around Britney are despicable. And, finally, Sam sings the praises of "Of Boys and Men," an examination by Richard Reeves of why men are struggling in today's society, and why policymakers aren't doing anything about it. 

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Boo kLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. We interviewed Alix E. Harrow in the before times (2019) when her first novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, was published. We drove to Berea, Kentucky and recorded in Berea College's library, where Harrow graduated from and where she lived for a time. In the years since her debut, Harrow has come out with several new and cool entries into the speculative fiction genre. Her most recent book, Starling House, is a NYT, Washington Post, and USA Today bestseller.  It is the October pick for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club.   Books mentioned-- 1- Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 2- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 3- The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 4- Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 5- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 6- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher 7- Foundation by Isaac Asimov 8- Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher 9- The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnomes by Margaret St. Clair (short story) 10- Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir 11- The City We Became by N. K. Jemesin 12- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry 13- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Booklover Mackenxie @kenzathome- The Ever King by LJ Andrews Shows mentioned-- 1- The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix, 2024) 2- Foundation (Apple TV, 2021 - present)      

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Boo kLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. We interviewed Alix E. Harrow in the before times (2019) when her first novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, was published. We drove to Berea, Kentucky and recorded in Berea College's library, where Harrow graduated from and where she lived for a time. In the years since her debut, Harrow has come out with several new and cool entries into the speculative fiction genre. Her most recent book, Starling House, is a NYT, Washington Post, and USA Today bestseller. It is the October pick for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club. Books mentioned-- 1- Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 2- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 3- The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 4- Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 5- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 6- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher 7- Foundation by Isaac Asimov 8- Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher 9- The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnomes by Margaret St. Clair (short story) 10- Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir 11- The City We Became by N. K. Jemesin 12- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry 13- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Booklover Mackenxie @kenzathome- The Ever King by LJ Andrews Shows mentioned-- 1- The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix, 2024) 2- Foundation (Apple TV, 2021 - present)

Spooky season and probiotics? Let's give it a go! Kit and Bridge swap out their usual headwear for witch hats and stoke up the fires under their cauldrons as they get ready to embrace their inner witches. In The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow, your two favorite fake British friends discuss what bullshit it is that taking down the patriarchy requires so many bloody meetings, what "speechifying" means and why it should make a comeback into the modern vernacular, and how this tome of a book might benefit from a movie adaptation. Reading Content: Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Drinking Content: Kit - Olipop Vintage Cola Bridge - Rowdy Mermaid Hello Ginger Other references: Sharon Lynn Fisher's new novel, Salt and Broom

Join us as we sit down with NYT bestselling author Alix Harrow. Her work has earned her a Hugo, the shortlist for the Nebula, the World Fantasy Award, a Locus, and the Southern Book Prize. We talk about her latest work, Starling House, which is a gothic fantasy coming out in October. We also get some book recommendations and the pleasure of chatting with someone who is just effortlessly cool.  Please let us know if there is a book you want us to review or an author you want us to have on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find more Tales From The Bridge on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and our website to see what is happening on The Bridge.Check out our many links:Twitter: @BridgeTalesInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website: https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com     Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KG

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week 7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White 8:06 - Current Reads 8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee) 8:44 - Garcia Street Books 8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast 11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith) 19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee) 19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6 21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.) 21:35 - We Need Diverse Books 22:41 - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (Meredith) 30:38 - Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Kaytee) 34:45 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:04 - Daphne by Josh Malerman (Meredith) 37:22 - An Unlikely Story 37:25 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram 41:39 - Deep Dive: Short Books that Pack a Punch 43:48 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 45:06 - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn (Amazon link, cannot locate on Bookshop.org) 45:13 - Book of the Month 45:20 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 46:17 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 46:19 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers  46:34 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells  47:01 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow 47:02 - A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow 47:46 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 48:22 - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 48:31 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  48:42 - 84, Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff 48:53 - 1984 by George Orwell 48:54 - Animal Farm by George Orwell 49:23 - Passing by Nella Larsen 49:57 - The Governesses by Anne Serre 50:32 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 50:54 - Elevation by Stephen King 51:26 - The Stand by Stephen King 51:27 - Needful Things by Stephen King 51:41 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 52:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish for a buddy reading app that allows for staggered reading. (Kaytee) 52:50 - The StoryGraph 53:14 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 54:08 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente I wish that more caregivers could use books as physical objects and talking points with their littles. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled Current Reads: great books that we couldn't wait to discuss with each other Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read? The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:38 - Mindy's Instagram @gratefulforgrace 5:04 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman 5:16 - Bookshop.org 5:36 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 5:53 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 5:54 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 6:36 - Current Reads 6:45 - Scribd 7:02 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Mindy) 7:31 - Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor 10:29 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor 10:35 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon 11:08 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 11:37 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Kaytee) 12:52 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 12:56 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 13:24 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 17:02 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy) 17:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 18:19 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 23:35 - @kraysbookclub on Instagram 23:36 - @jordys.book.club on Instagram 24:57 - My Body is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny (Kaytee) 29:49 - True Biz by Sarah Novic 30:03 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon 31:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell  31:50 - The Sign for Home by Blair Fell (Mindy) 36:27 - Tumble by Celia C. Perez (Kaytee) 41:22 - Deep Dive: Reading when Guests are Visiting 43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 47:39 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 54:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish book jacket copy and summaries would stop ruining the plot for all of us. (Mindy) I wish that I could put The Once and Future Witches on everyone's Fall TBR. (Kaytee) 58:05 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow  Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Hi WitchesTodays book review is Into the Wild - Shadow Work Journal written by Dominica Applegate.We are talking all about the witch's besom on this episode - the besom has many sexual associations so best not to listen to this episode around little ears!Much of this episode came from the amazing website below which was the best account I have ever found on a witchcraft topic - The Besom – Good Witches HomesteadBesom Chant “Besom, besom, sacred broomSweep out darkness, sweep out gloomRid this sacred hallowed groundOf demons, imps and hell bent hounds;Then set ye down on Her green earthBy running stream or Mistress' hearth,Till called once more on Sabbath nightConsecration Chant “Besom of birch and willow tied,Be my companion and my guide.On ashen shaft by moonlight paleMy spirit rides the windy galeTo magickal realms beyond both space and time.To magickal lands, my soul will sail.In the company of the crone, I'll rideThis besom of birch with willow tiedSo do I consecrate this magickal tree.As I will it, so mote it be.” (Author unknown) You can find me on the new episode of The Hedge Witch's Almanac Podcast all about Protection Magick - The Hedge Witch's Almanac: Protection Magick on Apple PodcastsFind our new zine here - The Hedge Witch's Garden - The Hedge Witchs Garden | Etsy UKFind my first book The White Witch's Book of Healing - The White Witch's Book of Healing: Weaving Magickal Rituals throughout your Craft for Sacred Healing and Reclamation of the Wild Witch Within: Amazon.co.uk: Rose, Carly: 9781914447266: BooksFind my Patreon here - For just £6 a month you receive grimoire pages for The White Witch Podcast - a Patreon podcast episode, a workshop or event, meditation, story retelling, access to our witchy community over on Discord and access to The Literary Witches Coven where we read a book together and discuss at the beginning of the next month. Our theme for May is the Wild Witch, our book for May in the Lit Witch Coven is The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow . Patreon bills from 1st of each month regardless of when you sign up and you can cancel at any time.The White Witch Coven is creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | PatreonFind me on Instagram -

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:25 - Brave Writer  5:28 - Current Reads 5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee) 9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith) 10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott 10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott  10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett 14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee) 14:33 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff  17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith) 19:41 - Boswell Books  19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams  19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black 22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee) 22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1) 25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny 26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith) 27:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah  31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah 31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading 32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop 32:40 - The Daily Stoic 32:54 - Ryan Holiday's 8 Rules for Reading Video  33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19 33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers 34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie 47:29  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee) 50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon 51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok 51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith) 53:44 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger  55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Hi WitchesTodays episode starts out with a book review of The Hedge Witch's Garden written by Carly Rose and Rachael Coats - yes! me and Rachael the Hedge Witch.This is me and Rachael's first book from our own small press print, the Hedge Witch's Library and its all about the element of Fire, Fire within, Fire without, magick and rituals celebrating April, May and June, Beltane and Litha.This edition has sections on The element of fire, sun magick, Beltane, the hawthorn tree, the fae, the cunning folk, a magickal tea garden, saining, juniper, Hekate, Litha, Solstice magick, fire scrying, Circe, Hedge riding, The rose, Midsummer bounty and midsummer recipes.Its full of spells, rituals and recipes. Studies on herbs, not to mention my Lemon and Lavender Litha Cake recipe! What more could you want! The Hedge Witchs Garden | Etsy UKYou can purchase our booklet on the Etsy link in the show notes and we can deliver to pretty much anywhere in the world. We will be producing booklets for the sabbaths of the wheel of the year so keep an eye out for our future releases too!Our Kitchen Witch section starts out with some self enquiry/shadow work around our relationship with food, if this might trigger you skip to 23:33 to get straight into the kitchen witch tips, blessings etc.As referenced on the show for the food shadow work section some of the information for this section came from the following sites -www.ascendinggrace.comwww.karidahlgren.comwww.medium.comCheck out www.Karidahlgren.com for the free copy of called The Spiritual Seekers Guide to Stop Binge Eating and it looks at self sabotage which I found a wonderful resource.Here is a link to my free printable of the Witch's Kitchen Blessing and another bonus Practical Magic one should you wish to use it -Kitchen Witchery | The White Witch Coven on PatreonHere is a link to the ABC of the Kitchen Witch -https://pin.it/3ft501mFind my newly published book The White Witch's Book of Healing here -Amazon.co.uk : the white witches book of healingFor just £6 a month you receive grimoire pages for The White Witch Podcast - a patreon podcast episode, a workshop or event, meditation, story retelling, access to our witchy community over on Discord and access to The Literary Witches Coven where we read a book together and discuss at the beginning of the next month. Our theme for May is the Wild Witch, our book for May in the Lit Witch Coven is The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow . Patreon bills from 1st of each month regardless of when you sign up and you can cancel at any time. www.patreon.com/thewhitewitchcovenFind me on Instagram -

Hi Witches Join me today to look at getting started with Spirit Work and touching on Psychological Necromancy.Three Questions mentioned on the Psychological Necromancy section - Q1 – Why did it break down and have these matters been resolved?Q2 – What are your needs and can your needs accurately be met by this person? This applies for them with you tooQ3 – Where are these feelings of wanting to get back together coming from? Is it from loneliness, uncertainty for the future or just the unknown or are you in a good place and want to move forward with this person. We will have a separate episode on Necromancy at some point looking at historical rituals and tales! I also read a story of the supernatural from a haunted house that was once located in my local area - this relates to one of our former episodes looking at lore of the land where you live! Forget House on Haunted Hill - this is the tale of Underhill House, England's Lost House of Horrors. If you like this story retelling check out my retelling of Hellfire Farm and subscribe to my YouTube for more future ghost tales and the like! Perfect for this Beltane if you are in the northern hemisphere or Samhain if you are in the southern Hemisphere. Wherever you are have a wonderful sabbath! Hellfire farm - YouTubeFor grimoire pages for this episode check out my Patreon The White Witch Coven - https://www.patreon.com/thewhitewitchcoven For just £6 a month you receive grimoire pages for The White Witch Podcast - a patreon podcast episode, a workshop or event, meditation, story retelling, access to our witchy community over on Discord and access to The Literary Witches Coven where we read a book together and discuss at the beginning of the next month. Our book for May is The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow. Patreon bills from 1st of each month regardless of when you sign up and you can cancel at any time. ******We have a Beltane Coven Chat on Patreon today (Saturday 30th April) from 8pm UK time if you wish to sign up and join us! Check out me and Rachael the Hedge Witch's new book - The Hedge Witch's Garden over on Etsy . The Hedge Witch's Garden is the first offering from our independent small press The Hedge Witch's Library that focuses on the element of fire and magick and rituals celebrating Beltane and Litha.Our beautiful sixty page A5 book contains a rich cornucopia of ways you might wish to celebrate these two sabbaths, all about working with the element of fire, sun magick, the fae, the magick of the hawthorn tree, magickal teas you can make, deities, solstice magick, fire scrying, hedge riding, herb magick, foraging and recipes to make with seasonal produce.The Hedge Witchs Garden | Etsy UKFind my newly published book The White Witch's Book of Healing here -The White Witch's Book of Healing: Weaving Magickal Rituals throughout your Craft for Sacred Healing and Reclamation of the Wild Witch Within: Amazon.co.uk: Rose, Carly: 9781914447266: BooksSources for this episode came from - Tarot Pugs, Aksnow.com, unchainyourserenity.com, www.selfloverainbow.comFind me on Instagram -

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a meetup with Megan! and Book Page Magazine Current Reads: middle grade and horror and Enneagram and magical realism. We've got it all! Deep Dive: Palate cleansers and one-night stand books Book Presses: a middle grade fantasy gem a great one-night stand As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:44 - BookPage 7:43 - Current Reads 7:51 - The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova (Kaytee) 10:55 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Meredith) 11:03 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 16:17 - Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (Kaytee) 19:04 - The Road Back To You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile  19:22 - The Enneagram Made Simple by Ashton Whitmoyer-Ober (Meredith) 19:28 - Ashton's Instagram @enneagramashton 21:55 - The Journey Towards Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile (Meredith pt2) 23:27 - Ain't Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin (Kaytee) 28:14 - Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi  29:35 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson (Meredith) 29:49 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson 32:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery  33:06 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager  34:26 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon 34:39 - Deep Dive: One Night Stand Books 35:07 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 35:45 - Pretty Little Wife by by Darby Kane 39:05 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart 40:19 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 41:07 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 41:19 - The Last by Hanna Jameson 41:59 - Turn of the Screw by Henry James 42:00 - Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 42:27 - The Stranger by Harlan Coben 42:48 - Verity by Colleen Hoover 43:44 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 45:08 - Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber 46:17  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 46:37 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee) 47:50 - Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston 48:31 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven (Meredith) 50:14 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 50:24 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Summary: Today, Holly and Devin rave about books with elderly protagonists. They review how older characters open up books to touch on other themes beyond youthful searches for meaning. Themes of death, illness, health concerns unite both books, but so do themes of change, renewal, vigor, and fulfillment at any age. They end by agreeing that they want more books focusing on elderly protagonists and that it's a theme they're both drawn to.  Topics Discussed:   The Heart (2:24): Devin discussed Its Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan, a book centered around a group of female friends as they explore how to make the most of their late 60s and grapple with relationship challenges, health concerns, and what it means to not give up in old age. Her key takeaways were:   While not a true romance novel, there are romantic elements threaded throughout the novel; these friends discuss love and sex, look for love, find love, break up, try online dating, and validate that you can crave intimacy and connection at any age. Told from the first-person perspective of Loretta “Lo” Curry, the reader gets a front-row seat into her white lies, her not-so-white lies, her opinions of her friends, and her grief, hope, despair, fear, and excitement through the novel. McMillan does a lot of work setting up what “downhill” would look like for this group of friends, covering health concerns, financial issues, family challenges, and despair at aging; the turning point doesn't come until 75% through the book, but the resolution is satisfying and meaningful.   The Dagger (21:03): Holly discussed The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a book that follows a quartet of folks in a retirement community who gather once a week to discuss cold cases, until they land with a very warm case with a murder in their own community. Her key takeaways were:   This murder mystery feels at times cute, jaunty and warm but there are definite dark elements and a clear sense that, even though they're investigating the murder, any of the characters could be guilty or involved.  Osman creates a vibe where Louise Penny mysteries meet A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, with dark humor as well as moments of sudden depth (and death).  Ultimately, the mystery itself was a little convoluted and opaque, but the way Osman treats aging, grief, dementia, and meaning for these characters with care and humor.    Hot On the Shelf (35:57):   Holly: Violeta by Isabel Allende Devin: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow   What's Making Our Hearts Race (41:09):   Holly: Binging Agatha Christie on audiobook  Devin: The 2022 Winter Olympics Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.  Keywords: Literature, Books, Reading, Bookish, Pop-culture, Romance, Mystery, Elderly, Elderly Protagonists, Its Not All Downhill From Here, Terry McMillan, The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman, Violeta, Isabel Allende, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix Harrow, Agatha Christie, Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing, Old People, Murder

We revisit the topic of community (which we first talked about five years ago), including the state of our current communities, what we need from our communities, how to cultivate community, and future community dreams. Links mentioned in this episode:Our first episode on communityLife latelySarah's family is making some serious tidying progress.Abby shares a frugal win.Reading latelySarah read Alix Harrow's novella A Spindle Splintered.Abby read the magical romance A Marvellous Light by Freya Markse.Eating latelyAbby and family are really into this pumpkin bread, and Sarah and her people made a chocolate peanut butter cake.If you'd like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Alix Harrow, author of A Spindle Splintered. About A Spindle Splintered: It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that […] The post Episode 514-With Alix E. Harrow appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

“Suffragettes, but witches.” That was the three-word pitch that Alix E. Harrow used to sell her very fun and very smart second novel, The Once and Future Witches, our newest Monthly Speculative Fiction pick. Alix joins us on the show to talk about portal fantasy, our fascination with fairy tales (and why we keep returning to them), being a messy reader and more. Featured books: The Once and Future Witches, The Ten Thousand Doors of January and A Spindle Splintered, all by Alix Harrow, Ammonite and Spear by Nicola Griffith, and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. Produced/hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We have a fondness for Appalachia and have had several guests on the Perks who hail from that area, including Alix Harrow, Ashley Blooms, and Annette Sanuooke Clapsaddle. But Appalachia is much larger than just the small slice that Amy and I often think of. Appalachia is really a huge area that encompasses a vast and diverse array of people. Today we talk to Kendra Winchester, the co-founder and executive director of the 'Reading Women' podcast and a Book Riot contributing editor. But she is also the person behind the Read Appalachia Instagram account. She tells us what makes Appalachian literature special and why it's so important to her. You can find Kendra Winchester on various instagram pages including at @readappalachia, @thebookcorgi and @thereadingwomen. Books Mentioned in this episode: 1- Moby Dick by Herman Melville 2- Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan 3- Sabriel by Garth Nix 4- Books by Tamora Pierce 5- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 6- Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 7- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson 8- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 9- The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson 10- Affrilachia by Frank X. Walker 11- Southernmost by Silas House 12- Black Bone: 25 Years of Affrilachian Poets edited by Bianca Lynne Spriggs and Jeremy Paden 13- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson 14- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance 15- What You're Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte 16- Step Into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia edited by Amy Greene and Trent Thomson 17- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle 18- Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd Kyi 19- Carework: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 20- Disability/Visability: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong 21- The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein 22- The Believer: Encounters with Love, Death & Faith by Sarah Krasnostein Podcasts mentioned-- 1- Reading Women Instagram mentioned-- 1- @readappalachia 2- @thebookcorgi TV shows mentioned 1- Explained (Netflix) You can find us at: www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Insta - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FB - The Perks of Being a Book Lover

We have a fondness for Appalachia and have had several guests on the Perks who hail from that area, including Alix Harrow, Ashley Blooms, and Annette Sanuooke Clapsaddle. But Appalachia is much larger than just the small slice that Amy and I often think of. Appalachia is really a huge area that encompasses a vast and diverse array of people. Today we talk to Kendra Winchester, the co-founder and executive director of the 'Reading Women' podcast and a Book Riot contributing editor. But she is also the person behind the Read Appalachia Instagram account. She tells us what makes Appalachian literature special and why it's so important to her. You can find Kendra Winchester on various instagram pages including at @readappalachia, @thebookcorgiand @thereadingwomen. Books Mentioned in this episode: 1- Moby Dick by Herman Melville 2- Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan 3- Sabriel by Garth Nix 4- Books by Tamora Pierce 5- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 6- Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 7- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson 8- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 9- The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson 10- Affrilachia by Frank X. Walker 11- Southernmost by Silas House 12- Black Bone: 25 Years of Affrilachian Poets edited by Bianca Lynne Spriggs and Jeremy Paden 13- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson 14- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance 15- What You're Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte 16- Step Into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia edited by Amy Greene and Trent Thomson 17- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle 18- Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd Kyi 19- Carework: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 20- Disability/Visability: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong 21- The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein 22- The Believer: Encounters with Love, Death & Faith by Sarah Krasnostein Podcasts mentioned-- 1- Reading Women Instagram mentioned-- 1- @readappalachia 2- @thebookcorgi TV shows mentioned 1- Explained (Netflix) You can find us at: www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Insta - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FB - The Perks of Being a Book Lover

2021 updateWe do our annual mid-year review, reminding ourselves of our goals and intentions and checking in on how things are going halfway through the year.Life latelyAbby is making her way through nursing school prereqs.Sarah is thankful the Brood X cicadas have come and gone.Reading latelyAbby is reading the Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese, and particularly recommends and Always Only You and Ever After Always.Sarah loved everything about The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow.Eating latelySarah made a French toast casserole and Abby enjoyed a traditional broccoli salad.If you'd like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On May 2, 2015, Donna Garban and Kate Jacobs opened Little City Books in Hoboken, New Jersey. Donna is by nature a salonista, and Kate likes the Russians and the Victorians, and some of the Edwardians, and is learning to like the Nows.Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance journalist, food and travel writer, and author. Her book Lincoln Road Trip: The Back Roads to America's Favorite President, was a Finalist for the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the Travel category. Her other books include How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away with It: Money & Mayhem in the Gilded Age, Hauntings of the Underground Railroad: Ghosts of the Midwest and Murders that Made Headlines: Crimes of Indiana.Enjoy!Links for this episode: Little City BooksKate Jacobs, Bar None RecordsFantasy Author Panel: Ava Reid, Alix Harrow, and R.F. KuangIn The Heights! Book Launch with Lin-Manuel Miranda Sutton Foster, Hooked Chris Frantz, Remain in Love Seven Silly Eaters, Mary Ann Hoberman, Marla FrazeeWhy Sinatra Matters, Pete HamillA Walk in the Woods, Bill BrysonJane Simon AmmesonJane Simon Ammeson Book Red-Headed Woman, Katherine Brush    Support the show (https://paypal.me/TheBookshopPodcast?locale.x=en_US)

It is May, and with the new month comes a new meditation series! This series was loosely inspired by Alix E. Harrow's beautiful novel, The Once & Future Witches. This book, according to the NPR.org book review: Once upon a time, Alix Harrow wrote about three sisters. Also, suffragists, witching, folklore, flawed alliances, an alternate America, and women's work. She gave this second novel many gifts: charm, grace, and gorgeousness; feral wonder, clear vision, an ardent heart. She gave it history, awareness of injustice and will to survive it. And so it went into the world to seek its fortune, inviting readers to settle in; to sigh with the pleasure of finding a not too this, not too that, just right story. Within this magical novel, she writes of 3 things needed to perform a spell - The Words. The Will. & The Way. This got me thinking… what is needed to truly feel and discover the magic of meditation? Not the baseline “I'm watching my thoughts, and there sure are a lot of them.” kind of meditation. Although that has true value, to be sure. No, I'm talking about the kind of meditation where you feel yourself drop into something wholly different than those curious thoughts in your head. A space? A universe? Something with true color, texture, feeling, maybe words, maybe visions, maybe just truths suddenly known. This is the type of meditation that has you running towards your meditation cushion each day. And we find it through the words we say, a very peculiar type of will, and a way that has been handed down for generations. In today's talk and meditation, we explore the words. What are the words that we say to deepen a meditation practice? It turns out that they aren't just any words, but a vow and commitment we make to support our highest truth. A Sankalpa. Ready to try your hand at magic? Let's meditate. If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to support the growth of this labor of love. Your monthly donation will aid in keeping this show sponsor-free, employing additional small businesses AND funding the ongoing creative growth I invest in. Donate here: https://www.merylarnett.com/support-the-mindful-minute You can learn more about my: *Shoreline: my new meditation app *Live, virtual meditation classes with me *Upcoming events All by visiting merylarnett.com. You can also grab my FREE Meditation Starter Kit on my website merylarnett.com. It is full of my favorite tips, stories and ideas for starting and maintaining a daily meditation practice. Grab your copy today! --> http://bit.ly/meditationstarterkit *** Connect with me on Instagram {@merylarnett} to get bonus meditation tips, mini-meditations, and the occasional baby spam: https://www.instagram.com/merylarnett/   #meditatewithmeryl

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.  Our special guest today is Jenny Ho, Assistant Manager and Youth Services Supervisor at the Orange Branch.   We talk about a new service we are offering called Personalized Picks, a form-based reader's advisory request for patrons to share what books they love and get personalized book recommendations from a librarian via email! https://www.delawarelibrary.org/personalized-picks/   Books recommended include The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow, The New One by Mike Birbiglia and Fifty in Reverse by Bill Flanagan.  Read more from this week's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/26KAXE  Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on November 13, 2020.

I can always count on my husband, a huge sci-fi and fantasy reader to keep me up to date with some of the newest and most exciting authors in that genre. And when one of them is from our home state of Kentucky, you can be doubly sure Carrie and I will quickly ask for an interview. Our guest this week, Ashley Blooms, grew up in rural Kentucky, was a John Grisham Writing Fellow at the University of Mississippi and worked for Tor.com, an online magazine that published a wide range of sci- fi/fantasy short stories, commentary, and pop culture. Her debut novel, Every Bone a Prayer, was published last month, has been recommended by NPR and Buzzfeed and has received praise from some of my favorite authors like Silas House and Alix Harrow. Ashley wants to make a space in Appalachian literature for more fantastical stories and not only the literary realism that is usually that trademark of the subgenre. As a survivor of trauma and abuse in her own life, Ashley has created the 10-year-old protagonist, Misty, with unique sensory gifts that help explain what trauma feels like, how it changes a person, and how to move forward beyond it. Ashley talks to us about why the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine made her want to tell stories of her own, how she uses trigger warnings to give control back to the reader, and why she doesn't categorize her book as magical realism even though it combines reality with fantastical elements. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine 2- What You are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte 3- Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms 4- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 5- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 6- Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate 7- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 8- The True Story of Lyndie B. Hawkins by Gail Shepherd 9- Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in 19th Century America by Anne Braude 10- Talking to the Dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism by Barbara Weisberg 11- Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan 12- The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; Translated by Jack Zipes 13- It's Great to Suck at Something: The Exceptional Benefits of Being Unexceptional by Karen Rinaldi Podcast mentioned: Hidden Brain (July 20, 2020) - "Culture Wars and the True Story of Lyndie B. Hawkins"

Alix Harrow is a Hugo award-winning writer of historical fantasy fiction who also happens to be a fellow Kentuckian. Her debut novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, has been called by Kirkus Reviews a ‘A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word,' and NPR books says it is one that should go on your Favorites Shelf. It has been on the Los Angeles Times Bestsellers List. It was recently nominated for the Nebula Award. She is a rising star in the burgeoning female revolution taking place in the science fiction and fantasy genres. We interviewed Alix at the library of her alma mater, Berea College, in Berea, KY. She talked with us about the sub-genre of portal fantasies and her love-hate relationship with them as a child, what influence becoming a mother had on writing the book, why she loves Chicago-style footnotes, and details about her second novel she is furiously trying to finish. Books discussed in this episode: 1- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 2- The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles by Margaret St. Clair (short story) 3- Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir 4- The City We Became by N. K. Jemesin 5- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry 6- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

Carrie and I have a very special guest today. Alix Harrow is a Hugo award-winning writer of historical fantasy fiction who also happens to be a fellow Kentuckian. Her debut novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, has been called by Kirkus Reviews a ‘A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word,' and NPR books says it is one that should go on your Favorites Shelf. It has been on the Los Angeles Times Bestsellers List. She is a rising star in the burgeoning female revolution taking place in the science fiction and fantasy genres. On November 16, she will be one of the authors you can find at the Kentucky Book Festival being held at the Alltech Arena of the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington KY. We interviewed Alix at the library of her alma mater, Berea College, in Berea, KY. She talked with us about the sub-genre of portal fantasies and her love-hate relationship with them as a child, what influence becoming a mother had on writing the book, why she loves Chicago-style footnotes, and details about the second novel she is furiously trying to finish. If you would like to follow her on social media, she can be found at Twitter (@AlixEHarrow) and Instagram (@alix.e.harrow). You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.