Podcast appearances and mentions of Allison Pataki

Get ready to add some books to your shelf! On this episode, Sarah and I review a few books we have read lately and let you know if you should read them as well.  Get ready to read! Jayme's Shelf: The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Love Anthony by Lisa Genova In a Blink (The Never Girls, #1) by Kiki Thorpe   Sarah's Shelf: The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.In this special Women's History Month episode of What to Read Next, Victoria shares three powerful historical fiction novels spotlighting extraordinary women who defied expectations and shaped history. From courtroom drama in colonial America to feminist trailblazers rubbing shoulders with literary legends, these stories celebrate resilience, courage, and ambition. Whether you're a seasoned historical fiction fan or looking to branch out from WWII-era tales, this episode offers compelling reads with heart and substance.

Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with our featured authors. This week, New York Times bestselling authors Allison Pataki and Emily Franklin discuss their books Finding Margaret Fuller (Pataki) and The Lioness of Boston (Franklin). About Allison Pataki: Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of FINDING MARGARET FULLER, THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, THE QUEEN'S FORTUNE, THE TRAITOR'S WIFE, THE ACCIDENTAL EMPRESS, SISI: EMPRESS ON HER OWN, WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS, as well as the nonfiction memoir BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN PLACES and two children's books, NELLY TAKES NEW YORK and POPPY TAKES PARIS. Allison's novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Allison has written for The New York Times, ABC News, The Huffington Post, USA Today, Fox News and other outlets. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, Good Day New York, Good Day Chicago and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Allison graduated Cum Laude from Yale University with a major in English. About Finding Margaret Fuller: A “sweeping” (Entertainment Weekly) novel of America's forgotten leading lady, the central figure of a movement that defined a nation—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post About Emily Franklin: Emily Franklin is the bestselling author of more than twenty books. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Kenyon Review, and The Journal of the American Medical Association among many other places as well as featured and read aloud on National Public Radio, and named notable by the Association of Jewish Libraries. She lives outside of Boston with her family including four children and two dogs large enough to be lions. Her novel The Lioness of Boston, based on the life of trailblazer Isabella Stewart Gardner is in its sixth printing. About The Lioness of Boston: “Brings Isabella Stewart Gardner fully, intimately alive—irrepressible and avid for life. In this richly compelling novel, Emily Franklin beautifully conjures this extraordinary woman and her world.”—Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children. For more information about bestselling author Allison Pataki, visit allisonpataki.com; for Emily Franklin, visit emilyfranklin.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

Send me a text messageFinding Margaret Fuller is a fictionalized account of 19th-century feminist Margaret Fuller's life, including her influential relationships, work in women's rights, and role as the first female foreign correspondent for the New York Tribune. Despite being a mentor to significant figures like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Louisa May Alcott, Fuller remains an unsung heroine. Alison shares the process of discovering and writing about Fuller, and they discuss her profound impact on modern society despite her tragic early death. 

Is it really true? Did the Elizabethan poet Emilia Bassano (sometimes known as Aemelia Lanyer) actually write Shakespeare's works? A bestselling novelist thinks so - and she's turned her research-based theories into an entertaining and thought-provoking work of fiction. In this episode, Jacke talks to Jodi Picoult about her new book BY ANY OTHER NAME, which tells the story of a modern-day playwright who discovers her ancestor Emilia Bassano's tantalizing connection to Shakespeare and the works traditionally ascribed to him. PLUS Allison Pataki (Finding Margaret Fuller) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Andrew talks with New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki. Allison began her career working in news and quickly realized that it wasn't the right job for her. She started writing fiction in her free time after work & eventually turned her creative outlet into a whole new career. Today, she's a bestselling author & the author of more than 10 books. In this conversation, Allison shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she changed paths and built her career as a bestselling author. You'll hear powerful ideas on turning a passion into a profession, growing through feedback, overcoming creative blocks, & so much more. Show Highlights:0:00 - Intro2:50 - Childhood3:44 - Benefits of boredom4:54 - Starting career in journalism6:19 - Misfit for news writing8:38 - Creative writing as an outlet12:20 - Writing historical fiction16:03 - 6 months to go all-in16:47 - First book deal18:25 - Feedback from inner circle27:12 - Work ethic to keep going29:12 - Creative process32:30 - Overcoming creative blocks35:05 - Writing is like childbirth37:17 - Overcoming intimidation** Follow Andrew On Social **Twitter/X: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter

Best-selling author Allison Pataki talks about "Finding Margaret Fuller," her new historical fiction about this forgotten nineteenth-century journalist, women's rights activist and muse for literary greats. Podcast host: Laurie McAndish King.  ========================================== Learn More about The Women's Eye Online Magazine and Podcast: Website: https://www.thewomenseye.com/  ========================================== Subscribe to The Women's Eye YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWomensEye ========================================== Learn More about Allison Pataki: Website: Learn More About Host Laurie McAndish King: https://laurieking.com/ This episode is sponsored by: Catherine Scrivano, President of CASCO Financial Group of Phoenix, AZ Learn More: https://www.cascofinancial.com/Catherine--Scrivano,-CEP,-ADPA,-AIF.e889948.htm ========================================== The Women's Eye Books: 1. 20 Women Changemakers: https://amzn.to/306MAce 2. 20 Women Storytellers: https://amzn.to/3pohetF ========================================== Connect with Us: Get the Latest Updates from The Women's Eye: https://www.thewomenseye.com/subscribe/ LIKE The Women's Eye on FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/TheWomensEye/ FOLLOW The Women's Eye on TWITTER:   https://twitter.com/thewomenseye/ FOLLOW MORE on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thewomenseye/ ========================================== Disclaimer: Links in the description are typically affiliate links  that let you help support the channel at no extra cost.  ========================================== 

Fearless and fiercely intelligent, the nineteenth-century American feminist Margaret Fuller was "the radiant genius and fiery heart" of the Transcendentalists, the group of New Englanders who helped launch a fledgling nation onto the world's cultural and literary stage. In this episode, bestselling historical novelist Allison Pataki, author of the new novel Finding Margaret Fuller, joins Jacke to discuss what it was like to bring this remarkable nineteenth-century woman to life. PLUS James Marcus (Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki joins Zibby (for the fourth time!!) to discuss FINDING MARGARET FULLER, a skillfully rendered and soul-stirring novel about the trailblazing 19th-century transcendentalist writer Margaret Fuller. Allison describes how Fuller remains relatively unknown today, despite her accomplishments: being the first woman to study at Harvard; writing foundational documents for the women's rights movement; and being a central figure among renowned thinkers like Hawthorne and Thoreau. She also delves into Fuller's complex relationships, radical ideas on marriage and women's education, untimely death, and enduring influence on feminist history.Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3yiuDKMShare, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens! Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview, I chat with Allison Pataki about Finding Margaret Fuller, how she learned about Margaret Fuller and decided to write about her, why her goal is to educate and entertain, visiting Concord, her in-depth Author's Note, Fuller's rivalry with Edgar Allen Poe, and much more. Allison's recommended reads are: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Finding Margaret Fuller can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin Episode 204 with the announcement of our second quarter readalong in our year of reading romance and end with a delightful conversation with author Allison Pataki about her fabulous new novel, FINDING MARGARET FULLER. Since our last episode, Emily has continued with her intention of reading a short story every Monday. She read “Lot” by Bryan Washington from the story collection LOT: Stories and “Postcards from Heaven” from REUNION BEACH: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank. Chris also read a short story, “Consequences” by Willa Cather from the story collection UNCLE VALENTINE AND OTHER STORIES. We each read an excellent novel – we're talking Top 10 contenders! Emily read THE FROZEN RIVERr by Ariel Lawhon and Chris finished WE GOT THE BEAT by Jenna Miller. In Biblio Adventures, Chris has rekindled a childhood fascination with Mary Stuart (aka Mary I of Scotland or Mary, Queen of Scots). She watched two movies: Mary, Queen of Scots starring Vanessa Redgrave, and Mary Queen of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan based on John Guy's biography QUEEN OF SCOTS: The True Life of Mary Stuart. She plans to read Antonia Fraser's biography, Mary, Queen of Scots for Big Book Summer. Emily took a trip to Wilmington, NC where she tried unsuccessfully to shop at Papercuts Bookshop because it was closed for inventory. She did find two Little Free Libraries where she picked up THIRTEEN MOONS by Charles Frazier, INTIMACIES by Katie Kitamura, and EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Back in CT, Emily went to the North Haven public library where she purchased LOTt: Stories by Bryan Washington and WHO'S IRISH?: Stories by Gish Jen from the Friends of the Library sale, and attended a presentation with Linda Civitello author of BAKING POWDER WARS: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Cooking.

New York Times Bestselling author Allison Pataki joins me on the show today to talk about her latest release, Finding Margaret Fuller. We discussed Margaret's place in history, the many famous transcendentalist writers she was connected to, and her influence on the U.S. feminist movement. We also talked about Allison's research process, including her visit to Concord and Walden Pond and how real historical figures morph into a characters in her novels. Here's a description of the novel: Massachusetts, 1836. Young, brazen, beautiful, and unapologetically brilliant, Margaret Fuller accepts an invitation from Ralph Waldo Emerson, the celebrated “Sage of Concord,” to meet his coterie of enlightened friends shaping a nation in the throes of its own self-discovery. By the end of her stay, she will become “the radiant genius and fiery heart” of the Transcendentalists, a role model to young Louisa May Alcott, an inspiration to Nathaniel Hawthorne's character of Hester Prynne and the scandalous Scarlet Letter, a friend to Henry David Thoreau as he ventures into the woods of Walden Pond . . . and a muse to Emerson himself. But Margaret craves more than poetry and interpersonal drama, and she finds her restless soul in need of new challenges and adventure. And so she charts a singular course against a backdrop of dizzying historical drama: From Boston, where she hosts a women-only literary salon for students like Elizabeth Cady Stanton; to the editorial meetings of The Dial magazine, where she hones her pen as its co-founder; to Harvard's library, where she is the first woman to study within its walls; to the gritty New York streets where she spars with Edgar Allan Poe and reports on the writings of Frederick Douglass. Margaret defies conventions time and again as an activist for women and an advocate for humanity, earning admirers and scathing critics alike. When the legendary Horace Greeley offers an assignment in Europe, Margaret again makes history as the first female foreign news correspondent, mingling with luminaries like Frederic Chopin, Walt Whitman, George Sand, and more. But it is in Rome where she finds a world of passion, romance, and revolution, taking a Roman count as a lover—and sparking an international scandal. Evolving yet again into the roles of mother and countess, Margaret enters a new fight for Italy's unification. With a star-studded cast and epic sweep of historical events, this is a story of an inspiring trailblazer, a woman who loved big and lived even bigger—a fierce adventurer who transcended the rigid roles ascribed to women, and changed history for millions, all on her own terms. Purchase Finding Margaret Fuller on Amazon (affiliate). Check out Allison's website, and follow her on Facebook, and Instagram. Ways you can help the show: Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Subscribe to my mailing list here. Follow the show on Instagram! Purchase Alison's historical novel, One Traveler (affiliate). Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Traitor's Wife,” “The Accidental Empress,” and “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post.” She will be talking about her latest, “Finding Margaret Fuller,” at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York tonight.

Jane Healey welcomes New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, Allison Pataki, is our guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, Finding Margaret Fuller. This is an epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America's forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation.

Allison Pataki joined Carol Fitzgerald for a "Bookaccino Live" Book Group discussion about her novel, THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST. Allison talked about what drew her to write about Marjorie Merriweather Post and how she decided which aspects of Marjorie's life to share. She also explained how her work as an on-air journalist helped her as she was both researching and discussing the book. The conversation was brisk and fun, with great audience questions, and included what is next for Allison: AMERICAN MUSE, a novel that centers on the life of Margaret Fuller, whose circle included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne (who based Hester Prynne on her), Louisa May Alcott and Edgar Allan Poe. Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews: Lisa Scottoline: https://youtu.be/8F-CDltuc3E Sadeqa Johnson: https://youtu.be/TW01NY0d7CE William Landay: https://youtu.be/Zcok9PHuRHw Shelley Read: https://youtu.be/aZHZx2LaU4Y William Kent Krueger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDK_Ngau8qs&t=45s J.T. Ellison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F63lFI2nmw Hank Phillippi Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZjJCtKUU4 Jane Harper: https://youtu.be/-N2EWgHeeEU Deborah Goodrich Royce: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI Allegra Goodman: https://youtu.be/l_Un9MvpmNQ Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events: Nita Prose: https://youtu.be/f_Ev0KN8z2M Chamaine Wilkerson: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8  Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/ FOLLOW US on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions

It's Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month! Get reading recommendations to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "STEM Lab: 25 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover" by Jack Challoner with readalike "Maker Lab Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover" by the same author. "The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict with readalike "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" by Allison Pataki. "Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM" by Tonya Bolden with readalike "Little Black Girl: Oh, the Things You Can Do!" by Kirby Howell-Baptiste. "The Chai Factor" by Ferah Heron with readalike "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. "A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey through Sexism in Science" by Rita R. Colwell with readalikes "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" by Kate Zernike and "The Mistress of the Art of Death" series by Ariana Franklin. "The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel" by Mary Robinette Kowal and "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly. Learn more about this month-long celebration: https://www.holidaysmart.com/node/1423 Find out how you can check out e-Materials for Read an e-Book Week: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/e-books-e-audiobooks Follow us on some of our socials: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oakcreeklibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/OakCreekPubLib Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oakcreeklibrary YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fXBQabGb_kU15q6iQpqWQ To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek, Michigan, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: always think for yourself, never take success for granted, and work hard—even when deemed American royalty, even while covered in imperial diamonds. Marjorie had an insatiable drive to live and love and to give more than she got. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London, from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Roosevelts, Kennedys, and Hollywood's biggest stars, Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine. Marjorie's journey began gluing cereal boxes in her father's barn as a young girl. No one could have predicted that C. W. Post's Cereal Company would grow into the General Foods empire and reshape the American way of life, with Marjorie as its heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of high-society wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history in the process. Before turning thirty she amassed millions, becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States. But it was her life-force, advocacy, passion, and adventurous spirit that led to her stunning legacy. And yet Marjorie's story, though full of beauty and grandeur, set in the palatial homes she built such as Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by challenge and tumult. A wife four times over, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded party boy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm turned to betrayal, the international diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake Marjorie and all of society. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love. Bestselling and acclaimed author Allison Pataki has crafted an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process. Join us in this zoom meeting to discuss this great book. Host: Randi Shelton E-Mail: rshelton820@gmail.com Co-Host Ruth ann Acosta, E-Mail: ruth1244@gmail.com

Guest host Allison Pataki interviews New York Times bestselling co-authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan about their wildly successful new novel Mad Honey. The two talk about the serendipitous origins of their partnership (it involves a dream and an impulsive Tweet), how they managed to split writing duties and weave their chapters together so seamlessly (despite their conflicting planning styles), and the themes they loved exploring–secrets, shame, and the complex lives of women. They also discuss everything bees and honey, their upcoming projects, and their best advice for aspiring authors. Purchase on Bookshop.Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3Qpbv2YSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Allison Pataki interviews award-winning UCLA professor Cassie Holmes about her enlightening and joyful new guide Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most. Cassie discusses her groundbreaking research on time and explains the undeniable benefits of designing purposeful schedules and maximizing joyful and meaningful activities. She also teaches us how to turn tedious activities into worthwhile ones (like bundling errands with an audiobook!) and how to be more present in the happy moments.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://bit.ly/3IfrlLiBookshop: https://bit.ly/3Q3Ku4RSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Allison Pataki speaks to renowned grief expert and neuroscientist Mary-Frances O'Connor, who combines trailblazing neuroimaging work and field research, and beautiful storytelling in her new book The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss. Mary-Frances discusses the myth of the five stages of grieving (it's not linear or finite!) and the fascinating brain science behind grief and grieving (from love bonding to uncharacteristic bursts of anger to believing, for a split second, that they are still alive). She also explains how we can best support those who are grieving and shares her best advice for aspiring authors. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://bit.ly/3WVFvpaBookshop: https://bit.ly/3CeB3tzSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Allison Pataki interviews Elyssa Friedland about The Most Likely Club, an endearing and hilarious new novel about four life-long friends who haven't (yet) lived up to their sparkling high school yearbook superlatives. Elyssa talks about growing up in the 90s (and weaving her nostalgia into the story), the challenges of parenting and motherhood that she and her characters navigate daily, and the importance of friendship in her life and book. She also delves into each of her unique female characters, describes a day in her hectic life, and teases her upcoming children's book.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://bit.ly/3vl8aItBookshop: https://bit.ly/3VkKChfKeep your plants alive with the Planta App! Use this link to get 20% OFF Planta Premium: https://links.getplanta.com/cQUz Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Allison Pataki interviews health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy about her groundbreaking and myth-busting new book Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. Chelsea analyzes the postpartum experience–a time of distress, adaptation, and powerful neurological and hormonal shifts for parents. She also dismantles the dangerous myth of maternal instinct and outlines the sociopolitical areas that desperately need reform in the United States. Finally, she describes her research and writing process and shares her best advice for aspiring authors. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: bit.ly/3PuDGwEBookshop: bit.ly/3WgZDl5Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're finishing 2022 on a strong note by talking about our favorite books of 2022! We cover our favorite reads spanning 6 different categories, and play voicemails from YOU about your favorite books! Favorite Book Club Pick Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Becca: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, You Made a Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Listeners: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson   Favorite Romance Olivia: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Listeners: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera, After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez   Favorite Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense  Olivia: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Becca: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins   Favorite Literary Fiction Olivia: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Becca: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close Listeners: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki   Favorite Wildcard  Olivia: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt  Becca: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E Smith, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen Listeners: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen, I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson, The Selection by Kiera Cass   Favorite Book of the Year  Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Becca: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Listeners: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen   More Listener Reccomendations!!! Human Kind: a Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, Heartless by Elise Silver, Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders, Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score, Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score, Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford.    Obsessions: Becca: Basking in glow of christmas tree lights Olivia: For the Love of Pickles Facebook Group   What we read this week! Olivia: Scandalized by Ivy Owens, These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant, The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk   Sponsors: Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP Better Help - Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/badonpaper Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for free to start your search for a top-rated doctor today.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.  

Guest host Allison Pataki speaks to bestselling author and renowned marriage and family counselor Terry Real about Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship, a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY bestselling relationship guidebook that critiques toxic individualism and teaches compassion and collaboration. Terry shares several real client stories to illustrate relational mindfulness, thinking individualistically vs. relationally, trauma triggers, and the inner child. He also shares how he handles his own fights with his wife and hints at his upcoming documentary!Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: bit.ly/3P4wg31Bookshop: bit.ly/3VrvK1zSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Allison Pataki interviews actress, former MTV personality, and New York Times bestselling author Karen Duffy about Wise Up: Irreverent Enlightenment from a Mother Who's Been Through It, a book of letters about living a beautiful life, inspired by the teachings of Stoic philosophers. Karen talks about how studying philosophy has helped her cope with her chronic illness and describes how she spends each day–reading voraciously, writing handwritten thank-you notes, and peacefully cohabitating with her pain. Finally, she shares her best advice for aspiring authors and reveals everything she is currently working on, from a star-studded film to a new book. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: bit.ly/3UgdlDFBookshop: bit.ly/3OIEHkpSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actress, writer, and editor Amber Tamblyn joins Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books guest host Allison Pataki to talk about her new book, Listening in the Dark: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition, which features a compilation of essays written by women from all walks of life. Amber shares what she learned about intuition from the contributors and her own reflections, how she edited essays by individuals like Amy Pohler differently than her mother's, and why she's considering writing a second edition of this book. The two also discuss Amber's piece about the late Brittany Murphy and how the book can assist readers who want to get in touch with their own intuition. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3gdLXYDBookshop: https://bit.ly/3T8YStkSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Allison Pataki's first Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books interview as she talks with Lynda Loigman about her latest book, The Matchmaker's Gift, which was inspired in part by her "bonus daughter" who stayed with her family during the pandemic. The two discuss how Lynda developed her characters by thinking about them so regularly that they became real to her, why she wanted to include a touch of magic in the story, and who in Lynda's life serves as inspiration for her next book.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3R0BOuPBookshop: https://bit.ly/3y2ayFVSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Melanie and I kick off the episode with a recap of My Weekend with Martha (maybe that should be trademarked), which was super fun (you can imagine! can't you just imagine?!), and we talk about this new season of life where our kids aren't around very much. This basically makes us feel like we're dating the people we've been married to for 25 years.  Also, Melanie fills us in on a movie she loved, we both have rave reviews for a TV show we adore, and we break down the AP college football poll that came out this week (spoiler alert: Melanie continues to give Notre Dame the side-eye). As always, we wrap up with Five Favorites - it's Melanie's turn this week. And just a reminder: next week is our 300th episode and our 15th podcast-i-versary. We have some fun giveaways planned - because we want to be sure to celebrate the milestones! :-) Hope y'all enjoy episode 299!  - Our Amazon Shop - Join Us on Patreon Show Notes: - The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki (this is going to be our September Book Club book on Patreon) - Vengeance - Alamo Drafthouse - Never Have I Ever - The Wedding Season - Better Call Saul - BIOAQUA Gold Osmanthus Lemon Eye Mask - Sally Hansen Treatment Cuticle Rehab - Universal Thread oversized button down shirt - Project 62 gold gallery frame - Juniper print shop Sponsors: - Stamps.com (use promo code BIGBOO for a four-week trial that includes free postage and a digital scale) - Reel (use promo code BIGBOO to get 30% off your first order plus free shipping) - Helix (use our link for up to $200 off a mattress and two free pillows) - Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your first order) - Hello Fresh (use promo code BIGBOO for 16 free meals across 7 boxes and 3 free gifts)

I'm thrilled to have author and screenwriter Owen Pataki on the show today. Last year, his Historical Fiction adventure novel Searchers in Winter released. It continues the story begun in the novel Where the Light Falls, which Owen wrote with his sister, Allison Pataki. In this conversation, we discuss his latest novel (set during the Napoleonic Wars), his work in the film industry, and what it was like to cowrite a book with his sister. Purchase Searchers in Winter on Amazon (affiliate). Purchase Searchers in Winter on Bookshop (affiliate). Purchase Where the Light Falls on Amazon (affiliate). Purchase Where the Light Falls on Bookshop (affiliate). Check out the Searchers in Winter book trailer we talked about here. Follow Owen on Instagram, and Facebook! Join my community and help support the show on Patreon! Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Follow the show on Instagram! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

"This whole experience has taught me that my people are all over the place." In a special episode, Zibby is interviewed by New York Times bestseller and friend Allison Pataki to celebrate the release of Zibby's debut memoir, Bookends!!! Zibby shares why she likes to be so open about her emotions both online and in this book, what she has taken away from losing multiple loved ones, and how she might not have ever ended up where she is if she had never written an article for Seventeen in 1992. She also tells Allison who she thinks would play her in a movie and why she values the community she has cultivated so much. Want to know which books Zibby mentions in Bookends? Click here to check out her list! Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xYlrriBookshop: https://bit.ly/3bG23b6Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Esta semana platicamos con Jessica Gutiérrez del libro “The Queen's Fortune” de Allison Pataki, en español, “El destino de una reina”. Una historia novelada acerca de la vida personal de Napoleón, y de cómo llega a ser emperador de Francia, y como se entrelaza su vida con Desirée Clary y con la actual Familia Real Sueca. Jessica es una aficionada de la historia que aportó muchísimo a lo que ya sabíamos del libro. Esperemos que lo disfruten. No olviden seguirnos en nuestras redes sociales y comentarnos si es que tienen algunos libros de los cuales les gustaría que habláramos. Ig: @en.lamismapagina Fb: En la misma página Youtube: En la misma página

Esta semana platicamos del libro “The queen's fortune” de Allison Pataki, en español, “El destino de una reina”. Una historia novelada acerca de la vida social de Napoleón, y de cómo llega a ser emperador de Francia, y como se entrelaza su vida con la actual familia real sueca, no se lo pierdan. No olviden seguirnos en nuestras redes sociales y comentarnos si es que tienen algunos libros de los cuales les gustaría que habláramos. Ig: @en.lamismapagina Fb: En la misma página Youtube: En la misma página

Today we're talking tattoos! If we have any, how many we have, what they ~mean~, if we think we'll ever get any, and of course some matching BATC tattoo possibilities… cough cough. Then we're getting into some great books, so buckle up for translated lit fic, a buzzy book from years ago, fascinating historical fiction, and a Parisian thriller. Thanks as always for listening! You can get your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Check out our website for more information about the fan club, any anything else at https://www.booksandthecitypod.com. You can also subscribe to our newsletter there, and send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Becky's pick: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki (21:14-28:30) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669275/the-magnificent-lives-of-marjorie-post-by-allison-pataki/ On Becky's TBR: Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg Kayla's pick: The Caretakers by Amanda Bestor-Seigel (28:31-42:11) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-caretakers-amanda-bestor-siegal?variant=39422274502690 On Kayla's TBR: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Emily's pick: Trust by Domenico Starnone (42:12-50:10) https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609457037/trust On Emily's TBR: Disorientation by Elaine Hsich Chou Libby's pick: The Nix by Nathan Hill (50:11-1:00:13) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/530893/the-nix-by-nathan-hill/ On Libby's TBR: The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

This week, Martha brings on New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki to discuss her latest book, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, an untold story that Martha says would captivate any book club.   Allison shares how Marjorie Merriweather Post forever changed the way we use frozen food, as well as the roundabout way her ultimate vision for Mar-a-Lago came to fruition.   Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this week is NYTimes bestselling author Allison Pataki, whose books have been translated into 20 languages. She has written six historical novels, two childrens books, and a memoir. Allison's latest novel, “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post,” explores the true story of America's first cereal heiress Marjorie Post. Marjorie blossomed from humble beginnings to become an internationally-renowned millionaire before the age of thirty. Throughout her long life, Marjorie married and divorced four times, and became a philanthropist, world traveler, she was the creator of Mar-a-Lago, a frequent Presidential host and the first female CEO of General Foods. Allison shares with us what drew her to Marjorie, how she got into her headspace, the challenges of creating a first person narrative for a woman nearly lost to history, and so much more. Then, Allison treats us to a reading from “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post.”allisonpataki.com@allisonpataki#writersforukraineJoin us on Patreon: Patreon.com/parisundergroundradioFind Us OnlineWebsite: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/storytimeinparisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/CreditsHost and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.comMusic CreditsHip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU​About UsSince well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection. Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening! 

Allison Pataki talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her latest historical fiction, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Marjorie created an amazing life for herself. She served as a host to presidents, accompanied her husband as an ambassador to the Soviet Union, and changed how Americans ate. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post tells the true story of how she made the journey from small town farm girl to a world of wealth, influence, and high society. Allison talks to Carol about discovering Marjorie's story and the ways Marjorie balanced her societal, political, and charity efforts. And yes, they dish about her four marriages. It's a lively conversation about a woman and a book that could make for a great book group discussion. Book Discussed in this Episode: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-magnificent-lives-of-marjorie-post More Bookreporter Talks To: Black Cake: https://youtu.be/_dRi_xh11XM Eternal: https://youtu.be/-SCBGFZeoaM The Good Son: https://youtu.be/AZN6U3XCFJo Check out our Bookaccino Book Club live events! Jim DeFede: https://youtu.be/y2im_W_wGsw Lisa Scottoline: https://youtu.be/-SCBGFZeoaM Sign up for the weekly Bookreporter.com newsletter here: http://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/bookreporter-weekly-newsletter-subscribe FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Photography Credit: Greg Fitzgerald

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sO3JUNBookshop: https://bit.ly/3gSEZFhSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welsome to another double-header episode! On the first half of the show, meet New York Times bestselling, Edgar-nominated author of 20 crime novels, Alafair Burke. Alafair's books include The Ex, The Wife, and The Better Sister, and two series—one featuring NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher, and the other, Portland, Oregon, prosecutor Samantha Kincaid. Alafair joins us to discuss her latest thriller, FIND ME. Released a few weeks ago, it has met with rave reviews from Laura Dave, Chris Bohjalian, and Megan Abbott. On the second half of the show we'll welcome New York Times bestselling author of adult fiction, nonfiction, and children's books, Allison Pataki. A former news writer and producer, Allison has written for outlets like The New York Times, ABC News, and USA Today, and has appeared on such shows as The TODAY Show and Good Morning America. She joins us to discuss her latest work of historical fiction, THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, which is an epic reimagining of the remarkable life of American heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Coming out on Feb 15th, Pataki's new novel has been met with raves by F&F faves Fiona Davis, Susan Meissner, and Kate Quinn.

Allison Pataki joins for a Habsburg happy hour as we discuss her historical fiction duology about Empress Elisabeth (the "Sisi Series") & Habsburg empire itself before transitioning to her upcoming novel "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post." Discussion about Diana's second novel, "Antoinette's Sister" continues as well. Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find the "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" under "Featured Books;" our book of the month, "Antoinette's Sister" in our 'Book of the Month' shop.  

The last throwback of this break! We can't want to get back to new episodes next week. In the meantime, enjoy this OLDDD one where Emily fell asleep (: .....It's almost like every Books and the City episode is a drunk episode! Quarantine-prepping will do that to you, I guess. We kick off this episode with a LARGE shot of Nick Jonas's tequila, and no one is really sure whether it's good or not (which probably just means we're all pretty drunk.) Then, we almost fall right back down the astrology hole when we find out Emily doesn't know what time she was born, but Becky keeps us on track with a fun, book-related astrology fact. Listen to find out what it is, and then keep listening to get four (very different) books added to your TBR! Read on for links. Bar recs will return after quarantine! Also, got a perfect bar + book pairing in your city, OR any thoughts about the books we talked about in episode 7? Send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com!-------------> Becky just read: The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock (14:38-25:11) https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062871497/the-other-windsor-girl/ Up next for Becky: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo Kayla just read: Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon (25:11-35:20) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601900/code-name-helene-by-ariel-lawhon/ Up next for Kayla: The Queen's Fortune by Allison Pataki or Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Emily just read: Strange Weather in Tokyo (originally called The Briefcase) by Kiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell (35:21-50:00) https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/strange-weather-in-tokyo/ While we're pausing our bar recs for the time being, Becky mentions the perfect rec for this. The Tokyo Record Room near Washington Square Park! Up next for Emily: The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault Libby just read: Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson (50:01-1:00:38) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765398857 The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Their advocates are available 24/7, in more than 200 languages, and all calls are free and confidential. Up next for Libby: Last Things by Jenny Offill Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

Welcome to the Best Of The Joys of Binge Reading podcast 2021 - The Top Ten most listened to episodes of the year! I hope you had a happy Christmas and that 2022 will be rather less turbulent than the one we are leaving behind us! I know I said last year that New Zealand tended to "go to the beach" over this period, but this year it's a little different because of - dare I mention the word - the pandemic we've all been battling our way through. I'm taking a nice restful "Staycation" at home, delaying having any beach time until later in the summer. I'm looking forward to pottering in my garden and thinking and planning for the new season. One big highlight of this year was posting our 200th episode in mid December with Patti Callahan. Thanks to all our marvellous guests, the show has gone from strength to strength, with top international authors included in our mix of popular fiction for binge reading. Before we get to the Top Ten – we've got a Giveaway draw for January – three E book copies every week on my Three Holiday Novellas Book Bundle – A mix of mystery and Christmas romance set in historic New York,  Hawaii and California, Books #4 #6 and #8 in the Of Gold & Blood historic mystery series.  Enter the draw on our website, the joys of binge reading.com and be in to one of three copies going to lucky readers every week in January. Offer closes January 31. Three Holiday Novellas - January Giveaway on The Joys of Binge Reading Podcast. ENTER HOLIDAY NOVELLAS DRAW Binge Reading on Patreon - We'll be featuring four new episodes of Getting To Know You -- Five Quickfire Questions - one very week in January from featured authors Karen White, Belinda Alexandra, William Kent Krueger and Sara Penner - plus the Behind The Scenes monthly news: exclusive bonus content for Binge Reading on Patreon supporters for the cost of less than a cup of coffee a month. Your support helps pay for the hosting, sound editing and production costs but the researching and organizing the show is all unpaid. SUPPORT BINGE READING ON PATREON How we made the selection - it's all about the ones you listened to.... The Top Ten for this year is actually a "Top Eleven" because three authors scored exactly the same number of downloads - would you believe it? And once again, we see a wonderful mix of genres and nationalities - from Australia to the US, from the UK to New Zealand. From JA Jance's crime series, to Craig Johnson and William Kent Krueger's regional mysteries; from Sarah Penner's standout thriller about a murderous apothecary to Leeanna Morgan and Roselle Lim's heart-warming and magical romance, from engrossing historicals from Allison Pataki and Karen White's engrossing historicals to wide-ranging women's fiction from Di Morrissey, Jan Moran and Belinda Alexandra. And as I've explained in previous years, I'm not picking my favourites because I value every author we have on the show, so as usual, our selection is based on the episodes you chose to listen to - and the number of downloads each one received - so you - our listeners - have picked the list, and the choice is from December 1, 2020 to December, 2021 - so we have time to put it all together for a January release... Launching the Top Ten Most Popular Binge Reading Shows for 2021 So instead of having just one voice on the show, you'll be hearing from ten or more. And as usual, if any of these snippets spark your interest and they are a show you missed out on, there will be links in the show notes to make it easy for you to find them and tune in – so there'll be plenty of new people to keep you going over the break.  The show notes for this episode can be found on the Joys of Binge Reading .com, or you can find us on the Binge Reading Facebook page. This episode will run for the first two weeks of January, and in the second half of the month we'll run the Best of All Time - the Pick of the First 200 episodes - with a different list/ Only...

Allison Pataki has made it her specialty to discover the relatively unknown women of history whose lives changed the course of empires, whose names have largely been forgotten.  Women like Désirée Clary, the first love of Napoleon's life. She might have ended up as Empress if he hadn't met Josephine, but she went on to found a famous royal house which still exists today. In The Queen's Fortune, Allison's latest book, she tells us the story of this fascinating historical figure. Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and in todays Binge Reading episode Allison talks about the qualities needed for living through turbulent times, whether they are contemporary or historical, and the women who survived them. On a more personal note, in her own intimate memoir, Beauty in the Broken Places, she catalogues her own journey through rough waters. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: Why Allison loves writing about history's unsung heroinesHow she discovered Sisi, the 'accidental' EmpressThe first love whose legacy outlives Napoleon'sDealing with the 'club of bad things'The authors she recommendsOrchestrating betrayal - traitor Benjamin Arnold's wife's story Where to find Allison Pataki:  Website: Allisonpataki.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonPatakiPage  Twitter: @AllisonPataki Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/allison-pataki Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7155436.Allison_Pataki What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. But now, here's Allison. Jenny Wheeler: Hello there, Allison and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us. Allison Pataki: Thank you so much for having me, Jenny. I'm thrilled to be here. The wonders of modern technology. We can be crossing winter to summer across the globe. Jenny Wheeler: That's absolutely right. You are in the depths of winter. Tell us what you're experiencing right now. Allison Pataki: I'm in upstate New York, about an hour outside of Manhattan, and we are in the middle of a historic snowstorm. It started two days ago, and it has not stopped and is not showing signs of stopping. Allison Pataki - Best-selling New York Times historic fiction Everybody has been completely housebound. Local leaders have advised everybody to stay off the roads, which is not an issue for us because our car is so buried under snow right now that we can't get anywhere. So it's me, my husband, our children, and we're all on day four of solitary confinement together at home. Jenny Wheeler: You've had a taste of that this last 12 months with the pandemic as well. Allison Pataki: Exactly. This is a new level because we literally can't go outside our front door. It's taking it to the extreme in the depths of February wintertime snowy weather. Jenny Wheeler: You are a New York Times bestselling author who's made a specialty of finding relatively unknown women - you describe them as previously unexplored women – and turning them into riveting historical fiction. I wonder where that impulse initially came from? Allison Pataki: Well, thank you. I hope it's riveting fiction. That certainly would be high praise to hear that. That genre, for me, is my happy place as a reader and as a writer. Allison's 'happy place' is history I have always loved history and I've always loved reading and literature and diving into a great story. I truly think historical fiction for me is a perfect blending of those passions and those interests. I feel historical fiction is a wonderful way in, because it's not only educational, but it's wildly entertaining and transportive. What I've noticed myself gravitating towards is historical fiction that is focused on the female perspective. Take my most recent book as an example, The Queen's Fortune. Many readers and many people in general are familiar with th...

Welcome to our End-of-Year video where Carol Fitzgerald talks about all 42 of the books that she selected as Bookreporter "Bets On" selections in 2020! You can read more about the books and enter to WIN ALL 42 of these books by Monday, January 4th here: https://www.bookreporter.com/features/end-of-the-year-celebration/end-of-the-year-contest-2020 Here are some other useful links: Find Our Podcast Here: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to-919758 Subscribe on Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8i9fX1kw_etTti4i0Rc9A BOOKS DISCUSSED: We've listed the books discussed below. You can find each book discussed in this video by clicking on the time stamps beside the title. Throughout 2020, we interviewed many of these authors for our "Bookreporter Talks To" video/podcast series. If an interview with an author is available, it will be linked below their name. 1:40 - AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins https://youtu.be/yY-yhIXjMYM 3:39 - HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD by Robert Kolker https://youtu.be/i8q7ERWS5Pk 5:42 - HOLLYWOOD PARK by Mikel Jollett https://youtu.be/QojOulByWbc The Airborne Toxic Event: youtube.com/watch?v=UYPoMjR6-Ao 9:18 - LONG BRIGHT RIVER by Liz Moore https://youtu.be/GyhrQhx4sag 10:39 - SAINT X by Alexis Schaitkin https://youtu.be/O2BI4igSM9w 13:05 - BIG LIES IN A SMALL TOWN by Diane Chamberlain https://youtu.be/g3ZFesn-f-c 15:32 - THE OTHER MRS. by Mary Kubica 16:25 - THE END OF HER by Shari Lapena https://youtu.be/jNhTZGD-fcA 18:07 - THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS by Megan Miranda https://youtu.be/Nsg_QakI1Iw 19:24 - WHAT'S LEFT OF ME IS YOURS by Stephanie Scott https://youtu.be/WADVVZhvRvI 21:35 - THE LAST FLIGHT by Julie Clark https://youtu.be/WuVIvne5RuA 23:55 - TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE by Megan Michell Moore 25:25 - HIS & HERS by Alice Feeney https://youtu.be/jXgmz7vlFy8 26:37 - THE NIGHT SWIM by Megan Goldin 27:48 - THE GUEST LIST by Lucy Foley 29:11 - ONE BY ONE by Ruth Ware https://youtu.be/vHEVnEtrCnI 31:12 - INVISIBLE GIRL by Lisa Jewell https://youtu.be/UfNo28qGmF4 32:58 - DON'T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker https://youtu.be/QAsZkYfc2H0 35:08 - GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL by Aimee Molloy https://youtu.be/nQodeii1_M8 36:45 - CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 by Lisa Unger https://youtu.be/C-s-1EDSN94 38:23 - THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle https://youtu.be/HFEAzVASNro 42:05 - LITTLE CRUELTIES by Liz Nugent 43:05 - LADY CLEMENTINE by Marie Benedict https://youtu.be/4isxLj3yRKs 44:06 - THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Fiona Davis https://youtu.be/GyMMSAmz4lg 46:07 - THE QUEEN'S FORTUNE by Allison Pataki https://youtu.be/1a2zSaL9lHQ 47:45 - THE EXILES by Christina Baker Kline https://youtu.be/2LFOXeOkrXY 49:35 - BRONTE'S MISTRESS by Finola Austin https://youtu.be/EWUhKdeBxQs 51:35 - THE GHOSTS OF HARVARD by Francesca Serritella https://youtu.be/Id0r7gDwFIU 53:12 - THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett 55:30 - A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD by Therese Anne Fowler https://youtu.be/PNzJAZHPDek 57:19 - THE PARIS HOURS by Alex George https://youtu.be/0AUgKOb-MZw 58:42 - IN FIVE YEARS by Rebecca Serle https://youtu.be/hW5K53tZflQ 1:00:10 - HELLO, SUMMER by Mary Kay Andrews https://youtu.be/65BFGn_-vZo 1:01:57 - BIG SUMMER by Jennifer Weiner https://youtu.be/KklrdZ1AuxQ 1:03:12 - FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER by Rachel Beanland https://youtu.be/KVrxLBBjHPY 1:04:47 - THE JETSETTERS by Amanda Eyre Ward https://youtu.be/C5YLN6cwgJQ 1:06:24 - ALL ADULTS HERE by Emma Straub https://youtu.be/ki6cNhqjm38 1:08:32 - THE SECOND HOME by Christina Clancy 1:10:34 - MONOGAMY by Sue Miller https://youtu.be/tkOKm1TFU_U 1:13:03 - THE HEIRLOOM GARDEN by Viola Shipman https://youtu.be/jQmIWChQ3SA 1:15:52 - TINY IMPERFECTIONS by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans 1:18:08 - NEXT TIME THIS YEAR WE'LL BE LAUGHING by Jacqueline Winspeare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TdyL7CxPs

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It’s almost like every Books and the City episode is a drunk episode! Quarantine-prepping will do that to you, I guess. We kick off this episode with a LARGE shot of Nick Jonas’s tequila, and no one is really sure whether it’s good or not (which probably just means we’re all pretty drunk.) Then, we almost fall right back down the astrology hole when we find out Emily doesn’t know what time she was born, but Becky keeps us on track with a fun, book-related astrology fact. Listen to find out what it is, and then keep listening to get four (very different) books added to your TBR! Read on for links. Bar recs will return after quarantine! Also, got a perfect bar + book pairing in your city, OR any thoughts about the books we talked about in episode 7? Send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com!-------------> Becky just read: The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock (14:38-25:11) https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062871497/the-other-windsor-girl/ Up next for Becky: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo Kayla just read: Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon (25:11-35:20) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601900/code-name-helene-by-ariel-lawhon/ Up next for Kayla: The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki or Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Emily just read: Strange Weather in Tokyo (originally called The Briefcase) by Kiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell (35:21-50:00) https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/strange-weather-in-tokyo/ While we’re pausing our bar recs for the time being, Becky mentions the perfect rec for this. The Tokyo Record Room near Washington Square Park! Up next for Emily: The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault Libby just read: Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson (50:01-1:00:38) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765398857 The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Their advocates are available 24/7, in more than 200 languages, and all calls are free and confidential. Up next for Libby: Last Things by Jenny Offill Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

Allison Pataki is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written historical fiction, children's picture books, and a memoir. Carol talks with Allison about her new novel, The Queen's Fortune, which tells the story of ruling families after the French Revolution, and the power one woman finds in her relationship with Napoleon. The two discuss women at the forefront of history, Allison's research in Paris, and the ways in which Allison's personal life has affected her historical storytelling over the years. Books discussed in this episode: The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire by Allison Pataki Beauty in Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience by Allison Pataki Where the Light Falls: A Novel of the French Revolution by Allison Pataki Sisi: Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki The Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki Nelly Takes New York: A Little Girl's Adventures in the Big Apple by Allison Pataki Polly Takes Paris: A Little Girl's Adventures in the City of Light by Allison Pataki   Sign up for the weekly Bookreporter.com newsletter here: FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com

Today I'm chatting with Allison Pataki and Marya Myers published Nelly Takes New York, the first children's book in a new series. The writing duo grew up together and were inspired by their own New York memories. Their book is about Nelly, a little girl who, along with her mischievous pal, the beagle named Bagel, wakes up one morning in her New York City home and begins one very adventurous day full of false starts that ultimately leads her to learn about community - the people, landmarks, museums, parks, sites, and sounds of her city. 

You have a deep love for something. You know everyone struggles to make time for it. How do you turn your passion into a career? Zibby Owens is passionate about reading. She started a podcast business to bring books and authors to people who don't have time to read. Listeners - not just moms - love Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books (@momsdonthavetimetoreadbooks). Authors and publishers love it because it gets them in touch with a new audience. Zibby's pivot into podcasting and entrepreneurship allows her to work from home in a job she loves. She's interviewed Gretchen Rubin, James Frey, Ali Wentworth, Andre Agassi, Allison Pataki and Claire Bidwell Smith to name a few. Listen to Zibby's story on how she got started in this podcast episode 11. Learn more about Zibby Owens and Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books at https://zibbyowens.com/. Subscribe to TheIdeaMix Radio and stay tuned for our next episode.The IdeaMix Radio show brings you stories, inspiration and resources to live what you love with new episodes every week.Check out our website. Sign up for The IdeaMix weekly newsletter here. For comments, questions, podcast guest ideas or sponsorship enquiries, please email info@theideamix.com.

Allison Pataki never planned to write a memoir.As a successful historical fiction author, Allison was very happy researching the worlds of people from the past and staying far from her personal life when writing. But when her husband experienced a sudden stroke in his early 30s, leaving her his caregiver as well as a new mother in the span of a few months, everything changed.Allison began this book just for her husband. She wrote him a letter every day the first year of his recovery so that he would have a record of that time. She never planned on the letters or the story expanding beyond the family circle. But as she and her husband Dave benefited from the support of the community around them, Allison realized that the experience she had gained might provide comfort and hope to someone else. Beauty in the Broken places has since inspired many readers, resulting in countless letters to the author and much more emotional book signings.In this episode, Allison shares about the process of writing this incredibly personal book, as well as how it has changed her writing life forever. You won't want to miss this one!Full show notes with links: https://www.secretlibrarypodcast.com/allison-pataki-151 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Allison Pataki Five months pregnant, on a flight headed for Hawaii, Allison Pataki's life took a sudden turn when she witnessed her husband, Dave Levy, lose consciousness. After an emergency landing and evaluation, Levy was found to have had suffered a rare stroke. When he woke the next day, he had amnesia, leaving the young couple holding onto hope for recovery. True to form, Pataki began to write letters to her husband—letters that became the foundation for Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Allison Pataki Five months pregnant, on a flight headed for Hawaii, Allison Pataki's life took a sudden turn when she witnessed her husband, Dave Levy, lose consciousness. After an emergency landing and evaluation, Levy was found to have had suffered a rare stroke. When he woke the next day, he had amnesia, leaving the young couple holding onto hope for recovery. True to form, Pataki began to write letters to her husband—letters that became the foundation for Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Allison Pataki Five months pregnant, on a flight headed for Hawaii, Allison Pataki's life took a sudden turn when she witnessed her husband, Dave Levy, lose consciousness. After an emergency landing and evaluation, Levy was found to have had suffered a rare stroke. When he woke the next day, he had amnesia, leaving the young couple holding onto hope for recovery. True to form, Pataki began to write letters to her husband—letters that became the foundation for Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Allison Pataki Five months pregnant, on a flight headed for Hawaii, Allison Pataki's life took a sudden turn when she witnessed her husband, Dave Levy, lose consciousness. After an emergency landing and evaluation, Levy was found to have had suffered a rare stroke. When he woke the next day, he had amnesia, leaving the young couple holding onto hope for recovery. True to form, Pataki began to write letters to her husband—letters that became the foundation for Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience.

A look at what's growing in Baltimore: A spring survey of the city's biodiversity leads to the discovery of a rare wild plant in the Jones Falls Valley while, elsewhere, workers tend to more than 1,000 fruit and nut trees in 100 orchards across the city. Who knew the city had orchards?Book recommendation: Our critic, Paula Gallagher, likes a new memoir, ----Beauty In The Broken Places,---- by Allison Pataki.Wolf Pecher, an associate professor at the University of Baltimore, leads Dan to the rare native plant, the purple-stemmed cliff brake, discovered growing in a railroad bridge abutment during a recent biodiversity survey in the Jones Falls Valley. Eric Sargent, planting coordinator for Civic Works' Baltimore Orchard Project, talks about the fruit and nuts trees planted in more than 100 locations across the city and describes BOP's latest undertaking, Moveable Orchards, during a visit to the pilot site at the Baltimore Food Hub in East Baltimore.Links:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554652/beauty-in-the-broken-places-by-allison-pataki/9780399591655/https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=425https://ubpost.org/2015/06/05/ub-students-and-faculty-study-and-clean-up-the-jones-falls/http://baltimoreorchardproject.civicworks.com/about-us-2/http://civicworks.com/moveable-orchards/

Allison Pataki, author of memoir, "Beauty in the Broken Places," and best-selling historical fiction books, "Sisi," "The Traitor's Wife" and "The Accidental Empress," shares her story of coping with her husband's unexpected, massive stroke at age 30. She shares her vulnerabilities, her advice, and her thoughts on how faith got her through that horrific time in her life: caring for both her husband (then with the cognitive capabilities of a teenage) and a newborn. 

It’s Miracle Monday and Allison Pataki shares “Beauty in the Broken Places,” an incredible memoir about her husband’s miraculous recovery from a severe stroke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"What planted the seed for this book idea was that following Dave’s stroke, because I knew he couldn’t remember anything in his state of amnesia and I didn’t really count on myself to be able to remember everything about the ICU and rehab, I began writing him a series of letters. And the word document, I saved it just the first night as DearDave.doc because that was how the first letter started." Learn more: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/554652/beauty-in-the-broken-places/

Daniel Decker is the CEO of Higher Level Group and an expert at platform development, book launching, and marketing for authors and speakers. He has worked with such notable authors as Jon Gordon, Michael Hyatt, Ryan Blair, Mark Sanborn, Crystal Paine, Allison Pataki, and Tony Robbins to name a few. If you haven’t heard of him, you have probably heard of one of the books he has helped launch. We talk about his first book marketing venture, and how he crushed it and moved on to creating even bigger launches and platforms. We also talk about the importance of having a team, and how self-publishers still need to get out there and hustle on their own. Daniel shares the importance of offering something of value when trying to find promotion opportunities. He also shares his past successes and lessons learned along the way. He talks about platform building for speakers and authors and more.   You can find Daniel here: Daniel Decker Higher Level Group Daniel on Twitter @DanielDecker Daniel on LinkedIn Daniel on Instagram   Show Notes [02:10] How Daniel got started on the book side of things. He had an ad agency. His friend, Jon Gordon, wrote a book and they crushed it on marketing. [06:25] Jon had a 4-week Today Show segment with ways to get your energy up. Taking it national worked.[07:12] How Daniel focuses on relationship capital and adding value. He presented already researched ideas to producers which would help the producer as well as themselves for promotion purposes. [12:52] If Daniel can help better the world and feed his family it is a win win. [13:33] Daniel gets enough business by referral that he doesn't really have to market his services. [14:31] On the first launch the combination of everything was the key, but being on The Today Show really helped. They also ran a Dr. Weil ad. [17:44] Being a giver and meeting Michael Hyatt through his blog. He offered to add value to Michael's platform and proved that his ideas were good. [19:03] The importance of leverage and having a special landing page instead of an AWeber form. [24:00] Daniel takes every client as an individual and what their goals are before creating and condensing the campaign. [25:38] How it's harder for self-published authors to get on the New York Times list. Presales are important and distributing sales among retailers. [26:54] Having a 50/50 strategy between pre-sales and launch marketing. [27:39] Getting strategic with launches including using free books on the back-end. [28:59] How the NYT list is not only based on volume. They are subjective. [33:33] Methods for incentivizing offers and growing a mailing list. Using things an audience will perceive as value. [34:33] How people tend to devalue their offers and how it is surprising how well it does.[34:53] The importance of having a launch team. [36:06] How people want to help other people succeed and help spread the message. [36:40] Always offer something of value when you reach out. [38:22] Having a launch team with a thousand people. Usually, 60 to 70 percent participate. How creating a launch team is not shooting yourself in the foot. [40:02] Nurturing a launch team and asking for support and creating a net gain of book sales. [41:16] Not burning people out by communicating only things that need to be communicated. [42:18] Remembering that people are people and use your launch team strategically and be sure to engage with them. [45:50] Asking a launch team to read and critique the book. Asking for reviews and to buy a copy. Taking the team on the journey with you. [50:29] Partnering with charities and nonprofits as an incentive to get views etc. [53:01] Long tail promotion strategies include defining who you want to be and where you want to go. Do you want to monetize the book or promote your core product? [56:19] Having your book sales tracked by BookScan and metrics that publishers use to track sales. [01:01:19] Daniels plan for using a publisher for his first book and self-publishing for his second book. [01:05:08] Parting advice is to find a publishing plan and then act on it.   Links and Resources: self-publishingschool.com Spsfreetraining.com Energy Addict by Jon Gordon Dr. Weil Michael Hyatt AWeber Platform by Michael Hyatt Get Published Course Michael Hyatt Platform University Membership Site WishList Member Bury My Heart at Conference Room B by Stan Slap Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain by Ryan Blair Money Saving Mom BookScan Daniel Decker Higher Level Group Daniel on Twitter @DanielDecker Daniel on LinkedIn Daniel on Instagram

New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki joins Lindsay to talk about the little known Empress, Sisi of Austria, how historical fiction drives powerful storytelling, and why she listens to music for inspiration. Allison also talks about her journey from journalism to full time novelist. Read the book: http://bit.ly/2hFfWIC

Join New York Times bestselling author, Allison Pataki, as she shares all about her latest book, The Accidental Empress. Her work is a fascinating and highly readable account of Empress Elisabeth, the Fairy Queen of the Habsburg Empire. If you love a great tale told by a master storyteller, you won't want to miss this one!