Podcasts about Amelia Peabody

I'd be lying if I said this episode was anything other than Laine fangirling over Amelia Peabody and squealing about how much fun this novella is. Sethos-coded lost all meaning because it was said too many times.

It's our first Book Club episode! Kara, Jordan, and Amber discuss Elizabeth Peters' first Amelia Peabody novel, Crocodile on the Sandbank, including an expert dive into some of the Egyptological aspects of the book.  Don't miss our Substack companion post to this episode. More on Barbara Mertz/Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels: http://barbaramertz.org --- Like and leave us a comment!  If you would like to join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes, live zoom events with Kara and Jordan, and other exclusive benefits, click here. Interested in more history related news--check out our Substack,  Afterlives After Party

Happy Halloween! This week, we're back in Houston, Texas, for a spooky'ish themed visit to Murder By the Book, one of the oldest and coolest mystery bookshops in the nation! Bookseller John McDougall shares the history of this great store and shares some favorite mystery reads. Books We Talk About: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson, Louise Penny's Gamache series, The Silence of hte Lambs by Thomas Harris, The Stranger Diaries by Ellly Griffiths, Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, Sherlock Holmes by Sir A.C. Doyle, The Murder She Wrote series, SJ Bennett's Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club series, The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood, Stephanie Graves' Olive Bright Pigeoneer series, The Spite House by Johnny Compton and The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, plus several other mystery writers!The Wealthy Coach Podcast Hey Coaches, Practitioners & Healers! Go from 0 clients to a 6-Figure Online Biz!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastTerrifying tales of the supernatural! Love a good haunt? A spine-tingling urban legend?...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Content Warnings: Discussions of sex workers and sex work, colonialism, racism, religious persecution, sexually transmitted diseases, virginity, serial killer Belle Gunness, miscarriage, murderWhat do pilgrims, Benjamin Franklin, and Tinder have to do with one another? Don't take it personally if you don't know; you'll just have to listen to this episode!Questions/Comments/Concerns? Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org.Raging Romantics Book List!Sources:Matrimony Inc. by Francesca Beauman"Marriage, a History" (Psychology Today, 2005)"How Dating Has Changed Through History" (Lane, 2021)"10 Fascinating Facts About the Evolution of Dating and Courtship" (Brown, 2016)Books we mention:Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth PetersDances with Wolves by Michael BlakesThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-JonesHeart and Hand by Rebel CarterAlien's Mail-Order Bride by Ruby DixonClaimed by the Mountain Man by Frankie LoveBridge Kingdom by Danielle JensenHis Human Nanny by Michelle MillsNever Seduce a Scot by Maya BanksBride Test by Helen HoangBittersweet Bride by Vanessa RileySunset Embrace by Sandra BrownOnly Mine by Elizabeth LowellDuchess Deal by Tessa DareWhen the Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa DareThe Billionaire's Wake Up Call Girl by Annika Martin*Reconstruction, not Reformation @41:00

Ever heard of a #read-a-like ? In today's episode, we take books that have been popular in our community and give recommendations based on those! And we have so much fun doing it! #bookparty !! Join us! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Dracula by Bram Stoker A Tale of Two Cities by C Dickens Book Fair Book One: Destiny of the Republic by C Millard Recommended Reading: Crete and James: Personal Letters of Lucretia and James Garfield compiled by John Shaw; John Adams by D McCulough; My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams by Abigail and John Adams; Undaunted Courage by S Ambrose; Beyond the Hundredth Meridian by W Stegner Peace Like a River by L Enger Gilead Series by M Robinson Angle of Repose by W Stegner Book Fair Book Two: The Nightengale by K Hannah Recommended Reading: All the Light We Cannot See by A Doerr; The Hiding Place by C TenBoom; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows; Number the Stars by L Lowry Book Fair Book Three: A Land Remembered by P Smith Recommended Reading: Strawberry Girl by L Lenski; The Yearling by MK Rawlings; The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman Book Fair Book Four: The Historian by E Kostova Recommended Reading: A Gentleman in Moscow by A Towles; Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Y Chang Book Fair Book Five: Gone With the Wind Recommended Reading: Cold Mountain by C Frazier; Hatchet by G Paulsen Book Fair Book Six: Emma by Jane Austen Recommended Reading: Polite Society by Mahesh Rao; Author Georgette Heyer; Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Book Fair Book Seven: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart Recommended Reading: Maisy Dobbs Mysteries by J Winspear; The Verity Kent Series by AL Huber, The Amelia Peabody series by E Peters #bookfair #bookfarepodcast

Don't have time to waste on terrible books? Kim and Aimee help you out by reviewing ‘The Camelot Caper' by Elizabeth Peters, author of the previously-reviewed Amelia Peabody series.  

Jenny starts off the episode by announcing a big project for 2022! Ruth teaches her a new word and we discuss a recent Tournament of Favorites, plus as always, books we've read and liked lately.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 233: Get Into Trouble Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersBewilderment by Richard PowersDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodOther mentions:Tournament of Books' Tournament of FavoritesBooker PrizeNational Book AwardThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerPachinko by Min Jin LeeA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoVersion Control by Dexter CaldwellAmelia Peabody seriesFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Overstory by Richard PowersOrfeo by Richard PowersHillary MantelDissolution (play)Patricia CornwellThe Heartbreaker by Susan HowatchThe Matzah Ball by Jean MeltzerRelated episodes: Episode 012 - Some Bookers and Some Madness Episode 033 - An Undulating Thrum with guests Ruth and ElizabethEpisode 067 - Rain and Readability with Ruth(iella)Episode 130 - All the Jennifers with Fern Ronay Episode 134 - A Pastiche Romp with Ruth(iella) Episode 169 - Simulacrum with Jon Sealy Episode 178 - Precarious Pile with Ruth(iella)Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy Ruth at GoodreadsAll links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

Don't have time to waste on terrible books? Join Kim and Aimee as they review the first book in Elizabeth Peters's epic historical mystery 'Amelia Peabody' series, 'The Crocodile on the Sandbank'. If you're a history buff, or like 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, listen in!

It seems we always have more to say about courtesy titles, Amelia Peabody, and Bridgerton.

Episode: 2608 Maria Telkes: Solar Energy Pioneer.  Today, here comes the sun.

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill is facing a fundraising challenge.Throughout the pandemic, the nonprofit has provided additional support for its members, including a full-day learning program, allowing teens and pre-teens to participate in remote learning instead of being isolated at home. To support these efforts, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Javier Bristol is asking the public to support the “Back a Kid” Fund Matching Challenge, sponsored by the Amelia Peabody Foundation.“So, we are trying to get that going and really support all the kids in this community. We've been doing it all year, so our goal is just to continue to do good and help out the community the best we can. This match is a great way to keep that going, and keep our programs running. So, any support would be really appreciated,” he says.Bristol, who was a recent guest on WHAV's morning program, says the goal is to raise $25,000 by the end of the month. If successful, the Foundation will match it with another $25,000. He says the Club is short of reaching its fundraising goal by slightly more than $5,000 short.“Back a Kid fund is a year-round initiative that we have that supports all of our programming. It really helps ease the financial burden of a lot of families. It keeps all of our pricing low and affordable. If you reached out and sent a check out to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill with the memo of “Back a Kid,” it will go towards reaching that match and directly support the Amelia Peabody $25,000 match,” he explains.Checks may be mailed to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill, 55 Emerson St., Haverhill 01830. Donations may also be made online at Haverhillbgc.org.Support the show (https://whav.net/become-a-whav-member/)

We’ve talked ideas, outlines, writing tips, and more in this writing series. But amid the technical tips, one very important component of writing can get overlooked: love of the craft. If you want to be a writer, you must enjoy writing! I’ve mentioned before that this series is modeled after the writing process of Barbara Mertz a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters. I was able to research her creative process for my Master’s, and do you know what stuck with me more than anything else? How much fun she was having! Of course there were difficult days, but this is a woman who clearly loved her work. Her joy is evident at every stage of the process. In her stream-of -consciousness notes for The Seventh Sinner for instance, she wrote: “The crux of the plot—ha—is the numeral VII, which must come to haunt all the characters, including the heroine, so that when she sees the scrawl in the victim’s blood, it never occurs to her that it could be anything but a number…” I love that little “ha” at the beginning! It’s just so telling. Amelia Peabody, Elizabeth Peters’ primary protagonist, goes so far as to say that paradise would be a continuation of the life she loves with those she loves beside her. A source tells me Mertz felt the same way toward the end of her life. Think about that for a second: that heaven would be a continuation of this life.  How many of us can say that? I think it’d be pretty hard to do if you don't love your work! Whether you want to be a writer or something else, that sense of fun and enjoyment is an incredible goal. The ultimate goal? Making your life so amazing that heaven could be a continuation of the life you’re already living. 

Well hello! If you’re new to Vocabbett, I help students improve their vocabulary through stories. Because of that, I tend to do a lot of writing. At the moment, I’m taking you behind the scenes as I write the sequel to Ahead of Her Time! Today, we’re talking about character sketches, and I’m continuing to draw on the creative process of Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters) for inspiration. Here’s what I found while researching her process: She did use character sketches early in her career, but stopped by 1992(ish). As she explained in her winter 1992-1993 newsletter: “I have to see my people in action before I know what they’re like.” -BARBARA MERTZ A.K.A. ELIZABETH PETERS One thing to keep in mind, though, is that by 1992, Mertz was a very proficient writer. She had also largely moved away from standalone books, focusing primarily on the Vicky Bliss and Amelia Peabody series for the rest of her career. It makes sense, to me at least, that you wouldn’t need to do character sketches on characters you already know! There is a flip side to this, though. While she may not have done pre-draft character sketches for her later books, I did find quite a few post-book character notes. It seems as though she went through her books after writing them, collating details for consistency. One of my favorite, about characters in the Vicky Bliss books, below! So, to recap: Character sketches can be helpful, but it seems like they’re more helpful with standalone books or the first book in a series. On the flip side, if you are writing a series, post-book character sketches may be helpful in keeping everything consistent! Get more information in episode 52 of the Vocabbett podcast!  - Don't want to become a full-fledged Vocabbett member, but still want to support the podcast? Pledge a few bucks a month on Ko-Fi! www.ko-fi.com/vocabbett 

Description Producer Andrew joins Joe to discussLion in the Valley, another Amelia Peabody mystery novel,. After thoroughly enjoying the first book in this series (which we discussed in episode #229), we’re tackling the fourth novel featuring Amelia Peabody, her irascible … Continue reading →

Barbara Rosenblat is one of AudioFile’s original Golden Voice narrators, and she is a wonderful chameleon who makes listeners believe in every character she voices. To listeners’ great delight, many of those characters are outrageous! She delights in Sue Townsend’s hilarious send-up of the royal family, THE QUEEN & I, and in Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones, or the iconic Amelia Peabody from Elizabeth Peters’s long-running mystery series. She has also narrated serious literary work, including SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky, and is a master of accents. She has more than 60 AudioFile Earphones Awards to her name. On today’s episode, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss Barbara’s narration of a light romp that makes for great listening right now, Judith Deborah’s SOUP TO NUTS. Barbara creates wonderful vocal portraits of all of the vibrant characters in a touching story about food, friendship, and love. Comfort food and comfort listening for every season. Published by Judith Deborah. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library and the all-new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Talk at 11:10     Lists from Book Chats: May 5 Amy Hewgill: Heather--possible method for re-knitting/mending your sweater.  -- Alternatively a “Tamborine Darn” as illustrated in this book.  Lina:  Lina: Black Books on Amazon -  Globe Theater link -  Frankenstein Link -  Ann: Henry Cabot Lodge/Teddy Roosevelt “…Hero Tales…” , Ken Burns Roosevelt documentary , Charles de Lint “Moonheart”  Tuesday May 12 5/12/2020 Heather. Ordover : Micarah Tewers makes a stunning gown out of bedsheets (pretty much)  Lina Bergsten : calming videos, woman farming in China, this one is “So …it goes like…the life of peas!”  Amy Hewgill : OPI episode: “Every Little Thing” episode “Nail Polish Naming” Podcast recommendations from everyone:  Jigsaw puzzle episode:  Amy:  and books  aimed at maybe 9 yrs old + Also the podcast 20,000 Hz:  Laura has been listening to the old radio show:  Heather (as always) recommends Dr Floyd for kids AND parents:  Ann is reading “Number the Stars” Lois Lowry - Tween book (little like “The Devil’s Arithmetic”) And we all agree that Elizabeth Peter’s books  (the Amelia Peabody books) are fine on paper, but they are spectacular as read by Barbara Rosenblat (sadly she does NOT read all of them) Tracee: still reading Love Warrior: A Memoir Kindle Edition by Glennon Doyle  - Blurb: The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. (her new book is “Untamed” - Blurb: In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us. ) Laura Ricketts vest rec for Amy:  Tuesday May 19th, 2020 Amy Hewgill: Lori Gottlieb - “Maybe you should talk to someone” - she is a shrink - stuck with one patient w/ cancer through whole ride (ebook) -  Chanel Miller - “Know My Name” -  Heather. Ordover : Podcast recs from last Thursday - “Wind of Change” and “Imagined Life” Evie: Moonstone - structured like Woman in White - Phoebe Reads a Mystery - Moonstone -  Toshi: Kate Davies - Deco Cardigan -  pattern for contiguous sweater  free contiguous method tutorial  Amy Hewgill : diy corona pinata -  Heather. Ordover :  Heather. Ordover :  Ann Blanton:  - Bride of the Rat God Paperback – by Barbara Hambly - Great narrator Heather. Ordover :  Id: Invaded (new and...interesting...Anime)  Toshi: Avenue 5 (v funny / Hugh Laurie)  What we Do In The Shadows - tv show -  and the movie  Ann:  Grimm - Great to binge Thursday 5/14/2020 and 5/21's Book Chat notes Dianne: Ruth Galloway series - forensic archaeologist in Norfolk - 10,000 Doors of January” Alex E Harrow - little Jasper Fford-y (victorian/strong female/escape) Susan B Anderson’s Moose Pattern (Making Magazine) + change of clothes (Go to her company website for the patterns - SO CUTE!!!!) also making a large lace-weight circular shawl, Jared Flood’s Permafrost Toshi - Podcast, “Offshore” (public radio station show out of Hawaii - first episode about Mauna K’oa) (sp) (+ Marshall Islands/ adoption) Heather. Ordover : Safe for Tweens book - “Charlie Thorne & the Last Equation” Lise Mendel’s Ravelry - check it out for the lace weight wedding shawl for her daughter currently reading 2nd book in the Apocalypse Triptych series (The End is Near) () Regina - 7 Seeds -  Things in Jars - Jess Kidd (Victorian/strong female - ) Aimee Woolwine : “Bookmarks are for Quitters” T-shirt (finishing William Monk series, book 23) AWESOME PODCAST -  The song if you need to know:  Also, “Imagined Life” podcast - (SO GOOD - H.O.)  Tracee - Love Warrior + next (new book) “Untamed” Glenon Doyle Melton - Brenee Brown interviewed her on the podcast:  And her original blog:  Joyce Fisher: (Zebra Drive) Lifespan “chapter 8 - ready for the worst” - about a pandemic Mary Snellings - Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist () + Lean In  Thursday 5/21/2020 First - a few links on Science and Faux Science Heather. Ordover :  - How FAKE SCIENCE Can Fool You – Wisecrack Edition Toshi : Gwenyth Paltrow is Insane and Goop is hurting everyone -   Flat Earth: What Makes REAL Science? – Wisecrack Edition Toshi :  Podcast on what happens when you are sad and lonely and go online as a young white man in America Toshi :  - Yes so the podcast goes from the main study person being a Obama stan, to a Stef Molineaux fan, to a Gaving McGuinnes (sp) fan, to a contrapoints fan Heather. Ordover :  - Heather. Ordover :  Heather. Ordover :  Heather. Ordover :  ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Jennifer: Hardcore History podcast -  WWI - excellent (per Jennifer Gordon)  They Shall Not Grow Old doc from Peter Jackson How did we get to WWI - Ken Follett -  Dorothy sayers books in order -   - Margery Allingham Books In Order  by Ngaio Marsh BJ is doing The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie -  Lise -  - Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross All in agreement - this wins the BEST TITLE award for the night Heather. Ordover : How to cope with being stuck inside (H.O. - I love every video this guy has done) CGP Grey -  Vickie - the book woman of troublesome creek - by Kim Michele Richardson - historical fiction -  History links: Vickie & Jennifer):  Heather. Ordover :  - The Danelaw - Alfred vs. Guthrum - Extra History - #1  In Our Time Lise: Daniel Silva -  The Dutch House: A Novel Hardcover – by Ann Patchett -  And some Anime links !  - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Anime) Toshi: Found it: The disastrous life of Saiki K - . THIS IS AMAZING from Tammy C: 1621 - the new anatomy of melancholy Robert Burton -  Heather. Ordover : Make fun of Heinlin video from Overly Sarcastic Productions -  Regina: Shtisel on Netflix   

This Romance-adjacent read covers the most traditionally romance-y book in the Amelia Peabody series. Amnesia? Check. Love triangle? Check? Passionate makeouts in caves while lives are threatened? Check.

In episode 6 of the Vocabbett podcast, I hint at some changes coming to Vocabbett before sharing a (vocabulary-boosting) story that pays homage to my favorite author, Elizabeth Peters! If you're a fan of Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, this podcast is a must-listen. And if you've never heard of her? You're welcome! You're going to love her books.  You can read along with today's vocabulary-boosting short story at www.vocabbett.com/casting-call! Also Referenced in This Podcast: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (book #1 in the Amelia Peabody series) Ahead of Her Time by Erica Abbett

Sarah talks about two series she really loves, both with strong female protagonists: The Lizzy Ballard series by Matty Dalrymple (of which she reviews the latest, The Iron Ring) and the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters.As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get the latest GSMC Book Review Podcasts.We would like to thank our Sponsor: GSMC Podcast NetworkAdvertise with US: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/advertise-with-us.htmlWebsite: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.htmlITunes Feed: https://itunes.apple.com/…/gsmc-book-review-po…/id1123769087GSMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-EKO3toL1ATwitter: https://twitter.com/GSMC_BookReviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSMCBookReview/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsmcbookreviewBlog: https://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/Disclaimer: The views expressed on the GSMC Book Review Podcast are for entertainment purposes only. Reproduction, copying, or redistribution of The GSMC Book Review Podcast without the express written consent of Golden State Media Concepts LLC is prohibited.

Description Joe and Andrew are discussing Amelia Peabody, the protagonist of twenty mystery novels by Elizabeth Peters. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first of the series, and it’s obvious why it became a popular series. Topics of discussion include … Continue reading →

  Welcome to the 2019 season of HUSH -- What I Read -- featuring recommendations from readers like you! Complete show notes at http://tscpl.org/podcast Zan Popp shares her recommendations of the Amelia Peabody mystery series by Elizabeth Peters, along with other historical and historical mystery series. Check out her booklist. Zan Popp is the Curator of Exhibitions and has the amazing job of creating, building and presenting wonderful art exhibits  at the library's Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery. Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. Listeners are encourage to read along throughout 2019 and participate in 2Book Topeka.  Special ” 2Book Topeka Book Club” episodes will discuss books from the library’s community reading program.  If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future topics please comment on our blog posts or send us an email at podcast@tscpl.org.  

Summary: Acting MCPL Director Anita Vassallo and Outreach Associate Sarah Mecklenburg share their love of historical fiction and recommended books they've enjoyed. Recording Date: July 11, 2018 Guests: Anita Vassallo is the Acting Director of MCPL. Sarah Mecklenburg is a member of MCPL's Outreach team. Both are enthusiastic readers of historical fiction. Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne What Our Guests Are Reading:  Anita Vassallo: A Column of Fire by Ken Follett, third book in the Kingsbridge series. The first book in the series is Pillars of the Earth, the second is World Without End. Circe by Madeline Miller. Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.  Sarah Mecklenburg: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher, third book in the Dresden File series. The first book is Storm Front, the second is Fool Moon. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.  Books, Movies, and Authors Mentioned During This Episode: Airborn by Kenneth Oppel  Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters  American Girls series by various authors Aubrey- Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian Blackout by Connie Willis Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters Boundless by Kenneth Oppel Dear America series by various authors R.F. Delderfield Doomsday by Connie Willis The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove Philippa Gregory Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows I, Claudius by Robert Graves Jalna series by Mazo De La Roche Killer Angels by Michael Sharra Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder  Maisie Dobbs mysteries by Jacqueline Winspear Margaret Laurence March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Laurie R. King Medicus mysteries by Ruth Downie Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon Phryne Fisher mysteries by Kerry Greenwood. Basis for the Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries television series.  Ann Rinaldi Rick Riordan The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Steven Saylor To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Kate Waters The Year of the Hangman by Gary Blackwood Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks Other Items of Interest: The Dreamer by Laura Innes. A webcomic about a 17 year old high school student who has intense, realistic dreams about a Revolutionary War soldier.  "Game of Thrones Fandom Fun". An episode of the Library Matters podcast in which Game of Thrones fans Anita Vassallo Angelica Rengifo, and Susan Moritz share their love of the books and television series.   Lackadaisy Cats by Tracy J. Butler. A webcomic about anthropomorphic cats set in St. Louis during Prohibition.  Little House controversy. A division of the American Library Association voted to remove Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a major children's literature award.  Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Read the transcript. 

Even a novelist with thirty-five books under her belt would find it difficult to finish someone else’s series, set in a relatively unfamiliar part of the world and a century earlier than the fictional world one has created for oneself. More difficult still if the author was a close friend. So it’s no surprise that Joan Hess initially said no when the agent she shared with Elizabeth Peters suggested that Hess complete the manuscript for The Painted Queen (William Morrow, 2017). Fortunately for fans of Amelia Peabody, Radcliffe Emerson, and their numerous and ever-expanding family, the agent supplied enough vodka and carrot cake to swing the deal. In this last adventure, set in 1912, Peabody and Emerson have barely set foot in Cairo before the first death occurs: an unknown man wearing a monocle who collapses just inside the door of the bathroom where Peabody is soaking off the grime of her train ride from Alexandria. There is no question that the death is murder, and discovering the identity of the corpse, the reason for his carrying a card bearing the single word Judas, and the hand behind the knife that has dispatched the unwanted visitor consumes Peabody and Emerson even as they devote some of their attention to the excavation that has brought them to Egypt. The culprit could be the Master Criminal, defending Peabody from harm. Or it could be the representative of a secret society of monocle wearers. As Peabody and Emerson, with help from the junior members of their extended family, strive to figure out what’s going on, they must also deal with less deadly intrusions from a missionary named Dullard and the ineffable Ermintrude de Vere Smith, writer of racy romance novels, as well as a disappearing archeologist and an apparently nonstop succession of forgeries purporting to be statues of Nefertiti–the Painted Queen. It all makes for a deliciously entertaining sendoff to a much beloved series, one that Peabody and Emerson fans should not miss. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even a novelist with thirty-five books under her belt would find it difficult to finish someone else’s series, set in a relatively unfamiliar part of the world and a century earlier than the fictional world one has created for oneself. More difficult still if the author was a close friend. So it’s no surprise that Joan Hess initially said no when the agent she shared with Elizabeth Peters suggested that Hess complete the manuscript for The Painted Queen (William Morrow, 2017). Fortunately for fans of Amelia Peabody, Radcliffe Emerson, and their numerous and ever-expanding family, the agent supplied enough vodka and carrot cake to swing the deal. In this last adventure, set in 1912, Peabody and Emerson have barely set foot in Cairo before the first death occurs: an unknown man wearing a monocle who collapses just inside the door of the bathroom where Peabody is soaking off the grime of her train ride from Alexandria. There is no question that the death is murder, and discovering the identity of the corpse, the reason for his carrying a card bearing the single word Judas, and the hand behind the knife that has dispatched the unwanted visitor consumes Peabody and Emerson even as they devote some of their attention to the excavation that has brought them to Egypt. The culprit could be the Master Criminal, defending Peabody from harm. Or it could be the representative of a secret society of monocle wearers. As Peabody and Emerson, with help from the junior members of their extended family, strive to figure out what’s going on, they must also deal with less deadly intrusions from a missionary named Dullard and the ineffable Ermintrude de Vere Smith, writer of racy romance novels, as well as a disappearing archeologist and an apparently nonstop succession of forgeries purporting to be statues of Nefertiti–the Painted Queen. It all makes for a deliciously entertaining sendoff to a much beloved series, one that Peabody and Emerson fans should not miss. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even a novelist with thirty-five books under her belt would find it difficult to finish someone else’s series, set in a relatively unfamiliar part of the world and a century earlier than the fictional world one has created for oneself. More difficult still if the author was a close friend. So it’s no surprise that Joan Hess initially said no when the agent she shared with Elizabeth Peters suggested that Hess complete the manuscript for The Painted Queen (William Morrow, 2017). Fortunately for fans of Amelia Peabody, Radcliffe Emerson, and their numerous and ever-expanding family, the agent supplied enough vodka and carrot cake to swing the deal. In this last adventure, set in 1912, Peabody and Emerson have barely set foot in Cairo before the first death occurs: an unknown man wearing a monocle who collapses just inside the door of the bathroom where Peabody is soaking off the grime of her train ride from Alexandria. There is no question that the death is murder, and discovering the identity of the corpse, the reason for his carrying a card bearing the single word Judas, and the hand behind the knife that has dispatched the unwanted visitor consumes Peabody and Emerson even as they devote some of their attention to the excavation that has brought them to Egypt. The culprit could be the Master Criminal, defending Peabody from harm. Or it could be the representative of a secret society of monocle wearers. As Peabody and Emerson, with help from the junior members of their extended family, strive to figure out what’s going on, they must also deal with less deadly intrusions from a missionary named Dullard and the ineffable Ermintrude de Vere Smith, writer of racy romance novels, as well as a disappearing archeologist and an apparently nonstop succession of forgeries purporting to be statues of Nefertiti–the Painted Queen. It all makes for a deliciously entertaining sendoff to a much beloved series, one that Peabody and Emerson fans should not miss. C. P. Lesley is the author of six novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  With two delicious series going, each with a new book out over the next six months, author Gigi Pandian still managed to find time to chat with me, and I'm thrilled. Her adventure-filled mysteries are among my favorite series. How do you know if you'd like them? If you're a fan of Elizabeth Peters, either her Vicky Bliss or her Amelia Peabody series, then you will love Gigi's books. We talk about a lot of things, and one of them is food. Dorian, the gourmet chef (and living gargoyle) from The Accidental Alchemist grumbles about it, but he manages to create masterful dishes with only vegan ingredients. Gigi has a treasure trove of recipes on her site for you to try as well, and don't miss her Pinterest board!  Gigi's interests are so wide-ranging -- alchemy! mythology! world travel! -- that I'm not going to try to encapsulate it all here. Instead, let me suggest you follow her on Facebook and subscribe to her newsletter. Little doses of wonderment await. And joy -- did I mention what joyous romps the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mysteries are? There, now I did. Plus Gigi just shared some great news about The Accidental Alchemist series: her original three-book series has been extended! There will be more adventures for Zoe and Dorian ahead. Here are the two series, in order: The Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series 1 - Artifact 2 - Pirate Vishnu 3 - Quicksand 4 - Michelangelo's Ghost The Accidental Alchemist 1 - The Accidental Alchemist 2 - The Masquerading Magician 3 - The Elusive Elixir As always, if you'd prefer to read rather than listen, here is the transcript. Enjoy! Transcript of Interview with Gigi Pandian: Laura Brennan: My guest today is USA Today bestselling author, Gigi Pandian. The Accidental Alchemist won this year’s Best Novel Lefty Award, while Artifact, a Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, was named a Best of 2012 Debut Novel by Suspense Magazine. Lucky for us, both of these mysteries launched excellent series. Gigi, thank you for joining me. Gigi Pandian: Thanks so much for having me today. LB: Your very first novel was Artifact. GP: Yes. LB: And that was the first outing for Jaya Jones. GP: Yup. LB: The subheading for that is “A Treasure Hunt Mystery.” Which came first? Did the treasure hunt aspect of it come first or did you come up with the character first? GP: So the whole idea for the series was always there right from the start, mixed up with Jaya and her friends and the whole adventure of it. But I hadn’t really figured out that it was a treasure hunt mystery series because when I wrote the first book, I was just concentrating on the first mystery. And so I knew that it was an adventure that became a treasure hunt, but it wasn’t until I was thinking about, as all authors have to do, how do you actually pitch your book to other people, that’s when I realized that that was really what I wanted to be doing for a whole series. Because I love adventure mysteries, and so it was definitely the thing that I wanted to hook the series around. LB: It is such a joyous romp. I love that book. GP: Oh, thank you. LB: It’s so full of the twists and the surprises. You said it kind of sprang full-formed? GP: The idea for the adventure of it, that it wouldn’t be something that was just set in one place. That it would be an adventure that was following clues that lead to different foreign destinations and that there would be twists and turns. I just, when I started writing it, I hadn’t figured out exactly what those twists and turns were. And it’s actually one of those things that is really funny when I look back on it, that I’ve always thought of myself as an outliner, someone who knows exactly what the story is before I sit down to write. But what I've realized is that every single book I've written, whenever I start with an outline but then I sent my characters free to go follow that outline, they do not follow my outline.