Podcast appearances and mentions of ann kingman

Thank you for listening over the years and helping us reach our 200th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we invited special guests to call the Book Cougars hotline and recommend two forthcoming books they can't wait for all of us to read. This idea was inspired by Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, hosts of the podcast Books on the Nightstand, who had a segment called “Two Books We Can't Wait for You to Read.” Chris and Emily met through Books on the Nightstand; their sunset inspired our sunrise. As an homage, we were thrilled to have Ann and Michael contribute to the segment along with other guests that have been featured on the podcast over the past seven years including Amy Tector, Andrea Wang, Bianca Marais, Caroline Leavitt, Davina from BookBrowse, Fiona Davis, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jennifer Savran Kelly, Jenna Miller, Rachel Barenbaum, Kelcey Ervick, Luanne Rice, Jung Yun, and our Mystery Man – John Valeri. We asked our author friends to shout out their new or forthcoming books. Your TBR List just might explode! #SorryNotSorry And that's not the only exciting segment in this episode. We crunched the numbers and share our Listener Top Ten Reads of 2023. They are: Tom Lake – Ann Patchett Hello Beautiful – Ann Napolitano Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride Yellowface – R.F. Kuang The Reading List – Sara Nisha Adams Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt The Fraud – Zadie Smith Unlikely Animals – Annie Hartnett Signal Fires – Dani Shapiro Absolution – Alice McDermott The Postcard – Anne Berest As always, we share what we're currently reading, what we've read, and Biblio Adventures we've been on. Emily visited White River Books and the Carbondale Public Library in Colorado. She also attended Aspen Words featuring Ann Patchett in conversation with Elizabeth McCracken. Chris paid her respects to the Barnes and Noble closing in Naperville, Illinois (they're opening a new format store in nearby Oswego), and visited one of her favorite used bookstores, The Frugal Muse in Darien. She also attended Biography International Organization's Biography Lab, an online forum about the craft. If you're in the Connecticut area, join us on Friday, February 2nd at 5:30 pm ET at Bank Square Books for the launch of Luanne Rice's new book Last Night. Then on Sunday, February 11th at 5 pm ET, Chris's wife Laura Thoma will be reading from her work-in-progress as part of the Chester Arts & Literary Weekend. Reminder: our first quarter readalong book is Indigo by Beverly Jenkins. All the books we mention in this episode are in the show notes at https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2024/episode200. Thanks again for listening, and Happy Reading! Chris & Emily

Chris and Emily, known fondly as Book Cougars, join me to discuss books we've read and liked recently. We address the controversy of one of the books selected, new books by well-loved authors, and authors that we're just discovering (and whose back files we need to read.) Links to Book Cougars are included at the end of the shownotes so check out their podcast too.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 202: Jacket Flap 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 New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  All the Devils are Here by Louise PennyRage Baking edited by Kathy Gunst and Katherine AlfordTides by Jonathan WhiteThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiOther mentions:Celestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiBook Cougars Goodreads Group - Sapphira and the Slave Girl discussionHurma by Ali Al-Muqri (book mentioned from Yemen)Booktopia (at Northshire Bookstore)Ann KingmanMichael KindnessBooks on the Nightstand podcast (no new episodes)Powells City of Books Library of Congress - National Book FestivalBloody Scotland FestivalDecatur Book FestivalBeowulf by Maria Dahvana HeadleyThe Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily WilsonCirce by Madeline Miller*Emily's ListsTangerine Jones @ragebakingJenny's video playlist to accompany TidesEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceHomegoing by Yaa GyasiBestiary by K. Ming ChangTrumbull Park by Frank London BrownMagic Lessons by Alice Hoffman*I kept referring to Madeline Miller as a translator. I do think she has the scholarly chops to translate, but her works that I've read and loved are novels that are retellings of myths. I know this, but misspoke during our discussion. Sorry!Related episodes:Episode 037 - Breakdancing to Bach with Juliane KunzendorfEpisode 131 - Tartan Noir and More with Claire DuffyEpisode 133 - To Understand the World with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars  Stalk us online: Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyBook Cougars website/podcastBook Cougars are @bookcougars in Instagram

Tonal has reopened its storefront in Century City. MediaPost.com writes about how Tonal marketing pivoted due to Covid-19. WNBA superstar Jewell Loyd featured in a Facebook Live workout. There's a new Tonal Talk featuring Coach Paul and Coach Jared discussing Racial Injustice within the Fitness Industry. Looking for your next workout? Tonal has you covered with a super helpful Facebook post. You'll have a chance to "Ask Coach Natalie" on June 18. New Tonal Lab: Save The Knees with Coach Liz. Workouts From Home continue. We have some highlights. Updates on new content - Muscle Building Burnout and Low Impact Legs Tonal has a fun new way to share your post-workout sweaty selfie. All this plus our interview with Ann Kingman!

Bloomberg TV broke news of both a rower and a less-expensive treadmill. Peloton is working on an Amazon Fire and an Apple Watch app. Peloton Google searches are way up. The OPP hits 200K. We share info about some changes coming to The Clip Out. Peloton has another new commercial for the holidays. There's a new UK commercial featuring Ben Alldis. We pick square #12 in The Clip Out Challenge. Becs Gentry is featured in Runners World. Jess Sims creates an exclusive workout for Self Magazine. The UK has two new instructors - Sam Yo and Hannah Frankson The UK gets a new showroom in Oxford. Selena and Alex visit South Carolina's new showroom in Mt. Pleasant. Billy Joel gets the Peloton spotlight with a ride, a run, and a yoga class. Aditi Shah celebrated a birthday this week. All this plus we interview Ann Kingman!

Bloomberg TV broke news of both a rower and a less-expensive treadmill. Peloton is working on an Amazon Fire and an Apple Watch app. Peloton Google searches are way up. The OPP hits 200K. We share info about some changes coming to The Clip Out. Peloton has another new commercial for the holidays. There's a new UK commercial featuring Ben Alldis. We pick square #12 in The Clip Out Challenge. Becs Gentry is featured in Runners World. Jess Sims creates an exclusive workout for Self Magazine. The UK has two new instructors - Sam Yo and Hannah Frankson The UK gets a new showroom in Oxford. Selena and Alex visit South Carolina's new showroom in Mt. Pleasant. Billy Joel gets the Peloton spotlight with a ride, a run, and a yoga class. Aditi Shah celebrated a birthday this week. All this plus we interview Ann Kingman!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Eighty Six Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– 11th Readalong –Free Food for Millionnaires – Min Jin LeeThe Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE . We will record with Min on October 30th.– Elissa Sweet –Get a Life, Chloe Brown – Talia Hibbert (release date November 5, 2019)Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuistonRebel – Beverly JenkinsCheck upcoming dates for the Bank Square Books Romance Book Club HEREUpcoming Event: KissCon New England October 26, 2019 at 2:00 – Mohegan SunAuthors include: Loretta Chase, Sarah MacLean, Ilona Andrews,Tessa Dare, Nisha Sharma, Joanna Shupe, Olivia Waite, Megan Frampton, and Caroline Linden– John Valeri –Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s Skinnamarink – Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison, Qin LengThe Truth About Magic – Atticus Poetry Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life – Anne LamottThe Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural – Agatha Christie– Ann Kingman –The Memory Police – Yōko OgawaThe Testaments – Margaret AtwoodThe Secrets We Kept – Lara PrescottThe Starless Sea – Erin Morgenstern (release date November 12, 2019)The Warlow Experiment – Alix NathanMary Toft, or the Rabbit Queen – Dexter PalmerLife Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA – Amaryllis FoxRunning With Sherman – Christopher McDougall– Chris Wolak –Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo (release date October 8, 2019)Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – Jessica McDiarmid Thin Ice – Paige Shelton (release date December 3, 2019)– Emily Fine –The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience – Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea ClintonAll This Could Be Yours – Jami Attenberg (release date October 22, 2019)Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal of Favorite Recipes – Joanne Chang (release date November 5, 2019)– Also Mentioned –The Housekeeper and the Professor – Yōko Ogawa The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel – Renée Nault, Margaret AtwoodThe Night Circus – Erin MorgensternBorn to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen – Christopher McDougallThe Middlesteins – Jami AttenbergCheck out Paige Shelton’s website to read about her book series

Literary podcast nerds rejoice–Ann Kingman of Books On The Nightstand fame is behind the mic once more! We asked you to call and write in about the people you want to give the gift of a good read this year… and WOW, you all delivered! Ann and Anne are dishing out rapid-fire recommendations for young AND old readers with highly varied literary interests. You’ll also get to hear what Ann’s been up to since Books on the Nightstand shut its doors, and both their favorite bookish-but-NOT-book gifts for the holiday or any other season.Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode, and tell us in the comments what bookish gifts YOU are giving this year: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/161Listen to archived episodes of Books on the Nightstand at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/books-on-the-nightstand/id278076085?mt=2Apply to be a guest on WSIRN: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/guest

Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from “Books on the Nightstand” joined Roxanne in the “Just the Right Book” studios to chat about books they are reading. They also give more than a dozen recommendations for your TBR list! This episode was originally released in April 2017.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Forty Five Show Notes Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. It’s National Poetry Month and we are celebrating with a poetry video project. Check out our Book Tube Channel to see a recitation of a poem every day of April. – Recommendations from Ann Kingman – The Sandman (Joona Linna #4) – Lars Keppler Chemistry – Weike Wang The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky: A Novel – Jana Casale (release date April 17, 2018) The Only Story – Julian Barnes (release date April 17, 2018) Warlight – Michael Ondaatje (release date May 8, 2018) There There – Tommy Orange (release date June 5, 2018) The Book of Essie – Meghan MacLean Weir (release date June 12, 2018) Call Me American: A Memoir – Abdi Nor Iftin (release date June 19, 2018) The Shakespeare Requirement: A Novel – Julie Schumacher (release date August 14, 2018) – Also Mentioned – We met with Ann at An Unlikely Story Bookstore & Cafe The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) – Jo Nesbo The Hypnotist (Joona Linna #1) – Lars Keppler War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy The Unmade World – Steve Yarborough Dear Committee Members – Julie Schumacher

Episode Fifteen Show Notes – Biblio Adventures – Books on the Nightstand debrief with Ann Kingman Jane Sobel Klonsky – Unconditional: Older Dogs, Deeper Love Lauren Grodstein – History of Love Victor Lodato – Edgar & Lucy Lisa Ko – The Leavers Kathleen Rooney – Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Jason Rekulak – The Impossible Fortress Jim Shepard – The World to Come: Stories Peter Heller – Celine Jessica Shattuck – Women in the Castle Will Schwalbe – Books for Living – Ann’s Book Recommendations – Saints for All Occasions – J. Courtney Sullivan Chemistry: A novel – Weike Wang (release date 5/23/2017) A House Among the Trees: A novel – Julia Glass (release date 6/13/2017) Stay With Me – Ayòbami Adébáyò (release date 8/22/2017) The Red-Haired Woman: A novel – Orhan Pamuk (release date 8/22/2017) Norma – Sofi Oksanen (release date 9/5/2017) An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic – Daniel Mendelsohn (release date 9/12/2017) Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery – Scott Kelly (release date 10/17/2017) – Also Mentioned – Russell Gray blogs at https://www.inkandpaperblog.com/ and vlogs at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHIesGYARon0fpRkyBGJoQ Kathleen Rooney is founder of Poems While You Wait Jason Rekulak runs the publishing company Quirk Books and he spoke about his book Penis Pokey – look it up! A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from "Books on the Nightstand" recently joined Roxanne in the "Just the Right Book" studios to chat about books they are reading. They also give more than a dozen recommendations for your TBR list. Find out which book Roxanne is calling "the book to read this Spring" in this must-listen episode!   Be sure to like us on Facebook and join our mailing list to hear more news about “Just the Right Book Podcast.” Books in this episode: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne The Hearts Invisible Furies By John Boyne Endurance By Scott Kelly Exit West By Mosin Hamid The Underground Railroad By Colson Whitehead American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House  By John Mechum American War By Omar El Akkad The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do By Sarah Knight The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley By Hannah Tinti The Good Thief By Hannah Tinti The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit By Michael Finkel 50 Days of Solitude By Doris Gumbach Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship By Michelle Kuo Standard Deviation By Katherine Heiny Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. By Judy Blume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epigraph We are fucking thrilled to have Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman on Episode 11. Michael and Ann are the hosts of the late, great Books on the Nightstand podcast and sales reps for Penguin Random House. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk. We were too excited about hosting Books on the Nightstand to mention Books & Whatnot on air, but you should definitely check out the newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Introduction In Which Ann Doesn’t Let Us Set Anything on Fire, Emma Makes Coworkers Awkward, Michael Activates Host Mode, and Kim Finds a Book Too Relevant We’re drinking Cider House Drools (local hard cider, shot of rum, dash of bitters). The alternate drink is the Out-cider (sub bourbon for rum). Or, if you’re Michael and rockin’ the cold medicine, tea. Ann had originally planned to have us drink Charles Dickens’s punch, which involves a shit ton of alcohol and, uh, fire. If you’re braver than we are, here’s the recipe: https://food52.com/blog/18626-the-punch-you-add-a-spoonful-of-fire-to-literally What We’re Reading:   Emma is reading: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson and Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (Bonus reading! Check out The New Yorker article about the new Shirley Jackson bio: The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson) Michael is reading: Shadow Man by Alan Drew (pubs 23 May 2017... also mentioned: Gardens of Water) Ann is reading: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve (pubs 2 May 2017) Kim is reading: Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why by Sady Doyle Emma and Kim just read Vicious by V E Schwab (shout out to book club!) Chapter I [11:00] In Which We Discuss the Noble Role of the Bookseller to Booksellers and How To Be an Introvert in a Socially-Focused Industry Ann and Michael work for this little publishing house you’ve probably never heard of named Penguin Random House. Yeah, we think they should have called themselves the Random Penguin House, too. Be among your people at BookRiot Live. They have designated reading rooms, for all y’all introverted book nerds. We see you. Chapter II [19:20] In Which We Unveil the Creation Story of Books on the Nightstand, Michael Issues a Mea Culpa for not Reading Ann’s Recs Sooner, and Kim Wonders About Knitting Podcasts Books on the Nightstand readers voted on what Michael should read over the summer. The results: So, due to popular demand, Michael finally read Ann’s recommendations from yeeeeeeears ago: Stoner by John Williams and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. He also recently discovered how great Stephen King is and treated himself to Salem’s Lot for Halloween. Ann recently reread The Secret History by Donna Tartt. She also loved The Nix by Nathan Hill and Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Check out the last eight years of Books on the Nightstand episodes at their website: http://booksonthenightstand.com/podcasts. BTW, Booktopia is still alive via Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT. Field trip? Michael’s Recent Favorite Comics/Graphic Novels/Graphica: The Vision by Tom King DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan Emma follows up with a rec for Joyride by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, then we all nerd out about Lumberjanes. (Seriously, y’all. it’s awesome.) Chapter III [35:10] In Which Ann Wants to Read The Road Set at a Boarding School, Kim is Uncomfortable with Magical Realism, and We Crush on Bookstores Ann’s book description guaranteed to get her reading: A dark and disturbing apocalyptic story collection of thrillers set in boarding schools. The Unfinished World: And Other Stories by Amber Sparks The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Secret Place by Tana French Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Road by Cormac McCarthy Favorite Short Story Collections Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Emma has to name drop Kelly Link (obvi) and everybody flips out.  Ann: Tenth of December by George Saunders. She also loves the individual stories “Anything Helps” by Jess Walter (from We Live in Water) and “Governor’s Ball” by Ron Carlson (expanded upon in Ron Carlson Writes a Story) Desert Island/Station Eleven/Wild Books Michael used to say The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, but he doesn’t actually... like reading Shakespeare, so maybe not. So then he thought he’d pick 100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It) by Ana Maria Spagna, illustrated by Brian Cronin. But, naw, nevermind. He’d bring DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. Ann would take The Complete Essays by Michel De Montaigne, because she got a crush on him due to How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by Sarah Bakewell. Go-To Handsell Michael: Any Human Heart by William Boyd and Stoner by John Williams Ann - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (IT’S ABOUT JESUITS IN SPACE, GUYS) Bookseller Confessions Michael still hasn’t read Great Expectations. But, I mean, he read A Christmas Carol, so he’s read Dicken’s okay? Also, he hasn’t read Sandman by Neil Gaiman. Neither has Emma. Or Kim. But we’ve read Alan Moore’s Watchmen, so that balances out, right? Right?? Ann convinced hundreds of people to read War and Peace with her, but only got to page 75. At least she’s inspiring. Bookstore Crushes Ann: Green Apple in San Francisco, CA (featured in Ep 8 with Pete Mulvihill) Michael: Powell’s Books in Portland, OR (featured in Ep 3 with Kevin Sampsell) Favorite literary podcasts The Readers Literary Disco What Should I Read Next Chapter IV [52:45] In Which Michael and Ann Tell Us About Two Three Books They Can’t Wait for Us to Read Michael: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Gilded Cage by Vic James (pubs 14 Feb 2017) The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti (pubs 28 March 2017) Ann: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (pubs 7 March 2017) American War by Omar El Akkad (pubs 4 April 2017) Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny (pubs 23 May 2017) Epilogue [1:05:50] You can follow Ann and Michael on Twitter at: Ann: @annkingman Michael: @mkindness  They’re also on Instagram, Litsy, and Goodreads, so look them up there. You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller and everywhere else as DrunkBooksellers (plural).  Aaaaaaand, we’re about to launch an Instagram account, so you should probably start following that @DrunkBooksellers. Our dear friend and fellow bookseller is in charge of it, and it’s gonna be weird and wonderful. Here’s a teaser: Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot.  Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much.

While Jeff is on vacation, Rebecca and special guest host Ann Kingman from Books On the Nightstand discuss Ron Burgundy's memoir, the top-earning authors of 2013, libraries on (bicycle) wheels, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffee and Panorama City by Antoine Wilson.