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That said, there are some problems with this book too, which made this a fun one to talk about - Brent liked it a lot more than Cody did. Plus, love em or hate em, Asimov thought up some very alien aliens.As always, no spoilers until the end when we get into the full plot explanation and discussion. NEW THRU 2025-05-15: Fill out our listener survey to tell us your favorite fantasy novels and series, and see them covered in an episode soon!Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoSimilar books we recommend: The Foundation trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry PournelleThe Expanse by James S.A. Corey
today's topics with TIMESTAMPS!Intro: 0:001:11 thoughts on protein1:55 maintenance running3:56 nicotine pros and cons9:06 using kit/weight vests in training12:10 sauna use/heat tolerance13:53 50k: quit or tough it out?16:32 training to be less of a NARP21:48 Vo2 Max vs. Lactate Threshold24:33 coffee intake cutoff27:17 fitness at AIT (gain/lose/maintain)29:26 rucking/rucking ability correlation32:40 gaining size AND running endurance34:50 RPE vs. Heart Rate for Zone 238:47 could I pass selection right now?40:22 my #1 book recommendation 41:30 T-850 Vs. JG V1 & V242:23 mitigating the damage from shift work 46:07 olympic lifts for tactical athlete/SFAS prep49:55 Lower lifts + speed work on same day53:13 how to handle getting judged for joining the military55:30 outroSpoken Supplements: Code terminator_trainingCwench supplements: Code terminator_trainingNew Program: Jacked Gazelle 2.0EBook: SOF Selection Recovery & Nutrition GuidePrograms, articlesNew Training Team on TrainHeroic: T-850 Rebuilt (try a week for free!)terminatortraining.com2 & 5 Mile Run Program - run improvement program w/ strength workKickstart- beginner/garage gym friendlyTime Crunch- Workouts for those short on timeHypertrophy- intermediate/advancedJacked Gazelle- Hybrid athleteSFAS Prep- Special forces train-upTrainHeroic- App based bodybuilding programFollow me:SubstackNewsletter Sign UpIG: terminator_trainingTwitter: @ksterminatortmyoutube: Terminator Training MethodFacebook: Terminator TrainingWhichever platform you're tuning in on, feel free to leave a review! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. The more reviews we receive, the more people the podcast will reach!Also, if you know anyone who loves fitness and podcasts, spread the word! My goal is to help as many people as I can and cut out the BS when it comes to fitness, nutrition and health.Look for weekly (or more) Q&A on my stories. I'll answer your questions on IG and here on the podcast.
Comedian, Comedy Central Roast icon, and recent Golden Globe host Nikki Glaser and Andrew Collin; comedian, podcaster, and friend of the pod, joined Remy for a live podcast recording YEARS ago-- and we are finally releasing the audio! It is a hilarious episode about how orgasms are ruining our lives, Nikki losing her orgasm and getting it back, the perils of dry fingering, the joys of dry hand jobs, and many many book recommendations from Nikki that she swears will change your life. We also take questions from the audience and give out sex toys! You will simply love this blast from the past. Book Rec*mmendations from Nikki: -The Easy Way to Stop Drinking (Allen Carr) -The Easy Way to Stop Smoking (Allen Carr) -Healing Back Pain (Dr. Sarno) -Getting To I Do: The Secret To Doing Relationships Right! (Dr. Patricia Allen) -Cupid's Poison Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships (Marnia Robinson) & Waking Up (a meditation app) Love How C*m? -- RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE Follow Nikki @NikkiGlaser and Andrew @AndrewtCollin Follow / DM us at @HowCumPodcast @RemyKassimir Support the podcast/ get extras on Patreon Check out our website for extra info & merch!
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.If you've ever thought about reading more classics but felt overwhelmed or unsure where to start, this episode is for you! Victoria from Bibliolifestyle recommends approachable, seasonally appropriate classic novels perfect for spring reading. Whether you're a longtime classics lover or a curious beginner, you'll walk away with thoughtful picks and helpful tips to get started.⏱️ Episode Timestamps00:00:00 – Welcome + Intro to Victoria from Bibliolifestyle00:00:50 – Why Classics Can Feel Intimidating + Tips for Getting Started00:02:45 – Book Rec #1: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim00:04:00 – Book Rec #2: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster00:05:30 – Book Rec #3: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery00:07:10 – Book Rec #4: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett00:09:00 – How to Choose the Right Classic for You Based on Mood or Theme00:09:45 – Bonus Rec: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame00:10:50 – Final Tips for Reading Classics + Encouragement to Start00:11:20 – Where to Find More Resources + Victoria's Blog and Videos00:11:40 – Wrap-Up and ThanksBooks Recommended in This Episode:The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim https://amzn.to/442LP4UA Room with a View by E.M. Forster https://amzn.to/41Tux95Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery https://amzn.to/3DNZn9XThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://amzn.to/4iJpOMYBonus Pick: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame https://amzn.to/4laccvVTips for Reading Classics:Take your time—don't rush through the language or structure.Choose editions with helpful annotations and introductions.Discuss with a friend or join a book club or challenge.Follow your interests—don't force a title that doesn't appeal to you.If you're a total beginner, start with shorter or lighter classics like The Wind in the Willows.Additional Resources:Listen to Victoria's previous episode on classic love stories. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BUFcFN9fOPS5fpxd7kKTo?si=xfsAlgCLSd6YOArpP4ipfwWatch Victoria's YouTube video on toxic couples in classics. https://youtu.be/o8wwNkXHKX0?si=0Cd_dpPJckAJWKLmExplore her blog for more guides: Bibliolifestyle.comConnect
Grab your favorite mug and get cozy because in this episode, Hannah Caitlin Parker is spilling all the tea about her reading life! First up, she's dishing about House of My Mother by Shari Franke, a memoir that will stick with you long after you finish(and make you want to binge the Hulu doc Devil in The Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke ASAP). Then, she's swooning over Authentically Izzy by Pepper Basham, a sweet closed-door romcom that you don't want to miss. And last but definitely not least, she's giving us a sneak peek of Pictures of You by Emma Grey, a book that promises to be a rollercoaster of love, loss, and everything in between. So, whether you're in the mood for a heart-wrenching memoir or a swoony romance, Hannah's got you covered. Don't miss out on the bookish fun!Find us on Instagram:@bookedsolidpod, @hannahbooksit, @stephanienmack Subscribe to Hannah's NewsletterSubscribe to Stephanie's NewsletterThank you so much for listening, bookish besties!Today's Solid Sponsor:Today's episode of the Booked Solid podcast is brought to you by Kelly Greer, travel designer with Holiday Road Adventures. Get Booked Solid—on your perfect getaway!“Traveling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller.” — Kelly GreerFind Kelly on her website, Instagram, and/or email her directly with inquiries: kelly.greer@holidayroadadventures.com.
HURRY! We only have 300 seconds to talk about Alex Aster's LIGHTLARK. Do you think we can fit in all of our thoughts and feelings for this YA Fantasy in just 5 minutes? Listen to find out! (NON-SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Patreon or Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
On a unique scale from 1 - 7, how much did Keimi and Taylor love LIGHTLARK by Alex Aster? Find out in this 15 minute book recommendation! (NON SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
HURRY! We only have 300 seconds to talk about Carissa Broadbent's THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT. Do you think we can fit in all of our thoughts and feelings for this adult romantasy in just 5 minutes? Listen to find out! (NON-SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Patreon or Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
On a unique scale from 1 - 7, how much did Keimi and Taylor love THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT by Carissa Broadbent? Find out in this 15 minute book recommendation! (NON SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. November is Native American Heritage month so in this episode, we're sharing some books written by Native American authors. There are so many great texts to choose from if you're interested in broadening your reading. We bring your memoirs, poetry, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more. When we do these thematic episodes, we enjoy hearing from listeners who have their own recommendations within that theme so be sure to shoot us a message or comment on any of our socials. Books Mentioned In this Episode: 1- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 2- Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 3- Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham 4- A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi 5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Booklover Vero Garcia @booksandcoffeemx - All This and More by Peng Shepherd 6- The Blessing Way and all books in the Leaphorn & Chee series by Tony Hillerman 7- Bad Indians: A Memoir by Deborah Miranda 8- Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis 9- House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday 10-Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan 11- An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo 12- Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez 13- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 14- The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos: Reflections on the Newark Earthworks and World Heritage edited by M. Elizabeth Weiser, Timothy RW Jordan, and Richard D. Shiels 15- Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 16- The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich (Birchbark House series #2) 17- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 18- Shutter by Ramona Emerson 19- Exposure by Ramona Emerson 20- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle 21- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 22- There, There by Tommy Orange 23- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 24- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland Media mentioned-- 1- Reservation Dogs (Hulu, 2021-2023) 2- Dark Winds (AMC and Neflix, 2022 - present)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. November is Native American Heritage month so in this episode, we're sharing some books written by Native American authors. There are so many great texts to choose from if you're interested in broadening your reading. We bring your memoirs, poetry, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more. When we do these thematic episodes, we enjoy hearing from listeners who have their own recommendations within that theme so be sure to shoot us a message or comment on any of our socials. Books Mentioned In this Episode: 1- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 2- Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 3- Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham 4- A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi 5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Booklover Vero Garcia @booksandcoffeemx - All This and More by Peng Shepherd 6- Th Blessing Way and all books in the Leaphorn & Chee series by Tony Hillerman 7- Bad Indians: A Memoir by Deborah Miranda 8- Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis 9- House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday 10-Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan 11- An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo 12- Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez 13- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 14- The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos: Reflections on the Newark Earthworks and World Heritage edited by M. Elizabeth Weiser, Timothy RW Jordan, and Richard D. Shiels 15- Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 16- The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich (Birchbark House series #2) 17- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 18- Shutter by Ramona Emerson 19- Exposure by Ramona Emerson 20- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle 21- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 22- There, There by Tommy Orange 23- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 24- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland Media mentioned-- 1- Reservation Dogs (Hulu, 2021-2023) 2- Dark Winds (AMC and Neflix, 2022 - present)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week our topic is philosophical. No, we're not discussing those dull philosophy textbooks, but rather novels or nonfiction that ask big questions, such as “Who am I?” and “What is happiness?” and “Do we have free will?”. We will give you 10 books that will get you thinking with your big brains. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Carrie by Stephen King 2- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 3- Faith, Hope, and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan 4- Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle 5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Larissa @laralucretia - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne 6- Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville 7- Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner 8- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 9- Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti 10- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 11- How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Any Moral Question by Michael Schur 12- The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak 13- If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura 14- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 15- If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg 16- Walking Shadows by Faye Kellerman Media mentioned— 1- Trap (2024, Max) 2- Carrie (2013, Tubi) 3- Carrie (1976) 4- Penny Dreadful (2014-2016 Pluto) 5- The Little Prince (2015, Pluto)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week our topic is philosophical. No, we're not discussing those dull philosophy textbooks, but rather novels or nonfiction that ask big questions, such as “Who am I?” and “What is happiness?” and “Do we have free will?”. We will give you 10 books that will get you thinking with your big brains. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Carrie by Stephen King 2- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 3- Faith, Hope, and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan 4- Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle 5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Larissa @laralucretia - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne 6- Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville 7- Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner 8- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 9- Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti 10- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 11- How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Any Moral Question by Michael Schur 12- The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak 13- If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura 14- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 15- If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg 16- Walking Shadows by Faye Kellerman Media mentioned— 1- Trap (2024, Max) 2- Carrie (2013, Tubi) 3- Carrie (1976) 4- Penny Dreadful (2014-2016 Pluto) 5- The Little Prince (2015, Pluto)
HURRY! We only have 300 seconds to talk about Sangu Mandanna's THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES. Do you think we can fit in all of our thoughts and feelings for this adult magical realism story in just 5 minutes? Listen to find out! (NON-SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
On a unique scale from 1 - 7, how much did Keimi and Taylor love THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES by Sangu Mandanna? Find out in this 15 minute book recommendation! (NON SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at www.erinarmstrong24.com and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're bringing you a Creature Feature in which we suggest books that tell the story of creatures. Those may be mythological creatures, cryptids, or beings from your favorite horror film. Some are scary, some are mysterious, some don't seem that different from humans. All of them make for good October reads. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 2- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 3- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli 4- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Katherine @katshomeig - Beautiful Prey by Lora Darc 5- The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrick Svenson 6- Silver in the Wood/Drowned Country by Emily Tesh 7- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara 8- Grendel by John Gardner 9- Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith 10- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow 11- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 12- Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer 13- The Frandidate (Franny K Stein series) by Jim Benton 14- The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey 15- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 16- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 17- It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell 18- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Media mentioned--- 1- What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu, 2019- present) 2- The Thing (1982) 3- The Fly (1986) 4- Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix, 2017-2019) 5- The Mummy (1999) 6- Harry & the Hendersons (1987) 7- The Shape of Water (2017) 8- The Goonies (1985) 9- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 10- The Mothman Prophecies (1992) 11- Illustration of an Anthropophagi - themonstrumologistoverview.weebly.com/confli…t.html
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're bringing you a Creature Feature in which we suggest books that have creatures of some kind in them. Those may be mythological creatures, cryptids, or beings from your favorite horror film. Some are scary, some are mysterious, some don't seem that different from humans. All of them make for good October reads. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 2- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 3- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli 4- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Katherine @katshomeig - Beautiful Prey by Lora Darc 5- The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrick Svenson 6- Silver in the Wood/Drowned Country by Emily Tesh 7- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara 8- Grendel by John Gardner 9- Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith 10- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow 11- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 12- Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer 13- The Frandidate (Franny K Stein series) by Jim Benton 14- The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey 15- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 16- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 17- It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell 18- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Media mentioned--- 1- What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu, 2019- present) 2- The Thing (1982) 3- The Fly (1986) 4- Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix, 2017-2019) 5- The Mummy (1999) 6- Harry & the Hendersons (1987) 7- The Shape of Water (2017) 8- The Goonies (1985) 9- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 10- The Mothman Prophecies (1992) 11- Illustration of an Anthropophagi - https://themonstrumologistoverview.weebly.com/conflict.html
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 2- Horribly Haunted in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker 3- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig 4- A 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Lan Nguyen-Colgate - A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I Lin 5- The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 6- "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin (Short Story) 7- The Seven 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 8- House of Cotton by Monica Brashears 9- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 10- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs and Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty 11- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12- The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 13- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 14- Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala 15- The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff 16- The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 17- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 18- The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 19- Heavenly Bodies by Amani Erriu 20- Fallen Stars by Amani Erriu Media mentioned-- 1- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Netflix, 2024) 2- The Lovely Bones (Max, 2009)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 2- Horribly Haunted in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker 3- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig 4- A 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Lan Nguyen-Colgate - A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I Lin 5- The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 6- "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin (Short Story) 7- The Seven 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 8- House of Cotton by Monica Brashears 9- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty 10- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs and Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty 11- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12- The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 13- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 14- Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala 15- The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff 16- The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 17- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 18- The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 19- Heavenly Bodies by Amani Erriu 20- Fallen Stars by Amani Erriu Media mentioned-- 1- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Netflix, 2024) 2- The Lovely Bones (Max, 2009)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. JD Vance first made news when he published his book Hillbilly Elegy in 2016, but he has since become a senator in Ohio and a vice presidential candidate. When his memoir came out, there were many people who had strong negative feelings about his book, namely other people from Appalachia who felt that he misrepresented them and their struggles. When JD Vance was selected as Donald Trump's VP, we thought it might be a good time to look at some other Appalachia-related books that perhaps provide a fuller picture of the region, which spans 206,000 square miles, 423 counties, and six states. A region this large cannot be summed up by one person in one book. So our goal this week is to give you some diverse Appalachian voices to add to your TBR for a broader view of this region. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 2- Storyteller by Dave Grohl 3- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Clare Dederer 4- Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began by Leah Hazard 5- Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis by Emily Willingham 6- The Sirens of Soleil City by Sarah C. Johns 7- A Five Star Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Nikki Lee @nikkileethrillseeker - The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee 8- "A Ribbon for Baldy" by Jesse Stuart (short story) 9- The Beatinest Boy by Jesse Stuart 10- Andy Finds a Way by Jesse Stuart 11- Many-Storied House: Poems by George Ella Lyon 12 - Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Carver Jr. ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s9-e…-9623/ 13- "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon (poem) 14- Prodigals: A Sister's Memoir of Appalachia and Loss by Sarah Beth Childers 15- Township by Jamie Lyn Smith 16- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson 17- Affrilachia by Frank X Walker 18- "Burying Albatross" by Frank X. Walker (poem)- poetrysociety.org/poems-essays/ars…a/frank-x-walker 19- "Neoteric Kama no Sutra" by Frank X. Walker (poem)- poets.org/poem/neoteric-kama-no-sutra 20- Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-6…30-20/ 21- Smothermoss by Alisa Alering 22- Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White 23- Clay's Quilt by Silas House 24- The Coal Tattoo by Silas House 25- Parchment of Leaves by Silas House 26- Fair & Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 27 - Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-3…25-20/ 28- Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s-6-…-6-22/ 29- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Media mentioned-- 1- The To Read List Podcast 2- Slow Horses (Apple +) 3- The Bear (Hulu) 4- Ripley (Netflix) 5- True Detective: Night Country (HBO MAX, 2024) 6- Steve! (documentary) (Apple +, 2024) 7- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 8- The Princess Bride (1987) 9- The Tourist (Netflix) 10- The Good Girl's Guide to Murder - (Netflix, 2024) News articles 1- Dave Grohl Announcement - www.usatoday.com/story/life/healt…ock/75176681007/ 2- Neil Gaiman controversy - www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/…xual-misconduct
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. JD Vance first made news when he published his book Hillbilly Elegy in 2016, but he has since become a senator in Ohio and a vice presidential candidate. When his memoir came out, there were many people who had strong negative feelings about his book, namely other people from Appalachia who felt that he misrepresented them and their struggles. When JD Vance was selected as Donald Trump's VP, we thought it might be a good time to look at some other Appalachia-related books that perhaps provide a fuller picture of the region, which spans 206,000 square miles, 423 counties, and six states. A region this large cannot be summed up by one person in one book. So our goal this week is to give you some diverse Appalachian voices to add to your TBR for a broader view of this region. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 2- Storyteller by Dave Grohl 3- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Clare Dederer 4- Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began by Leah Hazard 5- Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis by Emily Willingham 6- The Sirens of Soleil City by Sarah C. Johns 7- A Five Star Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Nikki Lee @nikkileethrillseeker - The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee 8- "A Ribbon for Baldy" by Jesse Stuart (short story) 9- The Beatinest Boy by Jesse Stuart 10- Andy Finds a Way by Jesse Stuart 11-Many-Storied House: Poems by George Ella Lyon 12 - Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Carver Jr. https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s9-ep-187-bluegrass-moon-and-neckbones-with-guest-willie-carver-jr-9623/ 13- "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon (poem) 14- Prodigals: A Sister's Memoir of Appalachia and Loss by Sarah Beth Childers 15- Township by Jamie Lyn Smith 16- Water street by Crystal Wilkinson 17- Affrilachia by Frank X Walker 18- "Burying Albatross" by Frank X. Walker (poem)- https://poetrysociety.org/poems-essays/ars-poetica/frank-x-walker 19- "Neoteric Kama no Sutra" by Frank X. Walker (poem)- https://poets.org/poem/neoteric-kama-no-sutra 20- Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-62-mystical-in-the-mountains-with-ashley-blooms-9-30-20/ 21- Smothermoss by Alisa Alering 22- Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White 23- Clay's Quilt by Silas House 24- The Coal Tattoo by Silas House 25- Parchment of Leaves by Silas House 26- Fair & Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 27 - Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/ep-39-mountain-mamas-and-the-meaningful-memoir-with-cassie-chambers-3-25-20/ 28- Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia https://ThePerksofBeingaBookLover.podbean.com/e/s-6-ep-129-masala-in-a-mason-jar-with-guest-neema-avashia-4-6-22/ 29- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Media mentioned-- 1- The To Read List Podcast 2- Slow Horses (Apple +) 3- The Bear (Hulu) 4- Ripley (Netflix) 5- True Detective: Night Country (HBO MAX, 2024) 6- Steve! (documentary) (Apple +, 2024) 7- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 8- The Princess Bride (1987) 9- The Tourist (Netflix) 10- The Good Girl's Guide to Murder - (Netflix, 2024) News articles 1- Dave Grohl Announcement - https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/09/11/dave-grohl-baby-shock/75176681007/ 2- Neil Gaiman controversy - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/13/neil-gaiman-screen-adaptations-halted-after-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. For a lot of people, Labor Day, which this year fell on September 2, marks the end of summer, although astronomical summer doesn't end until September 22 (and meteorological fall actually begins on September 1). And according to Carrie, summer ends on the first day of school, which was Aug 8 here in Louisville KY. And what was a common assignment when you returned back to schook? That's right. Write about what you did this summer. So this episode is a recap of what the two of us did from June through August told in the form of books! Books mentioned-- 1- Bad Monkey by Carl Hiassen 2- Hoot by Carl Hiassen 3- Flush by Carl Hiassen 4- Border Crossings: A Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Emma Fick 5- Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall 6- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Amanda Pavlov @pavlovsbooks - A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch 7- The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert 8- Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 9- Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais 10- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 11- Death's Door: True Tales of Tragedy, Mystery, and Bravery from the Great Lakes' Most Dangerous Waters by Barbara M. Joosse 12- The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francois Malby-Anthony 13- A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery) by Annelise Ryan 14- The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso 15- I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 16- The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano-Lax 17- Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, audiobook narrated by Brendan Fraser 18- Death Stalks Door County (Dave Cubiak #1) by Patricia Skalka Media mentioned-- 1- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Netflix, 2017) 2- Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with my Father (2024) 3- The Tourist (Netflix, 2022) 4- Bad Monkey (Apple+, 2024) 5- Strong Sense of Place Podcast - https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/ 6-Lawsuit Against Florida Book Bans - people.com/publishers-authors-…a-book-bans-8704020
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. For a lot of people, Labor Day, which this year fell on September 2, marks the end of summer, although astronomical summer doesn't end until September 22 (and meteorological fall actually begins on September 1). And according to Carrie, summer ends on the first day of school, which was Aug 8 here in Louisville KY. And what was a common assignment when you returned back to schook? That's right. Write about what you did this summer. So this episode is a recap of what the two of us did this summer told in the form of books! Books mentioned-- 1- Bad Monkey by Carl Hiassen 2- Hoot by Carl Hiassen 3- Flush by Carl Hiassen 4- Border Crossings: A Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Emma Fick 5- Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall 6- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Amanda Pavlov @pavlovsbooks - A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch 7- The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert 8- Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 9- Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais 10- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 11- Death's Door: True Tales of Tragedy, Mystery, and Bravery from the Great Lakes' Most Dangerous Waters by Barbara M. Joosse 12- The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francois Malby-Anthony 13- A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery) by Annelise Ryan 14- The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso 15- I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 16- The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano-Lax 17- Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, audiobook narrated by Brendan Fraser 18- Death Stalks Door County (Dave Cubiak #1) by Patricia Skalka Media mentioned-- 1- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Netflix, 2017) 2- Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with my Father (2024) 3- The Tourist (Netflix, 2022) 4- Bad Monkey (Apple+, 2024) 5- Strong Sense of Place Podcast - https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/ 6-Lawsuit Against Florida Book Bans - https://people.com/publishers-authors-students-and-teachers-file-lawsuit-against-florida-book-bans-8704020
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. It's that time of year where kids and teachers are back at school or almost back at school so we thought we would offer recommendations for books related to education—novels or memoirs set in schools or colleges; books with teachers, deans, students, or staff as characters; literature in which education or learning plays an important if not essential role. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 2- Shanghailanders by Juli Min 3- A Five-Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Dawn Nacker @dawndevoursbooks - How To Read a Book by Monica Wood 4- Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson 5- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 6- The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Matthieu 7- Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by RF Kuang 7- New Kid by Jerry Craft 8- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 9- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 10- The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe 11- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 12- True Biz by Sara Nović 13- Girl at War by Sara Nović 14- "All Summer in a Day" (short story) by Ray Bradbury 15- Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 16- The Rom-commers by Katherine Center Bookish events— 1- Poe: A Dream Within a Dream fareharbor.com/embeds/book/belle…ow=1089772&g4=yes 2- Untimely Ripp'd kyshakespeare.com/season/untimely/ 3- Cincy Bookstore Crawl cincybookstorecrawl.my.canva.site/ 4- Books by the Banks booksbythebanks.org/ 5- Cynthiana KY Skeletons wkdq.com/small-kentucky-city-halloween/ 6- Rail Explorers www.railexplorers.net/ 7- Fenrir Viking Festival www.kyrenfaire.com/viking-fest 8- New Kid by Jerry Craft Book Banning https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1144458555/banned-books-author-jerry-craft-new-kid Media mentioned— 1- The Whale Rider — 2002 www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 2- Happiness for Beginners (Netflix, 2023)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. It's that time of year where kids and teachers are back at school or almost back at school so we thought we would offer recommendations for books related to education—novels or memoirs set in schools or colleges; books with teachers, deans, students, or staff as characters; literature in which education or learning plays an important if not essential role. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 2- Shanghailanders by Juli Min 3- A Five-Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Dawn Nacker @dawndevoursbooks - How To Read a Book by Monica Wood 4- Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson 5- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 6- The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Matthieu 7- Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by RF Kuang 7- New Kid by Jerry Craft 8- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 9- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 10- The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe 11- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 12- True Biz by Sara Nović 13- Girl at War by Sara Nović 14- All Summer in a Day (short story) by Ray Bradbury 15- Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 16- The Rom-commers by Katherine Center Bookish events— 1- Poe: A Dream Within a Dream https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/belleoflouisville/items/431538/calendar/2024/10/?full-items=yes&back=https://www.belleoflouisville.org/%23&flow=1089772&g4=yes 2- Untimely Ripp'd https://kyshakespeare.com/season/untimely/ 3- Cincy Bookstore Crawl https://cincybookstorecrawl.my.canva.site/ 4- Books by the Banks https://booksbythebanks.org/ 5- Cynthiana KY Skeletons https://wkdq.com/small-kentucky-city-halloween/ 6- Rail Explorers https://www.railexplorers.net/ 7- Fenrir Viking Festival https://www.kyrenfaire.com/viking-fest 8- New Kid by Jerry Craft Book Banning https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1144458555/banned-books-author-jerry-craft-new-kid Media mentioned— 1- The Whale Rider — 2002 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 2- Happiness for Beginners (Netflix, 2023)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're going “boldly where no man has gone before.” Yes–that's right into space. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- The Most Precious of Cargoes by Jean-Claude Grumberg 2- The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall 3- A Five Start Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Stephanie Affinito @affinitolit - The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood 4- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 5- Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey 6- The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe series) by Mary Robinette Kowal 7- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 8- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar 9- Orbital by Samantha Harvey 10- The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm 11- A Rovers Story by Jasmine Warga 12- Old Man's War by John Scalzi 13- Bright Objects by Ruby Todd 14- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 15- A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz Media mentioned-- 1- Constellation (Apple+, 2024) 2- Zone of Interest (HBOMax, 2023) 3- Cat Video Fest--www.catvideofest.com 4- For All Mankind (Apple+, 2019) 5- The Expanse (Prime Video, 2015) 6- Spaceman of Bohemia (Netflix, 2024) 7- Literature as an Olympic Sport - lithub.com/did-you-know-that-p…tual-olympic-sport/
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're going “boldly where no man has gone before.” Yes–that's right into space. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- The Most Precious of Cargoes by Jean-Claude Grumberg 2- The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall 3- A Five Start Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Stephanie Affinito @affinitolit - The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood 4- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 5- Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey 6- The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe) by Mary Robinette Kowal 7- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 8- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar 9- Orbital by Samantha Harvey 10- The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm 11- A Rovers Story by Jasmine Warga 12- Old Man's War by John Scalzi 13- Bright Objects by Ruby Todd 14- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 15- A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey From the Street to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz Media mentioned-- 1- Constellation (Apple+, 2024) 2- Zone of Interest (HBOMax, 2023) 3- Cat Video Fest--http://www.catvideofest.com 4- For All Mankind (Apple+, 2019) 5- The Expanse (Prime Video, 2015) 6- Spaceman of Bohemia (Netflix, 2024) 7- Literature as an Olympic Sport - https://lithub.com/did-you-know-that-poetry-used-to-be-an-actual-olympic-sport/
I'm joined by Jonathan Courtney, Co-Founder and CEO of AJ&Smart, discuss startup ideas, lifehacks and book recommendationsStartup Idea: "Drip" - AI-powered content resurfacing• Combats "read it later" syndrome• Synthesizes bookmarks, saved content• Delivers curated insights via SMS/email• Personalizes based on interests & goalsStartup Idea: Entrepreneur Bookmark Newsletter • Weekly newsletter• Curated Bookmarks from famous entrepreneur• Partner with famous entrepreneursLifehacks:• Craft a personal mission statement• Avoid angry people & curmudgeons• Chasing generational wealth is overrated• Show up to meetings with small, thoughtful gifts• Use social media apps on desktop only• Use analogies to make ideas stick• Keep a learning list as your side hustleMust-Read Books for Entrepreneurs:• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris• Anything You Want by Derek Sivers• Double Your Profits by Bob Fifer• Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier's ReworkBonus Book Recs:• Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson• Traffic Secrets by Russell BrunsonWant more free ideas? I collect the best ideas from the pod and give them to you for free in a database. Most of them cost $0 to start (my fav)Get access: http://gregisenberg.com/30startupideas
HURRY! We only have 300 seconds to talk about Veronica Roth's latest release, WHEN AMONG CROWS. Do you think we can fit in all of our thoughts and feelings for this adult fantasy in just 5 minutes? Listen to find out! (NON-SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. Keywords: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince, Shatter Me, Victoria Aveyard, Bookworm, Book Nerd, Bookish, Book, Books, Bookstagram, BookTok, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Young Adult, New Adult, Read, Reads, Reading, Reader, Readers, ACOTAR, TOG, Percy Jackson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
On a unique scale from 1 - 7, how much did Keimi and Taylor love WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth? Find out in this 15 minute book recommendation! (NON SPOILER) Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. Keywords: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince, Shatter Me, Victoria Aveyard, Bookworm, Book Nerd, Bookish, Book, Books, Bookstagram, BookTok, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Young Adult, New Adult, Read, Reads, Reading, Reader, Readers, ACOTAR, TOG, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. So back during Season 10 we flew to Los Angeles, California for the LA Times Festival of Books, which was held on the campus of USC. We were able to meet our bookish friend, Jennifer Caloyeras from the Books Are My People podcast; hear cool authors and audiobook narrators speak; and visit some awesome places in LA. Amy is usually the one who reads around the places she is visiting, although she is apparently rubbing off on me because I'm finding myself doing it too. We decided to make an episode centered around Los Angeles/Hollywood reads. Books Discussed in This Episode: 1- Everything I Learned, I Learned In a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 2- The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen 3- The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4- A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Lauren Becker @laurenashleybecker- Elephant and Castle by Hannah Ledford 5- Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins series) by Walter Mosley 6- The Monstrous Misses Mai by Van Hoang 7- Love & Saffron by Kim Fay 8- Daytime Drama by Sarahlyn Bruck 9- Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem 10- California Dreamin: The True Story of the Mamas and Papas by Michelle Phillips 12- Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 13- Black Dahlia by James Ellroy 14- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia 15- Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle 16- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 17- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor 18- Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 19- Wildfire by Hannah Grace Movies mentioned-- Feast of Death (documentary about James Ellroy) - 2001 Articles mentioned-- 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/…21st-century.html Episodes mentioned-- 1- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com/episodes/…m-vidrine 2- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com/episodes/…akespeare
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. So back during Season 10 we flew to Los Angeles, California for the LA Times Festival of Books, which was held on the campus of USC. We were able to meet our bookish friend, Jennifer Caloyeras from the Books Are My People podcast; hear cool authors and audiobook narrators speak; and visit some awesome places in LA. Amy is usually the one who reads around the places she is visiting, although she is apparently rubbing off on me because I'm finding myself doing it too. We decided to make an episode centered around Los Angeles/Hollywood reads. Books Discussed in This Episode: 1- Everything I Learned, I Learned In a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 2- The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen 3- The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4- A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Lauren Becker @laurenashleybecker- Elephant and Castle by Hannah Ledford 5- Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins series) by Walter Mosley 6- The Monstrous Misses Mai by Van Hoang 7- Love & Saffron by Kim Fay 8- Daytime Drama by Sarahlyn Bruck 9- Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem 10- California Dreamin: The True Story of the Mamas and Papas by Michelle Phillips 12- Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 13- Black Dahlia by James Ellroy 14- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia 15- Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle 16- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 17- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor 18- Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 19- Wildfire by Hannah Grace Movies mentioned-- Feast of Death (documentary about James Ellroy) - 2001 Articles mentioned-- 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html Episodes mentioned-- 1- https://www.perksofbeingabooklover.com/episodes/kim-vidrine 2- https://www.perksofbeingabooklover.com/episodes/shakespeare
***We are on summer hiatus but will be back with an all new episode next week! Happy Reading! This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Labirynth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks apnews.com/article/henrietta-l…efa34c9b79a544f0729
***We are on summer hiatus but will be back with an all new episode next week! Happy Reading! This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Labirynth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks apnews.com/article/henrietta-l…efa34c9b79a544f0729
Hi Book Besties!! It's time for another Kindle Unlimited episode! This one has a fun theme: small town romances! Be sure to check out our past KU episodes as well as other Book Rec eps for more recommendations! **No spoilers for any of the books mentioned!!** In order discussed: Rootbound by Tarah Dewitt Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch #1) by Paisley Hope Wild Love (Rose Hill #1) by Elsie Silver Lost and found series by Catherine Cowles Alive and Wells (Wells Ranch #1) by Bailey Hannah Sovereign (The Sovereign Mountain #1) by Raya Morris Edwards Off the Hook (Never Harbor #1) by Julie Olivia Burnout (Holland Brothers #1) by Rebecca Jenshak Patreon Instagram/ TikTok Website --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flightsoffantasypodcast/support
You asked and we delivered... with a TON of book recommendations. Looking for a palate cleanser from fantasy? How about the perfect book to read with your mom? Will any series make you feel the same way that ACOTAR and Fourth Wing did?! We present you with over 50 book recommendations for you in this week's episode with a full list of all our book recommendations over on our Instagram! For the perfect non-fiction recommendations, check out Arabella's TikTok! And for some of the best fantasy book recommendations, check out Jaimee's TikTok! Currently Reading: My Oxford Year by Julia Whelen A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
We are on summer hiatus until July 10, 2024. Until then, please check out this episode about humor and books that made us laugh. It originally aired April 2023. Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books We Mentioned: 1- The Peripheral by William Gibson 2- Foundation by Isaac Asimnov 3- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 4- The Martian by Andy Weir 5- The Alaskan Laundry by Brendan Jones 6- Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 7- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 8- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 9- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari 10- Yearbook by Seth Rogen 11- This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 12- The Guncle by Steven Rowley 13- Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? A Mother's Suggestions by Patricia Marx; illustrated by Roz Chast 14- Calypso by David Sedaris 15- A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson 16- Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel by Suzanne Roberts 17- Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald 18- She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran 19- Sacred Geometry by Robert Lawlor 20- Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis 21- What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry 22- Hestia Strikes A Match by Christine Grillo 23- My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimers by Sandeep Jauhar 24- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson TV Series mentioned: 1- The Peripheral (Amazon Prime 2023) 2- Foundation (Apple+ 2021) Bookish News www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/…olastic.html
We are on summer hiatus until July 10, 2024. Until then, please check out this episode about humor and books that made us laugh that originally aired April 2023. Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books We Mentioned: 1- The Peripheral by William Gibson 2- Foundation by Isaac Asimnov 3- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 4- The Martian by Andy Weir 5- The Alaskan Laundry by Brendan Jones 6- Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 7- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 8- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 9- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari 10- Yearbook by Seth Rogen 11- This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 12- The Guncle by Steven Rowley 13- Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? A Mother's Suggestions by Patricia Marx; illustrated by Roz Chast 14- Calypso by David Sedaris 15- A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson 16- Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel by Suzanne Roberts 17- Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald 18- She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran 19- Sacred Geometry by Robert Lawlor 20- Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis 21- What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry 22- Hestia Strikes A Match by Christine Grillo 23- My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimers by Sandeep Jauhar 24- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson TV Series mentioned: 1- The Peripheral (Amazon Prime 2023) 2- Foundation (Apple+ 2021) Bookish News www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/…olastic.html
We are on hiatus for the month of June. This replay episode originally aired June 2023. This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why there needs to be a month for that:) This is the last episode for Season 8. We are taking a month off for summer family travel and some rest and relaxation. We will be back the late July/ early August with all new episodes. Until then, we will air some of our favorite past episodes in case you missed them the first time around. Happy Reading! For show notes for any episode or to contact us, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy 2- The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3- No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4- Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo 5- Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo 6- The Scent of a Garden by Namrata Patel 7- The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel 8- The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule 9- Fun Home: A Famliy Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 10- Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel 11- And Then the Grey Heaven by RE Katz 12- Lone Women by Victor Lavalle 13- The Changeling by Victor Lavalle 14- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney 15- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 16- The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris 17- The Chosen by Chaim Potok 18- Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro 19- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 20- The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 21- Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis by Emily Willingham 22- The Good One by Polly Stewart 23- On Earth as it is on Television by Emily Jane Shows/movies mentioned-- 1- No Country For Old Men ( 2007) 2- My Octopus Teacher (Netflix, 2020) Articles Mentioned: 1- Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian writer who was voice of African women, dies at 81 2- The convoluted world of best-seller lists, explained
We are on hiatus for the month of June. This is a replay episode from 2023. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. This week are celebrating AAPI Heritage Month (Asian American Pacific Islander) and we give you a list of 10 (plus maybe a few more) of our favorite books to add to your TBR written by authors with family heritage from this part of the world. We give you books in a variety of genres; literary fiction, historical fiction, memoir, food writing, graphic novels, horror, poetry, and middle grade. So join us this week as we explore the big wide world of Asia and the Pacific Islands heritage in literature. Plus, we talk about the most recent Jane Austen film adaptation we've watched, a new environmentally friendly product we've tried, and why sometimes it might be nice to be a disembodied head. Books mentioned-- 1- Persuasion by Jane Austen 2- Emma by Jane Austen 3- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 4- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 5- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 6- The Girls of Fall by Jessica Minyard 7- You Should Have Known by Rebecca Keller 8- An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helen Tursten 9- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 10- Another Appalachia by Neema Avashia 11- The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel 12- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 13- The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka 14- The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 15- Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee 16- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 17- The Fervor by Alma Katsu 18- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki 19- Two Brown Dots by Danni Quintos 20- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 21- A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 22- The Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba Narayan 23- Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson 24- Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 25- Wild Seed by Octavia Butler 26- The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer by Athena Aktipis 27- A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus 28- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 29- Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and 500 Miles Across Spain by Andrew McCarthy Movies mentioned-- 1- Persuasion (Netflix 2022) 2- Ted Lasso - Season 3 (Apple TV 2023) 3- Jury Duty (Amazon 2023) 4- Enchanted (2007) 5- The Terror (Hulu 2018)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the contact button. We will be on a much needed hiatus for the entire month of June and a smidge into July. You will get replays of some of our book recommendation episodes from last year, but toward the end of June, we may have a remix episode where we catch up with a former guest. This last episode of Season 10 is about a very important topic. Although May is almost over, it isn't too late to recognize books for Mental Health Awareness month. Carrie and I both know and appreciate that mental health is part of total health. Your brain is a really big, extremely powerful, exceedingly important part of your body. If it ain't happy, no other part of you is happy either. It's no different than your kidneys or heart not performing their best. This week we give you some book recommendations, both fiction and nonfiction, that highlight mental health or bring some exposure to mental health issues. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond by Henry Winkler 2- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 3- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley 4- And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Cassie Sanders @allroadsleadtoausten 5- Starfish by Lisa Fipps 6- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb 7- The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 8- The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O' Sullivan 9- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 10- Wesley Yorstad Goes Outside by Stephanie Hunter 11- All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner 12- Homer and Langley by EL Doctorow 13- The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein 14- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 15- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 16- Sylvia Plath: A Biography by Linda Wagner-Martin 17- Anne Sexton: A Biography by Diane Wood Middlebrook 18- The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower 19- The Year of the Horses by Courtney Maum 20- Baggage: Confessions of a Globe-Trotting Hypochondriac by Jeremy Hance 21- The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 22- Jingo by Terry Pratchett 23- Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 24- Mort by Terry Pratchett 25- Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Shows/podcasts mentioned— 1- Barry (HBO, 2018 - 2023) 2- Reservation Dogs (Hulu, 2021 - 2023) 3- Good Omens (Amazon Prime, 2019 - present) 4- Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch - podcast
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the contact button. We will be on a much needed hiatus for the entire month of June and a smidge into July. You will get replays of some of our book recommendation episodes from last year, but toward the end of June, we may have a remix episode where we catch up with a former guest. This last episode of Season 10 is about a very important topic. Although May is almost over, it isn't too late to recognize books for Mental Health Awareness month. Carrie and I both know and appreciate that mental health is part of total health. Your brain is a really big, extremely powerful, exceedingly important part of your body. If it ain't happy, no other part of you is happy either. It's no different than your kidneys or heart not performing their best. This week we give you some book recommendations, both fiction and nonfiction, that highlight mental health or bring some exposure to mental health issues. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond by Henry Winkler 2- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 3- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley 4- And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Cassie Sanders @allroadsleadtoausten 5- Starfish by Lisa Fipps 6- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb 7- The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 8- The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O' Sullivan 9- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 10- Wesley Yorstad Goes Outside by Stephanie Hunter 11- All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner 12- Homer and Langley by EL Doctorow 13- The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein 14- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 15- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 16- Sylvia Plath: A Biography by Linda Wagner-Martin 17- Anne Sexton: A Biography by Diane Wood Middlebrook 18- The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower 19- The Year of the Horses by Courtney Maum 20- Baggage: Confessions of a Globe-Trotting Hypochondriac by Jeremy Hance 21- The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 22- Jingo by Terry Pratchett 23- Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 24- Mort by Terry Pratchett 25- Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Shows/podcasts mentioned— 1- Barry (HBO, 2018 - 2023) 2- Reservation Dogs (Hulu, 2021 - 2023) 3- Good Omens (Amazon Prime, 2019 - present) 4- Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch - podcast
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. May is Audiobook Appreciation Month so this week we suggest to you 10 plus books that give an added dimension when you listen to the audiobook version. And we aren't even entertaining the notion that listening to audiobooks isn't reading. Listening counts! Books mentioned-- 1- The Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna 2- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 3- Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North (A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Shannon Loar @shopcoffeekids 4- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, narrated by Kristoffer Tabori 5- Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci, narrated by Stanley Tucci 6- Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why by Alexandra Petri, narrated by Rebecca Gibel 7- Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, narrated by Marin Ireland 8- The Assasination of Brangwain Spurge by MT Anderson and Eugene Yelchin narrated by Gildart Jackson 9- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, narrated by an ensemble cast 10- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, narrated by Tom Hollander 11- Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey by Florence Williams, narrated by author 12- Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, narrated by Marin Ireland 13- Ava's Man by Rick Bragg 14-The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and his People by Rick Bragg 15- My Southern Journey: True Journeys from the Heart of the South by Rick Bragg 16- It's All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg 17- Calypso by David Sedaris 18- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 19- Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, narrated by Bronson Pinchot 20- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 21- The Husbands by Holly Gramazio 22- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia Movies and Shows mentioned-- 1- Big Night (1996) 2- Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy (CNN) 3- Leave the World Behind (Netflix, 2023) 4- Ripley (Netflix, 2024)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. May is Audiobook Appreciation Month so this week we suggest 10 plus books that give a little added dimension when you listen to the audiobook version. And we aren't even entertaining the notion that listening to audiobooks isn't reading. Listening counts! Books mentioned-- 1- Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna 2- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 3- Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North (A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Shannon Loar @shopcoffeekids 4- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, narrated by Kristoffer Tabori 5- Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci, narrated by Stanley Tucci 6- Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why by Alexandra Petri, narrated by Rebecca Gibel 7- Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, narrated by Marin Ireland 8- The Assasination of Brangwain Spurge by MT Anderson and Eugene Yelchin narrated by Gildart Jackson 9- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, narrated by an ensemble cast 10- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, narrated by Tom Hollander 11- Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey by Florence Williams, narrated by author 12- Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, narrated by Marin Ireland 13- Ava's Man by Rick Bragg 14-The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and his People by Rick Bragg 15- My Southern Journey: True Journeys from the Heart of the South by Rick Bragg 16- It's All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg 17- Calypso by David Sedaris 18- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 19- Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, narrated by Bronson Pinchot 20- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 21- The Husbands by Holly Gramazio 22- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia Movies and Shows mentioned-- 1- Big Night (1996) 2- Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy (CNN) 3- Leave the World Behind (Netflix, 2023) 4- Ripley (Netflix, 2024)
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a huge impression on us and we think about them from time to time. Even though they aren't new and shiny, these books deserve a place on your TBR. Books mentioned: 1- The Dead Boy Detectives comic series based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman 2- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 3- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman 4- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 5- Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 6- When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover - Kasey @kayree_reads 7-It by Stephen King (1986) 8- Jack Gance by Ward Just (1997) 9- Burglars Can't Be Choosers (the Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block (1977) 10- The Good Men by Charmaine Craig (2003) 11- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (1991) 12- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade (1991) 13- Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox (1998) 14- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999) 15- Eva's Man by Gayl Jones (1987) 16- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (1988) 17- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895) 18- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy 19- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs 20- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay Shows mentioned— 1- Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, 2024) 2- Catherine, Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, 2022) 3- Ripley (Netflix, 2024) 4- Sandman (Netflix, 2022) 5- Good Omens (Amazon Prime, 2019) 6- Sherlock (Hulu, 2010) 7- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) 8- Emma ( Amazon Prime, 2020) 9- 3 Body Problem (Netflix, 2024) 10- Burglar (1987) 11- House of Sand and Fog (Max, 2003) 12- Lion in Winter (1968) 13- Jude (1996) 14- Far from the Madding Crowd (Max, 2015) Theatre mentioned— Broadway across America production of “Six” Articles mentioned— 8 Bookish Podcasts for Booklovers - www.badasswomensbookclub.com/blog/2024/…booklovers
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a huge impression on us and we think about them from time to time. Even though they aren't new and shiny, these books deserve a place on your TBR. Books mentioned: 1- The Dead Boy Detectives comic series based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman 2- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 3- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman 4- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 5- Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 6- When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover - Kasey @kayree_reads 7-It by Stephen King (1986) 8- Jack Gance by Ward Just (1997) 9- Burglars Can't Be Choosers (the Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block (1977) 10- The Good Men by Charmaine Craig (2003) 11- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (1991) 12- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade (1991) 13- Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox (1998) 14- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999) 15- Eva's Man by Gayl Jones (1987) 16- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (1988) 17- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895) 18- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy 19- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs 20- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay Shows mentioned— 1- Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, 2024) 2- Catherine, Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, 2022) 3- Ripley (Netflix, 2024) 4- Sandman (Netflix, 2022) 5- Good Omens (Prime, 2019) 6- Sherlock (Hulu, 2010) 7- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) 8- Emma ( Amazon Prime, 2020) 9- 3 Body Problem (Netflix, 2024) 10- Burglar (1987) 11- House of Sand and Fog (Max, 2003) 12- Lion in Winter (1968) 13- Jude (1996) 14- Far from the Madding Crowd (Max, 2015) Theatre mentioned— Broadway across America production of “Six” Articles mentioned— 8 Bookish Podcasts for Booklovers - https://www.badasswomensbookclub.com/blog/2024/4/2/8-bookish-podcast-for-booklovers
Hi Book Besties!! It's time for another Kindle Unlimited episode! Here are some of our latest reads, covering various genres! Be sure to check out our past KU episodes as well as other Book Rec eps for more recommendations! **No spoilers for any of the books mentioned!!** In order discussed: Pretty Rings and Broken Things by Kat Singleton The Fake Out by Stephanie Archer Fated by Starlight by Krista Street The Pucking Wrong Date by CR Jane The Worse Best Man by Lucy Score Brute of Bristlebrook Trilogy by Rebecca Quinn The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave He's Not My Type by Meghan Quinn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flightsoffantasypodcast/support
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. Earth Day is upon us in a few weeks, April 22, and what better time to explore literature that comments on the health of Mother Earth. This week we are talking eco-literature. Eco-literature engages readers on environmental concerns through the interactions between humans and the environment. And it encourages thought about our impact on the planet. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 2- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming 3- That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming 4- Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel 5- Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel 6- Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul - A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Kristin @paws.read.repeat 7- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 8- Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman 9- Dune by Frank Herbert 10- Don't Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan 11- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philips 12- The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel 13- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom 14- State of Wonder by Ann Patchet 15- What Blooms From Dust by James Markert 16- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 17- Days of Sand by Aimee de Jongh 18- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin 19- Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson 20- Hoot by Carl Hiassen Links to articles we reference: Library Book Returned After 102 Years https://people.com/family-returns-pair-of-books-100-years-overdue-to-kentucky-library-8621113#:~:text=A%20family%20returned%20a%20pair,Matthews%20branch%20on%20Monday. Wishtree censorship— https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94637-in-virginia-censors-attempt-to-axe-wishtree.html Sting Ray article— https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/1236678538/stingray-pregnant-charlotte-aquarium-mystery-north-carolina Bringing Back the Wooly Mammoth https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/06/1235944741/resurrecting-woolly-mammoth-extinction
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. Earth Day is upon us in a few weeks, April 22, and what better time to explore literature that comments on the health of Mother Earth. This week we are talking eco-literature. Eco-literature engages readers on environmental concerns through the interactions between humans and the environment. And it encourages thought about our impact on the planet. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 2- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming 3- That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming 4- Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel 5- Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel 6- Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul - A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Kristin M. @paws.read.repeat 7- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 8- Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman 9- Dune by Frank Herbert 10- Don't Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan 11- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philips 12- The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel 13- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom 14- State of Wonder by Ann Patchet 15- What Blooms From Dust by James Markert 16- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 17- Days of Sand by Aimee de Jongh 18- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin 19- Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson 20- Hoot by Carl Hiassen Links to articles we reference: Library Book Returned After 102 Years people.com/family-returns-pair…ranch%20on%20Monday. Wishtree censorship— www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/…ishtree.html Sting Ray article— www.npr.org/2024/03/07/12366785…tery-north-carolina Bringing Back the Wooly Mammoth www.npr.org/sections/health-sho…-mammoth-extinction
Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're talking about linked short story collections. What are linked short stories, though? These are stories that are collected and somehow linked to each other. That link can be very explicit or very subtle. They can be linked by one character who threads her/his way throughout every one or who is only mentioned marginally. They can be linked by several characters. They can be linked by the setting–if they are set in a certain town or state or country. But they can also be linked by theme or symbol or a common experience of characters. They could all be about a shared experience, like parenthood or death or love. Or a combination of these things. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar 2- We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby 3- Good Taste by Caroline Scott 4- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - a 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Anastacia @ms_a_m_c 5- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 6- The Decameron by Giovanni Boccacio 7- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 8- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 9- Dubliners by James Joyce 10- Dear Chrysanthemums: A Novel in Stories by Fiona Sze-Lorrain 11- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 12- Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri 13- There, There by Tommy Orange 14- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange 15- What Makes You Think You're Supposed to Feel Better by Jody Hobbs Hessler 16- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 17- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 18- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 19- Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordan 20- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 21- Crooked Hallelujah by Kelly Jo Ford 22- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta 23- Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 24- Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J. Maas 25- The Bone People by Keri Hulme 26- The Extinction of Irina Rey by Jennifer Croft Podcasts mentioned-- Ologies with Alie Ward - www.alieward.com/ologies/oikologyencore NPR's Book of the Day - www.npr.org/2024/03/14/11969793…-rey-jennifer-croft Movies mentioned-- 1- Oppenheimer (2023) 2- Spaceman (2024, Netflix)