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We're dropping this episode a week earlier than usual since Nancy is heading to Boulder. And, we can't wait to introduce you to James McBride's recent novel - THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE. This is a book about community and relationships, good and bad, in 1920s-30s Pottstown, Pennsylvania. We meet and grow to love the "outcast" people who live in the Chicken Hill neighborhood. These are the immigrants from other countries, the formerly enslaved people from the South, the non-Protestants (e.g., the Jews and the Catholics), and the poor. The first half of the book is almost a short story collection about these characters, each of whom steps forward for a momentary starring role. About half way through the book, the novel begins circling around the story of two of the characters: Chona, the proprietor of the Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, and Dodo, a young orphan boy recently deafened by an exploding stove. It's almost like a jazz piece, perhaps not a surprise given that James McBride is a jazz musician.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: poolside reading and friends who know your reading tastes Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: it's finally time to let you know the bookish friends' best books of 2024! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  2:30 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 6:42 - Our Current Reads 6:47 - Tempest by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee) 10:31 - Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Meredith) 19:41 - The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee) 19:56 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 21:40 - Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb 24:19 - Campfires & Corpses by Nikki Weber (Meredith) 28:10 - Woodworking by Emily St. James (Kaytee) 28:45 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 31:59 - This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead (Meredith) 37:33 - Bookish Friends' Best Books of 2024 40:11 - The Women by Kristen Hannah (#4) 40:13 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (#4) 40:17 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare (#4) 40:40 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (#3) 40:45 - Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (#1) 40:47 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (#1) 43:36 - James by Percival Everett 43:37 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy 43:38 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach  44:35 - In An Instant by Suzanne Redfearn 44:57 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin 45:13 - All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby  45:30 - You Are Here by David Nicholls 45:31 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 45:47 - Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner 46:23 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (#1 disliked) 46:26 - The Fury by Alex Michalides (#2 disliked) 46:30 - Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (#3 disliked) 46:33 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (#3 disliked) 46:47 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 46:48 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 46:56 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 47:05 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 47:13 - The Husbands by Holly Gramazio 47:15 - All This and More by Peng Shepherd 47:30 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett 49:18 - What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan 50:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:17 - I wish to press This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan. (Kaytee) 50:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan 52:38 - Shawnathemom on Instagram 54:31 - I wish book slumps weren't a thing. (Meredith)   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is a new indie to the rotation - Dog Eared Books in Ames, Iowa. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Bryan Howard, Director of the Delaware County District Library. This week we chat about our upcoming the upcoming May 6th levy! For more information on the levy, click here.  Recommendations include The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, the movie "King Richard", and the News Bank recourse at the library! Read more about today's episode here.  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on April 11, 2025.

On this episode, Deedi Brown, who runs The Booker of the Month book club, and I discuss the crossover love of literary fiction and genre, getting sucked in by award lists, and how being more involved in books turns into a snowball!    Follow Deedi on Instagram  Find Deedi's Substack here  Get more information about Booker of the Month Club   Support my Open Books fundraiser   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat  Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis    Books Highlighted by Deedi: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo  The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  The Actual Star by Monica Byrne The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez  Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Fed is Best: The Unintended Harms of the “Breast is Best” Message and How to Find the Right Approach for You and Your Baby by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, B. Jody Segrave-Daly, & Lynnette Hafken  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Wisdom of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Choosing to Run by Des Linden, Bonnie D. Ford  The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride  Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann  Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo  Lenny by Max Porter  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead  Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James  Disappearing Earth by Julia Philips  Trust Exercise by Susan Choi  Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange  This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud  Playground by Richard Powers  Bel Canto by Ann Pachett  The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht  Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros  Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros  Circe by Madeline Miller  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Beyond the Shelves first ever Book Club episode is live! This month, Jes and Sarah both read Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray. They discuss the historical fiction novel about Jessie Redman Fauset, a real life figure dubbed "midwife of the Harlem Renaissance," and her relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois. This podcast does contain spoilers - but you don't have to have read the book to listen and learn more about the Harlem Renaissance era! Show Notes The Book Club Book Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray Further Reading "A History of The Crisis" (NAACP website) The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson I Too Sing America: the Harlem Renaissance, at 100 by Wil Haygood Smoketown, by Mark Whitaker Joy Goddess: A'lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, by A'lelia Bundles  Authors in the Book Blues in Stereo, by Langston Hughes Cane, by Jean Toomer Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance, by Zora Neale Hurston My Soul's High Song, by Countee Cullen Passing and Quicksand, by Nella Larsen The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay Amiable with Big Teeth, by Claude McKay Timestamps 0:00 - AViD Lineup/What We're Reading 11:20 - Book Club Discussion 46:32 - Book Bulletin What They're Reading/To Be Read A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes A Hard Day for a Hangover, by Darynda Jones Haunted Ever After, by Jen DeLuca Crossings, by Ben Goldfarb The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix Sula, by Toni Morrison The Knockout Queen, by Rufi Thorpe Idle Grounds, by Krystelle Bamford The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride Book Bulletin "A Court of Thorns and Roses TV Series Dead at Hulu" (Variety) "Meet-cute at Mansfield Park: can modern covers turn young readers on to Jane Austen?" (The Guardian) "Readerlink Will Stop Distributing Mass Market Paperbacks at the End of 2025" (Publishers Weekly) Women's Prize for Fiction longlist

20250213 Book Discussion, The Heaven, and Earth Grocery Store Originally Broadcasted February 13, 2025, on ACB Media 6   Participants joined us for a book conversation format that will allow for all who want to contribute thoughts and opinions to have plenty of opportunity to do so. And of course, even if you aren't able  to read  the book and would still like to tune in, we welcome you  as well. Here In this novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery store, DB115655, James McBride shows his gift for writing about the complexity of human interactions through the creation of memorable characters and enthralling storytelling. Reading time: 12 hours, 24 minutes.   Sponsored by: Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee   he Jewish Hour, and Harambee Alliance of the Blind   Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

Join hosts Jessie Magleby from Grand County Public Library and Nat Smith and Julia Buckwalter from Back of Beyond Books as we review the best of what we've been reading and discuss some of the most in-demand books of 2024. Top Sellers and Library Checkouts, in no particular order: Desert Solitude by Edward Abbey The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey Guide to Moab, UT Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails by Charles Wells A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko A Cowgirl's Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch by Heidi Redd Three-Inch Teeth by CJ Box The Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman The Wide, Wide Sea, by Hampton Sides Life After Dead Pool by Zak Podmore The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy James by Percival Everett The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Reviews: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel The Women by Kristin Hannah Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift ed. Kristie Frederick Daugherty Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby Books Reviewed on Radio Book Club Library Happenings

On this episode, past guests of Books with Betsy and I share our favorite books of 2024! Listen to hear about lots of great 2024 books and the excellent backlist we got to this year.    Books mentioned in this episode:    Betsy's Top 11 Books (in no particular order):  Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe  The Reformatory by Tananarive Due  Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad  Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe  My Friends by Hisham Matar  Punk Rock Karaoke by Biana Xunise  Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle  Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner  We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer  Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  James by Percival Everett    Books Highlighted by Guests: Sam Luchsinger The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig Wellness by Nathan Hill  Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice Francesca Musumeci  Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace  One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon  Nestlings by Nat Cassidy Cynthia Okechukwu Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan  Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler  Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe  Rachel Kilthorne The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors by Erika Howsare The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Annette LaPlaca The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble Slough House by Mick Herron  Mind's Eye by Hakan Nesser The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall Allison Yates Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell The Color Purple by Alice Walker  Jenn Moland-Kovash Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck Take What You Need by Idra Novey The Husbands by Holly Gramazio  The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara  Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez Mike Finucane A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders  The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth by Elizabeth Johnson  Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters ed. Wally Lamb Carolyn Latshaw The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric That Time I got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy  Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale Monika Janas Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  When Among Crows by Veronica Roth The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Elantris by Brandon Sanderson  Tim Mueller The Thirteen Ways we Turned Darryl Datson into a Monster by Kurt Fawver Helliconia Spring by Brian Wilson Aldiss  The Room by Hubert Selby  The Terror by Dan Simmons Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 

Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button.   This week we are doing our 2024 recap, covering the books that earned 5 stars. We've also got some audio interspersed in the episode from 2024 guests to The Perks who also share their favorite books of the year. This is always one of our most popular episodes of the year.   And don't forget, this new season is a whole new bag.  We are going to every other week episodes and each one will include an interview with a bookish guest plus some book recommendations by us on a particular topic.     Books mentioned--   1- The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester 2- Woodworm by Layla Martinez 3- North Woods by Daniel Mason 4- Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy 5- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 6- Greenwood by Michael Christie 7- Prophet Song by Paul Lynch 8- A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney  9- Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle 10- The Library Book by Susan Orlean  11- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 12- The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner 13- One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus  14- Intimacies by Katie Kitamura 15- I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai 16- The Wedding People by Alison Espach 17- The Huntress by Kate Quinn 18- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransom 19- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley 20- All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby 21- Being Henry by Henry Winkler 22- The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner 23- Un Lun Dun by China Mieville 24- Border Crossings: A Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Emma Fick 25- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 26- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Brynn Greenwood 27- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming 28- The Husbands by Holly Gramazio 29- Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy 30- Arroyo Circle by JoeAnn Hart 31- Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our World , Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake   Media mentioned--   1- Dune: Prophecy (HBO Max, 2024) 2- Shrinking (Apple+, 2024) 3- What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu) 4- The Professor and the Madman (Tubi, 2019) 5- Your Friend by Nate Bargatze (Netflix, 2024) 6- The Skinny by Jim Gaffigan (Hulu, 2024) 7- Catastrophe (Prime, 2015) 8- Three Body Problem (Netflix, 2024)

Wrap up your year with the Book Club Review podcast! Celebrate the joy of reading with us as we highlight the standout books we read in 2024, from page-turners to genre reads, to literary fiction and best book club books. We'll finish with our 'if we could only choose one' favourites for our overall book(s) of the year. This episode also features recommendations from our podcast book clubbers, fantastic readers all, who bring their choices into the mix. This is a bonus length episode as there was so much to go through, so take that dog for an extra long walk, get the children prepared for a long swing at the park or just curl up in a cozy spot with notepad in hand to jot down some of these books we think you shouldn't miss. Or, of course, use the handy list below. Books mentioned Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa What You Are Looking For is In The Library by Michiko Ayoyama Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree   Most enjoyable read Loot by Tania James Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly The Wedding People by Alison Espach   Best page-turner The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Going Infinite by Michael Lewis    Best Non-fiction How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair Grief is for People by Sloane Crossley The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire by Bart van Loo Maurice and Marilyn by Sophie Elmhurst The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke   Best Book Club Book Enter Ghost by Isabelle Hamid The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Cuddy by Benjamin Myers The Fraud by Zadie Smith August Blue by Deborah Levy Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai (Polly Barton trans.) Wifedom by Anna Funder Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (The Inspector Gamache series)   Best Genre Novel or Comfort Read How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells The Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka   Overall best book read in 2024 James by Percival Everett Kate: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Laura: Real Estate by Deborah Levy (vol. 3 in her 'living autobiography' series   Join the Book Club Review club Head to Patreon.com/thebookclubreview to explore what's on offer with regular extra episodes packed with reading recommendations and at the higher tier membership of the pod bookclub: upcoming reads for January are Marty by Kaveh Akbar, February: All The Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley and March: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro.  Serious Readers For seriously good reading lamps with a Book Club Review special discount head to seriousreaders.co.uk/BCR and use the code BCR at checkout for £100 off any HD light. Shipping within the UK is free, and you get a 30-day trial period so you can see for yourself what a difference they make. Stay connected Find Kate on Instagram and Threads @bookclubreviewpodcast, or drop us a comment anytime at the episode page on our website. What were your favourite reads from 2024? We'd love to hear about them.  

Here's what I read this year that I would recommend to you: The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni The Terror by Dan Simmons The Orenda by Joseph Boyden The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes Rules of Civility by Amor Towles The One by John Marrs The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Landscape with Traveler: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves

It's a magical time of year and we'd like to thank our listeners for tuning into the Tiny Town Library Podcast for 50 EPISODES! Listen in to this episode to recap 2024 and hear from our town welfare officer Juli Harvey. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and have a Happy New Year Tiny Town! Amy's Top 24 of 2024 Horse by Geraldine Brooks North Woods by Daniel Mason Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Leaving by Roxana Robinson The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 12 Books Coming out in Jan/Feb/March I'm looking forward to: 1/14 - More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (Still Alice) 1/14 - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors) 1/14 - Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, How to Sell A Haunted House) 1/21 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (3rd in Empyrean, follows Fourth Wing and Iron Storm) 1/28 - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Black Cake) 2/11 - We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You, The Giver of Stars) 3/4 - One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (We Were the Lucky Ones) 3/11 - The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (The Flight Attendant, Hour of the Witch) 3/11 - Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn (Killers of A Certain Age) 3/18 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #5!) 3/25 - Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire 4/1 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (2nd book after The Tainted Cup) BONUS BOOK: I called it! Louise Penny's 20th Armand Gamache book comes out October 28th- the name…The Black Wolf!

In this Bonus Podcast Episode, Al Woodworth, Senior Editor and Manager at Amazon Books Editorial, returns to the show to take listeners behind the scenes of Amazon's Best Books of 2024, as chosen by the Amazon Editors!  A fascinating glimpse into how the 2024 list was curated, how the rankings were determined, and what criteria guided the selections.  This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcements My 2025 Reading Tracker is out! Plus, this year we've added another option — a LITE Tracker. Once again, the Tracker is ONLY available to Superstars patrons (i.e., no longer available as a separate purchase for $14.99 here on my website). Also, to avoid Apple's 30% fee, be sure to join directly from Patreon's site, mobile or desktop. Become a Superstars Patron here! Highlights The impact Amazon's #1 book of 2024 had on the editorial team The role of capturing “the present moment” in selecting the best books of the year How Amazon Editorial chose the top 5 books of 2024  Whether the mid-year top book or other outlets' year-end lists influenced Amazon's decisions Behind the scenes: 2024's “reading week” retreat and “war room” discussions  The importance of selecting books that appeal across genres and to a broad swath of readers The group dynamic of ranking each book on the list Al highlights some lesser-known titles from the list How 2024 stacks up for Al and Amazon's editorial team Books From Our Discussion The Boys of Riverside by Thomas Fuller | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:03] The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:25]  Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:27]  Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:28] The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride  | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [9:54]  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [11:37] James by Percival Everett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:43] The Women by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [11:51]  The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:54] Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar  | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [11:59]   Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:18] Educated by Tara Westover | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [17:09]  The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [20:26]  We Solve Murders by Richard Osman | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [20:30]  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:34]  The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:06]  Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:23] The Wedding People by Alison Espach | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [28:27] All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [28:35] We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [28:47] Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell  | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:21] When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [29:23] The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [31:15] There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:51] John Lewis by David Greenberg  | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [35:44] I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [39:00] The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [41:14] The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [44:06]  Other Links Amazon | Amazon Editors' Personal Favorite Books of 2024 About Al Woodworth More about Amazon Book Review Website | Instagram | X | Facebook Al Woodworth is a Senior Editor on the Amazon Books Editorial team and has spent more than ten years in the book industry, championing authors and their work. She's never without a book or four in her bag and is happiest reading memoirs and literary fiction, especially sprawling stories that cross generations and countries. She lives in Brooklyn.

This is a REPLAY episode from our Holiday gift buying guide from 2023. We will be back next week with a REMIX episode with former guest Tracy Clark who has a new mystery you won't want to miss.   This week we chat with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichael's Bookstore. Each November we let her do the heavy lifting and share books that have come out and might be good choices for your holiday shopping. If you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 2- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 3- Foster by Claire Keegan 4- So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan 5- Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 6- Fraud by Zadie Smith 7- Armor of Light by Ken Follett 8- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 9- Julia by Sandra Newman 10- 1984 by George Orwell 11- Reformatory by Tananarive Due 12- Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 13- A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 14- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 15- West Heart Kill by Dann Mcdorman 16- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 17- The Appeal by Janice Hallett 18- The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett 19- Stalking Shakespeare by Lee Durkee 20- They Flew by Carlos Eire 21- Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire 22- Wild Girls by Tiya Miles 23- The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl 24- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl 25- Watership Down (graphic novel) by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin 26- Watership Down by Richard Adams 27- Energy Follows Thought by Willie Nelson 28- World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy 29- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 30- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 31- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 32- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 33- Legend & Lattes by Travis Baldree 34- World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres 35- Every Cook, Every Kitchen by Feed Louisville 36- Oldest Louisville by Kevin Gibson 37- Always Moving Forward by David Jones and Bob Hill 38- Back Page by Byron Crawford 39- Fathers by Richard Taylor 40- From the Heads of the Hollers by Shelby Lee Adams 41- Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson 42- Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys by DMS Fick 43- Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin 44- My Dark Places by James Ellroy 45- Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore 46- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 47- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 48- The Man who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Rescued his Career and Revived our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford 49- Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Casey @Caseys_reads 12 Months To Live by James Patterson and Mike Lupica Movie and Series Mentioned: - CODA (2021) - Apple + - Bodies (2023) - Netflix

This is a REPLAY episode from our Holiday gift buying guide from 2023. We will be back next week with a REMIX episode with former guest Tracy Clark who has a new mystery you won't want to miss. This week we chat with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichael's Bookstore. Each November we let her do the heavy lifting and share books that have come out and might be good choices for your holiday shopping. If you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 2- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 3- Foster by Claire Keegan 4- So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan 5- Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 6- Fraud by Zadie Smith 7- Armor of Light by Ken Follett 8- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 9- Julia by Sandra Newman 10- 1984 by George Orwell 11- Reformatory by Tananarive Due 12- Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 13- A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 14- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 15- West Heart Kill by Dann Mcdorman 16- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 17- The Appeal by Janice Hallett 18- The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett 19- Stalking Shakespeare by Lee Durkee 20- They Flew by Carlos Eire 21- Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire 22- Wild Girls by Tiya Miles 23- The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl 24- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl 25- Watership Down (graphic novel) by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin 26- Watership Down by Richard Adams 27- Energy Follows Thought by Willie Nelson 28- World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy 29- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 30- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 31- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 32- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 33- Legend & Lattes by Travis Baldree 34- World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres 35- Every Cook, Every Kitchen by Feed Louisville 36- Oldest Louisville by Kevin Gibson 37- Always Moving Forward by David Jones and Bob Hill 38- Back Page by Byron Crawford 39- Fathers by Richard Taylor 40- From the Heads of the Hollers by Shelby Lee Adams 41- Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson 42- Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys by DMS Fick 43- Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin 44- My Dark Places by James Ellroy 45- Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore 46- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 47- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 48- The Man who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Rescued his Career and Revived our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford 49- Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Casey @Caseys_reads 12 Months To Live by James Patterson and Mike Lupica Movie and Series Mentioned: - CODA (2021) - Apple + - Bodies (2023) - Netflix

f you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. The delightful Sam Miller, store manager at Carmichael's Book Store, comes to save the day. She has, as usual, tons of great new reads that are already on shelves and would make perfect gifts this holiday for the book lovers in your life. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante 2- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 3- Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell 4- Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery 5- The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya 6- This is Happiness by Niall Williams 7- Time of the Child by Niall Williams 8- Jim the Boy by Tony Early 9- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 10- The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff 11- The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973 by Clara Bingham 12- Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 13- The Elements of Madame Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel 14- The Universe in Verse edited by Maria Popov 15- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 16- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 17- Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Revived Pop Music by Rob Sheffield 18- The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel 19- We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 20- Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway 21- William by Mason Coile 23- Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison 24- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman 25- House of Frank by Kay Synclaire 26- Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley 27- Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten 28- From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough 29- Cher: The Memoir (Part One) by Cher 30- The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates 31- Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney 32- The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon 33-Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories by Ann Byrn 34- Kentucky Ya'll: A Celebration of the People and Culture of the Bluegrass by Blair Thomas Hess and Cameron Ludwick 35- The Stackpole Legend by Wendell Berry 36- In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon, illustrated by Peter Sis 37- Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid 38- A Five Star Read recommended by fellow Book Lover Perin @mjreadsmagic - Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith 39- Gather by Kenneth Cadow 40- The Horse by Willy Vlautin 41- Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon 42- How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery 43- The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery Media mentioned-- 1- A Real Pain (2024) 2- Wicked Little Letters (Netflix, 2023) 3- The Lost Daughter (Netflix, 2021) 4- The Return (2024)

If you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. The delightful Sam Miller, store manager at Carmichael's Book Store, comes to save the day. She has, as usual, tons of great new reads that are already on shelves and would make perfect gifts this holiday for the book lovers in your life. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante 2- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 3- Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell 4- Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery 5- The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya 6- This is Happiness by Niall Williams 7- Time of the Child by Niall Williams 8- Jim the Boy by Tony Early 9- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 10- The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff 11- The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973 by Clara Bingham 12- Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 13- The Elements of Madame Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel 14- The Universe in Verse by Maria Popov 15- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 16- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 17- Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Revived Pop Music by Rob Sheffield 18- The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel 19- We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 20- Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway 21- William by Mason Coile 23- Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison 24- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman 25- House of Frank by Kay Synclaire 26- Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley 27- Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten 28- From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough 29- Cher: The Memoir (Part One) by Cher 30- The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates 31- Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney 32- The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon 33-Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories by Ann Byrn 34- Kentucky Ya'll: A Celebration of the People and Culture of the Bluegrass by Blair Thomas Hess and Cameron Ludwick 35- The Stackpole Legend by Wendell Berry 36- In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon, illustrated by Peter Sis 37- Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid 38- A Five Star Read recommended by fellow Book Lover Perin @mjreadsmagic - Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith 39- Gather by Kenneth Cadow 40- The Horse by Willy Vlautin 41- Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon 42- How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery 43- The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery Media mentioned-- 1- A Real Pain (2024) 2- Wicked Little Letters (Netflix, 2023) 3- The Lost Daughter (Netflix, 2021) 4- The Return (2024)

Ashlie, host of Advice from The Cheerbrarian, LOVES books and loves to prescribe books to friends, listeners and strangers based on a few questions. We talk about breaking up with your phone, the benefits of parallel reading multiple books at the same time, and book discovery. Keep up with Ashlie online Advice from the Cheerbrarian: https://open.spotify.com/show/77y9HmJHzKhZZ8wyspnCqb Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ardaigle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheerbrarian/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cheerbrarian TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheerbrarian Advice from the Cheerbrarian website: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/ Unrequired Reading: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/unrequired-reading Show Notes Star Trek: The Next Generation: https://www.startrek.com/series/star-trek-the-next-generation Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Your Brain is a Dirty Dirty Liar (Your Brain Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Your-Brain-is-a-Dirty-Dirty-Liar-Your-Brain---Part-1-e2gle2k My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "YOU'RE REJECTED. Now what?": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/YOURE-REJECTED--Now-what-e2if0cq The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Gallup Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "The Power of Yes (Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/The-Power-of-Yes-Part-1---Say-Yes-to-Being-the-Best-at-Being-the-Worst-e2pm271 Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://littlehousebooks.com/ Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery: The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?11710 Stuart Little by E.B. White Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1984 by George Orwell Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Beartown by Fredrik Backman: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Power of Fun by Catherine Price Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris 10% Happier by Dan Harris How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman: https://www.goodreads.com/series/299267-thursday-murder-club Murder, She Wrote on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French: https://www.goodreads.com/series/51639-dublin-murder-squad Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit In the Woods by Tana French: https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-woods-tana-french/11716028?ean=9780143113492 Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43680-thursday-next Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Yes Please by Amy Poehler The Wreckage of My Presence: Essays by Casey Rose Wilson Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer Finding Favorites - "Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/ Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck Craft Sequence series by Max Gladstone: https://www.goodreads.com/series/91029-craft-sequence Finding Favorites bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/FindingFavoritesPodcast House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Good Morning America Book Club: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/bookclub Happiness Falls by Angie Kim: Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Cheerbrarian Presents - Author Angie Kim": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Cheerbrarian-Presents---Author-Angie-Kim-e2jbg6p Reese's Book Club: https://reesesbookclub.com/ Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Six Tips to (try to) Read More Books": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Six-Tips-to-try-to-Read-More-Books-e2jto9s Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

This week, we're LIVE from the Seattle Public Library! We have THREE special guests who we put to the test with a series of silly little games as well as high stakes political questions.But first, tidings! And headlining this round of tidings is sharing the winner of our tattoo contest!!! Special shoutout to those of you who submitted this winning idea -- there were five of you! -- we'll reach out soon to make sure you get your prize. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @textmebackpod to check out this perfect design and thank you to everyone who shared their cute, hot, and beautiful tattoo ideas, we

Description: It's election season! Perhaps you've weighed the factors and decided how to vote. Maybe you predict staring at your ballot and praying for a cloud to go before you. Either way, the current political climate may have left you weary and confused, feeling the hope and the awkwardness of our Christian allegiance to a kingdom not of this world — or all of the above. Clark Nunnelly and Hunter Beaumont, two of the Pastors at Fellowship, join Autumn to discuss how to think and act like a Christian as we engage in American politics.Resources mentioned in this episode:How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don't by Tim KellerThe Last Green Valley by Mark SullivanThe Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 by William ManchesterThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

James McBride, the literary giant and author of books like The Color of Water and Deacon King Kong, was awarded this year's Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In a conversation with NPR's Michel Martin at the National Book Festival, he said that leaving a career in journalism allowed him to find creative fulfillment in fiction. In today's episode, McBride discusses growing up in a community that relied on laughter, keeping a notebook on him at all times, and the inspiration behind his most recent novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Last week, we saw young Dodo captured and tied to a bed in a sanitorium. He faces imminent danger constantly and can confide in only one friend, a young boy with cerebral palsy who shares the bed next to him. Will his family be able to rescue Dodo, or will he spend his final days in the hands of men with evil aims? Meanwhile, as Chona wastes away in a hospital bed due to a series of seizures, will the truth about her attack come to light? Let's find the answers in this week's review of the conclusion to The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Let's get LIT!   - View the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@litsocietypod Find Alexis and Kari online:  Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod Twitter — www.twitter.com/litsocietypod Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod Our website — www.LitSocietyPod.com.  Subscribe to emails and get free stuff: http://eepurl.com/gDtWCr 

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A construction project uncovers a human skeleton in Pottstown Pennsylvania. The mystery of who this person was uncovers the history of a dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived together. Learn more about this New York Times bestseller, “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride.

The last community of Black Americans and Jewish immigrants in a tiny Pennsylvania town must risk their lives and livelihoods to save a deaf child from institutionalization and torture. Will they succeed against a system that squishes them all under society's boot? Or will an innocent boy be forced into a nightmarish existence?   The book The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Let's get LIT!   - View the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@litsocietypod Find Alexis and Kari online:  Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod Twitter — www.twitter.com/litsocietypod Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod Our website — www.LitSocietyPod.com.  Subscribe to emails and get free stuff: http://eepurl.com/gDtWCr 

Communities collide in the Chicken Hill neighborhood of 1930s Pottstown. Will the tensions become more than this town can manage? Since this is a James McBride novel, probably not! His work is characterized by a warmth of spirit that feels optimistic without naivete. So it shouldn't surprised you that folks of different backgrounds are finding common cause on all sorts of things - like how cool it is they all call somebody Big Soap.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyOur theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Advertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a Text Message.Hi Fellow Booklovers!In this episode, I chatted with community organizer, author coordinator, and interviewer Corey Roskin about how literature can shape and uplift communities.Corey dives into his rich background in psychology and social services, detailing his work on the West Hollywood Book Fair, Lambda Lit Fest, and Pride on the Page. He discusses the complexities of fostering vibrant literary communities in diverse environments and how grassroots activism is critical in promoting diversity and social consciousness. Hear firsthand the challenges and triumphs of organizing literary festivals and get practical advice on creating inclusive and meaningful events. In our final segment, Corey shares his experience adjusting to life in the serene desert setting of Palm Springs and discusses his enduring commitment to social work through volunteer efforts. We spotlight the dynamic literary and cultural arts scene in Palm Springs, mentioning notable authors like Stephen Rowley and Byron Lane and explore the emotional resonance of well-crafted fiction.  Omega Sci-Fi AwardsLAMBDA Lit FestQUEERWISEGay For GoodPride on the Page – Palm SpringsPalm Springs Art MuseumSteven RowleyByron LaneGen-Z For Change - Instagram In Australia, find your books here at YourBookstore.ioEverything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant – A Memoir, Curtis ChinThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, James McBrideSupport the Show.The Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

James McBride's "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" takes a look at the intersection of marginalized communities in 1930s American. It's a long ride, and one of the hosts didn't even get the book finished. But did the other two think the time spent was worth the effort?

This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Lawfare Contributing Editor Eric Ciaramella to talk over all the national security news causing traffic issues in D.C., including:“Ukraine in the Membrane.” NATO is hosting its 75th anniversary summit here in Washington, D.C., this week. But its members' eyes are uniformly locked on Ukraine, whose (eventual) membership several will voice support for this week—even as others worry about what a future Trump administration might mean for the alliance and its commitment to the ongoing conflict there. What trajectory is NATO headed on? And what should the alliance be doing to prepare?“So Gauche.” Left political movements emerged victorious over populist right-wing movements in two major elections in Europe this past week. In France, the left-wing New Popular Front squeaked out a narrow plurality over President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition and the right-wing National Rally. And in the U.K., a resurgent Labour movement finally ended fourteen years of increasingly unpopular Conservative control. What do these results tell us about political trends in Europe? And can they shed any light on what the United States might experience in its own election later this year?“Hindsight is 20/25.” This week, former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself from Project 2025, denying any awareness of the Heritage Foundation-led project that has produced a 900-page book of policy proposals for the potentially returning conservative president—even though several of his former advisers contributed to the project and a number of its proposals seem to be included in the platform that Republican Party leaders adopted this week. How does this agenda compare to what the Trump administration pursued in its first term? And what role is it likely to play if Trump does return to the White House?For object lessons, Quinta recommended James McBride's latest book, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.” Scott highlighted two great pieces on the continuing relevance of the classic movie “Chinatown,” in light of both its 50th anniversary and the death of its author Robert Towne—and urged director David Fincher to keep at his plans to produce a prequel series for Netflix. Tyler shared the earnest welcome to the NATO summit produced by D.C.'s own wholesome influencer, Tony P. And Eric expressed his passion for the great Finnish pastime of hobby horsing.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Lawfare Contributing Editor Eric Ciaramella to talk over all the national security news causing traffic issues in D.C., including:“Ukraine in the Membrane.” NATO is hosting its 75th anniversary summit here in Washington, D.C., this week. But its members' eyes are uniformly locked on Ukraine, whose (eventual) membership several will voice support for this week—even as others worry about what a future Trump administration might mean for the alliance and its commitment to the ongoing conflict there. What trajectory is NATO headed on? And what should the alliance be doing to prepare?“So Gauche.” Left political movements emerged victorious over populist right-wing movements in two major elections in Europe this past week. In France, the left-wing New Popular Front squeaked out a narrow plurality over President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition and the right-wing National Rally. And in the U.K., a resurgent Labour movement finally ended fourteen years of increasingly unpopular Conservative control. What do these results tell us about political trends in Europe? And can they shed any light on what the United States might experience in its own election later this year?“Hindsight is 20/25.” This week, former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself from Project 2025, denying any awareness of the Heritage Foundation-led project that has produced a 900-page book of policy proposals for the potentially returning conservative president—even though several of his former advisers contributed to the project and a number of its proposals seem to be included in the platform that Republican Party leaders adopted this week. How does this agenda compare to what the Trump administration pursued in its first term? And what role is it likely to play if Trump does return to the White House?For object lessons, Quinta recommended James McBride's latest book, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.” Scott highlighted two great pieces on the continuing relevance of the classic movie “Chinatown,” in light of both its 50th anniversary and the death of its author Robert Towne—and urged director David Fincher to keep at his plans to produce a prequel series for Netflix. Tyler shared the earnest welcome to the NATO summit produced by D.C.'s own wholesome influencer, Tony P. And Eric expressed his passion for the great Finnish pastime of hobby horsing.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the best, the worst, and everything in-between: in the 2024 Novelties, Shruti and Neha give awards to their favorite reads of 2024 so far. Ranging from classics to new releases, we share our picks for most unexpected, best character, worth the hype, best page-turner, weirdest book, and more! Books Mentioned:Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Belleza and Emily HardingMy Death by Lisa TuttleMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor HugoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelThe Illness Lesson by Clare BeamsJames by Percival EverettBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Membranes by Ta-Wei Chi weiTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoThe Villa by Rachel HawkinsThe Secret History by Donna TarttCuckold by Kiran NagarkarIf you would like to get more in-depth analysis, book recommendations, and cultural commentary, subscribe to our free newsletter.We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission (which helps support our work) at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen was honored to be joined by actress, writer, and astrologer Caitlin Muelder on today's podcast. Caitlin is one of the many talented astrologers on Heidi's team.  They took a question from Cecelia. Cecelia's current job is set to end at the end of August. She has been applying for other positions, while also preparing start her own coaching and consulting practice. She keeps coming very close to being hired, only to be told they are going with the other candidate. She relishes the idea of being her own boss, but is worried about not having the security of a paycheck. She asks whether this is a good time for her to be starting her own endeavor.   Movies and T.V. shows mentioned: Dark; Frontera Verde; RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars; The Bear; Air Force One; and Miss Americana  Books mentioned: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride; Company of One by Paul Jarvis; Playing Big by Tara Mohr; Confessions of a Misfit Entrepreneur by Kate Toon; and You Are A Bad Ass by Jen Sincero. Do you have a question you'd like featured on the podcast? Send a 1-minute audio and your birth information (date of birth, time, and place) to assistant@heidirose.com. Chart Your Career Instagram: @chartyourcareerpodcast To connect with the hosts, visit: Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler Caitlin Muelder, Astrologer: caitlinmuelderastrology.com, IG: @cmuelder

This week we dig into the differences between cognitive and sociocultural perspectives on learning and how they characterize not just different ways of learning, but of knowing. Things that bring us joy this week: Midnight Run (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095631/) Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65678550) by James McBride Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Heidi and Ellen are together again! They welcome the Solstice and the sign of Cancer, the season of nourishment and care. It is a time of family and abounding growth. We swim in an ocean of feeling, softening our borders. We tend to whom and what is home. They dive deep into two Cancer birthdays- Suleika Jouard and Elizabeth Gilbert. Heidi reads the poem Our Precarious Joy by Alok Vaid-Menon. Movies mentioned Tuesday with Julia Louise-Dreyfuss; the television show Trying; and the book Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Do you have a question you'd like featured on the podcast? Send a 1-minute audio and your birth information (date of birth, time, and place) to assistant@heidirose.com. Chart Your Career Instagram: @chartyourcareerpodcast To connect with the hosts, visit: Heidi Rose Robbins, Astrologer & Poet: heidirose.com, IG: @heidiroserobbins Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler  

****We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading! At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. 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. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading! At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael's Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list. 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. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3- Be Mine by Richard Ford 4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman 5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 7- Color of Water by James McBride 8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride 9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 10- Loot by Tania James 11- Happy Place by Emily Henry 12- I Didn't Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks 13- Only One Left by Riley Sager 14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith 16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane 17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway 18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong 19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern 21- Ice by Amy Brady 22- The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger 23- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer 24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 25- Pageboy by Elliot Page 26- Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong 28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman 31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin 32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak 33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill 34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt 35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program 36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. 37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover 38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers 39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima 42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane 44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda 45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott 46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman 47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman 48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

AudioFile Magazine is proud to announce Dominic Hoffman as a 2024 Golden Voice narrator. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss Dominic's many talents, including his skill with bringing characters and stories to life for audiobook listeners. Listen to hear more about what makes Dominic a Golden Voice, his many accolades, and more. Essential listening: DEACON KING KONG by James McBride, read by Dominic Hoffman JAMES by Percival Everett, read by Dominic Hoffman I CAN'T BREATHE by Matt Taibbi, read by Dominic Hoffman THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, read by Dominic Hoffman THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY by Walter Mosley, read by Dominic Hoffman Visit AudioFile's website for more on Dominic Hoffman, and for a full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have our annual summer reading episode with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, store manager at Carmichaels Bookstore in Louisville, KY. By this point in our spring season, we are tired, so having Sam on and letting her do the heavy lifting on book suggestions is what we're about. Sam clues us in to some new fiction, nonfiction, traditional summer reading, mysteries, sci-fi/fantasy, and children's books you may want to scoop up. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- James by Percival Everett 2- Hamilton by Ron Chernow 3- We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman 4- Sandwich by Catherine Newman 5- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult 6- By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 7- Long Island by Colm Tóibín 8- Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín 9- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 10- I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 11- The Summer Pact by Emily Giffen 12- Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy 13- Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 14- Knife by Salman Rushdie 15- The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larsen 16- 1974 by Francine Prose 17- The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 18- Sociopath by Patric Gagne 19- An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin 20- The Searcher by Tana French 21- The Hunter by Tana French 22- One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 23- Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 24- Highway 13 by Fiona McFarland 25- This Bright River by Liz Moore 26- God of the Woods by Liz Moore 27- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 28- Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 29- The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville 30- Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky 31- House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 32- Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune 33- The Deading by Nicholas Belardes 34- Unicorn Woman by Gayl Jones 35- Eva's Man by Gayl Jones 36- You Are Here edited by Ada Límon 37- Black Gold by Marguerite Henry 38- The Kentucky Oaks by Avalyn Hunter 39- Bourbonland by Edward Lee 40- Smoke and Pickles by Edward Lee 41- Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee 42- The Gaga Mistake by Emma Straub 43- Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love 44- The Squish by Brianna Carzoo 45- The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay 46- Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix 47- Finna by Nino Cipri 48- The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird 49- I'm Afraid You Have Dragons by Peter S. Beagle 50- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Apps mentioned— Merlin app (birds)

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 have our annual summer reading episode with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, store manager at Carmichaels Bookstore in Louisville, KY. By this point in our spring season, we are tired, so having Sam on and letting her do the heavy lifting on book suggestions is what we're about. Sam clues us in to some new fiction, nonfiction, traditional summer reading, mysteries, sci-fi/fantasy, and children's books you may want to scoop up. Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- James by Percival Everett 2- Hamilton by Ron Chernow 3- We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman 4- Sandwich by Catherine Newman 5- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult 6- By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 7- Long Island by Colm Tóibín 8- Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín 9- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 10- I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 11- The Summer Pact by Emily Giffen 12- Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy 13- Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 14- Knife by Salman Rushdie 15- The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larsen 16- 1974 by Francine Prose 17- The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 18- Sociopath by Patric Gagne 19- An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin 20- The Searcher by Tana French 21- The Hunter by Tana French 22- One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 23- Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 24- Highway 13 by Fiona McFarland 25- This Bright River by Liz Moore 26- God of the Woods by Liz Moore 27- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 28- Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 29- The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville 30- Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky 31- House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 32- Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune 33- The Deading by Nicholas Belardes 34- Unicorn Woman by Gayl Jones 35- Eva's Man by Gayl Jones 36- You Are Here edited by Ada Límon 37- Black Gold by Marguerite Henry 38- The Kentucky Oaks by Avalyn Hunter 39- Bourbonland by Edward Lee 40- Smoke and Pickles by Edward Lee 41- Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee 42- The Gaga Mistake by Emma Straub 43- Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love 44- The Squish by Brianna Carzoo 45- The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay 46- Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix 47- Finna by Nino Cipri 48- The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird 49- I'm Afraid You Have Dragons by Peter S. Beagle 50- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Apps mentioned— Merlin app (birds)

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: talking podcasting with young people and book to film buzz Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: All kinds of bookish overhype The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  :10 - Bite Size Intro 1:36 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:48 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 7:17 - The Martian by Andy Weir 8:46 - Our Current Reads 8:53 - Olivetti by Allie Millington (Kaytee) 10:40 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 11:54 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (Meredith) 13:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled Bookshop 14:31 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 15:42 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May (Kaytee) 16:12 - Wintering by Katherine May 19:31 - No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith) 20:21 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall 20:23 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall 23:17 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 23:36 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 27:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett 27:50 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Meredith) 31:12 - @thewilltoread on Instagram 31:47 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 32:18 - The Bookish Overhype 34:15 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 34:20 - Deacon King Kong by James McBride 34:42 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt 35:51 - James by Percival Everett 36:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 36:41 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides 37:28 - End of Story by A.J. Finn 39:11 - The Women by Kristin Hannah 39:21 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 41:05 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager 43:25 - Happy Place by Emily Henry  43:38 - Funny Story by Emily Henry 43:40 - People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry 44:34 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 44:47 - Meet Us At The Fountain 44:51 - I wish that books that make you question yourself would give an assessment quiz at the end. (Kaytee) 45:03 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May 46:41 - I wish everyone would watch the episode of The Twilight Zone called “Time Enough At Last”. (Meredith) 47:08 - Twilight Zone Season 1: Episode 8 (This is Amazon Prime but you can watch on Paramount + as well!) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

In his new memoir, Knife, Salman Rushdie tells the unforgettable (and life-affirming) story of the attempt on his life and the recovery and healing that would follow. Rushdie joins us to talk about writing such a personal work, the importance and beauty of art and the kinds of literature he loves with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.      Featured Books (Episode) Knife by Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Quichotte by Salman Rushdie Victory City by Salman Rushdie Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

It's National Library Week...Ready, Set, CELEBRATE!! Tune into this episode to hear all about what have planned for the week and to celebrate the new library WIN!  Amy has awesome book reviews and Sue Ries is joining us to tell us all about the up coming Friends of the Library Plant Sale. Drop in and celebrate with us! Cheers!! Amy's Recommendations: Books I've Read Recently I Enjoyed: Martyr! By Kaveh Akhbar Family, Family by Laurie Frankel (she also wrote One Two Three & This is How It Always Is) The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Code Name Helene & I Was Anastasia) The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Table For Two by Amor Towles   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: (all these books came out in March 2024) The Hunter by Tana French (it's a sequel to The Searcher! Read that one first) The Great Divide by Cristina Enriquez Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano All books in the series: Finlay Donovan is Killing It FInlay Donovan Knocks Em' Dead Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Also a Short story, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank   Upcoming Books I Want to Read: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - April 9 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda - April 9 Funny Story by Emily Henry - April 23rd The Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson - April 30th   The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny - October 29th The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian - March 2025  

This week on The Book Drop we talk about good books with bad covers, first impressions and our favorite signs of spring for query of the week. Happening at the library:Voting for Omaha Reads 2024 is happening now! This years nominees are:Solito by Javier ZamoraOpen Throat by Henry HokeThe Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideCrow Mary by Kathleen GrissomThe War Begins in Paris by Theodore WheelerAll the books, movies, TV shows and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here.See and answer the next query of the week here --> https://bit.ly/BookDropQuery

If you are a mystery fan who hasn't read Tana French, then you have missed one of the great modern mystery writers of our time. American by birth and Irish by residence, her Irish set mysteries will both haunt you and keep you guessing. Her newest, The Hunter, is one of her best, a rousing combination of a murder mystery and heist suspense. She tells us what motivates her and how she does what she does time and time again. Our bookstore is The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Books mentioned in this week's episode: In the Woods by Tana French The Likeness by Tana French Faithful Place by Tana French The Searcher by Tana French The Secret Place by Tana French Broken Harbor by Tana French The Witch Elm by Tana French The Trespasser by Tana French The Hunter by Tana French The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We believe that Anna Quindlen should be declared a national treasure. Her new novel, After Annie, is an intimate look at a family recovering from the loss of their matriarch. Taken too young, she dies suddenly of an aneurism while making dinner. It's funny, sad, and, like all of Anna's work, universal in its themes and depictions of family life. We pair her this week with the Bookshop Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California. Join us for some great conversations. Books mentioned in this week's episode: After Annie by Anna Quindlen Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen Every Last One by Anna Quindlen Blessings by Anna Quindlen Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen One True Thing by Anna Quindlen Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace Ablaze by Christopher Krovatin The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee may have died and come back to life after recording this week. They are joined by none other than Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of the Popcast! They are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading clickers and reading to our kiddos Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie's top 5 books of 2023, plus each guest brought their favorite reading experience The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:11 - The Popcast 3:21 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:39 - Tiktok scrolling ring 4:05 - Kindle remote clicker 7:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 9:32 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine 10:20 - Fabled Bookshop 10:26 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 11:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 13:35 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 13:44  - Our Current Reads 14:07 - Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Jamie) 14:15 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 16:11 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron 16:47 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Knox) 19:19 - Warcross by Marie Lu (Kaytee) 19:31 - What Should I Read Next Podcast  20:13 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 20:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris 20:16 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 21:50 - Wildcard by Marie Lu 22:34 - The Future by Naomi Alderman (Meredith) 23:53 - The Power by Naomi Alderman 27:52 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier 28:11 - Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie's Top 5 Books of 2023 28:42 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 28:44 - Congratulations! The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas 28:49 - The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab 28:56 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 29:38 - The Road of Bones by Demi Winters (Jamie #5) 32:23 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Knox #5) 32:41- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  34:16 - All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Jamie #4) 37:39 - The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen (Knox #4) 39:48 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers 40:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare (Jamie #3) 42:14 - Archive of Our Own 42:16 - Fanfiction.net 43:29 - All The Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 44:43 - Traffic by Ben Smith (Knox #3) 46:24 - Drowning by T.J. Newman (Jamie #2) 46:35 - Falling by T.J. Newman 49:04 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Knox #2) 52:07 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Jamie #1) 56:14 - Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan (Knox #1) 59:16 - Knox and Jamie's Favorite Reading Experiences of 2023 1:00:43 - Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn (Jamie) 1:04:37 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Knox) 1:06:00 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 1:06:22 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:07:08 - I wish more of us would print our book covers to keep in a book to reflect on. (Jamie) 1:07:10 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer 1:09:46 - Mother Horror on Instagram 1:10:32 - I want to press two books into the hands of listeners (Jamie) 1:11:08 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (specifically for dudes, touches on masculinity without being bro-ish) 1:11:32 - Open Throat by Henry Hoke (specifically for writers) 1:13:35 - I would like to read the same book, but with a different take - with more humor and snark (Kaytee) 1:13:38 - Monsters by Claire Dederer 1:16:49 - I wish everyone would listen to the Popcast (Meredith) 1:16:56 - The Popcast 1:17:28 - The Popcast on Instagram 1:18:34 - The Popcast Patreon 1:20:46 - @KnoxMccoy on Instagram 1:20:48 - @Jamiebgolden on Instagram Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is brought to you by our anchor store, Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

James McBride's novel “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” was one of the most celebrated books of 2023 — a critical darling and a New York Times best seller. In their piece for the Book Review, Danez Smith called it “a murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel” and praised its “precision, magnitude and necessary messiness.”On this week's episode, the Book Review editors MJ Franklin, Joumana Khatib and Elisabeth Egan convene for a discussion about the book, McBride, and what you might want to read next.

Jeff and Rebecca look at the most important, memorable, strangest, and all and all most superlative stories from the year in books and reading. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Discussed in this episode: TBR! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Read Harder 2024 is alive!  Good job, book people: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store gets all the love; Paul Harding does not win awards for the book Jeff called “gormless” Bad job, book people: The Vaster Wilds & Let Us Descend are under-celebrated Love to See It: Pultizers expand eligibility Audiobook moments of the year: Michelle Williams narrating Britney's memoir; Leslie Jones's 17-hour-long freestyle; Spotify introduces free listening for Premium members Worst publisher response to book bans: Scholastic's whole diversity collection situation Best publisher response to book bans: PRH takes legal action against book banning states Achievements in Reporting: The Atlantic's coverage of the Books 3 data set used to train LLMs More of These Conversations: The bestseller lists are broken and Goodreads is bad for books Biggest Mystery: WTF Oprah was up to with Covenant of Water Still Waiting to See Its Impact: Simon & Schuster sold to KKR, TikTok plans a publishing imprint Eyeballs Emoji: The BookTok hockey romance shenanigans, Bigolas Dickolas moves some units, Review Bombing Author Nobody Asked for This: Twilight series coming to TV; HBO plans 10-year run for Harry Potter reboot  Anticlimactic: Manuscript thief pleads guilty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you haven't heard of Patricia Cornwell you've never been to a bookstore, or an airport, or a library…heck. She is everywhere and there is a reason for that. Prolific AND talented, she has written 27 mystery novels centered around her medical examiner heroine, Kay Scarpetta, and she shows no sign of stopping. We talk about what it's like to create and shepherd a character like Scarpetta, and what keeps her going. We then have a brief talk about our favorite books of the year. We hope you will join us. Books mentioned in this week's episode: Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell Scarpetta's Winter Table by Patricia Cornwell Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell Dust by Patricia Cornwell Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell Chaos by Patricia Cornwell Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell Livid by Patricia Cornwell Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell Predator by Patricia Cornwell Spin by Patricia Cornwell Quantum by Patricia Cornwell The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar Absolution by Alice McDermott The General and Julia by Jon Clinch Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers Central Park West by James Comey Swamp Story by Dave Barry A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca handle a few last recommendation requests and then give some ideas for generally giftable books for 2023. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: TBR! First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Taste by Stanley Tucci Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy Oh My Mother! by Connie Wang Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle From Scratch by Tembi Locke How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt Bad Cree by Jessica Johns The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz Wild Girls by Tiya Miles Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing by John Gierach Hidden Mountains by Michael Wejchert Ross Gay  84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Letters of Note by Shaun Usher (volumes on Art and Love) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Battle Royale by Koushun Takami World of Wonders by Johanna Basford Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh From Hollywood with Love by Scott Meslow Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Airplane Mode by Shahnaz Habib Sigrid Nunez The Fraud by Zadie Smith A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean The Professor's House by Willa Cather A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Blackouts by Justin Torres Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Going Infinite by Michael Lewis The Wager by David Grann The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices