Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth khuri chandler

My guest today is Elizabeth Khuri Chandler. Elizabeth is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Goodreads, a website that helps people find and share books they love. Goodreads has over 90 million members and was acquired by Amazon in 2013.Elizabeth is also the host of the podcast Books of Your Life with Elizabeth, in which she interviews some of the most creative people in the world about books that have had an impact on their life.In this interview, we cover:How Elizabeth uses calendars to organise her lifeElizabeth’s approach to prioritisationThe role unstructured time plays in Elizabeth’s lifeHow Elizabeth overcomes writer’s blockHow to write wellHow to write a great headlineWhere she gets her best book recommendations fromHow she prepares for interviewsWhere her best ideas com from.You can listen to Elizabeth’s podcast Books of Your Life right here.Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.auIf you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goodreads co-founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler talks to billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates about her new book The Moment of Lift and about the books that have shaped her life. Melinda talks about her spiritual journey, the common frustrations she works to overcome, and being willing to show your vulnerabilities as a leader. And she's sounding the alarm about the risks of women being left out of the process of developing AI technologies.   As the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation she's had a hand in saving millions of lives, through education, health, and vaccination programs.   Her top books are:  Awakening Joy by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brene Brown

Goodreads co-founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, her high school ballerina days, and the lessons she carried — and continues to carry — with her. To learn more about the books we've mentioned in this week's episode, check out Heidi by Johanna Spyri, The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, and Dune by Frank Herbert. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcasts Grammar Girl and Case Closed, and the audiobook for A Well Behaved Woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Sarah Jessica Parker reading right now? What books does the  founder of Charity Water, Scott Harrison, think can change your life? Or what books would Anne Lamott like to foist upon you, dear reader?Goodreads Co-founder and Editor in chief Elizabeth Khuri Chandler wants to know. 

One of our favorite Reading Women specials is here—our most anticipated new releases! In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, the co-founder of Goodreads, about some of the most popular upcoming fall reads. Books Mentioned August 14th Severance by Ling Ma (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) September 4th Sadie by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books) Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs (Grove Press) September 11th The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre (Doubleday) September 18th Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Knopf) September 25th Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown) October 9th The Witch Elm by Tana French (Viking) October 16th Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices