Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth wein

Send us a textIn this interview with Amanda Harrison we talk about her memoir, Solo2Darwin: In the Footsteps of Amy Johnson, in which she recounts her attempt to fly solo from England to Australia in her vintage open cockpit Tiger Moth. We also talk about the other themes shared in her book about grieving the loss of her father, her breast cancer journey, and the experience of navigating life with dyslexia. I mention Elizabeth Wein's historical fiction novels written for dyslexic and reluctant readers ages 13+ - The titles are: The Last Hawk, White Eagle, and Firebird.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to support the content you love, at no additional cost to you. https://literaryaviatrix.com/shop-all-books/Thanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Literary Aviatrix website to find over 600 books featuring women in aviation in all genres for all ages. Become a Literary Aviatrix Patron and help amplify the voices of women in aviation. Follow me on social media, join the book club, and find all of the things on the Literary Aviatrix linkt.ree. Blue skies, happy reading, and happy listening!-Liz Booker

How did two extraordinary Black women, Willa Brown and Janet Harmon Bragg, break through aviation's racial and gender barriers in the early 20th century? Discover the inspiring story behind "American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky," as we sit down with authors Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein, who meticulously documented their revolutionary achievements. Guided by special guest host Dr. Theodore Johnson, we explore the motivations and the meticulous research that brought these hidden narratives to light.Throughout our conversation, we highlight how Brown's exceptional networking skills and Bragg's financial acuity formed a formidable team, driving their aviation group to overcome substantial obstacles. The episode delves into the historical challenges faced by the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, emphasizing how community and political engagement were pivotal in fostering real change. We explore the importance of maintaining progress towards racial equity in aviation, drawing lessons from the teamwork and allyship that were crucial in breaking down barriers.Furthermore, we examine the crucial role of allyship in advancing racial equity, spotlighting historical allies like Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who supported Black aviators. Our guests provide practical advice for modern allyship, underscoring the need to listen and engage genuinely with marginalized communities. By highlighting the stories of underrepresented pioneers and the efforts of organizations like OBAP, we aim to inspire ongoing support and recognition in the aviation industry and beyond. Join us for this enlightening discussion that reclaims and celebrates the rich, yet often overlooked, history of Black aviators.Support the show

Sherri L. Smith, author of the critically acclaimed story Flygirl, and Elizabeth Wein, author of the award-winning book Code Name Verity, join forces in AMERICAN WINGS (G.P. Putnam's Sons) to shed light on an important and lesser-known chapter in Black aviation history and Black contributions to aviation during the Golden Age of Flight.   In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where some previous Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?   AMERICAN WINGS follows a group of determined Black Americans:  Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible.   Complete with black-and-white photographs throughout, AMERICAN WINGS brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky. ABOUT THE ELIZABETH WEIN: Elizabeth Wein (LEFT) is a recreational pilot and the owner of about a thousand maps. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Code Name Verity, as well as the novels Rose Under Fire; Black Dove, White Raven; The Pearl Thief; and The Enigma Game; as well as the nonfiction book A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II. Visit her online at elizabethwein.com.   ABOUT THE SHERRI L SMITH: Sherri L. Smith (RIGHT) is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and Pasadena, as well as the middle-grade novel The Toymaker's Apprentice. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com For more info on the book click HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support

In this interview with all-star award-winning young adult authors Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein, they discuss their fabulously researched and written young adult non-fiction American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky.  They give us a glimpse into this fascinating aviation history and the process that brought it to life in this new book, which is essential reading for any avgeek or aviation history buff!Thanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Literary Aviatrix website to find over 600 books featuring women in aviation in all genres for all ages. Become a Literary Aviatrix Patron and help amplify the voices of women in aviation. Follow me on social media, join the book club, and find all of the things on the Literary Aviatrix linkt.ree. Blue skies, happy reading, and happy listening!-Liz Booker

Sherri L Smith and Elizabeth Wein are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new book American Wings. They discuss how they came together to write the nonfiction book for young adults about a group of black pilots in Chicago in the 1930s who built their own airfield and helped integrate civilian pilot training before World War 2. Smith and Wein describe the research process, including arguing over historical facts and realizing the truth often lies somewhere in the middle. They encourage using multiple sources to find the truth. The authors hope the book inspires kids of all backgrounds and hope families will discuss its themes of overcoming adversity through community and dreaming big. Smith and Wein believe continuing to dream Dr. King's dream and the dreams of the early aviators will help progress, though it requires constant work to shore up achievements against backsliding. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com  Click here to buy American Wings on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3SeqmP8 

Our RePod guest this month is Rachel Archeron, a Youth Services Assistant Librarian at the John McIntire Library. Reread: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Rewrite: Tell It to the Bees by Fiona Shaw Recommend: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Starring strong female characters in rich, captivating, historical settings, we can't wait for you to dive into these two new novels we love. Our June B&N Book Club Pick is Good Night, Irene by Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea. Inspired by the life of his mother, this is the story of the bravery of women on the frontlines of WWII. Urrea joins us to discuss connecting his writing to his own family, what surprised him as he wrote and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.  Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig is our June Discover Pick, full of pirates, adventure and intrigue as one woman becomes a queen of the high seas in early 19th century China. Chang-Eppig talks with us about erasure of female stories, morally grey characters, and more with Poured Over guest host, Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Madyson and Jamie.   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer 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): Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry   Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez Piranesi by Susanna Clarke    Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 

This month, we read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein which explores the friendship of two young women during WWII.

Elizabeth Wein was a Writers of the Future Volume 9 and later a #1 NYT bestselling author of "Code Name Verity" and discusses her career as an author and her trajectory to success. She transitioned from Arthurian legend to science fiction -- including a Star Wars novel -- and thrilling adventure. Her storytelling is character driven and she explains how she goes about doing this. She became a pilot using her royalty advance from her second book to pay for it. Her knowledge as a pilot played a key role in "Code Name Verity." Learn more at www.elizabethwein.com/

Elizabeth Wein was a Writers of the Future Volume 9 and later a #1 NYT bestselling author of "Code Name Verity" and discusses her career as an author and her trajectory to success. She transitioned from Arthurian legend to science fiction -- including a Star Wars novel -- and thrilling adventure. Her storytelling is character driven and she explains how she goes about doing this. She became a pilot using her royalty advance from her second book to pay for it. Her knowledge as a pilot played a key role in "Code Name Verity." Learn more at www.elizabethwein.com/

In this interview, I talk with NYT #1 Best-Seller, Elizabeth Wein, about her flying adventures, her books, and the history of the women who flew for their countries during WWII on the European Front, including the British Air Transport Auxiliary, the Russian Night Witches, and the Luftwaffe test pilots. You can find her many books on her website, www.elizabethwein.com and hundreds of books featuring women in aviation history on the Aviatrix Book Review website www.aviatrixbookreview.com.In addition to the many books written about the Russian Night Witches, for a lively and engaging audio presentation of this history, I highly recommend The Night Witches podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-night-witches/id1543620973Episode 8 of the Women of War Podcast, is also excellent https://www.womenofwarpod.com/episodes/episode/c0b14bee/episode-8-soviet-night-witches#ewien2412 @ewein2412 #nightwitches #airtransportauxiliary #internationalwomensday_global #internationalwomensdayofficial #luftwaffeoriginal #luftewaffe #womenofaviationweek #womenshistorymonth #spitfiregirls #womenofWWII #barnstormer #yaauthor #codenameverity #royalairforceuk #royalairforceclub #royalairforce #vcfawcya #choosetochallenge #iwd2021 @amberlough @womenofwarpod @thenightwitchespodcast #womenatwar #womenofwarIn this Writer's Room discussion, Elizabeth Wein shares how her ideas come together within historical context, her agent relationship and the value it has offered her as a writer, writing Code Name Verity and how it became a #1 NYT Best Seller eight years after publication, and offers advice to aspiring and working writers. Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She hosts the Aviatrix Book Club and the Aviatrix Book Review Website and Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of the Aviatrix Book Review podcast Season 1 Episode 28 in collaboration withComing Home Well. You can find Liz @LiteraryAviatrix on social media.Stay up to date and gain early access to new podcasts and upcoming events by signing up for our newsletter at Coming Home Well NewsletterCheck out our other podcasts: Beyond The Frontline, Be Crazy WellFollow us on IG @cominghomwell_bts and @behindtheservicepodcastFacebook at Coming Home Well or Behind The ServiceLinkedIn at Coming Home WellSupport the show

Ever wonder what happens in a monthly Aviatrix Book Club Discussion? Join the Los Angeles Ninety-Nines as they host our regular book club members and special guests Elizabeth Wein and Amy Goodpaster Strebe, both of whom have researched and written about the Russian women who flew in combat during WWII. Elizabeth's A THOUSAND SISTERS was paired with Kate Quinn's THE HUNTRESS for June 2022. Join us! www.facebook.com/groups/aviatrixbookclub

In this interview with best-selling author Kate Quinn, we talk about her historical fiction thriller, The Huntress, which is the June 2022 Aviatrix Book Club discussion book alongside the young adult non-fiction A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Women of the Soviet Union in World War II by another best-selling author, Elizabeth Wein. The Huntress is told from three perspectives, one of whom is Nina, a Russian Night Witch who flies combat missions during WWII. Kate also shares her writing journey and advice for aspiring writers. Many thanks to Kate for bringing her passions for history and writing to the story of the Russian women who flew combat during WWII!

In this Aviatrix Book Club interview for May 2022, I am joined by Dr. Cecilia Aragon, an award-winning author, airshow pilot, TED speaker, and the first Latina to earn the rank of Full Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington in its 100-year history. She's worked with Nobel Prize winners and has taught astronauts to fly. Her innovative research, and a stint at NASA designing software for Mars missions, led President Obama to call her “one of the top scientists and engineers in the country.” In addition to her love of math and science, she's passionate about helping others face their own fears and challenges to achieve their goals. She is the author of three books, including her memoir, FLYING FREE: MY VICTORY OVER FEAR TO BECOME THE FIRST LATINA ON THE US AEROBATIC TEAM, which received 2021 Nancy Pearl Award for memoir, and the 2021 International Latino Book Award Gold Medal for Most Inspirational Nonfiction in English, and is the Aviatrix Book Club discussion book for May 2022. You can find her at her website, www.Ceciliaaragonauthor.com and on social media at Cecilia Aragon. Connect with Cecilia: https://linktr.ee/CeciliaAragonJoin us in the Aviatrix Book Club in June when we will discuss two books that feature the Russian Night Witches with the novel THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn, and the Young Adult nonfiction A THOUSAND SISTERS, by Elizabeth Wein. This is one of two months this year when we'll do a book pairing.Special thanks to Women Soar Group, a media company that gives women a platform to express themselves, for their help in producing this interview. Blue Skies and Happy Reading!

Join librarians Sarah and Katie for a conversation about Firekeeper's Daughter, as well as other great YA books you'll love—no matter what your age happens to be. Titles and authors discussed in this episode include: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley; Time Will Tell by Barry Lyga; In the Wild Light and The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner; The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater; Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein; Angie Thomas; Long Way Down, Ghost and Miles Morales: Spider-man by Jason Reynolds; and Tiffany D. Jackson. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

In this episode, Nicole recaps her take on the Miss Universe pageant, and shares some new books that she's currently cataloging. Tori shares a young adult read and a juvenile read that both require tissues! The resources discussed in this episode are listed below: Not The Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher; Not That Kind of Guy by Andie J. Christopher; What Happens In Vegas (2008) movie; My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris; Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys; The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart; Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein; The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate; West Side Story (2021) movie; Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon anime

It's Thanksgiving week and we have places to be, so it's time for another PATREON PREVIEW. We're releasing one of our $8+ perks, an Outside Genre Episode on Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity! Huge thanks to listener Randi Klett for the book suggestion! We loved this book!! A beautiful, twisty turny WWII story about love, friendship, and truth. And we cry talking about it. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes like this one, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod BUY TEEN CREEPS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teen-creeps TEEN CREEPS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/teen-creeps *All creepy opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy our presentation of Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Verity” is a secret agent who has been caught by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France. The British spy plane she was traveling on crashed, and now she faces a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators are unforgiving, and she must decide if she should reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As Verity writes her confession, she reveals how her past lead her to this point and how desperately she hopes to make it home alive.This title was named as a Michael L. Printz Honor Book in 2013.Code Name Verity is recommended for ages 15+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VerityReviewsThis title is available as an Ebook form through Libby: http://bit.ly/VerityLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

In this Writer’s Room discussion, Elizabeth Wein shares how her ideas come together within historical context, her agent relationship and the value it has offered her as a writer, writing Code Name Verity and how it became a #1 NYT Best Seller eight years after publication, and offers advice to aspiring and working writers. Find Elizabeth at her website www.elizabethwein.com. Join us in the Aviatrix Writers' group on Facebook, and check out the Aviatrix Book Review Writers' Room.

Welcome to March—Women’s History Month! In this interview, I talk with NYT #1 Best-Seller, Elizabeth Wein, about her flying adventures, her books, and the history of the women who flew their countries during WWII on the European Front, including the British Air Transport Auxiliary, the Russian Night Witches, and the Luftwaffe test pilots. You can find her many books on her website, www.elizabethwein.com and hundreds of books featuring women in aviation history on the Aviatrix Book Review website www.aviatrixbookreview.com.In addition to the many books written about the Russian Night Witches, for a lively and engaging audio presentation of this history, I highly recommend The Night Witches podcast Episode 8 of the Women of War Podcast, is also excellent

Join us, Hannah and Maddy in our discussion of The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein. In Case Notes, we ask 'who is Gertrude?' and in Purrcule Pawrot, there's a short and sweet update. We also talk about our hopes of meeting Sir David Suchet (aka Poirot) and love of ceilidhs. Spoiler alert! We will be revealing whodunnit so read before you listen. We're reaching the end of Season 1 and Mes Amies, what a joy it has been. We hope you've had nearly as much fun listening as we've had creating. We're busy plotting Season 2 and next episode, we'll be revealing how you can get involved in an exciting new feature. In the meantime, how about sharing TUCOTMS with a friend? It's easy to do. On Spotify - click the box with the upwards arrow and on Apple- the three dots to right of the episode. You'll then get a link that you can share with a friend who loves murder mystery, cats and/or amateur sleuthing. If you send us a photo of your share then we'll enter you in a prize draw to win Poirot themed tea! Follow us on Instagram @missingsalmoncase to be the first to know about new episodes, see photos related to the Case, what's on our bookshelf and importantly, snapshots of our feline sidekicks, Hercule and Hastings. It's also where you can chat to us about all things mystery... Next episode, we will be discussing Black Water Rising by Attica Locke which is available from hive.co.uk if you'd like to support your local, independent bookseller. Until then, Mes Amies, keep sleuthing! This podcast is created, produced and edited by Maddy Berry and Hannah Knight. Our music is sourced from Melody Loops by Geoff Harvey. Email: missingsalmoncase@gmail.com Instagram: @missingsalmoncase

Join us, Hannah and Maddy in our discussion of Backdrop to Murder by Persia Walker. In Case Notes, the net is thrown wider and in Purrcule Pawrot, there's an update on Invader Cat. Spoiler alert! We will be revealing whodunnit so read before you listen. We're reaching the end of Season 1 and Mes Amies, what a joy it has been. We hope you've had nearly as much fun listening as we've had creating. We're busy plotting Season 2 and next episode, we'll be revealing how you can get involved in an exciting new feature. In the meantime, how about sharing TUCOTMS with a friend? It's easy to do. On Spotify - click the box with the upwards arrow and on Apple- the three dots to right of the episode. You'll then get a link that you can share with a friend who loves murder mystery, cats and/or amateur sleuthing. If you send us a photo of your share then we'll enter you in a prize draw to win Poirot themed tea! Follow us on Instagram @missingsalmoncase to be the first to know about new episodes, see photos related to the Case, what's on our bookshelf and importantly, snapshots of our feline sidekicks, Hercule and Hastings. It's also where you can chat to us about all things mystery... Next episode, we will be discussing The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein which is available from hive.co.uk if you'd like to support your local, independent bookseller. Until then, Mes Amies, keep sleuthing! This podcast is created, produced and edited by Maddy Berry and Hannah Knight. Our music is sourced from Melody Loops by Geoff Harvey. Email: missingsalmoncase@gmail.com Instagram: @missingsalmoncase

Review of 'Code Name Verity' by Elizabeth Wein - an excellent story that showcases the friendship between two young women during World War 2. Watch the Review Youtube or Read it on my blog Digital Amrit. If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US Reviewed by Kartik

Book Talk - 8:34       Thursday May 28 Book Notes Aimee finished William Monk:  now on to this series:  Heather & Jennifer: Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny - first book is eh - evidently rest of series is better Lise Mendel: Jane Darrowfiled - LOL and not stupid. Now onto Goodreads book “The Great Ship of Knowledge Part 1" by William Bailey Colleen : just finished “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein. WW2 female spies and female pilots. Really loved it. Heather. Ordover :  Funny:  Funny bit was based on this book: “Queen Bees and Wannabees”  Shelly Fromholtz : I just finished Code Name Heléné by Ariel Lawhon. Same plotline.. based on a real person. Nancy Wake -  Campaign for a word of the year - “nibbling” - nieces and nephews (b/c they’re not SIBlings) Jennifer & Regina : Josephine Baker - History Chick’s did a great episode on her Podcast Every Little Thing - Flora Lichtman -  Edyta Niemyjska : I recently finished reading a large fantasy series by Elizabeth Moon  - The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter is the first book in the series  About Elizabeth Moon Elizabeth Moon grew up on the Texas-Mexico border, a voracious reader and early writer. She spent much of her early years in a hardware store where nothing was in shrink-wrap or little plastic containers, and mule collars still hung on the back wall. She has a history degree from Rice University and a biology degree from the University of Texas at Austin, plus some graduate work in biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio; between the first two, she spent three years on active duty in the USMC. Her bibliography includes 25+ novels and 40+ short fiction works, nearly all in science fiction or fantasy. REMNANT POPULATION was a Hugo finalist in 1997; THE SPEED OF DARK won the Nebula Award in 2003. Shelly Fromholtz : has anyone read Centennial by James Michener? If so, your thoughts? LeAnn -   and Pickwick Papers  The Jane Austen Project:  by Kathleen A. Flynn  -  Shelly’s stepdaughter recommends - Ask a Mortician - YouTube channel  Aimee recommends visiting (when possible) Whistler BC in May - Zipline through old growth rainforest Jennifer knitting:  Reading Midnight Riot (Rivers of London series)  by Ben Aaronovitch  and Chair Yoga:  And then we got onto food… Edyta Niemyjska : this is a great account by one of the winners of GBBO  Toshi : I love shrubs, but must use vinegar that’s naturally brewed Edyta Niemyjska : she has lots of videos with instructions Toshi : yes Morrocan okra with tomato is good Toshi : brussel sprouts with chestnut  sauce and    Our Narrator: Eden Ballantyne : Eden became a storyteller, after years of acting and touring, with a variety of diverse theatre companies, performing in touring theatre, theatre in education, museums, theme parks and schools. Eden then started his own company Stories Alive; as a way of getting his head full of crazy historical characters and stories into the world. He now works independently across Britain, Italy, China and Canada. Performing as a variety of characters in all manner of interesting settings. With over 20 years acting experience performing and delivering workshops to people of all ages, he rarely regrets failing A level theatre studies.

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Camp, Fairest, The Ship We Built, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; W.W. Norton; and TBR, Book Riot's subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein (now scheduled for release November 3) Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan Camp by L. C. Rosen The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean Hollywood Park: A Memoir by Mikel Jollett This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman by Ilhan Omar Parachutes by Kelly Yang Out Now: Queer We Go Again! by Saundra Mitchell WHAT WE'RE READING: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Every Missing Piece by Melanie Conklin Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor Perfectly Confident: How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely by Don A. Moore The Long Fix: Solving America's Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone by Vivian Lee Hideaway: A Novel by Nora Roberts The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories by Kel McDonald & Kate Ashwin The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Nine Moons by Gabriela Wiener, Jessica Powell (translator) Sea Change by Nancy Kress Hair to Dye For: DIY Tutorials for Modern Mermaids, Creative Cosplay, and Everyday Glamour by Ash Fortis Everything, Vol. 1 by Christopher Cantwell and I.N.J. Culbard Galaxies: Inside the Universe’s Star Cities by David J. Eicher The Bone Thief (Bone Charmer) by Breeana Shields Beginning with Cannonballs: A Novel by Jill McCroskey Coupe How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between by Thomas C Foster Love in the Blitz: The Long-Lost Letters of a Brilliant Young Woman to Her Beloved on the Front by Eileen Alexander Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, Elisabeth Jaquette (translator) Salient by Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr. Concordance by Susan Howe Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food by Gina Rae La Cerva Fair Warning by Michael Connelly Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith Strayed by Carlos Giffoni, Juan Doe The Bob Ross Cookbook: Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends by Robb Pearlman Everything's Not Fine by Sarah Carlson The Stolen Daughter by ReShonda Tate Billingsley Recipe for Persuasion: A Novel by Sonali Dev The Jewel Thief by Jeannie Mobley The Archer At Dawn by Swati Teerdhala Wild City: A Brief History of New York City in 40 Animals by Thomas Hynes Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell, Josh Berk Last Chance Summer by Shannon Klare East Coast Girls by Kerry Kletter The Prisoner's Wife by Maggie Brookes Yours, Jean by Lee Martin Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Lifting Belly: An Erotic Poem (Counterpoints) by Gertrude Stein Girls of Summer: A Novel by Nancy Thayer The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture & Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch Index Cards: Selected Essays by Moyra Davey Sunshield: A Novel by Emily B. Martin Red Dress in Black and White: A novel by Elliot Ackerman Worse Angels (An Isaiah Coleridge Novel) by Laird Barron The Jane Austen Society: A Novel by Natalie Jenner All My Mother's Lovers: A Novel by Ilana Masad Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini What You Don't See (A Chicago Mystery) by Tracy Clark Killer Chardonnay (A Colorado Wine Mystery #1) by Kate Lansing The Death of Jesus: A Novel by J. M. Coetzee This is a Book About Dumplings by Brendan Pang This Is One Way to Dance: Essays (Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction Ser.) by Sejal Shah The Fashion Book by Phaidon Editors The High Moments by Sara-Ella Ozbek The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years by Joe R. Lansdale Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat Inquire Within by In-Q The Darkling Halls of Ivy by Lawrence Block

Where we talk about: Library resources for small business webinar; Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill; iZombie; A Thousand Sisters: the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Elizabeth Wein; Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein; Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys; Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson; Burnt by the Sun; Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin; The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater;  and more!

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into a discussion about the Excellence in Nonfiction Award, given out each year by the YALSA division of the American Library Association. We chat about the titles we missed and the two we just read: A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union by Elizabeth Wein and Free Lunch by Rex Ogle. Tune in to hear about these excellent nonfiction titles and see what's up next for Teen Title Talk. As always, we would love to hear from you. Did you read any nonfiction, this year? Which titles were your favorite? Which do you think could take the big prize? Let us know at teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by librarians at Derry Public Library and was hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry Community Access Media: Empowering Independent Voices. The theme was created and performed by Banded Starling. Did you enjoy this podcast? Don't forget to follow, rate and review to have our endless love and gratitude.  

Madeline brings on the torture in this segment on the brazen bull, keelhauling and the various, terrible ways one could be impaled.  Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show?Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com This episode was paired with:Gnarly Head Double Black 1924 What I read this week:Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein:  https://amzn.to/2OfH8O6  My book:Earl of Benton: https://amzn.to/2M6GvnI  Our Websites-- find our links to social media on our websites and sign up for our newsletters!Lori Ann BaileyEliza KnightMadeline Martin Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWineTwitter: @HistoryBksWineInstagram: @HistoryBksWine Stay tuned for our next shows (all on torture)!September 26th: Happy Hour on Torture with all 3 of us!October: Witches! Support the show!https://www.patreon.com/historybooksandwinehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:INF3-270_Anti-rumour_and_careless_talk_Keep_mum_-_she%27s_not_so_dumb.jpg Support the show

Code Name Verity By Elizabeth WeinIt was a stupid, rookie mistake. Looking the wrong way for cars before crossing the street. That is how Queenie is taken prisoner by the Gestapo in France during WWII. She must write her story for the SS commander in charge of her interrogation. Give all the information she has a British spy before she is killed. What can she say that will keep her alive a little longer?*This podcast contains the word "damned." Recommended for mature 8th graders and up.

First Draft Episode #191: Ryan Graudin Ryan Graudin, New York Times bestselling author of the Wolf by Wolf series, as well as Invictus and The Walled City, talks about staging Redwall battles in the backyard, how bad teachers inspired her love of history, and how restrictions at key times in her life led her imagination to flourish.   Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The Redwall series by Brian Jacques The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander were among the fantasy stories Ryan devoured after she discovered Redwall AIM: AOL instant messenger Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine was a novel Ryan devoured, and was so upset by the fact that it didn’t have a sequel that she made her first foray into fan fiction Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Bret Lott author of Oprah Book Club pick Jewel, who taught Ryan at the College of Charleston, where she majored in creative writing Cathedrals by Raymond Carver was the kind of high literary fiction that was all Ryan was allowed to write about in college (she turned to fantasy after graduation) Kowloon, the Walled City in Hong Kong that inspired Ryan to write The Walled City Jackie Pullinger, a woman who worked inside Kowloon for 25 years, and author of Chasing the Dragon: One Woman’s Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong’s Drug Den and A Crack in the Wall: The Life and Death of Kowloon Walled City. Hearing her story inspired Ryan to explore Kowloon and to write The Walled City SNIS: Shiny New Idea Syndrome Anata No Warehouse, an arcade in Tokyo that replicates Kowloon Walled City in painstaking detail Bloodsport, the Jean Claude Van Damme movie in which certain scenes were filmed in Kowloon Walled City Ryan’s short pitch for Wolf by Wolf is: Code Name Verity (by Elizabeth Wein) meets Inglorious Basterds (movie) meets X-Men (comic book and movie series) The Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld, which is a fantasy world that takes place in an alternate World War I, which inspired Ryan’s approach to World War II in Wolf by Wolf Alvina Ling, VP, Editor-in-Chief of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, was Ryan’s editor for The Walled City, Wolf by Wolf, and Blood for Blood YALLFEST, an annual young adult book festival that takes place in Ryan’s hometown of Charleston, S.C. Ryan asked Alexandra Bracken, author of Passenger, for advice on writing time travel. Alex told her, “Run--don’t do it,” but Ryan went ahead and did it anyway Pam Gruber is a Senior Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and she was Ryan’s editor for Invictus Ryan’s next book, a stand-alone YA, is pitched as Lost meets Westworld meets Black Mirror (her nickname for it is TwistyAFBook) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark was one of the books Ryan may not have read unless she was in South Korea with limited access to English-word books Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

First Draft Episode #190: Stephanie Garber Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, talks about turning to writing to escape burnout and depression from her first job, persevering when even her Mom told her the writing thing wasn’t meant to happen, and the things that make her nervous about releasing Finale, the final book in her breakout series. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The North Texas Teen Book Festival, which Stephanie and I were both in attendance this year. On the sidelines, we made time to sit down and chat for the podcast! SASE: an abbreviation for 'self-addressed stamped envelope.' An SASE is an envelope on which you have stuck a stamp and written your own name and address. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld; and Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr were among the first YA books that Stephanie discovered when she was rediscovering writing, while battling burnout and depression at her first job out of college Big Sur Children’s Writing Workshops, where Stephanie said they “eviscerated” her work—but she loved it Much like Anne Montgomery in the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery, Stephanie is a sensitive person who may or may not have ever exclaimed to be “in the depths of despair!” Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, which inspired Stephanie to write Caraval (though the books are very different!) The Game (movie) directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Douglas, which has a passing similarity to some elements of Caraval Stephanie has said she wanted Caraval to feel like a Baz Luhrmann movie or a Florence and the Machine song The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann, from which we got our glorious .gif of Leonardo DiCaprio holding out a glass of champagne Stephanie was inspired to write Caraval after hearing the song “Centuries,” by Fallout Boy, which features the lyrics: “Some legends are told / Some turn to dust or to gold / But you will remember me / Remember me, for centuries” Legend by Marie Lu, which Stephanie erroneously believed was about a character named Legend (it is not). Instead of waiting for someone else to write about that kind of character, Stephanie went and did it herself! Jennifer E. Smith, who was an editor and still does freelance editing, in addition to being the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and Field Notes on Love, and more! (Listen to her First Draft podcast episode here) SCBWI, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, was one place Stephanie turned to for help editing an early version of Caraval (and the editor there told her it would never sell…) Prim from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the kind of sister character Stephanie wanted to avoid, especially when she was writing Legendary Stacey Lee, author of Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon, is an author-friend who Stephanie counts on to always tell her the truth Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

An account of the Russian women in World War II who were combat pilots fighting against Nazi Germany. Pioneer aviator and adventurer Maria Roskova trained three regiments of female aviators and inspired the ranks of “1000 sisters.” Written for teens by Elizabeth Wein, author of CODE NAME VERITY. Published by Harper Audio. Read the full review of A THOUSAND SISTERS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Robin Whitten, Editor & Founder of AudioFile Magazine. Support for AudioFile's Podcast comes from Oasis Audio, home to bestselling classic titles for all ages — from Gertrude Chandler Warner’s The Boxcar Children to George MacDonald’s LILITH and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic comedies, books about strong women, non-murdery true crime, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Sadie by Courtney Summers, Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and Chica Chocolate.   Feedback For Bess who wants full cast audiobooks: Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo both have great full cast recordings and I think they would work well for someone who liked His Dark Materials. --Insider Sibyl For the same person, anything by Tamora Pierce. At least one of her books was specifically written for audio and at least some were done by the company Full Cast Audio, who frankly has a lot of good middle grade fantasy stuff. --Insider Alanna   Questions   1. Hello! I’m a huge fan of your podcast! I was hoping you could help me find some books to get me through a sort of stressful time. For the next two months I’m going to be working three jobs in two states - with 7 hours of travel each way when I switch states every week! I’m hoping to find some lighthearted yet well-written romantic comedies to help me de-stress during the long bus rides. I am open to almost any genre, as long as it’s smartly written. I love Jane Austen (though not Austen retellings unless they involve zombies), Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Eleanor Oliphant, and This is Where I Leave You. Stardust is my favorite Neil Gaiman novel. I was less keen on Attachments and Eligible because they felt a bit heavy handed/cheesy. It’s been tough to find the right balance of lighthearted without being too sugary, so I would love any suggestions! Thanks! --Andrea   2. Hello, ladies! I'm looking for a book about strong women that has a specific flavor to it. I can't describe it exactly, but books that have that feeling that I've read are The Help and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe. I love books that focus on women's relationships with each other, bonus points if it's historical fiction. Thanks in advance! --Therese   3. Hi, My mother retired a couple of years ago, and has been using some of her newfound free time to read a lot more. I am one of her main sources of reading recommendations, and am wondering if there is some stuff out there that I am missing that she might love. My recommendations tend to mostly be SFF, historical fiction, and non-fiction, with some YA that usually overlaps with SFF or historical. She also reads mysteries, but I am not looking for recommendations in that genre at this time. One of my main goals in my recommendations has been writer and character diversity: there are enough recommendation lists out there of books by straight white guys. We are also both white women, so I feel that it is important for us to educate ourselves on the stories and perspectives of people different from ourselves. Now, I am going to give a lot of examples of books she has read, because I worry about getting a recommendation back of something she has read. Of the books I have recommended, she has loved The Night Circus, A Tale for the Time Being, The Queen of the Night, Bad Feminist/ Difficult Women, The Signature of All Things, Tears We Cannot Stop, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, and Homegoing. She has also really liked books by Nnedi Okorafor, Connie Willis, Donna Tartt, Ruta Sepetys, Elizabeth Wein, Kate Atkinson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Junot Diaz, Stacey Lee, Carlos Ruiz Zafron, and Ursula Le Guin, as well as You Can’t Touch My Hair, The Library at Mount Char, Never Let Me Go, Swing Time, Greenglass House, We Need New Names, Americanah, Lab Girl, Another Brooklyn, Garden of Evening Mists, and Kindred. Books she just liked: Station Eleven, An Unnecessary Woman, Rise of the Rocket Girls, Everything Leads to You, Ninefox Gambit, Bone Witch, and Boy, Snow, Bird. Books already on my suggestion list: Shrill, Radium Girls, I contain Multitudes, Behold The Dreamers, Pushout: the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, The New Jim Crow, Men Explain things to me, Pachinko, Inferior: How Science got Women Wrong, The Cooking Gene, the Winged Histories, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, The Hate U Give, Infomocracy, Citizen by Claudia Rankine, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Uprooted, Speak by Louisa Hall, The Fifth Season, Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, George by Alex Gino, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Too Like the Lightning, Electric Arches, Labyrinth Lost, N.K. Jemisin, Zen Cho, and Jesmyn Ward. I would prefer backlist recommendations I may have missed, as I am pretty good at keeping up with new releases and determining if they seem interesting to either one or both of us. Thanks! --Mary   4. Hi! I'm wanting to read more fantasy and sci fi books as they're two of my favorite genres even though I haven't read a ton of books from either. I grew up reading Harry Potter. I've recently read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, and mostly enjoyed them but I was very disappointed in the lack of female characters. I would love to read a fantasy or scifi book where several of the main characters are women, and that isn't graphically violent and doesn't include explicit sex scenes. I've read and enjoyed the first two books in the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer (reading 3 now) and Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series. Thanks!! --Valerie   5. Hi, I'm looking for an audiobook for the Dr. I work for. He and his family with children aging from 18 to 6 years of age travel by car often. I'm looking for an adventure even a true life adventure, that would capture the attention of the children as well as the adults without a lot of swearing as they are a religious family. I know it's last minute. Your help is much appreciated --Tiffany   6. I need a recommendation to fulfill the Read Harder Challenge #2, a book of true crime. So far a lot of what I'm finding is things about serial killers or school shootings and for various reasons, books about murders, shootings, extreme violence etc are too triggering for me to get into a this point in life. But surely there must be true crime books about other topics? If it were a movie, I'd think something like Oceans 11 or Catch Me if You Can. Books about abductions or kidnapping are okay as long as they aren't too grisly or graphic. Thanks in advance for your help! --Jessica   7. Greetings, Jenn and Amanda! This is perhaps oddly specific, but I have recently realized that a premise I always love, whether in movie, TV, or books, is “unlikely group stranded together somewhere due to inclement weather.” I have always loved huge snowstorms and the resulting inability to go anywhere or do anything but hang out at home and read. I love seeing or reading about characters in a similar situation. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a snowstorm that’s keeping the characters stranded, but that’s my favorite. I am open to any genre, but prefer romantic or other interesting interpersonal plot points to scary ones (i.e. group of people stranded by snowstorm deals with deranged killer on the loose). I love your show and I thank you! --Darcy   Books Discussed   For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (out Sept 25) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn The Color Purple by Alice Walker Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (TW: eating disorder) The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (rec’d by Jess) The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Cameron's Books:  The Submission by Amy Waldmen < The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrick Backman < Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Education by John Kankiewicz < City of Glass by Paul Auster/Paul Karesik An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser < McTeague by Frank Norris I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iian Reid/You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlman < House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski ________________________ Hannah's Books:  Mysteries (written by Gillian Flynn): Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, Dark Places > Every other mystery Hannah has read (Particularly by Tana French, Ruth Ware, and Paula Hawkins) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead < Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Dark Matter by Blake Crouch < Shades of Magic Trilogy by V.E. Schwab The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz < The Mothers by Brit Bennett/My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emeril Ferris The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah < Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein      

The Last Jedi brought with it several tie-in novels for young readers. We review The Legends of Luke Skywalker by Ken Kiu, Cobalt Squadron by Elizabeth Wein, and Bomber Command by Jason Fry, asking: is it difficult to create books that fall in the short time between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi? Or did these just not work for us?We also discuss the Forces of Destiny comic books and how they add some good stories to the canon while, oddly, repeating others. Lucasfilm’s Leland Chee says fans may be surprised by some of the Expanded Universe characters returning to canon next. Comedic comic book characters Tag and Bink already have a cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, so what could be next? We also touch on fan theories about when a trailer for Solo might appear. Hold on to your helmets — Blaster Canon is back.Timestamps:0 - 12:30 The Last Jedi discussion 12:30 Legends characters returning to canon 23: Lack of Han Solo Trailer 25: The Last Jedi novelization will include deleted scenes 28: Forces of Destiny comics review 39: Book review: Legends of Luke Skywalker, 52: Book review: Cobalt Squadron 58: Book review: Bomber Command See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re continuing our discussion of events surrounding The Last Jedi, but we’re doing it by way of a book. Elizabeth Wein’s novel Cobalt Squadron gives us some highly coveted backstory on The Last Jedi newcomer, Rose Tico, as well as her sister Paige. Set prior to the Hosnian Cataclysm, Cobalt Squadron follows the members of its titular fleet of StarFortress bombers, as they come to the aid of Atterra--a planet that reminds the Tico sisters of their homeworld, which was devastated by the First Order. We also discuss some Galaxy's Edge news and Josh recommends a podcast episode featuring Rian Johnson.

Download This week, we’re continuing our read of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, by looking at “Change of Heart” by Elizabeth Wein through “Time of Death” by Cavan Scott. We discuss what new information we learn about Imperials, characters we already know and love, and […]

 Download This month on the Tosche Station Book Club, Nanci is joined by Bria to discuss Barbary Station by R.E. Stearns. Next month’s pick is Cobalt Squadron by Elizabeth Wein. This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!  If you like what you hear, you can subscribe to the Tosche […]

This week Star Wars has a cool new project...the Mets not so much. STAR WARS 01:30 A Certain Point of View (new SW Anthology book) 08:45 Audiobook of A Certain Point of View with (podcast spoiler) METS 10:00 Mets suckiness 15:00 Did Matt Harvey sacrifice his career for the pennant? 18:18 Hey Strawberry, enough with the 1986 Mets METS AND STAR WARS!! 27:00 Some new official combination Mets+Star Wars tees! Here's the event Jason mentions.... October 07, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Hudson Mercantile - 500 W 36th St In 1977 a princess, a farm boy, a scoundrel, a Wookiee, two droids, an old wizard, and a man in black set us off on a galaxy full of adventure. Forty years later, join an all-star panel of authors to celebrate the legacy of Star Wars with a new anthology that retells the story of Star Wars through the eyes of the background characters and creatures that bring the galaxy to life. Moderated by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, this unique panel promises fun new insights into the characters and scenes of the film that you think you know, and features a rotating cast of more than a dozen Star Wars authors and contributors, including but not limited to: Ben Acker, Pierce Brown, Adam Christopher, Zoraida Cordova, Delilah Dawson, Jason Fry, Kieron Gillen, Claudia Gray, EK Johnston, Mur Lafferty, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Mallory Ortberg, Beth Revis, Cavan Scott, Charles Soule, Marc Thompson, Elizabeth Wein, and Chuck Wendig. A ticket to this not to be missed event includes a New York Comic Con exclusive edition of From a Certain Point of View: A Star Wars 40th Anniversary Celebration, pre-signed by over a dozen of the contributing authors. This edition is extremely limited with only 1,000 copies in print. For ticketing and more information, please visit: https://www.showclix.com/event/starwars5yf6nuy54006979497128.

"Now man your ships.  And may the Force be with you."The starfighter pilots in the Original Star Wars Trilogy were always men, everybody knows that.  But they almost weren't.  And technically, they still aren't.Join Marshal, Renee Chambliss, Big Anklevich, and Rish to find out more.To download, right-click here and then click SaveRelated LinksVideo: Female X-Wing Fighter Pilots Test FootageArticle: "We Have Always Fought" by Kameron HurleyArticle: Women Under Fire in World War IINovel: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinTo comment on this or any episode:Journey on over to the ForumsLeave us a voicemail at 77-JINTO-107 (775-4686-107)Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook here or hereComment directly to this post down below

This episode we take on books about Spies and Espionage, which meant extra painful reading for Anna. We tackle topics like how to pronounce John Le Carré’s name, if the Cold War is necessary for the spy-espionage genre, how to use Novelist to read diversely, whether we need a “Badass Women” subject heading, if spy novels are fundamentally boring, what to do when authors don’t write their own books, and if it ever hurts to call officers “dude”. Your Hosts This Episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Amanda Wanner Recommended Clementine by Cherie Priest Your Republic is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley League of Unexceptional Children by Gitty Daneshvari (Middle Grade) The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton The Bletchley Girls by Tessa Dunlop (Non-Fiction) Women Heroes of World War II by Kathryn J. Atwood  (Non-Fiction) Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (YA on the younger side) Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (try the audiobook - it’s good) Corporate Spies: the Pizza Plot (article) Read By Tess Gerritsen: In Their Footsteps Call After Midnight Spy School by Stuart Gibbs (Middle Grade) Harriet Spies Again by Helen Ericson and maybe Louise Fitzhugh (Middle Grade) From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Did Not Finish The Agency by Y. S. Lee Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy (We can totally see why people like this one; it’s just not for Anna) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré Also read, not mentioned: Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (Recommended) Super Spy, and The Lost Dossiers by Matt Kindt (Comic) 2 Sisters by Matt Kindt (Comic) The Prisoner by Thomas M. Disch  Polar: Came from the Cold by Victor Santos (Comic)  Links/Other Queen and Country by Greg Rucka and various artists (Comic) Recommended Velvet by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting (Recommended) Sleeper by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Recommended) Ghost Money by Thierry Smolderen and Dominique Bertail Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Spying on Miss Muller by Eve Bunting A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick It’s awfully hard to figure out approximately how many titles are in NoveList, but you can learn more about it: What is Novelist Bible Verses Where “Behold” Has Been Replaced With “Look, Buddy” Article about browsing streams (For finding things like “Strong Female Characters”) Real life undercover police spies (depressing articles) Inside the lonely and violent world of the Yard's elite undercover unit Woman wins undercover officer case against Met Police Undercover policemen, undercover lovers Big Apple Takedown: Novel about “a new covert black-ops group using the Superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment”. The Worst Bestsellers podcast read Clancy The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies is an amazing and sad true story The appeal of spy fiction James Bond, spy fiction, and the decline of empire Questions Has anyone read any Corporate Espionage books? What's the appeal? What are your recommendations? How about books about hackers and/or social engineering? Is the stereotype of spy/espionage novels as male power fantasies unavoidable? Did we miss something on why spy/espionage novels appeal to readers? “John le Carre” sample from the audiobook version of Call for the Dead, narrated by Michael Jayston. The intermission music was Intermission by Unthunk from the Free Music Archive. And a super extra-big thank you to Amanda Wanner, who has moved continents and will no longer be appearing regularly on the podcast. We'll miss you! Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the books about spies and espionage people in the club read (or tried to read), and follow us on Twitter! Join us again on Tuesday, October 4th, when we discuss Historical Fantasy!

Kelly – “Lion Hunters Series” by Elizabeth Wein. The series includes: “Winter Prince,” “Coalition of Lions,” “Sunbird,” “Lion Hunter,” and “Empty Kingdom.” Karl – “PBS Idea Channel” on YouTube, and “Reasonably Sound with Mike Rugetta” podcast Adrienne – “Mr. Ferris…Read more →

First Story: “Chasing the Wind” by Elizabeth E. Wein Martha Bennett sat on her trunk in the middle of Nairobi Airport watching the other passengers disperse. She had been sitting there for two hours, waiting for her father, and reading over and over again the terse telegram she had received the day before she left Philadelphia: MAY NOT MEET. TAXI WILSON AIRPORT. HART ALDEN FLY KWALE. She was not good at waiting. It made her nervous and irritable, but Martha could not quite believe her urbane Philadelphian parents would absolutely abandon her to her own devices in the middle of Africa, and she thought there must be a chance that her father would turn up at the last minute. Elizabeth Wein is the holder of a private pilot’s license and an increasing collection of random World War II ephemera. Her story of the friendship between a female spy and pilot, Code Name Verity, won the Edgar Award for Young Adult fiction in 2013. Her most... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Novel Ideas returns with Codename Verity by Elizabeth Wein. This episode was recorded several months ago to buy us some breathing room if we ever needed it. As it turns out, my time issues effect editing more than reading and recording, so I believe having this episode available has prevented zero missed podcast weeks. Good […]

So, we accidentally took a break...and now we're back! We chat about our fave books of the year so far, play a thrilling round of 'Book Rec Death Match' and catch you up on what we've been up to.  Books Mentioned:July releases:Zac and Mia by AJ BettsDirty Little Secret by Jennifer EcholsTruly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah JayneA Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan HalpinThe Sky So Heavy by Claire ZornPick of the month:The Accident by Kate HendrickBuy it now at BookworldCurrently Reading:Mandee: Zac and Mia by AJ Betts Rey: 17 & Gone by Nova Ren SumaTrin: The Accident by Kate HendrickOur favourite books (so far) of 2013Disclaimer: Girl Defective by Simmone Howell and Wildlife by Fiona Wood top all our lists.Rey: Infinite Sky by CJ FloodOut of the Easy by Ruta SepetysCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinCharm & Strange by Stephanie KuehnMandee: Alex as Well by Alyssa BrugmanAll This Could End by Steph BoweThe Zigzag Effect by Lili WilkinsonLife in Outer Space by Melissa KeilTrin: Fall For Anything by Courtney SummersThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Notes From the Teenage Underground by Simmone HowellWild Awake by Hilary T SmithListener Question:What are your favourite books so far? Also what on earth is that book with the cowboy?Listen NowOn iTunes

Eight OA members answer the same four questions (about SF awards, what "metrosexual" means, identity politics and the term QUILTBAG, and recommended media from 2013), so we can see a bit of the wide variety of opinions on each topic. Gabriel Murray is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a first reader for Strange Horizons. Cheryl Morgan is a a noted reviewer, and proprietor of Wizard's Tower Books. H. B. Kurtzwilde is the Lambda nominated author of Chocolatiers of the High Winds. Sunny Moraine is the co-author of Line and Orbit. Sunny also has a story forthcoming in Apex Magazine. Dennis R. Upkins is a critic and writer. His non-fiction appears at Ars Marginal, and his first YA novel is Hollowstone, and his second novel, West of Sunset, is coming out this summer. Sarah Pinsker is a singer-songwriter and a short story writer. She did the music for the Strange Horizons Podcast, and has a story forthcoming in Strange Horizons this summer. Rahul Kanakia's short stories have appeared in all sorts of places including Clarkesworld,  Apex Magazine and Wilde Stories 2013. His novels are represented by the Greenhouse Literary Agency. Jude McLaughlin is the mastermind behind Wonder City Stories. She was our one e-mail correspondent this episode, and her answers are all together at the very end. Stuff We Mentioned Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (sad story, strong female friendship, set in WWII) The Ditmar Award Winners (congratulations, all!) Through Splintered Walls by Kaaron Warren The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam "Robot" by Helena Bell "Immersion" by Aliette de Bodard "Fade to White" by Catherynne M. Valente Stoker (an interestingly disappointing movie, according to Gabe) Batgirl #19 by Gail Simone (Cheryl is excited about the trans character in this comic) Gemsigns by Stephanie Salter (currently only available in the UK) Video Game High School The Binding of Isaac (a flash game) The Starz series Spartacus (which Sunny notes is problematic, but also has some great stuff in it, including a healthy gay couple) The Evil Dead remake (again Sunny notes there are problems with this, it's not for everyone, but it does interesting things with women) Selo & Inya by Ankhesen Mie Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age II (both games have queer characters) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Denny appreciates that this features people of color) The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Marbles by Ellen Forney (Out-Bechdels Allison Bechdel, according to Sarah) "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" by Rachel Swirsky "Variations on Bluebeard and Dalton's Law Along the Event Horizon" by Helena Bell "Selkie Stories Are For Losers" by Sofia Samatar (Sarah heard this story many times while working on the very first Strange Horizons podcast episode, and she never got tired of it!) The Good Wife (TV legal drama, which Rahul enjoys for the plots and the abundance of queer characters) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Rahul says this one made him feel like he was living the story) Puella Magi Madoka Magica Dicebox by Jen Manley Lee Family Man by Dylan Meconis I Do Not Have an Eating Disorder Send feedback to julia@juliarios.com, and if you're coming to WisCon, say hello to me at the Queers Dig Time Lords / OA party on Friday night!