Podcast appearances and mentions of gemma doyle

This historical fantasy is from the realms of classic YA and we're both super excited to revisit this novel that we both read around 10 years ago for the podcast as from what we remember, it has definite dark academia fantasy vibes.While this series is now out of print, ‘The Great and Terrible Beauty' is still available in ebook, and it stands as a touchstone of YA. It's 1895, and after the death of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in British India to Spence Academy, a proper boarding school in England.Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception at Spence is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's being followed by a mysterious young Indian man who has been sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls – and their foray into the spiritual world – lead to?But how will it hold up to the tropes of dark academia and a reread a decade later?In this episode we discuss:Revisiting a classic YA novel fifteen years laterSophie's issues with historical fiction and the subjugation of womenAn unexpected treatise on politics, reading, and how everything is political in the wake of the 2024 US Presidential ElectionAnd a whole lot of tangents…

Welcome to another episode of the Player Engage Podcast, where we dive deep into the gaming industry's most intriguing topics. Today, we're thrilled to have Gemma Doyle, co-founder and CCO of SurgeROI, join us to share her insights on VIP programs and their impact on player loyalty and engagement.Episode Highlights: Gemma's Journey: Discover Gemma's transition from real money gaming to social gaming and her pivotal role in introducing VIP programs to Zynga. Understanding VIP Programs: Learn what VIP programs are, their importance beyond gaming, and how they can enhance customer relationships across various industries. Building Relationships: Gemma discusses the significance of human interaction in VIP programs and how it can lead to increased retention and monetization. Data-Driven Decisions: Find out how data science plays a crucial role in tailoring VIP experiences and promotions to player preferences. Starting Small: Gemma shares valuable advice for indie studios on initiating VIP programs and the importance of direct player communication. Collaboration with Product Teams: Gain insights into how VIP feedback can influence game development and improve player satisfaction. ROI and Business Case: Gemma explains how to justify investment in VIP programs and measure their success. Social Power Players: The conversation touches on the emerging trend of treating influencers as VIPs due to their ability to attract and retain players. Personal Touch: Gemma shares heartwarming stories of how games and VIP programs have touched players' lives, emphasizing the human element in gaming.Notable Quotes: "VIP is about layering data science and human interaction to develop a program that is really authentic and true to the players." - Gemma Doyle "Keeping and retaining those high-value players is really key to keeping a really healthy game." - Gemma Doyle "People are so happy to talk. I get a lot of feedback from gaming studios that our players don't want to talk on the phone, you know, but the submission rate for phone numbers is between the 70 and 85 percentile." - Gemma Doyle

Welcome to another episode of the Player Engage Podcast, where we dive deep into the gaming industry's most intriguing topics. Today, we're thrilled to have Gemma Doyle, co-founder and CCO of SurgeROI, join us to share her insights on VIP programs and their impact on player loyalty and engagement.Episode Highlights: Gemma's Journey: Discover Gemma's transition from real money gaming to social gaming and her pivotal role in introducing VIP programs to Zynga. Understanding VIP Programs: Learn what VIP programs are, their importance beyond gaming, and how they can enhance customer relationships across various industries. Building Relationships: Gemma discusses the significance of human interaction in VIP programs and how it can lead to increased retention and monetization. Data-Driven Decisions: Find out how data science plays a crucial role in tailoring VIP experiences and promotions to player preferences. Starting Small: Gemma shares valuable advice for indie studios on initiating VIP programs and the importance of direct player communication. Collaboration with Product Teams: Gain insights into how VIP feedback can influence game development and improve player satisfaction. ROI and Business Case: Gemma explains how to justify investment in VIP programs and measure their success. Social Power Players: The conversation touches on the emerging trend of treating influencers as VIPs due to their ability to attract and retain players. Personal Touch: Gemma shares heartwarming stories of how games and VIP programs have touched players' lives, emphasizing the human element in gaming.Notable Quotes: "VIP is about layering data science and human interaction to develop a program that is really authentic and true to the players." - Gemma Doyle "Keeping and retaining those high-value players is really key to keeping a really healthy game." - Gemma Doyle "People are so happy to talk. I get a lot of feedback from gaming studios that our players don't want to talk on the phone, you know, but the submission rate for phone numbers is between the 70 and 85 percentile." - Gemma DoyleSubscribe and Share:Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to stay updated on the latest episodes. If you enjoyed this discussion on VIP programs and their transformative role in gaming, please share it with your friends and colleagues in the industry.We'd love to hear your thoughts on today's episode, so feel free to leave us a review or reach out on social media with your feedback and questions. Join us next time for more engaging conversations on the Player Engage Podcast!

Popup Show NotesOn this episode we visit with six authors who visited our room during Malice Domestic.Lynn McPherson, is a Canadian author. She is a cozy mystery writer and author of The IzzyWalsh Mystery Series. Her books are fun, light-hearted whodunits. They pair well with a strongcoffee or a light chardonnay, and are a recommended way to spend a relaxing afternoon. Shealso writes under the name Sydney Leigh. Her newest book, The Girls Dressed For Murder...When Izzy gets a killer dress for her birthday, she isn't expecting to accessorize it with murder...It's 1958 in the cozy coastal town of Twin Oaks and amateur sleuth Isabelle Walsh is armed witha fresh perspective, two years after tragedy strikes. The first stop on her journey back to joy isthe best little dress shop in town—introduced to her by best friend and fashion fiend, AvaRussell.Izzy falls in love with the store and its style. So, when the boutique is marred by murder, Izzywants to help. But with more suspects to choose from than a spring collection, she isn't surewhere to start. Can Izzy unravel the twisted truth or will she become the victim of a deadlytrend? Find out in the third book in the Izzy Walsh Mystery Series! Lynn's website isSydneyleighbooks.comOlivia Blacke joined us to talk about her Record Shop Mysteries.She is the author of the Record Shop Mysteries, beginning with Vinyl Resting Place, andthe Brooklyn Murder Mysteries (Killer Content and No Memes of Escape), finally found a way toput her criminology degree to good use by writing quirky, unconventional, character-driven cozymysteries. Olivia is a little nerdy, a lot awkward, and just the right amount of weird. She is arecovering ex-Texan who resides with her husband, Potassium, and Baileycakes, their roly-polyrescue puggle. When not writing, reading, or spending way too much time on social media,Olivia enjoys amigurumi crochet, scuba diving, collecting tattoos, watching hockey, and bakingdog cookies. She wants to be a unicorn when she grows up. Her website is oliviablacke.comDesmond P. Ryan is a friend of the show from Canada. He is an ex-police detective andwsrites the Mike O'Shea mysteries. One of the main characters in his books is Mike O'Shea'smotheer, Mary Margaret. She is a typical Irish woman who rules the household with an iron fistand takes no prisoners. She so encompassed the Mike books that we (that's right WE)suggested that she needed a series of her own. That brought Desmond to Malice this year. Hehas a contract for both Mike O'Shea and Mary Margaret books. He can be found at the websiterealdesmondryan.comWe then talked with Marilyn Levinson who writes under the name of Allison Brook. She hasthe Haunted Library Mystery series; Allison Brook is a former Spanish teacher who grew up inBrooklyn, New York, then Long Island, off the coast of New York. She has studied in Mexico andSpain to become fluent in Spanish, and has written in the genres of mysteries, romanticsuspense, and young adult fiction. She can be found at Crooked Lane's website .We then talked with Sue Anger, a delightful author. We talked about her book Last KnownPort. While growing up in Beaufort, North Carolina, she often heard rum-running stories fromthe Prohibition era. Although fern bars, yachts, and supermarkets may have replaced the oldworking-boat waterfront, the town still values its unique Southern history. Since she became afreela nce writer in 2014, She's written short stories, essays, magazine articles, content, andblogs.She is also a bona fide, dyed-in-the-wool fan of historical fiction and mysteries. She's alsoa long-time member of Sisters in Crime and the Triangle Area Freelancers in Raleigh, NorthCarolina.Her website is sueanger.comFinally, we talked with Vicki Delany. She is a friend of the show and a prolific author. She hasover 40 books out and writes the Tea By the Sea, The Sherlock Holmes Bookshop, The Year-round Christmas, The Lighthouse Library mysteries as well as several others. Her latest book isThe Game Is A Footnote. Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are back on the case when a body isdiscovered in a haunted museum in bestselling author Vicki Delany's eighth Sherlock HolmesBookshop mystery.Scarlet House, now a historical re-enactment museum, is the oldest building in West London,Massachusetts. When things start moving around on their own, board members suggest thatGemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, might be able to get tothe bottom of it. Gemma doesn't believe in ghosts, but she agrees to ‘eliminate the impossible'.But when Gemma and Jayne stumble across a dead body on the property, they're forced toconsider an all too physical threat.Gemma and Jayne suspect foul play as they start to uncover more secrets about the museum.With the museum being a revolving door for potential killers, they have plenty of options for whomight be the actual culprit.Despite Gemma's determination not to get further involved, it would appear that once again, andmuch to the displeasure of Detective Ryan Ashburton, the game is afoot.Will Gemma and Jayne be able to solve the mystery behind the haunted museum, or will theybe the next to haunt it? Her website is Vickidelany.com

Back with a BANG (crash and wallop), the Talent Atelier team are here to talk about how to manage scaling the career ladder while being a parent. We've got guests this episode in the form of Kirsty Hathaway, Creative Content and Creative Officer who is currently consulting for the likes of Psycle and was formerly at Refinery29 as well as Gemma Doyle- a lawyer in her past life and now consulting across luxury fashion and beauty brands as MD/CEO, Gemma has a background at Net-A-Porter as well as being on the board of Roksanda. We talk through how they got to where they are now while having young kids, the reality of managing people's expectations and how businesses can help parents in order to retain great talent. As always, if you have any ideas, comments or questions then please do reach out on podcast@talentatelier.com, and we also have a growing archive of articles on www.talentatelier.com.

This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne are joined by Karradyne's long-time friend, Carmen (@pride_and_pages on Instagram). They talk about Carmen's interests in Books, Games, and Food, and the three discuss the new Pixar film,Turning Red and some not-so-pleasant church-going experiences. Karradyne and Carmen then find out if their high school reviews hold up when they review A Great and Terrible Beauty, and Chris and Carmen collect and eat all the bananas when they review Donkey Kong Country. They finish the episode with a not-so-great visit to Sonic Drive-In.You can contact us at:anovelconsole@gmail.comFacebook.com/anovelconsoleTwitter.com/anovelconsoleInstagram: @anovelconsolePatreon.com/anovelconsoleGuest: Instagram: pride_and_pagesOther Streaming Platforms:anovelconsole.carrd.coOur art was done by:Instagram: @metamorphikei

This is a story about how quickly politics changes. Gemma Doyle was elected the MP for her hometown in 2010 with a massive majority. Then the 2014 independence referendum happened, upending Scottish politics. A year later Gemma lost her seat to the SNP on a 34% swing. Then Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party. This is a refreshingly honest account of what it's like to be a Labour politician of this generation. Gemma worked for Labour in government, became an MP in opposition and saw British politics completely transform. No longer an MP, she is still involved with the party and she explains why, when others left, she decided to stay. Follow Gemma on Twitter: @gemmacdoyle NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 22 Nov: Anthony Scaramucci6 Dec: Jeremy Hunt20 Dec: Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Rosena Allin-Khan and MP410 Jan: Neil Kinnock Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the opening night with THE MOOCH on Monday 22 November here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We consider the upcoming Scotland 2021 elections with Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, and former Scottish MPs Paul Sweeney and Gemma Doyle. How will Labour do? And how could they do better?  This podcast episode was recorded on the 19th of January. 

Warm welcome to our new listeners! Head over to https://www.instagram.com/88cupsoftea/ to watch Libba Bray's Instagram takeover filled with exciting behind-the-scenes footage of her writing life!  --------------------------------------- Curious to discover how to productively take feedback to help you reach your writing goals? Or how to know when it's time to let go of a project? Or strategies to help push yourself out of your comfort zone? How about ways to balance finances as an artist? We talk about it all and more with Libba Bray. Libba is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy, the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, the L.A. Times Book Prize finalist Beauty Queens, and The Diviners series which includes the fourth and final book in the series, The King of Crows, out now! In our conversation, Libba and I talk about what it was like living and surviving in NYC when she first moved from Texas and dive into her first love of playwriting and the realities of producing a play. We then get into some real talk about money planning in creative fields and how to make an income while still making time for your craft. We discuss how she began writing YA novels, the steps she took to learn the structure of a novel and discover her writing process, and how learning to receive and give feedback can help shape your writing style.  And later in the episode, we go into detail about knowing when it's time to move on from a project, I know there's a lot of listeners in our Facebook group who've been wondering about this, so pay special attention to Libba's experiences and advice and hopefully, it'll help guide you with your decision-making. We wrap up our conversation by discussing how to best work with your writing partners so it's a win-win relationship, and how writing has helped Libba to make sense of her place in the world.  Please say 'Hi' to Libba on Twitter! https://twitter.com/libbabray Head over to Libbas's shownotes page at https://88cupsoftea.com/libba-bray to find the resources and books mentioned in her episode, tweetable quotes, and the timestamps of highlights throughout the entire conversation. 

Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She has written more than thirty books: clever cozies to Gothic thrillers to gritty police procedurals, to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy. She is currently writing three cozy mystery series: the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series for Crooked Lane, the Year Round Christmas mysteries for Penguin Random House and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series, for Crooked Lane Books.There’s a Murder Afoot: Just in time for Sherlock Holmes’s 166th birthday, the fifth installment in national bestselling author Vicki Delany’s Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery takes Sherlockania to the max with a Holmes convention and historic 221 Baker Street.Gemma Doyle and her friends travel to London for a Sherlock Holmes convention–but will Gemma’s father take the fall for a felonious forger’s fatality? The 6th of January is Sherlock Holmes’s birthday, and lucky for Gemma Doyle, January is also the slowest time of the year at both the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, and Mrs. Hudson’s Tea Room. It’s a good time for Gemma and her friends to travel to England for a Holmes Convention. For Gemma, the trip provides an opportunity to visit her parents, Jayne Wilson is excited about seeing all the sites London has to offer, and Ryan Ashburton just wants to spend some time with Gemma. But the trip is immediately derailed when Gemma’s father Henry recognizes his brother-in-law Randolph Denhaugh, who disappeared more than thirty years ago on the night he stole a valuable painting from his own parents.Henry, a retired detective with Scotland Yard, has been keeping tabs on the man’s career as a forger of Old Masters and he warns Randy to stay away from his family. It’s up to Gemma, with the help of her friends, to plunge into the “lowest and vilest alleys” of London to save her father from prison.

To round out our spoooooky month, Hannah and Teffer discuss the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. We’re talking about witchcraft, boarding school, ambiguous laws of magic, colonialism, generational trauma, and oh boy SO much more. Pour yourself a cup of tea and charge your crystals in the moonlight, because we are getting WITCHY. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcast Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast @tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__d Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com www.upfordnetwork.com Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada

Este es el capítulo cinco de la tercer temporada, un capítulo dedicado una saga de fantasía compuesta por tres novelas, que siguen una historia central: la de Gemma Doyle, heredera de una magia antigua y misteriosa, y su grupo de amigas, que forman un cuarteto disfuncional y complejo de adolescentes en el precipicio de la adultez. La Orden de la Academia Spence (A Great And Terrible Beauty ) de Libba Bray (00:02:14)  Gemma Doyle sufre una pérdida terrible, y acaba en una escuela para señoritas. Allí encontrará un poder inimaginado, impredecible, y compartido con tres muy distintas compañeras. Ángeles Rebeldes (Rebel Angels)   (00:29:40)  Luego de otro evento catastrófico que sacude sus vidas, las chicas deben enfrentarse no sólo a poderoses enemigues e intrigas políticas, sino también a las vacaciones en Londres y sus obligaciones familiares y sociales. La Cosa Dulce y Lejana, (The Sweet Far Thing),(00:38:30)  Gemma y sus amigas se enfrentan a una amenaza insospechada, mientras inician el paso a la adultez. Demasiado Largo, no lo Escuche (01:35:34)  Se habla de las tres novelas que componen esta interesante saga de fantasía ambientada en la Londres victoriana, con mínimos spoilers. Como las tres novelas funcionan mejor como colectivo que individualmente, se escatima en detalles, para permitir su disfrute completo.   Se comenta el paralelísmo entre La Caída de Lúcifer y la de Eva, y la historia que se nos narra en estas tres novelas: en los aspectos de libertad individual, del principio de “conócete a ti misme”, y de la complejidad humana.  Se elogia la construcción de la protagonista adolescente, mientras se critica la exotificación y otrerización de les personajes de color; así como también el tratamiento de la lucha de clases.  Este capítulo va dedicado al enorme Plinio el Joven, @plinioeljoven​, amigo del alma de esta podcaster, soporte invaluable de Una Dosis, y una persona sencillamente espectacular de principio a fin.  En el próximo capítulo vamos a estar hablando de tres novelas de ciencia ficción bastante blanda, que rotan sobre el tema de la clonación, y las múltiples copias de una persona, tocando temas de individualidad, herencia vs crianza, y más. Las tres novelas son:-Gente de Barro (Kiln People), de David Brin-Donde solían cantar los dulces pájaros (Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), de Kate Wilhem-El Tercer Gemelo (The Third Twin),  de ken Follett   La tapa de hoy lleva una obra de Louis-Emile Adan. Cortesía, como siempre, de @aula252Pueden escribirme comentarios, preguntas, sugerencias, o lo que deseen, o encontrar más información y otros programas:☆En iTunes, donde pueden suscribirse a este podcast y dejar una reseña, para que más gente lo escuche. Si tienen tiempo y desean ayudar a difundir este trabajo, su apoyo es muy agradecido. ☆ En tumblr @unadosisdeficcion☆ En facebook  Una Dosis de Ficción☆  En twitter en 1dosisdeficcion☆ En Instagram, @unadosisdeficcion​☆ Y por último, por mail a unadosisdeficcion@hotmail.com.Advertencias de contenido y trigger warnings bajo el corte:Advertencias de contenido:- Abuso sexual a menores. No se entran en detalles, pero es mencionado y resulta un punto importante en la segunda novela.- Autolesión, daño a une misme. Une de les personajes se corta. Es mencionado en la primera y la segunda novela. - Uso de drogas: en las tres novelas es un punto mencionado varias veces que el padre de Gemma es adicto al láudano primero, y al opio después. No hay narraciones del uso, pero se menciona varias veces. - Institucionalización forzada, psiquiátricos: en la segunda novela es fundamental para la resolución del misterio la contribución de Nell Hopkins, una joven paciente de Bedlam. También hay otres pacientes descriptes, así como el tratamiento que reciben de les trabajadoris de la institución. 

Este es el capítulo cuatro de la tercer temporada, un capítulo dedicado a tres novelas que hablan de jovencitas con superpoderes. Destrozame, o La Piel De Juliette (Shatter Me ) de Tahereh Mafi.(00:07:17)  Una chica en un futuro distópico, con el poder de matar al contacto.  Magia Salvaje (Wild Magic), de Tamora Pierce   (00:24:30)  Una niña con un pasado y origen misterioso, y una magia extraordinaria, frente a una amenaza de fuera de este mundo. Graceling, de Kristin Cashore  (00:36:27)  Una joven muy fuerte se enfrenta a una amenaza terrible. Demasiado Largo, no lo Escuche (00:56:25)  Se habla de los orígenes de les superheroes, sus principios míticos, su evolución a principios del siglo 20, y la edad de oro de los comics, y como esto impactó a personajes femenínes, desembocando en las tres novelas de hoy.  En el próximo capítulo vamos a estar hablando de la trilogía de Gemma Doyle, cuya primera entrega discutimos en la primer temporada.   La tapa de hoy lleva la obra  Rosalinda,  de James Sant, cortesía, como siempre,  de @aula252Pueden escribirme comentarios, preguntas, sugerencias, o lo que deseen, o encontrar más información y otros programas:☆En iTunes, donde pueden suscribirse a este podcast y dejar una reseña, para que más gente lo escuche. Si tienen tiempo y desean ayudar a difundir este trabajo, su apoyo es muy agradecido. ☆ En tumblr @unadosisdeficcion☆ En facebook  Una Dosis de Ficción☆  En twitter en 1dosisdeficcion☆ En Instagram, @unadosisdeficcion​☆ Y por último, por mail a unadosisdeficcion@hotmail.com.

Sep. 5, 2015. Libba Bray discusses "Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Libba Bray is the author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, “Beauty Queens,” and the young adult novel “Going Bovine,” a winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. She has also written the Diviners series, whose latest addition is “Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel.” In her spare time she sings and plays various instruments for Tiger Beat, a rock band whose members are all young adult authors. Her advice is to “know that you can write your way out of something that feels completely unwinnable and into something better and, just possibly, into something wonderful.” For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6950