Podcasts about girl waits

An El Paso girl has tried to move past the sexual assault she endured when she was only 5 years old. The girl is now 17, locked in the grinding wheels of the justice system. Edward Alvarado is facing multiple charges of continuous sex abuse of a child, and has been in jail since 2016 awaiting a jury trial. ABC-7's Stephanie Valle investigates what is to blame for the delay. Listen to Borderland Crimes episode 12 for more background on the state commission investigation into the judge. You can also find that here: A Murder, A Mistrial and Misconduct Allegations

Best-selling author Amy Stewart (”Flower Confidential”, “Drunken Botanist”, “Girl Waits with Gun”) talks about her disinclination to pick a lane, the ideas that have helped her navigate a successful writing career, and the role of art in her creative practice. This conversation addresses several dichotomies of the creative life - instant vs delayed gratification, processes vs results, art vs writing, and sticking to a lane vs sticking to one's convictions. It is about understanding how Amy gets so many things done. It is a conversation about many things and then some more - cocktails, 19th century feminism, gardening, poisons, the global flower industry, and people who collect trees. It is an episode about “one and a half things.” Catch all the best ideas in the show notes.

Amy Stewart is the New York Times best-selling author of ten books, including Girl Waits with Gun and the rest of the Kopp Sisters series, which are based on the true story of one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs and her two rambunctious sisters. The books are in development with Amazon Studios for a television series. Her popular nonfiction titles include The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and Flower Confidential. While they have not been adapted for television, there are a few bars around the world named after The Drunken Botanist, which is even better.Misty Simon always wanted to be a storyteller…preferably behind a Muppet. Animal was number one, followed closely by Sherlock Hemlock… Since that dream didn’t come true, she began writing stories to share her world with readers, one laugh at a time. She knows how to hula, was classically trained to sing opera, co-wrote her high school Alma Mater, and can’t touch raw wood. Never hand her a Dixie cup with that wooden spoon/paddle thing. It’s not pretty.Touching people’s hearts and funny bones are two of her favorite things, and she hopes everyone at least snickers in the right places when reading her books. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two insane dogs in Central Pennsylvania where she is hard at work on her next novel or three. She loves to hear from readers. We discuss her lighthearted Tallie Graver Mystery Series.

      Amy Stewart's had several hit non-fiction books about the natural world including The Drunken Botanist. Recently, she's turned her attention to novels with a series of books based on the true-life exploits of one of America's first women deputy sheriff's, Constance Kopp, as well as her sisters Norma and Fleurette.  The first book was Girl Waits with Gun, followed by Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, and today we'll talk about the fourth installment, Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, which is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Amy Stewart talks about her newest book in the Kopp Sisters series: Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions (September 5, 2017). The best-selling author of Girl Waits with Gun and Lady Cop Makes Trouble continues her extraordinary journey into the real lives of the forgotten but fabulous Kopp sisters. Deputy sheriff Constance Kopp is outraged to see young women brought into the Hackensack jail over dubious charges of waywardness, incorrigibility, and moral depravity. The strong-willed, patriotic Edna Heustis, who left home to work in a munitions factory, certainly doesn’t belong behind bars. And sixteen-year-old runaway Minnie Davis, with few prospects and fewer friends, shouldn’t be publicly shamed and packed off to a state-run reformatory. But such were the laws—and morals—of 1916. Constance uses her authority as deputy sheriff, and occasionally exceeds it, to investigate and defend these women when no one else will. But it's her sister Fleurette who puts Constance's beliefs to the test and forces her to reckon with her own ideas of how a young woman should and shouldn't behave. Against the backdrop of World War I, and drawn once again from the true story of the Kopp sisters, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions is a spirited, page-turning story that will delight fans of historical fiction and lighthearted detective fiction alike.

Susan, Meredith, and Jeannette discuss historical fiction: what is it, what isn’t it, and do we like it? Then we dig into Amy Stewart’s novel Girl Waits with Gun, and the complicated relationship between sisters, mothers and daughters, and women, sheriffs, and Singer salesmen. Show Notes - Discuss Girl Waits with Gun with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68328-eclectic-readers) - Interview with Amy Stewart (https://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm/author_number/2703/amy-stewart) - Another Interview with Amy Stewart (https://thebluestockingsalon.com/2015/12/31/girl-waits-with-gun-qa-with-amy-stewart/) - The Real People Behind the Characters (http://www.amystewart.com/characters/) - Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25210939-girl-waits-with-gun) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Waits-Kopp-Sisters-Novel/dp/0544800834/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724307&sr=1-1&keywords=Girl+waits+with+Gun) - A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055262-a-darker-shade-of-magic) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Darker-Shade-Magic-Novel-Shades/dp/0765376466/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724191&sr=1-1&keywords=A+Darker+Shade+of+Magic) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Goblet-Fire-Rowling/dp/0439139600/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724173&sr=1-1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Goblet+of+Fire) - Freeks by Amanda Hocking on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28220899-freeks?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Freeks-Novel-Amanda-Hocking/dp/1250084776/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724144&sr=1-1&keywords=Freeks) - Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25645546-glass-sword) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Sword-Queen-Victoria-Aveyard/dp/0062310666/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724129&sr=1-1&keywords=Glass+Sword) - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10080974-david-copperfield) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Copperfield-Penguin-Classics-Charles-Dickens/dp/0140439447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724107&sr=1-1&keywords=David+Copperfield) - March Trilogy by John Lewis on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/series/132861-march) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/March-Trilogy-Slipcase-John-Lewis/dp/1603093958/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724076&sr=1-1&keywords=March+trilogy) - Uprooted by Naomi Novik on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22544764-uprooted?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Naomi-Novik/dp/0804179050/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724057&sr=1-1&keywords=Uprooted) - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Between-World-Me-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/0812993543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724032&sr=1-1&keywords=Between+the+World+and+Me) - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Homegoing-novel-Yaa-Gyasi/dp/1101947136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724008&sr=1-1&keywords=Homegoing) - A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29939230-a-conjuring-of-light?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Conjuring-Light-Novel-Shades-Magic/dp/0765387468/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488723986&sr=1-1&keywords=A+Conjuring+of+Light) - The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13158800-the-light-between-oceans?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Light-Between-Oceans-Novel/dp/1451681739/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1488723953&sr=1-1) - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723887&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Book+Thief) - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5043.The_Pillars_of_the_Earth?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Pillars-Earth-Ken-Follett/dp/B00E2RJKGW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723817&sr=8-3&keywords=The+Pillars+of+the+Earth) - The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37470.The_Other_Boleyn_Girl?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Other-Boleyn-Girl-Philippa-Gregory/dp/0743227441/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723770&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Other+Boleyn+Girl) - Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24807186-wolf-by-wolf?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Ryan-Graudin/dp/0316405124) - Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26864835-blood-for-blood?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Wolf-Ryan-Graudin/dp/0316405159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723703&sr=8-1&keywords=Blood+for+Blood) - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30555488-the-underground-railroad?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Railroad-National-Winner-Oprahs/dp/0385542364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723660&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Underground+Railroad) - The Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/series/46550-leviathan) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Behemoth-Goliath-Trilogy/dp/1442483776/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488722699&sr=8-1&keywords=Leviathan+Series) Next Episode’s Book: Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31845516-love-warrior?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Warrior-Oprahs-Book-Club/dp/1250128544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723628&sr=8-1&keywords=Love+Warrior)

Epigraph Oh hai, friends. Remember us? Sorry for the hiatus, but we’re back! For episode 10, we’re thrilled to be chatting with Amy Stewart and Scott Brown of Eureka Books in Eureka, CA. Get psyched. We apologize for the extended delay in episodes, and promise to post more often now that Emma has completed her cross-country move. Apparently moving across the country is time-consuming and stressful. Who knew? This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the daily newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk. Brought to you by Beth Golay. Check out the newsletter archive here. Follow on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Introduction In Which There Will Be Cats. And Gin. And Books. Amy Stewart is the author of (among other things) Drunken Botanist, Girl Waits with Gun, Lady Cop Makes Trouble. She and her husband, Scott, are co-owners of Eureka Books in Eureka, CA. We’re drinking Girl Waits with Gin (gin & tonic). Amy recommends using tonic syrup (available at your local fancy liquor store), but Fever-Tree tonic is a solid backup.   Emma is reading: I’ll Tell You In Person by Chloe Caldwell, Joyride by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Marcus To, and Irma Kniivila Scott is reading: Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley by Antonio Garcia Martinez  Amy is reading: The Gypsy in the Parlour by Margery Sharp (who, fun fact, wrote the Rescuers!) and Rules of Civility by Amor Towles   Kim is reading: On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moore, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson New & Forthcoming Books We’re Excited About Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers by Bob Eckstein The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook, edited by Natalie Eve Garrett and illustrated by Amy Jean Porter The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis (pubs 6 Dec 2016) Also mentioned: Legs Get Led Astray by Chloe Caldwell, So Sad Today by Melissa Broder, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman  Chapter I [22:25] In Which We Learn About Fake Harry Potter Books, Bullshit California Laws, and LITSY! Eureka Books is really pretty. Check it: Antiquarian books are weird to booksellers in the new book world. Here’s a primer from the ABAA. A first edition signed copy of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is apparently worth shit. Kim’s annoyed at herself for failing to monetize her book collection. More on the California Autograph Law You guys. Fake Harry Potter books are a thing and they are... weird. LOOK AT THIS SHIT:   You’d think weed folk would dig Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations by Warren Bobrow. Sorry, Amy. Litsy is great. It’s Instagram for books. Come experience the internet sans trolls. The internet isn’t just trash, y’all. Check out #getindie for all the fuzzy bookstore feels. Join the Out of Print t-shirt club. We just made that up organically. It’s cool. We’re cool. You can be cool too. Chapter II [36:40] In Which We All Have Too Many New Yorkers Piled Up In Our Apartments/Houses, Junot Diaz is the New Shakespeare, and You Can Learn to Craft Vagina Ornaments Amy’s desert island picks: Charles Dickens: David Copperfield or Great Expectations. Or all of those New Yorkers that pile up in your house that you keep meaning to read. Scott’s Station Eleven picks: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, The Walking Dead series, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Junot Diaz = Shakespeare   Scott’s Go to handsell: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The epic LOL/OMG Display: Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su, books by The Oatmeal, Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy by Bonnie Burton, How to Talk to Your Cat about Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives by Zachary Auburn  Scott’s impossible hand sell: A Void by Georges Perec Bookseller confession: Once again, they haven’t finished Harry Potter.    Favorite bookstores (other than Eureka): Powell’s, natch. Also, all the feels for Bookshop Santa Cruz. Favorite lit media: Amy. Also, RIP Bookslut & The Toast. You can find Amy all over the internet: Website: Amystewart.com Facebook Twitter: @Amy_Stewart Goodreads Eureka Books can be found IRL across from the gazebo. Obvi. Epilogue You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller. Unsurprisingly, we tweet more than we post episodes. But not by, like, that much, so don’t get your hopes up. We’re v clever tho. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Her most recent post, 25 Picture Books that Promote Empathy and Respect, is really important... particularly right now. Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but tries to focus her social media energy on @drunkbookseller and playing nerdy #BookGames on the @ElliottBayBooks account when the store is slow.

Amy Stewart might be best known as a writer of lively non-fiction about the natural world, with several books including Flower Confidential, Wicked Plants, and The Drunken Botanist, but today we talk about her fiction debut, Girl Waits with Gun, which is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.