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In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler welcomes Joanna Bloor, a creative thinker and self-proclaimed "Potentialist" who has spent decades helping people and organisations unlock their untapped potential. With a background spanning from selling high-end swimwear to pioneering work in emerging technology during the dot-com era, Joanna brings a unique perspective on how we buy and sell human potential in today's world.The conversation begins with Joanna's transformative journey from moving from England to Texas at 15 (going from "Hogwarts without boys or magic to Americana") to her pivotal moment entering the tech world in 1995 when "nobody had a rule book." She shares how these experiences taught her that future you is who people want to get to know and shaped her approach to helping others articulate their potential.At the heart of the discussion is Joanna's revolutionary framework for understanding potential. She explains her concept that humans are essentially "emerging technology" - complex, upgradeable, and often misunderstood products that we buy and sell using outdated methods like resumes and job descriptions. Her famous principle that "every decision made about you and your opportunities is made in a room that you're not in" becomes the launching point for a deep dive into how to make yourself "easy to buy."The conversation takes a delightful turn as Joanna deconstructs the Cinderella story, which is the heart of her book, Tales of Potential, revealing how she reframed the fairy tale princess to reveal a strategic marketing genius who understood the importance of leaving the right "marketing materials" (the glass slipper) behind. This leads to a rich discussion about authenticity, power dynamics in professional settings, and why women need to shift from playing non-zero sum games to positive sum games - essentially, making more pie rather than fighting over slices.Joanna shares practical advice for people who want to unlock insights to better talk about their own potential, including her "three words exercise" for discovering how others perceive you, and discusses the four power dynamics at play in any interaction: being liked, wanted, invited, or honored. The episode concludes with Joanna's vision for bringing more magic into the corporate world, including her dream of standing on stage unironically in a sequin ball gown with a wand to help people see the potential in themselves and others. A warm, funny and deeply insightful conversation, which is sure to leave you thinking differently about your own potential. Happy listening! Selected Links from EpisodeConnect with Joanna:Joanna's websiteFollow Joanna on LinkedInJoanna's Substack, The Potentialist, a dispatch from the edge of what's emerging.Follow Joanna on social media: @JoannaBloorJoanna's book, Tales of Potential: The Cinderella Story You Didn't HearJoanna's TED talk “How 3D printing helped me lose weight”Resources mentioned:The quantum pen article on Joanna's Substack"Clever Lazy" by Joan Badger - the book that inspired 12-year-old JoannaPT Barnum Angus Harvey quote on monsters and superstition: “The old world is dying and while the new world struggles to be born, now is the time of monsters because we are unable to distinguish between what feels good and what is true.”The other quote Joanna was looking for: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke"Playing Big" by Tara Mohr - recommended book for womenIntroduction makeover examples by Joanna with a host of wonderful people on YouTube (a must watch!)Books Joanna recommends:"Humans" by Matt Haig"The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North"The Sudden Appearance of Hope" by Claire NorthOther references:Positive sum games vs zero sum gamesSongs: "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "I'm Still Here" This episode is brought to you by Le TrenteAre you a purpose-driven individual seeking clarity in your personal narrative? Is your brand struggling to communicate authentically with your audience? Looking for a thought partnership that transforms how you connect with the world?Le Trente is a global community that emboldens purpose-driven individuals and organizations to communicate authentically. Headquartered in Geneva but serving clients worldwide, we coach both individuals and brands through their communication journey—from identity exploration to strategy development—all grounded in mindful leadership and compassionate, holistic communication.Our mission is to be a catalyst for positive change. We inspire open-minded people and organisations to build better worlds through community-building salons, strategic consulting, mindful coaching and storytelling.Ready to transform your approach to communication and create ripples of positive change? Get in touch, we like to make magic happen. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LE TRENTE HERE. *** If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and consider writing a review of the show on Apple Podcasts, we really appreciate your support and feedback. And thank you so much for listening!For all notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds on Simplecast - https://out-of-the-clouds.simplecast.com/Sign up for Anne's email newsletter for more from Out of the Clouds at https://outoftheclouds.com.Follow Anne and Out of the Clouds: IG: @_outoftheclouds or @annvi Or on Threads @annvi On Youtube @OutoftheCloudsFor more, you can read and subscribe to Anne's Substack, the Mettā View, her weekly dose of insights on coaching, brand development, the future of work, and storytelling, with a hint of mindfulness.
You may have already listened to our episode where we talk about The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. We liked the book so much… we wanted to see if we could have a chat with the author. Sure enough, Claire North (aka Catherine Webb), was kind enough to join us on the bridge, and we really had a great time. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Check out Claire's website: https://www.clairenorth.com/ she is a prolific, and highly talented writer, and you'll find lots of great reading here.Let's make our way over to the bridge!Please let us know if there is a book you want us to review or an author you want us to have on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find more Tales From The Bridge episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website to see what is happening on The Bridge.Check out our many links:Twitter: @BridgeTalesInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website:https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KGSend us an email!Bunker 8Jack guards a secret Antarctic bunker, but unknown forces and dark mysteries await him.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySend us an email!
In this episode we cover our book of the month: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North. This book was was a critically acclaimed success, and has become a word of mouth bestseller. Be sure to add it to your Summer reading list. We also look at a study that searched for travellers from the future. So… pretty typical TFTB fun on this one, we hope you enjoy!Alright, let's make our way over to the bridge!Please let us know if there is a book you want us to review or an author you want us to have on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find more Tales From The Bridge episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website to see what is happening on The Bridge.Check out our many links:Twitter: @BridgeTalesInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website:https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KGSend us an email!
This week Tayla is joined by Dave and Maggie from the Central Library to talk about media with time loops in honor of Groundhog Day. They discuss why they enjoy media with time loops and what some of their favorites are. They also discuss hopeful future narratives, brain candy, and British original vs American remake. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Is there a book that you weren't able to finish and why? Podcast disclaimer Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Babel by R. F. Kuang All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Future by Naomi Alderman A Psalm For the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers Begin Again by Oliver Jeffers Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North How to Live Safely In a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman 11/22/63 by Stephen King The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell AV Groundhog Day (1993) Ghosts (2021- ) Being Human (2008-2013) Acapulco (2021- ) Staged Season 1 (Kanopy) Loki (2021-2023) Back to the Future (1985) About Time (2013) Other Streaming TV & Movies at Cranston Public Library
Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we can't stop thinking about, books or otherwise. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. For today we're emerging from our winter burrow to foretell an early spring (or six more weeks of winter!) with a selection of timeloop stories! Featured in this episode: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman Ms. G, the Official Groundhog of Massachusetts Check out something from the segment? Be sure to let us know what you think! Theme song: Fashion Chill by Coma-Media --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rhodyradio/message
At the halfway point of the year, Manda looks back on what's been on the podcast, forward at (some of) what's to come, thoughts on where we're at as a world, and explores the books and podcasts that have stood out in the past six months. Non fiction A People's Green New Deal by Max Ajl https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-people-s-green-new-deal-max-ajl/5731783?ean=9780745341750Building Tomorrow by Paddy Le Fluffy https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Building-Tomorrow-by-Paddy-Le-Flufy/9781739345204Spinning Out By Charlie Herzog Young https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Spinning-Out-by-Charlie-Hertzog-Young/9781804440315Saying No to a Farm Free Future by Chris Smaje https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/saying-no-to-a-farm-free-future-the-case-for-an-ecological-food-system-and-against-manufactured-foods-chris-smaje/7448082?ean=9781915294166Two Lights by James Roberts https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/two-lights-james-roberts/7366651?ean=9781912836178Post-Capitalist Philanthropy: Healing Wealth in a time of collapse by Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Post-Capitalist-Philanthropy-by-Alnoor-Ladha-Lynn-Murphy/9798986531007 Fiction Black Water Sister by Zen Cho https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/black-water-sister-zen-cho/6464196?ean=9781509800018The Grief Nurse – Angie Spoto https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-grief-nurse-angie-spoto/7230526?ean=9781914518171Now She is Witch by Kirsty Logan https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/now-she-is-witch-a-witch-story-unlike-any-other-from-the-author-of-the-gracekeepers-kirsty-logan/7387771?ean=9781529116113Habitat Man by DA Baden https://www.dabaden.com/habitat-man/The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-First-Fifteen-Lives-of-Harry-August-by-Claire-North/9780356502588Frankie Boyle, Meantime https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/meantime-frankie-boyle/6521254?ean=9781399801157Podcasts Bankless Episode w Eliezer Yudkowsky https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000600575387Planet Critical – particularly the episode w Alastair Campbell https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/planet-critical/id1545009586?i=1000615243292David Bollier's Frontiers of Commoning, particularly the episode with Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/frontiers-of-commoning-with-david-bollier/id1501085005?i=1000615201925Your Undivided Attention https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/your-undivided-attention/id1460030305The Great Simplification https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-great-simplification-with-nate-hagens/id1604218333
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator Adrian M. Gibson and authors Veronica Roth, Tade Thompson, Claire North, M. R. Carey and Kritika H. Rao for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Intersection of Nature & Technology." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a writer, illustrator and the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts, and he is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. Veronica Roth is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her internationally bestselling Divergent trilogy. Her newest releases are Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator. Find Veronica on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. Tade Thompson is a psychiatrist and science fiction author. His works include Rosewater and its sequels, Far from the Light of Heaven and more. Find Tade on Amazon. Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Find Claire on Twitter or her personal website. M. R. Carey is the author of The Rampart Trilogy (The Book of Koli, The Trials of Koli, The Fall of Koli), The Girl with All the Gifts, the Lucifer comic book series and more. Find Mike on Twitter or Amazon. Kritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, her debut novel. Find Kritika on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Join Miranda, Chris, and Autumn, as they recommend books from their fictitious "Onesie Twosie machine". This game was inspired by Autumn's favorite PBS show growing up, Once Upon a Time. The Bookmark is your place to find your next great book. Each week, join regular readers Miranda Ericsson, Chris Blocker and Autumn Friedli along with other librarians as they discuss all the books you'll want to add to your reading list.
Willkommen bei einer ganz besonderen Episode von bücherreich, einem Podcast größtenteils über Bücher! Ich blicke zurück auf mein Lesejahr 2022 mit Tops und Flops, Statistiken, meinen Lesevorsätzen für 2023 und einer Auswahl an Versprechern des Jahres ganz zum Schluss der Episode. Viel Spaß! Statistiken: Die beliebteste Episode dieses Jahr war „Mein Lesejahr 2021“ mit 465 Downloads, gefolgt von „Mein Lesemonat Dezember 2021“ (367 Downloads) und „Mein Lesemonat Februar 2022“ (359). Insgesamt wurden meine Folgen 75.590 Mal angehört (2021: 61.195; also sind 14.395 Downloads (1.200/Monat) 2022 hinzugekommen). Das umfasst auch alle „alten“ Episoden und ist echt der Hammer für mich. Danke für's fleißige (nachträgliche) Hören! 101 Bücher mit insgesamt 44.818 Seiten habe ich im Lesejahr 2022 gelesen. Im Schnitt sind das 444 (!) Seiten pro Buch, 8,4 Bücher pro Monat und 123 Seiten pro Tag. Ich konnte mich im Vergleich zum Vorjahr sowohl von der Gesamtzahl der gelesenen Bücher steigern, als auch an deren Seitenzahl - ich habe nämlich viele sehr lange Bücher in Angriff genommen. Im Vergleich zu 2021 sind es 3 Bücher und 4.368 Seiten mehr und ist damit auf dem Niveau von 2020, was ein super gutes Lesejahr für mich war. Bin also happy! Noch ein paar mehr Details: Die Bücher teilen sich auf auf 47 Hörbücher (46,5 %; Vorjahr: 40 / 40,8 %), 11 E-Books (10,9 %; Vorjahr: 3 / 3,1 %) und 43 „klassische“ Bücher (42,6 %; Vorjahr: 55/ 56,1 %). 38 Bücher/Hörbücher (37,6 %; Vorjahr: 44/ 45 %) im Jahr 2022 waren Rezensionsexemplare, und sage und schreibe 34 Bücher/Hörbücher (33,7 %) habe ich in Leserunden gelesen. Fremdsprachig waren leider nur 6 der gelesenen Bücher/Hörbücher, was 6 % ausmacht. 54 % meiner gelesenen Titel waren von Autorinnen, 41 % von Autoren und 5 % gemischt. 43 % waren frisch 2022 erschienen, 9 % aus dem Jahr 2021 und 7 % aus dem Jahr 2012. Die lesereichsten Monate nach Anzahl waren mit je 11 gelesenen Titeln der März und der Mai 2022, mit 6 beendeten Büchern war der April der am wenigsten lesereichste Monat. Von der gelesenen Seitenzahl her waren der Juli (4.472), der März (4.328) und der Mai (4.274) Vorreiter. Erreichen meiner Lese-Ziele 2022: Meine SuB-Abbau-Ziele habe ich nicht nur nicht erreicht, sondern auch draufgelegt. Meine Ziele lauteten: Von 103 auf 85 ungehörte Hörbücher runterkommen. Max. fünf ungelesene Bücher auf dem SuB haben. Meine SuB-Höhen lagen am 31.12.2021 bei 20 Büchern, 103 Hörbüchern und 105 eBooks (insg.: 228). Am 31.12.2022 liegen sie bei 102 Büchern, 100 Hörbüchern und 97 eBooks (299). Das lag daran, dass ich Licht am Ende des Bücher-SuB-Tunnels gesehen habe und hemmungslos Farbschnitt-Ausgaben gekauft habe. Außerdem habe ich mich wie geplant bei den Bücherhallen (Bibliothek in Hamburg) angemeldet und daraufhin meinen Hörbuch-SuB ebenfalls sträflich vernachlässigt. Somit habe ich 82 (!) Bücher hinzubekommen, nur 3 Hörbücher abgebaut und bei den eBooks ebenfalls abgebaut, und zwar 8. Von den „12 Büchern für 2022“ habe ich alle gelesen oder gehört. Beim Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“ habe ich zwei von drei geplanten AutorInnen geschafft: Sowohl bei Jay Kristoff als auch bei Fredrik Backman bin ich nun völlig up to date, was ihre (deutschen) Veröffentlichungen anbelangt. Und das hat richtig Spaß gemacht! Von den Reihen, die ich 2022 beenden/weiterlesen möchte, habe ich mir den Großteil auf Wiedervorlage für 2023 gesetzt. Bis auf Cassandra Clares „City of...“-Reihe bin ich nirgendwo großartig vorangekommen. Das wiederum lag sicher großteils an der Leserunde dazu, die sich auch auf weitere Buchreihen innerhalb dieses Schattenjäger-Universums ausgeweitet hat. Die Bücher selbst fand ich leider nicht so toll, auch wenn mich der Humor positiv überrascht hat. Die Leserunden haben alle sehr gut geklappt - so gut, dass sie mir mittlerweile in Fleisch und Blut übergegangen sind und ich sie mir nicht als explizites Lesevorhaben für 2023 setzen werde. Meine Lesevorsätze 2023: Folgende Ziele setze ich mir für 2023: SuB-Abbau: Mit dem hohen Bücher-SuB komme ich nicht gut zurecht (und habe auch nicht genug Platz im Regal!). Leider sind auch schon wieder etliche Titel vorbestellt, und auch ein monatliches Farbschnitt-Abo ist aktuell aktiv. Da hilft nur: Ganz viel weglesen und darüber hinaus nicht viel Neues kaufen. Bei den Büchern möchte ich bis Ende des Jahres auf max. 75 ungelesene Bücher kommen. Für die Hörbücher bleibe ich bei meinem letztjährigen Ziel, auf 85 ungehörte Hörbücher zu reduzieren. SuB-Senioren: Ich habe fünf haptische Bücher auf dem SuB, die ich seit (gefühlt) zehn Jahren mit mir herumschleppe. Diese Bücher möchte ich 2023 lesen - oder aussortieren. Am liebsten schon im ersten Halbjahr 2023, aber man muss ja nicht über-ambitioniert sein... Das sind: „The lies of Locke Lamora“ von Scott Lynch „Operation Red Sparrow“ von Jason Matthews „Die Monster von Templeton“ von Lauren Groff „Die Stunde, in der ich zu glauben begann“ von Wally Lamb „Die Zwillinge“ von Tessa deLoo Fortführung Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“: Das Projekt hat mir super viel Spaß gemacht! Dieses Jahr möchte ich die Autorin, die 2022 leider hinten über gefallen ist, nun wirklich lesen: Anne Freytag. Da dieses Projekt ein wenig dem SuB-Abbau entgegenwirkt (ich besitze nur ihr neuestes Buch), werde ich es für 2023 bei einer Autorin belassen, und dann 2024 neu schauen, ob ich mich mal an z.B. Brandon Sanderson, Riley Sager oder Anabelle Stehl heranwage. Reihen, die ich 2023 beenden/weiterlesen möchte: „Die sieben Schwestern“ von Lucinda Riley, letzter Band „Outlander“ von Diana Gabaldon, ab Band 8 „Harry Hole“ von Jo Nesbo, ab Band 1 (Band 3 bereits gelesen) „The Diviners“ von Libba Bray, ab Band 2 „David Hunter“ von Simon Beckett, ab Band 2 „The secret book club“ von Lyssa Kay Adams, ab Band 1 „The Inheritance Games“ von Jennifer Lynn Barnes, ab Band 1 „Zeitenzauber“ von Eva Völler, ab Band 1 „The Loop“ von Ben Oliver, ab Band 1 „Wayfarers“ von Becky Chambers, ab Band 1 „Red Rising“ von Pierce Brown, ab Band 1 „The Wolves of Mercy Falls“ von Maggie Stiefvater, ab Band 1 Bei den privaten SuB-Abbau-Challenges, die ich im Lesegarten mitbetreue, werde ich 2023 bei der Jahreschallenge mitmachen (die betrifft dieses Jahr Länder/Regionen; für mich als Fantasyleserin schon schwierig genug). Bei den Monatschallenges werde ich eher aussetzen, um neben Leserunden, Jahreschallenge, Reziexemplaren und meinen Lesezielen 2023 flexibel genug zu bleiben, auch ein Stück weit nach Lust und Laune zu lesen. Es macht mir weiterhin wahnsinnig Spaß, zusammen in Teams zu lesen und sich auszutauschen - wer also Lust hat, sich dem Forum anzuschließen, ist herzlich willkommen! „12 für 2023“: Vorletztes Jahr habe ich euch zum ersten Mal auswählen lassen, welche Bücher von meinen SuBs (=Stapel ungelesener Bücher/Hörbücher/eBooks) ich lesen soll. Für 2021 hatte ich euch 21 Titel auswählen lassen, und davon leider 8 doch nicht geschafft zu lesen. 2022 wollte ich nicht mehr so viele Titel auf der Liste haben und hatte mir 12 Titel auswählen lassen. Diese habe ich alle geschafft zu lesen, und daher sind dies nun die 12 Titel, die ihr mir für 2023 ausgesucht habt: „Ein fast perfekter Liebesroman“ von Lyssa Kay Adams „Die magische Gondel“ von Eva Völler „Achtsam morden am Rande der Welt“ von Karsten Dusse „Liebes Kind“ von Romy Hausmann „Red Rising“ von Pierce Brown „Das Dschungelbuch“ von Rudyard Kipling „The Loop“ von Ben Oliver „Der lange Weg zu einem kleinen zornigen Planeten“ von Becky Chambers „The Inheritance Games“ von Jennifer Lynn Barnes „Das Hexenmädchen (Kommissar Nils Trojan, #4)“ von Max Bentow „American Gods“ von Neil Gaiman „Nach dem Sommer (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)“ von Maggie Stiefvater Flops 2022: „Die hellen Tage“ von Zsuzsa Bánk „Rabbits“ von Terry Miles* Die „Maze Runner“-Reihe von James Dashner „Die vielen Leben des Harry August“ von Claire North „#LondonWhisper - Als Zofe ist man selten online“ von Aniela Ley* „Vier Frauen und ein See“ von Viola Shipman* „Glaube mir“ von Alice Feeney* Tops 2022: Alles von Jay Kristoff, z.B. „Das Reich der Vampire“, die „Aurora“-Trilogie, die „Der Lotuskrieg“- oder die „Das Babel-Projekt“-Reihe „Malibu Rising“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „The Witch Queen - Entfesselte Magie“ von Verena Bachmann „Kein Sommer ohne dich“ von Emily Henry* „Früher wird alles besser“ von Vanessa Mansini „Home - Haus der bösen Schatten“ von Riley Sager* „Der Anschlag“ von Stephen King „Der Report der Magd“ von Margaret Atwood „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ von Delia Owens Sehnlichst erwartete Neuerscheinungen 2023: Auf diese Bücher freue ich mich besonders im Lesejahr 2023, sodass sie jetzt schon auf meiner Rezi-Liste gelandet sind. Ich hoffe, ich erhalte diese Bücher als Rezi-Exemplare! (Reihenfolge folgt grob dem Erscheinungsdatum): „Mind Gap“ von Anne Freytag* „Night - Nacht der Angst“ von Riley Sager* „Stolen Time“ von Danielle Rollins „Let me prove“ und „Let me stay“ von Francis Eden „Ex Hex“ von Erin Sterling „The American Roommate Experiment – Die große Liebe findet Platz in der kleinsten Wohnung“ von Elena Armas „Wer die Hölle kennt“ von Leigh Bardugo* „Ein Schloss aus Silber und Scherben“ von Arianne L. Silbers „The Love we feel“ von Olivia Dade „Schere, Stein, Papier“ von Alice Feeney* „A magic steeped in poison“ von Judy I. Lin „Jetzt ist Sense“ von Hans Rath* „Das kleine Bücherdorf 2: Frühlingsfunkeln“ von Katharina Herzog* „Wir sind die Ewigkeit“ von Kira Licht „The Witches of Silent Creek 2“ von Ayla Dade „Spring Storm 2“ von Marie Graßhoff „Laurelin - Das Flüstern des Lichts“ von Caroline Brinkmann „Der Lotuskrieg: Last Stormdancer“ von Jay Kristoff „Dead Romantics“ von Ashley Poston* „Gameshow – Der Preis der Gier“ von Franzi Kopka* „Böses Licht“ von Ursula Poznanski* „Dornenthron“ von Jennifer Estep „It happened one summer“ von Tessa Bailey* „Tokyo Dreaming“ von Emiko Jean „The Atlas Paradox“ von Olivie Blake* „Atlas - Die Geschichte von Pa Salt“ von Lucinda Riley/Harry Whittaker* „Die Toten von Laboe“ von Arnd Rüskamp* „I'm Glad My Mom Died“ von Jennette McCurdy* „Zimt - Für immer von Magie berührt“ von Dagmar Bach* „The Lost Crown - Wer das Schicksal zeichnet“ von Jennifer Benkau* Wenn euch diese Episode gefallen hat, könnt ihr auf meiner Website www.buecherreich.net in die Vorjahres-Rückblicke von 2013-2021 reinhören. Wie war euer Lesejahr 2022? Besucht mich auf meiner FACEBOOK-Seite http://www.facebook.de/Podcastbuecherreich und erzählt mal oder hinterlasst mir hier einen Kommentar. Ich würde mich wahnsinnig freuen. :) Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.
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As the year comes to a close, we thought we'd each list some of our favorite books, TV shows, and movies of 2022.Books mentioned:Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Hydrogen Sonata by Iain BanksThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthTV shows mentioned:Wednesday (Netflix)Amphibia (Disney+)The Owl House (Disney+)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Blown Away (Netflix)Movies:Glass OnionEverything Everywhere All At OnceIn Space with MarkiplierThe BatmanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published in July 2022, The Night Ship by Jess Kidd explores the true story of the Batavia, an ill-fated ship that attempted to make the voyage to the Dutch East Indies in 1629, through the eyes of two children. In this, our final episode of Season 4, we are joined by our friend Dominic to discuss the nature of the supernatural, disaster at sea, and human nature in the face of adversity. Disclaimer: We had some technical issues during the recording of this episode and as such, some of the audio is of lower quality. We apologize for this and hope you enjoy the episode nonetheless. Episode Timepoints: 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:30 - Intro 00:45 - Meet Dominic! 07:45 - An Introduction to the Author 10:30 - Blurb 11:50 - Discussion of The Night Ship 01:25:20 - On the Next Season of the Reading Materials Podcast 01:26:15 - Outro Other Books Mentioned: Foundation by Isaac Asimov Emma by Jane Austen Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Things in Jars by Jess Kidd The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb The Epic of Gilgamesh - anonymous, the world's oldest epic found on 4,000 year old clay tablets The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Links: Jess Kidd on Goodreads Reading Materials on Goodreads Lucia on Goodreads Corrie on Goodreads Dominic on Instagram Reading Materials on Instagram
Nikki Payne, debut author of Pride and Protest, is a cultural anthropologist by day who spends her time thinking about big questions and how to answer them. On this episode, she joins Adam to discuss one of the questions she's spent her life thinking about: What does it mean to be "ugly". She opens the conversation by explaining how her fascination began with the movie, The Color Purple and has continued to this day. Nikki has even taught a college course about the idea of ugliness and how it's portrayed. Another one of Nikki's fascinations is the work of Jane Austen, which is how her debut novel came to be. It's a must-read modern reconfiguring of Pride and Protest that you're going to love. Books mentioned in this episode The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich Enjoyed this episode? Be sure to rate and review us on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts and send your feedback to passionsandprologues@gmail.com. If you email us proof of your review, Adam will send you a personalized book recommendation via email! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
[…] Entièrement vouée au libéralisme à visage humain, la Salle 101 s’offre une série de chroniques hautes en couleur où le sensuel le dispute au subtil : Les quinze premières vies de Harry August, texte vachement bien de Claire North. Les jumeaux du paradoxe, texte hyper bien de Joshua Chaplinsky. Le voleur, tome 2 de […]
In dieser Episode spreche ich über die Bücher, die ich im Lesemonat August 2022 gelesen habe: „Clockwork Angel“ von Cassandra Clare „Der schönste Zufall meines Lebens“ von Laura Jane Williams* „Die vielen Leben des Harry August“ von Claire North „Von hier betrachtet sieht das scheiße aus“ von Max Osswald* „Achtsam morden“ von Karsten Dusse „Tod an der Schlei“ von Arnd Rüskamp* „Tschick“ von Wolfgang Herrndorf „Endsinger“ aus der „Der Lotuskrieg“-Reihe von Jay Kristoff Insgesamt: 3.503 Seiten/Minuten 8 (5 Bücher, 3 Hörbücher) Lesevorhaben: * 0 Titel aus „12 für 2022“ * 0 Reihen * 1 Buch Projekt Autorinnen Aktuelle SuB-Höhe: Bücher: 61 Hörbücher: 105 eBooks: 101 Welche Bücher habt ihr im August gelesen? Hattet ihr ein Highlight? Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.
Published in April 2022, Emily St. John Mandel's speculative fiction novel 'Sea of Tranquility' tells a story across centuries and space. Join us as we wrap our heads around pandemics, time-travel and simulation theory. Episode Timepoints: 00:00 - Intro 03:10 - Spoiler Warning 03:30 - An Introduction to the Author 08:20 - Blurb 10:00 - Discussion of Sea of Tranquility 01:11:10 - The Book We Will Be Discussing Next Time 01:11:45 - Outro Other Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Links: Emily St. John Mandel on Goodreads Reading Materials on Goodreads Lucia on Goodreads Corrie on Goodreads Reading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!) Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and bestselling author Claire North for a chat about her new book Ithaca, her young career beginnings, pen names and passing on your creativity to readers, the power of stories, history, mythology, badass women wielding weapons and much more. And, of course, writing a story about Ithaca, you may wonder, has Claire ever visited the island of Ithaca? EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Her latest release is Ithaca, which releases on Sept. 6th through Redhook Books. Find Claire on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sff-addicts/message
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Claire North, Rebecca Roanhorse, Ed McDonald and Vaishnavi Patel as they delve deep into antiquity, exploring the intersection of history and fantasy. During the panel they discuss what fascinates each of them about history, why fantasy and history play so well together, how history can apply to worldbuilding, character and plot, the freedom of secondary worlds versus the rich lore of mythological retellings, how fictional stories can highlight obscured histories and much more. IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, we had numerous technical issues during the recording of this episode. Thankfully, no audio was lost, but there are some glitches here and there. Most notably, Vaishnavi is recording from a car in the first third of the panel, and both Rebecca and Ed suffered from glitchy audio at the 15-minute and 1-hour mark, respectively. Apologies if any of this takes away from your listening experience. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Find Claire on Twitter or her personal website. Rebecca Roanhorse is the award-winning author of Black Sun and its sequel Fevered Star, as well as Trail of Lightning and more. Her upcoming novella, Tread of Angels, is set to release on Nov. 15th. Find Rebecca on Twitter or her personal website. Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven's Mark series, comprised of Blackwing and its sequels, Ravencry and Crowfall, as well as Daughter of Redwinter, his newest release. Find Ed on Twitter or his personal website. Vaishnavi Patel is a law student focusing on constitutional law and civil rights, as well as the debut author of Kaikeyi. Find Vaishnavi on Twitter or her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog Discord Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sff-addicts/message
In the penultimate episode of the season we unpack Claire North's unique science-fiction novel 'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.' Join us as we share our thoughts on non-linear story telling, time-travel and the role of ethics in science. Episode Timepoints: 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Some Life Updates 06:55 - Spoiler and Trigger Warnings 08:05 - An Introduction to the Author 11:10 - The Blurb 11:55 - A Discussion of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 01:08:45 - The Book We Will Be Discussing Next Time 01:10:25 - Outro Other Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Mirror Dreams by Catherine Webb Timekeepers by Claire North The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle by Catherine Webb Touch by Claire North The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling Links: Claire North on Goodreads Reading Materials on Goodreads Lucia on Goodreads Corrie on Goodreads Reading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!) Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.
Brea and Mallory discuss the best ways to track your reading, test out a wine glass for reading, and recommend historical sci fi. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Tor NightFireJust Like Mother by Anne HeltzelTrade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/glasses Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Watch Brea's Movie!Torn HeartsSpill Proof Cups Books Mentioned - The Impossible Us by Sarah LotzThe Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn JoukhadarTo Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaAue by Becky ManawatuThe Imposter by Suzanne Woods FisherMy Reading Life by Anne BogelThe Kingdoms by Natasha PulleyThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
In a break from our schedule, this week we are discussing The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams. Join us not for alien adventures as previously promised, but instead for our thoughts on rekindling romance, the book boner scale and subverting gender stereotypes in romance novels. Episode Timepoints: 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Life Updates 03:15 - Brief Discussion of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 07:10 - An Introduction to the Author 08:30 - Spoiler Warning 09:00 - Blurb 10:15 - Discussion of The Bromance Book Club 01:02:05 - The Book We Will be Discussing Next Time 01:04:15 - Outro Other Books Mentioned in this Episode: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas Foundation by Isaac Asimov Beach Read by Emily Henry The Wind Singer by William Nicholson A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Links: Lyssa Kay Adams on Goodreads Reading Materials on Goodreads Lucia on Goodreads Corrie on Goodreads Reading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!) Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.
Join us this week as we create a cleric for a homebrew domain we created. Hopefully things aren't too chaotic... For more information, please check out our website. Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter, Instagram, Patreon: ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards. Episode notes: Transcript. Paul Bunnyan character sheet. Homebrew Cleric Chaos Domain. Homebrew Cleric Chaos Domain Accessible Version. Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Paul Bunnyan character sheet. Homebrew Cleric Chaos Domain. Mentioned books: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. D&D Xanathar's Guide to Everything. D&D Volo's Guide to Monsters. D&D Eberron - Rising from the Last War. D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Mentioned episodes: Zezzor. The Adventure Zone: Graduation. Fantasy Name Generators. Dungeons & Dragon Types: Website. Twitter. Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
Welches sind eigentlich die zehn bestbewerteten Bücher, Hörbücher und eBooks meiner Stapel ungelesener Bücher? Ich schaue bei Goodreads nach, gehe den 30 beliebtesten Büchern auf den Grund, die sich bei mir stapeln, und lese euch ihre Klappentexte vor. Dabei erwähne ich folgende Bücher: „Die Lügen des Locke Lamora“ von Scott Lynch „Die Tage, die ich dir verspreche“ von Lily Oliver „Schnelles Denken, langsames Denken“ von Daniel Kahneman „Malibu Rising“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „Wir müssen über Kevin reden“ von Lionel Shriver „Die vielen Leben des Harry August“ von Claire North „Die hellen Tage“ von Zsuzsa Bánk „Operation Red Sparrow“ von Jason Matthews „Wiedersehen in Howards End“ von E.M. Forster „Honigtod“ von Hanni Münzer „Ein Schatten von Verrat und Liebe“ von Diana Gabaldon „Enders Spiel“ von Orson Scott Card „Verloren“ (Gone) bzw. „Licht“, „Angst“ und „Rache“ von Michael Grant „City of Bones“ bzw. „City of Glass“ von Cassandra Clare „Succubus Blues“ (Georgina Kincaid) bzw. „Succubus Revealed“ von Richelle Mead „Rebecca“ von Daphne Du Maurier „Bis du wieder atmen kannst“ von Jessica Winter „Wie fallender Schnee“ von Marah Woolf „Der Weg der Könige“ von Brandon Sanderson „Der Name des Windes“(Königsmörder-Chroniken) bzw. „Die Furcht des Weisen“ von Patrick Rothfuss „Kinder des Nebels“ und „Herrscher des Lichts“ (Die Nebelgeborenen) von Brandon Sanderson „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ von Delia Owens „Wind“ bzw. „Sturm“ und „Donner“ (Die Chroniken von Hara) von Alexey Pehov „Kurt“ von Sarah Kuttner „Das Lied des Blutes“ von Anthony Ryan Welche Bücher von eurem Stapel ungelesener Bücher sind superhoch bewertet? Bei welchen Büchern hat euch die hohe Durchschnittsbewertung überrascht? Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.
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Groundhog Day meets the apocalypse in this week's book, in which the end of the world is approaching at an ever-faster pace through each of Harry August's successive lifetimes spent on earth. Hope you like paradoxes! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Things we spoil or mention: A Quiet Place 2, A Quiet Place, Fast 9, Demon Slayer Infinity Train, Naruto, My Hero Academia, Infinite, The Old Guard, Highlander (1986), Bloodshot, Episode 2 Attack On Clones, Episode 5 Empire Strikes Back, Episode 4 A New Hope, Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Empire, Power, Dr. Strangelove, Twilight, The Clone Wars, Stowaway, Life, Sunlight, Gravity, Mulan (2020), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Dungeons & Dragons F8, Loki, Wizard of Oz, Wandavision Falcon & Winter Solider, Downtown Abbey, Suicide Squad, Thor Ragnorak, Memento, Kang The Conqueror, Lovecraft Country, Doctor Strange, Ninja Turtles, Greek Mythology, Kid Loki, Young Avengers, Ms America Chavez, Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Avengers, This Is How You Lose a Time War, About Time, Back To The Future II, Atlanta, The 1st Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Prestige, Looper, Harry Potter & The Prison of Azkaban Harry Dresden, Michael Crichton's Timeline, The Man From Earth, Avengers Endgame, Arrival (Film/Book), Predestination, The Butterfly Effect, Your Name (Anime), Live Die Repeat, TENET, Community, Hobbs & Shaw, Jurassic World, Drinking Game: Take a drink any something is foreboding or ominous --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seconddinnerpod/support
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sam J. Miller, Claire North, Matthew Kressel and Premee Mohamed as they discuss climate change and climate fiction. During the panel they explore using climate change in fictional worldbuilding, channeling anxiety through optimism, challenges related with climate change and much more. About the Authors: Sam J. Miller is the award winning author of Blackfish City, The Blade Between and numerous short stories. Find Sam on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Claire North is the award winning author of Notes from the Burning Age, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, 84K and more. Find Claire on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Matthew Kressel is the award nominated author of the Worldmender series, as well as an abundance of short stories. Find Matthew on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Premee Mohamed is an environmental scientist and author of Beneath the Rising, The Annual Migration of Clouds and more. Find Premee on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Special guests and legends of Space Opera, Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell, generously took time to talk to us about their newly released novella, Light Chaser. Recommendations Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The post Entertainment and Control, In Conversation with Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell appeared first on Androids and Assets.
Special guests and legends of Space Opera, Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell, generously took time to talk to us about their newly released novella, Light Chaser. Recommendations Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The post Entertainment and Control, In Conversation with Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell appeared first on Androids and Assets.
This week, Pie and Lulu explore their most literary and intellectual pastime during the pandemic: reading a lot of X-Men comics. Covering comics from the eighties to the present day, topics include favorite characters, underrated comic runs, and thoughts on the unusual current status quo of the X-Men. Oh, and also cosmic tragedies, coming out stories, and karaoke–you know, all the usual staples of superhero comics. Comics discussed in-depth: Astonishing X-Men (2012-2013) by Marjorie Liu All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor House of X/Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman Rictor and Shatterstar's publication history Rogue and Gambit's publication history Generation X by Christina Strain The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont Iceman by Sina Grace Hellions by Zeb Wells Other comics and media mentioned: Heathen by Natasha Alterici Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Austistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy The Wolf and the Woodsman Ava Reid House of M by Brian Michael Bendis X-Force by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost X-Men: Season One by Dennis Hopeless All-New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis Young Avengers: Children's Crusade by Allan Heinburg New Mutants (1983) by Chris Claremont X-23: Innocence Lost by Craig Kyle X-23 by Marjorie Liu The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North New X-Men by Grant Morrison X-Factor Investigations by Peter David Rogue and Gambit: Ring of Fire by Kelly Thompson X-Men Gold by Marc Guggenheim Mr. and Mrs. X by Kelly Thompson Excalibur by Tini Howard Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont X of Swords by Jonathan Hickman and various others Content warnings: Discussions of the Holocaust, racism in comics, (fictional) human experimentation, and homophobia You can learn more about Never the Twins Shall Meet at our website.
Featured Books On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clare North The 100 Most Jewish Foods The Magic of Terry Pratchett How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith 2021 Cumulative Featured Books via Good Reads Follow or Contact Book Club of One: Instagram @bookclubofuno bookclubofuno@gmail.com Goodreads --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Travis Interviews author Claire North about Notes from the Burning Age, a standalone climate thriller from Orbit Books. From one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future, which puts dystopian fiction in a new light. Claire and Travis discuss using your phone for self-defense, writing nonlinear emotional character arcs, and how we can each live a little more sustainably in our daily lives. Meet Our Sponsors: Shadowed Stars by Steven Koutz - Epic science fiction story for mature readers. Thoughts from a Page - Author interviews with creators across a variety of genres. Want your message featured on the podcast? Find out more here. About Claire North: Claire North is a pseudonym for the author Catherine Webb. Her first book under the Claire North name was the word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen lives of Harry August, which is currently being adapted as movie by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and will be directed by ‘Maze Runner' director Wes Ball. North has since published several critically acclaimed novels and won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Award, and has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, the Locus Award and the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Her novels have sold over 750,000 copies in the English language and have been sold in translation in over 20 territories. Find Claire North on Twitter or at her website, clairenorth.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no Shadowed Stars Ad Background: "Cinematic Orchestral Action Trailer" by GregorQuendel This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. Some of the links included in these show notes are affiliate links and support the podcast at no additional cost to you. If it's an option for you, we encourage you to support your local bookstores! The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSDC Comics news Roundup:DC Comics announces 'Superman vs. Lobo' #1 out in AugustReveals ‘The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox’ #1 coming this AugustDC is launching ‘Batman: The World’ across the globe on September 14DC Comics reveals Infinite Frontier plansDC finally reveals FCBD booksImage Comics announces ‘The Silver Coin’ getting new writer lineupMarvel Comics adds new X-Men series ‘Inferno’ by Jonathan Hickman September 2021Marvel announces another High Republic series for October.Marvel First Look: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ #15 sets ‘The Last Annihilation’ into motionChris tells us about Marvel’s Voices: Pride and Hellfire Gala X-Men Monday stuff!Our Top Books of the WeekDave:The Blue Flame #1 (W: Christopher Cantwell, A: Adam Gorham, C: Kurt Michael Russell)Chris:X-Men #20 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Francesco Mobili)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Fire Power #12 (W: Robert Kirkman, A: Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson)Chris: Marauders #21JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Marauders #21 (Dauterman)Chris: Marauders #21 (Dauterman Connecting Cover)Segment: Interview: Benjamin Percy - Wastelanders, X-Force, X-MenBen, we know you from X-Force, Wolverine...your great run on Green Arrow, with two seasons of Wolverine: The Long Night under your belt, how does it feel to kick off a second scripted podcast series with Wastelanders that’s kicking off a podcast universe?Comparatively speaking, how does scripting a 30 minute podcast compare to a single issue? Is 30 minutes roughly the same as 20 pages of comic, or more?For fans of Ethan Sacks and Robert Gill’s Old Man Quill, does their series tie into the podcast?The Long Night ended up getting a comic book adaptation, it’s early yet, but can we expect the same for Wastelanders?You’ve got Chris Elliot, Vanessa Williams, Danny Glover - Of the voice talent on Wastelanders, who has been your favorite so far?We know Marvel has invited literal celebrities to the Hellfire Gala, any chance we might see any of the actors working on Wastelanders appearing at the Gala as well?X-Force #20 is out this week and your cast is on security detail. Are you jealous the other X-Writers get to have fun inside, getting into all sorts of trouble… or is the real fun on the outside?Have you ever worked security yourself?Of the X-Force members, do any of them actually look forward to running security?What does Ben Percy wear to the Hellfire Gala?I never expected to see Dracula play such a large role in an X-Book again. How did the idea to bring Dracula and vampires into the Krakoa era come about?After the Gala, we get the long-promised return of Solem in the pages of Wolverine. How excited are you to play with this character again?What is the story of old man Percy?Off-Topic Top Shelf - Benjamin Percy - Gentleman in Moscow, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
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Regresamos con nuestros fanfiction de libros con un repaso de nuestras últimas -o más recomendadas- lecturas. En este ansiado programa hablamos, entre otros, de Emmanuel Carrere, de Michael Moorcock y de colecciones de libros inabarcables. Ángel, Manuel, Mario y Miguel nos abren su biblioteca. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Janel Torkington is a professional content strategist, two-time content team manager, digital marketing dabbler, and occasional poet/ukulele-plucker. She is presently working at Facebook as a content designer where she specializes in mobile ad platforms, the ad creative experience, designing and building ecosystems of tools to help advertisers create ads that look and perform great everywhere they show up. In this episode, Janel had shared great insights on using words as design tools. She helped us describe what a content strategy is and how designers can use the power of words in designing beautiful experiences. We later discussed how do you craft words to accessibility. In the end, we discussed why crafting UI text should be an integral part of the design process? What is the method she follows along with a few practical UX writing tips. Takeaways - What is UX writing and how different it is from content strategy. How to craft words to accessibility? UX writing tips. Janel recommends books: The Culture Map by Erin Meyer So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson The First 15 Lives of Harry August by Claire North If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing community #Spreadknowledge. This podcast aims to make design education accessible to all. Nodes of Design is a non-profit and self-sponsored initiative by Tejj.
This week Tayla is joined by Melanie from the Central Library and library director Ed Garcia to chat about all things science fiction. They discuss their favorite sci-fi books and other media, as well as dive into the reasons they love the genre. During The Last Chapter, they discuss the question that has been long debated among sci-fi fans: Star Wars or Star Trek? If you like what you're hearing, please rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice. If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde El Norte by Carrie Gibson Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliot Chaze Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye Neuromancer by William Gibson First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Redshirts by John Scalzi A Case of Conscience by James Blish Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Feed by M. T. Anderson AV Mass Effect (games) Avatar (2009) Space: 1999 (1975-1977) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980-1981) Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020- ) The Expanse (2015- ) Doctor Who (2005- ) Broadchurch (2013-2017) Pluto TV Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009) Star Trek: Picard (2020- )
This week on The Trash Trio is Reading: dilchh and Lin are fangirling over Claire North's and Melissa Broder's books, whilst RAM (as always) is still being fancy and strangely very eloquent in explaining why Minke from This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer is his favourite character. -- Notable mention from this episode are as follow: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Sudden Appearance of Hope, Touch, and The End of the Day by Claire North; This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer; and 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell. -- Honestly, this was the most productive episode the Trash Trio had ever done. We talked about embracing the joy of reading a book without worrying about how others actually enjoy the same book. We also tried to get all serious in giving some social commentaries in correlation to Claire North's books. Other topics in this episode includes talking about dilchh and Lin's depression and anxiety issues. Welp.
Welcome to the second episode in our spooky season series, revisiting classic, cult or nostalgic witch and vampire movies as chosen by our patrons. Today we’re traveling back to 1998, when Wesley Snipes starred as the titular vampire hunter, Blade. 9 years after Tim Burton’s Batman, and 20 years before the MCU’s Black Panther, Blade was the first Marvel Superhero theatrical release, the grandfather of every Marvel Superhero movie to follow. Join us as we dive into a grimdark version of LA, populated by blood and power thirsty vampires that can only be stopped by a stoic vampire/human hybrid seeking revenge.Time Stamps:5:52 - Main Discussion on Blade46:10 - What’s Your Freq Out?Carolyn on the game Hades from developer Supergiant GamesAnita on the novel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthLinks Mentioned:Roger Ebert’s review of Blade when it came out in 1998 - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blade-1998 Follow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to our Star Trek PodcastTwitterInstagram
Should Tim get a Mullet? This might be the most important question of our time in this world and other worlds. Other topics of discussion: Book reviews about time travel (First 15 lives of Harry August, Recursion, Dark Matter) Addison's dad exclusively reads Michael Crichton Walden is Ron Swanson's manifesto for 1800's government Harry Potter is not nerdy and is completely socially acceptable. Stephen Fry is a global treasure and we're not deserving of his talent or gifts that he's given us for reading all the Harry Potter books. What's our Harry Potter house? Second hand condoms or 345,600 musical condoms the musical Old timey scientists decide Women are unfit for trains Brain boosters The return of everyone's favorite segment: Shut up & Swallow this Silk road 2: Electric Boogaloo Making an alligator shout Teen mask wearing grandmas Frank's great THOT experiment Thank you to Frank for this week's thought experiment submission. You can submit your own thought experiments, questions you want answered, or topics for discussion by: Tweeting at us: @part_time_pod Email: pt.podcasters@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor voice message (we'd feature it on the show with your permission It would also really help us out if you could take the time to review the show on Apple Podcasts if you're enjoying it. Thanks for listening and please follow us on Instagram for art based on things we've talked about on the show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/part-time-pod/message
What would happen if you were reincarnated. . . to the exact same life you just lived? What would happen when you were reborn to the exact same life fifteen times in a row? Ashland Viscosi and Nick Sperdute rejoin for another book club episode about "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North.
It's the one year anniversary of the Tiny Town Library Podcast and we are celebrating! The library has reopened and we have Mont Vernon's favorite teacher Charline Brown this month's interview. Amy: Majesty by Katherine McGee One by One by Ruth Ware Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The First Fifteenth Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab The Searcher by Tana French Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman Bonnie: Book of Ways by Jodie Picoult Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbran Caste By Isabelle Wilkerson JoAnn: Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt spend many lives discussing Claire North's The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, August 28th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt's Twitter: @moridinamael Scott's Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing and more at www.doofmedia.com
Stray Dog Footy - An American Podcast on Australian Rules Football
In this 17th episode of the Stray Dog Footy podcast I talk about the frantic 2020 AFL Season Round 10 action and preview what the Round 11 has in store. I also speak briefly about a few topics as they relate to the various matches. In addition, I spend some time reminiscing about my favorite thing in Sydney.Here is the best way, in my opinion, to get your WatchAFL app, with a Western Bulldogs International Membership.Thank you so much for listening. You can reach me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter via @StrayDogFooty and through Email at: StrayDogFooty@yahoo.com. Any feedback you have would be invaluable. Here are some other great American Footy Podcasts you might love: A Yank on the Footy and AFL Obsessed. Also, if you want to learn more about the state of Aussie Rules played in the USA, you can check out US Footy News and their Outside 50 Podcast.I want to thank Peg and the Rejected for the use of their song, "Red, White, Black & Blue" and you can find it, and much more of their great music, by clicking HERE. Also, they recently released a new Instrumental Album and you can find it HERE.Thank you again and I would really appreciate a like, review, link, and/or a share of this podcast episode. Best wishes!
Josh, Scott, Chuck talk about everything writing-related! Come join the conversation! *** Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Stephen Manley [00:00] Opening remarks [06:30] Weekly update—Tase Me, Please Edition Josh: Vacation Sunburn™, wrote some chapters in the coauthored work, listening to more audiobooks. Scott: Victory Day (Alien Invastion #3) is on pre-order. How great covers can change a book. Serious side quests and plots. Chuck: Extended Kid Time™ dealing with family medical issues per 2020® [18:00] Main Event: LIVE! Writing Roundtable July 2020! -Josh postulates that 2020 is the way that it is because the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. -Josh is enjoying The Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett -Confusion over titles of demon races and finally picking up the concepts that were introduced in the first book. Super grim dark. -A character that goes from a child to an adult over the course of a series, which can be troublesome for a series. -Not for the faint of heart, but the characters were more developed than Joe Abercrombie’s First Law characters -Scott’s Magic Yeti -Chuck was in the hunt for high fantasy that wasn’t grimdark but not epic, but more like D&D fantasy of the 80’s. -What has changed in the last 30 years? -It depends on the fantasy you read; Josh wasn’t compelled to read Priori of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon because of the prose and POV shifts. -An overload of characters from that book. -Josh also read The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanus Trilogy) by James Islington -It was a boy going on a Hero’s Journey with two different types of magic and a bit obvious. -Josh recommends The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archives #1) by Brandon Sanderson (of course) -Working title for The Way of Kings was Writing This for Josh. -Chuck chose Web of Eyes (Buried Goddess Saga #1) by Rhett Bruno and Jamie Castle -Josh explains the indoctrination into Stormlight is much like Scientology…. -Scott did not like most of the characters, but he liked Shallan. -Scott reacted differently to The First Law trilogy than Josh. -Chuck was curious about the concept of the generic character, but there’s an appeal there. -Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time starts as a clone of JRR Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings but diverts after the first book. -Magic system fatigue. -Follow along with the Everyman™. -Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales series has parallels to A Song of Fire and Ice – magic. -A discussion of explaining the magic or not (hard v. soft). -Josh explains Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson -Josh then explains Stormlight magic… Anyone read some steam punk? -Josh started The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi -Scott and Chuck read some Cherie Priest Clockwork Century novels -Deadwood with Magic would be fun. -Chuck enjoyed Stephen King’s The Outsider, but Josh did not like the show. -Scott loved Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, which is a mix of fantasy and historical fiction -Josh surprisingly enjoyed The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North - [1:03:31] Closing remarks Coffee and Concepts Writer’s Journey Storytelling *** Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/ Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/ Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com Keystroke Medium Anthologies Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join Neal Stephenson's phyle and talk all about his 1995 novel, The Diamond Age. As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, July 31st at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt's Twitter: @moridinamael Scott's Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing and more at www.doofmedia.com
RECORDED ON 3.2.20 We talk about the artist Arnaldo Pomodor and discuss what defines a cyborg, and the difference between culture & technology. Things we’ve mentioned or just spoiled: Snowden, Animorphs, Emma, Persuasion, The Lakehouse, You, How to lose the time war, About Time, Before Trilogy, Cowboy Bepop, The Mandalorian, Fast & Furious, My Hero Academia’s Heroes Rising, It Follows, Transformers 3, Candyman, Transformers 2, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Sleeping Giants World War Z, Stargate, Teen Titans, Westworld, Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars, Clone Wars, Rogue One, Empire Strikes Back, The Last Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Avatar, The Famous Jett Jackson, The Proud Family, The Weekenders, Fillmore, Sorry to Bother You Black Panther Count: 0
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Books on tape have been around for half a century, but audiobooks have exploded in popularity in the last decade. What is the appeal of the audio format? Which books and narrators do we enjoy the most? And does listening to an audiobook even count as reading? Books Mentioned: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim, narrated by Kim Mai Guest The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, narrated by Frazer Douglas The Wicked King by Holly Black, narrated by Caitlin Kelly The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks, narrated by Simon Vance City of Lies by Sam Hawke, narrated by Rosa Coduri and Dan Morgan The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley, narrated by Simon Vance The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, narrated by Angela Brazil A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, narrated by Kate Reading Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron, narrated by Vikas Adam Red Rising by Pierce Brown, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe, narrated by Nick Podehl Free the Darkness by Kel Kade, narrated by Nick Podehl The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, narrated by Michael Page The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Will Patton Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, narrated by Heath Miller Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by a full cast Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Hero Forged by Josh Erikson, narrated by Josh Erikson Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, narrated by Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, narrated by The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien, narrated by Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchet audio drama The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, produced by Graphic Audio Rose Drive audio drama, produced by Raul Vega The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley, narrated by Adam Stubbs The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, narrated by Peter Kenny Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no Detailed show notes can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com
Ed, Producer Al, Del, Russ and Ross have fun comparing time loop novels, namely The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North and Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. The lovely author interview is Una McCormack and we discuss her book, Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.
One of the many wonderful things about being a book lover is the ability to lose one's self in a "comfort read." Whether that means a light and fluffy story to take our mind off troubled times, a bleak and dreary story to remind us that the present isn't all that bad, or something in between, there's a comforting book out there for everyone. So what exactly is a comfort read? And what books do we think fit that description? Books Mentioned: Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights by Patrick Weekes The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Touch by Claire North Briarley by Aster Glenn Gray The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher The Wayfarers Trilogy by Becky Chambers The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw One Piece manga In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan Discworld by Terry Pratchett Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less-Valued Knights by Liam Perrin The Black Company by Glen Cook The First Law by Joe Abercrombie The Gentleman Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgess Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no Detailed show notes can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Mort”.Breakfast! Lunch! Dinner! BDSM! ASMR! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambiThings we blathered on about:Why is the number 13 considered unlucky? (The Straight Dope)Triskaidekaphobia (Wiki)Thirteen Club (Atlas Obscura)Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Poetry Foundation)Confirmation bias (Investopedia)11:11 (numerology) (Wiki)Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go (YouTube)Apocalypse Playlist (TTSMYF) (Spotify)The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (Goodreads)Death’s Glory replica (Twitter, @Discworldshoppe)Hemline index (Wiki)Baby goat shouting at baby (YouTube)Full steam ahead at Ferrero factory as chocolatier eyes No 1 spot in UK (Guardian)Buttery biscuit bass (YouTube)Cake - Short Skirt / Long Jacket (YouTube)Lusitania (Britannica)I Ching (Wiki)Yarrow (The Wildlife Trust)Bier (Wiki)What is a Catafalque? [includes pics of Voltaire’s and Lincoln’s] (Funeral Guide)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
ಸಮಯ, ಕಾಲ, ಮಾನವ ಮೀರದೆ ಇರುವಂತಹ ಒಂದು ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ. ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಕಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಯ ಸಂಚಾರ, ಕಾಲಸಂಚಾರ ಒಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಪಾತ್ರ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಕಾಲಸಂಚಾರ ಸಫಲವಾದರೆ ಏನಾಗಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದು ಬಹಳ ಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಕರವಾದ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ. ಅನೇಕ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರಗಳು, ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಕಥೆಗಳು, ಕಲಾಸಂಚಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಳವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಶಿಸಿವೆ.ನಮ್ಮ ಈ 59ನೇ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗೌತಮ್ ಶೆಣಾಯ್ ಅವರು ಕಾಲಸಂಚಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗಣೇಶ್ ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.What would it be like, if we could go back in time? What would we be able to do?Even if you have never sought out science fiction, we all toy with the idea of time travel at some point in our lives. And it's all around us in movies, TV shows and books. From The Terminator to Back to the Future to Looper, some of the biggest blockbuster movies ever are based on time travel.Gautham Shenoy returns to the Thale-Harate Kananda Podcast, and talks about time travel stories with Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath. Don't miss out on Episode 59 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. And if you haven't listened to it already, do listen to Gautham Shenoy on Episode 55 where he talks about science fiction stories written in Kannada and beyond.Here is a list of all books, movies and shows that we referenced on the show. Tell us what was your favourite!Movies:12 Monkeys (Netflix)ARQ (Netflix)Avengers: Endgame (Hotstar)Back to the Future (Prime)Edge of Tomorrow (Prime)Groundhog Day Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Prime)Inception (Prime) Interstellar (Prime)Mirage (Netflix)Planet of The Apes (1968 film)Predestination (Netflix)PrimerRun Lola RunClockstoppersThe Fountain (Prime)The Terminator (Prime)Time LapseTV Shows:Doctor Who (Prime & Hotstar)Russian Doll (Netflix)Steins;Gate (Netflix)Books & short stories:All You Zombies, by Robert Heinlein. (1958)A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. (1962)A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain.Behold the Man, by Michael Moorcock. (1969).Counter-Clock World, by Philip K. Dick. (1967)By His Bootstraps, by Robert Heinlein. (1941)Flash Forward, by Robert J Sawyer. (1999)Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. (1965)Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury. (1952)The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers. (1983)The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North. (2014)The Man Who Folded Himself, David Gerrold. (1973)The Time Machine, by HG Wells. (1895) Available in Kannada on Amazon India.The Time Traveller's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. (2003)Timeline, by Michael Crichton. (1999)Songs:Iron Man, by Black Sabbath.Lohapurusha, Sanskrit version of Iron Man, by Krish Ashok, Vaishnavi S and SP Suresh.ಫಾಲೋ ಮಾಡಿ. Follow the Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast @haratepod.Facebook: https://facebook.com/HaratePod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaratePod/Instagram: https://instagram.com/haratepod/ಈಮೇಲ್ ಕಳಿಸಿ, send us an email at haratepod@gmail.com and tell us what you think of the show.Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Souncloud, Spotify, Saavn or any other podcast app. We are there everywhere. ಬನ್ನಿ ಕೇಳಿ! You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Our longest episode yet! Perry and David discuss the Australian bushfire crisis and look back at the best books they read in 2019: Australian bushfire crisis Overview of 2019 reading -- David Overview of 2020 reading -- Perry SF and Fantasy -- David Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Power by Naomi Alderman The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North SF -- Perry Blackfish City Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Embers of War by Gareth Powell Honourable Mentions -- Perry Honourable Mentions -- David Fantasy -- Perry Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Fire And Blood by George R. R Martin Witchmark by C. L. Polk Literary Fiction -- David Standard Ebooks Tono-Bungay by H. G. Wells Middlemarch by George Eliot All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Honourable Mentions -- David Literary Fiction -- Perry To the Islands by Randolph Stowe Possession by A. S. Byatt The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Plains by Gerald Murnane Honourable Mentions -- Perry Horror -- Perry Experimental Film by Gemma Files Doctor Sleep by Stephen King The Outsider by Stephen King Crime/Thriller -- David The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon Moskva by Jack Grimwood Crimson Lake and Redemption Point by Candice Fox Honourable Mentions -- David Crime -- Perry Sands of Windee by Arthur Upfield The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Kill Shot by Garry Disher The Lost Man by Jane Harper Redemption Point by Candice Fox Honourable Mentions -- Perry Best Thriller/Spy -- Perry Smiley's People by John Le Carre The Chain by Adrian McKinty Young Adult -- David The Secret Commonwealth by Phillip Pulman Fever Crumb trilogy by Phillip Reeve Young Adult -- Perry Gifts by Ursula K Le Guin Greenwitch by Susan Cooper Anthologies and Single-Author Collections -- Perry The Years Best Science Fiction : 33rd Annual Collection Edited by Gardner Dozois The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 2 Edited by Neil Clarke The Best SFandF of the Year: Volume Eleven Edited by Jonathan Stahan Short Fiction by H. G. Wells The Overneath by Peter S. Beagle The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu The Custodians and Other Stories by Richard Cowper Novellas -- Perry Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Time Was by Ian Mcdonald Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds Honourable Mentions -- Perry Non-Fiction -- David Blockbuster by Lucy Sussex Doing Justice by Preet Bharara South by Ernest Shackleton Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee A Mind Unraveled by Kurt Eichenwald Honourable Mentions -- David Non Fiction -- Perry On Writing by Stephen King Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Sagaland by Kari Gislason and Richard Fidler Underland by Robert Macfarlane The Shelf Life of Zora Cross by Cathy Perkins Honourable Mentions -- Perry Best Overall -- David Best Overall -- Perry Looking forward to -- David Looking forward to -- Perry Food for the soul Wind-Up Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels
Our longest episode yet! Perry and David discuss the Australian bushfire crisis and look back at the best books they read in 2019: Australian bushfire crisis Overview of 2019 reading -- David Overview of 2020 reading -- Perry SF & Fantasy -- David Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Power by Naomi Alderman The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North SF -- Perry Blackfish City Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Embers of War by Gareth Powell Honourable Mentions -- Perry Honourable Mentions -- David Fantasy -- Perry Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Fire And Blood by George R. R Martin Witchmark by C. L. Polk Literary Fiction -- David Standard Ebooks Tono-Bungay by H. G. Wells Middlemarch by George Eliot All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Honourable Mentions -- David Literary Fiction -- Perry To the Islands by Randolph Stowe Possession by A. S. Byatt The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Plains by Gerald Murnane Honourable Mentions -- Perry Horror -- Perry Experimental Film by Gemma Files Doctor Sleep by Stephen King The Outsider by Stephen King Crime/Thriller -- David The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon Moskva by Jack Grimwood Crimson Lake and Redemption Point by Candice Fox Honourable Mentions -- David Crime -- Perry Sands of Windee by Arthur Upfield The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Kill Shot by Garry Disher The Lost Man by Jane Harper Redemption Point by Candice Fox Honourable Mentions -- Perry Best Thriller/Spy -- Perry Smiley's People by John Le Carre The Chain by Adrian McKinty Young Adult -- David The Secret Commonwealth by Phillip Pulman Fever Crumb trilogy by Phillip Reeve Young Adult -- Perry Gifts by Ursula K Le Guin Greenwitch by Susan Cooper Anthologies & Single-Author Collections -- Perry The Years Best Science Fiction : 33rd Annual Collection Edited by Gardner Dozois The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 2 Edited by Neil Clarke The Best SF&F of the Year: Volume Eleven Edited by Jonathan Stahan Short Fiction by H. G. Wells The Overneath by Peter S. Beagle The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu The Custodians and Other Stories by Richard Cowper Novellas -- Perry Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Time Was by Ian Mcdonald Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds Honourable Mentions -- Perry Non-Fiction -- David Blockbuster by Lucy Sussex Doing Justice by Preet Bharara South by Ernest Shackleton Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee A Mind Unraveled by Kurt Eichenwald Honourable Mentions -- David Non Fiction -- Perry On Writing by Stephen King Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Sagaland by Kari Gislason and Richard Fidler Underland by Robert Macfarlane The Shelf Life of Zora Cross by Cathy Perkins Honourable Mentions -- Perry Best Overall -- David Best Overall -- Perry Looking forward to -- David Looking forward to -- Perry Food for the soul Wind-Up Click here for more information and links Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels
A new month means a new look at what books Annie and Chris were able to read in the last one. And folks, it was pretty light. Annie read: + Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodeser-Akner + Born a Crime by Trevor Noah + Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Chris read: + The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges + The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Annie's author interviews, consider supporting us on Patreon here.
Perry and David discuss: Intro The NBN Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Borderline by Mishell Baker Experimental Film by Gemma Files The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine Possession by A. S. Byatt The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North The Boys (Amazon Prime) Watchmen (HBO/Foxtel) His Dark Materials (BBC/HBO) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) Hugo Time Machine 1958 The Big Time by Fritz Leiber Other books in the genre in 1958 Big Planet by Jack Vance Cosmic Puppets and Eye in the Sky by P.K.Dick Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke Door Into Summer and Citizen of the Galaxy by Heinlein The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham On the Beach by Neville Shute Wasp by Eric Frank Russell Or All the Seas With Oysters The Incredible Shrinking Man Windup Photo by Aidan Roof from Pexels
Perry and David discuss: Intro The NBN Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Borderline by Mishell Baker Experimental Film by Gemma Files The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine Possession by A. S. Byatt The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North The Boys (Amazon Prime) Watchmen (HBO/Foxtel) His Dark Materials (BBC/HBO) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) Hugo Time Machine 1958 The Big Time by Fritz Leiber Other books in the genre in 1958 Big Planet by Jack Vance Cosmic Puppets and Eye in the Sky by P.K.Dick Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke Door Into Summer and Citizen of the Galaxy by Heinlein The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham On the Beach by Neville Shute Wasp by Eric Frank Russell Or All the Seas With Oysters The Incredible Shrinking Man Windup Click here for more details and links. Photo by Aidan Roof from Pexels
Did you know that police officers in eight states also double as prosecutors? Dave recommends The Appeal's October 10 report by Julia Rock and Harry August. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjustice
David and Perry discuss: Intro Follow-up Making of the Hugo rocketships Naming of the Hugos Don't use us as a reference! Hugo Time Machine 1957 Best Fan Magazine Why no fiction awards? What were the magazines publishing? Alien (1979) Aliens (1986) The Ridley Scott Alien Trilogy Blade Runner The Duelists Fire and Blood Are the Hugos a good guide to best SF? The Power by Naomi Alderman The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Station Eleven by Evelyn St.John Mandel 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Self-Published works Interview with Daniel Scott White DSW: Unfit Magazine, Unreal Magazine DSW: Platform Revolution Wind-up
David and Perry discuss: Intro Follow-up Making of the Hugo rocketships Naming of the Hugos Don't use us as a reference! Hugo Time Machine 1957 Best Fan Magazine Why no fiction awards? What were the magazines publishing? Alien (1979) Aliens (1986) The Ridley Scott Alien Trilogy Blade Runner The Duelists Fire and Blood Are the Hugos a good guide to best SF? The Power by Naomi Alderman The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Station Eleven by Evelyn St.John Mandel 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Self-Published works Interview with Daniel Scott White DSW: Unfit Magazine, Unreal Magazine DSW: Platform Revolution Wind-up Click here for more details and links
In nine states, police officers are permitted to act as prosecutors and arraign people for misdemeanor charges. In Rhode Island, the practice is the norm, meaning that thousands of people face potentially life-altering criminal charges without a public defender at their side. Advocates say allowing police to act as prosecutors presents an inherent conflict of interest. Today, we are joined by Appeal contributors Julia Rock and Harry August to discuss the practice, and how reformers hope to change a system they view as unfair and undemocratic.
No Frango Fino 232, Doug Bezerra e Doug Lira recebem Camilo Solano (@camilo.solano) e Gui Lorandi (@gui.lorandi), o dono da Loja Monstra, para recomendarem as HQs "Adventures of a Japanese Businessman" e "Squeak The Mouse", o anime "Monster" e o livro "As Primeiras Quinze Vidas de Harry August". Participe do Padrim do Frango!! https://www.padrim.com.br/frangofino Assine nosso PicPay!! https://picpay.me/frangofino Comentado durante o programa: - Conheça o site d'As Baratas: https://www.asbaratas.com.br/ - Instagram dos Frangos: Doug Bezerra (@dougbezerra), Doug Lira (@liradoug), Guigui Maldonado (@guiguimaldonado) e Rafa Louzada (@rafaelouzada) - Playlist do Frango Fino no Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51xQUG9bN4U7gEfn9ETudh?si=quAacbKxTA2UwMJHJUIXAg Para falar com a gente: Instagram: @frangofinopodcast E-mail: frangofinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @frangofino ========ARTE DO EPISÓDIO POR ALAN CARVALHO (@alan.ilustra)===========
One book club in south London have found a way to get even more out of their book club meetings, and that's to invite the authors along. Listen in to hear more about the 'Wilde Imagination' book club, plus tips on how to manage your group so that everyone, from the loudest to the quietest, gets to have a say. Books mentioned on this show: A Girl In Traffick by Mamta Valderrama, Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman, Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Get in touch with us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @thebookclubreviewpod or leave us a comment on iTunes, we'd love to hear from you. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
Brea and Mallory talk about cult books and interview author Erica Boyce! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - BookCon June 1st & 2nd NYC bookcon2019.com/readingglasses Links - Erica BoyceErica’s TwitterErica’s Instagram Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Books Mentioned - Working Stiff by Melinek, MD, Judy, MD, T.J. Mitchell Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed The Progeny by Tosca Lee The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Girls by Emma Cline Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs Educated by Tara Westover The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green by Erica Boyce
This week, social media contends with the tragic shooting in New Zealand, Google's sued for billions and also launches a gaming service, new toys from Apple & Tesla,... and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: sous vide'ing sourdough starter Dwayne: Xycel Powerline, Apple Watch EKG daily. Headlines Facebook, YouTube and Twitter struggle to deal with New Zealand shooting video Inside YouTube's struggles to shut down video of the New Zealand shooting — and the humans who outsmarted its systems Facebook Halts Ad Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints Audible Book of the Week The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Why by Annie Lennox Hot Topics EU regulators hit Google with $1.7 billion fine for blocking ad rivals Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 Instagram will now let you buy products directly inside the app Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad mini Apple Updates iMac Lineup New Apple AirPods now available: H1 chip, wireless charging case, hands-free Hey Siri Music Break: 2000 Light Years From Home by The Rolling Stones Final Word Tesla Model Y Revealed; Set To Go On Sale In Late-2020 Elon Musk Snuck a Teaser of the Tesla Truck into the Model Y The Drill Down Videos of the Week Tesla Model Y Unveil in 8 minutes Google's Stadia Announcement at GDC 2019 in Under 14 Minutes Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
Man lebt nur zweimal? Über James Bond könnte Harry August höchstens lachen. Der englische Originaltitel "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" verrät, dass er einige Jahre mehr auf dem Buckel hat. Doch es sind nicht nur Murmeltierjahre, es ist auch keine klassische Zeitreisegeschichte. Der britischen Autorin Claire North ist hier ein starker und origineller Roman gelungen, der in so viele Schubladen passt, wie Harry Leben hat. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge! Die vielen Leben des Harry August Verlag: Bastei 496 Seiten 12 € (Gebundene Ausgabe); 9,99 € (E-Book) Timecodes und Kapitelmarken: 03:09 - Eine Zeitreisegeschichte ohne Zeitreisen: Prämisse und Autorin 11:15 - Deutsche Übersetzung und sprachliches Geschick 23:07 - Das Leben als Unsterblicher: Die Figur des Harry August 38:08 - Recherche und Zeitreiseplot 53:34 - Ist das Science Fiction?
Sally Clay’s recommended audiobook: Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson Ryan Kelly ‘s audiobook recommendation: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Peter White’s audiobook recommendation Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh Presenter: Lee Kumutat Producer: Peter White
En este primer capítulo hablaremos de escritoras, empezando por la autora de ciencia ficción y fantasía Úrsula K. Le Guin, concretamente de su novela "Los desposeídos", una historia definida con frecuencia como utopía pero de la que yo os daré una visión más distópica. Además, comentaremos otros libros recomendables como "Relojes de Sangre" de Leni Zumas, "Las quince primeras vidas de Harry August" de Claire North, "84, Charing Cross Road" de Helene Hanff, "Entre extraños" de Jo Walton, "Distópicas", una antología de autoras españolas de ciencia ficción y "Ácido sulfúrico" de Amélie Nothomb.Si os apetece que hable de algún libro concreto podéis enviarme vuestras sugerencias a través de los comentarios de esta entrada y, si os habéis quedado con ganas de más recomendaciones, podéis encontrar mis sugerencias para #LeoAutorasOctubre en mi blog personal o en mi cuenta de Twitter.Espero que disfrutéis del podcast y, recordad, nos encontraremos en el lugar donde no hay oscuridad.Para cualquier duda o comentario, las formas de contactar conmigo son a través de Twitter (https://twitter.com/greenpeeptoes) o en mi blog (https://sarab.es)También espero tus comentarios en https://emilcar.fm/habitacion101 donde podrás encontrar los enlaces de este episodio.
Recorded on August 29, 2018 2 Knit Lit Chicks Summer Swap! Important Dates August 31st: Check-In #3 September 14th check in #4 September 28th: final check in October 5th: Mail-By Date Our Mother Bear KAL is ending on August 31, 2018. Winners and prizes will be announced during Episode 167, which will not be airing until the end of September, 2018! Thank you to our wonderful listeners and vendor friends for donating prizes for the KAL. It's time to think about our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Annual 2018 Fall Sweater KAL! Go here to find out all about it and to chat about your plans. Barb will be in Paris September 11-19. Tracie will be in the Munich area September 26-October 4. If you are in either of those areas and want to meet up, PM us on Ravelry! The Tracie’s Cakeride by Undead Yarn giveaway thread has closed - we will pick a winner at the end of the episode! Recorded August 29, 2018 Book Talk starts at 30:50 There is still one spot available at the Studio 49 Retreat put on by the Motherlode Spinners and Weavers at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA. The retreat is September 28-30, and you can find out all about it by clicking here. Emily of the video podcast Andersmill Knits is doing an Advent Calendar Swap! CORRECTIONS CORNER: Barb had 2 corrections from the last episode 1. When talking about the Netflix series Life Below Zero, the Native- American (Agnes Hailstone) woman is a member of the Inupiaq tribe 2. Regarding the Thank You Sarah pattern: Sarah Josepha Hale Wikipedia page, and the book Barb talked about - Thank You Sarah: the Woman who Saved Thanksgiving KNITTING Tracie has finished 1. Mother Bears #149 & #150 2. Never Not Gnoming Gnome #1 and Gnome #2 by Sarah Schira, using fingering weight scraps. Barb has finished: 1. Mother Bears #145, #146, and #147 2. Vertical Drop Stitch Scarf by Churchmouse Yarns & Tea 3. Bear And a Bunny Suit by Susan B. Anderson, using Plymouth Encore Worsted Solids In the Neon Green and Oatmeal color ways Tracie continues to work on: 1. Fiddly Bits#6 by Jane Pihota 2. Bellora Tee by Samantha Kirby, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Thicket and Harbor colorways 3. Welcome Blanket in 3 colors of Cascade Bentley - welcomeblanket.org 4. or my swap partner: Glam Cowl by Jacqui Harding in Fiberspates Scrumptious Lacein the Jen S Green colorway 5. test knit: One Perfect Skein by frediknits in Dragonfly Fibers Pixiein the Low Tide colorway Tracie has cast on: 1. Zephyr cardigan by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Cascade Hollywood In the Walnut colorway Tracie has put in hibernation: zoe cardi by Cheri Christian in Tahki Cotton Classic in Spruce Barb continues to work on: 1. Archer by Elizabeth Doherty, using Forbidden Woolery Fortitude in the Pixie Hollow colorway, and The Farmer’s Daughter Squish Fingering in the Are You Sure Hank done it That Way? colorway. 2. Thank You Sarah socksby Heidi Nick, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Showstealer( MCN) in the London Fog colorway. 3. Secret project for swap partner Barb has cast-on: 1. F829 Girls' Poncho by Plymouth Yarns, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll In the Pixie Pop colorway. BOOKS Tracie finished reading: 1. The Twilight Wife by AJ Banner 2. Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh 3. Lie with Me by Sabine Durrant Barb has finished: 1. The Outsider by Stephen King 2. A Case of Need by Michael Crichton (written as Jeffrey Hudson in 1968) 3. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin (Barb LOVED this book!) Tracie is reading: 1. The Echo by Minette Walters 2. Written in Blood by Diane Fanning Tracie did-not-finish: The First fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clair North Barb is reading: 1. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 2. The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the ER by Brian Goldman 3. Written in Blood by Diane Fanning Thumbs Up: REGISTER TO VOTE (U.S. Citizens). Rock the Vote Website: Register to Vote, Find Election Info, and more!
Brea and Mallory talk about making bookish friends and interview author Bethany C. Morrow. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Reading Glasses LIVE at the Last Bookstore with Paul Tremblay 7/1! Live Stream Book Pick - Circe by Madeline Miller- 6/5 at 7 pm! PST Join us! Links - Bethany C. Morrow https://twitter.com/BCMorrow MEM - out now! Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Books Mentioned - Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Golden Vance vol. 1 by Hope Larson, art by Brittney Williams and Sarah Stern The Lonely City by Olivia Laing The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Black Helicopters by Caitlin Kiernan After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
You may know her as Claire North, author of the best-selling novel "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August." You might also know her as Kate Griffin, author of the urban fantasy series about modern day sorcerer Matthew Swift. You may have read her Horatio Lyle detective novels, which she published under her real name, Catherine Webb. But even if you haven't read any of her novels, you're in for a treat. I talk with Catherine Webb about being a wunderkind author who got published in high school, and why she might be on the verge of coming up with yet another pseudonym. Featuring readings by actress Robyn Kerr.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breve reseña de Las primeras quince vidas de Harry August, de Claire North.
Breve reseña de Las primeras quince vidas de Harry August, de Claire North.
This week Jesse and Kevin talk about fandoms, Harry Potter spoilers, relative ages, Hogwarts Houses, ghost books, goofy names, a spiky killer tree, very long board games, games that aren't games, cool science, flat earths, long periods of time, groundhogs day-ing. (Recorded on August 28, 2017.) Links Jesse finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and he's going to start The Tale of Beren and Lúthien soon. J. K. Rowling is writing a crime mystery series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Kevin spent his Labor Day weekend playing Twilight Imperium. Kevin made a pinhole projector for the solar eclipse. Jesse recommends Annie Dillard's essay about the 1979 total solar eclipse. Kevin has done an experiment that proves the earth is not flat. Kevin recommends Anathem and The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.
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This week we cover the nostalgia of the Pokemon Cartoon, PS4 Space puzzler Headlander, the triumphant return of Robot Wars, and our love of Kyle Chandler grows with Bloodline. Other topics include the original Gameboy, Bob Ross, Cosmos, Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Sudden Appearance of Hope, The Force Awakens and iZombie.
Aquí tenéis el resumen de contenidos del episodio S04E06 del podcast de Los VerdHugos. Son casi tres horas, pero lo hemos pasado tan bien que no podemos menos que recomendaros que le dediquéis dos o tres tardes.- Hemos empezado presentando a nuestro genial invitado: Armando Saldaña, del imprescindible blog “Postcards From the Edge”- Hemos detallado hasta la saciedad los títulos finalistas de la BSFA- Hablamos de sagas y de por qué no molan.- Hablamos de Hyperion y de por qué no necesitaba una secuela.- Hablamos de Doctor Who y de su enormidad. Incluso planteamos que Torchwood podría ser mejor serie, aunque no hay consenso al respecto, así que vosotros mismos.- Hablamos de nuestras previsiones y expectativas sobre los títulos que nos va a traer lo que falta de 2016.- Hemos hablado de “The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy”, de Avram Davidson- Hemos osado criticar un libro de China Miéville (¡Ha sido Josep Maria!)- Elías nos ha convencido de que “United States of Japan”, de Peter Tieryas, merece echarle un vistazo.- Armando nos convence de leer a Jeffrey Ford.- Vuelve a salir el cómic Locke and Key, según Elías el mejor trabajo de Joe Hill.- Dedicamos un rato a hablar de “Las primeras quince vidas de Harry August”, de Claire North.- Alan Moore y Neil Gaiman también aparecen por el programa.- Hemos condenado la dificultad de ir al cine hoy en día.- Hemos cantado las virtudes de la serie The Expanse y hemos discutido la popularidad de las adaptaciones televisivas de las novelas de género fantástico.- Ha salido el tema de las decepciones al releer libros que nos impactaron de (más) jóvenes.- Hemos hecho las habituales recomendaciones literarias de los participantes en el podcast.Y alguna cosilla más que no ha entrado en el resumen.Lo podéis descargar ya de archive.org y, en cuanto se propaguen los feeds, de iVoox e iTunes. ¡Esperamos que os guste!
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The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
The Showrunner behind multiple top-ranking podcasts and Vice President of Marketing for the Rainmaker.FM podcast network, Jerod Morris, paid me a visit this week to talk about his beginnings as a writer, podcaster, and digital marketer. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Mr. Morris started out online as a sports blogger and became the editor of a high-traffic blog that was tapped by Fox Sports. His blogging has led to quite a few opportunities for the writer, including: Co-founding a WordPress hosting company Leading the editorial team for Copyblogger.com Launching and co-hosting multiple top-ranked podcasts … and becoming the VP of Marketing for the Rainmaker.FM podcast network — to name only a few On the eve of the launch of his new Showrunner Podcasting Course, we had a chance to talk shop. In this file Jerod Morris and I discuss: How Sports Blogging Led to a Host of Opportunities A Simple Writing Hack for Email Marketers Why Writing Makes You a Better Podcaster How Scheduling Greatly Increases Your Productivity Why Writers Need to Embrace Their Imperfection How to Infuse Everything You Do with Creativity Some Very Wise Words from Teddy Roosevelt Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Jerod Morris on Copyblogger Primility The Showrunner Podcast The Lede Podcast The Showrunner Podcasting Course The Assembly Call — IU Basketball Postgame Show The Writer Runs This Show “The Credit Belongs to You” by Jerod Morris (Downloadable Teddy Roosevelt Quote & Poster) Jerod Morris on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Veteran Podcaster and Content Marketer Jerod Morris Writes Voiceover: Rainmaker.FM is brought to you by The Showrunner Podcasting Course, your step-by-step guide to developing, launching, and running a remarkable show. Registration for the course is open August 3rd through the 14th, 2015. Go to ShowrunnerCourse.com to learn more. That’s ShowrunnerCourse.com. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host, Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll find out how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. The showrunner behind multiple top-ranking podcasts and Vice President of Marketing for the Rainmaker.FM podcast network Jerod Morris paid me a visit this week to talk about his beginnings as a writer, podcaster, and digital marketer. Mr. Morris started out online as a humble sports blogger and became the editor of a high-traffic sports blog that was tapped by Fox Sports. His blogging has directly led to quite a few opportunities for the writer, including the co-founding of a WordPress hosting company, leading the editorial team for Copyblogger.com, watching and co-hosting multiple top-ranked podcasts, and becoming the VP of Marketing for the Rainmaker podcast network, to name a few. On the eve of the launch of his new Showrunner Podcasting Course, we had a chance to talk shop. In this file, Jerod and I discuss how sports blogging led to a host of opportunities, a simple writing hack for email marketers, why writing makes you a better podcaster, how scheduling greatly increases your productivity, why writers need to embrace their imperfections, and some very wise words from Teddy Roosevelt. If you enjoy The Writer Files podcast, please do me a favor and leave a rating or review in iTunes to help other writers find us. Thanks for listening. Jerod Morris, welcome to The Writer Files. Thank you so much for dropping by, my friend. Jerod Morris: Thank you, Kelton. It is my pleasure. I have wanted to be on this show since you launched it. How Sports Blogging Led to a Host of Opportunities Kelton Reid: The illustrious and animated Jerod Morris. Let’s talk a little bit about you as the author. For listeners who might not know your story, who are you, and what is your area of expertise as a writer? Jerod Morris: Well as you said, my name is Jerod. I have been writing really my whole life. I remember back in elementary school, I was always writing short stories. I thought for a long time that I wanted to be a novelist and write fiction stories, but I grew up with a very strong sports background. That quickly morphed into sports writing, and I was editor of my high school paper and was planning on going into journalism when I got into college. But I went for my orientation, and there was a sports marketing and management degree. I decided to do that and then switched it again a year later and thought I was going to be a big screenwriter in Hollywood. Remember the first Project Greenlight, the very first one that they ever did? Kelton Reid: Oh yeah. I did that one. Jerod Morris: Yeah, so did I. My buddy and I, the guy that I was living with, we had created a production company, so we wrote our screenplay. And for about three years there, we were committed to the life of a screenwriter. Then I remember reading somewhere — I don’t remember who said it — but they said, “If you can imagine yourself being happy doing something else, do it. Because the only real way that you’ll ever survive being a screenwriter in that type of industry is if you just burn the bridges, and it’s the only thing that you could do.” I didn’t really feel like that, and so I ended up kind of getting away from writing for a little bit. Soon thereafter, I was back in it and got back into it with sports blogging, actually. My dormant love of writing about sports was rekindled, and I started a site called Midwest Sports Fans, which actually ended up leading to the development of the hosting platform that ended up leading to coming over and joining Copyblogger. I’ve been really fortunate with Copyblogger to get the chance to do a lot of writing and get paid for writing, which is really what I always wanted to do in some form or fashion. It happened, not necessarily how I thought it would happen, but it has happened. Kelton Reid: Yeah, so you were the co-founder and editor of a pretty high-traffic sports blog. Was it picked up by Fox? Is that what I read? Jerod Morris: Yeah, it was part of the Yardbarker Network. Then as part of that, we became one of Fox’s featured blog publishers. They had a little widget on the front page of their site. We were one of the sites that they always kept a link from one of our stories in there. They posted our Bracketology stories, so they liked what we were doing. Because I think at that time, sports blogging was still very much the Wild, Wild West. This was really before SB Nation was even big, and there were so many independent sites out there. I think we separated ourselves with our quality and being measured and not always going for the viral story or the sophomoric tilt on it. You know, trying to be actually respectful to the subjects. It was a really fun experience. I look back on it now, and I realize there were some opportunities that we probably missed by staying independent. At the same time, it also presented other opportunities, because without that, maybe we don’t develop the hosting platform. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Jerod Morris: That was a wet basement of my mom’s I was blogging in then. Kelton Reid: Where can we find your writing presently? Jerod Morris: Well, right now, you can certainly find my writing on Copyblogger. One of my side project sites is called Primility. I do a lot of my other writing there. Most of the writing I do now isn’t public. I write a lot of emails, whether it’s for our Copyblogger email blast that we send, for lists on my side projects, or even like, I just got done writing an auto-responder for the Showrunner course, actually. I’ve been doing a lot more of that kind of writing, which is more specialized, more segmented for specific lists, that kind of thing, which has been a really interesting transition, but one that I really like. I love the art of writing an email. I’m glad that I’ve been able to zero in, especially over these last six months, and get a lot more experience doing that. Kelton Reid: What else are you presently working on? Jerod Morris: Well, in addition to The Showrunner, we’ve got — and it should be out by the time this is released — but it’s basically the four essential elements of a podcast. When you sign up for the email list at Showrunner.FM, you’ll get this dripped out over about a week s time. I m really excited about that. I’m actually, on one of my other projects called The Assembly Call, taking the Rainmaker learning management system and molding it into my own format. I’m taking it, and it’s not a course like we would normally do at Rainmaker.FM, but it’s basically a course on the fifty greatest players in IU history. I’m really excited about that, which has given me the opportunity to get back into the sports writing a little bit and basically write about all the players that I grew up watching and hearing about. I’m quite excited about that and to get it released, which hopefully will happen in mid-August. A Simple Writing Hack for Email Marketers Kelton Reid: That’s fantastic. There is something to be said about the art of writing email, for sure. I think online publishers, and especially content marketers and email marketers, should follow that model. Jerod Morris: You know, the funny thing is, sometimes if I get stuck when I’m writing, I’ve found that just putting a name at the top, addressing it to someone, really helps me. Because we’ve all heard, If you’re writing to everybody, you’re really writing to no one. You want to pick out a specific person, really know who you’re writing to, even if it’s a blog post. If I get stuck, just putting Kelton and imagining that I’m writing it directly to you, which is what we do with emails, has always really helped me get unstuck for any writing project. That’s my little hack, my little writer’s hack. Kelton Reid: I like that. Let’s talk a little bit more about productivity. How much time per day would you say you’re putting into clacking away? Jerod Morris: On just writing, or actually doing the research for the writing? Or does it all go together? Kelton Reid: Yeah, how much time are you putting in to research, and writing, and all of that good stuff? Why Writing Makes You a Better Podcaster Jerod Morris: Many, many hours. It s a lot of what my job is. Now it’s interesting, because a lot of what I do now is creating audio content, which isn’t necessarily research, and it’s not writing, but it requires doing both of those. I find that the subjects that I’m able to speak well about on a podcast are probably subjects that I’ve written about, because the writing has helped me to clarify my thoughts on those subjects, and I’m able to speak about them much better. If I really struggle talking about a specific topic, I’ll go back and write about it, which will help me, again, get clarity and organize the thoughts in my head. If I’m not writing, if I’m not either doing an interview or creating some kind of audio content or in a meeting with one of our colleagues at Copyblogger, it’s reading and research, which can be listening to podcasts, reading blog posts, reading books. I find that if you’re writing a lot, if you’re creating a lot of podcasts or any type of content, the well runs dry pretty quickly. So you’ve got to keep replenishing that with new ideas and new perspectives so that you continue to have new and better perspectives and more nuanced perspectives to deliver to your audience. Kelton Reid: You’re just a content machine over there, basically? Jerod Morris: Kind of, yeah, and I love it. I think I counted up, and I’m hosting like five podcasts right now. Kelton Reid: Oh my gosh. How Scheduling Greatly Increases Your Productivity Jerod Morris: It s funny, I’ve actually found that since I actually committed to doing more things, but really scheduled them, I’ve become more productive. What I mean by that is, I had a couple podcasts I was doing on the side, but I didn’t necessarily have a set schedule for them. I would constantly be worried about, “Okay, when am I going to schedule this next one? What’s the next topic?” It was the same thing for some newsletters that I was writing for some of these sites. I didn’t have a schedule. As soon as I said, “Okay, I’m sending a newsletter out every Monday morning. This podcast is being recorded every Tuesday at noon. This one is every Monday.” It was a lot more content, yet I’ve become a lot more productive. Because it’s like I’m freed from the worry and the consternation. I’m free to actually go create the content. Because it’s like, “Hey, I’m showing up, and I’m creating something.” It’s allowed me to do it with more peace of mind and do it in a much more productive, efficient way. Kelton Reid: So do you find that you have a most productive time of day and/or locale? I know you’re in the studio a lot. Jerod Morris: My most productive time of day was actually a couple of days ago when my dog woke me up at three o’clock in the morning. I went back and laid down for about 10 minutes. I couldn’t get back to sleep. You’ve probably had this happen to you. You’d be there, and you’re like, “Okay, but I need sleep. I’ve got to lay down.” Because my alarm was set for like five, five-thirty. I almost was going to fight through it and be stubborn and say, “No I’m going to stay here, try to sleep.” Then I was like, “Screw it. Why am I going to lay here in bed when I’m not doing anything?” I got up and had basically about three hours of bonus time to work. I was incredibly productive. I actually find that whenever I do that, I’m really, really productive. The problem is, of course, I crash later. I ended up getting a headache later in the day, so it didn’t end well. Those moments, either really late at night or really early in the morning when I’m really jazzed about something, that’s definitely the most productive time. On a normal day, I m most productive first thing in the morning or in the early evening. There’s always a lull right after lunchtime or in the early afternoon. It’s not really from eating a big lunch and getting sluggish or anything. For some reason, those times are just better for me to get up and go for a walk or go do something. I just find that I struggle to maintain the focus all throughout the day, but if I break it up a little bit, I’m much better at the beginning and the end. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. So when you’re there in the office or elsewhere — do you go to coffee shops at all? Jerod Morris: Sometimes, and every time I do, I’m really productive, and I say, “Why don’t I do this more?” Ever since I started working from home, this inertia has been created. It kind of takes a lot for me to get out of the house, because I always think, “Well, I’ll be more productive if I’m here and if I don’t waste the time driving.” It doesn’t always work out like that. Sometimes it’s worth it to get out, and that investment of the time actually makes me more productive. I do like going when I actually can force myself to get out. Kelton Reid: Are you a headphone guy? Do you like to listen to music, or do you prefer quiet? Jerod Morris: I used to, but I can’t do it anymore, especially if I’m writing. I’ve either got to be in a coffee-shop-type place where there’s ambient noise, or I’ve got to have silence. I can’t do the music anymore. Even if Heather’s in the other room watching TV, I’ve got to ask her to turn it down, because I’ve found it a lot harder to write with any type of distraction like that. Again, the ambient noise I can do, but music, anything like that, I just can’t do it anymore. I don’t know why. Kelton Reid: Do you believe in writer’s block? Why Writers Need to Embrace Their Imperfection Jerod Morris: Yes, I believe in it inasmuch as I think that there are times when you know that you need to write something, or you want to write something, and you sit in front of the screen and nothing comes out. I believe it’s a thing, but I don’t believe it’s an excuse. When that happens, you’ve got to fight through it. You’ve got to learn whatever it is for you that helps you get past it. For me, one of the — strangely enough — things that’s helped me when writer’s block happens, to move right past it, is actually hosting live shows. I host a live post-game show for Indiana basketball games and for Showrunner Huddles, which we do inside of the Showrunner course. We host these live Huddles. What’s great about that is it’s really taught me that when you hit that start broadcast button, and the green light goes on, you ve got to go. You ve got to have something. Whether you’re prepared or not or you know exactly what you’re going to say at the beginning, the light is on. A lot of times, I’m hosting these, so it’s up to me to direct where we go. Otherwise, people are going to be staring at this awkward guy sitting in a chair and not doing anything. I try as much as I can to basically take that same principle to when I’m writing and just go. It’s not going to be perfect, and the great thing with writing is that no one else has to see it, and you can edit it. I think that’s really helped me to just be okay, just going, embracing the imperfection that’s going to be inevitable, and realizing that at least with writing, I’ll have a chance to revise. That’s not always the case hosting a live show. Kelton Reid: Let’s talk about workflow some. I know I’ve seen pictures of your setup there on Twitter, but what hardware are you using? Jerod Morris: I have a MacBook Air, which I like quite a bit. My favorite and the most beneficial piece of equipment that I have is from this company called Goldtouch. It’s a laptop stand. It basically allows you to stand your laptop screen up so it’s right at eye level. It helps not just with kind of the neck and back issues, because I’m not constantly bending down to look at the screen, but it’s actually helped me a lot for the video work that I do. It gives a much better angle for the recording because it’s straight on. I use that. I just plug an Apple keyboard into it. It’s nice. It folds up really nicely, so I can take it on the road with me. That, and then of course I’ve always got my microphone here on the desk so that I can hop onto impromptu recordings. Pretty much every day I’m recording something, either someone else’s show or one of my own shows, so I don’t really take the setup down. I just keep it here, always ready to go. Kelton Reid: For general workflow, and writing, et cetera, what software do you find yourself using the most? Jerod Morris: I grew up with Microsoft Word. I’ve given Pages and Scrivener and all of these other programs a try, but I have settled on the most blank, sparse, bare-boned text editor as what I like writing with. Actually, I used to write a lot in the backend of WordPress as well. I found that when I would do that, I would constantly be stopping to add links or add images. I would get distracted. When I’m inside of a text document, it’s just the words. I’ll leave myself little notes in there, or if I need to get a link or whatever. I find that I get so much more focused writing done when it’s just the text document, because it’s just me, the white space, and my ideas. It helps me to get clarity with what I’m trying to say. Kelton Reid: It reminds me of an era past when writers used to have to put paper into a machine, and it was just paper and the typewriter. Jerod Morris: Yeah, simpler times. Kelton Reid: Yes, yes. So do you have some methods of madness for kind of staying organized over there with all of your multiple projects and podcasts and whatnot? Jerod Morris: That’s a really good question. I constantly feel unorganized. I’m not really good at using a to-do list and keeping it. I’m stubbornly trying. I’m committed to getting better at it. I find my calendar is really helpful. I try and keep everything on the calendar so that at least I don’t miss any important meetings that I have scheduled, and that helps. Other than that, I try and keep my inbox as clean as possible. I try and clean that out every day if I can. I m not always able to do it, but I try to do that. I find that if my inbox is cluttered, and if the desktop on my computer is cluttered, I feel cluttered. Ironically, I save everything to my desktop, so it automatically gets cluttered. At least a couple times a week, I have to go through, clear out the inbox, clear out the desktop, my computer desktop, and then my actual desktop as well, and get a little bit of a reset. That’s something that I feel like I constantly fight is being a little disorganized, feeling a little disorganized, so I’ve got to constantly take steps back and make sure that nothing’s slipping through the cracks. I’m not efficient at it by any means, so if people have great tips, I’m all ears. Kelton Reid: We’re going to open up the tip line. Jerod Morris: Yeah. Kelton Reid: 1-800-JEROD-ORGANIZATIONAL-HACKS. I don’t know. That wasn’t going anywhere. I think you covered this already, but do you have a best practice for beating procrastination? Jerod Morris: The first is acknowledging it. I used to beat myself up for procrastinating a lot and feel like there was something wrong with me, like I was the only person procrastinating. I think understanding that it’s quite universal has really helped me to at least remove the self-loathing part from it. I acknowledge that it’s happening and try and figure out why it’s happening. I may be procrastinating because I’m afraid of a particular project, because I don’t know where to start, so I try and break it up. Maybe I’m procrastinating because I’m just not excited about something, so maybe this is something that someone else should be doing, and I can trade with them, or I need to find a different angle to get excited about it. I really try and have some level of self-awareness for why the procrastination is. If it’s just because I feel like procrastinating, then I try and indulge it for five, 10 minutes and then get right back at it. I found I used to spend so much time beating myself up for it that it would self-perpetuate. Simply accepting it, acknowledging it, and then not allowing it to go on too long has really helped. Kelton Reid: How do you unplug at the end of a long day? Jerod Morris: It depends on the time of year. If it’s basketball season, then unplugging for me at the end of a long day is turning on an IU basketball game and then basically working for five or six more hours, but loving it. Watching the game, live Tweeting, hosting the show, posting the show. It’s a flurry of activity, and I love every minute of it. For the most part, it’s going for a walk. Heather will get home — she’s been traveling a lot lately, so I haven’t been able to do this. I’m not as good at taking the initiative to go do it on my own. When she’s home, we always try to go for a walk at the end of the day, just talk about our days, talk about what’s going on, and get a little bit of physical activity. Then come home, make some dinner, and then watch a show, something like that. Kelton Reid: What’s your favorite show right now? Jerod Morris: My favorite show right now is Rectify on the Sundance Channel, which we stumbled upon totally out of the blue on Netflix. It was a really short first season. I think only five or six episodes. In the first episode, I wasn’t really bought into it, but it gets really good. Obviously a lot of people don’t know it because it’s on the Sundance Channel, but it’s a really, really good show. Kelton Reid: Just a quick pause to mention that The Writer Files is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and online entrepreneurs. Find out more and take a free 14-day test drive at Rainmaker.FM/Platform. All right, let’s talk a little bit about creativity. Jerod Morris: Yes. Kelton Reid: Can you define creativity in your own words? How to Infuse Everything You Do with Creativity Jerod Morris: To me, creativity is just finding a different way to look at something. It’s interesting, because actually, I have this debate with Heather, because she thinks that she’s not a creative person. She’ll tell me, “You’re so creative, and I’m not.” She works in the financial industry, so she doesn’t work in an industry that you typically think of as creative. Because she’s not writing a story or creating a piece of artwork. Yet she’s extremely creative when it comes to seeing a process and finding a better way to do it, and identifying something that’s going on over here and a way that that can be improved, or how this can be shifted around. You know, that creative problem solving, creative thinking. Creativity, to me, is really a lot more broad than how we sometimes think of it. It s not even necessarily Creating something new. I think you can be creative by amalgamating things that already exist, but in a new way. I think it’s having a unique way that you look at things and then a unique way that you can then communicate that so that someone else can have an opportunity to share your view. Kelton Reid: When do you personally feel most creative? Jerod Morris: Three o’clock in the morning after my dog wakes me up. Kelton Reid: Is that your creative muse, your puppy? Jerod Morris: He sometimes is. I feel the most creative when I am just genuinely into a topic. Maybe that’s an easy answer. I think we all have things that we have to do in our work days, or in our personal life, whatever, that we have to do because we have to do them. They’re not necessarily the things that we’re the most excited about. It’s like, taking on a project like the fifty greatest Hoosiers of all time, I feel incredibly creative when it comes to that because I’m passionate about the topic. It s fun, and it’s not something that I’m trying to check off of a to-do list. I try and find more ways to get it on the to-do list. I think creating the Showrunner course was the same way. It was an incredibly fun and creativity-fueled experience to go from nothing to saying, “Okay, we want to teach people this concept of a showrunner, how to be a showrunner, and how to create great shows, so what kind of modules do we need? What kind of lessons? How can we make it fun? How can we make it different?” Because I’m passionate about the topic, then there’s creativity flowing through everything that I was doing with that. Time of day can be all different times. I can feel creative having stayed up 36 hours if I’m really excited about what I’m doing. When you have something you’re passionate about, I think creativity naturally comes, because you’re fully engaged. So you’re going to see it in a different way and draw connections that, if you were distracted or only half paying attention or just going through the motions, you wouldn’t draw or you wouldn’t see. Kelton Reid: Yeah, Darren Rowse said something very similar to that, which I love. In your opinion, what makes a writer great? Jerod Morris: What makes a writer great? That’s a wonderful question. I think the ability to distill an idea to a reader in a way that is meaningful to the reader. That’s what writing is. When I think about when I have felt best about something I’ve written, it’s because even to this person who I didn’t see or didn’t know, I felt this strong sense of empathy, even while writing, that I understood what they needed or how this piece that I was creating could really impact them. And then I was able to do it and do it in as few words as possible. I will always tend towards appreciating writers who are good at brevity, because I tend to be very long-winded. Maybe I give undue credit for that skill. I think the ability to do that and really impact somebody in as few words as possible. And it could take 300 words in a book. That’s all relative. But I think being able to really empathize and take an experience that you’ve had, knowledge that you have, a perspective you have, or just a story in your head, and create that with words to someone else in a way that impacts them, that s what makes a writer great. Kelton Reid: Yeah, I keep coming back to that classic, The Writer Runs This Show. I can’t help but put those two together, The Showrunner and how many great writers we actually work with. I’ve completely gone off the rails here. Do you have any favorite authors at the moment? Jerod Morris: I do. That’s a hard question to narrow down. I actually just got done reading The Martian by Andy Weir, who was a recent guest on Authorpreneur by Jim Kukral. Kelton Reid: Yes. Jerod Morris: I’ve never been a sci-fi fan, but I really enjoyed that book. Now I’m reading — this is another recommendation that Tony Clark made to me, actually — The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. It’s a really interesting book, a very interesting take on time travel that I’m reading, and I m quite excited about that. Other than that, I’ve been so focused lately on doing online reading. It’s actually one of those things where you get so busy, and you realize, “Damn, I haven’t been picking up enough books lately.” You know? So you ve got to start scheduling — at least for me, anyway — I know someone like Demian, he lives inside books. I have to schedule it more, because I feel like I spend so much time listening to podcasts and reading online. I’m glad that I’ve been able to do that. I just bought, is it David McCullough? The guy who wrote 1776 and John Adams. I’ve been on a pretty big history kick lately, and obviously, he’s one of the most renowned authors of history that there is. I quite enjoy his work as well. Kelton Reid: Excellent, I’m not familiar, but we will find the correct spelling for you. Jerod Morris: Yeah, I’m looking around to see if I have the book in my office, but I don’t. Kelton Reid: Do you have a best-loved quote? Some Very Wise Words from Teddy Roosevelt Jerod Morris: I do. I need to commit this to memory, but I don’t have it by memory. If you can tell, I’m stalling so that I can look it up. It’s a quote that I used in a recent post on Copyblogger. It is by Theodore Roosevelt, who says, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without air and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” I love everything about that quote, because it gets at the essence of what we really try and instill in people in The Showrunner. I know some people have even criticized us for being too simplistic when we talk about this. But the power and the compounding power over time of showing up, of stepping into the arena — whether it’s to write, whether it’s to produce a podcast, whether it’s playing a sport, whatever you do — but to actually show up, put yourself all on the line, put something out there, and risk judgement, risk loss, risk failure, because it’s the only way that you can actually have a chance at success, and great gain, and great victory. Obviously, it opens you up to criticism, and there’s a lot of people who like to criticize the people who are there in the arena. But ultimately, like Theodore Roosevelt said, it’s the person who’s in the arena who matters. I try as much as I can to not be the critic who is criticizing, but to be the person who’s actually in the arena. I think it’s something that we can all benefit from no matter what our arena may be. Kelton Reid: That’s outstanding. I will link to that post as well on the show notes. Jerod Morris: Well, thank you. Kelton Reid: A couple fun ones: do you have a favorite literary character? Jerod Morris: A favorite literary character. That’s a good question as well. Why is Walter White the only name that’s coming into my head? Kelton Reid: That works. Jerod Morris: It’s so sad. Kelton Reid: No, it’s not. Jerod Morris: I don’t even know why I’m thinking about him. Kelton Reid: We love a good anti-hero. Jerod Morris: Yeah, he is certainly that. He’s certainly compelling. I can’t get Walter White out of my head. I’m going to go with him. I like him for the many contradictions. Because by the end of that show, I was not rooting for him. I wanted him to fail, yet there was something that was so compelling about him and his story. Kelton Reid: If you could choose one author from any era for an all-expense-paid dinner to your favorite spot, where would you go, and with whom? Jerod Morris: Another great question. It’s funny, Jonny Nastor actually asked Demian and I this question on a recent episode of The Lede. I would choose John Adams, second president John Adams, who wrote a lot. He journaled, wrote letters to his wife Abigail, and obviously wrote many of the documents that proved to be foundational in the founding of the United States. He is a really interesting character to me, because a lot of times, he gets not cast aside, but he certainly gets overshadowed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and a lot of the other guys who were big personalities at the time and continue to be today. He was such an interesting character in that he was so smart, so opinionated, and really kind of irascible in a lot of ways, and so could rub people the wrong way. Yet when you read letters that he wrote to his wife and his private journals and saw what he actually did, there was a great humility there that was evident. That’s what’s always drawn me to him, is this character of immense pride who combined that with humility to really be one of the most influential people in the entire history of the country. He certainly is recognized as that for the most part, but I think sometimes his contributions do go overshadowed a little bit too much as well. Kelton Reid: Have you seen the Paul Giamatti portrayal? Jerod Morris: I actually haven’t watched that yet. I read the book, and Heather and I have been meaning to watch that. I think it’s second up on our Amazon Prime. I’m getting ready to watch it. Kelton Reid: Jerod, do you have a writer’s fetish? Jerod Morris: Not really. I’m trying to think if there’s anything that could be considered a fetish. Kelton Reid: You’re not rubbing a rabbit’s foot over there every time you write? Jerod Morris: No, I’m not. I have lots of sports fetishes. I’ve always been superstitious about sports stuff, like I have special shoes that I’ll wear for the biggest games, and that kind of thing. It’s not anything I’ve ever really applied to writing or to anything professionally, much more sports-related. Kelton Reid: Who would you say has been your greatest teacher? Jerod Morris: I would say just experience. Unfortunately, I tend to be someone that’s got to do something to learn it. I’m not great at just reading something and internalizing it. I’ve got to read it and put it into practice to really learn it. Certainly, I’ve been really fortunate to have incredible mentors at every step along the way, all the way back to teachers in elementary school and high school and coaches and my parents and different people that I’ve worked with since then. I find that even the best lessons they teach me, a lot of times, I’ve got to go mess it up or do it on my own or apply it in practice to really learn it. Maybe everybody has to do that to a certain extent. I think just experience, just doing, and going out and getting my hands dirty with something. I certainly don’t always feel comfortable doing it, because when you’re doing that, you’re opening yourself up to failure, but I feel the most confident that that act will actually lead me to learning something useful that I can apply in the future. Kelton Reid: Do you have any advice for your fellow scribes on how to keep the ink flowing and the cursor moving? Jerod Morris: I think it’s really to understand the importance of being authentic in what we’re doing. By that, I mean understanding whether what you’re writing or the project you’re working on is something that you’re really passionate about, that you’re interested in. Is it the kind of thing that you would talk about for three hours at a bar with a friend? Is it the kind of thing that if your dog woke you up at the three o’clock in the morning that you would immediately think about going and doing? I think if you have not found that yet, to work to find that. Being true to yourself is really the first step in authenticity. The next step is then, for whatever it is that this topic is about, really thinking about the people that you’re creating content for. Whether it’s a reader of your story, a viewer of your video, a listener to your show — whoever it is — really think about where they are when they’re going to consume this piece of content. Are they just looking to get entertainment out of it? Are they looking to achieve something because of advice you’re giving? What are their obstacles? What are their goals? Really try and find that intersection between the experiences and the perspectives that you bring to the table and what can deliver value, whatever its form, to them. When you do that, you’re getting intrinsic value out of the actual act of the writing and the creating no matter what. But you also have that extra bit of confidence and that extra bit of positive feedback that comes from creating something that is well-received by people. Not that it doesn’t get criticized, but that it’s meaningful to the people that it’s supposed to be meaningful for. Because when it is, then it can be criticized by other people, and you don’t care. You’ve got that shield of armor up from loving what you’re doing and impacting the people that you care about. I think when you can really identify those things in whatever it is, it will create a long-term love affair with writing and with content creation that can carry you through and really lead to the creation of some great stuff. Kelton Reid: Yeah, absolutely. I’ll go off script here for a second and circle back to podcasting. I think it’s pertinent, at least, that you started out as a fiction writer and an aspiring screenwriter, as did I. Here we are speaking to one another in a podcast. Jerod Morris: Yeah. Kelton Reid: Would you say that all the experience that you’ve had writing, all of the different facets and different pieces that you’ve put together, have helped you in your podcasting? Jerod Morris: Without question. Back in the day when we were studying screenwriting, you know, reading “Story” by Robert McKee and learning about the elements of a story, whether you’re applying that to screenwriting or anything, that’s going to be helpful. Having a journalism background and learning about the importance of the five Ws and getting to the point, and how to be economical in how you tell a story, and how to really find out what the story is is important. Then, I think all the other experiences. Just the experience of being tasked to write emails and having to get into who you’re writing that email to, it s no different than when you’re creating a podcast episode, and you sit down and say, “Okay, who am I speaking to here? Who is the person who’s going to be receiving this?” A podcast is just a spoken letter to a person. You could say that an email is a just a written podcast in a lot of ways. All of those things really come together and can really help you. For anybody, the more varied experience that you can get, it’s going to help you in everything that you do. When I started The Assembly Call, doing the silly live post-game show for IU games, I never had any thought that this could actually be a great lesson for my career. Yet I’ve probably learned more from that project then I have from almost anything else that I’ve done, because it’s forced me to get comfortable doing this live broadcast. It taught me, on my own, without piggybacking on other people’s audiences that have been created, how to go from absolute scratch, to not just creating a site that was driving traffic, but a site that was driving engagement and building an actual audience. All of those things come together, and writing, podcasting, whatever content you’re creating, they’re going to help you be better at creating nuanced content, more rich content, and content that delivers more to the audience. Kelton Reid: Very nice. Jerod Morris: I hope that answered your question. Kelton Reid: It did. Mr. Morris, where could fellow scribes connect with you out there? Jerod Morris: A great place to connect is on Twitter, @JerodMorris. That’s a wonderful place. For anybody who is interested in showrunning, even if they’re not somebody who necessarily wants to podcast but is just interested in the idea of using content to build an audience and connect with that audience and create something bigger for an audience to be a part of, then I would recommend connecting on The Showrunner. You can go to Showrunner.FM, and our email list is right there. You’ll get the auto-responder series The Four Essential Elements of a Remarkable Podcast, which are really the four essential elements of a remarkable piece of content. One thing Jonny and I are adamant about with people on the email list is that if you send us an email, have a question, a thought, anything, we’re going to read it. We’re going to respond. We love interacting in there in that email format. For anybody who wants to do that, that’s probably the best place to connect if you want to really have a meaningful connection. Kelton Reid: Jerod, thank you so much for stopping by The Writer Files. I do encourage writers to podcast. I think The Showrunner is a good place to start. The URL again is? Jerod Morris: Showrunner.FM. Kelton Reid: Pretty easy one. Jerod Morris: Yeah, for the email list. When this comes out, actually, will be the day that we’re launching the course as well, The Showrunner Podcasting Course. You can go to ShowrunnerCourse.com if you’re interested in getting more information about that, too. Kelton Reid: Outstanding, thanks again for all of your time. Jerod Morris: Absolutely, thank you, Kelton. This was great. Kelton Reid: Cheers, thank you for tuning into The Writer Files. I look forward to checking out your own writerly podcasts. For more episodes of the show and all of the show notes, or to leave us a comment or question, drop by WriterFiles.FM, and you can always chat with me on Twitter @KeltonReid. Cheers, see you out there.
Willkommen bei der 71. Episode von bücherreich, meinem Bücher-Podcast! Ich habe einen Kurztrip nach Amsterdam unternommen und habe ein paar Tipps zu Hotel, Anreise, Essen und (Bücher-)Shoppen im Gepäck für euch! Zwei Bücher habe ich mitgebracht: „The first fifteen lives of Harry August“ von Claire North „The lies of Locke Lamora“ von Scott Lynch Beinahe schwach geworden bin ich bei: „Bitter seeds“ von Ian Tregillis „The husband's secret“ von Liane Moriarty Hotelempfehlung: Volkshotel (mit Rooftop-Bar „Canvas op de 7e“) Anreise: Mit dem Auto, aber nicht in die Innenstadt fahren! Sehenswürdigkeiten: Grachtenfahrt Käse Tulpen vom schwimmenden Blumenmarkt Heineken-Museum Albert-Cuyp-Markt Vondelpark (Open-Air-Konzerte im Sommer) Tiergarten Ausflug ans Meer (Zandvoort aan Zee) Restaurants: Süßigkeiten-Laden Pfannkuchen (Pancakes!) Burgerlijk Bücher kaufen: Büchermarkt an der Universität Waterstones The American Book Center Wart ihr auch schon mal in Amsterdam und habt weitere Tipps für mich? Welche Bücher habt ihr aus Urlauben mitgebracht? Schaut mal auf meiner FACEBOOK-Seite http://www.facebook.de/Podcastbuecherreich vorbei und erzählt es mir! Eure Ilana P.S.: Dies ist ein privater Buch-Podcast, in dem ausschließlich meine private Meinung kundgetan wird.
Ed raves about Sydney Padua's The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage , Del tells us all about The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Producer Al keeps a watchful eye on the news. The guest is Gabriel Conroy who tells us all about the John Sinclair books. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
When an author creates a character, she can churn through as many re-writes as she’d like until she gets it right. This, of course, is in stark contrast to reality, where people get only one shot. There’s no going back, no do-overs, only an inexorable march to the end. But what if life were different? Catherine Webb, under the pen name Claire North, offers two worlds where this is possible. In The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014), she introduces the reader to kalachakra, people who are reborn into the lives they’ve already lived. The eponymous protagonist, for example, is reborn 15 times at midnight on the cusp between 1918 and 1919. This is both wonderful and challenging, Webb explains in her New Books interview. “It’s both liberating because he can go through his childhood knowing everything that’s going to happen in coming events because he’s already lived it, but it’s also horrendous because he can be 5 years old on his 11th life being treated like a 5-year-old… and being forced to re-live his ABCs even though he’s actually hundreds of years old.” Touch (2015) offers a different way to escape the drudgery of a single, linear life. The main character, Kepler (a moniker assigned by those trying to destroy it), can travel from body to body with a touch. This allows it to live hundreds of years, experiencing the world like a tourist on an endless trip. Inevitably, the life of a kalachakra or a body-hopping consciousness can become tedious. Harry August struggles with apathy, having seen that whatever he achieves in one life is erased with the reset of his birth. Kepler, too, struggles to find meaning beyond its focus on survival. The ingredients which ordinary people use to measure their lives don’t matter to Kepler. For one thing, it no longer has a gender because it can occupy men and women with equal ease. Nor does it have to experience even mild discomfort: whenever it encounters anything not to its liking, it can jump to another body. Even a hangnail can be enough to send it packing. Webb herself is no stranger to multiple identities. A fan of pen names (she switches among Catherine Webb, Kate Griffin and Claire North depending on the genre and audience), she is as dexterous at changing writing styles as she is at inventing engaging characters and plots, although sometimes she’s only aware of the shift in style after the fact, almost as if someone else–her own Kepler perhaps?–had done the work. “I’m not necessarily aware consciously of a decision to write in a different style. … The story has its own logic. I let that do the work, and then I’m surprised to turn around and discover that Kate Griffin sounds very different from Claire North.” Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @RobWolfBooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When an author creates a character, she can churn through as many re-writes as she’d like until she gets it right. This, of course, is in stark contrast to reality, where people get only one shot. There’s no going back, no do-overs, only an inexorable march to the end. But what if life were different? Catherine Webb, under the pen name Claire North, offers two worlds where this is possible. In The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014), she introduces the reader to kalachakra, people who are reborn into the lives they’ve already lived. The eponymous protagonist, for example, is reborn 15 times at midnight on the cusp between 1918 and 1919. This is both wonderful and challenging, Webb explains in her New Books interview. “It’s both liberating because he can go through his childhood knowing everything that’s going to happen in coming events because he’s already lived it, but it’s also horrendous because he can be 5 years old on his 11th life being treated like a 5-year-old… and being forced to re-live his ABCs even though he’s actually hundreds of years old.” Touch (2015) offers a different way to escape the drudgery of a single, linear life. The main character, Kepler (a moniker assigned by those trying to destroy it), can travel from body to body with a touch. This allows it to live hundreds of years, experiencing the world like a tourist on an endless trip. Inevitably, the life of a kalachakra or a body-hopping consciousness can become tedious. Harry August struggles with apathy, having seen that whatever he achieves in one life is erased with the reset of his birth. Kepler, too, struggles to find meaning beyond its focus on survival. The ingredients which ordinary people use to measure their lives don’t matter to Kepler. For one thing, it no longer has a gender because it can occupy men and women with equal ease. Nor does it have to experience even mild discomfort: whenever it encounters anything not to its liking, it can jump to another body. Even a hangnail can be enough to send it packing. Webb herself is no stranger to multiple identities. A fan of pen names (she switches among Catherine Webb, Kate Griffin and Claire North depending on the genre and audience), she is as dexterous at changing writing styles as she is at inventing engaging characters and plots, although sometimes she’s only aware of the shift in style after the fact, almost as if someone else–her own Kepler perhaps?–had done the work. “I’m not necessarily aware consciously of a decision to write in a different style. … The story has its own logic. I let that do the work, and then I’m surprised to turn around and discover that Kate Griffin sounds very different from Claire North.” Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @RobWolfBooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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