Podcast appearances and mentions of heidi heilig

Act Cool by Tobly McSmith @toblymccsmith Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee @staceyleeauthor In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner @jeffzentner For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig @heidiheilig

Young Adult Author Heidi Heilig joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss throwing away 600+ pages, getting an offer while on bedrest, making your main character more active, the magic in rewrites, transitioning to writing solo after having a writing partner, how being a receptionist helps her writing, and writing depression accurately but keeping it active. Heidi Heilig is the author of THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE, a historical fantasy series involving piracy, time travel, and 19th century Hawaii, and FOR A MUSE OF FIRE, a YA fantasy featuring a bipolar shadow player who can see the spirits of the dead. Heidi is bipolar herself, though when she travels through time, it is only in the usual “forward” direction. Heidi: Query | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound | Libro FM QQQ Home Base | Support on Patreon If links aren't clickable, find them here: https://bit.ly/qqqheidi This page includes affiliate links. Please use them if you'd like to support the show.

Claribel and Kat discuss the idea of looking back on your old writing and seeing how far you’ve come. Plus, they touch on the idea that the industry should shift to look at the story and not at the trends. Then they interview Heidi Heilig, author of the Shadow Players trilogy, about her journey with publishing, creating conscientious communities, and how the publishing community has changed since she first published 5 years ago. Plus some discussion about trilogies vs duologies and how real life events influence our writing. BIO: Heidi grew up in Hawaii where she rode horses and raised peacocks, and then she moved to New York City and grew up even more, as one tends to do. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko’olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in Africa while lions roared in the dark. She holds an MFA from New York University in Musical Theatre Writing, of all things, and she’s written books and lyrics for shows including The Time Travelers Convention, Under Construction, and The Hole. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and sons. They do not own a cat. • FOLLOW HEIDI: website | Twitter | Instagram • Order ON THIS UNWORTHY SCAFFOLD (Shadow Players #3) • Order THE GIRL FROM EERYWHERE MENTIONS: • Query Shark • FOLLOW CLARIBEL: Twitter | Instagram | Youtube | TikTok • claribelortega.com • Check out all of Claribel’s books • Add Witchlings (2022, Scholastic) on Goodreads • FOLLOW KAT: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok • katchowrites.com • Add Once Upon a K-Prom (2022, Disney) on Goodreads • Check out all of Kat’s Books • FOLLOW WRITE OR DIE: Twitter | Instagram • Write or Die Podcast Website • Join our WorDie community! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We chat about the new Serial Box DC comics series Wonder Woman: Heartless with two of the writers, Natalie C. Parker and Heidi Heilig. We learn about the research that went into prepping the scenes, how the overall narrative was woven, and what each of them brought to the plate based on their previous experience with novels.

Enjoy our presentation of For a Muse of Fire, written by Heidi Heilig and published by HarperCollins. Jetta's family is famed as the most talented troupe of shadow players in the land. With Jetta behind the scrim, their puppets seem to move without string or stick—a trade secret, they say. In truth, Jetta can see the souls of the recently departed and bind them to the puppets with her blood. But the old ways are forbidden ever since the colonial army conquered their country, so Jetta must never show, never tell. Her skill and fame are her family's way to earn a spot aboard the royal ship to Aquitan, where shadow plays are the latest rage, and where rumor has it the Mad King has a spring that cures his ills. Because seeing spirits is not the only thing that plagues Jetta. But as rebellion seethes and as Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions that she never imagined—and safety will never seem so far away.For a Muse of Fire is the first in a series. This title is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireReviewsFor a Muse of Fire is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireEbookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/ForAMuseOfFireHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

You know the old adage: Vampires Never Get Old. At least, that's our adage. Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite is an anthology forthcoming from Imprint/Macmillan on September 22, 2020. The anthology includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Julie Murphy, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, and Kayla Whaley.Our podcast aims to dig deep into the immortal creatures of the night we love. Each episode will focus on a classic vampire novel or character, as well as feature the contributing authors as guests! In this episode, we gush over the OG vampire boyfriend in Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss, a foundational text in YA paranormal romance. Evil brothers, vampires who mark their territories by peeing, lonely girls, and poetry—this gem has it all! Welcome. You're invited in.Also in this episode: The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell Seafire by Natalie C. ParkerIncendiary by Zoraida Córdova Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis KlauseThe Vampire Diaries by L.J. SmithSupport the show (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250230010)

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Heidi Heilig and Special Guest Dhonielle Clayton Heidi Heilig http://www.heidiheilig.com/ https://twitter.com/heidiheilig https://www.instagram.com/heidi.heilig/ Dhonielle Clayton www.dhonielleclayton.com https://twitter.com/brownbookworm https://www.instagram.com/brownbookworm Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: www.sarahnicolas.com @sarah_nicolas on Twitter @presidentSarah on Instagram Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb Original YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/544P7fyYWP8 Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. News Items: Romance Writers of America Meltdown: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa https://twitter.com/i/events/1210307913413255179 Tariffs suspended: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/81989-new-round-of-tariffs-suspended.html Mysterious Galaxy’s new owner and location: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/15/3555-rosecrans-st.html George RR Martin's bookstore: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/16/george-rr-martin-opens-bookshop-santa-fe-beastly-books-game-of-thrones Bookscan's top-selling books of the decade: https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2019/fifty-shades-of-grey-was-the-best-selling-book-of-the-decade-in-the-us-the-npd-group-says/ Penguin Random House now completely owned by Bertelsmann: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82018-pearson-sells-last-25-of-prh-to-bertelsmann.html California's Freelance Law: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81992-publishers-brace-for-california-labor-law-changes.html KKR has acquired Overdrive from Rakuten: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/CC328CCD-89A7-46C2-B238-42B709DB426D

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Kingkiller Chronices TV adaptation, a documentary about Margaret Atwood, ocean-themed science fiction and fantasy, and more. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Random House Audio, and Wednesday Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! NEWS Follow-up: Tiptree Award renamed Kingkiller Chronicles TV adaptation is up for grabs Margaret Atwood documentary out in November Magicians comic, including Lev Grossman, also out in November Harry Potter Subscription Service BOOKS DISCUSSED The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes (Nov 5 2019) The Deep – clipping. The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week the sickness is still trying to keep a hold of us (especially Elizabeth) but we keep enduring! We do an update on the #CopyPasteCris scandal, discuss which memoirs we will be reading for this months Our Life In Books (OLIB) Reading Challenge and get seriously chatty because we missed not only each other, but all of you! You can turn this into a little drinking game (tea of course) if you drink every time Elizabeth coughs :)   Please subscribe & give us a rating/review!   Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety Our Life In Books Book Club- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Items we mention: Adagio Tea- Irish Stout (no longer available) https://www.adagio.com Chasing Eva by Camilia Hart*- https://amzn.to/2JxnzQX The Torn Duet by Mia Kayla*- https://amzn.to/2WfFtsF The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib*- https://amzn.to/2ummKQs The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets*- https://amzn.to/2Tq7tIi Last 8 by Laura Pohl*- https://amzn.to/2TklSWF Sherwood by Meagan Spooner*- https://amzn.to/2U3Uj8q Internment by Samira Ahmed*- https://amzn.to/2FjgX3g The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon*- https://amzn.to/2CHAIB9 The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller*- https://amzn.to/2WdwIPV The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig*- https://amzn.to/2FjhceG Owlcrate- https://www.owlcrate.com/refer/Eliza-YARZTPOH Riddles Tea Shoppe Boxes- https://www.etsy.com/shop/RTSQuarterly Unfiltered by Lily Collins*- https://amzn.to/2JuSsVX Yes, Please by Amy Poehler*- https://amzn.to/2UKZTJH Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick*- https://amzn.to/2umWi9a Buffering by Hannah Hart*- https://amzn.to/2Oh2Q2x The Wrong End of the Table by Ayser Salman*- https://amzn.to/2FkBN21 Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling*- https://amzn.to/2ujN0ea One More Thing: Stories & Other Stories by B.J. Novak*- https://amzn.to/2Yf0FRy Bossypants by Tina Fey*- https://amzn.to/2U9rJTf   Other mentions: Iowa City Epic Reads- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/spring-19-epic-reads-meetup/ OLIB Book Club- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety/   Items with * are affiliate links.

Lin has been enjoying Netflix comedy specials and she recommends a number of shows that tackle immigration and cultural translation with humour and panache. Such as Maz Jobrani’s Immigrant, Vir Das’s Abroad Understanding and Losing It, Gabriel Iglesias’s I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry, Hari Kondabolu’s Warn Your Relatives, Mo Amer’s The Vegabond, Ali Wong’s Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, Gina Yashere’s Laughing to America and Skinny Bitch, and Tig Notaro’s Happy To Be Here and TIG. (Netflix.com) Margrit talks about Heidi Heilig’s fantasy duology, The Girl from Everywhere & The Ship beyond Time (http://www.heidiheilig.com/books/). Heilig weaves myth & history from all over the world in these beautifully written books, thus taking the whole Eurocentric genre of fantasy in a global direction. Question of the episode: What stories have you read that paints the world from a non-dominant point of view? Join the conversation on Twitter at @World_ofStories or email us at worldofstoriespodcast@gmail.com. 

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

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling & The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig. We learn that one of us is turning Ravenclaw, that English teachers sometimes prefer the movies over the books, and that we miss Libby and Guy.

A romantic coming-of-age fantasy tale steeped in Indian folklore, perfect for fans of The Star-Touched Queen and The Wrath and the Dawn. No one is entirely certain what brings the Emperor Sikander to Shalingar. Until now, the idyllic kingdom has been immune to his many violent conquests. To keep the visit friendly, Princess Amrita has offered herself as his bride, sacrificing everything—family, her childhood love, and her freedom—to save her people. But her offer isn't enough.The palace is soon under siege, and Amrita finds herself a fugitive, utterly alone but for an oracle named Thala, who was kept by Sikander as a slave and managed to escape amid the chaos. With nothing and no one else to turn to, Amrita and Thala are forced to rely on one another. But while Amrita feels responsible for her kingdom and sets out to warn her people, the newly free Thala has no such ties. She encourages Amrita to go on a quest to find the fabled Library of All Things, where it is possible for each of them to reverse their fates. To go back to before Sikander took everything from them. Stripped of all that she loves, caught between her rosy past and an unknown future, will Amrita be able to restore what was lost, or does another life—and another love—await? Praise for The Library of Fates:"[R]ich, beautiful worldbuilding and thought-provoking questions on the power of experience, stories, and fate..."—Kirkus Reviews"Khorana's dazzling second book features a sweeping quest, sumptuous romance and complex heroines. This is the kind of book that lingers in your dreams."—Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen"The Library of Fates transported me to a magical kingdom where troubled oracles, irreverent goddesses, and megalomaniacal kings battle for control of love and fate. With a rich, real mythology and a stunning twist, it's basically everything I ever wanted in a book."—Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl from Everywhere“I was swept away by this unique, tantalizing tale. The Library of Fates spins a spell that breaks the heart and utterly enchants. An essential addition to any library—magical or not.”—Jessica Khoury, author of the Corpus Trilogy and The Forbidden Wish Aditi Khorana spent part of her childhood in India, Denmark and New England. She has a degree in International Relations from Brown University and an MA in Global Media and Communications from the Annenberg School for Communication. She has worked as a journalist at ABC News, CNN, and PBS, and most recently as a marketing executive consulting for various Hollywood studios including FOX, Paramount and SONY.  Mirror in the Sky is her first novel. Her second book, Library of Fates, a feminist historical fantasy set in fictional ancient India, about a louche misogynistic dictator overthrowing a tiny, idyllic kingdom and the women who must wrench it back from him is out July, 2017. Event date:  Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 5:00pm

We are back! After a longer than expected hiatus through the holidays and new year, we’re happy to return and discuss our latest read, “The Girl From Everywhere” by Heidi Heilig. A story that manages to blend fantasy and historical fiction, we talked about our favorite characters, moments, and to whom we would recommend this … Continue reading FDBC sails with “The Girl From Everywhere” →

We are back! After a longer than expected hiatus through the holidays and new year, we’re happy to return and discuss our latest read, “The Girl From Everywhere” by Heidi Heilig. A story that manages to blend fantasy and historical fiction, we talked about our favorite characters, moments, and to whom we would recommend this … Continue reading FDBC sails with “The Girl From Everywhere” →

Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Eternal Life by Dara Horn.   Questions 1. Hi ladies, I love the podcast and all your recommendations. I have an upcoming trip to India for work and I need some recommendations on what to take with me. I will be traveling with a group of MAWGs (middle aged white guys) coworkers who are a bit oblivious, bro-y, and can be exhausting when being around for long period of times. The idea of long-term travel with these people is a bit overwhelming and stressing me out. Do you have any book-ish escapes with strong female characters that can make this trip a little less daunting? Brownie points if they involve India in some form. I’m drawing a blank on ideas and everyone I ask recommends books that I know will make me angry and ranty (not the tone I’m going for on this trip). I’d appreciate any ideas you two have. Many thanks! --Brenna   2. Hi Ladies, Can you recommend books by Haitian authors or authors from other "s***hole" countries? For some reason I have an urge to read books by Haitian or African authors. I've already read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I LOVED. --Paul   3. Hello! My friend doesn't read very much but she wants to read more. The last book she read and loved was The Time Traveler's Wife. Can you recommend other adventure-romance style books that are similar to that? I've suggested The Night Circus and My Name is Memory, so far. I'm a new listener to Get Booked, after becoming hooked on All the Books and The Book Riot Podcast. Thanks for all the great book talks! Thank you, thank you! --Lindsey   4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I apologize if this is a repeated topic, but I searched the Book Riot site and didn't see anything that was what I was looking for. I live and work in NY, but the company I work for recently acquired some business in Canada. I'll soon be the staff manager of some employees living and working in Canada, which is exciting! I'm looking forward to learning about the employment laws, HR policies, etc of another country... but I realized that I know very, very little about Canada. I don't know any Canadian history, hardly any current (or recent events), and my cultural knowledge is limited to how great Trudeau seems. Can you help? I'm looking for readable, engaging non-fiction that focuses on Canada's history, current events, or culture. It'd be fine if it focused on a specific event or topic, at this point any knowledge will be a plus! Also willing to try out fiction reqs if you have them. Thank you! Sarah   5. Hello from Ireland! I was hoping you could recommend me books written by Native Americans. They can be fiction or non-fiction as long as the author is actually Native American (especially after Wind River left me with a bad taste in my mouth). I am looking for atmospheric books with well drawn characters. Open to all genres but wouldn't want anything that is very violent or disturbing. Thanks, Sophie   6. Hi Jenn/Amanda, Recently my little sister and I both moved back to live with our parents. It's been a rough couple of years. Anyway, my Mom has been wanting to do a book club for a while now and so I suggested that maybe the three of us could do our own book club. Now, the problem is to find a book we can all agree on.... My Mom loves an interesting mystery. Doesn't have to be a murder. She enjoys historical very much as well. So historical mysteries are probably best. My sister is more of a picky reader. She likes more romance. She also gets bored really easy. It has to grab her from the first chapter or she'll toss it aside and never pick it back up. I'm a bit more open with books. I enjoy everything. Except maybe gore and zombies. I do like a creepy aspect to a mystery. I do love creepy or spooky mysteries. The book I'm thinking of is sort of like The Diviners by Libba Bray? Or Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. If you can come up with some recs for us it would be great! I'm at a loss as to what will work! Thank you!!!! --Maeg   7. Good morning ladies! I love your podcast and I am an avid listener every week! Thank you for all the book recommendations! I am usually pretty good at recommending books for other people. My family usually comes to me asking what to read next. Just recently my aunt approached me to ask what books would be suitable for my 11 year old cousin. Usually this wouldn't phase me as I can come up with at least 10 off the top of my head that would be suitable for any other child, however, my cousin doesn't like any sad plot points, death or major illness so she refuses to read things like Charlotte's Web and other classics like that. I've come up with a short list but am having trouble coming up with anything that I know for sure will interest her. She is very sensitive about things that might be scary or sad so I am basically looking for something like a grown up Magic Tree House. Ideally I would need this in the next couple days, if you can swing it but no pressure! I'm happy to get your recommendations whenever you have a moment to answer as I think I might have a few in the meantime to tide her over. Thank you so much for being a bright spot in my week and keep the recommendations coming! Happy reading! --Rebecca   Books Discussed Year One by Nora Roberts (The Stand or The Strain) Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. Glover The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (rec’d by Angel Cruz) The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Testimony by Robbie Robertson One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Brooke A. Allen

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” applies very literally to Scott Westerfield’s futuristic novel, “Uglies”. It has surprising depth, which led to a pretty interesting book club conversation about beauty, friendship, and even Darwinism. https://fatherdaughterbookclub.com/podcast/uglies/ Up next: “The Girl from Everywhere” by Heidi Heilig

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” applies very literally to Scott Westerfield’s futuristic novel, “Uglies”. It has surprising depth, which led to a pretty interesting book club conversation about beauty, friendship, and even Darwinism. http://fatherdaughterbookclub.com/podcast/uglies/ Up next: “The Girl from Everywhere” by Heidi Heilig

The author of the Girl From Everywhere and Ship Beyond Time was gracious enough to take time out of her day to join me for episode seven of our podcast. If you’ve read either of those books you may already know that Heidi grew up in Hawaii where she rode horses and raised peacocks. She then made the move to New York City and grew up even more, as one tends to do. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko’olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in Africa while lions roared in the dark. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University in Musical Theatre Writing, of all things, and she’s written books and lyrics for shows including The Time Travelers Convention, Under Construction, and The Hole. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her son, and their pet snake. Contrary to her author’s picture, they do not, in fact, own a cat. The two of us met, somewhat by coincidence. She spoke at C2E2 in Chicago, which I lovingly call nerdcon, a couple of years ago to discuss Young Adult writing, and, of course, as a wannabe writer in the category I had to attend. I was unaware that I knew of her work until she discussed the book and then I realized I’d read her query letter--a letter that authors submit to find agent representation or publishing--via an online training portal called Query Shark. Heidi’s letters was one of the few to ever receive praise on a first attempt and it stuck with me. Luckily manic at the time, I had enough courage to walk up to her after the panel and discuss the letter and, as they say the rest is history. I picked up The Girl from Everywhere on that day and read it in just a few days time. I think, for me personally, the story meant something different than for most who read it. For me, it was a story of mental health redemption. As someone who often feels like he’s unredeemable, it hit me hard and it was exactly what I needed, exactly when I needed it. Come to learn, even if I may never become a published author, Heidi and I still share something in common… bi-polar disorder. The thing I'll always remember most about this episode was how, after it was finished, she told me how many times she was shocked at just how much I understood her and what she's been through. That's the whole point of the show--to share these experiences with others so that people know that we aren't alone in how we feel. Hopefully, you'll feel the same way after this episode.

It’s EPIC PIEcast! Party with Nelson Lugo and Schaffer the Darklord as they dust off every corner of pop culture for discussion, debate, and deconstruction with all the snark and witty banter that they can muster. Yes, it's time for another monthly update on the lives of two middle-aged, childless divorcees who live in apartments filled with toys and spend their days scrambling around on crappy stages for handfuls of dollars! Schaffer feigns unbridled enthusiasm as Lugo talks about his new party bus gig before our dynamic duo tear into Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Then author Heidi Heilig drops by to discuss her critically-acclaimed debut fantasy novel The Girl from Everywhere and the time-traveling pirates found therein. How does one dress appropriately for a trip to Victorian-era Hawaii? Is there treasure to be found in the act of procrastination? What's with the fanfare? Episode #42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/04/epic-piecast-heidi-heilig/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

JBN selects highlights from three songwriting women interviewed earlier this season: Grace McLean, Janet Krupin, and Kate Steinberg. Song Presentation: "How To Sleep Alone", music by Joel B. New, lyrics by Heidi Heilig, performed by Visha Vaidya.