Podcast appearances and mentions of Hillary Jordan

Co-editors Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan join Zibby to talk about their anthology, Anonymous Sex, which features stories from 27 bestselling and award-winning authors, all published anonymously. The three discuss the confidentiality agreements that made this project possible, how Hillary and Cheryl's individual paths led them to collaborate on this during the early days of quarantine, and what messages they wanted to send about sex and connection during a time when everyone was far apart.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sSb1YpBookshop: https://bit.ly/39Eog8pSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's happened to most of us. The slow realization that your life is not where you want it to be. Some of us make the best of those times by powering through our careers, our marriages and the traditional expectations of us. Others, like our friend Hillary Jordan, take the risk of leaping into big new chapters. In fact, Hillary's life has been a series of pivots that have resulted not only in her personal freedom, but also fueled her career as an acclaimed author whose prize-winning novels have spawned an Academy Award Nominated film, a second career as a screenwriter and even the publishing of anonymous stories about sex from some of the world's best writers. 

How's this for fun? Take 27 incredible writers–including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, PEN Awards, Women's Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more–and invite each of them to write an erotic short story. Then publish the collection in one steamy anthology with the authors listed alphabetically at the beginning of the book but none of the stories attributed, so nobody knows who wrote what. We're talking about authors Robert Olen Butler, Louise Erdrich, Julia Glass, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi. Mary-Louise Parker, Jason Reynolds, Paul Theroux, Luis Alberto Urrea, Edmund White, and more. The idea was the brainchild of authors Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, and the book is called Anonymous Sex. In this episode, Hillary and Cheryl join Julie and Eve to discuss the responses they got when they reached out to authors, how the freedom of anonymity allowed authors to write outside their own identities, and what surprised them most about the collection (“there is a lot of cunnilingus in this book”). Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is author of the international bestsellers Sarong Party Girls and A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family. She's also the editor of the fiction anthology, Singapore Noir. Cheryl was a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal, In Style, and The Baltimore Sun, and her stories and reviews have also appeared in The New York Times, Times Literary Supplement, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, and Bon Appétit, among others. Hillary Jordan is the author of the novels Mudbound and When She Woke. Mudbound was an international bestseller that won multiple awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed Netflix film that earned four academy award nominations. Hillary is also a screenwriter, essayist, and poet whose work has been published in The New York Times, McSweeney's, and Outside Magazine, among others. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hillary Jordan is the author of the novels Mudbound and When She Woke as well as the digital short "Aftermirth," all published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. She also co-created and co-edited, with Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, the groundbreaking erotica anthology Anonymous Sex, forthcoming from Scribner on February 1, 2022. Hillary's stories have been translated into 15 languages. Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts; it really helps Writerly Bites grow.

Acclaimed novelist Garth Greenwell joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about book banning, writing about sex, and the different (and often coded) reasons people talk about limits to reading. A former high school teacher, Greenwell discusses the ideological roots of book bans targeting Black and LGBTQIA+ writers and describes how books like Giovanni's Room gave him hope and inspiration as an isolated queer teenager in the South. Finally, he talks about the need for generosity and patience in this debate and why we should all be willing to have hard conversations about what is, and is not, appropriate reading material for students. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Selected Readings: Garth Greenwell Kink, edited with R.O. Kwon Cleanness What Belongs to You Others: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison All Boys Aren't Blue by George Matthew Johnson Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 'Banning My Book Won't Protect Your Child,' by Carmen Maria Machado, The New York Times  Carmen Maria Machado Edinburgh by Alexander Chee Another Country by James Baldwin Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Just Above My Head by James Baldwin Anonymous Sex eds. Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Skinned Alive by Edmund White Edmund White and Emily Temple on Literary Feuds, Social Media, and Our Appetite for Drama Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 2, Episode 4 R.O. Kwon and Paul Harding Talk God and Faith in American Fiction Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 2, Episode 9 A Streetcar Named Desire dir. Elia Kazan Judy Blume: 'I thought, this is America: we don't ban books. But then we did' Children and teenagers, The Guardian Brontez Purnell Ocean Vuong “Why book banning is back” | Vox “A Texas lawmaker is targeting 850 books that he says could make students feel uneasy” | NPR Cleanness | Work in Progress Garth Greenwell & Mitzi Angel on Writing About Sex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editors of Anonymous Sex, a collection of 27 explicit sex stories unattributed to the 27 writers listed in the byline. Cheryl, Hillary, and I discuss how exactly you get writers like Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi, and Robert Olen Butler to contribute a story when the conceit is sex. We talk about the problem with stale erotica and the search for fresh language with which to talk about sex and desire, the necessity of understanding sex as culturally constructed, and so much more. Hillary Recommends: Michael Cunningham, Flesh and Blood ----. A Home at the End of the World Cheryl Recommends: Fumiko Enchi, Masks ----. The Waiting Years The Novels of Muriel Spark Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editors of Anonymous Sex, a collection of 27 explicit sex stories unattributed to the 27 writers listed in the byline. Cheryl, Hillary, and I discuss how exactly you get writers like Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi, and Robert Olen Butler to contribute a story when the conceit is sex. We talk about the problem with stale erotica and the search for fresh language with which to talk about sex and desire, the necessity of understanding sex as culturally constructed, and so much more. Hillary Recommends: Michael Cunningham, Flesh and Blood ----. A Home at the End of the World Cheryl Recommends: Fumiko Enchi, Masks ----. The Waiting Years The Novels of Muriel Spark Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editors of Anonymous Sex, a collection of 27 explicit sex stories unattributed to the 27 writers listed in the byline. Cheryl, Hillary, and I discuss how exactly you get writers like Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi, and Robert Olen Butler to contribute a story when the conceit is sex. We talk about the problem with stale erotica and the search for fresh language with which to talk about sex and desire, the necessity of understanding sex as culturally constructed, and so much more. Hillary Recommends: Michael Cunningham, Flesh and Blood ----. A Home at the End of the World Cheryl Recommends: Fumiko Enchi, Masks ----. The Waiting Years The Novels of Muriel Spark Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

An interview with Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editors of Anonymous Sex, a collection of 27 explicit sex stories unattributed to the 27 writers listed in the byline. Cheryl, Hillary, and I discuss how exactly you get writers like Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi, and Robert Olen Butler to contribute a story when the conceit is sex. We talk about the problem with stale erotica and the search for fresh language with which to talk about sex and desire, the necessity of understanding sex as culturally constructed, and so much more. Hillary Recommends: Michael Cunningham, Flesh and Blood ----. A Home at the End of the World Cheryl Recommends: Fumiko Enchi, Masks ----. The Waiting Years The Novels of Muriel Spark Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

An interview with Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editors of Anonymous Sex, a collection of 27 explicit sex stories unattributed to the 27 writers listed in the byline. Cheryl, Hillary, and I discuss how exactly you get writers like Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Makkai, Helen Oyeyemi, and Robert Olen Butler to contribute a story when the conceit is sex. We talk about the problem with stale erotica and the search for fresh language with which to talk about sex and desire, the necessity of understanding sex as culturally constructed, and so much more. Hillary Recommends: Michael Cunningham, Flesh and Blood ----. A Home at the End of the World Cheryl Recommends: Fumiko Enchi, Masks ----. The Waiting Years The Novels of Muriel Spark Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This week Georgina Godwin speaks to authors Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. They are the editors of ‘Anonymous Sex', a groundbreaking new anthology of erotic short fiction. Featuring some of the biggest names in literature, including winners of the Pulitzer, National Book award, Pen awards, Women's Prize and more, these 27 stories appear with no bylines.

Beatrix Potter was a woman of many talents and with Drawn To Nature, a new exhibition dedicated to her life and work, opening this weekend at the V&A, Hannah got on the Zoom with Helen Antrobus, one of its curators, to find out more. Jen's chatting to Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, creators, editors and contributors to Anonymous Sex, a new collection of erotic fiction. In Jenny Off The Blocks, there's more Winter Olympics, and Mickey's got her best velour tracksuit on for this week's Rated or Dated, 1997's Donnie Brasco. And in BT, we're asking when criticism of a woman is and isn't sexist, and what exactly we're levelling up to. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 96, Susie Boutry (@NovelVisits) and I share some of our favorite debut novels and discuss why we gravitate toward debuts.  We also discuss our reading stats for debut novels, as well as exploring some sophomore novels...the good, the not so good, and those we're still awaiting. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). I also included Bookshop.org affiliate links. Highlights Why I like having debut authors on the podcast. A full breakdown of debut-related stats and our best year for debuts Debuts we love, divided into four categories: All-Time Favorite Debuts Sophomore Slumps — alongside the debuts that came before them Anxiously Awaiting — debut novelists who've not yet released a second novel Upcoming Sophomore Novels All-Time Favorite Debuts [9:35] Sarah The Mothers by Brit Bennett | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org[11:00] Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [16:35] & [41:05] Honorable Mentions Shelter by Jung Yun | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [10:00] Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [10:16] Susie Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [13:22] The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [18:46] Honorable Mention Mudbound by Hillary Jordan | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [10:26] Sophomore Slumps [21:05] Sarah Debut: The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [21:20] Sophomore: Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [23:40] Debut: Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [29:46] Sophomore: We Went to the Woods by Caite Dolan-Leach | Buy from Amazon| Buy from Bookshop.org [32:03] Susie Debut: Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [25:04] Sophomore: Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [28:13] Debut: Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [33:14] Sophomore: The End of the Day by Bill Clegg | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [35:09] Anxiously Awaiting [36:25] Sarah The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [36:37] We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [41:13] Susie If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org[38:54] Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [43:57] Upcoming Sophomore Novels [45:40] Sarah Debut: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [45:55] Upcoming: Happiness Quotient by Angie Kim (TBA) [46:19] Debut: Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [48:51] Upcoming: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (January 18, 2022) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [50:02] Susie Debut: Girl at War by Sara Nović | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [47:04] Upcoming: True Biz by Sara Nović (March 15, 2022) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [47:58] Debut: Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [51:03] Upcoming: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (April 12, 2022) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [52:39] Other Books Mentioned The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett [11:40]  Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi [13:53]  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [17:21] The Secret History by Donna Tartt [17:24] & [39:31] The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer [17:26]  Rules of Civility by Amor Towles [22:18] A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara [34:06]  Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee [52:28]  Other Links Podcast Episode 93: Fall 2021 Book Preview with Catherine from @GilmoreGuide Podcast Episode 83: 2021 Summer Reading Special with Susie from @NovelVisits Podcast Episode 78: Deep Backlist Books with Catherine from @GilmoreGuide Podcast Episode 64: Catherine Adel West (Author of Saving Ruby King) If you'd like to track your own reading stats, check out my downloadable spreadsheet.  Learn more about the 2021 Rock Your Reading Tracking Spreadsheet here, or by becoming a supporter on Patreon and choosing the Superstar level, you'll get the upcoming 2022 Reading Tracker included with your membership.

In which the Mister joins me in talking about MUDBOUND (2017), currently streaming on Netflix. Directed by Dee Rees, with writing credits to Dee Rees and Virgil Williams, from a novel by Hillary Jordan, the film follows The Jacksons and McAllans, during the 1940s in Mississippi. Two young male members from each family come back after WW2 to face life after the war, survivor's guilt and racism that consumes the South at this time. Fantastic actors and an incredible script make this a must watch experience. The film runs 2 h 14 m and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening into music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jokagoge/support

In Episode 78, Catherine Gilmore (@gilmoreguide) and I go deep into our backlists to share some of our favorite older books we haven’t talked about in a long time! This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Catherine’s take on why classics are so long. A book that totally shocked both of us when we read it years ago, but we wonder if would shock as much today given other books and movies that have come out since. Our inverse initial experiences with Anna Quindlen. Sarah’s “unicorn” book. Deep Backlist Books [2:25] Sarah Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [4:42] Shelter by Jung Yun (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:09] The Charm School by Nelson DeMille | Buy from Amazon [20:18] Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:34] Kindred by Octavia Butler | Buy from Amazon [32:48] The Wanderers by Meg Howrey (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [38:54] The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:53] The Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowski | Buy from Amazon [48:17] Catherine The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cakeby Aimee Bender (Catherine’s Review)| Buy from Amazon [8:28] The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope | Buy from Amazon [16:44] The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [23:54] The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III | Buy from Amazon [29:55] Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin | Buy from Amazon [35:51] The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford (Catherine’s Review) | Buy from Amazon [41:09] Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok | Buy from Amazon [45:12] The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor (Catherine’s Review) | Buy from Amazon [51:04] Other Books Mentioned When She Woke by Hillary Jordan | Buy from Amazon [5:50]  The Butterfly Lampshadeby Aimee Bender (Catherine’s Review)| Buy from Amazon [11:46] Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:19]  The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [14:30]  The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille | Buy from Amazon [21:00]  Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen | Buy from Amazon [26:54] House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III | Buy from Amazon [31:55]  The Martian by Andy Weir (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:07]  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:35]  The Ensemble by Aja Gabel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [40:42]  Wanderers by Chuck Wendig | Buy from Amazon [40:55]  About Catherine Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

In this all new episode of Read Astray, host Laura Young will give her review of Hillary Jordan's 2011 dystopian fiction novel - "When She Woke."

In this all new episode of Read Astray, host Laura Young will give her review of Hillary Jordan's 2011 dystopian fiction novel - "When She Woke."

Get comfortable, and plug in to listen to Jane, Nathan, and Devin discuss and debate Dee Rees' Oscar-nominated family epic, Mudbound (2017). Mudbound is the first pure period piece that the crew has focused on, and that brings with it all sorts of complicating factors around how audiences now see history. Plus, Mudbound deals directly with themes and circumstances that land especially hard in the context of renewed conversations about white supremacy and violence against Black bodies. This idea of context and how that influences how you receive a movie propels much of the trios conversation, whether they are touching on Rees' directorial choices, the screenplay adapted from Hillary Jordan's novel, or the stunningly talented cast of the film. If you have a suggestion for a film or topic for the show, get in touch! Follow and message us on Instagram at @portland_film_review or FaceBook at Portland Film Review, or send us an email at pfrweekly@gmail.com. Plus, if you like what you hear, make sure to follow and review us wherever you get your podcasts.

Co tu dużo mówić: pora na podsumowanie. Udało nam się wybrać nasze ulubione książki roku 2019 i to o nich rozmawiamy w najnowszym odcinku. Nie można się nudzić: są powieści, autobiografie, eseje, literatura dziecięca i reportaże. Zapraszamy do wysłuchania pierwszej części! Książki, o których rozmawiamy w podkaście, to: Angie Thomas, „The Hate U Give”, Walker Books; Hillary Jordan, „Błoto”, tłum. Adriana Sokołowska-Ostapko, Wydawnictwo Otwarte; Anna Kowalczyk, „Brakująca połowa dziejów: krótka historia kobiet na ziemiach polskich”, Wydawnictwo W.A.B.; Agnes Lidbeck, „Odnaleźć się”, tłum. Inga Sawicka, Prószyński i S-ka; Michelle Obama, „Becoming. Moja historia”, tłum. Dariusz Żukowski, Wydawnictwo Agora; Szczepan Twardoch, „Drach”, tłum. Grzegorz Kulik, Wydawnictwo Literackie; Onjali Q. Raúf, „Chłopiec z ostatniej ławki”, tłum. Elżbieta Janota, Wydawnictwo Wilga; Sally Magnusson, „The Sealwoman's Gift”, Two Roads; Rebecca Solnit, „Nadzieja w mroku”, tłum. Anna Dzierzgowska i Sławomir Królak, Wydawnictwo Karakter; Donald Antrim, „Głosuj na pana Robinsona i lepszy świat!”, tłum. Mikołaj Denderski, Wydawnictwo Karakter. Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na Instagramie: https://www.instagram.com/juz_tlumacze/ Intro: http://bit.ly/jennush

A book about mud and being bound by said mud

Chapter 1 – Library Surprise: Beyond Bestsellers Rilee Louangphakdy says that “bookworm” might not be a great description for him and that his favorite library resource is graphic novels. Even though he’s a fan of the form, Rilee admits he doesn’t always know how or where to find the next graphic novel that will capture his attention and imagination. Then, Rilee says, he found Beyond Bestsellers. It’s a “digital bring-your-own-book club” led by Jackie Parker, Lead Librarian for Readers’ Services. Each month, Parker and her team of librarians take a deeper look at a genre, book title or author. The goal is to uncover “read-alikes,” titles and authors that are similar and may also appeal to readers. In addition, Rilee says, Beyond Bestsellers encourages library customers to use the features in the Sno-Isle Libraries catalog to connect and share their favorites with other readers. Links Beyond Bestsellers Bibliofiles blog “We Suggest” reading suggestions Rilee’s TEDxSnoIsleLibraries talk Rilee and friends podcast episode Chapter length: 2:51 Chapter 2 – Book Notes with Kristi Sheeler A member of the Sno-Isle Libraries Readers’ Services team, Kristi Sheeler is most often found traveling around Snohomish and Island counties on the Bookmobile. At those stops, Sheeler brings suggestions for her customers and she has two for listeners in this chapter. “When She Woke” by Hillary Jordan is a dystopian novel that fits some of the political discussions of today. Kristi says that readers who liked “A Handsmaid Tale” might like this book. “When She Woke” is available as a book, eBook, audiobook CD, audiobook download and in large print. Kristi’s favorite book from 2017 is her next suggestion. “Everyone Knows You Go Home” by Natalia Sylvester is a story about a woman who marries into an immigrant family and meets the ghost of her father-in-law on her wedding day. Kristi says “Everyone Knows You Go Home” is about how the immigrant experience can affect individuals as well as entire communities. Links “When She Woke” “Everyone Knows You Go Home” Sno-Isle Libraries Bookmobile services Chapter length: 4:19 Chapter 3 – Spotlight: Third-Grade Reading Challenge The "Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, Rockem-Sockem Third-Grade Reading Challenge" is a literary trivia program for students enrolled in public schools throughout Snohomish and Island counties. In this chapter, Sno-Isle Libraries reporter Abe Martinez speaks with Joy Feldman, Lead Librarian for Early Literacy, and Jane Lopez-Santillana, Children’s Librarian at the Oak Harbor Library. They explore the origins of the reading challenge and the important academic and development reasons it is aimed at third-graders. The program encourages children to have fun and enjoy reading while honing their literacy and teamwork skills. After reading six books, children participate in in-school, semi-final and final Reading Challenge events. These competitive events are styled like a knowledge quiz bowl, testing the teams' knowledge of the books. In 2018-19, 1,334 third-graders participated on 193 teams from 51 schools across Snohomish and Island counties. Links Third-grade reading challenge website 2019 Reading Challenge video Understanding the reading challenge video 2019 Reading Challenge photo gallery Chapter length: 6:31

Book Vs. Movie Podcast Mudbound The Hillary Jordan Novel Vs The Dee Rees Film     Welcome back to a new episode of Book Vs. Movie! This week, we are talking about the book/movie Mudbound which was written by Hillary Jordan (her debut novel) and directed by Dee Rees (Pariah, Bessie) who also co-wrote the adapted screenplay.  The Margos are not too ashamed to admit that this particular story and film gave us a big case of the sads. However, we are so in love with the writing, storytelling and acting here that we had a very hard time figuring out which we liked better.   To find out, click on the link below! In this show they discuss: The sad, intense story of each character in Mudbound The tough language used in both script and screen How many “firsts” for Oscar noms happening here Actors Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, and Mary J. Blige. The beautiful cinematography by Rachel Morrison How many women worked behind the scenes! Audio clips: Mudbound trailer Carey Mulligan (Laura) talking about life on the farm Garrett Hedlund (Jamie) and Jason Mitchell (Ronsel) become friends Mary J Blige Mighty River Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Find us in Apple Podcasts Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Audible.com You can sign up for a FREE 30-day trial here http://www.audible.com/?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R   Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama http://thechingonahomesteader.weebly.com/

Its here!! The episode all of my book lovers have been waiting on. This was SO fun to record, and I have a feeling this will become a yearly tradition :) We talk library strategies, bible reading plans, and goals for 2019! Here is to hoping 2019 is full of the wonder that is reading for you. Nan's List: Beach Read: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Faith Non-Fiction: Seven Women by Eric Metaxas and 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke Non-Fiction: Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter Historical Fiction: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan and We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Fiction: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Best Overall: Educated by Tara Westover Kam's List: Beach Read: Class Mom by Laurie Gelman Faith Non-Fiction: Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas Non-Fiction - Gorilla and the Bird by Zack McDermott Historical Non-Fiction - Mudbound by Hillary Jordan and The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H. Winthrop Fiction - The Great Alone by Kristin Hanna and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Overall: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Elin snakker om boka "Mississippi" av Hillary Jordan. Bokprat fra 06.11.18.

Its Episode 51, Annabel and Gemma from the Anthill podcast join us to review Annabel’s choice, the Oscar nominated 2017 film Mudbound. A 2017 American period drama directed by Dee Rees based on the novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan. Mudbound was acquired by Netflix following its Sundance Film Festival premiere and it earned itself four Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song for Mary J. Blige, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography - making Rachel Morrison the first woman ever nominated in the category and Blige became the first person to ever be nominated for an acting and song award during the same year. YES, thats Mary J. Blige, in case you were wondering and she is pretty excellent playing the matriarch of the black family. Featured alongside a lot of actual mud is a strong supporting cast including Carey Mulligan, Garett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jonathan Banks and Jason Mitchell that all give solid performances, with both families being affected by the aftermath of war against the backdrop of the deep racist Ku Klux Klan. Scores [supsystic-tables id='53'] Mudbound scores low on repeat viewing - it is not an easy watch - not necessarily rewarding but historically interesting and relevant. Overall it scores 3.25, high on recommendability but not so high on repeat viewing, if its on your list move it to the top now. What do you guys think? Have you seen Mudbound? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Episode #051 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #051 Crew of Annabel Bligh @kabligh  and Gemma Ware @waresgemma from The Anthill Podcast. Find their website online here: https://theconversation.com/uk Please make sure you give them some love Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist Nothing for this week More about Mudbound For more info on Mudbound, you can visit the Mudbound IMDB page here or the Mudbound Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below.

This week we discuss the latest attempt by Netflix to get into the Academy's good graces. Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, and Jason Mitchell head up an interesting cast in Dee Rees' adaptation of Hillary Jordan's novel, Mudbound. To help us with this review, we welcome back a return guest in Daniel of Get Reel Movies. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Lady Bird, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Disaster Artist, A Bad Moms Christmas, Mudbound Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't listen...please. Thanks. You can follow us on Twitter or Facebook. You can send us feedback to truebromancepodcast@gmail.com or search for us on Letterboxd or Google+...and don't forget to check us out and the rest of our cohorts at followingfilms.com. Special thanks to Le Goose for our intro music. Give them a like on Facebook or check out their website at www.thegooseband.com.

TWICE a month, the librarians are in, with their favorite recommendations in Two Book Minimum, a toe-to-toe discussion on a book or topic, as well as news from the book world, updates from Lawrence Public Library, and beyond. TWO BOOK MINIMUM: Unwind by Neal Shusterman When She Woke by Hillary Jordan (and Mudbound by the same) One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made A Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life by Ayelet Waldman SHE SAID/SHE SAID: THE DILEMMA. The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Show notes: https://lplks.org/blogs/post/014-better-living-though-dystopia/ This episode was produced by Jim Barnes in the Sound & Vision studio. Our theme song is by Heidi Lynne Gluck. You can find the Book Squad Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or SoundCloud. Please subscribe and leave us comments – we’d love to know what you think, and your comments make it easier for other people to find our podcast. Happy reading and listening! xo, Polli & Kate

A brilliant and utterly engaging novel--Emma set in modern Asia--about a young woman's rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore, where old traditions clash with heady modern materialism. On the edge of twenty-seven, Jazzy hatches a plan for her and her best girlfriends: Sher, Imo, and Fann. Before the year is out, these Sarong Party Girls will all have spectacular weddings to rich ang moh--Western expat--husbands with Chanel babies (the cutest status symbols of all) quickly to follow. Razor-sharp, spunky, and vulgarly brand-obsessed, Jazzy is a determined woman who doesn't lose. As she fervently pursues her quest to find a white husband, this bombastic yet tenderly vulnerable gold-digger reveals the contentious gender politics and class tensions thrumming beneath the shiny exterior of Singapore's glamorous nightclubs and busy streets, its grubby wet markets and seedy hawker centers. Moving through her colorful, stratified world, she realizes she cannot ignore the troubling incongruity of new money and old-world attitudes which threaten to crush her dreams. Desperate to move up in Asia's financial and international capital, will Jazzy and her friends succeed? Vividly told in Singlish--a colorful Singaporean English with its distinctive cadence and slang--Sarong Party Girls brilliantly captures the unique voice of this young, striving woman caught between worlds. With remarkable vibrancy and empathy, Cheryl Tan brings not only Jazzy, but her city of Singapore, to dazzling, dizzying life. Born and raised in Singapore, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is a New York–based journalist and author of A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family, and edited the fiction anthology Singapore Noir. She has been a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, InStyle magazine, and theBaltimore Sun. Photo by James Veall Hillary Jordan is the author of the novels Mudbound and When She Woke and the digital short “Aftermirth”, all published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. The two novels have been translated into ten languages. Mudbound won the 2006 Bellwether Prize for socially conscious fiction and an Alex Award from the American Library Association. It is currently being made into a major motion picture, which is expected to be released in 2017. Hillary has a BA from Wellesley College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia. She's currently at work on a sequel to Mudbound called Fatherlands. She in lives in Brooklyn, NY, along with half the writers in America.

Listen to all episodes of the Talks with Teachers podcast on       Anita Jordan is a skilled, caring professional to work with educational professionals building effective programs and strategies for Advanced Placement English. In this episode you will learn: how she knew she was best suited for teaching high school instead of middle school why middle school kids are neither fish nor fowl how she was able to get her students to think for themselves why a teacher should not answer questions but provide more questions how to do a cold reading in class and why that is so important what a think aloud is and how to do it with your students how to get students to read with all their faculties why every class she taught was different Anita's daughter, Hillary Jordan, is an acclaimed novelist. If you have not read Mudbound I encouraged you to do so. It is one of the best novels I have read in the past five years.   The post Episode #80 with Anita Jordan appeared first on Talks with Teachers.

I Storytelpodden pratar vi om böcker och allt som har med böcker att göra. Vi lyfter upp nyheter, plockar fram gamla godingar och ger våra bästa tips! Vi passar dessutom på att bjuda in författare, inläsare och andra spännande personer för intervjuer och diskussioner. I det här programmet pratar vi om följande böcker: Fortfarande Alice av Lisa Genova, Marina Bellezza av Silvia Avallone, Ett hundra mil av Jojo Moyes, Blodsystrar av Michael Mortimer, Mississippi av Hillary Jordan och får äran att intervjua Linda Olsson om hennes nya bladvändare Ingenting är glömt, som hon skrivit ihop med Tom Sainsbury under namnet Adam Sarafis. Trevlig lyssning! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.