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Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Roseanna PendleburyHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughIn Memoriam:Alan Jeffrey & Cameron Estrich-WatsonReferences:Tor's The Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st CenturyJo Walton's commentary on putting together those listsAdam Roberts, Greg EganKatherine Addison's The Goblin EmperorJacqueline Carey's Kushiel's DartSeth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru CormorantC.J. Cherryh's RimrunnersMichael Ende's The Neverending StoryCarl Sagan's ContactWilliam Goldman's The Princess BrideMartin MacInnes' In AscensionSamantha Harvey's OrbitalWilliam Gibson's NeuromancerIndra Das's The Last Dragoners of BowbazarBruce Coville- Aliens Ate My Homework & Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon HatcherRobin Sloan- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Sourdough, MoonboundNerds of a FeatherWorldconCentre for Fantasy and Fantastic at the University of GlasgowChristopher Priest & Nina AllanAdrian Tchaikovsky's City of Last Chances, House of Open Wounds, Days of Shattered FaithTerry Pratchett's DiscworldThe New WeirdReaderconEmily Tesh's acceptance speechWorld Fantasy ConventionAcademic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and FantasyEasterconOctothorpeVajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright DoorsScience Fiction Awards DatabaseMarisa Crane's I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfMartha Wells' Murderbot seriesPaul Lynch's Prophet SongShehan Karunatilaka's Seven Moons of Maali AlmeidaMolly Templeton's “The Joy of Reading Books You Don't Entirely Understand”Colson Whitehead, Marlon JamesEmily Tesh's Some Desperate GloryNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain Gang All-StarsWole Talabi's Shigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonCadwell Turnbull's No Gods No Monsters & We Are The CrisisS.L. Huang's The Water OutlawsMoniquill Blackgoose's To Shape a Dragon's BreathAlissa Hatman's SiftSarah Cypher's The Skin and Its GirlIsabel Waidner's Corey Fah Does Social MobilityAlaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken WorldsRebecca Campbell's ArborealityVajra Chandrasekera's Rakesfallaugust clarke's Metal from HeavenJared Pechaček's The West PassageEmet North's In UniversesJohannes Anyuru's IxellesKaliane Bradley's The Ministry of TimeMadeline L'EnglePremee Mohamed- The Siege of Burning Grass, The Butcher of the Forest, & The Rider, the Ride, the Rich Man's WifeSeth Dickinson's ExordiaSofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the ChainNeon HemlockAlex Jeffer's A Mourning CoatLuna PressLorraine Wilson's The Last to DrownGreg Egan's MorphotropicSolvej Balle's On the Calculation of VolumeAbigail Nussbaum's Track ChangesJordan S. Carroll's Speculative WhitenessCamestros Felapton's DebarklePositron 2020 ReportCleveland Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail, TypebarIsaac Fellman's Notes from a RegicideEmily Tesh's The IncandescentAmal El-Mohtar's The River Has RootsKatherine Addison's The Tomb of DragonsR.F. Kuang's KatabasisNatalia Theodoridou's Sour CherryYoon Ha Lee's Code & CodexOliver K. Langmead & Aliya Whiteley's City of All SeasonsNew David Mitchell?Lincoln Michel's Metallic RealmsRay Nayler's Where the Axe Is BuriedTochi Onyebuchi's Harmattan SeasonLeena Krow's Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable VoidsAmplitudes, edited by Lee MandeloScience Fiction Research AssociationPremee Mohamed, One Message RemainsStephen King writingRoseanna's “Small Press Dispatch” column at ARB

Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Sloan joins us to talk about imaging the future in his writing, creating unique and engaging stories, literature as nourishment and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                      New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.            Featured Books (Episode):  Moonbound by Robin Sloan  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan  Sourdough by Robin Sloan  Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  The History of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien with Christopher Tolkien  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Featured Books (TBR Top Off):  This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone  Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis 

An interview with best-selling sci-fi novelist Robin SloanOne of my favorite fiction writers, New York Times best-selling author Robin Sloan, just wrote the first novel I've seen that's inspired by LLMs. The book is called Moonbound, and Robin originally wanted to write it with language models. He tried doing this in 2016 with a rudimentary model he built himself, and more recently with commercially available LLMs. Both times Robin found himself unsatisfied with the creative output generated by the models. AI couldn't quite generate the fiction he was looking for—the kind that pushes the boundaries of literature. He did, however, find himself fascinated by the inner workings of LLMs Robin was particularly interested in how LLMs map language into math—the notion that each letter is represented by a unique series of numbers, allowing the model to understand human language in a computational way. He thinks LLMs are language personified, given its first heady dose of autonomy. Robin's body of work reflects his deep understanding of technology, language, and storytelling. He's the author of the novels Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore and Sourdough, and has also written for publications like the New York Times, the Atlantic, and MIT Technology Review. Before going full-time on fiction writing, he worked at Twitter and in traditional media institutions. In Moonbound, Robin puts LLMs into perspective as part of a broader human story. I sat down with Robin to unpack his fascination with LLMs, their nearly sentient nature, and what they reveal about language and our own selves. It was a wide-ranging discussion about technology, philosophy, ethics, and biology—and I came away more excited than ever about the possibilities that the future holds. This is a must-watch for science-fiction enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the deep philosophical questions raised by LLMs and the way they function. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe  Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper  Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Robin Sloan: https://www.robinsloan.com/  Robin's books: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Sourdough, Moonbound Dan's first interview with Robin four years ago: https://every.to/superorganizers/tasting-notes-with-robin-sloan-25629085  Anthropic AI's paper about how concepts are represented inside LLMs: https://www.anthropic.com/news/mapping-mind-language-model  Dan's interview with Notion engineer Linus Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeKEXnNP2yA  Big Biology, the podcast that Robin enjoys listening to: https://www.bigbiology.org/ 

“The year is 13777. There are dragons on the moon.” That's how Robin Sloan, author of the best-seller “Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Book Store” describes his new novel, “Moonbound.” It's the first in an ambitious and adventurous trilogy that's set far in the future, after AI and biotech have transformed life on Earth as we've known it. We'll talk to Sloan about the power of science fiction and his far flung imaginings on sentience, collective history, humanity's future and the remarkable potentials of yeast. Guests: Robin Sloan, author, "Moonbound"; Sloan's other books include "Sourdough" and "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore"

FELIZ ÚLTIMO DIA DE 2023 COM UM EPISÓDIO BÓNUS! Gravado a 8 de setembro na 8ª Festa do Livro na Biblioteca Fernando Piteira Santos, na Amadora, é uma homenagem aos livros e às bibliotecas. Além disso, damos algumas sugestões sobre o paraíso dos leitores: livros sobre livros. (Se ouvirem um tic, tic, tic, pedimos desculpa — era um brinco da Rita que teimava em bater contra o microfone de Britney que tínhamos...) Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Talking at Night, Claire Daverley (3:22) - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (12:25) - A Sombra do Vento, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (14:15) - Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell (16:55) - Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (18:43) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (21:22) - The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (23:02) - A Sociedade Literária da Tarte de Casca de Batata, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (25:41) - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan (27:58) - Dois Verões, Erik Orsenna (31:46) - On Writing, Stephen King (35:23) - A Minha Pequena Livraria, Wendy Welch (39:22) - Seven Days in June, Tia Williams (41:50) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Today, Megan and I share a couple book recommendations and chat about our reading goals. Megan's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BUOhDd7NvozKAO5uScNUQ?si=b3a10d53a8244317 Megan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Meganhubrex Megan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megansbookedup/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/talkbookishpodcast/ Books Mentioned Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lilah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Book Lovers by Emily Henry Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flowers The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger American Kingpin by Nick Bilton --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

Join us for a spoiler free episode where we discuss all the books we read in July! We all had a great reading month but Hannah blew us out of the water with her 16 reads. Listen to find out what our favorites were and the books we could do without. We also made a startling discovery on how much spice each other likes while reading. You don't want to miss it! Reminder: our August book club pick is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross - make sure to get your copy soon so you don't miss out on the discussion!   Currently Reading:   Remain Nameless by HeyJude19 Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams God Bless this Mess by Hannah Brown Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score Mystery at the Apple Tree Cottage by Clare Chase Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Fallen Stars by Imani Erriu   Books mentioned throughout the Episode:   Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry The End of Her by Shari Lapena  The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han  It's Not Summer Without you by Jenny Han  We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han  The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes  The Heart of Splendid Lake by Amy Clipston  The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca 8  Breath Mints / Battle Scars by Onyx_and_Elm The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu Threaded by Tae Rose Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas The Measure by Nikki Erlick If He had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin Before I let Go by Kennedy Ryan Happy Place by Emily Henry Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan   Added to TBR:   Secrets and Masks by Emerald_Slytherin All the Wrong Things and The Auction by lovesbitca8 Lake of Glass by VK Dixon Fourth Day by Zoe Sharp The Origins Daughter by Alexandra St Pierre A Cursed Kiss by Jenny Hickman The Prince of Snow by L.B. Divine Isolation by Bex-chan Hello Stranger by Katherin Center You With a View by Jessica Joyce Come hang out with us on Instagram: Podcast: @itgetsgoodpodcast Kyleigh: @alltheroseyreads Micaela: @whatmicaelareads_ Hannah: @readwithhannahjo  

Do you like to read? If so, why not join the After Hours Book Club for lunch and fun! At the club's next meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, members will discuss July's selection, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan. Members and guests will gather from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Las Lagunas Restaurant at 8453 U.S. 181 north of Floresville. To become part of the group, find and join them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/afterhoursbookclub, where you can interact with other members in-between meetings and stay up-to-date on any and all things After Hours Book Club.Article Link

Bestselling novelist and former Twitter employee Robin Sloan joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about how Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter and the rise of new platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, and Meta's Threads are shaping a new ecosystem of social media. The co-hosts and Sloan grapple with the unruliness of Twitter over time, political polarization on different platforms and the risks of disinformation, and what the end of Twitter—now rebranded as X—might look like. Sloan reflects on the role social media plays (or doesn't) in authors' careers, as well as his own decision to leave Twitter. Finally, he reads from his 2012 novel Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. 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 episode of the podcast was produced by Amanda Trout and Anne Kniggendorf. Robin Sloan Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Sourdough “Conspiracy Museum” (The Atlantic) Others: “Robin Sloan leaves Twitter's Media Partnerships team,” The Next Web, November 11, 2011 “Bay Area author Robin Sloan dishes on 'Sourdough,' Twitter and books,” San Jose Mercury-News, May 18, 2019 “How to Write Science Fiction That Isn't 'Useful,'” Robin Sloan interviewed by Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, May 15, 2020 “The Age of Social Media Is Ending,” by Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, Nov. 10, 2022 “Threads users looking for 'genuine connection' as Twitter-like social media platform goes back to basics,” ABC News (Australia), July 14, 2023. “Social Media Is Dead,” by Edward Ongweso Jr., Vice, Nov. 8, 2022. “Social Media Died When It Stopped Being Social and Became About Making Money,” by Enrique Dans, Forbes, May 13, 2019 “With the rise of AI, social media platforms could face perfect storm of misinformation in 2024,” CNN Business, July 17, 2023 “Threads, Twitter, and the Future of Social Media,” by Sriram Krishnan, The New York Times (Opinion), July 15, 2023 “Zombie Twitter Has Arrived,” by Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, July 6, 2023 “The Weaponization of Social Media and Real World Consequences,” by Dave Davies, National Public Radio, October 9, 2018 “Conservative social networks like Gettr and Parler keep making the same mistake,” by Casey Newton, The Verge, Jul 6, 2021 “Tucker Carlson's show on Twitter makes ad deal with anti-ESG shopping app” by Brian Schwartz, CNBC, July 16, 2023 “Taylor Swift Gets Political On Social Media As Nashville Elections Start,” by Aimée Lutkin, Elle, July 15, 2023 “Despite cries of censorship, conservatives dominate social media,” by Mark Scott, POLITICO, Oct. 26, 2020 “Robin Sloan's 'Sourdough' Is a Fascinating Riddle” by Andy Newman, The Atlantic, Dec. 5, 2017 “Book Armageddon is a Myth: Interview with Robin Sloan” by Lex Berko, Vice, April 10, 2013 “More than eight-in-ten Americans get news from digital devices” Jan. 2021 Study by Elisa Shearer, Pew Research Center, Jan. 12, 2021 “Conservative Social Media— A New Norm?” by Kayla Morrison, Brown Political Review, Dec. 3, 2022 “Robin Sloan: Describing the emotions of life online,” by Josh Kramer, New Public, Mar. 13, 2022 “Computer Stories: A.I. Is Beginning to Assist Novelists—Robin Sloan” by David Streitfeld, The New York Times, Oct. 18, 2018 “The Infinite Deaths of Social Media” by Jason Parham, WIRED, May 4, 2022 “Social media is doomed to die” by Ellis Hamburger, The Verge, April 18, 2023 “The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social” by Brian X. Chen, The New York Times, April 19, 2023 “Delhi Man Creates Device Which Allows You To Order Pizza With Your Mind,” by Anoushka Sharma, NDTV, July 21, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louise and Virginia jet off to San Francisco in the episode, where they discuss the origins of the City and County, and why it became the home and haven for people wanting to discard façades and identities they may have held in their home towns. They also discuss the original gold rush and the modern tech gold rush and the impact these have had on the city, as well as the serialisation of novels and they way this can shape the overall architecture of a novel. They also revisit the issue of Nazism and the presence of monsters living in plain sight among us. Books The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, 1941Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, 1978Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende, 1998Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, 2012Days Without End by Sebastian Barry, 2016Television Clarkson's Farm – PrimeMy Mother and Other Strangers, BBC, ABC iViewBlogLiterary Hub by Megan Abbotthttps://lithub.com/megan-abbott-on-the-difference-between-hardboiled-and-noir/ 

Welcome to The Page 1 Challenge. On this book lover's podcast, it is meritocracy, or rather Page1itocracy that matters. We don't reveal the author, title, or any description of a book until AFTER we read page 1. So the first page has to impress you enough to make you want to read the book.  Can it?  Let's see![ SPOILERS - DON'T READ UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THE EPISODE!! ] . . . . This episode of The Page 1 Challenge features the book " Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan, published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux in 2012. Robin's website is https://www.robinsloan.com/ Support the showThe Page 1 Challenge website is http://ThePage1Challenge.comThe Page 1 Challenge podcasts are recorded and edited Podcastle.ai - an amazingly simple tool that is perfect for podcasters. I'm a huge fan of this tool because it makes recording and editing super fast and efficient. I'm so enamored with Podcastle.ai that I'm also an Affiliate, so if you decide to try it and use this link, I get a few bucks:https://podcastle.ai/?ref=page1challengeCopyright compliance: Explicit consent to use their work has been granted by each author featured in The Page 1 Challenge.

In this interview, Amulya and I discuss A Death in Denmark, setting a book in Copenhagen, writing a mystery series, creating a character who fits the city of Copenhagen, her highlight of writing the book, and much more. Amulya's recommended reads are: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd: The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan City of Windows by Robert Pobi Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     A Death in Denmark can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Elly Griffiths. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bookshop is a special (maybe enchanted) place found all over the world and staffed by booksellers who seem to have a preternatural ability to put just the right book in your hands.  People have been buying and selling books since about 300 BCE. During the latter part of the Roman empire, when all the best homes included a personal library, the book trade was boomin'. Back then, shops posted a list of titles for sale on their doors.  The kind of store we think of when someone says ‘bookshop' was initially tied closely to printing. The first booksellers were also editors and printers who made the books, then sold them to the reading public. Eventually, those specialties split apart: Publishers worked with authors to create books, and booksellers placed them into the hands of readers.  And we're all better for it. In this episode, we talk about the world's oldest bookshop and discuss some remarkable bookstores around the world, including a bookshop in paradise and Scotland's National Book Town. We also learn about a shocking bookstore-related medical phenomenon! Then we recommend great books that took us inside the world of bookshops. Here are the books about bookshops we recommend on the show: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount Spine Poems by Annette Dauphin Simon Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner Booked to Die by John Dunning The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin For more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit our show notes. Transcript of Bookshops: Mostly Paper and Magic. Do you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imaginem uma espécie de discos pedidos, mas com livros. Vocês deram-nos livros de que gostaram e nós recomendámos coisas dentro do mesmo género. Agora se nos dizem que já leram estes todos, vamos ter chatices. Estamos a brincar! Será que estamos?

Baby it's cold outside… which means it's the perfect time to grab a cup of hot cocoa (or coffee, or tea) and snuggle up with a cozy read. Today Jessie and I are sharing some cozy books to get you through these chilly winter days. Jessie's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadingWithJess Jessie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/readingwithjess_/ BOOKS MENTIONED Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Mr. Penumbra's 24- Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane Match Making for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Finlay Donavan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins Book Lovers by Emily Henry A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 11/22/63 by Stephen King - - - - - - - - - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Email: talkbookishpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/3tx08dR YouTube (personal): https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautifulBooksbyGwen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talk-bookish-to-me/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talk-bookish-to-me/support

今天这一期访谈，几个月前就录制完了。过去几个月，市场的波动，中美大厂的裁员，让这位嘉宾的故事，此时变得格外应景。如果你是创业者、创业公司管理层，还是在关键转折点的职场人士，或者想了解AI技术产品化和落地过程，都值得来听听，这个与硅谷创业黑帮一起打造百亿美金上市公司的故事。 Hello World, who is OnBoard?! 你是否好奇，跟着硅谷著名的 Paypal Mafia 成员一起创业是怎样的体验？要知道，这个创业的攒局者，是硅谷颇有些特立独行的传奇投资人 Keith Rabios, Paypal 黑帮的核心人物之一，跟他组合起来的硅谷精英团队一起从0到1到100 打造百亿美金上市公司的历程，怎样估计你之前听的也不多。 你还可以听到，一位在中国工作了小十年的技术人，在35岁程序猿危机之际，来到硅谷参与创业、转型管理，有哪些挑战哪些收获，或许可以给类似职业阶段的你一些新的灵感。 如果你对企业管理、对AI落地应用感兴趣，也可以听听一群 Stanford 高材生如何用接地气的组织方式，一步一步地将AI应用到一个传统的重运营的行业中。 最后，正如很多从成功 startup 中的从业者的下一步，转身成为天使投资人的他，分享了他所关注的硅谷的几个新兴领域和几个非常有意思的公司。 这次不知不觉，又聊了两个多小时。话题角度很多，但是内容都非常精彩。Enjoy！ 关于嘉宾 杜磊，前微软中国搜索排名的机器学习工程师，2015年加入 Opendoor, 负责数据科学与机器学习的开发。亲历了Opendoor 从十几人到2020年上市，最高市值超过200亿美金的过程。之后转型成为天使投资人，现在担任 Sancus Ventures advisor, 并最近创立了 web3 公司 Huma Finance. Opendoor：2014年成立的硅谷初创公司，通过预先购买和智能定价的方式，改变传统房屋购买的中介模式，颠覆买卖房屋的流程。上市前融资超过15亿美金，2020.12在 NASDAQ 上市，IPO 估值超过180亿美金。 我们聊了什么 02:07 访谈开场 & Monica 的背景介绍 04:03 杜磊对自己经历的回顾，从虎扑到微软，如何在硅谷 co-email 公司 CTO 进入 Opendoor 09:00 Opendoor 如何通过独特的面试过程吸引候选人 11:27 Opendoor 到底是做什么的，它的商业模式为什么有颠覆性 15:31 Opendoor 攒局者 Keith Rabois 是怎样的传奇人物 17:54 杜磊在 Opendoor 成长不同阶段担任的不同职务 20:43 Opendoor 明星团队成长中面临的艰难决定，早年如何找到 PMF 30:00 重资本投入的业务，如何在增长和利润中找到平衡 33:22 为什么有各种优势的巨头 Zillow 进入 Opendoor 的领域反而失败了 44:07 投资人视角，如何看待巨头的竞争，为什么说有时候慢就是快 48:15 如何保持聚焦，为什么北极星指标可能没有那么重要 52:12 如何通过 AI 在重运营的行业实现算法的规模化落地 69:32 如何让算法团队也参与到运营中，打造一个“全栈” 数据科学团队 74:29 初创公司如何刻意构建文化，细节和自上而下的重要性 84:15 如何观察极致信息透明，鼓励尝试犯错这些文化 91:47 面试过程中如何做文化筛选 95:30 为什么要将面试过程当做销售过程来设计 102:31 公司发展过程中，依赖内部员工晋升还是外部空降？ 109:13 Opendoor 历程中影响最大的三个人 116:59 杜磊作为天使投资人最关注的三个领域：ML/data, 创作者经济，web3 121:53 观察到的中美创业创投市场差异 127:39 Monica 最喜欢的快问快答环节！好多好书好物推荐！ 我们提到的种种 Keith Rabois：硅谷传奇投资人，先后任 Paypal 早年EVP，Linkedin VP, Square COO, 转身投资人后先后任 Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund 合伙人，现在又回到创业领域，2021年开始任初创公司 OpenStore CEO. Paypal Mafia: Paypal 黑帮，指 PayPal 一群早期员工，离开之后纷纷成为成功创业者，包括 Elon Musk (不用介绍了……）, Peter Thiel (Founders Fund, Palantir 创始人），Reid Hoffman (Linkedin 联合创始人，Greylock 合伙人），Chad Hurley & Steve Chen (Youtube 创始人），Jeremy Stoppelman (Yelp 创始人），Max Levchin (Affirm 创始人）等。 Zillow：美国最大的房地产买卖平台，2004年成立，2011年上市，市值最高超过400亿美金。 Cased: Github 前CTO 2020年创立的 DevOps 和开发效能平台。 BentoML: 开源机器学习模型部署工具。 Clubhouse: 2020年成立并迅速风靡的语音社交平台（不过现在好像没落了不少……） Alt: 2020年成立的球星卡交易平台 嘉宾推荐的书 What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture, by Ben Horowitz Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, by Kim Scott Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan 重点词汇 Product market fit：产品市场匹配 NPS: Net Promotor Score, 净推荐值，由美国 Bain Consulting 贡献研发，以一个简单问题，衡量顾客对企业品牌/商品的忠诚度 DAO：Decentralized Autonomous Organization，去中心化自治组织 Metaverse：元宇宙 NFT：Non-Fungible Token，基于区块链技术的非同质化代币 欢迎关注M小姐的微信公众号，了解更多中美企业服务的干货内容！ M小姐研习录 (ID: MissMStudy) 大家的点赞、评论、转发是对我们最好的鼓励！希望你分享给对这个话题感兴趣的朋友哦~ 如果你有希望我们聊的话题，希望我们邀请的访谈嘉宾，都欢迎在留言中告诉我们哦！ 免责：节目中的观点都是嘉宾和主持人个人观点，不代表所在机构观点，亦不构成任何投资建议。

Show notes: When was the last time you read a book series? Did you love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? In this episode, we're talking about how we feel about book series, the ones we love, the ones we will NEVER read, and the ones we're excited to check out. Your TBR is already a million books long, what's a few more?   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [4:26] S - RTL Phone Case [5:01] M - Book blog: Pages and Paw Prints by Stephanie   [14:08] Book Series We Have No Interest in Reading   [15:54] Books That We Wish Would Become a Series   Book Series We Absolutely Love: [18:48] M - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton | Amazon // Bookshop [20:40] S - The Thousandth Floor series by Katharine McGee | Amazon // Bookshop [21:42] M - The Dark Tower series by Stephen King | Amazon // Bookshop   [23:16] S - Love in the City series by Jen Morris | Amazon // Bookshop   [24:00] M - Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo | Amazon // Bookshop  [24:49] S - American Royals series by Katharine McGee | Amazon // Bookshop   [25:34] M - Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon | Amazon // Bookshop  [26:17] S - Practical Magic series by Alice Hoffman | Amazon // Bookshop   [27:32] M - Borrowed World series by Franklin Horton | Amazon  [28:33] S - The Royal We series by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan | Amazon // Bookshop     Book Series We Haven't Read Yet But Want To: [29:32] M - The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang | Amazon // Bookshop   [30:20] S - Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante | Amazon // Bookshop   [30:55] M - Brooklyn Brujas series by Zoraida Córdova | Amazon // Bookshop   [31:43] S - Amari + the Night Brothers by BB Alston | Amazon // Bookshop   [32:27] M - Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake | Amazon // Bookshop   [33:05] S - The Arthur Less series by Andrew Sean Greer | Amazon // Bookshop     Let's Take a Trip: [35:39] S - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan | Amazon // Bookshop  [37:01] M - The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson | Amazon // Bookshop       Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @tkvcommunity  Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. This week we talk to Fred Shaffer who founded the radio show. We speak with him about what he has been doing and a little bit about the library. Recommendations include Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans, and A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on October 7th, 2022

What do you get when you cross a dog and a calculator? A friend you can count on. What do you get when you are given a book recommendation from a trusted source? The same as when you cross a dog and a calculator.

Robin Sloan's first novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, was a New York Times Best Seller, translated into more than twenty languages. His latest novel, Sourdough, was published in 2017. With his partner Kathryn Tomajan, Robin produces California extra virgin olive oil under the label Fat Gold. He lives in Oakland and works out of the Murray Street Media Lab, down by the railroad tracks. Mr. Sloan stopped by Ledger to talk about computer coding, the ways it intersects with fiction/novel writing, videogames, decapitation (and his lack of expertise in the field), and taking time to appreciate a good flower. Visit RobinSloan.com to subscribe to newsletters and look around at all the cool stuff. Thank you to Robin Sloan for the chat and thank YOU for listening! -- Visit austinRwilson.com for comics and short stories.

Extra! Extra! Esta semana, a Livra-te Magazine conta-lhe tudo em primeira mão sobre o Clube do Livra-te: como funciona, os livros de Janeiro e onde vai poder discutir as suas leituras. Não perca! Além disso, também fomos buscar várias mantas, perdão, livros que são perfeitos para aquecer nestes dias frios de Inverno. ✨ Livros de Janeiro do Clube do Livra-te: ✨ - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (7:39) // Escolha da Joana - Winter, Ali Smith (8:49) // Escolha da Rita Livros mencionados neste episódio: - A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood (1:36) - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (2:39) - Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams (3:50) - Seven Days in June, Tia Williams (11:00) - Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan (13:30) - All My Friends are Super Heroes, Andrew Kaufman (15:00) - Waiting for Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey (18:19) - How to Live like your cat, Stephane Garnier (20:45) - Would Like to Meet, Rachel Winters (22:43) - Os Livros que devoraram o meu pai, Afonso Cruz (25:10) - Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston (27:15) - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson (30:14) - Attachments, Rainbow Rowell (33:28) - Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey (36:02) - Becoming, Michele Obama (36:48) - Yes Please, Amy Poehler (38:16) - The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion (40:48) - Dois verões, Érik Orsenna (43:20) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

Our penchant for pairings goes far beyond books and in today's gift guide rerelease we're offering a variety of suggestions for what to give the literary minded loved ones in your life. Each book and gift pairing is put together with a particular type of reader in mind to help you find the perfect holiday gift no matter who you're shopping for this season.  Our Gift Guide: https://novelpairings.com/2020/11/10/35-a-2020-gift-guide-for-every-literary-taste/ For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk,  join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us  on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores. Books mentioned: Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1) Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally Rooney Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1) The Mothers by Brit Bennett Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1) The Girls by Emma Cline Florida by Lauren Groff Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine Lot by Bryan Washington Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord By the Book by Amanda Sellet Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 13th on Netflix The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander When They See Us on Netflix Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pride by Ibi Zoboi His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1) Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Episode 18 The Odyssey When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15) Lila by Marilynne Robinson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson New Gilead covers The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15) Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29) How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29) The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Dolly Parton's America She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13) Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20) Dare Me by Megan Abbott Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27) The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn Austenland by Shannon Hale Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20) Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger  I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Mr. Penumbra, Nightmare on Elm Street, Law & Order, A.J. Fikry, audiobooks, all the things! But mostly Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore! (Or maybe half.)

Jamie tells Marissa about her nerdy, bookish weekend in Nashville. And the two hosts discuss ethical dilemmas. Recommendations Jamie: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Marissa: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty Spill the Tea (not recommended) Jamie: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Marissa: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Weekly Tea Peppermint Patty from Red Stick Spice Company Keeping Us Sane Jamie: Ted Lasso Marissa: Caroline Myss's way of thinking Other Books The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr Also Mentioned Big Little Lies (TV show) Nine Perfect Strangers (TV show) Sex Education (TV show) Only Murders in the Building (TV show)

We spoke to author Robin Sloan about his books and near-future science fiction. Robin wrote Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. Find Robin on twitter as @robin_____sloan. Robin's website is robinsloan.com. Go there for some short stories, sign up for his newsletter and check out his new ‘zine (also at wizard.limo). Oh! Don't forget his blog, including a description of his neural net for audio generation and for writing. Some books Robin suggested: Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynshi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Hild by Nicola Griffith

In this episode Kati and Kelsey reminisce about the bookstore experience and Kelsey learns that she would really like to be a bookstore cat. We are excited to announce our partnership with Libro.fm. Use our promo code booksandboobs or use the link libro.fm/redeem/booksandboobs for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you sign up for a monthly membership! FOLLOW US:@booksandboobspod on Instagram@books_boobspod on Twitter BOOKS WE COVERED:“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke (Recommended by Karlee at Women and Children First: https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/Karlee) “The Summer We Got Free” by Mia Mckenzie“Having and Being Had” by Eula BissSarah's Staff Picks | Women & Children First (womenandchildrenfirst.com)ALSO MENTIONED:“The Likeness” by Tana French“Get a Life Chloe Brown” by Talia Hibbert“Mirrorland” by Carole Johnstone

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:20  - Fabled Bookshop Current Reads: 4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith) 4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm 4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney 5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast 7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee) 8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two 11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith) 14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee) 20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith) 24:11 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith  24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores 29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan 31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram 31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 32:19 - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet 34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry 36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence 38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith) 41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

One of the things we get asked about most is how to read more. So we tackle that during the first fifteen minutes of this episode. (Spoiler alert: being single and childfree during a pandemic helps!) When we read, the advantages of audiobooks, and how to find books you truly love reading, and more! For the rest of the episode, we dive into our favorite hidden gem books. We each brought our five favorite hidden gem books to the table, peppering them in with recommendations from YOU! So this episode is packed with hidden gems to read. 10 from us, 14 from you… get ready for some amazing recommendations!   Join in the FB group to add your favorites to the conversation!   Becca and Grace’s Recs: The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood Peach Tree Bluff Series Kristy Woodson Harvey Kitchens of The Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman Who’s That Girl & You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane American Predator by Maureen Callahan Musical Chairs by Amy Poepell We Were Liars by E. Lockhart The Conspiracy of Us Trilogy by Maggie Hall   Reader Recs: The Dream Daughter
 by Diane Chamberlain The Tea Rose Series
 by Jennifer Donnelly Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by 
Robin Sloan The Indifferent Stars Above by 
Daniel James Brown The League of Extraordinary Women (Series) Love Walked In
 by Maris Los Santos The Pull of The Stars
 by Emma Donoghue Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA 
 by Amaryllis Fox Delicious by Ruth Reichel
 Less by Andrew Sean Greer The City Baker’s Guide To Country Living
 by Louise Miller We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson A Heart In A Body In The World
 by Deb Caletti Summer Sisters by Judy Blume   Instagram: @oldgap_  Obsessions: Issa Rae’s Master Class Hotel Lobby Candles What We’re Reading: Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Yolk by Mary H K Choi Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead February Book  If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Sponsor: Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper. Prose: Get 15% off your first order at prose.com/bop Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Reviewing what we learned in 2020—and ranking what we read! So many books! Also: MARIMBAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Show Notes The books we covered this season: Phaedrus, Plato: 8.02, 8.03 The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard: 8.04, 8.05 The Age of Spiritual Machines, Ray Kurzweil: 8.06, 8.07 Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton: 8.08, 8.09 The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Elizabeth Eisenstein: 8.10, 8.11 Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Browne: 8.12, 8.13 The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin: 8.14, 8.15 Evolution as a Religion, Mary Midgley: 8.16, 8.17 Contact, Carl Sagan: 8.18, 8.19 Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfekçi: 8.20, 8.21 Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan: 8.22 Stephen’s list Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change The Postmodern Condition Contact Jurassic Park Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness The Real World of Technology Phaedrus The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion Chris’s list Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness Jurassic Park Phaedrus Contact The Real World of Technology The Postmodern Condition The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion Credits Music “Foxglove”, by Ryan Dugré. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Neal Stephenson at double speed and with a smile on his face. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan Show Notes Robin Sloan Sourdough Ruby George Saunders Cory Doctorow Credits Music “Getaway Car”, by Ezekiel Songs originally written by Make Sure. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

The things we learned from Zeynep Tüfeçki’s examination of social media and sociopolitical change. (We liked this book a lot.) Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfeçki Show Notes Zeynep Tüfeçki her recently-launched newsletter Insight 52-Cent Party Cultural Revolution Tianenmen Square Twitter and the 2020 US election Twitter’s own take Hunter Biden Electoral college Ben Thompson Matt Levine’s newsletter Money Stuff His latest issue before going on parental leave back in August profiled in the New York Times Matching blazers For the ’gram Upcoming Book December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “Drop Off”, by Vertaal, feat. Severin Bruhin & Loren Hignell Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Walking through Zeynep Tüfeçki’s masterful explanation of the relationship between social media and protest movements. Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfeçki Show Notes Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them: Zeynep Tüfeçki her recently-launched newsletter Insight modern Turkey Zapatistas Occupy Wall Street 1999 World Trade Organization protests Arab Spring Tea Party China’s treatment of the Uyghurs Capacities/capabilities The Capability Approach, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Amartya Sen American Civil Rights Movement March on Washington Montgomery Bus Boycott John Lewis The Internet Archive Upcoming Book December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “Ode to Youth”, by Liam Mour Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Thinking about Carl Sagan's views on belief, and how they relate to religion and science Contact, Carl Sagan Show Notes After reading Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watching the 1995 movie of the same name, we discuss a major epistemological question: what are the acceptable grounds for belief? Are religious belief and scientific proof compatible? Sagan’s surprisingly nuanced views give us interesting ways forward. Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them: Carl Sagan Cosmos: TV show and book Non-overlapping Magisteria More commentary on Sagan’s complex and complicated relationship with religion One of many episodes of the Bible Project talking about God working through history Richard Dawkins “Verily I say unto you, they have received their reward in full” (Carradini version, a mashup of the KJV and NIV translations of Matthew 6:2) Sagan’s views on religion and nuclear war Jenkins and LaHaye dispensationalist eschatology, otherwise known as the Left Behind series Postmillenialism Soviet genetics, also known as Lysenkoism (bonus: Lysenkoism is based partially on Lamarckism, which should be familiar to you if you just listened to our episodes on Mary Midgley’s work) Upcoming Book November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF. December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “Character” by Kylie Odetta. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Another book from the ’80s, but hey: at least this one is fiction! Contact, Carl Sagan Show Notes We read Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watched the 1995 movie of the same name. In this episode, our overview of the book: its plot and its basic interests. Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them: Carl Sagan Cosmos: TV show and book Neil Degrasse Tyson Fermi Paradox Wow! signal Very Large Array Arecibo Observatory Neil Patrick Harris (wait for it, it’ll all make sense in the end) Upcoming Book November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF. December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “It’s a Movie, It’s a Dream” by Josh Caress. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Today Chelsey and Sara are back to  topple your TBRs with highly anticipated fall releases and backlist books. We know hardback books are pricey and library waitlists for the hottest new releases are long, so we’re going to be pairing the books we’re most excited to read this fall with older books that are easier to get your hands on. There are about 60 titles mentioned in today’s episode, so be sure to visit our show notes at novelpairings.com or our shop at Bookshop.org to find full lists of every book we talked about.  Shop our Backlist Recs on Bookshop:  https://bookshop.org/lists/anticipated-fall-reads-2020-backlist-pairings Use our referral code to get TWO  audiobooks for the price of one through Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/redeem/novelpairings Books mentioned: Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1) Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally Rooney Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1) The Mothers by Brit Bennett Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1) The Girls by Emma Cline Florida by Lauren Groff Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine Lot by Bryan Washington Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord By the Book by Amanda Sellet Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 13th on Netflix The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander When They See Us on Netflix Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pride by Ibi Zoboi His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1) Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Episode 18 The Odyssey When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15) Lila by Marilynne Robinson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson New Gilead covers The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15) Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29) How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29) The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Dolly Parton’s America She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13) Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20) Dare Me by Megan Abbott Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27) The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn Austenland by Shannon Hale Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20) Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger  I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Are you nostalgic about a book you read as a kid? What book from your childhood remains vivid in your mind? Our guest today, Diane Neu, hosts a podcast that explores that very question. The podcast titled Shaped by Stories features one avid reader each episode who talks about the book from their childhood or early adolescence that made the biggest impact on them and why. Diane had been a podcast fan for many years; in fact she's been a podcast listener since almost the beginning of podcasts 12 years ago. But some changes in her own life convinced her there was no time like the present to start her own. Diane talks to us about her very favorite spot to read when she was a child in small town Idaho, why she loves Jane Austen like no other, why reading children's books as an adult is an important exercise, and how producing a podcast helped her find her special brand of “people” when she needed it most. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 2- Betsy In Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace 3- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 4- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 5- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 6- No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman 7- Neverworld Wake by Marrisha Pessl 8- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 9- The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 10- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 11- Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 12- Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers 13- Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani 14- Emma by Jane Austen 15- Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 16- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

Are you nostalgic about a book you read as a kid? What book from your childhood remains vivid in your mind? Our guest today, Diane Neu, hosts a podcast that explores that very question. The podcast titled Shaped by Stories features one avid reader each episode who talks about the book from their childhood or early adolescence that made the biggest impact on them and why. Diane had been a podcast fan for many years; in fact she’s been a podcast listener since almost the beginning of podcasts 12 years ago. But some changes in her own life convinced her there was no time like the present to start her own. Diane talks to us about her very favorite spot to read when she was a child in small town Idaho, why she loves Jane Austen like no other, why reading children’s books as an adult is an important exercise, and how producing a podcast helped her find her special brand of “people” when she needed it most. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 2- Betsy In Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace 3- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 4- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 5- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 6- No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman 7- Neverworld Wake by Marrisha Pessl 8- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 9- The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 10- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 11- Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 12- Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers 13- Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani 14- Emma by Jane Austen 15- Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 16- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

Jamsheed Urban Winery in Preston is a fully functioning winery housed in a rather large warehouse in Preston. The space, like the wine, is packed with personality with an industrial brewery feel on one level and a cosy lounge and pool room on another. Gary and I sat in the lounge area of this working winery and had a lovely chat about three of his many beautiful wines, how he fell into the wine-making business and how a winery is similar to an author. The wine and the books: 2018 Jamsheed Beechworth Roussanne - honeysuckle, buttercup, fleshy grapefruit, mineral, textural Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - This book starts out as the story of two women in the 1980s, of gray-headed Mrs. Ninny Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women-of the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth, who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern cafe offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. This is a delightful, moving, sassy, textural, fleshy and earthy read which deserves to be read whilst drinking a delicious wine like this one. 2019 Candy Flip - a blend of Pinot Gris, Mourvedre and Merlot - Pet Nat style - Red apple/Schapple, crushed blood oranges, rosehip and red rooibos tea flavours. Finishes lively and playful! The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson is a funny, clever and heart-warming debut novel. Kind of like a cross between Forrest Gump and Up! if you know those movies! The 100 year old man, Allan, is a wonderfully playful character. His love of vodka and indifference to politics combine with his ability to blow things up and get him into lots of trouble! Through Allan we see some of the momentous events of the twentieth century in a new light. It all starts on Allan's one-hundredth birthday when, sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not... Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. This is a lively, light, bright, playful and fun read and highly recommended with a vibrant tipple! 2017 Ma Petite Francine 100% Cabernet Franc - raspberry, cherry mulberry leaf, funky with some green pepper, red liquorice and red berry, earthy forest floor Mr Penumbra's 24 hour bookstore by Robin Sloan The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything; instead, they "check out" large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Totally clueless, yet suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behaviour, seeking help from his variously talented friends, but when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond its walls. What follows is a fantastical series of events involving secret booknerd societies, typography, ancient artifacts, codes and puzzles, the capabilities of computers, and the coolest bookstore you have ever heard of. It's a collision of ancient mystery and very modern, internet-savvy characters. It is a juicy, red berry, funky and vibrant read.

Jeff and Rebecca tackle the first batch of listener recommendation requests for the 2020 holiday season. This episode is sponsored by: Opus X One - Obsidian Detective by Michael Anderle Bibliostyle by Nina Freudenberger Feminist Book Club Box + Podcast The Great Courses Plus She Said So You Want to Talk About Race Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer We Are Okay by Nina LaCour Dear Madam President Wolfpack by Abby Wambach Power of Meaning Bored & Brilliant The Adventurer’s Son Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel The Master Plan by Chris Wilson Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf Frederick Douglass, Prophet of Freedom by David Blight Hourglass by Dani Shapiro How to Be Married Mating in Captivity Marriageology by Belinda Luscombe The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Hammerhead by Nina Maclaughlin Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee Best American Food Writing 2019 Taste of Country Cooking Notes of a Young Black Chef by Kuame Onuawachi Burn the Place by Iliana Ragan Storied Life of AJ Fikry 84 Charing Cross Road Shadow of the Wind Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Jasmine Guillory Alyssa Cole Helen Hoang Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Most Fun We Ever Had The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Beyond the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill The Mothers by Brit Bennett Perfect Little World Celeste Ng Daisy Jones & The Six Go Like Hell by AJ Baimie How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey What It Is Like to Go To War by Karl Marlantes

We discuss Kubecon and Slack vs. Microsoft Teams. Pretty frothy stuff! Hey, Coté got off his ass and finally re (https://buttondown.email/cote)v (https://buttondown.email/cote)ved back up his newsletter (https://buttondown.email/cote). People love it! Subscribe (https://buttondown.email/cote) and tell all your friends to subscribe (https://buttondown.email/cote). Mood board: One. “I am not upgrading.” “Nothing ever good comes out of upgrades.” “I need someone with 35 years experience to run the internal blog.” “Shut the doors on your way out.” Planning makes us professional Tech news sucks nowadays, where’s the good news? Put that gravy on your shorts. It’s the Sanka of hot sauces. The problem is, there’s only one size of tortilla: giant. ah tortillas (https://www.ah.nl/producten/product/wi173410/ah-tortilla-wraps-voordeel). They have really good lighting. Prove me wrong, Kubecon 2020. “Their negotiation with the underlying platform.” I’m not a technical person, I’m a toga person. 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Welcome to Books Unbound! In our first episode we introduce ourselves a bit and then dive into what we're currently reading and the last book we finished before jumping into recommending you some books! This week we were asked for books with unconventional formats, magical realism, and adult books with middle-grade adventures! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup The Testaments by Margaret Atwood My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribon Sick Kids In Love by Hannah Moskowitz Night Film by Marisha Pessl A Little Something Different by Sally Hawkins Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Robin Sloan is concerned with the intersection of media and technology. His first novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, was a New York Times Best Seller, translated into more than twenty languages. George Saunders called the book “a tour-de-force” and Robin kindly requests that no one say anything else about any of his writing, ever. We discuss his latest novel, Sourdough, which was published in 2017. Meant To Be Eaten is powered by Simplecast.  

Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Feedback Priceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan) Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl) The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl)   Questions 1. I am leaving for a two week trip to a small town in Italy on June 9th and I’m looking for a book (or series!) that will keep me hooked in a town with very little WiFi. I tend towards non-fiction over fiction, but I have recently gotten into queer YA fiction and if I read adult fiction it is either historical fiction or crime/suspense. For reference, I have read and loved almost every Nelson DeMille and Dan Brown book. I am not a fan of more traditional literature (think Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice etc) and my eyes tend to glaze over if an author takes two pages to describe a chair. Otherwise, I am pretty open and trust your recommendation! All the best, -Renee   2. Hello! I’m moving from Texas to Washington state in late August and would love recommendations for audiobooks to listen to during those 35 (!!!) hours of driving! I’d love something set in the Pacific Northwest, or on a cross country road trip. Fantasy (especially with folkloric elements) tends to be my favorite, but I also like mystery, horror, sci-fi, romance and post-apocalyptic. I’m a sucker for beautiful or descriptive prose, competent and clever protagonists, and weird magical people (or creatures). Bonus points for queer characters! Here is a link to my goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9756176-rachel Thank you! -Rachel   3. I would love to find reading recommendation on books that talk about nutrition for those not on a diet. I don’t need to diet but i would like to know more about what is best to be putting in my body. Do you have any recommendations on where to start? Thank you!! I have found so many great books to read through your podcast! -Whitney   4. YA Non Fiction Needed! Rioters! I am in a quandary… Summer is sliding in and so too is the opportunity for brain drain if I don’t stack up some books for our rising Sophomore who has found respite from studies in scrolling, Tik-Toking, picture editing and other time burglaring activities. She’s got walls of books, all read, some re-read and most of which are fiction. She likes realistic fiction, suspense thrill, social justice, psychological thrillers, a lil true crime, maybe some romance, and doesn’t prefer to linger in long prose. Books that have moved from her shelf to nightstand lately are: Mosquitoland, You by Caroline Kepnes, Dumplin, Neverworld Wake, Home by Toni Morrison, This Is Where It Ends, Eleanor and Park and others. She likes scary movies, is a great playlist maker (I follow all her Spotify lists—they’re awesome). Nothing rattles or grosses her out. She’s a wicked artist and her caricatures are requested on TikTok all the time. She plays tennis and loves to win . I am hoping you can throw all this in your mix master and pour out some great Non Fiction that can grab a Sophomore’s attention. For this I’m infinitely grateful. Thank you soooooo much!! -Wynne   5. Hi, I love the podcast and I’m hoping you can help me. I’m a teacher looking forward to my summer vacation in a few weeks and I would love plenty of book recommendations for over the summer. I don’t really know a good way of defining what I liked to read other than I typically like relatively recent literary fiction, though I like plenty of lighter fare, too. I think I tend to like authors that write very plainly, as I seem to have little patience for overly wrought phrasing and writing that, to me, sounds too pretentious. I’m currently reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and I could barely put it down to write this e-mail. Some books and authors I’ve particularly enjoyed are Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sourdough and Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, all of Jhumpa Lahiri’s books, and Less by Andrew Sean Greer. I also enjoy some mysteries, especially the Dublin Murder Squad Series by Tana French. The problem is I am kind of a picky reader and there are plenty of books that I thought I would like that I end up quitting on after a hundred pages or so. Authors and books that haven’t clicked with me recently are The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead, What’s Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi, Purity by Jonathan Franzen, The Wangs Versus the World by Jade Chang, and The Wife by Meg Wolitzer .I also tend to not love long books (anything over 450 pages). 350 pages seems to be the perfect amount for my attention span. What are your thoughts, based on what I’ve described about Ottessa Moshfegh’s books? I’ve read a few pages of both Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation at bookstores and I was interested but I also wondered if I might end up hating them 5 chapters in. Maybe you can help me with my pickiness! Thank you for any recommendations. Best, -Kellie   6. Hello ladies! I’m working my way through the Read Harder Challenge and trying to find romance novels for as many of the prompts as possible – which has been really fun! Currently, I am looking for an #ownvoices romance novel from Mexico/Central America. I prefer queer, historical/fantastic themes to modern day settings, but Read Harder is all about getting out of your comfort zone so I’m open to anything. Thanks for your help

All These Beautiful Strangers, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, The Temptation of Grace, New Erotica for Feminist, and The Silence of the Lambs but not necessarily in that order. You’ll have to listen to figure out the order. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/litchicks/message

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, written by Robin Sloan, and narrated by Ari Fliakos, is an enjoyable mystery novel set in San Francisco during the late 2000s that brings new and old technology to explore the secrets of a unique bookstore and its patrons.Published by Macmillan Audio. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Ajax Penumbra 1969 **Audie Awards Discussion:** 2019 Audie Awards Finalists The Good Neighbor Spinning Silver European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton) Head On (Narrated by Amber Benson) Artemis Emma The Man on the Mountaintop

Who is Mr. Penumbra and why does he have a 24-hour bookstore? Is it possible for the average human to bake a perfect loaf of sourdough? These questions came to my mind when I read and loved Robin Sloan's two novels, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. The characters who feature in Robin's books are fascinating and mysterious, not unlike the author himself. After chatting with Robin, it's obvious why Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, which came out in 2012, was a New York Times bestseller that was translated into more than 20 languages. His second novel, Sourdough, was published in 2017 and is just as fun to read. We chatted about the inspiration behind Robin's books, whether a 24-hour bookstore is actually a good idea as well as the new projects that Robin is working on in 2019. Robin's website: https://www.robinsloan.com/ You can buy Robin's books here: https://www.waterstones.com/author/robin-sloan/1164089 Find out more about Robin's 2019 projects here: https://desert.glass/

Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR , Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg, and Lola. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Questions 1. I teach 9th grade Honors English in Texas and am looking for a title to add to my novel unit for the spring semester. I currently have my classes choose between The Book Thief, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and Ender’s Game. Ultimately I would like to find a book that hits a different level of interest for 15-16 year-olds, and can provide insight into a social issues research project that will close our unit. Preferably a book that is relatively similar in length to the other titles. Love your podcast and thanks in advance for your input, Melissa   2. I am looking for fiction for my wife, who is a huge fan of heist movies, soap opera-levels of drama, and sexually liberated female protagonists. She doesn’t read fiction for the most part, but her favorite media include Ocean’s 8, Ms. Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, and the Netflix show Cable Girls. Her academic specialization is refugee studies and the Middle East, so if there are any recommendations that take feature either, that would be fantastic. Thank you for your assistance in my overly narrow search. -Alex   3. A few years ago, I bought a copy of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, brought it home, and placed it on the bookshelf in my bedroom. Much to my surprise, when I was trying to go to sleep that night, I realized it glows. (By the way, this book made it off my TBR list in record time because the glowing cover made it really difficult to ignore!) Maybe a year later, I came across Radioactive by Lauren Redniss, which is a visual biography of Marie and Pierre Curie. This book also glows. Ever since then, I have been on the lookout for more books that glow, but have been unsuccessful. I had high hopes for The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, but much to my disappointment, it does not. Do you know of any books that fit the bill?  I know this may be difficult, so in lieu of a luminescent read, I would also accept a book in which the reading experience goes beyond just words on the page. I’m thinking something along the lines of the “Miss Peregrine” series by Ransom Riggs which was inspired by old photographs and includes those photographs in the print edition. Another example is Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan which encompasses multiple stories, including a fairytale. The fairytale pages are formatted differently than the rest of the book, music is woven throughout the book, and actual harmonica music is included at the beginning of each section. House of Leaves seems like it would work, but I’m a total scaredy cat and horror books are just not my thing. I like most genres (except horror), but tend to gravitate towards fantasy, historical fiction, and science nonfiction.  Thanks for your help! -Jessica   4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I travel from NC to TN at least once a month and it’s eight hours both ways. I usually download an audiobook that’s either 8 hrs or a little more or 16 hrs so I can read one or two going to and from. I download from my Libby app to dull the boredom and lately, I’ve been listening to what seems like the same book over and over again. I recently listened to The Other Woman by Sandie Jones followed by The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (I know I was late to that one). I’m just really not digging this rut of sad female English main characters in abusive relationships because it makes for a depressing drive! I think Amanda was the one who said she only listens to nonfiction on audio, and I’m okay with that (recently also listened to Hidden Figures & I’ll Be Gone In The Dark on audio as well) but it would have to be super engaging. Basically I just want a fun audiobook that has the potential to make me laugh out loud. Other audiobooks included YA reads like The Hate U Give; The Fault in Our Stars; Will Grayson, Will Grayson; The Cruel Prince. DNFed Fates and Furies because I’m weird about audiobook narrator voices. I’m interested in some fantasy/sci-fi if possible. My latest pick for this weekend is Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. I’ll take Audible reads but will be sad because I’m a poor library science grad student. -Tori   5. Hi! I’m trying to find some books for my 8 year old who reads at a 5th grade level. Most books in her age range bore her and trying to find more advanced books is tricky as she IS 8 so sometimes the subject matter can get a bit dicey. She really loves fantasy (HUGE Harry Potter fan!). She has specifically asked for books that are really thick and will take her awhile to read. Series books are a plus as she loves to really immerse herself in these characters and worlds. Thanks for your help! -Starla   6. Hi! I’m looking for read-a-likes of some favorite books but by authors of color. I don’t have a specific genre in mind that I’m requesting, so here’s a list of some favorites to give a sense of what I like, and you can choose your own adventure: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye, The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, the Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier, the Lady Astronaut series by Mary Robinette Kowal, and the Murderbot series by Martha Wells. -Lindsey   7. Hi, I’m sure you’ve gotten questions about mermaid books before, but I’m hoping specifically for recommendations that are not YA but more literary with mermaid themes. I’ve loved books like Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, or Alice Hoffman’s The Museum of Extraordinary Things. I’m a huge fan of Hoffman’s writing style even though (spoiler alert!) there was no real mermaid in the novel. I don’t necessarily need a romance element to enjoy the story, but it seems like all that’s out there is teen romance YA which is just not quite what I’m craving. If you have any recommendations at all for a richer, possibly mysterious read, I’d love to hear about it!! Thank you so much -Emily   Books Discussed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Zero Sum Game by S.L Huang The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (TW abuse of children and animals) The Mermaid by Christina Henry

Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Devil's Thiefby Lisa Maxwell and Flight or Fright, edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent.   Questions:   1. Hello Amanda and Jenn, This month, after a harrowing vacation planning session wherein I blindly threw a dart at a map, I booked a flight to Portugal. Shortly, after booking my ticket, I realized I really don't know much about the country and its literature. Can you help me find something to read that's either set in Portugal or by a Portuguese author before my trip? I've read a number of books about Spain and books by Spanish authors, so I'd prefer to avoid overlap. Although I'm open to non-fiction, I would prefer a fiction recommendation. I read almost every genre within fiction, but I tend to avoid YA and romance. To give you a general feel for my taste in books, some of my all-time favourites books are: -A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara, -The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, -Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and -Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Many thanks, --Rebecca   2. Hi Amanda and Jenn, First I want to say I love your show and I read a lot of your recommendations. So I absolutely loved I Am Pilgrim and need some more books like it. I love books that have multiple plot lines that converge in the end. Please help me find some more books to put on my shelf. I will read anything except Romance. I prefer mystery and historical fiction. By the way if this finds its way on the show that would be great. Thanks --Brittney   3. Hi Guys! I’m looking for a book recs for good horror novels that involve ghosts. I’m a huge horror movie fan and particularly love ghost stories & found footage movies. In reading, however, I’ve stuck mostly with Urban & High Fantasy novels. I’m looking to expand my taste a bit this year and have also found that I’m running out of horror movies to watch. I’ve attempted a few Stephen King novels including “It" but have a hard time digesting the homophobia within towns make up. I understand where the novel comes from and usually don’t have a problem with being faced with the uglier side of humanity. However, because of that particular form of ugly, I’m extremely tentative when it comes to horror books. Can you recommend some horror novels centered around hauntings & ghost stories? Bonus if they include LGBT characters — particularly gay or lesbian couples. Thank you for your time, --Oddy   4. I am going through a difficult breakup and am finding escaping into reading a healthy way to deal with my feelings. I recently read The Night Circus for the first time and found it was a great book for me right now not necessarily because of the genre but because of the immersive environment the author creates and because the ending is generally happy. I started reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell hoping it would provide a similar imaginative environment but I'm finding the beginning a little slow. I am open to any genre of book as long as it is immersive and not depressing. Thank you for your help! --Lauren   5. Hi, I love your podcast, and I'm so happy it comes out every week now! I was wondering if you can help me find more books with an unreliable narrator. I have read Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, Await Your Reply, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Where'd You Go, Bernadette. I particularly enjoy books when you don't actually know if the narrator is unreliable or not until you get into it as opposed to Mr Ripley where I knew from the start. Thanks! I await your reply. ;-) --Kaci   6. Books with borderline characters or any type of mental illness? --Sad reader   7. Hi gang, Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!!! My name is Agustin I´m looking for recommendations for books about libraries and or books or in which these elements are important to the plot.......... quite specific, sorry :( but i´m hooked and I crave these kinds of books!!!! Basically I´ve read: THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott Hawkins ALL THE NAMES by Jose Saramago THE NAME OF THE ROSE by Umberto Ecco (awesome!!) MR. PENUMBRA´S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE by Robin Sloan THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafón And I don´t know about any other books along these lines. Never miss an episode! help me get booked, you are my only hope!!! :P love, --Agustin!   Books Discussed: Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi Miyazawa Improvement by Joan Silber Everything's Trash, But It's Ok by Phoebe Robinson Blindness by Jose Saramago (tw: sexual assault, violence, rape) The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (tw: racial violence, rape, harm to children) Affinity by Sarah Waters (tw: mention of suicide) The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: self harm, suicide) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen Long Division by Kiese Laymon The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Robin Sloan is a writer and media inventor based in Oakland. He's the author of two novels, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. He's also written a variety of short stories and internet projects, dabbles in programming and machine learning, and makes extra virgin olive oil with his partner Kathryn Tomajan. In this conversation, Robin and I talk about what it means to be a media inventor and how this is similar to being a designer, his early career working at Twitter and Current TV, and the value of pursuing diverse creative projects. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm.

Episode 1-29: What the F--k Did I Just Read? Wherein I review: 111. A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employee's Guide to Saving the World by Rachel Cantor 112. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 113. The Fold by Peter Clines 114. High-Rise by J.G. Ballard 115. Turbulence (Stone Barrington #46) by Stuart Woods

Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall from which she orders dinner every evening. Then, disaster! Visa issues. The brothers close up shop, and fast. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. She must keep it alive, they tell her—feed it daily, play it music, and learn to bake with it. Lois is no baker, but she could use a roommate, even if it is a needy colony of microorganisms. Soon, not only is she eating her own homemade bread, she’s providing loaves daily to the General Dexterity cafeteria. The company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market, and a whole new world opens up. Leavened by the same infectious intelligence that made Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore such a sensation, while taking on even more satisfying challenges, Sourdough marks the triumphant return of a unique and beloved young writer.

Co-hosts Abbe Wright and Emma Shafer tell listeners the books they're currently reading, talk about their favorite reads about female friendship, offer up some Read-Alikes for the fabulous Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, and invite Books for Better Living editor Ta-Tanisha Williams into the studio to chat about the book she thinks everyone has got to read.

In which Soa surprises Leonard, the lovers surprise each other, and Otter is not surprised at all.Episode 260, The People of the Mist, chapters 30-31(download or listen via this link)Book InformationStory rating: PG for scanty clothing, monstrous gods, rampant adventure, and an almost complete lack of sensitivity or multiculturalism.Caveat emptor (buyer beware): I'm reading this story uncensored. As with many tales from the "golden age" of adventure literature, it is impossible to avoid insensitivity. Political correctness wasn't in existence in 1894, at least in the way we think of it. Our takeaway message: aren't we glad that was then and this is now? South African slang This story is in the public domain.Podcasters' Books HighlightMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

We spoke to author Robin Sloan (@robinsloan) about his books and near-future science fiction. Robin wrote Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. Robin’s website is robinsloan.com. Go there for some short stories, sign up for his newsletter and check out his new ‘zine (also at wizard.limo). Oh! Don’t forget his blog, including a description of his neural net for audio generation and for writing. Some books Robin suggested: Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynshi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Hild by Nicola Griffith

What do you get when you combine a book about the joys of technology with the passion of baking? This weird, wonderful gem of a book by the same author who brought you Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore. Dave really enjoyed this book (which is not surprising based on how much bread he eats). Have you read it? Share your thoughts at backlistpodcast@gmail.com #fiction #bookreview #slurry #doublespicy Music provided by hooksounds.com

The BookBully goes a bit crazy talking about new books she's read or is looking forward to reading. Let's just say her eyes are bigger than her reading capacity! BOOK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE: My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti   Brewster by Mark Slouka   The Secret History by Donna Tartt   The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Mathews (yes, only one "t")   The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens   Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan   Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo   Commonwealth by Ann Patchett   Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi   Mary and O'Neil by Justin Cronin   A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton   The Turner House by Angela Flournoy   Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward   The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas   The Age of Perpetual Light by Josh Weil   The New Valley by Josh Weil   Don't I Know You by Marni Jackson   The Good Lord Bird by James McBride   Five-Carat Soul by James McBride   Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides   Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks   The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash   The Good People by Hannah Kent   Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan   The Power by Naomi Alderman   Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia   Here in Berlin by Cristina Garcia   Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor   The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs   A Secret Sisterhood by Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney   What She Ate by Laura Shapiro   Ranger Games by Ben Blum   An Odyssey by Daniel Mendelsohn   The Child Finder by Rene Tenfold   The Party by Elizabeth Day   White Bodies by Jane Robins   The Smack by Richard Lange   Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent   Ferocity by Nicola Lagioia   Me Before You by JoJo Moyes   Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman   Paradise City by Elizabeth Day   Sourdough by Robin Sloan   Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan   Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple   Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini   Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini   The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis   The Address by Fiona Davis   One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus   The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus   The Revolution of the Moon by Andrea Camilleri   The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott   The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson   Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson

The Twins catch up on fall events and knitting.North Bay Fire ReliefLumineuxMiletFletcherRob RoyMirehouseFriezeThe Paris WifeMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour BookstoreSo Long, See You TomorrowOther KingdomsMusic: No Side to Fall In by The Raincoats Direct Link

The Bite team interviews author Robin Sloan, author of the new novel Sourdough. When a gift of magical sourdough starter lands on the protagonist’s lap, she rolls up her sleeves and learns how to bake. Secretive, invite-only farmer’s markets and oblique cheese mongers soon enter the picture. Sloan, whose previous novel is Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, peppers the brisk, entertaining story with plenty of food trend send-ups along the way. Maddie and Kiera talk with Sloan about all that and more on this very special live episode of Bite.

The Eclectic Readers Podcast is two years old! In celebration, we’re gearing up for our next Eclectic Readathon (starting Friday, June 23rd at 8:00pm EST) and the end of our first ER Mad Libs Reading Challenge (submissions due at the end of the Readathon.) In this episode we talk about books that helped shape us into who we are today and discuss the Young Adult (YA) book “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” which focuses on two teenage boys discovering their personal, cultural, and sexual identities. -Discuss Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18663480-episode-36-aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe) -Participate in the Eclectic Readathon (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/eclecticreadathon) -ER Madlibs Reading Challenge (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/madlibs2017) -NPR Interview discussing sexuality though teen lit with the author (http://www.npr.org/2013/02/20/172495550/discovering-sexuality-through-teen-lit) -Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe of Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12000020-aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Aristotle-Dante-Discover-Secrets-Universe/dp/1442408936/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497209696&sr=8-1&keywords=aristotle+and+dante+discover+the+secrets+of+the+universe) -The Wise Man’s Fear on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1215032.The_Wise_Man_s_Fear?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Wise-Mans-Fear-Kingkiller-Chronicle/dp/0756407915/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497209770&sr=1-1&keywords=the+wise+man%27s+fear) -The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6218281-the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+sweetness+at+the+bottom+of+the+pie&sprefix=the+sweetnes%2Cstripbooks%2C124&crid=H6OVNWN0NDPB) -Lumberjanes, Vol 1 on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22554204-lumberjanes-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Lumberjanes-Vol-Beware-Kitten-Holy/dp/1608866874/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497209948&sr=1-1&keywords=lumberjanes+vol+1) -Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13538873-mr-penumbra-s-24-hour-bookstore?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Penumbras-24-Hour-Bookstore-Novel/dp/1250037751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210028&sr=1-1&keywords=mr.+penumbras+24-hour+bookstore) -The Left Hand of Darkness on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18423.The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Left-Hand-Darkness-Ursula-Guin/dp/0441478123/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210155&sr=1-1&keywords=the+left+hand+of+darkness+by+ursula+k.+le+guin) -Lord of Shadows on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30312891-lord-of-shadows?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Shadows-Artifices-Cassandra-Clare/dp/1442468408/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210260&sr=1-1&keywords=lord+of+shadows+cassandra+clare) -The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1 on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23732096-the-unbeatable-squirrel-girl-volume-1?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Unbeatable-Squirrel-Girl-Vol-Power/dp/0785197028/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210326&sr=1-1&keywords=unbeatable+squirrel+girl+vol+1) -They Do it With Mirrors on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68930.They_Do_It_with_Mirrors?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/They-Do-Mirrors-Mystery-Mysteries/dp/0062073648/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210428&sr=1-1&keywords=they+do+it+with+mirrors+agatha+christie) -The Crown’s Fate on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27211901-the-crown-s-fate?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Crowns-Fate-Game/dp/0062422618/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210570&sr=1-1&keywords=the+crown%27s+fate+evelyn+skye) -The Hobbit on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907.The_Hobbit?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-J-R-Tolkien/dp/054792822X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210637&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hobbit+book) -Redwall on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7996.Redwall?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Redwall-Book-1-Brian-Jacques/dp/0142302376/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497210698&sr=1-1&keywords=redwall+book+1) -The Chronicles of Narnia on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11127.The_Chronicles_of_Narnia?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00CKCX788/ref=sr_es_i_1_1_vsp_B00CKCX788&qid=1497210820&sr=1-1&keywords=the%20chronicles%20of%20narnia) -Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9822.Mrs_Frisby_and_the_Rats_of_NIMH?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Frisby-Rats-Robert-OBrien/dp/0689710682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497210903&sr=8-1&keywords=mrs+frisby+and+the+rats+of+nimh) -To Kill a Mockingbird on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee/dp/0446310786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211076&sr=1-1&keywords=to+kill+a+mockingbird) -Anne of Green Gables on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gables-L-M-Montgomery/dp/1514638819/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211165&sr=1-2&keywords=anne+of+green+gables) -Baby Sitter’s Club Book One on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/233722.Kristy_s_Great_Idea?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Sitters-Club-Kristys-Great-Idea/dp/0545174759/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211361&sr=1-7&keywords=the+babysitters+club+books) -Sweet Valley High Book 1 on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/529252.Double_Love?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Valley-High-Double-Love/dp/0440422620/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211582&sr=1-1&keywords=sweet+valley+high+1) -Boxcar Children Book 1 on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297249.The_Boxcar_Children?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Boxcar-Children-No-Mysteries/dp/0807508527/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211710&sr=1-1&keywords=boxcar+children+book+1) -Jane Eyre on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Penguin-Classics-Charlotte-Bront%C3%AB/dp/0141441143/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497211790&sr=1-1&keywords=jane+eyre+by+charlotte+bronte) -Nancy Drew Series on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32979.The_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Old-Clock-Anniversary-Limited-ebook/dp/0448095017/ref=sr_es_i_1_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497212207&sr=1-1&keywords=nancy+drew+book+1) -Harry Potter Book 1 on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=harry+potter+and+the+sorcerer%27s+stone&sprefix=harry+potter%2Cstripbooks%2C143&crid=LY6JHKDYDKOI) -The Mists of Avalon on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402045.The_Mists_of_Avalon?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Mists-Avalon-Marion-Zimmer-Bradley/dp/0345350499/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497212543&sr=1-1&keywords=the+mists+of+avalon+by+marion+zimmer+bradley) -Biting the Sun on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373009.Biting_the_Sun?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Biting-Sun-Tanith-Lee/dp/0553581309/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497212603&sr=1-1&keywords=biting+the+sun) Next Episode’s Book: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15858248-wallbanger?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Wallbanger-Cocktail-Alice-Clayton/dp/1476741182/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497212696&sr=1-1&keywords=wallbanger+alice+clayton)

Litquake's new "Lit Cast Live" series of events at Bay Area bookstores continues with Jeff VanderMeer, on tour for his novel BORNE, named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Book Riot, Chicago Reader, The Week, and Publishers Weekly. Author of the bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy, VanderMeer also will soon see a film adaptation of the trilogy's first installment, ANNIHILATION. In conversation with Robin Sloan, author of MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE. Recorded live at Green Apple Books on the Park, in San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/litquake  https://twitter.com/Litquake

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Robin Sloan about unlearning how to write for the Internet ("I still catch myself rushing, hurrying, getting nervous that a section’s going to go on too long”) and reading with Google open on the side ("it makes my brain light up and makes my heart glow, what an amazing, wonderful way to read"); guest readers Tui Sutherland and Alfie Guy join Oppenheimer to discuss technology and tradition, fantasy and friendship, names and nighttime.

The holidays are here! Let Ann and Halle help you pick the perfect book for everyone in your life. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Books for your mom:Ann: Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden by Emily WhaleyHalle: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton– Kate Morton books Books for your dad:Ann: I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson– Bill Bryson booksHalle: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes– I Am Pilgrim (film in development) Books for teens:Ann: The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor– Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll– The Looking Glass Wars series by Frank BeddorHalle: March Books 1-3 by John Lewis– National Book Award– John Lewis acceptance speech for National Book Award Books for kids:Ann: The Book with No Pictures by B.J. NovakHalle: El Deafo by Cece Bell– Episode 39 – Retellings Books for non-readers (who you think should become readers):Ann: Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesHalle: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson– Episode 2 – What to Read After The Girl on the Train– Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Books for a significant female in your life:Ann: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling– Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling– The Mindy Project (TV)– The Office (TV)Halle: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed– Episode 28 – Our All-Time Favorites– The Rumpus (website) Books for a significant male in your life:Ann: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane– Shutter Island (film)Halle: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Books for your Harry Potter-obsessed friend:Ann: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke– Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingHalle: Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Books for your friend who loves books:Ann: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde– Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë– Thursday Next series by Jasper FfordeHalle: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan– Episode 30 – Books about Libraries and Librarians Books for animal lovers:Ann: Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt– Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt– Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog by John GroganHalle: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein– Chet and Bernie series by Spencer Quinn– Does the Dog Die (website) Books for outdoorsy people:Ann: Hatchet by Gary PaulsenHalle: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Books for food lovers:Ann: A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries by Jake TilsonHalle: A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg– Orangette (blog) Books for sports fans:Ann: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander– Kwame Alexander books– Kwame Alexander reading from The Crossover– Newbery MedalHalle: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger– Friday Night Lights (TV)– Friday Night Lights (film) Books for gossip magazine fans:Ann: The Heiresses by Sara Shepard– Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard– Pretty Little Liars (TV)Halle: A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean– Scandal & Scoundrel series by Sarah MacLean Swiss Army Knife book (good for anyone):– Book Riot (website)Ann: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown– Audie Awards– Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Lauren HillenbrandHalle: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman– Fredrik Backman books What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Across the Universe by Beth Revis– Pop Sugar 2016 Reading Challenge– Across the Universe series by Beth Revis Halle: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner– In Death series by J.D. Robb– Titanic (film)– The Martian by Andy Weir– Lost (TV)– Starbound series by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

April 14, 2016. A session from DPLAfest 2016 dedicated to the state of writing in the digital age. What does it mean to write a book, digital or print or both? What new technologies and processes are re-defining the role of the author? Panelists will touch upon these questions and more during this exciting discussion between three prominent contemporary authors. Speaker Biography: After stints in the editorial departments of Houghton Mifflin, the Knopf group, and Little Brown, Sarah Burnes became an agent in 2001. Joining The Gernert Company in 2005, she now represents adult fiction writers (Alice McDermott and Tony Earley among them), children's fiction writers (New York Times bestsellers Margaret Stohl and Pseudonymous Bosch), and journalists and critics (New York Times Magazine contributor Jon Gertner and Freeman's John Freeman). Speaker Biography: Virginia Heffernan writes about digital culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Mother Jones, and The New Yorker. Her essays on digitization are regularly anthologized. Her new book, "Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art," will be published in June by Simon & Schuster. She works as an editorial strategist for startups and venture capital firms. Speaker Biography: Craig Mod is a writer and designer who splits his time between Tokyo and New York. Previously a product designer at Flipboard, he is also a TechFellow award recipient and a 2011/2012 MacDowell writing fellow. He is currently an advisor for Medium and Japan-based SmartNews. He has written for The Atlantic, California Sunday Magazine, Aeon, Virginia Quarterly Review, New Scientist, Contents Magazine, Codex Journal of Typography and other publications. He is the co-author of "Art Space Tokyo" and the Japanese essay collection, "Bokura no Jidai no Hon" ("The Books of our Generation"). Speaker Biography: Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and went to school at Michigan State, where he studied economics and co-founded a literary magazine called Oats. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter. He is the author of "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore," which started as a short story and is now a full-length novel. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7261

Synopsis: The proprietor of BLDGBLOG and the author of A Burglar’s Guide to the City, Geoff Manaugh, discusses his new book, what he learned from riding around in a helicopter with the LAPD, how burglars see architecture differently from the rest of us and thus are able to “hack” it for their own purposes, and the double-edged sword that is our increasingly Orwellian future. Links to all books discussed in this episode will go to Watchung Booksellers, a wonderful local independent bookstore in my home state of New Jersey. Giveaway The fine folks at Pen Chalet were kind enough to provide us with a silver Pilot Knight fountain pen to give away to one lucky listener. All you have to do to win is leave a comment on the post below. The winner will be announced on the next episode. Contest ends Sunday, May 29th at 11:59 pm EST. Also, as a special perk to COVERED listeners, Pen Chalet has provided a unique promo code that will get you a special discount. Just enter the code on the Radio/Podcasts tab of their website. The code will be active until June 7, so act now! Our thanks to Pen Chalet for their support of COVERED. You can follow them on Twitter at @penchalet This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 50:37:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Geoff Manaugh Episode Links Episode S2E11: Geoff Manaugh (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Author BLDGBLOG Book website Twitter The Book A Burglar’s Guide to the City Books Discussed The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan Koerner Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks @COVERED_fm @HologramRadio for more podcasts to listen to! Subscribe to Covered! Get Covered on iTunes, or via RSS. Newsletter! Subscribe to AFTERWORD: A COVERED Newsletter for info on upcoming episodes, book recommendations, and links of interest for readers and writers! Support the show! Become a patron! Please take a moment to rate our show in iTunes, even if it’s just a star rating. It really does make a difference in helping us reach a wider audience. Download: Episode S2E11: Geoff Manaugh

Wherever he’s worked, Robin Sloan, author of “Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore," has been figuring out the future of media. Sloan and media innovator Peter Leyden here explore the difference between online writing — which, he says, can sometimes feel like consuming sugar — to publishing a book, which he compares to eating protein-heavy leafy greens.

"An elegant page-turner....Charges forward with the momentum of a bullet." --New York Times Book Review For fans of Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette, an inventive, brilliant debut novel about the disappearance of a famous Brazilian novelist and the young translator who turns her life upside down to follow her author's trail. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs on Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

While assessing "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore" by Robin Sloan, Trish and Jess discuss hypothetical hedgehog names that have come from the deep truth of dreams, Mr. Penumbra is weighed against Dumbledore, and the economic value of animating boobs are all discussed in this month's episode. Next month's book: "Blindness" by Jose Saramago. (Musical Credit: Princes of the Universe by Queen)

Robin Sloan's debut novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, tackles the literary world's imminent digital future with an adventure tale that Andrew describes as "like a Dan Brown book but good."Through the eyes of a recently unemployed college graduate, Sloan shows us a world where Googlers and ancient cryptographers race to discover a centuries-old secret. It's a world where data visualization is sexy, search engines are evil all-powerful, and Aldus Manutius is on the tip of everyone's tongue.Join us for a show brimming with puns, Andrew's misgivings about Google, and more nerdy sleuthing than you can shake a ruler at.

Robin Sloan's debut novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, tackles the literary world's imminent digital future with an adventure tale that Andrew describes as "like a Dan Brown book but good."Through the eyes of a recently unemployed college graduate, Sloan shows us a world where Googlers and ancient cryptographers race to discover a centuries-old secret. It's a world where data visualization is sexy, search engines are evil all-powerful, and Aldus Manutius is on the tip of everyone's tongue.Join us for a show brimming with puns, Andrew's misgivings about Google, and more nerdy sleuthing than you can shake a ruler at.

Robin Sloan is the guest. His bestselling novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, was the May 2014 selection of the TNB Book Club. It is now available in paperback from Picador.  George Saunders calls it “A real tour de force [and] a beautiful fable...The reader is swept along by Sloan’s enthusiasm.” And John Hodgman says “In a time when actual books are filling up tag-sale dollar boxes, along with VHS tapes and old beepers, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore reminds us that there is an intimate, adventurous joy in the palpable papery things called novels, and in the warm little secret societies we used to call ‘bookstores.’ Robin Sloan’s novel is delightfully funny, provocative, deft, and even thrilling. And for reasons more than just nostalgia, I could not stop turning these actual pages." Monologue topics: Episode 300, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore, Teju Cole, angst, Mary Karr, false summits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, both hackers and congress tell the NSA “enough!”, What it's like when the NSA shows up at your ISP's doorstep, how stores are tracking you through your cellphone, Netflix competes with the big boys, and Google unveils a new way into the living room Podcast [display_podcast] What We're Playing With Andy: Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013, Orange is the New Black Dwayne: Leap Motion Tosin: Blackberry Z10 Headlines For first time ever, feds asked to sit out Defcon hacker conference Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages NSA spying under fire: 'You've got a problem” Plan to defund NSA phone collection program defeated "What Is That Box?" — When The NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell Audible Book of the Week Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: House of Cards (Main Titles) by Jeff Beal Hot Topic: Streaming Makes a Splash Netflix hits it big with Emmy nominations for House of Cards and Arrested Development "Arrested Development" Helps Netflix Add More Than 600,000 Subscribers TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There. Hulu's Owners Say They're Not Selling, Will Invest Another $750M Google's $35 Chromecast stick pushes Netflix, YouTube to your TV Seeking Spark, Microsoft Revamps Its Structure The Drill Down Video of the Week Watch Loki Take Over Comic-Con's Hall H At Marvel Studios Panel 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 Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Robin Sloan visits Skylight to read and sign his debut novel!  The fictitious Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- from Sloan's delightful book of the same name -- is pretty different from Skylight Books.  For one thing, most of the books are written in code; for another, no one ever buys anything (a thought that makes us shudder).  But it's also the San Francisco home of a super secret organization that goes back centuries. The novel has adventure, puzzles, computer wizardry, romance, and how can we forget to mention that much of it is set in a bookstore? Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and now splits his time between San Francisco and the Internet. He graduated from Michigan State with a degree in economics and, from 2002 to 2012, worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is his first novel. You can learn more at www.robinsloan.com and follow along at @robinsloan. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS OCTOBER 19, 2012. Copies of the book from this event can be purchased here: http://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780374214913