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Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Meg Shaffer at www.megshaffer.com or on IG at meg_shaffer. This week we officially begin Season 12 so we have both a guest and book recommendations on a particular theme. Our guest this week is Meg Shaffer, NYT best-selling author of The Wishing Game and The Lost Story. She talks to us about shifting gears to write books for adults that read a lot like the cool fantasy books we read as kids (think The Chronicles of Narnia in The Lost Story). And for our book recs, we will each be sharing 3 books related to libraries. Books mentioned— 1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 2- The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 3- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 4- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 5- Lord of the Flies by William Golding 6- Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 7- Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb 8- The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin 9- The Hollow Places T. Kingfisher 10- The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher 11- The Willows by Algernon Blackwood 12- Carter and Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard 13- A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher 14- We are Experiencing a Slight Delay by Gary Janneti 15- Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 16-Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs 17- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Marisa Zane @Marisa_reads_books - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 18- The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami 19- Nightbooks by JA White 20- The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore 21- The Nightmare Man by JH Markert 22- The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai 23- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai 24- I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai 25- Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck 26- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck 27- A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck 28- Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian by Jill Grunenwald 29- Lonely Planet Hidden Libraries: The World's Most Unusual Book Depositories by DC Helmuth 30- The Godwick series by Tiffany Reisz Media mentioned— Perks episode with Lily Raiti https://www.perksofbeingabooklover.com/episodes/cxkpp8gtbmn5gf7-8mb73-52ylr-gs3nl-82m49-xr9s4-z4hhh-pm7gw-skgey-bjmtw-4dl76-hn7yl-we4y4-cfzjz-5f9x8-y93dj-7l4je-8667a Pacific Palisades Fire—Will Rogers ranch — https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1346 Squid Games (Netflix, 2021 - present) Cunk on Life (Netflix, 2024) Black Doves (Netflix, 2024) Night of the Hunter (Tubi, 1955)
It's episode 205 and time for us to talk about our favourite reads of 2024! We discuss fiction and non-fiction books we read for the podcast, plus comics, videos, music, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray
Outside of your hosts' beloved Warhammer 40k novels, can tie-in game fiction be good? Jack and Kate aim to find out by discussing The Shadow on the Glass, a 2024 novel that pairs podcast-favorite author Jonathan L. Howard with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Where are all of London's fanciest spiritualists and psychics disappearing to? Can an A-team still be an A-team if the “a” stands for accountants and academics? Is there a bit of rugose cone inside all of us, really? All these questions and more will be explored in this episode of the podcast. BBfBP theme song by True Creature. Find us at BadBooksBadPeople.com, on Twitter @badbooksbadppl, Instagram @badbooksbadpeople, on Bluesky @badbooksbadppl.bsky.social, and on Facebook. Got questions, comments or feedback? Email us at badbooksbadpeople@gmail.com
Nightmare Magazine - Horror and Dark Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)
It was the unexpectedness of the scream that pulled him to his feet from a sofa slouch before the television, that sent him in a run the short way to the kitchen. Jess's soft padding steps the same path a few seconds before, unconcerned, slippered, still sounded in his memory. Get me a packet of crisps whilst you're in there, love, will you? The snap of the light switch. The clicking of the old school fluorescent tube coming to life. | Copyright 2022 by Jonathan L. Howard. Narrated by Alex Hyde-White.
Nightmare Magazine - Horror and Dark Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)
It was the unexpectedness of the scream that pulled him to his feet from a sofa slouch before the television, that sent him in a run the short way to the kitchen. Jess's soft padding steps the same path a few seconds before, unconcerned, slippered, still sounded in his memory. Get me a packet of crisps whilst you're in there, love, will you? The snap of the light switch. The clicking of the old school fluorescent tube coming to life. | Copyright 2022 by Jonathan L. Howard. Narrated by Alex Hyde-White.
Stephen and Mark spend a little time discussing the theme of magic from the perspective of books by Jonathan L. Howard, Lev Grossman, and Erin Morgenstern. But magic so often requires a payment or a catalyst to get it going. In this episode, the guys offer up Redemption Bourbon to get the magic flowing properly.
Stephen and Mark explore what happens when you mix hard crime noir with Lovecraftian horror in the novel "Carter & Lovecraft" by Jonathan L. Howard. Add in a dash of ironic wit, a pinch of traditional homage turned on its side, and a delicious vocabulary to create the perfect recipe for fun. The perfect pairing for this story of unnatural monsters and firearms in action for our co-hosts is Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey.
In today's episode Nicky P and Lizzie discuss being assertive in the workplace. Nicky P regales us with some anecdotes about his work life that will hopefully empower our listeners who don't work for themselves to think of their day job in a new light. When we talk about self awareness in regards to self esteem we talk about understanding what we as people bring to the table. Some hard honesty will go a long way in our quests to elevate our lives and families lots. If you don't feel like you bring enough to the table start working on that, but the only people in your corner are you and your family. Take radical self-ownership and start being more free. Media We Mention The Fall Of The House Of Cabal by Jonathan L Howard Firefly: Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove Firefly: The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove Johannes Cabal And The Blustery Day by Jonathan L Howard 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkim The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers Featured Music 1st Song: Free Ross by Krypto Man 2nd Song: Binary by Hundred Year Dash
In today's episode Nicky P & Lizzie start hashing out holiday preparedness & the struggles this particular year looks to provide. A year without family is not the norm so how do we keep our sanity while normalcy collapses around us. Media We Mention:: Hinds' Feet On High Places by Hannah Hurnard The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide To Permaculture: Creating An Edible Ecosystem by Christopher Shein Johannes Cabal The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard The Quest For Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell Featured Music Show Intro: Foolish by Nicky P Show Outro: Closure by Tenwatch 1st Song: Medicate Me by Swindlin' Hearts 2nd Song: Shirley, You Must Be Joking by Matt Bankert The Important Stuff Find all the episodes at http://peacefreqs.com Check out the show’s spotify soundtrack here: https://spoti.fi/2MFxkKG Wanna help us grow the show? https://upgradetheshow.com Want the best course in music & liberty online? http://freedomsong365.com Nick's Other Projects Free Markets Green Earth: https://freemarketsgreenearth.com Peace Freqs is a proud creation of The Mad Audio Lab at https://madaudiolab.com
A necromantic caper. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast. Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: A pair of bonus episodes on Roger Zelazny's novella The Graveyard Heart. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
Murder in a castle! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast. Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: "The Ereshkigal Working" by Jonathan L. Howard. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
Between the River and the road is a short story by Jonathan L Howard. It’s been a few weeks since my last podcast and in that time I survived an upper respiratory illness and to me the worst time of the year: Christmas. Thank you to Mr Howard for the permission to make this recording, it’s not perfect but then again that’s just being human. Cheers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Just letting y’all know I’m going to be recording again soon and hopefully will be reading a ghost story written by an author I respect and revere a Mr. Jonathan L Howard! Yes the author of the Johannes Cabal novellas and the Carter/Lovecraft works. Stay tuned.
This week Chris O'Regan chats to Saxon Druce of Binary Space Games about the design and development of their point and click adventure game, Ghoul Britannia: Land of Hope and Gorey A rare title that is both topical and amusing, Ghoul Britannia: Land of Hope and Gorey is an extremely well written point and click adventure that has sprung from the fingers of Jonathan L. Howard of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars fame. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sausage/TSF_Episode252.mp3 All Music by Brian Fairbanks - http://daisyalesoundworks.com/ The Sausage Factory episode 252 was produced and edited by Chris O'Regan
More shenanigans from Heather and Beth as they immerse themselves in the experience of Worldcon! Plus interviews from Lottie and Nick of Aconyte Books (part of Asmodee Entertainment), Premee Mohamed, Jonathan L Howard, Zoe Sumra, Jo Lindsay Walton and many other super people!
Episode 1-38: I Punched Satan! Wherein I review: 144. The Fall of the House of Cabal (Johannes Cabal #5) by Jonathan L. Howard 145. Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin #2) by Patrick O'Brian
Episode 1-37: Brothers Gotta Hug! Wherein I review: 143. The Brothers Cabal (Johannes Cabal #4) by Jonathan L. Howard
Episode 1-36: Ferris Bueller's Synthesizer Wherein I review: 136. Johannes Cabal the Detective (Johannes Cabal #2) by Jonathan L. Howard 137. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin #1) by Patrick O'Brian 138. The Cold Commands (A Land Fit for Heroes #2) by Richard K. Morgan 139. The Burning Page (Invisible Library #3) by Genevieve Cogman 140. The Fear Institute (Johannes Cabal #3) by Jonathan L. Howard 141. The Guilty Dead (Monkeewrench #9) by P.J. Tracy 142. Foe by Iain Reid
Episode 1-34: It's a Dead Man's Party, Who Could Ask For More? Wherein I review: 134. Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1) by Jonathan L. Howard 135. The Masked City (The Invisible Library #2) by Genevieve Cogman
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all that it knows about H.P. Lovecraft: the admired, reviled, and deeply weird 20th century horror writer whose tentacles keep creeping into our Satanic philosophy. We’re finally breaking out the Elder Sign on some old school horrors as we look at the life and writings of good ol' Howard Phillips, and the weird effect he’s had on Satanism and pop culture. Plus, in our extra-long news segment, we discuss the Satanic Temple controversy over their devil’s advocate. (Note: in this episode, the news comes after our main topic, to spare newbies and casual listeners.) Praise, condemnation, more questions, and satisfying ways to spend a dollar can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Nikol King, artist who both Simone and Tab loved at the TST Seattle show Arkansas Times: "Chick tract" illustrates Sen. Jason Rapert learning about civil liberties and religious freedom Buy Tabitha a coffee! The H.P. Lovecraft stories we read: Dagon The Call of Cthulhu The Shadow Over Innsmouth Everyone’s favorite stories: Daniel: Pickman’s Model, Dreams in the Witch-House Simone: The Rats in the Walls Tabitha: Call of Cthulhu video games Meghan: The Call of Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep; stories by Cassandra Khaw, Jonathan L. Howard; Bloodborne video game Cover of Weird Tales, featuring "Ghost Table" (oh, and also the first printing of "The Call of Cthulhu") H.P. Lovecraft’s wife, Sonia Greene's story in Weird Tales, "The Horror at Martin’s Beach" Naked Dudes Reading Lovecraft Definition of Cyclopean (Simone was basically right, if we're looking at the second definition) Awesome collection of Lovecraft's stories, featuring an introduction by Guillermo Del Toro Lovecraft, Racism, & the World Fantasy Award The Man Who Haunted Horror Lovecraftian Magic in “Satanic Rituals” (page 173) Barnes & Noble Blog: "The Enduring Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft, Genre’s Crazy Racist Uncle," by our very guest, Meghan! Meghan on Twitter Cthulhu Problems on Twitter GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram SATANIC SAN FRANCISCO Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
Stories discussed this episode: After The End Of The World by Jonathan L. Howard The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris To Wake The Dead by Richard Laymon
Cheryl welcomed Jonathan L Howard onto her radio show to discuss his latest novel, After the End of the World. The book is set in an alternate universe in which the Nazis won World War II. There is much discussion about how this turned out to be much more topical that Jonathan expected when he wrote the book, and about the merits of Nazi-punching. After the End of the World is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Carter & Lovecraft, featuring descendants of HP Lovecraft and Randolf Carter. There is also discussion of Jonathan's other projects, including the Johannes Cabal series, the Goon Squad superhero adventures, and a brand new video game.
Our second reader for November was Jonathan L Howard, who read from his recently published novel, After the End of the World. This is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Carter & Lovecraft. And yes (spolier!), the world did really end in that book. There is a little bit of explanation as to what is going on in the Q&A, but chapter 1 of the new book stands pretty much on its own. The new world that Dan and Emily find themselves in after the destruction of the world we know is rather different. Explaining just how different allows Jonathan to indulge his passion for alternate history. No tentacled beings from beyond the stars were harmed in the production of this podcast. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.
Stories Discussed This Episode: Superposition by David Walton The Witnesses by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois Security by Gina Wohlsdorf Carter And Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard
What happens when you take some Ray Bradbury, add some undead, stir in a pinch of Doctor Who, sprinkle with dark humor, and bake in the eternal flames of Hell? You get Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, the first in a series of books about a guy who's trying to do what he thinks is the "right" thing in all the wrong ways. We also talk about some of your First Smooch stories, what we'd want if we sold our souls to the devil, and what it might sound like if Marc Maron got Jesus on WTF.
What happens when you take some Ray Bradbury, add some undead, stir in a pinch of Doctor Who, sprinkle with dark humor, and bake in the eternal flames of Hell? You get Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, the first in a series of books about a guy who's trying to do what he thinks is the "right" thing in all the wrong ways. We also talk about some of your First Smooch stories, what we'd want if we sold our souls to the devil, and what it might sound like if Marc Maron got Jesus on WTF.
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie recap Fallout 4, discuss the randomness of a shuffled deck of cards, reminisce about crappy formulaic Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the 70's, get excited about the film Four Lions, and recommend the book Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard. We also talk about the power outtage that made the 80's TV movie The Day After terrifying. Ken identifies the saddest IMDB movie credit ever, and tells us about the time he freaked a girl named Candy out by quoting Highlander. Will It Suck: The 5th Wave! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News! LIKE us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/mchawkingspodcorenerdcast, and follow @podcorenerdcast and @mchawking on Twitter! Index: Prop Fail 00:00:00 In which the gang exchanges the worst high fives ever. The Stash 00:01:45 In which we discuss Ken's new lip weasel. Fallout 4: Recap 00:04:42 In which we revisit Fallout 4 after many hours of play time. Shuffle 00:27:20 In which Ken talks about just how random a well-shuffled deck of cards really is. Dino News 00:34:16 In which Cassie tells us about how fast megolodons could swim, and introduces us to Xenokeryx amidalae, a prehistorc cousin of giraffes named after Queen Padmé Amidala from the Star Wars prequels. Jabberjaw and Speed Buggy 00:45:14 In which all that talk about prehistoric sharks reminded Ken of one 70's Hanna-Barbera cartoon, which made us think of another one. Nerds Need to Know 00:50:17 In which Ken tells us about the film Four Lions. Nathan's Book Nook 00:53:12 In which we discuss the book Johannes Cabal the Necromancer. Will It Suck: The 5th Wave 01:03:25 In which we discuss how great Chloë Grace Moretz is and cast judgement on her new movie based on the "strength" of its trailer. Closing Chatter 01:24:10 In which Len is peeing on the curtain.
LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
Of all the strange sights I had been privy to during my acquaintanceship with that illustrious detective, none was as disturbing as seeing my old friend covered in bees. Naturally I was not concerned; his manaccanite skin was impervious to harm and I myself was at a safe distance, ensconced behind the clerestory window at Shading Coil Cottage. | Copyright 2014 by Rhonda Eikamp. Narrated by Jonathan L. Howard.
Fantasy Magazine - Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)
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