Podcast appearances and mentions of Katherine Arden

Send us a textIn today's episode, I interview Madison Hatfield, the director and star of the short film "I Could Dom," a laugh a minute sex comedy about a young woman trying to figure out what exactly she wants in a relationship.Listen to hear about how the film was a bit of self discovery for Madison when it came to her people-pleasing personality, the importance of getting her male lead just right, and how important it is to help other artists whenever possible as we are all on our own journeys.Books mentioned in this episode include:A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George SaundersTenth of December: Stories by George SaundersLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (first book in the Winternight Trilogy)Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:"I Could Dom" directed by Madison HatfieldSingin' in the Rain directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley DonenAmelie directed by Jean-Pierre JeunetWhen Harry Met Sally directed by Rob ReinerMy Cousin Vinny directed by Jonathan LynnMoonstruck directed by Norman JewisonTwisters directed by Lee Isaac ChungTwister directed by Jan de Bont"Bob's Funeral" directed by Jack Dunphy"Holiday House" directed by Alex Heller"Debaters" directed by Alex Heller"Make Me a Pizza" directed by Talia Shea LevinOther media mentioned:"Kiss From a Rose" by SealWhat Am I Making Podcast-Episode #85 w/guest Beth LisogorskyFollow Madison on Instagram @madhat31 and the film @icoulddom. And if you're in the Atlanta area, check out Banshee where the opening and closing scenes of the film were shot.

In the week that the world changed, we're talking about the last time things got this crazy.   Katherine Arden is the author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts — a novel set in the trenches of the First World War and on the borderline between horror and fantasy. It's a Faustian pact made in No-Man's Land, where our memories are the price we pay for keeping ourselves alive.   In this episode we talk a lot about history, about inflection points and moments of no-return. We talk about how systems of power can seem so complex that they lead only to ruin – but we also talk devils and fairies and angels and brave, brave nurses with scarred hands.   It's a joy of a conversation, about the most hideous time to be alive.   Enjoy!   Other books mentioned:   The Bear and the Nightingale (2017), by Katherine Arden The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (2025), by Stephen Graham Jones Wasteland: The Great War and the Origin of Modern Horror (2018), by W. Scott Pool Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), by Susanna Clarke The Master and the Margarita (1940), by Mikhail Bulgakov Lud in the Mist (1926), by Hope Mirrlees Ghosts Have Warm Hands: A Memoir of the Great War (1968), by Will R. Bird Between Two Fires (2012), by Christopher Buehlman Ghost Eaters (2022), by Clay McLeod Chapman Wake Up and Open Your Eyes (2025), by Clay McLeod Chapman Support Talking Scared on Patreon   Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch   Come talk books on Bluesky @talkscaredpod.bsky.social  on Instagram/Threads, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Katherine Arden. Katherine Arden is the New York Times Bestselling author of books for adults and children, including The Winternight Trilogy, The Small Spaces Quartet, and The Warm Hands of Ghosts. She lives in Vermont. In this episode, you'll hear about: the importance of writer boredom in allowing space for your imagination Katherine's methods for keeping that space Katherine's stationery recs Katherine in danger of purple pen theft by Courtney the writer moratorium Katherine's inspo behind the small spaces quartet horror: dread and fright through atmosphere horror as a study of emotion exploration without the abstract the emotional component to building atmosphere plotting versus pantsing (find out which one Katherine is) and staying true to your characters Katherine's advice on approaching revision Tamora Pierce and her formative influence Katherine's advice for creating vivid scenes for the reader the worst writing advice Katherine's ever heard For more storytelling content to your inbox,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠subscribe ⁠to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks! A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast. Be brave, stay beastly!

Narrator Moira Quirk joins AudioFile's Michele Cobb to discuss a fantastical dark academia tale by M.L. Wang, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN. Moira tells listeners about what she enjoys the most about narrating science fiction and fantasy audiobooks, and the particular challenges she encounters while narrating the genre. BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN not only explores the realm of dark academia, but also examines the ripple effects of colonization, and it makes for an engrossing listen. Read AudioFile's review of BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN. Published by Random House Audio. AudioFile's 2024 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks are: BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang, read by Moira Quirk THE CRONE OF MIDNIGHT EMBERS by Iris Beaglehole, read by Bethan Dixon Bate THE MERCY OF GODS by James S.A. Corey, read by Jefferson Mays THE STARS TOO FONDLY by Emily Hamilton, read by Vico Ortiz THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden, read by Michael Crouch, January LaVoy, Katherine Arden WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth, read by Helen Laser, James Fouhey, Tim Campbell Find the full list of 2024 Best Audiobooks on our website. Today's episode is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. The Sound of Storytelling. Discover your next great listen at https://www.brilliancepublishing.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan's pick this week is a lil sneak peak at what's to come next season! We'll be covering The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden in season 3 of the pod - so start reading now! The Trilogy includes The Bear and the Nightinggale, The Girl in the Tower, and The Winter of the Witch.Goodreads: The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine ArdenIf you're looking for something similar try:The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh BardugoAnything by Juliet Marillier

Qu'est-ce que tu lis c'est une discussion sur nos lectures. Panélistes : La bibliomaniaque : https://www.instagram.com/bibliomaniaque/  @SigneDaphne   @Abookandacup  Au chapitre : https://www.instagram.com/auchapitre/  @chillriri  Livres mentionnés : The Ex Hex, Erin Sterling The Kiss Curse, Erin Sterling The Wedding Witch, Erin Sterling Holy Sister, Mark Lawrence Red Sister, Mark Lawrence Grey Sister, Mark Lawrence Hanter Villeray, Gabrielle Caron The getaway, Lamar Giles Assistante du Vilain T.1 : Assistante du Vilain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer Les profondeurs de Vénus, Derek Künsken et Gilles Goullet Twisted T.2 : Twisted Games, Ana Huang These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong A Murderous Relation, Deanna Raybourn The Crescent Moon Tearoom, Stacy Sivinski Do Your Worst, Rosie Danan The Shining, Stephen King C'est ton carnage Simone, Chloë Rolland Somewhere Beyond the Sea, Tj Klune The House in the Cerulean Sea, Tj Klune L'ours et le rossignol, Katherine Arden et Jacques Collin The Guncle, Steven Rowley My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh Yellowface, Michel Pagel et Rebecca F. Kuang Crescent City, Sarah J. Maas La voie des rois, Mélanie Fazi et Brandon Sanderson L'assassin royal, Robin Hobb et Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré

Are you looking for some spooky reads to get you in the Halloween spirit? We're back with our 2024 spooky recommendations, perfect for curling up with as the nights get longer. Whether you're in the mood for dark fairy tales or eerie adventures, we've got two books that will give you chills! In this episode, Ashley recommends Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a dark, atmospheric fairy tale with twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jen suggests Katherine Arden's Small Spaces (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a creepy middle-grade novel that delivers plenty of suspense and eerie moments, making it perfect for readers of all ages. Get ready for a frightfully good time with these spooky reads! Also, just a reminder that this season, we now have a shop on Patreon where you can purchase book discussion guides and other resources. You do not have to be a patron to purchase from the shop, so feel free to take a look even if you are not patron! We appreciate your support!   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged?     Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Bonjouuuuur ! Voici le dernier épisode de notre série d'été consacrée aux auteur.ice.s, on vous y parle de nos belles découvertes, les auteurs et autrices qu'on va suivre avec intérêt, parce que quelques-uns de leurs bouquins nous ont beaucoup plu ! On espère que ça vous plaira, n'hésitez pas à nous donner vos avis, via instagram @entrenospages ou par mail : entrenospages@gmail.com. Bonne écoute ! Les auteurs et autrices mentionnés dans cet épisode sont : Siobhan Dowd, Shaun Hamill, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, NK Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, Baptiste Beaulieu, Chris Vuklisevic, Gaël Faye, Marie Vareille et Katherine Arden. Music promoted by La Musique Libre Joakim Karud - Canals: https://youtu.be/zrXbhncmorc Joakim Karud: https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud

What happens when fantasy meets the First World War?   This month, we read 'The Warm Hands of Ghosts' by Katherine Arden, a novel which follows Canadian nurse Laura Iven as she searches for her brother behind the lines in the militarised area known as the ‘Forbidden Zone'. The plot hinges around a mysterious character called Faland, who runs an elusive hotel with no set location that men find to drink and relax   In the discussion, we consider the fictional use of historical characters, whether the war began in 1917, and Chris' new scale for measuring war-related novels. Links: Neil Gaiman, The Sandman (1989-present) Alice Winn, In Memoriam (2023) Robert Graves, Good-bye To All That (1929) Mary Borden, The Forbidden Zone (1929) L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside (1921) The Battle of the Somme (1916) R. H. Mottram, The Spanish Farm Trilogy (1930) Lesley Glaister, Blasted Things (2020) Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) Owen Davies, A Supernatural War (2018) Lucifer (2016-2021) Pierre Purseigle, Mobilisation, Sacrifice et Citoyenneté. Des communautés locales face à la guerre moderne. Angleterre – France, 1900-1918 (2013) Women at War (2022) Rachel Duffett, The Stomach for Fighting (2012) Kate Macdonald, The first cyborg and First World War bodies as anti-war propaganda (2016) Kim Newman, The Bloody Red Baron (1995) Pat Kelleher, Black Hand Gang (2010) Nicci French  

This month Angus, Chris and Jessica discuss Jessica's professorial inaugural lecture, 'No (Wo)man's Land: writing history at the intersection of gender and First World War studies'.   Along the way we consider the problem of masculinity as an empty analytic category, the importance of the centenary for the study of the First World War and what Jessica might have done if she hadn't gone in to academia. There is also a sneak preview of exciting forthcoming and future projects from all three of us.     References: Jessica Meyer, ‘On Being a Woman and a War Historian' Jessica Meyer, Men of War: Masculinity and the First World War in Britain (2008) Jessica Meyer, Equal Burden: The Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War (2019) Kate Adie, Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One (2013) Kate Adie, ‘Don't write first world war women out of history', The Guardian, 23rd September, 2013 Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August (1962) Deborah Thom, Nice Girls and Rude Girls: Women Workers in World War 1 (1998) Tammy Proctor, Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War (2003) Margaret MacMillan, Peacemakers (2001) Adrian Gregory, The Last Great War (2008) Jeremy Paxman, Great Britain's Great War (2013) John Tosh and Michael Roper (eds), Manful Assertions: Masculinities in Britain Since 1800 (1991) Denise Riley, Am I That Name?: Feminism and the Category of ‘Women' (1988) R.W. Connell, Masculinities (1993) Joan W. Scott, ‘Rewriting History' in Margaret R. Higonnet, et. al. (eds), Behind the Lines: Gender and the Two World Wars (2008) Branden Little (ed), Humanitarianism in the Era of the First World War, special issue ofFirst World War Studies, vol.5, no.1 (2014) Heather Perry, Recycling the Disabled: Army, Medicine, and Modernity in World War I Germany (2014) Michele Moyd, Violent Intermediaries: African Soldiers, Conquest, and Everyday Colonialism in German East Africa (2014) Susan Grayzel, Women and the First World War (2002) Alexander Mayhew, Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness and Morale on the Western Front (2024) Alice Winn, In Memoriam (2023), https://ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/in-memoriam/ Sam Mendes, 1917 (2019), https://ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/sam-mendes-1917-and-the-landscape/ Peter Mandler, ‘The Problem with Cultural History', Cultural and Social History, vol.1, no.1 (2004), 94-117. Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) Robert Graves, Good-bye to All That (1929) Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) Rosa Maria Bracco, Merchants of Hope: British Middlebrow Writers and the First World War (1993) Pat Barker, Regeneration (1991) Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong (1993) Alison Light, Forever England: Femininity, Literature, and Conservatism Between the Wars (1991) Jessica Meyer, Chris Kempshall and Markus Pöhlman, ‘Life and Death of Soldiers', 1914-18 Online, 7th February, 2022 Chris Kempshall, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024) Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts (2024)

A new paper from ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives explores the potential for generative artificial intelligence in the derivatives market. Scott O'Malia talks to IFLD participants Tom Reynolds and Katherine Arden about the paper's findings and recommendations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I have Katherine Arden on the show to discuss THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS, her lastest book that explores historical horror set during World War I. We discuss ghosts and memory, common ground with fantasy and horror, and her thoughts on the early 20th century and steampunk. I have Katherine's books in my Bookshop if you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. If you want another way to help out my show, you can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. You can also join my Patreon community, buy merch, or make a Ko-fi donation through the links available on my on my website at sheworeblackpodcast.com. Thanks for joining me today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sheworeblack/message

Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho has it all — space, murder, romance and characters to love.  Cho joins us to talk about what lead her to write the book, cultural identity in sci-fi, her inclusion of pop culture references and more with guest host, Kat Sarfas. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Kat Sarfas and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           Featured Books (Episode): Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Lu Green Frog by Gina Chung The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

January LaVoy and Michael Crouch perform Katherine Arden's historical novel with a supernatural twist. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss one of the must-listen audiobooks of the season. LaVoy delivers the perspective of Laura, a nurse who has recently returned from a WWI battlefield to her home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Crouch narrates as Laura's brother, Freddie, a young soldier who has gone missing in Belgium. LaVoy conveys all of Laura's anguish when she receives word that her brother is missing. Crouch captures Freddie's long hours trekking through the mud, shell-shocked and beyond all hope of getting out of the war alive. A moving and captivating audiobook. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. Set during WW1, Laura Iven is a nurse who returns from the battleground to her native Halifax, where her parents are suddenly killed by the massive explosion resulting from the collision of two ships in the harbour, one of which was carrying munitions for the war. This real event had an extraordinary and terrible impact on the town. When she receives word that her brother and only surviving family member, has been killed in the trenches, something doesn't add up and she heads back to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital. Soon after arriving she hears whispers about ghosts moving amongst the living, and a strange inn-keeper whose wine gives the soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could this have happened to Freddie, her brother – but if so, where is he?   Beyond Hope by Bariz Shah. Memoir of an Afghani man who came to New Zealand as a child refugee, grew up struggling with a sense of not belonging and ended up with the wrong crowd and a stint in Auckland prison. Once he'd served his sentence he did an engineering degree and turned his life around, becoming a pillar of the Christchurch Muslim community and receiving a Civic Award from the City Council there after the 2019 attacks. This is a story of redemption – of finding belonging, a sense of home, and a real life purpose.  LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is March Fourth a "declarative sentence"? No, Sam, it's an imperative sentence. But it's Hannah's birthday and at least he remembered that, if not his grammar lessons. Not to worry, though, this episode is chock full of weighty discussion, starting with "Women and Children First," the biography of the pioneering Dr. Susan Dimock (with a side bar on the enshittification of Google), and the subject of our first Sunday Salon on March 10 in Beverly Farms. From there, we head into discussion of a cool little collection of Jonathan Lethem essays, interviews, and short stories from PM Press, which got Sam buzzing, and not just because Lethem is living in Maine right now. This leads to a solid discussion of what makes for a good interview (or a bad one) — and that dovetails perfectly into Hannah's read of "Supercommunicators," by Charles Duhigg, which leads into a discussion of ski instructors who could really use the book and communication techniques that may seem obvious, but also work.  Someone who doesn't need much advice about communication is Philip Pullman, whose "The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ" is a triumph and has Sam very excited, despite the fact it was released 13 years ago. He's not sure how he missed it. If you're interested in mythmaking and Christianity's core stories, you have to read it. And, speaking of mythmaking, Hannah has read the new Katherine Arden, "The Warm Hands of Ghosts," and it does seem to deliver on all of her promise from the "Bear and the Nightingale" trilogy, which makes Sam hyperbolic. It's dark and makes clear that war is, indeed, very bad. The new Stephen King, though? Yeah, it's also pretty bad. Sam's going to finish "Holly," but he's not sure why. The phrase "social commentary for three-year-olds" may have been uttered. However, it does trigger a pretty good discussion about whether you can write a good book that's only for a certain subset of people or if truly good books are "for everyone." Like Paul Lynch's "Prophet Song," which everyone really needs to read. As a reminder. 

Quentin Johnson reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden published by Penguin Random House.

The title of this episode is taken from Will R. Bird's memoir of World War 1, a title which also inspired that of Katherine Arden's novel set amidst the horror of the Great War. When it comes to writing about war, past authors have glorified it with moments of pathos. Who can forget the stirring […] The post Ghosts have warm hands – with Katherine Arden first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.

Two historical novels with elements of fantasy and folklore will bring readers from the battlefields of World War One to the last years of the Qing Dynasty in China.   Katherine Arden's The Warm Hands of Ghosts shows the terrors of war and the unsettling and fantastical things that can appear in its shadow. Arden joins us to talk about her extensive research, classical allusions in her writing and more with guest host, Jenna Seery.  The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo bridges the mystical and the familiar with an expansive story featuring a detective and mysterious and sly (yet alluring) fox spirits. Choo talked with us about writing in this setting, cultural influences on her work, connections to nature and more with host, Miwa Messer.  We end this episode with a TBR Topoff from booksellers, Marc and Mary.   Featured Books (Episode):  The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden   The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo  The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden   All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque  Paradise Lost by John Milton  The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov  The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo  The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo  The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng  Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern  The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu  

Join hosts JD Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including Simon & Schuster being bought by a private equity firm, Open AI book lawsuits, and how a judge's ruling is impacting AI companies. Then, stick around as Christine chats with author Katherine Arden! Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces Quartet. In addition to writing, she enjoys aimless travel, growing vegetables, and running wild through the woods with her dog, Moose. She lives in Vermont. For more information about Katherine, check out this page on her website: https://katherineardenbooks.com/about-the-author --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

In this episode, we're excited about new books: Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce and The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. Dave shares some events worth traveling to in 2024. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self. Links Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce Back in the USSR by Patrick D. Joyce Patrick Joyce's website The Wall by Peter Sís Prague Spring by Simon Mawer Podcast: Prague: Castles and Cobblestones The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Podcast: The Forest: Meet a Witch, Climb a Tree The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab National Geographic: 10 unmissable events worth travelling for in 2024 Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim in Istanbul Ride Africa Child.org Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun 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 - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tons of great books are coming out in February, so the women of Book Bistro are here to tell you what they're looking forward to. Join Amber, Sara, Shannon, Georgina, Stacy, Melissa, Brooke, and Natalia to find out what they can't wait to read. Titles mentioned include: The Authors Guild, Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel Ruby Barrett, The Friendship Study Rae Giana Rashad, The Blueprint Tessa Bailey, Fangirl Down (Big Shots #1) Kristin Hannah, The Women Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Edward Underhill, This Day Changes Everything Marissa Meyer & Chuck Gonzales, With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach #2) Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife Charlotte Stein, When Grumpy Met Sunshine Anita Kelly, How You Get the Girl Nikki Payne, Sex, Lies and Sensibility Kristina Forest, The Partner Plot Freida McFadden, The Teacher Kristen Ciccarelli, Heartless Hunter (Crimson Moth #1) Samantha Young, Through the Glenn (The Highlands #3) Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts Olivia Dade, At First Spite (Harlot's Bay #1) Nia Davenport, Out of Body Jonathan Kellerman, The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware #39) Cara Bastone, Ready Or Not Tracy Brown, Brooklyn Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea #1) Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Simply the Best (Chicago Stars #10) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This week, Emily tells us about snowy Russian folklore-inspired series The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden, while Rebecca shares the charming cast of characters in Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan. We fall in love with characters, talk about the perfect series for horse girls, and chat about our wholesome winter weekend!    Our infatuations: The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden The Girl in the Tower - Katherine Arden The Winter of the Witch - Katherine Arden Madame Burova - Ruth Hogan Hotel Del Luna SKZ Del Luna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjCLT6sMsg&ab_channel=StrayKids  Maine - Noah Kahan The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire sits down with librarian Nanette Donohue to talk about all aspects of collecting craft books. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with librarian Emily Borsa about the appeal of the celebrity memoir, whether read by the author or not. Finally, Editor, Books for Youth and Graphic Novels Sarah Hunter joins Susan to shout about a few books she's been reading and loving lately. (She doesn't really shout.) Here's what we talked about: Elizabeth Zimmermann's knitting books Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods, by Leslie Ann Bestor Barbara Walker's Stitch Dictionaries Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting, by Alice Starmore Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs, by Benjamin Herold The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears, read by Michelle Williams Talking to My Angels, by Melissa Etheridge, read by the author Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, by Bono, read by the author The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, by Dave Grohl, read by the author A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons, by Ben Folds, read by the author Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere, by Maria Bamford, read by the author ARRTReads.org Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond, by Henry Winkler, read by the author If You Would Have Told Me, by John Stamos, read by the author Down the Drain, by Julia Fox, read by the author My Name is Barbra, by Barbra Streisand, read by the author Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments, by Victoria Grace Elliott, illus. by the author Lisa Cheese and Ghost Guitar, v.1: Attack of the Snack, by Kevin Alvir, illus. by the author The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden

After a month hiatus, our hosts come back with a review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. This sequel to The Bear and the Nightingale, which was their 4th ever episode, is full of magic and adventure and wonderful characters. Listen in as Chelsea and Taryn catch up and talk about everything they have been up and their thoughts on the second books of the Winternight trilogy. Intro: 0:00 - 15:59 General Overview: 15:59 - 40:40 Spoilers: 40:40- 1:04:11 Do you have a book you would like the hosts to review? Please submit your ideas to checkedoutandoverduecontact@gmail.com, or message them on Instagram @checkedoutandoverdue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checked-out-and-overdue/support

It's that time again…the books we're looking forward to the most publishing September through February! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann's picks: Reykjavík by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdottír (releases September 5) (buy from Bookshop) – Arnaldur Indriðason books – Parnassus Books – Ann Patchett books – Independent People by Halldór Laxness (buy from Bookshop) Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop) – Cackle by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop) – The Return by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop) Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop) – The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones (buy from Bookshop) Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop) – The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling (buy from Bookshop) Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (releases November 7) (buy from Bookshop) – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (buy from Bookshop) The Excitements by C.J. Wray (releases January 30) (buy from Bookshop) – The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (buy from Bookshop) – Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (buy from Bookshop) The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden (releases February 13) (buy from Bookshop) – The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (buy from Bookshop) The Kamowaga Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (releases February 13) (buy from Bookshop) – Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (buy from Bookshop) Halle's picks: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (releases September 26) (buy from Bookshop) – Bad on Paper (podcast) The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab (releases September 26) (buy from Bookshop) – The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop) – Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab Family Meal by Bryan Washington (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop) – Memorial by Bryan Washington (buy from Bookshop) – Lot by Bryan Washington (buy from Bookshop) – Bryan Washington at New York Times Cooking The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop) – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (buy from Bookshop) – Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (releases November 7) (buy from Bookshop) – Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (buy from Bookshop) – A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas – The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare (releases January 15) (buy from Bookshop) – Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (releases January 9) (buy from Bookshop) Bride by Ali Hazelwood (releases February 6) (buy from Bookshop) – Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (buy from Bookshop) What We're Reading This Week: Ann:  Ascension by Nicholas Binge (buy from Bookshop) – Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (buy from Bookshop) – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (buy from Bookshop) Halle: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop) – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop) – With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop

We discuss The Bear and the Nightingale, the first book in Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy.  We love the folklore in this story about a strong heroine fighting to preserve her village's traditions.  It's an excellent commentary on feminism and religious persecution.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:44   - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA 4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim  5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman 5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas 11:18 - Current Reads 11:29 - Laura Tremaine 11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee) 14:00 - Jason's Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe 14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe 14:45 - Black Cake Recipe 15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith) 20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee) 20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books 24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith) 24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee) 35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay  (Meredith)  37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay 39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone 39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith's co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content) 40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1   40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are! 41:35 - Kiara's Books: 41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki 42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 47:32 - Shawnna's Books: 47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King 47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee) 51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery 51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox 51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber 51:56 -  I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

It's back…..our occasional episode where we pick books for each other from our massive “to be read” shelves! Listen to what we liked – and what we didn't! – and find out what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann's picks: The Maid by Nita Prose (buy from Bookshop) – Good Morning America Book Club – The Maid (film) – Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop) – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop) – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (buy from Bookshop) – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (buy from Bookshop) – Goodreads Choice Awards – Book of the Month Club – The Verifiers by Jane Pek (buy from Bookshop) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (buy from Bookshop) – The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop) Halle's picks: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (buy from Bookshop) – You've Got Mail (film) The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson (buy from Bookshop) – The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson (buy from Bookshop) Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour (buy from Bookshop) What We're Reading This Week: Ann: Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun (buy from Bookshop) – The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (buy from Bookshop) Halle: The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

True confession time: Sarina and I have always wanted to make something like this. I'm talking about The Storyteller's Workbook, which is a gorgeous combination of structural writing guide and writing bullet journal created by Isabel Ibañez, the author of Woven in Moonlight and Written in Starlight, a fantasy YA series that's a hit with TikTok and Time Magazine both as well as a designer whose work you've seen while drooling in the paper sections of stores like Anthropologie and Adrienne Young, the New York Times and international bestselling author of the Sky and Sea duology and the Fable series whose first “adult book”, Spells for Forgetting, came out last fall. (That's in quotes because who are we kidding, adults read the heck out of her earlier work.)The episode is fun, all about making something like this—and Adrienne and Isabel's writing processes, the examples they share and the ways the book reflects how they really work. But what you're really here for is to see what it looks like—which is, in a word, gorgeous. If you'd use something like this, you can't do better—the paper is nice, too, suited for any kind of pen, there's not going be bleed-through, it lays flat… all the things. So here it is!#AmReadingIsabel: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Heather Fawcett (she also mentioned The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and Uprooted by Naomi Novik) Adrienne: Hell Bent (sequel to Ninth House), Leigh BardugoKJ: A Dangerous Business, Jane SmileyFind Isabel & Adrienne on Instagram at: @IsabelWriter09 & @Adrienneyoungbooks Is 2023 going to be the year you finally click through and start exploring the idea of becoming a book coach? Author Accelerator's coach certification program is good stuff, kids, I've done it. We're talking editorial, project management, client intaking, and emotional skills along with the support you need to make a goof it. Wondering if you have what it takes? Here, they made you a quiz. Go see!Do you get KJ's Box of Chocolates email—for erratic doses of books and enthusiasms?Calling all freelancers! On March 9 and 10, the Institute for Independent Journalists is offering an online freelance journalism conference with 12 information-packed interactive sessions on everything from pitching, negotiations, and contracts to podcasting and developing new revenue streams. Speakers include editors for The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New York Times, Wired, The Verge, The Emancipator, and more. Registration costs $69 for 12 live, interactive sessions, delivering 15 hours of learning. For more information and to register, see: theiij.com All sessions will be recorded and available to view for one month after the conference.The IIJ is a new organization whose mission is the financial and emotional sustainability of journalists of color. Everyone is welcome at the IIJ's public programs, like the conference, although some future opportunities will be limited to BIPOC freelancers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Literary agent Sarah Landis joins me for a deep dive into the Speculative Fiction / Fantasy genre.  Sarah breaks down these terms, shares popular books in these genres, and discusses the trends she's seeing in the publishing industry.  Also, Sarah shares both her book recommendations and her go-to books for those looking to dive into these genres! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Differentiating between genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Climate Fiction. The genres that scare publishers and the toughest genre to define! The sub-genres of fantasy: High / Epic, Grounded, and Historical. How the term ‘Speculative' is actually a broader umbrella term. The trends and performance in publishing for Speculative Fiction and Fantasy.  Why many fantasy books are written as a series. How the “Harry Potter” generation seems to be shaping both readers and authors. Sarah's go-to recommendations for those new to these genres! Sarah's Book Recommendations [30:31] Two OLD Books She Loves The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:56] The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:18] Two NEW Books She Loves Babel by R. F. Kuang | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:16] Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:12] One Book She Didn't Love The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:58] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About House of Cotton by Monica Brashears (April 4, 2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:33] Last 5-Star Book Sarah Read The Cloisters by Katy Hays | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:08] Other Books Mentioned The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood [5:59] Red Clocks by Leni Zumas [6:11] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett [6:56] The Measure by Nikki Erlick [7:15] The One by John Marrs [7:33] The Passengers by John Marrs [7:38] The Road by Cormac McCarthy [9:25] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel [9:51] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam [10:01] After the Flood by Kassandra Montag [10:52] Wanderers by Chuck Wendig [11:45] Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [12:19] A Game of Thrones by James R. R. Martin [12:52] The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien [12:54] The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern [13:13] The Magicians by Lev Grossman [13:15] The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman [13:22] Circe by Madeline Miller [16:00] Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead [16:31] One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez [17:00] The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab [18:58] Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo [19:04] The Midnight Library by Matt Haig [19:06] Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens [21:12] The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins [21:15] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [22:05] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [22:10] Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo [26:40] The Change by Kirsten Miller [27:24] The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman [28:52] The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley [29:18] Beauty by Robin McKinley [29:21] Spindle's End by Robin McKinley [29:22] The Peripheral by William Gibson [30:16] In Five Years by Rebecca Serle [30:23] The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang [37:41] Yellowface by R. F. Kuang [37:49] The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake [40:15] Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton [47:09] Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak [47:19] Cover Story by Susan Rigetti [47:28] About Sarah Landis Website | Twitter | Instagram Sarah Landis represents a wide range of fiction from middle grade to adult. Sarah is particularly drawn to high-concept plots, big hooks, speculative fiction, twisty thrillers, novels with a strong emotional core, and sweeping fantasy. She is always on the lookout for new talent and narrative risk-takers. Her clients' novels have received a variety of accolades, including Barnes and Noble book club selections and Reese's Book Club, and have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists as well as international bestseller lists around the globe. Before joining Sterling Lord Literistic in 2017, Sarah worked as an editor for fifteen years, holding roles at G.P. Putnam's Sons, Hyperion Books, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Sarah graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia.

Small Spaces by Katherine ArdenOllie is having a hard time reengaging with the world. Life has been hard for her and her father for about a year. Ollie doesn't hang out much with her old friends, and doesn't do the same things she used to. And while her dad tries to make life the same, it just isn't. On her way home from school one day, she stops by her favorite spot by the river. Only, someone is already there.  This person changes not only Ollie's life, but the lives of people around her, forever!Recommended for grades 6 and up.

Hi WitchesIts been a while! Happy New Year Witches - hope you had the most amazing Yule/Christmas/Holiday Season and so on. On todays episode we review the book The Bear and the Nightingale written by Katherine Arden.We also talk with documentary producer and director John Worland about Ursula Kemp about one of England's most famous witches, Ursula Kemp, the witch who wouldn't stay buried. Here is the link to John's documentary on Ursula Kemp that you can watch - https://youtu.be/p9ovhxMOiXQPlease see here photo's of John and the various memorials he has worked on bringing into existence along with Ursula's skeleton that John enabled to rest in peace finally. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/sdcxq16swjqiliyf4zb9t/h?dl=0&rlkey=voy3mdmtccgki7pdssjiirmqtListen to The Hedge Witch's Almanac with me and Rachael - our most recent episode is on Birch -https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/birch/id1591417144?i=1000592482378Join me in The White Witch Institute - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | PatreonOur Patreon is packed full of content, on the first of each month we release either a folklore tale, ghost story or give you the story of a historical haunted or witchy location.We release four Hedge Witch Studies per month with grimoire sheets for you to add to your book of shadows covering a power animal, crystal, plant and tree.On the 15th of each month we post an exclusive Patreon podcast episode along with grimoire sheets. You will receive grimoire sheets for The White Witch Podcast also.We will have pre-recorded online video workshops you can access on the 22nd of each month with grimoire pages/notes.We have our meditation or shamanic journey that's delivered on the 28th of each month.We host a monthly get together for the Sabbath or if the month doesn't hold one for the full or new moon. This gives us the chance to discuss witchy themes and provides opportunity to seek out advice or assistance for within your craft overall.We have The Literary Witch's Coven, this is optional but within this we a book together each month and have a meeting to discuss and share our reviews on it.We also have our amazing witchy community to interact with, our Patreon has been running for over a year so if you join now you will have access to a ton of witchy content in our back catalogue.Its just £6 per month please check out our link to find out more and sign up!Find my books here - TheHedgeWitchCompany - Etsy UKThe White Witch's Book of Healing: The White Witch's Book of Healing: Weaving Magickal Rituals throughout your Craft for Sacred Healing and Reclamation of the Wild Witch Within: Amazon.co.uk: Rose, Carly: 9781914447266: BooksFind me on Instagram - The White Witch Podcast (@thewhitewitchpodcast) • Instagram photos and videosFind me on Facebook - The White Witch Podcast | FacebookEmail me - carly@thewhitewitchcompany.co.ukLots of witchy loveCarly xxSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-white-witch-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"We who live forever can know no courage, nor do we love enough to give our lives." In this episode, we are joined by the charming author of the Slavic mythology-inspired fantasy Winternight trilogy and kids' horror series Small Spaces, Katherine Arden (and her dog Moose from time to time). We discussed art and the writing process, how she entered the writing world, and how ideas are born from boredom. The reception she got from her professor and the perception of fantasy books in Slavic cultures. Outta nowhere we even discussed soviet architecture, dogs and cats, furniture, and snowy days.

Our topic today is all about leveling up your author visit game with our special guest, children's STEM/STEAM author Jennifer Swanson!  Today we get to dive into the world of Jennifer Swanson! If you don't already know of her, she is an award-winning author of over 40 nonfiction books for children, mostly about science and technology. Jennifer's love of STEM began when she started a science club in her garage at the age of 7. And not only that, but we consider her a school visit champion! During the talk, we asked Jennifer these questions… Jennifer, in your opinion what's the difference between a good school visit and a really GREAT one? How do you go about engaging kids and keeping their attention? And further, how do you get them excited? A lot of authors write and present about STEM subjects, but what makes YOURS extra special? We recently had a request to talk about the tech we use during school visits. And we hope to dedicate a whole episode to this soon, but while we have you here what tech do you use for presenting, Jennifer? Tell us about the non-fiction writing workshops that you offer! I see that 3 sessions is your full day. How did you come to that number? (I recently raised my prices, but I added a fourth session to my full day, and it's intense! But I also feel like a wimp compared to what teachers are doing each day with students. I think I'll go back to 3 sessions a day next school year.) Have you ever had a school visit disaster? Do tell! How do you go about getting school visit gigs? Do you handle everything on your own or do you use a booking agency? What's one thing you've learned over the course of doing school visits? Or what's your main advice you have for other authors to up their school visit game?   Thanks for joining us, Jennifer! That wraps up our 23rd episode about leveling up your author visit game with Jennifer Swanson!  To know more about Jennifer Swanson's author visits, books, etc: https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Jennifer's podcast: https://solveitforkids.com/   Kid book review by: Harvey M. This podcast is sponsored by AuthorVisitCentral.com and produced by Ben McCloskey. And if you enjoyed this episode, please rate-and-review us on Apple Podcasts! And don't forget your kid can record a book review (for us to play on a future episode) from the link on AuthorVisitPodcast.com. What did you think about this episode with Jennifer? Let us know in the episode comments on AuthorVisitPodcast.com or tweet us @authorvisitcen.  Thanks for listening!   Resources and books mentioned in this episode (with affiliate links that help support this podcast): Save the Crash-test Dummies by Jennifer Swanson (author), TeMika Grooms (illustrator) Beastly Bionics by Jennifer Swanson Astronaut Aquanaut by Jennifer Swanson Spies, Lies, and Disguise: The Daring Tricks and Deeds That Won World War II by Jennifer Swanson (author), Kevin O'Malley (illustrator) Little Red and the Big Bad Editor by Rebecca Kraft Editor (author), Shanda McCloskey (illustrator) Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark (author), Summer Macon (illustrator) Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

Let's keep spooky season rolling with a whole slew of witchy romance books!Raging Romantics book listQuestions? Comments? Concerns? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org.Make sure to go listen to the interview with Jillian Graves, available now! Books we mention:Dark Witch by Nora Roberts (Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy)Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches series)Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (Brown Sisters trilogy)Not the Witch You Wed by April AsherThe River Has Teeth by Erica WatersOther witchy books Jackie recommendsPractical Magic series by Alice HoffmanSpells for Forgetting by Adrienne YoungCackle by Rachel HarrisonThe Witch's Curse by J.A. HoytThe Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden

Let's keep spooky season rolling with a whole slew of witchy romance books!Raging Romantics book listQuestions? Comments? Concerns? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org.Make sure to go listen to the interview with Jillian Graves, available now! Books we mention:Dark Witch by Nora Roberts (Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy)Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches series)Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (Brown Sisters trilogy)Not the Witch You Wed by April AsherThe River Has Teeth by Erica WatersOther witchy books Jackie recommendsPractical Magic series by Alice HoffmanSpells for Forgetting by Adrienne YoungCackle by Rachel HarrisonThe Witch's Curse by J.A. HoytThe Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden

The time has come to confront the smiling man once and for all. Will Coco, Ollie, and Brian succeed in returning to a normal life filled with therapy? Only one way to find out! Join Mara and Josh as they finish the Small Spaces quartet with Katherine Arden's Empty Smiles. Also discussed: Labyrinth, Looney Tunes, Marlon Brando, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Spore, and Stranger Things. Next month we will be reading The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Mara and Josh are experiencing a very different August--specifically, August 1958 in rural England. They're reading Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough, and if you want to know how much it spooked them, you'll just have to listen and find out! Also discussed: Terry Pratchett, Gilmore Girls, the Babadook, council houses, Javier Botet, and historical terms for psychiatric facilities. Next month we will be reading Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

Sophie Lark is here to recap The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden with Katee! We were obsessed with the fairytale vibes and Russian mythology...and Jenny might've been kind of obsessed with trying to make the villain into the love interest. Other things we're obsessed with? Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, which you can get right now through https://www.bonkersromance.com/book-club (Bonkers Book Club)! It's enemies to lovers where they're forced to marry and when she finds out he's allergic to strawberries, she deliberately eats them before the wedding so their kiss is...memorable. Also...attempted drowning as a love language! Our Kickstarter is only running for a few more weeks and that's your only chance to get the special editions and art from the Peculiar Tastes series--or just get the ebooks way ahead of their public release! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bonkersromance/peculiar-tastes-a-contemporary-fantasy-romance-series?ref=d96smv (Check it out HERE)! Or if you're looking for more Bonkers in your life, you can https://www.bonkersromance.com/temple-information (join the Temple of Defiant Joy)! Anyone who joins (at any tier) by 8/11 will get a set of six stickers with the artwork from our Kickstarter. The stickers won't be available anywhere else! We'll be back next week with Book 4 from the Fertile in my Ex-Boyfriend's Dungeon series! Books 2 and 3 are available as bonus episodes in the Temple! Mentioned in this episode: Bonkers Book Club! July 2022 is offering you: the box set of Nicola Davidson's Surrey SFS series, Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, and AUDIOBOOK Obsession by K. Lorrainne and Meg Anne, duet narration performed by Stella Hunter, Shane East, Aaron Shedlock, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, and James Joseph. https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/bookclub (Book Club)

Katherine Arden is the author of The Winternight Trilogy and The Small Spaces Quartet. Evan and Chad sit down with Katherine to discuss The Winternight books, her approach to writing, Russian Literature, and the Halifax Explosion. 

This week's guest, Katherine Arden, likes to write spooky stories for kids of all ages, so in this episode she talks about how she does that, some of her favorite scary books, and a creepy character who lives in her house. This episode also has a Lazy Word, some bad jokes, book talk, and Riddle Time. So, you know, it's another episode of Withywindle! Thanks for tuning in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wow! We have a dark fairy tale like no other on our hands, folks. Evan and Chad discuss a full read-through of book one in the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. Spooky beautiful winter is upon us (actually it's almost summer), but Book Reviews Kill will always be around to warm your heart and hearth.   

Brian's guest this week is novelist Katherine Arden. Katherine is known for her Russian-inspired historical fantasy the Winternight Trilogy, which begins with The Bear and the Nightingale, and her middle-grade series Small Spaces.Katherine and Brian chat about her life before getting published and her extensive world travels, as well as skiing, gardening, and what can make or break historical fiction. Enjoy Brian's conversation with Katherine Arden!Find Katherine on Twitter or her website.Find Brian McClellan at his website, on Twitter and Instagram, or find his books on Amazon, direct from his bookstore, or wherever books are sold!Don't forget to support the show on Patreon, or pick up some swag on Redbubble. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In every episode of Pressed Pages, we'll be going over the books we read during the month and pick a book of a random genre to discuss. May's random pick is... Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. Buddy read with us!Check out our socials: Dani's Twitter / Goodreads / Storygraph, Azalea's Twitter / Goodreads / Storygraph. BOOKS MENTIONED:Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn MoonMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceSlightly Dangerous by Mary BaloghLakewood by Megan GiddingsHe Started It by Samantha DowningThe Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava ReidThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenScandal by Carolyn JewelCursed Bunny by Bora ChungBad Mommy by Tarryn Fisher

Happy New Year! After taking a week off to enjoy Christmas, Chelsea and Taryn are back to go over some of their favorite and not-so-favorite reads from the year. This is a very spoiler-filled episode, so make sure to reference the time stamps below if you don't want to have anything spoiled. Intro - 0:00 The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - 18:48 Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - 20:28 A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Mass - 24:13 A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass - 25:09 We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 30:28 Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco - 31:07 A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro - 33:46 The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 36:19 Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson - 37:17 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - 39:07 My Story by Elizabeth Smart - 41:59 The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - 43:42 Friends and Foes by Sarah M. Eden - 44:11 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale - 45:14 As You Wish by Cary Elwes - 45:47 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - 46:52 Know My Name by Chanelle Miller - 47:34 Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass - 50:09 Caraval by Stephanie Garber - 51:04 Various Agatha Christie Novels 51:38 Thank you for a fantastic year of stories! We hope you have a peaceful beginning to your new year. Support a local bookstore and us: https://bookshop.org/shop/checkedoutandoverdue Do you have a book you would like the hosts to review? Submit your ideas to checkedoutandoverduecontact@gmail.com, or message them on Instagram @checkedoutandoverdue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checked-out-and-overdue/support

We compare The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden), to Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik) and see which comes out the better.

In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss Katherine Arden's stunning 2017 debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale.  Listen as they discuss some of their favorite themes from the book, and how much Taryn really wants little magical creatures to be real.  ** We did have some audio issues with this episode, but Chelsea was amazing and re-recorded her entire part! Thank you for bearing with us as we both try to not say "um" every five seconds, Chelsea teaches herself how to edit audio, and Taryn learns the appropriate volume for speaking into a microphone ** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checked-out-and-overdue/support

This month, we're sharing the audio of a virtual event we did for Indie Bookstore Day featuring a group of New England Booksellers chatting about all things literary! Special thanks to Elisabeth for hosting, and to Julie, Jess, Lily, and Steph for joining us! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Watch the video of this event here: https://youtu.be/3H9MC6QvAx0 MEET THE BOOKSELLERS Julie Jess Steph Lily Elisabeth BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THIS EPISODE The Unbroken by C L Clark (audiobook)  The Others Series by Anne Bishop (audiobook) When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (audiobook) The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (audiobook) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook)  The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (audiobook) Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant (audiobook) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (audiobook) A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (audiobook) The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'antonia (audiobook) Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (audiobook) She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (audiobook) A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (audiobook) The Midnight Bargain by C L Polk (audiobook) Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne (audiobook) Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake & Jon Klassen (audiobook) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (audiobook) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (audiobook) Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (audiobook) Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (audiobook) While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams (audiobook) Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi (audiobook) Stamped by Ibram X Kendi & Jason Reynolds (audiobook) Stamped (for Kids) by Ibram X Kendi & Jason Reynolds (audiobook) Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (audiobook) Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (audiobook) Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (audiobook) I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillet-Sumner The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (audiobook) Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (audiobook) Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark (audiobook) The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P Djeli Clark (audiobook) Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam (audiobook) Whiteout by Adriana Anders (audiobook) Uncharted by Adriana Anders (audiobook) The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (audiobook) Neon Gods by Katee Roberts (audiobook) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe  INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY Copper Dog Books Gibson's Bookstore OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Shop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com