Podcasts about kind family

Hey Friends~  Kids with neurological differences often APPEAR typical  until the invisible becomes visible.  Today's episode showcases a journey of one mom - a mom I call a very successful parent!  If you know any Kids with Invisible Neurological Differences, this episode will be particularly helpful and intriguing for you. I am glad you are here. You will enjoy this  raw conversation of vulnerable situations and real life experiences in any KIND Family.   KIND = Kids with Invisible Neurological Differences.  Always cheering you on!  Dinalynn CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn:  hello@thelanguageofplay.com   ABOUT THE GUEST:   Kari A. Baker is a former financial services executive and business owner turned author, speaker, and podcaster. She is the founder of KIND Families, a community of people who love Kids with Invisible Neurological Differences and is the host of The KIND Families Podcast. Kari became a KIND mom in 2014 when her son Brady was diagnosed with autism at age three. She started KIND Families to encourage, support, and inspire others to find purpose and promise in KIND-ness. CONTACT THE GUEST:   The KIND Families Podcast @kariabaker (IG, FB & LI) kariabaker.com, kindfamilies.com  kari@kariabaker.com free intro to book: https://kindfamilies.com/#8371f6f9-af3f-4d01-8a04-72b28b4bbe66   YOUR NEXT STEPS: FREEBIES:    Sign up for the Newsletter:  https://dinalynnr.systeme.io/newsletter-optin 5 Ways To Get Your Kids To Listen Better: https://dinalynnr.systeme.io/7ca5ce43-d436ea91 21 Days of Encouragement:  https://dinalynnr.systeme.io/1-21signup To discuss how we can work together:  https://calendly.com/hello-play/strategy-session   For Workshops, Speaking Events, or Partnerships:  https://calendly.com/hello-play/discovery-session   IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES: 142 Are You Doing Extreme Caregiving Jessica Patay Tells About Being Brave Together 188 Susanna Peace Lovell: Is Your True Self Enough? Lessons Learned In Parenting A Child With Autism 197 Michelle Choiary: Our Speech Therapist Became Family. Help for Complex Kids 199 Krista Melanson: Do I Wait or Get Help? My child's speech is “different.” RESOURCES to support you!  BabyQuip is the #1 baby gear rental service, and a total game changer for families who don't want to haul bulky gear while traveling! Follow this link for a BabyQuip Provider where you travel:  https://www.babyquip.com?a=7486bd3

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-2025-sydney-taylor-book-awards.html TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/g5yluS6SsAbhu4hkoKy62TZUgac?utm_source=copy_url  The winners of the 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Awards, recognizing the best Jewish children's and young adult literature of the year, were announced on January 27, 2025 at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards event. Aviva Rosenberg is the current chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee, and she joined us to discuss the 2025 winners of the award. LEARN  MORE: Sydney Taylor Book Awards ALA's YouTube channel, where you can watch a recording of the announcement Heidi's unofficial 2025 Sydney Taylor shortlist Get more Jewish kidlit news & calls to action in The Book of Life Substack newsletter 2025 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS Scroll down to see all the winning titles listed, with links to any past podcast appearances by the authors on The Book of Life.   FYI, the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour will take place in early February, and I will be interviewing Joshua S. Levy about Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop. Details will appear soon at JewishLibraries.org.   Picture Book Winner: An Etrog from Across the Sea by Deborah Bodin Cohen and Kerry Olitzky, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueen, published by Kar-Ben Middle Grade Winner: The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout, and Sammy Savos, illustrated by Sammy Savos, published by Roaring Brook Press Young Adult Winner: Night Owls by A.R. Vishny, published by HarperCollins Podcast interview with A.R. Vishny forthcoming - watch this space  ~~~ Picture Book Honors Joyful Song by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal, published by Levine Querido Podcast interview with Lesléa and Susan about Joyful Song: June 2024 Rising by Sidura Ludwig, illustrated by Sophia Vincent Guy, published by Candlewick Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan's Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants by Norman H. Finklestein, illustrated by Vesper Stamper, published by Holiday House The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Alianna Rozentsveig, published by Rocky Pond Books Middle Grade Honors Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar, published by Nancy Paulsen Books Podcast interview with Ruth about Across So Many Seas: May 2024   Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop by Joshua S. Levy, published by Katherine Tegen Books Podcast interview with Josh about The Jake Show: August 2023 Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Podcast interview with A.J. about Ellen Outside the Lines: June 2023 Young Adult Honors Trajectory by Cambria Gordon, published by Scholastic Press The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb, published by Levine Querido Podcast interview with Sacha about When the Angels Left the Old Country: January 2023   ~~~~ Picture Book Notables Mr. Katz and Me by Marc Kornblatt, illustrated by Nanette Regan, published by Apples & Honey Press Everybody's Book: The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah by Linda Leopold Strauss, illustrated by Tim Smart, published by Kar-Ben Podcast interview about the Sarajevo Haggadah, with Geraldine Brooks about People of the Book: April 2008   Sharing Shalom by Danielle Sharkan, illustrated by Selina Alko, published by Holiday House Middle Grade Notables  Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz, published by Dutton Books for Young Readers Podcast interview with Adam about Max in the House of Spies: July 2024   Things That Shimmer by Deborah Lakritz, published by Kar-Ben Podcast interview with Deborah about the Friends for LQ Auction: August 2023   Benji Zeb Is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton, published by Tundra Books Podcast interview with Deke about Benji Zeb: November 2024   Young Adult Notables The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger with Esme Schwall, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Inkflower by Suzy Zail, published by Walker Books Australia ~~~~ 2025 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Winner:"When You Write Back" by Hanna R. Neier The Sydney Taylor Book Awards are sponsored by Jo Taylor Marshall,  daughter of All-of-a-Kind Family author Sydney Taylor. I interviewed Jo Taylor Marshall on The Book of Life in January 2024 CREDITS: Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band Newsletter: bookoflifepodcast.substack.com Facebook Discussion Group: Jewish Kidlit Mavens Facebook Page: Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast Instagram: @bookoflifepodcast Twitter: @bookoflifepod Support the Podcast: Shop or Donate Your feedback is welcome! Please write to bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-of-kind-life-of-sydney-taylor.html  TRANSCRIPT:  https://otter.ai/u/pOzW-X6i92Kh4g_Ou-vEKIAGWcM?utm_source=copy_url Sydney Taylor was the first author to write kids books that served as windows into Jewish life, not just mirrors. Her All-of-a-Kind Family series was game changing. These were the first books about Jewish characters to become popular with readers of all backgrounds, and they are still popular today. Jo Taylor Marshall, Sydney's daughter, sponsors the Sydney Taylor Book Awards that recognize the best Jewish kidlit each year. And now, Richard Michelson has written a picture book biography of Sydney Taylor. It's called One of a Kind. This book has inspired the Association of Jewish Libraries to create a Sydney Taylor portal on their website, to curate information and resources relating to Taylor, her writing, and the Sydney Taylor Book Awards. The project is in the works, and I'll be sure to let you know when it goes live. I spoke with Jo and Rich at the 2024 Association of Jewish Libraries conference in San Diego, where we were celebrating the 120th birthday of Sydney Taylor. If you'd like to hear more from Jo after listening to this podcast, you're in luck! I recorded an oral history with her for the Association of Jewish Libraries. And don't forget to subscribe to my new newsletter on Substack to join my community of Jewish kidlit fans. Get show notes, transcripts, Jewish kidlit news, and occasional calls to action right in your inbox! LEARN MORE: Buy / borrow One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor by Richard Michelson Richard Michelson's website Oral history with Jo Taylor Marshall The "All-of-a-Kind Family Companion" from the Association of Jewish Libraries The Sydney Taylor Book Awards The Sydney Taylor Shmooze mock award blog The Book of Life Podcast Substack Newsletter CREDITS: Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band Newsletter: bookoflifepodcast.substack.com Facebook Discussion Group: Jewish Kidlit Mavens Facebook Page: Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast Instagram: @bookoflifepodcast Twitter: @bookoflifepod Support the Podcast: Shop or Donate Your feedback is welcome! Please write to bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.  

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Today things get a little bit spicy and steamy as Kate and Molly speak with debut romance writer Sarah Chamberlain. Sarah shares her experience working to "American-ize" foreign cookbooks and how she brought that food world expertise to her fiction writing. She discusses stepping into the romance world (reading and writing), the inspirations for her novel and how she landed on the cookbook details that were central to the plot and character development. Finally, she talks about the role food can play in fiction and where she sees this done well before giving us a sneak peak at her next book and some advice she has for aspiring writers in the food world.Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea NguyenEditor: Abby Cerquitella MentionsEpisode 63: On Rejection and Recovery Sarah ChamberlainWebsiteInstagram Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMarian KeyesSarah MacLeanMhairi McFarlane Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the showThe Slowest Burn by Sarah ChamberlainA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeAll-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoCrazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Episode Summary In this episode of the Autism Blueprint Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kari Baker, a remarkable mom who has transitioned from a successful career in corporate finance to becoming a passionate advocate for families with neurodivergent children. Kari shares her personal journey as a mother to her son, Brady, who […] The post Creating a KIND Family | An autism mom's story of love, faith and resilience | A conversation with Kari Baker appeared first on Puzzle Peace Counseling.

In 1951, Sydney Taylor introduced All-of-a-Kind Family to the world. Her novel about a Jewish family living on the Lower East Side in the early 20th century features five American girls: Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie. These tight-knit sisters love to read, eat candy, and occasionally, dust for their mother. We talk about our (first) read of Taylor's book, which holds up all these years later as an absolute delight. We also discuss the biography From Sarah to Sydney (2021), by the late Jane Cummins and Alexandra Dunietz. How much of Sarah Brenner's life was put into the all-of-kind-family? How did Sarah become Sydney Taylor? Join us in separating fact and fiction.   Original air date: May 27, 2022

At long last, Episode 261 dives into the oft-requested All-of-a-Kind Family, the 1951 novel by Sydney Taylor that represented an important step for Jewish representation. Conversation topics range from model minorities and fatphobia to Jewish holidays and shocking romantic twists.Taleen Voskuni is the author of Sorry, Bro. Follow her on Instagram (@taleenauthor) and Twitter (@taleenvoskuni).

SUPPORT MY WORK through Patreon!Celebrate literary lessons found in books about mothers! Adele Griffin shares her riveting surrogacy story in her debut and how these characters shaped her story.Adele Griffin knew something had been missing from her fiction for a long time. Although she knew it was missing, she admits that it took her years to process and refine this motherhood journey into her adult fiction debut, The Favor. In this moving conversation, we discuss her riveting surrogacy journey and what writers have gotten wrong when writing about this deeply personal partnership. It is a profound bond that can have lifelong impacts on all parties involved, but the author's challenge was packaging it lightly for a reader like her. As a seasoned author of over thirty books, she describes her unique challenges and hurdles in writing adult voices and, ultimately, the literary mothers who shaped this story, and how she viewed motherhood. In one of the most eclectic stacks brought to our show, we will discover surprising trivia behind some well-known classics and contemporary literature that brings modern motherhood issues to light.Bonus Books About Mothers Book List:Today's BONUS BOOK LIST explores The Best Page Turners About Motherhood to Read Now. This book list includes Adele's fiction, nonfiction, and memoir selections. I've rounded out this stack with the most compelling books I've read on motherhood. And if you want to dive into Adele's page-turning plot twists, you will love today's bonus. Patrons get an additional  SPOILER-FILLED episode with Adele, discussing three pivotal moments in her book's ending. Meet Adele GriffinAdele Griffin is the author of over thirty highly acclaimed books across various genres, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. The Favor is her adult fiction debut.Mentioned in this episode:Joining the Patreon community is an affordable way to support the show and gain access to a wealth of resources, including our monthly FULLY BOOKED buzzy new release show, exclusive author interviews, music playlists, and more! MomAdvice Fall Reading Guide2023 MomAdvice Summer Reading GuideTrue Biz by Sara NovicThe Favor by Adele GriffinAdele's Pinterest BoardThe Kingdom of Prep by Maggie BullockVampire Island Series by Adele GriffinWitch Twins Series by Adele GriffinAll of a Kind Family by Sydney TaylorThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferMeg Shaffer Interview (The Wishing Game)Little Women by Louisa May Alcott10 Fascinating Facts About Louisa May Alcott's Little WomenWaiting for Daisy by Peggy OrensteinOperating Instructions by Anne LamottSome Assembly Required by Anne LamottAnne Lamott, Who Wrote the ‘Operating Instructions' on Motherhood Tackles the SequelLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgLittle Fires Everywhere TrailerGuide to the Celeste Ng BooksCeleste Ng: The WD InterviewHello Beautiful by Anne NapolitanoYou'll Never Guess What Anne Napolitano Was Doing When Oprah CalledThe Celebrity Book Club Deep Dive Episode You NeedThe Best Page Turners About Motherhood to Read NowShop the above (Amazon) links or through my Book Gang Bookshop Page!! They pay a 10% commission on every sale and match 10% to independent bookstores. Connect With Us:Connect with Adele on Instagram or her WebsiteConnect with Amy on Instagram, on TikTok, or MomAdviceJoin the MomAdvice Book ClubShop Our Bookish Shirts to support the showBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)

Of the three sorts of knowledge proper to a child,–the knowledge of God, of man, and of the universe,–the knowledge of God ranks first in importance, is indispensable, and most happy-making. Charlotte Mason, Towards a Philosophy of Education Show Summary: Today's guest is Bethany Mandel, Orthodox Jewish homeschooling mother of 6, co-author of the new book Stolen Youth, and conservative political commentator How Bethany first heard of Charlotte Mason education How Bethany juggled home educating and writing a book at the same time What a typical day looks like in Bethany's homeschool How Bethany navigates the challenges of finding CM-friendly Jewish homeschool resources How do you see Charlotte Mason lining up with Judaism? Why reading stories from the past perspectives is so important today What Bethany and Karol's book is all about Are these problematic ideas infiltrating the homeschool community?   Books and Links Mentioned: Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason Stolen Youth by Bethany Mandel and Karol Markowicz Heroes of Liberty series edited by Bethany Mandel Stories for Children by Isaac Bashevis Singer Honey on the Page trans. by Miriam Udel The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor A Gentle Feast Curriculum   Find Cindy and Bethany: Morning Time for Moms Cindy's Patreon Discipleship Group Mere Motherhood Facebook Group The Literary Life Podcast Cindy's Facebook Cindy's Instagram Right Books 4 Kids on Instagram Bethany's Instagram

In 1951, Sydney Taylor introduced All-of-a-Kind Family to the world. Her novel about a Jewish family living on the Lower East Side in the early 20th century features five American girls: Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie. These tight-knit sisters love to read, eat candy, and occasionally, dust for their mother. We talk about our (first) read of Taylor's book, which holds up all these years later as an absolute delight. We also discuss the biography From Sarah to Sydney (2021), by the late Jane Cummins and Alexandra Dunietz. How much of Sarah Brenner's life was put into the all-of-kind-family? How did Sarah become Sydney Taylor? Join us in separating fact and fiction. (Episode originally released May 27, 2022) Want to join us on patreon? For $3/month, you can get a bonus episode, join our discord community, and more! Join us here: patreon.com/dollsofourlivespod You can find episodes, resources, and a link to our merch store and patreon on our website: dollsofourlivespod.com We love to hear from you! Drop us a line dollsofourlivespod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: Instagram -@dollsofourlivespodcast Twitter - @dollslivespod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DollsOfOurLivesPod/ Follow Allison on Twitter and Instagram @allisonhorrocks Follow Mary @mimimahoney (Instagram) or @marymahoney123 (Twitter) Need a source of calm in your day? Listeners will get a free audiobook when you start a new monthly Libro.fm membership for $14.99 a month. You'll get two audiobooks for the price of one in your first month as a member. Valid in the US and Canada.Subscribe to Libro FM! Choose from over 150,000 audiobooks and even support your local bookstore with your purchases as a member. To sign up, use code DOLLS or this link: https://tidd.ly/3EwqiF5

FREE TRIAL! Adventures in Odyssey Club Getting kids to bed can be a nightmare, especially when you have lots of varying ages.  Here's how we did it, plus a few revelations along the way! Resources mentioned: Adventures in Odyssey Club Thanksgiving Worship  All of a Kind Family (book)

What fear pops up in your parenting again and again? Maybe it's, “how do I teach my kids that they can do hard things in a loving way?” or, “what if my kids make bad decisions?” or “what if I'm a bad mom?” These fears can feel overwhelming and that the answers to them are complicated.  My guest this week gives us an unexpected ally in overcoming the fears that grip us as moms - reading aloud. It sounds almost too simple, but author and mom of 7, Jennifer Pepito, shows us that the stories we share with our kids can help them navigate some of the tougher experiences with life. By exposing our kids to character building stories we can infuse them with perspective and thoughtfulness as they face life's difficult situations. She also encourages us that forgiveness can be an avenue to freedom from fear in our lives and specifically our parenting.  TRIGGER WARNING: This episode briefly mentions suicide. If you or anyone you know are struggling with suicidal thoughts please reach out to someone you trust. You can call or text 988 anytime of day or night.  Connect with Jennifer Pepito:  Website:  https://www.thepeacefulpreschool.com  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/peacefulpress/   Instagram:  @JenniferPepito Links Mentioned:   Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy by Jennifer Pepito PREORDER BONUSES→Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy by Jennifer Pepito Wild and Free Podcast  Books Mentioned: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing  Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers  by Ralph Moody (book 1 of 8 in series) The Hiding Place  by Corrie Ten Boom Swiss Family Robinson  by Johann David Wyss James Herriot book series  The Little House 9 Volume Set (includes Little House on the Prairie) by Laura Ingalls Wilder Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John  All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor  The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright  Related Episodes: Recovering from Mom Burnout :: Nicole Zasowski [Ep 357] The Day Fear Died :: Courtney Smallbone [Ep 201] Practicing Faith Through Fear :: Dominique Young [Ep 295] Featured Sponsors:  Caraway. Non-Toxic cookware made modern. Get 10% off your next purchase at Carawayhome.com/DMA. Stitch Fix. For a limited time, get $20 off your first purchase at StitchFix.com/DMA  Outschool. Save $15 on your child's first class at Outschool.com/DMA.

In this week's episode, Annie talks with Olivia and Lucy about the new releases you don't want to miss this month The books mentioned in this week's episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Matrix by Lauren Groff Fault Lines by Emily Itami Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney A Play for the End of the World by Jai Chakrabarti Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Pony by RJ Palacio Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray Last Graduate by Naomi Novik Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo Three Girls From Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood by Dawn Turner Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Wildland: The Making of America's Fury by Evan Osnos Bewilderment by Richard Powers Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System by Jarrett Adams Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age by Carla Funk The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found below. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, Annie reading All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor. Olivia is reading Last Graduate by Naomi Novik. Lucy is reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. If you liked what you heard on today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

The first half of our deep dive in Captain David Gold, lead character of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers eBook series, and one of the most prominent Jewish characters in the Star Trek literary world. Guest Heidi Rabinowitz, host of The Book of Life podcast and Jewish children's librarian, joins us to unpack these stories and the state of the Jewish children's literary world. -- HSHW: "Creative Couplings" by Glenn Hauman & Aaron Rosenberg, which can be found in the anthology book Star Trek: Corps of Engineers: Creative Couplings, or alternatively in Books #47 and #48 of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers (S.C.E.) eBook series; and the short story "An Easy Fast" by John Ordover, which can be found in Tales from the Captain's Table, edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido. -- List of other books and media discussed or mentioned in this episode: Star Trek: The New Voyages 2, edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath; K'TonTon by Sadie Rose Weilerstein; Atalanta; All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor; The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket; Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson; Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good by Nancy Werlin; Anya and the Dragon and Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack; The Inquisitor's Tale, Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz; The Way Back by Gavriel Savit; The Last Shepherd;  Kasper Mützenmacher's Cursed Hat by Keith R. Fentonmiller; The Golem and the Jinni and The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker. -- Listen to Heidi's recent interview with Nancy Werlin, author of Zoe Rosenthal is Not Lawful Good here: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2021/08/zoe-rosenthal-is-not-lawful-good.html

This week the co-hosts of The Bookshelf’s I Want It That YA book club, Lucy Stoltzfus, also The Bookshelf's online sales coordinator and Olivia Schaffer, shop manager, join Annie to discuss nostalgia reading. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf: Thwonk by Joan Bauer 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney Anastasia's Chosen Career by Lois Lowry DRAT! We're Rats by Jahnna N. Malcolm The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin Bloomability by Sharon Creech Baby-Stitting Is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis Roberts From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby. Olivia is reading Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger, and Lucy is reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.  If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Happy Mother's Day! This year we are specifically blessing many different types of Moms. You all define what it means to be Mom so beautifully. We reference some of our favorite characters as a guide for different types of Moms - none of them are perfect. Just like none of us are perfect. But we can still identify with them. Here's a list- Marmee (Little Women), Ma Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie), Fran Fine (The Nanny), Mama (All of a Kind Family), Mother (Ramona and Beezus), Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls), Mary Jackson (Hidden Figures), Rainbow Johnson (Blackish) and Mrs. Brown (Paddington).

Today on the podcast, your hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks take a deep dive into the Literary Life 19 Books for 2021 challenge! This episode is full of ideas and book suggestions to help inspire your #LitLife192021 reading, so be sure to scroll down in your podcast app to view the comprehensive book link list! They not only give reasons behind each category and suggests for the adult reading challenge, but many titles for the kids’ version of the challenge, as well! Also, don’t forget that our Literary Life Commonplace Books are now available to order via Amazon! These high quality journals are perfect for recording what you are reading, as well as all your favorite quotes, and we have both adult and children’s versions. Our publisher, Blue Sky Daisies, is providing us with a fun giveaway, so head over to their Facebook page, our Facebook group, or our Instagram to find the social media image to share and find all the details! Cindy’s List of Literature of Honor for Boys Cindy’s List of Books for Fortitude linked at The Redeemed Reader Commonplace Quotes: In anything that can be called art, there is a quality of redemption. Raymond Chandler The right teacher would have his pupil easy to please, but ill to satisfy; ready to enjoy, unready to embrace; keen to discover beauty, slow to say, “Here I will dwell.” George MacDonald It is difficult for a moneylender to grow old gracefully David Mathew Christ’s Nativity by Henry Vaughan Awake, glad heart! get up and sing! It is the birth-day of thy King. Awake! awake! The Sun doth shake Light from his locks, and all the way Breathing perfumes, doth spice the day. Awake, awake! hark how th’ wood rings; Winds whisper, and the busy springs A concert make; Awake! awake! Man is their high-priest, and should rise To offer up the sacrifice. I would I were some bird, or star, Flutt’ring in woods, or lifted far Above this inn And road of sin! Then either star or bird should be Shining or singing still to thee. I would I had in my best part Fit rooms for thee! or that my heart Were so clean as Thy manger was! But I am all filth, and obscene; Yet, if thou wilt, thou canst make clean. Sweet Jesu! will then. Let no more This leper haunt and soil thy door! Cure him, ease him, O release him! And let once more, by mystic birth, The Lord of life be born in earth. Book List: The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald The Great Tudors ed. by Katharine Garvin The Oxford Book of English Verse ed. by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch The Classic Hundred Poems ed. by William Harmon The Top 500 Poems ed. by William Harmon Letters to An American Lady by C. S. Lewis Selected Letters of Jane Austen ed. by Vivien Jones Lord Chesterfield’s Letters ed. by David Roberts The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor The Iliad by Homer The Odyssey by Homer D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire Mythology by Edith Hamilton Metamorphoses by Ovid Heroes by Stephen Fry Mythos by Stephen Fry From Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun The Educated Imagination by Northrup Frye Silas Marner by George Eliot The Warden by Anthony Trollope Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Hard Times by Charles Dickens Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Leaf by Niggle by J. R. R. Tolkien The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad The Shooting Party by Anton Chekov Kristen Lavrensdatter Trilogy by Sigrid Undset The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Milton by Rose Macaulay Chaucer by G. K. Chesterton Churchill by Paul Johnson Napoleon by Paul Johnson The Enchanted Places by Christopher Milne Joseph Pearce The Narnian by Alan Jacobs Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Awakening by Kate Chopin My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok The Chosen by Chaim Potok The Natural by Bernard Malamud The Brothers K by David James Duncan Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Á Kempis Edmund Burke Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays by William Hazlitt The Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Macaulay Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg P. G. Wodehouse Gerald Durrell A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz Paul Thoreau Travels with a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson The Lawless Roads by Graham Greene The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell What I Saw in America by G. K. Chesterton The History of the Second Boer War by Winston Churchill The Heroes by Charles Kingsley A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Children of Odin Padraic Colum Diane Stanley Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Men of Iron by Howard Pyle The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson Kate Douglas Wiggin E. B. White Betsy-Tacy Treasury by Maud Hart Lovelace All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Opal Wheeler American Tall Tales by Adrian Stoutenberg Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff The Children’s Homer by Padraic Colum The Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield The Adventures of Tin-tin by Hergé The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green King Arthur Trilogy by Rosemary Sutcliff Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at https://cindyrollins.net, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/. Check out Cindy’s own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let’s get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

Clarissa shares the very first conversation she recorded for the podcast and it's all about American Jewish Fiction. She talks to rabbinical student (and book lover) Heather Paul about how Jewish novels inspired her to become a professional Jew, and we try to answer the question, “what IS Jewish fiction?” Stay tuned to hear high praise for some amazing books.EPISODE NOTESBooks referenced:“Everything is Illuminated” by Jonathan Safran Foer"All of A Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer“The Corrections” by Jonathan Franzen“History of Love” by Nicole Krauss"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant“Mazel” by Rebecca Goldstein"Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast“A Guide for the Perplexed” by Dara Horn“The Weight of Ink” by Rachel Kadish“Little Failure” by Gary ShteyngartConnect with us!You can find out more about Heather Paul at scatteredleaves.netFollow Clarissa MarksTwitter: @clarissarmarksInstagram: @clarissarmarksVisit Onwandering.co for show notes and transcriptsLike the show? Rate On Wandering 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to ClarissaRMarks@gmail.comLand AcknowledgementOn Wandering is recorded on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present, and honors with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

Clarissa shares the very first conversation she recorded for the podcast and it’s all about American Jewish Fiction. She talks to rabbinical student (and book lover) Heather Paul about how Jewish novels inspired her to become a professional Jew, and we try to answer the question, “what IS Jewish fiction?” Stay tuned to hear high praise for some amazing books.EPISODE NOTESBooks referenced:“Everything is Illuminated” by Jonathan Safran Foer"All of A Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer“The Corrections” by Jonathan Franzen“History of Love” by Nicole Krauss"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant“Mazel” by Rebecca Goldstein"Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast“A Guide for the Perplexed” by Dara Horn“The Weight of Ink” by Rachel Kadish“Little Failure” by Gary ShteyngartConnect with us!You can find out more about Heather Paul at scatteredleaves.netFollow Clarissa MarksTwitter: @clarissarmarksInstagram: @clarissarmarksVisit Onwandering.co for show notes and transcriptsLike the show? Rate On Wandering 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to ClarissaRMarks@gmail.comLand AcknowledgementOn Wandering is recorded on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present, and honors with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

Laura Stegman and I talk about SUMMER OF LUCK, her debut novel that took over 20 years to publish, as well her plan to promote it, and she would know. She was raised by publicists and has been one herself for more than three decades. We also discuss her journey from an actress to an author, the time she visited the set of Mary Poppins, her early influences, learning to trust the process, putting together an effective press kit, effectively targeting media outlets, and so much more. Laura Segal Stegman is a Los Angeles-based author and arts publicist whose middle grade debut novel, Summer of L.U.C.K., will be published in September 2020 by INtense Publications, followed by a sequel in 2021. Having grown up in Southern California with parents who valued reading, she remains spellbound by kidlit. Some of her favorite middle grade novels, then and now, are The Diamond in the Window, Ellen Tebbits, All of A Kind Family, Wonder, A Patron Saint for Junior Bridesmaids, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Miraculous. Laura’s non-fiction credits include collaboration on the travel book Only in New York, and her feature stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Westways Magazine and Christian Science Monitor, among others. A long-time publicity consultant, she owns Laura Segal Stegman Public Relations, LLC, which has represented a wide-ranging client list of businesses, arts organizations and non-profit events over the years. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC Irvine with a B.A. in Drama. Laura and her husband live in Los Angeles and part-time in New York City. She loves reading, L.A. Dodgers baseball, classical music and theater.

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer and scholar Veronica Schanoes joins Gary to talk about what lockdown is like with a 5-year-old in virtual pre-K, the appeal of classic detective stories in depicting a world in which rational solutions work, the portrayal of Jews in the English fairy tale tradition, the influence of Jane Yolen, and her forthcoming short story collection. Books mentioned include: Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty The Shortest Way to Hades and Hilary Tamar mysteries by Sarah Caudwell The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

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Nicole can be found on Twitter @nicolekronzer and Instagram @nicolekronzer. Her website is nicolekronzer.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Christina BryzaOur episode with Christina BryzaBrene Brown on “Comparative Suffering”Our episode with Erin Foley ChanRumble Boxing on InstagramDown Dog YogaMary Horne Yoga / Mary’s YouTube channelGluten-Free Matzo recipeCottage Cheese Dill BreadAll-of-A-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorHart of DixieBuffy the Vampire SlayerFireflyThe X-FilesAngelMarti NoxonGilda RadnerRoseanne RosannadannaJudy MillerAmy PoehlerNina LaCourAnna Nicole SmithThe Sleepover sketch from the first season of SNL episode hosted by Madeline Kahn (transcript) / tribute videoThe Gap Girls on SNLGene Luen YangAmerican-Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangHold Still by Nina LaCourDavid LevithanYou Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David LevithanSara CroweOur episode with Nora Shalaway CarpenterMonty PythonThe Three StoogesMr. Rogers’ NeighborhoodSome Like It HotAlison McGheeHolly McGheeBooks narrated by Julia WhelanJulia Whelan on TwitterOrphan BlackMinor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen WestBossypants by Tina FeyYes, Please by Amy PoehlerSomeday, Someday Maybe by Lauren GrahamZoey’s Extraordinary PlaylistJane LevySuburgatorySkylar AstinPitch PerfectCrazy Ex-GirlfriendPippinA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams / movieMy Fair LadyKiss Me, KateThe Taming of the ShrewNickolas ButlerHistoric Charleston appFrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Jenae MarksA Breath Too Late by Rocky CallenOur episode with Rocky CallenBellweather Rhapsody by Kate RacculiaTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaThe Alex AwardFrankly in Love by David YoonNicola YoonThe Last Best Story by Maggie LehrmanHis Girl FridayWhat I Leave Behind by Alison McGheeBlack Enough edited by Ibi ZoboiPride by Ibi ZoboiAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiField Notes on Love by Jennifer E. SmithMaurene GooA Very Large Expanse of Sea by Taherah MafiKnives OutMonty Don’s Big Dreams Small SpacesThe Repair ShopAgnes VardaYdessa, the Bears, etc. teddy bear documentaryLittle Women by Greta GerwigFrances Gabe’s (inventor of the self-cleaning house) obituary in the New York TimesLynn SpigelBewitchedI Dream of JeannieJeffrey SconceAll That Heaven AllowsDouglas SirkJane WymanRock HudsonConstance GradyCatStronauts by Drew BrockingtonMaureen JohnsonAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

While our scripted finale is in the works, Shannon returns with another bonus episode of "Little Women"-adjacent recommendations to help get listeners through quarantine with their sanity intact. We'll return to heavier subjects, including Louisa May Alcott's time as an army nurse, in a few weeks. Our whole team hopes this episode finds you safe and healthy.Titles recommended include:American Girl: Meet Addie/Addie series, Dear America: A Picture of Freedom, Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?, Dear America: I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly, Dear America: A Light in the Storm, Anne of Green Gables (series), Anne of Green Gables (miniseries), Anne with an E (Netflix/CBC series), All of a Kind Family (series), Betsy-Tacy (series), Cheaper by the Dozen (book), The works of Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005 film), Emma. (2020 film), The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (webseries), Marrying Mr. Darcy, Cold Comfort Farm, Cold Comfort Farm (1995 film), I Capture the Castle, I Capture the Castle (2003 film), The Neapolitan Novels, My Brilliant Friend (HBO series).

Books we referenced:“Everything is Illuminated” by Jonathan Safran Foer"All of A Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer“The Corrections” by Jonathan Franzen“History of Love”  by Nicole Krauss"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant“Mazel” by Rebecca Goldstein"Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast“A Guide for the Perplexed” by Dara Horn“The Weight of Ink” by Rachel Kadish“Little Failure” by Gary ShteyngartConnect with us!You can find out more about Heather Paul at scatteredleaves.netSubscribe to Rootless Cosmos in Apple PodcastsLike Rootless Cosmos on FacebookFollow Rootless Cosmos on InstagramFollow Rootless Cosmos on TwitterYou can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to RootlessCosPod@gmail.com

Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee) A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa) Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl) QUESTIONS 1. I love fantasy & science fiction and have read the genre for years, but it seems like all I can find is the Not Like Other Girls™ character. Unlike Other Girls she doesn’t like sewing or embroidery and would rather be sword fighting and is always getting in trouble for her unladylike behavior. My question is; Where are the stories about those other girls? I personally love sewing and I’m a quilter myself. I love working with fabric, it speaks to me. Are you going to go fight a dragon wearing nothing but a shift? How long are you going to survive a post-apocalyptic winter wearing jeans and a tee shirt? Who is creating the elaborate costumes for the time travelers? The closest books I’ve been able to find so far are The Backstagers graphic novels/books and the Behind the Scenes!! manga by Bisco Hatori. Thank you for your time! -Annie 2. Hi ladies, I absolutely love the podcast and wanted to reach out with a request for a recommendation. Recently my (cis male) partner and I have decided that we are going to get married in the new year. We are both feminists, atheists, and working hard to decrease our consumerism and live in environmentally friendly ways, so we are avoiding the wedding industrial complex as much as possible and plan to marry at the town hall with our immediate families present. As a big reader, I often go to books during major life steps to seek advice and guidance, but I am not seeing myself represented in many books about marriage. I have previously read Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert and really loved that book, and I am looking for something similar that is a thoughtful and positive nonfiction book on marriage that may offer advice and insight to those who are genuinely working to have an equal and (apparently) kind of radical partnership that isn’t defined by the trappings of a wedding or organized religion. Your recommendations would be amazing! Thank you so much, -Grace 3. My sister Ruth is a chef/caterer. She has read EVERY memoir, biography, history, technical and cookbook known to the universe. What she hasn’t read is any Fiction that immerses food within the story. Please don’t go for the obvious choices: Danler, Hesser, Reichl, etc. What I’m looking for is a variety of genres/authors that have great food descriptions as part of the story. Literary Fiction a plus and something crazy like SciFi can be fun too. Take your best shot! Grazzi! -Wynne (she/her) 4. I have been adamant for years that I don’t like romance books. They are too mushy and are not for me. Then I somehow was talked into reading Red, White, and Royal Blue. And now I like romances (??) *sigh* Obviously I need help and direction. LGBT is a major plus but not required. I’ve tried the Kiss Quotient and did not like it at all. When I first came out I read Sing You Home. It was ok but not great. I really like the wit and character building in RWRB. Please help. Thanks!! -Jessica 5. Hello! I’m a teenager who’s very confused about a lot of things. Some examples are why people like mushrooms, how the current political climate came to be, and figuring out what crowds I identify with. At the moment, I’m looking for some books that offer different perspectives, or some books that would make me buy merchandise and rant on instagram. Right now, my reading taste leans toward memoirs, YA fiction, dystopian, and sci-fi! Some of my favorite reads are The Giver, Yellow Star, The Hate U Give, Bad Boy, and Ender’s Game! I’m quite tired of books that have the main protag have this boring and predictable romance with a random side character. I would love some books with interesting romances or no romance at all! In addition, I would love books that include complex villains! Thanks! -Aleeza 6. I recently reread Maurice and then watched the Jane Eyre miniseries and it got me to thinking about romance, and then forbidden romance. I haven’t read much romance, but I’m into the idea of reading a romance with a forbidden romance with a servant or governess or whatever. Can you guys recommend any good historical romances to scratch that itch? I know almost nothing of the genre, and have only read Courtney Milan, and some ill advised reads back in middle school days. Thank you two for all your hard work! P.S. I just realized Fingersmith fits this ask, but rest assured I have read it and watched the amazing movie (which if you haven’t seen GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW). I guess I have a forbidden romance with servants fetish??? Go figure. -Sarah 7. I’m currently looking for a tragic story (more depressing the better) for a cathartic experience. Themes like suicide, self -harm, any kind of assault and abuse are totally fine and anything that would leave me in tears is just what I need. I have a month long vacation coming in few weeks and I’d prefer a lengthy book that’s not too slow paced. -Rija BOOKS DISCUSSED Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Torn by Rowenna Miller Something New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly) Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan Stump The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse) Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee The Governess Game by Tessa Dare The Professor by Charlotte Stein Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse) Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health)

September Episode #27

In this episode, we chat with Janssen all about books and reading. An avid reader and book lover, Janssen inspires a love of reading and books in everyone. We also discuss London Littles, audiobooks, and reading in college and as an adult. Mentioned in this episode: London Littles How Not to Hate your Husband After Kids All of a Kind Family books

Karina and Matthew talk about the ripples from recent synagogue attacks, books that center the Jewish faith and culture, and we're reminded that we are all made of stories. Joining is special guest Leslea Newman, author of Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story, illustrated by Amy June Bates. This episode is sponsored by  All The Books podcast Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter!   RELEVANT LINKS: Jewish American Illustrators featured in the 2019 Jewish American Heritage Month theme Woman died jumping in front of rabbi during California synagogue shooting"(Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2019) Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers (Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2018) Trump Defends Initial Remarks on Charlottesville; Again Blames ‘Both Sides’ (New York Times, August 15, 2017) Swastikas and Burning Pride Flags: Hate Crimes Spike in N.Y. (New York Times, June 5, 2019) One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime (New York Times, April 27, 2019) Leslea Newman (author website) This Jewish Day School is Hosting a Drag Queen Shabbat Ceremony (The Jerusalem Post, January 19, 2018) The Book of Life: a podcast about Jewish people and the books we read (hosted by Heidi Rabinowitz) Jewish Kidlit Mavens (public Facebook group) PJ Library (free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children 6 months through 8 years old) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: *Book list curated this week by Heidi Rabinowitz of The Book of Life podcast Picture Books: Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal A Sweet Passover by Leslea Newman, illustrated by David Slonim (PJ Library Guide for A Sweet Passover) Kibitzers and Fools by Simms Taback (PJ Library Guide for Kibitzers and Fools) The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman (PJ Library Guide for The Always Prayer Shawl) Mitzvah Pizza by Sarah Lynn Scheerger, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (PJ Library Guide for Mitzvah Pizza) Middle Grade: All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (PJ Library Guide for All of a Kind Family) (All of a Kind Family companion) The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (PJ Our Way Guide for The Inquisitor's Tale) The Six-Day Hero by Tammar Stein (PJ Our Way Guide for The Six-Day Hero) Queen of Likes by Hillary Homzie (PJ Our Way Guide for Queen of Likes) Graphic Novel: Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (PJ Our Way Guide for Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner).

In Sydney Taylor’s wonderful children’s book “All-of-a-Kind Family,” the girls’ father saw a way to give them a true luxury: the luxury of giving him a gift. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Links and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest post here: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/ Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember All-of-a-Kind Family? It's the classic chapter book by Sydney Taylor, of five sisters living on the Lower East Side in the early 20th century. Now Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky have created an original picture book based on those same characters, All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah. Illustrator Zelinsky attended the 2018 Association of Jewish Libraries conference where he gave us a sneak peek at his artistic process, as you can see in the photo above. I snagged his email address and arranged a conference call with him and author Emily Jenkins, and that's what you'll hear on this podcast. HANUKKAH TREATS FOR YOU: * Buzzfeed Quiz: Which All-of-a-Kind Family Sibling Are You? * Emily Jenkins' latke recipe * Coloring pages based on Paul Zelinsky's art * Teaching Guide for All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah

I love "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor because it reminds me of a simpler time when indulging in sweets was truly a treat!

This week we are joined by author and journalist, Nancy Rommelmann. Nancy talks to us about her newest book To The Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder, her process as an investigative journalist, and about the time she traveled to see John Wayne Gacy on death row. You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. BOOKS To the Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward Destination Gacy by Nancy Rommelmann Columbine by Dave Cullen Wanderer by Sterling Hayden Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Barbarian Days by William Finnegan A Wilderness of Error by Errol Morris The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss Katherine Boo Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson The Landmark Julius Caesar by Kurt A. Raaflaub The Power Broker by Robert Caro The Passage by Justin Cronin The Twelve by Justin Cronin Valley of the Kings by Terrance Coffey Being Mortal by Atul Gawande The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Deborah Reed Life After Life by Kate Atkinson City of Thieves by David Benioff Alias Omnibus by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos Joan Didion Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion After Henry by Joan Didion Lost Girls by Robert Kolker Sahara Unveiled by William Langewiesche The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown Netherland by Joseph O'Neill The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales  Othello by William Shakespeare The Odyssey by Homer Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gita Sereny All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor Edie by Jean Stein Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker The Queens of Montague Street by Nancy Rommelmann The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn James Baldwin If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin J.M. Coetzee Raymond Chandler Bad Blood by John Carreyrou EVERYTHING ELSE LA Weekly Cults (Parcast Network) Heaven's Gate (Stitcher / Pineapple Street Media) "Taking My Ex Back In (for His Own Good)" (Nancy Rommelmann, New York Times) The Godfather (Paramount Pictures) Reason.com Wall Street Journal Book Review The New Yorker "Why Atul Gawande Will Soon Be The Most Feared CEO In Healthcare" (Robert Pearl, M.D., Forbes) Game of Thrones (HBO) Amanda Peet @25inFive Instagram Readathon Account William Langewiesche at Vanity Fair William Langewiesche at the Atlantic Patrick Melrose (Showtime) Connect with Nancy: Nancy's Instagram|Nancy's Twitter|Nancy's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect my opinions on...

This episode is a tribute to Laura’s father Nicholas, who recently passed away from cancer. He had numerous cultural interests, and this week's Deep Dive gets into the intricacies of children's lit like Little House on the Prairie, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler, the Ramona series, Harriet the Spy, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Berenstain Bears books, Madeleine L’Engle and L.M. Montgomery novels, the All of a Kind Family and Great Brain series, and the rare No Coins, Please. Then Laura answers the burning yet trivial question “Can cats have brown eyes?” posed by our guest this week, Laura’s sister, writer, and artist, Emily DiGiovanni. Then we each share a sample of our own creative writing and then close with a passage from Nick’s mentor, poet Robert Lax. The roundup this episode is inspired by a few of Nick’s favorite things: Italian cheeseballs, Stevie Wonder, Get My Boat, Chloe’s popsicles, and Swing Left. Email us at shallowresearch@gmail.com

It's time to forge ahead into the wild unknown. Are you ready to earn 20% off a Bookshelf purchase? Follow along with Chris and Annie as they explain the terms of this year's Bookshelf Reading Challenge! Also, do we sound different? Mentioned this week: + Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly + The End We Start From by Megan Hunter + Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck + Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park + Encyclopedia Brown by Daniel J. Sobol + The All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor + The Familiar Enemy by Ardis Butterfield + Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen + Dead Wake by Erik Larsen + Tale of Two Americas by various + A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes + The Evangelicals by Frances FitzGerald + Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser + Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly + Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow + The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman + The Oracle Year by Charles Soule + Arrival by Ted Chiang + How to Live Safely in a Science-Fictional Universe by Charles Yu + The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber + Dark Matter by Blake Crouch + Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis + The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien + A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle + Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer + Ready Player One by Ernest Cline + Black Panther by various + The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood + Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty + Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng + Far from the Tree by Robin Benway + Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi + The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas + Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell + When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon + Difficult Women by Roxane Gay + Hunger by Roxane Gay + Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche + Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi + The Mothers by Brit Bennett + The Color of Water by James McBride + My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante + Tangerine by Christine Mangan + The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani + You, Me, Everything by Catherine Isaac + Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery + Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery + The Dry by Jane Harper + Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter + To Dance with the White Dog by Terry Kay + Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray + Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt + Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson + An American Marriage by  + Reunion by Hannah Pittard + Sean of the South by Sean Dietrich + Portrait of the Alcoholic by Kaveh Akbar + Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar + French Milk by Lucy Knisley + Displacement by Lucy Knisley + Last Things by Marissa Moss + Rosalie Lightning by Tom Hart + Blankets by Craig Thompson + Fun Home by Alison Bechdel + Nimona by Noelle Stevenson + Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson + Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson This episode is sponsored by the Thomasville Entertainment Foundation. Learn more at their website. We talked about poetry with Will Fargason and Ruth Baumann in Episode 114. Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like What Annie Didn't Finish, consider supporting us on Patreon here. 

Are you looking for the episode with Dr. Michael Gurian? That one is actually episode 82: Why Fidgeting is a Good Sign (and what brain science has to say about reading aloud), Dr. Michael Gurian Today I'm sharing one of the best books I read last year. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is uniquely wonderful-- a refreshing and upbeat middle grade novel featuring a loud and lively big family (5 kids and their parents), a curmudegonly landlord, a talented bunny, and enough witty dialogue to keep you warm for the rest of winter. This is now my go-to recommendation for families who love The Penderwicks, All-of-a-Kind Family, The Saturdays or The Moffats. The author's dog is named Ginger Pye. So we knew she was gonna feel right at home here at RAR, right? In this episode, you'll hear: how a building or a place can (and did!) become a book characterKarina's writing process (hint: she wrote her first books during NaNoWriMo)books suggestions that celebrate families Click the play button below: More free resources & booklists Get the best episodes and reources from the Read-Aloud Revival Keep an eye on your inbox! We'll keep you posted whenever we have a new podcast episode or a great free booklist or resource for you. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address I'd like to receive the free email course. Yes! Powered by ConvertKit /* Layout */ .ck_form.ck_minimal { /* divider image */ background: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; overflow: hidden; color: #666; font-size: 16px; border: solid 1px #d1d1d1; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none; clear: both; margin: 20px 0px; text-align: center; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h3.ck_form_title { text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 28px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h4 { text-align: center; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal p { padding: 0px; } .ck_form, .ck_form * { -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_form_fields { width: 100%; float: left; padding: 5%; } /* Form fields */ .ck_errorArea { display: none; /* temporary */ } #ck_success_msg { padding: 10px 10px 0px; border: solid 1px #ddd; background: #eee; } .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="text"], .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="email"] { font-size: 18px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 68%; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; /* stroke */ -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ background-color: #fff; /* layer fill content */ margin-bottom: 5px; height: auto; float: left; margin: 0px; margin-right: 2%; height: 42px; } .ck_form input[type="text"]:focus, .ck_form input[type="email"]:focus { outline: none; border-color: #aaa; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_subscribe_button { width: 100%; color: #fff; margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0px; font-size: 18px; background: #6fc171; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ cursor: pointer; border: none; text-shadow: none; width: 30%; float: left; height: 42px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_guarantee { color: #626262; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; padding: 15px 0px 0px; display: block; clear: both; } .ck_form .ck_powered_by { display: block; color: #aaa; font-size: 12px; } .ck_form .ck_powered_by:hover { display: block; color: #44...

It's that time of year again, and we can't believe it. Annie and Chris talk about some of their favorite books for emerging readers and sit down for an interview with one such reader. Also, the importance of haircuts and a pregnant pause (or three).  Mentioned this week: + Miles Morales, Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds + The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey + Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney + Dog Man by Dav Pilkey + Theodore Boone series by John Grisha + Treasure Hunters series by James Patterson + Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale + Emily Windsnap series by Liz Kessler + Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer + Hatchet by Gary Paulsen + The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle by Bill Myers + A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle + The Austin Family Chronicles by Madeleine L'Engle + The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis + Bloomability by Sharon Creech + The Wanderer by Sharon Creech + The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg + From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg + Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson + An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott + Little Women by Louisa May Alcott + The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain + Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery + A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein + Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein + The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein + The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer + All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor + Bobbsey Twins series by Laura Lee Hope + Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace + Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol + Nimona by Noelle Stevenson + Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare + Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson + Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon + I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis + Time Warp Trio series by John Scieszka + The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne

The Book of Life: a show about Jewish people and the books we read! This episode celebrates classic Jewish children's books. The All-of-a-Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor represent with an interview with Sydney's daughter, Jo Taylor Marshall. Author Michelle Edwards tells us about her picture book, Chicken Man. We discuss The Rabbi and the 29 Witches by Marilyn Hirsh with editor Margery Cuyler, librarian Tasha Bergson-Michaelson, and some enthusiastic kids. And we introduce the Feldman Library Blogathon (cbiboca.blogspot.com)! Links available at The Book of Life web site, www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com.