Podcasts about Libba Bray

Libba Bray talks 'Under the Same Stars'; Amazon MGM Studios gains creative control of James Bond franchise; Meet the 12-year-old behind an innovative air filter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Libba Bray talks 'Under the Same Stars'; Amazon MGM Studios gains creative control of James Bond franchise; Meet the 12-year-old behind an innovative air filter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This historical fantasy is from the realms of classic YA and we're both super excited to revisit this novel that we both read around 10 years ago for the podcast as from what we remember, it has definite dark academia fantasy vibes.While this series is now out of print, ‘The Great and Terrible Beauty' is still available in ebook, and it stands as a touchstone of YA. It's 1895, and after the death of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in British India to Spence Academy, a proper boarding school in England.Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception at Spence is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's being followed by a mysterious young Indian man who has been sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls – and their foray into the spiritual world – lead to?But how will it hold up to the tropes of dark academia and a reread a decade later?In this episode we discuss:Revisiting a classic YA novel fifteen years laterSophie's issues with historical fiction and the subjugation of womenAn unexpected treatise on politics, reading, and how everything is political in the wake of the 2024 US Presidential ElectionAnd a whole lot of tangents…

You ready to talk about romance, feminism, and monsters? We sure are, and so is Sanjana Basker, a psychology PhD student and bookish content creator who we're obsessed with (in a totally normal way). Also: some animal updates, thank goodness.    Animal Updates! Kacey Musgraves is an NYC rat defender (join the club), the raccoon at LaGuardia has captured our hearts, and Claude has arrived at Erica's house (by way of Long Island Rabbit Rescue)!   Sanjana's Thingies are Rivals on Hulu, mass-market paperbacks, Calzedonia tights, @poetssquarecats (see also: @catworkers), and L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil.   Some authors mentioned in this ep include Lisa Kleypas and Libba Bray, and books mentioned include Left of Forever by Tara DeWitt, Office Hours and Sabbatical by Katrina Jackson, Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba, and Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Clein.   Want to more of Sanjana? The way she talks about romance on TikTok is an absolute delight, and her episode of the Care So Much Podcast is fantastic.   What romances are you loving right now? Let us know at podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, our Geneva, or our Substack comments!   Treat your hair to Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. Upgrade your cleaning experience with Blueland and get 15% off your first order when you use our link. YAY.  

Katie and Sarah talk about books that will tickle your funny bone. Whether you enjoy essays, memoirs or novels, you'll find a story guaranteed* to make you laugh. Titles discussed in this episode include: King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher, Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, Hey Ladies! by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss, Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris, The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro, Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster, Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny, Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau, Dear Girls by Ali Wong, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith, Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, the TV show Somebody Somewhere, and Shrill by Lindy West (also adapted for TV). Also mentioned: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson; the TV show Killing Eve, based on the Villanelle series by Luke Jennings; the movie Bridesmaids; Early Morning Riser and Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny; A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost; The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris; The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz; and Verity by Colleen Hoover. Check out books and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org. *Just kidding! There are no guarantees, but you can tell us what you think and share your favorite funny books with us at westallislibrary@gmail.com. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

On this episode, author Carlyn Greenwald joins Alli to discuss one of the weirdest books they've ever read: Libba Bray's Going Bovine. They talk about the novel as a 2009 time capsule and consider why bizarre stories like this one are so captivating for readers. Other discussion topics include road trip narratives, existentialism, OCD representation, unlikable characters, drug use, and toxic positivity. Carlyn Greenwald is the author of two forthcoming novels: Sizzle Reel and Time Out, which she co-authored with Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner. Follow her on Instagram (@carlyn_gee) and Twitter (@CarlynGreenwald).

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from The Diviners by Libba Bray. If you can, listen to the audiobook on Digital Johnson County because it is excellent. Read-alikes include: In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Vixen by Jiliian Larkin The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

Willkommen bei einer ganz besonderen Episode von bücherreich, einem Podcast größtenteils über Bücher! Ich blicke zurück auf mein Lesejahr 2022 mit Tops und Flops, Statistiken, meinen Lesevorsätzen für 2023 und einer Auswahl an Versprechern des Jahres ganz zum Schluss der Episode. Viel Spaß! Statistiken: Die beliebteste Episode dieses Jahr war „Mein Lesejahr 2021“ mit 465 Downloads, gefolgt von „Mein Lesemonat Dezember 2021“ (367 Downloads) und „Mein Lesemonat Februar 2022“ (359). Insgesamt wurden meine Folgen 75.590 Mal angehört (2021: 61.195; also sind 14.395 Downloads (1.200/Monat) 2022 hinzugekommen). Das umfasst auch alle „alten“ Episoden und ist echt der Hammer für mich. Danke für's fleißige (nachträgliche) Hören! 101 Bücher mit insgesamt 44.818 Seiten habe ich im Lesejahr 2022 gelesen. Im Schnitt sind das 444 (!) Seiten pro Buch, 8,4 Bücher pro Monat und 123 Seiten pro Tag. Ich konnte mich im Vergleich zum Vorjahr sowohl von der Gesamtzahl der gelesenen Bücher steigern, als auch an deren Seitenzahl - ich habe nämlich viele sehr lange Bücher in Angriff genommen. Im Vergleich zu 2021 sind es 3 Bücher und 4.368 Seiten mehr und ist damit auf dem Niveau von 2020, was ein super gutes Lesejahr für mich war. Bin also happy! Noch ein paar mehr Details: Die Bücher teilen sich auf auf 47 Hörbücher (46,5 %; Vorjahr: 40 / 40,8 %), 11 E-Books (10,9 %; Vorjahr: 3 / 3,1 %) und 43 „klassische“ Bücher (42,6 %; Vorjahr: 55/ 56,1 %). 38 Bücher/Hörbücher (37,6 %; Vorjahr: 44/ 45 %) im Jahr 2022 waren Rezensionsexemplare, und sage und schreibe 34 Bücher/Hörbücher (33,7 %) habe ich in Leserunden gelesen. Fremdsprachig waren leider nur 6 der gelesenen Bücher/Hörbücher, was 6 % ausmacht. 54 % meiner gelesenen Titel waren von Autorinnen, 41 % von Autoren und 5 % gemischt. 43 % waren frisch 2022 erschienen, 9 % aus dem Jahr 2021 und 7 % aus dem Jahr 2012. Die lesereichsten Monate nach Anzahl waren mit je 11 gelesenen Titeln der März und der Mai 2022, mit 6 beendeten Büchern war der April der am wenigsten lesereichste Monat. Von der gelesenen Seitenzahl her waren der Juli (4.472), der März (4.328) und der Mai (4.274) Vorreiter. Erreichen meiner Lese-Ziele 2022: Meine SuB-Abbau-Ziele habe ich nicht nur nicht erreicht, sondern auch draufgelegt. Meine Ziele lauteten: Von 103 auf 85 ungehörte Hörbücher runterkommen. Max. fünf ungelesene Bücher auf dem SuB haben. Meine SuB-Höhen lagen am 31.12.2021 bei 20 Büchern, 103 Hörbüchern und 105 eBooks (insg.: 228). Am 31.12.2022 liegen sie bei 102 Büchern, 100 Hörbüchern und 97 eBooks (299). Das lag daran, dass ich Licht am Ende des Bücher-SuB-Tunnels gesehen habe und hemmungslos Farbschnitt-Ausgaben gekauft habe. Außerdem habe ich mich wie geplant bei den Bücherhallen (Bibliothek in Hamburg) angemeldet und daraufhin meinen Hörbuch-SuB ebenfalls sträflich vernachlässigt.  Somit habe ich 82 (!) Bücher hinzubekommen, nur 3 Hörbücher abgebaut und bei den eBooks ebenfalls abgebaut, und zwar 8.  Von den „12 Büchern für 2022“ habe ich alle gelesen oder gehört. Beim Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“ habe ich zwei von drei geplanten AutorInnen geschafft: Sowohl bei Jay Kristoff als auch bei Fredrik Backman bin ich nun völlig up to date, was ihre (deutschen) Veröffentlichungen anbelangt. Und das hat richtig Spaß gemacht! Von den Reihen, die ich 2022 beenden/weiterlesen möchte, habe ich mir den Großteil auf Wiedervorlage für 2023 gesetzt. Bis auf Cassandra Clares „City of...“-Reihe bin ich nirgendwo großartig vorangekommen. Das wiederum lag sicher großteils an der Leserunde dazu, die sich auch auf weitere Buchreihen innerhalb dieses Schattenjäger-Universums ausgeweitet hat. Die Bücher selbst fand ich leider nicht so toll, auch wenn mich der Humor positiv überrascht hat.  Die Leserunden haben alle sehr gut geklappt - so gut, dass sie mir mittlerweile in Fleisch und Blut übergegangen sind und ich sie mir nicht als explizites Lesevorhaben für 2023 setzen werde. Meine Lesevorsätze 2023: Folgende Ziele setze ich mir für 2023: SuB-Abbau: Mit dem hohen Bücher-SuB komme ich nicht gut zurecht (und habe auch nicht genug Platz im Regal!). Leider sind auch schon wieder etliche Titel vorbestellt, und auch ein monatliches Farbschnitt-Abo ist aktuell aktiv. Da hilft nur: Ganz viel weglesen und darüber hinaus nicht viel Neues kaufen. Bei den Büchern möchte ich bis Ende des Jahres auf max. 75 ungelesene Bücher kommen. Für die Hörbücher bleibe ich bei meinem letztjährigen Ziel, auf 85 ungehörte Hörbücher zu reduzieren. SuB-Senioren: Ich habe fünf haptische Bücher auf dem SuB, die ich seit (gefühlt) zehn Jahren mit mir herumschleppe. Diese Bücher möchte ich 2023 lesen - oder aussortieren. Am liebsten schon im ersten Halbjahr 2023, aber man muss ja nicht über-ambitioniert sein... Das sind: „The lies of Locke Lamora“ von Scott Lynch „Operation Red Sparrow“ von Jason Matthews „Die Monster von Templeton“ von Lauren Groff „Die Stunde, in der ich zu glauben begann“ von Wally Lamb „Die Zwillinge“ von Tessa deLoo Fortführung Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“:  Das Projekt hat mir super viel Spaß gemacht! Dieses Jahr möchte ich die Autorin, die 2022 leider hinten über gefallen ist, nun wirklich lesen: Anne Freytag. Da dieses Projekt ein wenig dem SuB-Abbau entgegenwirkt (ich besitze nur ihr neuestes Buch), werde ich es für 2023 bei einer Autorin belassen, und dann 2024 neu schauen, ob ich mich mal an z.B. Brandon Sanderson, Riley Sager oder Anabelle Stehl heranwage. Reihen, die ich 2023 beenden/weiterlesen möchte:  „Die sieben Schwestern“ von Lucinda Riley, letzter Band „Outlander“ von Diana Gabaldon, ab Band 8 „Harry Hole“ von Jo Nesbo, ab Band 1 (Band 3 bereits gelesen) „The Diviners“ von Libba Bray, ab Band 2 „David Hunter“ von Simon Beckett, ab Band 2 „The secret book club“ von Lyssa Kay Adams, ab Band 1 „The Inheritance Games“ von Jennifer Lynn Barnes, ab Band 1 „Zeitenzauber“ von Eva Völler, ab Band 1 „The Loop“ von Ben Oliver, ab Band 1 „Wayfarers“ von Becky Chambers, ab Band 1 „Red Rising“ von Pierce Brown, ab Band 1 „The Wolves of Mercy Falls“ von Maggie Stiefvater, ab Band 1 Bei den privaten SuB-Abbau-Challenges, die ich im Lesegarten mitbetreue, werde ich 2023 bei der Jahreschallenge mitmachen (die betrifft dieses Jahr Länder/Regionen; für mich als Fantasyleserin schon schwierig genug). Bei den Monatschallenges werde ich eher aussetzen, um neben Leserunden, Jahreschallenge, Reziexemplaren und meinen Lesezielen 2023 flexibel genug zu bleiben, auch ein Stück weit nach Lust und Laune zu lesen. Es macht mir weiterhin wahnsinnig Spaß, zusammen in Teams zu lesen und sich auszutauschen - wer also Lust hat, sich dem Forum anzuschließen, ist herzlich willkommen! „12 für 2023“: Vorletztes Jahr habe ich euch zum ersten Mal auswählen lassen, welche Bücher von meinen SuBs (=Stapel ungelesener Bücher/Hörbücher/eBooks)  ich lesen soll. Für 2021 hatte ich euch 21 Titel auswählen lassen, und davon leider 8 doch nicht geschafft zu lesen. 2022 wollte ich nicht mehr so viele Titel auf der Liste haben und hatte mir 12 Titel auswählen lassen. Diese habe ich alle geschafft zu lesen, und daher sind dies nun die 12 Titel, die ihr mir für 2023 ausgesucht habt: „Ein fast perfekter Liebesroman“ von Lyssa Kay Adams „Die magische Gondel“ von Eva Völler „Achtsam morden am Rande der Welt“ von Karsten Dusse „Liebes Kind“ von Romy Hausmann „Red Rising“ von Pierce Brown „Das Dschungelbuch“ von Rudyard Kipling „The Loop“ von Ben Oliver „Der lange Weg zu einem kleinen zornigen Planeten“ von Becky Chambers „The Inheritance Games“ von Jennifer Lynn Barnes „Das Hexenmädchen (Kommissar Nils Trojan, #4)“ von Max Bentow „American Gods“ von Neil Gaiman „Nach dem Sommer (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)“ von Maggie Stiefvater Flops 2022: „Die hellen Tage“ von Zsuzsa Bánk „Rabbits“ von Terry Miles* Die „Maze Runner“-Reihe von James Dashner „Die vielen Leben des Harry August“ von Claire North „#LondonWhisper - Als Zofe ist man selten online“ von Aniela Ley* „Vier Frauen und ein See“ von Viola Shipman* „Glaube mir“ von Alice Feeney* Tops 2022: Alles von Jay Kristoff, z.B. „Das Reich der Vampire“, die „Aurora“-Trilogie, die „Der Lotuskrieg“- oder die „Das Babel-Projekt“-Reihe „Malibu Rising“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „The Witch Queen - Entfesselte Magie“ von Verena Bachmann „Kein Sommer ohne dich“ von Emily Henry* „Früher wird alles besser“ von Vanessa Mansini „Home - Haus der bösen Schatten“ von Riley Sager* „Der Anschlag“ von Stephen King „Der Report der Magd“ von Margaret Atwood „Der Gesang der Flusskrebse“ von Delia Owens Sehnlichst erwartete Neuerscheinungen 2023: Auf diese Bücher freue ich mich besonders im Lesejahr 2023, sodass sie jetzt schon auf meiner Rezi-Liste gelandet sind. Ich hoffe, ich erhalte diese Bücher als Rezi-Exemplare! (Reihenfolge folgt grob dem Erscheinungsdatum): „Mind Gap“ von Anne Freytag* „Night - Nacht der Angst“ von Riley Sager* „Stolen Time“ von Danielle Rollins „Let me prove“ und „Let me stay“ von Francis Eden „Ex Hex“ von Erin Sterling „The American Roommate Experiment – Die große Liebe findet Platz in der kleinsten Wohnung“ von Elena Armas „Wer die Hölle kennt“ von Leigh Bardugo* „Ein Schloss aus Silber und Scherben“ von Arianne L. Silbers „The Love we feel“ von Olivia Dade „Schere, Stein, Papier“ von Alice Feeney* „A magic steeped in poison“ von Judy I. Lin „Jetzt ist Sense“ von Hans Rath* „Das kleine Bücherdorf 2: Frühlingsfunkeln“ von Katharina Herzog* „Wir sind die Ewigkeit“ von Kira Licht „The Witches of Silent Creek 2“ von Ayla Dade „Spring Storm 2“ von Marie Graßhoff „Laurelin - Das Flüstern des Lichts“ von Caroline Brinkmann „Der Lotuskrieg: Last Stormdancer“ von Jay Kristoff „Dead Romantics“ von Ashley Poston* „Gameshow – Der Preis der Gier“ von Franzi Kopka* „Böses Licht“ von Ursula Poznanski* „Dornenthron“ von Jennifer Estep „It happened one summer“ von Tessa Bailey* „Tokyo Dreaming“ von Emiko Jean „The Atlas Paradox“ von Olivie Blake* „Atlas - Die Geschichte von Pa Salt“ von Lucinda Riley/Harry Whittaker* „Die Toten von Laboe“ von Arnd Rüskamp* „I'm Glad My Mom Died“ von Jennette McCurdy* „Zimt - Für immer von Magie berührt“ von Dagmar Bach* „The Lost Crown - Wer das Schicksal zeichnet“ von Jennifer Benkau* Wenn euch diese Episode gefallen hat, könnt ihr auf meiner Website www.buecherreich.net in die Vorjahres-Rückblicke von 2013-2021 reinhören. Wie war euer Lesejahr 2022? Besucht mich auf meiner FACEBOOK-Seite http://www.facebook.de/Podcastbuecherreich und erzählt mal oder hinterlasst mir hier einen Kommentar. Ich würde mich wahnsinnig freuen. :) Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.

Today we will be discussing The Diviners by Libba Bray. Enjoy!I apologize for mispronouncing the authors' first name.Contact me at olareadsbooks@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram at @ola_reads_books.

This month we read and review The Diviners by Libba Bray! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about The Diviners:SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED… Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries her uncle will discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho is hiding a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened…   We hope you enjoy this episode!Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Want to give us some feedback? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.comIf you don't already, follow us on Instagram and FacebookAll music from hooksounds.comArt by Justin Miller DesignCheck us out here!

We pair a gifted Stag's Head with Isabel Cañas' debut suspense novel. It's our favorite trope -- haunted houses with a mind of their own.Next week, we're talking Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, so prepare thyself.

This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne are joined once again by their friend, Carmen! They catch up by talking about She-Hulk, Pendulum, and new promotional material from The Rings of Power. For the first time ever, Karradyne is in charge of the Sex Toy of the Week! Carmen and Karradyne are then dismissed for holiday break when they read Rebel Angels by Libba Bray. Afterwards, Carmen and Chris go into Mouthful Mode when they play Kirby and the Forgotten Land.You can contact us at:anovelconsole@gmail.comFacebook.com/anovelconsoleTwitter.com/anovelconsoleInstagram: @anovelconsolePatreon.com/anovelconsoleOther Streaming Platforms:anovelconsole.carrd.coPride and Pages Instagram:  @pride_and_pagesOur art was done by:Instagram: @metamorphikeiSupport the show

BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 2 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki, Kelly, and Tilly! Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and pair it with a drink inspired by the book.In this episode, we're talking about one of Nikki's favourite books, the popular paranormal mystery YA novel, “The Diviners” by Libba Bray, which was published in 2012.The drink we've chosen to pair with this episode is called The Bee's Knees, and it's made with gin, lemon, and honey. A classic Prohibition-era cocktail with a fabulous 1920s name, we thought it would be just the sort of drink Evie would love. "The Diviners" by Libba Bray: https://tinyurl.com/349ksrz7Want to support our little podcast? Please consider donating to our Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/byobpodcastWebsite: https://bringyourownbook.buzzsprout.com/Tiktok: @bringyourownbookpodcastInstagram: @byobookpodcastFacebook: @byobookpodcastTwitter: @byobookpodcast

Stephen and Mark step into the world of occult mysticism and supernatural murder in The Diviners by Libba Bray.  Port Cask Thomas S. Moore Bourbon helps to keep them warm as they record on a cold January night.

Willkommen bei einer ganz besonderen Episode von bücherreich, einem Podcast größtenteils über Bücher! Ich blicke zurück auf mein Lesejahr 2021 mit Tops und Flops, Statistiken, meinen Lesevorsätzen für 2022 und einer Auswahl an Versprechern des Jahres ganz zum Schluss der Episode. Viel Spaß! Statistiken: Die beliebteste Episode dieses Jahr war „21 Bücher für 2021“ mit 386 Downloads, gefolgt von „Mein Lesemonat Juli 2021“ (354 Downloads) und „Mein Lesemonat März 2021“ (347). Insgesamt wurden meine Folgen 61.195 Mal angehört (2021: 50.257). Das umfasst auch alle „alten“ Episoden und ist echt der Hammer für mich. Danke für's fleißige (nachträgliche) Hören! 98 Bücher mit insgesamt 40.450  Seiten habe ich im Lesejahr 2021 gelesen. Im Schnitt sind das 413 Seiten pro Buch und 8 Bücher pro Monat. Mit dem Ergebnis bin ich sehr zufrieden. Im Vergleich zu 2020 sind es 9 Bücher und 3.552 Seiten weniger - 2020 war aber auch quantitativ ein komplettes Ausreißerjahr für mich. Noch ein paar mehr Details: Die Bücher teilen sich auf auf 40 Hörbücher (40,8 %; Vorjahr: 44 / 41,1 %), 3 E-Books (3,1 %; Vorjahr: 3 / 2,8 %) und 55 „klassische“ Bücher (56,1 %; Vorjahr: 60 / 56,1 %). 44 Bücher/Hörbücher (45 %; Vorjahr: 38 / 36 %) im Jahr 2021 waren Rezensionsexemplare. Ich gehe mit drei Rezensions-Hörbüchern ins Jahr 2022, was ich wieder völlig in Ordnung finde. Erreichen meiner Lese-Ziele 2021: Was das Erreichen meiner SuB-Abbau-Ziele angeht, habe ich dieses Jahr guten Fortschritt gemacht, aber meine Ziele leider nicht erreicht. Meine Ziele lauteten: Von 40 ungelesenen Büchern auf unter zehn kommen Bei den ungehörten Hörbüchern auf unter 100 kommen Meine SuB-Höhen lagen am 31.12.2020 bei 40 Büchern und 116 Hörbüchern. Am 31.12.2021 liegen sie bei 20 Büchern und 103 Hörbüchern, wobei alle Zu- und Abgänge des Jahres berücksichtigt wurden. Somit habe ich netto 20 Bücher statt 30 und 13 Hörbücher statt 17 „weggelesen“. Ich bin über dieses Ergebnis trotzdem sehr glücklich und werde im Laufe von 2022 bestimmt die SuBs soweit minimieren, dass ich mich wieder sehr wohl damit fühle und mich nicht mehr so einschränken muss wie in den Jahren zuvor, was Neuzugänge angeht. Von den „21 Büchern für 2021“ habe ich immerhin 13 (62 %) gelesen oder gehört. Übrig geblieben sind 7 eBooks (keine hohe Prio für mich) und ein Hörbuch. Die übrig gebliebenen heißen: „Die Chemie des Todes“ von Simon Beckett „Kalte Asche“ von Simon Beckett „City of Bones“ von Cassandra Clare „City of Ashes“ von Cassandra Clare „Der Übergang“ von Justin Cronin „Die Arena“ von Stephen King „Sturmtochter“ von Richelle Mead „Die 100“ von Kass Morgan Bei der „Rache des SuB“ habe ich vier von fünf Büchern 2021 gelesen und das letzte Buch von der Liste („Die hellen Tage“ von Zsuzsa Bánk) zum Jahreswechsel halb durchgelesen gehabt. Es ist also in Arbeit. Und bei der „Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge“, bei der es um Qualität statt Quantität ging und man sich 12 Bücher raussuchen sollte, von denen man sich bestimmte Lese-Momente versprach (z.B. überrascht werden, aus dem Alltag entfliehen, die Augen geöffnet bekommen), habe ich alle 12 gelesen. Das waren: „Ein wenig Leben“ von Hanya Yanagihara Teil 1-3 der „Die sieben Schwestern“-Reihe von Lucinda Riley* „19 Minuten“ von Jodi Picoult „Kindred“ von Octavia Butler „The kitchen God's wife“ von Amy Tan „Die Liebe in den Zeiten der Cholera“ von Gabriel García Márquez „Das Geschenk eines Regentages“ von Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa* „Daisy Jones & the Six“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „Der Monstrumologe“ von Rick Yancey „Britt-Marie war hier“ von Fredrik Backman „Das Lied von Vogel und Schlange“ von Suzanne Collins „Einen Scheiß muss ich“ von Sean Brummel Flops 2021: „Die Villa am Rande der Zeit“ von Goran Petrovi? „Das Jesus-Video“ von Andreas Eschbach „Ivory & Bone“ von Julie Eshbaugh „Zeitspiel“ von Kim Harrison „Der Monstrumologe“ von Rick Yancey „Monsters of Verity 1 & 2“ von Victoria Schwab „Hör mir zu, auch wenn ich schweige“ von Abbie Greaves* „In Aufruhr“ von Inga Vesper „Was ich dir schon immer sagen wollte“ von Alice Munro Diese Bücher haben von mir alle zwei Sterne erhalten. Tops 2021: „Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten“ von Claire Lombardo* „Daisy Jones & the Six“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „Der Marsianer“ von Andy Weir „Kleine Stadt der großen Träume“ von Fredrik Backman* „Aurora erwacht“ von Jay Kristoff und Amie Kaufman* „Das Babel-Projekt - Lifelike“ von Jay Kristoff* „Vergissmeinnicht: Was man bei Licht nicht sehen kann“ von Kerstin Gier* „Vanitas - Rot wie Feuer“ von Ursula Poznanski* „Die Sache mit dem Glücklichsein“ von Jason Reynolds* Meine Lesevorsätze 2022: 2021 war für mich aufgrund weiterhin wegfallender Sozialkontakte (Danke vielmals, Corona) und überwiegend Home Office wieder quantitativ ein sehr erfolgreiches Lesejahr. Meine SuB-Abbau-Ziele habe ich trotzdem nicht komplett erreicht. Deswegen möchte ich folgende Ziele 2022 erreichen: SuB-Abbau: Zum 31.12.2021 habe ich es nicht geschafft, bei meinen Hörbüchern wie geplant ein „UHu“ zu werden, also von 116 auf unter 100 ungelesene Hörbücher zu kommen. Ich bin bei 103 ungelesenen Hörbüchern herausgekommen. Es wäre schön, wenn ich bis 2023 auf 85 ungehörte Hörbücher runterkomme. Bei den ungelesenen Büchern wollte ich von 40 auf unter 10 kommen. Das ist mir leider nicht gelungen, aber immerhin habe ich halbiert und somit noch 20 ungelesene Bücher zum Jahreswechsel auf dem SuB. 2022 möchte ich auf max. fünf ungelesene Bücher reduzieren. Mein Lesefutter hole ich mir dann bei meinen eBooks, Neuerscheinungen/Rezensionsexemplaren sowie aus der Bibliothek (siehe nächster Punkt). Anmeldung bei den „Hamburger Bücherhallen“: Im Laufe des Jahres 2022 möchte ich mich bei den „Hamburger Bücherhallen“ anmelden, der hiesigen Bibliothekskette mit etlichen Niederlassungen. Dort sind auch etliche Bücher zu finden, die ich für mein Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“ brauche. Projekt „Autor(innen) lesen“: Es gibt eine Handvoll Autoren und Autorinnen, von denen ich entweder begeistert bin oder noch so gar nichts gelesen habe, obwohl ich schon so viel Gutes über sie gehört habe. Von diesen Autoren und Autorinnen möchte ich gerne ALLES lesen, was sie an Büchern bisher veröffentlicht haben. Teilweise ist der „Backlog“ so groß, dass ich nicht alle 2022 schaffen werde. Daher starte ich mit Jay Kristoff, Fredrik Backman sowie Anne Freytag. Victoria Schwab stand eigentlich auch auf meiner Liste, aber die drei Bücher von ihr, die ich 2021 gelesen habe, haben mich alle enttäuscht, daher werde ich erstmal das von ihr lesen, was noch auf meinem SuB ist, aber keine Bücher darüber hinaus von ihr verfolgen – es sei denn, irgendeine Reihe von ihr haut mich komplett aus den Socken. Weitere Autoren und Autorinnen, die mich interessieren, sind Brandon Sanderson, Colleen Hoover und Adriana Popescu. Vielleicht was für 2023, wenn mir das Projekt Spaß bringt. Reihen, die ich 2022 beenden/weiterlesen möchte:  „Die sieben Schwestern“ von Lucinda Riley, ab Band 5 „Succubus“ von Richelle Mead, ab Band 2 „Outlander“ von Diana Gabaldon, ab Band 8 „Harry Hole“ von Jo Nesbo, ab Band 1 (Band 3 bereits gelesen) „Magisterium“ von Cassandra Clare und Holly Black, ab Band 2 „The Diviners“ von Libba Bray, ab Band 2 „David Hunter“ von Simon Beckett, ab Band 1 „Chroniken der Unterwelt“ von Cassandra Clare, ab Band 1 (Leserunde mit Melli vom Podcast „Seitensprung“) Leserunden: Die Reihe „Chroniken der Unterwelt“ von Cassandra Clare ist schon Asbach-uralt, aber ich habe sie immer noch nicht gelesen. Die Reihe war auf meiner „21 für 2021“-Leseliste enthalten, aber ich habe es nicht mehr geschafft, sie zu lesen. Und das, obwohl ich schon so viel Gutes von der Reihe gehört habe! Als ich dann im Podcast Seitensprung gehört habe, dass es Melli auch so geht, und sie plant, 2022 eine Leserunde zu starten, bei der alle sechs Bände der Fantasy-Reihe im 2-Monats-Rhythmus gelesen werden, war ich sofort Feuer und Flamme. Mit Leaplansandreads von Instagram möchte ich gerne die Reihe „Die sieben Schwestern“ von Lucinda Riley weiterlesen. Die ersten vier Bände haben wir 2021 zusammen gehört und haben noch einige Bände vor uns. Jay Kristoff wird 2022 außerdem ein erscheinungsreiches Jahr haben. Seine Werke lese ich immer gerne mit meiner Freundin Ramona. Weitere Leserunden sind nicht konkret geplant, bestimmt gibt es aber das eine oder andere weitere Buch, das ich nicht alleine lesen werde. Bei den privaten SuB-Abbau-Challenges, die ich im Lesegarten mitbetreue, werde ich 2022 wieder verstärkt bei den Monatschallenges statt bei der Jahreschallenge teilnehmen, da ich bei der Jahreschallenge im Orga-Team bin und somit die Überraschung ein wenig „raus“ ist, was die Aufgaben angeht. Es macht mir weiterhin wahnsinnig Spaß, zusammen in Teams zu lesen und sich auszutauschen. Und man greift durch die Mottos durchaus zu Büchern oder Hörbüchern, die man sonst noch lange nicht gelesen hätte.  „12 für 2022“: Letztes Jahr habe ich euch zum ersten Mal auswählen lassen, welche Bücher von meinen SuBs (=Stapel ungelesener Bücher/Hörbücher/eBooks)  ich lesen soll. Für 2021 hatte ich euch 21 Titel auswählen lassen, und davon leider 8 doch nicht geschafft zu lesen. 2022 wollte ich nicht mehr so viele Titel auf der Liste haben und möchte daher 12 Titel auswählen lassen. Folgende Titel sind es geworden (sortiert nach Häufigkeit der Stimmen): „Miss Merkel – Mord in der Uckermark, #1“ von David Safier* „Die Tage, die ich dir verspreche“ von Lily Oliver „Das Wunder von Narnia (Die Chroniken von Narnia, #1)“ von CS Lewis „Dark Canopy (Dark Canopy, #1)“ von Jennifer Benkau „City of Bones (Chroniken der Unterwelt, #1)“ von Cassandra Clare „Die Chemie des Todes (David Hunter, #1)“ von Simon Beckett „Der Anschlag“ von Stephen King „Kurt“ von Sarah Kuttner „Honigtot (Honigtod-Saga, #1)“ von Hanni Münzer „Der Schwarm“ von Frank Schätzing „In der Brandwüste (Die Auserwählten, #2)“ von James Dashner „Der Letzte seiner Art“ von Andreas Eschbach Sehnlichst erwartete Neuerscheinungen 2022: Auf diese Bücher freue ich mich besonders im Lesejahr 2022, sodass sie jetzt schon auf meiner Rezi-Liste gelandet sind. Ich hoffe, ich erhalte diese Bücher als Rezi-Exemplare! (Reihenfolge folgt grob dem Erscheinungsdatum): „Perfect Day“ von Romy Hausmann* „Aurora entflammt“ und „Aurora erleuchtet“ von Jay Kristoff und Amie Kaufman* „The Maid“ von Nita Prose* „Home - Haus der bösen Schatten“ von Riley Sager* „Dreiviertel tot“ von Christina Stein* „Das Mädchen mit dem Drachen“ von Laetitia Colombani* „Roxy“ von Neal + Jarrod Shusterman* „Rabbits“ und „Rabbits. Spiel um dein Leben“ von Terry Miles* „Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof“ und „Miss Merkel - Mord in der Uckermark“ von David Safier* „Die verschwundene Schwester“ von Lucinda Riley* „Der Tod im Anflug“ von Marcus Schwarz* „Summer of Hearts & Souls“ von Colleen Hoover* „Das Labyrinth“ von Simon Stålenhag* „Vier Frauen und ein See“ von Viola Shipman* „23 Uhr 12 - Menschen in einer Nacht“ von Adeline Dieudonné* „Obsidio“ von Jay Kristoff und Amie Kaufman* „Zimt - Auf den ersten Sprung verliebt (Band 1)“ von Dagmar Bach* „Tief in den Wäldern“ von Chevy Stevens* „Das Reich der Vampire“ von Jay Kristoff „Der schönste Zufall meines Lebens“ von Laura Jane Williams* „Todesrache“ von Andreas Gruber* Wenn euch diese Episode gefallen hat, könnt ihr auf meiner Webseite in die Vorjahres-Rückblicke bis 2013 reinhören. Wie war euer Lesejahr 2021? Besucht mich auf meiner FACEBOOK-Seite http://www.facebook.de/Podcastbuecherreich und erzählt mal oder hinterlasst mir hier einen Kommentar. Ich würde mich wahnsinnig freuen. :) Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.

First Draft Episode #332: Chloe Gong Chloe Gong is the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and its sequel Our Violent Ends. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: The Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon Fallen by Lauren Kate Delirium by Lauren Oliver Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzgerald Wattpad The Mortal Instruments series (first book: City of Bones) by Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. Her most recent Shadowhunter novel, Chain of Gold, kicks off the Last Hours trilogy. Hear her First Draft interviews here and here. Divergent by Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series, the Carve the Mark duology, and the short story collection, The End and Other Beginnings, talks about her first adult fantasy novel, Chosen Ones. Listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here. We Need Diverse Books The Diviners by Libba Bray, uthor of New York Times best-selling series A Great and Terrible Beauty, Printz award-winner Going Bovine, and genuinely terrifying historical paranormal The Diviners, and more.

Polly gets pulled into the fabulous world of 1920s New York, while reading The Diviners by Libba Bray. While also getting spooked by the mysterious murders that Evie O'Neill and her friends must solve.Content Warnings: Mentions of death, murder and ghosts throughout the entire episode, sexual assault and violence against women (21:03 to 21:31), physical/sexual abuse. and illegal abortion (32:19 to 32:49)

Libba Bray is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning YA author. In this two-part interview with Theo Baker, Libba speaks about her journey as a writer, her embrace of the absurd and surreal, and shares her writing advice!Part One: Libba on music, journaling, and how playwriting lead her to writing books for teens. (30:32)Part Two: Libba shares about a breakthrough moment in her own writing, and offers us writing advice that she follows.Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

#1 New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning YA author Libba Bray speaks to Theo Baker about her journey to becoming a writer, her embrace of the absurd and surreal, and shares her best writing advice!Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

Gayle Forman and I discuss her career from a journalist for SEVENTEEN to a celebrated YA novelist and the launch of her first MG book, FRANKIE AND BUG. She describes the experience of having IF I STAY adapted into a film and tells an excellent ghost story. We chat about WE ARE INEVITABLE, writing to get out of poverty, how there is no promised land for writers, playlists created for her novels, her writing process, life during the pandemic, dealing with anxiety, and more. Oh, and she mentions living within a five-block radius of authors Libba Bray, R.J. Palacio, E. Lockhart, and Jacqueline Woodson. Award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman has written several bestselling novels for young adults, including the Just One Series, I Was Here, Where She Went and the #1 New York Times bestseller If I Stay, which has been translated into more than 40 languages and in 2014 was adapted into a major motion picture. Gayle published Leave Me, her first novel starring adults, in 2016 and her latest novel I Have Lost My Way was released in March of 2018. Gayle's essays and nonfiction work has appeared in publications like The New York Times, Elle, The Nation and Time. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.

Wherein I talk about the joys of repetitive motion, autistic focus, and recommend the amazing book Going Bovine by Libba Bray

Sista avsnittet före sommaruppehållet bjuder på tips för strandläsning. Är strandläsning något annat än sand i intrigen och sololjeindränkt typografi? Kan det istället vara en förhöjd njutning beroende av solsken och smältande glass? Och varför är innehållet i bokspanarnas strandläsningsböcker så motsägelsefullt? Allt från klassiska musikers sexualskräck till den irriterande grannars oemotståndliga attraktionsförmåga. För att inte tala om den där boken som är som flugornas herre för flickor. 03:35 Beauty queens av Libba Bray 06:45 På Chesil Beach av Ian McEwan 11:00 Strandläsning av Emily Henry

Stephanie and Meghan take a small break this episode and rather than leave listeners without an episode, friends of the podcast Tim Lowe and Ollie Brady decided to put together an episode on the second book of The Diviners series by Libba Bray! Here is a bonus episode with just the guys, diving back into our favorite 1920s paranormal books!  Judging Book Covers Podcast is now part of Certain POV Network! Please check out our sister podcasts and give us all some love!  Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge Judging Book Covers Podcast stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if you are looking for black owned bookshops, please check out these links:  50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores A More Current List  Find us on the web: Twitter | Facebook  | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our (normal) hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram Find our guest hosts:  Tim's Twitter | Minds at Yeerk Instagram | Best Acquaintances' Facebook Group Network Information:  Certain POV Network | Discord Link | 

Today is a another book only episode - diving into A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray.

This episode, Stephanie and Meg discuss VAMPIRES. Are they back? Are they even scary any more? Did Twilight ruin vampires for good? We dive into the short story anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite to see! This collection is focused on taking the vampire mythos away from the cliche European, hetero vibe and twisting it into new and inventive ways! While some do not quite live up to this exciting idea, overall these are a lot of fun to explore.  Next Episode: Tim and Ollie discuss Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray while Stephanie and Meg take a small break!    Judging Book Covers Podcast is now part of Certain POV Network! Please check out our sister podcasts and give us all some love!  Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge Judging Book Covers Podcast stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if you are looking for black owned bookshops, please check out these links:  50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores A More Current List  Find us on the web: Twitter | Facebook  | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram Network Information:  Certain POV Network | Discord Link | 

"Reality is what you make of it."   In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about weird stuff, wonderful stuff, surreal stuff and strange stuff in their discussion of Going Bovine by Libba Bray, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

One of the hazards of co-hosting a podcast with a super-genius is sometimes her obligation to science and research is sliiiightly more important. But, guest hosting in Emily's place today, you may recognize the voice of our very own Nicole Zollos, who creates all of our beautiful BATC art! She joins us today to discuss blindly switching current reads with other cohosts, and some fantastic works of YA literature. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Make sure you're following Nicole's bookstagram @see_nic_read! You can join our fan club (and book club) here: https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Grab your BATC merch: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Libby just read: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (9:05-22:25) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250777881 Up next for Libby: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Kayla just read: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (22:26-32:37) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/17785/a-great-and-terrible-beauty-by-libba-bray/ Up next for Kayla: The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray Guest host Nicole just read: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (32:38-40:16) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250766564 Up next for Nicole: Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Becky just read: Eventide by Sarah Goodman (40:17-50:12) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250224736 Up next for Becky: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

To celebrate our 100th episode, we are putting aside our read harder challenge in order to read a book about the 1920s and GHOST MURDERERS! We read The Diviners by Libba Bray, with two of our favorite all time guests, Ollie Brady and Tim Lowe! Tim dresses up in fashionable pilgrim clothes 1920s clothes and Ollie lectures Meg about her book choices!  Next Book: Buffy Fanfic! Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge Judging Book Covers Podcast stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if you are looking for black owned bookshops, please check out these links:  50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores A More Current List  Find us on the web: Twitter | Facebook  | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram Find our guests:  Tim's Twitter | Minds at Yeerk Instagram | Best Acquaintances' Facebook Group Network Information:  Certain POV Network | Discord Link | 

Today we are discussing our final themes, predictions, and thoughts on Eye of the World as we move on to The Great Hunt.  Laura calls Hannah out for predicting something she had definitely read about in the second book.  We discuss things we used to read and enjoy in high school, like unabridged Les Mis and Newsies, because we are very cool.  Wait until the end where we lose it over the fact that Dune had characters like Duncan Idaho with Jessica and Paul.There are major Jane the Virgin spoilers for about 2 minutes! Also Hannah goes in-depth on What We Do in the Shadows and she likely could have cut it down by 3 minutes. Media Mentions

First Draft Episode #295: Laurie Devore Laurie Devore, author of How To Break a Boy and Winner Takes All, talks about her latest contemporary YA, A Better Bad Idea. This episode is brought to you by Freedom, the easy-to-use app that blocks distracting apps and websites, letting you get into deep work flow. Use offer code FIRSTDRAFT for 40% off a yearly or forever plan. And by The Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. The Stacks is your literary best friend; your virtual book club; your one-stop shop for everything books. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow the show on Instagram at @thestackspod and on Twitter at @thestackspod_ ! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Lurlene McDaniel, author of Don’t Die, My Love, Six Months to Live, and Breathless The Gemma Doyle series, made up of: A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing, by Libba Bray, author of Printz award-winner Going Bovine, and genuinely terrifying historical paranormal The Diviners, and more. Hear her First Draft interview here. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. Hear her first interview on First Draft in support of Chain of Gold, and hear her talk about its follow up, Chain of Iron, and answer listener questions here! Absolute Write Diana Fox, literary agent and founder of Fox Literary, who is Laurie’s literary agent “Gunpowder and Lead” and “Kerosene” by Miranda Lambert Mind the Gap documentary, directed by Bing Liu

Welcome back! Today we dive into the world of Shadowhunters (we have a lot to say), short stories, and the hidden magic trope! Books discussed Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, The Diviners by Libba Bray, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, and Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins. Make sure to check out our Bookshop page for all the books we discuss: https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-8-short-stories-shadowhunters-hidden-magic Hosted by Joanna Reeder (@joanna_reeder), Kristin J Dawson (@kristinimagines), Stacy Trombley (@trombolii), and Valia Lind (@valialind). Follow us on Instagram: @readingqueenspod Artwork by Hanna Sandvig. Music by Stephen Roy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readingqueens/message

(For the full notes with links, visit booklistonline.com/shelf-care) On this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, Susan gets real scared…Summer Scare(d), that is! Ha ha ha ha ha, good one. Hear from author Silvia Moreno-Garcia and librarian horror expert Becky Spratford, librarians Konrad Stump and Evelyn Gathu, and Booklist’s own Julia Smith about this year’s Summer Scares program, from how the books are selected to that one author in the UP who can only be reached if you call the gas station in town. Here’s what we talked about: Summer Scares 2021 list: The Hunger, by Alma Katsu (2018) The Cipher, by Kathe Koja (reissued by Meerkat Press, 2020) Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright (2018) Undead Girl Gang, by Lily Anderson (2018) The Diviners, by Libba Bray (2012) The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline (2017) Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, by Hal Johnson and illustrated by Tom Mead (2015) Ollie’s Odyssey, written and illustrated by William Joyce (2016) Whichwood, by Tahereh Mafi (2017) RA for All: Horror Women in Horror month Horror Writers Association Summer Scares 2020 Program Guide (2021 guide is coming soon…) UP Notable Books 2020 Yoopernatural Haunts: Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society Case Files, by Brad Blair, Tim Ellis, and Steve LaPlaunt The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle Case File 13: Zombie Kid, by J. Scott Savage In the Valley of the Sun, by Andy Davidson Goosebumps series, by R. L. Stine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Gammell

QRR server mods Elysia and Ella discuss Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk, a turn of the century paranormal romance filled with tentacles! Warnings for spoilers and brief mentions of child abuse. (Spoilers for The Casebook of Simon Feximal, skip from 17:20 to 17:49 if you want to miss it). Also, I mentioned the author Lily Morton but accidentally said Lucy Morton, turns out I can't keep my L names straight. Books mentioned: The Casebook of Simon Feximal by K J Charles Remnant: a story by Jorden L Hawk & K J Charles The Binding by Bridget Collins The Diviners by Libba Bray

This week Danielle brings Sam the start of a truly weird novel in Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. When a plane loaded with beauty pageant contestants decides to crash land on a deserted island, the surviving contestants must fend for themselves until rescue comes. Unfortunately, the sinister Corporation that runs the pageant has no interest in their rescue, as the island is planned to be used as the site for an arms deal between The Corporation and MoMo B. ChaCha, an eccentric dictator with a pet stuffed lemur. The stranded beauty pageant contestants soon learn that there's something off about the island, and not just the hallucinogenic berries. If you ever wanted to see a besashed Miss Texas roundhouse kicking guards and being absolutely riddled with tranquilizer darts, this book delivers. Fortunately, despite their dire circumstances, the Captains Bodacious sexy pirate crew arrives to maybe save the day! Featuring a promo for the book discussion podcast Touch Your Shelf; find them on Twitter @touchurshelfpod, Instagram @touchyourshelfpod, and at https://touchyourshelf.libsyn.com/

This week a new guest joins Harmony for a discussion on The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray. They delve into the joys of fantasy and its potential for dealing with real-world issues, social domination theory, the shadow self, and philosophical anarchism. In this episode: https://digitalcollections.saic.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3A75841#page/2/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dominance_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism#:~:text=Anarchism%20is%20a%20political%20philosophy,undesirable%2C%20unnecessary%2C%20and%20harmful https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anarchism/ To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support

In this episode, Vanessa and Alyssa review their 2020 in books and writing. Music by Ben Sulzinsky Instagram: @dearlitpod | @sea_of_sirens (Vanessa) Vanessa's Shop: https://seaofsirens.bigcartel.com/ Books Mentioned: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Classics) The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach (Wednesday Books) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (St. Martin’s Griffin) Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) The Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste Lewis (Knopf) We Slept Here by Sierra Demulder (Button Poetry) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Tor Books) Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) Three Dark Crowns by Kendara Blake (Quill Tree Books) Exhalation by Ted Chiang (Knopf) Lovely War by Julie Berry (Viking Books for Young Readers) Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, read by January LaVoy (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Kona Winds by Scott Kikkawa (Bamboo Ridge Press) Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen (Beacon Press) The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton Company) Vicious & Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (Tor Books) The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (Flatiron Books) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Tor Books) The Diviners series by Libba Bray (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin (Beacon Press) An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (Akashic Books) Other Notes: BookCon + Book Expo closing Cons: YALL FEST, YALL WEST, NTTBF, Miami

In this episode, Maggie and Harmony dive into Foucaultian power theory in Rebel Angels by Libba Bray. They explored the different power relationships and knowledge of Anne, Gemma, Felicity, Ms. Moore, and Kartik. In this episode: Michel Foucault’s theory of power https://www.powercube.net/other-forms-of-power/foucault-power-is-everywhere/ Relationship to feminism https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-power/ To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support

This week Maggie and Harmony are on a break, but tune in next week for our analysis of A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support

Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We both read this in high school, had mixed feelings, came back to the text later, and still have mixed feelings! Plus some pretty strong opinions about Gatsby himself, Fitzgerald’s writing style, the prominence of this text in pop culture and in the classroom, and the narratives we repeat in American history class. We had a lot of fun recording this episode, and we can’t wait to hear all of your thoughts on Gatsby.    Our discussion includes: What we thought of this book in high school versus what we think now Whether or not Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship is romantic Why this is such an enduring classic text Why Sara hates the Baz Luhrman film version with the fire of a thousand suns And...is this the Great American Novel?   Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic,  including a Jazz Age novella and plenty of literary fiction.   We do discuss some spoilers in this episode, but as with all of our episodes, we still think that readers can enhance their experience by listening before, during, or after the reading experience.    Books Mentioned: So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures by Maureen Corrigan Passing by Nella Larsen . . . . . . . . . . Shop the pairings:  https://bookshop.org/lists/novel-pairings-for-the-great-gatsby   Chelsey’s Pairings: Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole [48:30] The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavincencio [56:33] OWN voices reviews: @lupita.reads & @booksteahenny The Diviners by Libba Bray [1:04:36]   Sara’s Pairings: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell [44:50] The Affairs of the Falcons by Melissa Rivero [53:05] Severance by Ling Ma [59:25]   Picks of the Week: Chelsey: The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton Sara: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry, Ep. 245 of What Should I Read Next

Enjoy our presentation of Beauty Queens written by Libba Bray and published by Scholastic.In today's story, fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant crash land on an island. What ensues is a hilarious and satirical tale of survival, consumerism, and just maybe love. Beauty Queens has received various awards and honors, including YALSA's Best Fiction of 2012, and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award. Beauty Queens is recommended for ages 15+ for language, violence, and sex. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/BeautyQueensReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/BeautyQueensLibbyAudiobookHoopla Audiobook: https://bit.ly/BeautyQueensHooplaAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

"Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: it might have been." John Greenleaf Whittier wrote this couplet, so wrenchingly true about regret. But that can all change. Here's how.

Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde) Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde) Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde) Questions: 1. I love to read books with a seasonal feel (cold and snowy in the Winter, spooky in Fall, etc.). I would love a book for summer that feels sunny and hot, but, the problem is, all of my favorite books are dark or gothic. My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery, and gothic but I am also open to lit fic and non-fiction. My favorite books of all time are The Diviners series by Libba Bray, Lonesome Dove, The Thirteenth Tale, Rebecca, The Night Circus, anything Tana French, The Queen of the Night, and The Secret History. -Danielle 2. Hi! I’ve sent in before but this isn’t a recommendation for me. My brother is a teenager but is only now just starting to get into reading (which I’ve been trying to do for years). He enjoys anything action packed, historical, logical, and or science fiction. As long as the book is exciting to keep him engaged and not too long. He’s 16 and grew up on Percy Jackson but hasn’t read much else from then on. Hope that helps!   -Gigi 3. Hey y’all! I would like a YA book based on the dance world. I have read some nonfiction, but I would really like a fiction book. I have been dancing for 13 years, and right now am dancing primarily ballet and pointe. I do not want a drama- filled cliche book, like dance moms. Just something where dance is a huge part of the main character’s life and is really good.  Thanks so much! -Allison  4. Hi I’ve recently been reading a lot of middlegrade books, I find they are just the mood I want for this lockdown & it’s helped me clear my backlog. My favourite was Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm It features all the elements of science fiction I love, a bit of peril, a lot of space travel and a view of a positive future. It reminded me of Heinlien’s juveniles (without the sexism), Becky Chambers and KA Applegate’s Remnant Chronicles. I’m looking for more middle grade that is proper science fiction please help me find something that is not an earth bound dystopian future (that seems to be all that comes up in searches) I’ve got Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee on order but need more! -Bex 5. Something to escape into: fantasy, fairytale, folklore, time slippage -Kim 6. Hi, I have fallen in love with essay collections this year. They have all been thematically different but written by female authors, beautiful writing as well as are on interesting topics.  I have loved: Constellations by Sinead Gleeson Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Make It Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison  Thick by Tressie Macmillan Cottam Would love to hear some further recommendations! Not that keen on anything by straight white men. Thanks.  -Georgia 7. Hi! Me and a friend are starting a book club! We’re a group of disabled and chronically ill young people, from the US and UK (so books released in both is a must). Available in audio and on Kindle also important for accessibility reasons, nothing too long or hard to read, and maybe older books so they’re also available second hand/in libraries without huge hold lists. Disability representation is obviously important, but other diversities (especially LGBTQ+) would be great too, and personally I’d quite like something with mental health or neurodiversity themes. Fiction and non both okay, any and all genres too! Books already on the list include Get a Life, Chloe Brown and The Pretty One -Caz Books Discussed Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence) The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Zero Sum Game by SL Huang The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape) Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children) My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

It's Episode 100 of SSR — and Week 3 of Pride Month! There's so much to celebrate on the podcast this week!Episode 100 is all about Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty, the 2003 YA novel that kicked off the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. Megan Tripp joins Alli to discuss everything from world-building and problematic othering of BIPOC to subtle hints at queerness and young women claiming their agency! You don't want to miss it.Follow Megan on Instagram (@booksnblazers).

Frequent listeners of the podcast will know that we’re both big audiobook listeners, and we’re sharing some of our favorite narrators and the books that represent their work. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Audie AwardsThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James, narrated by Emma ThompsonAuthorized: Love and Romance (podcast)Reese Witherspoon filmographyJim Dale audiobooksHarry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Ann’s pick: Rosalyn Landor– The Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm) Juliet Stevenson– Juliet Stevenson filmography– Emma (film)– The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– Belgravia by Julian Fellowes (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich Katherine Kellgren– My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm) Halle’s pick: January LaVoy– The Diviners by Libba Bray (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– The Diviners series by Libba Bray Bahni Turpin– The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm) Rebecca Lowman– Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black– Caitlin Kelly audiobooks Halle: The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– Animal Farm by George Orwell (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm)– Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (buy from Bookshop; buy from Libro.fm) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on Bookshop

Amanda and Claire, with special guest author Libba Bray for WYR, discuss Beauty Queens, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

Amanda and Claire interview author Libba Bray, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

Starting off this season, we dive into a topic that’s touched us all: Desi-American pop culture! Listen in to learn more about the kinds of things that we were listening to, reading, and watching as we grew up that explored South Asian-American identity in whatever way it might be. Among our recommendations name dropped in this episode, we have:- Bend it like Beckham (2002 Movie)- Born Confused, by Tanuja Desai Hidier (novel)- A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (novel)- The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri (novel and 2006 movie)- Deepica Mutyala, CEO of Live Tinted (@deepica)- Hari Kondabolu (Comedian, @harikondabolu)- 2 Step Bhangra by Kashif & The Bilz (record)- Penn Masala (artist)Others we discussed in this episode include: Aziz Ansari, Jus Reign, Mindy Kaling, Lilly Singh (Superwoman), Russell Peters, and the ever infamous Apu.Happy Listening from SASMHA!

Valentine's Day has come and passed, and Mindy and Deb have celebrated by talking about....horror! Come join them and their first guest, Joyce, as they discuss body horror vs. supernatural horror! Japanese horror vs. Western horror? And what happens if you read at night? Oh, the horror! (Disclaimer: there were technical difficulties with audio. Volume control might be an issue...) For inquiries, please email notabookclub.pod@gmail.com Find Joyce on Instagram here! Books Discussed: The Elementals by Michael McDowell Tomie by Junji Ito The Woman in Black by Susan Hill The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Through the Woods by Emily Carroll The Diviners by Libba Bray

Amanda and Claire discuss The King of Crows by Libba Bray, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

Warm welcome to our new listeners! Head over to https://www.instagram.com/88cupsoftea/ to watch Libba Bray's Instagram takeover filled with exciting behind-the-scenes footage of her writing life!  --------------------------------------- Curious to discover how to productively take feedback to help you reach your writing goals? Or how to know when it's time to let go of a project? Or strategies to help push yourself out of your comfort zone? How about ways to balance finances as an artist? We talk about it all and more with Libba Bray. Libba is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy, the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, the L.A. Times Book Prize finalist Beauty Queens, and The Diviners series which includes the fourth and final book in the series, The King of Crows, out now! In our conversation, Libba and I talk about what it was like living and surviving in NYC when she first moved from Texas and dive into her first love of playwriting and the realities of producing a play. We then get into some real talk about money planning in creative fields and how to make an income while still making time for your craft. We discuss how she began writing YA novels, the steps she took to learn the structure of a novel and discover her writing process, and how learning to receive and give feedback can help shape your writing style.  And later in the episode, we go into detail about knowing when it's time to move on from a project, I know there's a lot of listeners in our Facebook group who've been wondering about this, so pay special attention to Libba's experiences and advice and hopefully, it'll help guide you with your decision-making. We wrap up our conversation by discussing how to best work with your writing partners so it's a win-win relationship, and how writing has helped Libba to make sense of her place in the world.  Please say 'Hi' to Libba on Twitter! https://twitter.com/libbabray Head over to Libbas's shownotes page at https://88cupsoftea.com/libba-bray to find the resources and books mentioned in her episode, tweetable quotes, and the timestamps of highlights throughout the entire conversation. 

Horror fisherman, fantasy YA, and tangents galore! Join Deb and Mindy as they discussed what they've read lately! For inquiries, please email notabookclub.pod@gmail.com Books Discussed: The Fisherman by John Langan Devotion by Patti Smith Find Me by Andre Acimen Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black The Cadeleonian Series by Ginn Hale The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Black Hand by Stephen Talty Rise of Globalism by Stephen E. Ambrose Optic Nerve by María Gainza Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

Amanda and Claire discuss Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

Amanda and Claire discuss Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray with a special guest for Would You Rather, voice actor and audiobook narrator January LaVoy, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

First Draft Episode Re-release: Libba Bray (Eps (#18 and 19) Libba Bray, author of New York Times best-selling series A Great and Terrible Beauty, Printz award-winner Going Bovine, and genuinely terrifying historical paranormal The Diviners, among others, joins me to talk about having her rock collection stolen as a kid, that one time Wes Anderson helped stage a play she wrote, and how growing up in Texas set her head at a certain tilt. The episode originally released on Nov 3, 2014, and Nov 6, 2014. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Seven Samurai, directed by Akira Kurosawa Citizen Kane Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe Aaron Sorkin worked at the concessions at the theater for years and only heard dialogue for years and that influenced him Harold Pinter is a writer who knows when to take a pause in dialogue The Thin Man, Bringing Up Baby, The Marx brothers influenced her sense of comedy Neil Simon plays (Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park: A Comedy in Three Acts, and The Odd Couple: A Comedy in Three Acts) Singin’ In The Rain Peter Marks, theater critic of the New York Times and the Washington Post New York International Film Festival Mawkish Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (and Tiger Beat has a song called “Holden Caufield is Not an Asshole”), A Separate Peace by John Knowles, and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath were the only examples of “YA” that Libba had growing up Laurie Halse Anderson, David Levithan, Rachel Cohn, Francesca Lia Block (listen to her First Draft interview here), and Angela Johnson were some of the writers that Libba discovered when she dove into YA fiction Aaron Zimmerman, who runs the non-profit New York Writers Coalition Ann Brashares (author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Melissa Sinnet, and Cecily von Ziegesar (author of Gossip Girl) were Libba’s editors at Alloy Book Publishing Sweet Sixteen Holly Black, Newberry Honoree and New York Times bestselling author the Spiderwick Chronicles, The Curse Workers, Magesterium, and her most recent series, Folk of Air (listen to her First Draft interview here) “Miles and Miles of No Man’s Land,” Libba Bray’s post about depression Stephanie Perkins‘ blog post about depression (hear Stephanie and me on a panel together in this First Draft episode) Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry Carrie by Stephen King I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

So what's up with books without dialogue quotation marks? Come join Deb and Mindy as they highlight their reading month! For inquiries, please email notabookclub@gmail.com. Books Discussed: Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong Wilder Girls by Rory Powers Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Uprooted by Naomi Novik Normal People by Sally Rooney The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

Neste episódio, a apresentadora Marina Pastore conversa sobre “Cadê você, Bernadette?”, de Maria Semple, com Bruna Brito, do departamento de projetos digitais; Fernanda Dias, do departamento de direitos autorais; Antonio Castro, do editorial dos selos Seguinte e Letrinhas; Enrico Sera, do departamento de divulgação; e Helen Claro, do departamento de negócios digitais. * Recentemente adaptado para os cinemas por Richard Linklater e com Cate Blanchett no papel principal, o romance é uma contundente comédia de costumes sobre uma família americana em crise. Sem sentimentalismos, mas com muita empatia, "Cadê você, Bernadette?" trata do amor incondicional de uma filha por sua mãe imperfeita. * Alerta: este episódio contém spoilers! * Outras referências citadas no episódio: Do que é feita uma garota (Caitlin Moran): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=13787 A história secreta (Donna Tartt): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=10515 O pintassilgo (Donna Tartt): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=13556 As avós (Doris Lessing): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=12152 A caixa preta (Amós Oz): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=10430 Daisy Jones and The Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid): https://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/detalhe.php?codigo=88275 Louco aos poucos (Libba Bray): https://www.amazon.com.br/Louco-aos-Poucos-Bray-Libba/dp/851606929X Lady Bird: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4925292/ Being Erica: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149608/ Desperate Housewives: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410975/ Weeds: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439100/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Arrested Development: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/ * Edição: Jose Bárrickelo

The breath-taking finale to the epic New York Times bestseller, The Diviners, from Printz winner and beloved author Libba Bray hits shelves on February 4, 2020. Here she speaks to Victoria Stapleton about the series.

There's no need to get into any Black Friday lines this year. EdTech Loop already has you covered with the best gifts for the holiday season!Podcast TranscriptLarry Burden 0:03 No, that will not do.Larry Burden 0:11 double check we're recording here.Larry Burden 0:13 I'm very happy somebody prepped for this pod.Stephie Luyt 0:15 I know.Larry Burden 0:16 Not this guy.Danelle Brostrom 0:16 Let's just scrap this one.Stephie Luyt 0:18 Almost 40 is not old.Larry Burden 0:19 Bada Boom Bada BingLarry Burden 0:26 It's Episode 98 of the EdTech Loop podcast My name is Larry Burden and she's planning to virtually camp out in Amazon's Black Friday line as soon as this podcast ends. it's Danelle Brostrom. And we are also joined by one of our favorite things Stephie Luyt. I've dug deep into the bargain bin for this week's moment of Zen.Moment of Zen 0:46 Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.Larry Burden 0:51 This pod might be a little late, as we wait to thaw this week's meat the show: the Annual Loop Holiday Gift Giving Guide. So guys, it's almost that time of the year. Next week, this blew me away by the way, you know, you start to see some Black Friday stuff, you know, coming in the mail and here and there and I'm like oh my gosh. So early this year. And then it hit me, it's next week.Danelle Brostrom 1:19 Crazy.Stephie Luyt 1:19 Yeah,Larry Burden 1:20 So, help, help me out. We were talking before the pod, I am completely unprepared for the holiday season this year so enlighten me as to what, what are some wonderful things we can get for our people that we love.Danelle Brostrom 1:33 Do you want to go first?Stephie Luyt 1:34 I will, and I have a major theme because all of what I brought are, I brought book ideas. And part of that is because I just came back from a conference. So I was at the American Association of School Librarians conference and there were many authors and illustrators there. And, you know, you can't go wrong with a book. And so what I have is a range of books from our, for our littles up to our high school kiddos. Some you may have heard about because some have gotten some press and some are, were new to me. Let me start with the littles, and this book, it's called "Another," by Christian Robinson, and it is a sci-fi fantasy picture book that is wordless. So that's a lot. If you think about all that in all of those elements in a picture book without words for littles, preschool. The art is beautiful and there's an alternate universe that the kiddo and the animal take a little journey in. And I just, I'm so intrigued by this concept, and already there are multiple accolades rolling in for this book. So as we're getting close to my favorite time with the Caldicot, Newbery awards, I think we'll hear a lot more about, "Another." But put that one on your list if you have littles.Larry Burden 2:53 What a great way to introduce our littlest ones to narrative.Stephie Luyt 2:58 Yes,Larry Burden 2:59 Get them understanding the concept of storytelling and story. So that when we're introducing them to words and vocabulary and reading, they already have an understanding of the structure...Stephie Luyt 3:13 AbsolutelyLarry Burden 3:14 of the story. Did you bring it?Stephie Luyt 3:16 I didn't bring that one.Larry Burden 3:20 The ultimate picture book and it's not here.Stephie Luyt 3:22 It's not here but,Larry Burden 3:23 because you recognized it's an audio podcast so why would you bring it.Stephie Luyt 3:27 Well, partially because it's so popular right now I don't have a copy available, but I also, you know I come here and then I hold it up and you guys make fun of me.Larry Burden 3:36 I would, I'm hurt, I would never.Stephie Luyt 3:39 In the nicest way possible. So, maybe I'll give you a couple more of the littles and then we can go back and forth.Danelle Brostrom 3:45 Deal.Stephie Luyt 3:45 Okay, there's a book called, "The Undefeated," by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and if you're familiar with those names you probably have seen them in a number of other books. But this is a love letter to the experience of African Americans, and it actually was connected to an ESPN special called, "The Undefeated." But it is a poem, and the artwork by Kadir Nelson is photorealistic so his, his illustrations are as gorgeous as you can imagine. And topic wise, you know that's, there's some heavy stuff in there, and it's tells just a beautiful narrative of the experience of African Americans, touching on a lot of issues. But there's a lot of meat in this book and it's just gorgeous. So, I don't have it, but I can, I can, I can picture it in my mind.Larry Burden 4:37 We trust you. We trust you.Stephie Luyt 4:39 I've seen it and have, I highly recommend it. We do have it in a couple of libraries.Larry Burden 4:44 What age group would that be?Stephie Luyt 4:45 Well, you know I would call it for mid to upper elementary. I think the, the depth of some of the history would be more meaningful to older elementary and up, and older even kiddos. But in terms of the story, kids will understand it.Larry Burden 5:02 And as we said before picture books aren't just for our,Stephie Luyt 5:06 Correct.Larry Burden 5:07 Lower El.,Stephie Luyt 5:08 The book, "Another," by Christian Robinson, could be used at all levels. A wordless picture book, I mean kids of all ages and adults would tell a different story as they're looking through it, as you know all ages, it would, it appeals for everyone.Larry Burden 5:20 It'd be perfect for a podcast studio. Oh that's right.Stephie Luyt 5:25 Oh sorry guys.Danelle Brostrom 5:26 Love it.Stephie Luyt 5:26 And then another book that is, it was written by Sonia Sotomayor, from the Supreme Court, you may have heard of her, and Raphael Lopez is the illustrator. And it's called, "Just Ask." And it's all about kids who have any kind of, I would say, lack of a better word, difference. So kids who, it was written because Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with diabetes when she was a child, and she always felt like when she'd be having medication, or getting a shot, that kids were always curious and wondering, but people wouldn't ask. And so the book is all about how everybody has something that is on their plate that they're dealing with. And so it touches on ADHD, allergies, learning differences of all types, different types of disabilities, and the whole focus is, everybody has differences, let's, let's ask, let's be curious and it's, l et's talk about, and embrace, and celebrate these things that are, everybody has that are different. So beautiful illustrations again. Raphael Lopez has done a number of books and it's, it's a really neat partnership.Danelle Brostrom 6:34 Amazing books. Thank you.Stephie Luyt 6:36 You're welcome.Danelle Brostrom 6:36 Well, I feel like I'm struggling to follow those because I brought all, like, fun tech things.Stephie Luyt 6:44 I think that sounds perfect.Danelle Brostrom 6:45 I feel like you need the balance which is why you should do both,Stephie Luyt 6:47 Absolutely.Danelle Brostrom 6:48 So talking about the things for the littles. I'll talk about my stuff for littles first. I want to remind everyone about Kiwi Crate. That is one of my favorite things. I think it's a great, holiday season is a great time to think about starting a Kiwi Crate because it's a gift that would last the entire year. It is either a simple, single kit, or you can set up with a subscription. So they would get one every single month. And they have crates all the way down to 0 to 2, 2 to 4, all the way up to 14 and up. And the crates are focused on making, they're focused on creativity, there's one that's focused on art, one is focused on tinkering. And it gives the kids all the things that they need to do this project. And it's pretty cool because when it comes, the kids, they smile, my own kids they make the project that's there. And it's pretty cool and it keeps us intrigued and entertained for a little while. And then I watch it kind of evolve, like I watch that project will change into something else and they'll try to figure out how they can change it and make it better. So I see them playing with it longer than just that first session, and I like that it brings new ideas into my house every month.Stephie Luyt 7:55 Yep. And I think they've expanded one that's for, as you mentioned older kids and that that's newer. That is on my list of possibilities for my kiddos because we've never had it but my niece's do and they've loved it. And I always think to myself, you know I could gather all these materials and do this project.Danelle Brostrom 8:13 But I won't.Stephie Luyt 8:15 So, it's really nice that Kiwi Crate does that for you, if you might be like me and have plans but they might not always pan out.Danelle Brostrom 8:24 I also hate buying all of this stuff. Like you know, my kid wanted to take this little basketball thing with pom poms, okay but we needed 2 pom poms. Pom Poms come in a bagStephie Luyt 8:33 Of 100.Danelle Brostrom 8:33 Yes. So now I have 400 pom poms around my house that are ridiculous.Larry Burden 8:39 You mocked me years ago, when I, when I was, we were talking about Makers, Makerspace and, and collecting the stuff and I pointed out, like, I get that, it's really cool, but the organize, organizing of it can be a little bit cumbersome so you really want to be thinking about that when you're getting all that stuff. and look how look how it comes back around.Danelle Brostrom 8:59 It does come back around.Stephie Luyt 9:01 The Wise One.Danelle Brostrom 9:03 Thanks, Larry.Larry Burden 9:04 Though, I will say, with that, I'm listening to these suggestions and my kids are a little bit older and I'm like, I wonder if that'd be appropriate for me? Maybe I can ask them to give that to me? Maybe I want a Kiwi Crate.Danelle Brostrom 9:17 The ones for older kids are really, really cool. For 14 and up they offer two options. One is a Maker kit. And then this eureka kit, which is all about engineering and science. And, like the one example that they make, you make a desk lamp. They show you how to make a desk lamp that uses pulleys and springs to make an adjustable lamp with an LED bulb. It's so cool. I know, we should get them here for the, the pod. Ukulele, and electric pencil sharpener, like. Okay, my next option is going to be for like that elementary school age kiddo. I have a Fitbit, and I love my fitness tracker and my child wanted one, and I started looking online and I was kind of frustrated with the options that were available. They were all from other countries. I didn't know about the tracking. You know I'm a little crazy about privacy, I'm just sayin'.Larry Burden 10:10 Thank you for that actually. Somebody needs to.Stephie Luyt 10:12 Obsesively intentional.Danelle Brostrom 10:13 I do, I do worry about things like that, but I know that she really wanted a fitness tracker. So I was so excited to,Larry Burden 10:20 Not the worst thing for a child to be obsessed about,Danelle Brostrom 10:22 I know, she wants to count her steps. Fitbit came out with a new one recently called the ACE2. And it's made specifically for kids so it has special swim proof protection. It has some kid friendly graphics that you can put on the front, some kid friendly stats and goals celebrations. But it also has a parent component. I like that you can set it up under a family sharing plan and then your kids because they're under 13 they're given the special protections with their data that should happen for an under 13 year old. And it also, you get to kind of decide what features they get. Like if they want to have step challenges with their friends, they can only do with people you approve. Like, it kind of helps give me some of the control back which I really, really like. And they're running about $70 which doesn't feel crazy expensive for this kind of a fitness tracker. But there are some other features that I think are really, really smart that are on here. There is a timer, which the kids can set from the device. Why do I love that? Because I think of ADHD kids when they're sitting in classroom, and they need things broken up, and they need to be able to stand and go walk around, they need to be able to set themselves a timer. So, in a classroom setting, having a timer go off, well all of a sudden that makes you the one that everyone's looking at. But to have it on your watch that just vibrates a little bit, that you can set yourself, I think, gives a little bit of independence. It just recognizes that kids like, kids might need that. So, I'm a huge fan of the Fitbit Ace2.Stephie Luyt 11:49 Sounds like a really thoughtful tool to. Well designed with kids in mind.Larry Burden 11:52 Awesome. Like I said, my kids are,Danelle Brostrom 11:55 I'm looking at you waiting for your gifts Larry. What do you have?Larry Burden 11:57 I have a piece of paper with some stuff on it, and some really, really, really, smart friends.Stephie Luyt 12:02 I have this book with me. Now our listeners cannot see it but, "Astronaut, Aquanaut," so it is a nonfiction National Geographic Kids book by Jennifer Swanson and she had consultation by Fabian Cousteau. So Jacque Cousteau's, I believe, grandson. if you've, if you have a kiddo who, our you have ever wondered like what would it really be like to be an astronaut, and what would it be like to be an aquanaut, and all those questions that might be forming in your mind right now are answered in this book. And the kid kind of questions, like the nitty gritty of what you do when you are living under water or in space. How does, how did the basic things happen? And I love the amount of research that went into the book, and the detail. And just really providing like a typical day in space, a typical day in the deep sea. Really well researched, lots of primary sources. And this is for kind of your, again, upper elementary, just with the reading level and the amount of information. But if you have a kid who's curious about any of these areas, I would highly recommend this one. And then I have two graphic novels. Ridley Pearson is writing a series about the Super Sons. So it's the sons of Batman, and the sons of Superman, and their backstory and their narrative. So, looking at a whole 'nother part of the superheroes, from the point of view of their sons. And I love, love, love this. Meg Cabot, who wrote The Princess Diaries as well as another, a number of other books is also jumping into graphic novels. They actually, at a session I attended at the conference, a group of writers and illustrators were talking about how, you know as we've talked about on the pod, the graphic novels are very popular in comics. And so a number of kid lit authors and illustrators went to basically, comic boot camp. They brought a bunch of popular authors and illustrators together to learn more about the genre. So Meg Cabot's jumped into writing, this is more of a comic format. But it's a character, Black Canary, and this is called, "Ignite." And Black Canary is a teenager who wants to follow in her dad's footsteps, and be a detective in Gotham City, and doesn't have, doesn't believe she has any superpowers, but then discovers that she does. And, great coming of age story, great female empowerment, what she can do, what she can't do by, what society's letting her do. Loved it, it's going to be, there'll be a sequel, if not more. So, and this I have to say out of all the books, all the new books I brought back from the conference, two of my three kids have read this multiple times and loved it. So this one got high recommendations from my small sample at home, and I loved it too, and Black Canary's power is that she can,Larry Burden 14:49 Do we want toStephie Luyt 14:50 Okay, maybe not.Larry Burden 14:50 No spoilers. No spoilers.Danelle Brostrom 14:52 Um, let me do one and then I'll bump it back to you. So thinking about your middle and high school students, or even your adults because I'm thinking I might want one of these to. I'm really excited by the Dribble Up Ball. Dribble up.com, they're offering three different options: a smart soccer ball, a smart basketball and a smart medicine ball. Now what I think is kind of interesting is that it started as Kickstarter in 2017, but really mainstream within the last couple months. I've seen a lot of people talking about them. And essentially, there's a little stand a little tripod that you put your smartphone in, and then you stand back with your smart ball, like your soccer ball, and you can practice toe tapping drills and it will show you exactly where the ball needs to be, and you get points when it hits there. The medicine ball one is kind of for adults. There's a six pound and a 10 pound and you can do the workout. And when you lift the ball up and you get it in the right spot, the smartphone can sense where it is and it gives you a point for that. So you get points by being accurate, you get points by doing it faster. There's a lot of professional soccer teams that are actually using this to improve their accuracy and speed with some of these drills to build muscle memory. I think it's really, really cool to think of how you could improve your ball control skills with these virtual coaches. I think it's really, really cool for kids. I think that this is going to be big this Christmas. Check out DribbleUp.com.Larry Burden 16:16 I love that, that's so cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:16 I know, I want one.Danelle Brostrom 16:18 There's a REMC person downstate, her name is Ann Smart, and she is bringing this PD using the dribble a ball and math. And she's going and talking to teachers about how they can use this in the classroom to help kids build their math skills. I'm really intrigued with the work that she's doing around it, so keep an eye out for them.Larry Burden 16:39 You know some of our physical education teachers in elementary have used, or incorporated literature and some language arts into their, their classes and their lessons. What a great way to incorporate math for some cross curricular activities. I mean so, so cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:57 Yeah, and it gets kids movingStephie Luyt 16:57 Really cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:59 Yeah.Stephie Luyt 16:59 A couple for middle school in particular. "Song for a Whale," so this book is about a deaf student who learns about a whale who's unable to communicate with other whales, and feels that she wants to help this whale. So she goes on this journey with the support of some characters. One thing I found really interesting is the author, Lynn Kelly, is a sign language interpreter herself. So she has a lot of experience working with people with hearing differences. And this is, you know, a kiddo who isn't feeling like she fits in and wants to reach out and help another creature that isn't fitting in. And it's this really exciting journey. And so kiddos, middle grade readers who love animals would be really drawn to this book and the power of this story is what recommends it to. A book called, "Other Words for Home," by Jasmine Warga, is a book told in verse, a novel in verse. And this is the story of a family who comes into Cincinnati from Syria and their experiences. They assimilate, and then as other relatives join her family seeing how she's come and changed, and her experiences and in her new area. What home means, what family means. I love that its in verse. It's another form for kids to really enjoy, and similar to "The Undefeated," being told as a poem form. So, "Other Words for Home," it's that one.Danelle Brostrom 18:24 I only have one more. The last thing I'm going to mention is, so thinking about the holidays, it's a great time to add board games into your collection. Board games are great way to get the family together, and get them talking. One of my all time favorite board games is called Prime Climb.Larry Burden 18:41 We've seen this, yeah.Danelle Brostrom 18:42 I feel like I need to mention it every time because it's so good. Math for Love is the company that makes it, and it makes some other games for kids. Little Pok-a-Dot it out is another good one. But Prime Climb is, it's beautiful first of all, but then the mathematics involved, it's funny because I play it with my older child, and we change the rules a little bit because typically what you have to do, you roll the dice and then you can choose either to add, subtract, multiply or divide the number on your pawn by the number you roll. Like there's a lot of different computational thinking that's happening when kids are playing this game. But we changed the rules a little bit because division is still tricky for her, so I told her you can either add or multiply, we just kind of changed that a little bit. And then it was funny because then she played with my husband and he made a play by the rules which was a very different game for her. But then he came to me afterward, and he's a grown adult, and he was like that game was really fun. Like yeah it is, though it's really fun for adults, it's really fun for kids. There's a lot of thinking, and I kind of like that you get to control what you do. You have two pawns you can choose to move which one, you can choose which one you want to move, you can choose whether you want to bump somebody, there's just a lot of different choices you can make, and a lot of computational thinking and math that happens, and a lot of talking and fun. So, I would put Prime Climb on the list every time.Stephie Luyt 20:00 I just added that to my shopping list. I have just one more book that I want to talk about, it's called, "Beauty Queens," by Libba Bray, it's a read alike for Lord of the Flies. So, there's an airplane crash with a group of girls who are headed to a beauty pageant. It is a story of what they do and the society that they form, and how they survive. And knocking out stereotypes, and looking at societal expectations. A fast moving, very creative take if you remember how the Lord of the Flies plays out. I highly recommend this one.Larry Burden 20:38 In my attempts, my vain attempts to do some research I came across the Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit.Danelle Brostrom 20:46 Oh Kano.Stephie Luyt 20:47 Oh yeah.Larry Burden 20:48 And you actually get a wandDanelle Brostrom 20:49 There's a Harry Potter one now?Larry Burden 20:51 You get a wand and you actually cast spells in code.Danelle Brostrom 20:56 Larry.Larry Burden 20:57 So, I don't know if it's good. I don't know if it's, you know, it's Harry Potter so like, kids aren't going to like it. Everybody's all over...I got one!Danelle Brostrom 21:06 Well it's the Kano Kit to which has a good reputation.Larry Burden 21:11 I was just kind of going through like Harry Potter and coding? That sounds okay.Stephie Luyt 21:15 Yeah! Build a wand, learn to code, make magic.Larry Burden 21:18 If somebody has that, please let us know what they think of it. What age groups would be appropriate for that. It's six and up, I saw but, right, it's Harry Potter so.Danelle Brostrom 21:28 I would play it. Yet another thing we need to get for the Loop.Stephie Luyt 21:33 We might need to test that on the pod.Danelle Brostrom 21:34 I think we should.Larry Burden 21:35 Are we all set.Danelle Brostrom 21:36 We're set.Techtool of the Week 21:36 TechTool of the Week.Danelle Brostrom 21:41 TechTool of the Week. Purdue University, this is where I get my ideas from frankly. Every single year they put out an Engineering Gift Guide, and their gifts that they choose are tested by their engineering students, and they're looking for things that have good gameplay, that are quality, that have those open ended experiences that families can play together. And the quality of items that come out of there are just fantastic. They do include some books Stephie, but the books are things like, "Baby Learns to be a Structural Engineer." It sounds fantastic! But there are things for littles that they can do, all the way up to things that you would really be buying for your high school or older students. So the Purdue Engineering Gift Guide is phenomenal every single year. So check that out. It's great books, there's great stuff on there to. They also talked about Kiwi, they also talked about the Osmo which we talked about before that offers some hands on things with the, with the device. The Sphero, I think made that as well, which is a little coding robot. There's some good stuff on there.Stephie Luyt 22:44 This is going to be very helpful for shopping at my house.Larry Burden 22:48 And she's just basically gonna go down that list, check, check. Somebody already made my list, fabulous.Stephie Luyt 22:54 Thank you.Larry Burden 22:55 Tutorials and updates, I was just gonna say that, look for some new stuff, some additional content that's going to be on our podcast site upcoming. Danelle, and David, send out these great emails, tech resource emails, throughout the week and asked them, I didn't here back from Danelle...Danelle Brostrom 23:13 You'd like to steal them.Larry Burden 23:14 I want to steal them.Danelle Brostrom 23:15 You may.Larry Burden 23:15 Well you know, great, it's great content, and it'd be nice to get more people looking at that. More people can look at it, the more successful they will be with technology in the classroom. So, in closing, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @TCAPSLoop,Danelle Brostrom 23:29 @brostromda.Stephie Luyt 23:31 @StephieLuytLarry Burden 23:32 Subscribe to the podcast on podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune-in, Downcast, Overcast, Spotify, the Google Play Store or wherever else you get your ear candy, leave a review, we love the feedback. Thanks for listening, and inspiring.Stephie Luyt 23:47 Is the downcast, up... like all those things, are those real?Transcribed by https://otter.ai

Amanda and Claire discuss The Diviners by Libba Bray with special guest Katharine for Would You Rather.

Welcome back listeners! Welcome to our first full real episode! In this episode, Leo and Lissy will dive into how they pick the books they read and keep reading. (They may also talk about DNFing).Enjoy this episode! Books Mentioned: Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling Watership Down by Richard Adams The Diviners by Libba Bray *note some books may have been left out due to human error being increased by procrastination Contact us: Instagram: @bookful_thoughts Email: bookfulthoughts@gmail.com Cover Art: Rebecca Seifert: @oi.fishface.industries

It's the perfect time of year to curl up with a creepy book. Stacy, Shannon, and Natalia are sharing some of their favorites. Books mentioned in this episode include: Joe Hill, NOS4A2 Jennifer McMahon, The Night Sister Chevy Stevens, Still Missing Cherie Priest, The Family Plot Alma Katsu, Hunger Dean Koontz, Intensity Karen White, The House on Tradd Street (Tradd Street #1) Libba Bray, The Diviners (The Diviners #1) Karin Slaughter, Blindsided (Grant County #1) Tananarive Due, The Good House Carol Goodman, The Ghost Orchid Karen Rose, Die for Me (Romantic Suspense #7) 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

To round out our spoooooky month, Hannah and Teffer discuss the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. We’re talking about witchcraft, boarding school, ambiguous laws of magic, colonialism, generational trauma, and oh boy SO much more. Pour yourself a cup of tea and charge your crystals in the moonlight, because we are getting WITCHY. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcast Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast @tefferbear @thebailzasaurus @kadi__d Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com www.upfordnetwork.com Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada

Episode 187: Designer Flu & Superhumans - The Conspiracy Theory Trope in Speculative Fiction   Those of us who enjoy sci-fi, also probably enjoy a good 'conspiracy theory' trope. Whether it's governments plotting ways to create a docile populace or supercharged plagues accidentally released with disastrous consequences or human experimentation, there's something both thrilling and morbidly fascinating (not to mention chilling) in the idea that those in power may not have our best interests at heart. Or worse, that they may be actively working to remove our autonomy. But where does the conspiracy theory trope originate? This week Jules and Madeleine take a look at possible origins - from the Cold War to the horrors of the 20th C eugenics movement. Following their favourite and most reviled versions of this trope leads the dragons down some very murky paths indeed. On the slab this week - The Diviners by Libba Bray, The Stand by Stephen King, Feed by Mira Grant and many more.   Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic

Welcome to Love YA Like Crazy! You're listening to a special episode recorded by one of the two hosts, Jacob Haller, while he was at PodX in Nashville. This is the last episode in the series, which I think goes out on a high note! For this one, Jake talked to Vox Media's Allegra Frank, who is also a cohost of 'The Polygon Show', about Andrew Clements's 'Things Not Seen', and we were also joined by past guest Simone de Rochefort, which was very excellent! Note that the discussion includes spoilers for 'Things Not Seen', as well as Clements's 'Frindle' and Libba Bray's 'Beauty Queens', and the final episode of Game of Thrones. As mentioned in this discussion, Libba Bray wrote an article about the experience of trying to bring 'Beauty Queens' to the big screen. You can find it on ew.com. The episode contains a brief clip from The Polygon Show's bonus episode about the Game of Thrones finale, in which a couple of the podcast's cohosts, Ashley Oh and Simone de Rochefort, improvise a missing scene from the show. If you enjoy it, I recommend listening to the rest of the show, and other episodes of the Polygon Show in general! Plus, a correction: Jake mentioned that he and Carrie previously recorded an episode about 'Shiver' by Maggie Stiefvater, except I called it 'Frozen'. Anyway, if you want to hear Carrie and me critique the book, here's a link to the episode! We recorded in a space provided by Netflix, for which we thank them! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy .  

Narrator January Lavoy was recently honored as a Golden Voice by AudioFile. January is a skilled narrator who draws listeners into whatever she's performing, whether it's a thrilling mystery or a compelling historical audiobook. We wanted to know more about January's journey to becoming an audiobook narrator, the differences between narrating in the booth and acting on stage, and all of the work that she does to inhabit so many dynamic characters. January has narrated hundreds of engaging audiobooks, including THE DIVINERS series by Libba Bray, Coretta Scott King's memoir MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY LEGACY, and the L.A. Theatre Works production of NATIVE GUARD by Natasha Trethewey. Discover even more of January's audiobooks on her audiography page. For more audiobooks narrated by January LaVoy, browse her audiography at audiofilemagazine.com For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and Golden Voice narrator January LaVoy. Support for AudioFile’s Sound Reviews comes from Penguin Random House Audio and Listening Library.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lidia watched all the movies. Nenah read Life and Death. All in the last 4 days cramming for this one last hurrah for Twilight. This is likely not the last time we talk about it, though we’ve tried to fit in all our thoughts and feelings. Follow us on Twitter @letsunpackpod to find out what the next book will be Sources: Wikipedia: Prom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prom The Youtube Channel Lidia has been watching about VFX: Corridor Crew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpFnDQr88xCZ80N-X7t0nQ?reload=9 FanFictions: Twilight: Reimagined by NerdyGirlGamr [Rated Teen+] https://archiveofourown.org/works/19132900/chapters/45549892#workskin Stephanie Meyer Hit Me Up by Creepyjacobisbad [Rated General Audiences] https://archiveofourown.org/works/19126231/chapters/45597754 Twilight: Except Really Freaking Gay by McAntiLoughlin [Rated Teen+] https://archiveofourown.org/works/19099006/chapters/45378424 Solar Flare by Autumnala [Rated Mature] https://archiveofourown.org/works/17331338/chapters/43910437#workskin Other YA Paranormal Romance [note that we haven’t read all of these] City of Bones by Cassandra Clare The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (boarding school, witches, gayness, L can confirm it’s good) The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (sci fi) Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle (road trip, taking down the system, romance) The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (fantasy) Black Wings Beating by Alex London (fantasy) The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (romance) A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (ya mystery) Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle (supernatural, spooky) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (fantasy with romance) [Most of these came from Mackenzi Lee’s instagram, if you want to check that out]

Summary: Librarians Christine Freeman and Amy Alapati talk about MCPL's upcoming Summer Read and Learn program, which starts June 15 and runs through August 31. This program offers children and teens fun incentives to read and learn all summer long. There will be amazing events at MCPL branches throughout the summer as well. Join us for the fun! Recording Date: May 9, 2019 Guests: Olney Branch Manager Christine Freeman and Children's Librarian Amy Alapati Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne What Our Guests Are Reading: Christine Freeman: Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray and One Good Thing About America by Ruth Freeman Amy Alapati: Trace by Pat Cummings, The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell Books Mentioned During This Episode: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon by Torben Kuhlmann Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce The First Men Who Went to the Moon by Rhonda Gowler Greene How Do Space Vehicles Work? by Buffy Silverman Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk Other Items of Interest: Social Justice Book Club for 4th-6th Grades at Olney Library  Read the transcript

“There's no such thing as nothing. In every nothing, there's a something. In fact, there could be everything!” - Libba Bray, Going Bovine

Sarah Enni, debut author of TELL ME EVERYTHING and usually the host of the First Draft podcast, answers questions from past First Draft interviewees about craft and ego, staying on schedule, Bob Costas’ pink-eye story, the evolution of her interview style, Hammer the cat’s origin story.   Sarah Enni bonus episode show notes Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft episode here) Nic Stone, author of DEAR MARTIN and ODD ONE OUT (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Kristen Kittscher, author of WIG IN THE WINDOW and TIARA ON THE TERRACE (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Bullet journal Allie Brosh’s comics about procrastination Shane Pangburn (listen to his First Draft podcast here) Kate Hart, author of AFTER THE FALL (listen to Kate Hart’s First Draft interview here) Bob Costas Tochi Onyebuchi, BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT and CROWN OF THUNDER (listen to his First Draft podcast here) The Deftones, lead singer Chino Moreno The Darkness, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” Victoria Aveyard, author of the RED QUEEN series (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Margaret Stohl, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and CATS VS. ROBOTS (listen to her First Draft episode here) Jasmine Warga, author of HERE WE ARE NOW and (listen to her First Draft episode here) Libba Bray, author of THE DIVINERS (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Pod Save America (podcast) Danielle Paige, DOROTHY MUST DIE and STEALING SNOW (listen to her First Draft episode here) Arrested Development Stephanie Kuehn, author of CHARM & STRANGE (listen to her First Draft podcast here) “Welcome to New York,” by Taylor Swift Peter Stone, author of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE (listen to his First Draft episode here) Kumail Nanjiani (actor, Silicon Valley) Sabaa Tahir, author of the EMBER IN THE ASHES series (listen to her First Draft episode here) Sam Maggs, author of GIRL SQUADS and more (listen to her First Draft episode here) Alison Cherry, author of RED and PROS OF CONS and more (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Pod Save America (podcast) NPR Politics podcast (podcast) The Daily (podcast) Keep It (podcast) Serial (podcast) S-Town (podcast) Subscribe to Sarah’s newsletter Beth Revis, author of the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE series and the GIVE THE DARK MY LOVE series (listen to her First Draft podcast here) The Bigfoot Discovery Museum Kitchen’s Temple Jeff Goldblum Leigh Bardugo, author of the SHADOW AND BONE and SIX OF CROWS series, and her upcoming book, NINTH HOUSE (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Kaitlin Ward, author of WHERE SHE FELL (listen to her First Draft podcast interview here) Brandy Colbert, author of LITTLE AND LION and THE REVOLUTION OF BIRDIE RANDOLPH (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Aminah Mae Safi, author of the upcoming TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL (listen to her First Draft interview here) Kayla Cagan, author of PIPER PERISH and ART BOSS (listen to her First Draft interview here) Susan Dennard, author of the WITCHLANDS series (listen to her First Draft interview here) Ameriie, editor of the BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME anthology and she recently released two albums, 4 AM MULHOLLAND and AFTER 4 AM Sara Farizan, author of HERE TO STAY (listen to her First Draft interview here)

Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and its forthcoming sequel, as well as Tales from the Hinterlands, talks about stuffing her debut book with secret book recommendations, the borderlessness of being a young reader, and loving angry girls in fiction.   Melissa Albert Show Notes Vera Nabokov The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin Lolita Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner Wise Child by Monica Furlong Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Hook (movie) Charles de Lint Helen Oyeyemi Philip Pullman’s Grimm Brothers translation Roshani Chokshi’s forthcoming trio of novellas Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Kelly Link Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (listen to his First Draft interview here) Flannery O’Connor Time Out Chicago A Spark of Light (Barnes & Noble exclusive edition) Barnes & Noble YA Blog The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell Feed by M. T. Anderson Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (listen to her First Draft interview here) Francesca Lia Block (listen to her First Draft interview here) His Hideous Heart by Dahlia Adler Working Partners (work for hire book company in England) George Saunders essay about what writers really do when they write Sadie by Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Cruel Prince by Holly Black The Twilight Zone (TV show) Radiance by Catherynne Valente The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Romeo + Juliet (movie) Love Lists, a blog post by Stephanie Perkins Emma Chastain, writer The North Texas Teen Book Festival Welcome to Night Vale (podcast) The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke Ira Glass A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)

Today on The Easy Chair, I read two essays about what I believe is our ongoing moral imperative to remember the past and learn from it, and to the safeguard the health and richness of our collective national future. It's a whole lot of important territory to cover in one short podcast, but the eloquent words of Elie Weisel and Libba Bray make it soul-stirring and resonant. The focus of this week's podcast is not about listening to my voice but using yours for the greater good. The takeaway: GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. This is a time for hope, not cynicism. I hope you'll tune in to listen to these powerful essays, and even more, I hope you'll be inspired to act. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I detta avsnitt tar vi upp ett klassiskt ämne, vänskap! Böcker som vi tipsar om i detta avsnitt är: "Ögat över månskäran" av Libba Bray "Spegel, spegel" av Cara Delevingne "Tillsammans" av Denise Rudberg "Mina smala axlars längtan" av Maria Frensborg "Född till hjälte" av Rick Riordan "Så långt vi kan följas" av Susanna Martelin

While our show is on hiatus, we want to be sure you still get book suggestions from us. Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week! Today's book is from Angie, and is , by Libba Bray.   Want to be a full book group member? ! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats.   We also have new episodes of our leadership podcast: dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.

Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes.   Feedback Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence   Questions   1. Good morning, I'm going on a trip to France (Paris/Strasbourg) in November and looking for book recs for the summer, preferably historical fiction or mystery. We'll be visiting several palaces, so books related to the monarchy would be great. I'm pretty well-read on British/Scottish history but pretty ignorant on French history. (Totally on board for rich people problems :) Recent faves are the Lytton trilogy (Penny Vincenzi), Life After Life (Kate Atkinson), The Diviners series (Libba Bray), Rules of Civility (Amor Towles), Flight of Gemma Hardy (Margaret Livesey), anything by Tana French. I've checked off Atonement/the Nightingale/Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Thanks so much! Love the show! --Brittney   2. Hi Ladies! Like Amanda I really love the rich people problems types of books, from YA books like the Map of Fates series and Gossip Girl to The Vacationers, Rich and Pretty, The Nest, and most recently the Kevin Kwan series Crazy Rich Asians (amazing on audio). I love the fashion and luxury and over the top feel of these books, they’re just... fun and a nice escape from reality. Can you provide me with some recommendations (preferably contemporary settings)? --Jenn   3. Hey y'all! I love the podcast. This year I decided to read more and I love getting deep cut recs that I'd have never found on my own. I'm writing to ask about audiobook recommendations, specifically audiobooks with full cast productions such as American Gods, His Dark Materials, and Lincoln in the Bardo. I find that full cast productions are especially engrossing! Please no abridgments or dramatizations. I'm also not a huge fan of sci fi, I'm just not into space! Thank you so much :) --Bess   4. Greetings, magical unicorns! I am interested in books with pregnant protagonists. The kind where they are doing something badass. Not necessarily fighting crime or saving humanity, but living their lives and being kickass while also growing a human. Some examples that comes to mind are "The Fireman," "Persons Unknown," or even the latest Spider-Woman comic where Jessica Drew was a badass pregnant superhero. These ladies are not sitting around on fainting couches because they feel fragile. They're taking life by the horns and not letting a little thing like the miracle of life stop them. --Emily   5. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I moved recently and joined a new book group full of smart, engaged women in their thirties and early forties. All of us have full-time jobs and some of the members have young kids (one of the women has a full-time job, an 18-month old, AND is getting her MBA!) Needless to say, everyone has good intentions to read the books each month, but with everyone's busy schedules, sometimes only one or two of us actually finds the time to actually do it. I am hoping you can provide a couple of suggestions for books that will entice the entire group to read the whole book. We read fiction and nonfiction, although the group seems to prefer fiction, and nothing too long would help the cause. One of the group's absolutely favorite reads was A Man Called Ove and we recently read Three Junes by Julia Glass which the people who read it really enjoyed but some of the members tried to start it and couldn't get into it. Thanks for any suggestions you have! --Halle   6. I am an avid reader but, unfortunately, have not been able to read for the past few months. It's getting harder for me to get back to reading. I started with Beloved, but I found it heavy and not very engaging. My favorites include To Kill a Mockingbird and Eat, Pray, Love. Hoping that you can help :) --Shivani   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn, First, love the podcast! I recently finished The Magicians Trilogy and absolutely loved it! Could you please recommend more fantasy books like this series? I was originally drawn to the series because I had heard it was “Harry Potter for grown-ups” but what I really liked about these books was that they were moody and gritty in addition to whimsical, and the characters flawed and complex. If it helps, I also loved the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix and the Night Circus, and I disliked The Paper Magician and The Book of Lost Things. No YA please, and bonus points for a female protagonist. Thank you! --Heather   Books Discussed My Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran Versailles by Kathryn Davis Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth People Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideation Heartless by Gail Carriger Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse)

Deb and Samantha discuss how to choose a deck and prepare it for use.  They also discuss the types of quesitons you should ask the cards and how to get the best reading possible.Crystal of the Week: Enhydro QuartzAnimal of the Week: RabbitAudible Book: The Diviners by Libba Bray 

Our 18th century scholar operated as self-avowed "fun police," but didn't dampen our enthusiasm for Mackenzi Lee's Gentelman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. And we're awaiting her sequel with bated breath. Kim suggests Libba Bray's Great and Terrible Beauty (which kicks off a brief love-fest for Libba Bray), Gail Carriger's Etiquette and Espionage, and Bloodly Jack by L.A. Meyer. Nate suggests Libba Bray's The Diviners and also offhandedly Beauty Queens. Amy suggests Alexandra Bracken's Passenger. Nathan suggests The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Tobias Smollett's The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, and "The Last of the Famous International Playboy" by Morrissey. Margaret suggests Roxana by Daniel Defoe and Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe. If you want to see what we've read and what we plan to read check out our Goodreads group. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/415645-is-it-teen-enough-for-you-now

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss Libba Bray's 'Beauty Queens'. Jake also references James Nicoll's review of the book, and Libba Bray's essay in Entertainment Weekly about attempts to make a Beauty Queens movie. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! We spend a lot of time reading jokes from the book, such as the names of hit songs from the nonexistent band Boyz Will B Boyz, and also find some points where this 2011 novel is uncomfortably close to 2017's political reality. We meditate on wild women, volcanoes, stuffed lemurs, and how Carrie wishes this book existed when she, herself, was a teen. The book is very fun and good, and we hope you enjoy our discussion of it! In our next episode, we plan to talk about 'The Dust of 100 Dogs' by A.S. King. If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

This week, on Mightier Than the Sword, Steph and I talk about letters. Letters have a long and newly relevant (we've got a letter story that resonates with a modern political scandal) history, as Steph reveals. From self-expression to storytelling, letters are revealing and informative, and we are fervently hoping our listeners will share their letters with us! In this podcast I also read a snarkily hilarious string of faux letters by author Libba Bray. Writers everywhere will laugh along as they feel her pain. This episode is for lovers of classical history and modern humor. Tune in. And please, write to us at easychairpodcast@gmail.com with questions, insights, observations…we mean it when we say we want to hear from you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carrie and Jake read the brand-new Stephanie Perkins novel, so it's time for another HOT TAKE SPECIAL in which we talk about her 'There's Someone Inside Your House', a YA horror/thriller novel! There's definitely a lot of spoilers, so you might want to read the book first! Jake also revels himself to be a million years old, Carrie gives a capsule review of corn pits, and we talk about authors we would like to be friends with. In the next episode, we'll be discussing 'Beauty Queens' by Libba Bray (for real this time) -- check it out if you want to get a jump on things! If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

This week we have new guests: Millena Silva and Carson Long of Kennesaw State University's podcast: Book Club Soda! We discussed our first of two YA books: Once and For All by Sarah Dessen! Meghan and Carson have some serious feelings about this book, but both agree that they will give Sarah Dessen books another try. Millena and Carson take a moment to talk Taylor Swift lyrics, all three kind of roll their eyes at the main character's first love, discuss YA tropes and major series, and explain that there is a difference between red heads and gingers. Book Drink: Mimosa Books Discussed This Episode:  Once and For All by Sarah Dessen Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Paper Towns by John Green Looking for Alaska by John Green DC Rebirth: Batman, Harley Quinn and The Flash A City Stained Red by Sam Sykes Harry Potter by JK Rowling East of Eden by John Steinbeck  Under the Dome by Stephen King Revival by Stephen King   Enter, Night by Michael Rowe Saga by Brian K. Vaughan  My Favorite Things is Monsters by Emil Ferris  The Diviners by Libba Bray  Shows/Movies/Musicals Discussed: Newsies Melissa & Joey Young & Hungry Community Rick and Morty John Wick The Good Place   Find us on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our host and guest(s): Meghan's Twitter | Book Club Soda Podcast | The Peak — KSU Lifestyle | The Peak — KSU Lifestyle Facebook | The Peak — KSU Lifestyle Twitter

In this episode, Jeff and Amanda consider a conservative publisher giving the NYT bestseller list the brush off, worry over Barnes & Noble's continued slide, anticipate Roxane Gay's forthcoming advice column, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: The Nocturnal Journal by Lee Crutchley CopyCat by Alex Lake A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas   Links discussed in this episode: Follow-up: Libba Bray on the all-girl remake of Lord of the Flies Roxane Gay gets NYT advice column Conservative publisher bouncing from caring about NYT bestseller list Barnes & Noble continues to fade even as publishing grows New Emily Mandel book coming Book doulasRosario Dawson to narrate ARTEMIS

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss 'The Selection' by Kiera Cass. Jake enumerates all the times he swore at the book, Carrie is intrigued to learn that there's an official Selection Coloring Book, and in general we probably spend more time dissecting the sociological underpinnings of the book than we do talking about the plot. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! In the next episode, we'll be discussing 'Beauty Queens' by Libba Bray -- check it out if you want to get a jump on things! If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

Este es el capítulo cinco de la tercer temporada, un capítulo dedicado una saga de fantasía compuesta por tres novelas, que siguen una historia central: la de Gemma Doyle, heredera de una magia antigua y misteriosa, y su grupo de amigas, que forman un cuarteto disfuncional y complejo de adolescentes en el precipicio de la adultez. La Orden de la Academia Spence (A Great And Terrible Beauty ) de Libba Bray (00:02:14)  Gemma Doyle sufre una pérdida terrible, y acaba en una escuela para señoritas. Allí encontrará un poder inimaginado, impredecible, y compartido con tres muy distintas compañeras. Ángeles Rebeldes (Rebel Angels)   (00:29:40)  Luego de otro evento catastrófico que sacude sus vidas, las chicas deben enfrentarse no sólo a poderoses enemigues e intrigas políticas, sino también a las vacaciones en Londres y sus obligaciones familiares y sociales. La Cosa Dulce y Lejana, (The Sweet Far Thing),(00:38:30)  Gemma y sus amigas se enfrentan a una amenaza insospechada, mientras inician el paso a la adultez. Demasiado Largo, no lo Escuche (01:35:34)  Se habla de las tres novelas que componen esta interesante saga de fantasía ambientada en la Londres victoriana, con mínimos spoilers. Como las tres novelas funcionan mejor como colectivo que individualmente, se escatima en detalles, para permitir su disfrute completo.   Se comenta el paralelísmo entre La Caída de Lúcifer y la de Eva, y la historia que se nos narra en estas tres novelas: en los aspectos de libertad individual, del principio de “conócete a ti misme”, y de la complejidad humana.  Se elogia la construcción de la protagonista adolescente, mientras se critica la exotificación y otrerización de les personajes de color; así como también el tratamiento de la lucha de clases.  Este capítulo va dedicado al enorme Plinio el Joven, @plinioeljoven​, amigo del alma de esta podcaster, soporte invaluable de Una Dosis, y una persona sencillamente espectacular de principio a fin.  En el próximo capítulo vamos a estar hablando de tres novelas de ciencia ficción bastante blanda, que rotan sobre el tema de la clonación, y las múltiples copias de una persona, tocando temas de individualidad, herencia vs crianza, y más. Las tres novelas son:-Gente de Barro (Kiln People), de David Brin-Donde solían cantar los dulces pájaros (Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), de Kate Wilhem-El Tercer Gemelo (The Third Twin),  de ken Follett   La tapa de hoy lleva una obra de Louis-Emile Adan. Cortesía, como siempre, de @aula252Pueden escribirme comentarios, preguntas, sugerencias, o lo que deseen, o encontrar más información y otros programas:☆En iTunes, donde pueden suscribirse a este podcast y dejar una reseña, para que más gente lo escuche. Si tienen tiempo y desean ayudar a difundir este trabajo, su apoyo es muy agradecido. ☆ En tumblr @unadosisdeficcion☆ En facebook  Una Dosis de Ficción☆  En twitter en 1dosisdeficcion☆ En Instagram, @unadosisdeficcion​☆ Y por último, por mail a unadosisdeficcion@hotmail.com.Advertencias de contenido y trigger warnings bajo el corte:Advertencias de contenido:- Abuso sexual a menores. No se entran en detalles, pero es mencionado y resulta un punto importante en la segunda novela.- Autolesión, daño a une misme. Une de les personajes se corta. Es mencionado en la primera y la segunda novela. - Uso de drogas: en las tres novelas es un punto mencionado varias veces que el padre de Gemma es adicto al láudano primero, y al opio después. No hay narraciones del uso, pero se menciona varias veces. - Institucionalización forzada, psiquiátricos: en la segunda novela es fundamental para la resolución del misterio la contribución de Nell Hopkins, una joven paciente de Bedlam. También hay otres pacientes descriptes, así como el tratamiento que reciben de les trabajadoris de la institución. 

tIn this episode, Tori Lieggi recommends a memoir that comes to terms with family and mental illness with sharp wit and a lot of heart (8:02); Silvia Schuh gives us the lowdown on February (and some March) arts and crafts (6:43); and Kristi Cates recommends a handful of books for teens and adults that serve as funny diversions during the doldrums of February (14:55). Plus, we invite young writers to the Teen Writer's Workshop.   Tori recommends: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Silvia recommends: Brainfuse Help Now Brainfuse Job Now Kristi recommends: No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman Going Bovine by Libba Bray  Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern Nimona by Noelle Stevenson   As always, we'd love to hear from you! Email us: ask@normalpl.org Twit us: @NPLTweets    

Only the most beautiful girl in the book gets violet eyes. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. https://ia801500.us.archive.org/6/items/AGreatAndTerribleBeauty/A%20Great%20and%20Terrible%20Beauty.mp3

Epigraph Episode nine has finally dropped! We speak with the lovely and talented Benjamin Rybeck, Marketing Director and Events Coordinator at Brazos Bookstore and author of The Sadness.   Introduction   [0:30] In Which Emma and Kim Have a Sponsor and Make Terrible Puns, Plus Ben Invents the Phrase “Page Turner” Currently drinking: screwdirvers with Stolichnaya, inspired by Sabbath’s Theater by Philip Roth This episode is actually brought to you by a sponsor! Books & Whatnot is an excellent and informative newsletter for booksellers; it’s quick to read and filled with tips! Brought to you by Beth Golay. Check out the newsletter archive here. Follow on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Ben is reading: Nick Flynn’s memoirs, Maggie Nelson, The Other Side by Lacy Johnson, and Madeline E. by Gabriel Blackwell Shout-out to cool indie publisher: Outpost 19! Emma is reading: … spreadsheets? No, but seriously, she finally started Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel—but also the apocalypse causes her some anxiety, so she might have put it down. Kim is reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik, Shrill by Lindy West When Kim started reading Uprooted, Emma was like Kim recalls possibly the best customer interaction ever, in which a male teacher from an all-girls school requests recs for a primer on feminism; Shrill by Lindy West, We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche, and Rad American Women A-Z by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl (illus.) are among her recs. New & Forthcoming Books We’re Excited About Underground Airlines by Ben Winters (pubs July 5 2016) The Well-Stocked and Gilded Cage by Lawrence Lenhart (pubs Aug 2 2016) Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn (pubs July 19 2016) The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan (pubs July 19 2016) Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel The Crimson Skew by S.E. Grove (pubs July 12 2016) Collections: Birds Bones and Butterflies by Leah Sobsey (pubs July 12 2016) What do you do when a customer asks for a happy read?  Emma tries to make them into a romance reader and, if that fails, recommends Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Kim recommends graphica (though Emma’s first three thoughts when she says graphica are Watchmen, Persepolis, and Fun Home—not the happiest of reads…) Chapter I   [21:21] In Which Ben Walks Into a Bookstore and Receives a Job, Coins the term “litizen,” and Says the Word Smartypants a Lot. Plus Emma Freaks Out About Events Coordinators/Drunk Booksellers’ Guests Not Reading Harry Potter Longfellow Books of Portland, Maine was Ben’s childhood bookstore. We discuss the joy of bookstores, record stores, and video stores—half-retail and half-cultural places where you go to meet friends and discover gems. Ben’s advice for getting a job at a bookstore? Walk into said bookstore with no intention of getting a job (it worked for him!) Learn more about Brazos Bookstore here. They do “down and dirty highbrow” bookselling. In Houston this summer? Here are a couple fun things going on: Houston Shakespeare Festival Summer of Kubrick Have you heard about this new Harry Potter book coming out? Kim imagines that it will be mostly about ennui of adulthood, and compares it to Ben’s book The Sadness.  Chapter II   [37:46] In Which Ben Pitches His Book Succinctly—It’s a Book About Film and Failure— and We Discuss Adulting “Booksellers as adults is a strange thing; you’re asking people to become adults and go out into the world where their primary relationship to anything in their lives has been sitting alone in a room…that’s not going to end well.” Chapter III   [44:34] In Which We Speculate Alice Munroe’s Drinking Habits, Declare Adult Connect-the-Dots as The Next Big Thing, And Bring Up the Fact That Ben Hasn’t Read Harry Potter Again Ben wants to drink with John Updike to see if he’s as insufferable a person as Ben finds him as a writer. Kim mocks his reasoning. His second choice is Alice Munroe (who may or may not listen to this podcast? We’re pretty sure she doesn’t. But we can dream.) Ben’s bookseller confession is he doesn’t keep up with trends—but it’s ok, Emma and Kim haven’t read Knausgaard or Ferrante either. Ben’s Station Eleven/Wild/Desert Island Books 2666 by Roberto Bolaño Collected Stories of Joy Williams How to Read a Film by James Monaco Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace ALL the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling Go-to Handsells Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson Faces in the Crowd, The Story of My Teeth, and Sidewalks by Valeria Luiselli Impossible Handsells Thrown by Kerry Howley (shout-out to the awesome small press,Sarabande Books) Don’t Suck, Don’t Die by Kristin Hersh  Chapter IV   [1:01:12] In Which We Talk About Where We Can Be Found On the Internets & Remind You of Our Awesome Sponsor (Books & Whatnot) Shout out to Kramer Books in Washington, DC Hey, remember Books & Whatnot? Ben subscribes, we subscribe, and you should subscribe too! Check out Ben on twitter at @BenjaminRybeck or give him a shout atben@brazosbookstore.com. Don’t forget to read his book, The Sadness, which has been compared to the new Harry Potter book (by Kim, on this episode). Did you know you can enjoy our wit and charm on Twitter? Follow us at @drunkbookseller. Kim also occasionally tweets from @finaleofseem. Emma can be found at @thebibliot and also on Book Riot, where she writes articles which are both nerdy and informative! If you know a bookseller who would love to spend a few hours drinking and chatting with us, have them shoot us an email at drunkbooksellers@gmail.com. Finally, if you like the show, you can rate/review us on iTunes & subscribe using your favorite podcatcher.

Whether she’s writing about mad cow disease, Victorian-era sorceresses, or marooned beauty pageant contestants, Printz Award–winning novelist Libba Bray consistently melds smart writing, powerful themes, and genuine wit in her books for teen readers. Bray’s latest novel, Lair of Dreams, continues the dramatic story begun in her bestseller The Diviners. Merging elements of the supernatural with a vividly described New York in the Roaring Twenties, Lair of Dreams offers the best possible combination of historical and fantasy fiction. Our first-ever YA Keynote session will be hosted by Brookline Public Library’s Robin Brenner. She’ll be wearing period garb—so you should feel free to don that flapper dress or bowler hat, too! Sponsored by Simmons College. From the 2015 Boston Book Festival, October 24, 2015.

Sep. 5, 2015. Libba Bray discusses "Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Libba Bray is the author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, “Beauty Queens,” and the young adult novel “Going Bovine,” a winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. She has also written the Diviners series, whose latest addition is “Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel.” In her spare time she sings and plays various instruments for Tiger Beat, a rock band whose members are all young adult authors. Her advice is to “know that you can write your way out of something that feels completely unwinnable and into something better and, just possibly, into something wonderful.” For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6950

Why we hate Libba Bray. What special guests would you like to see on the show? Morgan starts a new project. Barry wants to start five new projects. Scheduling time to talk to your spouse. How do you critique something that’s in a genre you don’t like? Plus: A nanny for Leia??? Links: OnBeing.org: "The Breaking and The Blessing of Motherhood" by Courtney E. Martin "And I'm back in the game!" from 10 Things I Hate About You Lifehacker: "You May Actually Fall Asleep Faster If You Try to Stay Awake" Fast Company: "Balance Two Careers In One Family Without Arguing" A Practical Wedding (blog) A Practical Wedding by Meg Keene | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Blazing Saddles: An AFI Pick for the Top 100 Comedies of All Time Blazing Saddles: List of Awards and Nominations, including for Writing Blazing Saddles: 4-Star Review from Roger Ebert Rate us on iTunes

Special guest Libba Bray joins the show! We discuss being married to your agent and when your kid wants to be a writer. Texting edits to authors. The glory and the danger of research. Plus: Outlining — threat or menace? Also, the title to the third Diviners book! Links: BGLiterary.com: Home of Barry Goldblatt Literary Earth-3 - DC Comics Database - Wikia Mirror universe - Memory Beta - Wikia The Sweet, Far Thing by Libba Bray | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Fulcrum Barrylyga.com: This Week in Rejection! Harlem Nights (1989) - IMDb The Rutles Supergirl - CBS.com Men in Black - Memory Erase - YouTube Scrivener - writing app for Mac and Windows The Shining - "All work and no play..." - YouTube Rate us on iTunes

Our indie reviews are completely honest. Promise! We talk Libba Bray's "A Great and Terrible Beauty," Remy Simard's "Gustave," and video YA book blogger "Katytastic" who really is fantastic.

In this episode of Bibliophiles Anonymous, Denise and Jess are coming to you live from YALLFest 2014! We got to record this one together for once instead of several states apart, which was fun. And yes, a weekend full of fangirling. From left to right: Becca Fitzpatrick, Morgan Rhodes, Scott Westerfeld, Libba Bray, Kami Garcia, Alexandra Bracken, Brenden Reichs, Ally Condie and Michael Johnston We got to sit in on panels talking about everything from gender stereotypes and genre classifications to how some well-known authors feel about seeing their books adapted for the screen. We also got to meet some of our favorite authors, including ones that we've talked about on this show, and get some books signed. Top Left: Laini Taylor, Top Right: Libba Bray, Bottom: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl We encourage you all to try to attend YALLFest next year. It is so much fun. YA authors are the best! Be a part of the show! Email us at bibliophiles.podcast@gmail.com, find us on Facebook or Twitter, or leave comments here. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks for listening! Please rate, review and subscribe!

The conversation continues, with Libba Bray, Printz award-winning YA author of THE DIVINERS and GOING BOVINE, discussing how she came to children's literature, the struggle to balance honesty with self-preservation, and writing with depression. Libba Bray Part 2 Show Notes Laurie Halse Anderson David Levithan Rachel Cohn Francesca Lia Block Angela Johnson Aaron Zimmerman, New York Writers Coalition Ann Brashares Sweet Sixteen Cecily von Ziegesar Holly Black SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder Save The Movie, by Peter Suderman in Slate (the "why are all movies the same?" article) Cynthia Leitich Smith Scott Westerfeld Justine Larbalestier John Green Nova Ren Suma Robin Wasserman Emily Lockhart Maureen Johnson Barry Lyga C. Alexander (Sandy) London Adele Griffin Matt de la Pena Shannon Hale Sara Zarr Jon Skovron Maggie Stiefvater Judy Blume "Miles and Miles of No Man's Land," Libba Bray’s post about depression Stephanie Perkins' blog post about depression "The Shame of Depression," by Myra McEntire HELTER SKELTER by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry   CARRIE by Stephen King

The only thing better than getting to chat with YA icon Libba Bray (author of New York Times best-selling series A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY, Printz award-winner GOING BOVINE, and genuinely terrifying historical paranormal THE DIVINERS, among others) about writing was getting to chat with her about life. Libba is as hilarious as she is wise, and our conversation was so fun, I decided to cut it into two parts rather than leave an hour or more on the cutting-room floor. In this episode, Libba talks about having her rock collection stolen as a kid, that one time Wes Anderson helped stage a play she wrote, and talks about how growing up in Texas set her head at a certain tilt. Libba Bray Show Notes Seven Samurai, directed by Akira Kurosawa Citizen Kane The Legend of Boggy Creek The Planet of the Apes American Gigolo The Exorcist Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe Lois Lowry (her BEA speech) CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. White I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Ernest Hemingway THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster Aaron Sorkin Harold Pinter The Thin Man Bringing Up Baby The Marx brothers Neil Simon plays Woody Allen Pitch Perfect Agent Sarah Burnes No Country For Old Men HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT by Natalie Standiford Rushmore David Sedaris Johnny Thunders Singin’ In The Rain Fitness Focus Form and Function with Marky Mark Richard Simmons Cindy Crawford THE LAMB WHO SAVED EASTER  Peter Marks, theater critic of the New York Times and the Washington Post New York International Film Festival Mawkish

Gillian Daniels, Emily Wagner, Adam Lipkin, Victor Raymond join Julia Rios talk about QUILTBAG YA in this panel from Arisia.Gillian blogs for New England Theatre Geek and the Analytical Couch Potato and eatyourbooks.blogspot.com.  Emily is a YA Librarian and the programming chair for Readercon.Adam reviews YA books for Publishers Weekly.Victor is a professor of sociology, activist, and founding member of the Carl Brandon Society. Victor Jason Raymond on Facebook. Material For Class Tumblr is coming soon.Julia is the host of this podcast, and is co-editing an anthology of diverse YA SF and fantasy called Kaleidoscope.Things mentioned in the panel:*Flying Higher: an anthology of superhero poetry--all the panelists have poems in this, and it is free.*Malnda Lo's books (Lesbian characters without being problem novels)*Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (good trans character, bi character who is also disabled, complex relationships, very good audiobook version)*If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan (two girls in love in Iran)*The Weetzie Bat series by Francesca Lia Block*Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (as an example of a classic YA book where diversity--in this case race--is played down, so the character reads as white to a lot of people)*The Shattering by Karen Healey (and a blanket recommendation for Karen Healey in general, and Guardian of the Dead has a good asexual character)*The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (trans character)*AO3 (Archive Of Our Own--a fanfiction website where Emily sees teens going to write their own fix it fics. If they like a story and are disappointed about the representation, they will transform it themselves.)*Cassandra Clare, Sara Rees Brennan, Naomi Novik, Lois McMaster Bujold (authors who got their start in fanfic and/or still write fanfic after being professionally published)*Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (as an example of something where the issue of othernerss--in this case race--is so highlighted that the person portrayed as other must be presented as perfect)*The Nightrunner Series by Lynn Flewelling *The Hobbit by J. R. R.  Tolkien (Teen #1 in audience read and liked it for the adventure)*The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Teen #2 read and loved this because it didn't try to romanticize death, but was blunt and direct)*Fanfiction! (Teen #3 is following over 150 fanfics right now and loves Once Upon a Time fanfic because, "The show is so terrible, but the fanfic is so good!")*The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (SF in future Brazil with a polyamorous relationship with QUILTBAG characters and characters of color)*Marco Impossible by Hannah Moscowitz (mainstream gay book for middle school age readers)*My Most Excellent Year A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger (another mainstream book with 9th grade protagonists, one of whom is gay)*The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (to start with one character has two moms, and later one of the main characters is bi. These are good because they start young and get older, so goo books to grow with)*Ultraviolet by R. J. Anderson (Audience recommended, but then did not want to spoil it, so I'm unsure why exactly it was recommended)

Going bovine by Libba Bray.