Podcast appearances and mentions of lydia netzer

Lydia Netzer's five-part podcast asks children the question: "What would you do to change the world in 2017?" Today we'll consider some of the answers. And later, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is airing the new documentary "Composed" this Sunday, March 5. The documentary explores the concept of performance anxiety through stories from musicians who have lived it firsthand.

In collaboration with libraries across Hampton Roads, Tidewater Reads is an initiative to promote the value of reading and build community by getting everyone on the same page of a good book. This year's book is Norfolk author, Lydia Netzer’s, New York Times Notable Book of 2012, “Shine Shine Shine.” Focused on a marriage filled with obstacles and uncertainty, the novel sheds the veil on seemingly mundane struggles every family faces. We'll talk with Lydia Netzer, librarians from across the region, and NASA scientists about the book and how she uses real science in her science-fiction influenced storytelling.

We are off again this week, so some choice cuts from a previous show.We are back again recording at The Bryant Corner Cafe, NE 65th and 32nd Ave Ne in Northeast Seattle at 10 am Tuesday the 20th. Drop on by.  Books MentionedPeter Mountford, “The Dismal Science: A Novel”John Lanchester, “Capital”(F), “How To Speak Money” (NF)Patricia Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, “Sorcery and Cecilia, Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot”Georgiette Heyer,  “Sylvester,” “The Grand Sophy.”Max Egremont ,  “Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew.”Karen Karbo, “The Diamond Lane”Ian McEwan, “Amstersdam”Dick Wolfe, “The Intercept”David Quammen, “The Soul of Victor Tronko”Charles McCarry, “The Tears of Autumn,” “The Last Supper”Laura Schroff , ”The Invisible Thread”Nancy Horan, “Loving Frank”T.C. Boyle, “The Women”Lydia Netzer, “Shine Shine Shine” ( Nancy’s November Book Club offering)Rudolpho Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima” (the December Book Club choice)0 Likes

Astronomy and astrology once went hand in hand: people studied the location and motion of celestial bodies in order to make astrological predictions. In the seventeenth century, the paths of these two disciplines forked so that today astronomy is a well-established science while astrology is allowed only as close to the word “science” as the suffix “pseudo-” allows. Lydia Netzer, in How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky (St. Martin’s Press, 2014), tries to turn back the clock, inventing a world where astronomy and astrology harmonize once again. The novel centers on two best friends (both astrologers), who conspire to raise their children (both astronomers) so that when they encounter each other as adults, they fall hopelessly in love. All this takes place in the shadow of the Toledo Institute of Astronomy, a “world renowned Mecca of learning and culture” that’s as fanciful as Netzer’s fictional Toledo, a city where “astronomers and mathematicians walk arm in arm down the street and discuss philosophy and cosmology,” she explains in her New Books interview. For Netzer, writing is an opportunity to explore every cranny of her imagination. “Every time you write a book, you go into your kitchen and get everything you made, every dish in the oven, everything in the refrigerator, bring it all out, put it on the table because you might not get the chance to write another one, and you just want to say everything you can possibly say,” she says. “Holding back for me is a big mistake.” Among the many topics Netzer addresses in the interview are lucid dreaming, which figures prominently in the novel. While her some of her protagonists gain mastery over their dreams, Netzer, in her own life, has met with less success. “One time … I was able to move a crate of lettuce closer to me in a dream grocery store, which was incredibly disappointing as an outcome. ‘Oh, you’ve managed to control your subconscious, and all you’re going to do is make it easier to buy produce.'” She also discusses the various iterations of How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky, including a first draft without dialogue. “It was terrible, and I don’t have that draft anymore. Thankfully a very kind friend helped me to not share it with anyone else.” Other topics include the mysteries of memory, the differences between first and second novels, homeschooling, and much more. Related Link: * Follow Lydia Netzer on her website and her Facebook page. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @RobWolfBooks   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astronomy and astrology once went hand in hand: people studied the location and motion of celestial bodies in order to make astrological predictions. In the seventeenth century, the paths of these two disciplines forked so that today astronomy is a well-established science while astrology is allowed only as close to the word “science” as the suffix “pseudo-” allows. Lydia Netzer, in How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky (St. Martin’s Press, 2014), tries to turn back the clock, inventing a world where astronomy and astrology harmonize once again. The novel centers on two best friends (both astrologers), who conspire to raise their children (both astronomers) so that when they encounter each other as adults, they fall hopelessly in love. All this takes place in the shadow of the Toledo Institute of Astronomy, a “world renowned Mecca of learning and culture” that’s as fanciful as Netzer’s fictional Toledo, a city where “astronomers and mathematicians walk arm in arm down the street and discuss philosophy and cosmology,” she explains in her New Books interview. For Netzer, writing is an opportunity to explore every cranny of her imagination. “Every time you write a book, you go into your kitchen and get everything you made, every dish in the oven, everything in the refrigerator, bring it all out, put it on the table because you might not get the chance to write another one, and you just want to say everything you can possibly say,” she says. “Holding back for me is a big mistake.” Among the many topics Netzer addresses in the interview are lucid dreaming, which figures prominently in the novel. While her some of her protagonists gain mastery over their dreams, Netzer, in her own life, has met with less success. “One time … I was able to move a crate of lettuce closer to me in a dream grocery store, which was incredibly disappointing as an outcome. ‘Oh, you’ve managed to control your subconscious, and all you’re going to do is make it easier to buy produce.'” She also discusses the various iterations of How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky, including a first draft without dialogue. “It was terrible, and I don’t have that draft anymore. Thankfully a very kind friend helped me to not share it with anyone else.” Other topics include the mysteries of memory, the differences between first and second novels, homeschooling, and much more. Related Link: * Follow Lydia Netzer on her website and her Facebook page. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @RobWolfBooks   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astronomy and astrology once went hand in hand: people studied the location and motion of celestial bodies in order to make astrological predictions. In the seventeenth century, the paths of these two disciplines forked so that today astronomy is a well-established science while astrology is allowed only as close to the word “science” as the suffix “pseudo-” allows. Lydia Netzer, in How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky (St. Martin’s Press, 2014), tries to turn back the clock, inventing a world where astronomy and astrology harmonize once again. The novel centers on two best friends (both astrologers), who conspire to raise their children (both astronomers) so that when they encounter each other as adults, they fall hopelessly in love. All this takes place in the shadow of the Toledo Institute of Astronomy, a “world renowned Mecca of learning and culture” that’s as fanciful as Netzer’s fictional Toledo, a city where “astronomers and mathematicians walk arm in arm down the street and discuss philosophy and cosmology,” she explains in her New Books interview. For Netzer, writing is an opportunity to explore every cranny of her imagination. “Every time you write a book, you go into your kitchen and get everything you made, every dish in the oven, everything in the refrigerator, bring it all out, put it on the table because you might not get the chance to write another one, and you just want to say everything you can possibly say,” she says. “Holding back for me is a big mistake.” Among the many topics Netzer addresses in the interview are lucid dreaming, which figures prominently in the novel. While her some of her protagonists gain mastery over their dreams, Netzer, in her own life, has met with less success. “One time … I was able to move a crate of lettuce closer to me in a dream grocery store, which was incredibly disappointing as an outcome. ‘Oh, you’ve managed to control your subconscious, and all you’re going to do is make it easier to buy produce.'” She also discusses the various iterations of How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky, including a first draft without dialogue. “It was terrible, and I don’t have that draft anymore. Thankfully a very kind friend helped me to not share it with anyone else.” Other topics include the mysteries of memory, the differences between first and second novels, homeschooling, and much more. Related Link: * Follow Lydia Netzer on her website and her Facebook page. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @RobWolfBooks   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Back again at the Bryant Corner Cafe, we sit down with a few readers. Nancy has a short stack this time, but they are select cuts. That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher, Episode 3Books Mentioned Peter Mountford, “The Dismal Science: A Novel”John Lanchester, “Capital”(F), “How To Speak Money” (NF) Patricia Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, “Sorcery and Cecilia, Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot”Georgiette Heyer,  “Sylvester,” “The Grand Sophy.”Max Egremont ,  “Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew.”Karen Karbo, “The Diamond Lane”Ian McEwan, “Amstersdam”Dick Wolfe, “The Intercept”David Quammen, “The Soul of Victor Tronko”Charles McCarry, “The Tears of Autumn,” “The Last Supper”Laura Schroff , ”The Invisible Thread”Nancy Horan, “Loving Frank”T.C. Boyle, “The Women”Lydia Netzer, “Shine Shine Shine” ( Nancy’s November Book Club offering)Rudolpho Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima” (the December Book Club choice)

An out of this world conversation with author Lydia Netzer and a pretty powerful nerd confession from our intern Patrick.

New York Times Notable author, Norfolk's own Lydia Netzer joins us to talk astrophysicists, black holes and the complex nature of love. Her follow up to the wildly successful Shine Shine, Shine hit stores earlier this month, and she joins us in studio for tips on How To Tell Toledo from the Night Sky.

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This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Oyster coming to Android, publishers going to jail, kids' summer reading habits, getting into trouble for having a Little Free Library, what happens when your book has the same title as Stephen King's, new books, and much more. This episode is sponsored by What Looks Like Toledo From the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer and Audible.

This week, Jeff and Rebecca talk about HarperCollins buying Harlequin, Amazon feuds with Hachette, reduced prison sentences for reading in Italy, Book Riot News, a special ereader just for submarines, and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Everybody's Baby by Lydia Netzer and the Book Riot Quarterly Box.

On today's HearSay we bring you a collection of conversations with three very different authors. We'll speak with local author Lydia Netzer about her runaway hit "Shine Shine Shine," discuss renowned medium John Edward's new novel "Hidden Masters," and contemplate the paradigm shift being fostered by our networked world with Steven Johnson, author of "Future Perfect."

On the eve of the paperback release of A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty, we talk to New York Times Bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson about the three powerful voices who narrate this book. Here's a synopsis of the novel from Joshilyn's website: Every fifteen years, trouble comes after the Slocumb women. Now, as their youngest turns fifteen, a long-hidden grave is unearthed in the backyard. Headstrong young Mosey Slocumb is determined to find out who used their yard as a make-shift cemetery, and why. What she learns could cost her family everything.  As forty-five year old Ginny fights to protect Mosey from the truth, she’s thrown back into the arms of the long-lost--and married--love of her life. Between them is Liza, silenced by a stroke, with the answers trapped inside her. To survive Liza's secrets and Mosey's insistent adventures, Ginny must learn to trust the love that braids the strands of their past---and stop at nothing to defend their future. And speaking of voices, Joshilyn has narrated all but one of her audiobooks. Her work in this field has been nominated for the Audie Award, was selected by AudioFile Magazine for their best of the year list, has made the 2012 Audible All-Star list for highest listener ranks/reviews, and garnered a Listen Up Award from Publisher’s Weekly. Publisher's Weekly gave a starred audio review to Joshilyn's narration of another writer's work, Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer. If you want to get Joshilyn's picks for great Southern authors and other reads on her "spectrum of Southern literature", grab a pencil and listen up.