Podcasts about Maeve Binchy

In this episode, I'm joined by Irish writer Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about the four books that have most shaped her creative journey – from early influences to enduring literary obsessions. It's a fantastic conversation, ending with her newest work, Eat The Ones You Love, a bold and visceral work of feminist horror. In the episode we talk about writing as transformation, the power and joy of horror, and what it means to create with teeth.Sarah Maria Griffin's four books were:Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1986)Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy (1990)Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (2015)House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski (2000)Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading!

Update! Update! Come get your update! We learned a lot of info about Velveeta loaves, lucky girl syndrome, seasonal treats, minimal shoes, and more that we gotta share!    On Erica's iPhone note for seasonal treats in April, you will find  an Ojai Pixie Party, Great N.Y. Noodletown's softshell crab, and Styer's Peonies, and coming up with DIY traditions reminds us of The New Better Off by Courtney E. Martin.    Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy gives cozy-soapy, which is exactly what we want right now.    Time for an acupressure mat update: Claire's loving it! Erica's still into her Yoga Toes.    Speaking of toes! We're still thinking about minimal shoes, and we think these Adidas Taekwondo Shoes are a contender.    Do you have news we can use on things we discussed in previous episodes? Share them at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva.   Celebrate spring with Fast Growing Trees. Get 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Support your hair with Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWOGIFT. Get good sleep with Bearaby and use the code ATHINGORTWO for an exclusive 10% discount. YAY.

This is a podcast where we try and persuade or entertain, inspire, and basically inform ourselves and you through conversation.Paula, a listener from Norfolk, England asks the first question for Stuart and William to mull over. It's a long question so we have put it in a separate document:Paula's QuestionStuart and William kick things off with a spirited debate on why folks are moving in the first place. Stuart suggests it might be because of the perception that the UK offers more than other safe countries. William chimes in with something more fundamental - English is a widely spoken language (plus, who doesn't love tea and crumpets?).William then points to the right-wing rhetoric that claims people coming to the UK are just here to drain resources like an uninvited guest who eats all your snacks and leaves the toilet seat up.Stuart goes on to talk about how the states these people pass through could act like a human sponge, absorbing everyone in transit (although that sounds like a superhero gone wrong). France wants the UK to do its part but Stuart wonders if France is pulling its weight.Stuart feels we need to get practicing at absorbing and channeling migration. Let's see this as a practice run for what's to come. Practice makes perfect, right?William points out that France has taken in more migrants than the UK and highlights the lack of legal routes for asylum seekers to enter the country. He believes the real issue isn't that they're all coming here but rather that it's the only route they can take, leaving them at the mercy of gangs (like a bad road trip with a shady GPS).William explains the difference between an asylum seeker and an illegal immigrant and says the issue of small boats crossing the Channel has been blown out of proportion. The number of people crossing the Channel in a year could fit into a football stadium.Stuart's action plan? Spend a bit of time thinking about this openly and remember, the media from all angles is trying to convince you of their way of thinking. Just like those salesmen who insist you need a vacuum that also makes smoothies.Samantha, another listener, this time from Cumbria, England puts forward the second question: “Is there always an alternative explanation?”Stuart kicks things off with, there's always an alternative. It doesn't mean it's correct, but hey, it's like trying on funky hats—worth exploring! Because stepping outside our perspective is like upgrading from fuzzy logic to sharp clarity.Stuart then explores the barriers to accepting alternative explanations. It could be ego or the fear of being wrong, or maybe just the dread of finding out pineapple does belong on pizza.William's action plan? Check out other sources. It's like a treasure hunt, except the treasure is the truth and not a dusty old map.Stuart recommends reading a Maeve Binchy book. She writes from the perspective of people's shared challenges. Think of it as a literary group therapy session with a dash of charm.What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to ⁠thepeoplescountryside@gmail.comSign the Petition - Improve The Oxfordshire Countryside Accessibility For All Disabilities And Abilities:change.org/p/improve-the-oxfordshire-countryside-accessibility-for-all-disabilities-and-abilitiesFundraiser For An Extreme 8 All-terrain Wheelchair:justgiving.com/wildmanonwheelsWe like to give you an ad free experience. We also like our audience to be relatively small and engaged, we're not after numbers.This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friendspodfollow.com/thepeoplescountrysideenvironmentaldebatepodcast , support our work through Patreonpatreon.com/thepeoplescountryside⁠. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link:linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside

This week's book guest is Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.Sadly James Joyce and Michael Fassbender were not available to chat so Sara and Cariad are joined by Ireland's premier Bono impersonator, writer and star of This Way Up, Living With Yourself and Get Away - it's Aisling Bea!In this episode they discuss sex scenes, James Joyce, Dublin, Maeve Binchy and life's winners.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Intermezzo is available to buy here.You can find Aisling on Instagram @weemissbeaCariad's children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to buy now.Sara's debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.Cariad's book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukFollow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Binchy discusses the literary festival Echoes that celebrates the legacy of her aunt, Irish novelist and playwright, Maeve Binchy, alongside the best in Irish writing and contemporary writers.

Sarah Binchy, Maeve's Niece and RTÉ Producer

A walk in the woods, writing advice from Maeve Binchy and blood in the water at the Melbourne Olympics, with Fergal McCabe, Bernadett Buda, Mike MacDomhnaill, Bernard Farrell, Sharon Hgan and Pat Boran

It's hard to make a big meeting scene interesting.  Much of the time meeting scenes should be avoided.  But if we must have a meeting, showing rather than telling will make it more interesting.   Plus, how Carson McCullers worked.  And some comments from feuding writers.  Also, an interview with Maeve Binchy.Support the Show.

This conversation was recorded when the very last Maeve Binchy novel was published in paperback. Maeve was always an entertaining interviewee - getting her to talk was never a problem! Unsurprisingly her books continue to sell.  

Christmas Story - Christmas Present - Maeve Binchy

In today's episode, we delve into the world of Irish literature and explore the works of some of the best Irish authors you must read. From the celebrated CS Lewis, who straddled the line between British and Irish, to the incomparable James Joyce and his masterpiece "Ulysses," we'll take you through a journey of influential writers who have shaped modern literature. Join us as we uncover the rich literary heritage of Ireland and provide insights into these renowned authors. So, whether you're searching for your next book club read or simply looking to expand your literary horizons, this episode is for you. Stay tuned as we explore the works of Oscar Wilde, Maeve Binchy, Bram Stoker, Roddy Doyle, John Banville, Brendan Behan, and Samuel Beckett. Let's dive into the fascinating world of Irish literature.Support the showIf you enjoyed the show please leave a review on Apple. And if you have any questions you can find me on Twitter @BryanJCollinsThanks for listening!

Ey up! We've reached Mega Drive letter X this time with X-Men 2: Clone Wars. Was it Xcellent or Xtra rubbish? Get in touch with us via the following pester paths; Discord Instagram X - Formally known as Twitter Twitch Website Round Table Chat About Games and That What Dan Did Horizon Forbidden West Rogue Legacy 2 PGA Tour 2K23 Uno Marvel Snap Succession The Flash No Hard Feelings Across The Spiderverse How Spider-Verse Broke The Rules of 3D Animation Oppenheimer What Mark Did Slay The Spire Jedi Survivor Physical Barbie Meg 2 Cha Cha Real Smooth What Sull Did Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Fortnite Season 4 Chapter 4 Cultural Interlude May 15th 1995 UK Singles Charts Number 4 - Scatman John - Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) Number 3 - Pérez Prado and His Orchestra - Guaglione Number 1 - Robson Golightly Green & Jerome Patrick Flynn - Unchained Melody UK Album Charts Number 8 - Portishead - Dummy Number 7 - No Need To Argue - Cranberries Number 1 - Take That - Nobody Else  Fillums No 6 - Two idiots try to out-idiot each other in the Farrelly Bros first film- frozen urine road trip comedy No 3 -  Due to lack of most basic text messaging to warn the public, an evil monkey is able to liquefy peoples internal organs No 1 - Minnie Driver and Chris O Donnell are University students in Ireland in adaptation of Maeve Binchy's WHO IS NOW DEAD best selling novel And what we've all been waiting for!!!!! - Games C+VG Issue 163 Daytona USA - Sega Saturn Tekken - Playstation Alien Soldier - Sega Megadrive Full Throttle - PC What could we have been playing? X-Men Xenon 2: Megablast X-Perts XDR Deadlock's Super Groovy Episode Archive -  bit.ly/PHEpisodeGuide What did YOU think of X-Men 2? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was May 95 for you?! Get in touch and let us know.  We love to hear from you lovely people and that. Next Episode's game - Yogi Bear - Cartoon Capers "Playing the games so you don't have to!"

Escucha este audiolibro completo aquí: https://penguinaud.io/3NtFg1sNarradores: Anna Pallejà / Marcel Navarro / Luis Grau1928, ParísUn chico es encontrado momentos antes de su muerte y acogido por una cariñosa familia. Dulce, precoz y lleno de talento, el niño florece en su nuevo hogar y la familia le muestra una vida que no había creído posible. Pero se niega a decir una palabra sobre quién es realmente.Y a medida que crece y se convierte en un hombre, enamorándose y tomando clases en el prestigioso Conservatoire de Paris, casi está cerca de olvidar el terror de su pasado o la promesa que ha jurado mantener. Pero por toda Europa el mal se está despertando y nadie puede sentirse del todo seguro. En su corazón, sabe que se acerca el momento en que tendrá que volver a huir.2008, mar EgeoLas siete hermanas se han reunido por primera vez a bordo del Titán para dar una últimadespedida al enigmático padre al que tanto amaron.Para sorpresa de todas, es la hermana perdida a quien Pa Salt ha elegido para confiarle la clave de sus pasados. Pero por cada verdad revelada, otra pregunta emerge. Las hermanas deben afrontar la idea de que su adorado padre era alguien a quien apenas conocían. Y lo que es aún más impactante: que esos secretos hace tanto tiempo enterrados todavía pueden tener hoy consecuencias para ellas.Sobre la serie Las Siete Hermanas han dicho:«Una pizca de misterio, un poco de romance, algo de ficción histórica y mucho drama familiar en una historia maravillosa. Una apuesta segura para fans de Kate Morton, Kristin Hannah o Maeve Binchy».Library Journal#audiolibros #lucindariley #atlas #penguinaudio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2002 Maeve decided to channel her inner Sinatra and, after two years of retirement, emerged triumphantly in this public interview with Myles Dungan.

Infancy by Maeve Binchy: Part of Drama On One's 'Seven Ages of Man' series

In our final episode this season, we spoke to playwright, Elaine Murphy Elaine has won awards for her incredible writing and had her words read on the Abbey Theatre stage. Not only that, she is also Sinead's next door neighbour - Elaine pinches herself every day. In 2022, Elaine's adaptation of Maeve Binchy's Circle Of Friends opened in The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin to incredible reviews. And in this episode, she shares how she does it all and about how taking a risk can be terrifying but in the end, worth it. She is some woman for one woman and we hope our chat inspires you to live your dreams too.  Thanks for listening to us again this season. Don't forget to follow, subscribe and hit the notification bell wherever you listen. Sinead and Sue. P.S If you've any stories to share with Sue and Sinead, get in touch via WhatsApp voice message 089-4951256 or e-mail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@dirtbirds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@dirtbirdscomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DirtBirdsProductions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtbirds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch our sketches on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DirtBirdsProductions/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer. Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches. Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration? Mentioned in the episode: Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry; read her NY Times obituary here) Maeve Binchy, “Circle of Friends“ Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology Louise Gluck Averno and Wild Iris Brian Teare, Doomstead Days Derek Walcott, “Omeros“ W. S. Merwin, “The Folding Cliffs” Natasha Trethewey, “Belloqc's Ophelia“ Yeats, “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” Nest, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds (Princeton Field Guides) Trixie Belden Shel Silverstein Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ Liz equates poetry and Tetris Leanne Simpson, “This Accident of Being Lost“ Elizabeth Bradfield, “We all want to see a mammal“ Listen and Read Here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer. Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches. Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration? Mentioned in the episode: Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry; read her NY Times obituary here) Maeve Binchy, “Circle of Friends“ Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology Louise Gluck Averno and Wild Iris Brian Teare, Doomstead Days Derek Walcott, “Omeros“ W. S. Merwin, “The Folding Cliffs” Natasha Trethewey, “Belloqc's Ophelia“ Yeats, “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” Nest, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds (Princeton Field Guides) Trixie Belden Shel Silverstein Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ Liz equates poetry and Tetris Leanne Simpson, “This Accident of Being Lost“ Elizabeth Bradfield, “We all want to see a mammal“ Listen and Read Here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer. Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches. Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration? Mentioned in the episode: Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry; read her NY Times obituary here) Maeve Binchy, “Circle of Friends“ Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology Louise Gluck Averno and Wild Iris Brian Teare, Doomstead Days Derek Walcott, “Omeros“ W. S. Merwin, “The Folding Cliffs” Natasha Trethewey, “Belloqc's Ophelia“ Yeats, “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” Nest, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds (Princeton Field Guides) Trixie Belden Shel Silverstein Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ Liz equates poetry and Tetris Leanne Simpson, “This Accident of Being Lost“ Elizabeth Bradfield, “We all want to see a mammal“ Listen and Read Here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer. Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches. Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration? Mentioned in the episode: Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry; read her NY Times obituary here) Maeve Binchy, “Circle of Friends“ Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology Louise Gluck Averno and Wild Iris Brian Teare, Doomstead Days Derek Walcott, “Omeros“ W. S. Merwin, “The Folding Cliffs” Natasha Trethewey, “Belloqc's Ophelia“ Yeats, “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” Nest, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds (Princeton Field Guides) Trixie Belden Shel Silverstein Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ Liz equates poetry and Tetris Leanne Simpson, “This Accident of Being Lost“ Elizabeth Bradfield, “We all want to see a mammal“ Listen and Read Here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer. Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches. Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration? Mentioned in the episode: Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry; read her NY Times obituary here) Maeve Binchy, “Circle of Friends“ Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology Louise Gluck Averno and Wild Iris Brian Teare, Doomstead Days Derek Walcott, “Omeros“ W. S. Merwin, “The Folding Cliffs” Natasha Trethewey, “Belloqc's Ophelia“ Yeats, “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” Nest, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds (Princeton Field Guides) Trixie Belden Shel Silverstein Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ Liz equates poetry and Tetris Leanne Simpson, “This Accident of Being Lost“ Elizabeth Bradfield, “We all want to see a mammal“ Listen and Read Here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 789, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: ladies in song 1: Sounds like she's suing Michael Jackson for child support. "Billie Jean". 2: Salutation for Miss Parton of Nashville or Mrs. Levi of Yonkers. "Hello, Dolly". 3: She picked a fine time to leave. Lucille. 4: Stephen "Fostered" this dream about a lady with lovely tresses. "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair". 5: Johnny Carson might ask "Kool and the Gang" not to sing this on "The Tonight Show":"I'm in love, and I won't lie /She's my girl and always on my mind /She gives me her love and a feeling that's right...". "Joanna". Round 2. Category: rochester 1: In Rochester in this state, you might expect to find fans of the Fighting Irish, as it's just south of South Bend. Indiana. 2: Rochester in Plymouth County in this state is home to Witch Rock where witches were said to rise skyward. Massachusetts. 3: 9 miles east of Pontiac, the city of Rochester in this state is home to Oakland University. Michigan. 4: A port on the New York state barge canal, Rochester, New York is closest to this Great Lake. Lake Ontario. 5: Just up the turnpike from Portsmouth is the "Lilac City" of Rochester in this "New" state. New Hampshire. Round 3. Category: monkey business 1: The title of this 1995 Bruce Willis film refers to a group that may have lauched a deadly plague. "12 Monkeys". 2: This title character of classic children's stories lived in Africa until he met the Man with the Yellow Hat. Curious George. 3: These aquatic creatures, types of brine shrimp, are "brought to life" by crystals. Sea Monkeys. 4: In 1996 this inquisitive monkey of children's lit turned 55. Curious George. 5: The Hanuman is a species of monkey and also the name of a monkey-like demigod of this religion who commands a monkey army. Hinduism. Round 4. Category: literary first lines 1: It contains the opposite of its title in "I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills". Out of Africa. 2: "All children, except one, grow up". Peter Pan. 3: 1813: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a... fortune must be in want of a wife". Pride and Prejudice. 4: "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing". A River Runs Through It. 5: By E.M. Forster:"'The signora had no business to do it," said Miss Bartlett, '...she promised us south rooms...'". A Room with a View. Round 5. Category: international authors 1: Many say that Tufu was this country's greatest poet. China. 2: Steingrimur Thorsteinsson translated "The Arabian Nights" into this language spoken in Rekjavik. Icelandic. 3: The blind 19th c. poet Antonio Feliciano de Castilho was a leading literary figure in this European country. Portugal. 4: One of Maeve Binchy's first plays, "End of Term", premiered in this world capital, her birthplace. Dublin. 5: This man and his sister wrote the novel "A Year at Hartlebury" under pseudonyms in 1834, before he was Britain's P.M.. Disraeli. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, This week we take a look at some of our favorite book to movie adaptations. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a BookLover Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 2- The Witches by Roald Dahl 3- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 4- The Martian by Andy Weir 5- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 6- Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong  7- A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy/narrated by Rosalyn Landor 8- The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard 9- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar 10- Dune by Frank Herbert 11- Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence 12- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shafer 13- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 14- Emma by Jane Austen 15- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 16- Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka 17- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 18- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 19- Truman Capote by Gerald Clarke 20- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 21- Angels and Insects (Morpho Eugenia) by A. S. Byatt 22- The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 23- Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham 24- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 25- Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan by Hildi Kang 26- Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir by Deborah A. Miranda 27- All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 28- Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns 29- Stealing by Margaret Verble Movies mentioned-- 1- The Pale Blue Eye (2022) 2- A Beautiful Mind (2001) 3- The Imitation Game (2014--based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges) 4- Dune (1984) 5- Dune (BBC, 2000) 6- Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) 7- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) 8- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 9- Emma (2020) 10- Anna Karenina (2012) 11- Bullet Train (2022) 12- Little Women (2019) 13- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) 14- Capote (2005) 15- Angels & Insects (1995) 16- The Woman in Black (2012) 17- Lord of the Rings series 18- Nightmare Alley (2021) 19- The Storied Life of A J Fikry (2022) 20- Taxi Driver (1976) Articles mentioned-- A Film That Makes Sex Scenes Look Like Works of Art, Shirley Lee, The Atlantic, Dec 2022

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, this week we take a look at some of our favorite book-to-movie adaptations. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a BookLover Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 2- The Witches by Roald Dahl 3- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 4- The Martian by Andy Weir 5- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 6- Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong (published Feb 28, 2023) 7- A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy/narrated by Rosalyn Landor 8- The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard 9- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar 10- Dune by Frank Herbert 11- Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence 12- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shafer 13- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 14- Emma by Jane Austen 15- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 16- Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka 17- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 18- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 19- Truman Capote by Gerald Clarke 20- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 21- Angels and Insects (Morpho Eugenia) by A. S. Byatt 22- The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 23- Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham 24- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 25- Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan by Hildi Kang 26- Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir by Deborah A. Miranda 27- All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 28- Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns 29- Stealing by Margaret Verble Movies mentioned-- 1- The Pale Blue Eye (2022) 2- A Beautiful Mind (2001) 3- The Imitation Game (2014--based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges) 4- Dune (1984) 5- Dune (BBC, 2000) 6- Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) 7- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) 8- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 9- Emma (2020) 10- Anna Karenina (2012) 11- Bullet Train (2022) 12- Little Women (2019) 13- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) 14- Capote (2005) 15- Angels & Insects (1995) 16- The Woman in Black (2012) 17- Lord of the Rings series 18- Nightmare Alley (2021) 19- The Storied Life of A J Fikry (2022) 20- Taxi Driver (1976) Articles mentioned-- A Film That Makes Sex Scenes Look Like Works of Art, Shirley Lee, The Atlantic, Dec 2022

Did you think Kathleen's drama with her upstairs neighbors was over? You were WRONG! She was late to recording this episode thanks to them, the big jerks. Find out why. Then, brainstorming Adorable Saw Traps and a surprising discussion about author Maeve Binchy and her face. ——— What We Talked About:  PATREON Dates in February: Live Show: Feb. 27th @ 7:30pm EST Sign up at www.patreon.com/acquiredtaste ——— Check out our merch!:  https://store.dftba.com/collections/an-acquired-taste-podcast  ——— Please support the companies that support us! Liquid IV - Grab your Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 20% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code TASTE at checkout.  Lume Deodorant - As a special offer for listeners, new customers GET $5 OFF a Lume Starter Pack with code TASTE at LumeDeodorant.com 

Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to reveal the true story of Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world in 1775. We meet an impoverished peasant from Burgundy who disguised herself as a man and sailed on a french voyage around the world from the South American jungles and Magellan Strait to the tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific. Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science, Clode unmasks the remarkable woman who, like all explorers, charted her own course for others to follow. And… We avid readers know deep down that reading is good for us. But did you know your gut feeling has a name? Bibliotherapy, or book therapy, is an ancient practice that is gaining a resurgence in medical practice. Doctors in Wales now incorporate “book prescriptions” in a holistic approach to mental health concerns and the State Library of Victoria created an online course in bibliotherapy when Melbournians were locked down due to Covid. UniSA PhD candidate, Elizabeth Wells, is studying the therapeutic benefit of being read to aloud when undergoing chemotherapy. She joined Michaela to explain the many ways in which bibliotherapy can benefit us all.   Guests:    Danielle Clode, author of “In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World” To hear a dramatisation of the story go to the History Listen Elizabeth Wells, PhD Candidate, UniSA STEM. The title of her thesis is “An exploration of the potential benefits of read-aloud programs to the well-being of cancer patients undergoing treatment”   Our Random Reader - Tony   Other books that get a mention: Elizabeth recommends short stories from her read-aloud program. These include “Great Australian Outback Yarns” by Bill Swampy Marsh, “All Together Now” by Monica McInerny,  “I've Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella. Other authors of short stories she recommends highly include P.G. Wodehouse, Kitty Flannagan, Geoffrey Archer, Maeve Binchy and Anna Jacobs. One of Elizabeth's personal favourite books is “The 13th Gift; The true story of a Christmas miracle” by Joanne Huist-Smith. Elizabeth also mentions The Reading Agency UK (https://readingagency.org.uk) and State Library of Victoria (https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/bibliotherapy) Michaela recommends a podcast Women Read (with Freya & Mel). In each episode a woman chooses a book she loves and reads the first chapter aloud. Tony recommends Patrick Susskind's classic “Perfume”, Elizabeth Knox “The Vintner's Luck “ and anything by Peter Goldsworthy   Music composed by Quentin Grant    SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES   INSTA - Pan Macmillan Australia @macmillanaus INSTA - Danielle Clode @danielleclode INSTA - University of South Australia @WomeninSTEMUniSA INSTA - Elizabeth Wells @reading.for.wellbeing INSTA - Women Read @_womenread FB - Pan Macmillan Australia - @panmacmillanaustralia FB - Danielle Clode @danielleclode FB - Elizabeth Well's research @readingforwellbeing FB - University of South Australia @unisaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to reveal the true story of Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world in 1775. We meet an impoverished peasant from Burgundy who disguised herself as a man and sailed on a french voyage around the world from the South American jungles and Magellan Strait to the tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific. Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science, Clode unmasks the remarkable woman who, like all explorers, charted her own course for others to follow. And… We avid readers know deep down that reading is good for us. But did you know your gut feeling has a name? Bibliotherapy, or book therapy, is an ancient practice that is gaining a resurgence in medical practice. Doctors in Wales now incorporate “book prescriptions” in a holistic approach to mental health concerns and the State Library of Victoria created an online course in bibliotherapy when Melbournians were locked down due to Covid. UniSA PhD candidate, Elizabeth Wells, is studying the therapeutic benefit of being read to aloud when undergoing chemotherapy. She joined Michaela to explain the many ways in which bibliotherapy can benefit us all.   Guests:    Danielle Clode, author of “In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World” To hear a dramatisation of the story go to the History Listen Elizabeth Wells, PhD Candidate, UniSA STEM. The title of her thesis is “An exploration of the potential benefits of read-aloud programs to the well-being of cancer patients undergoing treatment”   Our Random Reader - Tony   Other books that get a mention: Elizabeth recommends short stories from her read-aloud program. These include “Great Australian Outback Yarns” by Bill Swampy Marsh, “All Together Now” by Monica McInerny,  “I've Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella. Other authors of short stories she recommends highly include P.G. Wodehouse, Kitty Flannagan, Geoffrey Archer, Maeve Binchy and Anna Jacobs. One of Elizabeth's personal favourite books is “The 13th Gift; The true story of a Christmas miracle” by Joanne Huist-Smith. Elizabeth also mentions The Reading Agency UK (https://readingagency.org.uk) and State Library of Victoria (https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/bibliotherapy) Michaela recommends a podcast Women Read (with Freya & Mel). In each episode a woman chooses a book she loves and reads the first chapter aloud. Tony recommends Patrick Susskind's classic “Perfume”, Elizabeth Knox “The Vintner's Luck “ and anything by Peter Goldsworthy   Music composed by Quentin Grant    SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES   INSTA - Pan Macmillan Australia @macmillanaus INSTA - Danielle Clode @danielleclode INSTA - University of South Australia @WomeninSTEMUniSA INSTA - Elizabeth Wells @reading.for.wellbeing INSTA - Women Read @_womenread FB - Pan Macmillan Australia - @panmacmillanaustralia FB - Danielle Clode @danielleclode FB - Elizabeth Well's research @readingforwellbeing FB - University of South Australia @unisaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Hartnett, well-timed acts of kindness, Maeve Binchy's favourite poem, a pioneering comprehensive school and more, with Denise Blake, Margaret Galvin, Mike Mac Domhnaill, Tim Carey and Gordon Snell

Kate Mosse on her latest book Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries; This England, starring Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson as his government grapple with Brexit and the pandemic; Writers gather to share how they were inspired by Maeve Binchy; and Alma Deutscher's opera, Cinderella, will be performed for the first time in Ireland.

Gordon Snell, husband of Maeve Binchy who died 10 years ago and whose work is celebrated at the Echoes Literary Festival later this month

The Irish abroad, door dancing, stargazing and more, with Margaret Hickey, Brian Farrell, Tim Carey, Daniel Mulhall, John Toal and, from the Miscellany archive, Maeve Binchy

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Maeve Binchy's passing. From her columns in the Irish Times to her beloved bestselling books to the blockbuster Hollywood adaptions of her novels, Maeve was one of the most astounding literary chroniclers of 20th century Ireland. To pay tribute to Maeve, Tom is joined by authors Patricia Scanlon and Henrietta McKervey.

Exam anxieties, audience protests, overheard conversations and Maeve Binchy's writing advice, and fearless Dervla Murphy remembered, with Margaret Ward, Rachael Hegarty, Ian Sherry, Bernard Farrell, John Toal and Pádraig Ó Macháin

Exam anxieties, audience protests, overheard conversations and Maeve Binchy's writing advice, and fearless Dervla Murphy remembered, with Margaret Ward, Rachael Hegarty, Ian Sherry, Bernard Farrell, John Toal and Pádraig Ó Macháin

This week there's an honourable mention for El Grito in Dublin - Nicola says the best Mexican food she's had in Ireland. Making my booking as I type.Food waste - we are on a mission to do away with it, which will help the environment, your pocket and your belly. Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is Nic's review this week, a good un but not for the young uns.Our Fox this week is another mammy of Ireland, Maeve Binchy, such a warm, interesting character.  Next up our recommendation is Spooked - an american podcast, which if you're into the paranormal is one for you. Worth checking out if you're not too.And finally we take a look at the upcoming Eurovision, we simply had to. It would be just rude not to!We really appreciate a review if you have time to give us one. Thanks!Theme music by IJUNIJUN from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Griffin is back to worship at the altar of Maeve Binchy and to deliver a new taxonomy about men and the wind. Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals. We discuss motherhood, Ireland, judgment, how Binchy has changed the way we write and men on the wind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maeve Binchy's novel, ‘Circle of Friends' has been adapted for the stage and is on in The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Aisling Kearns who plays plays Eve Malone joins Ray in studio for a chat about it.

On todays show Ray chats to some listeners about their extravant cook books collections, Lucy Hawking joins Ray to chat about her new book, we have live music from Cian Ducrot and Maeve Binchy's novel, ‘Circle of Friends' has been adapted for the stage, Aisling Kearns is in studio to tell us more.

Lovers of Maeve Binchy's work are in for a real treat as her beloved novel Circle of friends has it's world premiere next week in the Gaiety Sinead met Dundalk actress Juliette Crosbie who is playing Nan in the show, we had an Easter theme in our regular vets and their pets series with highfield veterinary clinic the focus is on bunny health, Sinead had her top TV recommendations for this week and lots more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The late Maeve Binchy has had her novel ‘Circle of Friends' adapted for the stage and it will have its world premiere at the Gaiety Theatre next month. Her husband, writer Gordon Snell joins Brendan in studio.

How widely is the Scottish Government consulting on its plans to allow people to legally change sex without a medical diagnosis? Emma Barnett speaks to Lisa Mackenzie from MurrayBlackburnMackenzie, an Edinburgh-based policy analysis collective who say the SNP is breaking a manifesto promise, by only meeting with groups representing trans rights since last May's Holyrood election. Military mums rally in protest at the decision to award former Prime Minister Tony Blair a knighthood. Hazel Hunt, whose son Richard died in Afghanistan, is considering sending back the Elizabeth Cross that her family had received as a mark of protest. Southall Black Sisters was founded in 1979 to address the needs of Asian, African-Caribbean and minority women and to empower them to escape violence. Pragna Patel was one of the founders of Southall Black Sisters and today is her last day as Director. We talk to her about the chages she's witnessed and the role she's held for over 30 years. It's ten years since the popular fiction writer Maeve Binchy died and forty years since her first best seller Light a Penny Candle was published. What has been her legacy for the generation of Irish women writers that followed and what is the role of editors in creating best-sellers? We talk to Rosie de Courcy Senior Editor at Head of Zeus publishers and Maeve's long-time editor, and Irish author and journalist Megan Nolan. Taking photos or video recordings of breastfeeding mothers in public without their consent is to be made a crime in England and Wales, punishable by up to two years in prison. We catch up with the woman who started the campaign Julia Cooper. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Donald McDonald

Edward, Amy, and Jessica round up the books that have been bringing them joy this year . . . ‘joy' veering very occasionally into malevolent glee, and Edward and Amy face off in a festive literary quiz.  The audiobooks (or plays!) bringing Edward joy  Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas  Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout  Right Ho, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse  The audiobooks bringing Amy joy  Short Stories by Roald Dahl, especially ‘The Way Up to Heaven'  Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Pérez  Anything by Caitlin Moran!  The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry   Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman   The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick  Crooked Heart, Lissa Evans  The Midnight Library, Matt Haig  A Streetcat Named Bob, James Bowen  The audiobooks bringing Jessica joy  Light a Penny Candle, Maeve Binchy  Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy  The Frayed Atlantic Edge, David Gange (You can hear Jess's conversation with David in an earlier episode)  When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr (You can hear Jess's conversation with narrator Helen Barford in an earlier episode)   Who Are We?  Edward Herring is Membership Support Officer at Listening Books. Amy Flinders is Publisher Relations Manager. And Jessica Stone is Audio Producer, and of course, host of The Listening Books Podcast.  For more information about Listening Books, whether you're interested in our Sound Learning initiative or our collaboration with PressPreader, head to www.listening-books.org.uk. To purchase a gift membership, go directly to https://www.listening-books.org.uk/gift-membership  We'd love to hear from you!  Here's a good place to review the podcast.  You can also give us a shout on Twitter: @ListeningBooks,  Or Instagram: @ListeningBooks,  Or Facebook,  And we also have some content on YouTube. 

This week we're speaking to Crime author, Olivia Kiernan. Olivia is the author of four Frankie Sheehan detective novels. Set in Dublin, the ongoing series sees DCS Frankie Sheehan and her team investigating murders across the city, where appearances are rarely what they seem. In her latest book The Murder Box, we join DCS Frankie Sheehan as a seemingly innocent murder mystery game reveals a sinister connection to the disappearance of a young woman. -- Books mentioned in this episode include: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (https://bit.ly/3cKcVlA), The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair by Enid Blyton (https://bit.ly/3DW9vrG) , Madame Zero by Sarah Hall (https://bit.ly/3laTLtM), Circle Of Friends by Maeve Binchy (https://bit.ly/3HVSXCA), The Murder Box by Olivia Kiernan (https://bit.ly/30Wf8aP). All of which are available to buy for a discounted price through the Mostly Books website (www.mostly-books.co.uk/shop). The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

Se você não for ao baile, nunca será rejeitado, mas também nunca poderá dançar. É com uma das minhas frases favoritas da escritora Maeve Binchy que abro o programa de hoje lembrando que só não fracassa quem não se arrisca. E quem não arrisca, também não se diverte. Mas para além de danças e decepções que nos tornam quem somos tanto quanto sonhos que se realizam, muitas vezes os fracassos ensinam mais que as vitórias. Assim como críticas podem dar mais vontade de evoluir que elogios. A positividade tóxica é persistente em nos fazer acreditar que tudo vai dar certo sempre. "Basta querer" - Será mesmo? Até porque as vezes o melhor que pode acontecer é dar errado mesmo. Muitos ganhos vêm fantasiados de perdas porque não raras vezes as grandes lições são fruto de dores que podem até parecer o fim da linha. Seja um relacionamento que deu errado, um projeto que não foi pra frente, uma apresentação que foi um desastre: será que a temperatura de sucesso está sendo medida pelo quanto você está feliz ou pelo quanto você está aparentando estar ganhando no jogo da vida para os outros? Como diz o meu convidado de hoje: fracasse, a vida não é um portfólio. Bom Dia, Obvious! Hoje, Marcela Ceribelli, CEO e diretora criativa na Obvious conversa com Silvio Rodrigues, idealizador e estilista da Fracasse.

we continue ourseason with the third of four plays written by Maeve Binchy. First broadcast in 2006, ‘Democratic Decision' by Maeve Binchy stars Colette Proctor, Daphne Carroll and Pegg Monahan.

Tia Maria by Maeve Binchy starring Oscar winning actress Kathy Bates.

INFANCY by Maeve Binchy followed by Maeve Binchy and Myles Dungan in Public Interview in The National Concert Hall, Dublin, 2002.

Kelsey and Mitzi share their fiction book recommendations. You are bound to find a book you'll love to read! Bean's Book Blog- Check out this awesome resource to find your next great read! Kelsey's Recommendations: 1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 2. Any book by Charles Martin 3. The Will Robie Series by David Baldacci Currently reading: Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare Mitzi's Recommendations: 1. Where the Crawdad Sings - Delia Owens 2. The Girl in the Window - Renee Pawlish 3. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd 4. The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom 5. Any book by Maeve Binchy or John Grisham Music for this podcast is by Scott Holmes.

On the eve of this weekend's Echoes festival in Dalkey, celebrating Maeve Binchy and Irish writing, its programmer, author Henrietta McKervey, and Maeve's widower, Gordon Snell, join me to talk about the thinking behind the festival and the many ways in which Maeve's memory is being kept alive. The festival always has Maeve at its heart but each year it has a different theme. This year's theme is Celebrating Community in Contemporary Writing in Ireland. Last year's theme was “Maeve the quiet feminist”, a description she loved, says Gordon, as it was the first time anyone ever called her quiet. McKervey discusses the highlights of this weekend's festival as well as her experience of being the first winner of the Maeve Binchy UCD travel scholarship, including a hair-raising vist to Fastnet lighthouse. Snell reveals how he loves to re-read his late wife's work, which only confirms his admiration for her briliance as a storyteller: “her dialogue is so good it could be put straight on the stage”. He reminisces about their cameo roles in film adaptations of Maeve's work, usually in a restaurant or at a bar drinking cocktails served by Stephen Rea, but also in an episode of Fair City. He also discusses how he manages to write without his former partner – Maeve once described them working together in their upstairs studio at their typewriters as like two pianists performing a duet. As our interview takes place inThe Irish Times office, talk inevitably turns to Maeve's distinguished career as a journalist here. Snell reveals that his favourite article by her is I Was A Winter Sport, about a calamitous ski trip, while McKervey expresses admiration for Bincy's versatility as a writer, shifting in shade from reporting sensitively on the Zeebrugge ferry disaster to writing wittily about the British royal family. Echoes runs from October 4th till 6th in Dalkey. For ddetails, visit the website

In the latest of our One Page Punch-Up specials we asked our Patreon Chart Toppers supporters to send us one page from their work-in-progress and we gave them Orion Publishing's Group Associate Publisher Juliet Ewers, returning to the podcast (she was on episode two!). Juliet has worked with the likes of Ian Rankin, Maeve Binchy, Michael Connelly and more and she casts her expert eye over this fantastic batch of one-pagers. Mr. Stay apologises in advance for his dodgy accents in the readings...