Podcast appearances and mentions of michael kindness

Thank you for listening over the years and helping us reach our 200th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we invited special guests to call the Book Cougars hotline and recommend two forthcoming books they can't wait for all of us to read. This idea was inspired by Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, hosts of the podcast Books on the Nightstand, who had a segment called “Two Books We Can't Wait for You to Read.” Chris and Emily met through Books on the Nightstand; their sunset inspired our sunrise. As an homage, we were thrilled to have Ann and Michael contribute to the segment along with other guests that have been featured on the podcast over the past seven years including Amy Tector, Andrea Wang, Bianca Marais, Caroline Leavitt, Davina from BookBrowse, Fiona Davis, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jennifer Savran Kelly, Jenna Miller, Rachel Barenbaum, Kelcey Ervick, Luanne Rice, Jung Yun, and our Mystery Man – John Valeri. We asked our author friends to shout out their new or forthcoming books. Your TBR List just might explode! #SorryNotSorry And that's not the only exciting segment in this episode. We crunched the numbers and share our Listener Top Ten Reads of 2023. They are: Tom Lake – Ann Patchett Hello Beautiful – Ann Napolitano Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride Yellowface – R.F. Kuang The Reading List – Sara Nisha Adams Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt The Fraud – Zadie Smith Unlikely Animals – Annie Hartnett Signal Fires – Dani Shapiro Absolution – Alice McDermott The Postcard – Anne Berest As always, we share what we're currently reading, what we've read, and Biblio Adventures we've been on. Emily visited White River Books and the Carbondale Public Library in Colorado. She also attended Aspen Words featuring Ann Patchett in conversation with Elizabeth McCracken. Chris paid her respects to the Barnes and Noble closing in Naperville, Illinois (they're opening a new format store in nearby Oswego), and visited one of her favorite used bookstores, The Frugal Muse in Darien. She also attended Biography International Organization's Biography Lab, an online forum about the craft. If you're in the Connecticut area, join us on Friday, February 2nd at 5:30 pm ET at Bank Square Books for the launch of Luanne Rice's new book Last Night. Then on Sunday, February 11th at 5 pm ET, Chris's wife Laura Thoma will be reading from her work-in-progress as part of the Chester Arts & Literary Weekend. Reminder: our first quarter readalong book is Indigo by Beverly Jenkins. All the books we mention in this episode are in the show notes at https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2024/episode200. Thanks again for listening, and Happy Reading! Chris & Emily

Chris and Emily, known fondly as Book Cougars, join me to discuss books we've read and liked recently. We address the controversy of one of the books selected, new books by well-loved authors, and authors that we're just discovering (and whose back files we need to read.) Links to Book Cougars are included at the end of the shownotes so check out their podcast too.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 202: Jacket Flap Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  All the Devils are Here by Louise PennyRage Baking edited by Kathy Gunst and Katherine AlfordTides by Jonathan WhiteThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiOther mentions:Celestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiBook Cougars Goodreads Group - Sapphira and the Slave Girl discussionHurma by Ali Al-Muqri (book mentioned from Yemen)Booktopia (at Northshire Bookstore)Ann KingmanMichael KindnessBooks on the Nightstand podcast (no new episodes)Powells City of Books Library of Congress - National Book FestivalBloody Scotland FestivalDecatur Book FestivalBeowulf by Maria Dahvana HeadleyThe Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily WilsonCirce by Madeline Miller*Emily's ListsTangerine Jones @ragebakingJenny's video playlist to accompany TidesEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceHomegoing by Yaa GyasiBestiary by K. Ming ChangTrumbull Park by Frank London BrownMagic Lessons by Alice Hoffman*I kept referring to Madeline Miller as a translator. I do think she has the scholarly chops to translate, but her works that I've read and loved are novels that are retellings of myths. I know this, but misspoke during our discussion. Sorry!Related episodes:Episode 037 - Breakdancing to Bach with Juliane KunzendorfEpisode 131 - Tartan Noir and More with Claire DuffyEpisode 133 - To Understand the World with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars  Stalk us online: Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyBook Cougars website/podcastBook Cougars are @bookcougars in Instagram

Morgane Michael, the creator of the research-based, not-for-profit Small Act Big Impact 21-day Kindness initiative, joins us for a conversation on KINDNESS and the impact it has on all of our lives. She is also the host and producer of the Kindsight 101 Podcast. Morgane is the mother of 2 young children, a wife, speaker, educator and author and she believes that infusing intentional kindness and empathy into schools, workplaces, and communities, can be the catalyst for positive change. In this episode, Morgane takes us on a journey of the senses, clearly explaining why KINDNESS is an integral part of our humanity and can help us resolve so many of the 'not good' feelings we encounter on a daily basis. Her goal is to help everyone integrate kindness practices into their communities and throughout this podcast offers many ways in which YOU can make that happen. If you want more, you can connect with Morgan on LinkedIn, and… FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/smallactbigimpact21days/ TWITTER: @SABI21days INSTAGRAM: @smallactbigimpact EMAIL: morganemichael19@gmail.com WEBSITE: https://smallactbigimpact.com/ BLOG: https://smallactbigimpact.com/blog/

If you’re trying to fill your holiday wish list with amazing titles, look no further! Roxanne recently hosted a live event with Penguin Random House publishing powerhouses Michael Kindness, Jennifer Black and author, Matthew Dicks. The event, which took place at the Mandell JCC in Hartford, Connecticut, was titled “Buzz About Books” and we were there every step of the way!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from “Books on the Nightstand” joined Roxanne in the “Just the Right Book” studios to chat about books they are reading. They also give more than a dozen recommendations for your TBR list! This episode was originally released in April 2017.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frequent guest, Penguin Random House sales rep and former Books on the Nightstand host, Michael Kindness is back to share some of his favorite reads just in time for your summer vacation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It happens to most of us one time or another.  But how do you snap out of the dreaded reading slump?  We enlisted the help of Just the Right Book regular Michael Kindness to give us some tips and recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Thirty Nine Show Notes Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. We have an upcoming read-along: February – Maurice by E.M. Forster Send in questions or comments by March 1st – we will discuss on March 6th episode – Recommendations from Michael Kindness – Ready Player One – Ernest Cline (audio – narrated by Will Wheaton) The movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vGWwRF_Qc Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHA Brain – Peter Shankman Need to Know – Karen Cleveland Educated: Memoir – Tara Westover (release date: February 20, 2018) Anatomy of a Miracle – Jonathan Miles (release date: March 13, 2018) Neverworld Wake – Marisha Pessl (release date: June 5, 2018) Providence – Caroline Kepnes (release date: June 13, 2018) – Also Mentioned – Faster Than Normal Podcast Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood – Edward Hallowell – Edward Hallowell NY Times Authors Podcast The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin

Former Books on The Nightstand host, "rep extraordinaire" and frequent guest Michael Kindness is back to add to your winter reading list! Also in this episode, Roxanne speaks to author and former New York City prosecutor Linda Fairstein who stopped by Just the Right Book Podcast to chat about her kid's book Digging for Trouble, the second book in her Devlin Quick Mysteries.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're looking to craft your holiday wish list or just for a fantastic read, our literary experts have you covered! Our very own Roxanne Coady recently had the pleasure of hosting a live event with Penguin Random House publishing powerhouses Michael Kindness, Jennifer Black and author, Matthew Dicks. The event, which took place at the JCC in West Hartford, Connecticut, was titled "Buzz About Books." If you're trying to fill your holiday wish list with amazing titles, look no further! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kindness "always has his finger on the pulse of what we should be reading," says Roxanne. Just the Right Book Podcast welcomes back Penguin Random House sales rep and former Books on the Nightstand host, Michael Kindness, who shares the print and audio books that he is loving right now. Roxanne and Michael also get into a discussion about an early draft of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in which Charlie Bucket was black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kindness is a sales rep for Penguin Random House, the former host of the popular podcast, Books on the Nightstand, and of course, a friend of the show. The "hand-seller to booksellers" returns to Just the Right Book Podcast to help add to your summer book pile! Michael and Roxanne also talked about some indie bookstores that you should visit this summer, or anytime. Be sure to like us on Facebook and join our mailing list to hear more news about Just the Right Book Podcast We’re trying to get a better demographic handle on the people like yourself who listen to Just The Right Book Podcast. Just go to our website, www.BookPodcast.com, and click on the “Listener Survey,” it should take you about 30 seconds and be most helpful to us. Thank you in advance for this! Get even more book talk from Michael Kindness and listen to Ep 9 & Ep 20 of Just the Right Book Podcast. Follow Michael Kindness on Twitter Books in this episode: The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore  Chemistry by Weike Wang Shadow Man by Alan Drew A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley House of Names (Compact Disc) by Colm Toibin, Juliet Stevenson (Read by), Charlie Anson (Read by) The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne Bookstores in this episode: Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe in Asheville, NC The Montague Bookmill in Montague, MA The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, CA Prairie Lights in Iowa City, IA Book People in Austin, TX Phoenix Books in Essex, Burlington, Rutland & Chester, VT Powell's Books in Portland, OR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from "Books on the Nightstand" recently joined Roxanne in the "Just the Right Book" studios to chat about books they are reading. They also give more than a dozen recommendations for your TBR list. Find out which book Roxanne is calling "the book to read this Spring" in this must-listen episode!   Be sure to like us on Facebook and join our mailing list to hear more news about “Just the Right Book Podcast.” Books in this episode: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne The Hearts Invisible Furies By John Boyne Endurance By Scott Kelly Exit West By Mosin Hamid The Underground Railroad By Colson Whitehead American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House  By John Mechum American War By Omar El Akkad The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do By Sarah Knight The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley By Hannah Tinti The Good Thief By Hannah Tinti The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit By Michael Finkel 50 Days of Solitude By Doris Gumbach Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship By Michelle Kuo Standard Deviation By Katherine Heiny Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. By Judy Blume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kindness set the gold standard for book podcasts as the former host of the popular show "Books on the Nightstand" and is the "hand-seller to book-sellers" for Penguin Random House. Michael joined Roxanne in the studio to talk about being a sales rep for the publishing powerhouse and shares his recommendations to help YOU kick 2017 off right! Also in this episode, more from our interview with Just the Right Book's FIRST guest, Amy Bloom. Plus, rate & review us on Itunes to be entered to win the book of your choice from today's episode! Sadly, "Books on the Nightstand" has ended but you can listen (or re-listen) to all the episodes here: http://booksonthenightstand.com/ Follow Michael Kindness on  Twitter Books in this episode: The Secret History by Donna Tartt Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Gilded Cage by Vic James Moonglow by Michael Chabon The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, his Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets by Luke Dittrich   Little Sweet Potato by Amy Bloom Lucky Us by Amy Bloom     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epigraph We are fucking thrilled to have Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman on Episode 11. Michael and Ann are the hosts of the late, great Books on the Nightstand podcast and sales reps for Penguin Random House. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk. We were too excited about hosting Books on the Nightstand to mention Books & Whatnot on air, but you should definitely check out the newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Introduction In Which Ann Doesn’t Let Us Set Anything on Fire, Emma Makes Coworkers Awkward, Michael Activates Host Mode, and Kim Finds a Book Too Relevant We’re drinking Cider House Drools (local hard cider, shot of rum, dash of bitters). The alternate drink is the Out-cider (sub bourbon for rum). Or, if you’re Michael and rockin’ the cold medicine, tea. Ann had originally planned to have us drink Charles Dickens’s punch, which involves a shit ton of alcohol and, uh, fire. If you’re braver than we are, here’s the recipe: https://food52.com/blog/18626-the-punch-you-add-a-spoonful-of-fire-to-literally What We’re Reading:   Emma is reading: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson and Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (Bonus reading! Check out The New Yorker article about the new Shirley Jackson bio: The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson) Michael is reading: Shadow Man by Alan Drew (pubs 23 May 2017... also mentioned: Gardens of Water) Ann is reading: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve (pubs 2 May 2017) Kim is reading: Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why by Sady Doyle Emma and Kim just read Vicious by V E Schwab (shout out to book club!) Chapter I [11:00] In Which We Discuss the Noble Role of the Bookseller to Booksellers and How To Be an Introvert in a Socially-Focused Industry Ann and Michael work for this little publishing house you’ve probably never heard of named Penguin Random House. Yeah, we think they should have called themselves the Random Penguin House, too. Be among your people at BookRiot Live. They have designated reading rooms, for all y’all introverted book nerds. We see you. Chapter II [19:20] In Which We Unveil the Creation Story of Books on the Nightstand, Michael Issues a Mea Culpa for not Reading Ann’s Recs Sooner, and Kim Wonders About Knitting Podcasts Books on the Nightstand readers voted on what Michael should read over the summer. The results: So, due to popular demand, Michael finally read Ann’s recommendations from yeeeeeeears ago: Stoner by John Williams and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. He also recently discovered how great Stephen King is and treated himself to Salem’s Lot for Halloween. Ann recently reread The Secret History by Donna Tartt. She also loved The Nix by Nathan Hill and Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Check out the last eight years of Books on the Nightstand episodes at their website: http://booksonthenightstand.com/podcasts. BTW, Booktopia is still alive via Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT. Field trip? Michael’s Recent Favorite Comics/Graphic Novels/Graphica: The Vision by Tom King DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan Emma follows up with a rec for Joyride by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, then we all nerd out about Lumberjanes. (Seriously, y’all. it’s awesome.) Chapter III [35:10] In Which Ann Wants to Read The Road Set at a Boarding School, Kim is Uncomfortable with Magical Realism, and We Crush on Bookstores Ann’s book description guaranteed to get her reading: A dark and disturbing apocalyptic story collection of thrillers set in boarding schools. The Unfinished World: And Other Stories by Amber Sparks The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Secret Place by Tana French Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Road by Cormac McCarthy Favorite Short Story Collections Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Emma has to name drop Kelly Link (obvi) and everybody flips out.  Ann: Tenth of December by George Saunders. She also loves the individual stories “Anything Helps” by Jess Walter (from We Live in Water) and “Governor’s Ball” by Ron Carlson (expanded upon in Ron Carlson Writes a Story) Desert Island/Station Eleven/Wild Books Michael used to say The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, but he doesn’t actually... like reading Shakespeare, so maybe not. So then he thought he’d pick 100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It) by Ana Maria Spagna, illustrated by Brian Cronin. But, naw, nevermind. He’d bring DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. Ann would take The Complete Essays by Michel De Montaigne, because she got a crush on him due to How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by Sarah Bakewell. Go-To Handsell Michael: Any Human Heart by William Boyd and Stoner by John Williams Ann - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (IT’S ABOUT JESUITS IN SPACE, GUYS) Bookseller Confessions Michael still hasn’t read Great Expectations. But, I mean, he read A Christmas Carol, so he’s read Dicken’s okay? Also, he hasn’t read Sandman by Neil Gaiman. Neither has Emma. Or Kim. But we’ve read Alan Moore’s Watchmen, so that balances out, right? Right?? Ann convinced hundreds of people to read War and Peace with her, but only got to page 75. At least she’s inspiring. Bookstore Crushes Ann: Green Apple in San Francisco, CA (featured in Ep 8 with Pete Mulvihill) Michael: Powell’s Books in Portland, OR (featured in Ep 3 with Kevin Sampsell) Favorite literary podcasts The Readers Literary Disco What Should I Read Next Chapter IV [52:45] In Which Michael and Ann Tell Us About Two Three Books They Can’t Wait for Us to Read Michael: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Gilded Cage by Vic James (pubs 14 Feb 2017) The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti (pubs 28 March 2017) Ann: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (pubs 7 March 2017) American War by Omar El Akkad (pubs 4 April 2017) Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny (pubs 23 May 2017) Epilogue [1:05:50] You can follow Ann and Michael on Twitter at: Ann: @annkingman Michael: @mkindness  They’re also on Instagram, Litsy, and Goodreads, so look them up there. You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller and everywhere else as DrunkBooksellers (plural).  Aaaaaaand, we’re about to launch an Instagram account, so you should probably start following that @DrunkBooksellers. Our dear friend and fellow bookseller is in charge of it, and it’s gonna be weird and wonderful. Here’s a teaser: Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot.  Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much.