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We were thrilled and a little nervous to sit down with Ruth Franklin to talk about her work and share our origin story. The Book Cougars may not have been born without Ruth Franklin. Or, come to think of it, Shirley Jackson. We were excited to talk with Ruth about her brilliant new work, THE MANY LIVES OF ANNE FRANK, and her previous biography, SHIRLEY JACKSON: A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE. You won't want to miss our conversation with Ruth. She is a fantastic writer and a great conversationalist. The interview begins at 01:13:25. In our Just Read segment, we discuss “The Cold Embrace” by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, the current story from THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES. Note: we spoil some plot points so read this ten-page short story prior to listening (unless you don't care, then feel free to listen with abandon). Head to the shownotes, where you'll find a link to the story available to read online. Rejoice, for Chris has finally finished SWANN'S WAY by Marcel Proust! However, this won't be the last you hear about Proust. She has committed to reading the next book in his longer work, IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME, with Robin Gustafson's group in Feb/Mar 2026. After Proust, Chris found a delicious palate cleanser in THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis. Emily finished CARE AND FEEDING: A Memoir by Laurie Woolever and THE CLIFFS by J. Courtney Sullivan, which marks off another square on her Ghost Stories Bingo Card. She also attended the virtual ALL CT READS 2025 Adult Author Talk with Monica Wood who penned HOW TO READ A BOOK, which was one of her Top 10 Reads of last year. Thanks to our two sponsors this episode, authors Lise Mayne (TIME ENOUGH) and Aline Weiller (FUN: Essays on a Life Embraced). As always, we talk about more books and Biblio Adventures than we list here. We hope you enjoy listening and that your next book is a great read. Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode231
Welcome to Episode 230 where we talk about some books. As this is another tenth episode, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky newsletter subscriber will win a paperback copy of our second quarter readalong pick, THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due. Newsletter subscribers are automatically entered to win our recurring tenth episode giveaways. Chris unexpectedly read the surprise hot book of the season, CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and is telling everyone to believe the hype. She also read THE EXTENDED MIND: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul, and devoured WOMAN, EATING: A Literary Vampire Novel by Claire Kohda. Emily read two novels that have an unexpected connection, MURDER UNDER HER SKIN: A Pentecost and Parker Mystery by Stephen Spotswood and THE GHOSTWRITER by Julia Clark. She also read two less murdery novels, TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout and TILDA IS VISIBLE by Jane Tara. One of these she loved and the other was a bit of a departure for a well-loved writer. We discuss the third short ghost story – “The Haunted and the Haunters; Or, The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton – in THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce. This one didn't grab us like the last one (pun intended) but we can see how it contributes to the haunted house tradition. In Biblio Adventures, Chris made a guest appearance on Shawn Breathes Books where they discussed FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters; it is ready for viewing on his BookTube channel. Emily was in Colorado visiting new grandbaby #2, and got to visit two local bookstores: White River Books in Carbondale and Alpenglow Books and Gifts in Glenwood Springs. During a long layover in O'Hare, she also visited several Barbara's Bookstores in the airport. As always, there is more in this episode than we can highlight here, like upcoming reads and jaunts (e.g., THE CAT'S MEOW: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa by Jonathan Losos, All CT Reads with author Monica Wood, and the Willa Cather Spring Conference). We were so happy to be back together talking about books across the table! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode230
“How to Read a Book: a Novel” by Monica Wood is an honest and hopeful story of struggling with guilt, second chances, and how books can change a life.
In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Training and Education, Monica Wood, MD joins host Monica Cheng, MD to discuss ways of finding our voice in advocacy and getting involved in shaping healthcare policies that can positively impact patient care and radiology practice.
You want to read Monica Wood's fabulous novel How to Read a Book.
Eileen Stevens's openhearted performance will warm listeners to the core and inspire a sense of true goodness in the world. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss Monica Wood's newest audiobook, which tells a story of second chances. Violet Powell is determined to make the most of her time now that she's out of prison and building a new life in Portland, Maine. She vows she won't be the sum of her worst act—killing a woman while driving drunk. She finds two unexpected allies in Harriet, the volunteer book club moderator at the prison, and Frank, the elderly widower of the woman Violet killed. As chapters alternate between Violet, Harriet, and Frank, Stevens adopts subtle shifts in tone and emphasis that reveal the core values and uncertainties of each character. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hannah and Sam are at Clearwater Pond on Memorial Day Weekend and they are ready to rock and roll for summer's many hours of lazy water-side reading. First up is Ann Hood, pride of Rhode Island, and her "The Stolen Child," which features travels to France and Italy with a pair of mis-matched travelers who develop a deep and abiding friendship and is quite charming. This leads to the really-quite-feminist 1939 novel "The Damned Don't Cry," by Harry Hervey, which you can only really get in Savannah. Sorry. But it's awesome. Sam loves it. Like a pre-WW2 Kristin Hannah. In a good way. And totally the opposite from "The Search Party," the new thriller from Hannah Richell, where college friends get together and someone's dead and they've been cut off from the outside world. It's entertaining! It keeps you guessing! That's less true of Monica Wood's new "How To Read a Book," which is very Maine, and that might make it more your flavor than it is Sam's, since it's a little too familiar to seem real if you live there. It's like watching a Disney version of your actual life. Finally, Hannah's got "Pink Whales," a classic summer read by Sara Shukla, who's written a novel about a summer in a spot much like Beverly Farms. It's fun. Lots of juicy gossip!
Welcome to Episode 208, which features a fantastic author spotlight with Sara B. Franklin. Her new biography, THE EDITOR: HOW PUBLISHING LEGEND JUDITH JONES SHAPED CULTURE IN AMERICA, is a must-read. It is not hyperbole to say that everyone reading and eating today has been touched by Judith Jones's work, and Franklin's writing is a delight to read. We had a great Biblio Adventure to Brooklyn with Aunt Ellen. Our goal of making it to THE RIPPED BODICE Bookstore has been achieved, and it was worth the wait! Many of our listeners were avid followers of or found us through Jenny Colvin's podcast, READING ENVY: I'll have what you're reading. Jenny passed away in May of 2022. We miss her, and know that many of you do, too. To honor her memory, we are joining our BookTube friend SHAWN BREATHES BOOKS (formerly Shawn the Book Maniac) and doing something we think Jenny would love – reading books together! We are each choosing one book from Jenny's Goodreads lists. The plan is to read the book by July 1st, Jenny's birthday. We would love for you to join us by reading along with one of our selections or choosing a book of your own. We have a conversation thread on our Goodreads page, and we've created the hashtag #illhavewhatyourereading to use on social media. Let's keep Jenny's love for books alive in our hearts and our reading. In other reading news, you might remember from our last episode that Emily expressed her desire to read Monica Wood's THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY. And guess what? It magically appeared in one of her beloved Little Free Libraries. Isn't it a delightful feeling when such serendipitous moments occur? Emily loved the novel. She also read two short stories, “Ernie's Ark” by Monica Wood from the collection ERNIE'S ARK: THE ABBOTT FALLS STORIES and “Chapter Two” by Antonya Nelson in BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2013, edited by Elizabeth Strout. She savored THE PARIS NOVEL by Ruth Reichl, while Chris unexpectedly found herself engrossed in another book by Cal Newport, DEEP WORK: RULES FOR FOCUSED SUCCESS IN A DISTRACTED WORLD. Both Chris and Emily have been captivated by JAMES by Percival Everett, especially the audiobook narrated by Dominic Hoffman. Everett's narrative is a brilliant reinterpretation and expansion of THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, and Hoffman's performance is simply outstanding. Chris has completed her second reading of MOBY-DICK, an endeavor that was as equally challenging and rewarding as her first encounter with the book. As always, we also talk about what we're currently reading and hoping to read soon. Happy Listening and Happy Reading! Emily and Chris
Welcome to Episode 207. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with rare book dealer and author Rebecca Romney. Her first book was PRINTER'S ERROR: Irreverent Stories from Book History, and she made a significant contribution to the world of romance fiction with her collection, THE ROMANCE NOVEL IN ENGLISH: A Rare Book Survey, 1769-1999. You won't want to miss our conversation with Rebecca at the end of the episode. Jane Austen fans will be particularly intrigued to hear about her current project! We have had some genuinely delightful Biblio Adventures since the last episode. Two were joint jaunts: seeing Caroline Leavitt discuss her new novel, DAYS OF WONDER, at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, and watching SHIRLEY, a trippy movie about a fictionalized Shirley Jackson based on the novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell. Emily and Aunt Ellen visited Yu and Me Books in NYC's Chinatown. We also each attended different virtual events through the North Haven Public Library. Chris attended “A Literary Examination of Power and Art” with Xochitl Gonzalez, discussing her books ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST and OLGA DIES DREAMING. Emily attended “The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us – A Sweeping History of Food and Culture” with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson, discussing the book SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN TABLE. See the episode show notes for links to recordings of both events. In our reading lives, we finished a variety of books and stories. BLESS YOUR HEART (cozy horror) by Lindy Ryan, DIGITAL MINIMALISM (self-help/productivity) by Cal Newport, and JAMES (literary fiction) by Percival Everett (the audiobook is fantastic!), THE EDITOR: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America (biography) by Sara B. Franklin, PRIDE AND PRESTON LIN (romance) by Christina Hwang Dudley, HOW TO READ A BOOK (literary fiction/romance) by Monica Wood, and two short stories: “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” from the collection VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE: And Other Stories by Karen Russell and “The Bookeeper's Wife” by Willa Cather. As always, we also talk about what we're reading and hoping to read. We are super excited about an upcoming Biblio Adventure with Aunt Ellen to The Ripped Bodice bookstore in Brooklyn. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Listening and Happy Reading! Emily & Chris https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2024/episode207
Author Monica Wood discusses her new book and what she's working on
Welcome to Episode 206 where we have a fantastic conversation with Rebecca Rego Barry, author of THE VANISHING OF CAROLYN WELLS: Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author. One reviewer referred to Barry's book as a “process biography.” It is true, Barry takes you along on her investigation into the life of Carolyn Wells who, it turns out, wrote more than mysteries. She wrote poetry, plays, screenplays, puzzles, children's books, and a YA series. Wells was also a serious book collector in a time when that pursuit was considered the domain of men. With Mother's Day just around the corner, this biography would make a great gift. Along with our friend Kate, we did a buddy read of Carson McCullers' novella, REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE. This was part of our Biblio Adventure to Nyack, NY where McCuller's lived for the last 30 years of her life (which wasn't a very long long life: she died at 50, so she actually lived most of her life in Nyack). We explored the grounds of her home (it is not a public author home at this time) and paid our respects at the Oak Hill Cemetery where Carson is buried next to her mother. We visited Big Red Books, a Little Free Library, Pickwick Books, and the gorgeous Nyack Public Library. (Check out our social media for some pics.) We also recap our Biblio Adventure to NYC which was metamorphosed by an earthquake in New Jersey that was felt throughout the Northeast. As always, we talk about what we've read, are reading, and want to read. Highlights include PIGLET by Lottie Hazell, THE STOLEN CHILD by Ann Hood (out 5/7), MOBY DICK by Herman Melville, HOW TO READ by Monica Wood (out 5/7), SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY by Edgar Lee Masters, BLESS YOUR HEART by Lindy Ryan, THE EDITOR: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. Franklin (out 5/28), and two short stories: “Touchless Bidet” by Omar El Akkad from the collection SMALL ODYSSEYS: Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories edited by Hannah Tinti and “A Simple Question” from the collection OLD CRIMES: And Other Stories by Jill McCorkle. If you've been enjoying our podcast, please share it with a friend and consider leaving a review on iTunes or whatever app you use to listen. Thanks for listening, and Happy Reading! Chris & Emily
Welcome to Portland Stage's PlayNotes Podcast! This is an audio companion to PlayNotes, our resource guide. Created by the Portland Stage Literary and Education departments, this extensive guide presents a broad spectrum of information and perspectives on each of our Mainstage shows. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on every play this season! You can find the print version of PlayNotes and get tickets for Saint Dad at https://www.portlandstage.org/show/saint-dad/ The show runs from October 25th- November 19th! Follow us for more information about upcoming events and shows Instagram: @portlandstageco Facebook: facebook.com/portlandstage
In episode seven, Anil chatted with Monica Wood, the co-founder & former CEO of Myxx. It's a platform that simplified the home cooking process by automatically turning recipes into the exact ingredients ready to be picked up at your local grocery store. Wood talks creating a unique and valuable opportunity for major brands to market to consumers. Wood also discusses about the common struggles of launching a startup and refining product market fit.
Monica Wood's most recent novel THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY will capture your imagination and warm your heart. It's the best book you may not yet have heard of. In this episode, Monica and Annmarie discuss found families, where stories come from, and why strivers make the world go ‘round.
Rachel Hofstetter’s parents, Chris and Dorothy Quick are living with dementia. Before they moved into the same long term care home at different times, Rachel recounts some of the challenges and transitions that they experienced. These challenges include decision-making, driving, admission into long term care and working with multiple providers. Rachel received support from a MINT Memory Clinic. Monica Wood and Cara Dowhaniuk work at the memory clinic and along with Rachel, they describe how they support families like Rachel’s and collaborate with other primary care providers.
Monica Wood, MD, is a certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon and started practice in August 2007. By March 2011, she began having symptoms that were diagnosed a year later as multiple sclerosis. On March 4, 2014, she had an episode of severe vertigo followed by worsening of her balance and walking ability that ended her career. She successfully navigated the complex social security and disability system and has reinvented herself as an entrepreneur.
On May 7, 2019, Maine author Monica Wood was awarded our 2019 Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities Prize. In attendance was Governor Janet Mills, who honored Monica by delivering the event's opening remarks. Hear the Governor's remarks below. The post Audio | Gov. Mills honors Monica Wood appeared first on Maine Humanities Council.
Portland, Maine writer Monica Wood, whose second play “The Half-Light” premiered last week at Portland Stage, talked about her writing process, her mutually supportive marriage and the importance of teaching the arts, among other things, in front of a sold-out audience Tuesday at One Longfellow Square in Portland. Portland Press Herald arts reporter Bob Keyes interviewed Wood on stage for the latest installment of MaineVoices Live, a series put on by the newspaper. Wood, who grew up in the western Maine mill town of Mexico and now lives in Portland, is the author of beloved memoir “When We Were the Kennedys” and the novel “The One-in-a-Million Boy.” Her first play, “Papermaker,” was the best-selling play in the history of Portland Stage.
Myxx makes mom’s lives easier through creating a frictionless experience for shopping and eating healthier meals with families. Joining Janet Kennedy on the podcast are COO Dede Houston and CEO Monica Wood, Co-Founders of Myxx. Announcer: 00:02 You're listening to Trade Show Live! On the Road featuring conversations with the people who bring trade shows to life, including attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and trade show, industry thought leaders. We attend trade shows around the country in a wide variety of industries, from healthcare to consumer products and everything in between. The podcast is a production of The Trade Show Manager, a trade show consulting firm, and now let's go on the road with Trade Show Live! Janet: 00:30 Welcome to Trade Show Live! On the Road. This podcast is a production of The Trade Show Manager and features an in depth look at the people, companies, and organizations that bring trade shows to life. In January 2019, we are headed to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show with an amazing group of startups and business leaders will be in Eureka Park and displaying some of the best new ideas coming from the startup community in North Carolina. With me today is the team that has co-founded Myxx. Myxx is spelled m y, x, x, and it is a platform designed to help you shop so much more intelligently so that you are getting healthy foods into your basket, designed to match up with recipes so you actually know what you're cooking when you get home. I think that is a brilliant idea. I'd like to welcome Dede Houston, who is the Co-Founder and COO and Monica Wood is the Co-Founder and CEO to the podcast. Welcome ladies. Dede: 01:29 Thanks Janet. Monica: 01:31 Yes, thanks Janet. We're excited to be here today. Janet: 01:34 I love your platform and for folks who aren't aware of what Myxx is, this is a new and exciting thing. We have another podcast episode where we get deep into the details of what makes is all about and how it works. However, I would really like you guys to give us the high level. How do you describe Myxx in your elevator pitch? Monica: 01:55 What Myxx is, we like to say, when you come to our site, it seems like a recipe sites, but we're nacho average recipe site. I will definitely not a comedian as a trained data scientists, but what we really do is we help you understand what items match to the recipes at your local store. You don't need to wait a week and have something delivered in a box for a recipe. You can do that using recipes you cook with today and product you love at your local grocery store. Janet: 02:29 Oh, that sounds so easy. There's gotta be a challenge here. Like for instance, I'm a terrible cook. Dede: 02:38 If I can do it, anybody can do it. Janet: 02:41 All right. Is that what? What made you start Myxx? Monica: 02:46 So if I go back to bed and I worked together at another startup and we always wanted to work together again and we really got along well and that was an exciting startup that we grew really, really bad and we worked with CPG brand manufacturer, so the product sold in grocery stores and marketing efforts, so digital ads. That was kind of our background. It always. We always thought about what we would do together and I had moved on to another startup out of Washington DC and I was flying there four days a week and I have three kids at home and I would call home and I would say, hey guys, would you have for dinner? And they would say, oh mom, it's so great. It's like Bojangles or burgers or pizza, and every time I called him I just felt like I failed. Janet: 03:31 I mentally have a picture of you just cringing because you want to be supportive of your partner, but on the other hand you're like, why are you feeding them that? Monica: 03:39 Absolutely, and I was calling home and really just feeling like I was failing them and that's really because eating healthy was something core to me in court to my belief because 14 years ago I lost 100 pounds and I did that through learning how to cook and cook by recipe and understanding what I needed to put into my body in order to be healthy. Before that I ate a lot of fast food and I didn't really understand the ramifications of that. On my health and I didn't want my children to ever have to face that because losing 100 pounds is not easy. It's hard and that's when I started with my crazy travel schedule that I am unable to feed my kids healthy food anymore. And Grocery shopping just seems like such a chore. Janet: 04:27 I do have friends that will on Sunday meal prep for the whole week. And while that sounds really cool, that actually sounds like three or four hours gone on a Sunday that I wish I were doing something else. Monica: 04:40 Yes. And that was my life too. I was spending a lot of time with meal planning and then going to the store and then you know, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and I was already traveling so often that I really wanted to have more quality time on the weekends and being in technology as I have conversations we started having one talks about how could we make this better because you're both single moms. The grocery challenge and one of those things was we already spent enough time doing chores and doing everything else around the house. How can we make this easier using technology and that's when we realized that wow, grocery, just moving digital and this is our opportunity to make our lives easier by taking away those hours of meal planning and making it like just minutes and just a few clicks. You can have all of these great recipes planned at your local store and it's such a relief knowing that you have a plan of what's for dinner tonight. I love to hear Dede talking about how she hates to hear that Dede: 05:43 Monica, when she first approached me and it was about, you know, she wanted her kids to really understand the health and, and really eat more nutritiously and I just needed to feed my kids. I was like, I got tired of home and then being like, mom, what's for dinner? I'm like, I have no clue. What did you fix? You know, it was, it was kind of a pain point of like, you, you've got to feed your kids. And it's. I just wasn't comfortable. It wasn't that comfortable in the kitchen and I'm not a trained chef and all I could do to feed them anything, so this has been really a fantastic solution of being able to find recipes that actually fit my cooking style, but always now having an answer when my kids are like, Hey, what's for dinner? I know what's for dinner because it's not about spending, you know, hours of meal prepping on Sunday, at least not for me, but it's about just being planned out of like I know on Tuesdays that we're going to have tacos or whatever it is and I have all of the stuff ready to roll and I'm good. I know I have 30 minutes on Tuesday. I know I have an hour on Thursday so that I can even plan which type of meals accordingly based on our schedule. So it's been a real life saver for us. Janet: 07:00 One of the cool things about your platform is that not only will it give you all the ingredients that you need for however long you're planning your meals, it won't duplicate things, which I think is really cool, but it will also tell you where it is in the aisle and now I'm envisioning that the all the partners out there that are like, I don't know, I can't shop. You do it so much better than me. Oh, no excuses dude. Yeah, it's Isle B. Go get it. Monica: 07:29 Actually, I actually texted my boyfriend the list that we have, the print version of our list and you can print it and then you can text the URL so it tells you the quantity. That brand shopping, Janet: 07:45 I think you should call this the no excuses. Monica: 07:51 I love that. That's awesome. Janet: 07:53 So it's great that you met in a startup and decided that you wanted to work together, but what you think's going to happen, it doesn't always work out. So what have you found is each other's strengths and weaknesses in working together as a team? Dede: 08:08 That's a great question and I think every day we're blown away. We worked so closely, we spend so much time together and we still love and care about each other, both personally and professionally, so we have a really amazing relationship. So we're very happy about that. But I think really what it was is that when we both knew that we wanted to do this and we had backgrounds in being startups, so we understood first off of what we wanted from a consumer perspective. Second of all, we understood what it meant to be in a startup. We knew that it was roll your sleeves up. It is getting down dirty and in the trenches and really making this work and I think we both have that passion, that curiosity drive and determination that it worked out really well for us. I mean, we're definitely understanding where our gangs and gangs are, where we fit together, but we fit together so perfectly and understand when each of us have, you know, that section that we're taking off with Monica is very much entrenched in our fundraising and our business development and, and really getting out there and being the face of our, of our company, but also coming from a data perspective on the product perspective, which is great because that's not my background. Dede: 09:29 My background comes from, you know, being in startups and understanding the operations, the marketing side. And so it really. We really do make this, you know, powerful team together to learn thorns. But ... Monica: 09:44 I agree. And every day I am so thankful that I had such a talented co-founder. I'm just extremely driven and motivated and positive and fun to be around hard. But it's also exciting and fun when you have a lot of other people to have joined us that we've worked with in the past. So we've been very fortunate in lots of different areas. But what I countered, we don't always agree in fact a lot of problems from different angles. And I feel like that has really given us a lot of strength because we can come up with the right solution instead of the fastest or the most superficial solution. We can come up with the solution moving forward and we respect one another and we don't really try to take any of what's happening personally, but we do support each other and not just each other, but I feel like our entire team feels that as well. We have a very small team. We're very proud of what we've been able to accomplish with just a few people and it really showcases the technical ability of the team. So we are just going over 10 people to over the next year we're going to double or triple that number. We've already started that hiring process for what we've been able to accomplish in a few years with just a few people. It's pretty amazing. I'm in awe of all of the people that work with us. Janet: 11:25 I assume you're not doing the programming side yourselves? Monica: 11:29 We are not. We actually have programs that we've worked with in the past that past that have joined us, which is great because we've worked together. You kind of know each other's ins and outs and you can move forward and make progress a lot better and you understand and trust one another. Trust is so big, especially in a small startup, being able to trust that someone's going to not only get work done, but understand the quality of work and where people's strengths and weaknesses are so you can come in and kind of help fill in the gaps where needed. Janet: 12:01 Now you came to us through a partnership with NC IDEA, which is also a partner of North Carolina Startup Pavilion and in Las Vegas at CES. And I understand you've actually done some mentoring with them. What's your background and experience with NC IDEA? Monica: 12:19 Oh Wow. We're so blessed and fortunate to be apart of the North Carolina startup community and it's really across the board. NC IDEA idea has been such a phenomenal organization and invited us to be a part of a program last year for building strong leaders in North Carolina. And I had the great fortune of being able to be a part of that program and collaborate with other leaders that are growing out of this area and the triangle and that was just such a wonderful experience where we got to understand new leadership and work collaboratively with one another. So that was our first experience with NC IDEA and since then we have done other programs through them and through others, mentoring upcoming startup people with ideas, how to formulate their business plans and write their pitches all the way down to being a part of a coaching and mentoring at classes out of UNC Chapel Hill and Duke. And it's just such a wonderfully collaborative community here that's really looking to support startups and growth in technology. Wasn't a genuine really appreciation for one another and I haven't seen that anywhere else and our travels and in my career to be a part of such a great team and community. Again, I hate to keep saying community, but it's the only word for it is it is a true community because we are supporting one another and we are all out for the greater good. Of what right and how can we do this together versus compete. Janet: 13:51 Dede, what's your experience been like with NC IDEA? Dede: 13:54 So we loved being engaged with them and doing stuff with them. They've been, as Monica mentioned, they've been such a great community, such a great support to us. It's nice being able to have people that you can reach out to get feedback, be able to share your ideas, be inspired by them and also hopefully inspire them as well. So it's just been a great group of people and it's something that, you know, I'm thankful that we have that ability to connect with these people that are kind of in here and all kind of rooting for each other to succeed and, and helping each other to succeed. So it's been all positive and we're very fortunate and excited about that. Janet: 14:36 I had a great conversation with Thom Ruhe who is the executive director of NC IDEA and it is amazing how often he also brought up the word community that, that he is very, very engaged and very, very about this interpersonal relationships. And, and he mentioned something about alumni events where even if you've been in a program wants, it's not like it's over, that there is this community of alumni that have been through one of the NC IDEA of programs where they continue to pay it forward and give back. Monica: 15:15 That's a great point. It is not just one program and we actually even have a Slack group where we can get on and exchange ideas and who's hiring for what, ask for contractor recommendations. It's really truly amazing what they have created. Janet: 15:34 Now you're going to be attending CES and taking out to the public. Now you don't have a display there, but you are going to get to experience what it's like to be at CES through the NC startup pavilion. We're going to be in Eureka Park in the Sands. Eureka Park is 800 booths, all of brand new startups. And it is a high energy, fascinating place. And it, it really feels like the UN because the majority of the companies in Eureka Park are actually not from the United States. So just by being there, you're going to get a very interesting experience with a lot of different countries as a matter of fact, we're doing air quotes across the street from Singapore, so this is going to be a great event. But what do you hope to get out of CES for Myxx? Dede: 16:22 I'm excited to one, just share that word of mouth and let everybody know what we're doing, what we've been up to you and, and just that were, that were around, but I'm so excited also to kind of look and see what else is going on and how can we again, I'm going to go back to that being inspired by, you know, all these other great ideas and these other great companies and great people. I'm just excited about seeing the future of technology and what's going on that consumer world and, and being able to be a part of that. I think that would, that's what makes me so excited. I'm such a curious person. So I like to see you know, what's going on and hopefully that helps spur and inspire some of our future opportunities are our features. And our roadmap for Myxx. Monica: 17:13 Absolutely. And you know, taking that one step further again, just want to talk about how excited we are to release this to consumers this year. 2019 is going to be a big consumer focus for us. It hasn't really been a focus over the past couple of years while we are building our platform and our technology. So we're looking forward to really shouting it from the mountain tops or the showroom floor, I guess it's no longer a great idea. It's a possibility where you can actually shop and meal plan all in one spot for free for consumers. And it's. But what we also want to do is we want to be able to meet with our partners so we're meeting with a bunch of partners that were there that were going to be announcing these relationships over the next year as well as really engaging with what is new in our space, what is upcoming and how can we bridge new partnerships and new ideas to create in 2019 and 2020 and the future. So I really am excited for my first visit to CES and hopefully many more to come. Do you have any advice for us for us at CES that you think we should do since it's our first? Janet: 18:28 Absolutely. Well first off know that it takes a lot longer to get from point a to point B, so plan a lot of travel time and then we tell the folks at our booth, so you probably would be wise to make sure you stash a few snacks and a water bottle in your bag because just whether it's food or suDedeenly you're starving and you seem to be about three miles from food. It's really helpful to have some of those things to rely on. Monica: 18:56 Great advice! Have food and water water in my bag. Check. Janet: 19:03 And the other upside to our booth is we're actually right near the food court and we're also near the elevators and the bathrooms. So we scored a great place in this booth, in this area. I would be remiss if I didn't actually allow you to tell people how they sign up for Myxx. Is it a free program and can they sign up right now? Monica: 19:30 Go ahead, Dede. Dede: 19:31 Yeah, you can go to Myxxed recipes.com. That's m y, x, x recipes.com. It is completely free. You just go on there, put in your eye, your email to create an account and you're off to the races. You're good. You can go in and select your retailers. You can connect your cart, so you're already set up as far as eCommerce retailers that you want to send your list over. Start searching. We welcome any feedback. We welcome if you have certain recipes you want to send us, but very free, easy, check it out today. Janet: 20:11 I appreciate the fact that it's free and that's the way it is for consumers. You know, we don't want to pay for anything until we've tried it out and made sure it's important to us. But what is your monetization strategy? Monica: 20:21 So we work with the brands that are on the site. So any of the food brands that sell into grocery stores, we work with them to help them activate their marketing spend. So we create landing pages that ensure that they have the product. So a lot of brands say, run digital advertisement for recipes and when you click on those recipes you can come to a landing page and that recipe is activated at a local grocery store for a consumer, so immediately that recipe as context and passed to the point of purchase with that product listed as the default item and then everything else that they need to make that as well. And then we capture the data and the analytics behind the decisions on that page and people purchase it. Did they purchase all of the items? Did they adjust the serving size? Did they change the retailer? Did they change out for dietary restriction? So there's a lot of rich analytics that happens behind the scenes, but no worries in the privacy area, we definitely protect consumer privacy and we do not share individual information with with brands. We do try to gather the trends so that we can better serve the brand and the consumers of the future. Janet: 21:36 I am already signed up so I will test it. So by the time we get to CES and about two weeks, I will have some very good questions for you. So get ready. Monica: 21:46 We are ready for your questions and we are excited for all of the people listening to sign up again with Myxxrecipes.com. And that's Myxx. Janet: 21:58 All right everybody, we will see you at CES or if you're not going to CES, you can follow all the action in social media. Just pull up the Hashtag #CES19NC and all the folks who are going to be in the North Carolina Startup Pavilion will be using that Hashtag so you can kind of catch just our action along with the regular Hashtag. Janet: 22:24 You've been listening to Trade Show Live! On the Road. This podcast is production of The Trade Show Manager and features an in depth look at the people, companies, and organizations that ring trade shows to life. In January 19. We're headed to CES and we have a lot more episodes for you to listen to. Featuring somebody great ideas coming from the startup community in North Carolina. Thanks for listening.
Omni Talk sits down with Myxx Recipes Co-Founders Monica Wood and Dede Houston - Live from Groceryshop in Las Vegas.
Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market joins Mike and Anne as well as Roy Lewis (Master Gardener) and Gerald Adams (Campbell Road Nursery).
Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market joins Mike and Anne as well as Roy Lewis (Master Gardener) and Gerald Adams (Campbell Road Nursery).
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, my awesome guest here is Monica Wood, who is the Co-founder and CEO of Myxx. Which is an innovative recipe solution that connects personalized recipes to consumers, retailers and brands. We chat about starting up a company and being a mother of three, and receiving funding. We talk about working with large brands in the food industry, sales and marketing strategies, overcoming struggles, building a technology platform, and more. Questions Asked: I heard a bit of your story on why you started Myxx, and I loved that you were able to lose 100 pounds by eating healthier and cooking at home. Can you tell me more about that story? Was building a successful startup something you always dreamed of doing or did it just happen because of your change in a healthier lifestyle? I love how you built an omni-marketing platform connecting brands, retailers with consumers by using customer recipes and that data. How were you able to solidify the idea as a proof of concept? I know you received funding from some local investors like David Gardner's 'Cofounders Capital', but what was the funding process like? How difficult was it to pitch and sell to huge brands and retailers? Which one was the hardest? It seems that you have essentially filled in a gap or grey area for brands to measure whether their marketing activities actually brought people to buy their products in the grocery stores. So, now with all the data and metrics your collecting, I am sure you guys are thinking about incorporating AI technology as well? Where do you feel the food industry is going in technology? Should food retailers and brands be scared? (Amazon is definitely a threat I would say) Do you see any sort of competition or noise from healthy meal prep delivery brands like Blue Apron or HelloFresh? To get to this point in your company, what do you foresee as the future of Myxx? What were some of the toughest struggles you and your team had to go through during this entire journey? Do you have a certain approach or process that aspiring entrepreneurs and new startups need to take and be successful? What tips would you give to current and future business leaders and what they need to avoid or be aware of? I always ask the THREE HOW'S: How do you define failure? How do you define entrepreneurship? How do you define success? Follow Monica Wood on all her social channels and website here: https://www.talesfromthepros.com/interviews/monica-wood/
Elizabeth lived with a father experiencing mental illness. Her book "Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect's Daughter" is a survivor's story. She reminds us that we, too, can experience freedom from a terrible experience and even feel compassion for others' suffering. Elizabeth suggests that we notice life outside of ourselves and open our hearts of compassion. Elizabeth Garber's memoir, Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect's Daughter (2018) focuses on how her family was caught in a collision between modern architecture, radical social change, and madness in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s in Cincinnati. Maine author Monica Wood, author of The One-in-a-Million Boy said about this book, “I was riveted by this story of an adoring daughter struggling to escape the dominance of her brilliant, charismatic father. Garber writes beautifully about the layered complications of family love.” In this powerful memoir, Elizabeth Garber describes her father's deepening mental illness, the destruction of her family, and her own slow healing from his abuse. Beautifully written and heartbreaking, Garber's memoir is also a survivor's story—about a young woman trying to rescue her family and herself. Now a mother and a healer, Garber's story offers the hope that we can process trauma and move on, that we can each become the architects of our own lives. Garber is also the author of three books of poetry, and three of her poems were read on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. She received a MFA in creative non-fiction from University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast Masters Program. She has maintained a private practice as an acupuncturist for over thirty years in Belfast, Maine. www.elizabethgarber.com www.facebook.com/elizabethgarberwriter (tags: Elizabeth, Garber, elizabethgarber.com, elizabethgarberwriter.com, Implosion, A Memoir of an Architect's Daughter, survivor, story, compassion, heart, healing, suffering, trauma, bipolar, architect, lives, life, acupuncturist, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean)
Mike Anne, and Rufus were joined today by Monica Wood from the State's Farmer's Market
Mike Anne, and Rufus were joined today by Monica Wood from the State's Farmer's Market
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the Farmer's Market. Special guest is Mark Weathington, Curator at the JC Rolston Arboretum.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the Farmer's Market. Special guest is Mark Weathington, Curator at the JC Rolston Arboretum.
ABOUT MELANIE BROOKS I am a writer, teacher, and mother living in Nashua, New Hampshire, with my husband, two children, and yellow Lab. I grew up in the Canadian Maritimes, and the deep ties to water and rugged spaces that live in me are rooted in that background. I graduated with a degree in English from Gordon College and then earned a Bachelor of Education from Dalhousie University. I later earned a Master of Science for Teachers of English from the University of New Hampshire. I began my career teaching high school social studies and then went on to teach middle school English. After my children were born, I began teaching college writing. I currently teach professional writing at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts, and creative writing at Nashua Community College in Nashua, New Hampshire. I completed my MFA in creative nonfiction through the Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine. I love words. And I love to play with words on the page. My head is a busy place. An endless film reel plays in there, its frames alive with images and moments, actual and imagined, that I’ve tucked into the folds of my memory. I watch them over and over again, shaping and reshaping, ordering and reordering, trying to make sense of them, searching for the story they want to tell and the language with which to tell it. Unpacking experiences of life and loss is at the core of my writing. When I was thirteen, my father was infected with HIV after receiving tainted blood during open-heart surgery. He died of an AIDS-related illness ten years later. The complicated nature of his disease and the grief of his death have had a lasting impact on me. My writing is the vehicle through which I'm learning to understand that impact. The stories filling the pages are helping me to better understand myself. https://www.melaniebrooks.com/ I first read about Melanie Brooks in Poets & Writers Magazine. Her book, Writing Hard Stories, grabbed my attention and I just had to invite her on my show! Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma "An inspiring guide to ennobling personal stories that travel to the dark sides of life." - Kirkus Reviews “Writers of all genres will glean golden nuggets of advice about writing and living from this book, while all readers, because they, too, have unique personal stories, will be comforted and inspired by the everyday and creative struggles of some of their favorite authors.” - Booklist "[I]t unearths gems of insight, especially about the natures of truth, memory, subjectivity, and fact, and about what memoirs can mean to readers. And it leaves no doubt about the strength required to confront old ghosts." - Publishers Weekly PUBLISHED WITH BEACON PRESS (February 2017) Order Your Copy Here In Melanie's own words Two years ago, I began writing a painful family story that has now become a memoir, A Complicated Grief. Writing into the memories of this part of my life left me with some difficult questions: What does it take to write an honest memoir? And what happens to us when we embark on that journey? Would I survive the process? I decided to approach the writers whose memoirs moved me and ask these questions. Their replies – honest and soul-searing – comprise Writing Hard Stories. This book profiles my conversations with some of our country’s most prolific writers including: Alysia Abbott, Richard Blanco, Kate Bornstein, Edwidge Danticat, Mark Doty, Andre Dubus III, Jessica Handler, Richard Hoffman, Marianne Leone, Michael Patrick McDonald, Kyoko Mori, Suzanne Strempek Shea, Sue William Silverman, Kim Stafford, Abigail Thomas, Jerald Walker, Joan Wickersham, and Monica Wood. These writers invited me into their homes, into their lives, to share the intimacies of finding the courage to put words to their stories. Their candid descriptions of their own treks through the darkest of memories and the details of the breakthrough moments that opened up their stories gave me the mooring I needed to keep writing my own.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmers Market. Mike and Anne are joined by Rufus Edmisten, Gerald Adams and Johnny Coley.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmers Market. Mike and Anne are joined by Rufus Edmisten, Gerald Adams and Johnny Coley.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Guests today include Gerald Adams (Manager at Campbell Road Nursery), Master Gardener Roy Lewis and Rufus Edmisten (FMR Attorney General of NC).
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Guests today include Gerald Adams (Manager at Campbell Road Nursery), Master Gardener Roy Lewis and Rufus Edmisten (FMR Attorney General of NC).
Live from the State Farmers Market, Monica Wood talks with Mike, Anne, Rufus and Special Guest Paul McKenzie, Extension Agent for Warren and Vance counties
Live from the State Farmers Market, Monica Wood talks with Mike, Anne, Rufus and Special Guest Paul McKenzie, Extension Agent for Warren and Vance counties
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Live from Seaboard Ace Hardware, Mike, Anne, Rufus and special guest Author Pam Beck answer all your gardening questions.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Live from Seaboard Ace Hardware, Mike, Anne, Rufus and special guest Author Pam Beck answer all your gardening questions.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Special guests today feature Master Gardener Roy Lewis and Mark Weathington, curator and director of the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Special guests today feature Master Gardener Roy Lewis and Mark Weathington, curator and director of the JC Raulston Arboretum.
This hour Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market stops by. Special guest author Pam Beck with Mike and Anne along with Rufus answer all your gardening questions.
This hour Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market stops by. Special guest author Pam Beck with Mike and Anne along with Rufus answer all your gardening questions.
Mike speaks with Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Mike and Anne along with Rufus answer all your gardening questions Live from Bell's Carpet in Raleigh. Special guest is Fred Gaines, owner of Bell's Carpet.
Mike speaks with Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Mike and Anne along with Rufus answer all your gardening questions Live from Bell's Carpet in Raleigh. Special guest is Fred Gaines, owner of Bell's Carpet.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery, Author J.C. Knowles, Dean Bailey from King's Auto Service and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Mike speaks with Marshall Stewart from the Raleigh Flea Market.Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Mike speaks with Marshall Stewart from the Raleigh Flea Market.Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike and Anne along with Rufus are Live from the State Farmer's Market. Guests include Gerald Adams from Campbell Road Nursery, Author J.C. Knowles, Dean Bailey from King's Auto Service and Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market. Also we answer all your gardening questions.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmers Market. Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions live from the Pavilion at Carriage Farm in Raleigh. Special guests include Author Helen Yoest, Phil Campbell (Campbell Road Nursery) and Master Gardener Roy Lewis.
Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmers Market. Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions live from the Pavilion at Carriage Farm in Raleigh. Special guests include Author Helen Yoest, Phil Campbell (Campbell Road Nursery) and Master Gardener Roy Lewis.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions. Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Special guests include Phil Campbell, owner of Campbell Road Nursery and Roy Lewis, Master Gardener from Clayton, NC.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions. Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market. Special guests include Phil Campbell, owner of Campbell Road Nursery and Roy Lewis, Master Gardener from Clayton, NC.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions with Special Guest Josh Logan, owner of Logan Trading Company. Mike also checks in with Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions with Special Guest Josh Logan, owner of Logan Trading Company. Mike also checks in with Monica Wood from the State Farmer's Market.
Mike is joined by Rufus, Phil Campbell (Owner of Campbell Road Nursery) and Nelsa Cox (Owner of the Garden Hut). Answering all your gardening questions Live from Habitat For Humanity Wake Restore in Fuquay-Varina. Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market.
Mike is joined by Rufus, Phil Campbell (Owner of Campbell Road Nursery) and Nelsa Cox (Owner of the Garden Hut). Answering all your gardening questions Live from Habitat For Humanity Wake Restore in Fuquay-Varina. Mike checks in with Monica Wood at the State Farmer's Market.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions. Special Guest is Nelsa Cox, owner of The Garden Hut. Mike also checks in with Monica Wood at the State's Farmers Market.
Mike and Anne answer all your gardening questions. Special Guest is Nelsa Cox, owner of The Garden Hut. Mike also checks in with Monica Wood at the State's Farmers Market.
ABOUT MELANIE BROOKS I am a writer, teacher, and mother living in Nashua, New Hampshire, with my husband, two children, and yellow Lab. I grew up in the Canadian Maritimes, and the deep ties to water and rugged spaces that live in me are rooted in that background. I graduated with a degree in English from Gordon College and then earned a Bachelor of Education from Dalhousie University. I later earned a Master of Science for Teachers of English from the University of New Hampshire. I began my career teaching high school social studies and then went on to teach middle school English. After my children were born, I began teaching college writing. I currently teach professional writing at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts, and creative writing at Nashua Community College in Nashua, New Hampshire. I completed my MFA in creative nonfiction through the Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine. I love words. And I love to play with words on the page. My head is a busy place. An endless film reel plays in there, its frames alive with images and moments, actual and imagined, that I’ve tucked into the folds of my memory. I watch them over and over again, shaping and reshaping, ordering and reordering, trying to make sense of them, searching for the story they want to tell and the language with which to tell it. Unpacking experiences of life and loss is at the core of my writing. When I was thirteen, my father was infected with HIV after receiving tainted blood during open-heart surgery. He died of an AIDS-related illness ten years later. The complicated nature of his disease and the grief of his death have had a lasting impact on me. My writing is the vehicle through which I'm learning to understand that impact. The stories filling the pages are helping me to better understand myself. https://www.melaniebrooks.com/ I first read about Melanie Brooks in Poets & Writers Magazine. Her book, Writing Hard Stories, grabbed my attention and I just had to invite her on my show! Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma "An inspiring guide to ennobling personal stories that travel to the dark sides of life." - Kirkus Reviews “Writers of all genres will glean golden nuggets of advice about writing and living from this book, while all readers, because they, too, have unique personal stories, will be comforted and inspired by the everyday and creative struggles of some of their favorite authors.” - Booklist "[I]t unearths gems of insight, especially about the natures of truth, memory, subjectivity, and fact, and about what memoirs can mean to readers. And it leaves no doubt about the strength required to confront old ghosts." - Publishers Weekly PUBLISHED WITH BEACON PRESS (February 2017) Order Your Copy Here In Melanie's own words Two years ago, I began writing a painful family story that has now become a memoir, A Complicated Grief. Writing into the memories of this part of my life left me with some difficult questions: What does it take to write an honest memoir? And what happens to us when we embark on that journey? Would I survive the process? I decided to approach the writers whose memoirs moved me and ask these questions. Their replies – honest and soul-searing – comprise Writing Hard Stories. This book profiles my conversations with some of our country’s most prolific writers including: Alysia Abbott, Richard Blanco, Kate Bornstein, Edwidge Danticat, Mark Doty, Andre Dubus III, Jessica Handler, Richard Hoffman, Marianne Leone, Michael Patrick McDonald, Kyoko Mori, Suzanne Strempek Shea, Sue William Silverman, Kim Stafford, Abigail Thomas, Jerald Walker, Joan Wickersham, and Monica Wood. These writers invited me into their homes, into their lives, to share the intimacies of finding the courage to put words to their stories. Their candid descriptions of their own treks through the darkest of memories and the details of the breakthrough moments that opened up their stories gave me the mooring I needed to keep writing my own.
Book Talk Begins at 34:20 Recorded on March 15, 2017 We are hosting a Colorwork KAL starting on March 1, and ending on May 1, 2017. Chat it up and make plans in our Colorwork KAL Chatter Thread. Browse our Colorwork Bundle for inspiration. Knit anything with colorwork - that means intarsia, stranded colorwork, stripes, brioch, double knitting, or slipped stitches. We encourage you to challenge yourself. Pick a project larger than a mug cozy and you're good to go! Be sure and listen until the end of the podcast for the winners of the Namaste Bag Giveaway, and to hear the latest news for the NoCKRs Retreat. 2 Knit Lit Chicks 2017 SWAP! Yes, we are doing it again. And once again, our leader is the indomitable SandraMaz. Do you want to join us? If so, please read all about it and follow the instructions to enter here. The deadline to enter the swap is March 20, 2017, so hop to it!! We would love it if you would join our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Ravelry Group. We have a lot of fun over there!! KNITTING Barb has finished: * Her Levitate Poncho by Yvonne Poon, using Noro Kureopatora in the 2015 colorway * Endless Spring Cardigan by Anna Rauf using GnomeAcres Sparkle Gnome in the Wuv Twue Wuv colorway * Knotted Rib hat by Cheryl Beckerich, using Vanna's Choice in the Cranberry colorway * Her My Garter Slipped! Scarf by Bereni New, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Raspberry Swirl colorway * Vanilla is the New Black Socks by Anneh Fletcher, using Leading Men Fiber Arts ShowStopper in the 911 Butterfly colorway * Brain Hat for Science by Kristen McDonnell, using Lion Brand Heartland in colorway 103 * 3 Knitted Knockers Ponchos" in the wild at" Stitches West! Left to right - JChant, 1HundredProjects, xchorse, BetterinMotion, Barb, and Thumperina! Tracie has finished: * School's Out child's cardigan by Katya Frankel in Shaggy Bear Farms merino with Superwash and Tussah Silk * Kallisti Cowl by Hillary Smith Callis in Caron Cake int the Blueberry Kiwi colorway * 2 PussyHats - 1 in Plymouth Toybox Collection Rainbow, and 1 in stripes of many different pink yarns Barb is working on: * Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway * Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway * Vanilla Socks, using Knit Picks Felici in the Baker Street colorway * My Rainbow Heart mitts by Stephanie Lotven, using Valley Yarns Huntington as the base color and fingering scraps from stash. * Smorgasbord Cowl by Cindy Garland, using a kit bought at the Stunning String Studio booth at Stitches West Barb has frogged the Sabine Cardigan by Coco Knits, using Indigodragonfly Merino Single Lace in the 20,000 Lawyers Under the Sea. She just wasn't feeling it. Tracie is working on: * Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using leftovers from stash! * Coloring cardigan by Katrin Schneider, using Anzula Nebula in the Lottie colorway * All That Jazz cowl by TheTwistedYarn Blog, using Greenwood Fibers Star Dust mini-skeins, scraps, bits & leftovers * Mini-Landing Cardi by Vera Sanon, using FishKnits Panache in the 42 Degrees Opposite the Sun colorway BOOKS Barb has finished: * The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by by Daniel James Brown * Commonwealth by Ann Patchett * Runaway by Alice Munroe * The Last One: A Novel by Alexandra Oliva Tracie has finished: * "I'll Get You" Drugs, Lies & the Terrorizing of a PTA Mom by Sam Rule and Kelli Peters * The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood * The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty * Wilde Lake by Laura Lipman * Silent Witness: The Karla Brown Murder Case by Don W. Weber and Charles Bosworth * The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai * Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr Barb is currently reading: * Some Luck (Last Hundred Year: A Family Saga #1) by Jane Smiley * The Last September by Nina de Garment Tracie is currently reading: * No One Needs to Know by Kevin O'Brien * Evidence of Love by John Bloom & Jim Atkinson Tracie talked about the HBO series, Big Little Lies Barb talked about the new podcast The 45th, available on iTunes now
Molly Jarchow and Monica Wood share some of their experience running their midwifery business LA Midwife Collective.
Writers talking shop in the original Portland.
In Episode 6, we chat with Josh Christie, manager at Sherman's Books and Stationery in Portland, ME. Get excited. You also can stream the episode on iTunes and Stitcher. Find us on Tumblr at drunkbooksellers.tumblr.com. Follow us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller for updates, book recs, and general bookish shenanigans. Epigraph Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music, Bitches in Bookshops, comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada. It’s the best. Introduction [0:30] In Which We Drink Strong Stouts and Cat Valente Singing in Russian for a Talent Show Josh is the perfect guest for Drunk Booksellers. He is the manager and book buyer at Sherman's Books and Stationery in Portland, Maine (not Oregon). He’s also the co-author of Maine Outdoor Adventure Guide and The Handbook of Porters & Stouts, as well as the author of Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland. In his spare time, he’s an adjunct professor on the The Maine Brew Bus and a co-host of The Bookrageous Podcast. Drink of the Day: As one might expect from a stout & porter expert, Josh gave us three options for our drink of the day. Lion Stout Guinness Foreign Extra Stout Anchor Porter Josh is reading Drinking in America: Our Secret History by Susan Cheever, Judge This by Chip Kidd, and The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth. Kim’s reading Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss (pubs April 2016) and Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Emma’s reading Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken, Nimona by Noelle Stevensen, Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente (also mentioned Six-Gun Snow White) Books we’re excited about: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff (also mentioned Cleopatra: A Life) The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood (pubs April 2016) Embed with Games: A Year on the Couch with Game Developers by Cara Ellison (pubs February 2016) Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bookmarked Series) by Curtis Smith (pubs March 2016) Harry Potter Coloring Book from Scholastic, Inc. Contraband Cocktails: How America Drank When It Wasn't Supposed to by Paul Dickson (published by the ever-awesome Melville House) The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders & Lane Smith The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages, edited by Andrew Blauner Gratitude by Oliver Sacks Chapter I [20:17] In Which We Love Everything Except Rap and Polka, Particularly Maps Sherman’s Books & Stationery has 5 locations in Maine, with a 6th opening in 2016. Most surprising bestseller (other than adult coloring books): The Historical Atlas of Maine, edited by Stephen J. Hornsby Also mentioned: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hector Tobar, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr If maps and books are your thing, definitely check out Plotted: A Literary Atlas by Andrew Degraff and Daniel Harmon . We all love it so hard. From Plotted: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Chapter II [32:23] In Which We Lust after Built-in Bookshelves, Love Everything Except Rap & Polka Josh loves some good narrative nonfiction: Mary Roach, Erik Larson, Stacy Schiff, John Muir, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Kim and Emma get overexcited about handselling nature essays to Josh. Emma loves Limber by Angela Pelster. Kim’s excited about Annie Dillard’s forthcoming collection, The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (pubs March 2016). Josh recs the Best American series, particularly Best American Sports Writing Go read anything published by Write Bloody. Especially Andrea Gibson (start with Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns). Originally posted by x-rayvisions Chapter III [41:06] In Which We Love Maps and Weirdos, Learn that Maine is More Than Just Lighthouses & Lobsters, Josh’s Wheelhouse includes books with maps, character indexes, and anything that’s super weird, such as Mort(e) by Robert Repino Josh’s very practical Station Eleven/Wild book: SAS Survival Guide by John Lofty Wiseman Josh’s real Station Eleven/Wild book: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Go-To Handsell: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed, The Lobster Kings by Alexi Zentner Originally posted by cuddle Generally Impossible Handsells: Poetry and Graphic Novels If you’re not a graphic novel reader yet, start with Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, The Sculptor by Scott McCloud, or Habibi by Craig Thompson That annoying Slate article that Josh mentions can be found here: Don’t Support Your Local Bookseller. Feel free to read it if you feel like angrily ranting at everyone you interact with for the next few years. Epilogue [51:27] In Which Josh Tells Us About His Awesome Bookish Wedding and Where You Can Find Him On the Internet Josh and his wife gifted each other literary tattoos as wedding presents, because they’re the coolest. Josh is getting the the Escapist’s key from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon and his wife is getting the the Brakebills seal from Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Totes adorbs, right? Favorite Bookstore other Than Your Own: WORD (aw, yeah!), Harvard Book Store, Porter Square Books, Northshire Bookstore Favorite Literary Media: PANELS, Reading Aloud Podcast If you’re not listening to Bookrageous, go remedy that immediately. We love it so hard. Find Josh on the interwebz at: Twitter: @jchristie Website: BrewsAndBooks.com Instagram: JChristie7 You should probably follow us on Twitter @drunkbookseller if you’re not doing so already. We’re pretty cool. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. Make sure you don’t miss an episode by subscribing to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Also, if you read this far in the show notes, you should probably go ahead and rate/review us on iTunes too. The only compensation we get from this podcast is a nerdy ego-boost, so we’d love to hear how much you’re digging it.
In episode #26, Cove members Roberta and Millenia discuss the January 2013 pick, ANY BITTER THING by Monica Wood! To learn more about our group, visit: http://www.thereadingcove.com
Many of us, at times, have felt our freedom curtailed by circumstances. When this occurs, we make a choice between remaining trapped or lifting ourselves--and others--out of imprisonment. This week we discuss freedom with State Representative and former Sheriff for Cumberland County, Mark Dion; author Monica Wood; and John Williams & Kate Beever of the 317 Main Street Community Music Center program at the Long Creek Youth Development Center. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/2012/12/freedom-65/
Monica Wood, author of four works of fiction, most recently the ABA bestseller "Any Bitter Thing," spoke on the creative process and depositing her papers at MWWC on April 3, 2008 as part of MWWC's 2008 Spring Author Series.
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