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This episode we're talking about The Moving and Management of Books! We all own a lot of books. And we've all made big moves! We talk about when we leave books behind, how we choose the ones we keep, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We Mentioned Wonderland, vol. 6 by Yugo Ishikawa Links, Articles, and Things Count Duckula (Wikipedia) Ero guro (Wikipedia) 28 Family Sagas by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi An Unlasting Home by Mai Al-Nakib Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran The Strangers by Katherena Vermette Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, April 4th when we'll be discussing the genre of Domestic Thrillers! Then on Tuesday, April 18th we'll be giving our Spring 2023 Media Update!

Reading is one of the greatest ways to expand your mind and your empathy for people who lead different lives than you. How often do you read outside your culture? Join us as we discuss why we love this kind of reading and some of our favorite books and authors in this category! Books mentioned in this episode: Digging to America by Anne Tyler And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See A Gathering of Old Men by Earnest J Gaines Exit West By M Hamid Prisoners of Geography: 10 Maps that Explain Everything about the World by Tim Marshall Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel What the World Eats by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel The Color Fairy Books by Andrew Lang The My Bookhouse Series Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Short Stories by Pushkin Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin

In this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of sibling relationships. These stories will show how the sibling bond can be many things at once...dysfunctional, heartbreaking, supportive, sacrificial, and always full of emotion.  We'll also share the books in our hands right now.Featured Books:God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (LH)Sisters of Glass Ferry by Kim Michele Richardson (LH)We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange (LH)Far From the Tree by Robin Benway (LP)And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (LP)All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (LP)Books In Our Hands:The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas (LP)Mrs. Rochester's Ghost by Lindsay Marcott (LH)Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateWhere the Line Bleeds by Jesamyn WardThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Dutch House by Ann PatchettThree Wishes by Liane MoriartyWhen We Were Sisters by Fatimah AsgharWhen We Were Sisters by Emilie RichardsHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

“Growing up, I remember entertaining my friends, my cousins, my siblings with storytelling. I would stage plays. I would write the play and they would act it out. It was my first love.”Not many of us can pinpoint the exact moment our lives changed forever. For Khaled Hosseini, the New York Times best-selling Afghan American novelist, author of The Kite Runner, as well as two other novels including One Thousand Splendid Suns, and The Mountains Echoed, it was December 27 1979.As a young boy watching the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan, Khaled knew this was a momentous event. Today Dr. Hosseini is an Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and in this episode of Into The Magic Shop he talks about his experience as a refugee, his own survivor's guilt, and why the power of stories move us to take action. “I believe in the power of storytelling, Jim, I think stories, be they in the form of plays, or films or music, or I happen to be deeply partial to literature, I think they're the single best means we have of feeling empathy for others.”So what made a successful doctor change course and become a writer, and what is Khaled's take on war and the refugee crisis?To find out more, you'll have to download and listen to this podcast.  On today's podcast: His experience as a refugee The ongoing crisis in Ukraine Making the transition from medicine to writing What we all can do to help refugees The power of storytelling Links:United Nations High Commission on Refugees

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Today we are so excited to have Khaled Hosseini on Immigrantly. Khaled Hosseini is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Kite Runner," "A Thousand Splendid Suns," and "And the Mountains Echoed."  For this conversation, we are passing the mic to one of our content writers, Aleeza Kazmi. Aleeza is a first-generation Afghan and Pakistani American. Producer & Narrator: Saadia Khan Associate Producer & Content Editor: Kylee Roberts Content Writer & Host: Aleeza Kazmi Editor: Bronte Cook Rabab Music: Qais Essar     

In Episode 88, Jesse Q. Sutanto (author of Dial A for Aunties) shares her family background, how she integrated it into her novel, and her family's reaction to the book. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Jesse's inspiration for Dial A for Aunties. How Jesse managed to keep such an over-the-top plot out of eye-roll territory. What a typical Indonesian-Chinese wedding is like (and some things Jesse did at her own wedding). Why she included a letter to the reader explaining her personal background at the beginning of the book. Her family's reaction to the book (given it's partially inspired by them). If any of the real people characters in the book are based on have realized they're “in the book.” How Jesse has 4 new books coming out next year (including a sequel to Dial A for Aunties). If Gillian Flynn has retired from writing books and how she feels about the term “domestic thriller.” Jesse's Book Recommendations [24:12] Two OLD Books She Loves Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [25:14] And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [29:58] Two NEW Books She Loves The Girls are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [33:26] The Other Black Girlby Zakiya Dalila Harris | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [35:57] One Book She DIDN'T LOVE Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs |  Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [38:29] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa (September 14, 2021) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [41:26] Last 5 Star Book(s) Jesse Read [44:35] Circe by Madeline Miller | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [44:35] Other Books Mentioned Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto [2:02] The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini [30:06] A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini [30:42] Take it Back by Kia Abdullah [43:48] About Jesse Website | Instagram Jesse grew up going back and forth between Jakarta and Singapore and consider both places my homes. She was fortunate enough to do my Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford, which is surely one of the most gorgeous places in the world. She's passionate about women's rights and diversity in publishing. She regularly does giveaways where she critiques queries or the first few pages, and she's especially interested in helping writers from marginalized communities. 

Quote: “Where do you want to start?” —Farhad Azad About: Afghanistan has far too often been referred to as a place where countries go to die, it is a graveyard of empires. This moniker has been cited so many times and for so long that it’s unclear who first said it. Even the Afghan community will recite this pride. But what a title like this fails to convey is that while this might be a country responsible for the many tombstones of others, it very well is also a moratorium of progress for itself, a state in perpetual arrested development. This is also a cemetery for countless Afghans who, in more modern times, failed to see any empire rise. Why do some countries get to debate their histories while others have their legacy determined by outsiders? And what gets lost along the way? This is Part II of a multi-part story on how history, current events, and culture all complicate the Afghan identity.  Show Notes: [00:30] “The Layers of Heaven” by Jovica [00:45] The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini [00:50] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis [01:15] Re: Is it hard to have fun when you have a library card? [01:20] More on Jamil Jan Kochai (@jamiljankochai) Read his book, 99 Nights in Logar Read his New Yorker story [01:35] The renovation project on the West Sacramento Public Library [02:35] Listen to Part 1 here [02:50] A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini  [03:10] Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini  [03:15] “Mirrored Seduction” by Walt Adams [04:40] SparkNotes for The Kite Runner  [05:05] The Kite Runner movie trailer [07:50] “Attan-Khatme Zanzeri” s/o to the original “afghan-music.com”  [09:50]  Books here: Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics by Martin Ewans The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Lemmon Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan by Edward Girardet Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievichy Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Steve Cole Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton [11:55] “Walk Like an Egyptian” cover by The Cleverlys [12:20] Light reading on Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt Related reading here [12:35] French Suite No. 2 in C Minor [13:20] Light reading on the late Edward Said [13:30] A recent review of Orientalism by Edward Said [13:45] “Choose Your Outfit” by Colors of Illusion [14:10] Edward Said with the Media Education Foundation in 1998 [15:20] More on Farhad Azad and afghanmagazine.com [16:10] “Over the Dunes” by Jon Sumner [16:55] Light reading on Nader Shah [17:10] Light reading on the Pashtuns More on Pashtunwali Light reading on Ahmad Shah Durrani [20:05] “Portobello Road” by David Celeste [20:30] More on Dr. Nivi Manchanda (@ManchandaNivi) Her blog on the disorder of things Her book, Imagining Afghanistan: the History and Politics of Imperial Knowledge  A Q&A on her book [21:00] Light reading on the British East India Company [21:10] Light reading on the geopolitical context of the 1800s [21:50] An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India [22:30] Some of Dr. Manchanda’s other writings “The Imperial Sociology of the ‘Tribe’ in Afghanistan” “Queering the Pashtun: Afghansexuality in the homo-nationalist imaginary” [23:45] “Fairy’s Fear” by Deskant  [26:30] “Leavy Quickly” by Alan Carlson-Green [26:35] Light reading on the US-Afghan war [26:50] Light reading on the Great Game [27:00] “Oh Motherland” by Sight of Wonders  [27:25] “Devil’s Disgrace” by Deskant [27:35] Light reading on the British Intelligence officer who coined the term “The Great Game”    Related: A 1901 review of Rudyard Kipling’s Kim [29:05] See 'Remnants of An Army’ Read some backstory of the painting here [29:30] Light reading on William Brydon [29:45] Technically, it was the winter of 1841-42, but more reading on that retreat here. [31:20] Light reading of that first occupation in 1842 [31:25] ”Alive Without Breathing” by Deskant [32:30] Light reading on Dost Muhammad Khan’s reflections on the British empire More on First Anglo Afghan War (1839-42) [32:50] Light reading on Sher Ali Khan  More on the Second Anglo Afghan War (1878-80) [33:50] Light reading on Abdur-Rahman Khan (aka The Iron Emir) Light reading on the state of the Hazara population Light reading on the Hazara genocide of the 1890s More reading on the Hazara genocide More reading on the Hazaras His rationale of his brutal reign [33:55] “Pepper Seeds” by Rune Dale [35:40] News of Afghanistan’s latest railroad here and here [36:05] Light reading on the assassination of Habibullah Khan [37:20] “Crusade” by Max Anson [37:50] Light reading on the Third Anglo Afghan War (1919) Light reading on Ammanullah Khan Light reading on the bombings of Kabul Light reading on Afghan Independence Day Related: Independence movements in Egypt, Ireland and Malta Light reading on the Durand Line [39:35] More on Wazhmah Osman And her book: Television and the Afghan Culture Wars And her film: Postcards from Tora Bora [41:40] Light reading on Khushal Khan Khattak [44:00] “Nothing in This World” by Telmo Telmo  

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From sunny days playing on the beach to discovering the cold of snow in the dark Canadian winter, Guerdah Félix is well practiced in adapting to life's inevitable changes. Our chat includes (among other things) school life, childhood games, and books. Some of Guerdah's favorites include The Shack by William P. Young and And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.Her languages are French, French Creole, English, Spanish, and a bit of German, and her first passions are philosophy, and psychology… all these interests moving toward that ultimate passion for understanding how people think, why we are the way we are.You can find her on Facebook as @LadyGuerdah for more conversations.Feel free to visit the show blog, comment, and contribute question ideas for the show at Meettheneighbor.com and follow the show on Instagram @meettheneighbor.Catch me on Instagram @laurasviewfinder or pin with me at laurascollections._______________________Music from https://filmmusic.io"Son of a Rocket" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Recorded on December 6, 2017 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing October 1-January 31!  To enter to win a prize, complete an adult sweater with sleeves - start a new one or continue with one less than 50% done, and post in the FOs thread. Giveaway Time!   Enter to win a skein of Duren Dyeworks Self-Control Fingering (100% BFL SW) in the Barbie Time colorway by leaving a comment here.  The thread will close December 15. Thank you to Diane of Dinaripper Creations for sending Pussyhat project bags to Barb and Tracie!   Check out her shop for cute project bags, handknit items and other good things   We have 2 Knit Lit Chicks merchandise!  Please go here to see all the choices available!   EVENTS: Sacramento Knitting Guild, February 1, 2018 - Barb and Tracie will be the featured speakers. Stitches West 2018 - February 25-28, 2018 KNITTING Barb has finished: Added Elegance Socks for Ann, using Knit Picks Felici in the Nassau colorway Mother Bear #123 Whinstone hat by Chrissy Graham, using Berroco Vintage in the Dungaree colorwa Tracie has finished the Top This Puppy Hat, using a DMC Creative World Top This Kit Barb is currently working on: Will's Christmas Socks, a vanilla sock with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel, using Patons Kroy Sock FX in the Clover colorway The Medaki Cardigan by Kristen Johnstone, using Duren Dyeworks Joy DK in the Royalty colorway Barb didn't work on, but hopes to get back to: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Beagle by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway Marklee by Elizabeth Doherty, using Wollmeise Pure in the Magnolia Medium colorway Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Voyager colorway, and Lorna’s Laces Mini-Skein Voyager Quintet     Tracie is working on: Rachel by Jose Paquin in Alexandra’s Crafts Timberline Ice in the Ruby colorway Her 5th Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota She didn't work on but hopes to get back to: Redford pullover by Julie Hoover, using Lisa Souza Hardtwist Merino in the Monteverde colorway Peer Pressure shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Miss Babs Hot Shot in the Hot to Trot color way BOOKS Tracie has finished: Serpentine: The True Story of a Serial Killer's Reign of Terror from Europe to South Asia by Thomas Thompson And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini The Cows by Dawn O'Porter The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher Barb has finished: How My Book Club Got Arrested by Leslie O’Kane River Road by Carol Goodman Tracie is reading: Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Crowing Up Cult by Jayant Tamm Both Barb and Tracie are reading The Child by Fiona Barton and will discuss it together in Episode 150. Barb is reading: When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery by Frank Vertosick Other podcasts mentioned: Done Disappeared Young Charlie

Recorded on November 23, 2017 Book Talk starts at 25:31 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing October 1-January 31!  To enter to win a prize, complete an adult sweater with sleeves - start a new one or continue with one less than 50% done, and post in the FOs thread. Giveaway Time!  Enter to win a skein of Duren Dyeworks Self-Control Fingering (100% BFL SW) in the Barbie Time colorway by leaving a comment here. The thread will close December 15. Want to win an copy of Helen Stewart’s Knitvent 2017? Leave a comment on knittybarb’s Instagram post to enter. This contest will close November 30. Barb completely enjoyed the Authors Luncheon benefiting the National Kidney Foundation: authors Joyce Maynard, Lee Child, Lisa See, Christine Carter, Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) and Lisa Brown, Stuart Brioza & Nicole Krasinski Tracie has finished: Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose Purl Rib hat by me in Plymouth Encore Purl Rib hat by me in Naturally Nazareth Barb has finished: Mother Bear #122 Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Cherry Swirl colorway 2 pair of child-size Maize mitts using Berroco Vintage in the Dungaree colorway Mitts for Your Little Paws by Holly Marie using Berroco Vintage in the Dungaree colorway Jayla’s Birthday Socks using Ann Budd’s Handy Book of Patterns and Fishknits Boot Strap yarn in the NorCal Vernal Pools colorway Rachel’s Christmas Shortie Socks, using the BFF Shortie Socks pattern by Ashlynn Alexander Germinate Mitts by Hannah Colbert using Dascade 220 Superwash in the 1910 (Blue-Green) colorway Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington, using GnomeAcres Sparkle Gnome in the Wuv Twue Wuv colorway Tracie is not working on anything, but she did cast on: Rachel by Jose Paquin in Alexandra’s Crafts Timberline Ice in the Ruby colorway Barb is working on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Beagle by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway Marklee by Elizabeth Doherty, using Wollmeise Pure in the Magnolia Medium colorway Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Voyager colorway, and Lorna’s Laces Mini-Skein Voyager Quintet  And she has cast on: Added Elegance Socks by Mary Lukas, using Knit Picks Felici in the Nassau colorway Will’s Christmas Socks, using Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity in an Olive Green colorway and Patons Kroy FX in the Clover colorway. Whinstone Hat by Chrissy Graham (test knit) using Berroco Vintage in the Dungaree colorway. Tracie has finished: Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dick The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil Barb has finished: Capture by Roger Smith Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard The Girl Who was Taken by Charlie Donlea Tracie is reading: Serpentine: The True Story of a Serial Killer's Reign of Terror from Europe to South Asia by Thomas Thompson And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Barb is reading: How My Book Club Got Arrested by Leslie O’Kane River Road by Carol Goodman Barb says thumbs up to podcasts Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Happier in Hollywood with Liz Craft and Sarah Fain  

Continuing the discussion of And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, Michael & Ethan come out of their two-week drink-and-fight to give you their analysis. In this episode: Ethan blames the podcast on the state of late capitalism. Michael tries to keep the "Explicit" tag off the show.  Ethan does not. One of them is a puppet. Everyone listening to this podcast is a very beautiful person. "Bbbbbbb'lh!" Michael is not a misogynist. The podcast is a war between valid points and digression. They get lost on the 2700-year-trek to Plato. Ethan is a Grecian. Michael won the fight. This is the "Ethan-making-outlandish-analogies" episode. Michael officially is the worst. A new rule is established for future episodes. Ratings at 1:13:00. Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you! Next month, we'll read and discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Read along, and tell us what you think! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

Michael & Ethan enter their discussion of And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, drinking a unique Longrow single malt. In this episode: Ethan stalls. Michael is primed for a career in politics, or childcare. Ethan has a bull session in his mind. Michael & Ethan proffer dime-version analyses.  That's totally a real thing. Ethan tracks the increasing population of the human race. Ethan analyzes this 21st-century Afghan-American book based on an 18th-century Irish novel. You have good reason to doubt what Ethan says. Aliens listen to this podcast. So should you. Michael & Ethan begin a hunt for Shakespeare's skull. They start a two-week fight. Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you! Next month, we'll read and discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Read along, and tell us what you think! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

Michael & Ethan continue discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy, drinking Great Northern Distillery's Wisconsin Whiskey. In this episode:​​​​​​​ Meet the newest Batman villain: The Giggler! There is one English major in Michael & Ethan. New segment: Stripping with Michael!  Don't worry, it's PG. Remember when Michael & Ethan were on Dancing with the Stars? They abandon the podcast and surf on their smartphones.  it's an illustration.  Honest. There's no wrong way to say things. Michael giggles about John Calvin. They're bad at math.  They have advanced degrees. Michael covers an intermission with some scat. They have reentry problems when they talk to their wives. They talk about their weddings. Michael provides a recipe.  It's garbage. There's lots of Pig-Latin. Ratings at 1:09:30. Judge Judy's Shortest Case at 1:23:23. Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you! Next month, we'll read and discuss And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.  Read along, and tell us what you think! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

Michael & Ethan are in a room, but no Scotch!  Instead, they drink a unique Wisconsin Bourbon while discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy. In this episode: Ethan reads the book while Michael is in the bathroom. Michael sets out to break the podcast. The book is ironic. The podcast breaks Michael. Michael is pleased with himself. They yell at the listeners. An historical or a historical? They rhyme words with "think." Ethan gave Walker Percy the idea for the book. Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you! Come back in two weeks to hear the conclusion of this discussion! Next month, we'll read and discuss And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.  Read along, and tell us what you think! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

In episode #38, Cove members Millenia and Robert discuss the group's January 2014 pick, AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khaled Hosseini! (#158) For information on our online book club, visit: http://www.thereadingcove.com

Khaled Hosseini appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival, 9/22/2013. Speaker Biography: Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and when he was 11, his father, a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry, moved the family to Paris. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and Hosseini's family sought and was granted asylum in the United States. In 1993, Hosseini earned a medical degree. Ten years later, he published the international best-seller "The Kite Runner." The book was sold in more than 70 countries and spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. His next novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns," was a #1 best-seller, and the two books together have sold more than 48 million copies worldwide. Hosseini's newest novel is "And the Mountains Echoed." For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6047

The Kite Runner made him famous and changed his life.  A Thousand Splendid Suns and his most recent book And the Mountains Echoed solidified his place among some of the most well-respected authors.  In this one on one conversation, Hosseini tells us why he avoids Hollywood endings in his novels, how he often "takes things" from people for his writing and what advice he would offer aspiring novelists.  Plus, learn about his childhood and writing inspirations.  This is an in-depth, captivating interview that will have you laughing at the author's poignant stories.  Plus, hear how he answers some of his biggest fans' questions.

If we were to look at and try to understand the vast panoply of how people live their lives, how we connect with each other, hurt each other and help each other, we’d see that we would look first at families. Not just because, as Woody Allen says, "we need the eggs," but because they are a kind of living laboratory of human emotion, human strength, and human frailty.Perhaps that’s why literature has so often focused on the family as a centerpiece or fulcrum of stories?  Such is the case with Khaled Hosseini. He is the multiple bestselling author of THE KITE RUNNER and A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS. His new novel, looking deep into the lives of family, is And the Mountains Echoed.My conversation with Khaled Hosseini:

Richard Branson reflects on the 40th anniversary of Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells. Dan Brown talks about his latest thriller Inferno and Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini on his new novel, And the Mountains Echoed.

Former physician and best-selling author, Khaled Hosseini talks to Rana Mitter about his latest novel - And the Mountains Echoed - his charity relief work in Afghanistan, and his thoughts on writing a sympathetic Taliban character. As the Man Booker International Prize is announced, Night Waves is first to speak to the winner and discuss the body of their work. What is the way forward for psychiatry? Rana is joined by Lucy Johnstone, Tom Burns and Matthew Smith to discuss. And a first night review by Susannah Clapp of the winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Digraced.

With Mark Lawson. Khaled Hosseini's debut novel The Kite Runner was an international best-seller. As he publishes a new novel, And the Mountains Echoed, Hosseini reflects on being a writer in exile, his creative process, and censorship in his native Afghanistan. Saints Alive is the new project from the artist Michael Landy, who once destroyed all his possessions for a work called Break Down. Images of saints from the National Gallery's collection have been cast in three dimensions and assembled using materials he sourced from car boot sales and flea markets. He shows Mark around the exhibition. Novelist A S Byatt reveals her choice for Front Row's Cultural Exchange, in which leading creative minds nominate a favourite artwork. DJ and film critic Andrew Collins presents his top 10 of disc jockeys in film, as The King Of Marvin Gardens is re-released, starring Jack Nicholson as a late-night talk show host. Producer Stephen Hughes.