Podcasts about National Book Festival

Sandra Cisneros is best known for her debut novel, The House on Mango Street, which follows a year in the life of a young Chincana girl. For the 40th anniversary of that book, Sandra joined Rachel for a conversation in front of a live audience at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Sandra shared a story about a teacher who changed her life and talked about why she's excited about death.To listen sponsor-free, access bonus episodes and support the show, sign up for Wild Card+ at plus.npr.org/wildcard Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Rebecca Yarros is the author of The Empyrean series, a wildly popular collection of "romantasy" novels. In a conversation with NPR's Emily Kwong at this year's National Book Festival, Yarros said she wanted to plot an enemies-to-lovers story when she began writing Fourth Wing, the first book in this series. In today's episode, Yarros talks about the genre tropes she tries to embrace and avoid in her writing. She also discusses working through a chronic illness, how history and politics shape her stories, and the influence of her husband's military experience on how she approaches themes of violence in her work.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

James McBride, the literary giant and author of books like The Color of Water and Deacon King Kong, was awarded this year's Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In a conversation with NPR's Michel Martin at the National Book Festival, he said that leaving a career in journalism allowed him to find creative fulfillment in fiction. In today's episode, McBride discusses growing up in a community that relied on laughter, keeping a notebook on him at all times, and the inspiration behind his most recent novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Book festivals are special events where authors are celebrities and audiences are bookworms ready to nerd out among their our own. Every year, more than 100 of these festivals take place nationwide. And one of the largest is in the nation's capital, hosted by the world's biggest library: The Library of Congress.Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden joins us to discuss highlights from this year's National Book Festival, in Washington D.C.We hear from some of the country's most prominent authors on their latest works, and the inspiration behind their craft. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

PREVIEW for the season 4 premiere of "Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters." The new season (Ep. 58) kicks off with Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer" which was adapted into a limited series that premiered on HBO earlier this year. The conversation was recorded at the Library of Congress 2024 National Book Festival in DC. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historicaldramasisters/support

Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USBuy Grow kit: https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/Jennifer SwansonAloha everyone, and welcome to another thought-provoking and inspiring episode of the podcast! Today, we're honored to be joined by a guest whose lifelong passion for science and technology has ignited the imaginations of countless young minds. From starting her first science club in her garage at the age of 7 to becoming an award-winning author of over 50 nonfiction books, Jennifer Swanson has truly dedicated her life to making the wonders of STEM accessible to children everywhere.Jennifer's books like *BRAIN GAMES*, *SUPER GEAR*, and *Save the Crash-Test Dummies* not only educate but inspire a deep curiosity about the world around us. With accolades that range from the Parents' Choice Gold Award to National Science Teaching Association's BEST STEM awards, she's a powerhouse in the realm of science education.But what sets Jennifer apart is her ability to connect complex scientific ideas to everyday life in ways that leave us in awe of the universe. Whether she's presenting at the Library of Congress' National Book Festival or the World Science Festival, Jennifer reminds us that the world is a place of wonder, waiting to be explored. Today, we dive into the mind of a true science communicator, and we'll explore how her work helps kids—and the kid inside all of us—unlock the potential of discovery. So, buckle up and get ready to expand your curiosity as we welcome Jennifer Swanson to the podcast!https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-swanson-0608471ahttps://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USCheck out our YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzfOaFtA1hF8UhnuvOQnTgKcIYPI9Ni9&si=Jgg9ATGwzhzdmjkgGrow your own:https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/

This week, to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, hear from Marie Arana, the Literary Director of the Library of Congress. Joined by author Juan Martinez, Arana discusses the importance of preserving and uplifting Latino history and her new book LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority.This conversation originally took place May 19, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEAbout LatinoLand:"A perfect representation of Latino diversity" (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in "a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage" (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author).LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise twenty percent of the US population, a number that is growing. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage.But Latinos are not a monolith. They do not represent a single group. The largest groups are Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Cubans. Each has a different cultural and political background. Puerto Ricans, for example, are US citizens, whereas some Mexican Americans never immigrated because the US-Mexico border shifted after the US invasion of 1848, incorporating what is now the entire southwest of the United States. Cubans came in two great waves: those escaping communism in the early years of Castro, many of whom were professionals and wealthy, and those permitted to leave in the Mariel boat lift twenty years later, representing some of the poorest Cubans, including prisoners.As LatinoLand shows, Latinos were some of the earliest immigrants to what is now the US—some of them arriving in the 1500s. They are racially diverse—a random infusion of white, Black, indigenous, and Asian. Once overwhelmingly Catholic, they are becoming increasingly Protestant and Evangelical. They range from domestic workers and day laborers to successful artists, corporate CEOs, and US senators. Formerly solidly Democratic, they now vote Republican in growing numbers. They are as culturally varied as any immigrants from Europe or Asia.Marie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father who came to the US at age nine, straddling two worlds, as many Latinos do. "Thorough, accessible, and necessary" (Ms. magazine), LatinoLand unabashedly celebrates Latino resilience and character and shows us why we must understand the fastest-growing minority in America.MARIE ARANA is a Peruvian-American author of nonfiction and fiction as well as the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress. She is the recipient of a 2020 literary award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Among her recent positions are: Director of the National Book Festival, the John W. Kluge Center's Chair of the Cultures of the Countries of the South, and Writer at Large for the Washington Post. For many years, she was editor-in-chief of the Washington Post's book review section, Book World. Marie has also written for the New York Times, the National Geographic, Time Magazine, the International Herald Tribune, Spain's El País, Colombia's El Tiempo, and Peru's El Comercio, among many other publications. Her sweeping history of Latin America, Silver, Sword, and Stone, was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 by the American Library Association, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence. Her biography of Simón Bolívar won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Marie's memoir, American Chica, was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award. She has also published two prizewinning novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights.JUAN MARTINEZ is the author of the novel Extended Stay (2023) and the story collection Best Worst American (2017). He lives near Chicago and is an associate professor at Northwestern University. His work has appeared in McSweeney's, The Chicago Quarterly Review, Huizache, Ecotone, NIGHTMARE, NPR's Selected Shorts, Mississippi Review and elsewhere, and is forthcoming in Ploughshares and The Sunday Morning Transport.

Brian Schoen, Ph.D., and Timothy G. Anderson, Ph.D., the editors of Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond, discuss Ohio's history, the inspiration for and genesis of Settling Ohio, their process for putting the book together, academic publishing, and more. Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond was Ohio Center for the Book's 2024 Great Reads from Great Places selection for adult readers and represented the state at the National Book Festival.      Timothy G. Anderson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of geography at Ohio University.   Brian Schoen, Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of History and the James Richard Hamilton/Baker & Hostetler Distinguished Professor of Teaching in the Humanities at Ohio University. He is the author of The Fragile Fabric of Union: Cotton, Federal Politics, and the Global Origins of the Civil War and has coedited three other collections.   Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

While we were sleeping, the Babe's Called-shot jersey sold for $24million. Scott Servais? Fired. Jason Heyward? “Fired.”  Joey Votto? Retired. Elly is better when we are not watching him, and Bobby is just good all the time. Salvy hangs with the neighborhood kids, and Shohei is his own kind of magic. Danny is scheduled to catch his own at-bat while the women tell the tale.  And along with Orioles owner David Rubenstein, we cross train with the National Book Festival.We say, “I can say that because I was quoting a famous author,” Better than a capitalist *without* a heart of gold,” and “That's not baseball but it's also not school.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Chiquita Mullins Lee and Carmella Van Vleet, authors of the picture book You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!, discuss the life, art, and significance of Elijah Pierce, a celebrated, self-taught Black folk artist known for his wood carvings. They share how their book grew out of Lee's play about Elijah Pierce, their collaborative writing process, their experience viewing Pierce's carvings at the Columbus Museum of Art, what it means to them personally to tell Pierce's story, and more. You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce! is Ohio's 2024 Great Reads from Great Places youth selection and represented the state the 2024 National Book Festival. The book is illustrated by Jennifer Mack-Watkins.   Chiquita Mullins Lee is an Arts Learning coordinator at the Ohio Arts Council, where she coordinates Ohio's Poetry Out Loud program along with the Arts Partnership and the Big Yellow School Bus grant programs. Her play about Elijah Pierce, Pierce to the Soul, will be return to the stage on November 1, 2024, at McConnell Arts Center in Columbus.   Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher and the award-winning author of almost two dozen books for kids and adults. She lives in Ohio and likes lists, exclamation points, and baking shows. But not necessarily in that order.   Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and an edited transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Starting at 9am on Saturday, bibliophiles will get the chance to peruse the festival's offerings, get books signed by their favorite authors, and listen in to book talks with the writers themselves.

Straight from “the mothership of all libraries,” Guy Lamolinara, head of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, joins Laura and Don to discuss how his career evolved from aspiring dentist to journalist to thirty-four-year veteran of the Library of Congress, his formative years in Cleveland, the network of Center for the Book state affiliates, the upcoming the National Book Festival, and much more.   The Library of Congress recently released the full author lineup for the National Book Festival, which takes place Saturday, August 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. Visit the 2024 National Book Festival website to learn more about this free event, where Ohio Center for the Book representatives will be in attendance to celebrate Ohio's literary heritage and the 2024 Great Reads from Great Places selections. Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Today, we get to hear from Maurice Carlos Ruffin whose novel, THE AMERICAN DAUGHTERS, was released in February. We'll be talking about how to write politically charged topics. Watch a recording here. The audio/video version is available for one week. Missed it? Check out the podcast version above or on your favorite podcast platform.To find Ruffin's latest novel and many other books by our authors, visit our Bookshop page. Looking for a writing community? Join our Facebook page.Maurice Carlos Ruffin is the recipient of the 2023 Louisiana Writer Award and the Black Rock Senegal Residency. He also wrote The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, which was published in August 2021. It was the 2023 One Book One New Orleans selection, a New York Times Editor's Choice, a finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and longlisted for the Story Prize. The book was also selected to represent Louisiana at the 2023 National Book Festival. His first book, We Cast a Shadow, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize. It was longlisted for the 2021 DUBLIN Literary Award, the Center for Fiction Prize, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. A New Orleans native, Ruffin is a professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University, and the 2020-2021 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. Ruffin is part of the Artist Network of Narrative 4, an organization dedicated to aiding the educational opportunities of young people. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

Page Count's third season kicks off on May 21! Listen to snippets from just a few of our upcoming episodes featuring the following authors and experts:   Amy Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Writer' Digest, dips into the magazine's archives to consider what has changed in the literary world—and what hasn't—in the last 100 years. Jacqueline Woodson and Hanif Abdurraqib discuss their latest books, what it means to "make it" as a writer, and more during a conversation recorded at the 2024 Ohioana Book Festival. Dr. Jennifer Swartz-Levine of Lake Erie College discusses the prolific midcentury author Dawn Powell, whose work was nearly lost to history before experiencing a resurgence. Steven Andersson shares insights into humorist James Thurber's life and work in a special episode featuring a tour of the Thurber House, which was led by Andersson and Leah Wharton, operations director. Guy Lamolinara, the head of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, discusses his Cleveland roots, the Center for the Book, the National Book Festival, and the enduring nature of books and reading.   Subscribe to Page Count wherever you get your podcasts to listen to these episodes and many more during our third season. The season debuts May 21 with Woodson and Abdurraqib's episode; thereafter, a new episode drops every two weeks.   Photo Credits Amy Jones: Jason Hale Photography Jacqueline Woodson: Tiffany A. Bloomfield Hanif Abdurraqib: Megan Leigh Barnard James Thurber: Denyse B. Smith

The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods — while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly recognizable, has earned a spot in the Smithsonian; and now the tomato is redefining the very nature of farming, moving from fields into climate-controlled mega-greenhouses the size of New England villages.  About the author William Alexander is the author of the national bestseller, "The $64 Tomato," as well as "52 Loaves: A Half-Baked Adventure," his hilarious and moving account of a year spent striving to bake the perfect loaf of bread; "Flirting With French," about his often riotous attempt to fulfill a life-dream of learning French, and most recently, "Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World," a whirlwind tour of the history of the humble tomato. The New York Times Style Magazine says about Alexander, "His timing and his delivery are flawless," while Counterpunch has called him "one of the funniest writers in America." He has appeared on NPR's Morning (and Weekend) Edition, at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, and was a 2006 Quill Book Awards finalist. Alexander has also contributed over a dozen essays to the New York Times opinion pages, where he has opined on such issues as the Christmas tree threatening his living room, Martha Stewart, and the difficulties of being organic. Before turning to writing full-time, Bill spent 37 years as a director of information technology at a psychiatric research institution, persisting in the belief that he is a researcher, not a researchee. For more info on the book click HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support

Madeline ffitch, author of the novel Stay and Fight, discusses living and writing in Appalachian Ohio; the realities of homesteading; writing in multiple points of view; the art of writing a child's voice for an adult audience; fiction and autobiography; writing for urban vs. rural audiences; climate activism; Appalachian anti-fascism; the politics-art connection; and why sometimes, a snake is just a snake.   Stay and Fight was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, the L.A. Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, and the Washington State Book Awards. It was Ohio Center for the Book's 2023 adult selection for Great Reads from Great Places at the National Book Festival. Madeline ffitch writes and organizes in Appalachian Ohio.   Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.

PiZetta Media talked with several authors during the National Book Festival: Jay Cooper, Bonnie Kelso, Brittany N. Williams, Sarah Guillory, Mimi Herman, Denise Lajimodiere, Lisa Kerr.

Michelle Houts, the author of the picture book When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike, and Erica Magnus, the book's illustrator, discuss the life and adventures of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Houts and Magnus share Gatewood's incredible story while discussing the power of perseverance, the art of picture books, tips for aspiring authors, finding inspiration in nature, and more. When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike was the Ohio Center for the Book's Great Reads from Great Places youth selection at the 2023 National Book Festival.   In this episode: When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike by Michelle Houts, illustrated by Erica Magnus Emma Gatewood Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery Ohio University Press Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio Penobscot Bay, Maine Wellfleet, Massachusetts     Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.

In honor of the 2023 National Book Festival, check out today's podcast and listings below where you can find and support Black authors and Black bookstores.    Black authors: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/g33625689/best-books-black-authors/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_cos_md_dsa_comm_org_us_g33625689&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__CpQAahUpUa3MaR53ksW_kPO8L2FgSXarWuPnpy99epAkqOzM8WdQxoC2NkQAvD_BwE       Black owned bookstores: https://bookshop.org/lists/black-owned-bookstores-2022?gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__CbSFJ3lan6qYxfRqXWOsW2fesAmJi09UkMoKxTwOUI5UBJs-QUWcxoC3_0QAvD_BwESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Prophecy Radio episode #94 discusses Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda before catching you up on all the latest Rick Riordan news, including some fun news from several different Rick Riordan Presents authors. Oh, and we give you a quick update on the WGA/SAG strikes and how they'll affect the podcast moving forward. This week, we pause our discussion of The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid in order to chat with Sarwat Chadda about his latest release. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and we keep our discussions PG-13. News and Updates (00:01:28) Read Riordan did a spotlight on up-and-coming Camp Half-Blood Campers and this seems to be mostly focused on characters from The Trials of Apollo. Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda is now officially out in the world! Read a Fury of the Deagon Goddess excerpt on Read Riordan. Kristen tells us about her experience attending the Fury of the Dragon Goddess virtual tour that Sarwat did with Books of Wonder. Did you know Kwame Mbalia is writing a short story for the Star Wars anthology From a Certain Point of View? Mark Oshiro will be at the National Book Festival on August 12. Make sure you check out Daniel José Older's new podcast Inkbottle. We also talk about some SAG-AFTRA updates that will affect the podcast. Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda (00:11:16) At long last, it's time to talk about Fury of the Dragon Goddess, the second book in the Adventures of Sik Aziz series. What is this book about? How did we feel about this book compared to the last one? What was it like reading about Sik and the others being in London instead of NYC? There are a lot of themes shared between these two books, but there are also some specific to Dragon Goddess. It's so interesting that we're reading this book at the same time we're talking about The Red Pyramid! Sik is still not a warrior, and we LOVE that about him. We're so happy he got to travel this time around…even if it all went horribly wrong. Daoud is, like, super famous now. We loved that this didn't solve all his problems, and we still got to see him (and his relationship with Sik) grow over the course of the book. Is Belet no longer looking for her mother? What's the deal with this tablet? Did we like that this book dealt a lot with (female) rage? Have you read “The Loneliest Demon” from Cursed Carnivals and Other Calamities? Who is Rabisu and why is she so great? Why does she want to kill Belet so badly, and why can't she? Everyone likes a pigeon sandwich…right? Wait, Rabisu has been WHERE? Who's Dumuzi, and how did he get with Ishtar? He might not be the greatest dad, but he seemed like a pretty good person. Lugal, on the other hand, seems to be a lot more complicated. And if you're looking for another character to compare him to, maybe try…Ultron. The spoiler section starts at 00:49:37. Let's talk about that black market party and how utterly racist those old ladies were. What did we think of Daoud's reaction to it all? Did we believe Mo was really back when we first saw him again? The repercussions of this mistake are huge, and Lugal just makes it worse. And you thought Belet was full of rage before… Sik's changes happen slowly, but some of them are pretty cool. Okay, we have to talk about the asylum scene. What's Lugal's ultimate purpose? During that final confrontation, Sik wins in his own way. We thought we lost Mo all over again, but Sik wasn't gonna let that happen. How does this story end, and what could possibly be next? Interview with Sarwat Chadda (01:19:05) We're so excited to talk about Fury of the Dragon Goddess with Sarwat Chadda!! How does he get into (and stay in) the mood to write? Any go-to snacks? Sarwat gives us a great breakdown of what inspired this story. How did he balance the horror in this book for his audience? Which came first, this book or the short story with Rabisu? Sarwat talks a little bit about having Fury of the Dragon Goddess take place in London. And yes, he definitely remembers the Kane Chronicles! He also gives us a fantastic answer regarding the topic of repatriation. What did he want to accomplish with a character like Lugal? Can rage ever be used as a force for good? What makes Daoud so compelling? It's time to talk about those Percy Jackson references! Who would Sarwat choose from Greek mythology to have as a godly parent? Which Rick Riordan Presents book would he love to live inside? Any book recommendations for us? Has Sarwat thought about what comes next after Fury of the Dragon Goddess? You'll never guess how many more projects he has coming up! Thank you for talking with us, Sarwat! It was a pleasure. Feedback (02:25:58) We hear from a couple listeners about their experience reading Fury of the Dragon Goddess. Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 95, in which we'll discuss which Rick Riordan Presents characters would make for the best team-ups, before jumping into The Red Pyramid chapter 18! This episode's hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz. Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. 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In this reading raves episode, Chrissie shares her 10 favorite kidlit books she read in July.Books and resources mentioned on the show:THE SKULL by Jon KlassenHALF MOON SUMMER by Elaine VickersTHE REMARKABLE RESCUE AT MILKWEED MEADOW by Elaine DimopolousFOREVER TWELVE by Stacy McAnultyLO AND BEHOLD by Wendy MassDOGMAN and CAT KID COMIC CLUB by Dav PilkeyDav Pilkey at the National Book Festival, 2019SPIDERMAN:ANIMALS ASSEMBLE by Mike MaihackONCE UPON A TIM series by Stuart GibbsCITY SPIES series by James PontiGREENWILD by Pari ThomsonBe sure to follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's monthly kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com. 

Welcome to Chapter 45! For this conversation, I had the joy of sitting down with married authors Will and Julia Thomas. Will is a two time Oklahoma Book Award winner and the author of fourteen Victorian Era mysteries, the Barker and Llewelyn novels. His books have received Shamus and Barry nominations and numerous starred reviews. The latest book in the series - Heart of the Nile - released earlier this year. Connect with Will: Facebook | Twitter | InstagramJulia Bryan Thomas is the author of two contemporary British mysteries (under the name Julia Thomas) and two historical novels. Her WWII-era novel, For Those Who Are Lost, was an Oklahoma Book Award finalist and has been selected by the Library of Congress to represent Oklahoma at the 2023 National Book Festival. Julia's latest book - The Radcliffe Ladies Reading Club - also released earlier this year. Connect with Julia: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Mentioned on the show:Anna Karinina - Leo TolstoyJane Eyre - Charlotte BronteA Room of One's Own - Virginia WoolfGift from the Sea - Anne Morrow LindberghThe Great Gatsby - F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Splendid and the Vile - Erik LarsonSome Danger Involved - Will ThomasFor Those Who Are Lost - Julia Bryan ThomasA Gentleman in Moscow - Amor TowlesThe Secrets We Kept - Lara PrescottClose to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 - Michael CapuzzoDead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania - Erik LarsonSherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan DoyleConnect with J: website | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

In the United States, 22 percent of Americans live in places that authorize medical aid in dying. But as more states consider-and pass-legislation that supports the practice, confusion and hurdles remain. In 2015, author and anthropologist Anita Hannig began researching medical aid-in-dying in the United States. She spent hundreds of hours speaking with doctors, patients, and lawmakers across the country. The results of Hannig's long-term project are laid out in her latest book, The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Combining extensive research with personal narratives, Hannig goes beyond the surface-level polarization to offer a deeper, more nuanced assessment of a social issue that will continue to affect more Americans.rnrnThe Day I Die was a nonfiction finalist for the 2023 Oregon Book Awards. The State Library of Oregon also selected the title to represent the Oregon Center for the Book at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.rnrnPreviously, Hannig served as an associate professor of anthropology at Brandeis University. Her first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital, was awarded the 2018 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology.

In this episode, we have self-proclaimed science geek, award-winning author, speaker, and teacher, Jennifer Swanson. She talks about her newest picture book, Footprints Across the Planet—a masterful introduction to the concepts of sustainability and inclusivity that even the youngest readers can understand and enjoy. Jennifer Swanson's love of science began when she started a science club in her garage at the age of 7. While no longer working from the garage, Jennifer's passion for science resonates in the fascinating 45+ nonfiction and fiction books she has written for children but especially, BRAIN GAMES (NGKids) and SUPER GEAR: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up (Charlesbridge), which was named an NSTA Best STEM book of 2017. Jennifer's book, Save the Crash-test Dummies, received a Parent's Choice GOLD award. Her Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact received a Florida Book Award, a Eureka California Reading Association Gold Award, and an NSTA BEST STEM book award. Her BEASTLY BIONICS book received a GOLD Florida Book Award and an NSTA BEST STEM book award. An accomplished and exciting speaker, Jennifer has presented at National NSTA conferences, the Highlights Foundation, the Atlanta Science Festival, the World Science Festival in NYC, and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival. Transcription: You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review. Order copies: Footprints Across the Planet on Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠. Lego: Amazing Earth on Bookshop.org and Amazon. Spacecare: The Kids Guide to Surviving Space on Bookshop.org⁠ and Amazon. Resources: For more information, visit https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/. The Solve It For Kids Podcast: https://solveitforkids.com/ KidLiteracy is Jennifer Swanson's nonprofit organization: https://kidliteracy.org/. NASA Social Events: https://www.nasa.gov/connect/social/index.html. Discussion Topics: Visiting NASA and meeting The Artemis II lunar flyby mission crew members. Jennifer Swanson's childhood love of STEM. Becoming an author of over 45 published nonfiction books for kids. The Solve it For Kids podcast and school visits. The idea, writing, and what to expect from Footprints Across the Planet. Taking steps in the right direction to make a difference on our planet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/support

In which we ramble on about random things we like and a few things we don't. NOTE: FANTASY+GIRLS stands with the HarperCollins union. Wow! It's been an entire year since Emma and EJ hosted their last episode of SFF Girls. Last we saw our heroes, they were in a cabin in the Georgia mountains, drinking and making s'mores. Em plugs TikTok bc why not? It has been a good year for speculative fiction—but especially horror. 2021 was the year for Rom-Coms—but 2022 is all about the horror (and okay—rom-coms still reign supreme…but horror is having a moment!) Em shares how she went on sub in 2020 with a dark book, and it didn't do well because no one was in the headspace to deal with a really dark book—but now it seems readers (and editors) have come back to the dark side. EJ talks about films like BARBARIAN, THE MENU, and NOPE.  Female cannibal stories are also having a moment. Em talks about the cannibal to smutty smut pipeline.  Em read WE WERE EARTHLINGS. Em suggests checking the trigger warnings before beginning this book.  The second book was BONES AND ALL—the book came out in 2015, and the movie was released recently. BONES AND ALL is a warm, coming of age story—except she eats people she cares about. Again, check the trigger warnings. Next up was TENDER IS THE FLESH. Holy crap. This book broke Em.  Em says the ending of the book is bad—but not BAD as in not good. Bad as in everything. Devastating. Next up for Em was A CERTAIN HUNGER—but after TENDER IS THE FLESH, she had to take a break from dark books, and this is how she discovered Ruby Dixon and alien corn.  EJ read and liked the book MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-Martin. MANHUNT is a futuristic dystopian where there are no men.  The book centers on trans characters who are attempting to navigate this post-apocalyptic world that is being ransacked by an army of TERFs who are trying to reorganize society. Em asked EJ what horror movies she watched in 2022 that made her stand up and take notice. EJ segways into mentioning the amount of really good content that came out in 2022 and how it was almost too much—talk about decision paralysis.  EJ points out how she is over big franchises—simply because of the sheer amount of content. She says the exception is WANDAVISION.  Em asks if she has seen DOCTOR STRANGE and says that Marvel did Wanda very dirty in that movie. Em asks EJ if she watched HOUSE OF DRAGONS. EJ hasn't and Em says she believes it is worth sticking out the slow first couple of episodes because it gets good…but adds that EJ could probably just wait for next season. Em points out that Matt Smith is in HOUSE OF DRAGONS—and Em was a huge Doctor Who fan, so it was fun to see him in this completely different role. EJ points out that there was a big announcement in the DOCTOR WHO universe. The next Doctor was announced and will be Ncuti Gatwa—who will be the first Doctor Who of color. EJ asked Em if she is still following Doctor Who and Em explains how she hasn't watched as much as she usually does. She wanted to really like Jodi Whitaker—the first female Doctor Who—but felt the writers did the character dirty and couldn't sink into any of the story lines. Of course, we must talk about WEDNESDAY. Em is still watching—but EJ devoured the entire series. Jenna Ortega is perfect as the titular character. EJ and Em make plans to unpack the series once Em finishes the show. EJ isn't 100% with how the story arc wraps up. We must talk about STRANGER THINGS. EJ points out that it ended on a cliffhanger—and Em says she didn't remember that. Em thinks that EJ missed the release of the second half. However, since this episode wrapped—Em has concluded that EJ is correct. Em keeps calling Vecna, Vecnal. Oops. Em really is just inventing STRANGER THINGS facts at this point.  Here is a link to an article that summarizes what EJ and Em are discussing and gives detailed information in case, like Em, you are a bit foggy on the subject: How Many Kids Were In Hawkins Lab (& How Many Are Dead?) (screenrant.com) STOP SAYING VECNAL. Lol. Em brings the conversation back to horror in 2022. She follows a Big Five editor on Tik Tok who does publishing question and answers. One of the questions was, why have so many witch books come out recently. The editor (on TikTok as @bhvide) speculates that the books that are coming out now were written by authors who got their first spark of an idea for the stories years ago during the women's march. Witches have long been a symbol of women's pain and rage and one of the slogans chanted during the march was something like, “We are the granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn.”  Em asks EJ about her witch novel. EJ worries that she is missing her moment, since her novel is not yet out. Em says that she doesn't think EJ has anything to worry about—witches aren't going anywhere.  EJ asks Em if she watched OUTER RANGE on Amazon. OUTER RANGE science fiction with a Western motif.  EJ explains the general concept of the story.  Segway into WESTWORLD and then THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE. PAPER GIRLS got an Amazon adaptation. EJ has loved the comic for a long time and says that the Amazon adaptation is spot on. Sadly, it is already cancelled. Segway to SFF books.  EJ read BOOK OF NIGHT by Holly Black. Em is in the middle of it right now! Speaking of Holly Black, EJ saw her and got her book signed and the National Book Festival.  WHAT BIG TEETH by Rose Szabo came out in 2022. Em points out that it has an Addam's Family vibe.  It reminds EJ of WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson. Em brings up the book BUNNY—which is one of the strangest books she read in 2022. EJ says it sounds right up her alley (Em agrees). EJ and Em talk about their TBR which includes books such as: JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by C.L. Polk In 2022, Sabaa Tahir, who has written in the fantasy genre, won the National Book Award for her contemporary novel, ALL MY RAGE. She is the first Muslim woman to win the award. This episode wraps with a tangent about Book-Tok (bookish tik tok) and how authors should give it a try. Another quick trip to movies including THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. A brief recap of THE BOYS.  And finally—the space opera, western noir: COWBOY BEBOP.  2022: The year of SO MUCH content.  Find us online at TypoProductions.com and across all social media platforms as @TypoPodcasts. Find EJ everywhere as @EJWenstrom and Emma can be found most places at @Emma.C.Wells.BOOKS. She also has a TikTok focused on writing while ADHD and you can find her there as @ThatAdhdAuthor. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why build a fantasy world that still has racism? B.A. Parker moderates a discussion on Black science fiction and fantasy with authors Tochi Onyebuchi and Leslye Penelope at the National Book Festival.

This week, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Literary Director of the Library of Congress Marie Arana explore the themes of their roots, their creativity, and how their origin stories feed them and their work. This conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 at the inaugural American Writers Festival and was recorded live. In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo's nine books of poetry include An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. She is also the author of two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior, which invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. She has edited several anthologies of Native American writing including When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through — A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, and Living Nations, Living Words, the companion anthology to her signature poet laureate project. Her many writing awards include the 2019 Jackson Prize from the Poetry Society of America, the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts. Marie Arana is a Peruvian-American author of nonfiction and fiction as well as the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress. She is the recipient of a 2020 literary award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Among her recent positions are: Director of the National Book Festival, the John W. Kluge Center's Chair of the Cultures of the Countries of the South, and Writer at Large for the Washington Post. For many years, she was editor-in-chief of the Washington Post's book review section, Book World. Marie has also written for the New York Times, the National Geographic, Time Magazine, the International Herald Tribune, Spain's El País, Colombia's El Tiempo, and Peru's El Comercio, among many other publications. Her sweeping history of Latin America, Silver, Sword, and Stone, was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 by the American Library Association, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence. Her biography of Simón Bolívar won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Marie's memoir, American Chica, was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award. She has also published two prizewinning novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights.

The queens are joined by Empress Maureen Seaton to discuss pushing the envelope....Buy Maureen's books from Loyalty Bookstore, a DC-area Black-owned indie bookstore.Maureen Seaton earned an MFA from Vermont College in 1996. She is the author of the more than 25 poetry collections, some of them authored in collaboration with writers like Samuel Ace, Denise Duhamel, and Neil de la Flor. Seaton, Duhamel, and David Trinidad edited an anthology titled Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry (2007). Seaton is author of the Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir Sex Talks to Girls (2008), in which she addresses motherhood, sobriety, and sexuality. Her most recent books are Undersea and Genetics, which she published in 2021. Elizabeth Gilbert's TED Talk called “Your Elusive Creative Genius" confirms the story about Ruth Stone visualizing a poem as a sort of weather system. You can hear the whole talk here. Read a poem by Maureen's teacher Mark Cox here.  A triolet is an eight-line poem, French in origin, with only two rhymes used throughout. A rondelet's basic structure is:Line 1: A—four syllablesLine 2: b—eight syllablesLine 3: A—repeat of line oneLine 4: a—eight syllablesLine 5: b—eight syllablesLine 6: b—eight syllablesLine 7: A—repeat of line oneThe refrained lines should contain the same words, however substitution or different use of punctuation on the lines has been common.In 1965, Jack Spicer gave a talk on poetry as "dictation." The poet Michael Peterson, whose online post I'm linking to below, writes: "By Spicer's theorem, the poet was not a kind of inspired genius, but rather a "medium" for a psychic, spiritual, poetic message. The poem, in turn, was like a radio which picked up the transmission. This lecture became the stuff of poetry legend, the recording passed from person to person until it was finally made available online almost fifty years later. This is an early recording which I have edited down from almost three hours to just under thirty minutes."You can watch Levine read Lorca's poem "New York (Office and Denunciation)" at the New York Public Library here (~5 min).Marilyn Hacker read and discussed her career at the National Book Festival in 2016, and you can watch it here (~40 min).

Mentioned: - The National Book Festival - https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/ - B.L. Blanchard - blblanchard.com - Tochi Onyebuchi - tochionyebuchi.com - NPR Codeswitch - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch - The Hot Sheet newsletter - https://hotsheetpub.com/ - "Notes from Across the Pond" Banished newsletter (paywall) https://banished.substack.com/p/notes-from-across-the-pond - Purple Hearts on Netflix - Susan Dennard - The Luminaries Street Team - https://luminerds.substack.com/p/hunter-trials-challenge-1   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

As the National; Book Festival approaches its 22nd year, the C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" looks back at its history: Where "Reader-In-Chief" Laura Bush got the idea, how she implemented it ... and how the National Book Festival's history has been intertwined with familiar current events -- like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, presidential campaigns -- and even Vladimir Putin's ex-wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrated graphic novelist Derf Backderf discusses his latest book, KENT STATE: FOUR DEAD IN OHIO, which documents the fatal May 4, 1970 shooting at Kent State University. Backderf sheds light on this event's history and its aftermath; his decision to tell the story through the point of view of the four slain students (Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder) and a Guardsman; his research and writing processes; the evolution of his career; his view of the current landscape for graphic novels; his favorite independent bookstores; and more.   KENT STATE: FOUR DEAD IN OHIO is the Ohio Center for the Book's 2022 Great Reads from Great Places selection for adult readers and will represent Ohio's literary heritage at the 2022 National Book Festival on September 3.   Derf Backderf's previous books include MY FRIEND DAHMER, TRASHED, and PUNK ROCK AND TRAILER PARKS. Learn more at derfcity.com and buy KENT STATE at your favorite independent bookstore. Mac's Backs sells personalized, signed copies of Backderf's books.   For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.  

This is THE episode for writers who love reading various genres but aren't sure they can make that leap into writing  a new one. Guest Joan Donaldson shares her method with host Sheridan Sharp for jumping from genre to genre on this episode of AM I WRITE? And it all has to do with exercising those fingers daily, identifying conflict, and having a little belief in yourself. About Joan DonaldsonJoan's novel On Viney's Mountain won the 2010 Friends of American Writers Award for Outstanding YA novel and represented the State of TN at the 2010 National Book Festival. Her novel Hearts of Mercy won first place in the 2018 Pencraft Awards for romantic suspense. Over the years, The Christian Science Monitor has published many of her personal essays. In 2008, she earned a MFA in creative writing from Spalding University. Along with her husband, John, she writes from her organic blueberry farm.ResourcesWebsiteTwitterAuthor FacebookSCBWIHelp support Joan in the community by leaving her books a review!The Way of the Writer by Charles JohnsonBooks by Jerry SpinelliJoan's Farm

Children's book illustrator and author Tracy Subisak discusses JENNY MEI IS SAD, a picture book about the support friends can offer in times of sadness. Subisak shares the genesis of this story, how she became a children's book author and illustrator, the connection between creativity and vulnerability, how illustrators work with an agents, a preview of some of her forthcoming books, and her advice for young artists.   JENNY MEI IS SAD is the Ohio Center for the Book's 2022 Great Reads from Great Places children's book selection and will represent Ohio's literary heritage at the 2022 National Book Festival on September 3.   Books mentioned in this episode: JENNY MEI IS SAD, written and illustrated by Tracy Subisak AMAH FARAWAY, written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Tracy Subisak SORRY, SNAIL, written and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, is forthcoming in 2023 MIXED-UP MOONCAKES, written by Erica Lyons and Christina Matula and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, is forthcoming in 2024 Learn about Subisak's other books at http://tracysubisak.com.   For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.

In this episode, you'll learn 5 things all great protagonists have in common and what people really mean when they say, “Your book will never sell.” https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/89772-tuttle-provides-showcase-for-filipino-graphic-novels-and-prose.html (Tuttle Provides Showcase for Filipino Graphic Novels and Prose) - Featured Authors https://www.facebook.com/mtcloud (Mt Cloud Bookshop, Baguio, Philippines) - Featured Bookstore https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/about-this-event/ (2022 National Book Festival) https://poets.org/united-states-poet-laureate (Ada Limón Named New US Poet Laureate) https://americasnextgreatauthor.com/ (America's Next Great Author | Reality show for writers) https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89842-publishing-gets-the-reality-show-treatment-with-america-s-next-great-author.html (Publishing Gets the Reality Show Treatment with 'America's Next Great Author') https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89825-hc-union-sets-july-20-strike-date.html (HarperCollins Union Sets July 20 Strike Date) https://forms.aweber.com/form/64/1857023764.htm (Free Style Sheet Templates) https://medium.com/@rosemi (Free Writing Tips) Music licensed from Storyblocks: “More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory “Gentle Swim” by Jon Presstone “Give Me a Reason” by Gushito “Sunny Mood” by Oleksii Abramovych “Happy Tropical Pop for Summer Vibes” by LiQWYD

Rebekah and I met at a National Book Festival in DC years ago and our playful spirits connected right away! She is a published author, a true Texas gal who appreciates laughing, wearing skirts & cowgirl boots, and spreading love and light in the world! I am Coco Benitez, the founder of The Body Story Movement and I want to say thank you very much for listening. I am interviewing women from all over asking, “what is your body story and where would you like to begin?” ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Body Story Movement was created in 2021 to encourage girls and women to hold appreciation for their bodies during each phase of their life; all through the exchange of powerful personal storytelling! Coco's desire in creating the Body Story Movement derives from struggles with loving her own body through the years and wishing she could hear others' most personal reflections. Today utilizing her skills as a life coach, Coco interviews women asking, “what is your body story and where would you like to begin?” Collecting these powerful stories is phase I. Phase II is the Body Story Movement Scholarship. This enriched mentorship experience cultivates connection between ambitious young women in high school & college and professional women ready to serve as mentors. For a year, mentors and mentees will engage in sponsored events in the Washington, DC area, curated to encourage mental, physical and emotional well-being. Body Story Movement Socials will be emersed throughout the year-long experience, with participant data collected along the journey to share feedback with national and local supporters. If you would like to support The Body Story Movement email bodystorymovement@gmail.com If you feel moved by these stories, your support is greatly appreciated. Venmo @bodystorymovement or PayPal @Bodystorymovement Follow @bodystorywithcocofor more clips of stories! Loving your body is a life long journey and The Body Story Movement exist to make that easier :) With love, Coco IG: @coachwithcoco LinkedIn: Natasha Coco Benitez Email: bodystorymovement@gmail.com Do you admire The Body Story Movement mission? Individuals and organizations can support! We are seeking community & corporate partnerships to support “The Body Story Movement Scholarship” –specifically for high school and college women. Please contact bodystorymovement@gmail.com to inquire and thank you very much

In this interview, Tracy sits down with Jennifer Swanson to discuss the incredible, award-winning books she has written. Science Rocks! And so do Jennifer Swanson's books. She is the award-winning author of over 45 nonfiction books for children. Using her background in science and history that she received from the U.S. Naval Academy, and her M.S. in Education, Jennifer excels at taking complex facts and making them accessible, compelling, and humorous for young readers. Jennifer's passion for science resonates in in all her books but especially, Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact and BEASTLY BIONICS which both received Florida Book Awards and NSTA BEST STEM book awards. Her Save the Crash-test Dummies book received an NSTA BEST STEM Award and a Parent's Choice GOLD Award. Jennifer has been a featured speaker at the Tucson Book Festival, National NSTA conferences, the Highlights Foundation, the World Science Festival (twice), the Atlanta Science Festival (twice) and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival. She is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning science podcast, Solve It! for Kids. You can find Jennifer through her websites: www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com or www.solveitforkids.com

In this interview, Tracy sits down with Jennifer Swanson to discuss the incredible, award-winning books she has written. Science Rocks! And so do Jennifer Swanson's books. She is the award-winning author of over 45 nonfiction books for children. Using her background in science and history that she received from the U.S. Naval Academy, and her M.S. in Education, Jennifer excels at taking complex facts and making them accessible, compelling, and humorous for young readers. Jennifer's passion for science resonates in in all her books but especially, Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact and BEASTLY BIONICS which both received Florida Book Awards and NSTA BEST STEM book awards. Her Save the Crash-test Dummies book received an NSTA BEST STEM Award and a Parent's Choice GOLD Award. Jennifer has been a featured speaker at the Tucson Book Festival, National NSTA conferences, the Highlights Foundation, the World Science Festival (twice), the Atlanta Science Festival (twice) and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival. She is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning science podcast, Solve It! for Kids. You can find Jennifer through her websites: www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com or www.solveitforkids.com

How do we get our kids to read (and to like reading)? That's a question for so many parents, especially as technology and screens become more ubiquitous. Patrick Carman discovered that a great stepping stone to reading is listening to stories. He developed a podcast for young kids to listen to stories, get their imaginations firing, and develop those important parts of their brains.  It turns out it's a proven pathway to a love of reading! Listen to today's interview to learn about podcasts for kids: what they are, how to find them, and how to work them into your day! As co-founder and Creative Director of GoKidGo, Patrick Carman writes, directs, and produces every GoKidGo show! Mr. Carman has authored 40 novels with over 5 million books in print across 23 countries. Millions of young readers have read, watched, and played multimedia books Mr. Carman has produced including ‘39 Clues', ‘Skeleton Creek', ‘Trackers', ‘Voyagers', and ‘Towervale'. He is also the creator of Aftershock, a #1 fiction podcast on Apple and iHeart. Mr. Carman is an inexhaustible public speaker who presents at events throughout the year including the National Book Festival, the LA Book Festival, and the American Library Association national conference. He has spoken live to over a million students at over 2500 schools across the country. Connect with Patrick Carman: https://www.gokidgo.com/ (https://www.gokidgo.com/) Join us LIVE each week in our Facebook Group … https://www.facebook.com/groups/blissfulparenting (https://www.facebook.com/groups/blissfulparenting) Connect with Blissful Parenting: Free Workshop ► https://www.blissfulparentingworkshop.com (https://www.BlissfulParentingWorkshop.com)  Website ► http://www.theblissfulparent.com/ (http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/)  Blog ► http://www.theblissfulparent.com/blog (http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/blog)  Podcast ► http://www.theblissfulparent.com/podcast/ (http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/podcast/)  Contact ►http://www.blissfulparenting.com/contact (http://www.BlissfulParenting.com/contact)  Follow Us On Social Media: Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/theblissfulparent (https://www.youtube.com/theblissfulparent)   Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theblissfulparent (https://www.facebook.com/theblissfulparent)   Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/theblissfulparent/ (https://www.instagram.com/theblissfulparent/)   Twitter ►https://twitter.com/blissfulparent (https://twitter.com/blissfulparent)   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. You can also subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us an iTunes review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on iTunes, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on iTunes.

Louise Erdrich (/ˈɜːrdrɪk/ ER-drik;[1] born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954)[2] is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. Erdrich is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant writers of the second wave of the Native American Renaissance. She has written 28 books in all, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children's books. In 2009, her novel The Plague of Doves was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fictionand received an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.[4] In November 2012, she received the National Book Award for Fiction for her novel The Round House.[5] She is a 2013 recipient of the Alex Awards. She was awarded the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at the National Book Festival in September 2015.[6] In 2021, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Night Watchman.[7]Bio via Wikipedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Let's explore what happiness means to us! This episode is inspired by the book Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, the RI Great Reads selection for the 2021 National Book Festival. Kate Lentz, Director of the RI Center for the Book interviews Mariahadessa about her inspiration for the book and what happiness means to her. Senator ack Reed shares an excerpt from the book, and the Rhody Radio team also shares what happiness means to us. Visit the Library Of Congress to view the full reading by Senator Reed and the video of Kate and Mariahadessa's interview. (2021) Rhode Island: Layla's Happiness. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9844/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rhodyradio/message

In partnership with this year's Library of Congress National Book Festival, actor Michael J. Fox and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo join The Post for back-to-back conversations discussing their recent memoirs.

Michael Crosa, Brian Green, and Kay Wise-Denty chat about starting Season 3; The citizens of Jollyville audition for the part of Matthew McConaughey; Little Appalachian Soup Boy gives a review; some guy uses a job interview to practice his stand-up routine; Emily Ancinec talks with UncleASAR on Community Beat about her work with Junior League and supporting the National Book Festival.

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Welcome Jennifer Swanson to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Science Rocks! And so do Jennifer Swanson's books. She is the award-winning author of over 45 nonfiction books for children. Using her background in science and history that she received from the U.S. Naval Academy, and her M.S. in Education, Jennifer excels at taking complex facts and making them accessible, compelling, and humorous for young readers, Jennifer's passion for science resonates in in all her books but especially, Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact and Beastly Bionics, which both received Florida Book Awards and NSTA BEST STEM book awards. Her Save the Crash-test Dummies book received an NSTA BEST STEM Award and a Parent's Choice GOLD Award. Jennifer has been a featured speaker at the Tucson Book Festival, National NSTA conferences, the Highlights Foundation, the World Science Festival (twice), the Atlanta Science Festival (twice) and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival in 2019. You can find Jennifer through her website www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com. Visit https://www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com Book purchase link for The Secret Science of Sports: Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/jennifer-swanson/the-secret-science-of-sports/9780762473038/

Former First Lady Laura Bush is not only the wife of former President George W. Bush but also the mother of two women who are pretty amazing in their own life and a lifelong booklover. In 2001 she helped found the National Book Festival and in 2021 her foundation awarded more than $1 million to 205 school libraries in 43 states, including our own Ruby's library here in Walker County.

National Book Festival is coming back to DC, September 17-26.  Authors will include Isabel Wilkerson, Roxane Gay, as well as actor Michael J. Fox promoting his book No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality.  The cicada creativity keeps happening in DC. Local jewelry designer Rebekah Raible created intricate earrings out of the Brood X cicada wings, using a similar method as with dried flowers.  Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BohemiZen In 2021, 1 in 5 homes sold for over $1 million in DC, in an analysis by UrbanTurf.  DC is open for business and is thrilled to welcome everyone to shop, eat, play and stay in DC.  To celebrate  Mayor Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and in partnership with Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington have an awesome giveaway.  Details on how you can win prizes from $500-$25,000 on RealFunDC.com Capital Pride returns to DC with the theme Colorful, Ashley Smith, board president joins us to discuss the city-wide effort to celebrate Pride.  Shaed the band from Silver Spring, MD has a new album and new song Colorful to coincide with the Pride festivities. 

According to Pew Research, fewer and fewer American adults have a working historical knowledge of the Holocaust. While most of us have general knowledge about the time period, more than half do not know how many Jews were killed or how Hitler came to power. We'd be foolish to not connect our growing ignorance of history with the rise of anti-Semitism that we see around the world and even here in the United States. In fact, renowned historian David McCullough recently admitted that the connection between our historical forgetfulness and current events keeps him up at night. Specifically, he said, our leaders “have forgotten about history. They are unaware of the past, and uninterested in how they will be remembered in the future.” To be clear, the amnesia we see in our leaders is the fruit of the problem, not the root. The root, as McCullough expressed at the most recent National Book Festival, lies in deeper structural realities, especially the lack of attention given to history in American schools. “Eighty percent of our colleges don't require history courses,” McCullough lamented, before adding, “That's wrong.” McCullough is right. It is wrong. And dangerous. As philosopher George Santayana famously put it, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  Or as Mark Twain (probably) said, “History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Unfortunately, we don't seem very committed to remembering the past, as is obvious from how very committed we are to rejecting it, especially anything that smacks of traditional morality. G.K. Chesterton called tradition “the democracy of the dead,” and wisely advised that “Before you remove a fence, you should ask why it is there in the first place.” Though our challenges aren't identical to those faced by previous societies, they are similar; in fact, they're essentially variations of the same basic themes: What does it mean to be just? Who is one of us? What do we owe our neighbor? What obligation do we have towards those different from us?  What's right and wrong, and who decides? And, even if the challenges we face have changed, human nature hasn't. We may believe we're smarter and better and, as Justice Kennedy liked to say, “more morally evolved” than our forebears, but that's only our prejudice speaking, a version of what C.S. Lewis called “chronological snobbery.”  On the other hand, paying attention to history is a way to acknowledge that our forebears may have learned something about human nature, even if they learned it the hard way. As I said in a recent commentary on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are all capable of the evil and horror on display at places like Auschwitz. A proper knowledge of history and a proper understanding of human fallenness that history gives us, is a potent antidote to protect us from our own potential. McCullough offered another important reason for knowing history, one that echoes both Chesterton and Chuck Colson: Knowing history cultivates a sense of gratitude. We are the beneficiaries of those who came before us. As Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” And he was Isaac Newton! Even beyond the crisis of our moment and the cultivation of gratitude, Christians ought appreciate history because biblical religion is an historical faith. The scriptures tell the story of God's actions, not in a “Once upon a time, far, far away” realm of imagination or mystery, but within human history. Since the Exodus, God's people have made remembering and reciting God's historical acts a central part of life and worship. In fact, as many have said, the entire Old Testament can be summarized with the word “Remember!” Of course, Christians believe that same commandment is not only repeated but also fulfilled by Jesus, when He said, “Do this in remembrance of me.” History teaches us about ourselves, helps us avoid personal and cultural blind spots, reveals the debt we owe to the past, and reminds us of things essential to know about God, as He is revealed to us in Scripture. What other reasons could we need?

On the September 5, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they've been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Chris is away traveling to the Toronto International Film Festival.   At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter finally ran into his double Nader at the Magic Castle, and experienced his first Five Minutes Game on Labor Day. Brad checked out The Science Behind Pixar Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, went to Laugh Factory for a roast show in Chicago. Hoai-Tran went to the No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man exhibit at the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery and bought too many books at the National Book Festival. Jacob remade his board game room for the nth time. What we've been Reading:Hoai-Tran is reading The World of Wakanda. What we've been Watching:Peter started watching Ozark Season 2 on Netflix and saw the winner of the Five Minutes game. Brad finally saw Crazy Rich Asians and saw Searching again Jacob saw Crazy Rich Asians and finally started watching Mindhunter. Hoai-Tran saw Searching again, and fed her period-piece needs with The Guernsay Literary and Potato Peel Society and The Little Stranger. Ben finished Orange is the New Black S6 and watched First Reformed and Get Carter What we've been Eating:Brad went to Au Cheval in Chicago and got cupcakes and banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery Jacob had the best fried chicken of his life at T22 Ben also had the best fried chicken of his life at Howlin' Rays What we've been Playing:Peter went to Strategicon, a board game convention in Los Angeles, and played Splendor, Thanos Rising, and Charterstone. Brad played Red Flags Jacob attended his regular Dungeons & Dragons game Ben has been playing Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4   Other articles mentioned: Peter Talks About Howlin' Ray's ‘Marvel's Spider-Man' Review: Spidey Gets His Own ‘Arkham'-Style Adventure The Best, Worst, and Craziest Horror Movie You've Never Seen is Now Streaming All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

General updates in order of when they popped into my brain: Great news! The Society of Illustrators accepted me as a full member! Go to pittsburghillustrators.org to see where my portfolio will be posted and check out some >amazing< local talent.  Patreon update: I'm shooting my video (hopefully) this weekend while I'm in DC for The National Book Festival. Patreon is like a Kickstarter crowd funding thing but instead of a one time donation it's a regular pledge, (I'm setting my scale from $1 to $500 per month). Patrons recieve rewards from shout outs on the podcast, to a monthly care package cool stuff I print pictures on. Be on the look out for the patreon launch later in September. Note: This isn't taking the place of just sending money through the website. If people want to do that they can—this just creates a more sustainable environment for me to create in. This is also not a fee for listening to the podcast. It is a way of trying to make my art practice as a while more sustainable.  Recently I talked about writing down and keeping track of how I use my time and it has been a real game changer! Since keeping a simple list of what I'm doing each day has allowed me to better prioritize things and stress a lot less—focusing on the task at hand. Speaking of which, I've been doing A LOT OF ILLUSTRATIONS and it's pretty fucking wonderful. (Most of my free time is spent drawing and that's what I really love and all I really want to be doing you guys!) It's not just straight forward commisions (that I enjoy doing very much) either. Friends and past guests of the AP Collection, IDK Magazine had me illustrate their whole issue and >>it got a little conceptual