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comicdealer mini-podcast
Adventskalender 2023 T-23: Blick hinter die Kulissen 39 – Büchertipps von Mr Endres

comicdealer mini-podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 22:37


Heute hört ihr das erste Adventsgespräch. Es war ja bereits angekündigt. Mr Endres präsentiert seine Buchhighlights des Jahres. Ursprünglich sollten es Bücher und Comics werden, aber wir haben uns verplappert. Dafür gibt es am Ende noch einen ganz besonderen Ausblick auf 2024... und Comics werden selbstverständlich beim nächsten mal nachgereicht. Baldree, Travis Magie und Milchschaum Ü: Thon, Wolfgang dtv Verlagsgesellschaft, 2023, 320 S. ISBN 9783423263566 / Klappenbroschur / 16,95 Euro P. Djèlí, Clark Meister der Dschinn Ü.: Sambale, Bernd Cross Cult, 2023, 566 S. ISBN 9783986663346 / Paperback / 18,00 Euro Butler, Octavia E. Die Parabel vom Sämann Ü: Falk, Dietlind Heyne, 2023, 448 S. ISBN 9783453534926 / Klappenbroschur / 15,00 Euro Kestrel, James Fünf Winter Ü.: Lux, Stefan Suhrkamp, 2023, 499 S. ISBN 9783518473177 / Hardcover / 20,00 Euro

House of Modern History
Comic: Das Hobby als Beruf – mit Christina Meyer & Lukas R. A. Wilde

House of Modern History

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 80:00


Wir sprechen zum Abschluss unseres thematischen Comicblocks mit Christiane Meyer und Lukas R.A. Wilde, die beiden Vorsitzenden der Comicgesellschaft, die die Tagung “Arbeits- und Klassenverhältnisse im Comic” mitorganisiert haben.In der heutigen Folge geht es um die Frage was die beiden am Comic so fasziniert. Außerdem sprechen wir über die Comicgesellschaft, was sie macht und wer und wie man Mitglied werden kann.Das Feld der Comicforschung hat sich in den letzten Jahren laut den beiden sehr verändert: Wie und wohin erfahrt ihr hier.Und auch Senta und Chris sagen ob und welche Comic sie gelesen haben. Wer Gast sein möchte, Fragen oder Feedback hat, kann dieses gerne an houseofmodernhistory@gmail.com oder auf Twitter an @‌houseofmodhist richten. Literatur & Quellen: Bramlett, Frank; Cook, Roy T. & Meskin, Aaron: The Routledge Companion. Routledge, 2017.Butler, Octavia E. & Jennings, John: Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaption. Abrams ComicArts, 2017.Christina Meyer: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/anglistik/seminar/esud/translate-to-english-team/meyerComfor Mitgliedschaft: https://www.comicgesellschaft.de/sonstiges/mitglied-werden/Dark Horse Comicverlag: https://www.darkhorse.com/Feminist Comic Network: https://feministische-comics.net/Gaiman, Neil & Dora, Colleen: Snow Glass Apples. Dark Horse Comics, 2019.Ginco Award: https://www.ginco-award.de/de/Ginco Award Fördermitgliedschaft : https://www.ginco-award.de/de/info/f%C3%B6rdermitgliedschaft.htmlHuizenga, Kevin: Glenn Ganges. The River at Night. Drawn and Quarterly, 2019.Image Comicverlag: https://imagecomics.com/Kig, Tom; Gerads, Mitch & Shaner, Evan: Strange Adventure – Hardcore. DC Deutschland, 2021-2022.Kunz Tobias & Wilde, Lukas R. A.: Transmedia Character Studies. Routledge, 2023.Lukas R. A. Wilde: http://lukasrawilde.de/de/indexMartin Schüwer Preis 2023: https://www.comicgesellschaft.de/2023/02/02/auslobung-des-martin-schuewer-publikationspreis-2023/Obsidian Software: https://obsidian.md/Spiegelman, art: Die vollständige Maus. Fischer Taschenbuch, 2008.Stevenson, Noelle: Nimona. HarperCollins US, 2015.Walden, Tillie: On a Sunbeam. Macmillan USA, 2018.Zidrou & Pé, Frank: Die Bestie 1. Carlsen Comics, 2021.

MomAdvice Book Gang
Episode 19: Sneak Peek FULLY BOOKED

MomAdvice Book Gang

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 67:48


The new FULLY BOOKED show is just what your reading life needs. We are giving you a sneak peek into our new Patreon show with a brand new co-host! Get the scoop on all the latest releases, discover the latest in bookish entertainment news, and find out what books to anticipate in the weeks ahead.  This episode will get you all caught up on all those new and shiny releases. Listen to this before your next library day!Looking for the printable newsletter version of today's show? You will find it here! Mentioned in this episode:MomAdvice on PatreonStoried Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Man Who Lived Underground by Richard WrightNative Son by Richard WrightAtlas of the Heart By Brene BrownHow to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny CaineLarry on the BookGang PodcastThe School for Good Mothers by Jessamine ChanVox by Christina DalcherThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Maid by Nita ProseEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanSeven Days in June by Tia WilliamsEarly Morning Riser by Katherine HelnyStandard Deviation by Katherine HelnyThe Book of Harlan by Bernice McFaddenWeather Girl by Rachel Lynn SolomonThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonBright Burning Things by Lisa HardingRoom by Emma DonoghueWahala by Nikki MayA Ladder to the Sky by John BoyneThe Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-DaleSarah's BookshelvesGolden Boys by Phil StamperThe Gravity of Us by Phil StamperAs Far As You'll Take Me by Phil StamperNever Saw Me Coming by Vera KurianTeen Killers Club by Lily SparksThe Collective by Allison GaylinDo No Harm by Christina McDonaldFalse Witness by Karin SlaughterPretty Girls by Karin SlaughterMomAdvice Daily Kindle DealsReckless Girls by Rachel HawkinsThe Wife Upstairs by Rachel HawkinsShare Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura TremaineLaura Tremaine on InstagramHang the Moon by Alexandria BellefleurWritten in the Stars by Alexandria BellefleurCount Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria BellefleurRunning Wild by K.A. TuckerThe Simple Wild Series by K.A. TuckerSomething Fabulous by Alexis HallThe Magnolia Palace by Fiona DavisThe Overnight Guest by Heather GudenkaufGood Rich People by Eliza Jane BrazierThe Roughest Draft by Emily WibberleyFinlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle CosimanoBeautiful Little Fools by Jillian CantorHomicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. ManasalaGoodbye Again by Mariah StewartReminders of Him by Colleen HooverConnect With Us:Amy on InstagramMomAdviceLarry's Bookstagram AccountIt's Either Sadness or Bookphoria BlogMomAdvice on Patreon (to get FULLY BOOKED monthly!)

Direito Líquido Incerto - DLI
#57 – A Luta por Igualdade Racial na Advocacia – com Karla Meura e Letícia Padilha

Direito Líquido Incerto - DLI

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 85:20


Nesse episódio, nossa equipe recebe a Presidente da Comissão da Igualdade Racial da OAB/RS e Especialista em Direito Processual Penal e Direitos Humanos Karla Regina Meura da Silva e a nossa colaboradora Mestra em Direito Letícia Marques Padilha para um programa especial onde discutimos a situação dos negros da advocacia e a adoção de políticas institucionais de inclusão na classe. Currículo e contato das convidadas: - Karla Regina Meura da Silva - Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1808207155476006; Facebook: Karla Meura; Instagram: @karla.meura; LinkedIn: Karla Meura. - Letícia Padilha - Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9216979644162233; Instagram: @leticia1980. Confira o resultado e dê seu feedback em nosso canais @dlipodcast no Twitter e no Instagram ou pelo site www.dlipodcast.net.br. Seja um padrinho do DLI Podcast. Acesse www.padrim.com.br/dlipodcast e escolha a sua categoria! Apoio: @livrariadoadvogado e @lovie.cookies Referências citadas: Livros: ALMEIDA, Silvio. Racismo Estrutural. São Paulo: Jandaíra, 2019; BUTLER, Octavia E. Kindred: Laços de sangue. 2. ed. São Paulo: Morro Branco, 2019; CONCEIÇÃO, Caena Rodrigues, e outros. Coletânea Afrofuturismo (8 livros). São Paulo: Recorte, 2018; DAVIS,   Angela. Mulheres, raça e classe. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2016; NASCIMENTO, Abdias. O Genocídio do Negro Brasileiro: Processo de um racismo mascarado. São Paulo: Perspectiva, 2016; POUTIGNAT, Philippe; STREIFF-FENART, Jocelyne. Teorias da Etnicidade. 2. ed. São Paulo: UNESP, 2011; RIBEIRO, Djamila. Quem tem Medo do Feminismo Negro? São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2018 RIBEIRO, Djamila. Lugar de Fala (Feminismos plurais). São Paulo: Jandaíra, 2019. TELLES, Edward. Racismo à brasileira: Uma nova perspectiva sociológica. Rio de Janeiro: Relume-Dumará, 2003.

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast
Transforming Your Writing: An Interview with Sarah Wendel

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 26:02


If you've ever been curious about publishing a book, going back to school for writing, publishing, this  is for you. Join Sarah Wendel on her journey as a fledgling author. From discussions on fanfiction to academia to her first book, Sarah chats highs and gets real about the lows with Niba.   Books mentioned: Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce A Wizard of Earthsea, 1 by Ursula K. Le Guin Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin   Follow and support our hosts:   Niba: Instagram // YouTube // Twitter // Website Sarah Wendel: Instagram // Amazon Today's episode is sponsored by ECOBAGS. ECOBAGS sells ethically made and sustainably sourced 100% cotton reusable bags - that are as beautiful as they are useful. ECOBAGS is a woman owned, certified B Corp, and has been in the business of "cleaning up the planet, one bag at a time," since 1989. Use code FEMINIST20 for 20% off your next purchase at store.ecobags.com.   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited by Phalin Oliver and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

COVIDCalls
EP #383 - 11.24.2021 - Black Insercurity at the End of the World w/Justin Mann

COVIDCalls

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 79:05


Today I welcome Justin Mann author of “Black Insecurity at the End of the World.” Justin L. Mann is an assistant professor of English and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He has research and teaching interests in African American literature, Black feminist theory, Black speculative fiction, and security policy. His current book project, Breaking the World: Black Insecurity after the New World Order argues that Black speculative fictions are a critical but overlooked archive for understanding America's security ambitions since the Reagan Administration. Bringing works by Octavia E. Butler, Walter Mosley, Colson Whitehead, and N.K. Jemisin (among others) into conversation with “white papers” Breaking The World argues that Black speculation rejects the false promises of securitization by figuring insecurity as a central mode for making political and social worlds. In his recent article “Black Insecurity at the End of the World,” published in Oct by MELUS, Dr. Mann examines the racialization of disease in Colson Whitehead's zombie novel, Zone One, arguing that the novel offers different and distinct frames for understanding how disease maps onto logic of racial difference. Dr. Mann's work has also appeared in the journals Feminist Theory, Surveillance & Society, Feminist Studies, and elsewhere.

Thank You, Mama
The Power of Un-Teachings

Thank You, Mama

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 29:45


After learning from my guests that women wish their mothers taught them about two important topics: money and sex, I went on a quest of finding guests who do just that. In the last episode, we heard Dr. Mara Harvey, an advocate for financial literacy in girls and women. And in this episode, I'm excited to introduce sex and relationship coach specialized in women of faith, Octavia E. Vance. Octavia shares her American mom Betty's lessons on dealing with marital abuse and using these experiences to empower others, on second chances, and on empowering your children. Octavia talks about domestic violence, teaching our daughters about their bodies and sexuality, and turning our mothers' un-teachings into teachings. To learn more about Octavia her work, and her book please visit her website.  To contact Ana, please send your mail to: info@thankyoumama.net For more about “Thank You, Mama" and to subscribe to the newsletter, please visit: http://www.thankyoumama.net  

bücherreich
bücherreich 203 – „20 Fragen“-Buchtag

bücherreich

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021


Der „20 Fragen“-Buchtag, den ich bei „bookfriends4ever“ gesehen habe, hat mich spontan total angesprochen. Deshalb beantworte ich nun auch diese 20 Fragen rund ums Lesen und Bücher für euch. Da ich dieses Mal das Original nicht finden konnte, habe ich nur das Video von den „bookfriends4ever“ eingebunden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBcIU7T47Gw Das sind die Fragen: 1. Wie viele Bücher sind zu viele für eine Buchreihe? 2. Was denkst du über Cliffhanger? 3. Hardcover oder Taschenbuch? 4. Was ist dein (aktuelles) Lieblingsbuch? 5. Welches Buch hast du zuletzt mit 5 Sternen bewertet 6. Liebesdreieck, ja oder nein? 7. Welches Buch sollte verfilmt werden? 8. Welches ist dein aktuelles Currently Reading? 9. Welches Buch hast du zuletzt weiterempfohlen? 10. Welches war das älteste Buch (Erscheinungsdatum) was du (im letzten Jahr) gelesen hast? 11. Welches war das neuste Buch (Erscheinungsdatum) was du (im letzten Jahr) gelesen hast? 12. Wer ist dein liebster Autor und deine liebste Autorin? 13. Bücher lieber kaufen oder ausleihen? 14. Welches Buch, was viele mögen, magst du nicht? 15. Lesezeichen oder Eselsohr? 16. Welches Buch könntest du immer wieder lesen? 17. Kannst du während dem Lesen Musik hören? 18. Liest du lieber aus einer Sicht oder aus mehreren Perspektiven? 19. Wie viele Bücher stehen aktuell in deinem Bücherregal? 20. Welches Buch willst du als nächstes Lesen? Dabei erwähne ich folgende Bücher: „Outlander“-Reihe von Diana Gabaldon „Black Dagger“-Reihe von J. R. Ward „Gänsehaut“-Reihe von R. L. Stine „Der Sohn der Schatten“ von Juliet Marillier „Vergiss mein nicht“ von Kerstin Gier* „Daisy Jones & the Six“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid „Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten“ von Claire Lombardo* „Aurora erwacht“ von Jay Kristoff und Amie Kaufman* „Harper Connelly“-Reihe von Charlaine Harris „Flavia de Luce“-Reihe von Alan Bradley* „Layla“ von Colleen Hoover „Lifel1k3“ von Jay Kristoff* „Kindred“ von Octavia E. Butler „Shelter“ von Ursula Poznanski* Ursula Poznanski, Jay Kristoff, Richelle Mead, Fredrik Backman, Jason Reynolds, Suzanne Collins, Robert Galbraith, Arnd Rüskamp, Dagmar Bach, Andreas Gruber, Kerstin Gier, Julie Cohen, Liane Moriarty, Horst Evers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Alan Bradley „Tintenherz“ von Cornelia Funke „Arkadien erwacht“ von Kai Meyer „Ich bin die Nacht“ von Ethan Cross „Night School“-Reihe von C.J. Daugherty „After“-Reihe von Anna Todd „MondLicht“-Saga von Marah Woolf „Die Frau des Zeitreisenden“ von Audrey Niffenegger „Das Hotel New Hampshire“ von John Irving „Sevenwaters“-Trilogie von Juliet Marillier „The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo“ von Taylor Jenkins Reid Wie hättet ihr auf diese 20 Fragen geantwortet? Welche Titel hättet ihr genannt? Fühlt euch gerne getaggt! Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.

Fable & The Verbivore
Episode 114: Beginnings and Opening Lines

Fable & The Verbivore

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 46:15


Notes:These notes include affiliate links.In case you're unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo, here is some information: https://nanowrimo.org/what-is-nanowrimo Both Fable and the Verbivore mention that there's a variety of ways to view and approach entering into a story. Here are some articles that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation:“How to Write a Good First Line” by Diane Callahan - Quotidian WriterWrite Up Pro “4 Types of Story Openings to Grab Your Reader”Writers Digest “10 Ways to Start Your Story Better”Reedsy Blog “How to Start a Story: 11 Tips From Our Editors”LA Screenwriter “3 Principles of Story Setups and Payoffs”Masterclass “Tips and Examples of In Medias Res in Writing”Writers Online UK - “10 Good Ways To Start a Story”Daily Writing Tips “20 Great Opening Lines to Inspire the Start of Your Story”The Verbivore referenced a quote from Stephen King's “On Writing”. That full quote is: “If there's a gun on the mantel in Act 1, it must go off in Act 3. The reverse is also true." It's an allusion to a dramatic principle called Chekhov's gun which speaks to story setups and payoffs. Here is some additional information: MasterClass “Writing 101: What Is Chekhov's Gun? Learn How to Use Chekhov's Gun In Your Writing”Books Mentioned:Red Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThis Savage Song by Victoria SchwabA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerThe Maze Runner by James DashnerLittle Women by Louise May AlcottThe Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry ThomasUprooted by Naomi NovikThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Secret History by Donna TarttOn Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen KingMusic from: https://filmmusic.io 'Friendly day' by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Zifi Egia
4º-1 La estirpe de Lilith Octavia E. Buttler

Zifi Egia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 80:26


Egia LIburutegiko Zientzia Fikziozko Literatur Solasaldiaren laugarren denboraldi honetan, arrotz eta frikiaren lagunek estralurtar "funts putreak" antzeman dituzte. En esta cuarta temporada de Tertulia Literaria de Ciencia Ficción de la Biblioteca de Egia los amigos de lo extraño y de lo friki han detectado "fondos buitre" extraterrestres.

Productive on Purpose
Episode 093: Profiles in Purpose: Just Start with Aurelia Edwards

Productive on Purpose

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 55:08


What's up, POP Squad!In this episode, I interview my good friend Aurelia, who I actually went to high school with. We have so much fun catching up and talking about her amazing business.Aurelia Edwards is the CEO and creative founder behind Nailstry. Nailstry makes shopping for press-on nails online a breeze. It is the first virtual fingernail sizing solution for press-on nails that is complemented and supported by a diverse marketplace of indie press-on nail designers.  In 2018, she stumbled across the need for an easier way to purchase press-on nails. She was getting ready to attend an out-of-state wedding when she noticed that she did not have all the sizes needed to complete her manicure. This inconvenience prompted her to create a virtual sizing solution that simplified the overall online shopping experience.  In addition to all things nails and nail art, Aurelia and her team strive to give back to the community by creating opportunities and empowering nail creatives to grow their businesses - specifically women of color entrepreneurs as over 75% of Nailstry's nail designers identify as BIPOC. They have created an inclusive space to give back to minority founders by providing assistance with technical projects and business development education.  Aurelia earned her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Florida International University in Miami, Florida and her graduate degree in Cosmetic Science from Fairleigh University in Teaneck, New Jersey. In this episode, we discuss:The journey to purpose.It's never the right time to start but it's always right.The power of networking.Mentioned in this episode:Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerNailstry is on:The App Store (iOS)Instagram***********************************************************************Apply to join Purposed to Profit™ Elite: Group Coaching Program by clicking HERE and we'll discuss how we can work together.Join my FREE private Facebook Group The Profitable Coach Collective by clicking HERE and you'll access my Free training on The Secret to High-Ticket as a Brand New Coach.***********************************************************************Join the POP Squad Inner circle and get messages from me, Text 'PURPOSE' to 954-758-8498.Want to take the first step to overcome procrastination? Click here to take the Productive on Purpose Procrastination Personality Test! (You will also be added to my email list.)

Two Lit Mamas
Episode 31: Middle Grade Books in Space!

Two Lit Mamas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 64:02


In this episode, the Mamas get extra nerdy exploring the final frontier in the latest Middle Grade science fiction novels and short stories. So grab your communicators and listen in as they cover hermetically sealed post-pandemic apartments, talking heads, shape-shifting aliens, and murder on the moon.  Oh, it gets creepy, gross and dark, but you're gonna love it.Science Fiction MG Book Chat:Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake BurtMoon Base Alpha Series by Stuart GibbsWeird Kid by Greg Van EekhoutThe Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn HeiderPick 6: The Mamas favorite Sci-Fi short storiesThe Fermi Paradox is Our Business Model by Charlie Jane Anders Kin by Bruce McAllister Bloodchild by Octavia E. ButlerThere Will Come Soft Rains by Ray BradburyHarrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.  The Lottery by Shirley JacksonReference Links:Rethink ELAwww.twolitmamas.com

Segunda Lectura
Gideon la novena | Segunda Lectura

Segunda Lectura

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 142:26


¡Nuevo episodio de Segunda Lectura! En este episodio hablamos del Gideon la Novena, el libro estrella de estos últimos meses, es el primer libro de la saga de La Tumba sellada, escrito por Tamsyn Muir. Libros mencionados en novedades: - El Demonio de Arbennios de Bernard Torelló (Ed: minotauro) - En las montañas de la locura de Lovecraft / Baranger (Ed: minotauro) - El placer de quemar de Ray Bradbury (Ed: minotauro) - Labyrinth Lost de Zoraida Córdova (Ed: minotauro) - Bruja Born de Zoraida Córdova (Ed: minotauro) - Homine Ex Machina de Carlos Sisí (Ed: minotauro) - J.R.R. Tolkien, biografía de Humphrey Carpenter (Ed: minotauro) - La Ciudad sin nombre de Los Cuadernos de Lovecraft (Ed: minotauro) - El crescendo del dragón de Tiffany Calligaris (Ed: minotauro) - Tras los pasos de Indiana Jones de Salva Rubio (Ed: minotauro) - Neuromante de William Gibson (Ed: minotauro) - El Relato de Ursula K. Le Guin (Ed: minotauro) - El nombre del mundo es bosque de Úrsula K. Le Guin (Ed: minotauro) - Planos Paralelos de Úrsula K. Le Guin (Ed: minotauro) - La transmigración de Timothy Archer de Philip K. Dick (Ed: minotauro) - Simulacra de Philip K. Dick (Ed: minotauro) - Nuestros amigos de Frolik 8 de Philip K. Dick (Ed: minotauro) - Una mirada a la oscuridad de Philip K. Dick (Ed: minotauro) - Las maquinarias de la alegría de Ray Bradbury (Ed: minotauro) - La muerte es un asunto solitario de Ray Bradbury (Ed: minotauro) - Marte azul de Kim Stanley Robinson (Ed: minotauro) - El libro de los Sith de Daniel Wallace (Ed: minotauro) - Nueva primavera (La rueda del tiempo) de Robert Jordan (Ed: minotauro) - Alas Negras de Laura Gallego (Ed: minotauro) - La estirpe de Lilith de Octavia E. Butler (Ed: nova) - La chica oculta y otros relatos de Ken Liu (Ed: Runas) - Bosque Mitago de Robert Holdstock (Ed: Gigamesh) - Lavandyss de Robert Holdstock (Ed: Gigamesh) - Pollo en pepitoria de Andrés Zelada (Ed: Cerbero) - Heroes de la tierra yerma de Andrea Prieto Pérez (Ed: Cerbero) - Sagato de Enerio Dima (Ed: Cerbero) - Estrellas errantes de Gema Bonnín (Ed: Nocturna ediciones) - Monstruos encubiertos de Dina F. Dévora (Ed: Nocturna ediciones) - Penelope Quills de Victoria Álvarez y Judit Mallol (Ed: Nocturna ediciones) - El sol y la mentira de Iria G. Parente y Selene M. Pascual (Ed: Nocturna ediciones) - El fénix en la espada de Robert E.Howard (Ed: S Portula) - El Narrador de Michael Cisco (Ed: Dilatando Mentes) - Antaia de Marc Sabaté Clos (Ed: Dilatando Mentes) - Masa Madre (y otros relatos) de Angela Slatter (Ed: Dilatando Mentes) - Oscura deriva de Carlos J. Sánchez (Ed: Dilatando Mentes) El próximo episodio leemos: La guerra de Calibán, segunda novela de la saga The Expanse de James S.A. Corey.

Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

Marlon and Jake reunite to discuss the books that got them through the pandemic, classics they wish they had written, and whether Lord of the Flies needs a sequel. Select titles mentioned in this episode:A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel DefoeBeloved by Toni MorrisonSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleKindred by Octavia E. ButlerHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughGiovanni's Room by James BaldwinSteppenwolf by Herman HesseWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterMaurice by E.M. ForsterJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Golden Notebook by Doris LessingWise Blood by Flannery O'ConnorHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradLord of the Flies by William GoldingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGo Set a Watchman by Harper LeeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezBlood on the Forge by William Attaway

Fierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write More
Cassandra Lane - Author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that reclaims family history

Fierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write More

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 27:27


Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that explores reclaiming violent family history in order to create a more free future for one’s children. “In this narrative, Lane seeks an origin story, searching for what facts are available and wondering about the legacy she is passing on. . . . A multiangled exploration of family trauma and the forging of an identity.” — Kirkus ReviewsIn this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:Exploring your city to explore your creativityWriting in the early morning hours with candles and incenseAnd moreI would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterFollow her Instagram and WebsiteBuy her book, We Are BridgesFollow the PodcastVisit the podcast’s WebsiteFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersLearn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all childrenBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptThis week’s writing prompt: Write about a food you loved as a child. Describe its taste, texture, smell, color, and how it felt in your mouth. Push deeper to unravel what it symbolized for you. What deep cravings does it dredge up even now?Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, they recommended these womxn writers:Reema Zaman, Author of I Am Yours: A Shared MemoirLynell George, Author of A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. ButlerEnsure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More Womxn AuthorsEpisode 73: Ellen Hagan - Author of Reckless, Glorious, Girl and Blooming FiascoesEpisode 70: Meg Medina - Author of Merci Suárez Can’t DanceEpisode 69: adrienne maree brown - Author of We Will Not Cancel UsEpisode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An ApologySupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)

Subkutan
Science Fiction

Subkutan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 6:03


In den letzten Jahren wurden immer mehr pessimistische Zukunftsromane geschrieben. Warum ist das so, und wie beeinflusst dies unsere Vorstellung der Zukunft? Darüber hat Mischael Escher mit Ronja Fankhauser, Literaturstudent*in, Autor*in und Leseratte gesprochen. Sci-Fi Romane, die Ronja empfiehlt: Rivers Solomon – an unkindness of ghosts http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/an-unkindness-of-ghosts/ Rivers Solomon – the deep https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKDLSLZ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Otter Lieffe – Conserve and Control https://otterlieffe.com/marginsandmurmurations/ Jacqueline Koyanagi – Ascension https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/ID41645992.html Ursula K. LeGuin – The Dispossessed https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=Ursula+K.+Le+Guin+dispossessed Becky Chambers – record of a spaceborn few https://www.otherscribbles.com/spacebornfew/ Becky Chambers – to be taught, if fortunate https://www.harpercollins.com/products/to-be-taught-if-fortunate-becky-chambers?variant=32207515910178 Tochi Onyebuchi – Riot Baby https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250214751 Octavia E. Butler – Parable of the Sower https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/ID42647562.html

How do you like it so far?
Sarena Ulibarri and Ed Finn on Solarpunk

How do you like it so far?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 72:08


This week, we’re joined by Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press and a science fiction writer whose works include Glass and Gardens and Biketopia, and Ed Finn, the Director of the Center for Science and Imagination at Arizona State University, to talk about how solarpunk can shape our understanding of climate change, social issues, and the future. They discuss the immense potential of storytelling in defining an achievable vision for a more sustainable world through a version of science fiction that offers a balance of realism and imagination. In fact, this imagination, Ulibarri and Finn argue, is one of our greatest tools; because issues such as climate change and various sociopolitical concepts have many solutions, applied imagination can help us explore the wide variety of potential solutions as an alternative to fatalism or denial. They also touch upon the unique optimism of solarpunk, particularly in how proposing a better future through the lens of fiction has the ability to excite and invigorate readers towards enacting change. They note that people’s innate desire to feel good means that we must create a new language for debating the immense changes coming our way. This kind of optimism might be niche now, but Solarpunk literature and culture models alternatives and recruits people who actively work to achieve them. A full transcript of this episode will be available soon!Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Some of Ullibarri’s works:Glass and GardensBiketopiaAdventures in Zookeeping Organizations, programs, and foundations mentioned:World Weaver Press (Ulibarri is Editor-in-Chief) Center for Science and Imagination at Arizona State University (Finn is Director) Projects include:Future Tense, a collaboration between ASU, New America, and Slate magazine Luna CityThe Weight of LightCities of LightThe Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ WorkshopResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)Media mentioned:Solarpunk Chobani commercialAuthors mentioned:Jeff VanderMeerMarian Womack, author of The SwimmersNeal Stephenson, author of “Innovation Starvation”Margaret AtwoodKim Stanley Robinson, author of ”The Coronavirus and Our Future”Raymond WilliamsFrancesco VersoFor more on Solarpunk:Imaginary Worlds Podcast: “Solarpunk the Future”Trajectory of “Punk” artistic movements:Punk RockCyberpunkSteampunkCheck these past episodes we referenced:Episode 45: “Radicalized” with Cory DoctorowEpisode 64: Japanese Science Fiction with William O. GardnerEpisode 65: Design Fiction and the Pandemic with Bruce Sterling and Jasmina TešanovićEpisode 66: The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler with Damian E. Duffy, John Jennings, and Shelley StreebyEpisode 36: Korean Science Fiction: Imagining other worldsShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:Sieudiver: Solarpunk City“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

逐工一幅天文圖 APOD Taigi
毅力號開始行矣! ft. 阿錕 (20210306)

逐工一幅天文圖 APOD Taigi

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 2:09


毅力號開始行矣! https://apod.tw/daily/20210306/ 到火星 Jezero 石坑了後,毅力號 tī 3 月 4 號 to̍h 開始四界踅踅咧。這个清楚 ê 影像 是 ùi kah 車平大台 ê 探測車面頂 ê Navcam kha-mé-lah 翕–ê。會當看著 車輪 tī 火星塗行過 ê 痕跡。為著欲予毅力號 tī 這粒紅色行星面頂運作順利, 第一擺先駛差不多有33 分鐘久。這个短短 ê 試驗是成功 ê。毅力號向前徙 4 公尺,踅 150 度,閣倒退攄 2.5 公尺。這馬停 tī 另外一个新–ê 停車位,to̍h 叫做 Octavia E. Bulter 登陸點。雖然講探測車第一擺出門 kan-na 行 6.5 公尺,毋過 未來應該 逐工攏會當行 200 公尺以上。 ——— 這是 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day ê 台語文 podcast 原文版:https://apod.nasa.gov/ 台文版:https://apod.tw/ 今仔日 ê 文章: 影像:NASA, JPL-Caltech, Mars 2020 音樂:PiSCO - 鼎鼎 聲優:阿錕 翻譯:An-Li Tsai (NCU) 原文:https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210306.html Powered by Firstory Hosting

Sisterhood Sit-In: The Podcast
This Is Not a Story to Pass On [Trailer]

Sisterhood Sit-In: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 4:56


This is Sisterhood Sit-In: Podcast featuring Jeannine A. Cook and Minista Jazz.  Take a literary journey through time and space with The Cook Sisters as they attempt to perform the ultimate social exorcism.  A true crime mystery meets magical realism experience where literature is the source code. Reimagine your favorite stories from authors such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, and Octavia E. Butler in a Sisterhood SIt-In. 

The Ezra Klein Show
The Cost All Americans Pay for Racism

The Ezra Klein Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 68:55


“The American landscape was once graced with resplendent public swimming pools, some big enough to hold thousands of swimmers at a time,” writes Heather McGhee in her new book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.” These pools were the pride of their communities, monuments to what public investment could do. But they were, in many places, whites-only. Then came the desegregation orders. The pools would need to be open to everyone. But these communities found a loophole. They could close them for everyone. Drain them. Fill them with concrete. Shutter their parks departments entirely. And so they did.It’s a shocking tale. But it’s too easily dismissed as yet one more story of America’s racist past. McGhee shows otherwise. Drained-pool politics are still with us today and shaping issues of far more consequence than pool access. Drained-pool politics — if “they” can also have it, then no one can — helps explain why America still doesn’t have a truly universal health care system, a child care system, a decent social safety net. McGhee, the former president of the think tank Demos, offers a devastating tour of American public policy, and she shows how drained-pool politics have led to less for everyone, not just their intended targets.I asked McGhee to join me for a discussion about drained-pool politics, the zero-sum stories at the heart of American policymaking, how people define and understand their political interests, and the path forward. This is, in my view, a hopeful book, and a hopeful conversation. There are so many issues where the trade-offs are real, and binding. But in this space, there are vast “solidarity dividends” just waiting for us, if we are willing to stand with, rather than against, each other.Recommendations: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Color of Law by Richard Rothstein“Good Times” (TV series)The Word Collector by Peter H. ReynoldsThoughts? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Roge Karma and Jeff Geld; fact-checking by Michelle Harris; original music by Isaac Jones; mixing by Jeff Geld.

Schlow Library Podcast
Episode 110: Parable of the Sower

Schlow Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 48:47


We talk with Lynnicia Massenburg, Dr. Kristen Lillvis, and Dr. Kendra R. Parker about Octavia E. Butler's dystopian novel Parable of the Sower. This is in advance of a book discussion on the novel hosted by Schlow Library in collaboration with the Black Graduate Student Association at Penn State. Come join us!If you'd like to read Parable of the Sower, we have it in print, ebook, audiobook, and comic form. Also in this episode, our Underwriters from Fiction comes from Pawnee, Indiana's largest Internet Service Provider, and our prose nightcap is a selection from Nancy McCabe's memoir Can This Marriage Be Saved?Further reading & listening Lavender III, I. (2019). Afrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement. United States: Ohio State University Press.Womack, Y. (2013). Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-fi and Fantasy Culture. United States: Chicago Review Press.Eshun, K. (2003). Further Considerations on Afrofuturism. CR: The New Centennial Review, 3(2), 287-302. Retrieved February 2, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41949397The Bloomsbury Handbook to Octavia E. Butler. (2020). United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.Parker, K. R. (2018). Black Female Vampires in African American Women’s Novels, 1977–2011: She Bites Back. United States: Lexington Books.Lillvis, K. (2017). Posthuman Blackness and the Black Female Imagination. Greece: University of Georgia Press.Rhee, M. (2017). Love, Robot. United States: Operating System.Shaw, K. (2019). Too Numerous. United States: University of Massachusetts Press.Bertram, L. (2019). Travesty Generator. United States: Noemi Press.Adrienne Maree Brown & Toshi Reagon (2019-2020). Octavia's Parables. Retrieved February 2, 2021Shankar Vedantam, et al. (2019). Where does religion come from? One researcher points to 'cultural' evolution. Hidden Brain. Retrieved February 2, 2021Additional info on BGSA's Black Business Week coming up in Feb. 2021.

Big Little Books
Ep 18: 2020 Reading Stats and The Year Ahead. January 30, 2021.

Big Little Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 63:17


Welcome back to Big Little Books! Even though 2020 has been tumultuous, to say the least, one thing has remained constant throughout and that is books and all they have to offer. BLB takes a look at our end-of-year stats and the new reading habits that we’ve formed along the way. Since last year, Sam has developed an appreciation for audiobooks, and Yuli might be in the market for a Kindle or e-reader in the near future! We jump into what we have been reading while also entrenched in world events, specifically discussing some of our favourite reads of 2020. Next, we actively look at the year ahead and the changes we hope to see in our reading habits. Already thinking about new book releases coming out? So have we! Yuli and Sam chat about their most anticipated reads for the first half of 2021 and good things coming to the podcast in the year ahead.   Thank you, dear listeners, for tuning into this episode. As always, we would love to hear from you! Find us on Instagram @biglittlebookspod or email us at biglittlebookspod@gmail.com Coming at you in February is BLB Episode 19: From Books to TV, whereby we will be discussing The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis and the Netflix adaptation everyone has been obsessed with since last fall. Friendly reminder to shop at your local independent bookstores. Stay safe out there!   EPISODE GUIDE:   00:01:53 – 2020 Cold Hard Reading Stats   00:06:00 – Goodreads Reading Stats and Goals: Pros and Cons    00:10:40 – Analysis of our 2020 Reading, discussion of BLB episode 13, and how our goals went   00:22:50 – Favourite Reads of 2020   00:23:19 – In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado   00:24:43 – A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab   00:25:58 – Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) by Laini Taylor   00:27:39 – A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes #4) by Sabaa Tahir   00:28:00 – H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald    00:30:15 – The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison   00:31:03 – Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Fiona Staples (Artist)   00:33:10 – Kindred by Octavia E. Butler   00:35:14 – A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif Abdurraqib   00:37:36 – Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War 1 by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (Our Book Bangers Book Club December 2020 Pick)   00:40:10 – Intermission   00:40:30 – Reading Goals for 2021   00:45:25 – The StoryGraph Shoutout (THEY HAVE .5 RATINGS!) https://www.thestorygraph.com/   00:48:49 – Our Most Anticipated Books for the First Half of 2021   00:49:03 – No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood (February 16, 2021)   00:50:55 – The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (January 5, 2021)   00:52:36 – A River Called Time by Courttia Newland   00:53:44 – Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (January 19, 2021)   00:54:00 – A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas (February 16, 2021)   00:54:45 – Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley (June 1, 2021)   00:55:55 – Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo (March 2, 2021)   00:57:11 – Where is BLB headed in 2021?   00:58:40 – Besides Books

The SSR Podcast
Episode 129: The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The SSR Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 59:52


Strap on your motorcycle helmets and get ready to take an adventure with Ralph S. Mouse! On Episode 129, Alli and her guest discuss Beverly Cleary's 1965 middle grade novel The Mouse and the Motorcycle. They chat about mice in kid lit and do an extensive compare and contrast between Ralph and Stuart Little. They talk about the fun of stories that take place in a hotel setting and the challenges of discussing nostalgia. They consider The Mouse and the Motorcycle as a fantasy story and the book's more gendered elements… and so much more! Anand Kalra is the founding director of Uncaged Librarian Arts & Information, which produced Octavia of Earth, the documusical inspired by the life of sci-fi luminary Octavia E. Butler. Follow along on Instagram (@uncagedlibrarian) and Facebook.

Sun Seed Community Podcast
S2E8 Between Harm and Resilience

Sun Seed Community Podcast

Play Episode Play 48 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 98:27


Whew y’all… this conversation is a whole mood, a whole journey, and a whole experience. Writer and Black Mermaids founder, Julia Mallory, sat down with me to reimagine what resilience can mean for ourselves and our people. It is time for reckoning, rest, and reparations. Grab your tea, blanket, notebook, and pen and vibe with me and Julia for the last episode of season 2. Julia is blessin’ all the SSC fam with 15% discount on the Black Mermaids store with promo code: SunSeed, now through February 14th, 2021. CONTACT GUESTFB/IG: @thejuliamallory and @blackmermaidsbrandCashapp: $BlackmermaidsEPISODE REFERENCESLovecraft CountryParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerA Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde MUSIC BY: Onika of Black Dream EscapePRODUCED BY: Goddess and VestaSUPPORT SSChttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GoddessSowerOfSeedsFOLLOW SSCSunseedcommunity.comFB/IG: @SunseedcommunitySubscribe to SSC here

Page One
181 - Small Gods

Page One

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 16:31


Taking a few minutes away from recording Page One In Review episodes, Charles Adrian talks about a particular kind of convalescent literature.   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.   “Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don’t have leaders./Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have.” from Weird Sisters by Terry Pratchett.   You can read about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld   The first Page One In Review episode, which is Page One 157, was recorded on the 18th of March, 2020.   Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith is discussed in Page One 76 and Page One 175, Germany by Neil MacGregor is discussed in Page One 177, The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney is discussed in Page One 27 and Page One 163, and Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by M. R. James is discussed in Page One 36 and Page One 165.   Also mentioned in this episode is London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd. Another book by Peter Ackroyd, Hawksmoor, is discussed in Page One 121.   And there are mentions of books by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and P. D. James, The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks and the Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia E. Butler (of which Imago is the third book).   Other books by Terry Pratchett mentioned in this episode are The Colour Of Magic, Equal Rites, Mort, Reaper Man and Weird Sisters.   Episode image is a detail from the cover of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, published in 1993 by Corgi Books; cover illustration by Josh Kirby.   Episode recorded: 9th September, 2020.     Book listing:   Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Business For Superheroes
Ep231: Telling Your Story

Business For Superheroes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 35:25


Vicky and Joe lament Vicky's fashion choices for this episode: there's more than a hint of low-rent Axl Rose going on. Then they talk about dystopian futures and media manipulation. And finally - at last - they move onto how to tell your story. Because we all struggle to write about ourselves, right? In this episode, you'll get some interesting stats and some top tips about how to use your About page to your advantage.   Key Takeaways: [4:45] Vicky has been reading Parable of the Talents and she had to put it down because what’s happening in the book is eerily similar to what’s happening in the world today!  [7:55] When you watch the news, think about how it is being presented to you.  [8:15] How do you write about yourself?  [11:55] Why is it so hard to write about ourselves? [15:30] Think about why people are visiting your About page. [20:35] Does anybody really care about your company mission?  [24:30] You don’t need to have a rags-to-riches story to succeed in business. [30:05] Write with your ideal customer in mind. Write your bio in a way that people will feel relieved you understand them.   Mentioned in This Episode: Website Vicky on Medium Order Vicky’s new book! 90-day Book Course Join Vicky’s Power Hour Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Overcast Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents, by Octavia E. Butler Don't Touch My Hair Book, by Emma Dabiri Scribbr

Business For Superheroes
Ep230: Pulping Purple Prose

Business For Superheroes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 35:28


n this week's episode, Vicky finds herself wildly unprepared to answer Joe's questions and crashes around Google trying to figure out where the phrase "purple prose" originated. After they get that out of the way, there's some genuinely useful information about how to write beautiful descriptions without getting in the way of the story.   Key Takeaways: [5:30] Vicky now has a trapeze in her garden!  [6:20] What is purple prose?  [7:25] How do you write descriptions without being boring and pretentious?  [11:15] We usually pay attention to the writing and not the narrative. The writing should be invisible.  [15:45] What are some common problems when people try to write descriptively?  [21:10] How would a director film this scene that you’re writing about?  [22:25] Most of the time you don’t see characters brushing their teeth or washing their faces.  [25:00] Read everything Terry Pratchett ever wrote. He’s a master describer.  [28:10] Our brains don’t deal too well with abstract wording.  [32:45] Vicky and Joe read your podcast reviews! Thanks for leaving them!    Mentioned in This Episode: Website Vicky on Medium Order Vicky’s new book! 90-day Book Course Join Vicky’s Power Hour Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Overcast Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler False Value, by Ben Aaronovitch I Will Teach You to Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi Don't Touch My Hair Book by Emma Dabiri Scribbr Books by Terry Pratchett

Angry Black Rant Z
Mamma's Gun

Angry Black Rant Z

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 86:38


Long time friend David Cunningham, Candace and Naomi Gorham join me to discuss our recent trip to a gun range, beekeeping, current events and whatever else crossed our minds Websites mentioned-- www.eatblackowned.com www.how-we-fight.com bdfirearms.com Ebonyexodusproject.com Blacknonbelievers.com Thesatanictemple.com NAAGA.com BOOKS Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Edited by Lourdes Dolores Follins, et al Our Time is NOW by Stacey Abrams The Color of Law: a Forgotten History of how our Government Segregated America. By Richard Rothstein Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women are Walking out on Religion-- and Others Should Too by Candace Gorham Women v. Religion: The Case Against Faith--and for Freedom edited by Karen Garst Podcasts: The Black Guy Who Tips Waiting for Reparations Octavia's Parables

MPR News with Kerri Miller
Three voices on what they’re reading in 2020

MPR News with Kerri Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 56:32


In recent weeks, we’ve returned to some of our favorite conversations with nonfiction authors including Ijeoma Oluo, Ibram X. Kendi and Verna Myers about race. But that isn’t the only type of written work that looks at and offers insight on the racial reckoning our nation is facing amid a pandemic. MPR News host Kerri Miller talked with two authors and the head of the National Book Foundation about what’s been on their reading list in terms of fiction, memoirs and poetry this year. Guests: Brit Bennett is one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35 2016 honorees. Her first novel, “The Mothers,” was a bestseller and her latest novel is titled “The Vanishing Half.” Lisa Lucas is the executive director of the National Book Foundation. Kiese Laymon is the author of several works including his latest, “Heavy: An American Memoir.” Here’s what Bennett, Lucas and Laymon are reading: Novel: “The Glass Hotel” by Emily St. John Mandel Novel: “Actress” by Anne Enright Essay: “When the World Went Away, We Made a New One” by Leslie Jamison Poetry: The works of Wanda Coleman Nonfiction: “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson Poetry: “Homie” by Danez Smith Nonfiction: “Are Prisons Obsolete?” by Angela Y. Davis Fiction: “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler Memoir: “Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir” by Natasha Trethewey Nonfiction: “Breathe: A Letter To My Sons” by Imani Perry Nonfiction: “Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own” by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. Poetry: The works of June Jordan Poetry: The works of Eve. L. Ewing Poetry: The works of Jericho Brown Testimony: 1964 Testimony by Fannie Lou Hamer before the Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention. Listen Author Brit Bennett explores colorism in ‘The Vanishing Half’ To listen to the full conversation, use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts , Spotify or RSS.

MPR News with Kerri Miller
Freedom libraries designed to liberate the minds of prisoners 

MPR News with Kerri Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 48:44


Earlier this summer, the Mellon Foundation — the largest humanities philanthropy in the United States — announced it was shifting its mission to focus more on social justice. It backed up that announcement with a $5.3 million grant to fund a collection of books to be placed in 1,000 prisons and juvenile detention centers across all 50 states. The Million Book Project was dreamed up by poet and legal scholar Reginald Dwayne Betts. It intends to curate a capsule collection of 500 books — Betts calls them “freedom libraries” — that will include literature, history, poetry and social thought, with an emphasis on books by Black writers and thinkers. Thursday morning, MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Betts and Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander about the project and what they hope to accomplish. Here’s a list of books and authors suggested by Miller, listeners and our guests: Fiction: “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood; “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison; “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich; “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” (The Dark Star Trilogy) by Marlon James; “The Ox-Bow Incident” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark; “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown; “The Luminaries” by Eleanor Catton;  “On the Road” by Cormac McCarthy; “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez; “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez; “Hopscotch” by Julio Cortázar; “Peace From Broken Pieces” by Iyanla Vanzant; “My Ántonia” by Willa Cather; “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values” by Robert M. Pirsig; “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm; “The Redwall” series by Brian Jacques; "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles; “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel; “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway; “The All Souls Trilogy” by Deborah Harkness; “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston; “The Ranger’s Apprentice” series by John Flanagan;; “A Door Into Ocean” by Joan Slonczewski; “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas; “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman; The works of Octavia E. Butler; The works of JD Robb; The works of Ilona Andrews; The works of N.K. Jemisin; The works of Franz Kafka; The works of Rick Riordan; The works of Ivan Doig; The works of J.R. Ward. Nonfiction: “Not by the Sword: How a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman” by Kathryn Watterson; “March” series by Congressman John Lewis; “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking; “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions” by Johann Hari; “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction” by Gabor Maté; “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg; “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk; “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B DuBois; “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson; “The Fifth Agreement” by don Jose Ruiz, don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. Poetry: The works of Langston Hughes; The works of Emily Dickinson;  The works of Layli Long Soldier;  The works of Robert Frost The works of William Faulkner;  The works of Etheridge Knight; The works of Lucille Clifton. Guests: Elizabeth Alexander, poet and president of Mellon Foundation  Reginald Dwyane Betts, formerly incarcerated poet and legal scholar To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Correction (Aug. 8, 2020): “The Fifth Agreement” was originally listed under the fiction section. However, it is a work of nonfiction and has been moved to the correct section of the list.

Women Who Travel
We’ve Got Even More Book Suggestions

Women Who Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 39:14


In early April, we were both struggling to focus and looking for an escape from a shut-down world, so we turned to the National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas and author and Books Are Magic owner Emma Straub for some reading recs. Now, exactly 99 days later, Lisa is back, this time with podcast regular and Riverhead Books publisher Jynne Dilling Martin to restock our shelves with recommendations. There's something for everyone this episode, whether you're looking for a graphic novel to keep your short attention span in check, a historical trilogy set in the court of Henry V (complete with its own plague), a sci-fi battle royale set in New York City, or a New York Times bestseller all your friends are probably reading right now. A reminder to order any of the books that make it on your must-read list from your local bookseller or one of these Black bookstores across the U.S.—or, from Bookshop.org, which gives money from sales for independent bookstores. Here's a full list of what we talked about: The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom Weather by Jenny Offill Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins Severance by Ling Ma What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Mothers by Brit Bennett 12 Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis Man V. Nature by Diane Cook The New Wilderness by Diane Cook The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow Lisa: @LikaLuka Follow Jynne: @Jynnnne Follow Lale: @LaleHannah Follow Meredith: @Ohheytheremere Follow Women Who Travel: @WomenWhoTravel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Re)Read
Episode 6: The Horse and His ... Oh Boy, Pt. 2

(Re)Read

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 55:41


Surely this is the episode where Morgan cries! NOTE: This episode contains extended discussions of the racism in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy, as well as brief mentions of current events. Some listeners may find the content of this episode upsetting. That's why we decided to include a list of recommendations for books that address race and racism with much more nuance, thoughtfulness, and appreciation for diverse viewpoints. Fantasy books recommended by Morgan: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (also A Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (also Akata Witch) Descendant of the Crane by Joan He Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Fantasy books Morgan hasn't read but have been recommended to her: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley Beaulieu The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Jade City by Fonda Lee The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wrecker Anything by Octavia E. Butler Grace of Kings by Ken Lui Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The Ghost Bride by Yangzse Choo Aru Shah and The End Of Time by Roshani Chokski The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Coolcurrybooks on Tumblr also has a bunch of lists of books that include characters of color and are by authors of color. (They also have lists regarding queer or noncisgender characters/authors as well!) Non-fantasy books recommended by Casey: Invisible Man by Richard Ellison Swing Time by Zadie Smith Tracks by Louise Erdrich Anything by Rumi The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Jazz by Toni Morrison The Sellout by Paul Beatty Home to Harlem by Claude McKay Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros Tropic Death by Eric Walrond The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thehorseandhisboy #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #itsmuchmuchworsethanyouremember #aslan #fantasy #shasta #aravis #bree #hwin #rabadash #calormen #narnia #racism #middleeast #blacklivesmatter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

(Re)Read
Episode 5: The Horse and His ... Oh Boy, Pt. 1

(Re)Read

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 70:41


Is this the episode where Morgan cries? NOTE: This episode contains extended discussions of the racism in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy, as well as brief mentions of current events. Some listeners may find the content of this episode upsetting. That's why we decided to include a list of recommendations for books that address race and racism with much more nuance, thoughtfulness, and appreciation for diverse viewpoints. Fantasy books recommended by Morgan: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (also A Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (also Akata Witch) Descendent of the Crane by Joan He Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Fantasy books Morgan hasn't read but have been recommended to her: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley Beaulieu The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Jade City by Fonda Lee The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wrecker Anything by Octavia E. Butler Grace of Kings by Ken Lui Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The Ghost Bride by Yangzse Choo Aru Shah and The End Of Time by Roshani Chokski The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Coolcurrybooks on Tumblr also has a bunch of lists of books that include characters of color and are by authors of color. (They also have lists regarding queer or noncisgender characters/authors as well!) Non-fantasy books recommended by Casey: Invisible Man by Richard Ellison Swing Time by Zadie Smith Tracks by Louise Erdrich Anything by Rumi The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Jazz by Toni Morrison The Sellout by Paul Beatty Home to Harlem by Claude McKay Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros Tropic Death by Eric Walrond The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Keep in touch with us: fb.me/ReReadPodcast wearereread.tumblr.com Twitter: @ReReadPodcast wearereread@gmail.com . . . #reread #childrensbooks #childhood #ruiningchildhood #nostalgia #cslewis #thehorseandhisboy #chroniclesofnarnia #christianity #itsmuchmuchworsethanyouremember #aslan #fantasy #shasta #aravis #bree #hwin #tisroc #calormen #narnia #racism #middleeast #blacklivesmatter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wearereread/support

The Community Rewatch Podcast
Episode 18: A Very Special Episode II (feat. Taran Killam & Megan Ganz)

The Community Rewatch Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 45:55


Welcome back, friends! We have a very special episode for you today as you can tell by the title: Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live, Single Parents, Hamilton, etc.) and Megan Ganz (writer for Community, Modern Family, It's Always Sunny, and co-showrunner/writer of Mythic Quest) join Jenn and Chels for a conversation!The two guests talk about what it's like to pursue their craft, talk about how much they love each other's work, and discuss things they're watching and reading during this pandemic. Stay tuned for a separate episode soon where Jenn and Chels continue their conversation with Megan about Community — specifically, they talk about all things "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" and "Documentary Filmmaking Redux."And donate to the Loveland Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls if you're able to. Everyone deserves affordable and accessible mental health resources.Here's the media we recommended at the beginning of the episode:Insecure (HBO/HBO Max)I May Destroy You (HBO/HBO Max)"Kindred" by Octavia E. ButlerPariahParis is Burning"#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl’s Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini" by Nicole Byer"Couples Therapy" podcast2 Minutes of FameChewing Gum (Netflix)New York Magazine profile of Michaela Coel

Woman To Woman Conversations
Octavia E. Vance - Protecting Your Sexuality from the Modern Day Church

Woman To Woman Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 18:31


Octavia E. Vance gets personal and shares with women about protecting your sexuality form the modern day church. For more from Woman To Woman and to connect with us download Woman To Woman App available in the App Store and Google Play or visit our website at www.womantowomannetwork.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Aquarium Drunkard - SIDECAR (TRANSMISSIONS) - Podcast
Transmissions :: Lisa E. Harris on EarthSeed

Aquarium Drunkard - SIDECAR (TRANSMISSIONS) - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 68:10


Welcome to another episode of the Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions podcast, our weekly interview series. Our guest this week is Lisa E. Harris, whose new album with Nicole Mitchell is called EarthSeed. It was recorded live at Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago and features the Black Earth Ensemble—an all-star collection of Chicago improvisers and free jazz artists—backing up the two composers.   Presented alongside a gallery of artist Cauleen Smith’s Human_3.o Reading List, EarthSeed was inspired by the work of Octavia E. Butler and will be released June 22nd, on Butler’s birthday. It’s the third album from Mitchell to draw from Butler’s work. It also represents a return to the ideas of Butler for Lisa Harris. An interdisciplinary artist, composer, and activist from Houston, Texas, Harris had been at work on an opera called Lilith before even learning of Butler’s work—but says that learning the author’s pioneering science fiction opened her up to new worlds of thought. 

Rebel Girls Book Club
Pride Poetry: Exploring work from Danez Smith and Vita E.

Rebel Girls Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 53:05


This week Harmony and Maggie celebrate pride by reflecting on marginalized communities and the right for everyone to feel comfortable, safe, and loved in their own skin and identities. They explored two poems, "dear white America" by Danez Smith and "The Company You Keep: a Poem for my Family" by Vita E. In this episode: HRC https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020 "dear white america" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/150542/dear-white-america https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnVW3Lixbw On the poplar tree: https://polygrafi.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/strange-fruit-hanging-from-the-poplar-trees-blood-on-the-leaves/ “The Company You Keep: a Poem for my Family” https://twocpoetry.tumblr.com/post/154811931314/the-company-you-keep-a-poem-for-my-family Vita E.'s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9ZI06PVlcWrI-D3ePSg9w Where you should donate: GWORLS https://linktr.ee/FORTHEGWORLSPARTY Trans Women of Color Survival Fund https://www.twocc.us/media/survival/ Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund https://twitter.com/BTFAcollective/status/1267853959378731023 The Okra Project https://www.theokraproject.com/ What We're Reading: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler https://bit.ly/30ctEZH War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy https://bit.ly/2XCM8AH I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13214.I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by The TERF-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix Are you feeling overwhelmed about racial inequality in the U.S.? We are too! Here's some resources we've found useful. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share feel free to email us at Rebelgirlsbookclub@gmail.com. https://bit.ly/2XCLZgD To follow our episode schedule go here https://bit.ly/2XF5uW7 You can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/support

The Refined Collective Podcast
Why Black Lives Matter

The Refined Collective Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 42:01


“For me, I believe that Black lives matter. That’s what I said. Anyone with a functioning brain understands that all lives matter. Anybody. But right now there is a portion of our community that is frustrated, and they are suffering, and they are hurting. So, as an empathetic Christian I’m gonna go and say I agree with the statement Black lives do matter. But I was glad some people disagreed with me, because I kept saying, do Black lives matter yes or no? yes but…I’m like there is no but. We disagree. Those are the same type of people that would have interrupted Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus would have been like, blessed are the poor…no Jesus blessed are all people. Since when does highlighting one issue disparage another? Are we not secure enough to be able to sit here and go issue by issue and talk about one without disparaging another? Of course all lives matter, but it’s okay to say Black lives matter. What’s wrong with you? This is not rocket science. All lives matter. No kidding. That’s why Black lives matter, because until all lives matter equally, we need to focus on this.” -Carl Lentz, 2016   This is the most important episode I will ever release. I hope you approach it with an open heart.   Just recently: George Floyd was murdered by a police officer while three other police officers stood by and did nothing. Breonna Taylor was in her home in the middle of the night when police broke in, unannounced, and shot her to death. Ahmaud Arbery was out for a run when two men chased him and shot him to death. Christian Cooper was bird watching in Central Park when a woman threatened to call the police and say that an African American man was threatening her life. He was not.   It doesn’t stop there. The following Black men and women have been murdered by police: Philando Castile Atatiana Jefferson Eric Reason Natasha McKenna Botham Jean Walter Scott Bettie Jones Tamir Rice Michael Brown Dominique Clayton Eric Garner Trayvon Martin  Tanisha Anderson Sandra Bland Freddie Gray   THESE ARE JUST THE NAMES WE KNOW. Do you know how hard it is to find a full list of Black people who have been murdered at the hands of police brutality?    Here’s a brief history of the Black lives lost in our country over the past few years along with the #Blacklivesmatter gaining momentum:   ·      2013: #Blacklivesmatter first appears on twitter ·      7/17/14: Eric Garner dies in NY after being arrested ·      8/9/14: Michael Brown is killed during an encounter with police officer in Ferguson, MO. ·      11/22/14: Tamir Rice is killed by police in Cleveland while playing with a toy gun ·      11/24/14: Announcement that there will be no indictment in Michael Brown case ·      4/19/15: Freddie Gray dies in Baltimore while in police custody ·      6/17/15: Charleston church shooting kills 9 people ·      7/13/15: Sandra Bland is found hung in Texas jail cell   STATS ·      99% of killings by police from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with crime. ·      Unarmed Black people were killed by police at 5x the rate of unarmed white people in 2015. ·      Police killed at least 104 unarmed Black people in 2015— nearly 2x a week. ·      1 in 3 young Black men will be incarcerated in their life (compared to 1 in 17 white men). ·      13TH DOC: “The film’s premise is that while the 13th Amendment to the Constitution eliminated slavery and involuntary servitude, it in effect had an unintentional loophole that asserted “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”” ·      Black people make up 6.5% of the American population but make up 40.2% of the prison population. ·      Our prison population went from less than 200k in 1970 to 2.3m today. This is what we refer to when we talk about mass incarceration.   THERE ARE PROVEN STRATEGIES that significantly reduce police killings, but very few Police Departments have adopted them. These are: Requirements that officers use all means other than shooting (decreases death by 25%) Requires all use of force be reported (decreases death by 25%) Bans chokeholds + strangleholds (decreases death by 22%) Has use of force continuum (decreases death by 19%) Requires de-escalation (decreases death by 15%) Duty to intervene if another officer uses excessive force (decreases death by 9%) Restricts shooting at moving vehicles (decreases death by 8%) Requires warning before shooting (decreases death by 5%) *You can call your local representatives and demand these 8 things be instituted with your local law enforcement. Want to learn more? Click here: https://8cantwait.org   WHY DO BLACK LIVES MATTER? My Personal Reckoning: 2016 ·      I didn’t realize my own white privilege for a long time. I felt better than the other white people when it came to bias and racism because I grew up in a broken home filled with drugs, addiction, affairs, and even lived in a town where I was a minority. The reality is I have loved Black culture for most of my life, but I have done very little to be an advocate for justice for my Black brothers and sisters. I’m so sorry for this. ·      I received a DM from a Black woman who encouraged me to diversify who I was interviewing on The Refined Woman. Almost all of my collaborations and interviews for the first few years of The Refined Woman were with white women. I was a white girl blogger. ·      In 2016 I also wrote an All Lives Matter blog post that fortunately never went live. I didn’t understand what it meant that Black Lives Matter. As a Christian I assumed didn’t all lives matter? Thank God I have a team, and thank God I didn’t go live with that painful article. I was very, very wrong.    Black Lives Matter, and here’s why:   Jesus was a 1st Century Palestinian Jewish man. He had brown skin and was hated by the religious, and beaten and killed by law enforcement. If he was alive today in America, he’d be a minority immigrant who probably wouldn’t step foot inside white evangelical churches except to flip over tables. The Western Evangelical Church in America has become a religion for rich, advantaged, and privileged white people—which is the exact opposite of the roots of Christianity and the life of Jesus. Jesus hung out with the oppressed people of society, those ostracized, those who didn’t feel safe in the church—those who were judged and cast off. He fought for justice, restored dignity and humanity from the woman at the well, woman caught in adultery, to touching people with contagious diseases and engaging with people outside of the Jewish law which would have made him unclean in Jewish circles. But he didn’t care, because He was on a mission to do God’s work.   Friend, if you are a follower of Jesus and do not have a heart for justice, racial reconciliation and to see the systemic walls, pillars, and foundations of racism in our country to be dismantled, you are out of alignment with the heart of God.   Who does Jesus care about?   -       Prodigal Son returns: the jealous brother instead of the father rejoicing over the return + safety of his son. But don’t I matter—OF COURSE YOU MATTER, BUT YOUR BROTHER WAS LOST + NOW IS FOUND.    -       Luke 15: Jesus leaves the 99 to go after the one sheep. He cares about the individual.   It’s time to get back in touch with the heart of Jesus. Do all lives matter? YES. But until Black lives matter—we better go after that. Jesus went after the one.   What can you do?    #1: Acknowledge If we don’t heal our past, it will follow us. And ours is HAUNTING US. -Kat Harris   1.     Until we acknowledge the experience of what it means to be a Black person in America there is no chance at healing. 2.     When someone dies, you show up. 3.     “I don’t know the full story.” You don’t have to. 4.     “People are just reposting for attention…not for the right reasons.” You don’t know their hearts. And so what? Does that mean you get to stay silent? 5.     Here’s what’s true: in 1619 was when the first wave of Black people were kidnapped from Africa to become slaves in Jamestown. July 4th isn’t a celebration of independence for Black people. They weren’t free when those freedom bells rang. America was built on the backs of terrorism and genocide and slavery of Black people, people of color and indigenous people. 6.     If we don’t heal our past, it will follow us. And ours is HAUNTING US. 7.     We have to look back before we can move forward. 8.     One of the first things we can do is acknowledge our white privilege. What is white privilege and how do you know if you have it? Go through these statements.   #2: Get Curious I STARTED NOTICING + GETTING CURIOUS: ·      Why did I have so few Black friends? ·      Why were there some Black people and people of color at my church but none on staff or leadership or in the decision-making rooms? ·      I changed churches because I wanted to be a part of a community with women in leadership, then I noticed almost every week at church I could count on one hand the number of Black people at my church…why? ·      Why were influential Black Christian people like Lecrae + Andre Henry leaving the church? ·      How come at my favorite salad place every single person in line buying was white and all the people working in the buffet are Black? ·      How come the expensive gym I had a membership to had mostly white members, and yet almost every single one of the people working there from front desk to maintenance are Black? ·      This started making me very uncomfortable. I didn’t know what to do—so I’d talk with my friends about it…but really I didn’t do much about it. I deeply regret this. #3: PRAY + REPENT: ·      When have you been complicit, silent, and chosen ignorance out of comfort and convenience? Write it down, say it out loud, pray, and repent. ·      Psalm 13 is great to walk through lament. ·      Psalm 51 is great to walk through repentance. #4: ACTIVATE: ·      Sign petitions for racial justice. change.org is a great start for this! ·      Talk with friends and family. ·      When you see racism, call it out. ·      Post on your platforms. ·      Call your local representatives and demand justice. ·      Support Black-owned businesses. ·      Donate to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. ·      Go to https://www.grassrootslaw.org to find out how you can support policing and justice in America. ·      Read this: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack    #5: ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT: ·      Equal Justice Initiative (Bryan Stevenson) ·      Be the Bridge (Latasha Morrison) and her wonderful resource page, “Where Do I Start?” ·      WhereChangeStarted.com has a great anti-racism starter kit ·      The Innocence Project ·      To help pay bail for protestors in NYC, money can be Venmo’ed to @bailoutnycmay.  ·      City-specific bailouts. ·      ACLU ·      NAACP ·      UNCF   #6: READ: “Stop asking us to give you books. Stop asking us to do research. Listen y’all were able to do mathematic equations through some Black women and then your own stuff and to be able to go to the moon, and put a flag in it and dance around and do the west coast strut. How in the world can you go from the earth to the moon and you can’t do research on the racial history that we need to fight in this country. I don’t want to be traumatized by teaching you history. I want you to grow up in your spiritual maturity, and grow up in your faith, and go on the sanctifying journey of overriding the patriotic way that we’ve learned history in America.” - Pastor Eric Mason   1.     White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo 2.     So You Want to Take About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 3.     The Person You Mean to Be by Dolly Chugh 4.     We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates 5.     How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 6.     I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 7.     Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 8.     Woke Church by Eric Mason 9.     The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 10.  Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman 11.  Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass 12.  Waking up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving 13.  Ghetto by Mitchell Duneier 14.  More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City by William Julius Wilson 15.  Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi 16.  A Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr. 17.  Prejudice and Racism by James M. Jones 18.  Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji 19.  Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson 20.  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 21.  All About Love by Bell Hooks 22.  Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim 23.  Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin 24.  Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon 25.  There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald 26.  Paradise by Toni Morrison 27.  Healing Racial Trauma by Sheila Wise Rowe 28.  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 29.  The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity by Kwame Anthony Appiah 30.  The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper 31.  The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann 32.  Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Dr. Soong-Chan Rah 33.  Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith 34.  Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 35.  The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein 36.  Human(Kind) by Ashlee Eiland 37.  A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan 38.  Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 39.  Beloved by Toni Morrison 40.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith 41.  Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer 42.  Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny by Tony Evans 43.  Unashamed by Lecrae 44.  Believe Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels   ARTICLE + WEBSITES 1.     Code Switch: Race in Your Face 2.     White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh 3.     NYTimes An Antiracist Reading List compiled by Ibram X. Kendi 4.     Goodgooodgood.co Anti-racism resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein 5.     Buzzfeed’s An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism by Arianna Rebolini 6.     1619 Project (NY Times) – an article series on the history and legacy of slavery in America (also a podcast below). There is a book project in the works to expand on what they’ve started. 7.     The America We Need (NY Times) – a NYT Opinion series that touches on justice in the midst of the pandemic. 8.     “Walking While Black” by Garnette Cadogan   WATCH: 1.     Pastor Eric Mason: Don’t Lose Heart: Why It’s Worth It to Fight for Racial Harmony Even When We Don’t See Progress 2.     Pastor Carl Lentz: I said, “Black Lives Matter” 3.     Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s talk on White Fragility at the University of Washington 4.     How to Deconstruct Racism One Headline at a Time, TEDtalk, Baratunde Thurston  5.     How Racism Makes Us Sick, TEDtalk, David R. Williams  6.     Racial Reconciliation, Latasha Morrison’s sermon, National Community Church  7.     The Privilege Walk   8.     Jon Tyson and David Bailey, class, race, reconciliation, and the Kingdom of God   9.     Becoming Brave: Reconciliation Rooted in Prayer – “why do we need the church?” by Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil     Movies to watch on Netflix: 1.     13th 2.     American Son 3.     Dear White People 4.     See You Yesterday 5.     When They See Us   Movies to watch on Hulu: 1.     If Beale Street Could Talk 2.     The Hate U Give   Movies to rent: 1.     Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 2.     Clemency 3.     Fruitvale Station 4.     I am Not Your Negro 5.     Just Mercy 6.     Selma 7.     The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 8.     BlacKkKlansman 9.     Burden 10.  The Color of Fear   Listen to these podcasts: 1.     NPR’s Code Switch 2.     Season 2 of In the Dark 3.     Hope & Hard Pills with Andre Henry 4.     Her with Amena Brown 5.     Truth’s Table Podcast 6.     Fights and Feelings with Joseph Solomon 7.     Anti-Racism with Andre Henry on The Liturgists 8.     Pod Save the People 9.     1619 Project Podcast 10.  Scene on Radio’s “Seeing White” 11.  Why Tho   The Refined Collective episodes on race: 1.     Anxiety, Race, and Healing Community with Nikia Phoenix 2.     I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness with Austin Channing Brown 3.     Why Being a ‘Good Person’ Prevents You From Being Better with Jeana Marinelli   People to follow: 1.     @austinchanning 2.     @theconsciouskid 3.     @blackcoffeewithwhitefriends 4.     @theandrehenry 5.     @colorofchange 6.     @rachel.cargle 7.     @ibramxk 8.     @mspackyetti 9.     @blklivesmatter 10.  @osopepatrisse 11.  @reformlajails 12.  @akilahh 13.  @showingupforracialjustice 14.  @tyalexander 15.  @tiffanybluhm 16.  @natashaannmiller 17.  @thefaithfeast 18.  @louisa.wells 19.  @abigaileernisse 20.  @jessicamalatyrivera 21.  @thegreatunlearn 22.  @laylafsaad 23.  @luvvie 24.  @pastorgabbycwilkes 25.  @elevateny 26.  @pastoremase 27.  @lecrae 28.  @whatisjoedoing 29.  @sarahjakesroberts 30.  @bishopjakes 31.  @devonfranklin 32.  @iammiketodd 33.  @amenabee 34.  @shaunking   You don’t have to read all 44 books in one day. You don’t have to start a non-profit. BUT YOU DO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I have not read every single one of these resources, but am making my way through them one by one. I am with you on the journey.   What are you committed to? How are you going to ensure that you are no longer silent? It’s time for white people to do something.   We are co-creators with God; it’s time to get to work.

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SPEX – Der Podcast
Folge 10: Back to normal?

SPEX – Der Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 74:20


Zwei Monate Kontaktsperre und soziale Isolation liegen hinter uns. Dank neuer Lockerungsmaßnahmen der Bundesregierung wittert man aber, es wird mit Nachdruck an der Rückkehr zur sogenannten Normalität gearbeitet. Aber was heißt eigentlich "back to normal" und wollen wir das überhaupt?  Die SPEX-Redaktion diskutiert socially distanced an fünf Rechnern zwischen Berlin, Hamburg und der südwestdeutschen Provinz über linke Utopien, mangelnde Vorstellungskraft und die große Frage nach dem Wie-geht's-weiter. Natürlich ohne Masterplan, aber mit ein paar Ideen und Gedanken zur Zukunft. Und der Antwort auf die Frage, warum man in diesen Tagen statt zu Camus' Die Pest lieber zu den Science-Fiction-Geschichten von Octavia E. Buter greifen sollte. Autorin Berit Glanz (Pixeltänzer, 2019) hingegen beweist im "Gedanken zur Zeit", dass sie sehr wohl, trotz Corona-Maßnahmen am Strand und im Sand sitzen kann. Und ihr könnt es auch.

Les Intergalactiques
They live ! A propos du Post-apo

Les Intergalactiques

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 72:14


Retrouvez l'équipe de programmation en direct tous les dimanches soirs avec une programmation alternant thématique de Science-fiction et culture cinéma. C'était demain… Ce weekend est celui où nous aurions dû vous accueillir pour l'édition 2020 du festival, aussi une inévitable sensation de manque se fait-elle sentir dans nos rangs

Reading Glasses
Ep 145 - Share Your Fruit in the Apocalypse

Reading Glasses

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 42:48


Brea and Mallory recommend apocalypse books! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch  Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List   Newsletter  Isolation Book Club - https://youtu.be/BoMwWeiomwQ   Books Mentioned -  As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Four Archetypes by C. G. Jung Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank Severance by Ling Ma Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden The Road by Cormac McCarthy Wanderers by Chuck Wendig How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood The Stand by Stephen King American War by Omar El Akkad 1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells

Reading Women
Ep. 82 | Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower

Reading Women

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 39:36


To close out our month on Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism, Kendra, Sachi, and Bezi discuss Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower. Get 20% off of our book blind dates over in our store! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned Afrofuturism Discussion Page for the Reading Women Challenge Nnedi Okorafor’s TED Talk Books Mentioned Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. Womack Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Little Books
Ep 06: Summer of (Literary) Adventures. July 29, 2019.

Big Little Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 71:32


Summer has been fun and busy! Yuli and Sam have been going on many adventures, some through books, some in beautiful, real-life nature. Join us as we discover which Middle Earth Characters we are, cover familiar segments such as Books Spotted, 30 Second Recaps, and Currently Reading, and lastly, discuss the most recent escapades we've been embarking on this summer.  Find us on Instagram @biglittlebookspod Email us biglittlebookspod@gmail.com with any feedback, comments, or just to say hello.  Happy Reading!    EPISODE GUIDE: 0:01:20 - Which Middle Earth Characters are we?0:04:43 - 30 Second Recaps0:08:54 - Long Reviews: THE ART OF DYING by Sarah Tolmie0:10:50 - Long Reviews: PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE by Eric Klinenberg0:14:48 - Long Reviews: THE PARCEL by Anosh Irani0:23:44 - Long Reviews: EMPIRE OF STORMS (THRONE OF GLASS #5) by Sarah J. Maas0:36:27 - Did Not Finish0:39:35 - Q: How can we retain more details on the books we've read?0:42:55 - Books Spotted: THE AU PAIR by Emma Rous0:45:06 - Books Spotted: EATING DIRT by Charlotte Gill0:47:27 - Books Spotted: BLOOD CHILD by Octavia E. Butler0:51:25 - Currently Reading: NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney0:56:05 - Currently Reading: PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee1:01:14 - Currently Reading: GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier1:04:22 - Read Next: WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power1:05:45 - Besides Books: Summer Adventures!

Low Key
Let's Talk 'See You Tomorrow,' Where 'Back to the Future' Meets Systemic Racism

Low Key

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 36:01


This week we talk about Netflix's Spike Lee-produced "See You Yesterday," which combines the time-travel goofiness of "Back to the Future" with the social criticism of "Boys N the Hood" (RIP, John Singleton).Does it work? We're a little divided. We appreciate that the protagonist is a young, black and female scientist (Eden-Duncan Smith). We love seeing Marty McFly himself, Michael J. Fox, reading Octavia E. Butler's time-travel classic "Kindred."But the question is how well the film melds silliness with seriousness. We have a good honest discussion, and ultimately we're glad this story exists in the world. We hope you enjoy it.ALSO: Follow @thelowkeypod on Instagram! We see you, Cousin Sara. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Stacks
Ep. 55 The Art of Performance with Gabrielle Civil

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 67:46


Today we have performance artist, author, poet, and professor Gabrielle Civil on the podcast to discuss the creative process, books that bite, overachieving Black girls, and books in translation. We spend time discussing Performance Memoir as a genre and we hear about Gabrielle's books Swallow the Fish and Experiments in Joy. Purchase Gabrielle's Books on IndieBound or Amazon. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below helps support the show, at no cost to you. Books Swallow the Fish by Gabrielle CivilExperiments in Joy by Gabrielle CivilBecoming by Michelle Obama (Audiobook)Thick by Tressie McMillan CottomOld in Art Schoolby Nell PainterRita DoveRigoberto Gonzales Janet MockI'm So Fine by Khadijah Queens Zetta ElliottNtozake ShangeNaomi Long MadgettWhen Fox is a Thousand by Larissa LaiSalt Fish Girl by Larissa LaiThe Island of Eternal Love by Daina ChavianoChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiChildren of Vengeance and Virtue by Tomi AdeyemiBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesNalo HopkinsonTananarive DueOctavia E. ButlerA Wish After Midnight by Zetta ElliotKindred by Octavia E. ButlerHarriet JacobsSphinx by Anne GarrétaThe Bridge of Beyond by Simon Schwarz-BartMaud Martha by Gwendolyn BrooksMy Name is Asher Lev by Chaim PotockJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesMarcel ProustOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasColor Theory edited by Maya Gomez and Vreni Michelini-CastilloNo Archive Will Restore You by Julietta SinghSo You Want to be a Wizard by Diane DuaneWritten on the Body by Jeannette WintersonFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziJhumpa LahiriHow to Complete and Survive A Doctoral Dissertation by David SternbergMy Body, The Buddhist by Deborah HayEnglish is Broken Here by Coco FuscoA Field Guide for Female Interrogators by Coco FuscoOut of Order, Out of Sight by Adrian PiperDirty River by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinhai Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaiIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinSlow Holler Tarot DeckModern Tarot by Michelle TeaThe Creative Tarot by Jessa CrispinThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanLes Miserables by Victor HugoGerminal by Emilé ZolaOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. ElliottThe Return of the Native by Thomas HardyMadame Bouvary by Gustave FlaubertThe Woman Lit by Fireflies by Jim HarrisonYes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica ValentiPinocchio by Carlo CollodiDumbo by RH DisneyWild Beauty by Ntozake ShangeThe Elements of Style by William Strunken Jr. and E. B. White Everything Else Ask the Stacks-- askingthestacks@gmail.com Join the Stacks Pack Jack Jones Literary Arts Us (Jordan Peele, 2019) Anna Martine Whitehead The Jam Handy The Accomplices Publishing Nightboat Press Coffee House Press Graywolf Press  Dorothy Project Dalkey Archives Press Small Press Distribution #babygotbacklist on Instagram (@allisonreadsDC) Wolfman Books McNally Jackson Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference Les Miserables (Claude-Michel Schönberg,1980) The Pantages Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1982) Connect with Gabrielle's: Gabrielle's Facebook | Gabrielle's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when...

The Stacks
Ep. 48 Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah — The Stacks Book Club (Wade Allain-Marcus)

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 53:37


Friday Black is a genre-bending collection of short stories by debut author, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. It tackles the Black experience in America, consumerism, mental health and many other pressing issues of our day. Today on The Stacks, Wade Allain-Marcus (Insecure, French Dirty, Snowfall) and Traci attempt to break down the major themes and ideas from these stories for The Stacks Book Club. There are spoilers on today's episode, but if you haven't read the book yet, check out our conversation with author Adjei-Brenyah on The Short Stacks instead. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah"The Short Stacks 7: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah//Friday Black" (The Stacks) When We Rise by Cleve JonesGabriel García MárquezSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerNew People by Danzy SennaBlack Mirror (Netflix)"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Work in Retail Influenced His Horrifying Short Stories" (Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC)"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on 'Friday Black'" (The New York Times)Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori ParksAmanda Seales: I Be Knowin' (HBO) Connect with Wade: Wade's Instagram | Wade's Twitter | Wade's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks.My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here. The Stacks received Friday Black from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. For more information click here.

The Stacks
The Short Stacks 7: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah//Friday Black

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 39:50


Today on The Short Stacks we're honored to welcome author of this week's The Stacks Book Club pick, Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. We talk about his genre-bending short story collection, how the title and cover came to be, and what its like being part of this current moment of exciting and diverse fiction writing. There are no spoilers today. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah"In Geraldo v. Hoodie, Geraldo Loses" (John Hudson, The Atlantic)George SaundersA Lucky Man by Jamel BrinkleyHeads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thomspon-SpiresParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonGayl JonesTexaco by Patrick ChamoiseauCorregidora by Gayl JonesBlack Bird by Michael FiegelArthur FlowersBruce Smith ZZ Packer"The Short Stacks 1: Crystal Hana Kim//If You Leave Me" (The Stacks)Jami Attenberg"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Work in Retail Influenced His Horrifying Short Stories" (Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC)Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangArrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)"Patricia Smith - Skinhead - Def Poetry Jam" (Youtube)Roger ReevesTrevante RhodesBird Box (Netflix)Sandra BullockMoonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)Pastoralia by George SaundersTenth of December by George SaundersFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThere There by Tommy OrangeShe Would Be King by Wayétu MooreIf You Leave Me by Crystal Hana KimMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteAja GabelNicole Chung Connect with Nana: Nana's Website | Nana's Twitter | Nana's Instagram Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks received Friday Black from the publisher. For more information click here. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

Hate Read Podcast
Episode 32: Moon People by Dale M. Courtney

Hate Read Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 72:39


Welcome back, Literary Slummers, and prepare yourselves for the most Action Pact episode yet. This fortnight, we read Moon People by Dale M. Courtney, sent to us from listener Emily, and boy… was this a journey. Join us as discuss David, the astrology professor, how telescopes work, Red Lobster, and more. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Rather Be Reading: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Lilith’s Brood) by Octavia E. Butler How do you pronounce Audrey Niffenegger’s name? Have any bad books you’d like us to check out? hatereadcast @ gmail Twitter: @hatereadcast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza hatereadcast.wordpress.com We'd love it if you could leave us a sweet, sweet 5-star review on iTunes!

The Stacks
Ep. 33 Book Girl Magic with Renee Hicks

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 52:45


This week on the podcast, our guest is Renée Hicks, founder of Book Girl Magic, an online book club that centers books by and about Black women. Renée shares with us her journey into reading, how her reading has inspired the reading life of her children, and her love of romance novels, one in particular. You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. BOOKS The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Mothers by Brit Bennett You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Becoming by Michelle Obama The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Perfect Find by Tia Williams Nappily Ever After by Trisha R. Thomas The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Secret by Rhonda Byrne The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero Charlotte's Web by E. B. White The Giver by Lois Lowry Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper I'm Judging You by Luvvie Ajayi Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Tayari Jones Octavia E. Butler Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Whiskey and Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Passing by Nella Larsen Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Mother of Black Hollywood by Jennifer Lewis Roots by Alex Haley Native Son by Richard Wright The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Black Boy by Richard Wright Jason Reynolds The Coldest Winter Ever by Sista Souljah Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth EVERYTHING ELSE Book Girl Magic Noelle Gray Creative Nappily Ever After (Netflix) Sanaa Lathan Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) Ep. 4 The Stacks Book Club -- Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Anna's Instagram (Renée's book friend for more great recommendations) Family Matters (CBS) Kindle Paperwhite (Waterproof) Black-ish (ABC) Marsai Martin 23 and Me BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Connect with Renee and Book Girl Magic: Book Girl Magic Website|Book Girl Magic Instagram|Book Girl Magic Facebook|Book Girl Magic Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

ACCA Podcast
A World of One's Own: The Same Sky with Lucreccia Quintanilla

ACCA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 51:17


How can we make Culture rather than Art? Is the sky a black velvet blanket? Tai Snaith's podcast series returns with 13 more conversations with mid-career and emerging women and non-binary artists whom she admires. In episode one, Tai and Lucreccia Quintanilla discuss how having a punk attitude and how not necessarily wanting to fit in can be a good thing. Lucreccia talks about a process of finding ‘her people’ and then simply asking ‘what do we wanna do?’ as a way to begin making work. Together they share their love of the power of the dance floor and the mystery of the conch.  Additional resources: http://lucreccia-quintanilla.squarespace.com/ https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/banff-artist-residence-summer-2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler https://acca.melbourne/explore/podcasts/a-world-of-ones-own/

Bookings - The King's Co-op Bookstore Podcast
Ep 05: Novels Of Apocalypse with Susan Dodd

Bookings - The King's Co-op Bookstore Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 40:20


Novels of Apocalypse What do we learn from books about the end of the world? Paul and Jesse talk with Dr. Susan Dodd about her course “Apocalypse: The Revolutionary Transformation of Politics and Culture.” They discuss the Book of Revelations, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Metaphor, wisdom, sex, and death: The world is a book, history is a story, and they’re both on a mad dash to oblivion. What’s left after the end? They also discuss her new book The Halifax Explosion: The Apocalypse of Samuel H. Prince: A Commentary on Catastrophe and Social Change. What We’re Reading Sue recommends Books of Isaiah and Ezekiel, found in your local Bible Paul recommends Christopher de Hamel’s Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts (2016) Jesse recommends Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (1993) Music by “All the Answer” and “Decompress” by Lee Rosevere Bookings is recorded at the University of King’s College by Mark Pineo and produced by Paul MacKay and Jesse Hiltz. Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play, iTunes, Soundcloud, or the podcasting app of your choice. Feedback Podcast[at]kingsbookstore[dot]ca Social Media www.twitter.com/kingsbookstore www.instagram.com/kingscoopbookstore www.facebook.com/BookingsPodcast “Apocalypse: The Revolutionary Transformation of Politics and Culture” is offered through the Contemporary Studies Program at the University of King’s College. www.kingsbookstore.ca

The Stacks
Ep. 15 Talking Unconventional Women with Lauren Fanella

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 63:23


This week our guest is Lauren Fanella, Lauren is a book reader and reviewer on #bookstagram, you might know her as @literarylauren_. Lauren is a lover of books by and about unconventional women, she reads for joy, and she's not scared of a big sad book. We talk about Lauren's reading habits, what books she's looking forward to reading, and how books help her to see the world differently. Here are links to all the things we dicsussed this week on the show. BOOKS Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg The Girl on the Train by  Paula Hawkins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles The Ensemble by Aja Gabel The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Exit West by Mohsin Hamid What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli The Far Away Brothers by Lauren Markham Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins Wild by Cheryl Strayed Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Hunger by Roxane Gay The Pisces by Melissa Broder Trenton Makes by Tadzio Koelb Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Candide by Voltaire The Stranger by Albert Camus Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck East of Eden by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Giver by Lois Lowry Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler EVERYTHING ELSE "#Bookstagram: How Readers Changed The Way We Use Instagram" (Mara White, Huffington Post) Star Wars (20th Century Fox) It Happened One Night (Columbia Pictures) Double Indemnity (Paramount Pictures) Sunset Boulevard (Paramount Pictures) Alfred Hitchcock Gone with the Wind (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Little Women (Columbia Pictures) "Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet in Talks to Star in Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' Adaptation" (Mia Galuppo, Hollywood Reporter) Roxane Gay Goodreads The Girl on the Train (Universal Pictures) Riverhead Publishers Little, Brown & Company Publishers Riverhead Books Instagram Post on Social Justice Dear Sugars (The New York Times and WBUR) Ernest Hemmingway Roxane Gay Joan Didion Jacqueline Woodson Rebecca Solnit The Goldfinch (Warner Brothers Pictures) The Stacks Episode on Men We Reaped Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram|iTunes|The Stacks Website|Patreon Connect with Lauren: Instagram|Goodreads To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Thank you to this week's sponsor Audible. To get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs...

The Stacks
Ep. 3 Talking Books with Sarah Fong

The Stacks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 44:51


On this week of The Stacks we are joined by Sarah Fong, a PhD Candidate in American Studies. Sarah is currently writing her dissertation on U.S. practices of social welfare, particularly as they relate to histories of slavery and colonization. This week we talk about the writing process, reading for work vs. reading for pleasure, and the power of books to teach us new things, and allow us to make changes in the world. Get to know Sarah this week, before next week's The Stacks Book Club conversation on Jesmyn Ward's  Men We Reaped. Here is a list of all the books mentioned on this week's podcast: Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon Living for Change by Grace Lee Boggs The Intimacies of Four Continents by Lisa Lowe Moby Dick by Herman Melville A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Color of the Land by David A. Chang We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown by Julia Scheeres The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Little House on the Prairie Book Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Seed Folks by Paul Fleischman Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois There Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis All Our Relations by Winona LaDuke Zeitoun by Dave Eggers From Unincorporated Territory by Craig Santos Perez Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward   Here are some other things we talked about this week: 2015 Man Booker Prize Goodreads Gone with the Wind (MGM and Selznick International Pictures) Ava DuVernay 2011 National Book Award Winners 2017 National Book Award Winners Connect with The Stacks: iTunes| Website| Instagram| Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Traci's Instagram Connect with Sarah: Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs in which we receive a small commission when products are purchased through some links on this website. This does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here. 

Reading Women
Ep. 38 | Kindred and Homegoing

Reading Women

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 31:38


For our February discussion episode, we're talking about Kindred by Octavie E. Butler and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Books Mentioned Kindred (Beacon Press) by Octavia E. Butler Homegoing (Knopf) by Yaa Gyasi  Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W.  Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reading Women
Ep. 37 | Black Women Authors

Reading Women

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 31:05


For February, we're discussing black women authors in honor of black history month. Be sure to follow along over on Instagram and join the discussion in our Goodreads group! News National Book Award Announces International Prize Jacqueline Woodson announced as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Helen Dunmore wins Costa book of the year for INSIDE THE WAVE, a poetry collection Listener Survey Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Carley T. and Stephanie W.  And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned The Hate U Give (Balzer and Bray) by Angie Thomas Kindred (Beacon Press) by Octavia E. Butler Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury Circus) by Reni Eddo-Lodge Queen Sugar (Pamela Dorman Books) by Natalie Baszile Homegoing (Knopf) by Yaa Gyasi Behold the Dreamers (Random House) by Imbolo Mbue   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Literature
Julie E. Czerneda, Ed., “Nebula Awards Showcase 2017,” (Pyr, 2017)

New Books in Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 30:06


Since their establishment, the Nebula Awards have proven a trusty guide to what the next generation will consider a classic. Take for example, the inaugural award for Best Novel, which went to Frank Herbert for Dune in 1965. Dune‘s impact can be measured in countless ways–not only in the loyalty of critics and fans (who have left in excess of half a million ratings on Goodreads) but in the proliferation of sequels, prequels, movies, TV shows, games, and more. The 2015 Best Novel winner, Naomi Novik (for Uprooted), joins the ranks of science fiction and fantasy’s greatest authors, including Samuel R. Delany, Ursula K. Le Guin, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, Connie Willis, William Gibson, Octavia E. Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson and many more. But the Nebulas, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, recognize more than novels. Award categories include stories, poems, and dramatic presentation. The abundance of categories and nominees posed a challenge for Julie E. Czerneda, the editor of the newly-released Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (Pyr, 2017), which anthologizes the winners of the 2015 awards. Although Czerneda had free reign to decide what to include in the anthology, she still had to fit everything within a strict word count. Fortunately, Czerneda knows a thing or two about getting a book to print. As an accomplished anthology editor and author–her ninth and final novel in The Clan Chronicles series, To Guard Against the Dark, is out this month–Czerneda relished the freedom she had as editor of the showcase. Every editor gets to put their stamp on it. “I’m the first one to put in novel excerpts for all the novels nominated,” Czerneda says. Another first for the current anthology: the winners in all the major categories are women. In addition to Novik for Best Novel, Alyssa Wong won for Best Short Story, Sarah Pinsker for Best Novelette, Nnedi Okorafor for Best Novella, and Fran Wilde received the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Damon Knight Grant Master, which recognizes a distinguished career, was C.J. Cherryh. This year’s editor, of course, is also a woman. For Czerneda, editing the showcase allowed her to celebrate a field to which she herself has made significant contributions. The publication of her new book, To Guard Against the Dark, marked to the exact day the launching of her career as a writer in 1987 with the publication of A Thousand Words for Stranger. As it turned out, A Thousand Words became the first book in The Clan Chronicles. “Nine books, 1.6 million words later, I’m finishing it,” Czerneda says. “I like to leave possibilities, but I like to get to a good ending.” Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. Read his blog or follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Science Fiction
Julie E. Czerneda, Ed., “Nebula Awards Showcase 2017,” (Pyr, 2017)

New Books in Science Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 30:06


Since their establishment, the Nebula Awards have proven a trusty guide to what the next generation will consider a classic. Take for example, the inaugural award for Best Novel, which went to Frank Herbert for Dune in 1965. Dune‘s impact can be measured in countless ways–not only in the loyalty of critics and fans (who have left in excess of half a million ratings on Goodreads) but in the proliferation of sequels, prequels, movies, TV shows, games, and more. The 2015 Best Novel winner, Naomi Novik (for Uprooted), joins the ranks of science fiction and fantasy’s greatest authors, including Samuel R. Delany, Ursula K. Le Guin, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, Connie Willis, William Gibson, Octavia E. Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson and many more. But the Nebulas, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, recognize more than novels. Award categories include stories, poems, and dramatic presentation. The abundance of categories and nominees posed a challenge for Julie E. Czerneda, the editor of the newly-released Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (Pyr, 2017), which anthologizes the winners of the 2015 awards. Although Czerneda had free reign to decide what to include in the anthology, she still had to fit everything within a strict word count. Fortunately, Czerneda knows a thing or two about getting a book to print. As an accomplished anthology editor and author–her ninth and final novel in The Clan Chronicles series, To Guard Against the Dark, is out this month–Czerneda relished the freedom she had as editor of the showcase. Every editor gets to put their stamp on it. “I’m the first one to put in novel excerpts for all the novels nominated,” Czerneda says. Another first for the current anthology: the winners in all the major categories are women. In addition to Novik for Best Novel, Alyssa Wong won for Best Short Story, Sarah Pinsker for Best Novelette, Nnedi Okorafor for Best Novella, and Fran Wilde received the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Damon Knight Grant Master, which recognizes a distinguished career, was C.J. Cherryh. This year’s editor, of course, is also a woman. For Czerneda, editing the showcase allowed her to celebrate a field to which she herself has made significant contributions. The publication of her new book, To Guard Against the Dark, marked to the exact day the launching of her career as a writer in 1987 with the publication of A Thousand Words for Stranger. As it turned out, A Thousand Words became the first book in The Clan Chronicles. “Nine books, 1.6 million words later, I’m finishing it,” Czerneda says. “I like to leave possibilities, but I like to get to a good ending.” Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. Read his blog or follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Julie E. Czerneda, Ed., “Nebula Awards Showcase 2017,” (Pyr, 2017)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 30:06


Since their establishment, the Nebula Awards have proven a trusty guide to what the next generation will consider a classic. Take for example, the inaugural award for Best Novel, which went to Frank Herbert for Dune in 1965. Dune‘s impact can be measured in countless ways–not only in the loyalty of critics and fans (who have left in excess of half a million ratings on Goodreads) but in the proliferation of sequels, prequels, movies, TV shows, games, and more. The 2015 Best Novel winner, Naomi Novik (for Uprooted), joins the ranks of science fiction and fantasy’s greatest authors, including Samuel R. Delany, Ursula K. Le Guin, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, Connie Willis, William Gibson, Octavia E. Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson and many more. But the Nebulas, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, recognize more than novels. Award categories include stories, poems, and dramatic presentation. The abundance of categories and nominees posed a challenge for Julie E. Czerneda, the editor of the newly-released Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (Pyr, 2017), which anthologizes the winners of the 2015 awards. Although Czerneda had free reign to decide what to include in the anthology, she still had to fit everything within a strict word count. Fortunately, Czerneda knows a thing or two about getting a book to print. As an accomplished anthology editor and author–her ninth and final novel in The Clan Chronicles series, To Guard Against the Dark, is out this month–Czerneda relished the freedom she had as editor of the showcase. Every editor gets to put their stamp on it. “I’m the first one to put in novel excerpts for all the novels nominated,” Czerneda says. Another first for the current anthology: the winners in all the major categories are women. In addition to Novik for Best Novel, Alyssa Wong won for Best Short Story, Sarah Pinsker for Best Novelette, Nnedi Okorafor for Best Novella, and Fran Wilde received the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Damon Knight Grant Master, which recognizes a distinguished career, was C.J. Cherryh. This year’s editor, of course, is also a woman. For Czerneda, editing the showcase allowed her to celebrate a field to which she herself has made significant contributions. The publication of her new book, To Guard Against the Dark, marked to the exact day the launching of her career as a writer in 1987 with the publication of A Thousand Words for Stranger. As it turned out, A Thousand Words became the first book in The Clan Chronicles. “Nine books, 1.6 million words later, I’m finishing it,” Czerneda says. “I like to leave possibilities, but I like to get to a good ending.” Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. Read his blog or follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field
Roundtable Communal Convergence / Question and Answer Session

Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2017 79:00


Sami Schalk, Jenny Terry, Aimee Bahng, Cassandra L. Jones, Gerry Canavan, and Shelley Streeby participate in a rountable discussion with facilitators Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey. Part of “Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field,” a conference held at The Huntington June 23, 2017.

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232 RR Teaching and How We Can All Do More to Teach Technical Topics to Others with Eric Normand

All Ruby Podcasts by Devchat.tv

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 73:53


02:20 - Eric Normand Introduction Twitter GitHub Democracy Works LispCast Clojure Gazette PurelyFunctional.tv 03:31 -    Old vs Young Programmers Robert C. Martin: My Lawn “Uncle Bob” Martin Speaks at Yale SOM   05:38 - Teaching Fundamentals Kathy Sierra 11:02 - Teaching Backgrounds 12:13 - Why is so hard to be a good teacher? 15:54 - Teacher Feedback 19:46 - Asking Questions 25:56 - Community Education 28:20 - Order of Operation 29:36 - Recognizing Students Understanding of Fundamentals NPR Planet Money: When Women Stopped Coding 31:25 - Should there be prerequisites? 34:30 - How to Assess Where People Are 35:43 - Teaching the Teacher 39:10 - Bootcamps 45:52 - After Bootcamps Mentoring 52:11 - Skill vs Knowledge O'Reilly's Head First Series   More From Eric How to avoid "Makes sense if you already understand it." Making True/False Questions Easy Tap Into Your Social Brain Use Task Analysis to Break a Skill Into Steps Picks Inoreader (Avdi) Windows 10 (Avdi) Sandi Metz's Courses (Avdi) Avdi Grimm: I have a newsletter. You could subscribe, maybe. (Avdi) Ian Steadman: Sex isn’t chromosomes: the story of a century of misconceptions about X & Y (Coraline) Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Coraline) Wunderlist (Jessica) The Partially Examined Life (Jessica) Together Tech (Chuck) Being Intentional (Chuck) Highrise (Chuck) Eventual Millionaire with Rory Vaden (Chuck) Ruby Rogues (Eric) Yoshiki Ohshima's Youtube Channel (Eric) Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour A. Papert (Eric)

Devchat.tv Master Feed
232 RR Teaching and How We Can All Do More to Teach Technical Topics to Others with Eric Normand

Devchat.tv Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 73:53


02:20 - Eric Normand Introduction Twitter GitHub Democracy Works LispCast Clojure Gazette PurelyFunctional.tv 03:31 -    Old vs Young Programmers Robert C. Martin: My Lawn “Uncle Bob” Martin Speaks at Yale SOM   05:38 - Teaching Fundamentals Kathy Sierra 11:02 - Teaching Backgrounds 12:13 - Why is so hard to be a good teacher? 15:54 - Teacher Feedback 19:46 - Asking Questions 25:56 - Community Education 28:20 - Order of Operation 29:36 - Recognizing Students Understanding of Fundamentals NPR Planet Money: When Women Stopped Coding 31:25 - Should there be prerequisites? 34:30 - How to Assess Where People Are 35:43 - Teaching the Teacher 39:10 - Bootcamps 45:52 - After Bootcamps Mentoring 52:11 - Skill vs Knowledge O'Reilly's Head First Series   More From Eric How to avoid "Makes sense if you already understand it." Making True/False Questions Easy Tap Into Your Social Brain Use Task Analysis to Break a Skill Into Steps Picks Inoreader (Avdi) Windows 10 (Avdi) Sandi Metz's Courses (Avdi) Avdi Grimm: I have a newsletter. You could subscribe, maybe. (Avdi) Ian Steadman: Sex isn’t chromosomes: the story of a century of misconceptions about X & Y (Coraline) Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Coraline) Wunderlist (Jessica) The Partially Examined Life (Jessica) Together Tech (Chuck) Being Intentional (Chuck) Highrise (Chuck) Eventual Millionaire with Rory Vaden (Chuck) Ruby Rogues (Eric) Yoshiki Ohshima's Youtube Channel (Eric) Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour A. Papert (Eric)

Ruby Rogues
232 RR Teaching and How We Can All Do More to Teach Technical Topics to Others with Eric Normand

Ruby Rogues

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 73:53


02:20 - Eric Normand Introduction Twitter GitHub Democracy Works LispCast Clojure Gazette PurelyFunctional.tv 03:31 -    Old vs Young Programmers Robert C. Martin: My Lawn “Uncle Bob” Martin Speaks at Yale SOM   05:38 - Teaching Fundamentals Kathy Sierra 11:02 - Teaching Backgrounds 12:13 - Why is so hard to be a good teacher? 15:54 - Teacher Feedback 19:46 - Asking Questions 25:56 - Community Education 28:20 - Order of Operation 29:36 - Recognizing Students Understanding of Fundamentals NPR Planet Money: When Women Stopped Coding 31:25 - Should there be prerequisites? 34:30 - How to Assess Where People Are 35:43 - Teaching the Teacher 39:10 - Bootcamps 45:52 - After Bootcamps Mentoring 52:11 - Skill vs Knowledge O'Reilly's Head First Series   More From Eric How to avoid "Makes sense if you already understand it." Making True/False Questions Easy Tap Into Your Social Brain Use Task Analysis to Break a Skill Into Steps Picks Inoreader (Avdi) Windows 10 (Avdi) Sandi Metz's Courses (Avdi) Avdi Grimm: I have a newsletter. You could subscribe, maybe. (Avdi) Ian Steadman: Sex isn’t chromosomes: the story of a century of misconceptions about X & Y (Coraline) Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Coraline) Wunderlist (Jessica) The Partially Examined Life (Jessica) Together Tech (Chuck) Being Intentional (Chuck) Highrise (Chuck) Eventual Millionaire with Rory Vaden (Chuck) Ruby Rogues (Eric) Yoshiki Ohshima's Youtube Channel (Eric) Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour A. Papert (Eric)