Podcasts about plain bad heroines

This recording from March 22, 2024. Abstract Dark Academia (DA), as a genre, is an offshoot of academic fiction that has become prominent over the last decade. After defining DA and exploring its roots, I dive into Intertextuality to ask why modern authors have chosen DA as their genre of choice as they reimagine elements of classic works. The works I chose to analyze are The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2005), which exists in connection with Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897); Conversion by Katherine Howe (2014), which exists in connection with The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1953); Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (2020), which exists in connection with The Story of Mary MacLane, alternatively titled I Await the Devil's Coming by Mary MacLane (1902); and The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven (2022), which exists in connection with Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). Authors give myths breaths of new life century after century, and works that have asked pointed questions of society and their readers often stay around long enough for new, younger readers to ask those same questions of their own changing societal contexts by building on the existing classical works. DA gives a structured power setting that can be treated as a sandbox of sorts for enquiring minds on how new people and places have altered responses to questions that have been asked again and again in literature. About the Presenter Laurel M. Stevens completed her undergraduate in English at Westminster College where she first delved into fantasy studies with Tolkien. Her masters coursework at Signum focused on Imaginative Literature and has allowed her to explore fantasy at greater depths and introduced her to areas of studies such as adaptation and Dark Academia. She reads and reviews heavily in modern fantasy and science fiction, yet remains interested in a wide range of literature. About Signum Thesis Theaters Each of our master's students writes a thesis at the end of their degree program, exploring a topic of their choice. The Thesis Theater is their opportunity to present their research to a general audience, and answer questions. All are welcome to attend! Registration is open for the Summer 2024 semester! Classes begin Monday, April 29th. To view our upcoming courses: https://signumuniversity.org/degree-p.... Learn about Signum University's mission, leadership and more: https://signumuniversity.org/about/. Want to enjoy Signum's educational offerings? Start here! https://signumuniversity.org/non-degr....

Summary: Lights, Camera, Action! In our case, sometimes the action is steamy and other times involves more knives and screaming. Devin and Holly discuss books that take place on set today, and agree that the pizzazz and magic of making films or TV shows add a fun dimension to books across genres. Devin highlighted the focus for romance authors on the “everyman” character getting their spotlight - readers won't relate as well to famous people being famously in love. Holly appreciated how sets can callow for a great locked room environment, working with a finite group of cast and crew.  Topics Discussed: The Dagger (4:09): Holly discussed Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, a 640-page Literary Gothic Horror novel referred to as a “sapphic romp” set in a cursed New England boarding school. The book oscillates between 1902 and the experience of students at the Brookhants School for Girls and the 2015 film production of a “Blair Witch”-style retelling of the haunting events that closed the school over a century before. Holly's key takeaways were: The writing is dark, funny, and incisive; it vibrates with creepy environmental and natural horror elements (lots of wasps). Danforth drew upon stories surrounding films such as The Omen, The Exorcist, and Poltergeist as inspiration for her plotlines.  Danforth wanted her novel to focus on explicitly queer characters vs. queer coding and queer erasure. Holly appreciated the range of representation through the novel and how each character relates to their own sexuality vs. just a single perspective on how to be queer or lesbian.  The novel pivots between two storylines, which led to some confusion for the reader and ultimately a lack of cohesion. The book is quite a brick, and could probably have been edited down a bit to resolve some of the storyline pivoting.  The Heart (19:05): Devin discussed You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria, book one in the Primas of Power series. If you love Jane the Virgin or the Kiss Quotient, you'll have a blast with this steamy telenovela-focused novel. Jasmine Lin Rodriguez and Ashton Suárez are paired up as the protagonists of a new telenovela filmed in New York City, “Carmen in Charge.” The problem? Jasmine is giving up on romance after a very public breakup and Ashton is fighting for his last shot at success in the United States before he'd forgo his Hollywood dreams - and they have zero chemistry on screen. Devin's key takeaways were: Jasmine and Ashton as protagonists each have their own very authentic motivations that drive the plot and ensure nothing feels contrived; they need this show to succeed, they need to have on-screen chemistry, so why not run lines and scenes together after work to get it right? *Devin winks aggressively*  Daria put heavy emphasis on an all Latinx cast and crew and representation in Hollywood. She also included an intimacy coordinator for the show which highlighted the importance of consent both in private and for the telenovela.  As is the case with most romances, the fallout of this novel hinges on a miscommunication and it left Devin feeling a little underserved - Aston is almost 40 and it would have been nice to see him use his words a bit better like a real adult. Hot On the Shelf (37:27): Holly: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Devin: Killing Eve Series by Luke Jennings What's Making Our Hearts Race (41:42): Holly: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes on Audiobook Devin: Shrinking on Apple TV   Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com   If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: snow day reading + scheduled reading time Current Reads: books that blew us away Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:32 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:09 - Current Reads 6:16 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz (Kaytee) 11:20 - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (Meredith) 12:36 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 15:04 - Blackwell's UK 15:29 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth (Kaytee) 15:37 - The Novel Neighbor 16:45 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard 19:19 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Meredith) 22:58 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Kaytee) 23:14 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 23:20 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 27:24 - Bookmarks 27:47 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (Meredith) 30:45 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 31:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 32:44 - Fable App 34:54 - Finding Your Nonfiction Niche 36:59 - CR Season 4: Episode 24 38:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz 38:49 - Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry 38:56 - Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen 39:16 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 39:24 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe 40:13 - Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig 40:33 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown 41:12 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre 44:13 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 44:25 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell 45:04 - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell 46:00 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 46:12 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 46:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46:19 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss 46:37 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 47:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish to let everyone know about Everyday Reading. (Kaytee) 47:55 - Everyday Reading blog 48:09 - Everyday Reading Instagram 48:22 - Everyday Reading Christmas Reading Advent Calendar  I wish everyone would jump on the ASMR bandwagon. (Meredith) 0:33 - The Vault of Ambience on Youtube Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

In which Caroline and Hannah discuss their spooky, scary, sexy Halloween recs, debate the men of Lord of the Rings, and daydream about giant pumpkin head(s). Caroline also demands that Hannah put a dollar in the Twilight tax jar.Show notes:- The four founding fathers of sexual awakenings: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn; LOTR), Karl Urban (Éomer; LOTR), Richard Armitage (Thorin; The Hobbit), Aidan Turner (Kili; The Hobbit)Books we read:Jack - (00:00)Abducted by the Pumpkin King: An Erotic Paranormal Romance, Cassie Idol - (14:55)A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #1), Kresley Cole - (15:57)After Midnight & The Vampire Who Loved Me, Teresa Medeiros - (16:28)Pumpkin Pounder, Laura Lovely - (18:00)Blood Moon, Jillian Graves - (22:05)That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, Kimberly Lemming - (26:30)Payback's a Witch & From Bad to Cursed, Lana Harper - (31:20)How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster), Marie Cardno - (36:05)Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Alicia Thompson - (39:52)Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth - (40:26)Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match, Sally Thorne - (40:58)The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, Megan Bannen - (41:24)Soulless, Gail Carriger - (41:56)The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, Sangu Mandanna - (44:20)The Stalking Jack the Ripper Series, Kerri Maniscalco - (44:58)Witcha Gonna Do, Avery Flynn - (53:03)Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail, Ashley Herring Blake - (55:15)Our Spooky Szn TBR (46:30):- Firelight (Darkest London #1), Kristen Callihan- Hedging His Bets, Celia Kyle- A Certain Wolfish Charm, Lydia Dare- Bite Me, Your Grace, Brooklyn Ann- Too Wicked to Kiss & Too Sinful to Deny, Erica Ridley- The Magpie Lord, K.J. Charles- Charming Your Dad. Sarah Blue- The Widow of Rose House & The Brightest Star in Paris, Diana Biller- Sinister Desires, Faedra Rose- Pleasured by the Pumpkin (House of Halloween Erotica No. 1), Callie Snow- Mating the Huntress, Talia Hibbert- Halloween Boo, Sarah Spade- Bewitching, Jill Barnett- Damned if You Do, Olivia Waite- Sleepless at Midnight, Jacquie D'Alessandro- Dead Collections, Isaac Fellman- After Hours on Milagro Street, Angelina M. LopezSocials:- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter- Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Logo Image Attribution: Image by Freepik)

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book Current Reads: five books we're excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls Deep Dive: the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:59 - The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (Amazon Link)  9:45 - Current Reads 10:01 - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (Kaytee) 14:25 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Meredith) 16:04 - Blackwell's  18:00 - Descent by Tim Johnston 18:01 - The Current by Tim Johnston 18:18 - The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke 18:19 - The Novel Neighbor 19:17 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough by Taylor S. Schumann (Katyee) 23:35 - Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman (Meredith) 24:02 - Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman 25:51 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson 28:15 - The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph (Kaytee) 30:24 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi 31:44 - CONTENT WARNING FROM HERE TO THE FOUNTAIN. LITTLE EARS AND MINDY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.  32:36 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert (Meredith) 38:34 - Deep Dive: Books We Want to Hide While Reading 39:27 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 41:03 - Blackout by Candace Owens 45:12 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert 45:27 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 45:30 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James 50:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that everyone had access to a great library card collection. (Kaytee) 51:04 - Libby 51:29 - Libro.fm I wish everyone could experience fall reading to its fullest extent. (Meredith) 53:15 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth 53:23 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron 53:30 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 53:41 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex 53:48 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Hello and welcome to Episode Forty Eight of Page Turn: the Largo Public Library Podcast. I'm your host, Hannah! If you enjoy the podcast subscribe, tell a friend, or write us a review! The English Language Transcript can be found below But as always we start with Reader's Advisory! The Reader's Advisory for Episode Forty Eight is Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist. If you like the sound of Tripping Arcadia you should also check out: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss, Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth, and The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas. Bonus segment my personal favorite Goodreads list Tripping Arcadia is on is 2022 Releases I Might Read Happy Reading Everyone Today's Library Tidbit is a history tidbit! More specifically a very brief history of Largo ending with a brief history of the land the current library building sits on. Largo is on the unseeded lands of the Tocoboga and Seminole people. When the Spanish landed in the 1500s at first the traded with the Native population and then proceeded to commit genocide in the name of conquest. By the 1700s the Tocoboga had been virtually annihilated as a people, leaving the Seminole people as the remaining dominate tribe in the area. However, due to war against the Spanish and the English and White Americans the Seminole people were never able to firmly establish in Pinellas County. You can go back to listen to episode 28 of Page Turn to learn more! During the Seminole Wars white settlers came to Pinellas County and began homesteading. Some names you may recognize include McMullen, Lowe, Belcher, and Taylor. Several of their houses have been moved to Heritage Village to preserve the history of the county. The families that settled mid-Pinellas all came to farm the land. Discovering an area that could sustain citrus crops, cattle, as well as, provided ample fish and other meat through hunting. The railroad arrived in Pinellas County in 1888. Prior to this the area had been called Luluville, so named after a 500-acre lake called Lake Tolulu. This lake was believed to have been named by John Gideon Blitch after his daughter Lulu. However, this is possibly apocryphal as I can find few sources, and much is on hearsay. This lake was only known as Lake Tolulu for a few years as it had been renamed Lake Largo by 1888. Once the railroad arrived this area was named Largo after the lake. With the railroad arriving Largo and the surrounding areas increased in size. While St. Pete grew into an urban city attracting tourists to its hotels and beach, Largo focused on farming and citrus packing. Largo continued to increase in population fairly steadily through the years. Leading to more demand for land. Leading to, in the early 1900s, a major push in the state of Florida to drain away all the fresh water in the entire state, who needs that right? Most people in Florida will know of the push to drain the Everglades lead by Jennings and Broward, but that push can also be felt in Pinellas County. Between 1915 and 1917 canals and drainage ditches were dug to drain Lake Largo. And they succeeded! What was once a major source of freshwater, not only for the human population but also for farming and fishing, had been drained into the bayou. What was left behind was great farming land. As the Largo Sentinel said in 1918: “While it was a pleasing picture before the drainage work … it is now a much more pleasing picture when one looks out over the hammock lands now in cultivation. … This large tract of reclaimed land shows what drainage is worth to (the acreage east of Largo) which has always been considered practically worthless.” My favorite part of this decision? By the late 1940s, less than 30 years later, residents of the area had realized that turning all of their freshwater to saltwater had been a mistake and created Lake Seminole to replace Lake Largo. The land the lake was drained for was used as crop ...

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading in the wrong format and new library discoveries Current Reads: books we blasted through and ones that surprised us on multiple levels Deep Dive: different types of readers - mood reading versus planned reading Book Presses: surprising books that get into your head As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:08 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live ep.104 w/Catherine Ryan Howard 2:11 - Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes 3:03 - Fabled Bookshop 3:10 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg 7:37 - Current Reads 8:07 - The Guide by Peter Heller (Meredith) 8:13 - The River by Peter Heller 9:27 - A River Runs Through It by Norman MacLean 13:56 - Lightseekers by Femi Kayode (Kaytee) 18:07 - Parasite by Mira Grant (Meredith) 18:11 - Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 21:00 - Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton 24:00 - Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (Kaytee) 25:06 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 25:12 - Season 1: Episode 9 25:15 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 27:47 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith) 31:27 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 31:59 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 32:04 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 36:26 - Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black (Kaytee) 38:09 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby 38:14 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 38:19 - Gilded by Marilynne Robinson 39:41 - Deep Dive: Mood Reading vs Planned Reading 41:46 - Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black 46:09 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 49:43 - The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements 349:46 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth 49:50 - A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki 54:34  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 55:01 - The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones (Meredith) 57:45 - Vox by Christina Dalcher (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Episode 60 today, and another cracking guest on board! I'm talking to the inspirational Daire Paddy - a brain and biz coach who helps coaches, healers and online service providers unlock their next income level, without sacrificing the chilled-out life they crave. We chatted all things content creation, and had a few little rants too including:  - the changes Daire has witnessed in the way content is created since the beginning of the pandemic - how Daire helps her clients with their content creation and making their message stand out online - the biggest mistakes Daire sees business owners make with their content creation strategies - the first steps Daire helps her clients with to move from overdelivering, people pleasers and become 'unshakeable women' -  how Daire helps female entrepreneurs be more human in their business lives rather than working like a machine day in day out - the importance of energy and mindset management in business, and some tips to raise that energy daily - and finally her list of book recommendations (all fiction!) which include: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau  Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth Check out the end of the podcast for the other books recommended!    You'll find more info on Daire's work @dairepaddy on Instagram, and on her website www.dairepaddy.com. Check out her podcast Your Biz, Your Rules on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Check out this weeks podcast on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-mission-your-message-and-your-mindset-in-business/id1532196157 and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hk0XBgFEDxNMUcXujbKUL If you found the podcast helpful, I'd really love you to share it with your business pals and leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you could – reviews will help reach more female entrepreneurs to provide tips and advice to! 

Welcome back to another Anything Prose Monday! Today we're chatting about the best of YA and we spend a lot of time unpacking the fact the Jen has 2000 notes (??!!?) in her notes app...grab a drink, sit back, and enjoy! ------------------------------------- Vicki's last read: The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young Jen's last read: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth Check out the link to our Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/anythingprosepod where you'll find all the books we discussed in this episode! Find us on Instagram @anythingprosepod to keep up with the latest info and new episode releases! Music by @epidemicsounds; Logo Art by @samanthadanielle_26

I interview Neil Lancaster about his new book “Dead Man's Grave” and also review “Femlandia” by Christina Dalcher, “The Startup Wife” by Tahmima Anam, “Our Doris” by Charles Heathcote and “Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily M Danforth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We continue our Dark Academia October with an amazing discussion with Megan from @booksnblazers ! Come hang with us and hear all about why you should pick up Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

Alice and Jenny share they favourite reads of the year so far.  The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations.  If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchWe love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read your messages out or play voice messages on the podcast.Books mentioned:Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. DanforthDetransition, Baby by Torrey PetersHow the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie JonesNo One Is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodThe Worst Street in London by Fiona RuleThings We Lost in the Fire by Mariana EnriquezKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-jooThe Shape of Darkness by Laura PurcellSmall Pleasures by Claire ChambersThe Hoarder by Jess KiddHoneybee by Craig SilveyJasper Jones by Craig SilveyEarly Morning Riser by Katherine HeineyThe Lamplighters by Emma StonexA Theatre for Dreamers by Polly SamsonThe Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane HowardWe encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.Links mentioned:Gothic Fiction Book ClubThe Worst Street in London episodeWomen's Prize for Fiction episodeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

This month Ryan (she/her), Hillary (she/her), and Jo (they/them) are recommending the latest and greatest in LGBTQIA+ reads! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary The Storm is Upon Us by Mike Rothchild (audiobook)  Last Best Hope by George Packer (audiobook) The Unwinding (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (audiobook) Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (audiobook) Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Survive the Night by Riley Sager (audiobook) Final Girls (audiobook) Home Before Dark (audiobook) Beach Read by Emily Henry (audiobook) People We Meet on Vacation (audiobook) The Love that Split the World (out of print) The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (audiobook) The Binding (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (audiobook) Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (audiobook) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (audiobook) Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (October 12, 2021)(audiobook) Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (audiobook) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (audiobook) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (audiobook) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (audiobook) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (audiobook) Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (audiobook) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (audiobook) The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (audiobook) Truly Devious (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations (Check this link often, Jo will keep updating it!) Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor (audiobook) Real Life (audiobook) She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (July 20, 2021) (audiobook) A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2, 2021) (audiobook) (Indie Bookstore Day Virtual Cocktail Hour Recording) How Much of these Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang (audiobook) The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. (audiobook) OTHER LINKS Celebrate Pride with Libro.fm!  Shop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

‘Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction, my readers must decide for themselves.' It's a scorching St Valentine's Day in 1900 when three boarding-school girls and a teacher disappear during a day-trip to Hanging Rock in the arid Australian outback. Fact or fiction? Misadventure or murder? Accident or assassination? Join us on our latest literary podcast adventure as we delve into the mystery, history and hysteria of Joan Lindsay's classic Australian Gothic novel with Kate Young, author of The Little Library Cookbook. From the slow-seeping horror of Hanging Rock to coming-of-age tales of tuck boxes and midnight feasts, high jinks and humour, Kate guides the Slightly Foxed magazine team through the school-story tradition and asks why it's such fertile ground for fiction. On the way we visit the Chalet School, Malory Towers and St Trinian's, and slip into darker territory with Decline and Fall, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. In this month's literary expedition, we take a peek inside Quentin Blake's House of Illustration, and to finish there's the usual wide-ranging round-up of current reading featuring: Anthony Buckeridge's classic Jennings series of prep-school stories; Emily Danforth's romp, Plain Bad Heroines, inspired by Shirley Jackson; and Tsitsi Dangarembga's tale of a young girl from a rural village in Zimbabwe, Nervous Conditions.Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 44 minutes; 24 seconds)Books MentionedWe may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay (2:02) The Little Library Cookbook, The Little Library Year and The Little Library Christmas, Kate Young The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark (14:14) The Naughtiest Girl in the School, Enid Blyton (15:14) Malory Towers is a series of six novels by Enid Blyton. The first novel is First Term at Malory Towers (15:21) The Chalet School is a series of 64 novels by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (15:51) Frost in May, Antonia White (20:37) The St Trinian's books by Ronald Searle are out of print (22:53) Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh (23:44) Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (25:17) The Secret History, Donna Tartt (27:06) Murder Most Unladylike, Robin Stevens (28:37) An Experiment in Love, Hilary Mantel (30:17) Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls' Boarding-Schools, 1939–1979, Ysenda Maxtone Graham (30:55) The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy (31:49 Our Lady of the Nile, Scholastique Mukasonga (33:43) Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth (38:53) The Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge are out of print (40:11) Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga (41:53) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Hazy Memories of Hanging Rock, Kate Young on Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Issue 64 (2:02) Chalet Girls, Daisy Hay on Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School books, Issue 56 (16:07) Once a Catholic . . ., Melissa Harrison on Antonia White, Frost in May, Issue 54 (20.37) Old Girls and Very Old Girls, Nicola Shulman on Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Terms & Conditions, Issue 52 (30:55) C. T. Jennings and the Problem of Evil, Robin Blake on Anthony Buckeridge, the Jennings books, Issue 17 (40:11) Educating Ulyth, Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the girls' school stories of Angela Brazil, Issue 44 Other Links The Little Library Cafe: food inspired by literature from Kate Young Leave No Trace, Madeleine Watts on lost-children narratives in Australia, The Believer (8:36) Friends of the Chalet School (15:51) House of Illustration, London (36:24) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

Jerrica takes multitasking to a new level and scribd puts her in book jail because of it- but Lia has thoughts, and solutions! A publishing house or scribd itself should hire her immediately. While we're enjoying everything we're reading lately, we enjoyed the book of the week Plain Bad Heroines, least of all. But we have high hopes for our next book Pestilence by Laura Thalassa because it was her series The Bargainer (which we nicknamed The Missionary Series) that sparked our idea to have a podcast about books! So thank you Laura Thalassa- we're elated to highlight you this week!!Listen in and follow us for more hilarious book related posts on Twitter and Instagram.Pictures of the covers on our Instagram feed @wedratherbereadingJoin the discussion on Twitter @wedratherreadTheme Music: "For The Penguins" Written and performed by David AllredFrom the album The TransitionCourtesy of Erased Tapeswww.erasedtapes.comListen on SpotifyBuy the album

Today we talk to another couple, Mags and Noah! Both are bisexual and having been dating since last year (a quarantine couple story and they are so cute with each other), they both share with us their experiences with bisexuality, some early celeb crushes, misconceptions they've experienced about bisexuality, stereotypes they face as a straight-assumed couple from society and others, and more. PLUS they both love to read and go on super cute quarantine bookstore dates where they choose books for each other - book lover couple's goals, right? They also come through with some amazing book recommendations (all of which you can find on our bookshop.org affiliate page here - https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays). Specifically, Mags recommends Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Take a Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, and Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth. Noah recommends Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. You can follow Mags on Instagram at @books_and_mags and you may soon see some Noah content featured there! As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs If you want to try audio books and support your local independent bookstores and not the big bad company taking over the world - try our libro.fm code to get 2 audio books for the price of 1 - start a monthly membership for $14.99 and get the 2 audio book credits by clicking here libro.fm/redeem/BookstaGays Cheers queers! Be gay and read books! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebookstagays/support

Join us as we discuss Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth;  The Salt Path, by Raynor Winn;  What Unites Us, by Dan Rather;  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson; The Warmth of Other Suns:  The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson; Finlay Donovan is Killing It,  by Elle Cosimano.To learn more about the books or to purchase - click below!https://bookshop.org/shop/youvegottoreadthis(Disclosure: we are an affiliate of Bookshop LLC and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.)To reach us via e-mail -youvegottoreadthis@outlook.com(no apostrophe)

To coincide with World Book Day, a bonus episode interview with the author of Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), out today in the UK! Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it the Plain Bad Heroine Society. Described by its author as "Picnic at Hanging Rock + The Blair Witch Project x lesbians". We discuss Emily's love of horror, the films that inspired this book, Mary MacLane, unrealiable narrators, the burden of likeability and so much more. This interview is totally SPOILER-FREE. Plain Bad Heroines is out now in the UK.***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.ukFollow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

Welcome to 2021! We're kicking off our third season with a look back at the best books we read in 2020!  Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2021) (libro.fm) Devolution by Max Brooks (libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) Kindred by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (libro.fm) Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (libro.fm) The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (libro.fm) The Agitators by Dorothy Wickenden (libro.fm) Real Life by Brandon Taylor (libro.fm) OUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (libro.fm) The Unwilling by Kelly Braffett (libro.fm) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (libro.fm) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (libro.fm) A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (libro.fm) A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (libro.fm) You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (libro.fm) Wonderland by Zoje Stage (libro.fm) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm) Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm) Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (libro.fm) These Women by Ivy Pochoda (libro.fm) Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis (libro.fm) True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm) Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey (libro.fm) Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke  The Bright Lands by John Fram (libro.fm) Dune by Frank Herbert (libro.fm) The Way Back by Gavriel Savit (libro.fm) Long Bright River by Liz Moore (libro.fm) True Story by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Deacon King Kong by James McBride (libro.fm) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (libro.fm) Afterland by Lauren Beukes (libro.fm) The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (libro.fm) Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (libro.fm) You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce (libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Shop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

Plain Bad Heroines : By - Emily M. Danforth Story begins in 1902, at the Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it the Plain Bad Heroine Society. They meet in secret in a nearby apple orchard, the setting of their wildest happiness and, ultimately, of their macabre deaths. This is where their bodies are later discovered with a copy of Mary's book splayed beside them, the victims of a swarm of stinging, angry yellow jackets. Less than five years later, the Brookhants School for Girls closes its doors forever—but not before three more people mysteriously die on the property, each in a most troubling way. Website : https://gobookmart.com/book-review --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XFeTP3SAGXgBOOKS MENTIONED:“Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily M. Danforthhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496875-plain-bad-heroines?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Wo31HkHiYK&rank=1“Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema” by Lindy Westhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998099-shit-actually?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uN6qFHDHKg&rank=1“Memorial” by Bryan Washingtonhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48902303-memorial?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=i6OdZupfWa&rank=3“Clap When You Land” by Elizabeth Acevedohttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52516332-clap-when-you-land?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=adIPzb9dYg&rank=1“The Index of Self-Destructive Acts” by Christopher R. Behahttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50970293-the-index-of-self-destructive-acts?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XMSTpObY7z&rank=1ADDY VAN PELT CONVERSATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jLuHNf5gRw&t=53sFOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM AND GOODREADS @ILIKETOREADPOD TWITTER: @rpolansky77FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/iliketoreadpodMEDIA MAVEN BLOG: https://rpolansky77.wixsite.com/website

In this week's episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan talk to novelist emily m. danforth and short story writer Laura van den Berg. danforth discusses her newly released sapphic-gothic horror comedy Plain Bad Heroines and how she reclaims negative and othering portrayals of lesbian vampires and queer monsters in the novel. Then, van den Berg shares her acclaimed new story collection I Hold a Wolf by the Ears and talks about how the pandemic and the Trump presidency has inspired her fiction.  To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. And check out video excerpts from our interviews at LitHub's Virtual Book Channel and Fiction/Non/Fiction's YouTube Channel. This episode was produced by Andrea Tudhope, Emily Standlee and Mary Henn.  Selected readings: emily m. danforth Plain Bad Heroines The Miseducation Of Cameron Post   Laura van den Berg I Hold a Wolf by the Ears The Isle of Youth What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us Find Me The Third Hotel Others: The Story of Mary MacLane by Mary MacLane Rebecca by Dame Daphne du Maurier Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay Stephen King The Elementals by Michael McDowell Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix Television: Get Out, film Lovecraft Country (HBO)  Carmilla, the Lesbian Vampire, film The Ring, film Beetlejuice, film The Others, film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we had the absolutely joy of talking to our queer literary icon, Emily Danforth. Author of Miseducation of Cameron Post and NOW, Plain Bad Heroines (which debuted yesterday 10/20). Danforth is an amazing writer and creates the most epic gay spooky book you can imagine. Does it have celesbians, queer characters all over the place, a gay bathtub scene, a curse, a story within a story within a story with a movie, and murder? Yes. So please order it wherever you buy books and tune in to hear us gush over being in Danforth's virtual presence and asking her all of our burning questions about this book! You can find Danforth on Instagram at @emdanforth and you can find us at @thebookstagays or our individual accounts at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Announcing the HarperCollins titles that were selected for the October 2020 LibraryReads list! Congratulations to GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL by Aimee Molloy, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam, PLAIN BAD HEROINES by emily m. danforth, and SPOILER ALERT by Olivia Dade. For more information on these titles, go to librarylovefest.com We also have a phone number! Call 212-207-7773 and leave us a message—it might end up on the show! You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary).

On this episode, William Morrow Executive Editor Jessica Williams interviews emily m. danforth, author of PLAIN BAD HEROINES, available on October 20, 2020. Find the show notes here: https://bit.ly/2BTAh9g Visit our website: librarylovefest.com. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary).