Podcasts about The Poisonwood Bible

Whether you're a library reader, a used bookstore connoisseur, or just buy books faster than you read ‘em, this episode is for you! We're chatting about the backlist books (AKA books released over 1 year ago) on our TBR.    Olivia's List Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin (2020) Seawife by Amity Gaige (2020) Godshot by Chelsea Bieker (2020) The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (2018) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (1993) Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998) Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (2020) Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (2020) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (2019)   Becca's List Greenlights by Matthew McConaghey (2020) Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiney (2021) Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (2020) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (2001) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005) Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin (1978) Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (1956) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (2008) Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand (2019) or Summer People (2003) Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors (2022)   Listener Reccomendations The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (2018) The Country Club Murders (Book 1 The Deep End by Julie Mulhern) The Cave Dwellers by Christina McDowell Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal  Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See Geek Love by Katherine Dunn The Good Part by Sophie Cousens  Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas   Obsessions Becca - Maybe Happy Ending musical Olivia - Walks + Merlin bird ID app   What we read this week Becca - Maggie; Or A Man and a Woman Walk Into A Bar by Katie Yee (7/24) Olivia - She Used To Be Nice by Alexia LaFata (8/12), The Colony by Annika Norlin   This Month's Book Club Pick - Audition by Katie Kitamura (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns Wayfair - Shop a huge selection of outdoor furniture online at wayfair.com   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.    

In this week's episode, I have a delightful conversation with Louise Brogan about how she helps people boost their online visibility through content marketing, specifically through LinkedIn. Louise walks us through how to build a sustainable presence using four key pillars of her LinkedIn strategy—especially valuable for busy entrepreneurs and thought leaders.She also shares how to effectively use video to strengthen your LinkedIn presence, as well as common mistakes to avoid when developing your profile. We also talk about her book, Raise Your Visibility on LinkedIn, and how the book-writing journey impacted her growth personally and professionally.Louise is an award-winning LinkedIn expert, author, podcaster, YouTuber, and mother of three who runs a boutique marketing agency working with B2B clients to create their LinkedIn content with a focus on video marketing. She is a Small Business Champion in the UK and was recognized by King Charles at a special reception at Buckingham Palace. She is very proud to champion other entrepreneurs, especially women over forty.Learn more about Louise:Grab Your FREE Guide: 3 Easy Ways to Get Started with VideoLinkedInRaise Your Visibility Online podcastYouTube @RaiseYourVisibilityOnlineBook recommendation:The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara KingsolverBuilt to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, by John WarrillowFollow me on:Instagram @stacyennisFacebook @stacyenniscreativeLinkedInYouTube @stacyennisauthorTo submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit http://stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button.   You can find if there is a chapter of Silent Book Club near you or look into starting your own by going to their website; https://silentbook.club/   For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com.  We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button.   Have you ever wanted to try a book club but they just seem too peopley?  Or maybe you don't want to be told what book you have to read. OR maybe you are looking for a place away from kids and responsibilities where nothing else but the words in front of you are vying for your attention.  If any of these apply, then a Silent Book Club might be for you.  Silent Book Club began in 2012 and is, according to their mission statement, a “global community of readers, with more than 1500 chapters in 54 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.”     This week we chat with Brittany Brar, the leader of a local chapter of the Silent Book Club in Louisville, Kentucky.  Brittany started the local chapter here in 2019, right before the pandemic with 5 people.  She was new in town and didn't know where to find a booklcub to join.  Now the group has over 2000 members of their FB group and as many as 60 people have shown up to their monthly meetings. Brittany talks to us about how people have developed a new sense of community, when a powerpoint presentation can be regarded as fun, and her go-to  genres   After our chat with Brittany, we will give you our recommendations for big honking books that meet not only your reading but also strength training goals.    Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe   2- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman   3- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer   4- Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera   5- The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson   6- Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson   7- That's Not My Name by Megan Lally   8- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry   9- It by Stephen King   10- Leviathan Wakes by SA Corey (592 pages)    11-The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (704 pages)    12- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (944 pages) 13- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett  (976 pages)    14- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (546 pages)    15- When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (528 pages)   16- East of Eden by John Steinbeck (601 pages)   17- A Five Star Read Recommended By Fellow Book Lover Kim Wells @the_salty_islander - A Home for Friendless Women by Kelly E. Hill     Media mentioned--   1- Say Nothing (Hulu, 2024)   2- The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations --https://www.vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html   3- The Expanse (Prime, 2015)          

Celebrate the end of National Book Month and Family History with this episode of Big Blend Radio featuring debut novelist Joanne Howard. Hear about her historical fiction debut "Sleeping in the Sun" that was inspired by her family history and shares the story of how unlikely friends uncover the cruel reality of British-led India.  Out now through She Writes Press, "Sleeping in the Sun" transports readers to the past where a young American and his Indian servant must face the reality behind a faithful family friend and the consequences of knowing this truth. It's a must-read for fans of "The Poisonwood Bible" and "The Inheritance of Loss." More at https://www.joannehowardwrites.com/ 

Send us a textAnother spoiler free chat on all of the following:100 Years of Lennie and Margot - Marianne CroninWe Prescribe You A Cat - Syou IshidaThe Full Moon Coffee Shop - Mai MochizukiThe Poisonwood Bible - Barbara KingsolverJames - Percival Everett The Hypocrite - Jo Hamya Scenes of a Graphic Nature - Caroline O'DonoghueHer Body Among Animals - Paola Ferrante Silver Pines Series - Paisley Hope

How to Shear a Sheepby Barbara KingsolverWalk to the barnbefore dawn.Take off your clothes.Cast everythingon the ground:your nylon jacket,wool socks and all.Throw awaythe cutting tools,the shears that bitelike teeth at the skinwhen hooves flailand your elbowcomes up hardunder a panting throat:no more of that.Sing to them instead.Stand nakedin the morningwith your entreaty.Ask them to come,lay down their woolfor love.That should work.It doesn't.I lectured them into the night, many hours past my bedtime, telling them how to continue the dazzling success of their father. He was there, listening, nodding his head, making sure they would never forget this night.He and I have worked together since 1989, when we were both very young and our sons were very small. Today he is a rich and famous jeweler in a well-known city. I am the man 500 miles away who writes his ads.His hard-working sons listened intently when I said, “People you trust and admire; people who care about you and your success, will come to you, pull you aside, and tell you with deep concern, ‘You need to change your advertising. You're not doing it right.' People who studied advertising in college; friends who feel certain they know what you should do, will say to you, ‘You need to change your advertising. You're not doing it right.'”I told the sons of my friend about the heart-piercing lessons I learned as a young ad writer. I told them about the clever things I did that I knew would would, had to work, were certain to work, that didn't work.I told them about all the clever things that I was taught, and trusted, and believed, that didn't work.I told them about the millions of dollars of other people's money I had wasted year after year on ideas that didn't work.And then I told them what I finally noticed, and watched, and understood 35 years ago. I told them the counterintuitive truth that I finally had the eyes to see.I told them what always works. I told them why it never fails to work. And I told them why no one who sees it working ever believes that it will work.Their father nodded his head up and down. The four of us looked at each other and smiled.And then I went home to bed.Roy H. WilliamsPS – “How to Shear a Sheep” is just one of the many delightful poems in a little-known book by the legendary novelist, Barbara Kingsolver. If you haven't read her novels, you should.Danny Heitman, during the Covid lockdown in 2020, published this book review in The Christian Science Monitor:“Barbara Kingsolver is best known for her novels, including ‘The Bean Trees' and ‘The Poisonwood Bible,' and her essay collections, such as ‘Small Wonder' and ‘High Tide in Tucson.' She's not as well known for her poetry, though she should be. ‘How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)' collects her best poems from the past few years. It's a tonic for these pandemic times, reminding us of Robert Frost's definition of poetry as a ‘momentary stay against confusion.' Kingsolver's poems are like that, though their clarity is less a matter of sudden revelation than the slowly ripening insight of age. The title poem, with its ironic parenthetical promise that we can learn to soar after ‘ten thousand easy lessons,' sounds a winking dissent from all those how-to

Have you ever had the experience of reading a location based story that painted the picture so vividly you felt as if you were right there?In this week's episode we dive into the captivating world of travel and storytelling with Jamie Edwards, the visionary behind 'I am Lost and Found.' We explore the transformative power of travel, its impact on children (from tots to  teens), and the art of crafting compelling narratives that transport listeners to far-flung destinations. Jamie shares insights on finding your voice, creating a visually stunning website, and inspiring others to embark on their own adventures.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Content is king when designing your websiteThe beauty of kids recognizing they're the foreignerFinding your voice through writingTrying multiple avenues of brand collaboration to discover what suits youInspiring readers with a well crafted storyRESOURCES:Connect with Jamie:Website: I Am Lost and Found Instagram: @iamlostandfound_BOOKS mentioned:The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Caliph's House by Tahir ShahInside Scoop: The Library of Congress Reading Room in Washington, DCEPISODE DETAILS:Support the showLet's CONNECT! Subscribe to the Newsletter

Barbara Kingsolver's best selling novel The Poisonwood Bible is a masterful historical fiction about the Price family. While their story is fictional, the backdrop and historical events of the narrative are an accurate depiction of life in the Congo. It's an eye-opening tale told from the perspective of the women in the story. Join us as we retell our favorite moments and relive our initial reactions to this deeply moving and beautifully written book.

Barbara Kingsolver says that she's “drawn to characters who don't feel they have a place at the table. They've heard too many conversations that begin: You poor backward soul, living in the middle of nowhere.” It's that impulse that animates her 2022 episodic novel “Demon Copperhead,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year. It's the story of Demon, an orphan in Appalachia who's beset by crushing poverty and neglect but whose hardships are structural, introduced to his community by the mining and pain pill industries and made worse by urban prejudice and disdain. We talk to Kingsolver about how she brought “Demon Copperhead” to life and the power of art – both her protagonist's and her own – to give voice and change minds. Guests: Barbara Kingsolver, author, "Demon Copperhead," which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her other books include "Unsheltered," "The Poisonwood Bible," and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle."

When Barbara Kingsolver set out to write her latest novel, “Demon Copperhead,” she was already considered one of the most accomplished writers of our time. She had won awards including the Women's Prize for Fiction and a National Humanities Medal, and had a track record of best-selling books, including “The Poisonwood Bible” and “Unsheltered.” But she felt there was one giant stone left unturned: to write “the great Appalachian novel.”Kingsolver grew up in rural Kentucky and lives in southwestern Virginia. Appalachia is her home. So when national coverage of her region started increasing in the years since 2016, with a focus on the region's problems — like deep rural poverty and the opioid epidemic — she felt something was missing. She wanted to write a novel about Appalachia from the inside, as someone who is a part of it and who grew up in it. “The story I wanted to tell was not about the big guys, but about the little people,” she told me.And if major awards are any indication, Kingsolver succeeded. “Demon Copperhead” won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and has been widely acclaimed for the nuanced portrait it paints of life in rural America. So I asked Kingsolver to talk about her background and the book, and to explore the often chasmic dissonance between how many of us city-dwellers think about Appalachia and the reality of living there.Mentioned:Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann MasonBook Recommendations:Landings by Arwen DonahueRaising Lazarus by Beth MacyPod by Laline PaullThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Annie Galvin. Fact checking by Michelle Harris. Mixing by Sonia Herrero. Our senior editor is Rogé Karma. The show's production team also includes Emefa Agawu, Jeff Geld, Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

Barbara Kingsolver, winner of the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction discusses her winning novel, Demon Copperhead and also shares the books that have inspired her impressive career. Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, poet, and activist. She has published over a dozen critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling novels The Poisonwood Bible,The Lacuna, and Flight Behavior, and is the first author to win the Women's Prize for Fiction twice - first in 2010 for The Lacuna and the 2023 Prize was awarded for Demon Copperhead, a reimagining of Dickens' David Copperfield set in poverty-stricken Virginia at the height of the opioid crisis.  She has received numerous other literary awards over the course of her career, including the National Humanities Medal and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In addition to her writing, Barbara is a prominent activist and advocate for issues related to the environment, animal rights, and social justice. She has been involved in numerous campaigns and nonprofit organisations, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Center for Biological Diversity, and is the founder of the Bellwether Prize for fiction that addresses issues of social justice. Barbara's book choices are: **Little Women by Louisa May Alcott **Children Of Violence Series, “Martha Quest” By Doris Lessing **Shiloh And Other Stories by Bobbie Ann Mason **Orlando by Virginia Woolf ** Middlemarch by George Eliot Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season six of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women. Don't want to miss the rest of Season Six? Listen and subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Today, we speak with Lorah Gerald (aka The Adopted Chameleon).  It was a delight to have a light worker with such a profound grasp of a plethora of healing modalities. Lorah is a trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga instructor, Intuitive, Tarot & Tea reader, and Reiki healer. You can find her on Instagram @theadopteechamelean sharing her gifts as a healer through movement and mindful practices. We talk about:The adoption summit she attended called “Untangling Our Roots”Lorah's Medium energy workerHer Kundalini Yoga practiceThe healing powers of wearing colors to brighten your moodThe Baby Scoop era that she was born into and the complexities of same race adoption. The difference between acute trauma, chronic trauma and complex traumaHow she became “The Adoptee Chameleon”We end with how you can change your energy through breath work, where she leads us through practice. GUEST: Lorah GeraldMy website, https://lorahgerald.com/My linktree, https://linktr.ee/LorahwgREFERENCES:https://untanglingourroots.org/Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver  Support the showCONNECT WITH HOST:@youngadoptee@lantoineswww.laniseantoineshelley.comDONATE TO THE SHOW:https://ko-fi.com/whentheywereyoungDISCOUNT FOR 15% GUIDE BOOKS:Isaac Etter's IDENTITY (Equipping parents, Empowering Children)Black Hair Care - https://identitylearning.ck.page/products/blkhaircare?promo=WTWY TRA - https://identitylearning.ck.page/products/a-practical-guide-to-tra?promo=WTWY ADOPTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS:14 through18, and episode 28, and 29. WATCH PANELS:https://www.facebook.com/USFCH/videos/806431379903046BALDWIN'S ESSAY ON "WHITENESS":https://bannekerinstitute.fas.harvard.edu/files/bannekerinstitute/files/on_being_white.and_other_lies_baldwin_0.pdf HISTORY “Colored”:https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/30/295931070/the-journey-from-colored-to-minorities-to-people-of-colorNYC ARTICLE ON THE USE OF "BIPOC":https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.htmlRECOURSES ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT RACE:https://www.laniseantoineshelley.com/post/copy-of-literacy-program-for-syrian-girls-refugees

At first drawn to short stories, Louise Kennedy couldn't resist expanding this ill-fated love story set at the peak of the Irish Troubles into a full and vividly depicted novel, “Trespasses”. + Is it too much to say that the author of Captain Cook's “Voyages”  was “cancelled” by his contemporaries and the sexual exploits of Joseph Banks “went viral”? Not according to US literary academic Saar Shahar who has researched the writings around Captain Cook's voyages. = The next best thing to reading is listening to writers talk about their creations.   Guests Louise Kennedy, author of “Trespasses” and a collection of short stories “The End of the World is a Cul de Sac”  Saar Shahar, 18th century scholar and PhD candidate in English at the University of Southern California,  puts the exploits of Captain Cook and Joseph Banks into historical literary context with surprising results. Other books that get a mention: Cath and Annie mention “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee, “The Anniversary” by Stephanie Bishop, “The Sun Walks Down” by Fiona McFarlane, “The Tilt” and “Treasure & Dirt” by Chris Hammer, and “Summer Water” by Sarah Moss. Saar Shahar refers to “An Account of the Voyages….” by John Hawkesworth, and “An Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite”, by John Scott. Both were published in 1773. Emma has just finished reading “Never” by Ken Follett and her favourite book of all time is “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At first drawn to short stories, Louise Kennedy couldn't resist expanding this ill-fated love story set at the peak of the Irish Troubles into a full and vividly depicted novel, “Trespasses”. + Is it too much to say that the author of Captain Cook's “Voyages”  was “cancelled” by his contemporaries and the sexual exploits of Joseph Banks “went viral”? Not according to US literary academic Saar Shahar who has researched the writings around Captain Cook's voyages. = The next best thing to reading is listening to writers talk about their creations.   Guests Louise Kennedy, author of “Trespasses” and a collection of short stories “The End of the World is a Cul de Sac”  Saar Shahar, 18th century scholar and PhD candidate in English at the University of Southern California,  puts the exploits of Captain Cook and Joseph Banks into historical literary context with surprising results. Other books that get a mention: Cath and Annie mention “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee, “The Anniversary” by Stephanie Bishop, “The Sun Walks Down” by Fiona McFarlane, “The Tilt” and “Treasure & Dirt” by Chris Hammer, and “Summer Water” by Sarah Moss. Saar Shahar refers to “An Account of the Voyages….” by John Hawkesworth, and “An Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite”, by John Scott. Both were published in 1773. Emma has just finished reading “Never” by Ken Follett and her favourite book of all time is “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://darsword.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/review-the-poisonwood-bible-by-barbara-kingsolver/

The highest compliment any reader can pay new crime fiction writer, Joanna Morrison, is “I couldn't put it down” or “You moved me”. Both epitaphs apply equally to “The Ghost of Gracie Flynn”. It's a non-linear unravelling of two compelling mysteries; a literary ghost story with a bittersweet twist.  and Louise Adler is a warm and witty conversationalist who shares what drives her in the creation of Australia's most respected literary festival…and the ones that got away! Guests Joanna Morrison, author of “The Ghost of Gracie Flynn”  Louise Adler, the director of Adelaide Writers Week Our Random Reader is Skye, aged 13 Other books that get a mention: Joanna mentions “I am, I am, I am; Seventeen Brushes with Death” by Maggie O'Farrell, Helen Garner's journals, “Taboo” by Kim Scott, “Spare” by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and “Hydra” by Adriane Howell. Louise mentions numerous authors, many of them attending Adelaide Writers Week, 4-9 March 2023. Some names included Shirley Hazzard, Dervla McTiernan and Simon Armitage. She also referred to “Ravensbruck” by Sarah Helm and “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The highest compliment any reader can pay new crime fiction writer, Joanna Morrison, is “I couldn't put it down” or “You moved me”. Both epitaphs apply equally to “The Ghost of Gracie Flynn”. It's a non-linear unravelling of two compelling mysteries; a literary ghost story with a bittersweet twist.  and Louise Adler is a warm and witty conversationalist who shares what drives her in the creation of Australia's most respected literary festival…and the ones that got away! Guests Joanna Morrison, author of “The Ghost of Gracie Flynn”  Louise Adler, the director of Adelaide Writers Week Our Random Reader is Skye, aged 13 Other books that get a mention: Joanna mentions “I am, I am, I am; Seventeen Brushes with Death” by Maggie O'Farrell, Helen Garner's journals, “Taboo” by Kim Scott, “Spare” by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and “Hydra” by Adriane Howell. Louise mentions numerous authors, many of them attending Adelaide Writers Week, 4-9 March 2023. Some names included Shirley Hazzard, Dervla McTiernan and Simon Armitage. She also referred to “Ravensbruck” by Sarah Helm and “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In her best-selling novel The Poisonwood Bible, author Barbara Kingsolver presents missionary Nathan Price as a deep force of evil on the people of the Congo where he goes to serve. He's a stand-in for colonialism, for arrogance and makes the case that “Christianity” makes our world worse. This mindset is common – so common that when many modern people think about Christian mission work to evangelize (or proselytize), it's often viewed with deep, deep suspicion. Political scientist and researcher Robert Woodberry set out to examine this very question - did the modern missions movement hurt the world, or help it. Steve and Dave talk about his findings, and although the tragedy of missionaries like Nathan Price sadly exist in the real world, there are also many examples like Adoniram, Sarah, Ann and Emily Judson - missionaries whose presence not only served the local people, but whose lives were blazing examples of holistic, sacrificial love toward others whose impact is still being felt. Speakers: David Tieche + Steve Clifford

The book is Demon Copperhead , the author is Barbara Kingsolver. That should be enough said. If you read it and don't come away thinking it is the best book you've read this year, it will be among the best. Her book is a prodigious feat on many levels. It is beautifully written. It gives you a sense of a part of America often ignored. It has wonderful characters. It is funny, and she writes it as a parallel to David Copperfield , Charles Dickens' most personal novel. She's a great writer and a great talker. Give a listen. Our bookstore this week is Rainy Day Books in Kansas City, where the state line runs right through the center of town. Books mentioned in this podcast: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver King Lear by Shakespeare A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Middlemarch by George Eliot Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Love & Saffron by Kim Fay 84 Chairing Cross by Road Helene Hanff Double Agent by Tom Bradby A Single Spy by William Christie I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes The River of Gods by John Speke River of Doubt Candice Millard Radical Kindness: The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Recieving by Angela Santomero

This week, we travel to Charleston, West Virginia, to learn about the importance of funeral singers to Black communities. We'll also hear about a new tool whose maker believes he can help save thousands of lives from fatal opioid overdoses. And we talk with author Barbara Kingsolver about the influence of Appalachia in her books. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia. The Funeral Singer For many Black communities throughout the country, music is an essential component of end-of-life rituals. When a loved one dies, families often call upon a skilled singer to perform at a funeral as a way to offer comfort and healing.  Lyme Disease Lurks With Ticks Fall colors are really beginning to pop where I live, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. For a lot of people, this is the peak season to get outdoors. But while the end of summer comes with a drop in biting flies and mosquitos, we're not out of the woods yet. Folks venturing out into the forest are still at risk for tick bites and lyme disease. And y'all, here in central and northern Appalachia, we're in prime Lyme disease country.   West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Chris Schulz sat down with former West Virginia state health officer Dr. Ayne Amjad to discuss safety and prevention. The Great Eastern Trail In 1948, a hiker named Earl Shaffer came up with the idea of an alternative to the Appalachian Trail – the hiking only trail that passes through 14 states and spans nearly 2200 miles. Named the Great Eastern Trail, this other route stretches from the deep south to New England, just west of the Appalachian Trail, but it wasn't until 2007 that the Great Eastern Trail Association was created and parts of the trail began to open up to hikers. As Jessica Lilly reports, when hikers get to southern West Virginia, they find a trail that is incomplete.   A Box To Help Stop Overdoses Opioid addiction costs thousands of lives each year. Health officials and advocates are thinking creatively to find ways to stem the loss – but not everyone is thinking outside of the box to find solutions. Some people are thinking very much inside the box. Producer Bill Lynch has this story.   Barbara Kingsolver and Appalachia Barbara Kingsolver is one of Appalachia's most acclaimed authors. Her novel “The Poisonwood Bible” held down a spot on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year. It's been in development at HBO since 2019.  Kingsolver's fiction takes readers all over the world, but she says her Appalachian roots inspire key parts of her stories. Liz McCormick sat down with Kingsolver to learn more.  Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert. Other music this week was provided by Jesse Milnes, The Company Stores, Tyler Childers and The Appalachian Road Show. Bill Lynch is our producer. Our executive producer is Eric Douglas. Kelley Libby is our editor. Our audio mixer is Patrick Stephens. Zander Aloi also helped produce this episode. You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @InAppalachia.

Show Notes We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are going back to  school!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: Birds of California by Katie Cotugno (Traci) The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Ellie) Open the Book:  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank  The Hiding Place Corrie Ten Boom  Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson  Our Town by Thorton Wilder  The Crucible by Arthur Miller   Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck  The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne  The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Lord of the Flies by William Golding  The Giver by Lois Lowry The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgereald  War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens  Great Expectations by Charles Dickens David Copperfield  by Charles Dickens Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan  Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan El Deafo by Cece Bell  Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Raffael Jovine trained in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, did his PhD in marine sciences at UC Santa Barbara, and completed research at MIT. In 2013, he founded and is now chief scientist of Brilliant Planet, a company that uses seawater, sunlight, and wind to grow food in coastal deserts, replicating algal blooms. He is married with five children and lives in London. Today's Sponsors: Tentree is an earth-first sustainable clothing company. Check out their selection of eco-friendly clothing and accessories at Tentree.com and use promo code ‘ASM' for 15% off your first purchase. Wondrium offers documentaries, series, lessons, how-to's, and more, on any topic you can imagine. Watch on any device and on the go! To get your FREE trial plus 20% off the annual plan go to Wondrium.com/ASM! In this episode Marjorie and Raffael discuss: The ideal environment for algae to bloom How growing algae in the sand creates multiple opportunities for coastal desert communities The importance of partnerships when solving hyper-local climate challenges Dr. Jovine's new book How Light Makes Life: The Hidden Wonders and World-Saving Powers of Photosynthesis (publisher link) Resources mentioned in today's episode: Rachel Carson Beatrice Sweeney Peter Wohlleben NASA Earth Observatory Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis by Simon Mundy (affiliate link) Dune by Frank Herbert and backstory The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Connect with Raffael and the Brilliant Planet Team: Website: https://www.brilliantplanet.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffael-jovine-3b109b235/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brilliantplanet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrillPlanet Connect with Marjorie Alexander: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableMind Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/ Website: http://www.asustainablemind.com Interested in sponsoring or supporting A Sustainable Mind? Visit our sponsorship page at ASustainableMind.com/sponsor! *Some links on this page might be affiliate links and will help support ASM's efforts, and will not increase your purchase price.

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about some random bookish questions.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver (Traci) Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum (Ellie)   Open the Book:  The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  Everything After by Jill Santopolo  The Dating Plan by Sara Desai The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel   The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver  The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah  The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas These Precious Days by Ann Patchett  The Change by Kristen Miller  The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup No Cure for Being Human by Kate bowler I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson  Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gotleib Dark Matter by Blake Crouch  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

In this episode the hosts discuss season 1, episode 23 of the NBC sitcom Community, titled "Modern Warfare." This episode only discusses Community. The hosts are diligent and focused and there aren't any tangents what so ever. Promise. 

Jen and Sarah read two of Alice's favourite books (not all-time faves; more on that in the episode!), The Time Traveller's Wife and The Poisonwood Bible. They share their thoughts on that and discuss the issues brought up in the two novels, as well as what they've each currently been reading. There are no major plot spoilers in the discussion of the two novels, although we do discuss the plot in broad terms. This episode has chapter markers so you can skip the sections if you would like (If your app doesn't have chapter markers - Time Traveller's Wife discussion starts at 14:31 and Poisonwood Bible at 33:55!).Other episodes mentioned#45 Reading Sarah K's Favourite Books (The Secret History and Grief is the Thing with Feathers) #56 Reading Sarah T's Favourite Books (The Harry Quebert Affair and The Nightingale)Other books mentionedThe Secret History by Donna Tartt A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaTo Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaThe People in the Trees by Hanya YanagiharaMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteWoman, Eating by Claire KohdaEntangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.  If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on iTunes.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageWe 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.Support the show

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee   Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1805 Birth of Hugo von Mohl, German botanist.  One newspaper called him the "greatest botanist of his day." He coined the word protoplasm. He discovered Mitosis and chloroplasts - describing them as discrete bodies within the green plant cell in 1837. In 1846 he described the sap in plant cells as "the living substance of the cell" and created the word "protoplasm."   1859 On this day, the Ohio Legislature named Alliance, Ohio, the "Carnation City," saying "truly it is the home of Ohio's State flower," thanks to the work of the amateur horticulturist Levi L. Lamborn (books by this author). In 1876, Levi ran against his friend William McKinley for congress. Before every debate, Levi gave William a "Lamborn Red" Carnation to wear on his lapel. Levi had propagated and named the Lamborn Red Carnation from seedlings he had received from France. After William won the election, he considered the Lamborn Red Carnation his good luck charm - his lucky flower - and he wore a Lamborn Red Carnation during his successful campaigns for Governor of Ohio and President of the United States. William wore a Lamborn Red Carnation when he was sworn into office. He was also wearing one when he attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. At that event, he removed the Carnation and gave it to a 12-year-old girl named Myrtle Ledger, saying, I must give this flower to another little flower. Minutes later, in the receiving line, he greeted his assassin, Leon Czolgosz. President McKinley lingered for eight days after being shot twice before finally succumbing to infection. When McKinley's funeral train passed through Alliance, Ohio, the train tracks were covered in Lamborn Red Carnations.  The Ohio General Assembly named the scarlet Carnation the official Ohio floral emblem three years later. The resolution reads: Even though the first mention of the Dianthus genus of plant... is traced to some four hundred years before the birth of Christ, it was not until a native son of Alliance, Ohio, (Levi L. Lamborn) worked his floricultural magic that it blossomed as the matchless symbol of life and love that is today. Representative Elijah W. Hill, from Columbiana County, said, England has the rose, France has the lily; Ireland, the shamrock; Scotland, the thistle. ...To these ends, we seek to adopt the scarlet Carnation as Ohio's floral emblem. Fifty-five years later, on this day, April 8, 1959, Alliance, Ohio, became the "Carnation City" thanks to the work of Levi L. Lamborn. Every year since 1960, Alliance has held a Carnation festival. In 2022, the 10-day festival takes place between August 4 - August 14.   1892 Birth of Mary Pickford (books about this person), born Gladys Marie Smith, became known as America's sweetheart and a Hollywood legend. Mary was also a lover of trees. If you jump on Twitter, search for "Mary Pickford Tree," and you'll see images of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford planting a tree at their PickFair estate. #ArborDay Mary Pickford was the first to plant a Japanese cedar tree in the Forest of Fame at the California Botanic Garden. And Trivia/Folklore says that Mary Pickford used to eat flowers - especially roses. Katie Melua sang about Mary in a song that goes: Mary Pickford Used to eat roses Thinking they'd make her Beautiful, and they did-  One supposes. In real life, Mary did indeed eat roses. Mary Pickford revealed in her autobiography, Sunshine and Shadow that as a young girl living in Toronto, she would buy a single rose and eat the petals, believing the beauty, color, and perfume would somehow get inside her. Mary starred in Madame Butterfly (1915). The movie was shot in the Japanese garden of Charles Pfizer's Bernardsville, New Jersey estate called Yademos, the word "someday" spelled backward. The elaborate three-and-a-half-acre Japanese garden - complete with a lake filled with Japanese goldfish, a tea house, and a hooped and arched bridge - looked like it had been there forever - but in reality, the garden was only nine years old.    1918 Birth of First Lady Betty Ford (books about this person). As a woman, Betty Ford consistently defied the odds. She was an incredible trailblazer and very open about her struggles with alcohol and breast cancer. She revolutionized addiction treatment and opened her center for treatment while she was in the middle of working on her own recovery. Today' the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is a fitting living tribute to this remarkable woman. Known as Vail's Alpine Treasure, the garden was founded in 1985 by the Vail Alpine Garden Foundation and renamed in honor of Betty three years later in 1988. This special place is located in Ford Park right next to the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater–named in honor of her husband, the 38th president of the United States. Over the years, the Betty Ford Alpine Garden has evolved to comprise four distinct sections; Mountain Perennial Garden (1989), Mountain Meditation Garden (1991), Alpine Rock Garden (1999), & the Children's Garden (2002.) Today, over 3,000 species of high-altitude plants play host to children's programs, horticultural therapy activities, and numerous partnerships and conservation initiatives. In 1991, Betty said, When I was a little girl, I spent many cherished hours with my mother in her garden. She wisely marked off an area for my very own plants. As we worked together, she nurtured me as she nurtured my love of gardening. This nurturing mother-daughter relationship, with its love growing strong in a garden, has been passed along to my daughter, Susan, and her two girls.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Immersion by Nola Anderson  This book came out on April 13, 2021 - (so we're almost at the year anniversary) - and the subtitle is Living and Learning in an Olmsted Garden. This book came about because Nola Anderson and her husband purchased a property called The Chimneys in 1991. The Chimneys was an old estate, and  Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. designed the gardens for the original owners. Sadly, the property had fallen into ruin by the time Nola and her husband got ahold of it. The Chimneys story reminds me so much of Sissinghurst. I love when people revive old spaces like this. One of the things that I appreciate about Nola is her courage and curiosity. When Nola walked onto The Chimneys property, she had not a lick of garden experience, which always reminds me of the saying, "Ignorance is bliss." Perhaps if Nola had been a gardener, she might've looked at the property and felt daunted by the task of restoration. But instead, Nola and her husband committed to renewing this incredible seaside garden. After three decades of hard work and research, The Chimneys was a sight to behold.  Originally, The Chimneys was created at the turn of the century, between 1902 and 1914. The Chimneys was home to a wealthy Boston finance guy named Gardiner Martin Lane and his wife, Emma. They hired Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. to create an Italianate garden for them. The seaside garden is perched on a bluff and comprises a series of garden terraces that gradually taper down with the natural topography. The very top terrace is called the water terrace and features a rose-covered pergola and a shelter that boasts a stunning view of the terraces below and the ocean. Then there is the most incredible water feature (on the book cover), inspired by a 16th-century country estate in Italy called Villa Lante. In the Facebook group for the show, I shared a video of Monte Don walking through the incredible garden at Villa Lante. Monte says that this garden, Villa Lante, is the prime example of an Italianate Garden and the inspiration for Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. when working for the Lane family. The other terraces at The Chimneys are also stunning. They include the overlook terrace, the lavender terrace, the all-white tea terrace, the vegetable garden, the crab apple allee, and finally, the luxuriant rose garden.  So how lucky are Nola and her husband to stumble on The Chimney's estate and then bring it back to life? It really was the chance of a lifetime. And, don't you just love stories like this? The people who take on these forgotten gems - these gardens from our past - usher them through a transformation to reclaim their former glory. Before I forget, I wanted to mention that Clint Clemens is the photographer for this book, and he did a truly magnificent job. The photography is absolutely stunning. This book is 293 pages of The Chimneys - a garden on my bucket list.  You can get a copy of Immersion by Nola Anderson and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for about $50.   Botanic Spark 1955 Birth of Barbara Kingsolver (books by this author), American writer and poet. A daughter of Kentucky, Barbara graduated from DePauw University and the University of Arizona. She worked as a freelance writer before writing novels. Since 1993, her books have made the New York Times Best Seller list. The Poisonwood Bible (1998) brought critical acclaim and told the tale of a missionary family in the Congo - a place Barbara knew briefly as a child when her parents worked in public health in the Congo. In 2007 Barbara shared her family's quest to eat locally in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, where she wrote, Spring is made of solid, fourteen-karat gratitude, the reward for the long wait. Every religious tradition from the northern hemisphere honors some form of April hallelujah, for this is the season of exquisite redemption, a slam-bang return to joy after a season of cold second thoughts. She also mused, I have seen women looking at jewelry ads with a misty eye and one hand resting on the heart, and I only know what they're feeling because that's how I read the seed catalogs in January.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Victoria Reynolds Farmer leads Carla Godwin and Christina Bieber Lake in a discussion of Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.

Victoria Reynolds Farmer leads Carla Godwin and Christina Bieber Lake in a discussion of Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.

Special guest Eric Chabot comes on to discuss hunting. He is an amateur hunter and biologist who works in bird conservation at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Conscious Content Consumption for the week is poetry by the late Mary Oliver - an incredible, nature oriented American poet, and Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. Also mentioned is Cutting the Distance, a podcast about hunting hosted by Remi Warren. Follow on Instagram @longhairdocarepodcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/longhairdocare) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm Jim McKeown , welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Barbra Kingsolver is a widely read novelist. The Poisonwood Bible is one of her most admired works. The best parts of the book were those written by the mother, and the four children. The family is led by a Baptist Missionary determined to live out one year in the Congo.

This week James catches up with award winning author Barbara Kingsolver, whose work over the last three decades has eloquently and movingly touched on matters of genuine social and environmental concern.Most notably, Barbara's novel Flight Behaviour conveyed the impact of climate change on a community, an ecosystem and a species. The novel also draws out the tension that can exist between one's everyday life and the changes happening around us, of which we can feel powerless to address on our own. This is particularly evident in the life of the novel's main character, Dellarobia, who tries to make sense of the unexpected arrival of a flock of monarch butterflies and what it might mean for the future while struggling with the challenges of poverty and her own family. Running through Barbara's work over the last 30 years has been a real sense of place - from her early books in Arizona, to the Poisonwood Bible, to Flight Behaviour. She has also written a number of books with more than a passing reference to the natural world, including Small Wonder and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Most recently Barbara contributed a poem to a Time magazine special report called 2050: The Fight for the Earth, which provides a powerful look at the politics of consumption, equality, and climate change. Halfway through the episode Barbara treats us to a very special reading of the poem. Some of the most popular podcast episodes we've published so far have been those that look at climate change through a slightly different lens. In the last series it was legendary music producer Brian Eno who spoke to James about what different models and structures for making music can teach us about how to organise society and our politics. Today we are delighted to bring you another unique perspective on the role art and literature can play in helping address the climate crisis. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback at james.shaw@parliament.govt.nz. Follow James on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview with Robin Stevenson, author of 29 books for young readers, including board books, picture books, middle-grade novels, young adult novels, and non-fiction for all ages. Hear about her experiments with narrative voice, her experience of losing and finding her way through most of the books she's written, and the early days of her writing journey, when a short story unexpectedly morphed into a teen novel. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Robin Stevenson   CA: Do you have any favourite plot twists…? RS: … E. Lockhart's We Were Liars,… Patrick Ness More Than This, …. Adam Silvera More Happy than Not… I haven't written a book that I would say has a major plot twist.   [2:30] CA: …. Do you have any techniques that you use yourself for building tension? RS: … tension actually is largely related to creating really believable compelling characters that the reader cares about. And then you know, whether the stakes are very high in a particular scene or smaller but more personal and matter to that character, I think you have tension because the reader cares about that character.   [3:15] CA: Do you have any advice that you might give to young writers who are sort of stuck in the middle of a story?   RS: … I get stuck in the middle of every single story. … That does seem to be part of my writing process. …. So it's just a question of needing to push through that middle section and … at least getting a finished first draft before I make a decision about it. … when I go back and read it, the scenes that were really easy and fun to write are not necessarily better than the scenes, I had to grind out one word at a time, that felt terrible. … So not to give that self-doubt too much weight or too much power to actually stop me from finishing the story.   [5:40] CA: …You've written so many books, do you find that that helps…you know it's part of your process? RS: … it doesn't make it any more pleasant or enjoyable when you're stuck in it… it doesn't seem to be helpful in the sense of figuring out a better writing process…   [6:20] CA: And do you ever write short stories? RS: …When I first started writing I was writing short stories. … my first novel actually grew from a short story. … I hadn't really planned to write for teens or, you know, thought of what I was writing as teen fiction. So I kind of fell into it. But loved it, and so just kept going.   [7:15] CA: Do you have any variance in how long it takes to do a first draft? RS: … my books vary in length so that's always a bit of a tricky question, … a board book or a picture book doesn't take nearly as much time as a longer novel. … I've had some where the first draft I've written in two or three months, and others where I have rewritten it over several years. … But on average I've published about two books a year. …   [8:10] CA: Do you know when you're writing whether it's going to be middle grade or teen? RS: … the age of the protagonist is usually fairly clear to me and that generally determines whether it's going to be middle grade or YA. …. The one I'm working on right now is actually a little tricky because my protagonist is 13. …. I could go either way. …   [9:05] CA: Did you do a collaborative book? RS: Yeah, I've done two. I did Blood on the Beach with Sarah Harvey. …And a collaborative YA novel with Tom Ryan called When you Get the Chance. … it's now coming out in May 2021. CA: And how did that process work? Did you have separate characters? RS: We did, yeah…. We wrote with alternating chapters. … that takes advantage of having two distinct voices rather than having that be a challenge or problem.     [10:20] CA: Do you often write in first person? RS: Most of my books are in first person. … I have one right now that's in third person that I'm debating whether I should try rewriting it in first person….   [10:45] CA: You purposely experiment with point of view. Would you advise young writers to do the same if they're not sure what narrative voice to use? RS: Yeah. … Try writing some journal entries in your character's voice or write a letter from your character to someone else so that you're kind of in their head. Try rewriting your first chapter in first person …   [11:20] CA: Do you have any favorite narrators, narrative voices that are still stuck in your head? RS: Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible is one that I often recommend because … the voices are so individual and so distinct that you can you can pick up that book and open it on any page and you can tell who's speaking. …   [11:55] CA: Do you have any favorite settings from fiction…? RS: … In my own stories setting generally is not a huge part of the book. …   [12:45] CA: And do you have any favorite fictional characters …? RS: Too many to name specific ones…I think in terms of my own books, usually the character that I'm currently writing about… But certainly, you know, I'm attached to many of the characters that I have written about…although I've never gone back and reread any of my books.   [13:30] CA: And do you use your own children as characters? RS: Definitely…I did two early chapter books, Ben's Robot and Ben the Inventor …. I wrote those when my son was five or six, and lots of his interests and hobbies and favourite things made their way into those stories. …   [14:25] CA: Do you have any recommendations for setting or character exercises? RS: I would link the two… For character, I would encourage people to do some side writing… writing letters from your character to other people, pretending that your character has a journal …free writing from that character's POV …   [16:20] CA: Did you tell stories around a campfire as a kid? RS: Not at all. I'm still not really a storyteller in a verbal sense….   [16:45] CA:  And do you have a favorite scary story or scary movie? RS: No. …I avoid scary movies. Books I have a little higher tolerance for scary. Not horror but… I like suspense. I guess one recent one that I really enjoyed was Station Eleven. …   [17:15] CA: You have no phobias? RS: I really dislike flying …. But I wouldn't call a phobia. I think it's entirely realistic not to want to be 30,000 feet in the air.   [17:35] CA: Do you have a writing practice? Are there certain times of day that you write regularly? RS: … I've always kind of worked around parenting. … And now of course, with the pandemic, he's home, my partner's working from home. I just fixed up the shed in the backyard … so that I have a quiet place where I can go in and write … I used to use coffee shops for that. …   [18:50] CA: That's great. And that's everything I need…. Thanks again so much. … RS: A pleasure. Take care…. [19:20] Robin Stevenson introduces herself   RS: Hi. My name is Robin Stevenson. And I live on the west coast of Canada on Vancouver Island. And I write books for kids and teens. My books range from board books up through picture books and middle-grade and teen fiction, and also middle-grade and young-adult nonfiction. So I write in multiple genres and for multiple age groups. [19:55] Find out more about Robin Stevenson   You can hear more creative writing advice from Robin Stevenson on Cabin Tales Episode 3.5: “Author Interviews about Inspiration”; on Episode 4: “Bad Things Happen,” about Plotting; and on Episode 8, “The Never-ending Story,” about revision. You can learn a whole lot more about Robin Stevenson from her website at RobinStevenson.com.   [21:00] Thanks and coming up on the podcast   I'll be back next week with leftovers from my interview with Kari-Lynn Winters, picture book author from Ontario. Thanks for listening.   Credits Music on the podcast is from “Stories of the Old Mansion” by Akashic Records, provided by Jamendo (Standard license for online use). Host: Catherine Austen writes books for children, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. Visit her at www.catherineausten.com. Guest Author: Robin Stevenson is the award-winning author of 29 books for all ages. She lives on the west coast of Canada. Robin is launching three new books in 2021: a picture book, PRIDE PUPPY, a middle-grade non-fiction book, KID INNOVATORS, and a young adult novel, WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE. Find her online at https://robinstevenson.com .    

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On this episode Matthew and DJ tackle a topic that keeps popping it's head up in peoples questions: "Political Correctness". You can read the full wikipedia entry on the phrase here. It includes: "Political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated PC) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. In public discourse and the media, the term is generally used as a pejorative with an implication that these policies are excessive or unwarranted. Since the late 1980s, the term has been used to describe a preference for inclusive language and avoidance of language or behavior that can be seen as excluding, marginalizing, or insulting to groups of people disadvantaged or discriminated against, particularly groups defined by ethnicity, sex, or gender." Matthew mentions the book "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. DJ mentions the satarical musical "The Book Of Mormon" by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Please follow us on INSTAGRAM @thrivetoday.tv Like us on FACEBOOK @ThriveTodayPage Consider supporting THRIVE financially for as little as $5 a month. Contact us anytime about anything on our home online ThriveToday.tv

Rebecca and Phil talk about the importance of egg shaker songs and how we are all bickering disciples. They talk about discipleship through the lens of serving, and serving through the lens of curiosity. Rebecca mentioned the book "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. This book is a great example why we curiosity and listening is such an important aspect of discipleship. As always, if you'd prefer to watch this episode, you can find it on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQbmfyoOJWdGCovwDxV1Xoaj6JLlWbS6

In this episode, Rachel leads Sarah, Erin, and Bri in a recap discussion of the Lutheran Ladies' Book Club Anniversary Read selection, I Don't Want to Have the Prayer: A Messy Pastor's Kid Does Her Memory Work. The show opens with a special guest appearance by author Karen Kuhlmann Averitt, who answers reader questions about the book submitted via Facebook, then continues with a conversation covering key questions raised by the book. How do the expectations placed on pastors' families sometimes make their lives harder and more complicated than they need to be? How does God use the tough, lonely seasons in life to shape His children (including PKs) into compassionate, mature Christians? Just what is it about the Lutheran faith that keeps people coming back, even after a time of wandering? At the end of the episode, Rachel announces plans for the next book club pick — a “Ladies' Choice” selection to be chosen from among the following titles: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (submitted by Bri) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (submitted by Erin) Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen (submitted by Sarah) The Bird in the Tree by Elizabeth Goudge (submitted by Rachel) Click to learn more about Karen Kuhlmann Averitt's I Don't Want to Have the Prayer or to browse a complete list of books by Lutheran Ladies' Lounge authors. Cast your vote for our next book club read in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and follow Sarah (@mrsbaseballpants), Rachel (@rachbomberger), Erin (@erin.alter), and Bri (@grrrzevske) on Instagram.

A ''gifted magician of words'' (Time), Barbara Kingsolver is the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Poisonwood Bible, a postcolonial epic about an evangelical American family's undoing in the Congo. She is the author of several essays and works of creative nonfiction, and her other novels include The Lacuna, Flight Behavior, and Unsheltered. She is founder of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, winner of the National Humanities Medal, and recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. How to Fly, Kingsolver's second collection of poetry, reflects on both the exquisitely noted and overlooked workaday wonders of the untamed worlds inside and around us.   (recorded 10/29/2020)

A poem I wrote in 2018 based on Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible.

Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva is a Ugandan speaker, author, poet, public speaking trainer, and mentor. As a Distinguished Toastmaster, she relishes sharing the importance of garnering Public Speaking skills by training children and adults. She is keen to change the landscape of public speaking in Africa into a proactive platform.   Beverley holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing, with a Distinction, from Lancaster University and will soon publish her second poetry collection, 'Dress me in Disobedience.'   She is the Founder of the Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation, that promotes African poetry, through poetry and nature programmes, poetry festivals, and prizes.   For more details about the Guest: Personal Blog: http://bnpoetryaward.blogspot.com Facebook: @Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva Twitter: https://twitter.com/BNPoetryAward Website: www.babishainiwe.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nambozobev   Book Recommendation 1.The African Saga, by Dr Susan N. Kiguli:  2. A thousand Voices Rising, an African Poetry Anthology Compiled by Beverley Nambozo.  3. Awaken the Giant Within, By Anthony Robbins 4. Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver 5. Stop Listen to your Child think by Manuela Mulondo :    

Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: the Patreon book club discussion and embracing the year of the re-read Current Reads: each host shares three books they’ve read recently and they are varied in level, theme, and setting Deep Dive: gems from the 70s, 80s, and 90s Book Presses: A few more “don’t call me a classic” backlist titles 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!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 1:18 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight 1:45 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 1:55 - Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin 2:54 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 3:58 - Bookish Friends Still Life Book Club on Patreon 5:40 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Current Reads: 7:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Mindy) 7:44 - Wolfmuller’s Books in Kerrville, TX 7:47 - COVID(eo) number 4 10:05 - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Meredith) 13:25 - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (Mindy) 15:53 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (Meredith) 18:29 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Mindy) 21:13 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 22:34 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Meredith) Deep Dive - Books from the 70s, 80s, and 90s: Gems from the 1970s 30:53 - Judy Blume books - Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Freckle Juice, Blubber, Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself 32:21 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy 32:55 - Shogun by James Clavell 32:57 - Roots by Alex Haley 33:02 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi 33:14 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 33:33 - Stephen King Books - The Shining, The Stand 33:46 - Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice Gems from the 1980s 34:37 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson 35:14 - James Herriot books - All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful 35:37 - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews 36:48 - The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 37:05 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 37:17 - Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 37:28 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 37:34 - Patriot Games by Tom Clancy 37:53 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel 38:09 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 38:44 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 39:24 - Redwall by Bryan Jacques 39:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Gems from the 1990s 40:41 - John Grisham books - Rainmaker, Pelican Brief, The Firm 41:07 - Nelson DeMille books - The General’s Daughter 42:25 - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Timeline 43:58 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 44:29 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 44:39 - Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones #1) by George R.R. Martin 45:03 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler 45:35 - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 46:02 - Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Felding 46:48 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 47:09 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 48:20 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (Mindy) 51:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Meredith) 51:23 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 52:43 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

This week, Lindsay and Amanda dish about two legendary literary ladies. First, let's talk about someone who penned one of the first widely distributed novels written by an Asian American woman, author of "The Joy Luck Club", Amy Tan! Afterwards, learn about a heavy hitting voice of women's experience, author of "The Poisonwood Bible", Barbara Kingsolver! Fun Fact, these two notable novelists were once bandmates, tune in to find out more.

It's here! This is it! The very first episode of Read Radio, your brand new favorite podcast for all things bookish. To kick off the podcast we are doing a little get-to-know-us episode featuring our top 3 favorite books and our bottom 2 least favorites, with some honorable mentions sprinkled in. Because what better way to get to know someone than to hear what they think is good? Right?! We also discuss audio vs. reading a book, baby squirrels, Jason Bateman, and what we are reading now. It's a longer than normal episode because we had so much to cover so snuggle in and enjoy! Follow us @ReadRadio on Instagram and Twitter. Liz's top picks: 1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 2. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3. The Secret History by Donna Tartt Liz's bottom picks: 1.Less by Andrew Sean Greer 2.Unbury Carole by Josh Malerman Nicole's top picks: 1.A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 2.Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 3.Oona Out Of Order by Margarita Montemore Honorable mention: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Nicole's bottom picks: 1.The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 2.A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Honorable mention for weirdness: The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara Liz is currently listening to The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel and reading Wonderland by Zoje Stage Nicole is currently listening to Followers by Megan Angelo  and reading The One by John Marrs

Most of us drink coffee regularly, but how often do you think about how and where it's grown? To help us understand the complicated intersection of business and agriculture that shapes the world of coffee, we invited Michael Sheridan of Intelligentsia coffee to the podcast. As the sourcing director of Intelligentsia, Michael has visited many of the world's top growing regions and has a unique perspective into the challenges facing the people that grow the coffees many of us know and love. In our chat, we talk about why the coffee market is so volatile for growers yet rarely impacts the price that coffee drinkers pay. We also explore why the direct trade model creates exceptional quality coffee and how fixed coffee pricing can actually be a net positive for coffee growers and buyers alike. Michael explains why surplus is such a persistent problem in the coffee industry, and what a more equitable and sustainable approach to growing coffee can look like. Whether you're a coffee nerd or just an avid drinker looking to learn more about how it's grown, this episode has something informative for you! Show Notes: Intelligentsia coffee's website Michael is a pioneer of the direct trade coffee model, which goes beyond Fair Trade to build up the livelihood of coffee workers year in and year out Michael pointed out that, like all agricultural workers, coffee workers have to negotiate a ton of risk with every harvest. In particular, coffee growers have to contend with climate risk, exchange rate risk, market risk, and price risk.As a perennial tree crop, it takes a while for coffee trees (technically shrubs) to start producing fruit. There is a four-year lag between when folks plant a coffee tree and when it starts bearing fruit. This lag is a large part of why the coffee market is so volatile and prone to surplus. Michael is adamant that since it's so complex in terms of flavor, coffee is much more like wine than it is other agricultural products that are traded as commoditiesMichael recommends brewing coffee at 205F. Less than 190 is too low and more than 205 can scald the coffee. The Speciality Coffee Association puts together educational materials about coffee that Michael recommendsA Chemex can be the gold standard for brewing specialty coffeeFor brewing coffee, Michael is a fan of using an Aero PressThe Borderlands project is seriously inspiringMichael recently started reading more fiction and recommends "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara KingsolverMichael's go-to karaoke song would be "Roadhouse Blues" by The DoorsMichael admires Paul Farmer and his work at Partners in HealthCheck out Intelligentsia's blog!

All roads lead to this! We return to the (horrible) sub-series Stranded! and the (kinda great) acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver! Also: a (not) literary game is played! 50:30 A (Non) Literary Game 1:10:00 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

What happens when your world shifts, and you have to come to terms with a whole new reality? Barbara Kingsolver – the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and more – has some idea. In October 2018, SAL’s Executive Director, Ruth Dickey, sat down with Kingsolver to discuss her latest book, Unsheltered, at Benaroya Hall. The novel toggles between a small New Jersey town in 1870 and 2016, exploring both societal and family struggles. Unsheltered is a beautiful book about politics and economics and science and dogmatism and hope. It finds the parallels between the Victorian era, when Darwin’s theory challenged the Judeo-Christian worldview, and our own time, when global warming has challenged beliefs about the future of humanity. And Unsheltered is also—because this is Barbara Kingsolver we’re talking about here—a book about love and connection, about family and meaning and grief.

Oh no! It’s another STRANDED! We’re picking our way slowly (and painfully) through the Strand 80 List of readers’ 80 favorite books! This time we’re taking a slow plane to the Congo to preach Jesus to the locals with Kingsolver’s classic book! Also: a literary game is played! 28:57 A Literary Game 40:28 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Thank you so much to Bitches for joining me on this episode, and bearing with me while I work out some very tough personal shit that came up as a result of this book hitting on some really familiar and uncomfortable themes. If you haven't read this book, you're doing yourself a disservice. It's not just about personal experiences of characters whom we get to know and care about (in most cases, anyway), but also about the role that the United States played in bringing down a nation of black people and keeping them down throughout their attempts to take back control. It's really important information, conveyed in a way that feels much less preachy than you'd ever expect. I just loved this book. It's famous for a reason. It's gorgeously written. I just can't recommend it enough. READ IT.

Thank you so much to Bitches for joining me on this episode, and bearing with me while I work out some very tough personal shit that came up as a result of this book hitting on some really familiar and uncomfortable themes. If you haven't read this book, you're doing yourself a disservice. It's not just about personal experiences of characters whom we get to know and care about (in most cases, anyway), but also about the role that the United States played in bringing down a nation of black people and keeping them down throughout their attempts to take back control. It's really important information, conveyed in a way that feels much less preachy than you'd ever expect. I just loved this book. It's famous for a reason. It's gorgeously written. I just can't recommend it enough. READ IT.

In Episode 25, Siobhan Jones (Editorial Director of Book of the Month) joins me to go behind the scenes of Book of the Month…and reveals one of the August Book of the Month picks early! This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights What Siobhan’s job entails day-to-day. How Book of the Month picks its monthly selections (including how books initially get on their radar, how far in advance they pick the books, and what types of books “work” and “don’t work” for Book of the Month) Whether Siobhan personally reads all the picks every month. How books get matched with judges (it’s not how you think!). The September release Liberty Hardy has already read 3 times. Book of the Month‘s philosophy about the mix of books for each month. The rationale for and details about the February 2018 strategic changes at Book of the Month (including the disappearance and swift reappearance of the judges’ essays). Why authors whose books are Book of the Month selections end up becoming judges. The recent uptick in repeat authors. How Book of the Month chooses its recurring judges. Lightening round of Siobhan’s Book of the Month favorites. How Book of the Month chooses its December picks every year. Siobhan’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves Severance by Ling Ma | Buy from Amazon [27:03] The Municipalists by Seth Fried | Buy from Amazon [27:48] Two NEW Books She Loves Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center | Buy from Amazon [29:21] Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington | Buy from Amazon [31:26] One Books She Didn’t Love Purity by Jonathan Franzen | Buy from Amazon [33:39] One New Release She’s Excited About (EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK) Dominicanaby Angie Cruz (September 3) | Buy from Amazon [35:54] Other Books Mentioned Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir | Buy from Amazon [7:50] Normal People by Sally Rooney (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:50] Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand | Buy from Amazon [10:54] The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams | Buy from Amazon [11:05] Recursion by Blake Crouch (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:20] Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:20] The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang | Buy from Amazon [16:32] The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory | Buy from Amazon [16:32] Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:05] Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:46] Final Girls by Riley Sager | Buy from Amazon [18:23] Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (Spoiler Discussion) | Buy from Amazon [19:40] Severance by Ling Ma | Buy from Amazon [20:42] The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides | Buy from Amazon [22:18] Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver | Buy from Amazon [23:32] The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver | Buy from Amazon [23:32] A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [24:32] How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [29:28] There, There by Tommy Orange | Buy from Amazon [31:48] Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:53] The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [43:47] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [44:15] From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein (My Review) | Buy from Amazon[45:58] Other Links Book of the Month YA Subscription Episode 24: Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman (Co-Hosts of Bad on Paper Podcast) Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman (Co-Hosts of Bad on Paper Podcast) Book of the Month Judge Liberty Hardy Sarah’s Ultimate Guide to the Book of the Month Judges Sarah’s Behind Her Eyes Spoiler Discussion (#WTFthatending) Goodreads Most Popular Books Published in 2019 Sarah’s Most Recent Book of the Month commentary post Slate article: “The Song Jonathan Franzen Called a “Great Song” at the End of Purity is the Worst Thing About Purity” Books Are Magic (indie bookstore in Brooklyn, NY) Book of the Month Facebook Group Siobhan Jones’s Instagram About Siobhan Instagram | Facebook Siobhan is the editorial director atBook of the Month. Prior to Book of the Month, she worked in the publishing industry and as a teacher. She hails from the midwest and loves tacos, puppies, and plotting the perfect way to get rid of her cell phone forever. Her favorite book is NW by Zadie Smith. Next Episode There is no new episode next week. In two weeks: Beck Dorey-Stein, author of From the Corner of the Oval (airing August 7) How to Join Book of the Month… Book of the Month is a subscription service for people who like to try new books from a curated selection and like to read in hardcover format. Through Book of the Month, you can get a hardcover book for generally significantly less than you’d pay in a bookstore or through Amazon. And, you get to try something new that has been vetted by one of Book of the Month’s well-read judges! 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Hey there lovelies! Miles and I are here to talk about Childhood favorite A Wrinkle In Time, a book we had both loved but not revisited for at least a decade. How did it hold up? In truth, it held up GREAT. There's shockingly few problematic elements for a book written when this was and under the particular scrutiny that our generation is prone to use when examining works of fiction. The story is even more chilling for us as adults coming at this work from the lens of capitalism instead of communism, and Miles and I both were moved by it in totally new ways upon this reread. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you all again next month with The Poisonwood Bible!

Hey there lovelies! Miles and I are here to talk about Childhood favorite A Wrinkle In Time, a book we had both loved but not revisited for at least a decade. How did it hold up? In truth, it held up GREAT. There's shockingly few problematic elements for a book written when this was and under the particular scrutiny that our generation is prone to use when examining works of fiction. The story is even more chilling for us as adults coming at this work from the lens of capitalism instead of communism, and Miles and I both were moved by it in totally new ways upon this reread. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you all again next month with The Poisonwood Bible!

Today, M talks about a book she used to love. We mean REALLY love. But that was a while ago, not at a crossroads but an intersection that could be called brief but beautiful.Topic of Today's Episode:The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNew PODCAST!!!!! The Oracle of Dusk ----Transcript available on our website----Music for this Episode by Sounds Like an EarfulSoundslikeanearful.com----Find us onlinewww.miscellanymedia.onlineTwitter: @MiscellanyMediaTumblr: miscellanymediaTranscript available: www.miscellanymedia.online/transcriptsSupport the studio: www.ko-fi.com/mmstudios

Almost Cancelled discuss this week's TV news which includes a renewal for American Gods and casting updates for Titans and Picard.Plus plenty more streaming/network TV dramas and comedy series updates including The Poisonwood Bible, All The Light We Cannot See, Green Door and more.patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: https://twitter.com/Mild_Fuzz facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork Audio: https://almost-cancelled-tv-news.pinecast.co/UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

“Device” is a monthly book discussion with a science-based twist. Frequently, authors incorporate scientific phenomena as a plot device in their fictional stories. This can create thrilling tension, progress the plot, and/or provide the foundation for a philosophical debate. Often a caricature of science is described; it isn't always realistically plausible. In each episode, we discuss a story that uses science to drive the action of the plot and dissect it for scientific integrity. San Diego has top-class research institutions and innovative technology start-ups which can help us review various scientific plot devices critically. We'll discuss how the author altered reality for the sake of the story. How much was intentional hyperbole, willful manipulation, or perhaps ignorance? Were the alterations minor, and the device highlights a natural wonder? Or does it contribute to the public’s misunderstanding of science? In short, does it pay off? Follow along and read all the books we’ll be examining in season 1: “Cat's Cradle,” “Jaws” “Life As We Knew It,” “The Poisonwood Bible,” “Time Out of Joint,” and “Cannery Row.”

Barbara Kingsolver, author of bestselling the novel The Poisonwood Bible and Animal Dreams, discusses her then most recent novel Flight Behavior as well as her career up to that point.

Unsheltered by Barbara KingsolverThe international bestselling author of The Lacuna, Flight Behaviour and The Poisonwood Bible and recipient of numerous literary awards - including the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Orange Prize - returns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval.One Day In December by Josie SilverTwo people. Twelve chances. One perfect love story.Laurie doesn't believe in love at first sight. Life isn't a scene from Love Actually, after all.But then, through a bus window one snowy December day, she sees him. There's one glorious moment when their eyes meet...and then her bus drives away.Listen above as book reviewer Catherine Raynes speaks to Jack Tame 

With a ''special gift for the vivid evocation of landscape and of her characters' state of mind'' (New York Times Book Review), Barbara Kingsolver is the author of The Poisonwood Bible, a finalist for both the Pulitzer and the Orange prizes. Her other novels include The Bean Trees, The Lacuna, and Flight Behavior. She is founder of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, winner of the National Humanities Medal, and recipient of the James Beard Award. Unsheltered tells the story of a woman who, amid familial strife and sea change, researches the history of her rural New Jersey home and discovers a kindred spirit in its harried 19th century occupant. Watch the video here. (recorded 10/19/2018)

Barbara Kingsolver says her new novel, ‘Unsheltered,’ is “my love letter to millennials.” “Today’s problems can’t be fixed by yesterday’s people,” she tells Greta. “They’re going to be fixed by tomorrow’s people.”Kingsolver is the author of several award-winning books, including ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ and ‘The Bean Trees.’ ‘Unsheltered’ is set both in the run up to the 2016 presidential election and in the aftermath of the American Civil War, and she says it’s about “how people behave when it seems like all the old rules have stopped working.”Kingsolver tells us about the end of the world, why she's still optimistic, and what it's like to narrate the sex scenes when she records her own audiobooks. (“You just try to get through it all in one take”). She also answers one of Greta’s more poignant questions: “Are we just %#&!ed?”

How might literature change the world? American author Barbara Kingsolver has been asking this question through her best-selling novels and essays for years. After a self-described ‘curious childhood’ split between rural Appalachia and remote global locations where her doctor father was posted, she developed an independent spirit and an unshakeable love for the natural world. This passion manifested as activism during her biology degree, but despite becoming a scientist, it was literature than ultimately won out. Although she wrote several award-winning essays and novels through the late 90s and into the 2000s, it wasn’t until her novel The Poisonwood Bible was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s book club that Barbara skyrocketed to international fame. Barbara used her royalties to establish the Bellwether literary prize for socially engaged fiction, and she remains an activist at heart, with a body of work that is a testament to a belief in the power of the written word. This episode of It's a Long Story is hosted by Edwina Throsby. - Show notes The Bellwether Literary Prize Barbara Kingsolver at Sydney Opera House The Poisonwood Bible on Oprah's Book Club Barbara Kingsolver on #metoo and feminists today

In this episode I take us back to 2012 for a re-broadcast of interviews with Michael Zimmerman and Barbara Kingsolver. In the first part of today’s show, you will hear an interview that first aired in February 2012 with Michael Zimmerman, the founder of the Clergy Letter Project and Evolution Weekend.   Over 13 thousand Christian, Jewish, and Unitarian Universalist clergy have signed a letter in support of teaching evolution in public schools.   On the Sunday closest to Darwin’s Birthday faith communities all over the United States celebrate Evolution Weekend by honoring science and religion.  Author Barbara Kingsolver lives in southwest Virginia.  She is the author of 14 books including the The  Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  She visited with me at the WEHC studio at Emory and Henry College to discuss her latest novel, Flight Behavior, a novel set in Southern Appalachia.   In part it is about denial and the beliefs that get assigned to us.  

This episode picks up the Emotion at Work in Stories theme I shared at the start of 2018. This time with Tony Jackson (@JacksonT0ny) as my guest, we explore how anxiety has always been a part of his life and has been working on it more purposefully in the last five years or so. We delve into the factors that have and continue to contribute to the anxiety that Tony experiences, his ways of working with his anxiety and what he does from a restorative perspective.  We talk about how 'difference' is something that Tony carries with him and is a near constant feature in his thoughts and then affects either his approaches to interactions and interactions themselves.  Tony is also really clear that his experiences have, and continue to shape his empathy and inclusivity.  He says that his stories and experiences have given him things that he works with and at times struggles with and it has also equipped him with a set of skills that help him to work really well with others.  Finally, we get into the detail and practical things that Tony does to help him be well and enjoy his work and life.      With this being a Stories episode there aren’t many references as such. There are some things from the news and other places we talk about and here are the links to those things: Tony talks about psychosynthesis and I forget to ask him what it is, here is a link: https://psychosynthesistrust.org.uk/about-psychosynthesis-trust/what-is-psychosynthesis/ The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poisonwood-Bible-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0062213709 The Psychology of Executive Coaching by Bruce Peltier https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Executive-Coaching-Bruce-Peltier/dp/0415993415  

Barbara Kingsolver visited Australia for the first time for All About Women 2018. In a candid discussion with Margaret Throsby, she takes us from her early days as a scientist and a poet to the peak of her career as the writer of bestselling novels including The Poisonwood Bible. She shares her love for the natural world and quickly reveals her knack for local lingo, in this completely charming session. Watch the full video and more from All About Women 2018 at youtube.com/ideasatthehouse.

Rachael Hadley McClair joins Carla to discuss The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. The conversation touches on religion and power, scarcity and abundance, and the favoritism or impartiality of God.

Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Selfie As Big as The Ritz by Lara Williams and The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor.   Questions 1. Hi! I recently got into baking and was wondering if you have any great bread making cook books. Just bread, not baking in general. If it’s from a famous bakery, that would be nice! Thanks a ton! P.S. an email reply will suffice :) --Elena   2. TIME SENSITIVE: I am a recent convert to the world of Romance, but I am feeling overwhelmed. I had tried different things over the years but just never found something that felt like MY romance. And then I discovered Penny Reid. I read Truth or Beard and then promptly flew through the rest of the existing Winston Brothers series, and now I am flying just as quickly through the Knitting In The City Books. But...I'm almost out, and it will be months before her next book is out. I love how smart, sweet, and nerdy her books are, while still being plenty hot and having a great plot in addition to the romance. Definitely looking for a contemporary setting, and love the feel of the interconnected friend/family saga with each book focusing on one member of the group. This request is time sensitive as I'm getting ready to travel on business for two months (mid-November through Mid-January,) so I need to fill up my Kindle as I won't be able to carry physical books. Help! --Emiily   3. Hello! My daughter and her friend are in grade 7 and need to be reading more science non-fiction (according to their teacher). She feels that the girls will be more comfortable participating in class discussions. Any recommendations (specifically global warming & organic food if possible). They read National Geographic but otherwise I'm at a loss. Thank you!!! --Sandra   4. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I am looking for books with an Asian man love interest. The sexuality of the protagonists doesn't matter to me (not trying to say that they don't matter, but want to clarify that the relationship can be M/M, M/F, M/gender fluid, etc), but I am having trouble finding a book that doesn't portray Asian men and boys stereotypically as "nerdy" and not romantically desirable (those two things should never be linked!). I tried WARCROSS by Marie Lu but didn't enjoy it and I'm not sure where to go next. I prefer adult novels to YA and I enjoy pretty much every genre. Thank you! --Joce (pronounced Joss! :D)   5. My reading interests are all over the place, which is easy in some ways because there are always lots of books I want to read, but hard to find ones that I really love. Some all-time favorites include: Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Birds of America by Lorrie Moore, and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. guess I'm looking for well-written books with captivating/give me the feels characters. If you notice another common thread in those favorites, please enlighten me! --Karoline   6. I've recently discovered HBO's Girls and am obsessed - I would love some really modern femininisty books that have that same feel. I've read Lena Dunham and Maggie Nelson this week (loved it) as well as Fun Home and Bitch Planet - where do I go from here for smart, funny feminist lit that also entertains?   7. Hey Amanda and Jen! I have always loved what I guess I'll call "survival" novels. Growing up I loved Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain and Julie and the Wolves. As an adult, I've enjoyed Wild, Tracks, and The Martian. Basically, I love stories of someone learning to survive on their own whether by choice (Wild) or because of a bad situation (The Martian). I'm looking for more titles to fill this particular place in my heart. Thanks for your help! --Jackie   Books Discussed Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish Beard on Bread by James Beard Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (Off the Grid series) We Are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky, illustrated by Frank Stockton Hold Me by Courtney Milan Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai (out Nov 28) Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Losing It by Emma Rathbone All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Adrift by Steven Callahan Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: rape) Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks.   Questions 1. I am trying to expand my perspective by reading more diversely, but my general disinterest in contemporary or literary fiction has been a major snag for me - particularly where African literature is concerned. I have tried to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, but really struggled with them and decided to revisit them later. However, I have enjoyed genre fiction that involves African or African-American culture, specifically the works of Nnedi Okorafor and Tananarive Due. Can you give me some recommendations for African or African-American genre fiction? Thanks! --Quinn   2. I am a convert to Islam and I live in a small farm town in southern Ohio...not exactly to best place to find diversity, so I do not really get to interact with other Muslims. Therefore I turn to books. I’ve been trying to find more books that have Muslim protagonists. I've read The Reluctant Fundamentalist, American Dervish, and The Taqwacores. Beyond those, I've not had much luck. Any suggestions (the protagonist can be male or female) would be greatly appreciated! --Garrett   3. I run a book club which has no theme and includes women of all ages and from all walks of life. Our first choice was A Man Called Ove followed by The Poisonwood Bible and H is for Hawk. We like books that are not brand new so that we can get ahold of copies from the library (yes, we still use the library!) Do you have any recommendations of books that make for great group discussions? Thank you for your suggestions! --Leigh   4. Hi friends, I'm sorry to report I am in a serious book rut. I usually average 3 books a week and now I'm lucky if it's 3 a month. #librarianproblems I know, but I miss getting lost in a great read. I picked up Garden Spells after hearing you rave about it on the show and I think that might be the ticket: undeniably amazing crowd pleasing books that make you say "IT'S SO GOOD" in a rabid voice to everyone you talk to. I read tons of YA, but am not so into nonfiction. However, any and all genre fiction (for all ages) is welcome. Love the show and looking forward to your recs! --Christiana   5. Hey! My girlfriend read Infinite Jest last year, and she loved it. Since then, she has read everything that DFW ever wrote. Now, she's sad because she can't find anything that measures up. She tried Pynchon and Delillo, but neither of them really did it for her. Do you have any recommendations for someone who loves Infinite Jest? Thanks! --Ian   6. Hi! I really enjoy horror but have never found anything that really scares me. I would prefer horror that is more in the vein of American Horror Story than Lovecraft. I like the horror that is just on this side of being real. And very very scary. Thanks, --Sammie Paige   7. Hello! I love your show and hearing about the new books you recommend. I've been going back and listening to some of your older shows, but I didn't see anything that specifically relates to books about or related to feminism. So, that's my question, I think I've always been a feminist of some sort, but it seems to have peaked. I've never read any books specifically related to this topic, but I'm ready to dig a bit deeper. Can you recommend books to me as a sort of introduction to feminism? They can be fiction or non-fiction. I already have Bad Feminist, but I haven't read it yet. I am looking forward to your recommendations! Thanks! --Keia     Books Discussed Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Stargate by Pauline Gedge Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse) Nalo Hopkinson The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Salaam Reads G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel) Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Amanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. My husband and I are going on a belated honeymoon adventure at the end of August/early September. We are starting in London, then heading to Croatia, and ending the trip in Tuscany. I am looking for books set in these places. I typically read contemporary fiction and psychological thrillers. I gravitate towards realistic - sorry, no Game of Thrones ;). I also enjoy a good memoir. Thank you so much for your recommendations! (FYI, some favorites: Tell the Wolves I'm Home, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, Dark Places, Burial Rites - thanks to you two!, The Poisonwood Bible, Dear Fang With Love) --Karoline   2. Hi there! I'm having my first child, a boy, in August 2017. I'm not with the father (who will remain uninvolved), the baby was unplanned, and I will be transitioning from a full time job in downtown Nashville to a remote position in a tiny town in Ohio. I'm looking for books applicable to my situation (early thirties, single motherhood, liberal and cognizant of the need to raise a thoughtful, independent thinking, and respectful white son who is being born during a time when the country is under terrifying leadership). Fiction or non-fiction welcome! I'm a big fan of the site and can't wait to hear your suggestions. --Amanda   3. Hi! I'm a college professor and my wife and I are expecting a baby in July, so I'll have a semester off for the first time in a long time. While I'm sure most of it will be spent sleepless with a baby, I'm also hoping to get in some good reading for fun. In the summer, I tend to love ridiculous sun-soaked literary fiction like The Vacationers and Seating Arrangements. Otherwise, I read/listen to a lot of sci-fi/fantasy and LGBTQ lit. I loved the Argonauts and would love to read more about queer families or parenting. I also recently read The Expanse series and All the Birds in the Sky. What should I read while I'm home with a little one to prevent me from being lonely and crazy? --Nikki   4. My boyfriend is suuuuper into Star Wars. We first bonded over a love of reading, but the vast majority of his already-read pile is Star Wars novels - and there's nothing wrong with that, but I've been enjoying trying to expand his palate. He claims he'll try anything, just never knew where to start, and has already borrowed the Lunar Chronicles from me and really loved it. I also gave him Night Circus (because it's my favorite), but that one seemed to go over less well - his comment was "I can see why you love it so much." The thing I'm noticing, however, is that my personal collection leans much more towards fantasy and fairy tale retellings than sci fi, and I was wondering if you had any ideas of sci fi that *isn't* Star Wars that he might like. He especially enjoys explorations of people in the Empire, I know he was really excited for the recent book about Thrawn, and he loves Lost Stars by Claudia Grey. Thanks in advance! --Anne   5. I have a yen to read more short stories, but I am finding myself at my wit's end trying to find any good collections that suit my reading interests. I really fell in love with short stories recently reading "Diving Belles" by Lucy Wood, and then I absolutely loved "American Housewife" by Helen Ellis. Both these collections contained relatively short, engaging short stories. I think the common factor is that they are primarily about women, and are thoroughly charming. There is darkness without being too much of a downer, but they are not sappy "Chicken Soup for the Soul" type reads, which I don't judge, but don't enjoy. I don't know if I have far too particular tastes, or I just don't know where to look next. I tried to read some Neil Gaiman short stories and I'm not really thrilled so far, although I am not giving up yet! Help! I don't even know where to look next. Kind regards, --Eliza   6. Hello! My older sister recently asked me for book recommendations because she feels like she doesn't have any hobbies. She is in a very different place in life than I am, so I'm not sure what to suggest. She works, is married, and has three kids, all under the age of 8, so she doesn't have a ton of free time. I think the last time she read fiction was 12 years ago, when we were living together and I had my books all over the apartment. Back then, she enjoyed historical fiction set in South Asia (e.g. The Twentieth Wife and The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan). She and her husband are now in the process of building a house, and she has always been very interested in interior design (she loves Pinterest and tells me I should have throw pillows). She also loves to cook and she took a baking class once. Any ideas? Her birthday is coming up in July so I hope you can answer before then. Thanks so much! --Sel   7. Hello! I'm a little worried that my request may be kind of tricky. I'd like to buy my Dad a book for his upcoming birthday. The problem is that while he enjoys reading, he is prefers short novels with straight-forward writing styles. I think that this is because he's dyslexic and gets a little overwhelmed when texts are too "flowery" in their writing style or have a reputation for being "intellectual." He tends to only read a couple books a year (usually the ones I give him) so I feel a bit of pressure! I've had a lot of luck in the past with John Steinbeck (he liked the Pearl but loved Of Mice and Men). He enjoys books with historical elements. He's from Northern California and he gets a kick out of reading books set in landscapes that he knows and loves. Are there books out there that fit some of these guidelines? I know that Steinbeck's canon has a lot of books with these elements, but I don't think my Dad will sit through East of Eden or the Grapes of Wrath, and I'd like to try something a little different. Thank you so much! --Amris   8. I love reading stories about siblings, particularly twins. Got any suggestions? Thanks! --Jonathan     Books Discussed Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (out August 22 2017) Behind the Throne KB Wagers Girl at War by Sara Novic NW by Zadie Smith Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi Tender by Sofia Samatar Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (recommended by Liberty) California by Edan Lepucki Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger

And a belated Happy Father's day to you all! To celebrate we asked Jess's Father, Gary, to join us in a discussion of his favorite book, "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. Hear how this book ruined us for other books. Top 5 for this month? Bad Dads. Next month, we read, "Hyde" by Daniel Levine. Enjoy, and send us your questions to @PodcastUnbound on Twitter or Facebook.

This week we're talking to author, Aimie K. Runyan, whose debut novel, PROMISED TO THE CROWN is available NOW wherever fine books are sold. Mentioned in this episode: PROMISED TO THE CROWN by Aimie K. Runyan Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Pikes Peak Writers Rachel Caine DUTY TO THE CROWN by Aimie K. Runyan (Available Oct. 2016) THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver http://aimiekrunyan.com http://twitter.com/aimiekrunyan

Trish and Jess start with a chat about what else they've been reading recently, which included Joe Hill's newest novel, BuzzFeed articles, and essays about the Polyvagal Theory. They move on to talk about the powerful heartbreak of Toni Morrison's "Beloved." They qualify when they are willing to accept unbelievable circumstances in books and what makes a book feel hopeless. They end with a Top 5 list of other books that broke their hearts. Next month, Jess's dad guest stars for Father's Day to talk about one of his favorite books, "The Poisonwood Bible," by Barbara Kingsolver.

Does life exist on other planets? If we discover an alien civilization, does that mean God won’t love us or hang out anymore? Is Allen’s alien superpower the lamest thing ever or the greatest? Our co-hosts answer these questions and more in this week’s episode on God and aliens. Conversation on Faith and Aliens (00:25) Alien Superpower Segment (47:46)     RELEVANT LINKS NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars (article)   Ancient Cosmology (image)   Lion King Astronomy Clip (youtube video) How many stars can you see on a clear, moonless night? (article) The Milky Way's 100 Billion Planets (NASA article) Exoplanet History - From Intuition to Discovery (article) How Many Galaxies Are there? (article) The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2) (youtube video) Kardashev Scale (wikipedia article) The Deep Future: Crash Course Big History #10 (youtube video about potential human colonization of the galaxy) A New Physics Theory of Life (article on “life arises when you shine light at matter for long enough”) Life Might Spread Across Universe Like an 'Epidemic' in New Math Theory (“panspermia article) C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy (book series) What C.S. Lewis thought about space exploration and aliens (article) Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet (book) Creationist Ken Ham Says Aliens Will Go To Hell So Let's Stop Looking For Them (article) Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?' (article) Poisonwood Bible (book) Water On Mars! (Political cartoon of Nestle drilling for water) Process Theology (wikipedia article) Open Theism (wikipedia article) Fact or Fiction?: NASA Spent Millions to Develop a Pen that Would Write in Space, whereas the Soviet Cosmonauts Used a Pencil (article) The War on Science (youtube video - “the bank bailout cost more than NASA’s entire 50 year running budget”) The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (book) The Martian (book) How a book about fish nearly sank Isaac Newton's Principia (article) Tardigrades (wikipedia article) And God Blessed The World With The Babel Incident (article - an irenicon) Why Christians should get on board with space exploration (article) Health Benefits Of Bananas And Their Peels: 10 Unusual Ways To Use The Entire Fruit (article) Doctor Who (TV show) Firefly (TV Show) The James Bond gadget that turns you into a FISH: Mask lets you breathe underwater without oxygen tanks (article) Use Your imagination - Hook (youtube video)   CORRECTIONS For this episode (032): “The History of Fishes” was published in the 17th century (1686), Allen misspoke -- apologies.   THANK YOU Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music.  Check out his band Soulwise.   WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Thank you for supporting the podcast!  Your ratings, reviews and feedback are not only encouraging to us personally, but they help others find the show.  If you appreciate the content we provide please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Join our conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog An Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter and Google+ Like Us on Facebook Listen to Us on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud and TuneIn Speak to Us on our Feedback Page Love Us

We will discuss POISONWOOD BIBLE in the February meeting of Worlds of Books. Find it on BARD as DB46882, order it in braille (BR11745), or download it from bookshare.

We present to for your listening pleasure the second episode of our SisterLit podcast. All three of us sisters are here for this second podcast and our varied viewpoints are on full display in this podcast.First we discuss our favorite books of all time. They are as listed as followed:-Jennifer's ListLion, Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith-Jillian's List Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerPoisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverBlink and Three by Ted Dekker-Jessica's ListHarry Potter Series by J.K. RowlingPrisoner of AzkabanOrder of the Phoenix We delve into the twisty world created by Gillian Flynn called Gone Girl. We talk many spoilers so do not listen if you have not read the book! If you would like to skip this segment it starts 15 minutes into the episode and ends at 38 minutes. We all agree that this book is a fun ride but very intense and not for everyone.The end of the podcast is devoted to our listeners who have commented lovely things about our first podcast. We also talk briefly about our next books we will be reading. We will finish up our discussion of the Divergent trilogy next podcast and also talk about a new trilogy The Infenal Devices by Cassandra Clare. Just for fun, we found that we were using the word Basically quite a lot in this podcast. Anyone who counts the basically's in this podcast gets a shout out in our next podcast will be out in January.

Author Barbara Kingsolver lives in southwest Virginia.  She is the author of 14 books including the The  Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  She visited with me at the WEHC studio at Emory and Henry College to discuss her latest novel, Flight Behavior, a novel set in Southern Appalachia.   In part it is about denial and the beliefs that get assigned to us.   It is on the long list for the Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction).

This month's World Book Club comes from the Jesus Centre in London. Harriett Gilbert and readers talk to bestselling writer Barbara Kingsolver about her internationally acclaimed novel The Poisonwood Bible. Having sold four million copies around the world, Kingsolver's most ambitious novel paints an intimate portrait of a crisis-ridden family amid the larger backdrop of an African nation in chaos. In 1959 an overzealous Baptist minister Nathan Price drags his wife and four daughters deep into the heart of the Congo on a mission to save the unenlightened souls of Africa. As his plans unravel in tandem with the country's dreams of becoming an independent democracy, the five women narrate the novel, each in their own inimitable voice.

Barbara Kingsolver describes an adventure her family undertook to spend one year eating primarily what they could grow or raise themselves. As a citizen and mother more than an expert, she turned her life towards questions many of us are asking. Food, she says, is a “rare moral arena” in which the ethical choice is often the pleasurable choice. This unedited interview with Barbara Kingsolver is included in our program “Barbara Kingsolver on The Ethics of Eating.” See more at onbeing.org/program/ethics-eating/191

Kingsolver describes an adventure her family undertook to spend one year eating primarily what they could grow or raise themselves. As a citizen and mother more than an expert, she turned her life towards questions many of us are asking. Food, she says, is a “rare moral arena” in which the ethical choice is often the pleasurable choice.

James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss American author Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.