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 *The Life Possible Podcast* is back with an incredible transformation story featuring *The Empower Life Sisters*—Stephanie Gonzales, Samantha Silva, and Ryan Silva! These two sisters lost over *180 pounds each* (and Ryan dropped *100 pounds*), completely changing their lives and even opening their own *Ideal Protein* clinic to help others do the same!   In this episode, we dive deep into: ✅ Samantha's journey dealing with *PCOS, insulin resistance*, and the power of proper nutrition  ✅ The *life-changing wake-up call* that pushed both sisters to take control of their health  ✅ How *their home environment* shaped their relationship with food—and how they broke the cycle  ✅ What it was like to *“buddy up”* and lose weight together  ✅ The decision to open their own *Ideal Protein* clinic—now coaching others to success!  ✅ Passing *healthy habits* down to the next generation—kids included! Samantha's and her husband Ryan share how their journey into metabolic health has set the tone for the boys habits too!  From *yo-yo dieting* and frustration to discovering *the science of metabolic health*, this episode is packed with real talk, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone ready to take control of their weight and health. 

  It's one of his most beloved tales, but was written in a hurry and under duress. On this holiday episode of Dialogue, Marcia Franklin talks with Boise writer Samantha Silva about "A Christmas Carol," penned by Charles Dickens in 1843. In her debut novel, "Mr. Dickens and His Carol," Silva melds fact with fiction to imagine how Dickens came up with the plot for his now-classic story. Of Silva's work, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Boise resident Anthony Doerr says, "It's as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps." Silva talks with Franklin about what drew her to Dickens, how she researched her book, why she thinks "A Christmas Carol" crystallizes Dickens' ethos, and why the story is still relevant. A graduate of Boise State University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Silva is a screenwriter who has sold projects to Paramount, Universal, New Line Cinema, and TNT. A film version of her short story, "The Big Burn," won the One Potato Short Screenplay Competition at the 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival and will be released in 2018. Silva will also be writing another novel.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: relying on books when sick and bookish themed parties Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: bookishness that we are thankful for The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:29 - Ad For Ourselves 1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon 8:19 - Fabled Bookshop 9:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 11:33 - Currently Reading Patreon 12:42 - Our Current Reads 13:03 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith) 14:15 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann 17:55 - The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (Kaytee) 18:01 - Commonplace Books 19:40 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel 21:09 - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Meredith) 26:56 - Bonk by Mary Roach (Kaytee) 29:43 - Gulp by Mary Roach 31:01 - The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey (Meredith) 36:12 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee) 36:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 36:35 - Fairyloot 38:51 - All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 39:51 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 39:52 - Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley 40:26 - Bookishness We Are Thankful For 41:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 41:56 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 42:17 - Are You There? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 43:52 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 44:00 - The Witches by Roald Dahl 44:01 - The Twits by Roald Dahl 44:02 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 45:27 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 45:35 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 47:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 48:16 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell 51:56 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 52:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 52:56 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 53:30 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 54:26 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 56:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 56:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain 56:13 - I wish you would consider the new airpod 4s as a gift to yourself this year. (Meredith) 56:16 - AirPods 4 1:01:36 - I wish to press Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva. (Kaytee) 1:01:37 - Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva  Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December's IPL is a recap of the 2024 year!  Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

"Marley was dead, to begin with."That is one of the most famous first lines in English literature. It comes from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which is perhaps the greatest Christmas ghost story ever told.What is it that speaks to so many of us about this story of Scrooge and his ghosts?Today I want to talk about what makes this story so beloved and enduring–from its original bestselling release in 1843 through countless adaptations–to the place of fondness and tradition it has in so many of our homes today. In this episode, you'll hear from RAR Premium members; Joe Sutphin, who did the beautiful illustrations for Little Christmas Carol; Samantha Silva, author of Mr. Dickens and His Carol; and some RAR kids on the lasting impact of Dickens's tale and what they love so much about A Christmas Carol.In this episode, you'll hear: Why we love A Christmas Carol as a read-aloud for the whole familyHow Joe Sutphin illustrated and populated Scrooge's world for Little Christmas CarolThe real backstory of why Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, which inspired Samantha Silva's novelLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie:Read-Aloud RevivalWaxwing BooksSubscribe to the NewsletterFind the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/all-about-a-christmas-carol Get Christmas SchoolOrder a copy of Beyond Mulberry Glen by January 7, 2025 to get your free gifts!

Open a bottle of Coppola Claret for this spin on a holiday classic Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva.  Support this podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/dontreaddrunkSamantha Silva Websitehttps://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/ Writer Mother Monster Websitehttps://writermothermonster.com/ Francis Ford Coppola Wineryhttps://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/ Rolled Beef Roast with Herb Butterhttps://www.tastemade.com/recipes/rolled-roast-beef-with-herb-butter Get 60 days of Everand Freehttps://www.scribd.com/g/9s1nq7 Everandhttps://www.everand.com Media RecommendationsLove Has Won: The Cult of Mother God – MaxThis Naked Mind Podcast  Find my sponsors: 1uptilsunup on @1uptilsunup on; TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeAvenue Coffee is on Facebook and at: www.avenue-coffeehouse.comKaren Roethle Fine Arts is on Facebook and EtsyEtsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KarenRoethleFineArts?ref=l2-about-shopname Find me on Instagram @dontreaddrunk www.dontreaddrunk.buzzsprout.comdontreaddrunk@gmail.com

This week on From the Front Porch, it's time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 454” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Flight by Lynn Steger Strong Wintering by Katherine May The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell (unavailable to order) Joy Enough by Sarah McColl (unavailable to order) Beartown by Frederick Backman Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (unavailable to order) Tinkers by Paul Harding Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Backwater by Joan Bauer (unavailable to order) Landline by Rainbow Rowell The Family Game by Catherine Steadman The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore “Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris (featured in Holidays on Ice) “A Christmas Story” by Walter Dean Myers (145th Street) (unavailable to order) God Speaks Through Wombs by Drew Jackson Miracle on 10th Street by Madeleine L'Engle (unavailable to order) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Richard Schneider The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan New Girl in Little Cove by Dahmnait Monaghan Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon (unavailable to order) Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff Love & Saffron by Kim Fay The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley (unavailable to order) Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (unavailable to order) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here.  Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week we chat with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichael's Bookstore. Each November we let her do the heavy lifting and share books that have come out and might be good choices for your holiday shopping. If you would like to check out Carmichael's Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Website- www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod FaceBook - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 2- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 3- Foster by Claire Keegan 4- So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan 5- Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 6- Fraud by Zadie Smith 7- Armor of Light by Ken Follett 8- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 9- Julia by Sandra Newman 10- 1984 by George Orwell 11- Reformatory by Tananarive Due 12- Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 13- A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 14- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 15- West Heart Kill by Dann Mcdorman 16- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 17- The Appeal by Janice Hallett 18- The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett 19- Stalking Shakespeare by Lee Durkee 20- They Flew by Carlos Eire 21- Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire 22- Wild Girls by Tiya Miles 23- The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl 24- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl 25- Watership Down (graphic novel) by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin 26- Watership Down by Richard Adams 27- Energy Follows Thought by Willie Nelson 28- World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy 29- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 30- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 31- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 32- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 33- Legend & Lattes by Travis Baldree 34- World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres 35- Every Cook, Every Kitchen by Feed Louisville 36- Oldest Louisville by Kevin Gibson 37- Always Moving Forward by David Jones and Bob Hill 38- Back Page by Byron Crawford 39- Fathers by Richard Taylor 40- From the Heads of the Hollers by Shelby Lee Adams 41- Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson 42- Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys by DMS Fick 43- Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin 44- My Dark Places by James Ellroy 45- Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore 46- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 47- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 48- The Man who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Rescued his Career and Revived our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford 49- Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Casey @Caseys_reads 12 Months To Live by James Patterson and Mike Lupica Movie and Series Mentioned: - CODA (2021) - Apple + - Bodies (2023) - Netflix

Join me as I chat with Samantha Silva, author of Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol.Highlights:Origins of Love and FuryWhy Mary Wollstonecraft--her life, her writing, and her ongoing contribution as the "first feminist"Structuring Love and Fury - the use of ten plot pointsSense and sensibility in Love and FuryMary Wollstonecraft's long road back into public consciousness a hundred years after her deathReading from Love and FuryFinding moments as metaphors when writing historical fictionWriting history and writing historical fiction -- what are the differences?Origins of Mr. Dickens and His CarolCharles Dickens--rock star of his ageScreenwriting vs novel writingAdvice for new authorsPress Play now & be sure to check out  Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol on Art In Fiction.Samantha Silva's WebsiteReceive 20% Off ProWritingAidMusic CreditPaganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg SimpsonSubscribe to Art In Fiction to find out about upcoming podcast episodes, blog posts, featured authors, and more.This website contains affiliate links. If you use these links to make a purchase, I may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Would you like to support Art In Fiction? Please consider buying us a coffee on Ko-Fi. Thank you!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEPro Writing Aid ProWriting Aid is a grammar checker, style editor, and writing mentor in one package, ProWritingAid Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider helping us keep the lights on so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Just $3 buys us a coffee (and we really like coffee) at Ko-Fi. Just click this link: https://ko-fi.com/artinfictionThank you!

SAMANTHA SILVA is an author, playwright, and screenwriter based in Idaho. She's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema, and she is the author of Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Flatiron Books, 2017), and Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft (Flatiron Books, 2021). Sam wrote and directed the award- winning short script, THE BIG BURN, which premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2017 and adapted Mr. Dickens and His Carol for Seattle Repertory Theater in 2022. Sam has 3 children, ages 28, 26, and 22, and describes writer-motherhood in three words as NECESSITY OF INVENTION.Writer Mother Monster is a community and conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice. Each episode is streamed live on Facebook and YouTube, then released as a podcast and hosted on www.writermothermonster.comSupport the showIf you appreciate what you hear, consider becoming a patron/ess of Writer Mother Monster. Depending upon your level of support, you can tell me who you want to hear and topics you'd like to hear about, send me questions for guests in advance of interviews, receive a letter of thanks, a signed book–and more! Thank you for contributing to WMM's sustainability. www.writermothermonster.com/donate/

In her lifetime, Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was widely acknowledged as the best read person - male or female - in New England. Her landmark work, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, is considered the first full-length treatment of women's rights in North America. After finding success as an author, scholar, educator, editor, translator, journalist, and host of a famous series of "conversations," she tragically died at the age of 40 in a sea accident off the coast of Fire Island, New York. In this episode, Jacke talks to Pulitzer-prize winning biographer Megan Marshall about her book, Margaret Fuller: A New American Life. Additional listening: 461 The Peabody Sisters (with Megan Marshall) 351 Mary Wollstonecraft (with Samantha Silva) 356 Louisa May Alcott 111 Ralph Waldo Emerson Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi there, Today I am so thrilled to be arts calling Samantha Silva! (samanthasilvawriter.com) About our Guest: Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repertory Theater to adapt her debut novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, for the stage, and was a 2020 Idaho Commission on the Arts Literary Fellow.  Silva graduated from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, where she studied in Bologna, Italy and Washington, D.C. She's lived in London three times, briefly in Rome, is an avid Italophile, and a forever Dickens devotee. Love & Fury, now available for pre-order, find your favorite book retailer here: https://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/ Mr. Dickens and His Carol, available now! https://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/mr-dickens-and-his-carol Twitter: https://twitter.com/samanthaswriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthasilvawriter/ Thank you so much for this amazing conversation, Samantha! All the best and happy writing! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro (cruzfolio.com). If you like the show: leave a review, or share it with someone who's starting their creative journey! Your support truly makes a difference! Go make a dent: much love, j https://artscalling.com/welcome/

It's one of his most beloved tales, but was written in a hurry and under duress. On this holiday episode of Dialogue, Marcia Franklin talks with Boise writer Samantha Silva about "A Christmas Carol," penned by Charles Dickens in 1843. In her debut novel, "Mr. Dickens and His Carol," Silva melds fact with fiction to imagine how Dickens came up with the plot for his now-classic story. Of Silva's work, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Boise resident Anthony Doerr says, "It's as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps." Silva talks with Franklin about what drew her to Dickens, how she researched her book, why she thinks "A Christmas Carol" crystallizes Dickens' ethos, and why the story is still relevant. A graduate of Boise State University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Silva is a screenwriter who has sold projects to Paramount, Universal, New Line Cinema, and TNT. A film version of her short story, "The Big Burn," won the One Potato Short Screenplay Competition at the 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival and will be released in 2018. Silva will also be writing another novel.

This is an encore program which originally aired in December of 2017.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Get your copies of the books mentioned in this episode from The Bookshelf: Little Women Book Club Flight by Lynn Steger Strong Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (currently unavailable to order) The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews Voracious! by Cara Nicoletti (currently unavailable to order) My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Winter Solstice by Rosmunde Pilcher An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (currently unavailable to order) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (currently unavailable to order) Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Wintering by Katherine May Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley Little Women (painted edition) by Louisa May Alcott Persuasion (painted edition) by Jane Austen The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green All These Wonders and Occasional Magic by The Moth Liturgies for Hope by Elizabeth Moore & Audrey Elledge A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Miracle on 10th Street by Madeleine L'Engle (currently unavailable to order) A Treasury of Family Christmas Poems by Union Square Kids The Boy, The Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (releases 1/17/23) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  Thank you again to this week's sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

For more than two centuries, the author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) has been eclipsed by others: her famous parents William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, her even more famous husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, and even her own creations, the "modern Prometheus" Victor Frankenstein and the creature that often (and erroneously) bears his name. But Mary Shelley deserves more attention than just as the young woman who married a Romantic poet and happened to write an indelible novel. In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the life and career of one of the great literary figures of her era. Additional listening suggestions: 446 Percy Bysshe Shelley - The Early Years 351 Mary Wollstonecraft (with Samantha Silva) 65 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (with Professor James Chandler) Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 30th, 1797, badass Feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft gave birth to Mary Shelley, who would change literature forever. Mary Shelley went on to write Frankenstein thus sealing her fate as the Grandmother of Horror. We want to wish Mary a very happy birthday beyond the grave. Please. celebrate with us in this episode!Aliza read Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft by Samantha Silva.Riss read Mary Shelley: Gothic Tales by Mary Shelley

Samantha Silva, „Armastus ja raev. Mary Wollstonecrafti lugu“. Inglise keelest tõlkinud Liisi Rünkla. Postimehe kirjastuselt. Loeb Kristi Aule. On lämbe suvelõpp Londonis aastal 1797. Õhus on õunapiruka lõhna ja kogenud ämmaemand mrs B on veendunud, et kohe-kohe sünnib siia maailma veel üks tüdruk. Ent siis ei lähe kõik päris nii, nagu peaks. Äsjast sünnitajat raputavad üha tugevamad palavikuhood ja hääbuv ema jutustab oma vastsündinud tütrele – linnupojale – mõne päeva jooksul enda eluloo. See ema on Mary Wollstonecraft, Briti kirjanik ja filosoof, üks esimesi, kes võttis avalikkuses sõna naiste õiguste kaitseks. Last, kes tema kõrval päev-päevalt kosus, tunneme nüüd kui Mary Shelleyt, „Frankensteini“ autorit.

It's one of the great mysteries in American history. The "lost colony" of Roanoke Island, where 120 or so men, women, and children living in the first permanent English settlement in North America simply disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a mysterious word carved into a tree trunk. While historians remain baffled, speculation has run rampant, with everything from massacre to relocation to space alien abduction taking their turns as potential theories. What happened to those people? And is there any way to tell their story? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Kimberly Brock about her novel The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which extends the mystery of Roanoke and its legacy from the late seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth. Additional listening suggestions: 351 Mary Wollstonecraft (with Samantha Silva) 382 Forbidden Victorian Love (with Mimi Matthews) 99 History and Mystery (with Radha Vatsal) Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, John Milton was important, and yes, Paradise Lost has been part of the canon since the 17th century - but why should we read anything by John Milton today? Do we imbibe his poetry like medicine? Is it a slog through cerebral but sterile prose? Or is there something wilder, more compelling, more alive? In this episode, Jacke talks to biographer Joe Moshenska, author of Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton, about the poet beloved by everyone from Virginia Woolf to Jorge Luis Borges to revolutionaries all over the world. More listening ideas: Want more Milton? We've got you covered in Episode #154 John Milton. Ready for more wild poetic visions? Try our episode on William Blake. Poetry not your thing? Check out our interview with Samantha Silva about the life of Mary Wollstonecraft. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I'm joined by Samantha, where we discuss her novels, Mr Dickens and His Carol, and the recent Love and Fury! We talk about how her career in screenwriting aided her writing process, how she wrote her first novel, and how the new release celebrates Mary Wollstonecraft. While Wollstonecraft was just outside of the 19th century, we discuss the influence she had on the Victorian era (especially through her daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley), and the importance of her work today.Content warning: some mentions of suicide, bodily autonomy debatesAbout my guest: Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repertory Theater to adapt her debut novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, for the stage, and was a 2020 Idaho Commission on the Arts Literary Fellow.For more information on Samantha's work, check out the links and details below:Twitter: @samanthaswriterhttps://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/https://www.mingstudios.org/my-on-mondays.html - recent short readings for MING StudiosCheck out Samantha's recommended sources, which she mentioned in our episode:Charlotte Gordon: Romantic OutlawsMary Wollstonecraft: Letters written in Sweden, Norway and DenmarkEpisode Credits:Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma CatanMusic: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSoundCheck us out at the following social media pages and websites!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcastTwitter: @victorianlegac1Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcastWebsite: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

The writer, philosopher, and trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft is perhaps best known as the mother of the author of Frankenstein, but this amazing figure deserves more attention than a line in Mary Shelley's biography. As the author of classic works like Thoughts on the Education of Daughters and A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft advanced arguments hundreds of years ahead of her time. In this episode, Jacke talks with screenwriter and novelist Samantha Silva (Mr. Dickens and His Carol) about her approach to writing novels, her immersion in the world of Wollstonecraft, and the pleasures and insights that her new work Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft can give to the rest of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Wollstonecraft is the subject of Samantha Silva's latest book, Love And Fury, an historical fiction reanimating the life and legacy of arguably the world's first feminist. And what a life. Samantha chats to Mickey about being an 18th Century radfem, why Wollstonecraft is still all-too relevant today, the importance of women – obvs! – and *that* Newington Green statue. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview with Samantha Silva about her latest book, Love and Fury, a moving account of Mary Wollstonecraft, mother to writer Mary Shelley and arguably the world’s first feminist.

I talk with Samantha Silva about the writing process for this book and about her upcoming book. The only spoiler is at the very end of the podcast, after my sign-off. The book Mr. Dickens and His Carol is published by Flatiron and came out in paperback on September 22nd, 2020. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. Join Libro.FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get a 2 month audiobook membership for the price of one month. Thank me later. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a review on Apple Podcasts. I thank you for it. My website is being worked on. I'm getting help. YAY. So, watch out for that. Please follow me on a new app called Swell. I'm @bookishpodcast. You can interact with me there also. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/living-a-life-through-books/message

One hundred and seventy-four years ago, a British writer was horrified at the conditions under which children were made to labor in tin mines. He decided to write a pamphlet exposing these conditions. His intended title: “An Appeal to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man's Child.” Thank heavens the writer changed his mind. Instead of a pamphlet, he decided to write a novel making the same points. It's filled with colorful characters—including an old man who goes about snarling “Bah, Humbug!” Those two little words instantly reveal what book I'm talking about: “A Christmas Carol,” by the immortal Charles Dickens. The book has never been out of print—and it illustrates why telling a good story is often the best way to communicate our beliefs. Why does “A Christmas Carol” still resonate today? For the answer, I went to my friend Gina Dalfonzo, editor of Dickensblog. She told me “A Christmas Carol “is a book that “has everything: great sorrow and great joy, corruption and redemption, poverty and pain, hope and love.” And “it expresses the deep belief that even the worst person can change for the better.” “A Christmas Carol” is not merely a magnificent story, and its message is not confined to a “social gospel” teaching: Dickens points directly to Christ throughout. For example, Scrooge's nephew, Fred, suggests that perhaps nothing about Christmas can be “apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin.” And Tiny Tim expresses the hope that when people saw his lameness, “It might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk and blind men see.” This is, Gina points out, “a wonderful example of the biblical idea of God's strength being made perfect in our weakness.” Dickens' classic shoots down the idea—prevalent in some Christian circles—that reading novels is a waste of time. They seem to forget that Jesus Himself was a master storyteller. For instance, He didn't just say, “Come to the aid of those who need help.” Instead, He told a vivid story about a Samaritan who rescues a wounded man. Chuck Colson once said that when it came to learning moral lessons, he was “much more impressed by profound works of fiction than by abstract theological discourses.” Scenes from some of the greatest stories ever told, he said, “have etched moral truths deeply into my soul. Their characters and lessons are so vivid I can't forget them.” And that is likely why so many of us will never forget the moral truths told through Ebenezer Scrooge, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, and all the other memorable characters that populate Dickens' great Victorian tale. It's why we reject pamphlets that say, “Be nice to the needy” in favor of a good strong character bellowing, “Are there no prisons? [Are there no] workhouses?” Or the ghost of Scrooge's partner, Jacob Marley, howling, “Mankind was my business!”  Dickens' Christmas classic is more popular than ever. There's a new film about how he came to write “A Christmas Carol,” called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” And a writer named Samantha Silva has just published a novel titled “Mr. Dickens and His Carol.” I do hope you'll take time out to read, or re-read, the original, or read it aloud to your family. Who knows what great good may come of it? And so I end this piece by saying—and you probably knew it was coming—“God bless us, everyone.”  

It's the holiday season which means that the roughly 9 billion adaptations of A Christmas Carol are on television playing in a continuous loop. But who was the man behind the season's greatest ghost story? Charles Dickens is considered the greatest English writer, behind Shakespeare, to have ever lived. Tune in to learn about his time in the workhouse, how he influenced Edgar Allan Poe, and how his secret double life was almost his undoing.FictionMr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34275234-mr-dickens-and-his-carolDodger by Terry Pratchett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13516846-dodgerGrave Expectations by Heather Redmond - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42832913-grave-expectationsNon-fictionCharles Dickens by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11202585-charles-dickensThe Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630581-the-invisible-womanPodcastsCharles Dickens and a Christmas Carol by History Goes Bump - http://historygoesbump.com/charles-dickens-and-a-christmas-carol-ep-91How the Dickens Stole Christmas by The Allusionist - https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/dickens-christmasEating with Dickens by HistoryExtra - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/eating-with-dickens/Charles Dickens was a Master of Social Media by The Bigg Success Show - https://biggsuccess.com/2009/12/21/charles-dickens-was-a-master-of-social-media/Movies & TVGreat Expectations (1998) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119223/Pip (Great Expectations retold by South Park) - https://southpark.cc.com/clips/151994/great-expectationsList of the best movie adaptations of Dickens' work - https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-best-screen-adaptations-of-dickens-major-works/New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

It’s the holiday season which means that the roughly 9 billion adaptations of A Christmas Carol are on television playing in a continuous loop. But who was the man behind the season’s greatest ghost story? Charles Dickens is considered the greatest English writer, behind Shakespeare, to have ever lived. Tune in to learn about his time in the workhouse, how he influenced Edgar Allan Poe, and how his secret double life was almost his undoing.FictionMr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34275234-mr-dickens-and-his-carolDodger by Terry Pratchett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13516846-dodgerGrave Expectations by Heather Redmond - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42832913-grave-expectationsNon-fictionCharles Dickens by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11202585-charles-dickensThe Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630581-the-invisible-womanPodcastsCharles Dickens and a Christmas Carol by History Goes Bump - http://historygoesbump.com/charles-dickens-and-a-christmas-carol-ep-91How the Dickens Stole Christmas by The Allusionist - https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/dickens-christmasEating with Dickens by HistoryExtra - https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/eating-with-dickens/Charles Dickens was a Master of Social Media by The Bigg Success Show - https://biggsuccess.com/2009/12/21/charles-dickens-was-a-master-of-social-media/Movies & TVGreat Expectations (1998) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119223/Pip (Great Expectations retold by South Park) - https://southpark.cc.com/clips/151994/great-expectationsList of the best movie adaptations of Dickens’ work - https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-best-screen-adaptations-of-dickens-major-works/New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

Kaytee and Meredith are deep in the holiday season and we’re ready to talk about all the books! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookish moment of connection with a new friend and a book ornament for the tree. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, with plenty of kid lit in this week’s selections as well as some cozy reads and some creepy ones. This week’s deep dive is about winter reads and the titles we like to cozy up with during the holidays. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a new (old) mystery series to sink your teeth into, and a travel memoir. 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!  .  .  .  .  .  1:35 - Cowboy Pug by Laura James 2:31 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 5:38 - my pretty bookstack ornament (no longer available for me to link to on the Anthropologie site!) 7:17 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 7:49 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 10:28 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 11:35 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 12:26 - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib 16:07 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett 16:17 - Reading Bug subscription box 17:51 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett 20:02 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 20:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 20:24 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 20:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 22:32 - Toll by Neal Shusterman (not even on Amazon yet, so no link!) 24:26 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 24:36 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 27:27 - Shogun by James Clavell 28:02 - Pax by Sara Pennypacker 31:58 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 32:47 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson 33:59 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 34:18 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 34:26 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 34:48 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 35:18 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling 35:24 - Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein 35:31 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein 35:33 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 36:05 - The Shining by Stephen King 36:25 - It by Stephen King 36:26 - The Stand by Stephen King 36:38 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Auden 36:41 - The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Auden 37:10 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 37:40 - Agatha Christie 37:41 - PD James 37:42 - Minette Walters 37:52 - Aunt Dimity Series 38:15 - Anne Perry Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels 38:31 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 38:59 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 40:23 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 40:25 - All the Books podcast 41:46 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 43:09 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George 43:22 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series 45:12 - Robert Galbraith series (JK Rowling syndrome) 45:58 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider 47:59 - Simple: A Podcast by Tsh Oxenreider 48:35 - Interview with Tsh on Kaytee’s blog *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!*  

Samantha Silva's Mr. Dickens and His Carol imagines the author's anxiety while churning out a Christmas book. Silva joins Idaho Matters to talk about bringing the Victorian legend to life.

Christmas is not looking bright for Charles Dickens. His latest novel has proven a massive flop, and that upstart William Thackeray doesn’t miss an opportunity to crow. Bills are rolling in, every relative in creation has his or her hand out, the kids (number steadily increasing) have their hearts set on expensive toys, and Mrs. Dickens has already started making plans for the most elaborate holiday party yet. Oh yes, and Dickens’ publisher is begging him to write a Christmas book when the spirit of Christmas seems to have packed up and moved to Scotland together with Dickens’ exasperated family. Determined not to give in, Dickens moves to a cheap hotel, rents a room under the name Ebenezer Scrooge, dons the disguise of an old man, and roams the streets of London in pursuit of a mysterious young woman in a purple cloak. And surprise, by the time December 25 rolls around, Dickens has not only recovered his joie de vivre but penned what may be the world’s most beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. In Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Flatiron Books, 2018), Samantha Silva  takes events we all know from childhood and, through the application of a light touch and a gifted imagination, turns them into a story at once comfortably familiar and delightfully different. C. P. Lesley is the author of eight novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, The Swan Princess, The Vermilion Bird, and The Shattered Drum), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas is not looking bright for Charles Dickens. His latest novel has proven a massive flop, and that upstart William Thackeray doesn’t miss an opportunity to crow. Bills are rolling in, every relative in creation has his or her hand out, the kids (number steadily increasing) have their hearts set on expensive toys, and Mrs. Dickens has already started making plans for the most elaborate holiday party yet. Oh yes, and Dickens’ publisher is begging him to write a Christmas book when the spirit of Christmas seems to have packed up and moved to Scotland together with Dickens’ exasperated family. Determined not to give in, Dickens moves to a cheap hotel, rents a room under the name Ebenezer Scrooge, dons the disguise of an old man, and roams the streets of London in pursuit of a mysterious young woman in a purple cloak. And surprise, by the time December 25 rolls around, Dickens has not only recovered his joie de vivre but penned what may be the world’s most beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. In Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Flatiron Books, 2018), Samantha Silva  takes events we all know from childhood and, through the application of a light touch and a gifted imagination, turns them into a story at once comfortably familiar and delightfully different. C. P. Lesley is the author of eight novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, The Swan Princess, The Vermilion Bird, and The Shattered Drum), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas is not looking bright for Charles Dickens. His latest novel has proven a massive flop, and that upstart William Thackeray doesn’t miss an opportunity to crow. Bills are rolling in, every relative in creation has his or her hand out, the kids (number steadily increasing) have their hearts set on expensive toys, and Mrs. Dickens has already started making plans for the most elaborate holiday party yet. Oh yes, and Dickens’ publisher is begging him to write a Christmas book when the spirit of Christmas seems to have packed up and moved to Scotland together with Dickens’ exasperated family. Determined not to give in, Dickens moves to a cheap hotel, rents a room under the name Ebenezer Scrooge, dons the disguise of an old man, and roams the streets of London in pursuit of a mysterious young woman in a purple cloak. And surprise, by the time December 25 rolls around, Dickens has not only recovered his joie de vivre but penned what may be the world’s most beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. In Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Flatiron Books, 2018), Samantha Silva  takes events we all know from childhood and, through the application of a light touch and a gifted imagination, turns them into a story at once comfortably familiar and delightfully different. C. P. Lesley is the author of eight novels, including Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, The Swan Princess, The Vermilion Bird, and The Shattered Drum), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Lovett talks with Samantha Silva about her new novel, Mr. Dickens and his Carol, in which she presents a delightful fictional version of the creation of Charles Dickens's beloved A Christmas Carol. Charlie's own novella, The Further Adventure of Ebenezer Scrooge give the two plenty of common ground to discuss the novelist, Victorian London, and the traditions of Christmas.

Writer Samantha Siva discusses the breakup of her marriage, and the loneliness of having been the breaker.

This summer, the Modern Hotel and Radio Boise began hosting Campfire Stories, a series of readings produced by Christian Winn and showcasing the work of Idaho’s rich literary community. Featuring original fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenplay, and other forms of writing, the series can be heard every second Monday throughout the summer and will continue into the fall. October 13, 2014 features Samantha Silva, Stacy Ericson and Tish Thornton ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Samantha Silva is a screenwriter who dabbles in short and long-form fiction. She has sold projects to Paramount, Universal and New Line Cinema. Her Untitled Dickens Project will film in the UK in 2015. Stacy Ericson is a photographer, poet, playwright, writer and editor. Her work has appeared in online juried anthologies, the online art journal, "Escape into Life," and on her blog, swanmind.com Tish Thornton is a professional ritualist and amateur writer. Her writing has been featured in anthologies, small literary publications and on NPR.