Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah sentilles

Our most popular episode of the year is back! James has gathered the best 'What Are You Reading?' segments from 2023 into a comprehensive summary of book recommendations from our guests.   We discuss a huge variety of books, including thriller, mystery, memoir, rom com, literature, essays, poetry, nonfiction, plays and audiobooks. We also delve into reading habits. Do you read several books at a time, or restrict yourself to one? Do you finish most books you pick up, or allow yourself to quit? And so much more.  This episode features Hilton Koppe, Sanchana Venkatesh, Lee Kofman, Anna Spargo-Ryan, Karina May, Hannah Bent, Holden Sheppard, Hayley Scrivenor, Danielle Binks, Julie Janson, Mark Brandi, Indira Naidoo, Amy Lovat, Jonathon Shannon, Ali Thomas, Jacinta Dietrich, and Annette Higgs.  Books and authors discussed in this episode: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang; The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill;  Lost Connections by Johann Hari; Homesickness by Janine Mikosza; The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader; Turning Points in Medieval History by Dorsey Armstrong; Crying in H Mary by Michelle Zauner; Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason; Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom; The Wych Elm by Tana French; In the Woods by Tana French; The Others by Mark Brandi; Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka; Crushing by Genevieve Novak; No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak; The Shot by Naima Brown; The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka; The Road by Cormac McCarthy; The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy; Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy; The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; Ghost Music by An Yu; Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie; We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson; The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh; We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis; Windhall by Ava Barry; The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane; Limberlost by Robbie Arnott; Benevolence by Julie Janson; Compassion by Julie Janson; Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami; The People of the River by Grace Karskens; Nardi Simpson (from ep 18); Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright; The Trial by Franz Kafka; Mistakes and Other Lovers by Amy Lovat; Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier; Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier; A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno; Brilliant Lies by David Williamson; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler; A Swim in the Pond in the Road by George Saunders; Lee Kofman (from ep 76); Kate Mildenhall (from ep 13); Sarah Sentilles (from ep 50); From Bhutan to Blacktown by Om Dhungel; Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang;      Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey; Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey; Lucy Clarke; Echolalia by Briohny Doyle; Bunny by SE Tolsen; On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs; When One of Us Hurts by Monica Vuu; Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld; A Mile Down by David Vann; A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh; The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; The Reader by Bernard Schlink; The Tilt by Chris Hammer; The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes; The Joy Thief by Penny Moodie; We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough; Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo; Obsession by Nicole Madigan  Learn more about Ashley's psychological thriller Dark Mode and get your copy here or from your local bookshop.  Learn more about James' award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy here or from your local bookshop. Upcoming events  Ashley is teaching Online Feedback: Manuscript Development for Writing NSW starting 4 March 2024 Ashley is teaching Writing Crime Fiction, a six-week online course with Faber starting 15 May 2024  Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

Mark Brandi is the author of four novels, including his latest, Southern Aurora. He joins us to discuss how a short story he began in 2015 became his newest novel, his choice to set the story in rural Australia in the 1980s, and how he writes so convincingly from a child's point of view. We also talk about sustaining yourself creatively over multiple books.  Plus, who's going to die first – Ashley or James? Is one of us dead already? Listen to find out!  Mark Brandi's bestselling novel, Wimmera, won the coveted British Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger, and was named Best Debut at the 2018 Australian Indie Book Awards. Mark's second novel, The Rip, was published to critical acclaim in 2019, and his third novel, The Others, was shortlisted for the Best Fiction prize in the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards. His fourth novel is Southern Aurora. He graduated with a criminal justice degree and worked in the justice system before changing direction and deciding to write. Get your copy of Southern Aurora online or from your local bookshop. Upcoming events  Ashley is conversation with Hayley Scrivenor about Dark Mode at Penrith Library, Monday 7 August, 6.30 pm Ashley and James in conversation about Dark Mode at Mona Vale Library, Tuesday 8 August, 7pm Ashley is in conversation with Petronella McGovern about Dark Mode at Concord Library, Thursday 10 August, 6.00pm South Coast Writers Festival, 18-20 August, Wollongong Town Hall – see Ashley and James in person!  Building Suspense in Writing – Ashley is teaching this online workshop through Writers Victoria, Sunday 27 August, 10am-4pm Crafting Narrative Drive – an in-person workshop with Ashley at Avid Reader in Brisbane, Sunday 26 November, 10am-1pm Books and authors discussed in this episode: Sofie Laguna; Tony Birch; Brilliant Lies by David Williamson;  Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller;  Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler;  A Swim in the Pond in the Road by George Saunders;  Lee Kofman (from ep 76); Kate Mildenhall (from ep 13);  Sarah Sentilles (from ep 50);  From Bhutan to Blacktown by Om Dhungel Ashley's psychological thriller 'Dark Mode' is out now! Learn more about it and get your copy. James' novel 'Denizen' is out now! Learn more about it and get your copy.  Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt + @JamesMcWatson Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

Get Seven Days In The Art World Here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6988014-seven-days-in-the-art-worldView The Oval by Murakami https://www.artforum.com/picks/takashi-murakami-26955 Host and artist Stephanie Scott breaks down the practicality of the art career with topics including: sustainable creative practices, social media skills, and the mindsets that keep it all together. New episodes every Tuesday!Read Junes' book “Draw Your Weapons” by Sarah Sentilles https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32766486 Next live recording will be on Twitch on June 11th, 3pm Pacific. https://www.twitch.tv/cheerssteph Visual Nomad: https://www.instagram.com/visualnomad__/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniescott.art/ Website: http://www.stephaniescott.art/brushwork Music by @winepot https://www.instagram.com/thewinepot/ Podcast Cover photo by Maryna Blumqvist https://instagram.com/picturemaryna

Author Bronwyn Birdsall joins us to discuss the writing of her first novel, 'Time and Tide in Sarajevo,' and her life after chronic fatigue syndrome. We discuss living with a mindset of rest and recovery, moving overseas and reinventing yourself, and the question at the heart of the book – how do we find hope in a world that feels beyond repair?   As always, nothing in this episode is intended as medical advice.  Bronwyn Birdsall grew up in Sydney. At the age of twenty-four, she moved to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and worked as an English teacher. The four years she spent there provided the inspiration for 'Time and Tide in Sarajevo.' Her writing centres around contemporary life and finding meaning in the everyday. She writes from her home on Bundjalung Country, in Northern New South Wales. Books and authors discussed in this episode: Sarah Sentilles;  Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski; Indelible City by Louisa Lim;  The Writer Laid Bare by Lee Kofman;   Songs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti;  A Kind of Magic by Anna Spargo-Ryan;  The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis;  The Whispering by Veronica Lando  Get your copy of 'Tide and Tide in Sarajevo' from your local bookshop, Booktopia or wherever else good books are sold.  James' novel 'Denizen' is out now! Learn more about it and buy your copy here.  Upcoming events: James: Author talk at Taree Library, Friday 26 August 2022, 11am-12pm, free, RSVP here.   James: Author talk at Port Macquarie Library, Saturday 27 August 2022, 10:30-11:30am, free, RSVP here.   James and Ashley: Writers Unleashed (Sutherland Shire Writers Festival), Saturday 3 September, 9.30-5pm. James: BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2022, 'Three Prizewinners Walk into a Bar...' Friday 9 September, 3-4pm. Ashley is teaching The Joy of Creative Writing, Tuesday 30 August, 7.45-9pm, online via Zoom. Ashley's new six-week course Online: Creative Non-Fiction takes place Monday 31 October to Friday 9 December 2022, through Writing NSW.  Get in touch! Ashley's website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt James' website: jamesmckenziewatson.com James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone testified in a videotaped session to the 1/6 committee. As the panel prepares for another hearing on Tuesday, new reporting reveals hearings could continue through August and beyond. Plus, President Biden is touting a strong June jobs report. Peter Baker, Barbara McQuade, Maria Teresa Kumar, David Gura, Sarah Sentilles, and Jon Meacham join.

Many of us have been faced with the difficult transition of having to let go of someone we love. It isn't easy. And letting go of your child is possibly one of the hardest things a mother ever has to face. This week, Sarah Sentilles, author of Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours, brings us to our knees as she tells us her story of love and loss that centers around a tiny baby girl named Coco. Whether you're a parent or not, be prepared for Sarah's story to break your heart wide open and lift you into a deeper sense of connection to yourself and the others around you. It is only in our capacity to accept and let go that we find the love- lessons we are meant to learn and share with the world. In this week's episode, Karen speaks with Sarah Sentilles, a writer, teacher, scholar of religion, and author who holds a Bachelor's Degree from Yale and Masters and Doctoral degrees from Harvard University. Sarah has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Oprah Magazine, and many other prominent publications. And this week we discuss Sarah's most recent gift to the world: her newest book about her journey through finding the beautiful gifts amongst the searing pain of being a parent to her daughter, Coco, for only two hundred and eighty-six days before Coco had to be returned to her biological mother. Sarah gives her compassionate and insightful perspective on how love brings us both monumental blessings and deep heartache all at the intersection of powerlessness and grief. If you are looking to connect deeper to yourself, my conversation with Sarah is an invitation and love letter to remind you to keep your heart open and the light on. We've saved you a seat and hope you can join us. Here's what we talk about: The idea that all children belong to us and are entrusted to our care (5:25) Sarah' story with Coco and how she made it through to the other side (7:11) How connection can bloom even through our hardships, grief, pain and loss (28:12) To further connect: Find Sarah's Book, Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours, here: https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Care-Memoir-Loving-What/dp/0593230035 Sarah's book, Breaking Up with God: A Love Story, here: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Up-God-Love-Story/dp/0061946869 Poet, Ada Limón: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ada-limon Song, Leave the Light On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqnkBdExjws Thank you for joining us, please rate this podcast and subscribe so you don't miss out on the next conversation! To find more on Sarah, visit her website sarahsentilles.com or on social media @sarahsentilles. To connect with Karen, follow her on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn @karenjhardwick and visit connectedleaderbook.com to order your copy of Karen's book, The Connected Leader.

It's our 50th episode! Author Sarah Sentilles joins us to talk about her new memoir, Stanger Care. She discusses coping with unexpected loss, who counts as family, and how at heart, all of us are baby monkeys. She also shares how each of us can use our creativity to remake the world around us.  Stranger Care is a memoir of Sarah and her husband's experience with the foster system in Idaho and the ten months they parented an infant named Coco, only to return her to her loving but vulnerable mother.   Sarah Sentilles is the author of Draw Your Weapons, Breaking Up with God, A Church of Her Own and Taught by America. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Divinity School, she lives in Idaho's Wood River Valley. Her latest book is Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours. You can buy a copy of Stranger Care from your local bookshop, Booktopia or wherever else books are sold, and find Sarah's workshops and retreats at sarahsentilles.com. Books and authors discussed in this episode: Draw Your Weapons by Sarah Sentilles; This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson; The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry; The Rabbits by Sophie Overett; Bewilderment by Richard Powers; 'The abortion I didn't have' by Merrit Tierce; A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet Ashley's Joy of Creative Writing workshop: Monday 31 January 2022, 7:45-9pm AEDT, Online via Zoom Whether you haven't written creatively since high school or you're the author of 12 books, this fun class will help you get your creativity flowing. Get your ticket here. Library through the Lens: Ashley in conversation with Anna Downes: Thursday 3 February 2022, 11am AEDT, Online via ZoomJoin Ashley in conversation with international bestselling thriller author Anna Downes as she talks about her much-anticipated second novel. Free, RSVP here. Here's what time it is Rockhampton. Get in touch! Ashley's website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt James' website: jamesmckenziewatson.com James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson

We're often given a story of birds and bees where two people fall in love and out of their love blooms a perfect little creature. But far too often and for far too many, that isn't the case. Writer Sarah Sentilles always knew she wanted to be a mom, so she entered into the foster system with the hope of adopting. But the process was not as simple as she had anticipated. In this conversation, Kate and Sarah discuss, How every child we welcome into our lives are strangers to be discovered The personal cost of impersonal (and often cruel) bureaucracy  How we must choose love, even if it costs us everything Perhaps family is bigger, wider than we've been told. It is a story of belonging and loss and courageous love. And perhaps it involves learning to love a stranger.***Find me on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter.Be sure to subscribe to my weekly email for bits of wisdom, prayers, free downloads, and more.No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available wherever books are sold. Order your copy, today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're often given a story of birds and bees where two people fall in love and out of their love blooms a perfect little creature. But far too often and for far too many, that isn't the case.  Writer Sarah Sentilles always knew she wanted to be a mom, so she entered into the foster system with the hope of adopting. But the process was not as simple as she had anticipated.  In this conversation, Kate and Sarah discuss, How every child we welcome into our lives are strangers to be discovered The personal cost of impersonal (and often cruel) bureaucracy  How we must choose love, even if it costs us everything Perhaps family is bigger, wider than we've been told. It is a story of belonging and loss and courageous love. And perhaps it involves learning to love a stranger. *** Find me on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to subscribe to my weekly email for bits of wisdom, prayers, free downloads, and more. No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available wherever books are sold. Order your copy, today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Produced in collaboration with Griffith Review, Sarah Sentilles talks with Ashley Hay about her latest works. They discuss her essay, ‘Creation Stories', from Griffith Review 73: Hey, Utopia! as well as Sarah's new memoir Stranger Care. In this insightful discussion, Ashely and Sarah discuss many topics, including the collision between bureaucracy and love, the nature of creativity and the ability of art to change the way we see the world. About Stranger Care: The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn — about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and protect people beyond our immediate kin. About Creation Stories: An essay about the world-making power of art. Published in Griffith Review 73: Hey Utopia.

Ashley's on her own again, and without James around, things get really earnest really fast. She shares ten of her favourite quotes from a variety of books, summarising 'The Most True Things She Knows About Life and Writing' (one of them, at least, is funny.) Then she does a deepdive #WhatAreYouReading into Rutger Bregman's 'Humankind: A Hopeful History,' recommended by recent guest Lyn Yeowart. Books and authors discussed in this episode: 'A Brief for the Defense' by Jack Gilbert;  Humankind: A Hope History by Rutger Bregman; Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara Ehrenrich;  The Way Home: Tales from a Life Without Technology by Mark Boyle;  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson;  Billy Collins, poet;  Sarah Sentilles, author Boundless, the festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers, is taking place 30 Oct to 1 November, free and online. Book your tickets at boundlessfestival.org.au Intro to Novel Writing: Finding Joy In Your First Draft with Ashley Tuesday 2 November 2021, 7:45-9 pm AEDT Online via Zoom Tix $9-14 Whether you're planning to complete 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or you're drafting your first masterwork at your own pace, this workshop is a gift basket of tips and tricks to make the process easy, efficient and fun. Learn how to tap into your creativity to get the words flowing, how to separate drafting from editing to make your writing process more efficient, and how to know if you're on the right track. This is a workshop for novice writers who are in the early stages of a novel or memoir, or are keen to start one. Get your ticket here. Get in touch! Ashley's website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt James' website: jamesmckenziewatson.com James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson

Griffith Review Episode 2: Ashley Hay on Griffith Review 73: Hey, Utopia! Ashley discusses the power of imagination to transform the world we live in - through art, a reckoning with Australia's colonial history, a meaningful response to climate change and a different approach to eradicating poverty - just to name a few ideas ...featuring talented writers such as Ellen Van Neerven, Nayuka Gorrie, Fiona Foley, Sarah Sentilles, Jane Gleeson-White, Hugh Possingham, Sally Breen and many, many more. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast and @nicole.abadee Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @nicoleabadee Griffith Review Website: https://www.griffithreview.com Facebook: @griffithreview Twitter: @GriffithReview Instagram: @griffithreview See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Sentilles on her heart-wrenching memoir, “Stranger Care”. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @nicoleabadee Sarah Sentilles Website: http://www.sarahsentilles.com Text Publishing "Stranger Care": https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/stranger-care-a-memoir-of-loving-what-isn-t-ours Facebook: @AuthorSarahSentilles Twitter: @SarahSentilles Instagram: @sarahsentillesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenny is joined by Ed Needham, who has singlehandedly been producing a literary magazine in the UK. We talk about books we've read recently! Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 227: Strong Words Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Mrs. March by Virginia FeitoThe Promise by Damon GalgutLast Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich, translated by Howard CurtisStranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours by Sarah SentillesNina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis Other mentions:Strong Words MagazineGossip Girl (tv)East of Eden by John SteinbeckDiscussion of East of Eden on the Literary Disco podcastMilkman by Anna BurnsLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersBewilderment by Richard PowersGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Great Beauty (film)Meltdown FestivalEliot Ness and the Mad Butcher by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz  Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastasic, translated by the authorRelated episodes: Episode 012 - Some Bookers and Some MadnessEpisode 088 - Author Head Space with Sara Moore Episode 090 - Reading Envy Readalong: East of Eden with Ellie and Jeff Episode 112 - Reset Button with Eleanor ThoeleEpisode 129 - Coming Back to Books with NadineEpisode 130 - All the Jennifers with Fern RonayEpisode 192 - Sly Milieu with ThomasStalk me online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy Strong Words is @strongwordsmag on InstagramStrong Words on TwitterAll links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

There's no place like utopia. What are the possibilities and pitfalls of imagining a better future? Hey, Utopia! explores the ramifications of Thomas More's term in a range of contexts: the possible and the improbable, the out of reach and almost realised. Edited by Ashley Hay and featuring work by Sarah Sentilles, Thurston Moore & John Kinsella, Ellen van Neervan, Alex Cothren, Fiona Foley and Lea McInerney, Griffith Review 73 looks into visions past and present, those with potential and those that proved punishing. Henry talks with Ashley Hay about Griffith Review 73.

When Sarah Sentilles realized she wanted to become a parent, she learned that her husband did not want to bring another child into an already overpopulated world. The two looked to foster care and were placed with a three-day-old girl they immediately fell in love with. In her new book, Stranger Care, Sarah recounts the journey through the system and what happened when their almost daughter was placed back with her birth mother. As Sarah tells Zibby, her goals in writing the memoir were to give herself the agency the system had deprived her of and to remind herself and other readers that love and care don't have to be synonymous with parenthood.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3w7eP71Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3yrkDd1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation between authors Sarah Sentilles and Kate Mildenhall. Together they discuss Sentilles' memoir, Stranger Care.

Zibby is joined by Naoise Dolan to discuss her debut novel, Exciting Times, and all of the success that has come with it. Naoise shares why she wanted to create characters who piqued her own curiosity, how she learned to cope with her overnight popularity, and what her experience has been like so far working on the book's TV adaptation with Zibby's brother's production company.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3j4ZJfdBookshop: https://bit.ly/3zQFOXkMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Holly Walker reviews Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles published by Text Publishing.

Holly Walker reviews Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles published by Text Publishing.

Although Kelly Williams Brown coined the term "adulting" with her first book nearly ten years ago, she realized soon after that she had a lot more to learn from life. After what can be described as a very bad two years, Kelly found that crafts helped her visualize her potential and start putting her life back together each day. Her new memoir, Easy Crafts for the Insane, sheds a light on common struggles humans face but lack the language to discuss, as well as some fun crafts that readers can try themselves.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jqpoPTBookshop: https://bit.ly/2UKTqDyMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coming from a family of writers and editors, Miranda Cowley Heller's time as the Head of Drama at HBO was less expected than the release of her debut novel, The Paper Palace. Miranda joins to talk about the book, which Zibby could not put down, as well as how her literary upbringing has influenced all phases of her professional life and where she plans to go next. (Hint: it's back to HBO for a bit).Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wc2H4CBookshop: https://bit.ly/3x9Gyp0Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"If you want to have a long-term career as a writer, you have to be constantly questioning and challenging yourself." J. Michael Straczynski may be well known for his film, television, and comic work, but he's always looking to find something new to do next. Joe joins Zibby to talk about why he wanted his latest novel, Together We Will Go, to be told through letters and how experiencing the loss of multiple friends to suicide inspired him to write this story. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jqVRFKBookshop: https://bit.ly/3qIXss3Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zibby is joined by Amanda Kloots — dancer, fitness instructor, and one of the newest co-hosts on The Talk — to discuss her new memoir, Live Your Life. The two bonded over the unique and traumatic experience of losing a loved one to COVID-19 but focused more on the joy that comes when you live your life: from spending time with your kids and putting effort into your dream business to (yes) even working out.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AiCViCBookshop: https://bit.ly/3qOeSUpMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While fans of the Food Network may easily recognize Guy Fieri, they actually have journalist David Page to thank for the iconic show, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. After fighting his way into the world of food journalism — and pitching this show on a whim — David is still eating his way across the country with his new book, Food Americana, a collection of stories about how America's favorite foods came to be.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3gYy0dyBookshop: https://bit.ly/3vMFoODMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles's book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poet, artist, and entrepreneur Jasmine Mans joins Zibby to discuss her debut book of poetry, Black Girl, Call Home. She shares the journey she took through her writing history to compile this collection, the power a simple but strong message can hold, and how she realized the only thing holding her back from being a writer was herself.Buy on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TWR840Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3gPsWtnMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Dad Advice Project grew out of Craig Kessler's simple request for letters of advice from his fellow father friends to fill in the gaps his own father left behind. Over the last two and a half years, the project grew to feature fathers from all walks of life: CIA directors, professional golfers, and next-door neighbors, each willing to share what they've learned — and what they still need to work on. Craig shares his favorite lessons with Zibby and why dads usually need more advice than they're offered.Buy on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dq81uEBookshop: https://bit.ly/3xbaMruMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zibby is joined by Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen, the two creators of Slumberkins, as well as one of her sons and all of his Slumberkins. Kelly and Callie talk with Zibby about how they apply their backgrounds in education and family therapy to create products that help teach important lessons in a fun and friendly way. They also share how they came up with the idea for Camp Slumberkins a year ago and when they knew self-publishing was the right path for them. Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Camp Slumberkins! Use code CAMPZIBBY for 15% off until July 31st!!Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has also teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Although Alex Aster has known that she wanted to be a writer since she was twelve, she had no idea she would also become a viral TikTok creator. Alex recently joined Zibby to discuss her book, Emblem Island: Curse of the Night Witch, a Barnes & Noble Book Club pick, as well as her journey in publishing, why she wants to make reading more fun for kids, and a handful of tips for Zibby's new trending TikTok account.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3i4vOmYBookshop: https://bit.ly/2ROdsw5Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles's book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Your wine can never escape its place of origin. As people, neither can we. We can reinvent ourselves over and over again, but we can never change where we began." Zibby and Jamie Brenner reconnected for a special BookHampton event celebrating Jamie's latest novel, Blush. The two talked about the research Jamie conducted before setting her story at a Long Island winery, the benefits and detriments of writing books for specific demographics, and the inspiration she took from the dishy female writers of the 1980s.Purchase from BookHampton: https://bit.ly/3wXgnliMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles's book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steven Rowley joined Zibby for an IG Live Happy Hour to talk about his new book, The Guncle. The two caught up on what has happened since Steven was last on the podcast, namely two book releases, an engagement, and, of course, a global pandemic. Steven shared the event that inspired him to think about what life might be like for a child who lost a parent at a young age, and how his role as a real-life guncle helped shape his novel's protagonist. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TCyhLuBookshop: https://bit.ly/3gxBjbzMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles's book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Breena Clarke, co-editor of Chicken Soup for the Soul: I'm Speaking Now, recently joined Zibby for an Instagram Live. Their conversation, released here as an episode, covers how Breena and her team selected 101 stories and poems from over 2,000 submissions, why it was essential to feature a diverse range of Black female voices, and the loss of Breena's child. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/35mXzj9Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3zmjwfYMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles's book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behavioral scientist and author Jon Levy joins Zibby to talk about his famous Influencers Dinner, and reveals some secrets about the exclusive dining experience (hint: you'll never guess what they always make for dinner). Jon also shares the science behind his new book, You're Invited, and how the desire to make changes in his life years ago inspired his life's work. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/34tctEdBookshop: https://bit.ly/3wKxyWQMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MSNBC and NBC news anchor Richard Lui talks to Zibby — but not about himself. Richard shares why he wanted to write a self-help book on how to be less selfish after he became a family caretaker following his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis, how working in journalism inspired him to form a team of 10 creatives to help write Enough About Me, and how he hopes this book will reach its intended audience of people willing to make more selfless changes in their lives. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yMvpeRBookshop: https://bit.ly/3wK7gDXMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Amy Scher was told an experimental stem-cell treatment for chronic Lyme disease could kill her, she decided that she wanted to fight to survive. Amy shares with Zibby what she learned during her years of struggling with a chronic illness, how she has learned to reclaim control over her stress, and why we should always listen to our bodies because they will never lie to us. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/34sniGyBookshop: https://bit.ly/34vr2HdMoms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning baker and writer Kate Lebo talks with Zibby about her new book of essays, The Book of Difficult Fruit. Part memoir, part history lesson, and featuring fantastic recipes, this alphabetic collection shows readers the relationships that can exist between fruits, medicines, and ourselves. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3i3EavbBookshop: https://bit.ly/2SKNfP6Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books has teamed up with Katie Couric Media and Random House to give away 100 copies of Sarah Sentilles' book, Stranger Care! Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jdKctA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Sentilles is an author, academic, religious scholar and advocate who lives in Idaho's Wood River Valley. Her latest book — called "Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours" — is a personal memoir of her navigation of the foster care system, both in Oregon and here in Idaho.

In this episode we interview Sarah Sentilles, author of a newly released book by Random House titled Stranger Care. "Stranger Care" is a beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And it is a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future.In this episode, we cover:Beautifully written book that captures the promise and often the failure of foster care. And a beautiful portrait of love with no promise of a future.·      How did you come to the decision to become foster parents? And did you come to that decision or were you really trying to become an adoptive parent?·     Discussion of “ethically cleaner”.·      I appreciated how you showed Evelyn, the birth mom, to be human and to love her child. You did a good job of showing the nuances, which are hard to do, especially when you are the one losing the child. I very much enjoyed seeing how that relationship grew. What helped change it?·      Rooting for and against birth mom·      Love and yet not belonging to you·     The power of the state to remove kids should not be used without great care.·      What qualifies as good parenting and is “good enough” enough. Ex. of the car seat.·      Keeping siblings together.·      It is discouraging that organizations, such as Creating a Family exist to support people like you when you were first considering your options. And if we didn’t reach someone like you who is educated and I would assume someone who researches and gathers info then how in the world do we reach people. Education research focused woman are our demographic!·      How long has it been and do you know what has happened to Coco?·      How have you and your husband been changed by this experience?·      Is this book in part an attempt to reach out to Coco. Did you write it with an ear to her reading it later in life and you talking to her. Do you hope she will hear about it and read it?·      Did you decide to give up on fostering? What about adopting?This podcast is produced  by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family building Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Sarah Sentilles is a thought-provoking author whose newest book is: Stranger Care--A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours. Sarah opens her heart to pour out her story of mothering and motherhood, a journey which involves navigating the foster care system in -- 2 states! and a list of challenges and growth opportunities that are special gifts. There are lessons here that we can all learn and use to helping to create a more peaceful and loving world. www.sarahsentilles.com

In this episode we discuss two books. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles.

S6 E34: In this episode, meet authors Gregory Curtis, Lorenzo Carcaterra, and Sarah Sentilles. Each of these writers have written powerful memoirs that recount their experiences of love and loss. To hear these authors read their audiobooks is to be drawn into the intimacy of their experiences, and also struck by the universality of grief. Listen in to hear what it was like for them to write their stories and read their audiobooks. Paris Without Her by Gregory Curtis: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/612386/paris-without-her/ Three Dreamers by Lorenzo Carcaterra: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/616934/three-dreamers/ Stranger Care by Sarah Sentilles: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/652778/stranger-care/

When Sarah Sentilles became a foster parent she gave herself wholeheartedly to caring for baby Coco. A year later her understanding of love, motherhood and herself were utterly transformed (CW: Adoption)

When her husband decided he didn't want biological children, Sarah Sentilles was forced to acknowledge her deepest longing. In her compelling new memoir, Stranger Care, she explores the realisation that she wanted to be a parent - to care for someone else's baby. Sarah speaks to Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom about the life-changing experience.   Stranger Care is published by Text and can be bought online via Maclean's Booksellers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode April O'Leary talks about the creative process of writing and how important it is to practice writing. She also shares 11 tips to help you get more out of your writing practice. The article she mentioned by Sarah Sentilles is here https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/26179-11-things-i-wish-id-known-about-writing-11-years-ago-nonfiction and be sure to pick up her memoir Stranger Care today. For more about hybrid publishing visit us online at www.olearypublishing.com and download our free publishing guide. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/olearypublishing/message

Is artistic freedom at risk ? Author Lionel Shriver attracted a storm of protest when she criticized identity politics and the pressure on writers to promote progressive social and political attitudes. She argues that the freedom to create characters who are not like you is at the heart of fiction writing.

There are certain images which stay with you forever.  Paintings and photographs which you can’t get out of your mind. For American author Sarah Sentilles it was the image of the hooded prisoner tortured at Abu Ghraib. She changed the direction of her life to study photography and art as a way to change the world.

Is artistic freedom at risk ? Author Lionel Shriver attracted a storm of protest when she criticized identity politics and the pressure on writers to promote progressive social and political attitudes. She argues that the freedom to create characters who are not like you is at the heart of fiction writing.

There are certain images which stay with you forever.  Paintings and photographs which you can’t get out of your mind. For American author Sarah Sentilles it was the image of the hooded prisoner tortured at Abu Ghraib. She changed the direction of her life to study photography and art as a way to change the world.

Every artist comes up eventually against some big, scary questions, like: what's the point? How can I justify making art in the face of the world's catastrophes – a burning planet, endless cruelty, broken politics? And yet we know other people's art has saved each of us, again and again. Art clarifies our thinking, challenges our ideas, illuminates our darkest moments. In this episode of The Writer's Room, novelist Charlotte Wood speaks with PEN-award-winning author and theologian Sarah Sentilles, cutting through the despair to talk about why artists should keep showing up to make something meaningful, ethical, and beautiful.

Sarah Sentilles is a writer, teacher, critical theorist, scholar of religion, and author of many books, including 'Breaking Up with God: A Love Story', and most recently, 'Draw Your Weapons'. In this podcast, Sarah Sentilles speaks with Margaret Throsby about God and war, her decision to leave the church, and about how violence is waged, witnessed and resisted.

In this episode I take us back to 2012 for a re-broadcast of interviews with Sarah Sentilles and Eugenie Scott.  In the first part of today’s show, you will hear an interview that first aired in January 2012 with Sarah Sentilles. Sarah Sentilles broke up with the Creator of the Universe just as she was about to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church.  She tells all in her book, Breaking Up With God: A Love Story.  In this interview Dr. Sentilles shares her theological journey and demonstrates why if the church is going to have any relevancy to educated and inquiring minds, it is going to need to challenge its patriarchy and its outdated images of God. Eugenie Scott, was  executive director of the National Center for Science Education from 1986 to 2014.  In 2012 she was my guest to discuss the history of the evolution/creationism controversy, and promote the teaching of science. 

US Author Sarah Sentilles in conversation with Bri Lee about Sarah's fourth book, 'Draw Your Weapons'. This book is available for purchase here: http://avidreader.com.au/products/draw-your-weapons “Now more than ever, the world needs a book like Draw Your Weapons. With mastery, urgency, and great courage, Sarah Sentilles investigates the histories of art, violence, war, and human survival. In her haunting and absorbing narrative, the act of storytelling, itself, becomes a matter of life and death.”— Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being How to live in the face of so much suffering? What difference can one person make in this beautiful, imperfect, and imperilled world? In 'Draw Your Weapons', Sarah Sentilles offers an impassioned defence of life lived by peace and principle. Through a dazzling combination of memoir, history, reporting, visual culture, literature and theology, Sentilles tells the true stories of a conscientious objector during World War II and a former prison guard at Abu Ghraib. In the process she challenges conventional thinking about how violence is waged, witnessed and resisted. 'Draw Your Weapons' stirs and confronts, disturbs and illuminates. A single book might not change the world, but this utterly original meditation on art and war might transform the way you see the world—and that makes all the difference. This podcast was recorded by Avid Reader Bookstore in Brisbane as part of our year-round events schedule. For more information and to see what we having coming up, visit our website: www.avidreader.com.au/

A former theologian, Sarah Sentilles completed her undergraduate degree at Yale and both a Masters and a Doctorate at Harvard. She was a college professor for over a decade before becoming a full time writer and is now a passionate advocate for life lived by peace and principle. Her previous books are Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton, A Church of her Own: What Happens When A Woman Takes the Pulpit and Breaking Up With God: A Love Story. Her latest book is Draw Your Weapons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and pacifist Sarah Sentilles believes humans can choose to create or to destroy: life, art, families, beauty -- it's all up to us. In Draw Your Weapons, Sentilles' fourth book, she offers visual imagery through the written word in a literary collage that inspires us to look deeper into our choices; to explore our ability both to create beauty and to wreak violence and destruction. Ten years in the making, Draw Your Weapons is a most unusual book of nonfiction, in which images of war, violence and torture vie with images of peace, ordinary life and art to help readers comprehend the magnitude and power of their choices. Listen here as Sarah explains the nature of literary collage, and why she chose this format for her book. She also shares the very personal and difficult journey she took in bringing this project to fruition. Don't miss the chance to explore this fascinating topic with her further, as Sarah presents her work at Eagle Harbor Books on Wednesday, August 9th at 12:30 as part of their Brown Bag Lunch series.  Bring your lunch and the bookstore will provide drinks and snacks.  Though not required, reservations are recommended so that space and drinks can be generously planned: Just call Eagle Harbor Books at 206-842-5332 to let them know you plan to attend. For more information, visit www.Eagleharborbooks.com. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

"It took me 10 years to write DRAW YOUR WEAPONS. I wrote it after seeing two photographs. The first photograph I saw was a picture of a man and he was holding a violin, and I read the newspaper story about him. It turned out he was a conscientious objector during World War II who’d protested the internment of Japanese Americans, and was put in prison. While he was there, he built a violin. And the newspaper story I read about him was about his grandson completing that violin and giving it to him on his birthday. And everything in my body said, 'you have to write about this person.'"

Jeff sits down this week with Brandy Daniels.  Among the many things Brandy is involved in she is an author for the blog, Women in Theology (WIT), and a Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University.  Her work centers on the intersection of queer theory and Christian theology.  In this conversation Brandy shares her journey from youth group kid in an evangelical church to a career in academia and how that journey not only affected her theology, but her spirituality as well.   You can check out Brandy’s full list of accomplishments and bibliography on her Vanderbilt bio page. RELEVANT LINKS   Taking the Bible Seriously: Honest Differences About Biblical Interpretation by J. Benton White (book)   Breaking Up With God: A Love Story by Sarah Sentilles (book)   SoulForce (activist organization)   Sexuality and the Christian Body by Eugene F. Rodgers Jr.(book)   Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri (book)   Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri (book)   Common Wealth by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri THANK YOU   Thanks again to Brandy Daniels for sharing her story on the show!   And as usual, 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

Author Sarah Sentilles is my guest on Religion For Life.  In her book, Breaking Up With God:  A Love Story, Dr. Sentilles shares her theological journey and demonstrates why if the church is going to have any relevancy to educated and inquiring minds, it is going to need to challenge its patriarchy and its outdated images of God.   You can find more about her book on my blog, Shuck and Jive. 

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *"This Most Tremendous Tale of All"* for Sunday, 25 December 2011; book review: *Breaking Up With God; A Love Story* by Sarah Sentilles (2011); film review: *Revenge of the Electric Car* (2011); poem review: *The House of Christmas* by GK Chesterton.

Markets this weekend, Star Wars day, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Mom's Day prep, live music recommendations and save the date for a From Boise reading event!Read the newsletter: fromboise.comMARKETS THIS WEEKENDFri May 3: First Friday Artisan Market at Agape Coffeehouse in Payette Sat May 4: Boise Farmers Market 9am-1pmSat May 4: Capital City Public Market 9:30am-1:30pm Sat May 4: Meridian Main Street Market 9am-2pmSat May 4: Nampa Farmers Market 9am-1:30pm Sat May 4: Eagle Saturday Market from 9am-2pmSat May 4: The Children's Entrepreneur Market 8:30am-2pm at Bear Creek Park (2400 S Stoddard Rd) in MeridianSat May 4: The Makers Market 12-6pm. Sun Apr 28: 36th Street Sunday Market 10am-2pmSTAR WARS DAYSat May 4: Idaho Film Society is showing Star Wars: A New Hope at 1pm.Sat May 4: Gem State Brewing is having a Star Wars Day Celebration at 12pm.Sat May 4: Re-POP Gifts is hosting a May the Fourth event from 10am-7pmSat May 4: It's Free Comic Book Day at Captain Comics. Sat May 4: Mad Swede Brew Hall is hosting Scum & Villainy, a live Star Wars Roleplaying Game from 8-10pm. Tix are $20 and are going fast.Sat May 4: There's a Star Wars Improv Comedy Show at Recycled Minds Comedy at 8pm.  CINCO DE MAYOFri May 3 - Sun May 5: Cinco De Maddie's at Maddie's Wine and Whiskey bar Sat May 4: Garibaldis is having a Cinco De Mayo Block PartySat May 4: Huston Vineyards is doing a Cinco De Vino Rose ReleaseSat-Sun May 4-5: Payette Brewing is celebrating Cinco De Mayo Sun May 5: Hops & Bottles is throwing a Salsa FestSun May 5: Barbarian Brewing (Garden City) is celebrating Cinco de Mayo Sun May 5: Indian Creek Plaza is back with their annual Cinco De Mayo event Sun May 5: Ballet Folklorico is headed to Warehouse Food HallSun May 5: Enrique's Mexican Restaurant has a Cinco de Mayo buffet MOM'S DAY PREPSat May 4: Angie's Farmhouse Metal Art is doing a Mother's Day event Sat-Sun May 4-5: It's Mom's Weekend at Williamson Orchard & VineyardSun May 5: Highlands Hollow has a Mother's Day Market from 12-3pm Tue May 7: Mother's Day Bottle Bouquet class at Bodovindo BoiseLIVE MUSIC can be found in the newsletterCAMPFIRE STORIES2024 season of Campfire Stories has been announced: ​​MAY 12 – JR Rivero Kinsey, Sarah Sentilles, Taryn BirdsallJUNE 9 – Kim Barnes, CMarie Fuhrman, Robert WrigleyJULY 14 – Rebecca Evans [Book Launch], Tessy Ward, David GuiottoAUGUST 11 – Erin Rose Belair, From Boise Crew Marissa Lovell, Julie Sarasqueta, Amanda PatchinSEPTEMBER 8 – Natalie Disney, Jodi Eichelberger, Alice NelsonOCTOBER 13 – Christi Nogle, Isabelle Shifrin, Heather SinnesCome see us read From Boise stories on August 11!