Podcasts about seven killings

The ladies ask AI to write poems about Brad Pitt's butt. It's not so bad Brad, sad Brad, is it?Please Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.NOTES:Aaron's "Brad Pitt" appeared in his first book, Blue on Blue Ground. Read the poem here. Here's the official video for the Miley Cyrus song "End of the World" and here's a remix that is rocking our worlds, too. I couldn't find Brad Pitt reciting poetry, but he does read from A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James in this clip.For more about Matsuo Bashō go here.Read this excellent and moving piece about AI and grief by Jason Fagone: "The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I." details a grieving man's use of the AI called Project December in order to cope with the loss of his fiancé.

Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. I caught up with him in 2005 when he was touring his first book […]

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a series of short stories and a novel that examine gender identity, pushing societal boundaries and more. Peters joins us to talk about exploring complicated themes, creating understanding for complex characters and a unique use of literary form with cohost Jenna Seery.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Stag Dance by Torrey Peters Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Moby Dick by Herman Melville Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov Nevada by Imogen Binnie  A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett I've Got a Time Bomb by Sybil Lamb A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy True Grit by Charles Portis Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood Aggregated Discontent by Harron Walker Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Tai-Pan by James Clavell The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

It's 2025, we look at some year-starting notebooks, discuss how one might use the Notes app with paper notebooks, and share our slate of waddya gots. Ted's audio changes a few minutes in, sorry about that!On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej BalleOctavia Books, New OrleansFlights by olga tokarczukBrief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesRose MatafeoLamy Hardcover notebook with Lamy rulingDoane paperStandard Memorandum 2025 by Word. and designed by Jon ContinoTake Note Patreon

Swallowing a World: Globalization and the Maximalist Novel (U Nebraska Press, 2024) offers a new theorization of the maximalist novel. Though it's typically cast as a (white, male) genre of U.S. fiction, maximalism, Benjamin Bergholtz argues, is an aesthetic response to globalization and a global phenomenon in its own right. Bergholtz considers a selection of massive and meandering novels that crisscross from London and Lusaka to Kingston, Kabul, and Kashmir and that represent, formally reproduce, and ultimately invite reflection on the effects of globalization. Each chapter takes up a maximalist novel that simultaneously maps and formally mimics a cornerstone of globalization, such as the postcolonial culture industry (Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children), the rebirth of fundamentalism (Zadie Smith's White Teeth), the transnational commodification of violence (Marlon James's A Brief History of Seven Killings), the obstruction of knowledge by narrative (Zia Haider Rahman's In the Light of What We Know), and globalization's gendered, asymmetrical growth (Namwali Serpell's The Old Drift). By reframing analysis of maximalism around globalization, Swallowing a World not only reimagines one of the most perplexing genres of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries but also sheds light on some of the most perplexing political problems of our precarious present. Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Swallowing a World: Globalization and the Maximalist Novel (U Nebraska Press, 2024) offers a new theorization of the maximalist novel. Though it's typically cast as a (white, male) genre of U.S. fiction, maximalism, Benjamin Bergholtz argues, is an aesthetic response to globalization and a global phenomenon in its own right. Bergholtz considers a selection of massive and meandering novels that crisscross from London and Lusaka to Kingston, Kabul, and Kashmir and that represent, formally reproduce, and ultimately invite reflection on the effects of globalization. Each chapter takes up a maximalist novel that simultaneously maps and formally mimics a cornerstone of globalization, such as the postcolonial culture industry (Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children), the rebirth of fundamentalism (Zadie Smith's White Teeth), the transnational commodification of violence (Marlon James's A Brief History of Seven Killings), the obstruction of knowledge by narrative (Zia Haider Rahman's In the Light of What We Know), and globalization's gendered, asymmetrical growth (Namwali Serpell's The Old Drift). By reframing analysis of maximalism around globalization, Swallowing a World not only reimagines one of the most perplexing genres of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries but also sheds light on some of the most perplexing political problems of our precarious present. Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Swallowing a World: Globalization and the Maximalist Novel (U Nebraska Press, 2024) offers a new theorization of the maximalist novel. Though it's typically cast as a (white, male) genre of U.S. fiction, maximalism, Benjamin Bergholtz argues, is an aesthetic response to globalization and a global phenomenon in its own right. Bergholtz considers a selection of massive and meandering novels that crisscross from London and Lusaka to Kingston, Kabul, and Kashmir and that represent, formally reproduce, and ultimately invite reflection on the effects of globalization. Each chapter takes up a maximalist novel that simultaneously maps and formally mimics a cornerstone of globalization, such as the postcolonial culture industry (Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children), the rebirth of fundamentalism (Zadie Smith's White Teeth), the transnational commodification of violence (Marlon James's A Brief History of Seven Killings), the obstruction of knowledge by narrative (Zia Haider Rahman's In the Light of What We Know), and globalization's gendered, asymmetrical growth (Namwali Serpell's The Old Drift). By reframing analysis of maximalism around globalization, Swallowing a World not only reimagines one of the most perplexing genres of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries but also sheds light on some of the most perplexing political problems of our precarious present. Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Marlon James answers readers' questions about his award-winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. The novel, which is narrated by multiple characters, opens in Jamaica in the run-up to the 1976 election. Kingston is riven by violence as competing gangs, some supported by the US government, compete for territory and control of the drugs trade. The novel is based on real events, including a planned assassination attempt on Bob Marley. Marlon James talks to readers about writing multiple characters, his approach to describing violence and how he sees the book now, ten years after publication. Forthcoming recordings at 1830 at BBC Broadcasting House in London 10 July - Ayobami Adebayo on Stay With Me 14 August - Ken Follett on A Column of Fire 25 September - Susanna Clarke on Piranesi

Jeff and Rebecca rank the 10 most important, lasting, and otherwise notable books from 2014. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Lila by Marilynne Robinson Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Milk and Honey by Rupi Kuar Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Marlon James, who ten years ago published his Booker Prize winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. He tells me how that remarkable book came about, how he feared it would be 'my Satanic Verses', what genre means to him, the importance of myth, and what he learned from the X-Men.

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Marlon James, who ten years ago published his Booker Prize winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. He tells me how that remarkable book came about, how he feared it would be 'my Satanic Verses', what genre means to him, the importance of myth, and what he learned from the X-Men.

10 years ago Marlon James published 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' his bestselling novel which would go onto be awarded the Booker Prize. Born in Jamaica in 1970 his parents shared with him their passion for poetry and Shakespeare – but Marlon preferred to be in his room reading comics like X-Men...the mutant group who went onto inspire him to write his 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' trilogy. For those who haven't already read it, A Brief History of Seven Killings' is broken up into 5 sections, each named after a different piece of music, and music continues to play a prominent role in his writing life. In his acceptance speech for the Booker Prize back in 2015 he heralded the likes of Bob Marley for championing Carribean voices saying he was: “The first to recognise that the voice coming out our mouths was a legitimate voice for fiction and for poetry”. With all that in mind we were fascinated to know what Marlon James's Inheritance Tracks would be.Inherited: 54/46 Was My Number by Toots and the Maytals Passed on: Equinox by John ColtraneProducer: Ben Mitchell

James Naughtie and readers quiz Nicholas Shakespeare about his book, Six Minutes In May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister. It chronicles the dramatic political and military events of 1940 which led to the momentous Norway Debate and Chamberlain's resignation. Upcoming recordings at BBC Broadcasting House in London: Wednesday 15 May at 1300: Lucy Caldwell on These Days Thursday 6 June at 1245: Marlon James on A Brief History of Seven Killings

It's a late-night edition of John Updike's Ghost and Hannah and Sam are ready to rock and roll. First up is Tana French's new thriller, "The Hunter," a follow up to "The Searcher," which Hannah hasn't read, but she wasn't bothered by this. Brilliant audiobook experience. Sticking with violent acts, Sam talks about how seeing the new Bob Marley movie (awesome) got him reading Marlon James' "A Brief History of Seven Killings" (also awesome), and how they make an amazing one-two punch. Also involving people getting shot and not dying, but a little closer to home, Hannah has read "All Souls," by Michal Patrick MacDonald, a story of growing up in Southie in the late 1970s (busing! racists!), which was a great community, but ultimately really not great (though does trigger Sam doing his Southie accent). And speaking of bad communities that probably felt good at the time, Sam has read the new Pete Rose book, "Charlie Hustle," by Keith O'Brien ("Fly Girls," "Paradise Falls"), and is excited to talk about it with Keith and Chad Finn at the Newburyport Literary Festival. Do you like Pete Rose? Read this book and see if that's still true (also, Sam mentions "Big Red Machine," but the book is actually just called "The Machine").  Finally, Hannah LOVES "James," the new re-telling of Huckleberry Finn, from Percival Everett. You need to read it now, whether you've read the Mark Twain recently, or not at all. Are you one of those readers who thinks Finn is too sacred retell? Don't be. Oh, and there's a coda for "Holly," where Sam explains why it's not as bad as he thought (the "other book" is "If It Bleeds," short stories).

Rachel and Simon speak to Juliet Mabey, co-founder and publisher of Oneworld Publications. She established the company in 1986 with her husband, Novin Doostdar, as an independent publishing house focusing on non-fiction. Its books have covered a broad range of subjects, including biography, history, politics and science, and have won prizes including the FT and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. In 2009 Juliet set up a fiction list; its authors won the Booker prize in 2015 (Marlon James for "A Brief History of Seven Killings"), 2016 (Paul Beatty, "The Sellout") and 2023 (Paul Lynch, "Prophet Song"). Oneworld now includes imprints focusing on children's literature, young-adult books and crime fiction. We spoke to Juliet about winning three Booker prizes since 2015, her early experience setting up Oneworld, and the role of independents versus large corporate publishers.  “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World's Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is published by Ithaka Press. You can order it via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hatchards⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alwaystakenotes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/alwaystakenotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

In today's show we listen to some previous winners of the Booker, the youngest ever winner Eleanor Catton on The Luminaries, Marlon James on his winning book, A Brief History of Seven Killings plus last year's winner Shehan Karunatilaka with The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Plus we listen to some brand new books available in the RNIB Library.

Each year  Deep Water Literary Festival in Narrowsburg, NY, identifies a unifying theme, often a particular literary work or an author, and builds a program to engage and interrogate the ways in which the theme resonates for contemporary audiences. In 2023 the festival explored the work of British novelist and journalist George Orwell. In this conversation the award-winning novelist, Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf and A Brief History of Seven Killings, and the poet and memoirist Hafizah Augustus Geter, author of The Black Period, parse the meaning and dynamics of dystopia, both literary and real-world. At a time when our lived reality feels like it's teetering on the edge of catastrophe, how does dystopian, apocalyptic, and speculative fiction speak to the world we live in, or help us to imagine alternatives. Find more information about the festival here. For Marlon James ten favorite books, head to One Grand Books here.

Cast your minds back to the heady days of 2015... It's early autumn and Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life is hotly-tipped to scoop the Booker Prize but the judges award that year's prize to A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James – an epic novel inspired by the true story of an attempted assassination attempt on Bob Marley. This week, Marlon James joins Jo and James on the podcast to tell us how winning the Booker Prize changed his life, his writing, and what he's working on next. In this episode Jo and James speak to Marlon about: Why Marlon didn't think he was going to win the Booker Prize How he spent his prize money The reception A Brief History of Seven Killings received in Marlon's home country, Jamaica, versus further afield Get Millie Black, the new original HBO / Channel 4 crime drama he's working on TikTok and why reading is not the same as identifying as a reader How he loves writing but hates coming up with ideas for new work The new novel he's writing Reading list: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Satin Island by Tom McCarthy The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Further resources: Marlon and Jake Read Dead People A 10th anniversary edition of A Brief History of Seven Killings will be published, with a new introduction, in June 2024. A full transcript of the episode is available at our website. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Each time I wrote a story that belonged in this book… It held some pain. It held some love. It held some hope, some longing..."  Eloghosa Osunde's debut novel Vagabonds! is an inventive, mythic whirlwind through the city of Lagos, Nigeria. Told through interconnected short stories, this raw, painful, and ultimately hopeful work sheds light on an often-unseen world and its diverse inhabitants. Osunde talks with us about the significance and spark of inspiration behind the title, writing a novel in an uncommon format, the feelings she wants to leave her readers with and more with Poured Over guest host, Jenna Seery.    Featured Books (Episode):  Vagabonds! By Eloghosa Osunde  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy  The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi   A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James    Featured Books (TBR Topoff):   Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw    Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).

Pour La Potion, Marlon James revient notamment sur sa thérapie de conversion et la nécessité de réactiver la mythologie africaine via la vie romanesque de ses créatures les plus légendaires. Bonus : l'auteur nous dévoile même quelques sortilèges... !“Je n'avais pas la mythologie africaine, je n'avais pas de folklore africain auquel me référer, je ne connaissais même pas les grandes villes africaines. Donc je pense que c'est une partie entière de mon identité que je n'avais pas en grandissant.”Et c'est précisément pour combler ce manque que Marlon James a un jour pris la plume. Né à Kingston en Jamaïque en 1970, aujourd'hui Marlon James est écrivain et enseigne la littérature à l'université Macalester de St Paul, dans le Minnesota. Après une entrée en littérature en 2005 avec le roman John Crow's Devil, suivi quatre ans plus tard par The Book of Night Women — soit l'histoire de la révolte d'une femme esclave dans une plantation en Jamaïque au début du 19e siècle — Marlon James était récompensé d'un Booker Price en 2015 pour A Brief History of Seven Killings, un roman génial qui revient notamment sur les conséquences de la tentative d'assassinat de Bob Marley en Jamaïque à la fin des années 70. Aujourd'hui l'écrivain jamaïcain vient de publier le premier tome d'une saga fantastique intitulée The Dark Star Trilogy aux éditions Albin Michel. Ce nouveau roman s'intitule Léopard Noir, Loup Rouge, et il se résume ainsi : “Dans un lointain royaume, Pisteur est connu de tous pour ses extraordinaires talents de chasseur. Ce don lui vaut d'être recruté, aux côtés de 8 autres mercenaires, pour retrouver un mystérieux garçon disparu 3 ans plus tôt. Mais très vite, de cités en forêts légendaires, les obstacles se multiplient, et d'étranges créatures semblent bien décidées à leur barrer la route… Pisteur ne peut alors s'empêcher de s'interroger : qui est vraiment cet enfant qu'il recherche ?” Avec Léopard Noir, Loup Rouge, Marlon James crée un univers fantastique qui ne manque pas d'évoquer le Seigneur des Anneaux ou le Wakanda de Black Panther. Mais la langue de Marlon James est unique : queer, magique et décoloniale, elle invente une Afrique légendaire, antique, dangereuse et hallucinatoire avec des personnages qu'il aurait fallu inventer si l'écrivain ne l'avait pas fait. Sorcières, anti-sorcières, chasseurs métamorphes, oiseaux-foudres, trolls des marais de sang et autres monstres plus ou moins terrifiants… Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Simon and Rachel speak with novelist Marlon James. Born in Jamaica in 1970, his novel "A Brief History of Seven Killings" won the Man Booker Prize in 2015, and was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in the United States and a New York Times Notable Book. Marlon is now working on a trilogy of African fantasy novels, which began with "Black Leopard, Red Wolf", a finalist for the US National Book Award for fiction in 2019, followed by "Moon Witch, Spider King" in 2022. His earlier novels include "The Book of Night Women", which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in 2010, and "John Crow's Devil", his debut in 2005. We spoke to Marlon about growing up in Jamaica and his decision to leave the country, winning the Booker Prize in 2015, and his new "Dark Star" trilogy. This episode is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative, the writing school attached to the major literary agency. CBC has provided an exclusive discount for Always Take Notes listeners. You can use the code ATN20 for £20 off the full price of Creative Writing for Beginners, or any other four- or six-week online writing course. You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

Sarah and Alice discuss their love for books with a strong sense of place and make some recommendations. They also talk about Sarah's progress in the Booker longlist, and Sarah tries to convince Alice to read The Little Friend. As mentioned in the end of the episode, we are planning to record a Q&A episode in September! If you have a question for any or all of us (Chris, Sarah, Jenny, or Alice), please send us an email or message us on social media! Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageBooks mentionedBooker longlisted books:BoothCase StudySmall Things Like These NightcrawlingHow to Kill Your Family by Bella MackieNormal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert KolkerThese Ghosts Are Family by Maisy CardThe Scapegoat by Daphne du MaurierMr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Little Friend by Donna TarttTo Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara If We Were Villains by ML Rio Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Good People by Hannah Kent Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleRebecca by Daphne du Maurier A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.  If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on iTunes.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageSupport the show

“Wussy” European vampires. African folklore and mythology, and how they help establish that “homophobia is not African.” How reading Jackie Collins and Leon Uris during childhood fosters a lifelong passion for books. The structuring of an immersive, propulsive fantasy trilogy. This week on Book Dreams, Eve and Julie discuss all of this and so much more with Marlon James, the powerhouse author of A Brief History of Seven Killings, which won the 2015 Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Marlon talks about his new novel, Moon Witch, Spider King, the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Black Leopard, Red Wolf, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019. Marlon shares with Julie and Eve how certain experiences in his own life have shown up in his work, and he previews “Get Millie Black,” the crime drama he is writing and producing for HBO, which his mother “will say is inspired by her, because she is a detective. It's not. Please stop that, mother.” Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. In addition to A Brief History of Seven Killings and the first two books of the “Dark Star” trilogy–Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Moon Witch, Spider King–he is also the author of The Book of Night Women, which won the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Minnesota Book Award and was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and an NAACP Image Award. His first novel John Crow's Devil was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction and the Commonwealth Writers Prize and was a New York Times Editors' Choice. Marlon is the co-host of the podcast “Marlon and Jake Read Dead People,” where he and his editor, Jake Morrissey, discuss the classics. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marlon James is the author of five books. His 2014 novel, "A Brief History of Seven Killings," won the Man Booker Prize in 2015."Seven Killings" tells the story of post-colonial Jamaica through the voices of twelve narrators and spans decades of contemporary Jamaican history.His latest work is a little different. The Dark Star Trilogy is a series of fantasy novels that take place in a fictionalized version of ancient Africa. There are monsters, violence, and an epic quest. It's been called "an African Game of Thrones."The second book in the series, "Moon Witch, Spider King," was released in February. James joins us to discuss creating a fantasy world and what's next in the series. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

Sooke Librarian Nathalie interviews Victoria-based author Hayden Stone.  He is definitely a book-ish person and talks about favourite real-life bookshops along with the fictional one he created for his character Aubrey.  You can find his queer romance book An Unexpected Kind of Love for sale or in our catalogue.  (Apparently it has a lot of kissing and steamy bits.) Casey tells us about some great full cast audiobooks, which are awesome because there are multiple narrators and it's a bit like a radio play.  (Nathan should probably not lie down if he's listening to an audiobook.)  Download the Libby App on your phone or tablet here so you can get listening. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid available in eAudiobook and CD audiobook Greenwood by Michael Christie available in eAudiobook A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James available in eAudiobook Sadie by Courtenay Summers available in eAudiobook Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse available in eAudiobook and CD audiobook

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam discuss a wide range of books and celebrate Black authors for Black History Month 2022. In this episode we talked about: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) by Marlon James Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert Tulsa, 1921: Reporting a Massacre by Randy Krehbiel African Town by Charles Waters and Irene Latham The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning By Ben Raines Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America By Candacy Taylor We also mentioned: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Black Mirror (TV Series) Jordan Peele (Filmmaker) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Moon Witch, Spider King (Dark Star Trilogy #2) by Marlon James A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The Dandelion Dynasty Series by Ken Liu N. K. Jemisin (Author) Watchmen (TV Series)

Novelist Marlon James and Historian Vincent Brown will crack open their ideas in a unique conversation centered on Jamaica. The island is a lynchpin in world history, and a wellspring of world culture. Both men won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in this vein: James in 2015 for "A Brief History of Seven Killings" and Brown this year for "Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War." They are enthusiastic readers of each other's work.rnrnBrown is the Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He explores the political dimensions of cultural practice in the African Diaspora. "Tacky's Revolt" tracks the coordinated uprising of enslaved people in Jamaica in 1760-1761 that influenced the contemporary world's notions of race and war.rnrnJames is the first Jamaican to win a Man Booker prize, also for "A Brief History of Seven Killings," a polyphonic novel put in motion by the 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley. His newest series, described as an African "Game of Thrones," began with "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" in 2019. It resumes in February with "Moon Witch, Spider King." James is on the English faculty at Macalester College.rnrnJoin the City Club at noon Tuesday, November 16, for a virtual conversation with these virtuosos of history and literature.

Marlon James became the first Jamaican-born writer to win the Booker Prize in 2015, when his multi-voiced epic, A Brief History of Seven Killings triumphed amongst a strong shortlist. In this episode we hear from the author about how the novel took its shape, from the publisher about what makes the book such a compelling read and from one of the judges about why it emerged as their unanimous winner. Featuring: Marlon James, Juliet Mabey, Sam Leith.

Today, Sara and Chelsey share the backlist books they're putting on their To Be Read lists for the next few months. We speculate on which books will carry us through the early days of motherhood and which reading formats might work best in a totally unpredictable season. This episode is for anyone who wants to read more backlist, readers who have a hard time focusing right now, and bookworms eager to add overlooked titles to their book stacks.  For more bonus episodes, nerdy classes, and extra book talk,  join our Classics Club: patreon.com/novelpairings.com. Connect with us  on Instagram or Twitter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Get two audiobooks for the price of one from Libro.fm. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS and support independent bookstores.   Books mentioned: Thank you for supporting the show by shopping our affiliate links!  Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Amazon) The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (Amazon) Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (Amazon)  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Suzanna Clarke (Amazon) Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (Amazon) A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Amazon) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Amazon) A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (Amazon) Poldark by Winston Graham (Amazon) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Amazon) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Amazon) Middlemarch by George Eliot (Amazon) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Amazon) The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Amazon) Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner (Amazon) Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller (Amazon) Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper (Amazon)  The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (Amazon) The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Amazon) Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel (Amazon) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (Amazon) The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (Amazon) The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (Amazon) Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Amazon) Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemain (Amazon) Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (Amazon) The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian (Amazon)   Also mentioned: Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

You read that right. Your favourite indie music podcast and your favourite literature podcast have joined forces for the crossover of all crossovers! Mae Mariyam Thomas is joined by your favourite Lit Pickers Supriya Nair and Deepanjana Pal, as they leap off the page straight into the cassette tape, exchanging reccos of their favourite books and podcasts all about music. All this, leading upto the much-awaited release of season 2 of The Lit Pickers on Friday, August 6th! Reccos in this episode: 02:45 - The Painter: A Life of Ravi Varma by Deepanjana Pal (2009) 07:01 - Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age by Naresh Fernandes (2012) 08:13 - Just Kids by Patti Smith (2010) 08:39 - India Psychedelic: The Story of Rocking Generation by Sidharth Bhatia (2014) 10:24 - Life by James Fox and Keith Richards (2010) 13:31 - Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers by T. M. Krishna (2020) 16:47 - The works of Theodor W. Adorno 17:58 - An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (1999) 18:11 - A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (2014) 19:13 - Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway 20:47 - Switched On Pop hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding and produced by Vulture 25:07 - Earworm by Vox 26:22 - Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks (2007) 29:30 - Season 2 of The Lit Pickers! Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

JOE THOMAS chats to Paul Burke about his new novel BRAZILIAN PSYCHO, São Paulo, the craft of writing, Harold 'Tanky' Challenor and how a flatscreen TV started a deadly riot."Brazilian Psycho is a riveting and explosive masterpiece of political crime fiction that deserves to share the shelf with American Tabloid, The Power of the Dog and A Brief History of Seven Killings and confirms Joe Thomas as one of our very best contemporary crime writers." DAVID PEACE Brazilian Pscyho Brazil, 1 January 2003: President Luis Inácio 'Lula' da Silva begins fifteen years of left-wing government. 1 January 2019: Jair Bolsonaro is inaugurated, a president of the populist right. How did it come to this?A blockbusting novel of our times, Brazilian Psycho introduces and completes Joe Thomas's acclaimed São Paulo quartet.Over sixteen years, a diverse cast of characters live through the unfolding social and political drama, setting in motion a whirlwind of plots and counterplots: the murder of a British school headmaster and the consequent cover-up; the chaos and score-settling of the PCC drug gang rebellion over the Mother's Day weekend of 2006; a copycat serial killer; the secret international funding of nationwide anti-government protests; the bribes, kickbacks and shakedowns of the Mensalão and Lava Jato political corruption scandals, the biggest in Brazilian history.Brazilian Psycho weaves social crime fiction, historical fact, and personal experience to record the radical tale of one of the world s most fascinating, glamorous, corrupt, violent, and thrilling cities.JOE THOMAS is the author of the São Paulo Quartet - Paradise City, Gringa, Playboy and Brazilian Psycho - and Bent, his first London novel.  Books mentioned by Joe in the interview A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary MantelApeirogon - Colum McCannPainter to the King Amy SackvilleLong Bright Mirror - Liz MooreThe Flamethrowers, The Mars Room - Rachel Kushner Listen to JOE THOMAS INTERVIEW DAVID PEACE on Crime Time FMEpisode produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrimeTime

From the appeal of trickster gods Anansi and Loki to the joy of comics and fantasy: Booker prize winner Marlon James and Neil Gaiman, author of the book American Gods which has been turned into a TV series, talk writing and reading with Matthew Sweet in a conversation organised in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature and the British Library. Neil Gaiman is an author of books for children and adults whose titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline, and the Sandman graphic novels. He also writes children's books and poetry, has written and adapted for radio, TV and film and for DC Comics. Marlon James is the author of the Booker Prize winning and New York Times bestseller A Brief History of Seven Killings, The Book of Night Women, John Crow's Devil and his most recent - Black Leopard, Red Wolf - which is the first in The Dark Star Trilogy in which he plans to tell the same story from different perspectives. Producer: Torquil MacLeod. You can find a playlist called Prose and Poetry featuring a range of authors including Ian Rankin, Nadifa Mohamed, Paul Mendez, Ali Smith, Helen Mort, Max Porter, Hermione Lee, Derek Owusu, Jay Bernard, Ben Okri on the Free Thinking website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047v6vh

Amanda and Jenn discuss non-boring literary fiction, books set in Jamaica, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Feedback Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (rec’d by Ericka) Questions 1. Hi Jenn and Amanda,  I set a challenge last year to read a book set in each state. I’ve read 23/52 (Don’t worry, I know there are 50 states, I’m counting DC and Puerto Rico). I wanted to wait to submit a question until I was closer to finishing, but I’ve hit a slump on this challenge. Could you recommend books with a strong sense of place set in any of the states I’ve listed? I’m open to most genres, but my favorites are: historical fiction, literary fiction, travel/food writing, and SFF (which is hard for this challenge). I love stories that focus on intergenerational families, coming of age, subcultures, and female protagonists. My favorites so far have been Molokai for Hawaii and The Seed Keeper for Minnesota (thanks for posting that on your IG, Jenn!!!). Please no graphic novels, middle grade, or horror.  Here’s my shelf for the challenge (you’ll see that you’ve already had a strong influence!) and here’s my overall Goodreads:  Alabama Arkansas Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Mississippi Missouri   Montana Nebraska Nevada Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee  Wyoming  Thanks for keeping my TBR full and my library card active! I love the show and all the ways you’ve impacted my reading!  -Stephanie 2. Hi! I’ve recently realized a certain type of series I enjoy and am hoping for more suggestions. Two series I loved are the Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier and the Samaria series by Sharon Shinn – fantasy romance where each book tells its own complete story and the successive books in the series stay in the same world but with a new cast of characters of the next generation. It’s the opposite of ending a book on a cliffhanger (WHICH I HATE) so it really works for me. Also want the series to be complete so I can binge read the whole thing at once. No YA please. Thank you!! Other series I’ve read: All of Octavia Butler (mostly loved, especially Earthseed) Robin Hobb (too long omg but sign me for abridged version if that’s ever an option) The Broken Earth series (doesn’t quite have the generational thing I want, but really liked the writing) -Lindsey (She/her) 3. Hello.

Author of Young Blood, an Amazon Original Series trilogy Interview starts at 21:00 and ends at 58:16 Photo by Jason Robbins Note: I will be discussing my Andrew Barrer interview Saturday April 17, 2021 at 4 pm EDT on Clubhouse. If you are a member of Clubhouse, please click here to join me. I've also created a club named The Reading Edge. Use this link to join! Links Young Blood trilogy (Young Blood, Blue Dog and Crescent Moon) by Andrew Barrer - free to Prime members and Kindle Unlimited subscribers, includes free audio narration. “Can Blood from Young People Slow Aging? Silicon Valley Has Bet Billions It Will” by Adam Piore at Newsweek - April 7, 2021 Germantown Academy Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) on Prime Video Die in a Gunfight - to be released this summer A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Audible version narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal) Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (Audible version) Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck Amazon Publishing is celebrating World Book Day by offering 10 Kindle books from around the world for FREE. Deal ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 24, 2021. Check it out! Next Week's Guest James McQuivey, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you'd like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what's my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 8:00 am Eastern Time.  The Kindle Chronicles is now available at Audible Podcasts. The only thing missing are ratings! If you have time, please consider leaving one in order to help others learn about the show.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

We dive in on the things you can learn by reading a magazine backwards, how your viewpoint can change when you decide you are writing in a log rather than a diary, and how the shape of a notebook can shape what you do with it. Ted LassoPower pasteMarlon and Jake Read Dead People podcastA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesZiggy Marley talks to Malcolm Gladwell on the Broken Record podcastWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonRoni Horn in the New York Times

To end 2020, Late Night Lit concluded that only one guest would be suitable to reflect on the year in books and how literature has nourished us during the pandemic. Luckily, Seth Meyers said yes. Late Night producer Sarah Jenks-Daly talks to Seth about the role of authors on Late Night. Plus, they pay tribute to one of Seth's favorite authors, the late John le Carré.Then, she talks to Late Night researchers Matt Reimann and Kat Spillane, who help out with all things related to literature on the show. They discuss what they've caught up on in 2020.Mentioned in this episode:Yaa Gyasi (who appeared on Late Night for "Transcendent Kingdom" and "Homegoing")"A Brief History of Seven Killings" by Marlon James"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt"Blacktop Wasteland" by S.A. Cosby"Mirror & The Light" by Hilary Mantel"Monogamy" by Sue Miller"The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett"Sea Wife" by Amity Gaige"Writers & Lovers" by Lily King"Missionaries" by Phil Klay"The Night Manager" by John La Carre"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" by John La Carre"Slough House" by Mick HerronTa-Nehisi Coates (who has appeared many times on Late Night)"The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh NguyenGeorge Saunders (who appeared on Late Night for "Lincoln in the Bardo")Helen Oyeyemi (who appeared on Late Night for "What Is Not")"Democracy in America" by Alexis de Tocqueville"The Labyrinth of Solitude" by Octavio Paz"The Theory of Moral Sentiments" by Adam Smith"Emma" by Jane Austen"Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen"Persuasion" by Jane Austen"Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling"Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee"Memorial" by Bryan Washington"Motherhood" by Sheila Heti“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut's letter to his daughter Nanette (referenced on Gaslit Nation)"Fake Accounts” by Lauren Oyler

The Origins of the Rastafarian Movement in Jamaica.  The first rasta, a Jamaican man named Leonard Howell, is a fascinating figure (more interesting than you think). If you think Rastas are a big fat punchline to a joke, agree with the negative stigma or just don't have a clue why the heck people are Rastas... this is a great podcast for you to get started. Let's set our biases and prejudice aside and talk about where this movement came from and why so many people to this day call themselves rastas. I will hold your hand through this spiritual movement and I guarantee you will be the only person in your friend group who knows this much about Rastas.A tantalizing historical journey where I discuss the history of the Rasta movement, crack jokes, and finally talk about Caribbean history in my favorite episode to date — because it's hands down the funniest.If you want to know about Ras Tafari, Haile Selassie, Jamaican Colonial History, Marcus Garvey, The Piby, Indian immigration to Jamaica, indentured servants, Athlyi Rogers, and learn about everything Rastafarian BEFORE Bob Marley, give this podcast a listen and don't forget... SUBSCRIBE and follow for a new weekly podcast.Find me on twitter:www.twitter.com/blkhistorypodSubscribe on Patreon:www.patreon.com/blackhistorypodALL music by the talented Pres Morris:Twitter: www.twitter.com/pres_morrisradiofreeglobe.bandcamp.comSOURCES: Full Text of the Piby, The Black Man's Bible: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61962/61962-h/61962-h.htmThe First Rasta by Héléne Lee Chanting Down Babylon by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell Additional Reading:A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesCatch A Fire: The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White

Welcome to the 32nd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we're having an actual book club! The four of us discuss Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo. It's a full discussion so we do spoil the ending, but I pre-warn you so you can switch off if you don't want to know the ending. If you have any questions, ideas or themes for future episodes please get in touch either by email, thebookcastclub@outlook.com, or on Twitter or Instagram.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.Visit our Book ShopYou can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. Books mentioned:A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesGhosts by Dolly AldertonThe Most Fun We Ever Had by Clare LombardoThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixFledgling by Octavia ButlerGirl, Woman, Other by Bernadine EvaristoMr Loverman by Bernadine EvaristoWhere to find us:Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

Jess Segraves runs Reading Mountains, one of my favorite Bookstagram accounts. Not only did we discuss her favorite book, but we also dove into the nuances of Own Voices books, buddy reads, and deceptive book covers. The second we finished talking, I hopped on my library's website to reserve every book she mentioned. Get ready - this episode is going to blow up your TBR list. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Jess Segraves Instagram   Discussed in this episode: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adelbayo What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Asian Enough (LA Times Podcast) episode with Viet Thanh Nguyen Writing About Infertility in a World that Sees Childless Marriage as Tragedy: Ayobami Adebayo on Infertility in the Nigerian Novel, via Lit Hub Brit Bennett Yaa Gyasi A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Book of Night Women by Marlon James Louise Penny Dry by Jane Harper Force of Nature by Jane Harper The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Survivors by Jane Harper Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi We are Not Free by Traci Chee When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Cocoa Beach: A Novel by Beatriz Williams Beach Read by Emily Henry Cat Sebastian books KJ Charles books (Julie’s favorite of hers is Band Sinister) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang The Burning God by R. F. Kuang Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim The Soul of An Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery  (Jess recommends this one on audio) H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald  (Julie recommends this one on audio) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this on audio) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (Jess recommends this on audio) Bluebird, Bluebird (A Highway 59 Novel Book 1) by Attica Locke Heaven, My Home (A Highway 59 Novel Book 2) by Attica Locke   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this one on audio) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Zone One by Colson Whitehead Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Here Comes the Sun: A Novel by Nicole Dennis-Benn Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Front Desk by Kelly Yang The Silence of Bones by June Hur (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

Jess Segraves runs Reading Mountains, one of my favorite Bookstagram accounts. Not only did we discuss her favorite book, but we also dove into the nuances of Own Voices books, buddy reads, and deceptive book covers. The second we finished talking, I hopped on my library's website to reserve every book she mentioned. Get ready - this episode is going to blow up your TBR list. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Jess Segraves Instagram   Discussed in this episode: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adelbayo What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Asian Enough (LA Times Podcast) episode with Viet Thanh Nguyen Writing About Infertility in a World that Sees Childless Marriage as Tragedy: Ayobami Adebayo on Infertility in the Nigerian Novel, via Lit Hub Brit Bennett Yaa Gyasi A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Book of Night Women by Marlon James Louise Penny Dry by Jane Harper Force of Nature by Jane Harper The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Survivors by Jane Harper Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi We are Not Free by Traci Chee When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Cocoa Beach: A Novel by Beatriz Williams Beach Read by Emily Henry Cat Sebastian books KJ Charles books (Julie's favorite of hers is Band Sinister) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang The Burning God by R. F. Kuang Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim The Soul of An Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery  (Jess recommends this one on audio) H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald  (Julie recommends this one on audio) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this on audio) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (Jess recommends this on audio) Bluebird, Bluebird (A Highway 59 Novel Book 1) by Attica Locke Heaven, My Home (A Highway 59 Novel Book 2) by Attica Locke   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this one on audio) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Zone One by Colson Whitehead Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Here Comes the Sun: A Novel by Nicole Dennis-Benn Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Front Desk by Kelly Yang The Silence of Bones by June Hur (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

It's a relatively quiet week this week! Jenni and Kylie are here to educate Gary on the topic of historical fiction, what qualifies and what doesn't, and they both provide an incredible number of recommendations. Check out the list below for links to any of the books talked about in the episode!   Recommendations: The Scarlet Pimpernell by Baroness Orczy  Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead  Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton  How to Stop Time by Matt Haig  The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz  The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova  The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova  The Prestige by Christopher Priest  The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson  1632 by Eric Flint  His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik  As I Darken by Kiersten White  City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty  Doomsday Book by Connie Willis  Somewhere in Time by by Richard Matheson  The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack  The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack  Possession by A.S. Byatt  American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson  The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal  Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow  Circe by Madeline Miller  Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole  A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James  The Book of Night Women by Marlon James  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro  The Hours by Michael Cunningham    You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to podcast@mystgalaxy.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast: “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” author Marlon James, recently named one of Time's 100 most influential people. From Time magazine: James lives part-time in St. Paul and teaches at Macalester College, where he is writer-in-residence. He was born in Jamaica and is the author of “The Book of Night Women,” winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” winner of the Man Booker Prize, and “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” already being made into a movie. About that book, Rushdie writes, it is “highly original, its language surging with power, its imagination all-encompassing. Marlon is a writer who must be read.” Then, stand-up Comic & host of CNN's “United Shades of America” W. Kamau Bell's Twitter bio reads, “I tell jokes, but I'm not kidding.” Find out what he means in this exclusive, full-length interview. And finally, Spike Lee gives us his perfect movie double bill!

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast: “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” author Marlon James, recently named one of Time’s 100 most influential people. From Time magazine: James lives part-time in St. Paul and teaches at Macalester College, where he is writer-in-residence. He was born in Jamaica and is the author of “The Book of Night Women,” winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” winner of the Man Booker Prize, and “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” already being made into a movie. About that book, Rushdie writes, it is “highly original, its language surging with power, its imagination all-encompassing. Marlon is a writer who must be read.” Then, stand-up Comic & host of CNN’s “United Shades of America” W. Kamau Bell’s Twitter bio reads, “I tell jokes, but I’m not kidding.” Find out what he means in this exclusive, full-length interview. And finally, Spike Lee gives us his perfect movie double bill!

Eli and his friend Jesse run Back to Earth, taking groups of boys and young men on journeys into the wilderness. Eli is also a poet, dancer, songwriter and spoken-word performer. We speak about the divinity of the outdoors, the importance of physical space in defining community & identity, how each of us defines and identifies with spirituality, what it means to be "initiated," and how to locate and follow our intuition.  (There was a glitch in the audio of the original file I uploaded - be sure to delete and hit re-download for the clean copy!) Find out more about Eli and Back To Earth at www.backtoearth.org. Eli's Book Recommendation: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Songs featured: "All At Once" by Jack Johnson and "Mangüeiro (feat. Aliboria) by Baiuca How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive WhatsApp group chat just for patrons! Find me on Instagram Get full access to A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

First Draft Episode #243: Opening the Mailbag with Tochi Onyebuchi Tochi Onyebuchi is the author of Beasts Made of Night, its sequel Crown of Thunder, War Girls and its forthcoming sequel, Rebel Sisters (out in October), and his adult fiction debut Riot Baby, published by Tor.com in January 2020. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Life Cycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang Great Work of Time by John Crowley Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle Succession (TV show) The New Yorker The Nation Tochi’s appearance on The Daily Show, and the T-shirt he wore on the show (designed by John Karel and sold by Dusty Cat merchandise) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (movie) Burning (Korean film) Watchmen (TV show) A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV show) Queen and Slim (movie) Goliath is one of Tochi’s next two books with Tor Dot Com and it sounds amazing!   I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

[From February through March 22, 2020 (his last day hosting Think Again) Jason will be revisiting favorite past episodes. Jason's new show, starting May 12th, is Clever Creature with Jason Gots.] -- At this point, it’s very rare to read something and find myself thinking: This is something new. This is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It doesn’t have to be written in hieroglyphs or be some kind of three-dimensional interactive reading experience with pull-out tabs and half the pages upside down. That kind of formal experimentation, in my experience as a reader, more often ends up being gimmicky and annoying than exhilarating. In fact, paradoxically, the “wow this is something new” experience often comes along with a sense that this new thing has somehow always existed, in your dreams if nowhere else.  Marlon James—the Jamaican writer who won the Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings— has done something in his new fantasy novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf that’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The first book of a trilogy, it’s been described as an “African Game of Thrones” and likened in scope to Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings. But the stories within stories it tells and the shifts in voice and perspective thrust you into a seething, hallucinatory, morally ambiguous world that’s part Ayahuasca dream and part blacklight nightmare, anchored in a rich African mythology that’s worlds away from all those elves, wizards, dragons, and goblins—all those well-worn tales of light versus darkness.  Surprise conversation-starters in this episode:  Jeffrey Sachs on whether Jeff Bezos should distribute his Amazon wealth Damian Echols on tattoos as a lifeline  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abstract Square is back with special guest Stephanie for this landmark episode. The crew sets the tone in Orange, NJ at The Presence (@thepresenceatelier), where they talk about Gabrielle Union, Terry Crews and his stance on diversity. Stephanie introduces an excerpt from A Brief History of Seven Killings, a novel by Jamaican author Marlon James, where they quickly turn to emotional availability, wanting alone time and compromising in relationships. Press play and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe on your preferred platform. Follow us on @abstractsquarepodcast and drop us a line! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abstract-square-podcast/message

Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee) A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa) Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl) QUESTIONS 1. I love fantasy & science fiction and have read the genre for years, but it seems like all I can find is the Not Like Other Girls™ character. Unlike Other Girls she doesn’t like sewing or embroidery and would rather be sword fighting and is always getting in trouble for her unladylike behavior. My question is; Where are the stories about those other girls? I personally love sewing and I’m a quilter myself. I love working with fabric, it speaks to me. Are you going to go fight a dragon wearing nothing but a shift? How long are you going to survive a post-apocalyptic winter wearing jeans and a tee shirt? Who is creating the elaborate costumes for the time travelers? The closest books I’ve been able to find so far are The Backstagers graphic novels/books and the Behind the Scenes!! manga by Bisco Hatori. Thank you for your time! -Annie 2. Hi ladies, I absolutely love the podcast and wanted to reach out with a request for a recommendation. Recently my (cis male) partner and I have decided that we are going to get married in the new year. We are both feminists, atheists, and working hard to decrease our consumerism and live in environmentally friendly ways, so we are avoiding the wedding industrial complex as much as possible and plan to marry at the town hall with our immediate families present. As a big reader, I often go to books during major life steps to seek advice and guidance, but I am not seeing myself represented in many books about marriage. I have previously read Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert and really loved that book, and I am looking for something similar that is a thoughtful and positive nonfiction book on marriage that may offer advice and insight to those who are genuinely working to have an equal and (apparently) kind of radical partnership that isn’t defined by the trappings of a wedding or organized religion. Your recommendations would be amazing! Thank you so much, -Grace 3. My sister Ruth is a chef/caterer. She has read EVERY memoir, biography, history, technical and cookbook known to the universe. What she hasn’t read is any Fiction that immerses food within the story. Please don’t go for the obvious choices: Danler, Hesser, Reichl, etc. What I’m looking for is a variety of genres/authors that have great food descriptions as part of the story. Literary Fiction a plus and something crazy like SciFi can be fun too. Take your best shot! Grazzi! -Wynne (she/her) 4. I have been adamant for years that I don’t like romance books. They are too mushy and are not for me. Then I somehow was talked into reading Red, White, and Royal Blue. And now I like romances (??) *sigh* Obviously I need help and direction. LGBT is a major plus but not required. I’ve tried the Kiss Quotient and did not like it at all. When I first came out I read Sing You Home. It was ok but not great. I really like the wit and character building in RWRB. Please help. Thanks!! -Jessica 5. Hello! I’m a teenager who’s very confused about a lot of things. Some examples are why people like mushrooms, how the current political climate came to be, and figuring out what crowds I identify with. At the moment, I’m looking for some books that offer different perspectives, or some books that would make me buy merchandise and rant on instagram. Right now, my reading taste leans toward memoirs, YA fiction, dystopian, and sci-fi! Some of my favorite reads are The Giver, Yellow Star, The Hate U Give, Bad Boy, and Ender’s Game! I’m quite tired of books that have the main protag have this boring and predictable romance with a random side character. I would love some books with interesting romances or no romance at all! In addition, I would love books that include complex villains! Thanks! -Aleeza 6. I recently reread Maurice and then watched the Jane Eyre miniseries and it got me to thinking about romance, and then forbidden romance. I haven’t read much romance, but I’m into the idea of reading a romance with a forbidden romance with a servant or governess or whatever. Can you guys recommend any good historical romances to scratch that itch? I know almost nothing of the genre, and have only read Courtney Milan, and some ill advised reads back in middle school days. Thank you two for all your hard work! P.S. I just realized Fingersmith fits this ask, but rest assured I have read it and watched the amazing movie (which if you haven’t seen GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW). I guess I have a forbidden romance with servants fetish??? Go figure. -Sarah 7. I’m currently looking for a tragic story (more depressing the better) for a cathartic experience. Themes like suicide, self -harm, any kind of assault and abuse are totally fine and anything that would leave me in tears is just what I need. I have a month long vacation coming in few weeks and I’d prefer a lengthy book that’s not too slow paced. -Rija BOOKS DISCUSSED Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Torn by Rowenna Miller Something New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly) Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan Stump The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse) Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee The Governess Game by Tessa Dare The Professor by Charlotte Stein Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse) Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health)

Reggie is a reading friend Jenny made in Litsy. Together we discuss coming back to reading, international postal book groups, plant blindness, and Reggie tries to talk Jenny into giving a book a second try.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 167: Book Pendulum with ReggieSubscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books discussed: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hyomi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin PowellThe Girl who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-FleuryThe Book of Night Women by Marlon JamesPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorThe Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig DavidsonThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodOther mentions:Clive BarkerAnna CastilloJulia AlvarezFor Real (Book Riot podcast)Broken Monsters by Lauren BeukesThe Fireman by Joe Hill The Stand by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammonA Boy's Life by Robert McCammonA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaHaruki MurakamiNatsumi SashimiConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriThe Overstory by Richard PowersThe Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (tv show)Stray City by Chelsea JohnsonChasing Amy (film)Black Wave by Michelle TeaThe Troop by Nick Cutter The Deep by Nick CutterNobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn DumontFrankly in Love by David YoonErosion: Essays of Undoing by Terry Tempest WilliamsRelated Episodes:Episode 079 - Deliberately Silenced and Preferably Unheard with Rima AbunasserEpisode 080 - The Wild Things Helped with Jason RolandEpisode 086 - The Queen of Bailing with Shawn MooneyEpisode 101 - A Different Kind of Time Travel with Karen AcostaEpisode 105 - Best Reads of 2017 Episode 112 - Reset Button with Eleanor Thoele Episode 130 - All the Jennifers with Fern Ronay Episode 161 - Women in Translation Month Recommendations with Lauren Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyReggie is @reggie on Litsy

In this episode, Hans, Chris, and I discuss A Brief History of Seven Killings, a novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. The novel is disturbing, harrowing, and inventive.

As the 2019 shortlist is announced, Robert Kirkwood and Red Szell listen back to some past Booker winners 2018 - Red reviews Milkman by Anna Burns (Starts at 1.20) 2017 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (4.38) 2016 - The Sellout by Paul Beatty (15.42) 2015 - A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (23.58) 2014 -The Long Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (33.10) 2013 - The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (44.50) ... all interviews recorded before the winner of that year was announced.

A repost of one of our first episodes looking at A History of Seven Killings and The Book of Night Women by Marlon James. CONTENT WARNING: contains descriptions of graphic violence, oppression, and sexual assault.

Glenn Fisher talks to the relentlessly helpful, John Espirian, about branding yourself, the advantages of choosing a niche and how to market yourself as a copywriter on LinkedIn. NOTES ON THE PODCAST John Espirian is a B2B copywriter based in Newport in Wales. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Content DNA. You can find out more about John and his work by visiting his website here: https://espirian.co.uk/ Glenn Fisher is an author, speaker and copywriter. His first book, The Art of the Click is an Amazon bestseller and is published by Harriman House. It's available now on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33wwoQG You can find out more about Mark Schaefer by visiting his website here: https://businessesgrow.com/ Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov is available from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2YNhQxp A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James is available from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2YIpUj7

In our Bookshelf shows we discuss the books we're reading outside of book club, the ones we get to pick and choose! Join us as we successfully identify a book perfect for beach reading this summer, get to the bottom of Kate's problem with audio books (and the cure, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton), muse on what it's like reading a book when there's no cover image (the joys of the elegant but inscrutable Fitzcarraldo edition), discuss Laura's intentions to set aside lightweight fluff and get back into some serious reading and hear Kate's true-life encounter with Philippa Perry, author of ‘The Book You Wish Your Parents had Read'. • Books mentioned in this episode: Becoming by Michelle Obama, A Brief History of Seven Killings and Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton, Transcription by Kate Atkinson, Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead, Flights and The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, Mr Salary by Sally Rooney, The Book You Wish Your Parents had Read by Philippa Perry and The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer • If you'd like to see what we're up to between episodes follow us on Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Facebook and Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com Subscribe, like us, leave a comment, we love all that, and never miss an episode. Thanks for listening and happy reading.

In Episode 18, Allison from the blog Mind Joggle joins me to talk about the mental load of motherhood, how to relieve it, and share books about motherhood. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Where the name Mind Joggle comes from. Why we both started our blogs (the reasons are similar and related to motherhood). How the mental load of being mothers can be overwhelming and how we try to “reclaim some of our brain space.” How to balance doing some things we personally want to do with keeping the trains running at home. What Spring and Summer reading is like for Moms. Why we’ve struck out with Liane Moriarty. Our favorite evil mothers of fiction. Our rant about Mother’s Day Brunch as a tradition. Allison’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:37] The Red Tent by Anita Diamant | Buy from Amazon [15:31] Two NEW Books She Loves The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sistersby Balli Kaur Jaswal | Buy from Amazon [18:56] Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton | Buy from Amazon [23:13] One Book She Didn’t Love What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:23] One New Release She’s Excited About On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (Release Date: June 4, 2019) | Buy from Amazon [31:42] Other Books Mentioned Circe by Madeline Miller (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:57] Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal | Buy from Amazon [22:21] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:55] Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:52] The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:52] Modern Lovers by Emma Straub | Buy from Amazon [33:34] Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [33:41] There, There by Tommy Orange | Buy from Amazon [33:41] Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James | Buy from Amazon [33:52] A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James | Buy from Amazon [33:52] The Hours by Michael Cunningham | Buy from Amazon [33:52] The Hand That Feeds You by A.J. Rich | Buy from Amazon [36:44] Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews | Buy from Amazon [37:19] I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott | Buy from Amazon [39:15] Other Links Emily Dickinson’s quote that inspired Allison’s Mind Joggle blog name “Digging Out From Under the Mental Load” (Allison’s blog post) Brain Candy Books (Sarah’s book list) Character-Driven Novels I Couldn’t Put Down (Sarah’s book list) V.C. Andrews’ Casteel series Lifetime movies deal “Women Who Get Women” (Sarah’s blog post) Books That Would Make Great Gifts for Moms (Sarah’s book list) About Allison Blog | Pinterest | Twitter Allison writes at Mind Joggle about books, reading, writing, creativity, learning, and anything related and in between. She’s always said that her dream job would be reading books for a living. She didn’t quite go either route, opting instead for a “practical” writing career that more easily pays the bills. Nonetheless, those dreams of long, cozy days composing the stories that play out in her head persist—as does her love of great books, writing stories, learning interesting things, and discussing it all with others. Next Week’s Episode Spring 2019 Book Preview with Catherine from Gilmore Guide to Books (airing May 15) Support the Podcast Share - If you like the podcast, I’d love for you to share it with your reader friends…in real life and on social media (there’s easy share buttons at the bottom of this post!). Subscribe...wherever you listen to podcasts, so new episodes will appear in your feed as soon as they’re released. Rate and Review - Search for “Sarah’s Book Shelves” in Apple Podcasts…or wherever you listen to podcasts! Feedback - I want this podcast to fit what you’re looking for, so I truly do want your feedback! Please tell me (email me at sarahsbookshelves@gmail.com or DM me on social media) what you like, don’t like, want more of, want less of, etc. I’d also love to hear topics you’d like me to cover and guests you’d like to hear from.

27/04/2019: Mohammed N. Al Khan joined us in the studio today for his fiction round-up. Man Booker Winner Marlon James is famous for A Brief History of Seven Killings - how does his latest book Black Leopard, Red Wolf, compare? The author mentioned that it’s an African Game of Thrones but is this actually true? If you’re looking for something different Mo also thinks you might like The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox by Barry Hughhart and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig.

In honor of National Poetry Month, we're talking all things poetry for The Stacks Book Club. We're joined again by author, performance artist, and poet Gabrielle Civil, and we're discussing Ntozake Shange's poetry collection, Wild Beauty. If you're intimidated by poetry, you'll love today's episode. We talk about how to approach poetry, where to start, and if there is such thing as a "good" poem (or if that even matters). Plus a whole lot more. There a no spoilers today. Purchase Wild Beauty on IndieBound or Amazon. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below helps support the show, at no cost to you. Wild Beauty by Ntozake ShangeEp. 55 The Art of Performance with Gabrielle Civil (The Stacks)Ask the Stacks -- askingthestacks@gmail.com Join The Stacks PackEp 162: The best bad ending you'll ever read--Traci Thomas (What Should I Read Next Podcast, Wondery)FREE Audible TrialFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange"Obie-Winning Actor Laurie Carlos Dies at 67" ( Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill.com)Jessica HagedornNappy Edges by Ntozake ShangeA Daughter's Geography by Ntozake ShangeRidin' the Moon in Texas by Ntozake ShangeExperiments in Joy by Gabrielle CivilAttack of the Difficult Poems by Charles BernsteinImmortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar WilliamsLouis UntermeyerThe Hollow Men by T.S. EliotMother to Son by Langston HughesTaking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice WalkerHenri MatisseSwallow the Fish by Gabrielle Civil Carrie Mae WeemsBarbara Chase-RiboudSally Hemmings by Barbara Chase-RiboudThick by Tressie McMillan CottomWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon YoungA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinIf Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins, 2018)Titus Andronicus by William ShakespeareLove's Labour's Lost by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareReplicas (Jeffrey Nachmanoff, 2019)What Work Is by Philip LevineHow to Lose A Guy in Ten Days (Donald Petrie, 2003)VS podcast (Poetry Foundation) Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith[insert] Boy by Danez SmithSoft Science by Franny ChoiFloating, Brilliant Gone by Fanny ChoiPoetry Foundation--Poetry SubscriptionOcean VuongThe BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop edited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate MarshallThe BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic edited by Jamila Woods, Mahogany L. Browne, and Idrissa SimmondsPremonitions : The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry by Walter LewTinderNarrative MuseThe Color Purple (Steven Spielberg, 1985)The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTiffany HaddishZoe SaldanaNina (Cynthia Mort, 2016)Center Stage (Nicholas Hytner, 2000)Debbie AllenMarsai MartinLittle (Tina Gordon, 2019)Sweet Honey and the RockSalt by Nayyirah Waheednejma by Nayyirah Waheed Connect with Gabrielle's: Gabrielle's Facebook | Gabrielle's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

Richard speaks to "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" author Marlon James, recently named one of Time's 100 most influential people. From Time magazine: James lives part-time in St. Paul and teaches at Macalester College, where he is writer-in-residence. He was born in Jamaica and is the author of "The Book of Night Women," winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; "A Brief History of Seven Killings," winner of the Man Booker Prize, and "Black Leopard, Red Wolf," already being made into a movie. About that book, Rushdie writes, it is "highly original, its language surging with power, its imagination all-encompassing. Marlon is a writer who must be read."

Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) lures us to the beautiful, fictional "Guava Island" for his new Amazon film of the same name, and we're delighted to be there.On this week's episode of the Low Key Podcast, we talk about the politics of Guava Island -- the place and the film -- as well as our thoughts about Glover's work overall, especially FX's "Atlanta." We also talk about how we wish Glover's "Guava Island" co-star, Rihanna, had a little more to do, and why Red (Nonso Anozie) is such a good villain."Guava Island" is the story of a singer who dreams of putting on a festival to bring joy to the people he loves. It reminds us a little of Bob Marley's 1976 "Smile Jamaica" concert -- which almost got Bob Marley killed. Two days before the performance, would-be killers shot Bob Marley in the chest and his wife Rita Marley in the head. They also shot his manager, Don Taylor, and band employee Louis Griffiths. Miraculously, everyone survived, and Marley put on a legendary concert that began with the song "War."The story of Bob Marley surviving the assassination attempt is the subject of Marlon James' novel "A Brief History of Seven Killings," winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize. It has inspired a TV series which will soon appear on Amazon -- the same place that brought us Guava Island. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show: "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" author Marlon James, recently named one of Time's 100 most influential people. From Time magazine: James lives part-time in St. Paul and teaches at Macalester College, where he is writer-in-residence. He was born in Jamaica and is the author of "The Book of Night Women," winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; "A Brief History of Seven Killings," winner of the Man Booker Prize, and "Black Leopard, Red Wolf," already being made into a movie. About that book, Rushdie writes, it is "highly original, its language surging with power, its imagination all-encompassing. Marlon is a writer who must be read."

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

Marlon James is best known for “A Brief History of Seven Killings”, a sweeping, violent novel about the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976, which won the Man Booker Prize in 2015. His new novel  “Black Leopard, Red Wolf”  is the first in the “Dark Star Trilogy,” a fantasy series which James describes as an African Game of Thrones. On February 19, 2019, Marlon James came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with fellow author Jeff Chang.

Marlon James is a writer who won the Man Booker Prize in 2015 for A Brief History of Seven Killings, a novel which centres on an attempt to assassinate Bob Marley. Marlon was the first Jamaican to win the Prize. He was born in Kingston in 1970 and grew up in suburbia. His mother worked as a detective, and his father was lawyer, leading to a family joke that his mum locked criminals up and his dad got them out. As a self-confessed geek, Marlon did not enjoy his time at school, and even pretended that he was not related to his older brother, a fellow pupil, because he thought his lack of cool would embarrass his sibling. After studying English at the University of the West Indies, he worked in advertising as a copywriter. His first novel was rejected 78 times, and he thought he had destroyed every copy of it, until he met novelist Kaylie Jones at a writing workshop and she insisted on seeing it. She showed it to her publisher and his career was launched. The book, John Crow's Devil, was published in 2005. His fourth novel, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the first of a fantasy trilogy, was published earlier this year. Marlon lives in the United States, where he teaches Creative Writing at Macalester College in Minnesota. BOOK CHOICE: Tom Jones by Henry Fielding LUXURY: A pressure cooker. CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: When Doves Cry by Prince Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Sarah Taylor

Man Booker prize winner Marlon James tells Nihal why his new novel ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ is a sort of African ‘Game of Thrones’. The Jamaican author of ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ talks about objects that inspire his creativity including comic books, superheroes and how he loves to draw maps. #PenguinPodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At this point, it’s very rare to read something and find myself thinking: This is something new. This is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It doesn’t have to be written in hieroglyphs or be some kind of three-dimensional interactive reading experience with pull-out tabs and half the pages upside down. That kind of formal experimentation, in my experience as a reader, more often ends up being gimmicky and annoying than exhilarating. In fact, paradoxically, the “wow this is something new” experience often comes along with a sense that this new thing has somehow always existed, in your dreams if nowhere else. Marlon James—the Jamaican writer who won the Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings— has done something in his new fantasy novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf that’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The first book of a trilogy, it’s been described as an “African Game of Thrones” and likened in scope to Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings. But the stories within stories it tells and the shifts in voice and perspective thrust you into a seething, hallucinatory, morally ambiguous world that’s part Ayahuasca dream and part blacklight nightmare, anchored in a rich African mythology that’s worlds away from all those elves, wizards, dragons, and goblins—all those well-worn tales of light versus darkness. Surprise conversation-starters in this episode: Jeffrey Sachs on whether Jeff Bezos should distribute his Amazon wealth Damian Echols on tattoos as a lifeline  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drawing from African history, mythology, and his own rich imagination, Marlon James’ new book, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, is a novel unlike anything that's come before it: a saga of breathtaking adventure that's also an ambitious, involving read. Defying categorization and full of unforgettable characters, it is both surprising and profound as it explores the fundamentals of truth, the limits of power, and our need to understand them both. Author of The New York Times’ bestseller A Brief History of Seven Killings and winner of the Man Booker Prize, James’ first installment in the Dark Star trilogy combines myth, fantasy, and events of the past to create an epic, awe-inspiring thriller.https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780735220171Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the Jamaican writer Marlon James announced his intention to follow his Man Booker Prize-winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings with — in his words — an “African Game of Thrones” the excitement in the book world was nothing short of electric.  Now the first volume in a planned series has arrived, and what James has produced is nothing short of a brave new world of fantasy. Black Leopard, Red Wolf is an exuberantly original recasting of African myth and magic in which a band of questionable characters are brought together on a mission that will take them across a landscape littered with foes, monsters, seduction and shattering discovery. It's an adventure that's magical not just in the details of sorcery and shapeshifting, but in the wildly original world, both timeless and particular, in which Marlon James sets his characters loose.  He joined Bill Tipper in the studio to talk about daylight vampires, ancient sexuality, and what he had to learn to create a fantasy world with African roots.

Pour ce 5ème épisode, j’ai discuté de beauté avec Aissatou (@_Shishaa sur twitter). C’est un sujet rarement pris au sérieux et paradoxalement un peu tabou. Nous avons principalement parlé de beauté féminine car c’est vers cette dernière que les discours s’orientent presque toujours. De plus, on parle mieux des sujets qu’on connait. La quête de l’authenticité, la prime à la beauté (pretty privilège) et notre autonomie par rapport aux idéaux disséminés par les médias font partie des sujets évoqués lors de cet épisode. Comme toujours, partagez autour de vous si cet épisode vous a plu! Bonne écoute! Timestamps: Intro: 0’00 > 1’04 Présentation Aissatou: 1’04 > 2’07 Coups de coeur: 2’07 > 6’43 Faits d’actualité: 6’43 > 10’10 Authenticité et beauté: 10’10 > 13’46 Prime à la beauté: 13’46 > 17’39 C’est quoi le beau aujourd’hui?: 17’39 > 22’35 Double tranchant de la beauté féminine: 22’35 > 25’15 Et notre autonomie dans tout ça?: 25’15 > 30’50 La beauté comme source de souffrance non reconnue: 30’50 > 36’14 L’industrie de la beauté: 36’15 > 40’19 La beauté Noire en France : 40’19 > 45’15 Vers une définition plus vaste de ce qu’est la beauté? : 45’15 > 47’19 Outro: 47’19 > 48’09 Sources et références: Bande-Annonce The Hate You Give: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8OkVT0hw&frags=pl%2Cwn Nao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tM103RrHJE&frags=pl%2Cwn A Brief History of Seven Killings: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/311146/a-brief-history-of-seven-killings-by-marlon-james/9781594633942/ Leon Bridges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTrKkqE9p1o&frags=pl%2Cwn Macron et les allocations: http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/suppression-des-allocations-pour-les-parents-d-eleves-violents-blanquer-herisse-les-marcheurs-10-01-2019-7985913.php The Best Skin-Care Trick: Be Rich: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/skin-care-secret-wealth/579337/ New Proactive Ambassador Kendall Jenner Might Not Use The Company’s Products. Legally, That Matters : http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/does-it-matter-if-new-proactiv-ambassador-kendall-jenner-doesnt-use-the-products Why Beauty Matters : https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/3043406 La Tyrannie de l’Apparence: http://www.psychologies.com/Beaute/Image-de-soi/Complexes/Articles-et-Dossiers/Se-reconcilier-avec-son-corps/La-tyrannie-de-l-apparence La Tyrannie de la beauté: https://www.scienceshumaines.com/la-tyrannie-de-la-beaute_fr_22384.html Le « problème » de la beauté: quand la sociologie s’intéresse au travail esthétique de soi: http://strathese.unistra.fr/strathese/index.php?id=1139 La construction du rapport à la beauté chez les filles pendant l'enfance: https://www.cairn.info/revue-societes-et-representations-2007-2-page-97.htm Le vrai pouvoir de la beauté: https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/le-vrai-pouvoir-de-la-beaute_648962.html Les nouveaux codes de la beauté: https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/article/2012/02/10/les-nouveaux-codes-de-la-beaute_1640940_4497319.html Sex and the Fat girl: the beauty industrial complex and you: https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/sex-and-the-fat-girl-the-beauty-industrial-complex-and-you Changing beauty standards with a scalpel: https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/changing-beauty-standards-with-a-scalpel The Ugly Truth behind the beauty premium https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/womans-work-the-ugly-truth-behind-the-beauty-premium Being Pretty is a Privilege, But We Refuse To Acknowledge it: https://www.allure.com/story/pretty-privilege Waam : https://waamcosmetics.com/fr/ Les Secrets de Loly: https://www.secretsdeloly.com/fr/ Kalia Nature: https://kalianature.com/fr/ Inoya: https://inoya-laboratoire.com/fr/ Twitter d’Aissatou: twitter.com/_Shishaa Email : ecrireaperspectives@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/perspectivespodcast Twitter: twitter.com/Perspectives_5

Lone white men on a college campus. Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for his 2014 novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. His latest novel is Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Join the 10 Things That Scare Me conversation, and tell us your fears here. And follow 10 Things That Scare Me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Host Jason Lamb sits down with author Marlon James to discuss their new book Black Leopard, Red Wolf. James was the 2015 Man Booker Prize winner for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings and he’ll be appearing @Powells on Feb. 14 discussing his eagerly-anticipated new book, Black Leopard, Red Wolf.‬

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

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood chats to Marlon James about his book, 'A Brief History of Seven Killings '.

Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes.   Feedback Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence   Questions   1. Good morning, I'm going on a trip to France (Paris/Strasbourg) in November and looking for book recs for the summer, preferably historical fiction or mystery. We'll be visiting several palaces, so books related to the monarchy would be great. I'm pretty well-read on British/Scottish history but pretty ignorant on French history. (Totally on board for rich people problems :) Recent faves are the Lytton trilogy (Penny Vincenzi), Life After Life (Kate Atkinson), The Diviners series (Libba Bray), Rules of Civility (Amor Towles), Flight of Gemma Hardy (Margaret Livesey), anything by Tana French. I've checked off Atonement/the Nightingale/Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Thanks so much! Love the show! --Brittney   2. Hi Ladies! Like Amanda I really love the rich people problems types of books, from YA books like the Map of Fates series and Gossip Girl to The Vacationers, Rich and Pretty, The Nest, and most recently the Kevin Kwan series Crazy Rich Asians (amazing on audio). I love the fashion and luxury and over the top feel of these books, they’re just... fun and a nice escape from reality. Can you provide me with some recommendations (preferably contemporary settings)? --Jenn   3. Hey y'all! I love the podcast. This year I decided to read more and I love getting deep cut recs that I'd have never found on my own. I'm writing to ask about audiobook recommendations, specifically audiobooks with full cast productions such as American Gods, His Dark Materials, and Lincoln in the Bardo. I find that full cast productions are especially engrossing! Please no abridgments or dramatizations. I'm also not a huge fan of sci fi, I'm just not into space! Thank you so much :) --Bess   4. Greetings, magical unicorns! I am interested in books with pregnant protagonists. The kind where they are doing something badass. Not necessarily fighting crime or saving humanity, but living their lives and being kickass while also growing a human. Some examples that comes to mind are "The Fireman," "Persons Unknown," or even the latest Spider-Woman comic where Jessica Drew was a badass pregnant superhero. These ladies are not sitting around on fainting couches because they feel fragile. They're taking life by the horns and not letting a little thing like the miracle of life stop them. --Emily   5. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I moved recently and joined a new book group full of smart, engaged women in their thirties and early forties. All of us have full-time jobs and some of the members have young kids (one of the women has a full-time job, an 18-month old, AND is getting her MBA!) Needless to say, everyone has good intentions to read the books each month, but with everyone's busy schedules, sometimes only one or two of us actually finds the time to actually do it. I am hoping you can provide a couple of suggestions for books that will entice the entire group to read the whole book. We read fiction and nonfiction, although the group seems to prefer fiction, and nothing too long would help the cause. One of the group's absolutely favorite reads was A Man Called Ove and we recently read Three Junes by Julia Glass which the people who read it really enjoyed but some of the members tried to start it and couldn't get into it. Thanks for any suggestions you have! --Halle   6. I am an avid reader but, unfortunately, have not been able to read for the past few months. It's getting harder for me to get back to reading. I started with Beloved, but I found it heavy and not very engaging. My favorites include To Kill a Mockingbird and Eat, Pray, Love. Hoping that you can help :) --Shivani   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn, First, love the podcast! I recently finished The Magicians Trilogy and absolutely loved it! Could you please recommend more fantasy books like this series? I was originally drawn to the series because I had heard it was “Harry Potter for grown-ups” but what I really liked about these books was that they were moody and gritty in addition to whimsical, and the characters flawed and complex. If it helps, I also loved the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix and the Night Circus, and I disliked The Paper Magician and The Book of Lost Things. No YA please, and bonus points for a female protagonist. Thank you! --Heather   Books Discussed My Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran Versailles by Kathryn Davis Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth People Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideation Heartless by Gail Carriger Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse)

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

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

This episode is about self-care; an interim thoughtscape on " A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James; and more ! P.S.: don't be alarmed by the sound effects lol. I'm trying to subtly add transitions. I also used editing software for the podcast for the first time, however the laptop microphone may not be ideal. Also, please take the personality tests and tell me what you got ! --- I promised to link the following - Related blog post: http://iamnicolette.blogspot.ca/2018/03/a-self-made-self-care-routine.html the Self-Care Forum : http://www.selfcareforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-self-care-continuum.pdf GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74598218-nicolette Coral Gardens massacre, article 1: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzanne-persard/remembering-coral-gardens_b_7044486.html Coral Gardens massacre, article 2:http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20170404/government-says-sorry-1963-coral-gardens-massacre Myers-Briggs Personality test: https

This week, Jeff and Jenn talk about this year's 5 under 35 honorees, dissect some upcoming adaptation news, ponder audiobooks, and much more.  This episode is sponsored by: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser The Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel Casper   Links discussed in this episode: Work for Book Riot! Book of Mormon becomes most expensive book ever sold 5 Under 35 List Artemis movie already in the works A Brief History of Seven Killings being adapted tooTrailer for ANNIHILATION  Buy books for disaster relief

Creating his “African Game of Thrones”, the award-winning novelist reveals his notebooks. We join the Jamaican writer, Marlon James, as he works on his much anticipated Dark Star Trilogy. He won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2015 for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, based around the assassination attempt on Bob Marley in the 1970s. He is in his studio in Minneapolis in the US.

Amanda and Jenn discuss Alaska reads, classics, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout and The Secret Agent Training Manual by Elizabeth Singer Hunt.     Questions 1. Hi! I'll be visiting a few cities in Alaska this summer, and I was wondering if you could recommend some books set in (relatively) modern day Alaska. Most books set in Alaska I've seen focus on either the Gold Rush, the Yukon (where no really lives...?), being stranded in the wilderness and having to survive, or some combination thereof. I'm more interested in the everyday lives of people in Alaska. Do these kinds of books set in Alaska even exist? Please let me know! I'm open to fiction, non-fiction, and even poetry. --Jess   2. Hello, I am the public librarian in a small (fairly conservative) town. We have a limited YA collection that has been slowly been building over the years. There is a real lack of diversity in the collection, especially concerning LBGT books. I am looking for books that cover this area but aren't overly explicit or fantasy as much of the YA collection is fantasy. Thank you! --Maggie   3. I just discovered your podcast and am loving catching up on all the back episodes, so thanks! I am a fiction revert book lover. After reading Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl under the covers with a flashlight, I gave up reading in high school and college when a bad English teacher killed it for me (besides Harry Potter and cliffs notes). Only in the last few years have I really begun to fall in love with reading fiction. And more than anything, I'm really digging reading all the classics I missed. I know that I missed so many good books in all those years, and it's hard to navigate which to go for. I would like to pick ones that would be five star material. Some of my favorites have been To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Anne of Green Gables, Rebecca, A Wrinkle in Time, and Count of Monte Cristo. I'm looking for classics, although contemporary classics would be great too. Thanks so much!! --Ally   4. Hi ladies first off, just wanted to say how comforting and glad i am to have discovered your podcast recently. Hearing about such a wide array of books, comics and audiobooks has really made me feel like my reading world has been such a narrow one but also has made me really excited to expand my reading experiences Okay, i have noticed that i have started reading less and less as i grow up and over the past couple of years, i would be lucky if i could even read 2 books a years. I really want to get back into one of my first love in storytelling but am kind of at a lost to where to start. im looking for any kind of book that will just have me absolutely engrossed and fall back into love with reading. i usually read YA of young character centred books but am totally open to anything new. the last couple of books i read that reminded me how much i love reading were: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow rowell Trouble is a friend of mine by Stephanie tromly The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and Viral series by Kathy Reichs --Dami   5. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I love reading about people bonding with their dogs. However, I find that 99% of the time, if the dog plays a key role in the book then something terrible will happen to it. Can you help me find a happy book about dogs that will not wrench my heart out and bring me to tears? I read What the Dog Knows by Cat Warren and enjoyed her style of non-fiction. I would prefer a fiction recommendation at the moment, but I am open to any recommendations! Thank you! --Marie   6. I'm based in the UK and love the access that your show gives me to a wider range of books. I am in a book club and when it's my turn to choose I like to challenge the group (the others often usually pick contemporary literary fiction which is great but it's great to try something different). I fancy reading a graphic novel as I've not read one before but am scared off by the fantasy and comic book characters. Can you suggest 3 options that may be more of my thing? Thanks --Janine   7. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I am a retired first-grade teacher and for the last year or so have been channeling my love for reading aloud into reading to my father-in-law, who lives in a care center near my home. I am wondering if you have any suggestions for things he might enjoy. He is in his early 80s. He had a stroke a few years ago, resulting in some limitations with short-term memory, so short stories and/or plots that are not too hard to follow between reading sessions work best. (I usually go a couple times each week.) He LOVES westerns, cowboy stories, old movies, and generally adventurous/action-packed plot lines. We have read quite a few Louis L'Amour books and short stories. I am looking for things that are generally upbeat, and not too risque. Thank you so much! --Kathy   8. Hi! Money has been short lately but I finally have enough to invest in some really great books! Do you have any suggestions on what books and authors are worth my hard earned money? I will read anything, preferably fiction and if it's longer than 600 pages I will be very happy. Would also enjoy something that's not western culture. Thank you! --Hanna   Books Discussed Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Baby It's Cold Outside by Addison Fox If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert The Woman In White Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Stay by Allie Larkin Dog On It by Spencer Quinn Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra

Welcome to the first episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny talk current reads and literary prizes.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - How to Be a Grown Up, Happy: Finding Joy in Everyday and Letting Go of Perfect, The Roanoke Girls, The Essex Serpent, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, A Whole Life, A Little Life, The Goldfinch, The Sellout, A Brief History of Seven Killings, The Luminaries.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

«Гриша, я поняла за этот подкаст, что мы с тобой в плане чтения книга два максимально разных и противоположных человека». Пытаемся обсудить тему, которая оказалась сложнее спорта и политики — литературу. Канал на YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BlitzandChipsVideo В подкасте участвуют: Гриша Пророков, Рита Попова, Дарья Татаркова, Василий Миловидов Музыку написал Иван Калашников из «Наади» (спасибо!) Музыка в конце: The Magnetic Fields — The Book of Love Счётчик Uber во втором сезоне: 50 Почта: prorokovgrisha@gmail.com Канал в Telegram: telegram.me/grishaprorokov Список книг из этого выпуска: Крис Краус, «Я люблю Дика»/I Love Dick Лина Данэм, «Я не такая»/Not That Kind of Girl Эми Полер, «Да, пожалуйста»/Yes, Please Эми Шумер, «Девушка с татуировкой на пояснице»/The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Собрание сочинений Кобо Абэ Джеймс Джойс, «Улисс»/Ulysses Уильям Фолкнер Томас Пинчон Джон Стейнбек, «Зима тревоги нашей»/The Winter of Our Discontent Михаил Булгаков, «Мастер и Маргарита» Джером Д. Сэлинджер, «Над пропастью во ржи» Джером Д. Сэлинджер, «Выше стропила, плотники» Федор Достоевский Лев Толстой, «Война и мир» Иван Тургенев, «Отцы и дети» Михаил Лермонтов, «Герой нашего времени» Александр Пушкин, «Повести Белкина» Эрнест Хемингуэй, «Фиеста»/The Sun Also Rises Юкио Мисима, «Золотой храм» Густав Майринк, «Голем» Франц Кафка, «Замок» Клайв С. Льюис, «Хроники Нарнии»/The Chronicles on Narnia Ясунари Кавабата, «Тысячекрылый журавль» Виктор Гюго, «Отверженные» Рэй Брэдбери, «Марсианские хроники»/The Martian Chronicles Дж. Р. Р. Толкин, «Властелин колец»/The Lord of the Rings «Я познаю мир. Астрономия» Лев Белов, «Бетон и сердце» Донна Тартт, «Тайная история»/The Secret History Лалин Пол, «Пчёлы»/The Bees Айлин Майлс, I Must Be Living Twice Марлон Джеймс, «Краткая история семи убийств»/A Brief History of Seven Killings Карл Уве Кнаусгор, «Моя борьба» Дайан Уильямс, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine Уэйн Костенбаум

Bryan Cranston played a hapless dad in Malcom in the Middle, a dentist to the stars in Seinfeld, and most famously a teacher-turned-drugs-lord in Breaking Bad. Now he has written an autobiography. Cranston discusses A Life in Parts which recalls the many odd parts he's played in real life - paperboy, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, husband, father and, of course, actor.One of the last projects David Bowie worked on was his musical Lazarus which includes new music and some of his best-known hits. The production which broke box office records when it played in New York has now transferred to a specially-built venue in London. We speak to Enda Walsh, Bowie's co-writer on the project, and the show's director Ivo van Hove about bringing Bowie's vision to life. Paul Beatty has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize, with his racial satire The Sellout. It marks the second win in a row for independent publisher Oneworld who also published last year's winner, A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. So what is their secret? How do they talent spot the authors who go on to win big? We will hear from one of the founders, Juliet Mabey.We remember theatre director Howard Davies whose death at the age of 71 was announced today. During his long career he won three Best Director Olivier Awards, and established and ran the Warehouse Theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company, now the Donmar Warehouse in London. He also did much work for the Royal National Theatre, where he directed 36 productions. Former NT artistic director Nicholas Hytner recalls working with him there, and Matt Wolf, theatre critic for The International New York Times, assesses his work.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Angie Nehring.

We’re thrilled to welcome 2015 Booker Prize Winner, Marlon James, to read from the magnificent A Brief History of Seven Killings. This event was made possible thanks to our friends at Marlon James’ French publisher Albin Michel.

Lionel Shriver, Marlon James and Steve Jones join Rana Mitter for a Free Thinking discussion about inheritance recorded at this week's Hay Festival. The discussion ranges from family relationships to the planet we are leaving for future generations, from money to morality, genius to ideas about goodness and evil. Lionel Shriver's latest novel called The Mandibles depicts a family living in a near future America where the dollar has crashed and food is scarce. She is also the author of We Need To Talk About Kevin, Big Brother and A Perfectly Good Family. The biologist and geneticist Steve Jones' latest book No Need For Geniuses looks at Paris at the time of the French Revolution, when it was the world capital of science. Marlon James won the Booker Prize for his most recent novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. His other books include Crow's Devil and The Book of Night Women.

In this episode, Matt and I talk to Molly Warsh, an assistant professor in the history department at Pitt and associate director at the World History Center there. We talk about her research on the pearl industry, the future of world history research, pirates (including my personal favorite) and her global piracy class (the syllabus is here), the differences between introductory and upper-level world history courses, and the gendered dynamics of class discussions. Recommendations are: Dave – Robins, Mercury, Mining, and EmpireMatt – Mintz, Sweetness and Power (NOT Richard S. Dunn, Sugar and Slaves)Molly – James, A Brief History of Seven Killings

Welcome, friends, to episode 7 of Drunk Booksellers! We’re here with Sam Kaas, Events Coordinator at Village Books in Bellingham, WA.   Epigraph Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music, Bitches in Bookshops, comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada.  Introduction   [0:30] In Which We Reminisce About the Good Ol’ Days and Emma Only Has Time to Read Books About Productivity Currently drinking: Left Hand Milk Stout from Longmont, Colorado. Emma’s reading The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories by Etgar Keret, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande (also mentioned: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson, Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters by Charles Wheelan)   Sam’s reading Clinch by Martin Holmen (pubs 7 June), Goodnight, Beautiful Women by Anna Noyes, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki   Kim’s reading Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson, A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee (also mentioned: The Lives of Others), Curb Stomp by Ryan Ferrier   New/forthcoming books we’re excited about: Welcome Thieves by Sean Beaudoin Dodgers by Bill Beverly (pubs 5 April) The People in the Castle by Joan Aiken (pubs 26 April) Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw (pubs 19 April) Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss (pubs 5 April) The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (also mentioned: The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking) All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister (also mentioned: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye   Chapter I   [18:04] In Which We Discuss Radioactive Bookworms, Lawnmowers, and What Makes a Good Event     Chuck Robinson wrote a book about opening Village Books & Paper Dreams: It Takes a Village Books: 30 Years of Building Community, 1 Book at a Time Shout out to Watermark Books in Anacortes, WA. Another shout out to Third Place Books (opening a new store this year in Seward Park). If Tom Robbins requests a pocket road map of Venezuela, don’t question it, just get him one. Len Vlahos is a rockstar. Here’s proof:   Shit. Wrong image. I meant this:   See? Rockstar. I mean, he’s also a bestselling author and co-owns a little store in Denver, CO called The Tattered Cover. NBD. In other celebrity news, check out Chuckanut Radio Hour. Our favorite events tip: People shouldn’t be calling to ask if there’s an author event tonight, they should be calling to ask what the event tonight is. (hat tip to the fine folk at Elliott Bay Book Company [Kim pumps her fists in victory, even though she has absolutely nothing to do with events at EBBC]) Originally posted by mtv   So, yeah, you should check out Village Books’ event schedule, ‘cause it’s pretty great. Chapter II   [33:37] In Which Sam Builds Us His Wheelhouse, Discusses e-Reading, and Emma and Kim think dedicated e-readers are necessary for e-reading. You can buy one here.    [sign from @wordbookstores​] Kim can’t count. “A novel trying to answer big difficult questions and not necessarily succeeding but at least giving it a go.” = 19 words, not 16, but Sam still succeeded in the 20 Word Wheelhouse Challenge   Emma will read anything blurbed by Kelly Link. Sam will read things blurbed or compared to George Saunders or Sara Vowell. Also books about musicians. (Emma recs Rob Sheffield. Kim recs Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein) Chapter III   [43:25] In Which We Discuss Book Problems in the Apocalypse, Kim & Emma Learn About Cities in Canada, and Sam & Emma Get In a Fight Sam’s Station Eleven book: Ulysses by James Joyce, assuming Shakespeare has been saved by wandering bands of theater nerds Sam’s Wild book: Lyrics & Poems 1997-2012 by John K. Samson (songwriter, rhythm guitarist, & singer of The Weakerthans) Emma and Kim are embarrassingly uninformed about Canadian geography, so in case anyone was wondering, here’s Winnipeg:   Sam’s Reader Confession (a la Bookrageous, Episode 85): Sam believes he might be the only millennial to not finish the Harry Potter series. Emma has lost all respect for Sam. We move on (kind of).   Sam’s go-to handsells: City of Thieves by David Benioff and The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter Sam’s impossible handsell: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Epilogue   [53:50] In Which Sam Has Never Met a Bookstore He Hasn’t Liked and Discusses His Luddite Cynic Award Sam’s favorite bookstore (aside from Village Books): Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA Sam’s favorite literary media: LitHub, BookRiot, The Paris Review’s Art of Fiction interviews, and old-school physical magazines (such as The New Yorker) Despite the fact that Sam has the Luddite Cynic Award hanging on his fridge and is the last bookseller on Earth not on Twitter, you can hang out with Sam and his mom on Facebook. Or email Sam at sam@villagebooks.com. UPDATE: Just before we posted this episode, Sam made himself a Twitter account. Go welcome him. You should probably follow us on Twitter @drunkbookseller if you’re not doing so already. We’re pretty okay. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets every few months or so at @finaleofseem. Make sure you don’t miss an episode by subscribing to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Also, if you read this far in the show notes, you should probably go ahead and rate/review us on iTunes too. Share the love, y’all.

The celebrated Jamaican novelist and 2015 Man Booker Prize winner on 'A Brief History of Seven Killings visited Toronto Public Library on February 18 to discuss his novel with Toronto International Film Festival's Cameron Bailey.

Gangs, gay sex and pandering to the white woman. Man Booker prize winner Marlon James talks to Guardian books editor, Claire Armitstead, and answers audience questions at a Guardian Live event on A Brief History of Seven Killings

Gangs, gay sex and pandering to the white woman. Man Booker prize winner Marlon James talks to Guardian books editor, Claire Armitstead, and answers audience questions at a Guardian Live event on A Brief History of Seven Killings

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In today's microcast, we get a scene report from Literati Bookstore featuring Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings. Marlon will also be our guest on next week's full episode.

Gabrielle Blocher, Abby Moran, and Jay Stowe discuss Marlon James's Man Book Prize-winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings

In another packed pod, we reflect on the biggest literary award of the year, the Man Booker Prize, which went to Marlon James for A Brief History of Seven Killings; literary innovation in the form of short story vending machines; and a nearly middle aged white man complaining about middle aged white men complaining. Our […] La entrada Bookish – Episode 3 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Jamaicanske Marlon James' roman A Brief History of Seven Killings vant årets Bookerpris. Med attentatforsøket på Bob Marley som bakteppe skildres et samfunn preget av narkokrig, rastafarianisme og politisk turbulens.

In the final episode of our Man Booker Prize Podcast series, host Joe Haddow takes us behind-the-scenes at the Man Booker Prize winner ceremony at London's Guildhall. Joe speaks to VIP guests and captures the buzz in the build-up to the big moment when Marlon James is crowned 2015 winner. Fellow dinner guest, Arifa Akbar of The Independent, recalls the moment Marlon's name is revealed as she was sitting next to him at the table. Joe also speaks to chair of 2015 judges, Michael Wood, about how the panel came to their decision, as well as which TV boxsets they plan to watch now the reading's done and dusted! Lastly Joe is joined by the author-of-the-hour, a slightly hoarse Marlon James, to get his reaction to winning, what his new Man Booker fame means for him, Jamaica and Caribbean literature, and what's next (including a decent night's sleep). Our 2015 series is fittingly rounded off by a clip from A Brief History of Seven Killings – just in case you haven't managed to delve into the book. And then, it's over and out for this year. Thanks for tuning in! Join in the conversation about the winner and what lies ahead for the 2016 prize @ManBookerPrize #FinestFiction Disclaimer: the extract at the end of this podcast from A Brief History of Seven Killings contains explicit content and language.