Podcasts about Small Great Things

#1 New York Times bestselling author, Jodi Picoult, spoke with me about writing for Wonder Woman, adapting books for musical theater, and the question of Shakespeare's true authorship in her upcoming novel BY ANY OTHER NAME. Jodi Picoult is the bestselling author of 30 novels, including landmark titles such as Mad Honey – her most recent 1 million-copy bestseller – Wish You Were Here, A Spark of Light, and Small Great Things. 40 million copies of her books are in print worldwide and have been translated into 34 languages. Her forthcoming novel is BY ANY OTHER NAME (on sale 8/20; Ballantine), described as novel about two women, centuries apart – one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays – who are both forced to hide behind another name. #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah said of the book, “You'll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in her brilliantly researched new novel.” Elle called it, “[An] inspiring work of feminist literature inspired by real historical accounts.” Jodi was also co-librettist for the stage musical adaptation of her young adult novel Between the Lines (which premiered Off-Broadway in Summer 2022), the co-librettist of the musical BREATHE, the co-librettist of the musical adaptation of The Book Thief, and she is currently at work on an adaptation of Austenland. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Jodi Picoult and I discussed:  What's changed and what hasn't for women (in theater) over 400+ years? The best time to break an arm for an author How she works in cycles for her books Why her kids made her write for Wonder Woman The conundrum of a famous playwright who didn't own a single book And a lot more! Show Notes: jodipicoult.com By Any Other Name: A Novel By Jodi Picoult (Amazon) Jodi Picoult Amazon Author Page WAS SHAKESPEARE A WOMAN? – Elizabeth Winkler for The Atlantic Jodi Picoult on Facebook Jodi Picoult on Twitter Jodi Picoult on Instagram Jodi Picoult on TikTok Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En Rock Angels siempre estamos a vuestra disposición sin una programación regulada por la costumbre. Siempre activos, sin obligaciones determinadas por el tiempo, aparecemos cuando realmente hay algo interesante de contar. Rock Angels procura no repetir contenidos, salvo excepciones cualitativas, que ocupen los minutos de otros compañeros y compañeras de las ondas. Rock Angels somos diferentes, somos para ti, sin etiquetas, libres… Pasa y disfruta.

Welcome to Music Around The World. Each week we showcase a collection of artists and their music from different parts of the world. In this episode, we present to you an impressive lineup of artists including Luca Olivotto, Eli Nissan, Tibi Dabo, Timmy P, Vinyl's From The Past and Music News. https://75dc83.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MFAW-EP-103.mp3 Music From Around The World Episode 103: Transcription Intro: 0:00 to 0:15This is Music From Around The World Episode 103. I'm your host Mason Vera Paine and in today's episode we will be featuring music from Luca Olivotto, Eli Nissan, Tibi Dabo, Timmy P, Vinyl's From The Past and Music News. Luca Olivotto: Start -0:16   and    End – 6:41Berlin-based Luca Olivotto has established an impressive reputation as a DJ and Producer. His passion for House and Disco, combined with his innovative approach to composition, have enabled him to stand out in the industry. Check out his latest release “That's For You” “That's For You” is out now via Groove Culture Deep and it's available on all streaming platforms. A true multi-dimensional artist, Luca not only creates music but also owns two labels - "Small Great Things" and "Endless Music". Both are committed to encouraging originality and innovation. Additionally, he operates two popular event series in Berlin called “Small Great Garden” and “Small Great House”. For the latest on Luca's latest projects visit: Instagram.com/lucaolivotto; that's Instagram.com/L-U-C-A-O-L-I-V-O-T-T-O. Eli Nissan,: Start – 6:43   and   End -15:45For more than two decades, Eli Nissan has been a major part of the Tel Aviv Progressive House scene. His dedication to developing dance music in Israel has made him an iconic figure in the industry. Take a listen to his latest track “Cosmic”. “Cosmic” is out now via Lost Miracle and its available on all streaming platforms. Eli's ability to remain relevant in the Progressive House scene is evidence shows his commitment to pushing himself beyond the limits of creativity. His dedication has kept him at the forefront for over twenty plus years with no signs of him stopping.  Visit Instagram.com/eli_nissan for the latest on his music and other projects. That's Instagram.com/E-L-I UNDERSCORE N-I-S-S-A-N Vinyl's From The Past: 15:47 to 24:46I am going to take a brief break for Vinyl's From The Past. In this limited run series, I will be exploring the pioneers that have shaped and influenced the EDM we have today. In this episode I will be featuring “Robert Miles”. A pioneer of the electronic music scene, “Robert Miles” was a renowned DJ and Producer. He started his career DJ-ing in Italian clubs with his mixes later being played on local radio stations. It wasn't until 1995 that his name became widely recognized with the release of "Children". This track quickly gained international success becoming an instant classic. Take a listen to it here. “Children” contributed to the emergence of dream house and trance by bringing a unique sound to the EDM genre. Robert's track featured a soothing piano melody coupled with progressive beats, not as intense as many other tracks during that period of time. It was initially released in Europe but its popularity quickly spread worldwide, appealing to a global audience. The idea behind “Children'' came about as a result of a troubling issue in Italy: young people were getting into car accidents after partying and clubbing late. To help prevent such incidents, Miles crafted the track to be slow and serene, so that it could help settle down those who had gone out for the night before driving home. Robert inadvertently created something that not only saved people but touched them emotionally. That's it for this week's Vinyl's from the past; now let's get back to more music. Tibi Dabo: Start -24:47  and   End -33:23Hailing from Berlin, Germany is Max Guardans who goes by the stage name Tibi Dabo when using his talents to DJ...

Rusty has been a big supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion in every organization he's worked in. It wasn't until shortly after George Floyd's untimely death that a friend suggest he read Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. Although a brilliant piece of fiction, it changed his paradigm. In a moment of clarity, he recognized he had been a passive supporter, not an active ally. From that moment on, he rallied to change the minds of other white men who are ready to embrace a shift in our leadership culture that is a long time coming. More about Rusty Atkinson: Rusty Atkinson is an experienced CIO and SaaS business leader with over 20 years of experience leading technical teams and delivering and supporting SaaS offerings. He is a digital transformer, an infrastructure and operations modernizer, a development-enabler, a friction-remover, and a proactive partner to business stakeholders. Rusty is an active DEI advocate and sponsor. Mr. Atkinson has executive experience in healthcare, security, and software companies.

In conversation with Jo Piazza A ''quite prescient and worthwhile'' writer who ''understands her characters inside and out'' (The New York Times Book Review), Jodi Picoult has authored many No. 1 bestsellers that are renowned for combining controversial topics with nuanced characters and precise descriptions of suburbia's fraught reality. Her 28 novels include House Rules, Handle with Care, Wish You Were Here, Nineteen Minutes, My Sister's Keeper, and Small Great Things, as well as the young adult novel Between the Lines, co-written with her daughter, Samantha van Leer. The author of more than a dozen books, Jennifer Finney Boylan achieved great literary success in 2003 with her critically acclaimed memoir She's Not There, the first bestselling book by a transgender American. Her other works include You Are You, Long Black Veil, and I'm Looking Through You, a memoir about her upbringing in a dilapidated mansion on Philadelphia's Main Line. Currently the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University, a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and a trustee of PEN America, Boylan is a former longtime national co-chair of GLAAD. In their first collaborative novel, Picoult and Boylan tell the story of a woman who flees with her son to her sleepy New Hampshire hometown only to face the possibility that the teenager shares his father's explosive tendencies. (recorded 10/5/2022)

Housepedia Podcasts #HomeIsWhereHouseIsPlaying 111 I Luca Olivotto The Berlin-based producer, dj and label owner Luca Olivotto focuses his craft on independent and aesthetic electronic dance music genres. His labels Small Great Things and Endless Music aim for originality and creativity, boasting well-crafted music with character. Luca had a musical upbringing having learnt the keys as a child he then went on to start producing music ten years ago with multiple releases under his belt. Luca's productions and sets range from house to disco, but experimentation has always been at the forefront of his ambition. His sound is very recognizable due to his unique sense of melody, harmony and compositional techniques utilized in all major works of his oeuvre. Luca has released solo works on Labels such as Endless Music, Small Great Things., Berlin House Music, , Honey Butter Records, Miura, Dobro, Sengiley Wax, Inhale / Exhale, The Basement Discos and many others. He's also the promoter and resident of the Berlin known event series "Small Great Garden" and "Small Great House" Info about the artist: @lucaolivotto @endlesslabel @smallgreatthings Submit your mixtape: http://housepediamusic.com Like our posts? To buy a coffee and help support Housepedia Music click: ko-fi.com/housepediamusic Listen on Apple: apple.co/3n4V8s5

Matty and Kikau sit down with the creators of the new must see Off-Broadway musical BETWEEN THE LINES, including New York Times Best Selling Author Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult), the composer/lyricists Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson (@samselanderson), and co-writer Timothy Allen McDonald (@timmcdonaldnyc). Between the Lines opens for a limited engagement beginning June 14th at 2nd Stage's Tony Kiser Theater. For more information visit www.betweenthelinesmusical.com. Picoult is best known as a prolific novelist. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight novels, including Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Samsel and Anderson met in 2010 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater writing workshop. Since then, they've gone on to work with Disney Animation, Tony Award winner producer Daryl Roth, and many major studios in Hollywood. They are both classically trained musicians who share a passion for female forward stories, comedy, and true storytelling through song. Composers and lyricists for Disney's Olaf's Frozen Adventure and Apple TV's Central Park. McDonald is an award winning playwright who wrote Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, and Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. He is also the co-founder of iTheatrics and the creator of Music Theatre International's Education Division. Music Provided by Joshua Hegg. For More information visit JoshuaHeggMusic.com

Now live at the Blur Podcasts, the berlin-based producer, DJ and label owner - Luca Olivotto! Known for his craft on independent and aesthetic electronic dance music genres, his labels Small Great Things. and Endless Music aim for originality and creativity, boasting well-crafted music with character. Luca's productions and sets range from house to disco, but experimentation has always been at the forefront of his ambition. His sound is very recognizable due to his unique sense of melody, harmony and compositional techniques utilized in all major works of his oeuvre. He has released solo works on Labels such as Sengiley Wax, Inhale / Exhale, The Basement Discos and others and is also the promoter of the Berlin event series "Small Great Garden" and "Small Great House". For these reasons and many more he's our guest for the 75th edition of the Blur Podcasts, which is now live on Soundcloud and Youtube pages: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/blurrecords_ao/blur-podcasts-075 Youtube: https://youtu.be/u5C5bjwOtyo Follow Luca's work in the links below: https://soundcloud.com/lucaolivotto https://www.instagram.com/lucaolivotto https://www.facebook.com/lucaolivottomusic https://ra.co/dj/lucaolivotto https://endlessmusic.bandcamp.com

First Draft Episode #345: Rebecca Serle Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years, The Dinner List, and more, talks about her new novel, One Italian Summer. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Rebecca's first First Draft interview Leila Sales, author of “The Case for Cancelling Everything,” by Yascha Mounk for The Atlantic The Brave Little Toaster (movie) Honey I Shrunk the Kids (movie) Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery  

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://upcyclearcade.com/2019/09/07/small-great-things/

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reader profiles on Instagram and connecting authors and readers Current Reads: we are revisiting some authors that we've read before, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Deep Dive: the items we have on our bookish bucket lists. What do we want to “achieve”? Book Presses: an oldie but goodie mystery and a graphic novel As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :30 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week 8:50 - Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn 11:11 - Current Reads 11:36 - The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (Meredith) 13:38 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern  15:01 - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri  15:50 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Kaytee) 15:57 - Season 3: Episode 44 17:19 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 19:38 - Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Meredith) 21:10 - The Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville  22:34 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 24:12 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee) 27:34 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 28:23 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Meredith) 28:41 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 33:39 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden (Kaytee) 34:13 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 37:02 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Bucket Lists 38:31 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 39:51 - Parnassus Books 40:03 - An Unlikely Story bookshop 40:10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 40:22 - Powell's Books 40:28 - Strand Bookstore 40:42 - Fabled Bookshop 41:07 - BookPeople 45:50 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 46:19 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili 46:37 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 46:38 - Roots by Alex Haley 46:50 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 47:38 - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 49:20 - Blackwell's bookshop 51:01 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 51:44 - Original Sin by P.D. James (Meredith) 54:16 - Cover Her Face by P.D. James  54:32 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden 54:35 - New Kid by Jerry Craft (Kaytee) 55:05 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 55:19 - Class Act by Jerry Craft Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Hey ya'll!  Guess what?!?!?! The Chrystal's Chronicles Podcast is under construction! Like I mentioned in my last podcast, I've been podcasting since 2014. First, I was a solo podcaster. Then I started hosting guests on the show. In 2020, I started going live on YouTube (almost against my better judgment) effectively getting back [...]

Bestseller Jodi Picoult didn't back down from the challenge of writing a story set during the pandemic. In her latest novel, Wish You Were Here, she uses her excellent character writing skills and days of research and interview material to compel readers to relive the relatable confusion and chaos of early lockdown through the lens of two lovers separated by travel restrictions. Jodi is well known for bestselling novels like My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things. She has published 26 books, selling over 40 million copies worldwide. To purchase Wish You Were Here, follow the link below. From Amazon.com: Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty five internationally bestselling novels, including MY SISTER'S KEEPER, HOUSE RULES and SMALL GREAT THINGS, and has also co-written two YA books with her daughter Samantha van Leer, BETWEEN THE LINES and OFF THE PAGE. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Her most recent adult novel, A SPARK OF LIGHT first published in the UK on 30th October 2018, and was a #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. Whether you're traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today's publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business - editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins. In this episode, you'll discover: How Jodi got through a 16-month quarantine How the pandemic changed her writing process How to settle on a setting for your story Why now is the best time to write about the pandemic The importance of writing yourself into your characters Links: J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/ J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/ Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/ Dragons of a Different Tail: 17 Unusual Dragon Tales - https://books2read.com/dragonantho Jodi Picoult - https://www.garygrossman.com/ Wish You Were Here - https://mybook.to/WishUWereHere Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ *Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersink/support

First Draft Episode #334: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Small Great Things, and two young adult novels with daughter Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She joins to talk about her latest, Wish You Were Here. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV show) Breathe: A New Musical original cast recording on Spotify Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (movie) The English Patient (movie) Brandon Taylor's newsletter, Sweater Weather, and the essay in which he talks about what trend might come out of the pandemic, “Bobos in IKEA” The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

"Now these women, they can WRITE!" -Terry McMillan, New York Times bestselling author of It's Not All Downhill from Here "We Are Not Like Them will stay with you long after you turn the last page." -Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event-a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives. Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia. But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen's husband, a city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her husband's freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend. Like Tayari Jones's An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, We Are Not Like Them explores complex questions of race and how they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided world. But at its heart, it's a story of enduring friendship-a love that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges.

"Now these women, they can WRITE!" -Terry McMillan, New York Times bestselling author of It's Not All Downhill from Here "We Are Not Like Them will stay with you long after you turn the last page." -Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event-a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives. Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia. But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen's husband, a city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her husband's freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend. Like Tayari Jones's An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, We Are Not Like Them explores complex questions of race and how they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided world. But at its heart, it's a story of enduring friendship-a love that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges.

In this intimate conversation Lisa speaks with NY Times best selling author  Jodi Picoult about her creative process, the importance of stewardship and her new passion for  collaboration and writing for the musical stage.   Jodi and collaborator playwright  Timothy Allen McDonald created the musical Breathe was  written in real time during the pandemic and also wrote a novel under quarantine. "Wish You Were Here" will be released in stores in November, 2021 and her musical adaptation of the book  "Between the Lines"  which she co-wrote with her daughter Samantha Vanleer arrives off-Broadway in June. Brief Bio:Jodi Picoult  is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels. Her books have been translated into thirty-four languages in thirty-five countries. Four of her novels – have been made into television movies including My Sister's Keeper starring Cameron Diaz. Her novel SMALL GREAT THINGS has been optioned for motion picture adaptation and is set to star Viola Davis and Julia Roberts. Her two Young Adult novels, Between The Lines and Off The Page, co-written with her daughter Samantha Van Leer, have been adapted and developed by the authors into a musical entitled “Between The Lines” which is expected to premiere Off-Broadway later this year. 

Defy The Night By Brigid Kemmerer | Book Review Podcast Website: https://gobookmart.com Buy Now: https://amzn.to/3BvttZ8 “Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale.” ―Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A SPARK OF LIGHT and SMALL GREAT THINGS, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “Absolutely spellbinding.” ―Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CARAVAL and LEGENDARY, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “I couldn't get this creative, suspenseful take on 'Beauty and the Beast' out of my head.” ―Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of EVERLESS, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “Heartwarming, thoughtful, and romantic: Brigid Kemmerer took me on a magical journey with this dark fairy tale about growing up, falling in love, and making impossible choices.” ―Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling co-author of MY LADY JANE and MY PLAIN JANE, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “Harper is the undisputed hero . . . Avoiding disability inspiration tropes, she is a fallible, well-rounded character who fights for the vulnerable and resists being labeled as such herself despite how others perceive her. A fast-paced, richly detailed feminist epic.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “This enthralling modern fable champions altruism while illustrating intimacy's relationship with honesty, respect, trust, and consent.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY “Fans of Cassandra Clare, Marissa Meyer, or Alex Flinn, as well as any reader looking to sink into a top-notch story with great characters, will want to read this book.” ―VOYA, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

ABOUT WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM"Now these women, they can WRITE!" -Terry McMillan, New York Times bestselling author of It's Not All Downhill from Here"We Are Not Like Them will stay with you long after you turn the last page." -Laura Dave, New York Timesbestselling author of The Last Thing He Told MeTold from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event-a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives.Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia.But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen's husband, a city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her husband's freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend.Like Tayari Jones's An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, We Are Not Like Themexplores complex questions of race and how they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided world. But at its heart, it's a story of enduring friendship-a love that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges.ABOUT JO PIAZZAJo Piazza is a bestselling author, podcast creator and award-winning journalist. She is the author of many critically acclaimed novels and nonfiction books including Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoffand How to Be Married. Her work has been published in ten languages in twelve countries and four of her books have been optioned for film and television. Jo is also the creator, host and executive producer of the hit podcastsCommitted, Fierce and Under the Influence. A former editor, columnist and travel writer with Yahoo, Current TV and the New York Daily News, her work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle, Time, Marie Claire, the Daily Beast, and Slate. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's in journalism from Columbia University, and a master's in religious studies from New York University.ABOUT CHRISTINE PRIDEChristine Pride is a writer, editor, and longtime publishing veteran. She's held editorial posts at many different trade imprints, including Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, Hyperion, and Simon & Schuster. As an editor, Christine has published a range of books, with a special emphasis on inspirational stories and memoirs, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. As a freelance editorial consultant, she does select editing and proposal/content development, as well as teaching and coaching, and pens a regular column-"Race Matters"-for Cup of Jo. She lives in New York City.Link to articles about We Are Not Like Them: https://people.com/human-interest/voices-against-racism-jo-piazza-christine-pride-novel-inspired-by-their-own-interracial-friendship/https://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/reading-cure-1275853ABOUT JO PIAZZA'S PODCAST UNDER THE INFLUENCEUnder the Influence is a deep dive into the Mom Internet, a place haunted by aspirational marketing where it feels like every other mom is a social media influencer trying to sell you something, all while posed in white kitchens that never seem to get messy. with toddlers in cloth diapers that never ever leak; a bastion of carefully curated lives that are #blessed.And behind this airbrushed perfection is money, so much money. Billions and billions of dollars. Journalist and mom Jo Piazza looks at how we got here, what it all means and how the commodification of motherhood is driving mothers a little insane. And through it all she wonders whether or not she has what it takes to join the ranks of the momstagrammers, if she too can make thousands of dollars off beautiful photos of bath time, frolic-ing in fields of purple flowers and posing her newborn next to a beautiful latte.Episodes here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-under-the-influence-with-76687187/

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out August – December 2021. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcement Join our Patreon Community ($5/mo) to get our bonus podcast episode series called Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and I share at least 4 bonus books (we're sharing 5 this month) that we're excited about that we did not share in the regular Preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available to our patrons and sign up here! Highlights Why Sarah isn't currently excited about the types of books that traditionally comes out in the Fall. Why Sarah doesn't mind dislikable characters in dysfunctional family stories. The new mystery / thriller sub genre Catherine is coining. Fall 2021 Book Preview [5:49] August Catherine's Picks: Once There Were Wolvesby Charlotte McConaghy (August 3) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:59] The Women of Troy by Pat Barker Sweeney (August 24) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:00]  The Guide by Peter Heller (August 24) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:43]  September Sarah's Picks: Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:58] Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:38] L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:12] Catherine's Picks: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:44] Unbound by Tarana Burke (September 14) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:42] Em by Kim Thuy (September 28) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:13] October Sarah's Picks: We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza and Christine Pride (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:24] My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:28] No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield (October 12) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:19] Oh William by Elizabeth Strout (October 19) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:25] Catherine's Picks: Fight Night by Miriam Toews (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:56] The Book of Mother by Violane Huisman (October 19) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:13] November Sarah's Picks: O Beautiful by Jung Yun (November 9) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:30] Other Books Mentioned Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead [3:40]  A Good Marriageby Kimberly McCreight [6:03]  All Together Now by Matthew Norman [6:43] Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler [6:57] The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer[6:57] The Ensembleby Aja Gabel [7:05] Normal Peopleby Sally Rooney [13:59]  Conversations With Friendsby Sally Rooney [13:59]  The Silence of the Girlsby Pat Barker [18:36]  The River by Peter Heller [22:43]  Descent by Tim Johnston [24:18]  When the Stars Go Darkby Paula McLain [24:31]  Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza [26:11]  The Knockoff by Jo Piazza and Lucy Sykes [26:15]  An American Marriage by Tayari Jones [27:06]  Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult [27:15]  Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha [27:52]  Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok [30:11]  Waiting for Eden by Eliot Ackerman [37:57]  Ru by Kim Thuy [38:25] My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout [40:51] Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout [41:43] Women Talking by Miriam Toews [43:26] Shelter by Jung Yun [44:50] The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield [47:29] Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson [50:09] About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

To borrow from Ted Lasso, this moment is a gift because it is the present. Today, we focus on doing things in the moment that boost our well-being. I talk about the movie, The Peaceful Warrior, the book, Small Great Things, and s'mores—made by the sun. What?! Yes, the sun. My guest is Adrienne Mullock, known to me by her spiritual name, Bhagavati.  Additional information from today's show:  -  The trailer for The Peaceful Warrior is on YouTube.com.  -  Learn about Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things.  -  Comments? Reach Lisa Hylton, ACC, at PositivelyCoached.com. 

(S2) In this episode we discuss movies that are coming soon and movies that are in the beginning stages of being produced! Want to join podbean? https://www.podbean.com/butmaTMFM Website: butmathatsmyfavoritemovie.com Podcast Survey Questions, comments or movie/theme suggestions contact us at "Butmathatsmyfavoritemovie@gmail.com" Social media:  Instagram @butmathatsmyfavmovie  Facebook @butmathatsmyfavoritemoviepodcast Twitter @ButmaTMFMP

This week our host Matt Gardner joins with our book club chair Elisabeth Westwood to discuss the upcoming June reading - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult.  Our book club will be on July 20 at 6 PM.  Join us!

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Drama | Number of Pages: 528 | Perspective: First Alternating | Location: Connecticut, USA Small Great Things tells the story of Ruth Jefferson, an African-American labor and delivery nurse who finds herself in a dire situation because of passive and aggressive prejudice. When the newborn child of white supremacists' dies while in Ruth's care her life spirals down to a place where her dignity is stripped away. In this story the reader is taken through an examination of race relations in American society which turns out not to be as black and white as one would expect. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, thriller, mystery

Novel Ideas will be discussing the book The Book Of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult. DB 100856 Below is the synopsis from BookShare. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light comes a riveting novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She's on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: Prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her work as a death doula, in which she helps ease the transition between life and death for her clients. But somewhere in Egypt is Wyatt Armstrong, who works as an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites, a career Dawn once studied for but was forced to abandon when life suddenly intervened. And now, when it seems that fate is offering her second chances, she is not as sure of the choice she once made. After the crash landing, the airline ensures that the survivors are seen by a doctor, then offers transportation to wherever they want to go. The obvious destination is to fly home, but she could take another path: return to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history, and maybe even complete her research on The Book of Two Ways—the first known map of the afterlife. As the story unfolds, Dawn's two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them. Dawn must confront the questions she's never truly asked: What does a life well lived look like? When we leave this earth, what do we leave behind? Do we make choices . . . or do our choices make us? And who would you be if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are right now? Join us in this zoom meeting to discuss this great book. Host: Randi Shelton E-Mail: rshelton820@gmail.com Co-Host Ruth Ann Acosta, E-Mail: ruth1244@gmail.com

Novel Ideas will be discussing the book The Book Of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult. DB 100856 Below is the synopsis from BookShare. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light comes a riveting novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. Everything … Novel Ideas to discuss The Book Of Two Ways DB 100856 by Jodi Picoult 02/19/2021 Read More »

Why are libraries important? Why read in the first place? What do librarians do? All of these questions (and more!) are answered here. // Diane Fuller is the Director of Libraries at Gilman School. She has always loved books, and after working as an archivist, discovered she could turn a passion into a profession. // In Episode #25 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Diane discuss recent changes in Gilman's Edward R. Fenimore Jr. Library, Young Adult (YA) Books, banned books, why it's sometimes okay to judge a book by its cover, how Diane became a librarian, how the Fenimore Library has changed over time, the process of organizing a library, e-books versus print, "Green Lights" by Matthew McConaughey, audiobooks read by authors, the Gilman News school newspaper, arts at Gilman, and Diane's two book recommendations: "Small Great Things" (2016) and "Thirteen Reasons Why" (2007) by Jay Asher. // Enjoy the episode? Please follow the Path to Follow Podcast (@pathtofollowpod) on all platforms. There's so much more content coming your way. // A special thank you to our listeners. Nothing would happen without the work of all-powerful Cesare Ciccanti. 

This 'inbetweenisode' is part of our Story Sessions series featuring The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult. This is the latest novel from the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper, Small Great Things, Nineteen Minutes, A Spark of Light, and many, many more. Jodi is well-known for tackling big issues and exploring complicated moral topics, and The Book of Two Ways is no exception. This time it's death, motherhood, choices and regrets. We bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the prologue of this thought-provoking story. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My favorite books/series. 1.) The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult 2.) My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Pucoult 3.) The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 4.) The A Court Of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas 5.) the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead 6.) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 7.) Children of Blood and Bone& Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi 8.) Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 9.) Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks 10.) Dear John by Nicholas Sparks --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week’s list of what I’m currently Reading, Listening, Watching, Eating and Loving! Enjoy! The post MWM- Small Great Things, Cozy Soup Recipe, $2300 Console Table Dupe appeared first on .

This week I'm chatting to a woman who is the very definition of a Bestseller. Jodi Picoult has written 24 global smash hits (including A Spark of Light and Small Great Things) all with her inimitable mix of hard hitting issues and intimate personal stories, and her last eight novels have debuted at No 1 in the New York Times bestseller list.Her new novel, The Book of Two Ways, is a page turning exploration of life, death, grief and the biggest question of all - what would our lives look like if we'd taken a different path? Who doesn't wonder that sometimes/often/all the time?* (*delete as applicable!)? Over a cup of coffee as big as her head, Jodi shares her own ‘what if' moment, why covid-19 makes her fear for women's position in society and why she's angrier than ever. Put it this way she's a fierce defender of women's rights and an outspoken critic of Donald Trump…! (Jodi was sitting in her attic on America's East coast so apologies in advance if the transatlantic quality is occasionally a bit shonky.)The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is hosted by Sam Baker, produced by Emily Sandford. I'd love to hear what you think - please let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker• The Shift - How I (lost and) found myself after 40 - and you can too is out now in hardback and available to buy here.• The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult is out now in hardback and available to buy here.Jodi's book recommendation: Beach Read by Emily Henry is available to buy in paperback. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we dive deep into an emotional, whirlwind discussion on this week's book: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. We touch on sensitive issues on race in America and how the book gave us different perspectives to be able to process our feelings during events today. Next Week: We go full Halloween mode to bring out all you ghouls and goblins and have chosen to read and discuss Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley!

Jodi Picoult is the #1 bestselling author of twenty-five novels and the acclaimed #1 bestseller Small Great Things.  Her most recent novel, A SPARK OF LIGHT, published on October 2, 2018, was her tenth consecutive instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Picoult’s books have been translated into thirty-four languages in thirty-five countries. Four novels – The Pact, Plain Truth, The Tenth Circle, and Salem Falls - have been made into television movies.  My Sister’s Keeper was a film released from New Line Cinema, starring Cameron Diaz. And last but not least, SMALL GREAT THINGS has been optioned for motion picture adaptation and is set to star Julia Roberts.  Jodi is here today to discuss her riveting, latest novel about the choices that change the course of our lives called The Book of Two Ways. So pretty much since like day 1 of the podcast, I’ve wanted to get Jodi Picoult on the podcast...and today’s it FINALLY happening. Can you say sit on hands excited!  Here it is y’all…..

It is the special of all specials! In this episode (due to public demand) Philippa looks back at 2017/18 and her first 10 favourite books that she reviewed PLUS a wonderful author interview! So we have: “I am Pilgrim” by Terry Hayes, “ Death Knocks Twice” by Robert Thorogood, “The Betrayals” by Fiona Neill, “The Child” by Fiona Barton, “Places in the Darkness” by Chris Brookmyre, “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult, “He Said She Said” by Erin Kelly, “Moonrise” by Sarah Crossan. “The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair” by Joel Dicker and “Close to Home” by Cara Hunter. Philippa interviews Cara Hunter to talk about this book, the series itself and the characters that make it special.

Today’s show features a guest who approaches every day with creativity and humor. She’s a financial expert who embraces her intensity and has the answer to your money questions. Lisa Brumm and I met a few years ago when she spoke at an event. She is an active member of my online community, so we regularly connect and meet at local networking events around the Portland area. Lisa’s company, My Financial Girlfriend, has offices in Portland and Los Angeles. Lisa offers a shame-free zone to help women with all areas of their finances and leave them with a newfound sense of hope and relief about money and life. Show Highlights: Lisa’s intense passion around travel, the Pacific Northwest, family, and her business that educates and empowers women with financial literacy How Lisa’s personal brand of intensity stems from a bent toward humor and a voice that doesn’t hold back; her inner drive to make things better leads her to ask questions to bring perspective to a male-dominated profession How Lisa learned as a kid to use humor to deflect bullying Culturally, Lisa as a kid was “a rare bird,” a girl who loved math and science How Lisa’s parents encouraged her to use unique personal expression, but she learned to tone down her opinions and control her emotions to preserve friendships How Lisa uses her fire to lobby for consensus How parenting challenges with her two kids sometimes prompted her intensity to get out of control How Lisa dealt with the learning diversity in her family with creativity and acceptance How Lisa harnesses the power of her intensity by being persistent and tenacious and taking things at face value Why the division of work in Lisa’s household is a little unconventional The best advice Lisa ever received relates to raising kids; she learned to “Let them be” as far as exploring and figuring out the world A book to recommend: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult How Lisa helps others by giving people a safe, non-judgmental space to see what they haven’t seen before, especially as it relates to financial literacy Final words from Lisa: “Own your intensity, whatever it might be. There is room for everyone in this world.” Resources: My Financial Girlfriend Find My Financial Girlfriend on Facebook and LinkedIn Email: lisa@myfinancialgirlfriend.com   

Herzlich Willkommen zu einer weiteren Folge auf deinem Podcast "From Centeredness to Awesomeness"! Heute ein wunderschönes und inspirierendes Gespräch mit Sabine Jeker.Sabine ist als Klientin in mein Leben getreten und hat mich "gluschtig" auf Hot Yoga gemacht.Sie erzählt uns wie sie auf Hot Yoga gestossen ist und was sie dabei fasziniert hat.Wir sprechen über das Dasein als "Scannertyp" und über Routinen.Mir hat es unglaublich Spass gemacht, zum einen eine Hot Yoga Stunde bei Sabine zu besuchen und das Gespräch mit ihr.Sabine ist als Architektin tätig und hat einige Jahre in Amerika gelebt.Ihre Liebe zur Natur und ihre Aktivität hat Sie auf die Idee gebracht, dies mit einem Explorathon als Business aufzubauen.Das Buch, das Sabine eben fertig gelesen hat ist: "Small Great Things" von Jodi Picoult.

Resources for you, from my podcast, are below.Operation Breakthrough - https://operationbreakthrough.org/Juneteenth - https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htmLively Paradox - https://livelyparadox.com/Dr. Nicole D Price - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoledeniseprice/April 13, 2014 - Episode 1 “Shattered Soul” https://www.mindycorporon.com/episode-1-shattered-soulUnited Methodist Church of the Resurrection - Leawood, KS - https://cor.org/leawood/St. James United Methodist Church, Kansas City, MO - https://sjumckc.org/Small Great Things; a Novel by Jodi Piccult - https://www.jodipicoult.com/small-great-things.htmlProject Implict® https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.htmlMindy’s results from her Implicit Bias Test:Presents slightly preferential to Judaism over ChristianityPresents moderately preferential to European Americans to African AmericansFind Mindy on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindyCorporonLLCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindycorporon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindyCorporonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindycorporon/•This channel is made possible through the continued support of our Angel patrons: Dove Borland, Peter Gibson, Paul Caswell, Arlene Myer, Kathy & Terry, Marcia Mott, Nora Miles, Diana Cox, Lesley Williams, Susanna Garcia, Shayla Mount, Dorothy Moore, , and Aggie Payton, along with your partner patrons Natural Awakenings Magazine, Unity of Nashville, and Zen Living Realty.If you would like to help be a part of bringing shows like this and other programs to the channel, please consider becoming a patron. For information, episode show notes, and details about our other programs, head over to ExperienceOfTheSoul.com.And if you enjoy this podcast, you can help spread the word by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or the platform of your choice.Real Grief - Real Healing is copyright 2020, Mindy Corporon. All Rights Reserved. Our theme music is composed by Dave Kropf and used with permission.The Experience of the Soul Podcast Channel is a production of 818 Studios.

Now is the time. In this third episode (in a series of five) about racial equality and our role as human beings and coaches, Jenn and Karen drill down on our awareness of our own biases and their influences. It's about how as individuals we need to look closely at our own experiences and how they shape our behaviors. And guess what? You can consciously change if you want to. The fiction book Jenn references is Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult.

Authors Nic Stone (DEAR JUSTYCE) and Jodi Picoult (SMALL GREAT THINGS) discuss topics such as white fragility, the differences in expectations for black women and white women, the problematic nature of colorblindness, and what to do to be a better white advocate.

In Mini Episode 50, Julia Spence (@gameofreading) talks about her love for dual timelines in her books and reading an author’s backlist. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Julia talks about how, when she reads a book she loves by a new-to-her author, she loves to read all of that author’s backlist. Julia shares her recent love of books with dual timelines. Julia’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren | Buy from Amazon [5:45] Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult | Buy from Amazon [8:09] Two NEW Books She Loves Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain | Buy from Amazon [11:40] Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel | Buy from Amazon [15:11] One Book She DIDN’T Love Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey | Buy from Amazon [17:30] One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About What You Wish For by Katherine Center (Release Date: July 14, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [20:28]  Other Books Mentioned Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney | Buy from Amazon [3:24] Normal People by Sally Rooney (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:24] You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Buy from Amazon [6:34] Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult | Buy from Amazon [10:30] The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain | Buy from Amazon [14:43] Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill | Buy from Amazon [19:01] Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center | Buy from Amazon [20:41] How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [20:41] Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson | Buy from Amazon [23:38] Other Links Ep. 30: Southern Books with the Bless Your Heart Book Club Currently Reading Podcast Winter 2020 Book Preview Pie Lady Books’ What You Wish For pie About Julia Instagram Julia is an actuary at an insurance company in Boston, MA. During her 9-5 job, she deals with numbers, but after work she unwinds with a book. She’s been an avid reader since grade school and reads more than 200 books a year. When she’s not reading, you can find her obsessively stalking Taylor Swift online or passionately cheering on Boston sports teams. Next Episode Full length episode featuring Steph Hockersmith of Pie Lady Books (airing Wednesday, March 18). Support the Podcast Support on PatreonWhen you support the podcast on Patreon for $5/month, get bonus podcast episodes and other goodies! ShareIf 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 ReviewSearch for “Sarah’s Bookshelves” in Apple Podcasts…or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Hello! Me again, back with another episode of the No Bull Podcast after a biiiiit of a hiatus. I look back at my 2019 goals and go through what I did and didn’t accomplish. I also share some of my goals for this year in my personal & professional life. BECOME A PATRON: patreon.com/nobullpodcast MY SOCIAL LINKS:Follow me on Instagram: @annawildmanTweet at me: @wildmannaEmail me: annanwildman@gmail.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/annawildman Intro/outro music by earthchain: soundcloud.com/earthchain  SHOW NOTES: Last year’s goals: https://annawildman.blog/2018/12/31/94-19-goals-for-2019/ Gretchen Rubin: https://gretchenrubin.com/ Books I read last year: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (7/10) Educated by Tara Westover (10/10) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (8/10) Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris (7/10) Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (8/10) The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (9/10) Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (8/10)

Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mindy today in a three-host show full of bookish delights. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. A book club win for kids, a book train with friends, and strong opinions about a bookish movie. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s some serious gushing over books in this week’s titles, plus a couple “I didn’t like this” strong opinions. Hold onto your earbuds. We are doing a brief Slow But Steady check-in this week to let you know what we’re choosing for our next reads for this challenge. For our deep dive this week, we are playing around with book pairings for TV shows that we’ve enjoyed in the past. We each chose two shows to dive deep into and then find ways to replicate some of those same feelings in our reading. What fun! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a “very favorite” read-aloud book, one that will work, even if you’re down to the wire on a challenge category, and a book that is perfect for gift-giving. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Announcements: 1:19 - Episode 32 of Season 1 1:45 - 2020 Reading Challenge Printable 2:38 - 2020 Reading Journal for purchase (free for Patrons!) Bookish Moments: 4:57 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 6:38 - Eye of the Elephant by Delia and Mark Owens 6:42 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7:43 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 8:13 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Current Reads: 10:34 - Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beales 13:55 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 14:42 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 18:17 - Wild Robot by Peter Brown 21:41 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 22:00 - Episode 38 of Season 1 22:16 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 23:04 - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 26:42 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 28:10 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 31:24 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 31:57 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Slow But Steady: 36:22 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 36:40 - Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell 37:10 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile 37:29 - The Art of Typing by Ginger Lapig-Bogda 38:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling 38:20 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling 38:24 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 38:30 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 38:40 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 38:48 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Deep Dive: Pairings with Grey’s Anatomy: 40:22 - Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult 40:49 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 41:19 - The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin Pairings with Parenthood: 42:09 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 42:24 - The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Pairings with West Wing: 43:43 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonico 44:28 - The Gatekeepers by Chris Whipple 45:03 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 45:19 - The Brethren by John Grisham 45:22 - Term Limits by Vince Flynn Pairings with Dr. Quinn or When Calls the Heart: 46:37 - Christy by Catherine Marshall 47:15 - Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht Pairings with Elementary: 49:06 - Sherlock Holmes canon by Arthur Conan Doyle 49:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 49:54 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 50:11 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 50:38 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George Pairings with Dexter: 51:17 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey 51:25 - You by Caroline Kepnes 51:45 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing 52:11 - The One by John Marrs Presses: 52:58 - Episode 32 of Season 1 53:07 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borden de Trevino 54:18 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson 56:03 - The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini 56:11 - Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Episode SummaryFew modern writers have captured the zeitgeist of the era as eloquently as Jodi Picoult. Small Great Things, A Spark of Light, and more than a dozen others – powerful books with front-page themes such as racism and abortion that touch a nerve, and keep readers turning the pages. Jodi talks about it all, her early years, why she chooses to write what she writes, how she does it, why she loves her readers, and what it felt like the first time she hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.Syd Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. Jodi PicoultJodi Picoult is the #1 bestselling author of twenty-five novels including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, The Storyteller, Leaving Time, the acclaimed #1 bestseller, Small Great Things, which explored the issues of power, privilege and race, and has sold more than 1.5 million copies. Picoult's most recent novel, A SPARK OF LIGHT, published on October 2, 2018, was her tenth consecutive instant #1 New York Times bestseller, and was praised as “Picoult at her fearless best” by the Washington Post.Picoult's books have been translated into thirty-four languages in thirty-five countries. Four novels – The Pact, Plain Truth, The Tenth Circle, and Salem Falls – have been made into television movies. My Sister's Keeper was a film released from New Line Cinema, with Nick Cassavetes directing and Cameron Diaz starring. SMALL GREAT THINGS has been optioned for motion picture adaptation by Amblin Entertainment and is set to star Viola Davis and Julia Roberts. Picoult's two Young Adult novels, Between The Lines and Off The Page, co-written with her daughter Samantha Van Leer, have been adapted and developed by the authors into a musical entitled Between The Lines which had its world premiere on September 2017 at the Kansas City Repertory Theater and is expected to premiere Off-Broadway in Summer 2019.Insights from this episode:The benefits of being born white, overcoming white privilege, and what you can do to stand up for racial justice.The emotional toll of writing a book on abortion and the difficulties involved in researching the topic.Details on her writing process, where her ideas come from, and what happens when the story changes.How her community of dedicated readers was formed and the challenges of presenting yourself as technology changes combined with the rise of social media.How storytelling has evolved with self-publishing, and the benefits of having an agent and editor. Quotes from the show:Referring to Jodi Picoult: “You are legendary for the work that you do.” – Syd FinkelsteinRegarding writing a book on racism: “As a white woman I am never going to be able to tell a person of color what they experience, but I can tell you what other white people think.” – Jodi PicoultOn where her ideas come from: “The things that keep me up at night, the things I'm worried about, and it could be something that I'm worried about as a wife, as a woman, as an American. It's the questions I don't have the answers to, that I still need to figure out.” – Jodi PicoultOn why she made the decision to not publish a book she had written: “I think my readers deserve to get great from me, at whatever moment of my life I'm at. ” – Jodi Picoult“I've been very fortunate to have amazing readers who have stuck with me no matter what I wanted to write because I don't write about easy stuff.” – Jodi Picoult“I still think that my novels defy categorization.” – Jodi PicoultOn the reality of being an overnight sensation: “They don't know what blood, sweat, and tears that are behind it. ” – Syd Finkelstein“I love going out on a book tour and meeting my readers. I love putting on the show when it's time to talk about a book.” – Jodi Picoult“You, as a reader, bring things to a book, that change your experience of the book and that really makes it personal for you.” – Jodi PicoultOn the rise of self-publication: “Sometimes instant isn't best.” – Jodi PicoultWhat Jodi is Reading:The World That We Knew - Alice HoffmanThe Nickel Boys - Colson WhiteheadLittle Fires Everywhere - Celeste YingIsabel AllendeMargaret AtwoodStay Connected: Syd FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The Sydcast Guest contact info Website: Jodi PicoultTwitter: @jodipicoultFacebook: Jodi PicoultInstagram: @jodipicoultSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify. This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

In Mini Episode 37, Elizabeth Chapman and I talk for so long about books that it can’t technically be called a mini episode. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights How blogs, podcasts, and #bookstagram helped her go from not finishing her assigned reading in high school to becoming a high school English teacher. A type of book Elizabeth doesn’t like to read that will surprise you given her profession. Books that are “mirrors” and “windows.” Thoughts on Dopesick from a resident of the town where it takes place. Elizabeth’s class’s reaction to Dopesick. A novel being compared to Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and The Handmaid’s Tale. A lengthy debate about Normal People by Sally Rooney. Speculation on why publishers and/or authors sometimes decide not to use quotation marks for dialogue. We debate the New Year’s Eve release date for Elizabeth’s upcoming release she’s excited about. Elizabeth’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:39] Dopesick by Beth Macy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:30] Two NEW Books She Loves Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:40] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett | Buy from Amazon [22:26] One Book She DIDN’T Love Normal People by Sally Rooney (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [27:23] One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About Such a Fun Ageby Kiley Reid (Release Date: December 31, 2019) | Buy from Amazon [32:35] Other Books Mentioned Columbine by Dave Cullen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:59] The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:23] Lord of the Flies by William Golding | Buy from Amazon [22:49] The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins | Buy from Amazon [22:49] The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood | Buy from Amazon [22:49] The Power by Naomi Alderman | Buy from Amazon [26:53] Red Clocks by Leni Zumas | Buy from Amazon [26:53] Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney | Buy from Amazon [32:12] That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam | Buy from Amazon [34:39] Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult | Buy from Amazon [34:39] Other Links Elizabeth’s blog: Teaching Sam and Scout Episode 34 with Sara Hildreth from @fictionmatters Episode 36 with Claire Gibson (Author of Beyond the Point) About Elizabeth Blog | Instagram Elizabeth and her husband live in Roanoke, Virginia with their two kids (Sam, 8 and Nora, 4) and their Golden Retriever (Addy, 11). Monday through Friday, she also has 75 other “kids” as a high school English teacher — her dream job because it allows her to spend her days talking about books and life and introducing students to stories that teach them more about themselves, others, and the world around them. When she’s not driving her minivan to soccer practice or grading papers (actually, often while she does those things thanks to audiobooks), she is usually reading something new/popular just for fun. She loves memoir, thriller/true-crime, romance, literary fiction, and young adult books… Don’t tell, but she much prefers these to most of the “classics.”    On the off night she gets the kids to bed on time, Elizabeth blogs at Teaching Sam & Scout about her family, her job, the blending of those two things, and – of course – her recent reads.    Support the Podcast Support on Patreon - When you support the podcast on Patreon for $5/month, get bonus podcast episodes and other goodies! 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!

Listen to Phil and Denise discuss the following: -Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult -Racism and white privilege (Yes, we went there.) -Practicing gratitude -The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz -Honesty, trying your best, not taking things personally, and not making assumptions -Doers versus criticizers

Calling all my social activists! In this second episode, we are reviewing and commenting on the novel "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult. This novel is one of Jodi's fiercest titles that tackles the taboo subject of racism. Not only will you be enlightened but this book will reignite your passion for fiction reading as it reminds you of the power of storytelling.   

If ever we needed to tackle a tough topic, this is it. We can do this, friends. We have to do this. Let's talk. And we have THE best woman to talk to. Mika Karikari graciously discusses racial healing and reconciliation on this episode of The Big Top. She has fight, she has brains, she has grace. Also. She has thoughts. Particularly on either kangaroos or koalas. It's all about the pockets. DO not miss this one! But truly, we share fails and wins, she shares heartbreaking realities, and we all pitch in and discuss steps forward for every one of us. Prepare your heart and tune in.Mika is a 30 something who loves Jesus, her husband, baking, hugs, writing, coffee and her beloved hometown of Cincinnati. Professionally, she works in higher education and enjoys being part of student's collegiate journey. She is also a current doctoral candidate whose research is focused on Black women and leadership. When not working you can find Mika baking, reading for fun, or watching sports with her hubby.Mika's references and resources:The Danger of a Single Story TED Talk by Chimamanda AdichieUnpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh- This oldie but goodie is a written work that every white person should read.Racial Microagressions in Everyday Life by Dr. Sue- Although this article is in the context of clinical practice, it does an excellent job of addressing microaggressions in an accessible way.The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas- Great fiction book that addresses relevant race issues in America. It also was made into a movie.All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely- Great fiction book that addresses police brutality from the perspective of both a white boy and a Black boy.Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult- Her website includes questions that are great prompts to having an honest conversation about race

Jodi Picoult ​is the bestselling author​ of 25 novels.​​ Her books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into​ almost 50 languages.​In this episode -- (recorded live at Foyles Charing Cross as part of Jodi's UK tour) -- we discuss her newest book A Spark Of Light, which centres around women, choice and abortion rights in America​. It unravels backwards, with characters held hostage in an abortion centre in Mississippi. As the novel goes on, you start to realise what brought all the different characters there.Jodi has always centred her novels around important topics. In her novel Nineteen Minutes, she wrote about the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town, and it was her first book to debut at number 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. Her book Change of Heart, published on March 4, 2008, was her second novel to debut at number 1 on that list.​ One of the books she might be also best known for is My Sister's Keeper, which was made into a film starring Cameron Diaz. In her book, Small Great Things​, she tackled racism and white supremacy.In 2016, Jodi joined the advisory board of Vida: Women in Literary Arts, which is a "non-profit feminist organization committed to creating transparency around the lack of gender parity in the literary landscape and to amplifying historically-marginalized voices, including people of color; writers with disabilities; and queer, trans and gender nonconforming individuals."Quotes from the episode:"When women don't tell their stories, narratives are written for us. And they are narratives of blame and shame.""Women's rights are universal rights.""We have to reach across the aisle. We have to speak to people who think differently to us. Instead of judging and talking, you have to sit back and listen, and hope they will give you the grace to do the same thing." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week. Reunited!! We’ve got a bit of a longer episode for you full of readerly chat. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a neighborly book relationship and bookish travels. Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as we discuss three recent books each and go down little rabbit trails of additional titles. Our deep dive this week is about reading slumps: why they suck so bad and some tips for avoiding them or overcoming them! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. Some hilarious short stories and a classic mystery. This week also includes a bonus pick by Meredith’s nephew Collin for the younger readers in your life. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson 13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman 17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 28:42 - The Vanderbeeker’s of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser 33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris 40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris 43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz 43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz 46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

28: Books by Jodi Picoult Her new book is A Spark of Light   19 Minutes is the best one I have ever read! All teachers should read this for sure!!   I read My Sister's Keeper and loved it. I wanted to watch the movie but then found out that they changed the ending from the way that Jodi had written it, so I never went and saw it.    This one, Small Great Things, is the first of her books that I listened to on Audio and it was amazing. If you do choose the audio version, please be aware of language through the book if you were thinking to listen around little ears. This one will make you examine the racial bias that you grew up with that you may not even be aware that you have.   These others were also good and I have listened to on audio. 

This week's episode shines the spotlight on the representation of women on our big screens, little screens, conference daises, and bookshelves. It's worth taking some time to consider the messages we receive from all forms of entertainment and education and whether we are getting a balanced view of the world. If you come to the realization that your bookshelf needs more female authors on it, never fear, we have a list of some favorite female authors and books. Check them out! Tweet your favorites to @UnravelingPink and we'll add them to the list.
 Resources in this episode:
 Molly Flatt, The Guardian, "Is The Future Female? Fixing Sci-Fi's Women Problem." Check out: Molly Flatt's "A Darker Wave," Kassandra Khaw’s "There are Wolves in These Woods," Madeline Ashby’s "The Cure For Jetlag," Liz Williams’ "In the God Fields." 
Jodi Picoult, "Small Great Things"
 Debby Irving, "Waking Up White" 
Karen Catlin, "Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking"
 Ed Yong, 4/19/2018, "When Will the Gender Gap in Science Disappear?"
 Emma Pierson, 8/5/2014 "In Science, It Matters That Women Come Last" 
The Unraveling Pink's Brain Trust List of fav female authors and books:
 Arundhati Roy, "God of Small Things"
 Ntozage Shange, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" 
Curtis Sittenfeld
 Doris Kearns Goodwin
 Loung Ung, "First They Killed My Father"
 Ayn Rand
 Kate Germano, "Fight Like A Girl"
 Julie Kratz, "ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality" 
Amy Waninger, "Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career"
 Jennifer Brown, "Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & the Will to Change"
 Iris Bohnet, "What Works: Gender Equality by Design"
 Another list of favorite female-authored business books
: Shona Brown and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, "Competing on the Edge:  Strategy as Structured Chaos"
 Andrea Kates, "Find Your Next: Using the Business Genome Approach to Find your Company's Next Competitive Edge" 
Angeles Arrien, "The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary"
 Rayona Sharpnack, "Trade Up: Five Steps for Redesigning Your Leadership and Your Life from the Inside Out"
 Gail Larsen, "Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story"

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we’ve finished reading lately.  Meredith's famous (infamous?) book metaphors make their first podcast appearance in this episode. Broccoli, anyone? Next, we do a mini-deep-dive into some of the best audiobooks to get you started if you're new to the medium, and then we move onto what’s up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with two books that are real page-turners, perfect for end of summer beach reading. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  . .  1:37 – The Reading Bug Box   4:11 – Rainbow shelf pictures 8:30 – The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz  9:20 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz  10:49 – Vox by Christina Dalcher  13:46 – The Book of Essie by Megan MacLean Weir  15:25 – Scribd membership  15:40 – Gretchen Rubin!  16:00 – Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis  18:49 – Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams  20:04 – Look for Me by Lisa Gardner  21:10 – Meredith’s awesome food book metaphor  22:35 – Thirteen Story Treehouse (series) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, read by Stig Wemyss  24:01 – Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos  25:52 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, with a full cast  28:55 – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author  30:50 – As You Wish by Cary Elwes, narrated by the author, and his Princess Bride friends!  32:32 – Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend  32:58 – The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart  33:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling  33:38 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel  34:34 – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen  34:42 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen  34:52 – Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart  34:56 – The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley  35:23 – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber  36:32 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton  37:37 – Sphere by Michael Crichton  37:39 – The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton  38:38 – 11/22/63 by Stephen King  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Recorded on June 20, 2018 Book Talk starts at 18:30 Get ready for our summer swap (slated to begin in late June), hosted by the wonderful Sandra (SweetSerendipity37).  Check out this thread and vote to let Sandra know you’d like to participate.   We are hosting our annual Mother Bear KAL starting June 1, and ending on August 31, 2018.  Any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2018 are eligible to be entered for prizes.  If you want more information about the Mother Bear Project, please go here.  Don't have a pattern?  Please go here to order a pattern!  It will be sent via US mail with a very short turn-around time.  Our FO thread is here - please post a separate photo for each bear you make!  And thank you to our wonderful listeners and vendor friends for donating prizes for the KAL.   KINITTING Tracie finished: Cumulus Bear - a Mother Bear in Juniper Moon Farms Cumulus to go with the baby hat for Tracie’s niece- or nephew-to-be Mother Bears 131, 132, 133, 134 and 135   Barb finished: Mother Bear 135 and 136 Misty Scarf by Kaffe Fassett, using 2 skeins of Rowan Kidsilk Haze Stripe (now discontinued) in a pale blue and pale pink colorway and a darker blue, cranberry and hot pink colorway.   Tracie continues to work on: Lake Effect by Amy Miller in Baah La Jolla in the California Poppy colorway Knitting at the Library Cowl by Cori Eichelberger in Invictus Yarns Beyond Mini-Set in the Forest colorway Bellora Tee by Samantha Kirby, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Thicket and Harbor colorways Simple Skyp Socks by Addrienne Ku in Invictus Yarns Master of My Feet in NoCKRs 2015 colorway   Barb continues to work on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways 3.  Fragment Tee by Clare Mountain using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Blue Bell colorway 1.  Gilda scarf by Twisted Sisters using Fiesta Yarns Linette in the Tourmaline colorway 2.  Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Byner, using leftover Knit Picks Hawthorne Speckle Yarn in the Cosmic Speckle colorway       BOOKS   Tracie finished: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison by Pete Earley   Barb finished: The House by the River by Lena Manta The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn   Tracie is reading: Calypso by David Sedaris Fatal Vision by Joe McGuinness   Barb is reading Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout   Tracie recommends The Office   Barb recommends Anne of Green Gables on Craftlit  

Katie Ganshert is a wife and amazing mom to two sweet kiddos. I met her while we were both in the process of adopting our sweet daughters from the DRC in Africa. We each have a daughter with special needs and that is something we continue to bond over. She is also an AMAZING author! After I read THE GIFTING TRILOGY  I had a TOTAL fan girl moment...I KNEW HER and SHE WROTE THESE BOOKS!! It was a pretty dramatic moment in my head! Katie is so wise and kind and I love that she came on the show to tell us all about her latest book NO ONE EVER ASKED. Which I have read and will not stop talking about. I believe the conversations that will happen because of this book will be the catalyst so much change! Katie is passionate about many things, one being super mindful of her daughter seeing people who look like her. I love how her family just recently sold their house and moved so they could be apart of a more diverse community and their heart behind it all is so pure.  Links/ Recommendations Gosh, we talked about a a few different podcasts! Here they are for you to go search out: THIS AMERICAN LIFE- PASS THE MIC- SCENE ON RADIO Books: anything and everything by LIANE MORIARTYbut our favorite by here is WHAT ALICE FORGOT and SMALL GREAT THINGS by JODI PICOULT  You can find all of Katie's books on AMAZON and I recommend them all!! Connect with KATIE katieganshert.com Instagram @katieganshert Facebook @authorkatieganshert  Connect With Me     WEBSITE             INSTAGRAM         FACEBOOK  SPONSORED BY vincentandscott.com

Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate. Enter our Best of 2017 books giveaway! bookriot.com/bookriottop20   Questions 1. Hi girls! I love reading about people from different countries or people currently living in different countries and would love a recommendation! I'm trying to find something that isn’t about war or racism. Maybe something a little more lighthearted- if that exists. I love both fiction and nonfiction and am very open to translated works, poetry, plays, short story collections, etc. None of my book friends have been able to help, but I'm hoping you can :) Thank you! --Bianca   2. Hi Amanda & Jenn, I'm looking for a recommendation for my book club. We're all women ranging in age from mid-twenties to mid-sixties and, as individuals, read everything from literary fiction to romance to science fiction and fantasy. We've only been meeting for the past 6 months so we're still figuring out what types of books work best. Right now, we've read Where'd You Go Bernadette (which everyone really enjoyed), Small Great Things (most people liked), Elsie and Mairi Go to War (awful, didn't even finish), Exit West (another strong pick), When Dimple Met Rishi (good, but not substantial enough), and God: A Human History (haven't discussed yet, but from our group emails, I'm thinking it's a bit too academic). Contemporary fiction with interesting, strong female protagonists seems to be our sweet spot. We have The Mothers on our to-read list as well as A Gentleman in Moscow, My Cousin Rachel and The Summer Before the War. We read diversely, don't shy away from difficult/sensitive subjects, nonfiction is ok but we've read a decent amount lately, and prefer adult to YA. Thanks so much! --Megan   3. Hi there - I'll be moving to the Bay Area soon for a software engineering program, and I'm a little nervous about feeling lonely/missing home. I'd love some recommendations for: escapist/comforting reads and/or fiction with an awesome female lead and/or books set in San Francisco. I've been reading through the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire and have enjoyed them. I'm also planning to take Sourdough by Robin Sloan with me. I enjoy most sci-fi/fantasy and read a lot of literary fiction as well. Some of my favorite authors are Miriam Toews, Mary Doria Russell, Peter Heller and Connie Willis. Thanks for your help and for the show - this podcast has helped me find so many great books! --Rachel   4. What sci-fi books would you recommend to someone who loves Star Trek? I've of course read some of the novelizations, but I'd like to read some novels that are unconnected but have a similar enough feel to Star Trek. I love the space exploration, philosophy, and different alien races working together, but most of all I loved the idealized future. It seems every futuristic novel I read, we all live in a terrible future that is terrible, and OH LOOK AT HOW EVIL TECHNOLOGY IS. There are no words to describe how tired I am of that. Thanks in advanced guys. I can't wait to hear your recs. --Eliza   5. Hi, I recently listened to your podcast about biography recommendations and can't wait to check out Cleopatra. I would love some other great biographies/memoirs about women. I would prefer people of color or/not already widely famous people. For example, I loved Stolen Lives; Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Unbowed by Wangari Maathai, and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. Thanks! --Carrie   6. I'm on a search for bisexual characters in literature (who actually call themselves bi- too often authors try to skirt around the word). I'm bisexual myself and I'm craving representation. I find so many gay and lesbian characters, but rarely bi. I don't mind if the character is in a same sex or opposite sex relationship, I would just really like to read about a bi character. Also, while I would love to see some bi women, I encounter bi women much more than I encounter bi men, so I would appreciate it if your suggestions had both genders (if that is at all possible). Thank you so much, and I absolutely adore the show. --Virginia   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I love listening to your podcast! Im wondering if you can recommend some books set in the Middle East. I recently read When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi and loved it. I'd particularly like books told from the perspective of a female character(s). Thanks! --Becky   Books Discussed Sunshine by Robin McKinley A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca) White Oleander by Janet Fitch Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Provenance by Ann Leckie Wild Swans by Jung Chang Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 100 Must Read Bisexual Books post Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

In this special mega episode of the Modern Law Library, the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles speaks with all three finalists for this year's Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. Jodi Picoult, author of Small Great Things, shares how research for this novel changed her views on race and racism. Graham Moore, author of The Last Days of Night, discusses how he approaches writing historical fiction about real people like Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla. And James Grippando, author of Gone Again, talks about how he's been able to balance his work as a mystery writer with actively practicing law.

In this special mega episode of the Modern Law Library, the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles speaks with all three finalists for this year's Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. Jodi Picoult, author of Small Great Things, shares how research for this novel changed her views on race and racism. Graham Moore, author of The Last Days of Night, discusses how he approaches writing historical fiction about real people like Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla. And James Grippando, author of Gone Again, talks about how he's been able to balance his work as a mystery writer with actively practicing law.

This week on Book Tour with John Grisham: Grisham's first book tour in 25 years - since THE PELICAN BRIEF in 1992 -starts with a visit to Northshire Books in Manchester Center, VT. Grisham speaks about books, writing and many other topics with Northshire owner Chris Morrow; his longtime literary agent and editor, David Gernert (who tells he story of acquiring THE FIRM); and New York Times bestselling author of SMALL GREAT THINGS, Jodi Picoult.

In the first episode of 3 Friends and a Book, the friends talk about Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things.

On the 88th episode of the pod, Jill and Adam read through a few listener emails and offer book recommendations based on what you, the listener, has been reading. If you'd like some recommendations just email professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com with what you're reading or follow us on Twitter!    We then dive into all the big books coming out in February and have a mini excitement-panic attack over how amazing the audiobook of Lincoln in the Bardo is going to be. All books discussed can be found below (click on the titles to sample them). Take a listen!    Reader Advisory picks and recommendations:   Reader James's picks   Stabbing Set with Sapphires by L. A. Nisula   The Domino Lady by Lars Anderson   Skin Game by Tonia Brown   Storm of Chains by Jeremiah D. Schmidt   The Book Nerds recommendations for James (and you!)   The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher   The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger   The Dream Engine Series by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant   The IceFire Trilogy by Patty Jansen   Reader Andrea's picks   Sweet Breath of Memory by Ariella Cohen   A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro   The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova   The Book Nerds recommendations for Andrea (and you!)   The Splintered series by A. G. Howard   The Scarlet series by A. C. Gaughen   The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova   The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins   Reader Tina's picks   Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay   Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie   The Girl Before by JP Delaney   The Book Nerds recommendations for Tina (and you!)   The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena   The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware   Reader Jessie's picks   Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult   Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan   The Book Nerds recommendations for Jessie (and you!)   Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult   Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult   Run by Ann Patchett   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson   Carsick by John Waters   Veeck as in Wreck by Bill Veeck & Ed Linn   Other Books Discussed   Caraval by Stephanie Garber   Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth   The full list of books coming out in February we're most excited about   Highlights:   Lincoln in the Bardo (the audiobook especially)   Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman   A Separation by Katie Kitamura   Pachinko Min Jin Lee   The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen   King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard   The Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

Special Note: For our discussion of this profound book, we have invited a wonderful woman of color to give her reactions and to answer our questions. She has taken numerous African-American classes in college.

Thanks for supporting the podcast through the Amazon links!    Knitting Segments Show Ready Knits Los Monos Locos by Jennifer O'Sullivan   Kit Kat Hat by Andre Sue Knits I am knitting this as a part of the Pussy Hat Project, here is the link to the official pattern, that's knit flat.   Women's March on Washington, DC.   Women's March on Charlotte, NC.       Knits in Rehearsal   Panther's Socks/Hermione's Everyday Socks        Kit Kat Hat by Andre Sue Knits       Major Flub: Mrs. Jeckyl and Mrs. Hyde by La Maison Rililie         Knitting News, Notes and Events Several winners were announced on episode 64 for several contests. If you entered any of those giveaways or Knit a Longs, please listen to Episode 64 to see if you won. Winners need to get in touch with me by January 15, 2017.   Next planned Knitting Event: Zombie Knitpocalypse in June 2017   I'm so excited about our next knit a long, New Year, New Ewe!       Are you ready to try something new with your knitting? A new technique or type of product? Perhaps a designer you have never tried? A new type of yarn? Check out the episode for more information about this Knit A Long for 2017. Officially it will run January 1 through March 10, 2017. Check out the chatter thread in the Ravelry Group. Rules will be listed in the Ravelry group as well.   I am going to cast on the Vintage Prim by Andrea Mowry. Andrea Mowry is the designer behind the Find Your Fade Shawl.   Here is the tutorial I used to practice Brioche. It's a good tutorial, but I went into a lot of detail about the Craftsy Class I recently purchased called Explorations in Brioche, taught by Nancy Marchant.   Prizes for New Year, New Ewe: Amplitude Shawl by Greg Cohoon   3 Patterns from Brenda Castiel         Knitting Talk Back: Stitch Gauge vs Row Gauge, which is more important?  I recently knit a swatch that perfectly matches the stitch gauge of the project I want to knit, but the row gauge is significantly different, so I decided to make a little    Tin Can Knits: Row Gauge or Round Gauge, When does it Matter?    Glenna Knits: When Row Gauge Matters   Non-Knitting Segments What a Crock Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup with Black Beans    Love it or Leave it Love: I recently ordered these stencils on Amazon and I love them!    I've been using them in my hand-written show notes and in my planner.    Leave: Bronchitis! Go Away!     Other News and Notes This episode I shared a little bit about my healthy living tips and tricks. I would love to hear yours!   I mentioned a few recipes that I make ahead that help me eat healthy in the mornings:   Cauliflower Hashbrown Egg Cups   Outstanding Overnight Oatmeal   Running Updates I ran my first race of the season on Saturday January 14, 2017. I signed up for a 1/2 marathon on March 4, 2017, so I'm looking forward to running with my friends.   Books   Finished reading: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout   Currently Reading: The Girl Before by Rena Olsen (listening on Audible)   Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult   Other News and Notes  I mentioned the Women's March that I will be attending. 

If you had written 23 novels - and had nine of them debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - would you still reply to every fan email you received and every tweet that popped up in your notifications list? Probably not, but for American author Jodi Picoult, she wouldn't have it any other way. She joins Mia Freedman to talk about her new book, Small Great Things, biases, living in a bubble and the incredible moment her son came out to her. It's the perfect holiday listen. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jodi Picoult. Buy her new novel Small Great Things at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you had written 23 novels - and had nine of them debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - would you still reply to every fan email you received and every tweet that popped up in your notifications list? Probably not, but for American author Jodi Picoult, she wouldn't have it any other way. She joins Mia Freedman to talk about her new book, Small Great Things, biases, living in a bubble and the incredible moment her son came out to her. It's the perfect holiday listen. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jodi Picoult. Buy her new novel Small Great Things at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you had written 23 novels - and had nine of them debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - would you still reply to every fan email you received and every tweet that popped up in your notifications list? Probably not, but for American author Jodi Picoult, she wouldn't have it any other way. She joins Mia Freedman to talk about her new book, Small Great Things, biases, living in a bubble and the incredible moment her son came out to her. It's the perfect holiday listen. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jodi Picoult. Buy her new novel Small Great Things at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest novel by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tackles some of the most profoundly challenging yet essential concerns of our time: prejudice, race and justice

In our second ever live episode, Adam and Jill had the opportunity to sit down with Jodi Picoult, New York Times Bestselling author of over twenty novels including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Vanishing Acts and Plain Truth.    Her latest book Small Great Things tackles the subject of race and Jodi shares with the audience the true story that first inspired her to write this book. She also discusses the importance of having these kinds of difficult conversations in today's climate along with her research process for the novel.    Interview was recorded live on October 24, 2016 at the Parma-Snow Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.     Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com     Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

It’s our 30th episode, this time with the phenomenally successful Jodi Picoult. Small Great Things is her 24th novel - and the ninth straight to debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. If Picoult has a "thing" it's writing about thorny ethical issues from the perspective of multiple characters...and a twisty ending! She's written in the voice of suicidal teens, rape victims, a school shooter…but until now, never as a black character and never directly confronting race, privilege and inequity - which most people avoid talking about. We caught up with her in the green room at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire before Writers on a New England Stage. Music: “Many Hands” by Poddington Bear Photo: David J. Murray, cleareyephoto.com We are proud to be sponsored by Blue Apron. To receive a free week of meals, visit http://blueapron.com/10minute

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jodi Picault (pee-ko, pico). Wellington Square Bookshop is thrilled to host Jodi Picoult at the Hilton Garden Inn, Exton on Tuesday, October 25th at 2:00pm. Jodi will be on-hand to read from her latest novel, Small Great Things. Following the reading she will discuss the book and answer readers' questions. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.com by entering Wellington Square Bookshop in the "browse events" tab. The cost of the ticket is $33.99 and includes a signed copy of the book, $5 gift certificate, coffee & dessert and a donation made to VIDA: Women in Literary Arts in Jodi's honor. Jodi is an advisory board member of VIDA, whose goal is to increase critical attention to contemporary women’s writing and to foster transparency around gender and racial equality issues in contemporary literary culture. Following the event, attendees are invited back to the Bookshop. (hopefully, should time allow, Jodi too) Shuttles will run the short distance between the hotel and bookshop and directions will be on hand, for those wishing to drive themselves. Seating is rapidly approaching capacity. If we had a bigger a venue we could have filled that too. Those wishing to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets soon, as the event will sell out well in advance. ____________________________________ Back to the work at hand. Jodi is the bestselling author of twenty-three I guess now 24 novels, everything from her debut Songs of the Humpback Whale, to Salem Falls, My Sister’s Keeper, Leaving Time and now her latest work, Small Great Things, just published last week by Ballantine. Small Great Things is the story of Ruth, an African American labor and delivery Nurse, her son Edison, her friends, her attorney Kennedy, and on the other side, Turk and his wife Brit and I guess, in a way most importantly, their son Davis about whom the entire novel pivots. But the novel also pivots around a situation in modern American, the concept of racial parity, of racial equality or better still as Jodi says in her book, racial equity. Are we as white American men and women able to be truly colorblind? Can we ever experience what it are like to be labeled second fiddles, second best and second class? Kennedy puts it well when she asks the jury how would you like it if you were born on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday--were treated quite well in life, tickets, best seats, early dismissal, but if you were born on a Friday or Saturday then you rode in the back of the bus, got the second class jobs and were denied the best education. In summary the novel deals gracefully with a topic, which has reared, its ugly heard in this election cycle and all around our country from police shootings to football games and the national anthem. The novel couldn’t have arrived at a more propitious time.

As a library company, we are all big readers and for this episode we decided to ask some of our co-workers and past podcast guests what they are currently reading! Titles mentioned in this episode: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming The Trespasser by Tana French Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke The History of Love by Nicole Kraus Witches Pyre by Josephine Angelini Illusion by Martina Bone Home by Harlan Coben Peril at End House by Agatha Christie Revival by Stephen King Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough The Witches by Stacey Schiff Cleopatra by Stacey Schiff How to Train Your Highlander by Christy English The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson TV: The Book by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz Beard Science by Penny Reid Spare Parts by Joshua Davis   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com     Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

Today our guest is Jodi Picault (pee-ko, pico). Wellington Square Bookshop is thrilled to host Jodi Picoult at the Hilton Garden Inn, Exton on Tuesday, October 25th at 2:00pm. Jodi will be on-hand to read from her latest novel, Small Great Things. Following the reading she will discuss the book and answer readers' questions. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.com by entering Wellington Square Bookshop in the "browse events" tab. The cost of the ticket is $33.99 and includes a signed copy of the book, $5 gift certificate, coffee & dessert and a donation made to VIDA: Women in Literary Arts in Jodi's honor. Jodi is an advisory board member of VIDA, whose goal is to increase critical attention to contemporary women’s writing and to foster transparency around gender and racial equality issues in contemporary literary culture. Following the event, attendees are invited back to the Bookshop. (hopefully, should time allow, Jodi too) Shuttles will run the short distance between the hotel and bookshop and directions will be on hand, for those wishing to drive themselves. Seating is rapidly approaching capacity. If we had a bigger a venue we could have filled that too. Those wishing to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets soon, as the event will sell out well in advance. ____________________________________ Back to the work at hand. Jodi is the bestselling author of twenty-three I guess now 24 novels, everything from her debut Songs of the Humpback Whale, to Salem Falls, My Sister’s Keeper, Leaving Time and now her latest work, Small Great Things, just published last week by Ballantine. Small Great Things is the story of Ruth, an African American labor and delivery Nurse, her son Edison, her friends, her attorney Kennedy, and on the other side, Turk and his wife Brit and I guess, in a way most importantly, their son Davis about whom the entire novel pivots. But the novel also pivots around a situation in modern American, the concept of racial parity, of racial equality or better still as Jodi says in her book, racial equity. Are we as white American men and women able to be truly colorblind? Can we ever experience what it are like to be labeled second fiddles, second best and second class? Kennedy puts it well when she asks the jury how would you like it if you were born on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday--were treated quite well in life, tickets, best seats, early dismissal, but if you were born on a Friday or Saturday then you rode in the back of the bus, got the second class jobs and were denied the best education. In summary the novel deals gracefully with a topic, which has reared, its ugly heard in this election cycle and all around our country from police shootings to football games and the national anthem. The novel couldn’t have arrived at a more propitious time.

The Not Old - Better Show Interview series, Author Jodi Picoult at Smithsonian As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living series, our guest today on the Not Old Better Show is Jodi Picoult.  Jodi Picoult, the best-selling author of 26 novels, is one of the most popular fiction writers today, but that doesn't mean her books are easy reads. Picoult has addressed some tough topics in her novels, including the death penalty, stem-cell research, and child abuse, among others. She prepares for each book with extensive research, sometimes investigating medical, scientific, and ethical issues. Her newest novel,Small Great Things follows an African American nurse who clashes with the white supremacist parents of a critically ill newborn—a confrontation that moves from the delivery room into the courtroom.  (the title refers to MLK quote:  “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things that are great.” ) Jodi will be at the Baird Auditorium, Washington, DC, Oct. 26, and tickets, including Jodi's new book, Small, Great, Things, are available at the Smithsonian Associates ticket web site: HERE. Enjoy.