Podcasts about vanishing land

Welcome to Season 3, Dear Listener, where things are as unhinged and unplanned as ever! Heather has her bi-monthly existential crisis, this time over some required reading. Brittany acknowledges that she has a superpower, Heather struggles with the British accent, we give thanks to Scientists. We explore the Four Corners of Fiction, Heather takes medical advice from TikTok, and Brittany desperately wants to be BFFs with Erin Morgenstern. Just a typical evening with the Library Pros™. Book Mentions: Heather: I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness Brittany: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse Saga, vol. 10 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell by Tom Clavin The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern As ever, thank you to Shane Ivers of Silvermansound.com for the use of VHS Dreams as our intro and outro music.

Half of us are under the weather, but we're all here! This month we introduce a new member of the team, Craig the Producer! Heather invites you to drink doctored up Apple Piss™ this holiday season, Matt and Brittany get in a fight, and Laurel keeps things wholesome with a book about... arsonists? We beg Alice Oseman to be our friend, solve the Jack Hanna(h) Mystery you didn't know existed, and teach Matt how to use a microphone after two years of podcasting. We swear this is a podcast about books... Book Mentions: Heather: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Brittany: The Witch's Hand (The Montague Twins, vol.1) by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon The Devil's Music (The Montague Twins, vol.2) by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon The Deer Kings by Wendy N. Wagner The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian The Lost Metal (Wayne & Wax #4) by Brandon Sanderson Laurel: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham-Jones American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin Matt: Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome: Dreamweaver, Doomsage, Sunday Times Bestseller by Garth Marenghi As ever, thank you to Shane Ivers of Silvermansound.com for the use of VHS Dreams as our intro and outro music.

This week Kim and Alice battle through the “Delta Grumpies” to discuss stories they'd like to see adapted for television and film, plus cover new nonfiction from August. Follow For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nonfiction in the News John Lithgow Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's ‘Killers of the Flower Moon' [Variety] New Nonfiction Belly of the Beast : The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison On Compromise: Art, Politics, and the Fate of an American Ideal by Rachel Greenwald Smith The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us by Meg Lowman The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert by Shugri Said Salh True Stories to Adapt The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah Broom American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic by Natalie Warren Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung Reading Now Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking by Jon Acuff American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On November 12th, 2012, the Accomack County volunteer fire departments got a call. An abandoned house had suddenly gone up in flames. And then, just hours later, a second fire was reported. Then a third. Over the next few months, there would be a lot more fires—nearly 90 in all. It was all anyone could talk about in Accomack. Someone was burning down the entire county. Monica Hesse's book is American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land. It’s the Radiotopia Spring Fundraiser! Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. Donate today at https://on.prx.org/3wl9pWn. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

Please join me for this enigmatic interview with the lovely Jocellyn Harvey, published author and Certified Success Coach for women. Three things I will say about Jocellyn right off the bat: she is incredibly grounded and authentic, and has a stunning smile that truly lights up the screen. In our time together we discuss Jocellyn’s book, Recovering the Home and why she was inspired to write a book that focused on ways to exist and feel good in our home environment while in recovery. She shares about her writing technique and takes us through a four step process in how to re-create your environment. We also touch on what it was like to leave twelve step recovery and both share insights into this aspect of our journeys. Joceylln offers an astute understanding in taking a softer approach to live, setting realistic goals and celebrating them, and explains why she left Instagram. She also shares a practical strategy for creating I Am statements that resonate and are true for us. I have no doubt you will enjoy my conversation with Jocellyn, and enjoy the many insights and pearls of wisdom she offers in her truly authentic voice. Sign up for Sober, Calm & Wild Kerbymethodconsulting.com Join the Facebook Community Here Links for Jocellyn: www.jocellynharvey.com www.recoveringthehome.com Jocellyn's Book Recs: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Bibliography and Notes The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants: The Female Gang That Terrorized London by Brian McDonald Watching the Detectives: Crime Programming, Fear of Crime, and Attitudes About the Criminal Justice System by Lisa A. Kort-Butler and Kelley J. Sittner Hartshorn (The Sociological Quarterly vol. 52 issue 1) Why Do Women Love True Crime? by Kate Tuttle (The New York Times, 15 July 2019) Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe Why Are Women Obsessed with True Crime? Rachel Monroe Has Some Answers by J. Oliver Conroy (The Guardian, 20 August 2019) Captured by True Crime: Why Are Women Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder, and Serial Killers? by Amanda M. Vicary and R. Chris Fraley (Social Psychological and Personality Science, vol. 1 issue 1) Why Do We Find True Crime Fascinating? ‘Savage Appetites’ Looks For An Answer by Ilana Masad (NPR, 20 August 2019) Language, Ideology, and Identity in Serial Killer Narratives by Christiana Gregoriou Book Review: Language, Ideology, and Identity in Serial Killer Narratives by Athina Karatzogianni (Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, vol. 22 issue 2) The Stranger Beside Me: The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy by Ann Rule Escape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson The Monster of Florence: A True Story by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule Serial (podcast by Sarah Koenig) My Favorite Murder (podcast by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark) And That’s Why We Drink (podcast by Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz) Let’s Go To Court (podcast by Brandi Egan and Kristin Caruso) What Should I Read Next? (program by The New York Public Library) American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid Ask a Librarian Chat (service by University of Wisconsin-Madison library system) Corrections Charlotte described The Devil in the White City as being about the “1983 World’s Fair.” The Devil in the White City chronicles the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.

What happens when gifts go bad? Some great books, and comedy gold. We're talking about gifts in every form this week, gifts that backfire spectacularly. Along the way, Erin and Amy remember their worst gifts, wonder why kids always smell like syrup, and propose a new investigation podcast, just for an excuse to dig into weirdness. _____Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: The Power, Naomi AldermanErin: Him Her Him Again The End of Him, Patricia MarxOther Books:Amy: The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury(Short story collection and graphic novel)Erin: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land, Monica Hesse(True crime, nonfiction)Pop Culture:Amy: Motherhacker(Movie)Erin: The Laundromat (TV)

This month our genre is True Crime! We discuss bird thieves, rich people, caring more about the stories around the crimes than the crimes themselves, and audiobooks that make us scared to go to bed. Check it out! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Books We Read This Month (or tried to read…) Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel Can You Ever Forgive Me? (movie) Noël Coward Edna Ferber The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson Internet Archive: Wayback Machine The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt The Mystery of Mary Rogers by Rick Geary The Case of Madeleine Smith by Rick Geary I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara Letter to the Golden State Killer Other Media We Mention American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women by Stevie Cameron Invisible Victims: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women by Katherine McCarthy The Library Book by Susan Orlean The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams 30 for 30: A Queen of Sorts (podcast about “ an elaborate baccarat scheme”) Treasury of Victorian Murder Series Treasury of XXth Century Murder Series The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold Rashomon (Wikipedia) Long Overdue Episode 79: Meta-Podcast Links, Articles, and Things Yellow journalism (Wikipedia) Ann Rule (Wikipedia) Gregory Peck (Wikipedia) Patty Hearst (Wikipedia) Kevin Mitnick (Wikipedia) Hamburglar strikes again, feasts on $2,000 in meals using customer's McDonald's app (CBC) Vote for which book we’ll read! (Please vote only once! Polls will close by July 14th) Episode 079 - Which Book Should We Read? Twitter Facebook Google Form Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest genres or titles! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, July 16th we’ll be talking about books we’re excited are coming out in the 2nd half of 2019. Plus a segment recorded live at the American Library Association conference in Washington, DC. Then on Tuesday, August 6th we’ll be discussing the genre of Steampunk!

This week, Alice and Kim discuss arson, mesmerism, and murder in a true crime-themed episode. Find your scary nonfiction here this month on For Real. This week’s episode is sponsored by Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margarita by Tim Federle, and The Golden Boy: A Doctor’s Journey With Addiction by Grant Matheson. Don’t forget to check out Book Riot’s new subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Visit mytbr.co to learn more. FOLLOW UP Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis by Sam Anderson NEW BOOKS The Library Book by Susan Orlean Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter Noncompliant: A Lone Whistleblower Exposes the Giants of Wall Street by Carmen Segarra My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown by Nathaniel Philbrick Impeachment: An American History by by Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, Peter Baker, and Jeffrey Engel WEEKLY THEME: True Crime Bonanza The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule After the Eclipse: A Mother’s Murder and a Daughter’s Search by Sarah Perry I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Infamous Harry Hayward: A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis by Shawn Francis Peters American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse SEGMENT THREE: Short Nonfiction II Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli My Friend Dahmer by Derk Backderf Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit READING NOW Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister The Good Pig by Sy Montgomery In Cold Blood by Truman Capote EXTRAS Allie Brosh/Felicia Day Interview

This week, Liberty discusses The Mothers, The Sisters Brothers, and more great older books. This week's episode was sponsored by American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse.

For five months, beginning in November of 2012, a pair of arsonists would terrorize Accomack County, Virginia, setting more than 80 fires. This is a love story. Happy Valentine’s Day.Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/13-burning-loveSpecial thanks to author Monica Hesse. Her book, American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land, was an invaluable resource for this episode. Written, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyOriginal Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma RadioMerch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)https://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrimehttps://www.youtube.com/southernfriedtruecrime

It’s time for our Best of 2017 episode! We’ll talk about our favourite things we read for the podcast, our favourite things we read that weren’t for the podcast, and lots more! Please note, while many of the titles we recommend were published in 2017, this is our list of best of that we read in 2017, so there is some older material on the list as well. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Top Book Club Picks Non-Fiction Anna The Argonauts (2015) by Maggie Nelson (Episode 031 - LGBTQ+/QUILTBAG Non-Fiction) Jessi The Witches: Salem, 1692 (2016) by Stacy Schiff (Episode 027 - Non-Fiction Audiobooks) Matthew Prose: The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA (2017) by Doug Mack (Episode 039 - Non-Fiction Travel) Comic: My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness (2017) by Nagata Kabi (Episode 031 - LGBTQ+/QUILTBAG Non-Fiction) Meghan In Cold Blood (1966) by Truman Capote, narrated by Scott Brick (Episode 027 - Non-Fiction Audiobooks) Fiction Anna Death in the Vines (2013) by M.L. Longworth (Episode 025 - Detective Fiction) The Snowman (2011) by Jo Nesbø (Episode 043 - Page to Screen (Books turned into movies and TV shows)) Jessi Stardust (1998) by Neil Gaiman (Episode 043 - Page to Screen (Books turned into movies and TV shows)) Matthew Prose: Autonomous (2017) by Annalee Newitz (Episode 041 - Dystopian Fiction) Comic: Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind (1982-1994) by Hayao Miyazaki (Episode 043 - Page to Screen (Books turned into movies and TV shows)) Meghan The City and the City (2009) by China Miéville (Episode 025 - Detective Fiction)   Top Non-Book Club Picks Non-Fiction Anna American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land (2017) by Monica Hesse Jessi Tomboy Survival Guide (2016) by Ivan Coyote (we mention this one in Episode 021 - Coming-of-Age and Episode 031 - LGBTQ+/QUILTBAG Non-Fiction) Matthew Prose: Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate (2017) by Zoe Quinn (mentioned in Episode 032.5 - BookExpo America and the American Library Association Annual Conference) Comic: Lighter than my Shadow (2017) by Katie Green (Episode 040 - Precipitation in Video Games) Meghan Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues (2016) in Canada by Chelsea Vowel Métis in Space podcast with Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain Fiction Anna The Queen of Blood (2016) by Sarah Beth Durst (Episode 040 - Precipitation in Video Games) Jessi The Bear and the Nightingale (2017) by Katherine Arden (mentioned in Episode 034 - Reading Resolutions) Matthew Prose: Red Spider White Web (1990) by Misha (mentioned in Episode 034 - Reading Resolutions) Comic: Giant Days (2015-present) by John Allison and Max Sarin Meghan Next Year for Sure (2017) by Zoey Leigh Peterson   Other recommendations Anna From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty Lucky Penny (2016) by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota (Episode 021 - Coming-of-Age) Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us: A Johnny Wander Collection (2017) by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America (2016) by Patrick Phillips The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race (2016) edited by Jesmyn Ward The Fire Next Time (1992) by James Baldwin Clean Sweep (2013) by Ilona Andrews (and the rest of that series) Spill Zone, vol. 1 (2017) by Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland Volume 2 is being serialized as a webcomic (frustratingly the site seems to be setup so that you cannot link directly to pages, so to get to the beginning of volume two hit the previous chapter link a few times) HiLo, vol. 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (2015) by Judd Winick Here’s the full panel (Read-Alikes: What to Suggest When They've Already Read Smile & The Walking Dead) from the Comics Conference for Educators and Librarians that Anna mentioned Jessi Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (2014) by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell Queers Were Here: Heroes & Icons of Queer Canada (2016) edited by Robin Ganev and RJ Gilmour (Episode 031 - LGBTQ+/QUILTBAG Non-Fiction) Green River, Running Red (2007) by Ann Rule (Episode 027 - Non-Fiction Audiobooks) The Hating Game (2016) by Sally Thorne (Episode 028 - Accidental Romance) Matthew Three Parts Dead (2012) by Max Gladstone (Episode 33 - Legal Thrillers) True Grit (1968) by Charles Portis (Episode 29 - Westerns) The Sisters Brothers (2011) by Patrick deWitt (Episode 29 - Westerns) No Mercy, vol. 2 (2016) by Alex de Campi, Carla Speed McNeil, and Jenn Manley Lee (specifically issue #9) Matthew’s longer list of favorite comics he read in 2017 is below Meghan Turning (2017) by Jessica J. Lee (Non-fiction memoir) See What I Have Done (2017) by Sarah Schmidt (Fictionalized true crime) Dreams of Shreds and Tatters (2015) by Amanda Downum (New Weird) Need for the Bike (2011) by Paul Fournel, translated by Allan Stoekl (non-fic BICYCLES) Blue Light Yokohama (2017) by Nicolás Obregón (Mystery) Matthew’s List of Top Comics he Read in 2017 that weren’t his top picks (Anna’s recommendations were also good!) Monstress vols. 1-2 by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda (2016-2017) This is an insanely epic (and beautiful) fantasy. You should read it! No Mercy, vol. 2 (2016) by Alex de Campi, Carla Speed McNeil, and Jenn Manley Lee No, I haven’t read volume 3 yet... Omega Men: The End is Here (2016) by Tom King, Barnaby Bagenda, Toby Cyprus, and Ig Guara Invincible vols. 23-24 (2017) by by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, Ryan Ottley, and  Nathan Fairbairn It’s superheroes meet Dragonball Z, except much bloodier. It’s ending with volume 25, and I’m kind of sad about that. The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (2016) by Sonny Liew Despite really liking this, I don’t think it should have won the Eisner for “Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia” The Private Eye (2015) by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente As much as I enjoyed this, I don’t think the hardcover is worth $50. 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (2017) by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss I was supplied with a review copy by the publishers. Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea (2017) by Mike Mignola and Gary Gianni Delicious in Dungeon vol. 1 (2017) by Ryoko Kui Yowamushi Pedal vols. 3-4 (2016) by Wataru Watanabe Bicycles! Demon vols. 1-4 (2016-2017) by Jason Shiga The first volume is the best and, to be honest, this series is kind of gross, so be warned... Order of the Stick: How the Paladin Got His Scar (2017) by Rich Burlew This was a reward only given to backers of the 2012 Kickstarter so you can’t actually buy or read it, but it’s really good! Questions What were your favourite reads of 2017? What would you recommend to us? Is there a supernatural gardening book you could recommend to Jessi? What is “Clean Sweep”? A curling related cozy mystery? A high school hijinx sports novel? A romance novel about a chimney sweep who is reforming himself after his criminal past? Something else? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on January 16th for our episode on Family Sagas! Then come back on February 6th for our episode on our Reading Resolutions for 2018!

1:08: Paula Gallagher, Baltimore County librarian, recommends a new non-fiction book, "American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land," by Monica Hesse of The Washington Post.6:20: A former president of the NAACP, Ben Jealous has been running for the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor since June. In today's show, he criticizes the incumbent, Gov. Larry Hogan, for showing only recent interest in Baltimore's severe problem with violent crime. He also notes Maryland's decline among states with the top-ranked educational systems and pledges to increase funding for schools to recommended levels. Links:http://books.wwnorton.com/books/American-Fire/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-jealous-governor-20170530-story.html