Podcast appearances and mentions of winnie m li

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Jessi Jezewska Stevens, to discuss her book, Ghost Pains. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening!For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani to Daljit Nagra to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to Nastassja Martin to Ginanne Brownell to Hilary Bradt. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fni Wrapchat is back in 2024 with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke. Remie is joined by Author, Activist and Film Professional Winnie M Li. Our host Remie Michelle Clarke is an award-winning Irish writer, ghostwriter and editor, writing under R.M. Clarke. - ​She is also an international voice-over artist with almost two decades of experience. Based in Wicklow, Ireland, with a broadcast-ready home studio, Remie offers voiceover across advertising, animation, narration, e-learning, dubbing and corporate, working on projects worldwide. - A podcast producer & host for Film Network Ireland's Wrapchat, Remie uses her industry experience and passion for the arts to interview and showcase talent across the film and broadcast media scene in Ireland and internationally. - As a speaker and presenter, Remie is a regular contributor to documentaries, podcasts, print media, festivals, and panels at home and abroad. http://www.remiemichelleclarke.com/ Winnie M Li is an author and activist, who has worked in the creative industries over three continents.  Taiwanese-American and raised in New Jersey, Winnie studied Folklore and Mythology at Harvard, and later Irish Literature as a George Mitchell Scholar. Since then, she has written for travel guidebooks, produced independent feature films, programmed for film festivals, and developed eco-tourism projects. After earning an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, she now writes across a range of media, including fiction, theatre, journalism, and memoir. Her debut novel, Dark Chapter, is a fictional retelling of her real-life stranger rape in Belfast, from both victim and perpetrator perspectives. It won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize in 2017, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and shortlisted for The Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. It has been translated into ten languages and Winnie is currently adapting it for screen.  Her second novel Complicit was sold in a six-figure pre-empt to Orion Fiction, and later, in a heated five-way auction to Emily Bestler at Atria Books for US rights.  It came out in Summer 2022, was The New York Times ‘ monthly book club pick, and appeared on several Best of 2022 lists.  Winnie is a recipient of grant funding from the Royal Society of Literature, Jerwood Arts, and the Arts Councils of England and Northern Ireland.  She served as a judge for the 2018 SI Leeds Literary Prize and regularly runs workshops and speaks about creative writing, creativity and trauma, and media and gender.  Winnie is also Co-Founder of the Clear Lines Festival, the UK’s first-ever festival addressing sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion. Her ongoing PhD research at the London School of Economics explores media engagement by rape survivors as a form of activism. Winnie has delivered over 150 public talks and appeared in TEDx London, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Independent, The LA Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Irish Times, BBC World News, Sky News, Channel 4, and BBC Woman’s Hour, among other media outlets.  She has an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, in recognition of her writing and activism. * We're absolutely thrilled to be champions for Minding Creative Minds. Their incredible work provides vital support structures for creatives, and we're all about spreading the word. Keep an ear out for our special ad on FNI Wrapchat, where we shine a spotlight on the difference they're making. Get inspired and learn more about their mission at Minding Creative Minds. We appreciate you podcast enthusiasts and film aficionados! If you love what we do – from our in-depth interviews to our diverse educational content and vibrant events – why not join the family? Explore our rich back catalogue of over 200 eps and consider becoming an important and valued member of FNI over at buymeacoffee.com/fni.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Hilary Bradt to discuss Taking the Risk: My Adventures in Travel & Publishing. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani to Daljit Nagra to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to Nastassja Martin to Ginanne Brownell. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Ginanne Brownell, to discuss her book, GHETTO CLASSICS: How a youth orchestra changed a Nairobi slum Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani to Daljit Nagra to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to Nastassja Martin. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer.Sara and Cariad are joined by acclaimed author and activist Winnie M Li, who's debut novel Dark Chapter won the Guardian's book of the year, to discuss art, nuance, Red Dwarf, power, zero tolerance and feeling 'urpy'. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss rape, abuse, antisemitism and racism.Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.Complicit by Winnie M Li is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.You can find Winnie on Instagram: and Twitter: @winniemli and her website: winniemli.comTicket for the live show on Thu 25 Jan at Foyles, Tottenham Court Road are available to buy here.Sara's debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.Cariad's book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Nastassja Martin to discuss her book, IN THE EYE OF THE WILD. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani to Daljit Nagra to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to discuss her new book, A Spell of Good Things. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani to Daljit Nagra. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winnie M Li is a Taiwanese-American author and activist. Winnie has written for travel guidebooks, produced independent feature films, programmed for film festivals, and developed eco-tourism projects. Winnie is a sexual assault survivor and her debut novel, Dark Chapter, was a fictional retelling of her assault. Dark Chapter won The Guardian's  Not The Booker Prize in 2017, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and shortlisted for The Author's Club Best First Novel Award. Her latest novel, Complicit, is available now.ComplicitTen years ago, Sarah left behind a career in Hollywood that she had sacrificed everything for. Now she lectures at a small college, her dreams of showbiz success long behind her.When a curious journalist raises her filmmaking past, Sarah must finally tell her own story and confront the old dreams that she left behind. But with old dreams come new realisations, and Sarah can't help but wonder: was she complicit in the terrible events that happened all those years ago? And is she content to let the past stay buried?Follow Winnie M LiBuy ComplicitPatreon - Support The Showpatreon.com/theconversationwithnadinemathesonpodcastThank you for joining me. Don't forget to subscribe, download and review.Pre-Order The Kill List (Inspector Henley - Book 3) Follow Me:www.nadinematheson.com Threads: @nadinematheson Facebook: nadinemathesonbooksInstagram: @queennadsTikTok: @writer_nadinemathesonBlueSky: @nadinematheson.bsky.social

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Daljit Nagra to discuss his latest collection of poetry, Indiom.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice.Thank you for listening!For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik to Khashayar J Khabushani.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Khashayar J Khabushani to discuss his debut, I Will Greet the Sun Again.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Cox & Kings — Arranging captivating travel experiences for over 260 years.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening!For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas to Hanne Ørstavik.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the #metoo movement has been covered, yet there is still more to uncover.  In this novel, you'll be thrown into the world of Hollywood through the eyes of young Sarah Lai who as an industry insider must come to grips with her past, guilt and…COMPLICITY!Hear from author and industry insider herself, Winnie M Li, as she talks with co-hosts Linda Lane Gonzalez, Court Stroud and Kathryn Garcia Castro (Diego Lastra is on hiatus) about her novel COMPLICIT.  Winnie M Li is a Taiwanese-American and New Jersey raised author and activist living in the UK.  She is the founder of Clear Lines, the UK's first-ever festival addressing sexual assault through the arts and discussion. Thank you to Falon Kirby, Senior Publicist at Atria Books/Simon & Schuster for her help in arranging this interview.  We also want to thank the band PGM for the use of its song, “April” as The Revolucion theme.#complicit #metoo #activist #conversations @revolver_podcasts @atriabooks @simonandschuster Photograph by Grace Gelder

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Hanne Ørstavik to discuss her book, Ti Amo. It is her 16th novel. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast: Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward to Damian Le Bas.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her latest novel Complicit draws from her earlier career in the film industry. It was a New York Times' Editors' Choice, and listed among the Best Crime Novels of 2022 by CrimeReads and The Irish Times. A Harvard graduate, she previously wrote for travel guide books, produced independent feature films, and programmed for film festivals. Her debut Dark Chapter won The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize, was nominated for an Edgar Award, and translated into ten languages. She is currently adapting it for the screen. Driven by her own experience of rape, Winnie advocates publicly around sexual violence and consent, and holds an honorary doctorate of law from the National University of Ireland in recognition of her writing and activism. A New Jersey native, Winnie has lived and worked abroad for over 20 years, primarily in England.Twitter Handle @winniemliFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/winniemli/Instagram Handle winniemliWebsite URL http://winniemli.com*****************Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/*****************ABOUT THE PRIDE AWARDThe Pride Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's what is required for submission:An unpublished work of crime fiction, aimed at readers from children's chapter books through adults. This may be a short story or first chapter(s) of a manuscript in-progress of 2,500 to 5,000 words.A resume or biographical statement.A cover letter that gives a sense of the applicant as an emerging writer in the genre and briefly states how the award money would be used. (How the money might be used is not a deciding factor in the judges' decision.)An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of not more than ten pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant. While no prior writing or publishing experience is required,  the applicant should include any relevant studies or experience in their materials.For more info: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride

In this episode, we delve into the complex topics of #MeToo, sexual violence, and the liberation and pitfalls of speaking out against abuses of power. Exploring two gripping novels: Complicit by Winnie M Li, which takes an unflinching look at the film industry and sexual abuse, and Young Women by Jessica Moor, which asks how complicit we are in a world built for men.

Matt Crawford speaks with author Winnie M. Li about her book, Complicit: A Novel. While lecturing at an obscure college, Hollywood has-been, Sarah Lai is visited by a journalist asking about her past work with celebrated film producer Hugo North. As Sarah recounts the dark and sordid details of her past life and the industry, she gave her all to, she realizes that she also has some sins to atone for. A prescient novel that makes us all contemplate how we would react in certain situations; Li and I dive into that and so much more. How do the actions of these individuals' mar hundreds of people's work and livelihood? How do we measure the acceptable social punishment these people received based on their actions. This book will stir emotions and thoughts and I highly recommend it.

John Charles in conversation with Winnie M. Li and Marjorie McCown

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Damian Le Bas to discuss his debut, The Stopping Places. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Sophie Ward. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Sophie Ward to discuss her novels, The Schoolhouse, and her debut Love and Other Thought Experiments, long listed for the Booker. Before that, a work of non-fiction, A Marriage Proposal: The Importance of Equal Marriage and What it Means for All of Us. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to discuss his life's works including Wrestling with the Devil, which reflects on his imprisonment back in 1978. Also, his first novel Caitaani Mũtharabainĩ, in English, Devil on the Cross, which he wrote in prison. And Weep Not, Child; The River Between; A Grain of Wheat. More recently his memoirs, Birth of a Dream Weaver and In the House of the Interpreter, and a novel in verse, The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Cox & Kings — Arranging captivating travel experiences for over 260 years.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice.Thank you for listening!For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders to Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Doreen Cunningham.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Episode 175 Notes and Links to Jordan Harper's Work       On Episode 175 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Jordan Harper, and the two discuss, among other things, his early reading and writing, his forays into journalism and creative writing, a pivotal screenwriting opportunity, his work writing for the small screen and lessons learned in this world regarding writing style and appropriate behaviors; additionally, his recent book, Everybody Knows, gets the spotlight, with discussions of the importance of LA as setting, the worlds of Hollywood and politics as representative of so many larger parts of society, writing genre (or not), the book's links to police corruption and deputy gangs, and the moral ambiguity that reigns in the book.   Jordan Harper is the Edgar-Award winning author of EVERYBODY KNOWS, SHE RIDES SHOTGUN and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS. Born and educated in Missouri, he now lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a writer and producer for television.   Buy Everybody Knows   Jordan Harper's Substack   Maureen Corrigan Reviews Everybody Knows for NPR's Fresh Air   Jim Ruland Reviews Everybody Knows for The Los Angeles Times At about 6:50, Jordan talks about growing up in Jefferson City, MO, and his reading habits in his childhood and adolescence    At about 9:25, Jordan talks about his fandom of Hunter S. Thompson and how he was inspired to take creative writing and journalism due to Thompson's influence   At about 12:10, Jordan gives background on a pivotal Warner Bros program that helped him get a writing job with The Mentalist after being moved by directors like Michael Mann, Tarantino, Scorcese,    At about 14:25, Jordan responds to Pete's questions about finding his place in the writer's room, and Jordan narrates a summary of his television writing career, including a lot of work with Bruno Heller and Monica Cutter   At about 18:50, Jordan talks about the benefits of the sometimes-formulaic writing style for the screen   At about 20:30, Jordan responds to Pete's question about if he watches TV differently now that he is a TV writer    At about 23:10, Pete asks Jordan about his thoughts on labels-”crime writer, etc.”- for literary genres, and Jordan and Pete shout out top-tier writers like Steph Cha, Megan Abbott, and Tod Goldberg   At about 25:25, Pete wonders what fiction provides for Jordan, writing in this style versus nonfiction   At about 29:10, Jordan ruminates on the ways in which Hollywood particularly has systems in place like those for which Mae from Everybody Knows works   At about 31:40, Pete defines “noir” and Jordan connects this to the book's moral ambiguity and darkness and ending   At about 32:50, Jordan discusses the research process for this book and his other work    At about 35:35, Pete lays out the book's opening and outlines the narrator, Mae's, job and personality   At about 36:25, Pete shares a stirring quote from the book's Hannah Heard that is resonant    At about 37:35, Jordan describes Mae's company and the idea of real-life PR firms and spokespeople, including what inspired the book's title    At about 41:55, Jordan describes a truism of much of society's ideas of performance versus action    At about 43:05, The two discuss ideas of acculturation in any industry with power and “bending to the powers”; **Good Fellas and A Bronx Tale references!   At about 45:25, Pete references a powerful and memorable scene involving the Los Angeles Sheriffs' Department, and Jordan explains a change in wording in policy and legal standards    At about 46:55, Mae's childhood is described, as well as discussion of how much of her personality and mantras were “nature,” and how much were “nurture”   At about 48:55, Jordan talks about how when high-pressure and morally ambiguous    At about 51:35, Jordan gives some cool inside info on characters on tv and in movies and their physical progress through filming   At about 53:00, Pete notes the importance of the “unsaid” in the book and Pete and Jordan ruminate on ideas of silences in society   At about 55:35, Jordan reflects on ideas of moral ambiguity and “soft nihilism” in his work and in the world   At about 57:00, Pete shouts out some incredibly skillful dialogue in the book   At about 58:25, Jordan talks about the important quote from Hannah Heard and shines a light on Corey Feldman's allegations, for one, as emblematic of much of the world of Hollywood power   At about 1:01:25, Pete asks Jordan's about real-life connections to BlackGuard from the book and describes the draw of main character Chris   At about 1:03:55, Jordan points out Winnie M. Li's Complicit as an example of those who have written eloquently about The “Me Too” Movement in saying that he    At about 1:05:10, Pete brings up a moving and honest scene involving main character Chris, and Jordan talks about why he chose to “zoom out” in this scene   At about 1:06:55, The two discuss a telling scene and anecdote about a French style of eating the whole bird, and Jordan and Pete note the sweeping symbolism of the napkin   At about 1:08:45, The two discuss the differences between power and visibility and power and responsibility, especially with regard to how Mae and her company work   At about 1:09:45, The passive voice is discussed (hehe-get it?) with regard to public statements from PR firms and spokespeople    At about 1:11:30, Pete highlights the ways in which Mae and Chris thrive on action, and Jordan notes how they often don't think about the why and how this affects their often willful ignorance of what they do on a daily basis   At about 1:13:45, Pete reflects on Chris and Mae pursuing “The Life,” and Jordan comments on how the two live lies together    At about 1:15:10, Pete asks Jordan about the book's setting, and Jordan reflects on Los Angeles as “América writ large”   At about 1:17:35, Pete remarks on Jordan's precision with CalGangs in the book with John Montez, and Jordan talks about the real-life police ridealong that inspired this part   At about 1:19:45, Pete highlights a resonant line that is emblematic of the greatness of the book and Jordan gives background on its usage; Pete connects the quote to Parker, the highly unethical politician in the book      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.   Please tune in for Episode 176 with Raegan Pietrucha. She writes, edits, and consults on professional and creative bases. Head of a Gorgon is her debut full-length poetry collection. Her debut poetry chapbook, An Animal I Can't Name, won the 2015 Two of Cups Press competition.     The episode will air on April 4.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer Doreen Cunningham to discuss her debut, SOUNDINGS: Journeys in the company of whales. From the lagoons of Mexico to Arctic glaciers, Doreen followed the route of the gray whale on one of the longest mammalian migrations — with Max, her little boy, by her side. Her book mixes up memoir with nature, climate and science writing.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice.Thank you for listening!For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders and Osman Yousefzada to Kylie Moore-Gilbert.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I'm joined by the writer and scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert to discuss her book, THE UNCAGED SKY: My 804 days in an Iranian prison. Kylie was arrested at Tehran Airport in September 2018 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards and convicted of espionage. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but released early in a three-nation prisoner swap.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders and Osman Yousefzada.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Osman Yousefzada to discuss his debut The Go-Between: A portrait of growing up between different worlds. It's a coming-of-age memoir, reflecting on his early life in Birmingham, a childhood within the embrace of an ultra-conservative community of immigrants from Pakistani Pashtun.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi to Frances Stonor Saunders.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Frances Stonor Saunders to discuss her book The Suitcase, Six Attempts to Cross a Border.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson to Justin Marozzi.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Ever wondered what *really* happens to allow those Hollywood parties we've heard about, to actually happen?And who's potentially to blame for the unforgivable behaviour that's allowed to carry on regardless?In her book Complicit, Winnie M Li zooms out on the swirl of people surrounding a fictional person about to be felled by the #MeToo movement, and makes us question the actions, however small, that enable some appalling behaviour.You can buy Winnie M Li - Complicit here. We earn a commission on all purchases made through this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complicit-Winnie-M-Li/dp/1398705063/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671631967&sr=8-1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Justin Marozzi to discuss his book Islamic Empires: Fifteen cities that define a civilisation.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin to Roger Robinson.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Roger Robinson to discuss his book, Home Is Not A Place, a collaboration with photographer and writer Johny Pitts — it's a free-form composition of Roger's words with Johny's images, reflecting on Black Britishness and its resilience.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann to Anthony Sattin.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Anthony Sattin to discuss his book, NOMADS: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World. It documents the history of people who've lived their lives on the move, beyond walls and beyond borders — exploring how and how much nomads have contributed to human progress and development.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler to Ariana Neumann.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Winnie M Li is a Taiwanese-American author and activist originally from New Jersey. Her second novel Complicit is about a film lecturer in an obscure American college who once was on the cusp of a major film career. When she is approached by an investigative journalist about an alleged incident that occurred 10 years earlier, memories of youthful ambition and guilt arise. Winnie talks in this episode about how the lure of writing about film was what compelled her to write a second (very different) novel about sexual assault. About how using the framework of the protagonist telling her story to someone else from the distance of 10 years, gave her an interesting perspective to play with. We also talk about the arts grants that have allowed her to pursue her writing. LinksComplicit - Winnie M LiDark Chapter - Winnie M LiArts Council England Grants https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrantshttps://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycpWinnie M Li websiteInstagram - @winniemliYou can sign up to Penny's newsletter here Penny on Instagram @pennywincer

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Ariana Neumann to discuss her book, When Time Stopped: A memoir of my father's war and what remains. It documents Ariana's journey to discovering her family's Jewish roots and their efforts to survive World War II in their homeland of Czechoslovakia, yet as so many were transported and murdered by the Nazis.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi to Tim Mackintosh-Smith to Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

This summer U.K.-based American author and activist Winnie M. Li circled back to my home studio, this time to talk about Complicit, her newest novel that takers readers behind the scenes and into the minds of those working in the film industry. From the rich and powerful men who hold all the cards, to the powerless young aspirants who far too often are their targets. As a survivor of sexual assault and also as one who worked in the movie business, Winnie has once again written a devastatingly relevant book.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I talk to the mother and daughter pairing Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler, to discuss their books: Booth, and Travelling with Ghosts, respectively.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi and Tim Mackintosh-Smith.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her debut novel Dark Chapter is a fictional retelling of her real-life stranger rape in Belfast, from victim and perpetrator perspectives. Translated into ten languages, it won The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize, and was nominated for an Edgar Award and the Best First Novel Award. She is currently adapting it for the screen.Her second novel Complicit was published in Summer 2022 and selected by The New York Times for their August book club. Winnie is also Founder of Clear Lines, the UK's first-ever festival addressing sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion. Her PhD research at the London School of Economics explores media engagement by rape survivors as a form of activism. She holds an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland in recognition of her writing and activismSome key points from our interview:How being Unbroken means being able to retain her essence of who she is despite everything she has gone through.How she writes and speaks about rape to leave a trail, offer hope, and build communities for other survivors.How she wrote every other chapter from the perpetrators point of view in her first book “Dark Chapter” to try and make sense to what had happened in this 15-year old's life.How she chooses not to be angry after hearing that the man who raped her has now been linked to other cases of sexual assault since his release from prison.How her second book “Complicit” looks at the misogyny, power, exploitation, and the open secrets that have become normalised in the film industry for women.How she never assumed that she would meet a partner one day and become a mum.LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/winniemliSocial media: Twitter @winniemliInstagram winniemliFacebook https://www.facebook.com/winniemli"Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling" features  individuals who have all triumphed after adversity and have not just bounced back in life, but forward and are now making a difference for others.Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken,  from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/Watch the highlights of the interview on YouTube HERE

In this episode, Nicole and Gayle share their book recommendations. The topic in common is the plot set on a University campus. These novels feel close to the readers as many of us can relate to many elements of a typical campus novel. Listen to get some ideas on what book to choose for your back-to-school season! As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Counterfeit by Kirsten Chen | https://amzn.to/39ybmsy (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780063119543 (Bookshop) Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | https://amzn.to/3fjke8s (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780735219106 (Bookshop) Normal People by Sally Rooney | https://amzn.to/3BA0QLI (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781984822185 (Bookshop) My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | https://amzn.to/3ij54yI (Amazon) | https://amzn.to/3ij54yI (Bookshop) Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld | https://amzn.to/3r3CuVQ (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780812972351 (Bookshop) The Likeness by Tana French | https://amzn.to/3f3tVaG (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780143115625 (Bookshop) Anatomy of A Scandal by Sarah Vaughn | https://amzn.to/3BIVy0i (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781501172175 (Bookshop) Complicit by Winnie M. Li | https://amzn.to/3fcqBtZ (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781982190828 (Bookshop) Green by Sam Graham-Felson | https://amzn.to/3xLj0Gr (Amaz) |https://amzn.to/3xLj0Gr (on)https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780399591167 (Bookshop) We Do What We Do In The Dark by Michelle Hart | https://amzn.to/3AW7Zpa (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780593329672 (Bookshop) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado | https://amzn.to/3LCuGnk (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781644450383 (Bookshop) The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker | https://amzn.to/3StWQDq (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780812984668 (Bookshop) The Others Gold by Elizabeth Ames | https://amzn.to/3BZIGDx (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781984878601 (Bookshop) Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian | https://amzn.to/3Sb8KSK (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780778333241 (Bookshop) The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz | https://amzn.to/3jLfkiT (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781250790767 (Bookshop) *Books linked above are our affiliate links through Amazon. There's no additional expense to you, but if you make a purchase through us a small portion of that contributes to the costs associated with making our podcast. Thanks so much for listening and for your support!

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith to discuss his latest book, Arabs: A 3,000-year history of peoples, tribes and empires.His body of work includes: Yemen, Travels in Dictionary Land; a trilogy on the 14th-century traveller Ibn Baṭṭūṭah who, in his words, may well be the most widely travelled human before the age of steam; as well as completed translations, and a work of fiction Bloodstone set in the year 1368, as the Alhambra in Granada was being completed.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li to Mona Arshi.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Mona Arshi to discuss her debut novel: Somebody Loves You, a coming-of-age story about a British girl, born to Indian parents, growing up in the suburbs of London. Mona's novel follows a body of work in poetry, including Dear Big Gods, and before that Small Hands, which won the Forward Prize for best first collection.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil to Winnie M Li.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Of all the hashtag social movements, #MeToo has proven among the most enduring—for its truth, for the power imbalance it revealed, and because so many women had the courage to speak out.  Winnie M Li told her story in her first novel.  Now, in her second novel, she tells another about appearance, reality, and the facades that dominate public life, whether in the film industry or at the corner shop. Li is an author and activist who has worked in the creative industries over three continents.  Taiwanese-American and raised in New Jersey, Li studied Folklore and Mythology at Harvard, and later Irish Literature as a George Mitchell Scholar.  Since then, she has written for travel guidebooks, produced independent feature films, programmed for film festivals, and developed eco-tourism projects and now writes across a range of media, including fiction, theatre, journalism, and memoir.  Her debut novel, “Dark Chapter,” is a fictional retelling of her real-life stranger rape in Belfast, from both victim and perpetrator perspectives. It won The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize in 2017, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and shortlisted for The Author's Club Best First Novel Award.  It has been translated into ten languages and Li is currently adapting it for the screen.  Her forthcoming second novel, “Complicit,” was sold in a six-figure pre-empt to Orion Fiction, and later, in a heated five-way auction to Emily Bestler at Atria Books for U.S. rights.  Li is also Co-Founder of the Clear Lines Festival, the UK's first-ever festival addressing sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion.  Her ongoing doctoral research at the London School of Economics explores media engagement by rape survivors as a form of activism.  She has delivered over 150 public talks and appeared in TEDx London, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Independent, The LA Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Irish Times, BBC World News, Sky News, Channel 4, and BBC Woman's Hour, among other media outlets.  She has an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, in recognition of her writing and activism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Winnie M Li to discuss her books: Complicit, a novel exploring sexual assault and consent in the US filmmaking industry, at the time of the #MeToo movement. It follows her first novel, Dark Chapter, a fictionalised retelling of her own experience of rape.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice. Thank you for listening! For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where's next, and who's up next, I'm across socials @michellejchan. I'd love to hear from you.And if you've missed any, do catch up. From Janine di Giovanni to Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power to Maaza Mengiste to Kapka Kassabova to Sara Wheeler to Brigid Delaney to Horatio Clare to Rebecca Mead to Preti Taneja to Kathryn D. Sullivan to Emmanuel Jal to Jennifer Steil.All credit for sound effects goes to the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music goes to the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com

Daring to be different I chat with the brilliant poet Clare Shaw, who is a keen advocate for writing as a tool of social and personal change. As the Project Lead for the Royal Literary Fund, they were responsible for setting up writing projects in workplaces across the UK. Clare was the resident poet for Lancashire Wildlife Trust in 2021 and they continue to use poetry to engage communities with wildlife and ecology. In collaboration with the novelist Winnie M Li, Clare was the recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Literature Matters Award in 2019, creating workshops and a free online resource for survivors of trauma. We chat about the importance of poetry, trauma expressed through poetry, the cost of speaking out, the influence of parenting on art, love and the importance of touch, and being a queer artist. Clare reads from her latest poetry collection, as we go on a journey with "monkey"... Welcome to the Sam Grierson interview series, chatting to change makers who have Dared to Be Different and stand up and speak out. We discuss social change that has occurred over the last 30 years, how language has evolved and is evolving and how we still have more work to do. I am interested to look at the role that the Arts play, to both inspire, provoke, educate and support social change. Actors, Singers, Members of Parliament, Artists, Authors, Activists, and Entrepreneurs who all dare… Sam Grierson interviews… Daring to be different… Graphics by Poke Marketing, Podcast Sound Engineering & Editing by Rose Hill, Photography by Claire Brown Disclaimer: This podcast is for private non-commercial use and the guests and their views do not necessarily reflect any agency or organisation or company that they work for and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time. Listeners acknowledge that they are not being provided professional advice from this podcast or the guests. Trigger Warning: This podcast episode may, at times, cover sensitive topics including but not limited to ADHD Diagnosis, treatment, Neurodivergent terminology, mental health issues, eating disorders, suicide, sexual abuse, assault, violence, trauma, LGBT+ Coming out, LGBT+ themes, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia, Feminism. You are advised to refrain from listening if you are likely to be offended or adversely impacted by any of these topics.

This week Ryan spoketo Edel Coffey and John Connolly on the best reads of the summer, Terry and Ciara O'Neill on their beloved Cathal, writer Winnie M Li on her new novel, Complicit, how one woman's mission to get a message took her to Valentia and The Transatlantic Cable and Barbie Ryan brought us on a tour of the beautiful Naples.

Complicit explores the legacy of abuse and secrecy in Hollywood. Author Winnie M Li has a particular insight that allowed her to write with such authenticity.

Rape is a sensitive issue and one that is not easy for many of us to discuss.It’s even harder for those who experience the crime - which is difficult to prosecute.But with the lowest conviction levels on record in England and Wales, it prompts an uncomfortable question: Has rape become the perfect crime? Bonny Turner and Sam Thompson shared their stories with our 'Off Limits' digital series.We hear their experiences on this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast after neither case made it to court.Sky's Laura Bundock is also joined by senior producer Liv Moloney, who worked on the documentary - as well as rape survivor Winnie M Li and lawyer Luke Gittos, to discuss the complexities of rape investigations.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Emma-Rae Woodhouse Interviews producer - Oli FosterArchive - Simon WindsorMusic - Steven Wheeler

Winnie M Li talks about her traumatic experience as a survivor of sexual violence, describing its lasting impact. She also charts her recovery through writing and activism.

Catriona talks to fellow survivor Winnie M Li about what happened when she was raped by a stranger while on a hike in Northern Ireland, and then seeing her rapist convicted. As always, this first part contains details many listeners may find distressing, including the police investigation after she was attacked. If you feel like leaving this part for another time, then head back to the feed to listen to part 2, where we hear how Winnie’s doing now. You can also read more about Winnie’s experience and the aftermath in her novel Dark Chapter and at www.winniemli.com If you've been affected by sexual abuse or violence, you can find details of organisations in the UK who offer help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. Presented by Catriona Morton, After is a 10-part series, featuring discussions between survivors of sexual abuse and assault about what happened to them and how they cope now. Produced by Danielle Stephens. The Executive Producers are Clare Chadburn and Nick Minter. It is a Wisebuddah production for BBC Sounds.

Winnie M Li tells Catriona about how writing a novel helped her cope with her trauma. Called Dark Chapter, Winnie’s novel retells what happened when she was raped in 2008. It also takes the unique perspective of both the survivor and the perpetrator and explores how the assault affects the lives of both. Winnie talks about how she struggled to reclaim the things she loves doing, like travelling and hiking. But she found that playing the piano helped her when she was at her lowest. She has since founded the organisation Clear Lines, which uses the arts as a discussion to address sexual assault and consent. Find out more at www.clearlines.org.uk and www.winniemli.com If you've been affected by sexual abuse or violence, you can find details of organisations in the UK who offer help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. Presented by Catriona Morton, After is a 10-part series, featuring discussions between survivors of sexual abuse and assault about what happened to them and how they cope now. Produced by Danielle Stephens. The Executive Producers are Clare Chadburn and Nick Minter. It is a Wisebuddah production for BBC Sounds.

Breaking the silence on sexual assault. Two women tell Kim Chakanetsa how they worked through the trauma of sexual violence, and then decided to speak out to help others. Brisa De Angulo supports young survivors of sexual abuse in Bolivia, through her charity A Breeze of Hope. At the age of 15, she herself was raped by a member of her extended family, but when she tried to report the crime to the authorities she was ostracised and belittled. At just 17, Brisa decided to set up an organisation which provides medical, social and legal services to fellow young rape victims, so they didn't have to go through the ordeal she did. Winnie M Li is an author, activist and founder of the Clear Lines Festival. Winnie was working as a film producer in the UK before her career was disrupted, at the age of 29, when she was raped by a stranger. This prompted a long period of recovery, followed by a change in career. Winnie decided to focus on addressing the issue of sexual assault through the media, the arts and academia. Her debut novel, Dark Chapter, which was based on her experience of sexual violence, won The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize 2017. L Winnie M Li (credit: Grace Gelder) R Brisa De Angulo (credit: Parker Palmer)

This week we have an interview with author Winnie M Li, writer of the novel Dark Chapter which was described by the Guardian as "a defiant retelling of personal trauma". Please note that this episode discusses assault, which some listeners may find distressing. Asking the questions this week is Elspeth Latimer, a UEA postgraduate researcher in crime fiction who worked on the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival with us, courtesy of a CHASE (Consortium of the Humanities and Arts South-East England)placement. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Links: Noirwich: https://noirwich.co.uk Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/

CW: Discussion of Rape On this episode, we bring you another author interview with Winnie M Li, the author of ***Dark Chapter ***, a novel based loosely on the author's real life rape in Ireland. We talk to Winnie about her what it's like writing a story so close to her real life traumas and her decision to imagine the events from the perspective of her attacker. For additional thoughts and discussion visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums This Episode's Hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo), Host Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh), Host This Episode's Guest: Winnie M Li, Author of Dark Chapter (@winniemli) The Books & Boba August 2018 pick is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Winnie M. Li is a writer, producer, and activist.  And frequent backpacker who has somehow managed to spend the past 15 years, engaged in film and literature in various parts of the world. Taiwanese-American and raised in New Jersey, Winnie studied Folklore and Mythology at Harvard, specializing in Celtic Languages and Literature.  In 2000, she was selected as a George Mitchell Scholar and earned her MA in Anglo-Irish Literature at the National University of Ireland, Cork. While in Cork, Winnie began volunteering for the Cork International Film Festival.  Shortly afterwards, she moved to London to work for Ugly Duckling Films / Left Turn Films, a small independent film production company.  Eventually as Head of Development there, Winnie was involved in producing six award-winning feature films and two shorts, one of which was Oscar-nominated® and the other Oscar-shortlisted®.  In 2010, Winnie began working with the Doha Film Institute (DFI) in Qatar, where she served as Programme Manager for the 2nd and 3rd editions of the annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival.  As Film Series Producer for the DFI, she founded the Institute’s year-round screening series, bringing 150+ screenings of arthouse and foreign films to a city accustomed to mainstream Hollywood movies. IAs of Autumn 2015, Winnie is a PhD researcher in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics.  She is researching the impact of social media on the public discourse about rape and sexual assault, on an Economic and Social Research Council grant.www.winniemli.com

Episode Forty Seven Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. For National Poetry Month (April) we celebrated with a poetry video project. Check out our Book Tube Channel to see the 30 poems read by friends, authors, bloggers, podcasters and more. See the full list of the 2018 Edgar Award winners here. We discuss: Blue, Bluebird – Attica LockeTornado Weather – Deborah Elaine KennedyDark Chapter – Winnie M. Li.Lola – Melissa Scrivner LoveIdaho – Emily RuskovichShe Rides Shotgun – Jordan HarperThe Unseeing – Ana MazzolaKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI – David GrannChester B. Himes: A Biography – Lawrence P. JacksonNew Haven Noir edited by Amy Bloom – Two short stories won Spring Break by John Crowley and The Queen of Secrets by Lisa D. GrayLong Way Down – Jason ReynoldsBolo Books, Kristopher Zgorski The Raven Bookstore in Kansas – Currently Reading/Listening –Chicago Poems – Carl Sandburg (CW) The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders – Stuart Kells (CW) Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead – Cecile Richards (EF) – Just Read – Dark Chapter – Winnie M. Li. (CW)Standard Deviation – Katherine Heiny (EF)Sea Creatures from the Sky – Ricardo Cortés (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to Savoy Bookshop and Cafe for the Reading Across Road Island sponsored event with Angie Thomas and her book The Hate U Give. Emily went to see Cecile Richards discuss her book Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead sponsored by Wesleyan RJ Julia. Chris hosted the second Willa Cather Bookclub at Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT where they read The Song of the Lark. The next date is July 19 at 2:00 where they will discuss One of Ours. Our second joint jaunt was to see a bilingual event with Jhumpha Lahiri and Domenico Starnone moderated by Michael Reynolds, Editor in Chief, Europa Editions at Wesleyan RJ Julia. They were discussing the book Trick (Scherzetto). Emily worked at the Lucy Robbins Welles library in Newington, CT. – Upcoming Jaunts – Independent Bookstore Day – Laura will be at Bookclub Bookstore & More with Mastering the Art of Self-Expression, workbook Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon May 1 – Emily is heading to see Meg Wolitzer discuss her book The Female Persuasion at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT May 4-5 – Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT Chris is planning to stop at Williams College newly opened bookstore May 10 – Chris and Emily will take a joint jaunt to the Guilford Library for the Guilford Poets Guild celebration of Guilford High School Poetry Contest Winners. – Upcoming Reads – American Byron: Homosexuality The Fall Of Fitz-Green Halleck – John W.M. Hallock (CW) The Life and Letters of Fitz-Green Halleck – James Grant Wilson (CW)Poetical Writings of Fitz-Green Halleck – Fitz-Green Halleck edited by James Grant Wilson (CW) The Overstory – Richard Powers (EF) This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide – Geneen Roth (EF) Naval Officers Under Hitler: The Story of Crew 34 – Eric C. Rust (CW)American Sea Power in the Old World: The United States Navy in European and Near Eastern Waters, 1865-1917 – William N. Still, Jr. (CW)Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More – Kathryn J. Atwood – Also Mentioned –Walt WhitmanMary OliverGretchen Rubin and her Four Tendencies QuizFates and Furies – Lauren GroffAkashic BooksMystic – Noank Library in Mystic, CT Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CTMystic Pizza the movieBank Square Books in Mystic, CTDavid Letterman “My Next Guest” interviews on NetflixO Pioneers! – Willa CatherErnest HemingwayUnabridged Bookstore in ChicagoThe Namesake – Jhumpa LahiriInterpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa LahiriThe Echo Maker – Richard PowersWhen You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up A Chair: 50 Ways to Feel Thin, Gorgeous, and Happy {When You Feel Anything But} – Geneen RotherWhen Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy – Geneen RothAn Honorable German – Charles L. McCain – Chris reviewed this book on her blogThe Shadow Divers – Robert Kurson

Episode Forty Six Show NotesCW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FineJoin our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. It’s National Poetry Month and we are celebrating with a poetry video project.Check out our Book Tube Channel to see a recitation of a poem every day of April. – Currently Reading/Listening –Dark Matter – Winnie M. Li (CW)The Dispossessed – Ursula K. Le Guin (EF)Chicago Poems – Carl Sandburg (CW)The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World – Chris Guillebeau (EF) – Just Read –Tornado Weather – Deborah E. Kennedy (CW)Do Not Become Alarmed: A Novel – Maile Meloy (EF)The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit – Michael Finkel (CW) (audio)Goodbye, Vitamin – Rachel Khong (EF) – Biblio Adventures –Emily visited Harbor Books in Old Saybrook, CT Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to visit The Unlikely Bookstore & Cafe in Plainville, MA owned by Julie and Jeff Kinney.Chris went to Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT to join John Valeri in conversation with R.C. Goodwin to discuss his new book Model Child– Upcoming Jaunts – April 12th – We are going on a joint jaunt to Savoy Bookshop and Cafe for the Reading Across Road Island sponsored event with Angie Thomas and her book The Hate U Give. April 19th – Chris will host the second Willa Cather Bookclub at Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CTApril 23rd – We are going on another joint jaunt to see Jhumpha Lahiri and Domenico Starnone moderated by Michael Reynolds, Editor in Chief, Europa Editions at Wesleyan RJ Julia. – Upcoming Reads – Song of the Lark (Great Plains Trilogy #2) – Willa Cather (CW)Young Jane Young – Gabrielle Zevin (EF)Standard Deviation – Katherine Heiny (EF) – Also Mentioned –The Namesake – Jhumpa LahiriThe Shakespeare Requirement: A Novel – Julie Schumacher (release date August 14, 2018) – Part 2: Author Spotlight –In the last section of this episode we speak with Michael Finkel about his book Stranger In the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit.

Winnie M Li, Novelist, Activist and returning Teacast guest talks over some supreme matcha about polarising narratives, how to prevent human predatory instincts becoming bad behaviours, law and vigilantism, and the relationship of workplace sexual harassment to more extreme sexual violence, media narratives about power, and Winnie's own experiences both as a rape survivor and as an activist. Find Winnie at @winniemli on twitter Alice is at @aliterative as ever

In 2008, author and activist Winnie M. Li was working as a film producer in London when she was violently attacked and raped by a teenage boy while traveling in Northern Ireland. Today, Winnie dedicates her life and career to addressing the issue of sexual assault through the media, the arts, and academia.

Amy Baker and Rosy Edwards talk to Winnie M Li about how writing helped her make sense of a horrific attack, using structure to drive tension and why creativity can be a force for good.

Alice Fraser sits in a cafe in Edinburgh with writer, producer and activist Winnie M Li, to talk about rape, violence and consent over carrot cake and cups of tea. Winnie M Li can be found at http://www.winniemli.com/ Alice is available on twitter at http://twitter.com/aliterative or online at alicecomedyfraser.com. She also has a patreon page at patreon.com/alicerfraser