Everyone Loved It But Me Lisa Hedger
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In Everyone Loved It But Me, we discuss one popular book each week. Lisa chats with guests whose opinions go against the grain. We don't book bash, but we discuss beloved books with a critical eye. At the end of each podcast, we flip the narrative and discuss books that "Everyone Hated But Me." These are books that are likely less popular and haven't gotten as much attention.
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An Overlooked Book: Foster by Claire Keegan
Lisa discusses an overlooked book, Foster by Claire Keegan and also Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
The New York Times addresses this book and also talks about how novellas don’t get the same attention as other books.
For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.
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A Gentleman in Moscow: TV Show Versus the Book
Lisa discusses A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and the new TV show, which was just released on Paramount Plus. There will be spoilers for the first TV episode.
Lisa discussed the book in 2022 with author Joshua Berkov and if you would like to listen to that episode, it is here.
The New York Times discusses how Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead first filmed together back in 2017. They are now married, and Ewan plays the Count, and Mary Elizabeth plays the Count’s girlfriend.
The Los Angeles Times addresses how this almost fanciful fairytale is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. The Guardian delves into how this TV show combines the serious and goofy aspects of the Count.
For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.
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Cry, The Beloved Country
Lisa discusses Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Published in 1948, the book details South Africa before the apartheid political system came into effect. The book sold more than 15 million copies before Paton’s death. It is studied internationally by many schools.
Lisa talks about the experience of reading the book while also listening to it on YouTube, being read by Best Tutor Friendwho is also a teacher. She posts about reading on Instagram too.
Books Discussed:
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.
*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives compensation.
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Iron Flame
Lisa and her special guest daughter, Liz Hedger, discuss the super-popular Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.
Lisa and Liz discussed the first book in the series, Fourth Wing in the fall of 2023 in the Fourth Wing Episode and if you haven’t listented to that episode first, you may want to do so.
Today’s episode does include spoilers of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. Iron Flame has more than 832,000 reviews on Goodreads and when Iron Flame was released, it sold more than half a million copies in one day.
Books Discussed:
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.
*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives compensation.
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Powerful Books About Women to Read During Women's History Month - or anytime
Lisa discusses several books to consider putting on your To Be Read (TBR) list for reading and learning more about powerful women in our history. There’s a wide variety of books discussed in today’s episode.
Here’s a list of books to consider from Boston University’s story.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley Paperback by Charlotte Gordon
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Radium Girls by Kate Moore
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Britney Spears: The Woman in Me
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.
*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives compensation.
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Hatchet Girls and Young Adult Horror Novels
Lisa and Diana Rodriguez Wallach talk about young adult horror books. Diana is a multi-published author of young adult novels. Her recent young adult Latinx Horror novel is Lizzie Borden meets Supernatural, named Hatchet Girls. It was released in October 2023.
She did an extensive research and slept in the house where Borden’s parents were killed and she hiked in the nearby forest. She also discusses the book she’s writing now.
You can find Diana on her website here. You can also find her on her Instagram and on
Tik Tok.
She has written several books including:
Small Town Monsters
Proof of Lies
End of the Lie
Lies that Bind
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Customer Reviews
Oddly disconcerting
Re the episode about American Dirt. The speaking style of the host is so strange that I couldn’t continue. Every so often, to extend whatever thought she has, she said “and…” loudly. She mispronounced the word literature, as if it is spelled litta-chur.