The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast Amy Smalley

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This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a huge impression on us and we think about them from time to time. Even though they aren’t new and shiny, these books deserve a place on your TBR.
Books mentioned:
1- The Dead Boy Detectives comic series based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman
2- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
3- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
4- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
5- Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin
6- When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover - Kasey @kayree_reads
7-It by Stephen King (1986)
8- Jack Gance by Ward Just (1997)
9- Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (the Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block (1977)
10- The Good Men by Charmaine Craig (2003)
11- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (1991)
12- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade (1991)
13- Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox (1998)
14- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999)
15- Eva’s Man by Gayl Jones (1987)
16- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (1988)
17- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)
18- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
19- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
20- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
Shows mentioned—
1- Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, 2024)
2- Catherine, Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, 2022)
3- Ripley (Netflix, 2024)
4- Sandman (Netflix, 2022)
5- Good Omens (Amazon Prime, 2019)
6- Sherlock (Hulu, 2010)
7- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
8- Emma ( Amazon Prime, 2020)
9- 3 Body Problem (Netflix, 2024)
10- Burglar (1987)
11- House of Sand and Fog (Max, 2003)
12- Lion in Winter (1968)
13- Jude (1996)
14- Far from the Madding Crowd (Max, 2015)
Theatre mentioned—
Broadway across America production of “Six”
Articles mentioned—
8 Bookish Podcasts for Booklovers -www.badasswomensbookclub.com/blog/2024/…booklovers


 


 


 


















 
 

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You can find Judith Lindbergh at judithlindbergh.com/ and on IG @judithlindbergh.
This week’s episode is one that big history nerds may find fascinating. In fact, big nerd Carrie could have gone even further down a rabbit hole of Herodotus than she did with our guest Judith Lindbergh. If you feel like playing a drinking game with this episode, between the three of us, we say the word ‘fascinating” at least nine times. Judith’s second novel, titled Akmaral, will be published on May 7 and is a sweeping story of a nomadic woman warrior in Central Asia during the 5th century.
Judith tells us about her inspiration for the novel (and you can find more about the Ice Maiden she mentions in our interview on her website) and how the matriarchal community in which Akmaral lives has connections to the mythological Amazons. Judith relates the challenges of women during the Iron Age to those that modern women have through her story. A perfect saga story for fans of Madeline Miller.
Books Mentioned In This Episode:
1- Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh
2- Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
3- The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
4- The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh
5- Histories by Herodotus
6- Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer
7- The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Linda Lefler @lindalefler
8- This is How Your Marriage Ends: A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships by Matthew Fray
9- The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
10- The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
11- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl
12- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Movies mentioned--1- White Noise (2023)
Documentary mentioned:1- Secrets of the Dead: Amazon Warrior Women, www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/amazon…women-episode/1464/.
2- NOVA: “Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden.www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYitmlS1YU.
Article mentioned--
1- The Marriage Lesson That I Learned Too Late --www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/…-dishes/629526/
2- Tuvan Throat Singing - www.songlines.co.uk/features/essent…-singing-albums.

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Earth Day is upon us in a few weeks, April 22, and what better time to explore literature that comments on the health of Mother Earth. This week we are talking eco-literature. Eco-literature engages readers on environmental concerns through the interactions between humans and the environment. And it encourages thought about our impact on the planet.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
2- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
3- That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
4- Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel
5- Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
6- Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul - A 5 Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Kristin M. @paws.read.repeat
7- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
8- Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
9- Dune by Frank Herbert
10- Don't Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan
11- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philips
12- The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
13- Three Ways to Disappear by Katy Yocom
14- State of Wonder by Ann Patchet
15- What Blooms From Dust by James Markert
16- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
17- Days of Sand by Aimee de Jongh
18- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
19- Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson
20- Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Links to articles we reference:
Library Book Returned After 102 Yearspeople.com/family-returns-pair…ranch%20on%20Monday.
Wishtree censorship—www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/…ishtree.html
Sting Ray article—www.npr.org/2024/03/07/12366785…tery-north-carolina
Bringing Back the Wooly Mammothwww.npr.org/sections/health-sho…-mammoth-extinction


 


 


 


















 

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You can find this week’s Austen authors at their websites:
AH Kim - www.ahkim.net/ and @ahkim.writer
Melodie Edwards - www.melodieedwards.com/ and @melodiewritesedwards 
Jane Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817 but she remains a writer who has captured the minds and hearts of many readers. The themes she addressed in her time remain ones that are relevant today: the need to be an individual despite the binds of society’s rules, the complications of marriage, and the power and powerlessness that comes with changes in social class.
Our guests this week, AH Kim, and Melodie Edwards, both love Jane Austen and with such gusto that they wrote their own reimaginings of her novels. They talk about the potential pitfalls of their endeavors given how exacting many Austen fans are, as well as the things they wanted to ensure they kept from Austen versus the creative license they took to make their stories unique to their own experiences and modern times.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Relative Strangers by A.H. Kim
2- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
3- Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards
4- Persuasion by Jane Austen
5- Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James
6- Jane and Edward by Melodie Edwards
7- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 
8- A Good Family by A.H. Kim
9- Long Live by V. B. Lacey - A Book recommended by a fellow book lover Brianna Wright @bwrightsbookreviews
10- Deacon King Kong by James McBride
11- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
12- Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner
13- The Fetishist by Katherine Min
14- Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
15- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
TV series mentioned:
1- Northern Exposure ( Amazon, 1990-1995)
2- The Reluctant Traveler (Apple +, 2023-present)
Movies mentioned-
1- Pride and Prejudice (1995) with Colin Firth
2- Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Emma Thompson
3- Persuasion (Netflix, 2022) with Dakota Johnson
4- Persuasion (2007, iTV) with Sally Hawkins
5- Persuasion (1995) with Ciarin Hinds
6- Emma (1996) with Gwyneth Paltrow
7- American Fiction (2023)


 


 


 

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This week we’re talking about linked short story collections. What are linked short stories, though?
These are stories that are collected and somehow linked to each other. That link can be very explicit or very subtle. They can be linked by one character who threads her/his way throughout every one or who is only mentioned marginally. They can be linked by several characters. They can be linked by the setting–if they are set in a certain town or state or country.
But they can also be linked by theme or symbol or a common experience of characters. They could all be about a shared experience, like parenthood or death orlove. Or a combination of these things.
Books Mentioned in This Episode:
1- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
2- We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
3- Good Taste by Caroline Scott
4- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - a 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Anastacia @ms_a_m_c
5- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
6- The Decameron by Giovanni Boccacio
7- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
8- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
9- Dubliners by James Joyce
10- Dear Chrysanthemums: A Novel in Stories by Fiona Sze-Lorrain
11- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
12- Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri
13- There, There by Tommy Orange
14- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
15- What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better by Jody Hobbs Hessler
16- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
17- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
18- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
19- Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordan
20- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
21- Crooked Hallelujah by Kelly Jo Ford
22- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
23- Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
24- Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J. Maas
25- The Bone People by Keri Hulme
26- The Extinction of Irina Rey by Jennifer Croft
Podcasts mentioned--Ologies with Alie Ward - www.alieward.com/ologies/oikologyencore
NPR's Book of the Day - www.npr.org/2024/03/14/11969793…-rey-jennifer-croft
Movies mentioned--
1- Oppenheimer (2023)
2- Spaceman (2024, Netflix)

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This week we chat with Kari Heggen, a bookstagrammer from Iowa who set herself a goal to read all the Newbery Award winners from the past 102 years. Originally she had planned to read 10 a year but she ultimately decided to just get her done. She read 49 of the winners in 2023 and got a jump start on 2024 by reading this year’s winner, The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers.
Kari talks about the highs and lows of her Newbery Award challenge. Books from the early days of the award were decidedly not great. But by the 1960s, Kari got into a better groove and found herself enjoying books for the first time and often the second time which brought back some childhood nostalgia.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Erasure by Percival Everett
2- Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
3- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
4- Holes by Louis Sachar
5- The Giver by Lois Lowry
6- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
7- The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loom
8- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
9- The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
10- Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
11- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
12- Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
13- A Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard
14- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
15- King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
16- Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
17- Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
18- Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
19- Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
20- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
21- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
22- The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
23- Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson
24- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
25- Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
26- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
27 - Five Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Hope @lifewithhopeann- Divine Rivals Duology by Rebecca Ross
28- Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack
29- The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
30- Starter Villain by John Scalzi
31- Sword of the Rightful King by Jane Yolen
32- Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keetch
33- The Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson
34- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Movies and TV Series mentioned:
1- Oppenheimer (2023)
2- American Fiction (2023)
3- Poor Things (2023)
4- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023, Netflix)
5- Peaky Blinders (2013-2022, Netflix)
6- The Secrets of Nimh (1982)
Article about Serving on the Newbery Awards committee-www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/what-i…y-medal-winner