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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the ...
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A weekly book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach. Updated on Thursdays.
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Funny, poignant, sentimental, and sometimes controversial thoughts of the day. garrisonkeillor.substack.com
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Interviews with Scholars of Public Policy about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy
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Interviews with scholars of public health about their new books
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Always Take Notes is a fortnightly podcast from London for and about writers and writing. Hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd speak to a diverse range of people in the industry on a variety of topics, from the mysteries of slush piles and per-word rates, to how data are changing the ways newspapers do business and how to pitch a book. patreon.com/alwaystakenotes
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The Book Drop is a weekly podcast from Omaha Public Library about books, our community and the joy of reading.
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Send us your thoughts on the monthly book over social media and we'll discuss on air. Hosted by three talkative public librarians/book nerds from Winnipeg Public Library.
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The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.
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Narrative Edge from Georgia Public Broadcasting highlights books with Georgia connections. Hosted by two of your favorite public radio book nerds who also happen to be your hosts of All Things Considered on GPB radio, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya . In this podcast Peter and Orlando will introduce you to authors, their writings, and the insights behind their stories mixed with their own thoughts and ideas on just what gives these works the Narrative Edge.
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Authors Over 50’s weekly podcast celebrates writers and their journeys to publication. Writing after 50 is a whole story on its own. So, let’s skip to life’s sweetest third and talk with authors about their journey from pen to publish. Welcome. I’m Julia Daily, your host, and I invite you to listen to interviews with writers who’ve achieved their goal of publishing a book just later in life. We’ve seen award lists for Under 30 or Under 40, but I’ve yet to see lists for those who’ve achieved ...
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The Smith Publicity 'All Things Book Marketing' podcast explores all facets of book publicity and book marketing, with great expert guests sharing vital information for both authors and publishers.
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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.
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Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
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The podcast for book lovers. Written, recorded, and edited at the Austin Public Library.
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Welcome to Random Lines Podcast. Your source for the latest library news, staff updates, book recommendations, and whatever else we feel like talking about.
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Page Count, presented by the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library, features interviews with authors, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, publishing professionals, and literary advocates in and from the state of Ohio.
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A bunch of podcasts where we write our own paranormal smut, review literature and read public domain books in the spirit of someone recording in their bathroom.
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A podcast from the librarians at the Glenview Public Library
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Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library
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Listen to stories from local Jacksonville residents, learn something new, and get updates about events happening at the Jacksonville Public Library.
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A talk show about books, reading, writing, and book people. Produced & broadcasted at WXCI 91.7.
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Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. A podcast from The American Scholar magazine. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nic Gunning hosts the official podcast and radio show of the David A. Howe Public Library. Listen for book news, great segments and library events! Listen in Wednesday at 9 pm on 92.7 WRAQ Angelica. The All the Books Show (2015-2020) Howe's Things (2020-Present)
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Welcome to Reader's Corner, a weekly radio show hosted by Boise State University president emeritus Bob Kustra that features lively conversations with some of the nation's leading authors about issues and ideas that matter today.
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Join The New York Public Library and your favorite writers, artists, and thinkers for smart talks and provocative conversations from the nation’s cultural capital.
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Join the librarians of Middle Country as they chat about upcoming programs and events, hear entertaining discussions on what to read, what to watch, and what to do at Middle Country Public Library!
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Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.
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Hear book talks, conversations, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, DC, and much more! This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, D.C. This podcast was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Episode transcripts may be requested by emailing labs.dcpl@dc.gov, please include the episode name and date in y ...
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A Podcast from Syosset Public Library on Long Island, New York.
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Writing Coach ✍🏻 podcaster 🎧 helping writers improve craft, pursue publishing & expand reach for maximum impact. Free & paid writing support!👇🏻
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Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
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Welcome to Pages & Voices, a podcast by the Allen County Public Library! This podcast is dedicated to featuring the works of talented authors within our community and highlighting their unique voices and perspectives. As a public library, we believe in the power of literature to connect people and communities and to encourage lifelong learning and discovery. We are excited to share the incredible talent that exists in our midst, and to provide a platform for local authors to share their stor ...
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Stories of Lexington, Kentucky’s history and people.
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Learn what to read next! We talk about new books, bestsellers and books in many different genres. Discover what other people are reading and recommending. All book and movie titles mentioned in the podcast are listed in the blog post at http://tscpl.org/podcast/
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In each episode of The Beat, host Alan May introduces a poet and we hear a few poems, usually read and recorded by the poets themselves. The Beat is produced by Knox County Public Library in Knoxville, Tenn. Rate and review The Beat: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-beat-1664614
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Each month join Auburn Public Library's Development Director, Haley Warden, as she interviews library staff about their departments, what customers may not know the library offers, and what they are currently reading.
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Have a question about your child’s growth? You’re not alone! Each month, librarians Caitlin and Katie will chat about their experiences as parents and share library resources for caregivers looking for support.
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Poet Major Jackson is your guide on the pathways to feel and understand our common journey – through poetry. In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by APM Studios in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. Ma ...
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We're not just book nerds. We're professional book nerds! We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools. It's our job to discuss books all day long so we thought, "Why not share the conversation!" Hear about the best books we've read, get recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. Titles discussed are available to borrow through public libraries. Get started readin ...
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Francine Banner, "Beyond Complicity: Why We Blame Each Other Instead of Systems" (U California Press, 2024)
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Beyond Complicity: Why We Blame Each Other Instead of Systems (University of California Press, 2024) by Dr. Francine Banner is a fascinating cultural diagnosis that identifies our obsession with complicity as a symptom of a deeply divided society. The questions surrounding what it means to be legally complicit are the same ones we may ask ourselves…
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Lit Chat Interview with Bestselling Environmental Writer Jeff Goodell
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You May Never See a Hot Summer Day the Same Way Again... Jeff Goodell is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World, which was picked as a New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2017, as well as one of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonf…
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Seth A. Berkowitz, "Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)
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Health inequity is one of the defining problems of our time. But current efforts to address the problem focus on mitigating the harms of injustice rather than confronting injustice itself. In Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024), Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, offers an innovative vision for t…
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1166: Wind Poem by Song Yu, translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts
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Today’s poem is Wind Poem by Song Yu, translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “During moments of political crises, I think of wind, how conflicts arise and unfold. Today’s poem, written some 17 centuries ago, effectuates a storm. In the very structure of its sentences, the poem en…
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Glen Reads Books: 'The man who hated himself' by Walt Coburn
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We learn: I’ll never see Nates (from words about books) beautiful face Cowboys are also called “Cow-punchers” for some reason Cowboy sleuths always know who did the crime, they just let the guilty simmer in their guilt. Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/pioneer-cattlemen-in-montana-the-story-of-the-circle-c-ranch-walt-coburn…
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I spent last week gadding about the Carolinas doing shows and enjoying the South, eating eggs and grits and hearing the waitress say, “Can I get you more coffee, darling?” and encountering Republicans, a tribe rarer than Mohicans on the West Side of Manhattan where I live. I miss them. My uncles tended Republican, believing in personal responsibili…
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Ujju Aggarwal, "Unsettling Choice: Race, Rights, and the Partitioning of Public Education" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)
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What do universal rights to public goods like education mean when codified as individual, private choices? Is the “problem” of school choice actually not about better choices for all but, rather, about the competition and exclusion that choice engenders—guaranteeing a system of winners and losers? Unsettling Choice: Race, Rights, and the Partitioni…
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Matt Stoller, "Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy" (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
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In Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy (Simon & Schuster, 2019), Matt Stoller explains how authoritarianism and populism have returned to American politics for the first time in eighty years, as the outcome of the 2016 election shook our faith in democratic institutions. It has brought to the fore dangerous forces that ma…
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An interview with Erik Larson, author of the new book, The Demon of Unrest. The book examines the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War.By Bob Kustra
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‘Get Out’ meets ‘The Stepford Wives’ in Nicola Yoon’s new thriller
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New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s new novel, “One of our Kind,” is one of the most talked about books of the summer. On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, Yoon joins MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk about what led her to write a book about finding the sinister in a Shangri-La. When does our natural bent to protect and enjoy becom…
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166. Reading Challenge: Read a book by, about, or featuring a person with a disability
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This week on The Book Drop, we offer up books written by or about a person with a disability for the latest OPL Reading Challenge category and discuss representation in media. All the books and resources we talk about in this episode can be found here. Happening at the Library: Read to a Dog Saturday, July 20, 10:30am-11:30am, Milton R. Abrahams Br…
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1165: Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama
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Today’s poem is Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “When lost, truth is, someone always rescued me from my disorientation. Today’s poem reminds me that we are a single body, reliant on each other to find our way.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdo…
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Ep 368 - Dealing With Bad Book Opinions with Jordan Morris!
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Brea and Mallory have special guest Jordan Morris on the show to talk about how to deal with people’s bad book opinions, test out reading on the TV, and recommend books with weird comp titles. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - Dipsea www.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Pair Eyewear …
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Emma and Joe recommend The Film Library podcast! Follow the show: The Film Library: a Kanopy Podcast. Watch season 1 here. Dive into the rich world of cinema with The Film Library, a brand-new podcast presented by Kanopy, the free streaming service available through participating public and academic libraries. Join hosts Alonso Duralde and Daniel T…
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Episode 336 - Less Screen Time, More Talk Time
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On this week's show, Nicole discusses the importance of monitoring your child's screen time, and has some suggestions for books you can take out from our collection. And speaking of books, Sara has a stack of interesting books on communication and why we need to talk with each other instead of at each other.…
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Cook County has a lot of artificial lakes. Many of them were once large pits left behind by major construction projects. Now, they serve as habitats for wildlife and recreation for residents.
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Kevin Loughran, "Parks for Profit: Selling Nature in the City" (Columbia UP, 2022)
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A new kind of city park has emerged in the early twenty-first century. Postindustrial parks transform the derelict remnants of an urban past into distinctive public spaces that meld repurposed infrastructure, wild-looking green space, and landscape architecture. For their proponents, they present an opportunity to turn disused areas into neighborho…
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Seth A. Berkowitz, "Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)
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Health inequity is one of the defining problems of our time. But current efforts to address the problem focus on mitigating the harms of injustice rather than confronting injustice itself. In Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024), Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, offers an innovative vision for t…
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Today’s poem is Act of Gratitude by Cyrus Cassells. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Reading poems that strike big-hearted notes of the ecstatic have me celebrate my own victories and joys, small things in life that are meaningful, yet unnoticeable to the distracted eye: a child’s hug at the end of bedtime, …
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Writing in English and Arabic with Gretchen McCullough
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Lost Her Sight but Not Her Imagination with Chrissy Hartmann
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Episode three hundred seven – part two Jenn chatted with Jared Jared Pechaček about his beautiful and singular THE WEST PASSAGE, a multi-POV high fantasy with distinctly dreamlike and surreal vibes. They chat about story, about worldbuilding or the lack thereof, and about dream logic.By Syosset Public Library - Librarians
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Episode three hundred seven – part five Jenn was thrilled to chat with Lev Grossman about his long-awaited follow-up to THE MAGICIANS trilogy. THE BRIGHT SWORD is a creative and compelling new take on Arthurian legend, set in a fallen world after Arthur’s death.By Syosset Public Library - Librarians
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Episode three hundred seven – part threeBy Syosset Public Library - Librarians
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Episode three hundred seven – part one Terry J. Benton-Walker stopped by to talk about editing and contributing to THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST: 13 SCARY STORIES OF FEAR AND POWER, a gorgeously chilling edited volume that brings together horror stories from 13 amazing BIPOC authors!By Syosset Public Library - Librarians
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Episode three hundred seven – part four In 2022, Balazs Lorinczi appeared on the show to discuss his graphic novel debut, DOUGHNUTS AND DOOM. Now he’s back to talk about WOLFPITCH, a charming rom-com about a supernatural all-girl rock band.By Syosset Public Library - Librarians
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Introduction to the Mystery Genre pt. 2: Author and Title Guide
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Last week on All About Books it was “The History of Mysteries”. This Thursday, our genre guide, Scott Clark from Lincoln City Libraries, suggests titles and authors for every mystery category.By Nebraska Public Media
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It’s not too late to catch up on your summer reading. But the conundrum is always: what do I read next? We have some answers from members of the Junior Librarian Commmitee at Scripps Middle School in Michigan. In fact, we turn the microphone over to librarian Lauren Dulmage who asks our favorite question: what’s your favorite book? Twilight - Steph…
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Today’s poem is Voice Clear As by Kemi Alabi. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Long ago, I knew I needed a new conception of heaven. The one with pearly white gates and winged angels from my youth in church just wasn’t working for me. I mean, I get clouds and blue skies as symbols of ascension from earthly p…
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The Book Show| Doris Kearns Goodwin – An Unfinished Love Story – Part 2
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Doris Kearns Goodwin is one of America’s most beloved historians. She joins us to discuss her new book “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s,” where she artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history.By WAMC
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1162: But Beautiful by Rodney Terich Leonard
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Today’s poem is But Beautiful by Rodney Terich Leonard. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Some poets aim for meaning and clarity of emotion. And then, the best does that and more. They also play language as though words were comprised of tones and notes, as though the poem were a musical composition. They tre…
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At the Sewanee Writers’ Conference with Leah Stewart
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It’s summertime, and writers, you know what that means: it’s conference season! To celebrate, we’re speaking with Leah Stewart, the director of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, one of the best and most prestigious writing workshops in the country. Stewart shares how the conference works, the changes she’s made since taking the reins as director, ti…
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In this epic novel, New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner explores the lives of three generations of women tied together by love, hope, dreams, ambition — and family secrets. Potent, poetic, powerful, told with deep love, and spanning from the Great Migration to the civil unrest of the 1960s to the quest for women’s equality in the early…
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Today’s poem is Each Morning Again by Rose McLarney. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “My daily routines present no surprises; they keep the beat of my life. The foreseeable brings me comfort. I typically stick to the script of the previous day. But writing poetry is something that disrupts my set pattern. Co…
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Emma welcomes debut author Sarah Crouch to the podcast to discuss her book, Middletide! They chat about the book, the writing process, how Sarah found her agent, 90s nostalgia, inspiration from Harlan Coben and Frieda McFadden, the value of libraries, and escapism in reading. Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on …
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Carl Öhman, "The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die. These days, so much of our lives takes place online—but what about our afterlives? Thanks to the digital trails that we leave behind, our identities can now be reconstructed after our death. In fact, AI technology is already enabling us to “interact” with the …
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