Watchung Booksellers' community of writers and readers dive deep into what they do for the love of books. Watchung Booksellers is located in the heart of Montclair, NJ, a literary beacon filled with writers, journalists, publishers, and avid readers. Each year we host hundreds of author events and every day the most interesting and dedicated readers walk through our doors. Their insights and enthusiasm have inspired us to share our conversations with book-lovers everywhere. We invite you to ...
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Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Sat ...
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Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)
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Professional Booksellers. Casual Drinkers.
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A podcast about two friends who work at a bookstore and talk about books and other bookish things!
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Jumpstart your Amazon bookselling business. Join us biweekly, as we answer listener questions, cover all the important concepts you will need to understand when starting your Amazon bookselling Journey
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THE BIBLIO FILE is a podcast about "the book," and an inquiry into the wider world of book culture. Hosted by Nigel Beale it features wide ranging, long-form conversations with authors, poets, book publishers, booksellers, book editors, book collectors, book makers, book scholars, book critics, book designers, book publicists, literary agents and many others inside the book trade and out - from writer to reader.
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3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 22-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Shirley The Nurse, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Angie Thomas, David Mitchell, Surgeon Ge ...
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"Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)" wants to make you a smarter publisher by giving you access to powerful ideas, strategies, and tools for success. Our interview guests are independent publishers, author publishers, and hybrid publishers, as well as distributors, printers, reviewers, booksellers, marketers, visionaries, and opinion leaders from all sectors of the book publishing industry. We are sponsored and supported by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the large ...
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We are Kimi and Fiona, now an ex-bookselling duo who love books so much, we decided to start this podcast. We have a passion for books as well as many other things which may occasionally appear in our podcasts.
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The Bookseller Podcast is a monthly books podcast hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink. Every month, avid readers can listen to an author interview, discover new releases, meet an independent bookseller and get the latest book recommendations from the experts. With previously interviewed authors including Lee Child, Sarah Perry, David Nicholls and Bernardine Evaristo, you won't want to miss out. Whether you’re commuting, listening at work, or relaxing at home, take The Bookseller Po ...
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A monthly discussion with independent booksellers in Metro Detroit, what they're excited about, reading and recommending.
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We're no longer producing new episodes of this show, but you can find us now at Poured Over on Apple Podcasts. Every author has a story beyond the one that they put down on paper. The Barnes & Noble Podcast goes between the lines with today's most interesting writers, exploring what inspires them, what confounds them, and what they were thinking when they wrote the books we’re talking about.
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There is always one more book that is waiting to be read!My name is Florence Oriwo and am a certified book & wine lover. But in this Podcast, we are going to focus only on Books.Join me, listen to me, share with me...
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From BookNet Canada, the latest on book publishing, data, retail, and technology.
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Explore the stories behind the young adult books you love with the B&N YA Podcast. Join host Melissa Albert, editor of the B&N Teen Blog and bestselling author of The Hazel Wood, as she sits down with fellow YA authors to talk about books, life, their teen years, their pop cultural obsessions, and how they came up with the stories that keep us up at night. Subscribe to listen in on fascinating new conversations every other week.
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The new London Book Fair FREE podcasts include views from key figures within the industry and interviews with the three authors taking part in the LBF Author of the Day programme. The podcasts will include a mix of both audio and video episodes. The London Book Fair is held on the 14-16 April 2008, at Earls Court, London. Find out more at www.londonbookfair.co.uk
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Forward Radio is independent, listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, grassroots community radio WFMP-LP Louisville, Kentucky. We have been broadcasting at 106.5fm and live-streaming at forwardradio.org since April 9, 2017. Please donate at forwardradio.org to keep us on-air. It costs $20/day to keep this programming coming your way.
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The Write Approach is a podcast for writers to learn more about the craft and business of writing. It is hosted by USA Today bestselling author Barbara Hinske and J. W. Judge. Hinske has written more than twenty women's fiction and mystery novels, including The Christmas Club which became a Hallmark movie. Judge has authored five novels, including the trilogy The Zauberi Chronicles, and the non-fiction book, Write Your Novel One Day at a Time. You can find out more about the hosts and this p ...
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The Written in Melanin Podcast is the space where you come for your weekly dose of melanated creativity. Hosted by C. M. Lockhart, an author of fantasy books featuring Black girls who aren't all that nice, and the owner of the Melanin Library, this podcast is a glimpse into the journey of Black authors. New episodes are released every other Wednesday! Purchase her latest book from her website https://CMLockhart.com 🤎
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Perks of Being a Book Lover is a show about books, people who read, and how reading, at its very best, is a social experience. Whether it be a book club, a poetry slam, or the production of a play; words are meant to be shared. Keep up with us on FB.
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In every episode we look inside the daily diary of a writer, to peak at the secrets of their success. How do they plan their day and maximise their creativity, in order to plot and publish a bestseller?Some are frantic night-owls, others roll out of bed into their desks, and a few lock themselves away for days in the woods - but none have a regular 9 to 5, and we'll find out how they've managed it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Talk of Iowa is a place for Iowans to connect to our shared culture and what it means to live in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to discuss the arts, history, literature and everything else happening in Iowa. Every day brings something new — even if it's in a recurring segment like Talk of Iowa Book Club or comes from a familiar voice on Horticulture Day.
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Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever a book they may have missed as a kid. After that, they'll be asked to spill all the feels and all the opinions about that book on the air for your podcast-listening pleasure. Every Tuesday, you can find us breaking down an old school read from our tween and teen days on a new episode of the show. We'll cover everything from The Baby- ...
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Joe Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm, a 25-year-old midlist publishing and distribution company that has sold millions of books. Elly Blue is the editorial and marketing director at Microcosm. Joe is also the author of A People’s Guide to Publishing, which distills what they’ve learned over the past 25 years in 416 pages. Together, they distill this knowledge for other publishers and people who simply want to understand the publishing industry. ************ Thank you for watching the ...
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The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social ...
The Creative Process · Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Technology...
Ten minute highlights of the popular The Creative Process & One Planet podcasts. Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, leaders & public figures share real experiences & offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Neil Pat ...
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Join Aaron Armstrong, Dave Schroeder and friends as they talk about the books they love (and many they really don't) to help you be a better reader.
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Do you love movies? We do! Join Justin and The Cinemaiden as they love nothing more than watching movies, especially at the theater. Join us for our casually fun film discussions. Each episode we will also give at home recommendations, top lists, and the occasional trailer talk. You never know there might even be a few crazy plot twists along the way! Thanks for checking out The Cinema Guys!
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We are booksellers who want to talk about bookselling and the book industry with other manner of booksellers and book people -- the good, the bad, the ugly, the sincere, the lies ... all of it.
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A podcast about writing, work, and friendship.
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Prolific readers Alice Slater and Bethany Rutter take a literary theme, from ghost stories to crime to fat women, and chat about it for the next 40 minutes. Follow us on Twitter @WhatPagePod (https://twitter.com/WhatPagePod)
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Poetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & Creativity
Writing: Creative Process Original Series
Poetry episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. Listen to poets reading their poetry & discuss their lives, work & creative process. Includes environmental poetry, humanities & activism. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conv ...
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Banned Voices preserves the stories of authors, editors, and publishers who have experienced censorship or persecution. We strive to be politically neutral, giving a platform for all kinds of thinkers from around the world and across the political spectrum to tell their own personal stories from their own perspectives. We are the official podcast of the Banned Books Museum, a museum in Tallinn, Estonia that preserves and exhibits banned, censored, and burned books from around the world.
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The Make Books Travel podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the international publishing scene. Literary agent Marleen Seegers interviews the industry's key players, who all have one thing in common: they make books travel, for instance from one language to another, from manuscript to published book, or from page to screen. Find out how and why they do what they do, and so much more!
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An interview podcast about working in publishing, featuring professionals across a wide array of roles, in both junior and senior positions, from independent and corporate publishers, in academic and trade, as well as literary agents and founders of innovative start-ups. They tell us about their career path, the latest trends in the book industry, and they give advice for jobseekers and book recommendations for all of us book lovers. Cover portrait by Ellie Beadle. Website: www.publishing-in ...
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Is marketing essential to the success of a book? How much money do authors actually make? Is audio the next big opportunity for writers? How are Book NFTs and Writing AI changing the world?Bound presents ‘The Book People’, a pathbreaking podcast and video series that demystifies the Indian publishing industry. Writer and editor Aishwarya Javalgekar chats with content professionals, industry insiders and disruptors to bust myths and uncover the biggest opportunities and challenges for writers ...
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Everybody Hates Self-Publishing explores the good, the bad and the ugly of creating and producing your own work. Self-published authors will find advice on writing, book marketing and getting your book in bookstores. Aspiring writers will learn about being an indie publisher: Being an entrepreneur, creating your own DIY publishing house and thriving as an indie publisher means connecting with readers, booksellers and librarians and competing in a market that favors traditional publishing. Ho ...
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In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, Janet Torsney and Margot Sage-EL sit down to discuss the wonderful partnership between the Montclair Public Library and Watchung Booksellers--two institutions in Montclair devoted to the love of books. Guest Bios: Janet Torsney became the director of the Montclair Public Library in August 2022 af…
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What books — fiction and nonfiction — should adult readers add to their 2024 summer reading list?By Charity Nebbe, Caitlin Troutman, Madeleine Willis
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REPLAY - Summer Reading 2023 with guest Bookseller Sam Miller
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****We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading! At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam M…
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Perks Replay | Bookseller Sam Miller | Summer Reading 2023 | 6-19-24
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We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading!At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller…
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Shaun Bythell, author of 'The Diary of a Bookseller' - Scotland's most famous bookseller discusses editing diaries, why everyone loves a bookshop, and style guides
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Shaun Bythell runs 'The Bookshop' in Wigtown, it's Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop, and is now incredibly popular. Back in 2017, Shaun published, 'The Diary of a Bookseller', a book filled with his daily experiences running the store. People fell in love with his wry musings, the life of a bookseller, and it became a Sunday Times bestseller…
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Episode 266: Can booksellers increase bonding over Corgis? Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop
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Publishers often think of booksellers as our frontline marketing force; the people who we outsource our jobs to. This week, Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop does a great job of outlining the actual role that bookstores play in a daily role. It's more matchmaking than pushing the newest thing on some poor, unsuspecting browser. It's a deep game of fami…
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bookseller at an independent bookstore? Kate from Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ—who you might also recognize as @thesaltybookworm—is on SSR to answer all of your questions! Kate tells us… * How she transitioned from being a teacher to a bookseller * How the team chooses backlist titles to stock …
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Hard Truths about the Bookselling Business with Angela Redden
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For the last several years, Angela Redden has been the owner of Reading Rock Books in Dickson, Tennessee. In that time, she has had lots of experiences with authors peddling their books to her. As it concerns indie authors, more of those experiences have been bad than good. In Episode 74 of The Write Approach, there are some hard truths about the b…
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Book Recommendations from a bookseller ft. Angela Franklin (Dakar, Senegal)
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Send us a Text Message. On my recent trip to Dakar Senegal, I had the opportunity to visit 'Chez Alpha Books', an independent bookstore & had a conversation with Angela Franklin, the owner. Bookstore https://www.chezalphabks.com/ Books mentioned; 'The Third Life of Grange Coperland' by Alice Walker 'Zenzele: A letter for my daughter' by J. Nozipo M…
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Chasten Buttigieg grew up in rural Michigan and struggled to come out to his parents. His memoir, I Have To Tell You Something was adapted to target a young adult audience.By Charity Nebbe, Caitlin Troutman, Natalie Dunlap, Madeleine Willis
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REPLAY - Laugh Out Loud Lit: A Book Rec Episode
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We are on summer hiatus until July 10, 2024. Until then, please check out this episode about humor and books that made us laugh. It originally aired April 2023. Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh. For show notes for any episode, go …
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Perks REPLAY Laugh Out Loud Lit: A Book Rec Episode
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We are on summer hiatus until July 10, 2024. Until then, please check out this episode about humor and books that made us laugh that originally aired April 2023.Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh.For show notes for any episode, go t…
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In the 2024 WNBA draft, rookie Kate Martin joined fellow Hawkeye alum Megan Gustafson on the Las Vegas Aces. They share their experiences, and author Claire Lombardo discusses her second novel.By Charity Nebbe, Caitlin Troutman, Danielle Gehr, Madeleine Willis
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Bear by Julia Phillips is a wild story about the collision between people's dreams and animals' realities. Phillips joins us to talk about writing with themes of isolation and survival, the emotional intensity of relationships between sisters, her reading habits and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted …
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Episode 280: Keep Out, Claudia! (Baby-Sitters Club #56)
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For the first time this year, we’re back to Stoney Brook with our favorite sitters! The fifty-sixth book in the series explores blatant racism… while the girls produce a musical with their young charges. There’s a lot going on! Episode 280 breaks down the way race and racism are portrayed in Ann M. Martin’s fictional world, looking closely at which…
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Single Payer Radio | Taking Advantage: How Corporate Insurers Harm America’s Seniors | 6-24-24
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Single Payer Radio | Taking Advantage: How Corporate Insurers Harm America’s Seniors | 6-24-24 by Forward RadioBy Forward Radio
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Taking Advantage How Corporate Health Insurers Harm America’s Seniors 2024 - 06 - 24
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Broadcast of a PNHP hosted a webinar highlighting the many ways that health insurance corporations harm seniors in so-called “Medicare Advantage” plans—from limiting their choice of doctor, to demanding sky-high out-of-pocket payments, to outright denying care.By Forward Radio
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Best practices for navigating cybersecurity
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In this month’s podcast episode, we talk to Nick Maturo, Interim Executive Director at the English Language Arts Network (ELAN), to delve into the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident that ELAN faced a few years ago. Nick offers valuable insights into the incident's repercussions, the invaluable lessons learned from the experience, as well as the …
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Sustainability Now! | Deanna Rushing | Sacrifice Zones | June 24, 2024
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On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to introduce you to our newest volunteer programmer here at Forward Radio, Deanna Rushing (aka “Stretch”). Deanna is the host of a new show called “Sacrifice Zones.” As she points out, we all live in a Sacrifice Zone, separated only by how well insulated we are in settler colonial projects.…
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Access Hour | Sacrifice Zones | Pilot 2 | Noelle Tennis-Gulden | Doctrine of Discovery | 6-26-24
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On this week's Access Hour, we bring you the second pilot of a new program here on Forward Radio, Sacrifice Zones, hosted by Stretch. We all live in a Sacrifice Zone, separated only by how well insulated we are in settler colonial projects. This week's guest is Noelle Tennis-Gulden discussing the Doctrine of Discovery. Further resources on this top…
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LIVE from Bluegrass VegFest 2024 | June 22, 2024
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Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor, providing wall-to-wall live coverage, of the 5th Annual Bluegrass VegFest held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Mellwood Art Center. Tune in for a sample of Kentuckiana’s Largest Vegan Food Festival. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.comIn addition to mouthwatering plant-based cuisine from over 20 resta…
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Which plants are best suitable for backyard gardening in containers?By Charity Nebbe, Aaron Steil, Madeleine Willis
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Edmund White and Garth Greenwell on NOCTURNES FOR THE KING OF NAPLES
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Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White with a foreword by Garth Greenwell reflects on love, life and time in this stunning epistolary novel. Both authors joined us to talk to us about bringing back this novel from 1978, the evolution of style and themes, musicality in creative writing and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This e…
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Chapter 137: Jonathan Franzen finds fellow freaks and forges fantastic fiction
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I remember getting the knife. It was near Christmas about 10 years ago and Leslie and I were zipping up a tiny suitcase before a beach trip with her grandparents and extended family. We weren’t married and I was making a desperate last-second plea to stuff a 576-page novel called ‘The Corrections’ by Jonathan Franzen into our bag. “It just won’t fi…
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EP 367 - Amazing Stories, Fanzines, and Community with Lloyd Penney
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Mark interviews Lloyd Penney, the editor of Amazing Stories magazine about his work on Amazing Stories, his forty years of engagement with the fanzine community, and more. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishin…
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Ian Birch is "former editorial director of Hearst UK and Emap. He began his magazine career in the late 1970s as a reporter for Melody Maker before moving to Smash Hits where he was assistant editor for three years. His first launch and editorship came in the late 1980s with Sky Magazine. At Hearst UK he was publisher of Company, Esquire and Harper…
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Economic Impact | Episode 33 | Louisville's Economic Opportunity Zones
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A discussion of the results so far of Louisville's Economic Opportunity Zones (EOZs) which were started in 2018.By Forward Radio
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#222 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | "On Truth" Discussion with Chris Poche | June 20, 2024
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Patty and Brian discuss Harry Frankfurt's "On Truth," the prolegomena to "On Bullshit." Chris Poche, local Philosopher and Librarian, joins us for Part One of this multi-part discussion.By Forward Radio
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School is out, and Iowa youth librarians and children book sellers are stocking their shelves with the perfect summer reads for kids.By Charity Nebbe, Madeleine Willis, Caitlin Troutman
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Episode 267: What if someone else just published the same book?
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It happens all the time. One of our distributed publishers got in touch, horrified and terrified that MacMillan had just published the same book that she did the week before. She thought it would cannibalize her sales. Many authors and publishers keep this stuff close to the chest. Not us. We follow the Paul Hawken school of being your best, indivi…
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Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. Sloan joins us to talk about imaging the future in his writing, creating unique and engaging stories, literature as nourishment and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book reco…
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Solito, tells the story of author Javier Zamora's migration journey from El Salvador to the United States. Zamora traveled unaccompanied at the age of 9 years old.By Charity Nebbe, Caitlin Troutman, Madeleine Willis
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