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The Sandwich Generation and Book Recommendations

Books Are My People - June 17, 2024 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
On episode 128 I speak with author Catherine Newman about summer hair, humor as survival strategy and Catherine’s previous job working in a sandwich shop. This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by Let Gravity Seize the Dead  by Darrin Doyle.  Sandwich by Catherine Newman We All Wan...

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Writing Lessons From A Centenarian with Babette Hughes

Alchemy for Authors - June 16, 2024 21:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors! In this week’s episode I interview author and centenarian, Babette Hughes, about writing later in life, and her new book, Lessons in Evil. We also discuss: ·       Why Babette waited until her eighties to become a published author. ·       Why we...

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Lois Leveen: A Spy in the Confederate White House

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin - June 16, 2024 06:30 - 28 minutes
Dialogue host Marcia Franklin talks with historical novelist Lois Leveen about two of her works: The Secrets of Mary Bowser, about a former slave who was a spy in the Confederate White House, and Juliet's Nurse, which imagines the life of the nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Franklin as...

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175 Things Police See With Sergeant Steve Gould! (Part Two)

Cops and Writers Podcast - June 16, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Welcome back everybody to the conclusion of my interview with with non-other than the host of the wildly popular podcast, Things Police See, Sergeant Steve Gould! If you love police stories, you are going to want to listen to my interviews with Steve! Steve Gould has 17 years in law enforcement...

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Beyond the Bookstore: Creative Marketing Strategies for Consistent Sales

Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast - June 14, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this exciting episode we're breaking away from traditional book marketing methods and exploring innovative, fun, and often easy-to-implement strategies to boost your book sales. If you're looking to make a splash in the literary world, don't miss this! We’ll delve in...

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We want you to be a part of episode 100!

James and Ashley Stay at Home - June 13, 2024 20:00 - 3 minutes
We want to hear from you! The 100th episode of 'James and Ashley Stay at Home' is fast approaching, and it’s going to be a very special one. To celebrate this milestone, we want you to send us a voice memo with your thoughts, comments and memories about the show, to be included in episode 100....

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S:6 E:30 The Kauai Writers Conference with Director David Katz. Discount Code in The Description.

Books That Make You Podcast - June 12, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Books That Make You – Take Off for the Incredible Kauai Writers Conference If you have a love for the literary, if you take refuge and escape in the written word, then you may dream of writing your own story. Or maybe you’ve already written a book—or books!—or are curious about writing for T...

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98 | Come for the misophonia with Imbi Neeme, author of 'Kind of, Sort of, Maybe but Probably Not'

James and Ashley Stay at Home - June 11, 2024 20:00 - 45 minutes
We've made it to episode 98! Author Imbi Neeme joins James and Ashley to discuss life with misophonia, a hypersensitivity to sounds that she describes as 'like a cheese grater against the brain'. Imbi speaks both about how she discovered that her personal experiences are shared by others, and ho...

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Book Release Celebration: The Queen's Faithful Companion with Eliza Knight and Sophie Perinot

History, Books & Wine Podcast - June 11, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Today I’m excited to introduce you to our special guest, co-host Sophie Perinot also known as Evie Hawtrey. Sophie is a fellow historical fiction author who you may recognize from titles we’ve written together including A Day of Fire and Ribbons of Scarlet. She also happens to be one of my criti...

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#345 – Maximizing Your Book Marketing with Mal Cooper

Kobo Writing Life Podcast - June 11, 2024 13:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
In this episode, we are joined by Malorie Cooper, author and co-founder of The Writing Wives, where Malorie and her wife Jill offer author coaching and author marketing services! Mal writes science fiction titles under M.D. Cooper and non-fiction titles under Mal Cooper, with a focus on Faceboo...

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6.23 Gigi Ganguly: A World Where Clouds, Crows and Cocoons Are One

Books and Beyond with Bound - June 11, 2024 12:30 - 55 minutes
Can a corvid detective solve a murder? Why does the weather department need a singer? And how does a cloud herder take care of his flock? Find out the truth behind all these stories in Gigi Ganguly’s new book “Biopeculiar”.  This is the first-ever book of Westland’s new speculative imprint ‘IF’...

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Depression and the Christian Writer

Your Best Writing Life - June 11, 2024 06:00 - 33 minutes
What did you think of this episode? How can I manage depression as a Christian writer? Today’s guest shares how to make the most of your energy levels and moodiness. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful...

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Beth Gilstrap and Lee Potts (Of Desire, Film, and "the Dark Side of Longing for Community")

Of Poetry Podcast - June 11, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Read: Excerpt from Beth Gilstrap's There is News Along the Ohio River (Cincinnati Review), and Lee Potts' "A Time of Splinters" (Moist Poetry Journal) Purchase: Deadheading & Other Stories (Red Hen Press, 2021) by Beth Gilstrap and We Will Miss the Stars in the Morningby Lee Potts Bet...

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Episode 662: Clare Pooley

Writer's Bone - June 11, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Author Clare Pooley (Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, The Authenticity Project) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her new book How to Age Disgracefully, out today from Pamela Dorman Books. To learn more about Clare Pooley, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly spo...

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Randi-Lee Bowslaugh, Author-YouTuber

Inside the Minds of Authors - June 11, 2024 01:53 - 26 minutes
Happy Monday, Fabulous Listener! Welcome to Inside the Minds of Authors. Today is a monumental day for us. We are celebrating our 200th episode! Why I didn’t mention it in the show is beyond me. I’m so proud of the work we have done over the last few years and all the amazing authors that have...

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Sorry About the Fire with Colleen Coco Collins

All Write in Sin City - June 09, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Colleen Coco Collins is an interdisciplinary artist of Irish, French, and Odawa descent, working in songwriting, performance, poetry and visual arts. She’s worked as a gallery director, in forestry, fossil preparation, and renovation; as an autism support worker, teacher, and women’s shelter cou...

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Eric Liu: Citizen Power

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin - June 09, 2024 06:30 - 29 minutes
  As the United States heads for what portends to be a raucous convention season, Dialogue host Marcia Franklin talks with Eric Liu, the founder of Citizen University in Seattle, about whether it’s even possible in a seemingly fractured society to have a civil discussion about politics. Liu, a...

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174 Things Police See With Sergeant Steve Gould! (Part One)

Cops and Writers Podcast - June 09, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Welcome everybody to part one of this special two-part episode with none other than the host of the wildly popular podcast, Things Police See, Sergeant Steve Gould! If you love police stories, you are going to want to listen to my interviews with Steve! Steve Gould has 17 years in law enforceme...

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88: Check-in and Unraveling the Mystery: The Photograph, Part 3

Books by DL White Bookcast - June 08, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes
Send me fan mail! I woke up with a craving for tacos but first I had to record the Bookcast. Episode 88 brings updates on reading and writing as a self published author of romantic fiction that centers Black love. I also recorded part 3 of my four part serial, THE PHOTOGRAPH. Woot. Books on sa...

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255: The Good and The Bad: Advice from our Listeners

Christian Indie Writers' Podcast - June 07, 2024 15:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Advice: Harper Lee once said, “Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” Well, the wiseguys of this podcast hope you enjoy this episode full of great advice, as well as some terrible advice, from our fans and listeners. Support this ministry on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christi...

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Amazon Update: Critical Changes to Book Descriptions

Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast - June 07, 2024 07:00 - 10 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this eye-opening episode  we dive into Amazon’s latest updates that are shaking up the way book descriptions are managed on the platform. For authors who use Author Central, these changes are crucial to understand if you want to keep your book pages in top form.  Joi...

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Episode 661: George Pelecanos

Writer's Bone - June 07, 2024 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Best-selling author and Emmy-nominated scribe George Pelecanos joins Daniel Ford to chat about his latest book Buster: A Dog.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Chelsea Devantez and her upcoming book I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), Libro.fm, and Everyday Shakesp...

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Forrest Gump’s Nasty Heart (In the 1986 Novel)

Ink to Film - June 06, 2024 21:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 88 ratings
Winston Groom’s original character is markedly different from the Tom Hanks version that won over the world. In episode 313, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as the wonder what drew Robert Zemeckis to this version of Gump, wrestle with an orangutan named “Sue,” break down what makes satire effec...

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6.22 Liz Nugent: The Secret to Award-Winning Irish Crime Thrillers

Books and Beyond with Bound - June 04, 2024 12:30 - 1 hour
Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. This is the basic plot of ‘Strange Sally Diamond’ whose author, Liz Nugent joined Tara and Michelle on this episode of Books & Beyond...

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8 Strategies for Distracted Writers with Penny Reeve

Your Best Writing Life - June 04, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes
What did you think of this episode?  Are you clear about reaching your writing goals, or are you caught up in doing false work? Today’s guest supplies eight strategies for distracted writers. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conferen...

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Episode 660: Morgan Talty, Author of Fire Exit

Writer's Bone - June 04, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Award-winning author Morgan Talty (Night of the Living Rez) returns to the show and talks with Daniel Ford about his debut novel Fire Exit, out now from Tin House. To learn more about Morgan Talty, visit his official website and listen to our first interview with the author. Also read his essa...

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Espionage and WWII with Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

History, Books & Wine Podcast - June 04, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger. On this episode we’re going to talk about Chrystyna’s book The American Wife, espionage and WWII. Paired with this episode: Chrystyna: Gin Rickey Eliza: Carmel Road, Cabernet Sauvignon Chrystyna's Book: The American Wife...

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David A. Bowles, Award-Winning Author

Inside the Minds of Authors - June 04, 2024 01:27 - 18 minutes
Happy Monday, Fabulous Listener! Welcome to Inside the Minds of Authors. Hope you are doing amazing on this lovely Monday evening. We have the pleasure of chatting with the Award-Winning Author, David A. Bowles. We are discussing his latest book, The Sherriff of Starr County. David A. Bowles...

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Me, Myself and I: Celebrating Five Years of Podcasting with a Special Guest

Books Are My People - June 03, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
These week, on episode 127  I take it back to the OG days of the podcast five years ago when I struggled to get a guest on the show. Now, I am so lucky to get to pick amazing guests! This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by The Year We Danced: A Memoir by Stephen E. Smith  Books R...

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Curtis Sittenfeld on Alice Munro

Book Fight - June 03, 2024 11:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 242 ratings
We continue our "marriage plot" season with guest Curtis Sittenfeld (Prep, American Wife, Romantic Comedy) who talks us through one of her favorite Alice Munro stories, why she admires it, and how it's influenced her own work. Plus: Are trains romantic? Is some writing trying too hard to be sexy...