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Paper Trails - Season 4 Episode 11: We get really personal | How to stop worrying by Dale Carnegie

Paper Trails Podcast - April 30, 2024 00:08 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this latest episode, we delve into the timeless classic, "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie. This book, an essential guide for many, provides practical advice and thoughtful insights on how to break free from the chains of anxiety and stress. We explore Carnegie's invalu...

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A book for kids who want to rule the universe

3 Books With Neil Pasricha - April 28, 2024 07:33 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 246 ratings
Pages are 333-second or less pulls from Chapters of 3 Books.   They are released at 3:33am between Chapters.     Page 111 comes from Chapter 11 with Kerri Kolen, editor of 'The Happiness Equation,' 'Lion,' and 'A Stolen Life.'   Listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapt...

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Episode 84: Weird Era feat. Myriam Lacroix

Weird Era - April 26, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, Alex talks to Myriam Lacroix about her novel, How It Works Out, queer fiction, the Canadian literary landscape, love as hunger, and parallel worlds. About Myriam Lacroix: MYRIAM LACROIX was born in Montreal to a Québécois mother and a Moroccan father, and currently lives in Vancouver. ...

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392. Major Moments BOOK 5 - Dolores Umbridge

Tales from Godric’s Hollow - Discussing Harry Potter Books, Movies, and News - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 251 ratings
Joe, Lauren, and Alex dive back into Major Moments of Book 5 and talk about the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class with Dolores Umbridge! They discuss exciting news for those who enjoy listening to the audiobooks on Audible, and they debate Harry's worst teacher on his first day back on t...

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Gareth Brown

Wine, Women and Words - April 24, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Diana gets to sit down and chat with author Gareth Brown about The Book of Doors. We discuss the importance of first lines, writing during the pandemic and how to write the best book you can. Pick up your copy here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-of-doors-gareth-brown/20297550?ean=97800...

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A Conversation with Rachel Renée and Nikki Russell

Book Club for Kids - April 24, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 331 ratings
How do you work with your mother on a book? How do you work on 15 books with your mother? We talk to the mother/daughter team behind Dork Diaries, Rachel Renée and Nikki Russell. Kitty Felde is host.

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Gypsy Rose “Mommy Issues” Blanchard

Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily - April 24, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
MOTHER ALERT ! It’s Gypsy Rose Blanchard week, and we are unpacking her recently published eBook "Released: Conversations On The Eve of Freedom with Melissa Moore." With empathy and humor she discusses her Munchausen Mama, Wicca, bottoming for butches in prison, true crime adaptation ethics, why...

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Chapter 135: Cal Newport severs cell subservience to steep slow success

3 Books With Neil Pasricha - April 23, 2024 23:48 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 246 ratings
Cal Newport is a guide, a visionary, a role model to me and millions of others on living an intentional and productive life amidst our noisy, scatterbrained, tech-drenched world. He’s an MIT-trained computer science professor at Georgetown University and author of 10 books which have collectiv...

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The Inheritance Games

Lit Sh*t - April 23, 2024 04:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
We love puzzles and we love discussing a longtime Staci favorite-The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.  This book is kind of like YA "Knives Out" meets "Ready Player One" and we're here for all the twists, turns, riddles, and games.

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Taurus Four by Rena Vale *Patron's Choice* - Episode 190

Terrible Book Club - April 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 46 ratings
Our Patron BeastwiththeLeast requested that we read Rena Vale's Taurus Four from 1970. How could such a dusty, seemingly insignificant sci-fi paperback have roused so much ire? Get your spacesuits on for a journey through misogyny, weed fear-mongering, and communist hysteria on planets near and ...

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SWR Minisode: Get in the Booth! with Author Winnifred Tataw

SHE WELL READ - April 22, 2024 18:26 - 52 minutes
Hey well read baddies, welcome to another #Black365 minisode! Today we are joined by the multi-talented author and entrepreneur, Winnifred Tataw, for a deep dive into the art of storytelling and the nuances of self-publishing. Winnie, the creative force behind Win's Books LLC, shares her journey ...

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Episode 83: Weird Era feat. Lauren Oyler

Weird Era - April 19, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Lauren Oyler: Lauren Oyler's essays on books and culture appear regularly in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, Harper's, and other publications. Her debut novel, Fake Accounts, was published in 2021. She lives in Berlin. About No Judgement: From the national b...

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PATREON PREVIEW: "Slicing Jamon" w/ John Early & Theda Hammel

Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily - April 19, 2024 08:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Who's that knocking at the door?! It's John Early and Theda Hammel! The Tinseltown rockstars stop by to discuss gooning, facial architecture, Jesse Tyler Ferguson's sweatshirt size, and yes, their new film. To hear the whole thing: http://patreon.com/cbcthepod See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

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Page 105: What makes an author an author?

3 Books With Neil Pasricha - April 19, 2024 07:33 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 246 ratings
Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books.   Page 105 comes from Chapter 10 with award-winning screenwriter and novelist, Elan Mastai.   To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/10   To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail   To join our community...

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391. Canon Confundus - What if Sirius had killed Wormtail at the end of PoA?

Tales from Godric’s Hollow - Discussing Harry Potter Books, Movies, and News - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 251 ratings
Joe and Lauren are joined by "Head Boy" Brent Allen as they dive into the Canon Confundus series talking about what if Sirius had killed Wormtail at the end of Prisoner of Azkaban. They learn about the teleportation spell and discuss how it works. And Joe catches some cheaters RED HANDED as they...

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Episode 149 - Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell

Book Club for Kids - April 17, 2024 09:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 331 ratings
Everybody wants to go to Paris…especially Nikki Maxwell! Readers from Hollingworth Elementary School discuss the latest entry in Rachel Renée Russell’s series. It’s Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure. Rachel and daughter Nikki Russell, who illustrates the books, answer questi...

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Jada Pinkett “Definitely Straight” Smith

Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily - April 17, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Join us at the Red Table! This week we finally unpack actress, mother, and metalhead Jada Pinkett Smith's tome, "Worthy." We attempt to process everything from her formative years on the Baltimore streets with Tupac to her middle-aged Ayahuasca journey, and everything in between. We discuss Will...

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Allison Winn Scotch on her new book, Taylor Swift, and 90's romcoms

Beyond the Next Chapter with Whitney Clark - April 16, 2024 00:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner! If you're looking for a good beach read, Allison Winn Scotch's new book "Take Two, Birdie Maxwell" may be the one! Our host Whitney Clark got to talk to Allison about how Julia Roberts inspired the main character, Birdie. Allison is a fan of 9...

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Episode 86 - Doctormania

All-New Doctor Who Book Club - April 15, 2024 11:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
April 2024 Book Club:  This month, we’re catching up with the Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack, as we read “Doctormania,” by Cavan Scott.  First published as individual issues in 2016, and collected in graphic novel format in January 2017 by Titan Comics, this book is still in print and is...

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Final Fantasy Tactics E1: Class Warfare [Introduction]

Retrograde Amnesia: Comprehensive JRPG Retrospective - April 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Hello! And welcome to the sixth season of Retrograde Amnesia, where we’re covering the original release of Final Fantasy Tactics and The War of the Lions. In the opening, information-loaded episode, we’re determining who is playing which version, ignoring Tactics Advance, pronouncing “Ivalice,” ...

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Caz Frear Interview & Women’s Prize reviews.

Quick Book Reviews - April 15, 2024 03:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
I Interview Caz Frear about her latest book “Five Bad Deeds” Plus I review 4 more books from the Women’s Prize Fiction Longlist which include: Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie, Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan.  And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliot.   Hangman by Maya Binyam. PLUS Caz Fre...

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Paper Trails - Season 4 Episode 10: Make Time by John Zeratsky and Jake Knapp

Paper Trails Podcast - April 15, 2024 02:20 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In our upcoming discussion, we will be exploring the insightful book "Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day" by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. This masterwork offers a fresh perspective on productivity. The authors propose an innovative approach to managing time that goes beyond conv...

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Paper Trails - Season 4 Episode 10: Make Time by John Zeratsky and Jake Knapp

Paper Trails Podcast - April 15, 2024 02:20 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In our upcoming discussion, we will be exploring the insightful book "Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day" by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. This masterwork offers a fresh perspective on productivity. The authors propose an innovative approach to managing time that goes beyond conv...

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"Jurassic Park" MMC

Mazan Movie Club - April 14, 2024 17:59 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Spielberg's dinosaur extravaganza "Jurassic Park" comes to the club and comic Jaylyn Bishop is here to discuss it all with Host and Corporate Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this Spielberg's best movie? Is this Spielberg's best movie of that year? Does it hold up? Is this the great popcorn movi...

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Page 104: A book recommendation for fans of X-Men

3 Books With Neil Pasricha - April 14, 2024 07:33 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 246 ratings
Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books.   Page 104 comes from Chapter 10 with award-winning screenwriter and novelist, Elan Mastai.   To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/10   To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail   To join our community...

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Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Judging Book Covers - April 12, 2024 23:18 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Stephanie, Megg, and Ollie are back with Tiktok's number 1 book series last year -- Fourth Wing! We discuss the world of Romantasy through both of these books -- with a lot of thoughts on how the series may progress. Got questions, comments, or want to recommend a book to us? Check out our w...

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Episode 82: Weird Era feat. Cameron Russell

Weird Era - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Cameron Russell: Cameron Russell has spent the last twenty years working as a model for clients including Prada, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, Vogue, and Elle. With over forty million views, her TED talk on the power of image is one of the most popular of all time. She is the co-fou...

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Friday special with Alexandra Potter

Quick Book Reviews - April 12, 2024 03:01 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Friday special with Alexandra potter I interview Alexandra Potter about her latest book “More Confessions of a Forty Something F Up” Alexander’s book recommendations are: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Excitements by C J Wray One Love by Matt Cain One Day by David Nicholls Hos...

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390. Top 5 Hardest to Replace Characters for the New TV Series

Tales from Godric’s Hollow - Discussing Harry Potter Books, Movies, and News - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 251 ratings
Joe, Lauren and Alex discuss their Top 5 Hardest to Replace Characters For the New TV Series! They talk about eclipses, earthquakes and have a fun little Tales Rewind! And, they learn about the possible complexity of using a sheild charm in Spellio Revelio!   Show Notes: http://www.talesfr...

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A Conversation About Madeleine L'Engle

Book Club for Kids - April 10, 2024 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 331 ratings
Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters share their memories about their legendary grandmother and talk about some of her writing practices. Come see us at Comic Orange Saturday, April 13th from 11-3 at the Tustin Library.