Latest Currently reading Podcast Episodes

#14 - Famous paintings inspire my book recommendations

Child of the Library - June 06, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Thanks so much for everyone who participated and sent over the first famous paintings they could think of! It was so much fun to interpret these masterpieces and see what first thoughts are being conjured...and then go to my Goodreads and match books that I am very excited to read. It was a great...

#13 - Books against loneliness

Child of the Library - May 16, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
My fiancé and I recently watched a documentary about loneliness and how it has taken root more and more in our society, but is still a taboo to talk about. This really got me thinking and I wanted to recommend some books that make you feel less lonely and give you the feeling of being included a...

#12 - Interviewing author Mark Tullius feat. Midnight the cat

Child of the Library - May 02, 2021 09:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I will be interviewing American author Mark Tullius, who has plans to expand into the German market with his book portfolio. We speak about his passions, what drives and inspires him to write, get to know a lot about his future publishing plans and we are even visited by his youn...

#11 - 400 books in 27 years

Child of the Library - April 25, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I love doing these episodes where I suddenly think about books that I have not thought about in years - and this one is no different. I read my 400th book last week and thought this would be the perfect occasion to talk about the good and the bad in terms of books that I encountered in the past 2...

#10 - Why I read in foreign languages

Child of the Library - April 11, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I got the idea for this podcast episode when I watched the series 'Warrior' with my fiancé and while I was reminiscing on what moved me to switch my reading to mainly foreign languages I had a lot of really emotional memories coming back to me. I hope you enjoy this personal getting-to-know-me st...

#09 - Crossmedia adaptations feat. my fiancé's opinion

Child of the Library - March 28, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Don't we all find ourselves wondering where time flies with all the media we consume? There is so much to choose from to occupy us with: Books, movies, TV shows, series, video games... At some point a lot of people start to focus on one or two of these for themselves, which is what happened with ...

#08 - Randy's Reading Coaching Session feat. vinyl crackling effect

Child of the Library - March 16, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What happens when a German reader and an American comic lover and comedy podcaster do a collaboration? In this case it means that Randy contacted and asked me whether I can help him to get back into reading and give tips and recommendations specifically catered to his taste and daily life. We ha...

#07 - The Podcast Book Tag

Child of the Library - March 07, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I took a popular format on YouTube - the tag - and created a version that centers all around podcast making. In a so called 'tag' you formulate a set of prompts around a certain topic and then translate these prompts into fitting questions and answer them. If you want to hear what I mean, just gi...

#06 - How to organize your bookshelf and little book haul

Child of the Library - February 21, 2021 10:35 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I realized last month that the old way how I organized my bookshelves was not supporting me in picking my next read. So I did some shuffling around and found a new organization style that I quite like. It also cleared some shelf space that I could use for new books, which is why a mini book haul ...

#05 - Ariel Bissett‘s documentary ‘#poetry’

Child of the Library - February 14, 2021 14:10 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I am reminiscing about why poetry has not played a big role in my life ever since high school and why I am now more interested to look into it again. Additionally, I look up how one of THE classic German poems that you need to learn by heart for school is called in English and hav...

#04 - Where to start when you start reading again

Child of the Library - February 07, 2021 09:55 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We probably all have a hard time every now and then to incorporate reading in our busy schedules. Or we might even encounter a period of time where we don’t feel like reading or start to believe that there are hardly any books we enjoy. I hope I can give you a couple of tips to fall in love with ...

#03 - My 2021 TBR

Child of the Library - January 24, 2021 10:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In January I always love to make a list of books I want to prioritise to read that particular year. Usually it turns out that there are more on my list than I can actually read. But hey, at least so I get to choose the ones from there that I am most in the mood for. Do you make a list of books yo...

#02 - My 2020 recap and 2021 outlook

Child of the Library - January 10, 2021 08:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What a year 2020 was...it definitely had an impact on all of our lives, but also my reading was affected. From decreasing commute times, a change in reading taste or the discovery of book podcasts and starting my own. In this episode I will recap it all and give you an outlook on what I plan to a...

#01 - My Reading Journey

Child of the Library - December 28, 2020 12:35 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Everyone of us has had different influences that ignited the love of reading in us. For me it was quite a bumpy ride through my teenage years *thanks Required Reading List* but my mother and friends always kept that spark burning. I hope your journey was smoother ;) My Goodreads: https://www.goo...