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Robyn Harding & Lia Hill

Connected Libraries Book Matters Podcast - July 19, 2024 01:00 - 56 minutes
 On this episode of Book Matters we are thrilled to be talking to two fabulous writers about their latest releases. First off Janine chats with Canadian crime writer Robyn Harding about her latest thriller The Haters; a twisted tale of fame, obsession, and the dark recesses of social media. Then...

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41 - All Things Seaweed

Meet Me In The Stacks - July 18, 2024 23:30 - 32 minutes
Nathan talks with Vancouver Island-based Amanda Swinimer all about seaweed.  She has a BSc. that involved taking an algae physiology couse and harvests seaweed to eat.  She also has written The Science and Sprit of Seaweed for adults and The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed for kids.  You can ...

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266: Owly by Andy Runton – Summer Reading Spectacular

Circulating Ideas - July 16, 2024 10:00 ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Andy Runton, creator of the graphic novel series Owly, about how libraries influenced his work and life, the origins of Owly, the process of converting the series from black and white to color, and advice for educators and librarians on ...

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Shot Clock by Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds (Sports and Contemporary)

Books In the Middle Podcast - July 15, 2024 04:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Shot Clock by Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds Tony, or Tone as most people call him, is in shock. Shock that his best friend has been shot and killed by police. And for no reason. Wrong time, wrong place, or so it seems. Because Dante had it all going for him. He was great at school with a ...

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53. Beyond the Technology: Demonstrating digital transformation – Macro and micro transformations – making digital happen

Beyond the Technology: The education 4.0 podcast - July 11, 2024 10:42 - 29 minutes ★★★ - 1 rating
Simon Birkett talks to Lucy Everest, global chief operating officer, and Fraser Muir, global director of information services, from Heriot-Watt University about their global approach to digital transformation to enable continuous evolution and improvement. In this episode of Beyond the Technol...

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91 Creator Chat with Josh Santospirito

ALIA Graphic Podcast - July 10, 2024 07:44 - 53 minutes
In this creator chat we host Josh Santospirito, a multimedia artist, musician and comics creator. His previous two graphic novels are The Long Weekend in Alice Springs and Swallows. He has just recently published a beautiful graphic novel The Islands Where We Left Our Ancestors, published by Scr...

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40 - Beach Listening: Sea & Sea-darr Storytime

Meet Me In The Stacks - July 09, 2024 23:15 - 58 minutes
It's a Sea & Cedar Storytime episode!  Nathan gets piratey to set some beach vibes.  Enjoy work from the Winter, 2024 edition of Sea & Cedar with local writers. Featured writers:  Camilla Arnold, Cate Sandilands, Jonathan Moskaluk, Marlene Dean, Mary Alissa, Erica Keen, Petra Cha...

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265: The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen – Summer Reading Spectacular

Circulating Ideas - July 09, 2024 10:00 ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Jessie Rosen, author of the new book, The Heirloom, about the profound impact libraries have had on her life, the inspiration behind her novel, and how her personal experiences and superstitions shaped her writing. At the Circ Desk Rebec...

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Roundtable Book Discussion!

Hamden Library Podcast - July 08, 2024 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Send us a Text Message. What books would you want with you on a desert island? What book do you think deserves to be thrown into the fires of Mt. Doom? What movies are better than the books they're based on? The podcast team tackles these tricky questions and lots more in this month's episode.

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The Baby-sitters Club: Claudia, Part 2

These Books Made Me - July 05, 2024 01:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Send us a Text Message. It's a special 4th of July episode! What's more American than relying on child labor to fix a failing healthcare system? That sounds grim, but we continue to enjoy our time with the girls of BSC. We return to our discussion of Claudia with a leisurely tour of what is pos...

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EP 369 - The DIY Author With Kaye Lynn Booth

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - July 05, 2024 00:50 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Mark interviews Kaye Lynn Booth about her writing life and her new book The DIY Author. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons and Buy Me A Coffee buddies, as well as a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the inter...

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39 - Murder in Echo Bay with Yvonne Maximchuk

Meet Me In The Stacks - July 03, 2024 14:50 - 56 minutes
Was it Really Murder?  Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title in Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind. Beloved West Coast author and artist Yvonne Maximchuck is best known for her slices of BC marine life written with friend Billy Proctor, but has turned her hand to writing a mu...

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Ep. 128 - Mystery Fiction Subgenres

Random Lines - July 02, 2024 23:25 - 40 minutes
This month join Maddie, Rachel A, and Stefanie as they discuss the subgenres of Mystery. They hit on Noir, Cozy, Paranormal, and Thriller, and talk about books with twists you won't see coming. 

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Get Lit: Lauren Woods and Andrew Bertaina

DC Public Library Podcast - July 02, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes
Credits: Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/ DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0 https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/...

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Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)

Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast - July 02, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 31 ratings
This episode we’re discussing the genre of Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)! We talk about how so much of our lives are affected by laws, the challenges of reading (and understanding) legal non-fiction, and whether a whale is a fish. You can download the podcast directly, find it o...

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264: The Year of Living Constitutionally by A. J. Jacobs – Summer Reading Spectacular

Circulating Ideas - July 02, 2024 10:00 ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Constitutionally, about his fascinating, immersive journey of living strictly by the U. S. Constitution, delve into the contrasts between originalism and living constitutionalism, and provides i...

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Agent Most Wanted by Sonia Purnell (Nonfiction)

Books In the Middle Podcast - July 01, 2024 04:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Agent Most Wanted by Sonia Purnell Virginia Hall never wanted a simple or traditional life for herself, even if that was what her mother wanted.The life of a society wife moving in high circles in Baltimore and even better if she married into money was her mother's fondest hope! But Virginia's ...

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90 June Roundup

ALIA Graphic Podcast - June 30, 2024 02:12 - 20 minutes
In this month's roundup Rebecca and Marissa discuss Pride Month graphic novel lists, essential manga, their favourite picks from this month's new lot of graphic novels (which include a few titles by Australian creators) and their favourite recent reads. For the full roundup with all the news an...

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S08E07: RERUN S06E03: Organizing Knowledge, Organizing Reality

SHOUT! For Libraries - June 29, 2024 00:03 - 30 minutes
This episode brings back the familiar voice of S4Ls alum Joel Blechinger. We sat down to discuss his investigations into the information literacy habits of conspiracy theorists in the QAnon movement.

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Episode 607: The Power of Good Description

Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show - June 28, 2024 18:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
PART 2 of THE STORIES THAT ARCHIVES TELL series Guest: Alex Brinson, ACRL Diversity Resident at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast on June 28 2024. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/75444  Playlist here. "Archives are not neutral."

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EP 368 - Written Word Media with Clayton Noblit

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - June 28, 2024 10:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Mark has a chat with Clayton Noblit, a senior marketing manager at Written Word Media. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons, welcomes a few new Buy Me A Coffee buddies, shares a personal update, and shares a word from this episode's sponsor. episode's sponsor. Learn more about this s...

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108 - Android 15 Beta 3, Google AI Studio, Gemini in Android Studio, and more!

Now in Android - June 27, 2024 20:32 - 4 minutes
Welcome to episode 108 of Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Today, we’ll cover Android 15 Beta 3, two Compose case studies, Google AI Studio, Gemini in Android Studio, and lots of stable AndroidX releases.   Now in Android podca...

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52. Demonstrating digital transformation - People, place and partnership at the centre of Ulster University's digital transformation

Beyond the Technology: The education 4.0 podcast - June 27, 2024 07:42 - 23 minutes ★★★ - 1 rating
Host Sarah Knight is joined by Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice chancellor at Ulster University, to discuss Ulster’s strategy: people, place and partnership, and Paul’s close relationship with Jisc over the last 20 years. In this episode of our miniseries on demonstrating digital transformatio...

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263: Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller – Summer Reading Spectacular

Circulating Ideas - June 25, 2024 10:00 ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Kirsten Miller, author of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books, about her deep love for libraries, the real-life banned books that inspired her book, and how she tackled book banning, censorship, and the power of literature, all wh...

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Episode 606: Media Literacy at the Carter Center

Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show - June 21, 2024 19:42 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Part 4 of MAJOR AND MINOR THREATS series Guest: Sarah Morris, Media Literacy Program Consultant at the Carter Center. First broadcast June 21 2024. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/75406; Playlist  here "Media literacy is plenty dramatic."

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EP 367 - Amazing Stories, Fanzines, and Community with Lloyd Penney

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - June 21, 2024 11:18 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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 sponso...

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Aoife Clifford & Amy Hutton

Connected Libraries Book Matters Podcast - June 21, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour
 On Book Matters today Janine and Courtney speak with two Australian authors.  Janine speaks with Aoife Clifford about her new mystery novel ‘It takes a town’ which is a vivid story of small-town allegiances and secret grudges.  Then Courtney chats with Amy Hutton about her romantic comedy novel...

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Episode 196 - Battle of the Books 2024: One Book One Podcast

Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast - June 18, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 31 ratings
This episode we’re giving our book pitches for our Battle of the Books 2023! Each of us has picked one title that we think we should all read and discuss and you get to vote for which one it is! Will we read Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy edited by carla j...

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262: Unladylike Rules of Attraction by Amita Murray – Summer Reading Spectacular

Circulating Ideas - June 18, 2024 10:00 ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Amita Murray, author of Unladylike Rules of Attraction, the second novel in her Marleigh Sisters series, about her experiences with libraries, the inspiration behind her writing, and why incorporating diverse elements into her Regency ro...

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DMPL Podcast: Iowa Author Scott Reister

DMPL Podcast - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Local sportscaster and debut author Scott Reister joins us on the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Reister's new middle grade novel, Baseball Spy, was one of the bestselling baseball books for kids up on its debut in April. Scott says the idea for this book has been in his head since he was t...