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Books with BetsyEpisode 10 - Weird Does Not Translate to Screen with Rachel RollandOn this episode, Rachel Rolland, a hobby-enthusiast, discusses her love for weird books, including two authors with a decently large backlist that I’ve never heard of. We discuss how a book about accounting can help investigate the way we see the world, how some books just shouldn’t be adapted to screen, and her love for the bookstores where she worked.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
The Nix by Nathan Hill
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
No One Can Kn...2024-07-1547 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastREPLAY S. 5 Ep. 102- The Building Books of Empathy with Guest Melissa Hart 7-27-22
We are taking the month of July off to recharge but will be back with all new episodes in August. But until then, we have some great replay episodes.
This week, we revisit our episode with Melissa Hart, author of Better With Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens. This book is a wonderful resource that offers book suggestions in various categories, including adoption/foster care, poverty/homelessness, mental health, and physical disabilities. With some schools and libraries censoring what students can find in their stacks, parents may find this book...2022-07-271h 02
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastSeason 5 Ep. 112 Early Bird Holiday Book Buys with Bookseller Sam Miller 11-10-21In this week’s episode, we talk to our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller from Carmichael’s Books, about the holiday gift giving season. You’ve probably heard the warning to “shop early’ this holiday season because of shortages. So we are giving you the gift of new book ideas for all the booklovers in your life.
We love inviting Sam on the show twice a year to tell us all about books to look forward to for summer reading and holiday gift buying. She gives us suggestions in all the categories.
1- Small Things Like These by C...2021-11-101h 01
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastSeason 5 Ep. 102 The Building Books of Empathy with guest Melissa HartThis week’s episode is a nod to back-to-school season when teachers can get books
into the hands of kids after a summer of free days, endless video games, and probably too many popsicles. We are joined by Melissa Hart from Eugene Oregon. She is the author of 2 memoirs, a middle grade book, and most recently a great resource for teachers, librarians, and parents called Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens.
When Melissa’s tween daughter was in elementary school, she dealt with anxiety and depression, and Meli...2021-08-251h 01
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastEp. 43 A Trifecta of Books, Bluegrass, and the Backstretch with D.C. Alexander 4-29-20
There is a collective sigh of disappointment that you can hear in our hometown this week. The Kentucky Derby race is always run the first Saturday of May; except this year. I checked the weather and it looks like it will be beautiful this Saturday, 79 degrees and sunny, and there are no horses to be run.
But now that you’ve had your Kentucky Derby primer from Carrie and I, we can all still celebrate this event quarantine-style, with a book and maybe a glass of bourbon. Our guest today, D.C. Alexander, is doing his part to help. D.C...2020-04-2959 min