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Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 8 ft. Jennifer WilsonEpisode Links:Follow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonBrowse our Bookshop.org storefrontSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordFollow Jennifer Wilson Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Pevear & Volokhonsky translation)Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Constance Garnett translation)Bad Witches by H.B. AkumiahNo God But Us by Bobuq SayedPleasantries by Erin SomersThe Ten-Year Affair by Erin SomersAfter the Ball/After the Dance by Leo TolstoyThe Cacophonous Miracle of “The Brothers Karamazov” by Jennifer Wilson The Brothers Karamazov Crime and Punishment (Oliver Ready translation) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
2025-12-011h 34Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 7 ft. Layne McArdleFollow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordLeah in Cleveland Review of BooksBad Witches by H.B. AkumiahLeah in the NationHobart dispatch on the Weird Fucks reading I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNallyThe Lover by Marguerite DurasThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonOur Bookshop dot org storefront
2025-11-121h 42Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 6 ft. Eliza McLambFollow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordBad Witches by H.B. AkumiahLeah’s Vogue piece on Prince F Slur Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyGood Story by Eliza McLamb (out Thursday!)
2025-10-282h 44
Book Lounge by LibbyWitch Please: Cozy & Witchy Reads for FallWitch please! In this episode of Book Lounge by Libby, we’re leaning all the way into fall vibes with cozy and witchy reads that’ll keep you warm as the weather cools.
In segment one, Joe is joined by Claribel A. Ortega, Liz Montague, HB Akumiah, and Travis Baldree for a fireside chat about all things cozy fantasy, witchy worlds, and why we can’t get enough of stories that feel like a soft blanket and a spellbook in one.
Then in segment two, Bre, Kayla, and Meara stop by to share their favorite cozy and...
2025-10-231h 46Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 6 ft. Eliza McLambFollow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordBad Witches by H.B. AkumiahLeah’s Vogue piece on Prince F Slur Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyGood Story by Eliza McLamb (out Thursday!)
2025-10-212h 44Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 5 ft. Grace ByronFollow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBad Witches by H.B. AkumiahHerculine by Grace ByronFollow Grace The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover dir by Peter GreenawayThis is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz paperback/ This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz hardcoverWriters & Lovers by Lily King The Wilderness by Angela Fluornoy Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones / Lost in the City by Edward P. JonesThe Phantom Thread dir by Paul Thomas Anderson Ooh, Kill Em - I can’t even find the original video bc it’s so old lolJane...
2025-09-171h 56Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club Part 4 ft. Ama KwartengEpisode Links:Follow us on InstagramJoin our PatreonSign up for the Anna Karenina book clubJoin the Anna Karenina DiscordAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBad Witches by H.B. AkumiahHamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Hamnet dir by Chloe ZhaoDrown by Junot Diaz Lonely Crowds by Stephanie WambuguThis is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones Sorry, Baby dir by Eva VictorDr. Orna Guardian article Sabbath’s Theater by Phillip Roth, read by John Turturo The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood
2025-09-032h 04
Today, ExplainedThe summer I turned into a bookwormSummer. Time for pools, BBQs, and the beach read. But why do we read "summer books"?
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Matthew Billy, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
Further Reading: Bad Witches by H.B. Akumiah and Constance Grady's newsletter from Vox.
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2025-07-2032 min
Explain It to MeThe summer I turned into a bookworm Summer. Time for pools, BBQs, and the beach read. But why do we read "summer books"?
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Matthew Billy, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
Further Reading: Bad Witches by H.B. Akumiah and Constance Grady's newsletter from Vox. Further listening: Limousine podcast.
If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by b...
2025-07-2030 min
Today, ExplainedThe summer I turned into a bookwormSummer. Time for pools, BBQs, and the beach read. But why do we read "summer books"? This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Matthew Billy, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Further Reading: Bad Witches by H.B. Akumiah and Constance Grady's newsletter from Vox. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad...
2025-07-2029 minLimousine: A podcast for readers and writersAnna Karenina Book Club - Part 2 ft. BillEpisode Links: - Follow us on Instagram- Join our Patreon- Sign up for the Anna Karenina book club- Join the Anna Karenina Discord- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- Leah in The Baffler - Bad Witches by H.B. Akumiah- Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico - Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte- Muscle Man by Jordan Castro - The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy - Inside the ‘Anti-Woke’ Literary Scene Growing in L.A. in Rolling Stone
2025-07-162h 25Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersLying, Self-Education, & Ghostwriting DMs w/ Eliza McLambEpisode links: LIMOUSINE PATREON Leah in Vogue Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College in NYMagWhy I Broke Up With New York in The New YorkerIt Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl in The CutThe Romance of Being Unreadable in VultureConsider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace Eliza McLamb on IGEliza’s musicEliza’s Substack Binchtopia podcast The Double Standard of Aging by Susan SontagReply All Critics at LargeSentimental GarbageContinental GarbageThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith City Arts and LecturesJazz by Toni Morrison War & Peac
2025-05-141h 26Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersLimousine Wrapped 2024Episode links:
Andrea Long Chu on Lapvona
Katie Kadue on Didion & Babitz
Grace Byron on Ponyboy
Leah on Brat
Leah on Worry
The Cut 50k Scam
The Case for Marrying an Older Man
Every book we mentioned, categorized, and judged!!
Bad Witches by HB Akumiah
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow
I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Hom...
2024-12-3150 min
On The Shelf with Honora QuinnH.B. Akumiah On The Magical Gravity of Turning 22, Her Literary Inspirations, and The Witch SphereH.B. Akumiah joins On The Shelf today to talk about her debut novel BAD WITCHES, which follows a trio of women who upon a chance meeting on their 22nd birthdays learn they are witches and that the Witch Sphere needs there help... I had such a blast talking with Heather about her novel and while October may be in the past, you can crack open a witchy adventure like this all year round!
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2024-11-2845 min
The Reader's CouchEp. 230 Bad Witches by Heather AkumiahWhat if you discovered you were a witch on your birthday? In this episode, Heather Akumiah joins me on the couch to talk about her new book Bad Witches. We discuss the novel's plot involving three black girls in New York who find out they're witches and that the witch universe is in crisis. Heather shares her inspiration behind the story and her journey from wanting to create a web series to writing a novel. They also touch on her favorite characters and what readers can expect.Tune in for an engaging discussion about magic, sisterhood, and...
2024-11-0415 min
Menace II Book SocietyThe Rating Gets LowerIn today's episode, the menaces talk more about the books they're reading separately, trying avoid reviewing Do What God Mother Says
Books Mentioned:
Unexpected Lovers x Riley Adams
So Lucky x Nicola Griffith
Full Disclosure x Camryn Garrett
Off the Record x Camryn Garrett
Celestial Monsters x Aiden Thomas
Bad Witches x H.B. Akumiah
Chosen by a Vampire x Wynta Tyme
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years x Shubnum Khan
Cemetary Boys x Aiden Thomas
House of Frank x Kay Sinclaire
House of Hunger x Alexis Henderson
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2024-09-222h 04Limousine: A podcast for readers and writersLit Mags, Book Parties, & Genre w/ Heather AkumiahEpisode Links:
Order Bad Witches
Join the Philip Roth Reading Club
Eleanor by Caitlin McCormick
Grace Byron on Doll Invasion
Mizz Book Wellington
Alma by Junot Diaz
Sea Oak by George Saunders
Brownies by ZZ Packer
2024-09-101h 24
All the Books!New Releases and More for August 20, 2024This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Obitchuary, The Secret Dead Club, We Love the Nightlife, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want...
2024-08-2048 minLimousine: A podcast for readers and writersMFAs, Kamala Harris, & Making it in NYC w/ Ruben Reyes Jr.We talk to fiction writer Ruben Reyes Jr. Episode Links: There is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes Jr. Bad Witches by H.B. Akumiah The Coin by Yasmin ZaherThe Volcano Daughters by Gina María BalibreraHombrecito by Santiago Jose SanchezPagebreakCouple to Throuple
2024-07-231h 17
El podcast de Alexsander Olivares09: Building the future of audioWhat’s Spotify up to next? Tune in to the season finale to hear about Spotify’s plans for the future of audio and the brand new formats that we’re launching today and in the near future. As always, when building something new, we don’t know how it’s all going to play out yet, or exactly what the product strategy lessons will be. But we do know which bets we’re making, and why we’re making them. This episode features interviews with Spotify insiders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman (Anchor founders), Howard Akumiah (Locker Room founder), and Maya Proho...
2021-05-0537 min
Spotify: A Product Story09: Building the future of audioWhat’s Spotify up to next? Tune in to the season finale to hear about Spotify’s plans for the future of audio and the brand new formats that we’re launching today and in the near future. As always, when building something new, we don’t know how it’s all going to play out yet, or exactly what the product strategy lessons will be. But we do know which bets we’re making, and why we’re making them.
This episode features interviews with Spotify insiders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman (Anchor founders), Howard Akumiah (Locker Room fo...
2021-05-0537 min
El Chuco SportscastEl Chuco Sportscast Episode 17In this episode we talk about the Spurs vs Mavericks game. Then we discuss the current situation of this super team Brooklyn Nets. We then talk about the current scores for the UTEP Men's and Women's basketball teams. I then talk about a new app that is fun for all sports fans out there called Locker Room. I hope you all get to join us on there in the future when we make some rooms for the podcast. It is a great community. I hope you all join us there Here is a link to the Keep it...
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