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Feminist Book Club: The PodcastPride Picks and Ambitious WomenWe have a double header for you today! First, you'll hear some of our team's favorite LGBTQIA+ books from the last few years with diverse recommendations from all different genres. Then, get inspired through an interview with Amber Oliver, author of When the Music Hits, as she shares personal insights on ambition and how she wrote ambition into her novel. Queerly Beloved (0:22) Join FBC contributors Jordy, Shoshana, and Nox as they celebrate Pride Month with a lively conversation about their favorite queer books. From joyful romances to powerful memoirs and boundary-pushing fiction, it's...
2025-06-1729 min
We Read Smut: Bookish Conversations for Romance ReadersSapphic Romance 101 with Sarah In WanderlandAre you ready to expand your reading horizons and discover the transformative power of sapphic literature? Join host Alesia and special guest Sarah in Wanderland as they unravel the complexities of lesbophobia, celebrate queer representation, and explore the transformative power of diverse love stories. Sarah has dedicated their platform and voice to dismantling the shame and guilt that can often be associated with reading romance, and to promoting queer romance. After deconstructing from religious purity culture several years ago, they have been on a mission to take the taboo out of finding pleasure in self-exploration and kink, a...
2025-04-0243 min
Rolling Into FantasyE02. A myriad of Fantasy sub-genresTales of the TomeWe delve into a myriad of Fantasy literature sub-genres and get lost in their descriptions, grey zones and publications. Here the Fantasy literature sub-genres we cover in our segment 'Tales of the Tome' of this Rolling Into Fantasy episode:High Fantasy: Set in a secondary, often magical world with epic stakes.Grand, sweeping stories with a clear battle between good and evil, featuring complex world-building, often with maps, languages, and detailed histories.Examples: -The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien - The Wheel o...
2024-08-1643 min
What Ya Reading?26. Reading LGBTQ+ and Diverse StoriesHappy Pride Month! In today's episode, Jay is sitting down with fellow Bookstagrammer Ann Marie to talk about LGBTQ+ books, representation, and reading diverse stories. Tune in to hear them chat about Ann Marie's favorite books, authors, and her passion for highlighting these stories on her platform. What we talked about: Episode intro 00:00 Guest intro and current reads 1:47 Books that Ann Marie is excited about 20:12 Being a champion for queer stories 25:02 Reading different types of LGBTQ+ stories 29:47 "Reading diversity is a joy, it's not a chore" 34:21 Finding exciting stories to read 36:11 Utilizing our libraries a...
2024-06-031h 16
From the Front PorchEpisode 388 || September New Release RundownThis week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf’s Online Sales Manager Erin joins Annie and Olivia for another New Release Rundown. They’re sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR list.
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Annie’s list:
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
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2022-09-0157 min
Bloody Good ReadsBloody Good Reads - Chapter 61 - Dawn Shea of D & T PublishingSend us a textThis week on the podcast Mark chats to Dawn Shea, the owner of one of the biggest up and coming Indie Publishers D & T Publishing about her love of horror, getting suspended from school because of her writing and the birth of D & T Publishing. She also shares her three bloody good reads.--------A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Abominable Book ClubGet 10% off your first box at abominablebookclub.cratejoy.com using the code BLOODYGOODREADS--------Waterstones Children's Perfect Paperbacks: Up to 20% Off
2022-08-2221 min
Book Hoard2021 Top Reads and 2022 Most AnticipatedDennise and Megan get together to discuss their top reads of 2021 and their most anticipated books of 2022! We are now on Instagram and Twitter under bookhoardpod! Thanks to Dennise for the theme song. Thanks to Dulce Para for the cover art! Books mentioned are: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo Malice by Heather Walter Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier Love & Gelato by Jenna Welch The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Count of Monte Cristo by Ale...
2021-12-291h 10
Get BookedCozy Trope BingoJenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss food in cozy mysteries, space opera of various kinds, recs for teenagers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Submit your reading recommendation request via the form!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books DiscussedMeet Your Ba...
2021-09-0958 min
Get BookedEveryone's A Cinnamon RollAmanda and Jenn discuss character-driven sci-fi, non-Western fantasy, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Saga Press, publishers of speculative fiction like Stephen Graham Jones’ THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, Rebecca Roanhorse’s BLACK SUN, and more, and Care/of.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of boo...
2020-10-0854 min
ACT LOCAL Marketing for Small Business Podcast132: The Results Map – Kimberly AlexanderAfter over 20 years of a flourishing corporate executive career, Kimberly Alexander launched her company as a Transformational Speaker and Mentor for Women Entrepreneurs. Kimberly has worked with several multi-million dollar organizations as an expert in leadership and professional development. … Continue reading →
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