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Crime Time FMCrime Time FMThe CWA Daggers Awards Evening 2025The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood.Vaseem Khan outgoing ChairNadine Matteson new ChairMick Herron Diamond Dagger winnerMaxim Jakubowski introducing Red Herring recipient Janet LaurenceDea Parkin Emerging writer dagger - Winner Ashland by Joe EurellVicki Goldie introducing the Dagger in the Library - winner Richard Osman (recorded)DV Bishop introducing the Best Crime Publisher Dagger - winner Orenda Books collected by Karen SullivanAyo Onatade introducing the Short Story Dagger  - winner A...2025-07-221h 18Unofficial Book Club PodcastUnofficial Book Club PodcastReading is My Biggest Hurdle to Writing with Nicci ClokeIn this episode, author Nicci Cloke joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!   Books Discussed in this Episode:  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Carrie by Stephen King Misery by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King The Green Mile by Stephen King Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke Charlotte's Web by E. B. White The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann The Deptford Mice Series by Robin Jarvis To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Tomorrow, an...2025-07-1748 minNew Books NetworkNew Books NetworkKaren Redrobe, "Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War" (Univ of California Press, 2025)Karen Redrobe's latest book Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War (Univ of California Press, 2025) is a fascinating account of the role of animation in the visual cultures of war. It analyzes works by artists including Yael Bartana, Nancy Davenport, Kelly Dolak and Wazhmah Osman, Gesiye, David Hartt, Helen Hill, Onyeka Igwe, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Mary Reid Kelley, and Patrick Kelley, in which relational and intermedial practices of “(inter)(in)animation” generate aesthetic tactics for reframing war. Like all of Karen's work, Undead is theoretically rich, thoroughly interdisciplinary, and written with clarity as well as urgency...2025-07-161h 06New Books in GenderNew Books in GenderKaren Redrobe, "Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War" (Univ of California Press, 2025)Karen Redrobe's latest book Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War (Univ of California Press, 2025) is a fascinating account of the role of animation in the visual cultures of war. It analyzes works by artists including Yael Bartana, Nancy Davenport, Kelly Dolak and Wazhmah Osman, Gesiye, David Hartt, Helen Hill, Onyeka Igwe, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Mary Reid Kelley, and Patrick Kelley, in which relational and intermedial practices of “(inter)(in)animation” generate aesthetic tactics for reframing war. Like all of Karen's work, Undead is theoretically rich, thoroughly interdisciplinary, and written with clarity as well as urgency...2025-07-161h 06New Books in FilmNew Books in FilmKaren Redrobe, "Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War" (Univ of California Press, 2025)Karen Redrobe's latest book Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War (Univ of California Press, 2025) is a fascinating account of the role of animation in the visual cultures of war. It analyzes works by artists including Yael Bartana, Nancy Davenport, Kelly Dolak and Wazhmah Osman, Gesiye, David Hartt, Helen Hill, Onyeka Igwe, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Mary Reid Kelley, and Patrick Kelley, in which relational and intermedial practices of “(inter)(in)animation” generate aesthetic tactics for reframing war. Like all of Karen's work, Undead is theoretically rich, thoroughly interdisciplinary, and written with clarity as well as urgency...2025-07-161h 06Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press PodcastBeyond the Margins: The University of California Press PodcastKaren Redrobe, "Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War" (Univ of California Press, 2025)Karen Redrobe's latest book Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, and the Art of War (Univ of California Press, 2025) is a fascinating account of the role of animation in the visual cultures of war. It analyzes works by artists including Yael Bartana, Nancy Davenport, Kelly Dolak and Wazhmah Osman, Gesiye, David Hartt, Helen Hill, Onyeka Igwe, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Mary Reid Kelley, and Patrick Kelley, in which relational and intermedial practices of “(inter)(in)animation” generate aesthetic tactics for reframing war. Like all of Karen's work, Undead is theoretically rich, thoroughly interdisciplinary, and written with clarity as well as urgency...2025-07-161h 06Meagan\'s Book Club PodcastMeagan's Book Club Podcast45: July, August, Sept New BooksPlease welcome back my good friend Hannah (@booksandbitesroc) and grab a cozy drink (and maybe a snack and an activity) as we catch up about all the Q3 books that are on the horizon! Spoiler, there are a LOT! I think we had 70 books on the list. This kind of bookish nerding out is some of my favorites to record because we always have things to say and comment on! Thanks for listening and make sure to check the show notes with the books we discuss.JulyThe Satisfaction Cafe by Kathy...2025-06-261h 15The Climate QuestionThe Climate QuestionThe Climate Question x Global News Podcast: Listeners Questions SpecialIn a special programme, The Climate Question join forces with The Global News Podcast to tackle listeners' climate questions from around the world. How does war impact climate change? How can we protect small island nations? And what practical actions can we all take as individuals? Plus, what to look out for at COP 29, The UN's annual Climate Change conference, set to open in Azerbaijan. The Climate Question’s Graihagh Jackson, BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, and Global News Podcast host Nick Miles, provide the answers to a whole range of fascinating questions.Producers: Anna Murphy and Os...2024-11-1150 minBabes Read BooksBabes Read Books8. October Spooky Season Recap + Book Chats With Laura Dapito From BooksarebuttersWelcome to Babes Read Books. A bookish podcast to talk about the books we’ve read, are currently reading, and what’s next on our lists. In this episode I chat with Laura Dapito from the Booksarebutters Instagram. We chat about Bookstagram, short stories, audiobooks, and recap some of Laura’s recent reads and favorite books. I then recap our October 2024 spooky season reading list, and talk about what’s coming up next for releases new in November . Books in this episode:Frighten The Horses: A Memoir by Oliver RadclyffeOrange World and...2024-11-0732 minQBD Book Club: The PodcastQBD Book Club: The PodcastSeason 4, Episode 26: “Every Last Suspect” by Nicola MoriartyIn this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Nicola Moriarty to talk about her unputdownable new thriller, “Every Last Suspect”.Whether you love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to say no to. But someone in her life has finally snapped, and as Harriet lies dying, she is determined to figure out who her killer is. Was it her devoted husband, Malek? Her best friend and sometimes lover, Victoria? Or the new woman in her life, fellow school mum Karen? The one with an impeccable reputation - until the night Harriet persuaded her in...2024-11-0327 minUnlock the Magic of Words with Free AudiobookUnlock the Magic of Words with Free AudiobookAnti-Social Season Audiobook by Adele BuckListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 758936 Title: Anti-Social Season Author: Adele Buck Narrator: Moniqua Plante Format: Unabridged Length: 07:55:08 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Romance, General, Holiday, New Adult Summary: Relationship Status: Doesn’t Get More Complicated Than This In this offbeat holiday romantic comedy, an overworked firefighter turned social media coordinator and a librarian with an unrequited crush break a few rules in the company handbook… For Thea Martinelli, burnout is real. After working as a firefighter for the Emergency Services Department over the last ten years, she can’t stomac...2024-10-227h 55Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernGrab the Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernThe Anti-Social Season by Adele BuckPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Anti-Social Season Series: #2 of First Responders Author: Adele Buck Narrator: Moniqua Plante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 22, 2024 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Relationship Status: Doesn’t Get More Complicated Than This In this offbeat holiday romantic comedy, an overworked firefighter turned social media coordinator and a librarian with an unrequited crush break a few rules in the company handbook… For Thea Martinelli, burnout is real. After working as a firefighter for the Emergency Services Department over the last ten years, she can’t stomach any mor...2024-10-2205 minTiny Town Library PodcastTiny Town Library PodcastEpisode 47: GroundbreakingSeptember has come and gone too fast! Catch up with the local librarians this episode for the Library Groundbreaking Event recap, fall programming line up, book recommendations and more! Happy fall!! Amy’s Book Recommendation Books I Read Recently that I Enjoyed The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (nominated for National Book Award in 2018) The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (she wrote The Wishing Game) Finished Laurie Gelman’s Class Mom...2024-10-0155 minFront Porch Book ClubFront Porch Book ClubDr. Karen RoggenkampWe wanted to learn more about mystery as a genre after reading Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club. Lucky for us, Dr. Karen Roggenkamp, professor of Literature and Languages at Texas A & M-Commerce, was available to stop by the Front Porch to talk about mysteries, crime, and mayhem. Karen helps us examine why mysteries are so popular and how the conventions of genre fiction were used in sensational crime reporting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when women, such as Nellie Bly, broke through barriers of women working in newspaper newsrooms. Karen and Nancy report The Thursday...2024-08-2052 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorJessi Jezewska Stevens on Geneva, Gettysburg, Krakow, Tuscany, Siberia, Indiana; on writing for two days and editing for a year; on honeymoons; on precise descriptions and hope; on landing in JFK; and on dwelling in the past — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Jessi Jezewska Stevens, to discuss her book, Ghost Pains. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about future editions, please subscri...2024-06-2743 minLet the Story Come Alive in Your Ears With Full AudiobookLet the Story Come Alive in Your Ears With Full AudiobookEvery Last Suspect Audiobook by Nicola MoriartyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 736012 Title: Every Last Suspect Author: Nicola Moriarty Narrator: Claire Warrillow, Eva Seymour, George El Hindi, Jessica Stanley Format: Unabridged Length: 08:56:29 Language: English Release date: 06-05-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: Who killed Harriet? The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of You Need to Know. Complicated, driven, loving. Manipulative, irresistible, monstrous. Love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to turn down. But someone in her life has finally snapped, leaving her face-down in a pool of her own blood. Harriet isn't one...2024-06-058h 56Your Bookstore BestiesYour Bookstore BestiesEp. 75: Summer Staff PicksBecky shares her last 4 reads, and Rachele discusses her summer staff picks for the bookstore. All the books we mentioned Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli The Secret History | Donna Tartt The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara Rebel Rising | Rebel Wilson Knot My Type | Evie Mitchell. Clean Sweep | Ilona Andrews Burn for Me | Ilona Andrews Dark Fever | Karen Marie Moning Johannes Cabal the Necromancer | Jonathan...2024-05-3137 minPrædiken på vejPrædiken på vej1. s. e. trinitatis. Karen Felter Vaucanson i samtale med Jeannie Osman SommerDe store fester er holdt, hverdagen melder sig, og lignelsen om den rige bonde kommer og tvinger os til at reflektere over, hvordan vi forvalter de livsmuligheder, som Gud giver os. Evangeliet kalder os til at være forpligtede og forbundne. Spørgsmålet er, om vi kan holde os selv fast på det relationelle gudsforhold og være opmærksomme på vores medmennesker og på kloden? Sognepræst i Christianskirken i København, Karen Felter Vaucanson, og Jeannie Osman Sommer, Herstedvester Sogn, kommer vidt omkring i deres samtale om teksten til 1. søndag efter trinitatis, der rummer flere interessante tematikker...2024-05-2138 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorHilary Bradt on getting lost; on the Galapagos and Inca Trail in the 1970s; on aerograms v social media; on hitch-hiking at 82; on her guidebooks to Burma, Iraq, Iran and N Korea; on public footpaths and bluebells; and on feeling homesick — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Hilary Bradt to discuss Taking the Risk: My Adventures in Travel & Publishing. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review. To lear...2024-04-2435 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorGinanne Brownell on hearing clarinets and trombones by a Nairobi city dump; on a fairytale morphing; on big skies; on searching for a cemetery by Lake Michigan; on her next book: a global surrogacy journey — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Ginanne Brownell, to discuss her book, GHETTO CLASSICS: How a youth orchestra changed a Nairobi slum Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review...2024-03-2828 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorNastassja Martin on her near-death encounter with a Kamchatka bear; on the boundaries between humankind and nature; on linear v spiral storytelling; on being in between worlds; on dreams, and on waking from them — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Nastassja Martin to discuss her book, IN THE EYE OF THE WILD. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn about f...2024-01-1849 minDas Krimi-QuartettDas Krimi-QuartettSonderfolge 14 | Unser Krimi-Jahr 2023🎙️ Auch im Jahr 2023 haben wir Krimis und Thriller zusammengestellt, die uns bewegt haben. Vielleicht ist ja das eine oder andere Werk für euch dabei.  Wir wünschen Euch auf diesem Wege ein wunderbares, spannendes und gesundes 2024! 🔖 Kapitelmarken – 1:40 Susanne empfiehlt – 7:30 Yvonne empfiehlt – 12:15 Stefan empfiehlt – 18:15 Susannes Debüt-Roman jetzt als E-Book! 📲 So bleiben wir in Verbindung: – auf Instagram | auf Facebook | per Mail ↪️ Links zur Folge: – Yvonne empfiehlt: Podcast Edgar Wallace seine Nachbarn | Film The Outfit | Serie Karen Pieri | Buch Brent Spiner: Fan Fiction | Weihnacht...2023-12-1820 minLiterally ReadingLiterally Reading2023 Holiday Gift GuideWe are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are sharing our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading   Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Ellie) Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Traci) Crack the Book Open: Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (Ellie) Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Ellie) The Star-C...2023-11-2937 minThe Climate QuestionThe Climate QuestionYour Climate Questions AnsweredGraihagh Jackson and BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt team up with the BBC's Global News Podcast to answer listeners' questions. They cover everything from the big COP summit in Dubai to tree-planting, nuclear fusion and what action to take personally on Climate Change.Presenter: Nick Miles Guests: Climate Question Host Graihagh Jackson and BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt Producers: Osman Iqbal, Stephen Jensen, Phoebe Hopson Series Producer: Simon Watts Editors: China Collins and Karen Martin2023-11-2630 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorAyọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on life in Lagos and Norwich; on how family pressure shapes you; on hope as something active; on walking to get out of one’s head; on random news items; and on writing a story, leaving out all the politics — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to discuss her new book, A Spell of Good Things. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review. To learn...2023-11-1742 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorDaljit Nagra on his sense of mischief; on abandoning 30 line poems; on his first language Punjabi; on listening to Miles Davis; on fully expecting to fail; on the nine-metre man and snake gods; and on straight bananas — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Daljit Nagra to discuss his latest collection of poetry, Indiom.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cult...2023-08-3036 minBookstore ExplorerBookstore ExplorerEpisode 37: Beach Books, Seaside, OregonWe're back in Oregon to visit Beach Books! Owner Karen Emmerling and manager Alexa Butler share the story of this wonderful shop from Seaside, Oregon, from their active social media presence to their inventory of what they call "potato chip reads" -- and that one odd customer who collects...cat whiskers? Note: A few audio glitches in this one!Books We Talk About: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Still Life by Louise Penny, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby V...2023-08-2928 minBookstore ExplorerBookstore ExplorerEpisode 37: Beach Books, Seaside, OregonWe're back in Oregon to visit Beach Books! Owner Karen Emmerling and manager Alexa Butler share the story of this wonderful shop from Seaside, Oregon, from their active social media presence to their inventory of what they call "potato chip reads" -- and that one odd customer who collects...cat whiskers? Note: A few audio glitches in this one!Books We Talk About: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Still Life by Louise Penny, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby V...2023-08-2928 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorKhashayar J Khabushani on hyphenated identity; on Dodgers jerseys and drinking beer; on memoir v fiction; on belonging where we are born; on hopefulness and youthfulness; on the myth of LA; and on missing hearing Farsi — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Khashayar J Khabushani to discuss his debut, I Will Greet the Sun Again.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Cox & Kings — Arranging captivating travel experiences for...2023-08-0245 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorHanne Ørstavik on love, love and more love; on travelling with her books; on openness and vulnerability as two sides of the same thing; on 16 books written as one big novel; on the power of silence in Mexico; and on embarrassing notebooks — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Hanne Ørstavik to discuss her book, Ti Amo. It is her 16th novel.Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast: Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard...2023-07-1747 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorDamian Le Bas on rambunctious families; on van life; on slag heaps and rubbish tips; on lecturing kids; on the only seasons of summer and winter; on the question “where are you from?”; and on looking like a Division 4 Swedish footballer — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Damian Le Bas to discuss his debut, The Stopping Places. Please consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporter of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d lo...2023-06-1147 minThe Good Intentions PodcastThe Good Intentions PodcastEp 38 - Good Intentions Special - Success and Achievement"What have I achieved?"  is a question we all ask ourselves as we progress through the valleys and hills of our lives. Whereas this was once a cliched mid life crisis question - it now seems to be coming up earlier and earlier. We can compare ourselves so much more readily to one another on social media, and so this comparison steals our joy and makes us question our progression. Are we doing enough? Progressing enough. Are WE enough?So that’s the self analysis element - then throw in the fact that as a soci...2023-06-0216 minSecond LookSecond LookPage Turners: Book Talk from Our Library – Summer 2023 (Ep. 31)On this episode of Second Look, our Growing Place Library staff members, Jennifer Wilson and Merrill Skipworth, along with 2PC member and avid reader, Lacey Moody, sit down for the fifth annual book talk! The list below features books recommended and mentioned in this episode as well as links to the Instagram accounts for the Library and Lacey Moody. Fiction Authentically Izzy- Pepper Basham Carrie Soto is Back- Taylor Jenkins Reid Cartographers- Peng Shepherd Daisy Jones and the Six- Taylor Jenkins Reid (audiobook is excellent) ...2023-05-1900 minTritoniaTritoniaTritonia 4281. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Jose Amnesia Rework) [Armada] 2. Ferry Corsten - Connect [Flashover] 3. JODA - Breaking Down Walls (Myon Return to 2000 Mix) [Anjunabeats] 4. KAAZE feat. Dotter - Disobey (BLK RSE Remix) [Revealed] 5. Eminence & CeCe Mix - How It Feels [Enhanced Recordings] 6. Nors Kode - Patience [This Never Hapenned] 7. Rub!k feat. Ava Silver - Shelter [ASOT] 8. Boom Jinx & Nitrous Oxide & Einar K feat. Vintage & Morelli - Breathing [Enhanced Progressive 9. Osman Mousa & Mhammed El Alami- Y.O.U. [Enhanced Progressive] 10...2023-05-1959 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorSophie Ward on experimental education; on flaws and frailties and guilt; on saying “my wife”; on child acting; on the US-Vietnam War; on her superpower; on writing more about Detective Sergeant Carter; on outliers; on travelling to Mars — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Sophie Ward to discuss her novels, The Schoolhouse, and her debut Love and Other Thought Experiments, long listed for the Booker. Before that, a work of non-fiction, A Marriage Proposal: The Importance of Equal Marriage and What it Means for All of Us. Please consider supporting your lo...2023-05-1739 minBlind Girls\' Book TalkBlind Girls' Book TalkOur Favorite Mysteries - Blind Girls' Book Talk Episode 70Hello fellow ink drinkers!  Since last week's episode was really heavy, we decided to do something a little more light-hearted.  This week we are going to talk about our favorite mystery series/individual books.  There may be some light spoilers so I am including a list of the books and their time stamps so you can skip any books you wish. 5:54 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson7:49 - The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher 9:06 - The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 9:54 - The Thursday Murder Club series by Ric...2023-05-1428 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o on riding matatus in Kenya; on the community he misses most; on torture and imagination; on the fun of writing a book on toilet paper; on birds, bees and butterflies; on which book is next; on where he wants to retire — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to discuss his life's works including Wrestling with the Devil, which reflects on his imprisonment back in 1978. Also, his first novel Caitaani Mũtharabainĩ, in English, Devil on the Cross, which he wrote in prison. And Weep Not, Child; The Rive...2023-04-2952 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorDoreen Cunningham on Arctic ice; on bullying; on community as hope; on the fact there are whales singing in the sea still, in spite of it all; on Amtrak trains; on bank loans and luck; on mothering; on the gray whales of the Puget Sound— with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Doreen Cunningham to discuss her debut, SOUNDINGS: Journeys in the company of whales. From the lagoons of Mexico to Arctic glaciers, Doreen followed the route of the gray whale on one of the longest mammalian migrations — with Max, her little boy, by her side. Her...2023-03-2947 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorKylie Moore-Gilbert on her most treasured possession in prison; on training herself to memorise everything in a room, and on recall; on solitary confinement, hope and freedom; on how it feels to be in an airport immigration queue — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer and scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert to discuss her book, THE UNCAGED SKY: My 804 days in an Iranian prison. Kylie was arrested at Tehran Airport in September 2018 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards and convicted of espionage. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but released early in...2023-02-2234 minThe Wandering Book CollectorThe Wandering Book CollectorOsman Yousefzada on writing about a community that didn’t want to be documented; on illiteracy; on being polite; on his photographic memory and eye for detail; on being on an eternal road; on the right passport and the wrong passport — with TWBCWelcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I speak with the writer Osman Yousefzada to discuss his debut The Go-Between: A portrait of growing up between different worlds. It’s a coming-of-age memoir, reflecting on his early life in Birmingham, a childhood within the embrace of an ultra-conservative community of immigrants from Pakistani Pashtun.Please co...2023-02-0737 minKirjapinon takaa -podcastKirjapinon takaa -podcastKevään 2023 houkuttelevimmat kirjauutuudet eli perinteinen katalogijaksoSelasimme kustantajien kirjakatalogit läpi ja poimimme kiinnostavimmat uutuudet. Mm. nämä kirjat mainitsimme jaksossa: Lucinda Riley Atlas - Papa Saltin tarina Kate Morton Takaisin kotiin Colleen Hoover - It Ends With Us Strömqvist Peilisalissa, Astrologiaa Cowan-Erskine Loch Down Abbey Tim Weaver Kunniatta kadonnut Jokinen - Sen maksaa minkä tilaa Tana French Umpikuja Kuensler Erämaa Pendergast Laavalasikammio Satu Rämö Rosa & Björk Radden Keefe Kivun valtakunta Eväsoja Sensei Suvivuo Matka jään reunalle Svensson Meren kutsu Helin Kuinka kapteeni Cook keitettiin Frilander Los Angeles -esseet Melanie C Kaikki mitä olen Kirsi Piha Levoton lukija Elizabeth Strout Lucy meren ra...2023-01-1536 minWomen Power Podcast with Wafa AlobaidatWomen Power Podcast with Wafa AlobaidatExploring The Art Of Storytelling With Karen OsmanIn this episode, Karen Osman shares how her passion for thrilling storytelling led her to publishing an array of bestselling crime thrillers. From her journey in writing to what it took to become a successful author, she dives deep into it all. She talks about all the diverse experiences she had from travelling extensively, teaching and working in sales & marketing space, which led her to recognize her passion for writing and publishing her novels. She is on a path to help other authors develop their writing skills by inspiring them through her own creative writing process. Karen O...2022-09-1337 minCurrently ReadingCurrently ReadingSeason 5, Episode 7: Seasonal Reading Bonanza + Diverging Strong OpinionsOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surp...2022-09-121h 08Tell Me What To ReadTell Me What To ReadWhat To Read in... September 2022!Want to know what to read this month? Our in-house book lovers Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad sit down to talk about the books you should be checking out in September 2022!   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3dRT2wD The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman | https://bit.ly/3AoznMk Fairy Tale by Stephen King | https://bit.ly/3wxiLkr The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton | https://bit.ly/3dNZDIl Amari and the Great G...2022-09-0232 minTrusty HogsTrusty HogsEp22. KEMAH BOB / Crayons, Car Shares & Cliff HangersKemah Bob joins the Trusty Hogs to discuss AmDram, Poet Lovers, and Pervy Men...Kemah can be seen: hosting It’s A Sin - After Hours, co-hosting The Island (Dave 2021), on Richard Osman’s House of Games (2021), Question Team (Dave 2021), Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC One), Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV), Don't Hate The Playaz and Stand-Up Sketch Show (all ITV2).Thank you so much for listening! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/TrustyHogs for exclusive bonus content, merch, and more! Trust us with your own problems and questions... TrustyHogs@gmail.com Plea...2022-03-0352 minTrusty HogsTrusty HogsEp18. SINDHU VEE / Cathedrals, Crying & Cardiovascular DiseaseSindhu Vee joins the hogs with hilarious stories, insight, and a bottle of champagne! An unrivalled cool vibe with a lot of Helen telling off... enjoy...Sindhu Vee is a stand-up comedian as seen on Live at the Apollo, Richard Osman's House of Games, QI, Would I Lie To You?. Plus, you may recognise Sindhu from her role in the hit Netflix show, Sex Education.Thank you so much for listening! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/TrustyHogs for exclusive bonus content, merch, and more! Trust us with your own problems and questions...2022-02-031h 06Healthy Wealthy & SmartHealthy Wealthy & Smart575: Dr. Osman Ahmed: Reflections from the 6th IOC ConferenceMore About Osman Ahmed: Dr Osman Ahmed is a Physiotherapist at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Poole, United Kingdom) and a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom). He trained as a Physiotherapist at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, before undertaking his Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy and subsequently his PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is employed by the Football Association (FA) in England to work as a Physiotherapist with their elite disability squads and has been a member of the Team GB medical staff at...2022-01-3128 minThe Northern ConnectionThe Northern ConnectionCrime and ThrillersWe chat to Tom Copeland, co-founder of Northodox press, listen to a reading by Will Dean from his new book, Bad Apples, and we share some of our favourite crime reads.  Rachel recommends: The Simon Serraillier series by Susan Hill, The Murder of Harriet Monkton by Elizabeth Haynes and His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Emma recommends: The Thursday Murder Cub, The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, Exit by Belinda Bauer, Donna Leon's Brunetti series.  Rebecca recommends: The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne and The Aidan Waits series by Joseph Knox (Sirens, The Smiling Man and The Sl...2021-10-0143 minThe Good Intentions PodcastThe Good Intentions PodcastEp 22 - How to Write a Bestselling Book - Karen OsmanKaren Osman is an award winning, best selling novelist based in Dubai. Since she won the Montegrappa Prize for Fiction at the Emirates Literature Festival back in 2016, her gripping psychological thrillers have flown off the shelves across the world. I’ve read them all and can tell you just how good they are.Her hugely popular online course Kick Start Your Book with Karen helps budding authors achieve their dream of writing a book and Karen was very generous with her advice and insight on how to write a novel.Despite writing utterly terrifying books, Ka...2021-06-3038 min