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In Confidence
BONUS HOLIDAY EPISODE: Confidence across Continents
What can reading and being truly heard teach us about confidence?In this special bonus holiday episode, I’m joined by five remarkable women from my Transatlantic Book Club (TABC), a group that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and spans six cities (Brussels, Chicago, London, New York, Toronto, and Quito) across five countries (Belgium, USA, UK, Canada, and Ecuador).What started as an imagined escape (audiobooks on commutes, one hour a month online) has become something far richer. Over five years and 50 books, this group has explored everything from literary classics to contemporary fiction, an...
2025-12-16
48 min
Books Are My People
Aja Gabel - When Art and Science Collide
This week, I speak with Aja Gabel, author of Lightbreakers. We talk about loss, writing and book recommendations, of course! We also get a guest author recommendation from Amie McNee, author of To Kill A Queen.Books recommended:Stories of Your Life by Ted ChiangThe Ten Year Affair by Erin SomersNotes on Infinity by Austin TaylorMaggie: or a man and a woman walk into a bar by Katie LeeGreat Circle by Maggie Shipstead Find Aja Gabel on Instagram @AjaGabel
2025-11-17
30 min
Book Riot - The Podcast
2024 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part the Second
Jeff and Rebecca return for the second half of our 2024 Recommendation Extravaganza.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Book Riot Podcast on InstagramThe Book Riot Podcast PatreonNevada by Imogen Binnie...
2024-12-02
1h 10
Bibliomaniacs
Épisode 191 - Du verre entre les doigts d'Alix Relasle et Le grand cercle de Maggie Shipstead
On vous parle dans cette émission de deux livres très différents.Du verre entre les doigts, d'Alix Relasle, au Castrol AstralOn n'a pas pu intégrer l'extrait dans l'émission, mais vous pouvez écouter le titre de Kompromat, Possession, auquel Coralie a pensé pendant sa lecture, ici sur spotify .Et le coup de coeur de cette émission : Le grand cercle, de Maggie Shipstead, à présent disponible chez 10-18, traduit de l'américain par Caroline BouetOn vous souhaite d'excellentes lectures et on vous dit à très bientôt !PS : Merc...
2024-11-03
23 min
The Library Game
2.07 - Sad Sack Shack It Up
Things take a bit of a zany turn in this episode on You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead. Will you join the She-Woman Man-Haters club or will you identify with poop guy? (Please don't identify with poop guy.) Most of all, help us answer the question: Who hurt you, Maggie? P.S. - It's 33.
2024-06-25
1h 02
The Library Game
2.07 - Sad Sack Shack It Up
Things take a bit of a zany turn in this episode on You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead. Will you join the She-Woman Man-Haters club or will you identify with poop guy? (Please don't identify with poop guy.) Most of all, help us answer the question: Who hurt you, Maggie? P.S. - It's 33.
2024-06-25
1h 02
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation
Aviatrix Writers' Room interview with bestselling author Maggie Shipstead on her classical writing education and publishing journey.
Send us a textIn this Literary Aviatrix Writers’ Room interview with best-selling author Maggie Shipstead we get into the details of her author journey. Maggie is an inspiration for anyone who aspires to be a professional writer. In our conversation, she talks about how a writing course with Zadie Smith during her undergrad at Harvard cemented her path as a writer. She went on to earn an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, followed by a two-year creative writing Stegner Fellowship at Stanford. Her books include the novels Seating Arrangements (2012), Astonish Me (2014), and Great Circle (2021), and a co...
2024-06-02
40 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation
Novelist Maggie Shipstead talks about the feral bootlegging, Alaska bush, and Air Transport Auxiliary pilot character, Marion Graves, from her best selling Great Circle.
Send us a textIn this interview with author Maggie Shipstead, we discuss her best-selling novel Great Circle. In this sweeping saga, we follow fictional pilot Marion Graves from her feral childhood in Montana where she first encounters a barnstorming pilot team and decides that flying is her life's purpose. She flies as a bootlegger transporting liquor, the flies as a bush pilot in Alaska before joining the Air Transport Auxiliary to fly during the war. Post-war, she decides to fly around the world, North to South, and disappears. The story is intercut with a modern day...
2024-05-31
39 min
Unlock Your Ears To A Next-Level Full Audiobook.
The June Paintings by Maggie Shipstead
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/138219to listen full audiobooks. Title: The June Paintings Series: Blaze Collection Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 12 mins Release date: 02-22-24 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 75 ratings Genres: Historical Fiction Publisher's Summary: June Tremblay is struggling to find herself as a painter when she accepts a summer job as assistant to renowned artist Hiram Lammergeier on his private island off the Maine coast. The reclusive legend has one peculiar rule: under no circumstances is June to create any art of her own. Caught between her need to paint and...
2024-02-22
1h 12
Discover A Addictive Full Audiobook On Your Commute.
Blaze by Marie Benedict, Maggie Shipstead, Pam Jenoff, Asha Lemmie, Melanie Benjamin, Sadeqa Johnson, Ariel Lawhon
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/137214to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blaze Series: Blaze Collection Author: Marie Benedict, Maggie Shipstead, Pam Jenoff, Asha Lemmie, Melanie Benjamin, Sadeqa Johnson, Ariel Lawhon Narrator: Andi Arndt, Cassandra Campbell, Elizabeth Knowelden, Jordan Cobb, Tavia Gilbert, Channie Waites, Kate Reading Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 02-22-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 25 ratings Genres: Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This fierce collection from New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors sweeps readers back in time with exhilarating short stories of unforgettable female characters. Spanning decades, these indelible women broke through barriers in disparate worlds of...
2024-02-22
8h 29
One Thing In A French Day
2283 — Le grand cercle (Maggie Shipstead) : entretien avec l’éditrice Frédérique Polet (Presses de la Cité) — vendredi 6 octobre 2023
Un soir de septembre, j’ai retrouvé Alice Chance en bas de chez moi et toutes les deux avons marché jusqu’à la librairie de Nathalie Iris. Nathalie accueillait pour une dédicace une écrivaine américaine : Maggie Shipstead, pour son roman Le grand cercle. La rencontre a été fabuleuse, Alice et moi allons vous en parler dans l’épisode de lundi. Maggie Shipstead était accompagnée de Frédérique Polet, son éditrice aux Presses de la cité, qui réalisait la traduction de ses réponses aux questions de Nathalie et du public. Frédérique Polet était extrêm...
2023-10-06
06 min
Cool Story with Bri & Bridie
8. Spicy Questions and The Books That Punched Us in the Guts
This week is a special episode where Bri and Bridie ask each other juicy, spicy, sometimes controversial questions. Then they set each other the challenge of bringing the books that 'punched them in the guts' the hardest. They'll be answering your questions next! Got something about either Bri or Bridie that you've always wanted to know? Email or DM them a note or voice memo on Insta. Books referenced in this episode: The One Thing We've Never Spoken About - Elfy Scott: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-one-thing-we-ve-never-spoken-about-elfy-scott/book/9780645240108.html
2023-09-24
51 min
Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast
Shipstead: Astonish Me
In "Astonish Me," author Maggie Shipstead writes a novel about a former ballerina who gets pulled back into her complicated past when her son is revealed to be a ballet prodigy. This discussion with the author took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. Photo: maggieshipstead.com
2023-06-04
21 min
Novel Experience
S4 Ep11 Sophie Haydock author of The Flames
Award winning journalist and author, Sophie Haydock. Sophie's debut Novel THE FLAMES is the story of Egon Schieie’s four muses in early 20th century Vienna, which was published by Transworld in the UK and is soon to be published in the US.Sophie chats about:how she was inspired to write by an exhibition at the Courthald Gallerygiving women from the past their voicesthe difficulties in depicting the problematic behaviour of men in a different erahow applying for prizes (and winning the impress prize first novel award) helped her to push forward her writing of The Flames.
2023-03-14
1h 00
A Pair of Bookends
Minisode - Top 5 Books of 2022, 2023 releases & would you leave me to die?
Happy belated new year bookends! We're back with a minisode, a real recommendation extravaganza. We talk through our Top 5 books of last year, the 2023 releases we're excited about, the adaptations we're looking forward to, why we should have an adaptation series (all in favour say aye!) and much, much more. We will be bringing lots more of these minisodes to you this year alongside lots more author interviews and debut author highlights! Email us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com if you have any recs or authors you'd like us to have on. Follow us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram and @apairofbookends...
2023-01-16
36 min
Mostly Books Meets...
Maggie Shipstead
This week, Jack is joined by author Maggie Shipstead to discuss her novel Great Circle. Great Circle was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction and Maggie has also penned two previous novels, 2012s Seating Arrangements, and 2014s Astonish Me. More recently, she's released a collection of short stories called You Have a Friend in 10A. Purchase Great Circle here(1:56) Growing up in Orange County and Reading Books(11:46) Writing and an MFA(15:55) Maggie's Recent Reads(26:48) Maggie's Travels and the Inspirations for Great Circle(48:09) A Book That...
2022-12-01
1h 13
The Highbrarians
Episode 18: Great Circle
Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “Great Circle” by Maggie Shipstead. Part historical fiction, part textbook, this novel takes us through the lives of two ladies living in technically different centuries. Marian is a pilot during WWII(as if there is any other time period books can be about) and Hadley is a problematic actress in 2014 portraying Marian in a movie. Right off the bat, we’d like to apologize for the less than stellar sound quality and the overabundance of dogs making noise in the background. Hopefully we are forgiven when you learn our exciti...
2022-11-14
2h 23
Climb In Consulting
Episode 112: The Secrets To Co-Running A Consultancy With Michael Simmonds and Manfred Abraham
In the latest episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick is joined by Michael Simmonds and Manfred Abraham, who are both Co-CEOs at Yonder Consulting. We don’t often have two guests appearing at once, but this episode really does demand it! Their story, and that of Yonder, makes for a fascinating case study in how, by combining complementary skill sets and businesses with shared values, you're able to create something that is truly greater than the sum of its parts. Having worked closely together in their previous businesses, Michael at Populus and Manfred at BrandCap, they decided to join forces to...
2022-10-07
1h 22
WeRead@CityU 2022: Book-A-Minute Podcast
My Thoughts on Maggie Shipstead's Great Circle
Dive into Maggie Shipstead's Great Circle with Ali Raza Jatoi and learn more about the book that fascinates him!
2022-08-15
03 min
A Pair of Bookends
Top Of Your TBR with Maggie Shipstead
Welcome back bookends! Our second episode in our 'Top of your TBR' series is with the wonderful and incredibly charming Maggie Shipstead. On this episode we discuss her epic novel 'Great Circle' and our love for her latest short story collection 'You Have A Friend in 10A', we talk through her recommendations for your TBR, why writers love to read about writers as characters, where we draw the line with unlikeable characters and whether Great Circle is going to be adapted (yes Hannah always asks the important Q's)...You can find Maggie and her work at: https...
2022-08-01
00 min
Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN 10A by Maggie Shipstead, read by Mark Deakins, Mark Bramhall, Ari Fliakos, George Newbern, Kyla Garcia, Alex McKenna, Xe Sands, Rebecca Lowman
Excellent narration from a bevy of capable narrators enhances Maggie Shipstead’s incisive collection of 10 short stories. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss the collection that showcases Shipstead’s work and breadth of characters from stories written over the past decade. Alex McKenna’s rendition of an actor breaking away from a cult is especially memorable. Shipstead’s complex, flawed characters aren’t altogether likable, but the author has pulled together a sharp and likable collection indeed.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Random House Audio.Find more au...
2022-07-14
05 min
Bookin’
190--Bookin’ w/ Maggie Shipstead
This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shipstead, who discusses her new book You Have a Friend in 10A, which is published by our friends at Knopf. Topics of discussion include Willie Nelson, ski resorts, when fictional animals die, men of great patience, creative writing workshops, unreliable narrators, the elusive nature of truth, Scientology, Elon Musk, and much more. Copies of You Have a Friend in 10A can be purchased here from Explore Booksellers, Aspen's legendary independent community bookstore.
2022-06-27
31 min
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast
Shortlist 2022: The Authors
Vick Hope speaks to the six brilliant authors who have been shortlisted for the 2022 Prize - Elif Shafak, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Louise Erdrich, Maggie Shipstead, Meg Mason and Ruth Ozeki. The winner of this year’s prize will be announced on June 15th. The 2022 shortlist: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Book of Form and E...
2022-06-09
41 min
Front Row
Africa Oyé, Queer Poetry, Maggie Shipstead
Africa Oyé, the UK's largest festival of music from the continent of Africa, celebrates its 30th anniversary in Liverpool's Sefton Park this month. Its Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney, discusses the festival's history and chooses three tracks of music that reflect Africa Oyé's growth and reputation. What is a queer poem? Poets Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan talk to Nick Ahad about how they explore that question in their new anthology, 100 Queer Poems - poems from across the twentieth century to the present day. It reflects the burgeoning range of recent queer poetry, and includes poets wh...
2022-06-06
42 min
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women
You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories by Maggie Shipstead
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Kyla Garcia, Ari Fliakos, Xe Sands, George Newbern, Rebecca Lowman, Mark Deakins, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the Booker Prize nominee and New York Times best-selling author of Great Circle, a piercing, irresistible first collection of short stories exquisite in their craft and audacious in their range A love triangle plays out over decades on a Montana dude ranch. A hurdler and a g...
2022-05-17
10 min
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
Late Night Lit: Maggie Shipstead | Dana Schwartz
On this month's episode of our literary podcast Late Night Lit, Sarah Jenks-Daly speaks with two great novelists. She talks to Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle, and Dana Schwartz, whose new book Anatomy: A Love Story is available now. Schwartz also hosts the podcast Noble Blood.Plus, writer Marc Bernardin shares a book recommendation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-04-25
30 min
Club Book
Club Book Episode 137 Maggie Shipstead
Maggie Shipstead is the author behind Great Circle, one of the most anticipated, best reviewed, and bestselling fiction releases of 2021. Her modern masterpiece intertwines the stories of Marian Graves, an aviation daredevil patterned after Amelia Earhart, and a Hollywood ingenue who attempts to adapt Marian’s larger-than-life story for the big screen a century later. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews raves: “Whether Shipstead is creating scenes in the Prohibition-era American West, in wartime London, or on a Hollywood movie set, her thorough research… allows for [a uniquely] immersive experience.” Great Circle is also shaped in part by the author’s...
2022-04-18
59 min
Free Library Podcast
Maggie Shipstead | Great Circle
Carole Phillips Memorial Lecture Maggie Shipstead is the bestselling author of the novels Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements, the latter of which won the Dylan Thomas Prize and the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. A former Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, she is a longtime travel writer and has frequently contributed articles to Condé Nast Traveler and Departures. Shipstead's latest bestseller, Great Circle, tells the parallel stories of a bold woman aviator and the actor who portrays her on film almost a century l...
2022-04-13
49 min
Tiny Town Library Podcast
Episode 19: Best of 2021
Tune into this episode for a quick recap of the holiday season in tiny town, a review of Amy’s Best of 2021 book list, and New Year’s resolutions. Happy New Year! Amy’s Best of 2021 Books Lists in no particular order Fiction Top Ten:1. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 2. The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson 3. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 4. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 5. Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker 6. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 7. The Paper Palace by...
2022-01-30
1h 02
My Life In Books with Red Szell
Maggie Shipstead
This month, Red is in conversation with Maggie Shipstead, whose latest novel, ""Great Circle,"" was shortlisted for The 2021 Booker Prize. Part historical fiction, part contemporary satire, it intertwines the story of a pioneering woman aviator with that of the Hollywood actress chosen to play her in a modern-day biopic. Join Maggie and Red as they discuss her work, and the quest for a sense of perspective. About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision...
2022-01-23
49 min
Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler
Great Circle and The Barbizon
Send us a textAmy reviews two books focused on 20th-century women who broke barriers in their careers and personal lives. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is a historical novel centred around the lives of famed aviator Marian Graves. The Barbizon: The Hotel that Set Women Free by Paulina Bren is a social history of the world's most famous women's hotel. Located in Manhattan, the hotel has been the home to starlets, writers, models and secretaries.Streaming show Why Women Kill on Amazon and novel Recipe for a Perfect...
2022-01-14
27 min
The Bert's Books Podcast
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Bert's book review of the Booker shortlist Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Order it now at Bert's Books Publisher's Description From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. Determined to live an independent life, she resists the pull of her childhood sweetheart, and burns her way through a suite of glamorous lovers.
2022-01-03
17 min
The Englewood Review of Books Podcast
Episode 37: Our Favorite Books of 2021!
Jen hosts a freewheeling conversation with Chris and Joel about their collective reading habits in 2021, how they identify books for "lists" like this, and of course, which titles rose to the top as their favorite reading experiences in 2021. A host of various ERB contributors also chime in with their favorites of the year. Books and Writing Mentioned:If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Means of...
2021-12-27
1h 19
Indagare Global Conversations
Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle and Astonish Me: Wandering Heart
Author Maggie Shipstead talks with Melissa about some of her most memorable travel adventures, why she is drawn to “windswept wastelands,” the importance of protecting wild places, solo travel, going remote, the destinations on her wish list (from Central Asia to Africa), life lessons learned from being a wanderer at heart and more.
2021-11-04
44 min
Write Now with Scrivener
Episode 7: Maggie Shipstead, Author of Great Circle, Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Maggie Shipstead's latest novel has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. Great Circle is a novel of love and loss and adventure, focusing on a woman pilot in the early days of flying, and an actress portraying her in the present. Show notes: Maggie Shipstead Great Circle Booker Prize Colson Whitehead, Sag Harbor Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener. If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check...
2021-11-03
30 min
Ringer Dish
Pottery, Cookbooks, Subscriptions, and More in the ‘Jam Session’ Gift Guide | Jam Session
Juliet and Amanda keep with tradition and provide a gift guide full of books, subscriptions, pajamas, pottery, and much more in preparation for the upcoming holidays!Hosts: Juliet Litman and Amanda DobbinsAssociate Producer: Erika CervantesCook Books:-Hetty McKinnon, To Asia With Love-David Chang and Priya Krishna, Cooking at HomeLighting:-cozyandchillofficial-Hay-ClicClothing:-Kule Pajamas
2021-11-02
57 min
Front Row
Armando Iannucci, Booker shortlisted author Maggie Shipstead, Paul McCartney on Penny Lane
Meet the anagrammatical Orbis Rex, Queen Dido, Blind Dom’nic, as they battle a wet and withered bat from Wuhan in Front Row as Armando Iannucci, Samira Ahmed’s guest, reads from and talks about Pandemonium, his new mock-heroic epic poem written in response to the Covid pandemic and the times we live in.The sights and sounds of Liverpool are evoked as Paul remembers the 1967 Beatles single Penny Lane.In the last of our Booker Prize Book Groups, listeners put their questions to shortlisted author Maggie Shipstead, whose novel Great Circle tells the story of M...
2021-11-01
42 min
Thoughts from a Page Podcast
Christine Pride & Jo Piazza - WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM
We discuss We Are Not Like Them, how they started writing the book together and what their writing process looked like, encouraging people to have more in-depth conversations on race, why storytelling induces empathy, being selected as the October Good Morning America book club selection, the editorial process, and much more.Their joint recommended reads are: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler Christine’s recommended reads are: Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaoouad Jo’s...
2021-10-25
42 min
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
Booker Special 2021 Part 1: Maggie Shipstead, Damon Galgud & Nadifa Mohamed
This week we’re taking a look at some of the novels shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize: Maggie Shipstead considers the significant role played by women in the early history of aviation in her barnstorming novel 'Great Circle'. Damon Galgut takes a wry look at life, death and the broken promise of post-Apartheid South Africa. Nadifa Mohamed transports us back to 1950s Cardiff to re-examine a notorious miscarriage of justice. And we return to Maggie Shipstead for the Books of Her Life.
2021-10-22
57 min
Shelf Awareness - with @bookishjenx
#4 Reading the Booker Shortlist 2021: Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead
In this episode, I talk about Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead and why it's such a beautiful novel. We discuss themes of love, death, queerness and freedom.
2021-10-16
19 min
Thoughts from a Page Podcast
Julie Metz - EVA AND EVE
Julie and I discuss Eva and Eve, how she discovered her mother’s secret history, her fascination with chance encounters and the sometimes long-lasting impacts, things that did not make it into the book, following her in her parents’ footsteps as a book cover designer, and much more.Julie’s recommended reads are: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Thanks to the Jung Ce...
2021-09-24
31 min
Travel Tales by Afar
Searching for Inspiration in the Norwegian Arctic
Seven years ago, author Maggie Shipstead traveled to the Arctic to begin her next book. She was there as part of an Arctic Residency that connects artists with the icy landscape. But when she arrived in the Svalbard archipelago, she had only the seed of an idea. As she sailed around the archipelago—along with 27 other artists—Maggie discovered that inspiration can come in mysterious ways.Enjoyed Maggie's episode? Be sure to read Great Circle, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in September 2021.Be sure to subscribe to the show and to s...
2021-09-16
25 min
From the Front Porch
Episode 338 || Kids Table Fall
Today Annie is joined by her cousin and frequent Bookshelf collaborator, Ashley Sherlock. Every season, they sit down at the metaphorical kids’ table to chat about what they’re reading, watching, listening to, and buying. The books mentioned in this week’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead ”Adrift” by Mark Nepo (This is a poem from this book) Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind by Jennifer Senior To...
2021-09-16
53 min
The First Time
Maggie Shipstead on awe, detail & leaps of faith
Kate speaks to US writer, Maggie Shipstead. They discuss Shipstead's latest novel, the Booker longlisted novel GREAT CIRCLE, and Shipstead's writing process, addiction to awe and travel writing adventures. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!
2021-09-12
56 min
The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast
Episode QS65: Maggie Shipstead + Brandon Taylor (September 2, 2021)
Author Brandon Taylor interviews fellow novelist and travel writer Maggie Shipstead about her epic novel Great Circle, a world-spanning tale of women “navigating the ice floes of patriarchy.” From evolving ways of defining (or not defining) gender through the past two centuries, to Hollywood gossip and the perennial challenge of writing reprehensible characters, the conversation spans the dark and light of Shipstead’s multifaceted 600-page novel (including fan demands for the extended director’s cut!) (Recorded May 17, 2021)
2021-09-02
59 min
The Book Club Review
Bookshelf: Summer Reading 2021
It's our 2021 Summer Reading episode! What are we looking for in our summer reading? We want books that are going to carry us away, books that are immersive and compelling, books that take us places and teach us things. Sometimes we want short reads to suit our mood, others we want long immersive books that will last us through the summer. And as ever, we want books we can discuss and debate. Embracing our usual tendency to veer away from the obvious we've compiled an eclectic list. We've got summer buzz books The Other Black Girl by...
2021-08-13
45 min
The Make Books Travel Podcast
S2 E18: A Deep Dive into the Audiobook Market with Lance Fitzgerald
Welcome to a new episode of the Make Books Travel podcast, on which I’m speaking to Lance Fitzgerald, VP, Content and Business Development for Penguin Random House Audio. On season 1 episode 15, I interviewed Jamie Dupras, General Manager of audiobook producer Deyan Audio. What I took away from that interview was that the audiobook format is an even more important, and explosively growing, player in our industry than I’d already thought. So I’d been wanting to speak with Lance, an audiobook publisher, to better understand this growth, and discuss what trends he has seen...
2021-07-16
57 min
Create Out Loud With Jennifer Louden
14 | Maggie Shipstead: The Creative Freedom To Get It Wrong... and Right!
Maggie Shipstead is an NYT-Bestselling author of three novels - Seating Arrangements, Astonish Me, and Great Circle (on many best-of lists for 2021) and her work has won a laundry list of awards. She's also written essays and travel articles like her piece for Modern Love. And like all of us, Maggie has to begin again, face the blank page, and watch projects die. Maggie's newest novel "Great Circle" follows pilot Marian Graves who will take to the sky and circumnavigate the globe at all costs - and isn't that so much like the creative process? In this interview, we discuss: ...
2021-07-06
41 min
Happy To Be Here
Nerdette Book Club: 'Great Circle'
It’s that time again! This month, we discuss Maggie Shipstead’s ‘Great Circle’ with book critic Bethanne Patrick and Kirkus fiction reviewer Laurie Muchnick. We talk about scale, art, and the Arctic. Plus, we hear from some of you! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-06-22
50 min
Booklicious Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead | Book Review Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead Website: https://gobookmart.com “Great Circle is a masterpiece . . . one of the best books I’ve ever read” —J. Courtney Sullivan “A sumptuous epic . . . exhilarating . . . this book delivers a series of ahas, of sweet, provocative points of contemplation that make the reader feel alive." —Leigh Haber, Oprah Daily “A soaring work of historical fiction . . . So convincingly does Shipstead stitch her fictional heroine into the daring flight paths of early aviators that you’ll be convinced that you remember the tragic day her plane disappeared. Great Circle is a r...
2021-06-19
02 min
Booklicious Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead | Book Review Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead Website: https://gobookmart.com “Great Circle is a masterpiece . . . one of the best books I’ve ever read” —J. Courtney Sullivan “A sumptuous epic . . . exhilarating . . . this book delivers a series of ahas, of sweet, provocative points of contemplation that make the reader feel alive." —Leigh Haber, Oprah Daily “A soaring work of historical fiction . . . So convincingly does Shipstead stitch her fictional heroine into the daring flight paths of early aviators that you’ll be convinced that you remember the tragic day her plane disappeared. Great Circle is a r...
2021-06-19
02 min
Booklicious Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead | Book Review Podcast
Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead Website: https://gobookmart.com “Great Circle is a masterpiece . . . one of the… The post Great Circle: By Maggie Shipstead | Book Review Podcast appeared first on GoBookMart.
2021-06-19
00 min
Book Riot - The Podcast
Our Favorite(?) Books of 2021 So Far.
Jeff and Rebecca pick their most memorable, favorite, and otherwise noteworthy reads of 2021 so far. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rebecca’s Picks: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Girlhood by Melissa Febos Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib Miseducated by Brandon P Fleming Rebecca’s Honorable Mentions: Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Cultish by Amanda Montell While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Jeff’s Picks: Klara...
2021-06-17
1h 09
Happy To Be Here
Nerdette Book Club: Maggie Shipstead On ‘Great Circle’
Welcome back to the Nerdette Book Club! It’s just like a regular book club only we never have to know if you actually read the book! This month our pick is ‘Great Circle’ by Maggie Shipstead. At just over 600 pages, it’s a hefty read but SO worth it. The story follows Marian Graves, a 20th century aviatrix who disappears during an attempt at circumnavigating the Earth, and Hadley Baxter, a modern day movie star who ends up playing Marian in a movie. It’s also about planes, WWII, bootlegging, untouched places, fame, celebrity gossip, love, Alaska, and so much more...
2021-06-08
29 min
Happy To Be Here
Nerdette Book Club: Maggie Shipstead On ‘Great Circle’
Welcome back to the Nerdette Book Club! It’s just like a regular book club only we never have to know if you actually read the book! This month our pick is ‘Great Circle’ by Maggie Shipstead. At just over 600 pages, it’s a hefty read but SO worth it. The story follows Marian Graves, a 20th century aviatrix who disappears during an attempt at circumnavigating the Earth, and Hadley Baxter, a modern day movie star who ends up playing Marian in a movie. It’s also about planes, WWII, bootlegging, untouched places, fame, celebrity gossip, love, Alaska, and so much more...
2021-06-08
29 min
I Like to Read
Great Circle, That Summer, and The Plot
Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQX-nWBQWKL3lnx52f3AuCw BOOKS MENTIONED: “Great Circle” by Maggie Shipstead https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54976986-great-circle “Things We Lost to the Water” by Eric Nguyenhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55120657-things-we-lost-to-the-water “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henryhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation “That Summer” by Jennifer Weinerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55467800-that-summer “The Plot” by Jean...
2021-06-07
23 min
nonstudent
Seating Arrangements: Maggie Shipstead
This book centered on a wedding naturally includes tense family dynamics, long-lost friends, love and a scenic locale all compressed into the span of a few days.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mukesh-sharma66/support
2021-05-31
01 min
Let's Get Lit! with ACLS
Hot For The Summer
🔥CONTACT US🔥 We’d love to hear suggestions or you can ask us for recommendations to mention in future episodes Email: letsgetlit@alleganycountylibrary.info Phone: 301-777-1200 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alleganycountylibrary 🔥TITLES (IN ORDER BY MENTION)🔥 Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian: https://bit.ly/3oXGKUT People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry: https://bit.ly/3fLCofn Chainsawman by Tatsuki Fujimoto Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly: https://bit.ly/2R07Heg The Lost Village by Camilla Sten: https://bit.ly/3yJ22tM M...
2021-05-28
19 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Season 4 Ep. 91 Summertime and the Reading is Easy with Bookseller Sam Miller 5-26-21
We are all about summer reading this week and Carmichael's Books bookseller extrordinaire Sam Miller gives us all kinds of ideas to make this a great reading season. Books mentioned-- 1- Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 2- The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delila Harris 3- All's Well by Mona Awad 4- Out of the Diaspora --Tragic Magic by Wesley Brown 5- Out of the Diaspora--Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall 6- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7- The Giver of Stars by...
2021-05-26
58 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Episode 130 - Author Spotlight with Whitney Scharer and a GIVEAWAY!
We recorded together for the first time in over a year! It was amazing to sit and talk about books over the kitchen table. Hashtag grateful. Emily went on a whirlwind adventure with Maggie Shipstead’s GREAT CIRCLE and Chris got down with I WILL SURVIVE, song lyrics by Frederick J. Perren and Dino Fekaris, illustrated by Kaitlyn Shea O’Connor. It’s another tenth episode which means it’s time for another giveaway! Listen for details. We also hope you’ll join us in our buddy Sue’s Big Book Summer Reading challenge this year. Listen for details about this, too.
2021-05-25
1h 25
Loves Labours Watched
LLW: Interview with Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle, plus our Women's Prize thoughts
This month we connect with New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shipstead about her new novel Great Circle, an enveloping, lyrical and ambitious novel about a 1940s female aviator and the modern-day actress who is hired to play her in a biopic. We enjoyed a fascinating discussion with Maggie all about how the megastardom of the Twilight stars influenced the story, her globe-spanning research process and how Great Circle plays with ideas of narrative and storytelling. We then continue the bookish chat with a discussion of this year's Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, which include previous LLW guest Brit Bennett...
2021-05-20
1h 02
Northwest Passages Book Club
Great Circle conversation with author Maggie Shipstead
Conversation about Maggie Shipstead’s new bestseller ,“Great Circle,” follows aviator Marian Graves through Prohibition-era Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, wartime London and beyond as she charts her own course through life and love. Nearly a century later, actress Hadley Baxter is cast as Graves in a biopic chronicling the events leading up to and following her disappearance over Antarctica.
2021-05-13
40 min
Hysteria
Queens of Drama w. Senator Hirono
This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Senator Mazie Hirono about her recent legislative victories, child care as infrastructure, and her new memoir Heart of Fire. Plus, Erin and Alyssa get into the Liz Cheney of it all, and the NRA is handed another blow. Then, Kiran Deol and Priyanka Aribindi join to break down their relationship to drama in relationships, politics and culture. Finally, Sanity Corner!Show Notes:Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie Hironohttps://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881601?af...
2021-05-13
1h 36
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Episode 129 - Author Spotlight with Chris Tebbetts
On Episode 129 we chat with author Chris Tebbetts about his book, Me Myself & Him, what it is like to co-write books with James Patterson, and how he keeps in touch with his inner child. Chris reflects on a biblio adventure with one of her favorite writers, Sarah Waters, and Emily dives into one of the hottest book releases of the year, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.
2021-05-11
1h 19
The Maris Review
Episode 102: Maggie Shipstead
Maggie Shipstead is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements and the winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, a former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford, and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.Recommended Reading: The Signature of Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Pachinko by Min-Jin Lee A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
2021-05-06
29 min
Chill out Mobilization of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & Wellness
Great Circle: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) - Maggie Shipstead
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Great Circle: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist)Author: Maggie ShipsteadNarrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra CampbellFormat: UnabridgedLength: 25:17:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 05-04-2021Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary WomenSummary:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibit...
2021-05-04
1h 17
The Joined Up Writing Podcast
Lose The Ego with Maggie Shipstead – Joined Up#153
SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 153 with New York Times best-selling author, Maggie Shipstead. Maggie talks about writing her epic third novel – … Continue reading →
2021-05-04
48 min
The Write Place (formerly The Joined Up Writing Podcast)
Lose The Ego with Maggie Shipstead – Joined Up#153
SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 153 with New York Times best-selling author, Maggie Shipstead. Maggie talks about writing her epic third novel – … Continue reading →
2021-05-04
48 min
All the Books!
New Releases and More for May 4, 2021
This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Realm Breaker, Luck of the Titanic, Great Circle, and more great books.Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here.Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website...
2021-05-04
44 min
Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews
Joan Silber
Joan Silber discusses ‘Secrets of Happiness’ (Counterpoint, May 4), “a new novel in stories from the master of the form” (starred review). In a sponsored interview, host Megan Labrise talks with Jessamyn Stanley, author of ‘Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance’ (Workman, June 22). Then our editors offer their reading recommendations, with books by Muon Thi Van and Victo Ngai, Stacey Lee, John McWhorter, and Maggie Shipstead. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-05-04
57 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+
Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) by Maggie Shipstead
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455881to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 11 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibition and World War II, from Montana to London to present...
2021-05-04
1h 17
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+
Great Circle: The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 by Maggie Shipstead
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456108to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Circle: The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.25 of Total 4 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021** **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022** I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERER From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the fl...
2021-05-04
1h 17
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Historical
Great Circle: The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 by Maggie Shipstead
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456108to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Circle: The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.25 of Total 4 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021** **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022** I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERER From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the fl...
2021-05-04
1h 17
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Historical
Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) by Maggie Shipstead
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455881to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 11 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibition and World War II, from Montana to London to present...
2021-05-04
1h 17
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women
Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) by Maggie Shipstead
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist) Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Alex Mckenna, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 4, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibition and World War II, from Montana to London t...
2021-05-04
10 min
Tiny Town Library Podcast
Episode 15: National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week with us as we look back over the past year and forward to all that is to come. Listen to the end for a special interview with beloved Mont Vernon resident Eileen Naber! Amy: Suspense Thrillers: Who is Maud Dixson by Alexandra Andrews The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Pretty Things by Janelle Brown His + Hers by Alice Feeney The Last Flight by Julie Clark General Reccomendations: Sin Eater by Megan Campisi The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson Upcoming: The Hour of the Witch by...
2021-04-10
1h 01
Get Booked
Everything Is Just Nice
Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about ballerinas, career advice for the average Jane, gay vampires, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.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 books discussed in this episode, visit our website.FeedbackMedicine Walk by Richard Wagamese (rec’d by Rebecca)Ann Patchett (rec’d by Wyn...
2021-01-07
46 min
What Do You Mean By That?
Remembering Toni Morrison
When's the last time you had a Toni Morrison book read to you? Like, by Margaret Atwood, Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), Brit Bennett (The Vanishing Half), and more? We are beyond thrilled to highlight a fantastic event put on by Literacy Partners - a Thanksgiving weekend reading of Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, which is just as relevant now as it was back in 1977. Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at hello@dearwhitewomen.com How do you log in? Visit ticketing page: https://litpartners2020.org/toni-morrison/ Click GET TICKETS NOW...
2020-11-25
24 min
Book Riot - The Podcast
Adaptation Wish List
Jeff and Rebecca list their most-wished for bookish adaptations. This episode is sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Whatbook, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service, and Book Riot Insiders Discussed in this episode: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Paradise by Toni Morrison Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston The Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan Zone One by Colson Whitehead Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Billion Dollar Whale by Bradley Hope A Darker Shade of Magic by V...
2020-11-04
56 min
LikeWise Fiction
"Acknowledgments," by Maggie Shipstead
Acknowledgments, by Maggie Shipstead. On the eve of the publication of his self-referential debut novel, The Canon According to D. M. Murphy, Daniel M. Murphy narrowly avoids a moment of self-awareness. (Content note: contains some strong language and a brief reference to suicide.) (This story first appeared on BuzzFeed in 2017.) Bonus Interview: Subscribers to the Likewise Media Patreon campaign can hear an interview with author Maggie Shipstead. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Support: Support our Patreon | Donate via PayPal | Leave a...
2020-03-02
56 min
Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast
Shipstead: Seating Arrangements
In "Seating Arrangements," Author Maggie Shipstead writes her debut novel about a wedding gone wrong for the eldest daughter of the Van Meter family, whose family have a tougher time than the bride. This discussion with the author took place on a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.
2019-09-29
22 min
From the Front Porch
Episode 222 || Seasonal Reads: Wedding Season
It's wedding season, y'all, and Annie and Chris are here to guide you through the most relevant reads of the season. You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. + Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead + Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hager Cohen + Save the Date by Morgan Matson + Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld + The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory + Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun + The Gown by Jennifer Robson + Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close + Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner + Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry + The Arrangement by Sarah Dun...
2019-05-09
32 min
Broads and Books
8: Goin' to the Chapel
This week, we've got weddings. We've got marriages. We've got hamsters in tuxes, Podcat's own show, and a gaggle of sister wives. This episode has it all, just in time for summer wedding season. _____Fiction:Amy: Fates and Furies, Lauren GroffErin: Seating Arrangements, Maggie ShipsteadOther Books:Amy: Safekeeping, Abigail ThomasErin: We are Never Meeting in Real Life, Samantha IrbyNon-books:Amy: Kill Bill (Movie)E...
2019-04-24
44 min
All the Books!
All the Backlist! November 2, 2018
This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Marriage of a Thousand Lies.This week’s episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books discussed on the show:The Pr...
2018-11-02
09 min
Skylight Books Podcast Series
Aja Gabel, "THE ENSEMBLE"
Aja Gabel is a literary star on the rise. She holds both an MFA and Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing and was a Writing Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Center. Her essay, “The Sparrows in France,” earned her an honorable mention in Best American Essays 2015 and her short story “Necessary Animals” was named a Distinguished Story in Best American Short Stories 2017, edited by Meg Wolitzer. Adding to this list of literary accomplishments, Gabel is a trained classical cellist who has performed with competitive quartets and chamber groups across the country. Gabel brilliantly marries her two artistic...
2018-08-01
41 min
Get Booked
Add a Million Dollars, See What Happens
Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.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 Discu...
2018-05-31
47 min
Get Booked
Queer Teen Version Of The Odyssey
Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here.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.Bo...
2017-06-07
51 min
All the Books!
New Releases for June 14, 2016
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, Grace, Before the Feast, and more new releases.This episode was sponsored by ThirdLove, TryAudioBooks.com, and Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books...
2016-06-14
36 min
Get Booked
Inappropriate Dead Baddies
Amanda and Jenn recommend series by POC, light-hearted books for book club, Southeast Asian Lit, and more on this week’s Get Booked!This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah.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 MentionedHalf-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose OlderR...
2016-05-19
53 min
Otherppl with Brad Listi
Episode 367 — Maggie Shipstead
Maggie Shipstead is the guest. She is the author of the novels Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements, both of which are available from Vintage Contemporaries. Maggie is one of those people who seems to be doing everything right. Harvard. Iowa Writers Workshop. Stegner Fellow. Her first novel was a critically acclaimed national bestseller. Her second novel, many say, is even better. We talk about all of this. I try to get answers out of her. How did she do it? How was she raised? Is it nature? Is it nurture? How does a person turn out to be so...
2015-07-01
1h 19
The Bookrageous Podcast
Bookrageous Episode 72; Summer Reading
Bookrageous Episode 72; Summer ReadingIntro Music; Pacific Theme by Broken Social SceneWhat We’re ReadingJenn[1:15] Slash: Romance Without Boundaries[4:30] What We See When We Read, Peter Mendelsund [6:30] Glory O’Brien’s History of Future, A.S. King, October 14 2014[7:35] Vanity Fair, William Makepeace ThackerayJosh[9:00] Soil: A Novel, Jamie Kornegay, March 10 2015[10:35] Morte, Robert Repino, January 20 2015[13:50] Age of Ultron; X-Men: Battle of the AtomRebecca[14:30] Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphon...
2014-08-10
00 min
The Avid Reader Show
Maggie Shipstead author of Astonish Me
From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. It is aired every Monday at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
2014-05-11
43 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Drama
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle ‘Brilliantly written; the first ballet novel for grown-ups’ THE TIMES ‘A bravura display of high-performance art’ GUARDIAN ‘Brims with emotion … an accomplished novel embracing both domestic drama and the competitive quest for perfection’ SUNDAY TIMES Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A fla...
2014-05-08
05 min
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 8, 2014 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle ‘Brilliantly written; the first ballet novel for grown-ups’ THE TIMES ‘A bravura display of high-performance art’ GUARDIAN ‘Brims with emotion … an accomplished novel embracing both domestic drama and the competitive quest for perfection’ SUNDAY TIMES Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975...
2014-05-08
05 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Drama
Astonish Me: A novel by Maggie Shipstead
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me: A novel Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, th...
2014-04-08
10 min