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Tales from the Trunk2023 Awards Eligibility RoundupOnce again, it’s time for an awards eligibility roundup! This episode’s transcript appears in full below:
Hello, and welcome to Tales from the Trunk: Nominating the works that did make it. I’m Hilary B. Bisenieks.
Listeners, it’s somehow that time of the year again, where awards nominations are upon us, and so I have once again reached out to all the wonderful guests who make this show what it is to round up works they’d like to receive your attention for nominations.
To begin, Tal...
2024-01-1907 min
Discover This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacgregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya Macgregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Release date: December 19, 2023
Genres: Romance
Publisher's Summary:
Will, an agender teen, struggles with the haunting aftermath of parental abuse as they forge a new life and love in this novel that is perfect for fans of If These Wings Could Fly and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small to...
2023-12-199h 43Absorb The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacgregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya Macgregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Release date: December 19, 2023
Genres: Tough Topics
Publisher's Summary:
Will, an agender teen, struggles with the haunting aftermath of parental abuse as they forge a new life and love in this novel that is perfect for fans of If These Wings Could Fly and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their sm...
2023-12-199h 43Get Your Favorite Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsThe Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacgregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya Macgregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Release date: December 19, 2023
Genres: Tough Topics
Publisher's Summary:
Will, an agender teen, struggles with the haunting aftermath of parental abuse as they forge a new life and love in this novel that is perfect for fans of If These Wings Could Fly and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their sm...
2023-12-199h 43Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, RomanceThe Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacgregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya Macgregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Release date: December 19, 2023
Genres: Romance
Publisher's Summary:
Will, an agender teen, struggles with the haunting aftermath of parental abuse as they forge a new life and love in this novel that is perfect for fans of If These Wings Could Fly and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small to...
2023-12-199h 43
Start A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacGregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/69718to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya MacGregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
Release date: 12-19-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Romance
Publisher's Summary:
Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to...
2023-12-199h 43Absorb A Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will by Maya MacGregorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/69718to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Author: Maya MacGregor
Narrator: Vico Ortiz
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
Release date: 12-19-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Romance
Publisher's Summary:
Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to...
2023-12-199h 43
Yoga Inspiration#162: Beyond Asanas: Compassion and Global Healing with Maya GrossThis conversation with Maya Gross will leave us not surprised at how transformative Ashtanga yoga has been in her life's journey but enamoured with how she transmutes her own learnings into soothing offerings for the world. When discussing the current turmoil in the Middle East, her compassionate outlook and advice are met with global support. And then there's all of this compressed for social media - a space that requires careful considerations at this time, or any time for that matter. Lean into Maya's spiritual tools for peace promotion and tap into the knowing that a...
2023-12-071h 05
Something (rather than nothing)Episode 210 - Maya MacGregorMaya MacGregor is an author, singer, and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Maya is active in many community activities in Gaelic music as well as writing contemporary YA and adult fiction (as Emmie Mears and M Evan MacGriogair). Maya has a degree in history and is passionate about writing the stories for teens they wish had existed when they were younger and fills them with the type of people who have always populated their world. Their pronouns are they/them.THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER is Maya’s first YA novel and is...
2023-07-061h 37
Something (rather than nothing)Maya MacGregorMaya MacGregor is an author, singer, and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Maya is active in many community activities in Gaelic music as well as writing contemporary YA and adult fiction (as Emmie Mears and M Evan MacGriogair). Maya has a degree in history and is passionate about writing the stories for teens they wish had existed when they were younger and fills them with the type of people who have always populated their world. Their pronouns are they/them.THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER is Maya’s first YA novel an...
2023-07-061h 37
Raging Romantics#47 Some Like It ScotCONTENT WARNING : discussions of racism, colonialism and cultural appropriation as it pertains to romance novels. Also loud bagpipe sounds. This week we're taking a look under the kilt at the dark(?) history behind Scottish romance novels. Do you agree with Jackie- is there something a little off about Scots in romance books? Or is she thinking too deeply about all this...after all, these are *just* fiction books.Shoutout to Dr. Euan Hague at De Paul University for sitting down with Jackie to talk cultural geography! Make sure to...
2022-08-051h 01
Queer Writers of CrimeRecommendation: Justene Gets Chills From a Diverse NovelEp: 129 Justene shares with Brad a novel by Maya MacGregor she believes is a contender for upcoming awards. A contemporary queer novel, full of diversity, a suspicious death, and a spirit who helps solve the crime. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comThe Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor:https://amzn.to/3QibhdvBrad's Website: bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much...
2022-06-1618 min
OMG Julia!Maya MacGregor Talks The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester (part 2)Part two of my discussion with Maya MacGregor about their process in writing The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. This book is a delightful YA mystery/ghost story with an autistic and non-binary main character. Full show notes and transcript available at https://www.juliarios.com/maya-macgregor-talks-the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester-part-2/
2022-06-1038 minOMG Julia!Maya MacGregor talks The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester (part 1)Maya MacGregor joins me to discus their process in writing The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. This book is a delightful YA mystery/ghost story with an autistic and non-binary main character. Full show notes and transcript available at: https://www.juliarios.com/maya-macgregor-talks-the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester-part-1/
2022-06-0231 min
KT Literary podcastMaya MacGregor and Allegra Verlezza on THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTERTHE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER is about an autistic trans kid navigating their new school while finding friends—and love, along the way. It’s written by Maya MacGregor, and though they are no stranger to publishing, it’s their debut YA novel!Maya and Allegra talk about the joys of bringing Sam to life on the page and in the audiobook, the exciting time we’re in for queer stories, and what this book means to their past selves. Maya's Instagram, Maya's websiteAllegra's Instagram, Allegra's websiteBuy THE MANY...
2022-05-041h 06Tales from the TrunkBook Tour 15: Maya MacGregor - The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam SylvesterThis time around, it's my absolute delight to welcome Maya MacGregor (@Maigheach) to the show to talk about their brand new book, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, which releases this May!
Things we mention in this episode:
Jennifer (Macey) Mace's appearance on this very show
Look to the Sun, by Emmie Mears
The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick
The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Dune, by Frank Herbert
Dune (2021 film)
The Death o...
2022-04-0156 min
Sense and SpiritualityMaya Angelou's Poem on Love Captures the Celtic Vision of Love, Inspired by John the DiscipleThe great African American poet, Maya Angelou, proclaims that the exquisiteness of love has the power to "set us free" and "to liberate us into life." Yet, while "love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls", it is not without pain. In Christ God too knew how costly and painful is "Love's Exquisite Freedom."
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2021-06-0107 min
Selections For All Occasions—DJ Mixes by Brendan ClayDJs In The Distance 002: The Lockdown Sessions (August 2020)Normally, we'd collectively circle a date and eagerly await our next opportunity to catch up—beers, banter, laughs, and of course, the tunes.
In this current climate/during this challenging period; said opportunities haven't afforded themselves, so we've been forced to get a little creative with regard to a platform for sharing and consuming music together... and flexing our creative muscles in the process.
Enter 'The Lockdown Sessions'. DJs In The Distance. Now, the second volume. We've mixed up the order to keep things interesting.
It's a DJ take on "pass the parcel"... in the best way possible. Play four tr...
2020-08-061h 22
What's Your Safe Word?7 - I Make Abusers Really, Really Angry w/ MAYA ROYThis week we are so excited to welcome MAYA ROY to the What’s Your Safe Word? podcast! Maya is the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Canada and was recently named a Recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2019. She is a diversity specialist with 22 years of experience in a variety of sectors in public policy development, public health, adult education and social work. Maya was a member of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency, she is currently part of Young Global Leaders with the World Economic Forum, and she sits on the board of Women’...
2020-01-081h 30
Between the Lines11: Fertility, Health and Reproductive Politics: Re-imagining Rights in India - Maya UnnithanThis month Hayley Macgregor speaks with Maya Unnithan, Professor of Social and medical anthropology at the University of Sussex, about her new book, ‘Fertility, Health and Reproductive Politics: Re-imagining Rights in India'.Drawing on ethnographic research over the past eighteen years, Maya brings together the practices, experiences and discourse on fertility and reproduction in Northern India, into an overarching analytical framework on power and gender politics.Through its focus on development actors, civil society members as well as health providers, it brings out the diverse ways in which reproductive rights are both understood and...
2019-08-0727 min
A History of the World in 100 ObjectsStatue of TaraThe history of the world as told through one hundred of the objects. The objects are selected from the collection of the British Museum by its director, Neil MacGregor. This week, Neil is exploring life in the great royal courts across the world during Europe's medieval period. It's easy to forget that the civilisations of Tang China, the Islamic Empire and the Maya in Mesoamerica were all at their peak during this time and today we discover what was happening in South Asia during this period. He tells the story through a beautiful statue of the female...
2010-06-1714 minA History of the World in 100 ObjectsLothair CrystalThis week, Neil MacGregor is exploring life in the great royal courts around the world during Europe's medieval period. It's easy to forget that the civilisations of Tang China, the Islamic Empire and the Maya in Mesoamerica were all at their peak during this time. He is describing the life of these courts through individual objects in the British Museum's collection. In the last programme he was with the Abbasid court North of Baghdad and an exotic wall painting; today's object is an engraved rock crystal connecting a biblical tale to a real life story of royal intrigue at...
2010-06-1613 minA History of the World in 100 ObjectsMaya relief of royal blood-lettingThe history of the world as told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, is exploring power and intrigue in the great royal courts of the world around 800 AD. Today's object offers a story of authority, pain and belief from the world of the ancient Maya. It is a limestone carving showing a king and his wife engaged in an agonising scene of ritual bloodletting. Neil describes a great city in the jungle of modern day Mexico and the culture that produced it. Virginia Fields, the expert on Maya iconography, and the psychotherapist Susie...
2010-06-1414 minA History of the World in 100 ObjectsOlmec Stone MaskNeil MacGregor, in his history of mankind as told through objects at the British Museum, selects a miniature mask to tell the story of the Olmec - the mysterious people of ancient Mexico who lived before the time of the Aztecs or Maya. As the Parthenon was being created in Greece and the Persians were expanding the world's biggest empire, what was life like for the "mother culture" of Central America? Neil explores the life of the Olmec and visits the remains of one of their greatest legacies. He considers their remarkable skills in mask making with...
2010-02-2513 minA History of the World in 100 ObjectsMaya Maize God StatueThis week Neil MacGregor is exploring the growing importance of agriculture around the world at the end of the Ice Age, with objects that show and celebrate the key elements of the time; power, sex, worship and food. Today the series focuses on the world of the Mayan civilisation and a stone Maize God, discovered on the site of a major Mayan city in present-day Honduras. This large statue is wearing a headdress in the shape of a giant corn cob. Maize was not only worshipped at that time but the Maya also believed that all their...
2010-01-2813 min