The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

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You can find Judith Lindbergh at judithlindbergh.com/ and on IG @judithlindbergh.

This week’s episode is one that big history nerds may find fascinating. In fact, big nerd Carrie could have gone even further down a rabbit hole of Herodotus than she did with our guest Judith Lindbergh. If you feel like playing a drinking game with this episode, between the t...

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Earth Day is upon us in a few weeks, April 22, and what better time to explore literature that comments on the health of Mother Earth. This week we are talking eco-literature. Eco-literature engages readers on environmental concerns through the interactions between humans and the environment. And it encourages thought about our impact on the planet.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

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You can find this week’s Austen authors at their websites:

AH Kim - www.ahkim.net/ and @ahkim.writer

Melodie Edwards - www.melodieedwards.com/ and @melodiewritesedwards 

Jane Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817 but she remains a writer who has captured the minds and hearts of many readers. The themes she addressed in her time r...

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This week we’re talking about linked short story collections. What are linked short stories, though?

These are stories that are collected and somehow linked to each other. That link can be very explicit or very subtle. They can be linked by one character who threads her/his way throughout every one or who is only mentioned marginally. They can be lin...

To find more of Kari’s book thoughts, you can find her on instagram @checkedoutbooks.

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This week we chat with Kari Heggen, a bookstagrammer from Iowa who set herself a goal to read all the Newbery Award winners from the past 102 years. Originally she had planned to read 10 a year but she ultimately decided to just get her done. She read 49 of th...

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This week we talk about some of our favorite books coming out of small and independent presses. The Big 5 publishers print those blockbusters we love to stick in our beach bag but smaller presses support much more diverse authors and innovative and important stories that may be your next favorite read! We give you a little primer about the difference between a small press a...

You can Shawntaye on Instagram at @shawntaye1

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This week we chat with a Lexington, Kentucky bookstagrammer, Shawntaye, who is such a devoted reader that she makes books part of virtually everything she does, from socializing to volunteering. Amy met Shawntaye in real life before COVID and the Perks has been following her bookish adventures ever since. 

Shaw...

You can find Amy and the Gibson Girl review at www.gibsongirlreview.com/ as well as on Instagram at @gibsongirlreview

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As podcast people ourselves, we are always interested in checking out other unique book-related podcasts. You can find a podcast to fit any interest no matter how obscure; there is something for everyone out in the pod universe.

Our guest thi...

To find out more about Minda, go to her website at www.mindahoney.com or find her on social media @mindahoney

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We have a remix episode for you this week on Valentine’s Day, and the book we discuss is all about love and the loss of it.

We first talked with author Minda Honey back in the summer of 2019 During that...

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This week we are talking time bending books, series, and movies including time travel, time loop, and time slip. Here is a link for more info on this subgenera.

https://www.abookgeek.com/exploring-the-paradoxes-of-time-travel-literature-a-journey-through-the-ages/

Books mentioned--

1- Number The Stars by Lois Lowry

2- Intrigue in Istanbul by Ericka Ruth Neubauer

3...