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----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.
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We’re a publisher dedicated to extraordinary, ground-breaking, unique fiction and non-fiction writers and their work. Founded in 1994, Riverhead Books is now well established as a publisher of bestselling literary fiction and quality nonfiction. Throughout its history, Riverhead has been dedicated to publishing extraordinary groundbreaking, unique writers. Riverhead’s books and authors have won or been finalists for Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, National Book Critic Circle Awards, M ...
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We take in the X-Men as it's meant to be enjoyed, with clockwork orange style devices to pry open our eyes. Married couple, Allison and Matt Parent do deep dives into the good, the bad, the squishy and weird X-Men stories. Allison is a newbie to comics and Matt is going to talk about it endlessly to them whether they record it or not. Logo by Emily Kardamis who can be found on Instagram @corruptedgem or on Patreon at Patreon.com/corruptedgem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in ...
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Two film graduates read the Animorphs books and dive into the themes and lessons of each book, deciding on what to keep and change should it get re-vamped as a tv series.
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Brought to you by a partnership that transcends the 49th parallel. Join Adam Thomas and Josh Farkas in the podcast that accompanies The Internet Book of Critical Care. The IBCC podcast will explore key points in each chapter. Initially the release of podcasts may lag a bit behind the chapters for logistic reasons. However, our goal is to eventually have a podcast for each chapter. Subsequently, the podcast will discuss updates to the IBCC based on new evidence.
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CRITICAL! originally started as a podcast covering the history of pro wrestling video games. While wrestling games and wrestling is our bread and butter, we also cover our other interests such as video games expanding different genres and eras, movies, comic books and comic book related media, action figures and so much more!
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Hello Entrepreneurs!! This is Himanshu - a young entrepreneur. In this podcast i am going to read ,explain and elaborate a book whose title is HOW TO READ A BOOK - THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO INTELLIGENT READING. IN THIS FAST WORLD NO ONE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO READ A BOOK so i have started this podcast to make u listen this books and grasp all the IMPORTANT facts and learning in this book Here are certain Requirements!!!😁😊 {Plug in your earphone or music console and start listening me !!!!!} FOLLOW. ...
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The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
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Fight fascism and fall in love with Rebel Ever After, a new leftist romance podcast. Join sex & culture critic and BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY author Ella Dawson as she interviews Romancelandia citizens about writing swoony, sexy and progressive romance novels.
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This book is "not written for professional musicians, but for untaught lovers of the art". It gives broad instruction on composers, styles, instruments, venues - and when to believe the critics.
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Yay! You've found the home of Carolyn Talks..., Podcast, and So Here's What Happened! Carolyn Talks..., is the podcast version of my main YouTube channel Carolyn Talks YouTube & Podcast..., where you can listen to fun and insightful conversations between Film Culture Critic and host Carolyn Hinds, and her special guests from all around the world each episode where they talk about what inspires them to create. So Here's What Happened! Podcast is main podcast formerly co-hosted with LaNeysha C ...
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Welcome to Season Two of The Critic and Her Publics: The Art of Editing. This season, in a series of live conversations, Merve Emre asks the smartest and savviest editors how the sausage gets made. What happens behind the scenes at a magazine? How does an idea become a book? And how do you work with those strange and difficult creatures we call writers? Hosted by Merve Emre • Edited by Michele Moses • Music by Dani Lencioni • Art by Leanne Shapton • Sponsored by Alfred A. Knopf The Critic an ...
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These conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theory to the black Atlantic to sites of indigenous resistance and self-articulation, as well as the complex geography of thinking between traditions, inside traditions, and from positions of insurgency, critique, and counternarrative.
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Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature. Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the ...
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Cinephile | Movie Critic | Comic Book Nerd | Podcaster | The Painted-Lines Contributor For audio and video collabs, feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]! Let's talk about movies! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theformalreview/support
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The podcast for pop culture and comic book fans. Each week the panel of comic book enthusiats take a look at current titles, collected trades, and give their take on current pop culture news.
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Erica Glessing: Transforming Stories, Transforming Lives Erica Glessing believes that when you tell your story, you change the world. A third generation book publisher and CEO of Happy Publishing LLC, Erica has published more than 225 authors to #1 bestseller. She works with would-be authors on writing; would be published-authors on publishing, and would-be bestselling authors on bestselling and marketing campaigns. Join Erica Glessing and discover how the magic of storytelling can transform ...
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An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. Missing Pages is an investigative podcast about the book publishing ind ...
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Passionate, informed, sometimes silly discussion and reviews of Board Games, Tabletop RPGs and geek culture. Videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/criticaltwits
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Lucia Soriano, "Embodying Normalcy: Women's Work in Neoliberal Times" (Lexington Books, 2024)
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Embodying Normalcy: Women’s Work in Neoliberal Times (Lexington Books, 2024) calls attention to how women in the United States do a type of unpaid work to embody the latest trends for the purpose of achieving success in neoliberal culture. Using TLC reality shows, lifestyle and beauty influencers, Brazilian butt lift TikToks, and celebrities like K…
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Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025)
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What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics, and minds. Leftists have long taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.”…
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The Book of Woke: Critical Hermeneutics
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The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 164What is the Woke worldview? It's called "critical constructivism." How is it adopted? The formal name for picking up "Wokeness" is adopting "critical hermeneutics." What in the world does that mean? It means viewing the world through lenses of power as described by critical theory and social con…
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In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: He left a noob and has returned as a GM! What does everyone think about The Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 System, Stephen's story, and more! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit co…
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New Testament Textual Criticism for the 21st Century, by Charles Quarles
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Today, Roberta talks to Charles Quarles about his book New Testament Textual Criticism for the 21st Century: A Practical Guide, available from Hendrickson publishers. A guide to New Testament textual criticism that introduces students to the methods currently used by the most respected specialists in the field. While there are many introductions to…
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Nicholas Borst, "The Bird and the Cage: China’s Economic Contradictions" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025)
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The Chinese Communist Party’s complex and contradictory embrace of capitalism has played a pivotal role in shaping China’s economic reforms since the late 1970s. The Bird and the Cage: China's Economic Contradictions (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025) explores the persistent tensions between state control and market forces in China. It shows how these tens…
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Today, Roberta talks to Dave Rahn about his new book Grit & Joy: Help for Bewildered Families of Teens, available from D6 Family publishers. In a world where teens are constantly chasing after surface-level distractions, they’re left yearning for something deeper—a joy that doesn’t fade with the next trend. Grit & Joy: Help for Bewildered Families …
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Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its Cover-Up
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Nearly a year ago, a Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash of CNN, began the end of Biden’s bid for a second term. The President struggled to make points, complete sentences, and remember facts; he spoke in a raspy whisper. This was not the first time voters expressed concern about Biden’s ag…
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Kafka's A Hunger Artist - The Death of Uncompromising Art!
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What would Kafka think about our attention economy today? And what about the state of our art? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb
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Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Don't surrender the flame!
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How should we meet death? With rage! Or so says the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas! And he's not the only one! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb
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Top Five Things That Make You Instantly Happy
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Sometimes it is the little things that bring great joy. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at pod…
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Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025)
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Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025)
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What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics, and minds. Leftists have long taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.”…
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Mojo Mini: Moon Knight 1-6 by Jed Mackay and Alessandro Cappuccio and a Convo with Megan from Vigilante Vibes!
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A two part mini?!? In this economy? It's the return of Also By! Our series where we read the other works of the current X-Men writers and artists! Don't remember that? Well we only did it the one time so far! We read Moon Knight (2021) by Jed Mackay and Alessandro Cappuccio. We talk Batcaves, Jed's insanely tight plotting, and how Marc is much hott…
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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 116"To rebel is justified," Mao told his young Red Guard, loosing them on China at the beginning of the brutal Cultural Revolution. He wanted them to expose the "capitalist roaders" who had ruined everything in the Great Leap Forward and afterwards, as he led them to believe. "Smash the Four Olds!" he commanded, and his …
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Myka Tucker-Abramson, "Cartographies of Empire: The Road Novel and American Hegemony" (Stanford UP, 2025)
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The road novel is often dismissed as a mundane, nostalgic genre: Jack, Sal, and other tedious white men on the road trying to recapture an authentic youth and American past that never existed. Yet, new road novels appear every year, tackling unexpected questions and spanning new geographies, from Mexico, Brazil, Bulgaria, Palestine, Ukraine, and fo…
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Noel Rubinton, "Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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John McPhee has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1965 and has written more than thirty acclaimed books that began on the magazine's pages. But few readers know or fully appreciate the true breadth of his writing. Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee (Princeton University Press, 2025) leads readers through…
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Elon Musk is Remaking the US Space Program w/ Tim Fernholz
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Paris Marx is joined by Tim Fernholz to discuss how Elon Musk’s influence in the White House is shaping the US Space Program, why he’s pushing NASA toward Mars instead of the Moon, and whether the Starship rocket is in trouble. Tim Fernholz is a senior reporter at Payload Space and the author of Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the N…
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Carolyn Talks 'Art For Everybody' with Documentary Filmmaker Miranda Yousef
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Director and editor Miranda Yousef joined me for #CarolynTalks, to discuss her debut feature documentary ART FOR EVERYBODY about the life, work, and consumption of Thomas Kincade, one of America's and modern history's most prolific and commercialized artists. #ArtForEverybody #FilmCritic #interview Follow me on social media @CarrieCnh12 paypal.com/…
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The Erica Glessing Show Podcast #751 Feat. Christina Giles Pearson "Awakening with Astrological Guidance"
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In this inspiring episode, the host sits down with Christina Giles Pearson, a celestial mystic based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to explore the powerful connection between astrology, intuition, and soul purpose. Christina shares how her journey into astrology and other celestial sciences began with a personal quest to understand herself — her patt…
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The 2025 Book Riot Fantasy League Book Draft
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Jeff and Rebecca are joined by Sharifah Williams and Prof. Laura McGrath to conduct the first ever Book Riot fantasy book draft. We explain the rules, talk about strategy, and then engage in some fairly chaotic literary team building. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and fol…
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Robert F. Darden and Stephen M. Newby, "Soon and Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His compositions--"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," "Through It All," "My Tribute (To God be the Glory)," "Jesus is the Answer," "Soon and Very Soon," and others--remain staples in modern hymnals, and he is often spoken of in the same "genius" panth…
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Júlia Király, "Hungary and Other Emerging EU Countries in the Financial Storm: From Minor Troubles to Global Hurricane" (Springer, 2020)
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Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years. None of it is original. His style of rule is straight from the democratic backsliders' playbook. To secure long-term power rather than short-term office, rulers must take over the institutions that check and balance majority rule and bend them to their will. Trump has …
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Rochelle Rojas, "Bad Christians and Hanging Toads: Witch Crafting in Northern Spain, 1525–1675" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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Bad Christians and Hanging Toads: Witch Crafting in Northern Spain, 1525–1675 (Cornell University Press, 2025) by Dr. Rochelle Rojas tells riveting stories of witchcraft in everyday life in early modern Navarra. Belief in witchcraft not only emerged in moments of mass panic but was woven into the fabric of village life. Some villagers believed witc…
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1126: MORE TURTLES!
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We return to the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles viewed through the lens of IDW Publishing! We review Battle Beast #1 from Skybound Entertainment, and Amadeus Cho is 20 years old at Marvel Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensur…
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S07.35: On the Shelf with Spinsters and Wallflowers
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One of the og romance tropes is on the table today -- we're talking about heroines who are on the shelf! It's not quite wallflowers, not quite ruined, not quite spinsters...it's a very particular flavor of unmarried woman, and one we basically only find in historicals (can you tell Sarah is writing?). We're talking about the subtle nuances of heroi…
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With his new graphic novel, INSECTOPOLIS (WWNorton), Peter Kuper brings us the 400-million-year history of insects in their own words as they take a post-human tour of the New York Public Library. We talk about how Insectopolis began when he was around 4 years old and saw the 17-year cicada brood, how Peter needed a new mode of comics-making for th…
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When You Find a Hope: How Allie Millington Turned Rejection into Art
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In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze interviews author Allie Millington about her picture book When You Find a Hope. They discuss Millington's unique brain drain morning practice, her long journey to publication, and how her own experiences with rejection and perseverance directly inspired this heartfelt story about h…
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Therí Alyce Pickens on What Had Happened Was
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This discussion is with Dr. Therí A. Pickens received her undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University (P’05) and her PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA (2010). She is a poet-scholar who focuses on Arab American Studies, Black Studies, Comparative Literature, and Disability Studies. In today’s conversation, we discu…
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We get a tease of 7 Wonders Dice this week, plus Dan shares what has been announced for Gen Con and Essen. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoileri…
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This is a bonus preview of the our most recent Patreon-only episode, The JeffCore Books of May 2025. To listen to the full episode and get access to the complete back catalog of bonus content, sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Patreon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Percival Everett’s “James” Wins a Pulitzer
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A year ago, Percival Everett published his twenty-fourth novel, “James,” and it became a literary phenomenon. It won the National Book Award, and, just this week, was announced as the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. “James” offers a radically different perspective on the classic Mark Twain novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: Evere…
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Brian VanDeMark, "Kent State: An American Tragedy" (Norton, 2024)
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Fifty-five years after the terrible shooting at Kent State University, I spoke with Brian VanDeMark, a Professor of History at the US Naval Academy, about his new book, Kent State: An American Tragedy (Norton, 2024). Cutting through the reductive narratives of the shooting, VanDeMark offers a definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam Wa…
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Episode 276: An Introduction to Flannery O’Connor
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This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas bring us the first of a two-part series on the oft-requested, oft-misunderstood author, Flannery O’Connor. They begin by sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, which leads into the topic of O’Connor, the controversial mid-century southern American author. Angelina gives us a look …
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This week, learn all about the latest non-fiction Christian books available from various publishers! Brought to you by Roberta Foster, KNEO Radio and the Sky High Podcast Network.By Sky High Podcast Network
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Elaine Pagels, "Miracles and Wonder:The Historical Mystery of Jesus" (Doubleday, 2025)
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Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder:The Historical Mystery of Jesus (Doubleday, 2025) she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish …
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PaperTrails - S5 Episode 04 - How to tell a good story - (Storyworthy book review)
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Welcome to Paper Trails, a podcast by Inspyre UK where we explore the profound stories and themes woven into our favourite books, shows, and movies. In this episode, we review Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks and break down what it really takes to tell a great story. From crafting everyday moments into compelling narratives to understanding the structu…
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Episode 46: NYX Vol. 1 by Joe Quesada with Special Guests Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
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This week on the podcast we're talking NYX with superstar comics writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly "The Hive Mind" You're asking yourself, "didn't they JUST do an episode on NYX with the Hive Mind?" Well, this is about the first one! We talk gritty post 9/11 comics, writing teenagers, and the shocking comic introduction to Laura Kinney. NYX …
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The Pulitzer Drama Was Real and Other Book News PLUS: A Mini-Book Club for RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson
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Jeff and Rebecca continue to lap up with extreme interest scuttlebutt about James's Pulitzer win before talking about Lithgow's underwhelming reaction to Rowling's transphobia, a new publisher focused on dudes (initially. they swear) and more book news. Then Sharifah Williams hops on to talk about Kevin Wilson's new novel, Run for the Hills. Subscr…
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Is "miscommunication" even a trope? With Betty Cayouette
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This week’s guest is Betty Cayouette, author of TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL and ONE LAST SHOT. We talked about writing a romance that starts with a third act breakup, if the miscommunication trope deserves the hate it gets, and why a second-chance needs an excellent apology. Then Betty and I talked about sneaking the wage gap into a rom-com, and ro…
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Today, we are joined by the esteemed @Melonbread1979 to share his insights on the AKI series. Additionally, we will delve into discussions on Ultra Pro Wrestling, AEW Fight Forever, Toukon Club, Mat Mania, and Appoooh! RIP Sabu & Steve "Mongo" McMichael Melonbread can be found on X and Bluesky Melonbread (@Melonbread1979) / XMelonbread (@melonbread…
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