The Miracle on Ice, the fall of the Berlin Wall, parachute pants; the 1980s are remembered for a lot of things, but rarely as a literary decade. That's a shame, and today's episode looks to correct that faulty notion.

Today's short story is one I posted last year as well, but I wanted to post it again because it reminds me (and us) of a time when we took things like crowded carnivals for granted. Here's hoping those days return soon. Let's get Bookish.

Today is July 31st, which means it is the shared birthday of Harry Potter and his creator JK Rowling. Let's take a look back at this magical series, and let's get Bookish.

Let's start a book club; that's what part two of this two-part episode is all about. Maybe it's crazy to think that we can connect people from all over the world through a podcast and get them talking about the same book, but what the hell, it's worth a shot. Be sure to check out part one, and let's get Bookish.

On today's two-part Bookish we're talking again about book clubs: what they are, why you should be part of one, and how to start one for yourself. Reading is a solitary endeavor, but a book club can help make it a communal one as well. And be sure to check out part two later today.

Everyone knows about novels and short stories, but do you know the often overlooked middle child of the fiction genre? In today's Sunday Ramble we get to know the novella. Let's get Bookish.

There are 5 Thursdays this month, so to keep things on schedule I am doing Throwback Thursday in the slot it would normally occupy. And since it is Hemingway's birthday week, today's throwback episode returns to the greatest American author ever and looks at five essential books on his time in Paris in the 1920s. Let's get Bookish.

Today is the birthday of the late, great Ernest Hemingway. Let's get Bookish with my favorite author and one of the greatest of all time.

In today's episode I want to ramble a bit about something I've mentioned before but never devoted an entire episode to: the books that I've written. Let's get Bookish. And here are the links to the books I mention in the episode: The Last Word: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692235388/ Writer in Residence: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692496572/ Book Town: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692142991/

It's Ernest Hemingway's birthday weekend, so today's special Short Story Saturday features the great man himself. Let's get Bookish.