By Her Shelf

By Her Shelf

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By Her Shelf episodes

  • 12 Books of Christmas Book 2
    Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year.
    In this episode, I share about a book chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of a medical technology darling and her startup company. The author's journalistic perspective and the way he was able to simultaneously encapsulate each person's character AND unravel this complicated timeline makes this non-fiction work read like the last page turning medical thriller. I hope you enjoy my review of Book 2!
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  • 12 Books of Christmas Book 1
    Welcome to a special episode of By Her Shelf! Every day for the next twelve days, I'll be sharing my thoughts on one book I read that impacted me this year.
    In this first episode, I share about the book that broke my reading slump this summer. This tale of two sisters whose bond is tested when the man one is in love with becomes interested in the other was a real page turning debut. Full of dark humor, this character driven book had just enough plot to keep things interesting. I hope you enjoy it.
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  • Gathering Around with Betsy Pendergrass
    Today, we're getting to know Betsy Pendergrass By Her Shelf! Besty is a wife, a mom of four, a writer, and a passionate gatherer. Betsy and her husband Taylor share tips for gathering people and recipes for feeding them in the community they've built at gatheringaround.com.
    In this episode, Betsy and I discuss:
    Plot driven vs. character driven novels
    Scary librarians
    and One More Page Syndrome.
    You can find all the books we discussed at www.byhershelf.com
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  • A Place to Land with Kate Motaung
    Today, we’re getting to know Kate Motaung by her shelf:
    Kate Motaung is the author of A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me), A Start-Up Guide for Online Christian Writers, and Letters to Grief. She is the host of Five Minute Friday, an online community that encourages and equips Christian writers, and the owner of Refine Services, a company that offers writing and editing services. Kate and her South African husband have three children. Find Kate at Heading Home, Five Minute Friday, or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
    In this episode, Kate and I chat about the bookish assignment that made her hate reading, the book that inspired her to restart her book, A Place to Land, as a memoir, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and so much more.
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  • Hollow Hearts with Christina Yother
    On this episode, we're getting to know Christina Yother By Her Shelf!
    Christina is the Amazon bestselling author of the Hollow Hearts historical romance series. She have been involved with writing, blogging, and social media for several years and earned a Ph.D. in 2012 by writing one of the first dissertations to explore how women build community through writing online. She lives in smal-town Georgia with her husband and three children. You can find her writing at christinayother.com.
    In this episode, Christina and I chat about:
    -Hollow Hearts, Christina's historical fiction trilogy.
    -Books you don't remember buying (or reading)
    -Censorship vs. age appropriateness
    -Dust jackets and dog-eared pages
    And so much more.
    Christina even convinces me to join her in an informal Goodreads challenge (which I haven't stuck to--sorry Christina) that you may want to implement if you're guilty of a certain reading habit.
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  • Confident Creation with Amanda Pittman

    Today, we're getting to know Amanda

    Pittman By Her Shelf:

    Amanda Pittman is a Christian, a

    wife, and a mother. She is the author of two books, “Reflecting God’s Beauty,”
    and “Love Your First Year of Marriage.” Amanda is the founder of the Confident
    Woman Mentorship Program and helps her husband pastor The Gathering Oasis
    Church Downtown. In her free time, Amanda creates social media content that
    inspires and equips women to be confident and Christ-centered.

    In this episode, Amanda and I discuss:

    • Consumption vs. creation in social media and reading
    • Why even avid readers should give themselves space to
      • write
    • The odd reading habit Amanda shares with her mother

      • ...and so much more. 

      Amanda was the very first person I

      interviewed for By Her Shelf, and this interview really set the tone for me.
      Her words about creating and using our voices were the exact encouragement I
      needed to hear as I was stepping into this new space. If you find yourself
      struggling with self-confidence or using your voice, I know you will be
      encouraged by this conversation as well. 

      Quotes:

      • One of the most valuable things we've been given is our
        • voice. 
      • It's not that you don't have any valuable thoughts,
        • it's that you haven't give your mind any air to breathe. 
      • What are you doing with all the information you stored
        • up?
      • At the end of the day our confidence boils down to what
        • we believe and if we believe the best about ourselves. If we believe what
        God says we are and who God says we are, then we're going to walk in
        confidence. 
      • Having the mindset of contentment and compassion is a
        • way we can reflect the beauty of God and not the ugliness of the world.

        The Books (These are affiliate

        links. I receive a small commission if you buy through them at no cost to you):

        • Amanda's auto-buy author: Lysa
          • TerKeurst
        • Amanda's current reads: Believe
          • Bigger by Marshawn Daniels (Kindle)and It's Not Supposed to Be This Way by
          Lysa TerKeurst (Kindle)
        • Books Amanda references when providing pre-marital
          • counseling with her husband: The
          Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Kindle), Amanda & her
          husband's book, Love
          Your First Year of Marriage, and Saving Your Marriage before It Starts
          by Les & Leslie Parrott (Kindle)
        • Amanda's surprising book: The
          • Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Kindle)
        • The best books for personal growth: The Bible
        • The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (Kindle)

          • Links

          • SYMBIS-
            • Pre-Marital Counseling Program
          • Amanda's husband's new book, Your Bible, Your Money
          • Glow Getter Inc. (Instagram)
          • Confident Woman Online Conference Recordings
          • Amanda's website,
            • Instagram, and YouTube channel
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          • Pockets of Lovely with Abigail Rudibaugh

            Today, we're getting to know Abigail Rudibaugh By Her Shelf:

            Abigail calls Cincinnati, Ohio home alongside her husband and two young daughters. As a graduate from Miami University of Ohio in Integrated Language Arts, she spent nine years teaching, but is now taking time to nourish her writer's soul. Abigail believes that in a prescriptive and productive world, poetry has become the umbrella in which she can finally find some shade. Find her on Instagram & Twitter @pocketsoflovely or at pocketsoflovely.com

            In this episode, Abby and I discuss:

            -The "lovely" story behind the name Pockets of Lovely

            -How being a writer has changed the way she reads

            -The late Mary Oliver, one of Abby's favorite poets

            -Embarrassing book habits

            -FOMO on pop lit conversations

            And so much more.

            Whether or not you consider yourself to be a poetry lover, I guarantee you'll connect with some part of this interview with Abby.

            The books (These are affiliate links. I receive a small commission if you buy through one of these links):

            The first book Abby remembers loving (Kindle)

            The assigned reading that surprised her (in a good way) (Kindle)

            This classic was disliked twice in five interviews! (Kindle)

            A Thousand Mornings Kindle Version

            Ariel by Sylvia Plath (Kindle)

            Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Kindle)

            Abby's Surprising Book (Kindle)

            Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Kindle)

            Liane Moriarty

            John Steinbeck

            The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Kindle)

            Abby's current read (Kindle)

            Up next for Abby (Kindle)

            Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Kindle)

            The Links:

            I'm Nobody! Who are you? by Emily Dickinson

            Abby's site: Pockets of Lovely

            Poet Mary Oliver

            "A Thousand Mornings"

            Poet Wendell Berry

            Recordings of Sylvia Plath reading poems from Ariel

            Newsletter subscribers will receive two special emails this week: A list of diverse books if Madeleine's episode inspired you and a list of can't miss poetry collections if Abby's episode sparked your poetry reading fancy. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.

            Next week's episode is actually the first episode I recorded for the podcast. My guest is an entrepreneur and content creator focused on empowering women to be confident and cultivate self-esteem. You don't want to miss getting to know this powerhouse By Her Shelf. Be sure to subscribe so you don't!

            If you're loving the show, I would really appreciate it if you left a rating/review on iTunes. It helps others find the show...and maybe their next favorite book.

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          • The Muggle Version of Hermione Granger with Madeleine Riley

            Today we’re getting to know Madeleine Riley By Her

            Shelf:

            Madeleine is a

            special education teacher by day and a voracious bookworm by night. She shares
            her bookish life on her literary-themed Instagram @topshelftext.
            A loyal New Englander, she loves the ocean, cats, organizing, and is an
            aspiring gardener. When she grows up, she wants to be the muggle version of
            Hermione Granger.

             

            In this episode, Madeleine

            and I discuss:

            How she implements

            reading into her curriculum as a special education teacher

            How watching the white

            Nationalist march in Charlottesville, Virginia sparked the Diverse Books Club,
            and why she shuttered the club with over 13,000 members

            How she makes her

            Instagram more accessible and inclusive

            The feedback she receives

            the most often from her appearance on What Should I Read Next

            The book recommendation

            she’s been avoiding.

            Full show notes available at: 

            http://byhershelf.com/2019/01/28/bhs-episode-3-the-muggle-version-of-hermione-granger-with-madeleine-riley

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          • Cooking Up Drama with Agatha Marshall
            Today I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to Agatha Marshall. Agatha is a mom, the author of the cookbook Come Eat with Aggie, an entrepreneur, and a publishing consultant with Lincross Publishing, an independent publisher assisting authors who want to publish their passion professionally while keeping their rights and royalties. We discuss Agatha's work with Lincross, her cookbook "sheroes," and the oft-assigned play she dislikes so much she can barely utter its name. If you're an aspiring author, or aspiring to put down the takeout menu and learn to cook fabulous meals on a less glamorous budget, you need to get to know Agatha by her shelf today.
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          • Episode 1: Origin Story
            On this episode, I give the origin story for By Her Shelf, the blog as well as the podcast. I share what you can expect, challenge you to get after the thing you've been dragging your feet on, and encourage you to acknowledge and spread the gift of literacy.
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