DogEared Book Club

Hello!!!! This is such a gorgeous episode, with an amazing bookstagrammer, Margaux at @margauxreads. Also, the timing was BRILLIANT and completely unplanned. Margaux is a Queer, Black and vocab-lovin' reader. She is obsessed with anything related to coming of age stories, literary fiction, queerness, Blackness and just damn' good writing. Follow Margaux if you want super incredible book recs, thoughtful reviews, and very entertaining stories with words of the day and -what-if/this-or-that polls.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Margaux's love of words
• Why she started a bookstagram
• What kind of reader they she wants to advocate
• The importance of queer literature
• The types of stories she'd like to see more of in queer stories (books, movies, etc.)
• Margaux's favorite authors
• Margaux's favorite style of writing
• If Margaux could have an author write about her life, who would it be
• Why does Margaux read?

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HELLO MY BOOKISH LOVERS AND FRIENDS! IT IS SO AMAZING TO BE BACK IN ACTION! Oh, how I've missed you all so dearly!

This guest is Emily Alcher, the Co-founder and CEO of Italic Type; an online platform for cultivating authentic, real-deal book communities, setting goals, and enhancing the reader experience.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• What is Italic Type and why does it matter?
• What's different about Italic Type?
• Why we need to care about readers
• Why reading matters
• How Emily fell into her love of books
• Sharing the ups and downs of creating an online book club/company
• The importance of underground/backlist reads
• Uplifting minority subjects and voices
• Emily's favorite books of all time
• What books Emily would give to someone to show them she loves them

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This conversation is a combination of books and focusing on the topic of friendship with our dear guest, Lindsey Simcik. If you haven’t listened to one of my most recent episodes, her co-host and sidekick Krista Williams was just on the podcasts. If you don’t know Lindsey, she is the co-host of the Almost30 Podcast with Krista. She is also the co-creator of the Almost30 Membership, which is a monthly/yearly membership that brings together like-minded souls for conversation, intimate healing seminars, they invite key note speakers, release bonus episodes, and so much more. Lindsey is also the founder of her latest program, The Sacredness of Being Single, an intimate container for those who are seeking more fulfillment and grace during your time as a solo partner.

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Meet Sam from the gorgeous, chic, always-on-point bookish account, __and.books. Her style is uncluttered, understated, yet so intuitively curated. She says she doesn’t try… but truly.. what’s her magic touch? Aside from her glorious feed, her taste in books is just as incredible. Joyce Carol Oates, Elena Ferrante, Ottessa Moshfengh, she has quality taste. In this episode, we discuss:

• Mind-bending stories from Joyce Carol Oates
• Sharing love for the amazing content creators on Bookstagram
• We bond over being picky bitches for good writing
• Dissecting the hype over Sarah J Mass
• Sam’s favorite authors (up to the Sam standard)
• Our weird emotional attachment to books

& so, so much more!!

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Hello, hello everyone! This is a little bit of a mash-up episode with DogEared Book Club and my other podcast, Embody Your Soul. If you haven’t heard of Embody Your Soul, it is an off-shoot of my Psychic Medium practice, and a place to play, learn and expand spiritually. This guest / DogEared Leader is Krista Williams; co-host of Almost 30, Almost30 Membership and the creator of The Life Edit.

I was a part of Krista and her co-host, Lindsey’s, program, Your Podcast Pro. This was a 9-week intensive to either get your podcast off the ground or re-vamp it. At the time, I just had DogEared Book Club. But now that I have Embody Your Soul, and it’s the absolute perfect podcast for Krista to be one, I just had to take the opportunity.

I take the opportunity to dive into books and the important pieces of literature in Krista’s journey. We then get into the spiritual goodness—living with integrity, spiritual red flags, how to live aligned for you and your peers.

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Episode show notes 

• 12:30 What book are you currently reading? Do you like it? How did you find it?
• 18:10 Who is your favorite author/what is your favorite genre?
• 20:00 What is your earliest memory of reading?
• 23:00 Melissa’s 7 favorite books of all time!
• 35:28 If you could have an author write about your life who would it be?
• 38:04 What makes you dog-ear a page in a book?
• 40:22 If you could gift someone a book, what would it be, who would it be to and why?
• 42:40 Why do you read?

Books mentioned in episode 

• Anything Osho 
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl 
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 
• Positive Disintegration by Kazimeriz Dabrowski 
• Originals by Adam Grant 
• Origins of Genius by Dean Simonton 
• Touch With Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison
• Play by Stuart Brown 
• The Joy of Living Courageously by Osho 
• Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope

Connect with Melissa & the LifeLines community! 

Website: https://www.lifelines.com/ 

Instagram: @seeklifelines

Melissa & Doug Toys

Welcome to the April Bookish Series with the freakin perfect amazing goddess Briana Soler, AKA @bribeatris. 

 Her aesthetic; you’re wandering a new city after finding a surprisingly amazing coffee shop during your stroll. There’s homie knick-knack shops, artists and street performers playing jazz. You then stumble across this bookstore. The sign is tastefully worn. The window has curated book piles with a casual mess, yet flowers in delicate vases and lamps add an elegant laissez faire. You walk in. It’s warm. It smells of leather, denim and black tea leaves. Vintage furniture provides comfort to the space. Tall, dark wood shelves are lined with used, new, favorites and donations. Some books are even tucked into thrifted cabinets with golden knobs. There’s color, there’s language. It feels like home. It feels like you want to sit here and get to know this place. 

I don’t know why I haven’t done this BEFORE. But truly, this is the only way I can describe her aesthetic. 

This episode really plucked my heart strings on my Soul guitar. We discuss imposter syndrome as a reader, a creator and a writer. We discuss how fictional tales allow us to find our own. We discuss mood reading and how we read, which our weird reader nuances. We discuss how books have created connections far beyond our definition of joy, in the best way. 

I can’t wait for you to get cozy and giggle with us. 

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Time stamps

[00:6:30] Why did you start this account and what inspired your aesthetic? 

[00:13:50] How do you decide to read your next book?

[00:16:15] How do you go about reading a really big book?

[00:18:15] Have you felt bookstagram/reader/writer imposter syndrome?

[00:23:11] What inspires you to share more of who you are and be vulnerable on bookstagram? 

[00:28:27] What’s a book that you relate to the most?

[00:31:30] If you could tell someone you love them with a book, what would it be?

[00:33:00] What’s your earliest memory of reading?

[00:34:40] How has your reading changed since then?

[00:35:50] Who are your favorite writers and why?

[00:48:03] Describe yourself/your personality with a book. 

[00:53:45] How do you go about a book when you’re not clicking with it?

[00:59:05] What’s a bookish pet peeve that you have?

[01:05:45]: What’s a book you think everyone should drop what they’re doing and read immediately?

[01:09:42] Why do you read?

Some of the books mentioned in episode: 

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• Sour Hearts by Jenny Zhang
• Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion  
• A Cat on a Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 
• Just Kids by Patti Smith 
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote 
• Harry Potter Series
• A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin 
• Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote 
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing 

Thank you, Rachel, for helping me launch my career. Woohoo!

I met Rachel several years ago post-college. I was networking my butt off and I don’t even remember how, but I think I cold-LinkedIn messaged her. I agreed to meet up with her for a mentorship meet-and-greet coffee with her and other young women wanting to network. That morning, thank goodness was a good day for me. She saw my fire and really helped me land a big girl internship as a Copywriter. 

Rachel continued to mentor me for a few years. What I really adore about Rachel is her mission is so clear—empowering women in ANY kind of business or venture. After every conversation, I left with high spirits and a fire under my butt. 

Any women or anyone at all who wants to network with one of the big shots of Orange County, I urge you to connect with Rachel. Don’t be shy!

Rachel is unstoppable. 

Throughout Svoboda’s extensive 20-year career in advertising, she has led prestigious advertising teams at Amusement Park (formerly DGWB), Phelps, and Saatchi & Saatchi, Los Angeles. She is currently CEO at Sunday Brunch Agency. Rachel is a single mother of two and lives in Huntington Beach.

Rachel is also the CEO and Founder of Lynxx bourbon; a bourbon that celebrates female empowerment. She noticed a huge gap in the whiskey market, and noticed that women turn to wine after a long day. Of course Rachel being Rachel, she wanted to change that. 

This year, Rachel was elected as a Board of Director at Working Wardrobes and joined the Advisory Board for Girls Inc. Rachel recently launched a streaming video series called, The Brunch Club, where we raise a glass and champion female talent and leadership everywhere. Rachel was named Women of the year by The National Association of Professional Women. She is currently an official MBA mentor at Chapman University and a featured speaker on the university's inaugural Women in Business Association series.

Episode Show Notes

Introducing Rachel Svoboda, our stunning amazing April 2022 Leader. 

• What book are you currently reading and how did you come across it?
• 16:06 What is your earliest memory of reading?
• 27:00 What are your reading rituals?
• 35:31 What books are on your nightstand?
• 50:06 What has been the most motivating book you’ve read?
• 58:06 If you could have an author write about your life, who would it be?
• 1:00:00 What moves you in a work of literature?
• 1:02:15 If you could gift a book to anyone, what would it be and who would it be to?
• 1:04:40 What makes you Dog-Ear a page?
• 1:05:35 Why do you read?
• 1:07:55 What book would you recommend to me?

Books mentioned in episode 

• Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan 
• Dangerous Books for Girls by Maya Rodale 
• The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
• The Last Affair by Margot Hunt 
• The Anatomy of Yes by Joseph G. Burke
• The E Myth by Michael Gerber 
• The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 
• It’s All About Control by Jennifer Dukes Lee
• The Naked Truth & Crazy Love by Leslie Morgan Styner 
• Any Simon Sinek book 
• Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick
• N.R. Hart Poetry books 
• Why Men Marry Bitches & Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov 

Connect with Rachel!

Hello everyone! Welcome to DogEared Book Club. I am your host, Alexandra Shelly, also known as Bebe by many. The mission of DogEared is to connect you all to books, thought leaders and avid readers. I am so excited to be sitting here with you all and to introduce you to this gorgeous human being who I am honored to have as my March Bookish Series.

Her name is Rachel Soo Thow and she is from Auckland, New Zealand. I don't even remember coming across her page but what I do remember is that when we connected, we were both reading/finishing 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and she's a Kiwi, like my parents! I of course was already in love with her, because she's an absolute VIBE. But she matches MY energy, and we get so excited hyping each other up and talking to each other, and it makes me so happy.

This episode is full of so much goodness. We chat about the loveliness of being alone, her intense shops at the big book sales in her town, our love of books (of course), what the bookish community has brought us, and so much more. It's such a rich conversation. It was also after a really hard day; I almost rescheduled our chat for another time. But I am SO happy I ended up sitting down with her. It brightened my spirits so much–as EVERY conversation I've had so far for the Bookish Series.

Follow her on Instagram at @thelitlist_ and stay tuned for her INSANELY awesome book list to come!

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I don't think there's enough room to express how obsessed I am with Riley. He's a dear friend of mine from CU Boulder. Particularly, you'll hear a very funny story in the beginning of the episode.

Riley is an Actor and Screenwriter, works for 20th Century!!! He just finished writing for a show, Our Kind of People and is staring in a show on Discovery +, The Book of Queer.

A show that I’m so excited to watch. The fact that we’ve gone from fearless leaders and hidden heroes shaping LGBTQ history, but now there’s a show about it?! It makes me so blessed to be living here NOW. 

This episode is BEYOND silly. BEYOND. I really wanted to keep the silliness in this episode, so you can feel like you’re sitting with two dear friends chatting about mental health, books, being an imposter, our love for Haruki Murakami. Totally get it if it’s a bit over the top to you, because we’re a little silly and over the top. But this is what you’ll get. 

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