Friday Night Book Club

The show is joined this week by very busy author MJ Fievre. Haitian born MJ has become a staple of the Miami lit scene and stops by to discuss two new genre bending books.

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Badass Black Girl

Chef Allen Susser takes a break from cooking to chat with us about his new book, Green Fig and Lionfish: Sustainable Caribbean Cooking. Chef Susser talks about sustainable cooking, ways you can introduce some of the tastes of the Caribbean into your own cooking, and his own journey that has taken him from the kitchens of New York to Paris to Miami. It is fascinating stuff for your mind, heart, and belly.

Green Fig And Lionfish 

ChefAllens.com

Best-Selling author, Emmy-Wining TV Producer, and media strategist Paula Rizzo drops in to talk about her brand new book Listful Living. Paula gives some great advice on how to make lists that matter, as well as the science and psychology behind list making.

Paula's Website:

PaulaRizzo.com

SCUBA diver and behavioral ecologist Peter McDougall stops by to talk about the series of Reef Smart Guides he has created with co-authors Ian Popple and Otto Wagner.

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Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach

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Transformational Life Coach Maki Moussavi, stops in to talk about her new book The High Achiever's Guide: Transform Your Success Mindset and Begin the Quest to Fulfillment.

Maki talks about taking control of your restrictive mindset, figuring out what drives you, and making the changes that you know you need to make. She also has some terrific advice about making space for the things you want, and finding the sort of success that is also fulfilling.

Buy the book:

The High Achiever's Guide

Maki's Website:

MakeMoussavi.com

Rock journalist and Emo aficionado Taylor Markarian chats about music, growing up in New Jersey, and her terrific new book: From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society.

From the Basement is an oral history of the emo movement woven from interviews with many of the top bands of the time as well as Taylor's own recollections of growing up in the heart of the early days of the New York/New Jersey Emo scene. It's a fun chat about a time, place, and scene that means a lot to a lot of folks.

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From The Basement

Economist, author, and global keynote speaker, Ilja Grzeskowitz, stops by to talk about his new book: The Changemaker Mindset: How Innovation and Change Start with Inner Transformation. Ilja talks about the changing workplace and how in today's market our mindsets and our personal relationships will determine whether we succeed. We discuss his own path to success and his three P's of Purpose, People, and Persistence.

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The Changemaker Mindset

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Clinical psychologist, best-selling author, podcaster, and nationally-recognized parenting and relationship expert, Dr John Duffy joins us to talk about his new book - Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child's Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence.

John has some terrific insights on the unique sources of anxiety faced by teens today, as well as some tips on how to better listen to your teen and help them face today's world. Plus he's surprisingly funny.

Buy the Book:

Parenting the New Teen In the Age of Anxiety

 About the Author:

DrJohnDuffy.com

Jason Inman pops in to talk about his book Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country.

We chat about some classic super heroes who have served in the armed forces. Some you will know, others are cool deep cuts. Jason also talks a bit about his own military service and some of the differences and similarities between reality and the comics.

Buy the book:

Super Soldiers

Jason's podcast:

Geek History Lesson

Xandia Ooi stops by to talk about her new book, Be Happy, Always: Simple Practices For Overcoming Life's Challenges and Living Each Day With Joy.

Be Happy, Always

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Facebook: Xandria Ooi