Amy Voltaire, author of My Name is Erin, and My Mom is an Addict talks about her launch and her book.  She talks about writing a part 2 and the inspiration for that.  Another down to earth conversation with a wonderful author.  At the end, Amy gives me a suggestion for a new series within this podcast, so stay tuned.  I'm excited.

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I have requested authors who have already been on my podcast to return for a catch up.  It's more of a follow up with the book they wrote and also checking in to see if they have any new books in the works.  This was a fun conversation and Andrew is charming as always.

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The starting and ending music to this and all other episodes was composed by Brad Slavik.

What makes a book famous?  Are Amazon Prime books considered famous?  New authors that made it big.  What is the definition of making it big?  What about the not-so-famous books?  Just thoughts to ponder in the bookish world and how I stumbled upon famous vs not so famous books.

This month in review I talk about how life challenges can affect reading and book goals.  I go over the books I read this month and my top picks and recommendations for those.

In this light hearted episode, I ponder methods to organize bookshelves, by color, by subject matter or just by finding space.

Ever wonder about getting Skip The Line loans on the Libby app.  What is it?  And how to get more?  This episode we'll talk about everything "skip the line" and of course, we'll touch briefly on the 3 library systems of St. Louis and why it's important to be a member of all 3.

I discuss reading after having a great reading month.  I also discuss some of the books that I read this month that I enjoyed.  The Water Dancer.  Where the Crawdads Sing and others.

When people say truth is stranger than fiction, I wonder what fiction is then?  Is fiction a diluted version of the truth and in that case, is it really fiction at all?  I gloss over my perception of this concept through a couple of the books I've read.

I go back to an old episode "The Referencing Principle" and talk about things in that episode that I might have missed or considered differently than I do now.  We talk about the importance of giving credit to the sources and talk about intellectual property, at least my perception of it.

Going over September reading, thoughts, and challenges.  I list all 13 books I completed this month and talk about my favorites.  This is my first month in review.  Get in touch with me through Instagram, email, or Facebook with any suggestions for month in review or for this podcast in general.