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In this episode, I chat with author Jane Yolen about her new book, The Scarlet Circus, short stories, and romance!

Jane Yolen’s books and stories and poems have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, three World Fantasy Awards, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, two Golden Kite Awards, the Jewish Book Award and the Massachusetts Center for the Book award. She has also won the World Fantasy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Science Fiction Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, the Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award, and the Science Fiction Poetry Associations Grand Master Award (the three together she calls the Trifecta). Plus she has won the Association of Jewish Libraries Award and the Catholic Libraries Medal—the DuGrummond Medal, the Kerlan Award, and the Ann Izard story-telling award at least thrice. Six colleges and universities have given her honorary doctorates for her body of work which includes more than 400 books for children and adults.

Jane Yolen

The Scarlet Circus, Jane Yolen

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In this episode, I chat with Mervyn Sloman, owner of The Book Lounge, about how shipping affects the supply chain, local authors, the diverse population of Cape Town,  and his favorite book to hand-sell to customers.

Mervyn Sloman owns The Book Lounge, an independent bookshop in the heart of Cape Town featuring passionate staff, great coffee, and fantastic books!

The Book Lounge
How to Be a Revolutionary, C.a. Davids
The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner), Damon Galgut
The Yearning, Mohale Mashigo

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In this episode, I chat with author Michael Moorcock about growing up in London during WW II, his life as a journalist, writing Gloriana, Or The Unfulfill'd Queen, and his latest music.

Michael Moorcock is one of the most important and influential figures in speculative fiction and fantasy literature. Listed recently by The Times (London) as among the fifty greatest British writers since 1945, he is the author of 100 books and more than 150 shorter stories in practically every genre. 

 He has been the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards, including the Prix Utopiales, the SFWA Grand Master, the Stoker, and the World Fantasy, and has been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

 He has been awarded the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. He has been compared to Balzac, Dickens, Dumas, Ian Fleming, Joyce, and Robert E. Howard, to name a few.

Michael Moorcock’s Miscellany

The Faery Queene, Edmund Spenser

 Gloriana: Or, the Unfulfill’d Queen, Michael Moorcock

 Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake

Sexual Politics, Kate Millett

Honoré de Balzac

Live At The Terminal Café, Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix

Byzantium Endures: The First Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael Moorcock

Laughter of Carthage: The Second Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael Moorcock

Jerusalem Commands: The Third Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael Moorcock

Vengeance of Rome: The Fourth Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael Moorcock

The Citadel of Forgotten Myths, Michael Moorcock

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In this episode, I chat with Zibby Owens about opening Zibby's Bookshop, Zibby Media, curating her bookshop, and books!

Zibby Owens is an author, award-winning podcaster, entrepreneur, and CEO. Owens founded Zibby Media, a privately-held media company, in 2018, with her award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. The company has since grown to include the publishing house Zibby Books, the magazine Zibby Mag, the podcast network Zibby Audio, the education platform Zibby Classes, and community events like retreats, a book club, and a writing community. 

 She was celebrated as “New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine. Owens is a regular contributor to "Good Morning America" and other broadcast outlets. She is the author of the memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, the children’s book, Princess Charming, and the editor of two anthologies. Owens is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.

Zibby Owens

Zibby’s Bookshop

Zibby Books
Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books Podcast

Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, Zibby Owens

My What If Year, Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Zibby’s Bookshop Events

The Language of Goldfish, Zibby Oneal

The Love You Save: A Memoir, Goldie Taylor

Stone Cold Fox, Rachel Koller Croft

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In this episode, I'm chatting with author TJ Klune about his new book In The Lives Of Puppets, the importance of libraries and indie bookshops, the two people who sparked his love of writing, and books!

TJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.

TJ Klune

In The Lives Of Puppets, TJ Klune

Chris Sickels – Red Nose Studio

The House In The Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune

Under The Whispering Door, TJ Klune

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Elizabeth Bluemle, The Flying Pig Bookstore, interview on The Bookshop Podcast

On Writing, Stephen King

Rainbow High, Alex Sanchez

Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Tim Jarvis, director of Fullers Bookshop, about taking over the 103-year-old bookshop, local authors, what to see around Hobart, and books!

Fullers Bookshop was established in 1920, by W. E. (Bill) Fuller, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In 1961 the shop was taken over by Cedric and Ian Pearce, famous not only as booksellers but also as jazz musicians. In 1980, when Cedric became ill, the shop was purchased by Ian Drinkwater. Ian moved Fullers to Murray St in 1981.

Clive Tilsley bought Fullers in 1982 and 1992 and moved the bookshop back to Collins Street. In 1996 the Afterword Café was established on the mezzanine level of the shop – this moved Fullers onto another level of business. In 2001, Fullers opened a second shop in Launceston in the north of the state, where Clive spent 13 years establishing the brand in a very competitive book-buying market.

In 2009 the Hobart shop moved again – up the road to a bright new space (with a fabulous view of the mountain). In 2014, Fullers sold its Launceston shop, and at the same time, Clive moved back to Hobart.

In the 30 years under Clive’s guidance, Fullers has confirmed its status as a leading bookseller in Tasmania and a fundamental component of the cultural landscape of the state. In 2021 Tim Jarvis took over ownership, steering the bookshop through the pandemic, and continuing the tradition of Fullers Bookshop being a hub of the community, offering a wide range of author events, readings, books clubs, and publishing. 

Fullers Bookshop

Fullers Bookshop Book Club

Richard Flanagan

James Dryburgh

Prue Batten

Bob Brown Foundation

Pete Hay

Lucinda Wine Bar

Dier Makr Restaurant

The Little Lotus Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant

MONA

Sunbear Coffee

The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is, Justin E. H. Smith

Auto-Da-Fé, Elias Canetti

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Deborah Levine Herman about the republication of her book, Spiritual Writing, The Seven Lessons of Soul Odyssey, being okay with rejection, and building your author platform.

Deborah Levine Herman is a gifted spiritual teacher who believes we are here to raise the vibration of others and to live with love, authenticity, and, most of all, hope. Her mission is to guide and encourage others to answer their call to write while teaching them to navigate the path to publishing.

As a mystic, Deborah combines the spiritual journey with the writer’s path. She teaches that the act of writing connects people with their higher selves, and therefore the Source. 

 Deborah is a former literary agent, a publisher, and intuitive writing coach. She is also the bestselling author of thirteen books and has dedicated her 25-plus year career in publishing to writer education.

 She is the author of Spiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication 2nd Edition. Through this timely book, Deborah helps writers discover their spiritual writing path. Her book helps spiritual writers answer the question: which kind of spiritual writer are you?  

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debsbookparadise.com

Spiritual Writing: From Inspiration To Publication, Deborah Levine Herman

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Jenny McCann, director of Bear Bookshop in Smethwick, U.K., about her career as an English teacher, why she opened a children's bookshop, her favorite children's books to hand-sell, and how to encourage children to read. 

For Jenny McCann, Bear Bookshop began as a dream… a long-held fantasy of owning a bookshop and surrounding herself with books all day long! Bear Bookshop aims to be a place that develops and encourages a child’s enjoyment of reading, love of learning and sense of wonder, and to help children and parents experience the joy of reading and learning. Jenny encourages children to experience more adventures and less screens. More confidence and less worry. More stories. More curiosity. More play. More resilience. More imagination. And more joy. 

Bear Bookshop

Santa’s Christmas Countdown, Kath Jewitt, Sebastian Braun

The Jolly Christmas Postman, Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

Little People, BIG DREAMS, Maria Isabel Vegara

The Story Orchestra Series

Anisha, Accidental Detective, Serena Patel, Emma McCann

The Girl of Ink & Stars, Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Heartstopper Series, Alice Oseman

Daughter of the Pirate King, Tricia Levenseller

Peepo Books, Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

Each Peach Pear Plum, Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

The Wind in the Willow, Kenneth Grahame

Illumisaurus, Lucy Brownridge, Carnovsky

Illuminightmare, Lucy Brownridge, Carnovsky

Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Marie Moser, owner of The Edinburgh Bookshop, about children's books, local authors, and illustrators, Edinburgh, and her favorite books to hand-sell to customers.

Marie Moser took over The Edinburgh Bookshop in 2012, bringing with her twenty years of experience in retail sales and marketing.  Over the last decade, the bookshop has grown in both size and reputation, developing a particular expertise in Children’s Books.  The Edinburgh Bookshop has won many awards in the last decade, including,  UK Children’s Bookshop of the Year 2014 , and Scottish Independent Bookshop of the Year 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2022.

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  Vivian French

 Maggie O’Farrell

 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

 Sylvia Plath

 Notes on a Nervous Planet, Matt Haig

 Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman

 Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

Amazing Grace Adams, Fran Littlewood

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Emily Moore, Curator at the Library of Congress, about an exciting event happening in January 2023.

Emily Moore is the Assistant Curator of the Aramont Library in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. She has a double BA in Art History and Cinema from the University of Toronto and an MLIS from the University of Maryland. Moore’s passions are art and archives and examining how production and process intersect with memory and object.

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Daytime event listing: https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407442/making-the-modern-book-the-aramont-library/2023-01-19/

Evening roundtable listing: https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407444/live-at-the-library-artists-approach-the-book/2023-01-19/

 A Time of One's Own: Histories of Feminism in Contemporary Art,  Catherine Grant

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