Let's start a book club; that's what part two of this two-part episode is all about. Maybe it's crazy to think that we can connect people from all over the world through a podcast and get them talking about the same book, but what the hell, it's worth a shot. Be sure to check out part one, and let's get Bookish.
On today's two-part Bookish we're talking again about book clubs: what they are, why you should be part of one, and how to start one for yourself. Reading is a solitary endeavor, but a book club can help make it a communal one as well. And be sure to check out part two later today.
Everyone knows about novels and short stories, but do you know the often overlooked middle child of the fiction genre? In today's Sunday Ramble we get to know the novella. Let's get Bookish.
There are 5 Thursdays this month, so to keep things on schedule I am doing Throwback Thursday in the slot it would normally occupy. And since it is Hemingway's birthday week, today's throwback episode returns to the greatest American author ever and looks at five essential books on his time in Paris in the 1920s. Let's get Bookish.
Today is the birthday of the late, great Ernest Hemingway. Let's get Bookish with my favorite author and one of the greatest of all time.
In today's episode I want to ramble a bit about something I've mentioned before but never devoted an entire episode to: the books that I've written. Let's get Bookish. And here are the links to the books I mention in the episode: The Last Word: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692235388/ Writer in Residence: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692496572/ Book Town: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692142991/
It's Ernest Hemingway's birthday weekend, so today's special Short Story Saturday features the great man himself. Let's get Bookish.
In today's episode, I want to call attention to an often overlooked result of the current COVID-19 pandemic: a critical shortage of used books. Let's get Bookish.
It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and in this episode we'll update you on both the launch of the Bookish YouTube channel and a forthcoming Bookish book. We also recommend an excellent Ukrainian novel you must add to your reading list. Let's get Bookish.
Meet the woman who knew all the great writers of the 1920s, helped publish one of the most acclaimed novels ever, and is rightly called the patron saint of booksellers.
It's time for another installment of our not-as-regular-as-it-should-be Author Profile segment. Today's author is one you probably don't know, but definitely should. Let's meet Patrick Modiano.
It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and this one is more rambling than usual. Let's get Bookish.
Happy 4th of July! In honor of Independence Day, today's episode is about history, specifically reading history. We'll be talking about why you should be reading history (in both nonfiction and fiction), how to do it in a way that broadens your horizons rather than narrowing them, and why it's way more fun than you ever imagined. Let's get Bookish.
It's time for our monthly Throwback Thursday episode, and today we look again at why our independent bookstores matter, maybe more now than ever. As you'll see, ensuring they survive the current health and economic crisis is as important as the survival of any of our local small businesses. Let's get Bookish.
Today's Sunday Ramble is dedicated to Carlos Ruiz Zafon, who passed away last week at 55. It is hard to express the impact he had on me, but I'm going to try. Let's get Bookish.
Have you always dreamed of writing a novel but just didn't know where to start? In today's episode we're going to point you in the right direction. We're talking about Camp NaNoWriMo, an offshoot of the phenomenon that is National Novel Writing Month. Let's get Bookish.
In today's episode I offer five books about history everyone should read. Some you may recognize, and some you may never have heard of, but all are worth your time. Let's get Bookish.
For as long as books have existed, there have been those who attempt to destroy the ideas they contain. Today we look at the most direct, destructive method: the burning of books and libraries.
In today's Sunday Ramble we will be looking at dads in literature, both the good and the bad. Happy Father's Day!
I woke today to the news that Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of "The Shadow of the Wind," had died from cancer at age 55.
Today's episode is the first in what will hopefully be a recurring segment profiling authors from across genres and periods in history. We start today with the dean of hard-boiled crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett.
It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and today we're looking at the tendency some authors have to keep revising their books on social media long after they're published. Yes, JK Rowling, I'm talking about you. Let's get Bookish.
Today's episode of Bookish takes a look at several books about writing by writers. Even if you're not a writer, reading these gives a unique insight into the minds of the writers you love. Let's get Bookish.
Today's episode deals with the dreaded and feared reading slump and offers some ideas for how to break out of it. With summer upon us, now is the time to beat that slump and get reading again. Let's get Bookish.
In today's Sunday Ramble we're taking a brief break from all things bookish to ask you to help support this podcast. Your support will ensure we can keep rambling, ranting, and raving about books long into the future.
There has been endless talk over the past 20 years about how "un-Christian" and even "Satanic" the Harry Potter books are. In today's episode, we show just how wrong this view actually is. Let's get Bookish.
It's time for the June edition of Throwback Thursday (yes, with furlough over, this returns to its normal monthly slot). In today's episode we're rambling about something near and dear to Team Bookish: Fiction. Let's get Bookish.
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore, the nation's oldest independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore, was burned to the ground during the riots in Minneapolis on May 30.
For this final Sunday Ramble of May, we look at two topics that don't at first glance seem to go together: knowing when to give up on a book and the joy of re-reading books. Let's get Bookish.
Today's episode is a little different than usual. Today is the anniversary of the opening of my no-longer open bookstore, and it seems a good time to share some reminiscences and ruminations. Let's get Bookish.
