Welcome to Day 11 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I do something a little different from the previous 10 and share the books I still haven't finished, the book I still haven't started, and the books I'm having major FOMO over. I invite you to tell me what I should read (or finish) before the new year and tell you how your most impactful books of 2019 can be feat...
Dec 20, 2019•30 min
Welcome to Day 10 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book of poetry written by an author you likely haven't read. The poems in this collection met me at a time when I needed them, and I can't wait to tell you about them! This episode is a little different from the previous ones, but in a way I hope you'll enjoy! Here's to making Book 10 famous!
Dec 19, 2019•36 min
Welcome to Day 9 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book written by someone who used to run a big Christian women's conference that looks at an aspect of faith we don't always consider. This book met me in a really difficult season and helped to shift my perspective and grow my understanding of faith at a critical point in my life. I hope you enjoy ...
Dec 18, 2019•22 min
Welcome to Day 8 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book on one of my favorite pastimes, featuring essays about some of my heroes that are written by some of my other heroes. This anthology features some of the best writers writing today, and the combination of these amazing voices creates a literary gumbo I truly savored. I hope you enjoy my review...
Dec 17, 2019•30 min
Welcome to Day 7 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book written by a master in their genre writing under a pseudonym about a character who makes a tragic mistake and must deal with the consequences. The hallmarks of this author's books--realistic characters and dialogue--paired with a ticking clock kept me turning the pages. I hope you enjoy my rev...
Dec 16, 2019•26 min
Welcome to Day 6 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I can't believe we're halfway through this series! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book by an author I know through social media and writing groups. This book, published by a publisher who puts out happy endings monthly, is centered around a young girl who's having trouble adjusting, but loves books, and one bookstore in particul...
Dec 15, 2019•19 min
Welcome to Day 5 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book centered around a controversial topic by an author known for choosing current events and hot button issues in their fiction. This book is told from multiple points of view chronologically backwards. The author's attempt at a balanced portrayal of a divisive issue is beautifully written if not ...
Dec 14, 2019•24 min
Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a memoir about how a chance discovery changed the life of an author who writes both fiction and non-fiction. The author's ability to cultivate intimacy and convey the immediacy of the events in this book, along with the beauty of the writing, makes this book a compelling read. I hope you enjoy my rev...
Dec 13, 2019•24 min
Welcome to Day 3 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about the latest book from one of my auto-buy authors that hit me in the feels. I watched this author fight for the words in this book as I followed her on Instagram, and received encouragement from episodes of her podcast. This non-fiction book is a must for anyone wrestling with unfulfilled desires/longi...
Dec 12, 2019•17 min
Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Books of Christmas Series on the By Her Shelf Podcast! I'm posting a short episode each day featuring one book that's impacted me this year. In this episode, I share about a book chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of a medical technology darling and her startup company. The author's journalistic perspective and the way he was able to simultaneously encapsulate each person's character AND unravel this complicated timeline makes this non-fiction work read like the la...
Dec 11, 2019•17 min
Welcome to a special episode of By Her Shelf! Every day for the next twelve days, I'll be sharing my thoughts on one book I read that impacted me this year. In this first episode, I share about the book that broke my reading slump this summer. This tale of two sisters whose bond is tested when the man one is in love with becomes interested in the other was a real page turning debut. Full of dark humor, this character driven book had just enough plot to keep things interesting. I hope you enjoy i...
Dec 10, 2019•11 min
Today, we're getting to know Betsy Pendergrass By Her Shelf! Besty is a wife, a mom of four, a writer, and a passionate gatherer. Betsy and her husband Taylor share tips for gathering people and recipes for feeding them in the community they've built at gatheringaround.com. In this episode, Betsy and I discuss: Plot driven vs. character driven novels Scary librarians and One More Page Syndrome. You can find all the books we discussed at www.byhershelf.com
Nov 19, 2019•52 min
Today, we’re getting to know Kate Motaung by her shelf: Kate Motaung is the author of A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me), A Start-Up Guide for Online Christian Writers, and Letters to Grief. She is the host of Five Minute Friday, an online community that encourages and equips Christian writers, and the owner of Refine Services, a company that offers writing and editing services. Kate and her South African husband have th...
Aug 27, 2019•50 min
On this episode, we're getting to know Christina Yother By Her Shelf! Christina is the Amazon bestselling author of the Hollow Hearts historical romance series. She have been involved with writing, blogging, and social media for several years and earned a Ph.D. in 2012 by writing one of the first dissertations to explore how women build community through writing online. She lives in smal-town Georgia with her husband and three children. You can find her writing at christinayother.com. In this ep...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Today, we're getting to know Amanda Pittman By Her Shelf: Amanda Pittman is a Christian, a wife, and a mother. She is the author of two books, “Reflecting God’s Beauty,” and “Love Your First Year of Marriage.” Amanda is the founder of the Confident Woman Mentorship Program and helps her husband pastor The Gathering Oasis Church Downtown. In her free time, Amanda creates social media content that inspires and equips women to be confident and Christ-centered. In this episode, Amanda and I discuss:...
Feb 11, 2019•38 min
Today, we're getting to know Abigail Rudibaugh By Her Shelf: Abigail calls Cincinnati, Ohio home alongside her husband and two young daughters. As a graduate from Miami University of Ohio in Integrated Language Arts, she spent nine years teaching, but is now taking time to nourish her writer's soul. Abigail believes that in a prescriptive and productive world, poetry has become the umbrella in which she can finally find some shade. Find her on Instagram & Twitter @pocketsoflovely or at pocke...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr
Today we’re getting to know Madeleine Riley By Her Shelf: Madeleine is a special education teacher by day and a voracious bookworm by night. She shares her bookish life on her literary-themed Instagram @topshelftext . A loyal New Englander, she loves the ocean, cats, organizing, and is an aspiring gardener. When she grows up, she wants to be the muggle version of Hermione Granger. In this episode, Madeleine and I discuss: How she implements reading into her curriculum as a special education teac...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Today I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to Agatha Marshall. Agatha is a mom, the author of the cookbook Come Eat with Aggie, an entrepreneur, and a publishing consultant with Lincross Publishing, an independent publisher assisting authors who want to publish their passion professionally while keeping their rights and royalties. We discuss Agatha's work with Lincross, her cookbook "sheroes," and the oft-assigned play she dislikes so much she can barely utter its name. If you're an a...
Jan 21, 2019•55 min
On this episode, I give the origin story for By Her Shelf, the blog as well as the podcast. I share what you can expect, challenge you to get after the thing you've been dragging your feet on, and encourage you to acknowledge and spread the gift of literacy.
Jan 18, 2019•21 min
