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This week we have a remix episode because we are attending the LA Festival of Books. We catch up with author Ellen Birkett Morris. We first spoke to her in 2020 about her short story collection, Lost Girls, and now she has recently published a novel Beware the Tall Grass. So we will hear a little something old and a little something new from her in that episode.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- Beware the Tall Grass by Ellen Birkett Morris

2- Lost Girls by Ellen Birkett Morris

3- Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

4- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

5- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

5- Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken

6- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

7- Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

8- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Cadavers by Mary Roach

9- Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

10- Lake Life by David James Poissant

11- Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

12- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

13- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

14- Door to Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn translated by Melody Shaw - 5 Star Read recommended by Sarah Phillips @cosymidlifebooknook

Article mentioned in this episode: lawnlove.com/blog/best-cities-for-book-lovers/

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This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a huge impression on us and we think about them from time to time. Even though they aren’t new and shiny, these books deserve a place on your TBR.

Books mentioned:

1- The Dead Boy Detectives comic series based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman

2- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

3- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

4- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

5- Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin

6- When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover - Kasey @kayree_reads

7-It by Stephen King (1986)

8- Jack Gance by Ward Just (1997)

9- Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (the Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block (1977)

10- The Good Men by Charmaine Craig (2003)

11- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (1991)

12- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade (1991)

13- Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox (1998)

14- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999)

15- Eva’s Man by Gayl Jones (1987)

16- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (1988)

17- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)

18- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

19- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs

20- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay

Shows mentioned—

1- Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, 2024)

2- Catherine, Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, 2022)

3- Ripley (Netflix, 2024)

4- Sandman (Netflix, 2022)

5- Good Omens (Amazon Prime, 2019)

6- Sherlock (Hulu, 2010)

7- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

8- Emma ( Amazon Prime, 2020)

9- 3 Body Problem (Netflix, 2024)

10- Burglar (1987)

11- House of Sand and Fog (Max, 2003)

12- Lion in Winter (1968)

13- Jude (1996)

14- Far from the Madding Crowd (Max, 2015)

Theatre mentioned—

Broadway across America production of “Six”

Articles mentioned—

8 Bookish Podcasts for Booklovers - www.badasswomensbookclub.com/blog/2024/…booklovers

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You can find Judith Lindbergh at judithlindbergh.com/ and on IG @judithlindbergh.

This week’s episode is one that big history nerds may find fascinating. In fact, big nerd Carrie could have gone even further down a rabbit hole of Herodotus than she did with our guest Judith Lindbergh. If you feel like playing a drinking game with this episode, between the three of us, we say the word ‘fascinating” at least nine times. Judith’s second novel, titled Akmaral, will be published on May 7 and is a sweeping story of a nomadic woman warrior in Central Asia during the 5th century.

Judith tells us about her inspiration for the novel (and you can find more about the Ice Maiden she mentions in our interview on her website) and how the matriarchal community in which Akmaral lives has connections to the mythological Amazons. Judith relates the challenges of women during the Iron Age to those that modern women have through her story. A perfect saga story for fans of Madeline Miller.

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

1- Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh

2- Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach

3- The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

4- The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh

5- Histories by Herodotus

6- Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer

7- The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover Linda Lefler @lindalefler

8- This is How Your Marriage Ends: A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships by Matthew Fray

9- The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

10- The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

11- Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl

12- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Movies mentioned-- 1- White Noise (2023)

Documentary mentioned: 1- Secrets of the Dead: Amazon Warrior Women, www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/amazon…women-episode/1464/.

2- NOVA: “Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYitmlS1YU.

Article mentioned--

1- The Marriage Lesson That I Learned Too Late --www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/…-dishes/629526/

2- Tuvan Throat Singing - www.songlines.co.uk/features/essent…-singing-albums.