Episode 248 - Author Spotlight with Natalie Dykstra

Episode 248 - Author Spotlight with Natalie Dykstra

Welcome to Episode 248! This episode is a bit different. We have an Author Spotlight with biographer Natalie Dykstra. If you’ve been listening to the podcast since this summer, you know that we both read her fascinating biography, CHASING BEAUTY: THE LIFE OF ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER. We also visited the exceptional, impressive, excellent – let’s go with indescribable – Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. As a result, we had A LOT to talk about with Natalie, and our conversation went long. We greatly appreciated Natalie taking so much time to speak with us, and when it came to editing, well, we didn’t know how to cut anything, and, to be honest, we didn’t want to cut anything! So, this episode is an extended Author Spotlight with Natalie Dykstra! We hope you enjoy it and that you pick up CHASING BEAUTY. This biography won a New England Society of New York Book Award and the Marfield Prize, the national award for arts writing. We read it in paper, digitally, and can also recommend the audiobook narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed. We’ll be back with a “regular” episode in two weeks, when we’ll discuss Edith Wharton’s “Afterward,” the last story in our year-long reading of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES. Thank you to this episode’s sponsor: CLOSING COSTS by Janie Steele. Happy Listening and Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode248

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Episode 185 - Book Cougars Prowling in the Midwest

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Episode 184 - Author Spotlight with Bethanne Patrick

Episode 184 - Author Spotlight with Bethanne Patrick

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Episode 183 - Author Spotlight with Sara Nisha Adams

Episode 183 - Author Spotlight with Sara Nisha Adams

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Episode 182 - Biblio Adventure Bonanza: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

Episode 182 - Biblio Adventure Bonanza: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

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Episode 181 - Author Spotlight with Sharon Salzberg

Episode 181 - Author Spotlight with Sharon Salzberg

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Episode 180 - Travels with Chris, Emily, and Charley

Episode 180 - Travels with Chris, Emily, and Charley

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Episode 179 - Deep Dive with Poet Shuly Cawood

Episode 179 - Deep Dive with Poet Shuly Cawood

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Episode 178 - Author Spotlight with Jennifer Savran Kelly

Episode 178 - Author Spotlight with Jennifer Savran Kelly

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