Episode 216 - Guest Spotlight with Michael Kelleher, Director of the Windham Campbell Prizes

Episode 216 - Guest Spotlight with Michael Kelleher, Director of the Windham Campbell Prizes

Emily is back in Connecticut, which means she and Chris were able to record this episode together at Book Cougars HQ. We are grateful for long-distance recording technology, but talking about books in person is much more fun! Our special guest is Michael Kelleher, Director of the Windham Campbell Prizes. Mike explains that these awards are given to writers, not for a particular book, but in four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting. This year’s festival dates are September 17-20 at Yale in New Haven, CT. If you can’t make it to Connecticut, some events, like Lydia Davis’s keynote and the awards ceremony, will be live-streamed (links in the show notes). The books and stories we read since the last episode include: Envy by Sandra Brown Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez The Truth’s We Hold: An American Story by Kamala Harris Mrs. Saint and the Defectives by Julie Lawson Timmer Big by Vashti Harrison “Disaster Stamps of Pluto” by Louise Erdrich from the collection The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 edited by Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler “Double Birthday” by Willa Cather in The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John Updike As always, we also talk about what we’re #CurrentlyReading, what we want to read, and Biblio Adventures. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Listening and Reading!

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Episode 217 - Author Spotlight with James R. Benn

Episode 217 - Author Spotlight with James R. Benn

We are thrilled to welcome James R. Benn, author of the Billy Boyle World War II mystery series. The nineteenth book in the series, THE PHANTOM PATROL, is out today! It’s Winter 1944, and Boyle is on ...

24 Syys 20241h 24min

Episode 215 - The Midwest Episode

Episode 215 - The Midwest Episode

We’re calling this episode “The Midwest Episode” because we recorded it while both of us were visiting the Midwest. Emily is spending time with her daughter and granddaughter in Michigan, and Chris wa...

27 Elo 202453min

Episode 214 - Biblio Adventure Extravaganza

Episode 214 - Biblio Adventure Extravaganza

Welcome to Episode 214! This episode contains a lot of biblio adventuring. Emily is in Traverse City, Michigan, helping her daughter, getting to know her new granddaughter, and discovering the many ...

13 Elo 20241h 10min

Episode 213 - "I'll Have What You're Reading" with Booktuber Shawn Breathes Books

Episode 213 - "I'll Have What You're Reading" with Booktuber Shawn Breathes Books

Welcome to Episode 213! BookTuber Shawn Breathes Books joins us to celebrate Jenny Colvin and “I’ll Have What You’re Reading,” the memorial buddy read we jointly hosted with him the last few months. ...

30 Heinä 20241h 47min

Episode 212 - Author Spotlight with Juliet Grames

Episode 212 - Author Spotlight with Juliet Grames

Welcome to Episode 212! This episode is different from all of our previous shows because Emily was unexpectedly called out of town to attend her granddaughter’s birth! Baby Neena arrived three weeks ...

16 Heinä 202447min

Episode 211 - Deep Dive Into Summer Reading

Episode 211 - Deep Dive Into Summer Reading

We dove into summer with our first big Biblio Adventure of the season! It involved art by kids inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” lobster, a little free library, an...

2 Heinä 20241h 22min

Episode 210 - Getting Cozy with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri

Episode 210 - Getting Cozy with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri

Welcome to Episode 210, where we have the pleasure of welcoming back Our Mystery Man, John Valeri! For those of you who are new to the Book Cougars, John is a frequent guest. He’s a reader, profession...

18 Kesä 20241h 45min

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