Episode 14 - Leg Cramps, F-Bombs, A Passionate Movie Review (and books)

Episode 14 - Leg Cramps, F-Bombs, A Passionate Movie Review (and books)

Episode Fourteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine The Book Cougars had a great shout out on the Reading Envy podcast: check it out – Just Read – The Impossible Fortress – Jason Rekulak (CW) The Opposite of Everyone – Joshilyn Jackson (EF) You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life – Jen Sincero (CW) (audio) – Currently Reading/Listening – One in a Million Boy – Monica Wood (EF) Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For – Rebecca Schuman (CW) Upstream – Mary Oliver (EF) How to be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up – Emilie Wapnick (CW) Click here for Emilie Wapnick’s Ted Talk – Biblio Adventures – April 28-29 – Newburyport Literary Festival in Newburyport, MA Emily talks about the following authors/books: Dawn Tripp author of the book Georgia Monica Wood author of the book The One In a Million Boy Michelle Hoover author of the book Bottomland Myfanwy Collins, Nadine Darling, Carla Panciera, Holly Robinson Andre Dubus III, Ruth Franklin, Richard Russo Caroline Leavitt author of the book Cruel, Beautiful World Chris participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Chris and Emily talk about A Quiet Passion – the new film about the life of Emily Dickinson. You can watch the trailer here. Chris gives it a thumbs down and Emily gives it a thumbs up. Independent Bookstore Day – Emily was at Jabberwocky Bookshop. Chris was at the newly opened Bookclub Bookstore & More! – Upcoming Jaunts – May 5-6 – BOOKTOPIA – at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT May 15 – Emily is heading to Powell’s Books in Portland, OR to see David Callahan author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age May 24 – Chris is headed back to Bookclub Bookstore & More to see Brianna Dunlap author of Connecticut Valley Tobacco. – Upcoming Reads – The Leavers – Lisa Ko (EF) Into the Water – Paula Hawkins (CW) Connecticut Valley Tobacco – Brianna Dunlap (CW) – Also Mentioned – The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains – Nicholas Carr James and the Giant Peach / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl Russell Gray blogs at https://www.inkandpaperblog.com/

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Episode 234 - Author Spotlight with Elissa Altman

Episode 234 - Author Spotlight with Elissa Altman

Welcome to Episode 234, featuring an Author Spotlight with memoirist Elissa Altman. We talk about her writing process, including the use of two particular desks that she sits at depending on the focus...

20 Maj 20251h 39min

Episode 233 - Author Spotlight with Matthew Goodman

Episode 233 - Author Spotlight with Matthew Goodman

On Episode 233, we are thrilled to welcome back, MATTHEW GOODMAN! We are so grateful that Zoom and, before them, Skype (remember them?) opened up the world to conversations with authors. That said, th...

6 Maj 20251h 38min

Episode 232 - Author Spotlight with Eowyn Ivey

Episode 232 - Author Spotlight with Eowyn Ivey

We were thrilled to talk with author Eowyn Ivey about her new book, BLACK WOODS BLUE SKY. During our conversation, Eowyn shared her writing habits, including a description of her writing cottage, and ...

22 Apr 20251h 30min

Episode 231 - Author Spotlight with Ruth Franklin

Episode 231 - Author Spotlight with Ruth Franklin

We were thrilled and a little nervous to sit down with Ruth Franklin to talk about her work and share our origin story. The Book Cougars may not have been born without Ruth Franklin. Or, come to think...

8 Apr 20252h 3min

Episode 230:  "Come for the Skiing, Stay for the Library"

Episode 230: "Come for the Skiing, Stay for the Library"

Welcome to Episode 230 where we talk about some books. As this is another tenth episode, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky newsletter subscriber will win a paperback copy of our second quarte...

25 Mars 20251h 19min

Episode 229 - Announcing our 2nd Quarter Readalong in our year of reading Ghost Stories

Episode 229 - Announcing our 2nd Quarter Readalong in our year of reading Ghost Stories

Welcome to Episode 229! We kick off this episode with the announcement of our second quarter readalong pick for our year of reading Ghost Stories. We hope you’ll read along with us! Speaking of whi...

11 Mars 20251h 5min

Episode 228 - Q1 Readalong: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Episode 228 - Q1 Readalong: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Welcome to Episode 228! 2025 is the year of the Ghost Story. We’ve created a tab on the website to keep you up-to-date on our quarterly readalongs, the schedule for the year-long buddy read of THE PE...

25 Feb 20251h 4min

Episode 227 - Spotlight with Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Megan Marshall

Episode 227 - Spotlight with Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Megan Marshall

Welcome to Episode 227, featuring an author spotlight with Megan Marshall discussing her new collection of essays, After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. Megan is a Pulitzer P...

11 Feb 20252h 10min

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