This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. "Houllebecq is considered a great contemporary author, and one cannot be said to be keeping abreast of contemporary literature without reading his work." - Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New York Times Book Review This blurb, from the jacket of the American edition of Michel Houellebecq's Submission, has been making the rounds on Twitter, with Knausgaard accused of damning his contemporary by faint praise. Is this a textbook case of Continental

The profound impact of music on personal development, creativity, and emotional well-being; the importance of music therapy; the role of listener profiles in shaping musical preferences; the benefits of music education. Dr. Rogers shares insights from her career in music production and neuroscience, emphasizing the need for creativity and the significance of understanding one's unique relationship with music. Guest Bio Director, Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory; Record Producer;

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 802232 Title: Scarlet Dragon Author: Lucia Ashta Narrator: Sasha Higgins Format: Unabridged Length: 06:00:00 Language: English Release date: 12-31-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical, Coming of Age Summary: A dragon, who isn't supposed to exist. A history of deadly secrets. A ghost risen from the grave. A cat, who's half a girl, and a split, who's

Even though I could barely talk, I didn't want to leave y'all without an episode this month, so I'm still presenting a story, but the pre and post-show banter has been basically done away with. Hopefully you still enjoy the story.Darren hates the cat his family has as its pet. He decides to dispose of the beast. However, the cat might not be an easy mark like he expected, because the cat came back the very next day...As always, thanks to Kevin McCleod at incompetech.com for the music.To download the

In this episode, Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris take us behind the scenes of their bestselling graphic novel series THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE, including the latest installment, THE WRATH OF THE PAPERCLIP.

We're re-releasing this interview with the Zimbabwean author Novuyo Rosa Tschuma as part of the launch of Limitless Conversations. In these Limitless Conversations, we discuss on social media the things that matter to you. We’ll be hosting aTwitter Space discussion on African literaturethis Sunday,December 15th, at 7 PM CAT / 5 PM GMT. Book enthusiasts and literary advocates please come and join in. Tell us about your favourite books of the year!And please listen to this interview with Novuyo Rosa

This is a special format episode!On this special TAKES of Our Time episode, I talk with some of the guests from 2024 and a fellow Rti host about the stories that moved them the most this year! I'm joined by English Literature teacher Kyle Swayne, Pre-K Educator Cat Trites, and film afficianado/Retro Reels host Hanna Bilinski. Topics of discussion include (in order of discusion): The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (by Shannon Chakraborty), The Yellow Wallpaper(by Charlotte Perkins Gilman),

This is a special format episode! On this special TAKES of Our Time episode, I talk with some of the guests from 2024 and a fellow Rti host about the stories that moved them the most this year! I'm joined by English Literature teacher Kyle Swayne, Pre-K Educator Cat Trites, and film afficianado/Retro Reels host Hanna Bilinski. Topics of discussion include (in order of discusion): The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (by Shannon Chakraborty), The Yellow Wallpaper(by Charlotte Perkins Gilman), Black

This Week, Maria discusses her holiday favorite gifts as well as the new book by Ettore Farratini Pojani about a cat who explores and protects the Italian city of Amelia! Enter, "The Maria Liberati Show," based on her travels, as well as her Gourmand World Award-winning book series, "The Basic Art of Italian Cooking," and "The Basic Art of..." Find out more on https://www.marialiberati.com ----- music: "First Day of Spring" by David Hilowitz - available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

The profound impact of music education, the role of a teacher, and the evolution of music in the context of technology and personal growth. Laszlo and I reflect on our experiences at Berklee, the challenges faced during the pandemic, and the future of music education, emphasizing the importance of creativity, connection, and the human experience in music. Guest Bio Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most expressive and technically skilled

Send us a textYou know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you know where Jack Frost came from? Ever heard to the Yule Cat, or Krampus, or Lutin or the Yuki-onna? And you need our warnings about Gryla and the Yule Lads! We explore the literary origins of popular winter folk figures, so grab a cup of hot chocolate or cheer and join us this!

LibriVox recording of The Cat's Eye by R. Austin Freeman. Read in English by Yoganandh T. The brother of a lawyer is murdered apparently in an attempted robbery and by a sheer accident Ms Blake happens to be there, her life is in danger as she declared that she could recognize the murderer....This item belongs to: audio/librivoxaudio.This item has files of the following types: 128Kbps MP3, 64Kbps MP3, Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 802228 Title: Ginger Cat Author: Lucia Ashta Narrator: Sasha Higgins Format: Unabridged Length: 06:00:00 Language: English Release date: 12-10-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical, Coming of Age Summary: A cat with a terrible secret. A boy back from the dead. A cursed firedrake. A man split in half for love. Magic was never meant to be safe. The

Thank you so much for spending your time with us on the playground today! And a big thank you to Prerna for sharing her pivots and her passion with us.Here are my top takeaways from our chat:Prerna was born in New Delhi to parents whose careers as hoteliers meant moving around a lot.During her early life, Prerna wanted to be many things including a Black Cat Commando and a police officer.In university she took commerce but also English literature, political science and history.She had the luxury of

My guests this week are, in the words of my home vernacular, yinz n’at.We’re traveling all over the country this week and we’re talking about fanfic, finding an unending treasure trove of books to read from a new favorite author, and taking time for restorative actions.There is still time to sign up if you’rea member of the Patreon community! Head over to Patreonand you’ll find the link.We have SO many VERY important links this week.Cat Sebastian’s AO3 BookmarksAO3 useryoucouldmakealifeAO3

Today, we have an exciting and disturbing episode about Taiwan and prostitution. This is Number 6 in my series on Taiwanese literature, and the second episode on Huang Chunming, Taiwan's most famous nativist author. Last episode, the podcast looked at the story, "Drowning of an Old Cat." This week we look at a story from that same English translation. "Sayonara, Zaijian" is a story about a Taiwanese man forced to pimp out his own countrywomen to the Japanese. It is fun, it is disturbing, it is

Library Looks: Chris gets all spiffed up in a riot of purple hues and textures. Paul’s geometric cat t-shirt salutes our feline overlords... plus, he throws a blazer on it. Library Books: Sam Sorts by Marthe Jocelyn @scissorhouse Five Stories by Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinsteinilloz https://bsky.app/profile/ellenweinstein.bsky.social Tangents: The gift of being adjacent to Master Knitter status; the joys of sharing collections, especially as a form of making connections; card sharking the

在南非开普敦的大西洋边，以海鸥之声为背景，我与一位学生家长Susan一起回顾儿子Max跟随我学习音乐这一年多的成长旅程——不仅充分发掘了孩子的音乐潜能，还帮助Max打破“自闭症问题学生”的枷锁，成为乐于助人、日渐自信的“小博士”。当我们将全人音乐教育与音乐治疗有机整合，很多的不可能将成为可能。我保留了环绕着我们的海浪声。邀请你想象和我们一起坐在海边，享受迎面而来的大西洋海风，聆听与重新思考音乐、教育方式、儿童成长、自闭症、音乐治疗、学校教育等议题。 Timestamps 02:02 从“问题学生”到“小博士”的蜕变：妈妈又惊又喜，五味杂成 08:30 找寻独特的天赋之路：重要的是找到支持孩子的专业人士 17:01 音乐之路的引路者：与作曲家探讨音乐创作与演奏的奥秘 25:34 你的孩子是否有ADHD？了解ADHD的真相与误判！ 28:25 音乐与数学的共通之处 34:06 寻找专业支持：家长与老师共同培养孩子的自信与能力 35:02 成绩与能力必然相关吗？ 42:40 音乐治疗的魔力：探索即兴互动促进社交技能和语言表达的成长 51:11

Good afternoon and forgive the cheeky frog in my throat as I read more from TS Eliot and Bede.We awoke to snow in Dorset today, much to the delight of dog and horror of cat. Wishing you all a restful Thursday on this beautiful planet.Send us a textSupport the showThanks so much for dropping by. Very best wishes x

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