Cyrus and Sarah are back at it again in the Animorphs mines, this time covering books thirty-four through thirty-seven, and things are getting....well, kind of mid, to be honest. Except for the torture. The torture is great. Dive in to hear our intrepid readers arguing about the Goo Goo Dolls for what seems like forever, a whole lot of talk about the SAW franchise, and, unfortunately, a load-bearing bit about Scurvy the cat's nether regions. Don't say I didn't warn you. Support the show

We talk with Tom McLaughlin about his graphic novel Alan, King of the Universe. Alan is an orange cat convinced he is born to rule. Blessed with opposable thumbs and a side kick called Fido, he spends his days dreaming up ways to take up the universe. Tom's website can be found here and here are some links to his books: Alan King of the Universe The Day that Aliens (nearly) Ate our Brains The Day I Became the Most Wanted Boy in the World The Accidental Prime Minister You've Bee...

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You Can, But Will You? - 6. HAVE YOU THE ALLEY-CAT CONSCIOUSNESS? - Orison Swett Marden (1920) - HQ Full Book.In Chapter Six of *You Can, But Will You?*, titled "Have You The Alley-Cat Consciousness?", Orison Swett Marden delves into the profound impact of self-perception on personal success and fulfillment. This chapter uses the allegory of an alley cat and a Persian cat to illustrate how one’s mental attitude—specifically, the belief in one’s worth and potential—shapes life’s outcomes. Marden

2021 was a hell of a year: My wife, Chemayne, passes in December of 2020, during the height of the pandemic; The following year is spent stumbling in a maze of confusion - (to be honest, the smoke is just starting to clear); Some solace is found online with a slavic angel of mercy; Chemayne's cat, Boo, and I (the remaining survivors) learn to tolerate, and even find comfort, in each other; Work, and music continue; Red Dead Redemption 2 becomes an obsession; and, of co...

In this episode, NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Kern Carter about his acclaimed YA novel, Boys and Girls Screaming (Dancing Cat Books, 2022). About the book: When Ever's father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever's anguish becomes almost too much for her to handle. That's when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls Screaming. Along with her brother, Jericho, and her best friend, Candace, Ever wants to bring together

We’re back not with a bang lads, but a SLAM! We were at the International Literature Festival Dublin this week as Leon hosted this year’s Slamovision with @rising.tide.events The place was packed, and the performances on the night were insane. A night where artists stepped up one-after-another to tell stories that need to be told from voices that needed to be heard. We were able to grab a chat with the winner Cat Brogan @cat.brogan who shivered with us and had a chin wag about poetry and l...

This is the novel that brought Kurt Vonnegut's weird, satirical, story-telling to the mainstream. Enjoy this discussion of his various views on religion, politics, and science.

"The Black Cat" chronicles the disturbing descent of a once-gentle animal lover into alcoholism, cruelty, and madness. The narrator initially adores his black cat, Pluto, but under the influence of alcohol, he grows violent, eventually gouging out the cat's eye and later hanging it. Following a house fire where the ghostly image of the hanged cat appears on a wall, he finds a similar cat with a distinctive white mark that slowly transforms into the shape of gallows. His growing paranoia and hatred

Send us a text In Episode 200 (!!!) of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are celebrating mothers day by talking about mothers in literature, unhinged heroines, and the women that shape literature. If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Loving Lately The Highroller Heist (T) Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare - Netflix Show (H) Sweet Bobby: My Cat...

What do you do when most trials suggest benefit for an intervention, but then a new trial suggests harm? We thought steroids in pneumonia was a settled question, but REMAP-CAP had other plans! We also review a new RCT for BP targets in patients with hypertension and diabetes, a new aldosterone synthase inhibitor for hypertension, and reduced dose apixaban for cancer-associated thrombosis. Hydrocortisone for Severe CAP (REMAP-CAP) Predicting Benefit of Corticosteroids in Pneumonia Intens...

KLEZ: Episode 2     |     On KLEZ today Princess Lady and Kvetchy Boy explore literature, music, and TOAD!

Annabel reviews You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. Romy tries to talk sports. ---Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel!Join our discord ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels!Find all books mentioned in this

“Some brains, through no fault of their own, pack a bag, turn the lights off and run away to the seaside the moment they are meant to be doing homework, paying bills or not putting the cat in the fridge. These are ADHD brains and I have one.”You’ll know her from Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. Much-loved comedian, Shaparak Khorsandi, shares her rollercoaster ride of a life shaped by undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in her latest publication,

Send us a text March 2025 Book Discussion! Cattie has picked a much beloved and a behemoth of a book! We read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott for March and we'd put on our bonnets and discussed this amazing children's classic literature. Next week: Book Shoutouts, where we each pick 2 books that have been on our radar lately! April Buddy Read Book of the Month (Oaky's Pick): Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh Contact us: bookscatssnacks@gmail.com IG: @bookscatspodcast

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, children's book author/illustrators Kristine Lombardi and Cat Min talk about their process and love of kids' literature. Kristine A. Lombardi has written and illustrated several books for children, including Lovey Bunny, Mr. Biddles, My Wish for the World and The Grumpy Pets, which garnered an International Literacy Association Children’s Choice Selection. She loves quirky characters and tender stories written with lots of heart. Her next b...

Critics Hanna Flint and Boyd Hilton join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss Clueless, a new musical based on the 1995 film staring Alicia Silverstone. They also discuss Flow, Oscar-winning, dialogue-free, animated film based around the story of a cat who must find safety after its home is devastated by a flood. Plus Robert de Niro playing two gangsters in the Mafia drama The Alto Knights. Plus, ahead of World Poetry Day, we talk to Seán Hewitt whose second collection Rapture's Road has today been shortlisted

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🌋🏹🐷This is it. The wag of all wags. The waggiest wag to ever wag. The final wag. But this one’s for you, Waggers—so we’re diving into the WagBag one last time. Schrödinger’s cat, Pompeii, volcanoes—oh my! We’re tackling everything from gulags to the greatest literary whodunit of all time: Did Shakespeare actually write his own plays? (Or was it, like, some guy named Francis?) And because no farewell would be complete without a little chaos, Paul and Stephen are getting their Nick Cage on—yes,

We all know the importance of literacy for school and life, but what happens when, despite all your efforts, reading just doesn’t “click”? Sally Rippin, the Australian Children’s Laureate and author of the book Wild Things: How we learn to read and what happens if we don’t is joined by journalist and Dyslexia advocate, Cat Rodie, in an exploration of literacy, education and those who often fall through the gaps. This episode was recorded live in May at the 2024 Sydney