In this episode of the CEU Review of Books Podcast, I sat down with Cynthia Paces to talk about her new book, Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford UP, 2025).Prague is the first English-language book to trace the history of the city from the tenth century to the present. Cynthia discusses her personal connection to Prague, highlights key moments in the city’s history, and shares a few tips for those planning to visit. You can purchase the book from Oxford University Press here. The CEU Review of

Welcome to The Percy-Verse Podcast! We're celebrating 20 years of The Lightning Thief by walking down memory lane through one of our all-time favorite book series.In this podcast, Percy Jackson fans, siblings, artists, and social workers Alisa (they/them) and Ana (she/her) embark on a journey to read and discuss Rick Riordan’s book series one chapter at a time. Warm up some ambrosia, pour some nectar and dive on in to The Lightning Thief Chapter 18: Annabeth Does Obedience School! Follow us on

Prietenie, curaj, ințelepciune, ambiție, toate sunt teme centrale în romanele cu Harry. Sunt și teme care i-au preocupat pe filosofi. Avem ceva de câștigat dacă citim ce au spus ei despre temele astea?

In this interview you get to know more about Tad's writing process, his characters and world building and the differences between his world building and other authors.The book Tad mentioned is "Spellwright" by Blake Charlton

Our mantra: “Look for the Mana in the Meme!”1. Scan for the ‘Mana in the Meme.’ 2. Identify, unlayer it. 3. Characterise the Mana’s Dimensions. 4. Evaluate them. 5. Make the Call: Positive, Negative or Neutral. 6. Intervene, Act appropriately.I felt bad all week. I left you on a bit of a downer in this Podcast:That the mental war that Russia has launched against all of us in all of our countries, wherever we’re from, will continue after Ukraine’s victory.I wanted to situate that description of how I

The episode offers an extensive overview of George G.M. James's controversial 1954 book, "Stolen Legacy: The Greeks Were Not the Authors of Greek Philosophy," detailing its central argument and historical impact. James's core thesis is that Greek philosophy was essentially plagiarized from the ancient Egyptian Mystery System, positioning figures like Plato and Aristotle as students rather than originators. The source reconstructs James’s nine key propositions, which range from documented historical

This week on ‘The Write Question,’ the first of a two-part conversation with novelist Chris Whitaker, author of ‘All the Colors of the Dark’ (Crown Publishing Group). This conversation was recorded live at the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton, Montana, in partnership with Chapter One Bookstore.

Danni Line has been hooked on reading since childhood and fell in love with writing in her senior year, thanks to a crush on her English teacher. She writes Romantic Suspense and Paranormal Romance where her characters find redemption through romance. When Danni isn’t juggling life as a wife, mum, and wannabe baker who wishes she could sing, she is the Aspiring Authors Ambassador for Romance Writers of Australia. In this episode of Not the Plot host Teena Raffa-Mulligan Danni reveals her favo...

Hannah Murray will start by looking at the bestseller lists on Amazon.co.uk and The Sunday Times, the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and seeing what new entries there are.Simon Munro Kerr was a soldier with the Cameron Highlanders, a commercial lobster fisherman in Nova Scotia, a restaurateur, and an actor who was the first person to say the name James Bond on screen in Dr. No, shortly before Sean Connery! He now lives in the mountain south of Granada. His debut novel