Buddhist BookChat is your gateway to the wisdom of Buddhist literature—past and present. Each episode dives into inspiring books by great masters, contemporary teachers, insightful authors, academics, and leading publishers, exploring the teachings, stories, and practices they value. Whether you’re new to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, join us to discover new reads, timeless wisdom, and the joy of bringing the Dharma from the page into daily life.Our guest for today’s podcast is Traleg

We thought we were onto something with a Give Yourself Goosebumps (in this case Secret Agent Grandma which is the 16th one of them). As it turns out, it's not a great adventure, but it's great that we did it and we loved sharing it with you. Maybe next time we'll do something scary mayhaps!?Talking points include: the teens and six seven; tapes or see deez; grandma's day, spoiled 2 death; what is fair use, anyways?; and ruined with grandmas. You can check out our other activities, merch, and

What Metrics Should I Know When Marketing?With the upcoming holiday season (literally days away now!), we wanted to talk about the ways authors can maximize their sales and marketing impact. We talk about some of the tactics and metrics you should know in the Biz Buzz segment this week. Then, Colleen and Peter talk with Sarah Rose about the importance of a brand voice for business owners. Biz Buzz Segment What Metrics Should I Know When Marketing? Authors, we're supposed to write and write and

This week we're talking about The Shining by Stephen King, and The Shining by Stanley Kubrick. This is one of our many episodes to bring you a book and a movie discussion.Share the podcast if you enjoy, leave us reviews, and let us know what you think by connecting with us on social. Library Card is hosted and produced by Megan Glionna, Brian Brinkman, and RJ Bee. Music by Amar Sastry. Presented by Osiris Media.

🔥 BRUTALLY HONEST Omegaverse Book Review 🔥We're reviewing "Not Enough" by J.P. Sina and Allie Santos - and spoiler alert: this dark romance Omegaverse harem book MISSED THE MARK. If you're wondering whether to read this Kindle Unlimited book, watch this review first!📚 IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ Not Enough book review - full breakdown ✅ Omegaverse explained for beginners ✅ Why this "dark romance" isn't actually dark ✅ Major plot holes you NEED to know about ✅ Spicy book recommendations that are actually

Welcome to You've been Misty-fied!! I had the most hilarious chat with multi-genre author - Misty Simon!!! Keywords literature, humor, sensuality, adult themes, book clubs, provocative writing Summary In this conversation, Misty Simon discusses the provocative themes in her writing, particularly focusing on humor and sensuality. She shares anecdotes about her experiences with book clubs and the reactions her work elicits, highlighting the intersection of adult themes and comedic elements in

In September 1666, a fire sparked in a bakery on Pudding Lane grew until it had destroyed four-fifths of central London. The rebuilding efforts that followed not only launched the careers of some of London’s most famous architects, but also transformed Londoners’ relationship to their city by underscoring the ways that people could shape a city’s spaces—and the ways that a city’s spaces could shape its people.Movable Londons: Performance and the Modern City (U Michigan Press, 2025) by Dr. Julia

Send us a text Halloween night always has its own kind of heartbeat, doesn’t it? The air hums, lanterns glow, and every shadow feels alive. When three friends wander into a glowing bubble tea shop that wasn’t there yesterday, they find more than sugar and tapioca. The “Midnight Boba” is said to be the richest tea in town—served only to those who find the shop by chance. But when the pearls inside their drinks begin to blink, the friends realize the shopkeeper isn’t just serving tea… he’s fee...

Sometimes Alex and Annie read books. Sometimes those books remind us of webcomics. Today we're talking about some recent reads and the webcomics they make us think of. If you have any recommendations for webcomics that have not been discussed or topics that should be discussed in upcoming podcast episodes, please email us at comiqueens@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @comiqueens

Moving onto the work of Kingsley Amis, some recommendations on where to start (Lucky Jim and The Old Devils), a discussion of his biography and political development, and the value of his work as a social history of the 50s-70s.Books mentioned:Zachary Leader  The Life of Kingsley AmisThe Letters of Kingsley Amis

This aging elder-woman experience is really something... every woman "in this place" will have their own unique trip and experiences travelling this particular road. I'm ticked that after all these years of life, with all this wisdom, with all my smarts, I still allow the "I'm not good enough as I am" message to (sometimes, somehow) creep into my thoughts. Jeez.

For too long, publishing professionals, ourselves included, have been chasing the largest possible audiences. But in this episode we tried to take our experience and apply some finer lenses to focus on the far-more diverse independent market. We dug into some new research about book readers and their preferences, and discussed the common biases of highbrow and lowbrow book culture. While not immediately obvious, this distinction may offer more helpful way to understand why fiction is do...

For the final week of October, we're putting our books aside to discuss horror movies: our favourite (and not so favourite) horror films, the return of campy monster horror, future horror movie trends, potentially controversial opinions about the movies Weapons, and more! LINKS: Follow Mik & Onj on IG: @mikandonj Watch the full episode on YouTube: @AmyAndBookclub Follow the Amy & Podcast on IG: @amyandbookclub Join the Amy & Bookclub: Amy & Bookclub Follow Amy Matthews on IG:

Author and diplomat Vikas Swarup, in conversation with Dr. Shanthi Vijayan at MBIFL 2025, talks about his latest novel 'The Girl with Seven Lives'.

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Linda Park is a cancer mom who wrote "Brave, Courageous & Bold," a children's book based on her baby Luke's battle against a rare blood cancer. She joined the podcast to talk about Luke, about the book, and about the progress in childhood cancer since her son's diagnosis in 1977. The book's illustrator, Eva Larson, also joined to talk about doing the art for the book at the age of 13 and how she believes these stories help kids in the cancer community and beyond.

In this episode, Alyssa recounts a personal experience in a haunted house that left her terrified. She describes the moment she encountered a scare actor and her instinctive reaction to crawl away in fear. The story highlights the genuine emotions that haunted attractions can evoke and the thrill of facing one's fears.Spooky reads, movies and more!

Ohio’s future is on the ballot, and Dr. Amy Acton lays out how to fix what’s broken. In Episode #006, Devin and Patrick sit down with Amy to unpack: - How we combat political violence & rebuild trust - What’s driving the housing and healthcare affordability crisis - Why smarter public health systems save lives - The role compassion must play in modern politics If we want a state, and country, where every family can thrive, it starts with leadership rooted in service, not power. Follow ...

Francesca Wade is the author of the biography Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, available from Scribner.Francesca Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars (2020). She has received fellowships from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, the Leon Levy Center for Biography and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and her writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere. *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Otherppl

If you're anything like me, you love a book that takes place in the season you're actively experiencing. Especially when that season is fall. Today on the show, we're tackling the top seven books you have to read in the -ber months, with a specific emphasis on the perfect reads for Halloween that won't have you losing sleep, but will have you turning pages. Let's dive in, so you can live your best bookish life this autumn with all the cozy, spooky, and downright enjoyable reads! Let's