Mary Shelley published Frankenstein anonymously in 1818. She was later credited for her work, but the book's origin story is just as interesting as the novel itself. In the "year without a summer" of 1816, Mary joined her husband Percy and Lord Byron for a weekend away, where the scared each other with ghost tales. They came up with a challenge to see who could write the creepiest story of their own, and Frankenstein was born. I sat down with Rachael Marsay, the Roy Davids Archivist of Modern

In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor as we explore “The Life of Númenoreans.” In this section, we’ll learn about the every day life of the men and women of the Star-Land, according to Tolkien! Join us!And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.If you’re enjoying this

On this episode of this Irish Edition of the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast, Chad and Vince talk about Brigid Brophy’s 1969 masterpiece, In Transit, a novel that is trans-positive at its core. They talk about Joycean punning and experimental structures, Chad’s love of airports (weirdo), masculine vs. feminine writing, Brophy and Brooke-Rose and literary history, and much more. The next book to be featured in this series is The Ikon Maker by Desmond Hogan.This episode’s music is “In the Margins”

This episode contains spoilers (duh) and talks about a book that has been banned by some (silly book banners). Proceed at your own discretion! This week we just finished Looking for Alaska and we have thoughts — big ones!!!! From teenage heartbreak to existential spirals, we unpack John Green’s chaos with plenty of hot takes, deep dives, and a few emotional bruises along the way. It’s part book club, part group therapy — and all unfiltered and chaotic. Catch us on social media ◡̈ Facebook - ...

Every marriage has its limits. Megan’s was crossed the moment her husband forgot them—again. In The Brat Husband & the Evil Twin by Polly Bane, domestic comedy turns into dark discipline when a careless spouse meets his match — twice. Megan’s patience with Adam’s laziness and smug defiance finally snaps, and when her mischievous twin Claire arrives, the sisters craft an unforgettable “behavioral makeover.” What begins as a household intervention spirals into a hilarious yet unnervin...

Gail Reitano grew up in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens. After graduating from Rutgers University, Gail lived in New York and London before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. Her fiction, memoir and personal essays have appeared inGlimmer Train, Catamaran Literary Reader, LitHub, Ovunque Siamo, and the recent anthology, “And There Were Red Geraniums Everywhere: Women’s Voices of the Italian Diaspora in North America,” Radici Edizioni (2024), in English and Italian. A first novel,

Matilda and Sam are determined to ensure the money keeps coming...Next week, they'll discuss the strategies to ensure this happens. Where to find Sam and Matilda: SAM IG: @sammowrimo Website: www.samantha-cummings.com Book to start with: Curse of the Wild - https://books2read.com/curseofthewild  (Moons & Magic Book 1) Most recent book: The Moon Is a Door - https://books2read.com/The-Moon-Is-A-Door (Deighton Academy Book 1) MATILDA IG: @matildaswiftauthor Website: www.MatildaSwift.com Book to

Jess and Trisha share adaptation news, highlight books by Native and Indigenous romance authors, and remind listeners to send in their recommendation requests.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just

Send us a text Frank and Lauren discuss Chapter 12 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Feyre doesn't look at art, Tamlin needs some TLC after the Bogge attack and the boys get a little heated in the dining room. 🧚🏻‍♀️ Socials: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UTMPod Instagram - @UTMPod TikTok - @UTMPodcast 🌹 More Of Us: Lauren Insta - @tcsbooks Frank Insta - @frankly_tankly Seeker and Confessor Podcast - Spotify, Apple & Youtube (@SeekerConfessorPod)

Good evening, fellow comic readers, bleh! On this, the week of Halloween, we come together to enjoy all sorts of sales at the shop and, even better, some wonderfully perfect comics! Check it out y'all!Godzilla vs Kansas City The Beauty #1 Return to Sleepy Hollow #1 Voyeur #2 Black Cat #3 Robowolf #2 Feral #17 Batman & Robin Year One #12 Imperial #4 Runaways #5 Absolute Batman Annual 2025

A calm reading based on “Emma” Chapter 17 (Vol.2) by Jane Austen…Happy reading!

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What happens when a life spent in international development turns into fiction? In this episode, debut novelist Johanna Kirwan joins me to talk about her stunning book Seven Lives — seven interconnected stories of women navigating love, loss, and purpose across the globe. We dive into: How Johanna transformed decades of field experience into layered, human storiesThe line between autofiction and memoir — and why she chose fictionThe creative freedom that comes with writing later in lifeHer ch...

Wrapping up our Halloween series with a Monster MASHup (Yes, a nod to the song.) This episode dives into the backstories of some of the most famous monsters - like Frankenstein, Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, the Headless Horseman and back even further to monsters like Medusa and the Norse wolf Fenrir along with Shelob and Ungoliant. They're not just creatures of the night, but characters born from imagination and myth and revealing something true about humanity's flaws.

The Highlights: AI DogwhistlesTestimonial MarketingFucking Ai Invading Every Facet Of Our Lives AND FOR WHATAccutely Aware of Perception Being Affected By MoodDissecting "If You Don't Enjoy Writing It, Will Readers Enjoy Reading It"I Don't Need It To Be ImperfectIt's Kinda Your Fault, KateLong And Winding Thought about the Dunning-Kruger EffectLooking for the Bad LiningHow Many Times Can You Point Out The Gun On The WallOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, we...

https://www.solgoodmedia.com - Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free! Daily Western Broadcasts offers a daily escape to the dusty trails and dramatic showdowns of the Wild West.

STELLA SCURA: DARK STAR RISING VOLUME ONE: A blind teenage girl from North Pole, Alaska learns her true destiny as she realizes the full potential of her vast dark energy powers shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Is she really the legendary Aurora the Angel, or something far more sinister? Will the President of the United States ultimately serve as a mentor, or use her as a pawn to become ruler of the world?STELLA SCURA: DARK STAR RISING VOLUME TWO: Stella Scura impulsively goes on a mission

EPISODE 606 - Claire Isenthal - Balancing Family and Writing, An Adventurous Duology Made to OrderClaire Isenthal grew up traveling all over the world with her family. She graduated from Purdue University and went on to live in Chicago where she worked in Digital Marketing and Ad Sales for over ten years. She has since relocated her family back to her Indiana hometown, but is still an avid traveler and loves nothing more than to lose herself in a good book. She still attributes her knack for

Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire! In this episode, Arya moves in with Death, who's a pretty chill roommate, all thing considered. Next time: we climb back up to the Eyrie for AFFC, Sansa II--I mean, Alayne I, in which "Littlefinger's daughter" watches him wrap the Lords of the Vale around his little finger. Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb Manu's

In this episode of GL Deep Dives, we delve into the timeless mystery of Stonehenge — the prehistoric monument that continues to baffle archaeologists, historians, and dreamers alike. Who built it, and why? Was it an astronomical observatory, a burial site, or a sacred place of healing? From its monumental stones to the landscape that surrounds it, we explore ancient engineering, celestial alignments, and the enduring questions that keep Stonehenge standing at the crossroads of science a...