Everyone Loved It But Me

For spooky October, Lisa discusses one of the scariest books – The Shining by Stephen King. It is regarded as one of the most popular scary books and was turned into a movie that is also considered one of the spookiest movies, but King didn’t didn't like the movie . There were significant changes in characters and even the ending is different.   The Shining repeatedly makes lists of the best...

Lisa and her special guest her daughter Liz Hedger discuss the amazingly popular Fourth Wing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. This book was released in May 2023, and was instantly sold out in most bookstores. It was an instant bestseller and one of the most popular books of 2023.   Lisa and Liz discuss the characters, plot and have a lively discussion about the dragons.  Books discussed:    The Cart...

  Lisa talks with Kate Reynolds , a librarian from Canada, and they discuss popular author Roald Dahl and the publisher’s decision to edit his work. Lisa and Kate share their concerns about the edits. Kate discusses how an author gets an opportunity to spend a great deal of unsupervised time with children. The edits are actually regressive - rather than progressive, Kate says during this episode. ...

Lisa discusses Banned Book Week of 2023, which is meant to educate individuals on the alarming number of books that are being protested and banned each year. The American Library Association tracks the data and says that an unprecedented number of attemps to ban books have occurred in 2022 and already this year.  In this episode, Lisa discusses what it means to challenge a book, and offers up idea...

Lisa celebrates her two-year anniversary of Everyone Loved It But Me. She discusses how the podcast has changed and grown over the past two years. She also discusses milestones of the podcast, and the most popular episodes during the past two years  She answers questions she’s received from listeners and also discusses her goals for the podcast in the future. For more information, find Lisa on Ins...

Lisa discusses Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and was published in 2003. This is a love-story of Henry and Clare. The book goes back and forth and details how the pair met and fell in love, especially with Henry traveling back and forth in time.    Other books discussed:    Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore For more information, find Lisa on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook a...

Lisa discusses the upcoming season of Everyone Loved It But Me. She shares a sneak preview of four episodes that she’ll be sharing later this fall and winter.   Episodes later this fall include:    Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger   Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros   Roald Dahl books    Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  Lisa also has a segment called, “I Finally Read it.” She share...

Lisa discusses One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, which is a story that portrays the complex mother-daughter relationship and delves into grief. Katie’s mom, Carole, died, and Katie is devastated because they were best friends. Katie goes on the trip while she’s discovering Italy, she stumbles upon her mom, Carole, who is suntanned, beautiful and in her 30s.    The New York Times highlights the...

Lisa discusses The Measure The Measure by Nikki Erlick, which is a fictional book that was published in 2022. The book delves into what happens if everyone finds out when they will die.   This New York Times article, “How Would Your Life Change if You Knew When it Would End," discusses the book's unique premise.  Erlick posted a list of other books to consider if you loved, The Measure. ...

  Lisa discusses 10 ways to shake up your book club a little bit to offer a new variety of books and topics. In a 2022 podcast episode, she discussed tips for struggling book clubs, and you can check out that episode here . Book Riot offers up some themed book club ideas.    Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts &nbs...

Lisa discusses whether audio listening is cheating and if it counts as reading. There are many teachers, experts, and psychologists with a wide range of opinions on this topic.   Though, most experts agree listening to a book counts as reading. In Readers Digest UK, this article interviews many experts who all agree that listening to audiobooks does count as reading.    Psychology Today delves int...

Lisa discusses what makes a classic in today’s Book Bits episode. There’s great debate about the definition of a pure classical novel. Lisa has discussed a number of classics on previous episodes, including Wuthering Heights , The Alchemist , Little House on the Prairie , A Christmas Carol and How Green Was My Valley .    Pan MacMillian states this description of a classic novel and talks about th...

Lisa and Heather Lipe, owner of Woodchuck Arts, discuss How Green Was My Valley by Richard  Llewellyn.   There is great debate about the book because years after Llewellyn’s death, it was discovered that he was not from Wales, according to this story titled, How phoney was my Welsh Valley  Heather owns Woodchuck Arts , a web design and graphic design business. You can also find her on Instagram . ...

Lisa and her guest Storm Kopitsch, youth services director for the Fowlerville, Michigan Library, discuss The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, originally written as Star Wars fan-fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey.   A number of publications lauded the book but Kirkus Reviews offers a constructive opinion.    Storm and her library post frequently on TikTok and have more than 140,000 followers and mor...

Lisa discusses West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, who wrote a historical fiction book based on the true story of two giraffes being transported from New Jersey to San Diego in 1938 after a horrible hurricane hit their boat.    On Rutledge's website, she explains how she researched this story and how she learned about this event.   If you scroll through the San Diego Zoo timeline , in the s...

Lisa discusses the five books she’s looking most forward to reading this year. Lisa thanked readers for listening.  Five Books she can’t wait to read:  1.      Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 2.      Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 3.      The Measure by Nikki Erlick 4.      We Are Okay by Nina Lacour 5.      The World According to Garp by John Irving  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram...

 Lisa talks about her favorite and least favorite books so for 2023. She also discusses where she stands for her reading goals.    Books Discussed on the podcast:    Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi  The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka   Norm...

Lisa discusses the very popular book, The Art of Racing in the Rain  by Garth Stein. This was published in 2008 and has sold more six million copies of the book have been sold. It has been turned into many children’s books and a movie.  It spent over 3 years on the New York Times Bestseller’s List.   Books Discussed:   The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa and Philip Gabriel is the translat...

Lisa discusses Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and how her opinions have changed.   This article from PBS delves into how handle these books with racist descriptions. NPR wrote about how a division of the American Library Association decided to strip Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a major children’s literature award regarding concerns about how Wilder referred to Native Ameri...

Lisa and her guest avid reader Faith Eck have a fun and musical conversation about  Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.   This is an extraordinarily popular book and received many positive attributes. This article in the New York Times discusses the aspect of writing the lyrics.    Books Discussed:    The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews   Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen   St...

Lisa discusses Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, published in 2022 and an overnight success. The book focuses on Scientist Elizabeth Zott, who struggles in the early 1960s with a sexist all-male research team at the Hastings Research Institute.  The New York Times highlights how Garmus learned chemistry and researched texts from the 1950s to write this book.   Books Discussed:  Dearie: The Re...

Lisa analyzes the latest book bannings with Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb being banned in one Florida elementary. The restriction is because one parent who cited the poem had indirect hate speech. In this NPR article , the parent’s petition is included, and the parent incorrectly stated that the poem's author was Oprah Winfrey.    Here's where you can read or hear the poem. Peng...

Lisa discusses The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, which is a bestseller book focused on Elle, a married mother who has an affair with her longtime friend. The book goes back and forth into the past and present day highlighting the family’s time on Cape Cod, at The paper Palace, their cottage.    This book excels in its setting as this article in The New York Times discusses.    Books Discu...

 Lisa analyzes Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, a memoir published in 2021 highlighting Michelle’s complicated relationship with her mom, Chongmi. Chongmi died when Michelle was just 25.   The two bonded over Korean food, and every time, Michelle enters the Korean grocery store H Mart, she weeps over the loss of her mom. She first wrote about crying in H Mart in 2018 in this New Yorker article...

On this special Mother’s Day Episode, Lisa talks with her Mom, Carleen Shidler and her daughter Liz Hedger. Each share their reading journey and how the types of books they read have changed over time.  Books Discussed:    Chesapeake by James A. Michener Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener Virgin River by Robyn Carr Bride By Mistake by Serenity Woods Christian Romance Books by Chloe Carle...