Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed

Living A Life Through Books

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Welcome to Living A Life Through Books. This podcast is about a life-changing journey. The journey of starting, sustaining, and learning from the habit of reading.

Author

Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.shahnazahmed.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

S6E5 - October, November 2023 (Months in Review) 03.12.2023

Doing 2 months in review. I read 5 books each month and that makes 10 books total. My new favorite fantasy is mentioned in this episode. Check it out. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out  ⁠ WriteSeen ⁠ . It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and help...

S6E4 - September 2023 (Month in review) 02.10.2023

September in review. 13 books down. Mostly short ones. A few poetry books. Here's the  ⁠ Be Seen Podcast⁠  episode I was in. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out  ⁠ WriteSeen ⁠ . It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. J...

S6E3 - Book Club: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 25.09.2023

This is a double book club episode, although we lean more heavily on Age of Vice. We had done White Tiger as one of our first books for book club so please check out that episode. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out  ⁠ WriteSeen ⁠ . It's a platform that connects writers to in...

S6E2 - July, August 2023 (Month in Review) 13.09.2023

Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out WriteSeen . It's a writing platform that is growing in support of the writing community worldwide. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  Buy Me A Coffee , I would greatly app...

S6E1 - Start of Season 6 13.09.2023

Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  Buy Me A Coffee , I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at ...

S5E22 - Book Club: The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman 19.08.2023

SPOILER ALERT. We discuss the whole book, including the end. The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman was chosen by Rifhat in our book club. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  B...

S5E21 - Book Club: The Measure by Nikki Erlick 23.07.2023

Once again, a lively discussion of the book The Measure by Nikki Erlick. Hope you enjoyed our conversation. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  Buy Me A Coffee , I would greatly apprecia...

S5E20 - June 2023 (Month in Review) 03.07.2023

Discussing the 5 books read this month. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  Buy Me A Coffee , I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other...

S5E19 - April, May 2023 (Month in Review) 29.05.2023

Discussing the books I read in the last two months ending on May 28th, 2023. I read 12 books between the two months and have to get back into reading more to hit my 100 book goal. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support mean...

S5E18 - Book Club: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 02.05.2023

SPOILER ALERT. Book Club. Book: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. This is a literary eco-fiction story. Hope you enjoy the discussion of our book club. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to...

S5E17 - Book Club: No Man's Land by Eula Biss 11.04.2023

This is a series of non-fiction essays about the American reality. The history of this country and how race is perceived. Good read, but slow and heavy. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How abou...

S5E16 - White Out Discussion 06.04.2023

This was an impromptu book discussion about the book White Out by several authors. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about  Buy Me A Coffee , I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you...

S5E15 - Feb, Mar 2023 (Month in Review) 02.04.2023

Catching up on my month in review. This episode has both February and March books. It's got a nice mix, I think. I'm hosting an intimate professional women's only retreat. It's going to be in Gatlinburg, TN Sept 28 to Oct 1st. Email me or get in touch with me on DM if you want more information. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Cre...

S5E14 - Book Club: The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont 01.04.2023

Another lively discussion of an interesting book. Different points of view always make discussions fun. I'm hosting an intimate woman's only retreat. It's more for wellness and growth, but if you are interested email/message me on social media and we can chat. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasio...

S5E13 - Book Club: True Biz by Sara Novic 20.03.2023

True Biz is about where the hearing and the non-hearing communities intersect. It was a great read to learn and understand the plight of the individuals and their families. As always we had a lively discussion. Hope you enjoy it. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle  for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of ef...

S5E12 - Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 05.03.2023

Lively discussion.  One of my personal favorite book club episodes.  Take a listen.  This book was loved by many. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life.  Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Co...

S5E11 - January 2023 (Month in Review) 11.02.2023

Books I read this past January.  It's an interesting mix.  Take a listen. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Use code LLTBPODCAST on the Libro. FM site . Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. Ho...

S5E10 - Book Club: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 19.01.2023

We discuss the book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.  We talk about the themes and our favorite characters and ultimately our rating of the book.  This episode is rated explicit because of a couple of F words. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life for any occasion or just because. Use code LLTBPODCAST on the Libro. FM site .  It does t...

S5E9 - Top 20 of 2022 02.01.2023

As the name suggests, I go over my top 20 books of last year and my reasons for choosing them.  It's never an easy decision but here we are. Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Use code LLTBPODCAST on the Libro. FM site . Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produc...

S5E8 - December 2022 (Month in Review) 01.01.2023

The last month in review of 2022.  Read 8 books.  Different genres.  Some 5 star reads and some 3 star reads. Looking for a perfect gift: Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for that special person in your life. Use code LLTBPODCAST. Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your sup...

S5E7 - November 2022 (Month in Review) 03.12.2022

This has been a great reading month for me.  14 books is not shabby at all.  Yes, some were super short, but hey, it is what it is.  Take a listen.  Have you read any of these books? Or do your want to? Looking for a perfect christmas gift: Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for that special person in your life. Use code LLTBPODCAST. Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved o...

S5E6 - Book Club: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir 30.11.2022

Longer episode I hr 30mins ish. One of our best book club episodes and unfortunately the audio quality wasn't up to par.  We did it in-person and I'm still tweaking knobs etc. There's a constant static hum in the background but other than that, I think it turned out alright. Looking for a perfect christmas gift: Get a Libro. FM credit bundle for that special person in your life.  Use cod...

S5E5 - October 2022 (Month in Review) 14.11.2022

Super short episode about the books I read this past month.  It wasn't the best reading month. Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one.  Also, you can buy credit bundles for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee ,...

S5E4 - Author Conversations: Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch (Declassified) 11.10.2022

In the book Declassified, Arianna demystifies the world of High Art while making the case that classical music matters perhaps now more than ever. I would read  the book and take a listen to this episode.  She's so down to earth and easy to talk to. Follow her on TikTok and Instagram  @a_warsawfan Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. &nbs...

S5E3 - September 2022 (Month in Review) 03.10.2022

This month was much slower than my other months, but it has my top book for the year, most likely.  Take a listen.  We have 5 books in this episode. Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one.  Also, you can buy gift memberships for your loved ones for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Yo...

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