Living A Life Through Books

This episode has the 10 books I finished this month. I'm having the episode come out on the 31st because I do not anticipate I will finish another book by the end of the month. It was a great month in general for my reading.  I had varied genres: memoirs, dystopian sci-fi/fantasy, self-help, literary fiction, women's fiction, crime drama, psychological thriller. I'm hopeful that I can continu...

The Fields by Erin Young (comes out Jan 25th, 2022) is a breakneck police procedural set in the Iowa Corn Belt and centers around a murder of a woman found in a cornfield, one whose implications extend far beyond the Midwest. But perhaps the most surprising twist of this story is off the page. Erin Young, the author isn't an Iowan or a tried and true Midwesterner, as one would expec...

SPOILER ALERT: We are discussing the book A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman.  We had a lively discussion with this one.  Hope you have read the book and are able to enjoy the journey of reading this one. 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 other occasion or just because....

Today I'm talking to a Bookstagram friend of mine, Maiya.  We're talking about books, good goals, and just being book lovers.  I don't know why I didn't have her on my podcast earlier but better late than never.  You can reach Maiya on Instagram.  She’s @hey.readers Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one.  Also, you can buy gift me...

Of all the books I read in 2021, these made the cut.  There are books out there that are great.  It's subjective. I looked at the ones I finished and did some order juggling.  Hope you enjoy this episode.  What's on my 2021 favorite list? 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 one...

Here's my last month in review for 2021.  I read 11 books this past month and this episode has names and brief reviews of the books. 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 other occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support mean...

SPOILER ALERT.  This book is non-fiction and the researcher follows the women and transgender in the red light district of Lahore. Our conversation goes all over the place.  When we talk prostitution and patriarchy, it was lively. 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. TH...

At the end of October, I decided to go to a Writer's Retreat and this podcast chronicles my journey and my experiences. 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 livingalifethroughbooks...

Today's episode comes to you from a conversation I had with a person who I refer to as John Doe (in this podcast). His 16 year old self was passionate about the name of a character in a book he read and so the story goes... 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 h...

Another month and more books and my reading to discuss. 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 livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com . Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 au...

SPOILER ALERT for book club. 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 livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com . Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of o...

Today we are talking with author Nicole Glover from The Conductors and The Undertakers .  Her second book, the Undertakers , published by Mariner books, comes out today. 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 that embed doesn't work, here's the direct link: https...

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 livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com . Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one.  When you click on t...

SPOILER ALERT.  As with all our book clubs we discuss how each of us processed the book and what it meant to us. 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 livingalifethroughbooks@g...

Talking with Pulitzer finalist Margaret Verble about her latest book, When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky .  We talk about the book, writing, Pulitzer and go where the conversation takes us. 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...

This month I did 9 books.  If you follow this podcast, you know there's a super short summary about each of the books I've read.  This episode is also a way to track my reading monthly. 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...

SPOILER ALERT As with book club, we discussed the book White Ivy by Susie Yang and had a couple of different opinions.  I guess, mine was the unpopular one.  Haha. Take a listen and would love to hear your thoughts on this episode or on the book.  Just reach out to me.  Thank you. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me....

Alka Joshi is a NY Times Bestselling author. Her debut novel The Henna Artist is a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick. Her book The Secret Keeper of Jaipur , released June 2021 is already on bestseller lists. Today we talk about the journey of writing her novels. Invite Alka to your bookclubs, your local bookstores, libraries for an author talk and discussion.  She can be reached at www.alkajosh...

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 livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com . Join Libro. FM and use code LLTBPODCAST to get 2 audiobooks for the price of one.  When you click on t...

A lot of books this month.  Enjoy the little summaries and my take on them. 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 livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com . Join Libro. FM and use cod...

Another Book Club episode. Excellent book.  Great discussion and thoughts. Please note that the audio cut out briefly about 2 to 3 times. Thank you for your understanding. 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 episo...

The author joins us later in this episode.  I do not tell my book club members when an author joins.  I figure I would like to reward the members who do commit and come regularly. Although, getting an author on the book club can be tricky.  And it's next to impossible to get the "famous" ones. Today's book is a YA, WWII, historic fiction set in Ukraine. Listen to our discussion and...

Discussing the book The Casual Vacancy without spoilers. Hope you all get a chance to read it. I would like to introduce each of our members in attendance briefly with their instagram tags. Please follow them all. Thank you. Erin - @erin_eatsbooks and Riffat - @booksection.  Please note that Riffat also has a blog: www.teacrockery.blog/ ********************************************************...

Going over the books I've read this past month.  I did 8 books.  Also talking a bit about book goals. 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.  I can use all the caffeine I can get. LOL. And THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please c...

This conversation went in different directions.  Erika talks about the old way of approaching agents and the new way and just the process of research and writing. As always, author conversations are so much fun and I learn a lot. 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.  I...