Amy Smalley

The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

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Perks of Being a Book Lover is a show about books, people who read, and how reading, at its very best, is a social experience. Whether it be a book club, a poetry slam, or the production of a play; words are meant to be shared. Keep up with us on FB.

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Amy Smalley

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Ep. 4 - Getting Your Bard On with Amy Attaway - Making Shakespeare Unscary 26.06.2019 53:55

On this show, we welcome Amy Attaway, Associate Artistic Director for Kentucky Shakespeare. She will share with us her favorite Shakespeare characters, what is so special to her about live theater, and how memorizing monologues makes you popular at cocktail parties. We are talking all things Shakespeare and the many programs Kentucky Shakespeare has to offer. You can find us on FB, instagram (...

Ep. 3 - Being Inspired to Write by a Hometown Hero with Abigail Harrelson 23.06.2019 47:24

On this show, your hosts, Amy Smalley and Carrie Vittitoe, interview Abigail Harrelson, a 20-year old author from La Grange, inspired to write about a local native son known in Hollywood as Buddy Pepper. Her book is called "Pepper at the Piano: The Stories and Songs of Oldham County's Buddy Pepper." You can find us on FB, instagram (@ perksofbeingabookloverpod ) and on our blog site at www.perks...

Ep. 1 - Multigenerational Bookclubs with Anne Baker 23.06.2019 49:26

On this show, your hosts Amy Smalley and Carrie Vittitoe discuss multigenerational book clubs with guest Anne Baker, what they are reading these days, and some upcoming (June 2019) bookish events in Louisville! You can find us on FB, instagram (@ perksofbeingabookloverpod ) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wedn...

Ep. 2 - Gamma Girls Jennie Mulhall and Tricia Taylor 23.06.2019 47:11

On this show, your hosts, Amy Smalley and Carrie Vittitoe, interview two sisters who started a book club (Gamma Girls) nearly two decades ago that is still going strong. They discuss WWSHR (What Would Silas House Read?) and how spreadsheets can go wonderfully with book clubs. You can find us on FB, instagram (@ perksofbeingabookloverpod ) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Pe...