Two Sides to the Story

Episodes mentioned… Two Sides Father’s Day - Episode 27 Reading Red Pandas 2.0 https://www.twosides2thestory.com/podcast/reading-red-pandas-20 Cecil County Public Children’s Library Book Festival https://www.cecilcountylibrary.org/event/childrens-book-festival Cecil County Public Library North East Branch https://www.cecilcountylibrary.org/about/hours-locations/north-east Cecil County Public Libra...

Books mentioned by Monica during the show: The Big Honey Hunt by Stan & Jan Berenstain Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan The True Confessions of Catherine Doyle by Avi The Wrinkle in Time Quintet by Madeline L’Engle The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Vanishing of Katharina L...

CCPL Summer Reading Program CCPL Summer Events Local Story Strolls Free Summer Movies at Carroll Community College, sponsored by Ting and the Carroll County Arts Council 6/10 - Children’s Book Festival , Cecil County MD, 10-2 6/17 - Fredericksburg Book Festival , at Riverside Park 10-4 6/24 - Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival , Easton MD 10-2

Our fantastic local independent bookstores in Carroll County: Rudolph Girls A Likely Story The Last Word Book recommendations from Debbie Scheller that would make great Mother’s Day gifts, and that you can pick up at A Likely Story in Sykesville, MD Fiction: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Sheaker This rich historical fiction story takes place in Barbardos at the time of the Emancipation Act of 1834...

1st Place Team - Reading Red Panda’s 2.0 - 5 amazing girls we are so happy we met this year: Aida, Savannah, Stella, Jenna, and Gwen 2nd Place Team - The Book Besties 3rd Place Team - Wolf Pack Shoutout to all the other teams that participated in the Finksburg Area Battle: Jackson 5 Purple Circles Reading Rabbits Reading Roses Rockin’ Readers Team Grim Readers The Smart Sloths Toy Story Peeps Book...

Some favorite books: Are You My Mother, P.D. Eastman Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert Gift from the Sea, Anne Morrow Lindbergh Etta, Otto, Russell and James, Emma Hooper

John Waters Favorite Book: Two Serious Ladies by Jean Bowles Influences: Tennessee Williams William Burroughs Beatnik writers Other books mentioned during the interview: My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard One sentence book Ducks, Newburyport Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog by James Grissom The Most Dangerous Man in America: Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for...

Exploration Commons Meet Joe and the other amazing staff at Exploration Commons The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Just some of the authors Ted has interviewed; Daniel Silva, Nancy Pearl, Karen Slaughter, Patti Callahan, Ira Marcks. Soon to add John Waters to the impressive list, in a Two Sides Interview scheduled for April 2023. Ted is up to 23 books read in 2023, 8 for the podcast, and the rest just for his enjoyment. Just a few that were mentioned in this episode: The Storyteller’s Workbook The Map of Knowl...

Carroll County’s fantastic Marshmallow Peep Show, cast your vote here Good Book Hunting at: The Readers Cafe Hanover PA REK Books, located inside of Emporium Antiques in Frederick, MD We will be interviewing John Waters in April, check out his incredible career here For inquiring minds that want to know, this is where Lory gets her hair done - Alter Image Salon in Westminster, MD

Learn more about Ira Marcks here Get the Battle of the Books dates on your calendar Listen to other Two Sides episodes and blog posts Email us your thoughts and suggestions

Check out our website here Write to us about your book dominoes, pay it forward stories and send us photos of your favorites bookstores at the Two Sides email

Register here to attend the Battle of the Books Kickoff event, meet Ira Marcks as he talks about his graphic novel, Shark Summer, and is interviewed by Lory and Ted from the Two Sides to the Story podcast. Get a peek at Ira’s book Shark Summer Ira Marck's website Get your copy of Shark Summer from A Likely Story Bookstore

Community partners and book people worth checking out! Battle of the Books After Hours - Battle of the Books Pipe the Side Brewing Company Carroll Arts Council 1623 Brewing Co Maryland Print House Two Sides website Contact Us Now!

The Little Blue Cottage , Kelly Jordan; illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle Two Sides to the Story website Email us The Book Shelf Irvington, VA The Book Nook , Kilmarnock, VA Ye Olde Book Shoppe , Heathsville, VA

Visit our website to see the details on book destinations we’ve visited so far. Send us an email to tell us about your favorite bookstores and to suggest where we should go next!

Some of the books and authors that have inspired Patti, mentioned during the episode: David Downing Into the Wardrobe Mary Oliver Julia Cameron The Artist’s Way Rick Rubin The Creative Act Elizabeth Strout My Name is Lucy Barton Pat Conroy John O’Donohue To Bless the Space Between Us, Annam Cara Mary Kay Andrews Kristin Hannah Oliver Burkeman Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Maggie...

Wanna know what a pantser is? Here’s one way to learn…check out the book Storytelling for Pantsers: How to Write and Revise Your Novel Without an Outline Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper - a great book about relationships and going on a Quest. One of the first books Ted and Lory read together, long before Two Sides to the Story started. Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma...

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Ted and Lory share some favorite quotes and read passages from the book Once Upon A Wardrobe; will be interviewing the talented author, Patti Callahan Henry in a few weeks. Get a sneak peek at the book that inspired Ted to reach out to Patti and ask her to talk to Two Sides to the Story. You'll love this heartwarming novel about family, friendship, love, dreams come true, and the great C.S. Lewis.

So far, Two Sides to the Story has recorded 6 podcast episodes and 43 blog posts on the website so far. We are having fun and looking forward to doing more next year.

What gets in the way of your reading?  Join Two Sides for a discussion about reading roadblocks and hear some potential solutions for avid readers who are stuck in a reading rut or for new readers wanting ideas for how to get started. Pipe the Side Brewing offering a book club in collaboration with the North Carroll branch of the Carroll County Public Library Link to cool book nook ideas Upco...

Behind the scenes at Penguin Random House Warehouse tour More pics from Battle of the Books

Support Small Business Saturday and local bookstores like A Likely Story Bookstore Read about the amazing Lynn Wheeler, Person of the Year, in the Winter 2022 edition of the Carroll Magazine Send holiday book and gift ideas for the Two Sides to the Story Holiday Episode to our Two Sides email Visit our website for the latest blogs, events, and podcast episodes Two Sides to the Story

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