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Introducing the Bookaholics Podcast, a safe place for reading junkies who obsess over books, authors, bookstores, book news, and book trivia. You’re invited to nerd-out with book reviews, author interviews, our habit, and other bookish things . Enjoy Interviews with those in the book business. Meet new authors. Explore curating your library with new genres and discover new authors. revisit the classics with a twist. Your host Deirdre Pippins, also known as Ms. Media Content, is a board member for her local library, content creator, copywriter, and business owner. She has traveled extensively throughout the world because of the influence of books she’s read. Remember to subscribe to the podcast, follow us Instagram @truebookaholic. You can also email us at readingjunkie@book-a-holic.com. Don’t forget to support your local library and independent bookstores. The Bookaholics Podcast ”For those who can’t get enough of that bookish stuff.”

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Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Historical Fiction, Award-Winning Writer and Book Coach, Kathy Otten | Writers Workshop

Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Kathy is the published author of multiple historical romance novels and short stories. Her Civil War romance novel, A Place in Your Heart, was a 2016 RWA Northwest Houston Chapter, Lone Star Winner, and her western novel Lost Hearts, was a 2008 Utah/Salt Lake RWA Hearts of the West finalist.

Kathy is a certified book coach through Author Accelerator and has recently begun helping clients meet their writing goals. She also teaches classes on writing online and at conferences.

www.facebook.com/kathyottenauthor
www.twitter.com/kathyotten
Web Site: www.kathyotten.com
Contact: kathy@kathyotten.com

Links to The Bookaholic

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Monday Apr 11, 2022

Grammy Award winning producer turned Author, Rick Bleiweiss | Writer’s Workshop

Monday Apr 11, 2022

Rick Bleiweiss is The award-winning author of the historical fiction mystery novel Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop Detectives and other books and stories, and the host of Chapter & Verse a YouTube video show with bestselling authors talking about their books and writing.

Chapters:

00:00:00 An intro to Rick Bleiweiss
00:02:38 How Rick Bleiweiss went from a rocker to music executive
00:10:43 How did Rick get into book publishing?
00:15:25 Road to being a writer
00:19:49 Historical fiction and names
00:24:59 Man of some color
00:27:08 Necessary elements of the writing process
00:30:31 Rick Bleiweiss to-do list
00:36:04 Wrapping up

Rick Bleiweiss’ Links

Website:
https://www.rickbleiweiss.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/RickBleiweissAuthor/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/RickBleiweiss

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rickbleiweissauthor/

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIeFHcG3j1pSbLGDNbDAFg/featured

Links to The Bookaholic

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Saturday Apr 09, 2022

April Overview | Poetry Month | Library Month | Writer’s Workshop

Saturday Apr 09, 2022

00:00:00 Welcome April, Hello Spring
00:01:12 Poetry Month
00:03:07 Library Month
00:05:43 Books for this month
00:07:00 Wrap up

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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

Published Teen Author, Sarah Humphereys - Episode 14

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

Sarah Humphereys is a 16-year-old die-hard anime nerd with a book for a soul. She memorized the How to Train Your Dragon fandom page, so she's an expert at spouting out useless information about dragon classes and shot counts. She wrote her first book after attending a writer's workshop and getting a publishing deal!

Guest Links: Web: https://www.sarahhumpherys.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.humpherys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_fanta... 00:00:00

An intro to Deirdre. 00:00:49 An intro to Sarah, extra-curricular activities and other interests. 00:04:14 Sarah’s motivations for writing. 00:07:29 Sarah’s favorite literature. 00:09:47 Embracing diverse genres. 00:13:01 Sarah’s origins as an author. 00:15:47 Pitching her first story. 00:18:38 Managing multiple offers. 00:20:40 What’s next for Sarah?

Links to The Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you listen to podcasts. www.book-a-holic.com Website: www.book-a-holic.com YouTube: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins Instagram: @truebookaholic Facebook: @truebookaholic Pinterest: @truebookaholic TikTok: @truebookaholic Twitter: @truebookaholic1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-p... Email: readingjunkie@book-a-holic.com Subscribe to the tribe for exclusive Q&As with authors, FREE books, and more! Join here: https://fantastic-producer-9066.ck.pa...

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

First International Guest, Author Jude Calvert-Toulmin - Episode 13

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

Jude Calvert-Toulmin graduated from Manchester Polytechnic Film School with a BA (Hons) in Film & TV Production. She has worked as a photo-journalist for the music and climbing press, exhibited her portrait photographs at London's Mall Galleries and started writing novels in 2005. She won prime-time Channel 4 cooking show Come Dine With Me and was runner-up in Come Dine Champion of Champions. A mother of three and a grandmother, she lives with her husband and menagerie of pets in Sheffield, on the edge of the beautiful Peak District. The Gold, due for publication late 2021, is her 7th novel and she is currently writing her 8th.

Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judecalve... Twitter: @jude_author Instagram: @judeauthor

00:00:00 An intro to Jude. 00:02:28 Book reviews to live life by. 00:05:23 Debuting with an erotic novel. 00:15:31 Reading literature on television makes Jude a bestseller. 00:18:11 Jude’s books spanning genres over time. 00:19:07 The definition of black comedy. 00:21:42 Digging in to The Gold. 00:24:28 A comparison to an American author. 00:24:27 What’s coming next? 00:34:51 Wrapping up.

Links to The Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Website: www.book-a-holic.com YouTube: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins Instagram: @truebookaholic Facebook: @truebookaholic Pinterest: @truebookaholic TikTok: @truebookaholic #authors #books #british Twitter: @truebookaholic1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-p... Email: readingjunkie@book-a-holic.com Subscribe to the tribe for exclusive Q&As with authors, FREE books, and more! Join here: https://fantastic-producer-9066.ck.pa...

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

Attorney Turned Author, Reyna Marder Gentin - Episode 12

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

Reyna Marder Gentin grew up in Great Neck, New York. She attended college and law school at Yale. For many years, she practiced as an appellate attorney with a public defender's office before turning to writing full time. Reyna has studied at the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, and her work has been published widely online and in print. Her debut novel, a romantic legal thriller entitled UNREASONABLE DOUBTS, was named a finalist for the Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award in 2019. Her first novel for children, MY NAME IS LAYLA, (TouchPoint Press, January, 2021) is the story of a young teen with undiagnosed dyslexia. Reyna's latest novel, BOTH ARE TRUE, is contemporary fiction set in New York City, was released by Moonshine Cove Press in October, 2021. Reyna lives with her family in Scarsdale, New York.

Guest Links: Instagram: @reynamardergentin Twitter: @reynagentin Facebook: @reynamardergentin

00:00:00 Podcast introduction. 00:03:42 Reyna’s decision to leave the legal profession. 00:05:52 Developing the first novel. 00:09:18 Reasons for including dyslexia in the plot. 00:15:38 From stable salary to surviving as an author. 00:20:12 COVID as a catalyst for going it alone. 00:23:48 Inspiration for character’s names. 00:26:59 Wrapping up.

Links to The Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you listen to podcasts. www.book-a-holic.com YouTube: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins Instagram: @truebookaholic Facebook: @truebookaholic TikTok: @truebookaholic Twitter: @truebookaholic1 Email: readingjunkie@book-a-holic.com Subscribe to the tribe for exclusive Q&As with authors, FREE books, and more! Join here: https://fantastic-producer-9066.ck.pa...

Friday Mar 04, 2022

The Third Mrs. Galloway, A Historical Thriller, with Deirdre Sinnott - Episode 13

Friday Mar 04, 2022

Deirdre Sinnott is an author, researcher, and activist for social change. She grew up in the region of Utica, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University. Sinnott speaks nationally about the role of Central New York's residents in the abolition of slavery.

Description:

Guest Links:

Web: https://www.deirdresinnott.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-sinnott-a2335113/

Twitter: @DeirdreNYC

00:00:00 An intro to Deirdre.

00:01:57 What was your inspiration for your first novel?

00:08:00 Educating on the breadth of enslavement and abolition.

00:13:50 The basis for Deirdre’s characters.

00:21:06 Writing from an African American perspective as a white woman.

00:25:37 Making social justice documentaries.

00:29:47 Deirdre’s diverse publishing house.

00:32:28 A background as an artist.

00:37:56 Wrapping up.

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Friday Feb 25, 2022

Banned Books with Francisca Goldsmith - Episode 11

Friday Feb 25, 2022

The history of banned books dates back over 2300 years and has included legal proscription, moral edict, and, especially during war, burning of material; some religions dedicate bureaucracy to minding ban-able publications, such as the RC Index Librorum Prohibitorum; both western and eastern governments have practiced adjudicated banning efforts ranging from specific titles that have been “tried” judicially (Lady Chatterly’s Lover in England for example) to sweeping expungement of ideas published by a class or group, such as Nazi era book burnings and the less well known confiscation of texts by Jews or found in Jewish libraries during the Aunschluss.

In contemporary US, challenges and banning typically target titles aimed at audiences at three age groups, each of which age just happens to be one in which the young are gaining developmental independence in ways that frighten some adults (ages 4, 11, and 16).

What are the top 10 banned books of all time?

https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/

What are current books that have been banned?

Ire has a list of 850 certain lobbyists are targeting:

https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/94fee7ff93eff9609f141433e41f8ae1/krausebooklist.pdf?_ga=2.11573559.2091958781.1635513476-272773625.1635513476

Legal charges against librarians in Wyoming:

https://www.klfy.com/national/no-charges-for-wyoming-librarians-over-sex-ed-lgbtq-books/

Description:

Guest Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgoldsmith/

00:00:00 An intro to Francisca, and the topic of banned books.

00:08:46 Literature that was challenged at publication.

00:18:58 An intro to Texas’ book banning list.

00:23:25 Digging into titles on Texas’ ban list.

00:26:33 Five current books being challenged.

00:37:33 Encouraging audiences to read diverse literature.

00:40:08 How do we push back against censorship?

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Friday Feb 18, 2022

Type 2 Diabetes Reverser, Vernon Davis - Episode 10

Friday Feb 18, 2022

00:02:02 An intro to Vernon.
00:05:22 Habits, behaviors, and environment.
00:11:45 A surprising diagnosis.
00:22:13 The effects of COVID-19.
00:30:37 Meal preparation, from grocery store to table.
00:34:56 The effects on family.
00:39:40 The benefit of support.
00:42:46 Closing statements.

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Monday Feb 14, 2022

Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate - Episode 9

Monday Feb 14, 2022

Bookaholics Podcast presents and celebrates Black History Month with Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green. Let's remind ourselves about how important our ancestors' contributions are and discuss how we see the ordinariness of poetry.

00:00:45 Introducing Jaki Shelton Green.
00:06:23 Poetry
00:08:49 Things that turn my light on.
00:13:50 Who is Jaki Shelton Green?
00:17:53 How Jaki Shelton became a Poet
00:22:23 Poet Laureate
00:28:20 Described Poetry Style
00:32:34 Younger People in the industry
00:37:57 Dead on Arrival by Jaki Shelton
00:42:00 Jaki Shelton's own poetry insight
00:46:55 Jaki Shelton's poem for her grandmother
00:49:32 Upcoming events

Check out Jaki Shelton Green’s Social Media

Instagram: greenjaki
Email: jakisheltongreen@gmail.com
Website: https://jakisheltongreen.com/
Twitter: @laureatejaki

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