How did Oprah inspire a writing career? Listen to this conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith, author of Stranded.

Send us a textHope is both a lifeline and a burden in a world teetering on collapse. In this episode, we explore the harsh realities of grief and the fragile but powerful thread of hope that binds us to our humanity. From personal reflections on the 2024 Presidential election and the disillusionment of military service to the resilience found in nature and community, we delve into the emotional landscape of survival. Leah takes a hilariously unconventional approach to handling the weight of it all, promising to get progressively higher throughout the episode, adding levity to an otherwise heavy conversation.Join us as we tackle everything from sustainable living and mushroom farming to the chaos of political upheaval and absurdly bad movie nights. With humor, existential rants, and a dash of plant medicine, we balance the grim realities of the apocalypse with laughter and connection. Come for the hope, stay for the Ravens.Follow our linktree for social media links, and links to all the places you can find our podcast!https://linktr.ee/zombiebookclubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZombie Book Club Voicemail(614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club EmailZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.comOur Secret Website That Isn't Finishedhttps://zombiebookclub.ioOur Merchandise Store (Where you can find our Evil Magic Chicken Zombie Shirts)https://zombie-book-club.myspreadshop.com

We're going back to Cadia, Cadia, Cadia We're going back to Cadia... hmmmm, I don't think so The post WH40k Book Club Episode #109 – Creed: Ashes of Cadia by Jude Reid appeared first on WH40K Book Club.

Join Kara & Allysa in celebrating 1 Year of the Not Boring Book Club!!!Today the girls are discussing their favorite fall movies, TV shows, and books; and sharing some of their Fall TBR. There is also a lot of rambling because celebratory espresso martinis were consumed. Next month, the girls will be back to discuss their November Book Club pick, "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros. Fall Favorite Books:Kara- "If We Were Villians" by M.L. Rio - "Cemetary Boys" by Aiden ThomasAllysa-  "Motherthing" by Ainslie Hogarth- "Slewfoot" by Brom- "Our Share of Night" by Mariana EnriquezFall Favorite TV Shows/Movies:Kara- Gilmore Girls- American Horror Stories (Discussed "Double Feature" and "NYC" seasons)Allysa- Harry PotterFall TBR:Kara - "Every Exquisite Thing" by Laura Steven- "Silver in the Wood" by Emily Tesh- "This Spells Disaster" by Tori Anne MartinAllysa- "Haunted" by Chuck Palahnuk- "The Wasp Factory" by Iain Banks"Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch" by Rivka Galchen 

It's time to get reading and discussing in The Fake Nerd Book Club! The original FNP segment has expanded to its own show, featuring deeper explorations of whole series, special deep dives on novels, interviews with creators, and the archive of segments from the mothership podcast.The series runs are back! After a couple year away, we're picking the series runs back up by returning to finish our premiere series for this YouTube show: Wasted Space! This is the fourth volume, covering issues #16-20 written by Michael Moreci with art by Hayden Sherman. We're back to get the origin story of Legion! Then, our gang gets to Earth and the Creator throws out his greatest bag of tricks to upend their quest. It continues to be an entertaining, emotional, gorgeous story that we can't wait to see the conclusion next time! Enjoy the discussion!Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/kcmj8ZfRVJwPurchase this book: https://www.amazon.com/Wasted-Space-Vol-4/dp/1939424860Fake Nerd Podcast is an audio podcast where we offer a more positive take on pop culture with news, reviews and interviews from the likes of Marc Guggenheim and Andrea Romano. Find us at ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. linktr.ee/FakeNerdhttp://www.fakenerdpodcast.com/https://twitter.com/FakeNerdPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/fakenerdpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/fakenerdpodcast/FakeNerdGuys@gmail.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fakenerdpodcastTeepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fakenerdpod

The 9th Colony by Colin Curtis was vanity published through AuthorHouse UK in February of 2023. We received an email from a podcast PR rep asking us to have the author on the show as a guest. We don't have authors on the show, but we get a lot of these emails because some PR companies just send blanket form emails without actually having any idea what the podcasts or other entities they’re contacting actually do. Normally we just skim and delete, but this one caught our eye because it suggested that Mr. Curtis had expertise in the science of human evolution and space exploration and would talk about "the evolution debate". Considering the book was only 128 pages, it seemed worth a read and review for us this year. Disclaimer: Most of this year's episodes were pre-recorded many months in advance. Please keep in mind that when we recorded this review in early 2023, the UAP/UFO hearings in congress that took place in July obviously hadn't happened yet. If you haven't yet watched or read the transcripts of those hearings, it's worth your time: UAP Hearing Wrap Up In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: aliens, alien abduction, cartoon-level violence, conspiracy theories, and UAPs/UFOs. U.S. Government Alien/UFO Investigations Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Preliminary Assessment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena National Archives: Project Blue Book Kurzgesagt's Short-Form Videos about Alien Possibilities:  The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2) The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas – Where Are All The Aliens? (2/2) Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale Citations Needed: The Very Real Social Brain Rot of Ancient Aliens and Ancient Apocalypse  

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Megan Goldin to talk about her brand-new title, “Dark Corners”. In this story, Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though he's long been suspected of the murders of six women. As his release date approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she's been kidnapped - or worse. When they hit a wall in the investigation, the FBI reluctantly ask Rachel Krall for help – a talented true crime podcaster. Soon, Rachel will be forced to confront the very real dangers that lurk in the dark corners of the internet.To order “Dark Corners”, you can visit us in-store or online here: https://bit.ly/3DcLFJH Follow along with QBD Books here: QBD Books on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Instagram: www.instagram.com/qbdbooks QBD Books on Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@qbdbooksaustralia QBD Books on Twitter: www.twitter.com/qbdbooks 

In this episode, I sit down with singer-songwriter Rushil to explore the world of Bollywood music through a song from Rocky aur Rani, his Indian roots, and the surprising musical treat he has in store for us at the end of our conversation. Tune in for a delightful journey through melodies and culture! Check him out below: https://www.youtube.com/@rushilofficial/featured https://www.instagram.com/rushilofficial/ Stay tuned for new episodes every Sunday! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anika674/message

On today's episode, we selected libraries and librarians for our WWAR subject for this month. Misty reported on the book “Librarians and Larceny” (Book One in the Rebel Librarian Crime Fighter Mystery series by Cyndy Cypress LARCENY! KIDNAPPING! MURDER! OH MY!In the cozy college town of Kootenai Hills, Montana, a beloved librarian goes missing … right under the noses of Rebecca Fulton, the university's newest library coordinator, and Jenn Acosta, a mature grad student and aspiring librarian!And it happened in broad daylight … during homecoming weekend, no less!But that's not the only thing that's disappeared. An important historical manuscript tied to the missing librarian's past, leaves the women wondering just what Rebecca's boss and beloved mentor got himself into.What happened to Professor Clifford Smith?Rebecca and Jenn are determined to find out, but they have a few of their own challenges to work through first - a grumpy police captain being one of them.Do these two polar opposites have what it takes to break away from their quiet, campus-librarian lifestyles and make it as amateur sleuths? Can they save the professor, find the manuscript, and stop those responsible from getting away with the perfect crime? Or will their naivety and inexperience put their lives in danger and land Rebecca behind bars?There's only one way to find out.Welcome to Cascade University, where you’ll meet the latest budding female detectives, along with Jenn’s uncommonly intelligent canine sidekick, and an eccentric old man who lives in his motorhome.What could possibly go wrong?Enjoy this totally addictive cozy mystery. Tracey then reported on “The Librarian of Crooked Lane” (Book one in the Glass Library series) by C.J. Archer. Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won’t be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.War hero Gabe is gifted with wealth, a loving family, and an incredible amount of luck that saw him survive four harrowing years of a brutal war without injury. But not all injuries are visible. Burying himself in his work as a consultant for Scotland Yard, Gabe is going through the motions as he investigates the theft of a magician-made painting. But his life changes when he unwittingly gets Sylvia dismissed from her job and places her in danger.After securing her new employment in a library housing the world’s greatest collection of books about magic, Gabe and Sylvia’s lives become intwined as they work together to find both the painting and the truth about Sylvia’s past before powerful people can stop them.But sometimes the past is better left buried… Ann then reported on “Checked Out” (Number one in the Village Library Mystery Series) by Elizabeth Spann Craig. There are no renewals when you’re permanently checked out. When librarian Ann Beckett finally reluctantly agrees to being set-up on a blind date by one of her over-eager patrons, she figures the worst that could happen would be the two of them wouldn’t hit it off. Little did she know that she’d be stood up...because her date was murdered. With help from her patrons, Ann tries to find out who might be responsible in the small town of Whitby before more residents are permanently checked out.

Today we read, Big Yellow Digger, by Julia Jarman and Adrian Reynolds.