Welcome back to Wednesday Links! For those who had a long weekend, was it relaxing? One of my best friends was back in town from Los Angeles and I had such a good time seeing her. I also started listening to audiobooks while I game. Shoutout to Agatha of the She Wore Black podcast for inspiring me to give this a try. I tore through a 10hr book in a little under two days. Now … Continue reading Links: Art, Pet Adoptions, & More
I received an email from K, who asked, “I was wondering if you could do a TV show or Movie recommendation list. I have a few shows I’d like to share and I’m looking for new ones to try.” Yes, we can! In fact, we’ll do it more than once! I know it’s the start of a new month, and we just shared all the books we’re planning on reading, but I’m also curious about what … Continue reading Whatcha Watching? Give us your TV, Film, and Streaming Recs!
Welcome back, my perfect poptarts! Also, what are your favorite flavors? I personally love Brown Sugar Cinnamon and S’mores. So good. Well now I want poptarts. I leave for Germany in a week and I can hardly believe it. I’ll be doing a lot of day trips during the week while my brother is at work and I have some ideas already. I’m nervous, of course, but once I get there, I think I’ll be … Continue reading Links: Gin, Quizzes, & More
Hey there, everyone! It’s Wednesday and I’m gearing up for the holidays. I fly out on Sunday for about a week of family shenanigans. Sarah and I have been setting up the site with some neat stuff next week, so we hope you’re all excited! … Want the scoop on Jasmine Guillory’s next book? Bustle has all the details, including the cover. What do you think? … If you’re a true crime fan like I am, check … Continue reading Links: True Crime, Ugly Crying, & More
Time for more podcast episode recommendations. I know many of you are like me and listen to an increasing number of podcasts, so here are a few episode recommendations I think you might like. Episode 7 of Queery with Cameron Esposito in an interview with Stephanie Beatriz, and it is one of those episodes that’s so good I listened to it twice, and asked my husband to listen to it, too. They talk about eating disorders, … Continue reading October 26, 2017 Podcast Recommendations
After our first and second installments of Podcast and Episode recommendations, my playlist has grown considerably. I listen to podcasts while walking my dogs and while cooking, and I find that sampling new shows is both fascinating, affirming, and intimidating. Fascinating because I learn about so many new cool things, affirming because I’m so excited when there are new shows, and intimidating because I pay closer attention to finer details of my own podcast after … Continue reading September 21, 2017: Podcast Recommendations
In our first installment of Podcast and Episode recommendations, my playlist grew by giant leaps and piles of downloaded audio – thank you for all the suggestions! I have a few more episodes to suggest this week, especially because I found these to be very thought provoking – sometimes enough to listen to multiple times. So, let’s get started! Lifehacker’s podcast The Upgrade has been changing in subtle ways – there’s a new co-host, and … Continue reading August 17, 2017: Podcast Episode Recommendations
Looking to escape the summer heat? A fan of murder? I have recommendations for you! It occurred to me recently that many of my favorite mystery series are set in cold-weather climates, and that I seem to read these books most often in summer (which is like all of two months long up here) when I’m struggling with boob-sweat and inadequate AC. Maybe this is true for you as well! All of these books contain … Continue reading Wintry Chills for Summer Thrills
I was part of a four-person committee force (or task-ittee?) with Michelle Monkou, Sherry Thomas, and Bobbi Dumas to determine the NPR’s Summer of Love list of 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances. After a ton (a TON) of nominations via Google and two very long (whoa long) conference calls, the list has been announced. Have a look at the NPR top 100 Romances! AND ALSO THE GRAPHIC which I LOVE SO MUCH, and was created by Mary … Continue reading Announcing NPR’s Summer of Love: The List of 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances
When Sarah mentioned k-dramas and the guest squee on Healer, my heart seized up for a brief moment. Ya’ll, there was a period of time where I lived for k-dramas, and just Asian dramas in general. This was pre-Netflix boom, so binge watching them was hard, though there were a few helpful sites for those wanting to watch and who didn’t speak the language. Some series I loved so much that I actually bought them. … Continue reading So You Wanna Watch Some K-Dramas?
This summer is the Summer of Love at NPR Books – all summer, they’ll be celebrating and highlighting romances, and they’d like to know your favorites! We’re bringing back our famous summer reader poll this year, and as the days get longer (and the nights get hotter), we think it’s the perfect time to celebrate romance. Whether you love historicals, paranormals, inspirationals, young adult, Amish, romantic suspense, contemporaries (or, like some people around here, you’d … Continue reading It’s the Summer of Love at NPR Books!
