Sure, you have important things to do. But it takes just a 10 minutes or so to learn about two upcoming book releases and something fascinating about the world.
Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to visit your local library and your independent bookstore to lose some time yourself!
In this episode, we're excited about two books — Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman Moreno-Garcia and Speech Team: A Novel by Tim Murphy — then Mel gets nostalgic about Concorde and those zippy flights across the Atlantic.
In this episode, we're excited about two new books — Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen — then Dave shares a fascinating art project about phantom islands.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books for summer — The Only One Left by Riley Sager and The Art Thief by Michael Finkel — then Dave shares the amazing story of the gilded age socialite Ida Wood.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books — 100 Places to See After You Die by Ken Jennings and What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher — then Mel gets enthusiastic about postcards from around the world.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books for reading fun — Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith and National Dish by Anya von Bremzen — then Dave shares a delightful poem about wonder by Reina del Cid.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books — Unpacking for Greece by Sally Jane Smith and Europe by Train by DK Eyewitness — then Mel gets excited about adaptations of Around the World in 80 Days.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books for reading fun — The Power of Saying No by Vanessa Patrick and Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum — then Dave shares fun facts about Shakespeare's First Folio.
In this episode, we get excited about The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh and The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives by Naoíse Mac Sweeney, then Mel shares highlights of the first Pulitzer Prize winners in 1917.
In this episode, we get excited about two books — Tasting History by Max Miller and This Isn't Going to End Well by Daniel Wallace — then Mel transports us to a street in Vilnius, Lithuania that's made for book lovers.
In this episode, we get excited about two new books — The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin and The Partisan by Patrick Worrall — then guest Jeremy Anderberg shares a fun website to find great new-to-you titles.
In this episode, we get excited about two books — a dysfunctional family novel and a memoir from a beloved American poet — then Dave tells the tale of remarkable women involved in the London's criminal underworld.
In this episode, we get excited about two books — a historical novel about the first lady Pinkerton detective and an epic nonfiction sea adventure — then Mel shares tips for getting great poetry into your life.
In this episode, we get excited about two books — a novel set in a mid-Western family restaurant and a fresh take on Southern Gothic — then Mel shares her excitement about an unfinished Brontë novel that got finished.
In this episode, we get excited about two book releases — a moody Gothic romance and a swashbuckling adventure story — then Dave talks about how to help your non-podcast-listening friends become podcast fans.
In this episode, we get excited about two books: Jane & Edward by Melodie Edwards and Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Then Dave invites us to get nerdy about punctuation.
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