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Book Fare
Book Fare is a podcast devoted to reading, connection, and fun! Tricia, Amanda, and Elizabeth bring you a feast of life-changing books and share fresh ideas for your next read. Let's enjoy books in every season of life! Join our growing community of curious readers on Facebook, or email Chat@BookFarePodcast.com. #BookFarePodcast
There’s a different tone on the show today as we bring you an update on the state of the show in the first section.
Next, we bring you three of the Christian Spiritual books that have impacted us most deeply. It was uncanny how much these three “talked” to one another and were so appropriate for today!
Stay to the end to hear our closing thoughts! And please tell your thoughts in our Facebook Group!
Previous Episodes Mentions in this Episode:
Ep 66 Is Ray Bradbury Still Relevant? His Unexpected Range and Timeless Themes with Heather Wells
Books & Authors Mentioned in this Episode:
The Ethics of Beauty by Timothy G. Patitsas
By Ann Voskamp:
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life
The Way of Abundance: A 60-Day Journey into a Deeply Meaningful Life
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation by Ruth Haley Barton
Quotes from:
Flannery O’Conner (via Tish Warren in Liturgy of the Ordinary): Push as hard as the age that pushes against you.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Learn to love what must be done.
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury Book Club on April 9thin the Facebook Group Led by the wonderful Heather Wells!
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here toexplore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Is the idea of reading the Great Works of Western Civilization intimidating or daunting?
Did you read classics in school and just didn’t get it or didn’t like them?
Is it difficult to know where to begin?
Well start where you are – here with us! We will walk you through a Baker’s Dozen Quick Tips, and give you 2 recommendations each from Children’s Literature, Short Stories, and Lite Classics as great entry points to the World’s Best Literature! It might just be easier than you think.
Let us know your thoughts in our Facebook Group!
Previous Episodes Mentions in this Episode:
Ep 85 – What are the Best Habits for Good Readers? Start Here!
Ep 48 – To Reread or Not to Reread. That is Today’s Question.
Ep 3 - When It’s Been a While Since I Was Lost in a Good Book ... When You’ve Forgotten Your Reading Purpose.
Books & Authors Mentioned in this Episode:
Tending the Heart of Virtue by Vigen Guroian
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Lord Peter Whimsey Complete Short Stories by Dorothy L Sayers
The Lord Peter Whimsey Short Story Collection by Dorothy L Sayers
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Quotes from:
Andrew Kern
Andrew Klavaan
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Today we dive into Detective Fiction Recommendations - after last week's Detective Fiction Primer. If you love mysteries (like Amanda) or even if it's not your favorite (like Elizabeth and Tricia), you will find a recommendation to start with. What did Elizabeth read as homework for this episode? Does Tricia read any besides Nero Wolfe? And HOW MANY will Amanda recommend?? Find out and then tell us what YOU think!
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Lady Darby Series and Verity Kent Series by Anna Lee Huber
The #1 Ladies Detective Agency Series by A M Smith
Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
The Man Who Was Thursday by Chesterton
The Innocence of Father Brown by Chesterton
The Father Brown Reader by Nancy Carpenter-Brown
The Trixie Belden Series by Julie Campbell
The Hound of the Baskervilles and the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir A C Doyle
The Maisy Dobbs Series by J Winspear
And Only to Deceive by T Alexander
They Came to Baghdad and The Hollow by A Christie
The Eyre Affair by J Fforde
The Moving Toyshop by E Crispin
Trent’s Last Case by EC Bently
The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club
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How can Murder be a Cozy Mystery?
How is Detective Fiction like Fairy Tales?
What do Superheroes, The Western Cowboy Hero, and Dad TV have to do with Detective Fiction?
We present to you The Definitive Detective Fiction Primer! Walk with us thru the birth and growth of the genre, focusing on The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, talk about what the genre is, the importance of setting, and talk about the Order, Mercy, Justice,and The Moral Universe of Detective Fiction. Is there Truth, Goodness, and Beauty to be found?
Let us know your thoughts in our Facebook Group!
Books & Authors Mentioned in this Episode:
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allen Poe
Talking About Detective Fiction by PD James
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Conan Doyle
The Innocence of Father Brown by GK Chesterton
Trent’s Last Case by EC Bentley
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson
The Guilty Vicarage by WH Auden (essay)
Agatha Christie
Dorothy Sayers
Josephine Tey
Jack Carr
Raymond Chandler
Quotes from:
Neil Gaimain
Henry James
John BUnyen
WH Auden
Video that talks aboutthe virtue of the detective becomes the virtue of the reader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2HVyPws8rQ
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group toread this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! Book Fare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families throughall seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with Truth, Goodness and Beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Have you ever felt like everyone around you is being fake? Do you ever think conventional manners are ridiculous? Have you ever felt like people just need to WAKE UP?!? Then this discussion is for you!
Today, in our first Book Club of 2024, we discuss Oscar Wilde's brilliant play The Importance of Being Earnest. From the funniest moments to some cultural background to what Wilde is really trying to say, this lively conversation has it all - laughter, wit, and depth - just like the play!
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! Book Fare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families throughall seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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From the sweet first friendships of girlhood to the deep, sometimes complicated friendships of womanhood, we talk about what Friendship is, why we need it, and how it relates to Community. This episode also features a short and sweet interview with Amanda’s daughter, Ruby, talking about one of her favorite friendship books and great quotes from Guroain, Aristotle, and CS Lewis! We wrap up with what is a classic– they are much more than their age but we had to crack a joke or two!
Let us know your Top Female Literary Friendships - or any Literary Friendships - in our Facebook Group!
Other Episodes Mentioned in this Episode:
Ep 4 Wholesome Romantic Recommendations. No Smut Allowed!
Ep 50 The Men of Book Fare: Our Well-Read Husbands and Their Recommendations
Ep 51 Books About Books for Book Lovers on Valentine’s Day
Ep. 38 Heidi White and the Glory of the Classics
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroain
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
Bambi by Felix Salten *there’s a beautifully illustrated version by Barbara Cooney
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Anne’s House of Dreams by LM Montgomery
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Just As Long As We’re Together by Judy Blume
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! Book Fare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families throughall seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Today we're talking about making reading a part of our family cultures. But what does that mean? You may picture your whole family sitting down quietly at night before bed, and that and other idyllic pictures may seem impossible, but today we're talking about how simple and fun it can be! We share relatable stories and easy tips to start making reading more a part of your everyday life - no matter what the size or shape of your family!
Other episodes mentioned today:
Episode 85-What Are the Best Habits for Good Reading? Our Top Three Will Surprise You!
Episode 21-Family-Friendly Read-Alouds That Will Build Your Family Culture - They’re Not Just for Kids!
Episode 11-Middle School--Yikes! Classics to Comics Recommendations for Those Tough Years
Episode 37 - It's elementary, my dear Watson... Elementary kids, that is.
Episode 64-The World's Best Picture Books for Moms and Kids (Our longest recommendation list yet!)
Episode 32 - All the Audiobooks! How to save money and more!!
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Read Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
Tending the Heart of Virtue by Vigen Guroian
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a groupto read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE www.bookfarepodcast.com
You can leave us your email there to receive a free gift- a printable pdf of some of our best book-finding resources for you AND your kids! And when you do that, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an exclusive Book Fare sticker pack for free!!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn every week through Valentine's Day!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVEand a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases toclassic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We willseek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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If you could ask one the Top 20 Podcasters in the world to share one book, what would it be?
Our guest today is Stefanie Gass, who is not only one of the Top 20 Podcasters is the world, but is also aChristian who is passionate about helping other Christian Women to grow their online businesses using podcasting.
We discuss some of our favorite marriage books, what it takes to have a great marriage, Stef’s recommendations for business books, AND one special book she brought with her to share!
Let us know your Top Marriage and Business Books in our Facebook Group here!
Stefanie Gass is a Christian business and podcast coach, boundary boss, and seven-figure CEO. She helps women grow their online businessesand make consistent income, using podcasting.
She is the host of a top 20 globally rankedbusiness podcast, Online Business for Christian Women.
She believes it's possible to partner with God to create income and impact without sacrificing your family, faith, or buying into the social media hustle.
Find Stef at stefaniegass.com and The Stefanie Gass Show on all podcast platforms!
Stef’s Freebies!
Clarity on Your Calling Workshop
7-Step Spiritual Battle Plan
Book Mentioned in this Episode:
Sacred Marriage by Gary L Thomas
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy J Keller and Kathy Keller
Unbreaking: How Giving Up Saved Our Marriage by Jason Crawford and Crystal Crawford
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
The Seven Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
Plus, any other book by John Maxwell
Don Miller books
Everybody Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People by Bob Goff
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a groupto read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE www.bookfarepodcast.com
You can leave us your email there to receive a free gift- a printable pdf of some of our best book-finding resources for you AND your kids! And when you do that, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an exclusive Book Fare sticker pack for free!!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn every week through Valentine's Day!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVEand a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases toclassic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We willseek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
Have you looked at this year and thought, "Why should I set a reading goal (or any goal) - it's never worked before!" Friend, we hear you! We have all been in places where goal setting is discouraging and hard.
Today, we tackle the problem of unwieldy goals with a Book Fare first! Tricia is putting on her professional coaching hat to walk Elizabeth through her goal-setting for the year. If you listen closely, you'll not only learn and get ideas about setting your reading goals this year, you'll learn some questions to ask and things to consider when setting any worthy goal.
Mentioned in this episode: The Hoopla and Libby apps from the library, and Mindful Planning - https://shopmindful.co/blogs/mindful/where-to-begin-your-mindful-planner?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
You can leave us your email there to receive a free gift- a printable pdf of some of our best book-finding resources for you AND your kids! And when you do that, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an exclusive Book Fare sticker pack for free!!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn every week through Valentine's Day!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
Have you set any reading goals for 2024? It can be confusing to know how to set reading goals that won't be too much or too discouraging. We've been there! Today we talk about the reading goals we're exploring for the new year, what they might be, and why we've chosen them.
We're also discussing all the new things coming down the pike this year, like...
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
You can leave us your email there to receive a free gift- a printable pdf of some of our best book-finding resources for you AND your kids! And when you do that, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an exclusive Book Fare sticker pack for free!!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn every week through Valentine's Day!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Happy 2024! This is the time of year we're all thinking about goals and habits. What are the best habits for a great reading life? This year, Amanda leads us in a new way to think about that question, and her habits may look a bit more like virtues...
Episodes mentioned today:
Episode 38- Guest Heidi White and the Glory of the Classics
Episode 48- To Reread or Not to Reread, That is Today's Question
Books Mentioned in today’s episode:
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
True Grit by Charles Portis
Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media.
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Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
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Are you ready for new?? We have so many new things coming down the pike this year! First, a brand new reading challenge for 2024. In this episode, we reveal the categories and talk about how we can work through them together! We also have a new reading group coming- listen to the end of the episode to find out what... There's new contests, new merchandise, and new ART- do you like it?
We are so excited about the New Year and we can't wait for you to join us on a literary adventure in 2024!!
Visit our new WEBSITE- www.bookfarepodcast.com
You can leave us your email there to receive a free gift- a printable pdf of some of our best book-finding resources for you AND your kids! And when you do that, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an exclusive Book Fare sticker pack for free!!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn every week through January!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
How do we keep our humanity in the face of overwhelming fear and great evil?
If CS Lewis and Robin Williams wrote a book together, what would it be like?
What is the Moral Imagination and why is it so fundamental to a child’s character development?
How can one come out of a difficult season of life at peace?
These and other topics and themes come from our Top Books of 2023! Welcome to our final episode of the year where we serve up a fresh-out-of-the-oven list of wonderful books you might want consider reading in the new year. These books have stayed with us, touched us, and changed us. We reflect on why reflecting on one’s reading is beneficial, and, as always, we do it with a good dose of laughter. We hope you enjoy this episode and share with us your reading year as well.
Let us know your Best Books of 2023 in our Facebook Group here!
Book Mentioned in this Episode:
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Dead Man’s Walk by Larry McMurtry
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
The Little Mermaind by Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
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Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We haveall been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families throughall seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Instagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
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What does Santa have to do with Faerie Land?
What was Tolkien like as a father?
What REALLY goes on at the North Pole?
Welcome to our Christmas Book Club episode featuring Letters from Father Christmas, by JRR Tolkien! We havethe sweetest, coziest family book club ya ever did see, including Christmas Jeopardy! This is one to listen to with your children and anyone else you read the book with! There’s enough gnomes, goblins, elves, and fairy tales for everyone! Think of this one like you’re in our living room with us and your closest Book Fare friends and family with a fuzzy blanket and a mug of hot apple cider! Merry Christmas!
Book List:
Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
Roverandom by JRR Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne
Let us know your favorite North Polar Bear story in our Facebook Group here!
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Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that! We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the powerof great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs,in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curatereading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections onedog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Instagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Instagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
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Today we look back on the 2023 Reading Challenge - first by listening to some voicemails from you, then by talking about some of our favorites. We cover topics from Great Classics to contemporary Sci-Fi to non-Fiction, and everything in between. You'll hear Elizabeth's hot take on Tiger Woods, Amanda's comedy favorite, and Tricia goes deep into listening to unheard voices.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle by Gin Stephens
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Letters From Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
Inferno by Dante
This Day: Collected and New Sabbath Poems by Wendell Berry
The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Join us on Tuesday Dec 5 at 8:30pm EST for a live Zoom book club discussion on JRR Tolkien's Letters From Father Christmas! The Zoom link will be posted in our Facebook group one hour before. Or, if you're not on Facebook, email us at chat@bookfarepodcast.com to request the zoom link.
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn at Christmas and New Years!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
Who doesn't want to be a better parent? What if you have adult children and regrets that you didn't do x or y with them?
There are SO many wonderful parenting books out there, how's a girl to decide what to read next? Here's a curated list of our six favorites right now. We've created a list for you that includes books for Toddlers to Teens, Charlotte Mason Habit-Training, Theological Conversations, and Pursuing Wisdom! Finally, our two Mamas with children who have flown the nest give advice and encouragement that it's never too late.
Let us know your Top Parenting Books in our Facebook Group here!
Book List:
Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type - And Become a Better Parent by Paul D Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
Teaching From Rest by Sarah MacKenzie
The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken
Talking with Your Kids About God: 30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have by Natasha Crain
Teen-Proofing: Fostering Responsible Decision Making in Your Younger Teenager by John Rosemond
Grandmas Was Right After All! Practical Parenting Wisdom from the Good Old Days by John Rosemond
Parenting from the Tree of Life (new Growing Kids God's Way) by Gary and Ann Marie Ezzo
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthony E Wolf
Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook by Sonya Shafer
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Becky Kennedy
Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today's Adolescents by Sheryl G Feinstein
1,000 Hours Outside: Prioritize, Reclaim Childhood and Experience a Fuller Life by Ginny Yurich
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Instagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
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Today we discuss Dystopian books- why do we love them so much? What's the appeal of reading about a disastrous future? Are there redeeming messages and themes?
Today we cover all the exciting, disturbing, thought-provoking aspects of dystopian stories, and uncover some surprisingly redeeming truths along the way... Dive in!
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
Census by Jesse Ball
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
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In today's Book Club episode, we discuss Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary.
What is the line between insanity and genius? How does our society treat mental illness? How can compassion build bridges? These themes and more come to light in this fascinating book about one of the biggest literary enterprises of the 19th century. Jump in and join the discussion!
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
Voldemort. Elizabeth Bennet... MacGyver?!
In today's episode, we discuss these and other characters as we explore the final three Meyers-Briggs groups: the EJs, EPs, and IPs. The Villans. The Dads. The Moms. In both Harry Potter and the Austenverse, there are interesting correlations shared by these groups. There's also several big characters we'd like your help with in this one! So after the show, head on over to our FB Group and let us know thoughts. Grab your laundry basket and your Gingerberry Kombucha and enjoy!
This is our final episode our Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools. Links to the other shows in the series are below:
Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools
Ep 69 - The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 1
Ep 70-The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 2
Ep 71-Forget Gryffindor - Harry Potter is an Obliger? Plus Jo March’s Rebellion, Jane Eyre’s Motivations, and Using Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies as a Literary Tool
Ep 76 - What do Dumbledore, Voldemort, Mr. Darcy, and Marilla Cuthburt have in common??? Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part I!
Ep 77 - Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part II (coming next week!)
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swap - namely a BookFare Mug!!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values thru literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message
Neville Longbottom. Snape. Elinor Dashwood. Jane Bennet. -Insert YOUR name here.-
What makes them - and you - tick?
Today we will learn and use the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to find out!
Welcome to the final installment of our Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools! We go over why use Personality Systems as Literary Tools, what is the MBTI, what do those four letters mean, and the first of 4 groups of 4: the IJs! We give literary examples of each type, espcially from Harry Potter and the Jane Austenverse. This was an epic topic so it's a 2-Parter.
Do you agree with our assessments? Disagree? What is your type? Head to the FB Group and let us know!
Stay tuned for Part II! We will go over the other three groups (EJs, EPs, and IPs) and what are the types of Harry Potter, Lizzy Bennet, and many more. We will finish up by working thru a series of questions to figure out what type Hermione is in a case study that is suitable for even the Hogwarts Library!
Books and Episodes Mentioned Today:
Please Understand Me II, David Keirsey
Nuture by Nature, Paul D Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
Do What You Are, Paul D Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools
Ep 69 - The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 1
Ep 70-The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 2
Ep 71-Forget Gryffindor - Harry Potter is an Obliger? Plus Jo March’s Rebellion, Jane Eyre’s Motivations, and Using Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies as a Literary Tool
Ep 76 - What do Dumbledore, Voldemort, Mr. Darcy, and Marilla Cuthburt have in common??? Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part I!
Ep 77 - Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part II (coming next week!)
Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swap - namely a BookFare Mug!!
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values thru literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
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Today's guest is a holistic medical doctor, author, and laughter yoga specialist. In this episode, Dr. Tonya Gold not only shares about her new book, 7 Habits of Extremely Happy People: The Hidden Secrets to Success, but shares with us golden nuggets about how to make our lives happier and healthier through easy practical steps everyone can do. Join us for this joyful exploration of laughter and positivity as the BEST medicine - backed by science and experience.
Resources from Dr. Gold:
7 Habits of Extremely Happy People: The Hidden Secrets to Success by Tonya Gold MD (find it on Amazon and Audible - a portion of proceeds go to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay)
Her website: dgoli.com
Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drgoldfunyoga
Do you need permission to refresh your reading goals for the year? Permission to redo your goals? How about permission to have reading goals for the first time this year? We talk about how our year has gone (or stalled out) this year so far.
Do you want A LOT of great recommendations to finish your year strong? This episode is chock full of classical literature, non-fiction, sci-fi, humorous stories, fairy tales, poetry, scary stories, and so much more!
Do you need a laugh? We laughed at ourselves quite a bit in this one. Pull up a chair at our table, grab your cup of coffee or gingerberry kombucha, and laugh along with us!
Books mentioned in this episode
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II, by Molly Guptill Manning
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo
Endless Life: Poems of the Mystics, by Scott Cairns
The Ethics of Beauty, by Timothy G Patitsas
Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey
This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems, by Wendell Berry
The Light Princess, by George MacDonald
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
Inferno, by Dante Alighieri
The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury
The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables, by David Bellos
How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History’s Greatest Poem, by Rod Dreher
The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus, by Andrew Klavan
How to Tell A Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor, by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
Pilgrim’s Progess, by John Bunyan
Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble?
Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family.
We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that!
We’re not academics or scholars. We’re just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you.
That’s why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty!
So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.
Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values thru literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time!
Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast).
We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.
Today's episode continues our conversation on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and focuses on Jane's two suitors, Mr Rochester and St John. Do you like Mr Rochester? Do his good qualities outweigh his bad? What is St John's fatal flaw? And is he abusive or just misled? And what does the charade sequence teach us about Bronte's messages on marriage and female personhood?
Join in the discussion in our Facebook Group (Book Fare Podcast) and let us know what you think! What did we miss? What are your best takeaways?
Referenced in this episode: Dr Octavia Cox's YouTube channel
Oh, we have waited for this one! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Join us as we discuss a truly Great Book. Who do we love to love? Who do we love to hate? What do Mr Brocklehurst, Mrs Reed, Helen Burns and Miss Temple say about the world Bronte is creating and what impact do they have on Jane? Is this book realistic?
Hop on over to the Facebook group (Book Fare Podcast) and join in the discussion - we can't wait to hear what you think!
Referenced in this episode: The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell
Join us on a literary exporation of Gretchen Rubin's The Four Tendancies! This is the third installment of our summer series on personality frameworks.
Today, we explain this remarkable way of looking at basic motivation, and how it affects the way we see Harry Potter characters, Bronte's Jane Eyre, and Alcott's classic females in Little Women. We'd love to hear what YOU think about this, so head over to the Facebook group and sound off!
Today we continue our discussion of the Enneagram as a literary tool, using the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling as a case study. We have so much fun exploring this personality framework through the lens of one of our most beloved book series.
Today we begin our Summer Series - Personality Frameworks as Literary Tools! First up - the Enneagram! Whether you're a fan or a newbie, this is such a rich conversation, talking about the Enneagram through a literary lense - specifically #HarryPotter. So dive in and join the conversation! #enneagram
Books referenced in this episode:
The Road Back to You by Susanne Stabile and Ian Cron
The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Today we have got your whole family covered - from lap listeners to your grandpa and everyone in between! There are books in every shape and size to lean into the many stories of America as we approach Independence Day. Dive in and enjoy!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Picture Books:
John, Paul, George, and Ben by Lane Smith
The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
We the People: The Constitution of the United States by Peter Spier
Unspoken by Henry Cole
Elementary Chapter Books:
The Yearling by MK Rawling
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
West of Boston: Yankee Rhymes and Doggerel and Picture Book of the Revolution’s Privateers by James Daugherty
Paul Revere’s Ride by Longfellow, Illustrated by Charles Santore
America’s Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
Junior High/High School:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven Jr.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by Clifford L. Alderman
Adult:
Gone With the Wind by M Mitchell
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Great Gatsby by FS Fitzgerald
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by B Smith
Abigail Adams by Woody Holton
The Declaration of Independence
George Washington’s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Dan Yeager
How The States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
Today we talk all things SUMMER! Reading plans, vacations, and new releases! What are you reading this summer?? #summerreading #newreleases
Books mentioned in today's episode:
The Jeeves Series by PG Wodehouse
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rawling
The Marriage Code by Brooke Burroughs
Author BA Paris
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Les Miserables by Hugo
The Scarlet Letter by N Hawthorne
Sarah’s Choice by Pegg Thomas
Murder at the Seven Dials by Cara Devlin
The Marriage Season by Jane Dunn
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Grey
The River and the Last Ranger by Peter Heller
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghes
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghes
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos
Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos
Once Upon a Wardrobe and Becoming Mrs Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
The Poisoner’s Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa Sevigny
Today's guest, Heather Wells, has taught the Bradbury classics Dandelion Wine and Fahrenheit 451 to high school students multiple times. Join us as we discuss how different these books are (did you even know Bradbury wrote things that AREN'T sci-fi?), the rich and consistent themes, and why Bradbury has stayed so relevant. #raybradbury #teachraybradbury #teachlit #teachliterature #bookburning
Today we talk about well-known research-based self-help guru Brené Brown. What is her work about? What book should you read first? What kinds of concepts are in her books? If you are experiencing any issues in your life involving shame, vulnerability, resilience, belonging, emotions, or relationships, this episode is for you!
Brene Brown’s Books In This Episode:
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
It's our first picture books episode! What can storybooks do for your family culture? How do they build memories? Amanda and Elizabeth discuss these things and so much more, along with amazing recommendations. Dive in!!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Big Bad Bruce Bill Peet
Cappyboppy Bill Peet
My Lucky Day Keiko Kasza
Jamberry Bruce Degen
Caps For Sale Esphyr Slobokina
Millions of Cats Wanda Gag
Leo the Lop Stephen Cosgrove
Big Words for Little People Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell
Each Peach Pear Plum Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg
ABC Bunny Wanda Gag
Strega Nona Tomie dePaola
CBD William Steig
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig
Wild About Books Judy Sierra Marc Brown
The Growing Story Ruth Kraus
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm Alice & Martin Provensen
A Year at Maple Hill Farm Alice & Martin Provensen
What Do You Do With an Idea? Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom
What Do You Do With a Problem? Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom
What Do You Do With a Question? Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom
The Fire Cat Ester Averill
Around the Year Tasha Tudor
1 is One Tasha Tudor
A is for Annabell Tasha Tudor
The Kitchen Knight Margaret Knight
St George & the Dragon Margaret Knight
Snow White Brothers Grimm Pail Heins & Trina Schart
Calico the Wonder House Virginia Lee Burton
Katy & the Big Snow Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan & the Steam Shovel Virginia Lee Burton
Maybelle, the Cable Car Virginia Lee Burton
Choo Choo Virginia Lee Burton
The Little House Virginia Lee Burton
Strawberry Girl Lois Lenski
Policeman Small Lois Lenski
Cowboy Small Lois Lenski
The Little Airplane Lois Lenski
The Little Train Lois Lenski
Pinkerton Behave! Steven Kellogg
A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton Steven Kellogg
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash Steven Kellogg
The Mysterious Tadpole Steven Kellogg
Can I Keep Him? Steven Kellogg
Best Friends Steven Kellogg
Much Bigger Than Marvin Steven Kellogg
What a ride! Y'all get to listen in on our first open zoom book club discussion. 15 enthusiastic listeners joined us, and we can't wait for you to hear highlights of the conversation! We discuss forgiveness and redemption, how hard the book was to read, wether the ending was satisfying, wether this is a feminist book, and so much more. Enjoy!
You asked for it, you got it! This listener-requested genre has our hearts racing. We talk about what a thriller IS (is it even a real genre?), why we like it, and recommendations for every taste. Dive in!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Firm by John Grisham
The Black Widow by Daniel Silva (also Gabriel Allon 5-9)
Run, Rose, Run; A Novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
BA Paris Novels
Winter Work by Dan Fesperman
Colleen Coble’s Thrillers
Beguiled by Deeanne Gist, J. Mark Bertrand
And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Moonstone and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde by RL Stevenson
Rebecca by Daphne duMarier
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sherlock Holmes Books
Murder Must Advertise by D Sayers
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The 39 Steps by John Buchan
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
The War of the Worlds and The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells
I Must Betray You by Ruth Septys
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Do you think Shakespeare isn't for you? Do you get a mental image of old white men in smoking jackets and libraries? In this episode, Tim McIntosh, classicist and Shakespeare teacher, podcaster, and enthusiast, gives an easy method for learning to love The Bard, starting right where you are. (if you have no idea why you would even try, go back to last week's episode, Why Shakespeare??) This conversation is so fun, and is so full of tips on bringing the greatest writer in the English language into your life. Enjoy!
A little about Tim: Tim McIntosh is a former classics professor, a Shakespeare actor, director, and teacher. You can hear him on his Shakespeare podcast, "The Play's the Thing," and on its sister-podcast, "Close Reads." Currently, Tim is creative director at Westfall Gold, major donor fundraising agency.
Today we are thrilled to introduce you to Time McIntosh, who is a classicist and Shakespeare enthusiast and podcaster. We discuss: why do we still bother with Shakespeare when the language is so tough? Is it worth the effort? How can we share it with our children? How can it be fun and exciting? AND join us next week for another episode with Tim!
Books and resources mentioned in this episode:
-How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig
-https://simplyconvivial.com/
-Shakespeare & Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story by Stanley Wells
A little about Tim: Tim McIntosh is a former classics professor, a Shakespeare actor, director, and teacher. You can hear him on his Shakespeare podcast, "The Play's the Thing," and on its sister-podcast, "Close Reads." Currently, Tim is creative director at Westfall Gold, major donor fundraising agency.
It's Poetry Month! Today we invite you to brew a cup of coffee or tea and relax and sip as we discuss and read poetry! Wether you're new to poetry, or it's one of your favorite things, this episode will give you tips and tricks and recommendations for enriching your life with this unique literary art form. Pull up a seat at the table and enjoy!
Books mentioned in this episode:
30 Poems to Memorize (Before it’s too late) by David Kern and Kirstie Ruffatto
Favorite Poems Old and New selected by Helen Farris
The Real Mother Goose
Linguistic Development Through Poetry by Andrew Pudewa
A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Luis Stevenson
Poetry of AA Milne
Cottage Press Classics Poetry Readers
The Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling
It's here at last! Tricia reveals her long-awaited, long-cultivated list of the best time travel books you can read! What themes are in time travel? Why do we love it? And which of these will you be adding to your TBR? All of this and MORE this episode!
Books mentioned in this episode:
War of the Worlds by HG Wells
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
A Rip Through Time by Kelly Armstrong
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
11.22.63 by Stephen King
On Writing by Stephen King
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Marianna by Susanna Kearsley
The Ruby Red Series by K Gier
The Time Machine by HG Wells
In this book club episode we we discuss Daniel Nayeri's profound and funny middle grade novel, Everything Sad Is Untrue. We all adored this book, and this lively discussion includes themes of parenting, cultural differences, hospitality, 90's nostalgia, food, and redemption. We can't wait to hear what you think about this one! Search Book Fare Podcast and join our private Facebook group to join the fun!
You’re in for a real treat today as we chat with fantasy author KB Hoyle, author of a dozen books, the most recent of which is Orion and the Starborn. Two young readers join us to review the book, which is so much fun, and we talk all things fantasy, science fiction, writing, reading, and Doritos!
Find Karen on the web at: KBHoyle.com and owlsnestpublishers.com
Spring is coming! Spring is here! Today we talk all things spring growth - wether it's growing plants in your home, a garden outside, or your own soul. What are you growing this spring? We have all the books to help you do it!
Books mentioned in this episode:
How to plant a room: and grow a happy home by Morgan Doane
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by MB Cicely
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
Into the Wild by John Krakaur
Growing Slow: Lessons on Unhurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl by Jennifer Dukes Lee
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Literary Garden: Recreating Literature’s Most Beautiful Gardens in Your Own Backyard by Duncan Brine
The Secret Garden by FH Burnett
Today we are joined by Latin teacher and classical homeschooling mom-of-five Angela Reed.
We talk Latin and literature, her love of old things, what the pandemic did to her brain, and lots more! Angela's voice and perspective are a balm to the soul, and we know you'll love getting to know her AND hear her book recs. Dive in!
Angela's Latin website: www.athenaeumamidstthereeds.com
Books mentioned in this episode:
Metamorphosis by Ovid
Bulfinch’s Mythology by T Bulfinch
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
84, Charing Cross Road by H Hanff
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Heidi by J Spyri
The Secret Garden by FH Burnett
The Swiss Family Robinson by JD Wyss
The Aesop for Childrenby Milo Winter
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
The Blue Fairy Bookby Andrew Lang
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
Pinocchio by C Collodi
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
Reading is one of the greatest ways to expand your mind and your empathy for people who lead different lives than you. How often do you read outside your culture? Join us as we discuss why we love this kind of reading and some of our favorite books and authors in this category!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
A Gathering of Old Men by Earnest J Gaines
Exit West By M Hamid
Prisoners of Geography: 10 Maps that Explain Everything about the World by Tim Marshall
Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel
What the World Eats by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel
The Color Fairy Books by Andrew Lang
The My Bookhouse Series
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Short Stories by Pushkin
Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin
Today we are joined by Jessie Wakefield, a librarian in the Chicago area, and she's answering all our many library questions! We talk about her training, her job, ALL the things libraries do, and how to take advantage of them. This was SUCH a fun conversation and we learned so much! And, of course, we talked books :)
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro
Babel by RF Kuang
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by G Zevin
River of the Gods by Candace Millard
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by M Bannen
The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman
On this Valentine's Day, we're coming to you with every book lover's dream - Books About Books! Even we were surprised at how many categories and types of books fall in here - and it may be our biggest book list yet! Enjoy!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England By D Pool
Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City by A Quindlen
Deeper Heaven by C Hale
How Dante Can Save your Life by R Dwyer
Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays by P Leithart
The Soul of Wit: G. K. Chesterton on William Shakespeare by GK Chesterton
Talking About Detective Fiction by PD James
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
On Stories by CS Lewis
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by TC Foster
How to Read a Book by M Adler
Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by KM Richardson
The Book List by SN Adams
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
When Books Went to War by MG Manning
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by S Winchester
How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
The Uncommon Reader by A Bennett
Possession by AS Byatt
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra and Mark Brown
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig
Words of Delight by L Ryken
The Eyre Affair by J Fforde
Categories of Books About Books:
- Reference
- Reader’s Guides
- Books about Specific Genres
- Books on Story and Reading
- Fiction about Bookish Topics
- Biographies of Libraries and Books
Today we welcome our favorite men - our husbands! Join us as we pepper them with questions about their book lives, why they read, and what they like to read. AND you might just get a great Valentine's Day book gift idea!!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
The Parker Novels by Richard Stark
Instagram Poets: Atticus, Andrea Gibson, Robert M Drake, Kate Baer, Morgan Harper Nichols, Alfa, Tyler Gregson, Ian S Thomas
Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead by OS Card
In the Fist Circle by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
Freddie Goes to Florida by Walter Brooks
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Join us for a delightful discussion on this charming modern fairy tale! We discuss the characters and the setting, how it's like and unlike ancient fairy tales, the funniest parts, and what we can learn from it. If you love magic or mystery, humor or human characters, this one's for you! #fairytales #childrensbooks
Do you ever read books more than once? Why would you do that when there are so many good books in the world? Today, we discuss the potential benefits of rereading, what makes a good reread, when to reread, and so much more!
Books Mentioned in the Episode:
Where the Red Fern Grows by W Rawls
Great Expectations by C Dickens
Little Women by LM Alcott
War and Peace by L Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment by F Dostoyevsky
The Collected Letters of CS Lewis
An Experiment in Criticism by CS Lewis
Wives and Daughters by E Gaskell
A Christmas Carol by C Dickens
Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis
Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis
Today we talk all things Book Club: how to start a book club, why we love book clubs, why book clubs are meaningful to communities, and more! If you've ever wanted to start a book club, or be in a book club, or have loved a book club, you are going to LOVE this. #bookclub
Tricia's Steps to Starting a Book Club:
- Decide on the purpose of your book club - what kind of books are you going to read?
- Plan something fun you are going to do along with the book discussion (themed food, games, wine, etc.)
- Research the best day and time for your people to meet.
- Make direct personal invitations to the first meeting.
- For the first meeting, pick an attractive, available book people will be drawn to and excited about.
- When you meet, have fun and ask good questions!
- Decide on a way you are going to pick books ongoing.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Atonement by Ian McEwan
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment by F Dostoevsky
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Team of Rivals by DK Goodwin
Remains of the Day by K Ishiguro
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
At Home in the World by Txh Oxenrider
Dante’s Inferno
Happy New Year Book Friends! Today we talk about all the new things coming your way in Season 3! Reading topics, reading goals, a reading challenge, and new plans. We are going to have so much fun this year, and we can't wait for you to pull up a chair at the table and join us!
Join our private Facebook group for all the book talk and book recommendations you can handle!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Great Expectations by C Dickens
The Crucible by A Miller
River of the Gods by C Millard
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by EJ Gaines
Conjure Women: A Novel by A Atakora
Animal Farm by G Orwell
Lord of the Flies by W Golding
Ender’s Game by OS Card
The Glass Castle by J Walls
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
Antifragile by N Taleb
Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris
The Ethics of Beauty by Timothy Patitsas
How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor by Cicero
It's a big day! Today we talk best books of the year, how we did on our reading goals, and what our biggest take-aways from our reading lives are. This is a fun and meaningful one, and we can't wait to share it!
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Christmas Carol by C Dickens
Sweep by J Auxier
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
1984 by George Orwell
Beowulf
That Hideous Strength: A Deeper Look at How the West was Lost by Melvin Tinker
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Brideshead Revisited by E Waugh
Laurus by E Vodolazkin
The Complete Short Stories by Flannery O Connor
Ho Ho Ho Readers! Today we talk all things Christmas - reading traditions, picture books, what to read this December, and ideas for gifts for the readers in our lives. It's so much fun!
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Christmas Carol by C Dickens
A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh
The Gift of the Magi and the stories by O Henry
On the Banks of Plum Creek by LE Wilder
Green Glass House by Kate Milford
Letters to Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
The Robe by LC Douglas
Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan (and its 2 Christmas sequels)
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry
A Bad Business: Essential Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky
How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor by Cicero
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
David’s Article on Books for Everyday Carry- https://closereads.substack.com/p/books-for-everyday-carry
Gift Ideas for Book Lovers:
Etsy shop “A Fine Quotation” (Amanda’s Chesterton sticker and more)
Book Darts (https://a.co/c2IZ6Sm)
Book Light (https://a.co/2QMHr5F)
Audible Credit or book
Cookbooks like: Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna or Vegan, At Times by Jessica Seinfeld
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount
100 Essential Novels Scratch Off Chart (https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/100-essential-novels-scratch-off-chart)
Book Journal (https://a.co/1YSjgxq)
This is a must listen for any CS Lewis, Narnia, or Space Trilogy fan, or for anyone just curious about classic literature and the history of thought. Christiana Hale is a CS Lewis scholar and author of Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to CS Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. Christiana talks about some of the basics of Medieval thought that help us see what Lewis is trying to accomplish in these books, and in other works like The Chronicles of Narnia. She also talks about the role stories play in shaping our imaginations and how we can be an active part of making our minds what we want them to be.
This is such a great discussion! Is Anne for real? How did she turn out so well? Did she grow and change? Was she right to break it off with Wentworth the first time? Is this one of Austen's best? AND we answer YOUR questions. Enjoy and then join in the discussion in the FB group!
It's that time of year! That time when things get busy and reading gets dropped! How can we keep reading during this intense season? In this episode, we discuss a concept we're calling Hustle Bustle Books (#hustlebustlebooks), or books that can be carried with you and read in small chunks. We don't always agree on what makes a good Hustle Bustle Book, but we've got lots of laughs and suggestions for you!
Books mentioned in this episode:
David’s Article on Books for Everyday Carry- https://closereads.substack.com/p/books-for-everyday-carry
Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
Romance for Dummies by Ruth Westheimer
Red Sea Rules: 10 God-Given Strategies for Difficult Times by Robert Morgan
One More Day by Mitch Album
The ABCs of Men’s Fashion by by Sir Hardy Amies
The Melody of the Earth: A Poetry Collection
The Last Lecture by Randy Parish
I’d Rather be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
The Spiritual Poems of Rumi: Translated by Nader Khalili (Volume 3) (Timeless Rumi, 3)
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Lion of Judah in Never-Never Land by Katherine Lindskoog
Imagined London: A Tour of the World’s Greatest Fictional City by Anna Quindlen
The Poetry of AA Milne
The Beatrix Potter Books
A Child’s Garden of Verses by RL Stevenson
Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Is This Anything? By Jerry Seinfeld
Today we have the winner of our #summershelfieselfie challenge - listener and friend Janice McDonald! Along with our delightful chat with Janice, we talk about what YOU have had to say about several topics recently. This is so much fun!!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
David Copperfield by C Dickens
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by A Bronte
The Righteous Mind by J Haight
The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis
The Soul of Shame, Anatomy of the Soul, and The Soul of Desire by Curt Thompson
A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier
Jane Eyre by C Bronte
Caddie Woodlawn by CR Brink
Once Upon a River by D Setterfield
Redeeming Love by F Rivers
A Cross Country Christmas by C Walsh
When Christmas Comes to Town by Andrew Klavan
Inferno by Dante
A Deeper Heaven by Christiana Hale
The Ransom Trilogy by CS Lewis
The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor by J Rogers
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
It's November! #gratitudemonth Join us as we discuss all kinds of relevant titles for the month of Thanksgiving - from family sagas to sweet old-fashioned YA to self-help to get you through family drama - we've got this season covered!! What do you like to read this time of year?
Books mentioned in this episode:
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter
Little Women by LM Alcott
Blazac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Heidi by J Spyri
The Long Winter by LE Wilder
The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Boundaries by Cloud and Towsend
Nurture by Nature by by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger
Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron
CoDependant No More by M Beattie
Oh, listeners, we are in for such a treat today! Classicist, teacher, and superstar podcaster Heidi White joins us to talk about the basics and the beauty of why we read good books. Wether you are a beginning reader or a longtime lover of rich literature, Heidi assures us that we can all be part of the ongoing conversation, through books, on what it means to be human and how we fit into this world of ours. We can't wait to hear what you think about this one!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Little House on the Prairie Series by LE Wilder
Anne of Green Gables Series by LM Montgomery
The Lovesong of J Alfred Proofrock by TS Elliot
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by HB Stowe
Hannah Coulter by W Berry
Paradise Lost by J Milton
Frankenstein by M Shelley
Jane Eyre by C Bronte
The Sun Also Rises by E Hemingway
The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer
True Grit by C Portis
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Wuthering Heights by E Bronte
Hamlet by Shakespeare
To Kill a Mockingbird by H Lee
The End of the Affair or The Power and the Glory by G Greene
Brideshead Revisited by E Waugh
Join us as we talk specifically about reading with elementary-age kids. Whether you're a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent or neighbor, this episode will help you not only with titles, but ways to interact with books and the children in your life. Come along!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Puppy Place Series by Ellen Miles
The Witches by R Dahl
The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by M Sidney
Milly Molly Mandy by JL Brisley
The Emily Books by LM Montgomery
Nate the Great Books by MW Sharmat
The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis
Robin Hood and King Arthur Stories
Bark of the Bog Owl Series by Jonathan Rogers
Gideon the Cutpurse (or The Time Travelers) by Linda Buckley-Archer
El Deafo by Cece Bell
This Was Our Pact by R Andrews
Brown Girl Dreaming by J Woodson
Favorite Children’s Authors:
The Color Fairy Books by Andrew Lang
Edith Nesbit (Railway Children and others)
Laura Ingals Wilder
CS Lewis
EB White
Maud H Lovelace
Frances H Burnett
R Dahl
Beverly Cleary
Maryrose Wood
Robert Clyde Bulla
Today we launch the discussion on our latest Book Fare Book Club pick - Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis. In this episode we discuss the basics about this book - what's it really about? Does it make sense? Did we like it? And Amanda takes us on a journey to understand a little bit about the mind and philosophy behind it. We can't wait for you to join the discussion here and on Facebook and Instagram! #CSLewis #classicbook
Books mentioned in this episode:
CS Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength)
The Dark Tower by CS Lewis
The Medieval Mind of CS Lewis by J Baxter
Lewis’s essay - Imagination and thought in the Middle Ages
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by CS Lewis
Planet Narnia by Michael Ward
Link to Douglas Wilson’s YouTube lecture on this book: https://youtu.be/ZP-7lc52IZ0
Just in time to get your library hold in before #Halloween - it's SCARY stories! Across time, genres, and age groups, what makes a good scary story? Why are we drawn to them? Is there real intrinsic value, or is it just for fun? Can't wait to hear your feedback on this one!!
Books Mentioned in this episode:
- Fear Street Books
- Goosebumps Books
- Are You Afraid of the Dark Books
- Dracula by B Stoker
- Alfred Hitchcock’s Ghostly Gallery
- Frankenstein by M Shelley
- Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and My Cousin Rachel by D Du Maurier
- The Strange Case of Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde by RL Stevenson
- The Night Gardener by J Auxier
- The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by ST Coleridge
- Edgar Allen Poe’s works
- The Haunting of Hill House and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
- Edith Nesbit
- Hugh Walpole
- Dragon Tattoo Series by Steig Larsson
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The 4 Aspects of Victorian Ghost Stories: Atmosphere, Dread, Revelation, Repositioning
Today is all about YOU! We jump into the conversations that have been going online and give lots of shout-outs to listeners. THEN you get a sneak-peak into what we're reading right now.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie (hidden bird story)
Keeper of the Lost Cities Series by Shannon Messenger
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Dead Wake by Erik Larsen
The Water Keeper by Charles Martin
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Maritime Supremacy and the Opening of the Western Mind by Peter Padfield
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptil Manning
Join us on a journey into Austen! Wether you've read her or not, like her or not, here is our take, history, and defense of the Great English Novelist - and we can't wait to hear what you think!!
Jane Austen’s Works: Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion
Resources and books mentioned:
Dr Octavia Cox’s YouTube Chanel
Podcast : Jane and Jesus by Karen Swallow Prior
Close Reads Podcast episodes for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility
Literary Life Podcast episode on Northanger Abbey
Hillsdale College has free Jane Austen course
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool
Miniatures and Morals: the Christian Novels of Jane Austen by Peter J. Leithart
A Memoir of Jane Austen and other family recollections by James Edward Austen Lee
Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
The Jane Austen Society by Nathalie Jenner
Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Works of Jane Austen by Sybil G. Brinton
Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale
Today we go on an audiobook deep dive! What makes a good audiobook? Where's the best place to get them? How can you keep from spending a fortune? AND who are the best narrators out there? Come along and find out!
Resources:
Library Apps:
-Libby (old Overdrive)
-Hoopla (you get 12 check-outs per month)
-Cloud Library
Audiobooks.com (has a relationship with libravox)
Libravox app (free public domain audiobooks)
Scribd.com (limit on the number of new releases you can listen to)
Audible.com (audible plus library and credits)
Books mentioned in this episode:
-This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
-The Swiss Family Robinson by JD Wyss
-Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol and Bleak House by C Dickens
-Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
-The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by M Kondo
-The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Favorite Narrators:
-Katherine Kellgrin
-Jim Dale
-Christina Moore
-Simon Vance
-Juliet Stephenson
-Dan Stephens
-Richard Armitage
-Michael Pritchert
-Phil Chenevert (libravox)
-John Lieder (libravox reader of Thorton Burgess and Uncle Wiggly)
Join us as Book Fare takes its first look into the fantasy genre! Did we get a love of fantasy from childhood? Is Harry Potter overblown? What makes fantasy special? Impactful? And what fantasy book should YOU pick up next??
Books mentioned in this episode:
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
The Wrinkle in Time Quintet by Madeline L’Engle
Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal
The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit
The Princess and the Goblin by George McDonald
100 Cupboards series by ND Wilson
The Ruins of Gorlan Series by John Flanagan
Mary Poppins by PL Travers
Wind in the Willows by K Grahame
The Wizard of Oz by LF Baum
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
The Chronicles of Prydian by L Alexander
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Buried Giant by K Ishiguro
The Tempest by Shakespeare
The Fairy Queen by E Spencer
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
A Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Today, join us in welcoming Dr Sherridon Sweeney who has a PhD in literacy. Sherridon talks with us about one of her greatest passions - reading to understand ideas that are out there in the world and expanding her mind and her understanding. This can also mean READING THINGS YOU DISAGREE WITH, which is a challenging topic for us all. Join us for this thought-provoking #nonfiction episode.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle
The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community by AH Dyson and C Geneshi
The Coddling of the American Mind: how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Righteous Mind:Why good people are divided by politics and religion by Jonathan Haidt
That Hideous Strength by M Tinker
The Rise and Fall of the Modern Self by Carl R Trueman
Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Nancy Pearcey
We're dreaming of bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils - what do you dream of this time of year? Join us as we chat back to school season - the books we're reading, the goals we're setting, and what we're excited about #backtoschool
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by C Dickens
The Wrinkle in Time Quintet by M L’engle
The Vikings by E Janeway
My Bookhouse Series
The Pilgrim’s Progress by J Bunyan
Washington: A Life by R Chernow
Anna Karenina by L Tolstoy
Horse by G Brooks
Teaching from Rest by S Mackenzie
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes
Mere Motherhood by C Rollins
The Autobiographies of Frederic Douglas, Benjamin Franklin and GW Carver
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by JM Comer
Honey For A Child’s Heart by G Hunt
The Year of Ms Agnes by K Hill
Christy by C Marshall
We're back! Join us as we tell all the wild and wooly tales of our summers PLUS Summer Reading and some hints at what's coming in Season 2! #summerreading #summerhappenings #fallishere
Books Mentioned in this episode:
Brideshead Revisited by E Waugh
Washington: A Life by R Chernow
Anna Karenina by L Tolstoy
A Month in the Country by JL Carr
The Yearling by MK Rawlings
The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer
Beowulf translation by Seamus Heaney
Howl’s Moving Castle by DW Jones
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
Join us on an adventure to explore RG Triplett's epic fantasy world from his Epic of Haven Trilogy. RG (aka Bobby) dishes on all things writing, reading, and fantasy, and how he wrote this amazing series while still keeping his other professional and personal life afloat. Books Mentioned in this Episode: G Triplett’s Epic of Haven Trilogy: The Great Darkening, The Ravenous Siege, The Coming Dawn The Narnia Books by CS Lewis The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien The Singer by Calvin Miller Game of Thrones Series by George RR Martin The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan The Dichotomy of Leadership by J Willink and L Babin The Infinite Game by S Sinek The Women of Chateau Lafayette by S Dray 11.22.63 by Stephen King Greenlights by M McConaughey Imaginary Friend by S Chbosky
Welcome to our zaniest episode yet, in which Tricia springs an idea on the girls for an impromptu conversation on a new brainstorm. How does it go? We're still not sure - you tell us! Books mentioned in this episode: Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling Gabriel Allon Series by D Silva The Mitford Series by J Karon Withering Heights by E Bronte Hannah Coulter by W Berry Terry Pratchet (ex Good Omens) The Space Trilogy by CS Lewis Ender’s Game by OS Card Atlas Shrugged by A Rand 1894 by G Orwell The End We Start From by M Hunter All the Pretty Horses by C McCarthy B1KlkKIFcv02LjQTe3An
Summer may be the most popular time for reading. How do you read in the summer? Join us as we talk about enjoying this season of reading and give lots of sunny recommendations. Books Mentioned in this Episode: Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Truman The Swiss Family Robinson by JD Wyss The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Series by M Wood Where the Crawdads Sing by D Owen The Secret Life of Bees by SM Kidd Heidi by J Spyri The Scarlett Pimpernel by B Orzy Pollyanna by EH Porter The Enchanted April by E von Arnim The Master Craftsman by K Stuart A Perilous Perspective by AL Huber River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search of the Source of the Nile by C Millard Find Your People by Jeannie Allen Book Woman’s Daughter by K Richardson Findlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by E Cosimano Peace is a Practice by MH Nichols Horse by Geraldine Brooks Upgrade by Blake Crouch The Bodyguard by K Center Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton
Come along and hear what your fellow listeners have been talking about! We'll also share what we've been reading lately and some fun summer plans! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Dune by F Herbert The Vorkosigan Saga by LM Bujold The Ender Quintet and Shadow Series by OS Card Farenheit 451, R is for Rocket, and The Martian Chronicles by R Bradbury Father of Contention by L Mores The Space Trilogy by CS Lewis The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by D Adams The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He The Aeronaut’s Windlass by J Butcher Alexander M Smith Mysteries Rhys Bowen Mysteries Elizabeth Peters Mysteries Grit by A Duckworth Read-aloud authors: Tommy DePaulo, Patricia Polacco, Mrs. Piggle-wiggle books The Hiding Place by C Ten Boom Animal Farm by G Orwell Durable Trades by R Groves The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by KM Richardson The Master Craftsman and Like A River From it’s Course by Kelli Stuart Anna Karenina by Tolstoy The Wingfeather Saga by A Peterson Black, White, and The Grey:The Story of an Unexpected Friendship and a Beloved Restaurant by M Baily and J Morisano Salt Houses by H Alyan
Today, award-winning author Kelli Stuart joins us to discuss her latest book The Master Craftsman and her journey as an author. Kelli is an expert in the Russian language and Russian and Ukrainian culture, and all of her books are rooted in that knowledge. Join us as we discuss her background, her writing process, her books, and some insights into current events. Books by Kelli Stuart: Like a River From Its Course A Silver Willow by the Shore The Fabulous Freaks of Monsieur Beaumont The Master Craftsman Find Kelli on Instagram @kellistuartauthor Kelli likes to read: Anna Karenina Books by Patti Callahan I was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon On Writing by Stephen King
Tune in to our discussion of Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte! So many of our listeners have joined us in this read, and we can't wait for you to join the conversation on this telling, reality-show-like, autobiographical work - wether you loved the book or stopped reading it - we think this conversation will be fun and valuable for all!!
Join us as we explore the magic of reading aloud - at any age! From audio books to road trips to evenings doing puzzles - get our best tips and recommendations for reading with the ones you love. Books mentioned in this episode: Nero Wolfe Mysteries by R Stout Where the Red Fern Grows by W Rawls Marley and Me by J Grogan Because of Winn Dixie by K DiCamillo Old Yeller by F Gipson Freckles by G Stratton-Porter A Little Princess by FH Burnett The Enchanted Hour: the Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction MC Gurdon The Scarlett Pimpernel by B Orczy AntiFragile by N Taleb Tuck Everlasting by N Babbit The Search for Delicious by N Babbit The Wednesday Wars by G Schmidt The Yearling by MK Rawlings Tuesdays With Morrie by M Albom The Long Winter and Farmer Boy by LI Wilder Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne The Phantom Tollbooth by N Juster Heidi by J Spyri The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by M Wood The Bark of the Bog Owl by J Rogers The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by J Trafton Mary Poppins by PL Travers Homer Price by R McClosky Freddie Books by WR Brooks
Join us as Fitness Guru Jess Parimore leads us into the wonderful world of Personal Development books. Wether this is your favorite, or you've never read a "self-help" book, this conversation will leave you wanting more. Books mentioned in this episode: Where the Crawdads Sing by D Owens Atomic Habits by J Clear Find Your People J Allen How Successful People Think and Today Matters by John Maxwell Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family and Shepherding a Child’s Heart by PD Tripp The Big Leap by G Hendricks Mindset by CS Dweck The Road Back to You by Cron and Stabile The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by R Rohr Nurture by Nature by PD Tieger Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Ever heard of a #read-a-like ? In today's episode, we take books that have been popular in our community and give recommendations based on those! And we have so much fun doing it! #bookparty !! Join us! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Dracula by Bram Stoker A Tale of Two Cities by C Dickens Book Fair Book One: Destiny of the Republic by C Millard Recommended Reading: Crete and James: Personal Letters of Lucretia and James Garfield compiled by John Shaw; John Adams by D McCulough; My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams by Abigail and John Adams; Undaunted Courage by S Ambrose; Beyond the Hundredth Meridian by W Stegner Peace Like a River by L Enger Gilead Series by M Robinson Angle of Repose by W Stegner Book Fair Book Two: The Nightengale by K Hannah Recommended Reading: All the Light We Cannot See by A Doerr; The Hiding Place by C TenBoom; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows; Number the Stars by L Lowry Book Fair Book Three: A Land Remembered by P Smith Recommended Reading: Strawberry Girl by L Lenski; The Yearling by MK Rawlings; The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman Book Fair Book Four: The Historian by E Kostova Recommended Reading: A Gentleman in Moscow by A Towles; Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Y Chang Book Fair Book Five: Gone With the Wind Recommended Reading: Cold Mountain by C Frazier; Hatchet by G Paulsen Book Fair Book Six: Emma by Jane Austen Recommended Reading: Polite Society by Mahesh Rao; Author Georgette Heyer; Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Book Fair Book Seven: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart Recommended Reading: Maisy Dobbs Mysteries by J Winspear; The Verity Kent Series by AL Huber, The Amelia Peabody series by E Peters
bookfair #bookfarepodcast
Whatever you want to call it, beach reads, bubble bath books, commercial fiction, there's always a place for the lighter side of reading. Join us as we discuss some of our favorites! Finlay Donovan is Killing It: A Mystery by E Cosimano The Ruby Red Series by Kerstin Geir Nicolas Sparks Stephanie Plum Series by J Evanovich Where the Crawdads Sing by D Owens Anna Lee Huber Series Mary Stewart Books (Like The Moon Spinners) Susanna Kearsley Books (Marianna and The Firebird specifically) PG Wodehouse Dorothy Sayers Jenny Colgan (specifically the Bookshop on the Corner) Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey Dear Mr Knightly by K Reay And Only to Deceive by T Alexander The Grand Sophie by G Heyer The Crocodile on the Sandbank by E Peters Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by H Simonson The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
lightreads #bubblebathbooks #beachreads #summerreading
Today for #poetrymonth we talk about all things poetry. Do we like it? Is it valuable? Fun? Important? And if we want more in our lives, how do we do it? Books and links mentioned in this episode: This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems by Wendell Berry Poems to Learn by Heart compiled by Caroline Kennedy Poetry for Young People Series What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer 101 Great American Poems by The American Poetry & Literacy Project Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling Poetryfoundation.org I Wrote This for You: Please Find This by Iain S Thomas
Join us as we discuss our second book club pick - "Girl Waits With Gun" by Amy Stewart. This historical fiction mystery/adventure is full of all sorts of nuanced characters, historical context and interesting themes. Listen in and then pop over to the facebook group to share your thoughts! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/345153513747272)
It's #ScienceFiction !! What is it? Do we like it? How can we find out? Join us as we chat about this AND give some great recommendations! Books mentioned in this episode: A Wrinkle in Time by M L’engle The War of the Worlds by HG Wells The Time Machine by HG Wells The Strange Case of Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde by RL Stevenson Frankenstein by M Shelley Dune by F Herbert Starship Troopers by R Heinlein The Martian Chronicles by R Bradbury 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by J Verne 1984 by G Orwell Ender’s Game by OS Card Brave New World by A Huxley Project Hail Mary by A Weir Recursion by B Crouch The Space Trilogy CS Lewis The Invisible Man by HG Wells The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Journey to the Center of the Earth by J Verne
Today we are joined by documentary filmmaker and superhero expert Brett Culp to discuss The Hero's Journey. Brett invites us to understand this storytelling phenomenon, see it in the world around us, and enrich our experiences in the stories we read and the stories we live. Brett’s Documentary Films: Legends of the Knight Look to the Sky A Voice that Carries (Find them at www.risinghero.org) Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by J Campbell The Storytelling Animal by J Gottschall Tell Me A Story by D Taylor Waiting for Godot by S Beckett Ben Hur by L Wallace The Robe by LC Douglas
Join us as we share YOUR feedback and ideas, as well as talking about what we're reading right now! Authors Mentioned in this Episode: David McCullough Stephen Ambrose Rick Bragg Joseph Loconte Allen Eckert Will Durant Roald Dahl Plutarch Books Mentioned in this Episode: Reading Journal: For Book Lovers by Potter Gifts Devil in the White City by E Larsen Hamilton by R Chernow Team of Rivals by DK Goodwin A Land Remembered by P Smith Echo by PM Ryan Call of the Wild by J London Girl Waits With Gun by A Stewart The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Communist Manifesto by K Marx 1984 by Orwell A Little Princess by FH Burnett Wingfeather Tales by Andrew Peterson and friends North! Or Be Eaten by A Peterson Eat a Peach by D Chang As I Lay Dying by W Faulkner The Book Thief by M Zusak
It's spring! Does your reading change in the spring? What are you in the mood for this spring? Join us as we chat about the change of seasons and what we'll be up to (reading-wise) in the following weeks. Authors Mentioned in this Episode: Nicolas Sparks, Janet Evanovich Books Mentioned in this Episode: Possession by AS Byatt The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by J Lahey The Last Child in the Woods by R Louv The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by JM Law The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by E Holden The Beginner’s Goodbye by A Tyler Vinegar Girl by A Tyler Still Life by Louise Penny A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Join us as we discuss reading in the tumultuous years of middle school. We share books we loved then, how we parent through it, strategies for continuing to encourage reading, and tons of great recs! Jump into the conversation! Authors discussed: Jules Verne Michael Crichton Tom Clancy Sir Walter Scott Louisa May Alcott Books Discussed: The Outsiders by SE Hinton A Wizard of EarthSea by U LeGuin The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by D Adams Read Aloud Revival List Encouraging Virtue in Boys List by Cindy Rawlins Ambelside Online Book Lists Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by J Kinney Dogman Series by D Pilkey This Was Our Pact by R Andrews Redwall Series by B Jaques The Hunger Games Series by S Collins The Maze Runner Series by J Dashner The Giver Series by L Lowry The Tripod Trilogy by J Christopher The Knight’s Tales by G Morris Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Series Wrinkle in Time Quintet by M L’engle Hatchet by G Paulsen The Witch of Blackbird Pond by EG Speare Number the Stars by L Lowry The Bark of the Bog Owl by J Rogers The Night Gardener by J Auxier Animal Farm by G Orwell Watership Down by R Adams The Bronze Bow by EG Speare Ashtown Burials by NT Wilson Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery The Wingfeather Saga by A Peterson The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien The Jungle Book by R Kipling The Adventures or Huckleberry Finn by M Twain The Swiss Family Robinson by JD Wyss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson Christy by K Marshall Julie of the Wolves by JC George A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by M Dorris My Side of the Mountain by JC George Johnny Tremain by E Forbes
Our first Book Fare Book Club! Join us as we discuss our first group read, "Destiny of the Republic: Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President" by Candice Millard. Books mentioned in this episode: Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson Crete and James: Personal Letters of Lucretia and James Garfield by John Shaw
In this episode we talk, and laugh, about the ways to track reading, or journal, or create a TBR. Books and lists mentioned in this episode: Reading Journal: For Book Lovers by Potter Gifts The BBC’s Top 100 List https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml The Man Booker Prize https://thebookerprizes.com/ Lincoln in the Bardo by G Saunders Wolf Hall by H Mantel In Defense of Sanity by Chesterton
Today we are joined by our friend and history teacher, Liza Thurmond, one more time to talk Historical Fiction. What is it, really, and why do we like it so much? What makes good Historical Fiction stories and what are no-goes? We also share our very favorite picks in this genre. Books mentioned in this episode: Girl Waits With Gun by A Stewart The Physician by N Gordon The Midwife of Venice by R Rich Daughter of Time by J Tey Ring Shout by PD Clark The Nickel Boys by C Whitehead The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by KM Richardson A Land Remembered by P Smith Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by E Levine Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank by N Churnin The “Who Was?” Series by Who HQ
How do you help your child find the next right book and fall in love with reading? In this episode, we discuss how and why we help our kids with books, and share resources to keep them fueled and entertained. Books mentioned in this episode: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by M Twain Honey for a Child’s Heart by G Hunt The Clementine Series by S Pennypacker The Little House Series by LI Wilder David Copperfield by C Dickens David Copperfield: Abridged Edition by C Paolini Heidi by J Spyri Pinochio by C Collodi The Jungle Book by R Kipling A Series of Unfortunate Events by L Snicket The Magic Treehouse Series by MP Osborne
Today we are joined by our first guest - the fabulous history teacher Liza Thurmond! We chat about the best history books and authors out there! Whether you're a history buff, or you don't think history is for you, we think you'll find a read you're excited about. Books mentioned in this episode: - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by D Brown - The Hiding Place by C Ten Boom - The Great Bridge by David McCullough - Seabiscuit by L Hillenbrand - Unbroken by L Hillenbrand - 1776, Johnstown Flood, The Pioneers, and John Adams by D McCullough - Destiny of the Republic, River of Doubt, and Hero of the Empire by C Millard - Up From Slavery by BT Washington - Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglas by F Douglas - Endurance by A Lansing
In this episode, we highlight feedback from our Book Fare community and share what we're currently reading. Books mentioned in this episode:
The Chronicles of Narnia and The Great Divorce by CS Lewis Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Speaker for the Dead by OS Card The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by A Fadiman Braiding Sweetgrass by RW Kimmerer Little Dorrit by C Dickens The Nightingale by K Hannah Thorn Jack by K Harbour With All Your Heart by C Troxel Just As Long As We’re Together by J Blume Gone With the Wind by M Mitchell The Giving Tree by S Silverstein A Summer to Die by L Lowry Evenings at Five by G Godwin Rebecca by D du Maurier Mansfield Park by J Austen All Summer Long by DB Frank Barchester Towers by A Trollope 1984 by G Orwell Words of Delight by L Ryken The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by CR Trueman The Eye of the World by R Jordan The Golden Goblet by EJ McGraw Rabbit Hill by R Lawson The Father Hunt by R Stout Death on the Nile by A Christie Gold by C Cleave
If you want to get a love story in your hands in time for Valentine’s Day, this is your episode! We discuss what makes a good love story, why we’re drawn to love stories, and our top three picks. Books mentioned in this episode: - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by T Kawaguchi - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery - Pride and Prejudice by J Austen - Persuasion by J Austen - Wives and Daughters by E Gaskell - North and South by E Gaskell - The Scarlet Pimpernel by E Orczy - A Tale of Two Cities by C Dickens - The Odyssey by Homer - The Time Traveler’s Wife by A Niffeneger - Eleanor and Park by R Rowell - Fangirl by R Rowell - Gaudy Night by D Sayers - Wuthering Heights by E Bronte - Mansfield Park by J Austen - Jane Eyre by C Bronte - Great Expectations by C Dickens - Hannah Coulter by W Berry - Emma by J Austen
How do you get out of a reading slump and get that excitement back? In this episode we find strategies and mindsets for getting back into reading when it's been awhile, and maybe find ways to keep it going too... Authors mentioned in this episode: PG Wodehouse, Dorothy Sayers, F Dostoevsky Books mentioned: Atlas Shrugged by A Rand Gone With the Wind by M Mitchell
Happy New Year! In this episode we discuss reading goals for 2022. Should you have reading goals? What kind of goal works for you? And how can our community help you reach your goal? Listen to find out!! Books mentioned in this episode: - Death on the Nile by A Christie - Where the Crawdads Sing by D Owens - Invincible series of graphic novels by R Kirkman - Washington by R Chernow - Alexander Hamilton by R Chernow
Welcome to Book Fare! This fabulous first episode will tell you what this podcast is all about. Meet Tricia, Amanda, and Elizabeth as they describe the Book Fare community and discuss their favorite “heart books.” Books mentioned in this episode: - Crime and Punishment by F Dostoevsky - Emma by J Austen - Bleak House by C Dickens - David Copperfield by C Dickens - A Christmas Carol by C Dickens - Gone With the Wind by M Mitchell - Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind by A Ripley - Rhett Butler’s People by D McCaig - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by C Millard - The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by C Millard - The Historian by E Kostova - The Twilight Series by S Meyer - Wives and Daughters by E Gaskell - Everything is Illuminated by JS Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by JS Foer - Persuasion by J Austen - A Thousand Splendid Suns by K Hosseini