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Under the subheading of “A Happy Hour for Introverts”, Silent Book Club grew from a quiet concept to an internet phenomenon , and now a global community with chapters in nearly every corner of the world. We caught up with Guinevere de la Mare, co-founder of Silent Book Club to chat about the origin story of Silent Book Club, and how the pandemic has changed the initiative in ways unexpected.
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The Girls are All So Nice Here with Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
A first college semester gone horribly wrong, a toxic friendship, and a college reunion over a decade past these incidents set up an intense series of events that will gut readers to the core and make you think about how women value niceness.
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Arianna Rebolini is the Buzzfeed Books editor, and she spoke to us all about working with one of the most well known media and entertainment while promoting books! We discussed some favorite books, and how the world of entertainment has changed and challenged Arianna and her team to explore new ways to promote reading in a pandemic world.
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We caught up with Matthew, a home grown hero who took his love of gardening for fresh vegetables to providing produce for a local food pantry.
Matthew tells us all about his Growing for Good initiative, and how locals can get involved. Bonus! Matthew also describes the process of making seed paper, which is very cool.
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Carola Lovering joined us to talk about Too Good To Be True, her twisty new novel which shifts perspectives between three deeply scarred characters involved in a marriage triangle. Of course, we HAD to ask Carola about Stephen, the memorable sociopath from her debut novel, Tell Me Lies — which led to a conversation about various Long Island addresses which make appearances in both of her novels.
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Teddy Wayne tells us about the significance of the late 1990’s, in which his short novel Apartment is set. Apartment, which not a flashy thriller is thick with anxiety and awkwardness which will keep the pages turning as Wayne’s unnamed protagonist invites his classmate Billy to share an apartment with him. While at first subtle, the chasm between Billy’s background and the protagonists begins to splinter and leads the reader to question the true meaning of loneliness and privilege.
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Amber Benson zoomed in to talk about her several series written in the fantasy genre, and ended up hanging out to discuss the foresight of Octavia Butler, the congeniality of Merricat Blackwood — Shirley Jackson’s antihero, and how often Giles cleaned his glasses during her time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spoiler Alert! Merricat wasn’t so nice, but Amber is a delight.
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A Very Meta Podcast with Eliza Jane Brazier.
Author Eliza Jane Brazier’s debut novel, “If I Disappear” finds Sera, an avid fan of True Crime Podcasts running from her own disappointing life to uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Rachel, Sera’s favorite podcaster whose content focuses on women who disappear.
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Author and graphic novel creator Del Col returns to the podcast to talk about his work in fiction podcasting — notably adapting the popular video game franchise Assassin’s Creed to podcast format in Assassin’s Creed Gold — an audio series released by audible which explores new aspects of Isaac Newton’s history and includes plenty of the fast paced intrigue to thrill fans of the video games and newcomers alike.
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We welcomed guests from all over the world to talk about their involvement in The Covid Cello Project, a series of viral videos which feature a beautiful orchestra of cello players from every corner of the globe playing everything from classical music to rock! The Covid Cello Project, headed by Tony Rogers grew from 15 to over 500! Not only is this a tapestry of international cello players, but it is multigenerational as well. Stay tuned after the episode for a sample of their work.