Literary Podcast by Hannah открытые
[search 0]
Больше
Download the App!
show episodes
 
Artwork

1
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Еженедельно
 
This is a podcast for emerging writers who want to improve the quality of their work and learn more about the publishing industry. Your one host, Bianca Marais (the bestselling author of 'The Witches of Moonshyne Manor') interviews authors, agents, editors and just about anyone and everyone who's involved in bringing a book to market. She's joined by her cohosts, literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra from P.S. Literary Agency, who read and critique query letters as well as opening page ...
  continue reading
 
Two British lifelong Harry Potter fans Hannah and Charlie re-read their favourite childhood book chapter by chapter with added alcohol and cynicism in fortnightly episodes! The perfect podcast for HP fans who want to revisit the story through an adult lens (AKA, NSFW), and with the added bonus of British accents, Hannah and Charlie lovingly tear apart the books pointing out plot holes, anti-feminist moments, transphobia, fat phobia, and most of all...dick jokes. A unique combination of intel ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Queer Lit

Lena Mattheis

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно+
 
Queer Lit is a podcast about LGBTQIA+* literature and culture. In each episode, literary studies researcher Lena Mattheis talks to an expert in the field of queer studies. Topics include lesbian literature, inclusive pronouns and language, gay history, trans and non-binary novels, intersectionality and favourite queer films, series or poems. New episode every other week! Recent transcripts here: https://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queer-lit-transcripts/ queerlitpodcast@gmail.com https://lenam ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
The Lazy Girl Library

Darbi and Mikayla

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
The Lazy Girl Library is a charming book podcast hosted by two best friends. Expect laughter, witty banter, and a generous sprinkle of fun as we dive into the stories that have captured our hearts and minds. So grab your favorite blanket, a cup of tea or coffee, and curl up with us as we embark on a captivating literary adventure.
  continue reading
 
Are you yearning for the stimulating discussions and collaborative exploration of literature that you experienced in an English classroom? If so, you'll find a familiar sense of intellectual engagement and friendship in this Channel. At our podcast, we delve far beyond mere plot summaries, immersing ourselves in the language of each book's narrative. With a keen focus on dissecting plot structures, unraveling character complexities, and analyzing thematic threads, We endeavor to provide our ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
LABYRINTH

Hannah

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
LABYRINTH is a social conversation podcast, art & literary platform that discusses life, the woman, society, and the determinants of mental health & illness via various mediums. labyrinth uses various mediums such as parables, non-fiction in it's naked form and conversations with experts in relevant fields, arts & literature, victims and free agents to discuss the mazes, spirals and myriads associated with life, de-stigmatise by creating awareness, provide practical solutions and coping mech ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Future Fables

Aesop

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
A new volume of succinct yet stirring stories arrives with the second season of Future Fables — Aesop’s storytelling podcast, created in partnership with Literary Hub. Exploring how the ancient fable form may bring us replenishment, comfort and perhaps guidance for the modern day, celebrated contemporary writers weave yarns that resonate and illuminate in equal measure Future Fables is created in partnership with Literary Hub. The theme music was composed by Dean Blunt; episodes were mixed, ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
A Toast to The Arts

Big Blend Radio Network

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Еженедельно+
 
Celebrate The Arts with Big Blend Radio’s podcast conversations and expert interviews focusing on Music and Entertainment, Books and Poetry, Fine Art and Photography, Theater, Film and the Performing Arts.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Coordinates: A Podcast for Writers and Readers

Hannah Matheson & KT Herr

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
Combining panels with publishing professionals, interviews with featured authors, and a rapid-fire Q&A between literary pals, Coordinates is not-your-average podcast! Co-hosted by KT Herr and Hannah Matheson, this long-form quarterly series has unique segments — "Fresh Pressed," "Fellow Traveler," "Hot Dish," and "From the Crossroads" — that invite you to listen all in one go or digest it in sections. Like a good book, Coordinates takes advantage of its robust runtime (usually 2 hours per ep ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
GenYA

Literary Podcast by Hannah, Rachel, and Ingrid

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
Hi! We are GenYA, a group of young aspiring teachers from the University of West Georgia. This podcast is for our Young Adult Literature course. In a typical book club style, we will be discussing the novels "Graceling" and "Fire" by Kristin Cashore.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Tiny Horse Talk

JA Media Productions

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Ежемесячно
 
Welcome to Tiny Horse Talk, featuring conversations about ponies and miniature horses. You’ll find information and education in each episode, along with a little dash of fun! Join host Patricia Milligan of Fox Lea Farm Mini Equine Rescue, an organization dedicated to helping the littlest horses find their way home, as we dive into the world of our smallest equine friends. You'll also hear from EQUUS Film & Arts Fest Director Lisa Diersen and Producer Julianne Neal from time to time with tidb ...
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
Join Bianca in our October bonus episode as your favourite book person, Emilie Sommer from East City Book Shop, answers all your comp requests! If you’re looking for our usual Q&A segment, that now gets published as part of our end of the month Substack newsletter. Subscribe to get access to that, and so much more: https://theshitaboutwriting.subst…
  continue reading
 
On this shared episode of Big Blend Radio, Lance Laber, Executive Director of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, talks about the fall exhibits and events you can experience at this Tucson landmark. Current exhibits featuring southwest artist Ted DeGrazia's work include, "Roadrunners," "Enamel on Copper Paintings," and “DeGrazia’s Textile Designs for …
  continue reading
 
Today Bianca interviews NYT bestselling nature writer, Leigh Ann Henion. They discuss Leigh Ann's latest work, Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark; the inspiration behind the book; the process of getting a book like this written and published; being able to illustrate how your non-fiction work fills …
  continue reading
 
Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's WORLD OF ART Podcast with artist Victoria Chick. Hear how wilderness exploration and science converged with the assistance of art in the 19th century to spread the fame of that giant among trees, the Sequoia. Read Victoria's article about it all, including how art h…
  continue reading
 
Celebrate October being National Book Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Happy Hour Hang Out" Podcast Conversation that digs into the literary, plus, horse and dog, world of authors and writers, books and reading, libraries and bookshops, and the work that goes behind it all. FEATURED GUESTS IN THE PANEL * MATT COST - Author of mystery &…
  continue reading
 
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a speculative fiction query and a literary fiction one. They discuss avoiding confusion in your query letter; using names, rather than pronouns, in queries; ensuring your plot and climax match your genre; writing interiority that reflects your characters' realities; title expectations for literary fiction; av…
  continue reading
 
SORRY THIS EPISODE IS LATE, IT'S BEEN SO CURSED, SO MANY ISSUES, ALL OF THEM NEILS FAULT! The bastard. Clearly the universe is saying 'no more Neil!'. I support it. Resources for supporting Palestine: Write to your local representative. UK template here: https://una.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-02/template_letter_to_mps_-_gaza_feb_2024.docx GoFu…
  continue reading
 
Femme theory, bisexual butches, racy footnotes – the brand-new edited collection Queering Desire has it all. The brilliant editors, Róisín Ryan-Flood and Amy Tooth Murphy, join me for a chat about what the book means to them and how challenging and rewarding interdisciplinary research on lesbians and sapphics can be. They dive into the multi-facete…
  continue reading
 
The Lazy Ghouls invite you to join our Halloween-themed boo-kish chat, where we unravel some spooky surprises and nostalgic tales. It's a perfect brew of happy haunts, eerie thrills, and a touch of nostalgia in this cauldron-concocted episode! We absolutely love hearing from fellow book lovers, so don’t forget to share your thoughts and your favori…
  continue reading
 
In today’s episode, Bianca interviews the Hugo-Award winning and NYT bestselling sci-fi and fantasy author, Alix E. Harrow. They discuss Alix's latest novel, Starling House; her journey to publication and being chosen for Reese's Book Club; novellas and the fantasy/sci-fi genre's flexibility in the length of a work; Alix's process with world-buildi…
  continue reading
 
When a young girl feels complicit in her own abuse, how does that thwart the adult woman? This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Wednesday "Books & Authors" Show with Books Forward features debut author Melissa Connelly discusses her new novel, "What Was Lost." Melissa Connelly’s debut novel comes after a long career in education. A finalist for the…
  continue reading
 
Celebrate Music Monday with episode of Big Blend Radio's A TOAST TO THE ARTS Show featuring Milwaukee-based producer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist Jim Eannelli who discusses his music and debut solo album, "Just Deserts." Jim Eannelli has been in every sort of band from hard rock to synth pop; he worked with Rick Derringer on the Colour Rad…
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features musician and composer Rachel Mari Kimber, the National Parks Arts Foundation's Fall 2024 artist-in-residence at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. This is part two of our conversation as a follow up of her residency. Check out Part One here: https://nationalparktrave…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text This month I was a great reading month for me. I was able to read 13 novels and one of those novels was over 1,000 pages! I read: The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt By Chelsea Iversen Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmor…
  continue reading
 
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a family saga submission and a psychological thriller. They discuss whether there's a need for personalization at the top of your query; the importance of having POV information at the beginning of your letter; being concise with your wording; ensuring you illustrate how your multiple POV characters connect t…
  continue reading
 
In today's second Bonus Episode of the month, Emilie Sommer from East City Bookshop answers all your burning comp title questions! To connect with Emilie Sommer go to https://www.instagram.com/emiliegsommer/ and you can find East City Bookshop at https://www.instagram.com/eastcitybookshop/ To ask for your own comp title recommendations, go to: http…
  continue reading
 
Get ready, queer language enthusiasts and trans literature francophiles! In another spontaneous recording from Lesvos, Mélie Boltz Nasr aka May tells us all about their genderbending fairy tale collection for adult readers. We also speak about feminist fonts, French grammar and how queering language is not just an activist aim but also a beautiful …
  continue reading
 
Celebrate Music Monday with this episode of Big Blend Radio's TOAST TO THE ARTS Show, also featured on the Big Daily Blend Podcast, with Arthur and Kathy Lamonica, founders of the New York City band Rome 56. Hear about their new album "Paradise is Free" that's out now through Think Like a Key Music. Decades after making waves with gritty NYC new wa…
  continue reading
 
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews Reese's book pick and best-selling author Marissa Stapley, to discuss her latest, The Lightning Bottles. They chat about the genesis of the novel; taking your time writing and the beauty that lies in the process of creating; the inspiration behind Marissa's protagonist; why she chose specific charact…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Joey Stuckey's Alive Day 2024 that Celebrates Life Through the Power of Music & Community! Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator, and sound engineer. He cohosts our Big Daily Blend podcast every 4th Sunday. Joey has released se…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Joey Stuckey's Alive Day 2024 that Celebrates Life Through the Power of Music & Community! Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator, and sound engineer. He cohosts our Big Daily Blend podcast every 4th Sunday. Joey has released se…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Joey Stuckey's Alive Day 2024 that Celebrates Life Through the Power of Music & Community! Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator, and sound engineer. He cohosts our Big Daily Blend podcast every 4th Sunday. Joey has released se…
  continue reading
 
In today’s episode, we have two epic author interviews! The first is with NYT best-selling romance-fantasy author, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and her agent, Brent Taylor. Bianca interviews Hannah and Brent to discuss Hannah's latest novel, Apprentice to the Villain; Hannah's unique, TikTok-related inspiration for her debut novel; how Hannah views her g…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text The Great Alone is a Semi Autobiographical novel about Kristin Hannah and her life in Alaska. Written initially as a thriller, this coming of age was a beautiful tribute to Alaska and mother daughter relationships. This is one of my favorite Kristin Hannah books because of the dynamics and the characterization. In this episode we wil…
  continue reading
 
What would you do if you were cursed to be forgotten by everyone you meet? Join us as we celebrate the milestone of our 10th episode and unravel the mysteries of "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by Victoria Schwab. This episode promises a thought-provoking journey through themes of immortality, memory, and the essence of human connections. We di…
  continue reading
 
Guess who I ran into on the beautiful island of Lesvos: Karen McLeod, author of the amazing memoir Lifting Off. Karen sat down with me at Ohana Saloon, a queer-owned beach bar in Skala Eressos, and told me about her performance art, about working as aircrew as a queer woman, experiences with addiction, and about a new Lesvos-related book she is jus…
  continue reading
 
Happy National Family Day! This episode of Big Blend Radio features award-winning author Francine Falk-Allen. A fan of genealogy research, Francine enjoyed uncovering her family’s history, and traced both her maternal and paternal ancestors back to the 1600s. She never imagined that one day she’d discover a jaw-dropping family secret. Based on a tr…
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show with co-host Joey Stuckey, celebrates music that inspires, motivates, and makes us all feel good! After all, isn't music our emotional medicine? This episode also kicks off Joey's Annual ALIVE DAY which we will celebrate on Big Blend Radio with select musical guests on Sept. 29, so stay tuned h…
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's WORLD OF ART Podcast with artist Victoria Chick focuses on the history of National Park Posters. These icon collectibles originated in the 1930s and early 1940s as part of the WPA Federal Art Project, which began as part of the effort to recover from the Great Depression. Read Victoria's article about the posters h…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text We have so many stories of men at war. The heroes that were made and the lives that were lost. However, Kristen Hannah does a great job at telling the stories that have been largely ignored and untold. The stories of the women who lived through these wars and who fought and died for their countries as well. In the novel the Nightinga…
  continue reading
 
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss a humorous contemporary fiction query and an upmarket book club query. They discuss clearly defining your genre; the importance of time stamps when you have a ticking time bomb situation; writing characters that are likeable or interesting enough that readers will want to follow their arc and journey; the nece…
  continue reading
 
Hello, we're back, and it's finally time for the first installment of the Deathly Hallows films. Now you may be asking yourself 'have they changed the horrible, unfollowable structure they do for film episodes that they whole audience hate and Hannah and Charlie hate too' and they answer is no. Of course we haven't. So join us for discussions on a …
  continue reading
 
Kit Heyam’s amazing history of gender nonconformity across the globe is a dazzling journey into the intricacies of trans history and if it’s not your favourite book already, it will be after listening to this episode. Learn why Kit particularly enjoyed writing about Edo Japan, what they discovered about intersex history and who their favourite pers…
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's TOAST TO THE ARTS Show features Marc Saltarelli, an award-winning director with work in both narrative and documentary filmmaking. Hear about his latest film, STUDIO ONE FOREVER. A beacon of dancing and freedom for gay men looking for identity in a world that saw them as outcasts, Studio One was a haven and the blo…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah follows the Martinelli family as they have to leave their family farm and move to California to survive the dust bowl. This is hands down my favorite Kristin Hannah book. I realized I knew very little about the Oakies and their treatmentand I also loved the mother daughter relationship in this book. S…
  continue reading
 
In today’s author interview, Bianca interviews Amanda Peters, author of Waiting for the Long Night Moon, which is a collection of short stories. Amanda reads the first short story in the collection, and the two discuss framing and POV and Amanda's deliberate choices regarding POV in her stories; tension that comes from the reader knowing something …
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Wednesday "Books & Authors" Show with Books Forward features debut author Ann Lowry who discusses her novel, "The Blue Trunk." When Ann Lowry inherited an ancestor's blue travel trunk, she had no idea that this artifact was about to take her on a three-year journey of discovery. She was told that the trunk’s pr…
  continue reading
 
In observance of World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10) and National Suicide Prevention Month (Sept), this episode of Big Blend Radio focuses on Johnny Schaefer's new song "When It's Your Kid" as well as teen suicide prevention and the pressures youth face today. Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/CfqF8q1BgQc?feature=shared FEATURED GUESTS: -…
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio features filmmaker Amy Nicholson who discusses her documentary "Happy Campers." The film chronicles the final days of a working-class summer colony in a scrappy trailer park that just happens to hold the secret to a rich life. In a waterfront campground off the coast of Virginia, residents spend their summers living …
  continue reading
 
This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features musician and composer Rachel Mari Kimber, the National Parks Arts Foundation's Fall 2024 artist-in-residence at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Rachel Mari Kimber is a musically creative artist from Wales, UK. She composes, sings, plays guitar and cello, orchestra…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text This month I was able to read 9 books: The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters How to solve your own Murder by Kristin Perrin As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh And The Sky Bled by S Hati The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe In this video I will be rev…
  continue reading
 
In today’s Book with Hooks episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique an upmarket women's fiction query and a dark romance one (spicy content warning!). They discuss the need for cause and effect between your plot points; avoiding overwriting in dialogue; the difficulties with having a very insecure protagonist; the need for something unexpected to …
  continue reading
 
Get ready for Halloween with this episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Tuesday "Adventures in Asheville" Show that focuses on Heavy Mountain Music and Beer Fest, held Oct 25-26, 2024 at the Orange Peel and Burial Beer's Eulogy. Featuring an array of iconic artists and genre spanning acts, exclusive pours from the area’s finest breweries, and hair-raisi…
  continue reading
 
Graphic designer Marwan Kaabour has created a stunning book that is so much more than your average glossary. Join me and Marwan to talk about what makes The Queer Arab Glossary so special: from the illustrations that powerfully reclaim slurs to the essays that explore the queer methodology of the book. It was an absolute pleasure chatting to Marwan…
  continue reading
 
Celebrate Military Monday and Music Monday with this episode of Big Blend Radio that features professional theater writer, producer, and author Steve Wallis. Hear about "Hannah: The Soldier Diaries," a powerful story of love, loss, and hope that takes listeners through a theater-like experience, with an audiobook that immerses listeners in an emoti…
  continue reading
 
This "Medical Insider" episode of Big Blend Radio features author Marschall Runge, M.D., PhD, who is the executive vice president for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan, dean of the Medical School, and CEO of Michigan Medicine. He earned his doctorate in molecular biology at Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text If you were given a box with box that when you opened it would tell you how long you would live, would you open it? That is the question that is explored in "The Measure". This book explores the ideas and fears that we had during the pandemic. In this episode we will look at the plot, characters, and themes explored in the book The M…
  continue reading
 
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment. After which Bianca interviews bestselling author, Coco Mellors, to discuss her latest novel, Blue Sisters. They discuss writing on the line level while using metaphor and similes to describe things in ways that no one else has expressed them before; the creation of Co…
  continue reading
 
She's back! We can't get rid of her. Nikita has been patiently waiting under a blanket in my spare room for two weeks, waiting to return to the podcast and be forced to do more shots. She hates us! Please make her leave my flat. Resources for supporting Palestine: Write to your local representative. UK template here: https://una.org.uk/sites/defaul…
  continue reading
 
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews writer, journalist, and author Fiona Barton. They discuss the resounding success of Fiona's debut, The Widow, and its unique journey to publication; the editing process with her agent; the transition from journalism to writing fiction; why Fiona included a prologue in her latest thriller, Talking to …
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Краткое руководство