Episode 126 - Saltwater in Our Veins: Author Spotlight with Luanne Rice
Episode One Hundred Twenty Six Show Notes
KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine
Chris read a poem by Emily Dickenson titled “Wild Nights” from her The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson edited by Thomas H. Johnson.
– Currently Reading –
The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis – Dr. Melissa J. Holmstead (CW)
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (EF)
Blessing the Boats New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 – Lucille Clifton (CW)
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics – Dolly Parton and Robert K. Oermann (CW)
– Just Read –
What’s Mine and Yours – Naima Coster (EF)(audio)
The Hare – Melanie Finn (EF)
A House at the Bottom of the Lake – Josh Malerman (CW)
You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters – Kate Murphy (EF)(audio)
Me Myself & Him – Chris Tebbetts (CW)
– (Couch) Biblio Adventures –
Emily listened to Melanie Finn, author of The Hare, chatting with her publisher Two Dollar Radio Press, you can check out the video here.
Chris watched a conversation with Essence McDowell, author of Lifting As They Climbed, in conversation with Michelle Duster about her book Ida B. the Queen. You can watch the conversation here.
Chris tuned into a conversation via the Somerset Library System in New Jersey with Tracy Tucker, the archivist at the National Willa Cather Center, about Willa Cather’s Unconventional Life.
– Upcoming Jaunts –
Emily is registered to attend an event at Cafe Con Libros in Brooklyn with Jacqueline Woodson in conversation with Naima Coster, author of What’s Mine and Yours, on April 9th, 7-8 pm EST. You can register for the event here.
– Upcoming Reads –
Mother May I – Joshilyn Jackson (EF) release date 4/6/2021
Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir – Ashley C. Ford release date 6/1/2021
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance – Erica Dhawan (CW) release date 5/11/2021
Wytches – Scott Snyder (CW)
– Author Spotlight with Luanne Rice –
Luanne’s newest book is The Shadow Box
You can learn more about Luanne here.
Watch our cover reveal of the book here.
Watch part of our interview with Luanne here.
Read more about the Safina Center here.
Read more about Safe Futures here.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233) and the http://www.theHotline.org
– Also Mentioned –
Emily Dickinson Museum
Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them – Emily Dickinson, edited by Cristanne Miller
Halsey Street – Naima Coster
Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence – Erica Dhawan, Saj-Nicole Joni
Last Day – Luanne Rice
The New Yorker
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