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– 2 OLD BOOKS THEY LOVE
– 2 NEW BOOKS THEY LOVE
– 1 BOOK THEY DON’T LOVE
– AND 1 NEW RELEASE THEY’RE EXCITED ABOUT
I’m getting real about all things books and serving you up a bit of snark on the side.
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In Episode 81, audiobook narrator Julia Whelan goes behind the scenes of narrating audiobooks.
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HighlightsTwo OLD Books She Loves
Two NEW Books She Loves
One Book She DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
Having narrated over 400 audiobooks in all genres, Whelan is, by industry standards, considered one of the top narrators recording today. She's repeatedly featured on Audiofile Magazine's annual Best-Of Lists. She was named Audible's Narrator of the Year in 2014 and is a Grammy-nominated audiobook director. She has acquired multiple Audies and SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts) Awards, including for the performance of her own novel, My Oxford Year. She has won dozens of Earphone Awards, The Audie Award for Best Female Narrator of 2019, and was presented with Audiofile Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Golden Voice Award in 2020. She attributes her distinctive style of narration to her ongoing passion for literature fueled by her decades of acting experience.
Welcome to the Spring 2021 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!
Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out April – May 2021 (plus, 2 June 1 releases!).
Also, stay tuned for my Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2021 blog post, which is coming out soon. I'll share some of the books I talked about in this podcast, but also some that I didn't!
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
Welcome to the first Winter 2021 Circle Back Episode with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!
In the Winter 2021 Book Preview (Ep. 73), Catherine and I shared our most anticipated books coming out January – March 2021. But, we often haven't read the books we share in the Preview Episodes.
So, in this new series, we will "circle back" to update you on all the books we presented in the previous season's Book Preview now that we've at least attempted to read them.
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
In Episode 78, Catherine Gilmore (@gilmoreguide) and I go deep into our backlists to share some of our favorite older books we haven't talked about in a long time!
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
In Episode 77, Syed M. Masood (author of The Bad Muslim Discount) joins me to talk about the evolution of The Bad Muslim Discount, writing about serious topics with humor, and what it's like the publish 3 books in 18 months.
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HighlightsTwo OLD Books He Loves
Two NEW Books He Loves
One Book He DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE He's Excited About
I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, and currently live in Sacramento, California. There have been plenty of stops in between though. I'm a first generation immigrant, twice over. I've been a citizen of three different countries and lived in nine cities. I am, as Goethe, said, "nothing but a wanderer […] on this earth."
Living among different people, in different countries at fascinating times in their histories, has shaped both my view of the world and my writing. Ultimately, human beings are the same everywhere (despite the fact that they tell themselves, everywhere, that they are different from each other), and the theme of this fundamental human unity informs everything I write.
As to my life outside of writing, I went to the William and Mary School of Law, and before that attended the University of Toronto, where I studied English Literature. I am currently practicing as an attorney and must "measure out my life in coffee spoons" on a daily basis.
Some members of my family will tell you that I'm also a poet. This isn't true. I wrote a few poems in Urdu when I was a teenager, and I've never heard the end of it…which I wouldn't mind, honestly, if they were any good. As it is, I'm very happy living in prose, thank you very much.
Other interests include good food, video games, sitcoms, and books of all kinds. Most of my time that doesn't go to writing or billable hours is consumed by my two children, four and two years of age.
In Episode 76, Laura Tremaine (author of Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. and host of 10 Things to Tell You podcast) joins me to talk about why women in mid-life have trouble sharing, how she chose the 10 prompts in her book, how her book club chooses the books they read, and how her reading has been recently.
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Two NEW Books She Loves
One Book She DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
Laura Tremaine grew up in small town Oklahoma and moved to Los Angeles sight unseen when she was twenty-two years old. She worked in film and television production for many years at MTV, VH1, Fox, and Paramount Pictures, before pursuing writing full time.
Laura has been sharing her life online for ten years. She writes about friendship, anxiety, motherhood, and marriage. Her blog posts and podcast episodes resonate with women looking for ways to connect more deeply with others as they transform from one era of life into another.
Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff, and their two children.
In this special bonus episode, I share 4 new benefits for podcast patrons and listeners get to hear my February 2021 Book Recommendations episode, which is normally only available to patrons.
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Two OLD Books She Loves
Two NEW Books She Loves
One Book She DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
In Episode 75, Ashley Audrain (author of The Push) joined me to talk about society's expectations of mothers, how her publishing background influenced an early draft of The Push, and what it's like to read and write dark stores.
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HighlightsTwo OLD Books She Loves
Two NEW Books She Loves
One Book She DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
Ashley previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada. Prior to Penguin, she worked in public relations. She is a graduate of the Media, Information & Technoculture program at Western University. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children.
The Push is her first novel.
Next EpisodeThere will not be a new episode next week since the podcast is on a bi-weekly schedule.
The following week, there will be a full length episode featuring Laura Tremaine, the author of Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. and the host of the podcast 10 Things to Tell You (airing February 17).
In Episode 74, Sara Hildreth from @fictionmatters and the Novel Pairings Podcast shares her experience judging the Aspen Words literary prize.
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HighlightsTwo OLD Books She Loves
Two NEW Books She Loves
One Book She DIDN'T LOVE
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
Sara Hildreth is a reader, teacher, and lifelong learner.
Prior to this year, Sara taught high school English at an all-girls school in Colorado.
While working on her MA in Literature at Georgetown University, Sara began sharing her reading life publicly on Instagram as a way to connect with bibliophiles outside of academia. Through her participation in this community, Sara fell in love with recommending books to a larger audience all while challenging her thinking and expanding her own reading taste.
She lives in Denver, CO with her husband and their puppy, Mr. Bingley.
Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out January – March 2021.
Also, stay tuned for my Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2021 blog post, which is coming out soon. I'll share some of the books I talked about in this podcast, but also some that I didn't!
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HighlightsJanuary
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
Next EpisodeThere will not be a new episode next week since the podcast is on a bi-weekly schedule.
The following week's episode will feature Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters and the Novel Pairings Podcast going behind-the-scenes of judging a literary prize (airing January 20).
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