The StrandCast

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The StrandCast 013: Lane Moore Mar 03, 2020

The book that Lane Moore could never ﬁnd on a shelf is the very one she decided to write. How to Be Alone, her collection of personal essays, explores through candor and humor the fallout from her childhood trauma and how she's learning to make peace with the chaos.

Moore is also a comedian and the host/creator of Tinder Live and fronts the band It Was Romance.

Visit Lane Moore online: https://www.lanemoore.org https://mobile.twitter.com/hellolanemoore https://www.instagram.com/hellolanemoore

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The StrandCast 012: Ross Mathews Feb 18, 2020

When they go low, Ross Mathews goes funny. In his second book, Name Drop, Matthews shares thirteen non-mean-spirited brushes with celebrities. Name Drop is a hilarious collection of his encounters with the rich and famous: including Mathews making a diﬀerence in Lady Gaga's life and then there was that time he secretly stalked Liza Minnelli. This follow-up to Mathews 2013 Man-Up memoir also features original cocktails and his very own ROSSipes that accompany each star-struck tale.

Mathews is also a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race and the host of the podcast, Straight Talk.

Visit Ross Mathews online: https://www.helloross.com https://www.instagram.com/helloross https://twitter.com/helloross

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The StrandCast 011: Anna Borges Feb 04, 2020

The beauty of The More or Less Deﬁnitive Guide to Self-Care by Anna Borges is how it proves self-care is a such personal act. The A-Z format of the book allows you to dip in and choose from dozens of suggestions that strike your fancy. If sitting silent for ﬁve minutes sounds like sheer torture, you can always doodle or maybe count sheep under a weighted blanket.

Borges is also the senior health editor at SELF and the podcast host of We Are YA.

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The StrandCast 010: Deborah Davis Jan 21, 2020

Only a select few can claim they've spent hours in the presence of Tina Turner. Deborah Davis is in that rareﬁed club. As the co-author (along with Dominik Wichmann) of Ms. Turner’s second memoir, My Love Story, she held witness to the triumphant life and career of the Queen of Rock and her story of resilience. Davis has also written books on Truman Capote, Andy Warhol and Oprah Winfrey.

Visit Deborah Davis online: https://www.instagram.com/therealdeborahdavis

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The StrandCast 009: Andre Aciman Jan 07, 2020

André Aciman’s 2007 novel Call Me by Your Name captivated readers with the relationship between Elio and Oliver. Ten years later, Luca Guadagnino’s ﬁlm adaption further expanded the adoration fans felt for the characters. Find Me, the follow-up, is a less a sequel and more of an unexpected view into the lives of Oliver, Elio and his father.

Visit André Aciman online: www.ﬁndmenovel.com www.twitter.com/aaciman www.instagram.com/acimanandre www.facebook.com/AcimanAndre

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The StrandCast 008: Adam Mansbach Dec 10, 2019

It's a good thing when Adam Mansbach’s name appears on the cover of a book. Especially when it's two books of humor in the same year. His co-authored title with Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel, A Field Guide to the Jewish People: Who They Are, Where They Come From, What to Feed Them…and Much More. Maybe Too Much More (Flatiron Books) released in September 2019. A few weeks later Adam returned with the third volume of his children’s picture books for adults, F**k, Now There Are Two of You. It's the follow-up to 2011’s surprise hit Go the F**k to Sleep and the 2014 sequel You Have to F**king Eat, all available from Akashic Books. Adam pinned the bestseller Angry Black White Boy, and you can see his screenwriting work on Netﬂix's Original Movie, Barry.

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The StrandCast 007: Ryan O'Callaghan Nov 26, 2019

Coming from a rural California background, Ryan O’Callaghan intuited at an early age that hiding he was gay was his only option. Whether it was personally or in his six-year career as an offensive lineman for the New England Patriots then the Kansas City Chiefs, Ryan’s life in the closet took its toll in numerous ways. In his memoir, My Life on the Line (co-written with Cyd Zeigler), Ryan details his years of depression, threats of suicide and an opioid addiction spurred by multiple football-related injuries. My Life on the Line isn't only about the cost of living a lie, it's ultimately about Ryan deciding to lead an open and honest life as a gay man.

My Life on the Line is published by Edge of Sports, an imprint of Akashic Books.

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Visit Ryan O’Callaghan online: https://www.instagram.com/ocallaghanryan

Visit the Ryan O’Callaghan Foundation online. All of Ryan’s book proceeds will help provide LGBTQ athletes with scholarships: https://rofdn.org

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The StrandCast 006: Elissa Altman Nov 12, 2019

Elissa Altman’s memoir, Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing (Ballantine Books), spins our idea of the maternal instinct right on its archetypal head. Look elsewhere if you're expecting warm and cuddly tales of mother/daughter bonding because Elissa’s mother, Rita, shares life’s stage with no one and that includes her daughter. Motherland is Elissa’s more bitter, than sweet journey of a life spent living for her mother and how she learned to live for herself. Elissa is also the author of the previous books, Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw and Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire and the Art of Simple Cooking. Poor Man’s Feast is also the name of her James Beard Award-winning narrative blog.

Visit Elissa Altman online: https://elissaaltman.com http://www.poormansfeast.com https://www.instagram.com/elissa_altman

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Elissa Altman, Motherland

Mary Gordon, The Shadow Man

Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety

Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds

Alice Waters, The Art of Simple Food

The StrandCast 005: R.L. Stine Oct 28, 2019

Although his books can be enjoyed anytime of the year, October can deﬁnitely be referred to as R.L. Stine Season! For over 30 years, Stine has been the undisputed king of horror ﬁction for children and YA readers. Adults love him, too. With hundreds of titles to his credit, including the Goosebumps and Fear Street series of books, Stine continues to thrill fans by adding graphic novels and the forthcoming Fear Street movies to his résumé. It's no wonder R.L. Stine remains an inspiration for anyone who's ever read one of his books.

Visit R.L. Stine online: http://rlstine.com https://m.facebook.com/rlstine https://twitter.com/rl_stine

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

Erle Stanley Gardner, The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Strandcast 004: Lauren Wilkinson Aug 27, 2019

Lauren Wilkinson doesn't have much of a problem with your distilling American Spy, her debut novel, into a book about a “black female spy”. Although technically accurate, Lauren’s debut is far more expansive than those three words might suggest. Set during the Cold War, FBI agent Marie Mitchell is assigned with taking down Thomas Sankara, a beloved communist leader in Burkina Faso. Based on the real-life president who was referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara”, Marie develops feelings that fall outside of her duties. As with most novels of intrigue, no one is quite who they appear. Born and bred in New York, Lauren graduated from Columbia University with a MFA in fiction and literary translation. American Spy originated as a short story class assignment.

This episode also features Book News from Eirini Karoutsos and Sofia Nehlawi.

Visit Lauren Wilkinson online: www.lauren-wilkinson.com www.instagram.com/thrillkinson Visit host boice-Terrel Allen online: www.talkmusictalk.com www.instagram.com/thisisboice Visit Strand Book Store online: https://www.strandbooks.com/strandcast or join the newsletter.

Books mentioned in this episode:

American Spy, Lauren Wilkinson

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

The Giver, Lois Lowry

Roots, Alex Haley

Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh

Jelly Belly, Robert Kimmel Smith

Wayside School, Louis Sachar

Marlena, Julie Buntin

Heavy, Kiese Laymon

Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata

Neverworld Wake, Marisha Pessl

You, Caroline Kepnes

The Strandcast 003: Eddie Stern Aug 13, 2019

According to yoga teacher Eddie Stern, we could all use a little more space for happiness. In his book, One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life, he gives us a road map to unearthing our best selves. For Eddie, the journey began in his mid-teens at a yoga camp. He's been sharing his knowledge and expertise ever since through Urban Yogis (a gun and harm-reduction program), his Ashtanga yoga classes, and co-founding the Breathing app, along with Moby and Deepak Chopra (who also wrote One Simple Thing’s foreword). One Simple Thing continues Eddie’s mission by providing the reader with the myriad benefits of both meditation and yoga practice. Plus, he was Madonna’s instructor for ten years!

This episode also features Book News from Eirini Karoutsos and Sofia Nehlawi.

Visit Eddie Stern online: www.eddiestern.com/ www.instagram.com/eddiestern Visit host boice-Terrel Allen online: www.talkmusictalk.com www.instagram.com/thisisboice Visit Strand Book Store online: www.strandbooks.com Books mentioned in this episode: One Simple Thing by Eddie Stern

The Strandcast 002: James Oseland Jul 30, 2019

In the case of James Oseland’s memoir, Jimmy Neurosis, we should totally judge a book by its cover. Replete in a slicked-back coif (think Bowie’s Thin White Duke period), ironic bank clerk-clothes and an insouciant expression; it's James at a time when he thought knew everything. Page after page might debunk this notion, but it's a ride through the late 70s with teenage James hanging out on/in the San Francisco punk scene. Jimmy Neurosis, James's alter ego, shines in the concentrated tale (1977-1980) of a young gay guy discovering himself through music, high school bullying, drugs and chic friends named Blackie O. It’s all narrated without a whiff of self-pity. If you’re a foodie who loved James from his judging stints on Top Chef Masters, Jimmy Neurosis will be your insiders look into a youth that was alternately harrowing and hilarious.

Visit James Oseland online: www.jamesoseland.com www.twitter.com/jamesoseland Visit host boice-Terrel Allen online: www.talkmusictalk.com www.instagram.com/thisisboice Visit Strand Book Store online: https://www.strandbooks.com/strandcast or join the newsletter.

Books mentioned in this episode: Jimmy Neurosis: A Memoir, James Oseland

Browse other books by James Oseland

Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire

The Raven Cycle, Maggie Stiefvater

Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo

The Strandcast 001: Glory Edim Jun 20, 2019

How do you turn an Instagram account on books into a New York Times profile in just three years? Ask Glory Edim, founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club for black women and fiction centered on their lives. In scant time, Glory has taken Well-Read Black Girl from a handful of Instagram followers to an annual book festival and a book deal consisting of 2018’s bestselling Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves and a forthcoming memoir. What earnestly started as an online community has become a representation of both the joys and traumas of black women. Glory believes these life stories are for anyone who wants to learn about worlds outside their own.

Stories of hope and triumph will always transcend.

Visit Glory Edim online: www.wellreadblackgirl.com www.instagram.com/wellreadblackgirl

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Books mentioned in this episode: Well Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves by Glory Edim

The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander

Becoming by Michelle Obama

My Love Story: A Memoir by Tina Turner

We Real Cool by bell hooks

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in The Detroit Numbers by Bridgette M. Davis

Looking of Lorraine by Imani Perry

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory