Bookish

It's Labor Day here in the US, as well as the start of the autumn reading season, and for our holiday ramble we'll be talking about something near and dear to readers everywhere: Fiction. Let's get Bookish! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Flashback Friday episode I break with tradition to offer you my personal Top 10 Books list. Feel free to argue in the comments/voice message section. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In our weekly author profile episode we look at one of the all-time greats of literature: Alexandre Dumas, author of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo." Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and this time we look at the issue of book snobbery, mine in particular. Is it right? We'll see. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today is Independent Bookstore Day across the United States, and today's episode looks again at why our independent bookstores matter now more than ever. Ensuring they survive the current health and economic crisis is as important as the survival of any of our local small businesses, so support your local indie today. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's episode we have our first ever Bookish Book Club discussion, about Dave Eggers' "The Circle." We also pick our book for September. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In the past we have looked at both good and bad book-to-film adaptations. In today's Throwback Thursday episode we look at Shirley Jackson's classic horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House" and the runaway hit Netflix adaptation of the book. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Author Profile segment, we look at Bret Easton Ellis, author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, and a key voice of Generation X. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Sunday Ramble we're taking a brief break from all things Bookish to ask you to help support this podcast. Your support will ensure we can keep rambling, ranting, and raving about books long into the future. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for Short Story Saturday. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble. Today we ramble about our book club, recommend a Guatemalan novella as our weekly pick, and cast a vision for eventual Bookish world domination. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's Short Story Saturday again, and for those of you who love libraries (don't we all?), today's story from Ray Bradbury is a special one indeed. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

This episode first aired more than a year ago, and it's more true now than ever. We all need a refuge sometimes, and this episode is about the greatest refuge ever: the bookstore. In a world where we're increasingly disconnected, take a short trip with me where everybody knows your name. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's episode we look at a few of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble. This Sunday we're recommending some excellent rock biographies as well as some literary podcasts you need to check out. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for Short Story Saturday, though today it's actually Flash Fiction Saturday. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Throwback Thursday episode we venture into a subgenre of fiction that has been terrifying readers for over a century. Let's take a closer look at the vampire novel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

The Miracle on Ice, the fall of the Berlin Wall, parachute pants; the 1980s are remembered for a lot of things, but rarely as a literary decade. That's a shame, and today's episode looks to correct that faulty notion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today's short story is one I posted last year as well, but I wanted to post it again because it reminds me (and us) of a time when we took things like crowded carnivals for granted. Here's hoping those days return soon. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today is July 31st, which means it is the shared birthday of Harry Potter and his creator JK Rowling. Let's take a look back at this magical series, and let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support