Bookish

Today's episode is the first in what will hopefully be a recurring segment profiling authors from across genres and periods in history. We start today with the dean of hard-boiled crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and today we're looking at the tendency some authors have to keep revising their books on social media long after they're published. Yes, JK Rowling, I'm talking about you. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today's episode of Bookish takes a look at several books about writing by writers. Even if you're not a writer, reading these gives a unique insight into the minds of the writers you love. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today's episode deals with the dreaded and feared reading slump and offers some ideas for how to break out of it. With summer upon us, now is the time to beat that slump and get reading again. 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

There has been endless talk over the past 20 years about how "un-Christian" and even "Satanic" the Harry Potter books are. In today's episode, we show just how wrong this view actually is. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time for the June edition of Throwback Thursday (yes, with furlough over, this returns to its normal monthly slot). In today's episode we're rambling about something near and dear to Team Bookish: Fiction. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore, the nation's oldest independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore, was burned to the ground during the riots in Minneapolis on May 30. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

For this final Sunday Ramble of May, we look at two topics that don't at first glance seem to go together: knowing when to give up on a book and the joy of re-reading books. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

Today's episode is a little different than usual. Today is the anniversary of the opening of my no-longer open bookstore, and it seems a good time to share some reminiscences and ruminations. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

May is Short Story Month, and it's time again for Short Story Saturday here at Bookish. Today's short story is another of mine...I hope you enjoy it. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Throwback Thursday episode we look at a largely unknown member of the book world, the bookscout, and why you need to become one. Also, please note that once furlough/lockdown ends, Throwback Thursday will go back to its normal once-a-month status. 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 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

There are more opportunities for writers today than at any time in history. In today's episode we look at a few reasons why. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble. This Sunday we're returning to some earlier ramble topics that you may have missed. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for Short Story Saturday, this time with a story that falls under the category of flash fiction. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's episode we compile five book recommendations from our Sunday Ramble episodes over the past year. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's Throwback Thursday episode we take a closer look at book collecting, specifically collecting signed books. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

In today's episode we return to the greatest American author ever and look at five essential books on his time in Paris in the 1920s. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and on this Mother's Day it includes the best, and worst, fictional moms. Let's get Bookish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookish/support