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For next week's show we're pleased to have Cassidy Dwelis calling in to speak with us about her YA novel, "Hidden in Glass". You can purchase Cassidy's book at cassidydwelis.com. We hope you can join us for our kind conversation on March 4th, 2016, at 7PM EST. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
OK y'all, I finished the book. I had planned to draw this one out over most of the spring, but I honestly couldn't help myself. Montes writes like a fiend, and I loved every word. **THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLY DISTURBING!!**
I felt it necessary to make that very clear early, because if you have a weak stomach or a sweet soul, you may want to catch another one of our group reads. This book is so deliciously disturbing. I consider myself an old hand at upsetting media; I prefer my entertainment to make me squirm. But "Perfect Days" was almost too much for me. I mentioned I couldn't put it down, which might be a little misleading, because there came a point where I had to put the work down, to give myself a little bit of a breather. It's true to say, however, that even when I wasn't actively reading the book, I was darn sure thinking about it.
I don't want to reveal too much too early, so I'll wait for another post to talk more about the plot and the characters and all the details that made this book so good. But, providing you enjoy disturbing literature, check out the book, it is so good!!
A discussion thread for the book I will be reading in the coming weeks, "Perfect Days" by Raphael Montes. Post here with Questions, Comments, or Discussion Topics you want to see covered!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Some of these Guest Recommendations have been published in the first list, but I see no harm in listing them out again. :)January 6, 2016 – Guests: Carol Wohlford and Lindsey Sanchez
Carol’s Recommendations
“Hystopia” by David Means
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Guest Room” by Chris Bohjalian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“Queen of the Night” by Alex Chee
https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=qu...
“All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“Japanese Lover” by Isabel Allende
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” Gabrielle Zevin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Lindsey’s Recommendations
“El Deafo” by Cece Bell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Story of Diva and Flea” by Mo Willems and Tony DiTerlizzi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Napping House” by Audrey Wood
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
January 13, 2016 – Guest: Lindsey R. Loucks
“It” by Stephen King
The “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Series by Jeff Kinney
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
January 20, 2016 – Guest: Nisha Coleman
“Lullabies for Little Criminals” by Heather O’Neill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Girl who Was Saturday Night” by Heather O’Neill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“How Should a Person Be?” by Sheila Heti
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
January 20, 2016 – Guest Danielle DeVor
“House of Leaves” by Mark Z. Danielewski
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“Dancing on My Grave” by Gelsey Kirkland and Greg Lawrence
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
“Apocalypta Z” by Maer Wilson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Vampire Chronicles” by Anne Rice
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
February 3, 2016 – Guest: Maer Wilson
“Moth (Max Hollingsworth Paranormal Mysteries)” by Sean T. Poindexter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“Exiles of Forlorn” by Sean T. Poindexter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“Innocent Blood” by Louann Carroll
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
February 10, 2016 – Guest: Pam Webber
“Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café” by Fannie Flagg
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
“Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
“The Eight” by Catherine Neville
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
February 17, 2016 – Guest: Orrin Hudson
“The Sensational Salesman: A Second Chance Story: Providing a Simple Path to Improving Your Relationships, Career, and Life” by Duane Cummings
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
February 24, 2016 – Guest: Tim Ford
“Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative” Austin Kleon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
March 2, 2016 – Guest: PJ Devlin
“The Interestings” by Meg Wolitzer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
“Kindred” by Octavia E. Butler
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
“The Red Garden” by Alice Hoffman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
March 9, 2016 – Guest: Louann Carroll
“Earth Abides” by George R. Stewart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
“Sancti” Trilogy by Simon Toyne
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Henry David Thoreau Mysteries Series by B.B. Oaks
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
March 16, 2016 - Guest: Geoffrey Thomas
"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
"The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
March 23, 2016 - Guest: Iscah
"The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe" by Edgar Allan Poe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
"The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
March 30, 2016 - Guest: Michael C. Higgins, PhD.
"Intimate Communion" by David Deida
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
National Geographic Traveler Magazine
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/...
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
http://www.winemag.com/
Wine Spectator Magazine
http://www.winespectator.com/
Flying Adventures Magazine
http://www.flyingadventures.com/
*A Kind Voice on Books Producer, David Levins’ Recommendations:*
“The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
“Travels with Charley: In Search of America” by John Steinbeck
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
As many of you know, we love to get book recommendations from each of our guests. Below is a comprehensive list (organized by guest) for your perusal. If you find a book you particularly like through this list, or would like to second one of our guest's recommendations, let us know in the comments. We love to hear from you!
Chris Linn Recommendations -
"Bold" by Peter H. Diamandis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Shannon Joy Hendrickson Recommendations -
"Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Manda Barker Recommendations -
"Wolf in White Van" by John Darnielle
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Ryan Patey Recommendations -
"The World According to Garp" by John Irving
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
"Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
"The Last Ring Bearer" by Kirill Yeskov
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
John Shore Recommendations -
"The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" by Andy Warhol
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Lisa Forman Recommendations -
"Brain Maker" and "Brain Grain" by Dr. David Perlmutter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
"The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making Us Sick and What We can Do About It" by Robyn O'Brien
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
"Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America" by Robert Whitaker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Carol Wohlford Recommendations -
"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
"Japanese Lover" by Isabel Allende
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
"The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
"The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Lindsey Sanchez Recommendations -
"El Deafo" by CeCe Bell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
"The Napping House" by Audrey Wood
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
Nisha Coleman Recommendations -
"Lullabies for Little Criminals" by Heather O'Neil
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
"The Girl Who was Saturday Night" by Heather O'Neil
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
"How Should a Person Be?" by Sheila Heti
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
"A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Has there ever been a book that changed your life? That opened your eyes, or gave you the tools you needed to see something differently? We want to hear about it!
If there's a book you want to discuss with Erin Rae and the wider A Kind Voice community, click the link below and fill out the short application. We'd love to give you some time on air to bring your recommendations to the listening public.
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My name is Erin Rae, and I am honored to have the opportunity to take on hosting responsibilities of A Kind Voice on Books!I'm an avid reader, and always have been. I mostly enjoy fiction, but every so often I branch out to read Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Biographies, Young Adult and/or Dystopian Fiction, True Crime, Crime and Law Procedurals, Short Stories, Fantasy, and anything else that catches my fancy.
Some of my favorite authors are Darrin Doyle, Larry Drown, Gillian Flynn, and Mark. Z. Danielewski.
My recommendation has been and will always be, House of Leaves, by Mark. Z. Danielewski. This book changed virtually every facet of my outlook on life. I closed the book an entirely new person. It was transformative.
**This book does contain some graphic and sexual violence
For some reviews of a couple of my other favorite books, The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell, and The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling, check out the archived version of my very first episode of A Kind Voice on Books.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/akindvoi...
A Kind Voice on Books has gone through some changes in the past few years, not the least of which is a new host! So to jump start a new age, we're re-posting an old topic - Introduce Yourself!What do you like to read?
What DON'T you like to read?
Which books changed your life, or at least shifted your perspective?
Tell us all about it!
How does technology and the rise of the Internet Age affect writing as an art, and you, as a reader?
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Jan 12, 2016 12:29PM
When we spoke with John Shore a few weeks ago, we discussed how the internet has changed the art of writing. That got me thinking, and so one of the questions I am posing to this week's guest, author Lindsey Loucks, has to do with the tone of modern writing, and what technology has done to change it. (Check out the interview with John at the link below to catch up on the conversation.)What do you think?
Has technology and the rise of the internet changed how or what you read? Do you think technology has changed the tone of modern writing? For the better?
Join us Wednesday at 7:00EST for our talk with author Lindsey Loucks, and join in on this topic and more at 347-850-8907. We hope to hear from you!
Interview with John Shore:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/akindvoi...
Upcoming Interview with Lindsey Loucks:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/akindvoi...
