Strong Sense of Place | Travel Through Books

In this episode, we get excited about two new books: 'Revenge of the Librarians' by Tom Gauld and 'The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy' by Moiya McTier. Then Dave talks about a website that provides 'emotional spoilers' for movies and TV.  BOOKS Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld https://bit.ly/3rW9XBW The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld https://bit.ly/3yFUMjY Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld https://bit.ly/3VpyXPA The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier https://bit.ly/3Vqc0f7 ** DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK ** DoestheDogDie.com https://bit.ly/3rW1vmj Review on The Wildest https://bit.ly/3CyY21T Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3ELfXFg The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new books: 'The Whalebone Theatre' by  Joanna Quinn and 'The Hero of This Book' by Elizabeth McCracken. Then Mel shares her enthusiasm for cookies made by cloistered nuns in Spain.  BOOKS The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn https://bit.ly/3CZWvDD The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken https://bit.ly/3g9nx28 The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken https://bit.ly/3TjaLwv DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK Cloistered Cookies Video  https://youtu.be/WbmUdXTSAGs Boing Boing article about Nun Cookies https://bit.ly/2CdeuHs Strong Sense of Place on Instagram https://bit.ly/3EHsbyF Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3MLK7KN The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new books: 'The Sleeping Car Porter' by Suzette Mayr and 'Such Sharp Teeth' by Rachel Harrison. Then Dave explains why we should all book a trip asap to Prince Edward Island to explore The Island Walk.  BOOKS The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr https://bit.ly/3TmZjQB The Widows by Suzette Mayr https://amzn.to/3CxEwmf Venous Hum by Suzette Mayr https://bit.ly/3eqHq4j Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison https://bit.ly/3T8QFVE Cackle by Rachel Harrison https://bit.ly/3g09BHQ DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK The Island Walk https://theislandwalk.ca/ Travel & Leisure review https://bit.ly/3yxUsUn SSoP Ep. 42 — Atlantic Canada: For There Blow Some Cold Nor'westers on the Banks of Newfoundland https://bit.ly/3RW7uSv Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3EEN51t The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two books, one backlist and one new: 'Wakenhyrst' by Michelle Paver and 'This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You' by Susan Rogers. Then Dave shares three reasons to put the tiny country of San Marino on your must-visit list.  BOOKS Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver https://amzn.to/3Ro6ZR8 This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers https://bit.ly/3LRi9MV DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK San Marino on Wikipedia (Crossbow Corps!) https://bit.ly/3y1fomC Museum of Vampires and Lycanthropes https://bit.ly/3Rv9D7O Kitsch or Cool? Museo dei Vampiri in San Marino https://bit.ly/3CkRqoM Dark Matter by Michelle Paver https://bit.ly/3xYeJCo SSoP Podcast Episode 28 — Arctic: Otherworldly Beauty That Might Kill You https://bit.ly/3Rl3ISv Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3dYdvjH The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new book releases: 'The Most Likely Club' by Elyssa Friedland and 'The English Understand Wool' by Helen DeWitt. Then Mel tells the twisty story of 'Rebecca The Musical' on Broadway.  BOOKS The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland https://bit.ly/3dSlbnG The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt https://bit.ly/3y4cr4J ** DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK ** Reddit explainer https://bit.ly/3RnFZkP The Guardian on the fraud https://bit.ly/3RnEiU8 Documentary https://youtu.be/roIueOG7_N4 Promo video for Broadway https://youtu.be/B-SZOwrhTds Promo video for Vienna https://youtu.be/W_zJ0vOWQRg Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3SpYkPe The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you ever feel like Italy is just showing off just a bit? It's literally got the best of both worlds, surrounded by the sea and graced with mountains (hello, Italian Alps, Dolomites, and Apennines), woodlands, and hills, including the famous seven of Rome.The climate is ideal for growing lovely things like figs, almonds, olives, grapes, and... romance. What's more romantic than sweethearts riding a Vespa under the moonlight? Or a spritz sipped under a beach umbrella on the Italian Riviera? A dip in the Adriatic, a stroll in the Tuscan sunshine, a run down a slope in the Italian Alps — these are the things of which dreams are made.Which leads us to this fact: Italy has the third highest life expectancy in Europe: 83.5 years of living la dolce vita, the sweet life. The food, the wine, the weather, the language, the history; it's an embarrassment of riches, and we're all the better for it.In this episode, we discuss everything that makes Italy one of the most enchanting places on Earth. We get curious about the world's largest rock band and a possibly cursed village, daydream about eating pasta carbonara in Rome, and cross the sea to Sicily. Then we recommend great books that took us there on the page:The Invitation by Lucy Foley - https://bit.ly/3QYEd9lTrieste and the Meaning of Nowhere by Jan Morris - https://bit.ly/3QZu7FpCinnamon and Salt: Ciccheti in Venice by Emiko Davies - https://bit.ly/3xFjJvIGalileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel - https://bit.ly/3Lv5nDzStill Life by Sarah Winman - https://bit.ly/3Sf2jxGA Room with a View - https://bit.ly/3DOFhd5For more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit show notes at http://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-26-italyDo you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new book releases: 'Duran Duran: Careless Memories' by Denis O'Regan and 'The Slow Road to Tehran: A Revelatory Bike Ride Through Europe and the Middle East' by Rebecca Lowe. Then Dave highlights three books he was excited to see honored with Hugo Awards for sci-fi. BOOKS Duran Duran: Careless Memories by Denis O'Regan https://bit.ly/duranduranbook The Slow Road to Tehran: A Revelatory Bike Ride Through Europe and the Middle East by Rebecca Lowe https://bit.ly/3RgZvPX DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK Complete list of 2022 Hugo Award winners https://bit.ly/3Lu4Zp7 A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine https://bit.ly/3xGUUj3 A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers https://bit.ly/3xJ9ir0 Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley https://bit.ly/3duURzV Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders https://bit.ly/3DIprR1 On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3DGtwoS Watch 25 literary luminaries (Neil Gaiman, Robin Sloane, Felicia Day, Alan Cumming!) read the new translation of _Beowulf_ by Maria Dahvana Headley https://bit.ly/3favljW Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3DLZKz8 The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new book releases: 'Ten Things I Hate About Me' by Joe Tracini and 'Thistlefoot' by Gennarose Nethercott. Then Mel explains how the Sleep Stories in the Calm app have taken her on adventures around the world.  BOOKS Ten Things I Hate About Me by Joe Tracini https://bit.ly/3LhYXYH Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott https://bit.ly/3LeUF4f ** DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK ** Follow Joe Tracini on Twitter - https://twitter.com/joetracini Enjoy his rap about bipolar personality disorder - https://bit.ly/3LfjNYx Watch a dance video on YouTube - https://youtu.be/a5AUetoXKMo Listen to a podcast interview with Joe - https://apple.co/3LeYia8 Read a profile of Joe in The Guardian - https://bit.ly/3Upig6z Learn more about the Calm app - https://www.calm.com/ Visit the website for Erik Braa - https://www.erikbraa.com Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3RKsWKV The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secret corridors, hidden rooms, and trapdoors are the stuff of adventure and romance. Egyptian pyramids riddled with underground chambers and booby traps. An English country house with a priest hole and a trick bookcase. A speakeasy with a sliding panel that leads to a brothel and a gambling parlor. Who wouldn't want to go exploring?!And where would Gothic storytelling be without the secret passage in Horace Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto?' Or the hidden door to the attic in 'Jane Eyre' that's protecting an epic secret?If your childhood was shaped by reading the enchanting adventures in 'The Secret Garden' and 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,' or by solving the mystery of 'The Hidden Staircase' with Nancy Drew, this show is for you.In this episode, we discuss an amazing book heist from an ancient French monastery, debate if Ben Franklin was a werewolf hunter, get lost in the Mansion on O Street, and daydream about living in the New York Public Library. Then we recommend great books that lured us into magical portals, dangerous tunnels, secret passages, and other hidden spaces that prove irresistible. Here are the books we discuss in the show:A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn https://bit.ly/3cLkQm3The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow https://bit.ly/3AGfsJ7Tunnel 29 by Helena Merriman https://bit.ly/3Ry21liUnderground by Will Hunt https://bit.ly/3CQjyB5The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley https://bit.ly/3TG18ZRFor more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit show notes at http://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-12-secret-passagesDo you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new book releases: 'Killers of a Certain Age' by Deanna Raybourn and 'Fairy Tale' by Stephen King. Then Mel takes us around Europe with the Polish street artist Nespoon.  BOOKS Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn https://bit.ly/3RBg1dW Fairy Tale by Stephen King https://bit.ly/3AVh01I DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK The Library of Lost Time https://bit.ly/3PIqMd8 NeSpoon on Instagram https://bit.ly/3ql5GHj NeSpoon on YouTube https://bit.ly/3BeS6M8 NeSpoon website https://nespoon.art Video of the mural at the Museum of Lace and Fashion https://youtu.be/XeFNYiYC0VE More about the square in Belorado, Spain https://bit.ly/3RmCL1s German video (with some English) featuring NeSpoon's various works https://youtu.be/ehh5A0AW-p4 Colossal magazine https://bit.ly/3etn6PC Five questions with NeSpoon https://bit.ly/3euaeZD Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3cNqmoy The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can follow us at: Our web site at Strong Sense of Place Patreon Twitter  Instagram Facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices