buddy reads

In this episode I am talking with a wonderful lady named Missy who I met when she contacted me after hearing me on a book podcast. From there our friendship grew.  Missy lives in a rural area, where finding community can be challenging with the physical barriers of not having people living very close together. To help overcome this challenge of distance from other people, and larger cities, Missy reached for books. She expresses how when she was a child her small village didn’t have a public library, so a Book Mobile would come to visit her area to bring in books from other libraries. Missy now gets creative with how to get her books, mostly turning to ebooks on Kindle. She has been able to use a few different online book resources to hear book talk and help find community. Missy, like many readers, uses reading as a source of self care and finds ways to fit it into her schedule. She usually does this by reading during meals (aka her quiet time). Check out this episode for some great resources for readers, and to learn more about Missy's story! 

Episode Highlights:

●     What it is like to live in a rural area

●     Bookmobile as source of books in small village

●     Libby app for reading ebooks and audiobooks

●     Goodreads - track books and link to libraries Library Extension

●     The StoryGraph - track books and get data on your reading life

●    Book Podcasts: What Should I Read Next?, Currently Reading, BookTalk Etc, Novel Pairings, and Sarah’s Bookshelves Live  

●     Catherine’s blog GilmoreGuidetoBooks.com

●     Book podcast that started Karla and Missy friendship WSIRN Episode 236

●     The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Connect:

●     Connect with Missy on IG @steiner.missy and see what Missy is reading on Goodreads

●     Connect with Karla on IG @karla_osorno and see what Karla is reading on Goodreads 

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Today we are chatting with Kari Sweeney. Kari is a busy working mom, who like the most of us, has a full schedule. Something that Kari loves to do for herself is to read books and to talk about books. She found that when she didn’t make time to do that, it showed in her mental health and in her relationships with others. Kari decided she was going to always make it a priority to make time for herself, and get lost in a book. She prioritizes her time creatively, like reading a book in the school pick up line or listening to an audiobook while doing chores around the house. Kari now has an online book community that allows her to share her love for reading in conversation with others. She is a wonderful example of how we need to make our hobbies and passions a priority, even with our busy schedules. Check out this episode to learn more about Kari and her story. 

Episode Highlights:

●     Making time for reading with a busy schedule 

●     Modern Mrs Darcy online book club and community - Join as a member

●     Intentional conversations with people online

●     Book darts - Buy on Amazon

●     Bookstagram - keeping it fun (not obligatory) and being authentic

●     Kari makes beautiful book sleeves from fabric to protect your books - message Kari

●     How books can launch deeper conversation

●     Selecting the right book for you 

●     What Should I Read Next Podcast - Karla’s WSIRN episode 236

●     Reflecting and documenting why you like a book - Anne Bogel’s book journal

●     Kids and planting the seeds for lifelong reading

●     Buddy Reads as motivation for reading longer books

 
Connect with Guest on Instagram- @whatkarireads

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Welcome to episode 4 of the Westmoreland Podcast!

In this episode we discuss our first buddy read, The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah. We do our best to give NO spoilers, but we do include a couple of quotes from the book. We also have a fun chat about our bookish dreams, including (but not limited to) having personal libraries and Little Free Libraries. Lastly, we may or may not gush about another favorite book podcast...a lot! We hope you enjoy this longer episode full of good discussion and goofy laughter.

Stuff We Mention

• Lisse’s bookends (a Christmas gift: thank you Niki!)
• Don’t YOU want a Delorean??
• Strong Sense of Place Podcast

Books We Mention

• The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo
• The Babysitter’s Club Series, by Ann M. Martin
• The Zion Covenant Series, by Bodie Thoene
• Writers & Lovers, by Lily King
• Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
• Ready Player Two, by Ernest Cline
• Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie

Lisse’s recommendation:  The Martian, by Andy Weir
Heidi’s recommendation: The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown

Next up for Lisse: The Woman on the Orient Express, by Lindsay Jayne Ashford (narrated by Justine Eyre)
Next up for Heidi: Seekers of the Wild Realm, by Alexandra Ott

Our next episode is scheduled to release January 29th, 2021, and we'll discuss our favorite and sometimes secret places we find and buy our books.

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Westmoreland Podcast!

In this episode, Lisse realizes that she craves really good novels and wonders...can our listeners help her out with some recommendations? Heidi indulges in some childhood nostalgia, and then we discuss our reading goals (or lack thereof) for 2021.
We also announce our January buddy read: The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah. We hope you’ll join us in reading and send in your comments and thoughts for our episode on January 22nd! We’ll be sure to include some listener comments in that episode too.

Stuff We Mention
Strong Sense of Place podcast...and The Edge, by Dick Francis is the book Heidi bought on impulse after hearing their episode about trains.

Books We Mention

• Buttermilk (The Serendipity Books), by Stephen Cosgrove
• The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis
• The Virgin Blue, by Tracy Chevalier
• Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
• Remarkable Creatures, by Tracy Chevalier
• A Single Thread, by Tracy Chevalier
• Girl With the Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier
• The Eragon Series, by Christopher Paolini

Heidi’s recommendation: I Shall Be Near to You, by Erin Lindsay McCabe
Lisse’s recommendation: Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson

Next up for Lisse: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini
Next up for Heidi: H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald

Our next episode is scheduled to release January 15th, 2021.

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