Best Book Ever is a podcast for Bookworms! We get to know interesting people by asking them about their favorite books.
Best Book Ever Podcast
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Best Book Ever is a podcast for Bookworms! We get to know interesting people by asking them about their favorite books.
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October 16, 2023
155 Canada-Palooza with Mark Lefebvre
<p dir="ltr">My dear friend Mark Lefebvre is back this week to teach me all about Canadian Literature, eh?</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Host: Julie Strauss</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://juliewroteabook.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bestbookeverpodcast/">Instagram</a> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Guest: Mark Lefebvre</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://markleslie.ca/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/markleslielefebvre">Instagram</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Editor: Emily Zumchak</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theauthorelf.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "mailto:emily@theauthorelf.com">Email</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Join the Best Book Ever Newsletter HERE!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe for FREE to receive weekly emails with complete show notes, photos of our guests, and updates on what Julie is reading on her own time.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Support the podcast for just $5/month and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter AND a monthly themed curated book list.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Become a Founder for $100 and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter, the monthly curated book list, AND a personal thank you on the podcast, AND a Best Book Ever T-Shirt in your favorite color and style.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Discussed in this episode:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Doug_McKenzie">Bob and Doug McKenzie</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780385490818">The Handmaids Tale and Others by Margaret Atwood</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/louise-penny">Louise Penny</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780771047589">The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780143039143">World of Wonders by Robertson Davies</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780141186153">Fifth Business by Robertson Davies</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781554516926">Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/farley-mowat">Farley Mowat</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780060935467">To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780316769488">The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780743273565">The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781770414006">Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Turning-Leaves-Waubgeshig-Rice/dp/0735281580"> Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780994918383">A Matter of Will by Rod Carley</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781988989259">Kinmount by Rod Carley</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780375707490">Lives of Girls and Women and Others by Alice Munroe</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/steven-leacock">Steven Leacock</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH0K6ojmGZA">The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780008380632">The Embroidered Book by Kate Hartfield</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781928048275">The Hollow Boys by Douglas Smith</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9798212180177">The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780756411954">Changing Vision by Julie E. Czerneda</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781433252952">Flash Forward Robert J Sawyer</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441135/">Flashforward TV series</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780765332400">Rollback by Robert J Sawyer</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9798212148658">Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780446674331">Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780765392633">All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault by James Alan Gardner</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Edens-Eyes-Sean-Costello/dp/0973146931">Eden’s Eyes by Sean Costello</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781739047405">Death Drives a Semi by Edo Van Belkom</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781451697421">The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781982115104">The Long Way Back by Nicole Baart</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/samantha-m-bailey">Samantha M. Bailey</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781550965834">Giles Blunt</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/michael-connolly-f4e217c0-162e-47f1-bb3d-2eb3e6702ff0"> Michael Connolly</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/linwood-barclay-1527289b-3d46-43cb-98f5-5aad3ceb0dc0"> Linwood Barclay</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Wyatt-Thriller-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8TD32NL"> Into The Fire by Rick Mofina</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9HN8RRX/">Hollow Place by Rick Mofina</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B9HVFCWY">Requiem by Rick Mofina</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://markleslie.ca/canadianwerewolf/">Canadian Werewolf Series</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Line-Painter-Claire-Cameron/dp/0002008351">The Line Painter by Claire Cameron</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Novel-Claire-Cameron/dp/031623012X">The Bear by Claire Cameron</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Last-Neanderthal-Novel-Claire-Cameron/dp/031631448X"> The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781594632297">The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Day-Falls-Stood-Still/dp/1401340970">The Day The Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780986842221">The Color of Heaven by Julianne McClain</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Wind-C-C-Humphreys/dp/0385690487">Chasing the Wind by C.C. Humphries</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Someday-Ill-Find-C-C-Humphreys-ebook/dp/B0BHLHQ1N5"> Someday I’ll Find You by C.C. Humphries</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Someone-Knows-My-Name-Novel/dp/0393333094">Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/scott-overton">Scott Overton</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)</p> <p> </p>
October 2, 2023
154 Mark Lefebvre on "The Best Laid Plans" by Terry Fallis
<p dir="ltr">This week's guest is one of my favorite readers, writers and humans on the planet: Mark Lefebvre. Mark has been pushing Terry Fallis' books on me practically since we met, and I'm so glad I finally took his advice. We had a great time discussing political satire, reading slumps, and the differences between American and Canadian humor sensibilities.<strong><br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Host: Julie Strauss</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://juliewroteabook.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bestbookeverpodcast/">Instagram</a> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Guest: Mark Lefebvre</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://markleslie.ca/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/markleslielefebvre">Instagram</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Editor: Emily Zumchak</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theauthorelf.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "mailto:emily@theauthorelf.com">Email</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com">Join the Best Book Ever Newsletter HERE!</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe for FREE to receive weekly emails with complete show notes, photos of our guests, and updates on what Julie is reading on her own time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Support the podcast for just $5/month and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter AND a monthly themed curated book list.</p> <p dir="ltr">Become a Founder for $100 and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter, the monthly curated book list, AND a personal thank you on the podcast, AND a Best Book Ever T-Shirt in your favorite color and style.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Discussed in this episode:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780771047589">The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780358380214">Earth Abides by George R. Stewart</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bestbookever.libsyn.com/008-mark-lefebvre-on-earth-abides-by-george-r-martin"> BBE Episode 009 Mark Lefebvre on Earth Abides</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bestbookever.libsyn.com/008-mark-lefebvre-on-earth-abides-by-george-r-martin"> BBE Episode 058 Mark Lefebvre on Traveling Music by Neil Peart</a> (this is one of those very rare occasions when Mark and I disagreed about a book, and let me tell you, my friends: saying something negative about Neil Peart in front of Mark Lefebvre was the riskiest thing I have ever done in my life. I am so brave.) </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780141186153">Fifth Business by Robertson Davies</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780316769488">Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bestbookever.libsyn.com/009-casey-starnes-on-the-catcher-in-the-rye-by-jd-salinger"> BBE Episode 010 Casey Starnes on Catcher in the Rye</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://lb.ca/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bookshelf?/Z104947">Titles Bookstore at McMaster University</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/High-Spirits-Collection-Ghost-Stories/dp/0142002461"> High Spirits by Robertson Davies</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/john-irving">John Irving</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/stephen-leacock-ba96dd21-1bcf-41d5-b911-78c65fc46311"> Steven Leacock</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/imprints/MS/mcclelland-stewart">McClelland and Stewart</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780141439501">Pygmalian by George Bernard Shaw</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(film)">My Fair Lady (1964)</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Laid_Plans_(TV_series)">Best Laid Plans TV Show</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/denis-hamill">Dennis Hamill</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Angus/dp/0771094728">Operation Angus by Terry Fallis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/No-Relation-Terry-Fallis/dp/0771036167">No Relation by Terry Fallis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780771005121">Up and Down by Terry Fallis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Poles-Apart-Terry-Fallis/dp/0771036191">Poles Apart by Terry Follis</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Candidate_(1972_film)">The Candidate (1972)</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780771043802">Three Cheers For Me by Donald Jack</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781982115104">The Long Way Back by Nicole Bart</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781250815293">Number One is Walking by Steve Martin</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://store.harrybliss.com/">Harry Bliss</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781989351635">The Canadian Mounted by Mark Leslie</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/contributors/edo-van-belkom-87e5d0ab-cce5-4b15-ab8d-4776a625fbf8"> Edo Van Belkom</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780593466735">Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)</p> <p> </p>
September 18, 2023
153 Kate Reynolds on "A Day With No Words" by Tiffany Hammond
<p dir="ltr">This week I'm so delighted for you to meet Kate Reynolds, also known as The Lavender Librarian. Kate is a passionate advocate of inclusive storytimes for children, and she has some innovative ideas for how to share reading time with kids. </p> <p dir="ltr">I was initially hesitant when Kate suggested we read a children's book for this episode - afraid that we wouldn't have enough to talk about to fill the half hour. But I was so, so wrong. Talking to librarians is always a wonderful experience, but talking to this particular one about this particular book was extra-specially magic. </p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Host: Julie Strauss</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://juliewroteabook.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bestbookeverpodcast/">Instagram</a> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Guest: Kate Reynolds</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlibrarian">Instagram</a>/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/katie.reynolds.792740/">Facebook</a>/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAisM_VQ54xzd5GyRVQOiwA">Youtube</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Storytime Solidarity - <a href= "https://storytimesolidarity.com/">Website</a>/<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/user?u=69333607">Patreon</a>/<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/239415551177849">Facebook Group</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Join the Best Book Ever Newsletter HERE!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe for FREE to receive weekly emails with complete show notes, photos of our guests, and updates on what Julie is reading on her own time.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Support the podcast for just $5/month and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter AND a monthly themed curated book list.</p> <p dir="ltr">Become a Founder for $100 and you’ll receive the weekly newsletter, the monthly curated book list, AND a personal thank you on the podcast, AND a Best Book Ever T-Shirt in your favorite color and style.</p> <p dir="ltr">Discussed in this episode:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781736949795">A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://roalddahl.com/">Roald Dahl</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781338603637">The Babysitters Club</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.beverlycleary.com/">Beverly Cleary</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.misterrogers.org/">Mr. Rogers</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.sharonloisandbram.com/">Sharon, Lois and Bram</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laKEcYUD77k">Sandwiches by Fred Penner</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqZFhD54rKQ">Je suis une Pizza by Charlotte Diamond</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://123andres.com/">123 Andres</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.jimgill.com/">Jim Gill</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://littlemissann.com/home">Little Miss Anne</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781616209230">Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9780679406419">Mouse by Art Spiegelman</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/12153/9781481446952">And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/fidgets.and.fries/">Tiffany Hammond’s Instagram</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)</p> <p> </p>
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