Broads, Books, & Booze

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Join me in our discussion of the novella The Bees by Laline Paull. The Bees won the 2015 Orin Book Award for Fiction. Additionally, it was nominated for 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.Drink responsibly!Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.comTheme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Join me in our discussion of the novella Adore by Doris Lessing. Doris Lessing is a Nobile Prize Laurent. Her novella was released as a major motion picture in 2013. Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Join me at my wonderful guest, Stephanie, in our discussion of The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. Awards: 2009 Before Columbus Foundation-ABA, 2009 National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books, 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

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Join Monica and I as we discuss the classic, White Noise. The book describes an academic year in the life of its narrator, Jack Gladney. It’s a strange and funny book about death. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. The Journey of Ibn Fattouma by Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. A Time to Dance by Padema Venkatraman is ALA Notable and ALAIVALSA best book for young adults. Listen to our lively discussion about women and able bodies! Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Best book of 2020 for several newspapers, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. Listen to Monica and I look through lives of Shakespeare’s family. Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! This season is all about award winning books. Winner of the 2021 Newberry Medal and The 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature is When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller. Walk into the magical world of Korean folktales with us. Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! We finished our theme of identity last season. This season, we are focusing on award winning books. Next on the list is National Book award Eat Drink Vote by Marian Nestle. Listen to our discussion of food politics! Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to Season 6 for Books Broads and Booze! We finished our theme of identity last season. This season, we are focusing on award winning books. At the top of the season is The Princess Diarist by the cultural icon Carrie Fisher. Listen to our discussion of young Carrie Fisher. May the force be with you. Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to the finality of season 5 for Books Broads and Booze! We finish our theme of identity with the wildly sober book ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison. What changes have you made thinking of yourself and your identity over the last year? Enjoy what Monica and I discovered about ourselves! Wishing you all a happy holiday season! Drink responsibly! Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the thought provoking nonfiction book ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ By Philip K. Dick. Listen to Monica and I go into discussion questions of this thought provoking novel from 1968. And remember, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the thought provoking nonfiction book “What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us - who we become after tragedy and trauma” by Mike Mariani. Listen to Monica and I go deep into what makes us who we are. And remember, drink responsibly. Discussion questions provided by the publisher, Random House Books. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Listen to Monica and I get into the mood for the spooky season. Going forward, all episodes will be released on the last Thursday of the month. And remember, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with the gothic romance Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Listen to Monica and I as we wander through this roller coaster ride of Jane Eyre. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

This is a special bonus episode of author Corie Adjmi. She’s written an incredible story titled “The Marriage Box.” The Marriage Box can be found online at Amazon and Barnes & Nobles. You can also find in at https://corieadmji.com! Look for it where you get your books.

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with Know Thyself by Ingrid Rossellini. Listen to Monica and I as we wander through this book of rich history and art of Western culture. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity with Artificial You by Susan Schneider. Listen to Monica and I as we discuss questions such as: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay

Welcome to season 5 of Books Broads and Booze! We continue with our theme of identity! This month’s book is only an essay!! It is On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt. The author asserts his views on the way people need to hate, feel disgust, or bigotry to keep themselves entertained. Join Monica and I as we dive into the essay first published on January 1st, 1826. As always, drink responsibly. Questions and comments may be sent to broadsbookandbooze@gmail.com Theme music by Dee Yan-Kay