The Heart-Shaped Books Podcast

Where storytellers pour out their hearts about the books that changed their lives.

Episode 10 - Daisy Bateman 08/02/2020

Episode 10 - Daisy Bateman As a curious middle-school reader, Daisy Bateman picked up the Charlotte MacLeod murder mystery, Rest You Merry, in the place where all good books are found... her parents' bathroom. A lifelong love of mysteries ensued, resulting in firm opinions on who is allowed to play Hercule Poirot who is "by definition, not a man of action." /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/15443222

Episode 9 - Christina Hoag 05/16/2020

Episode 9 - Christina Hoag As a young mother living in Caracas and working as a journalist covering Latin America, Christina Hoag discovered the Feast of the Goat, a dramatization of the assassination of the dictator, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic for about 30 years with a very iron fist This dark story about power run amuck and how power corrupts inspired her to write. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/14446838

Episode 8 - Maegan Beaumont 10/16/2019

Episode 8 - Maegan Beaumont With a chaotic childhood and feeling like an outcast in her own family, Maegan Beaumont discovered Aerin Firehair the Dragonslayer, and found her own voice after seeing a strong female protagonist that didn't need other people to solve her problems. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/11661041

Episode 7 - Barry Lyga 03/04/2019

Episode 7 - Barry Lyga At age 9, Barry Lyga may not have had silver eyes, telekinesis, or the ability to talk to animals, but just like Katie Welker, he felt like an outcast living in a new community while his parents were divorcing. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8865431

Episode 6 - Karen Odden 02/18/2019

Episode 6 - Karen Odden With a new school for 5th grade, a harsh teacher, and bullies afoot, author Karen Odden found comfort with a fish out of water heroine who faced similar challenges. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8684414

Episode 5 - Katy Grant 02/03/2019

Episode 5 - Katy Grant The first adult book that author Katy Grant read was a much loved American classic that lead her to wanting a Boo Radley living in her small town Tennessee neighborhood. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8498015

Episode 4 - KA Bedford 01/15/2019

Episode 4 - KA Bedford Author KA Bedford was gobsmacked at the discovery of this award winning Australian science fiction novel which helped him find his own voice in science fiction. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8247251

Episode 3 - Deborah Nelle Lewis 12/31/2018

Episode 3 - Deborah Nelle Lewis Author Deborah 'Nelle' Lewis shares how she really connected with Anne of Green Gables. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8086592

Episode 2 - Bill Konigsberg 12/31/2018

Episode 2 - Bill Konigsberg Author Bill Konigsberg discusses how he fell in love with Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8086550

Episode 1 - Dharma Kelleher 12/31/2018

Episode 1 - Dharma Kelleher In this episode author Dharma Kelleher shares how the book Murder at the Nightwood Bar by Katherine V. Forrest changed her life. /episode/index/show/deniseganley/id/8086340

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