The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

Perks of Being a Book Lover is a show about books, people who read, and how reading, at its very best, is a social experience. Whether it be a book club, a poetry slam, or the production of a play; words are meant to be shared. Keep up with us on FB.

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April 23, 2025 67 mins

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You can find Holly Gramazio at her website https://www.hollygramazio.net/ or on IG at holly_gramazio

 

When we first heard the premise of Holly Gramazio’s novel The Husbands, we were intrigued. A woman’s husband goes up to the attic to ...

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You can find Ben Shattuck at his website https://www.benshattuck.com/ or on IG @Benshattuck_

 

This week we chat with Ben Shattuck, author of Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau published by Tin House Books in 2022.  Amy ...

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You can find Rebecca Schinsky on IG @rebeccaschinsky and Book Riot at www.bookriot.com

 

In this week’s episode, we chat with Rebecca Schinsky, who is chief of staff for Riot New Media Group and co-host of The Book Riot podcast. Book Riot...

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You can find Katherine Marsh at her website www.katherinemarsh.com or on IG at @katherinemarshauthor.

 

This week we chat with Katherine Marsh, author of The Lost Year, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Lite...

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You can find Sariah Wilson at her website www.sariahwilson.com or on IG - @sariahwilsonauthor

 

We chat this week with Sariah Wilson, the author of many, many rom-coms, who recently published her first romantasy titled A Tribute of Fire. ...

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You can find if there is a chapter of Silent Book Club near you or look into starting your own by going to their website; https://silentbook.club/

 

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com.  We ar...

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You can find Wes Browne at www.wesbrowneauthor.com or on IG at @browne_all_over

This week we chat with Wes Browne, a Michigan transplant who has been a Kentucky attorney for over 20 years. When he’s not lawyering, he writes crime fiction,...

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You can find Meg Shaffer at www.megshaffer.com or on IG at meg_shaffer.

 

This week we officially begin Season 12 so we have both a guest and book recommendations on a particular theme. Our guest this week is Meg Shaffer, best-selling aut...

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This week we are doing our 2024 recap, covering the books that earned 5 stars. We’ve also got some audio interspersed in the episode from 2024 guests to The Perks who also share their favorite books of the year. This is always one of o...

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You can find Tracy Clark on social media on Instagram @tpclark2000 and on her website www.tracyclarkbooks.com/

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This week we have a Remix episode and catch up with Tracy Clark, who we interviewed in Season 8 (episode 161) about her first Harriet Foster novel ti...

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You can find Sharon Short at her website, www.sharonshort.com and on Instagram at @sharongshortauthor.

This week we have a Remix episode and catch up with Sharon Short, who we initially interviewed about her historical mystery novels whic...

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This is a REPLAY episode from our Holiday gift buying guide from 2023. We will be back next week with a REMIX episode with former guest Tracy Clark who has a new mystery you won't want to miss.

 

This week we chat with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichael’s Bookstore. Each November we let her do the heavy lifting and share books that have come out and might be good choices for your holiday shopping.

If you would lik...

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f you would like to check out Carmichael’s Bookstore Holiday Book Gift Guide, you can find it online at www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/

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The delightful Sam Miller, store manager at Carmichael’s Book Store, comes to save the day. She has, as usual...

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November is Native American Heritage month so in this episode, we’re sharing some books written by Native American authors. There are so many great texts to choose from if you’re interested in broadening your reading. We bring your memo...

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You can find Alice Kaltman at www.alicekaltman.com or on IG @alicekaltman

This week we chat with Alice Kaltman about her latest book, Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes. She has written books of linked short stories, novels for various ages, an...

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This week our topic is philosophical. No, we’re not discussing those dull philosophy textbooks, but rather novels or nonfiction that ask big questions, such as “Who am I?” and “What is happiness?” and “Do we have free will?”. We will give...

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You can find Alisa Alering at www.alering.com or on Insta @alisa.alering.

This week we wrap up what has been a month of seasonally spooky books with guest Alisa Alering, the author of Smothermoss, a book that is set in 1980s Pennsylvania ...

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This week we’re bringing you a Creature Feature in which we suggest books that tell the story of creatures. Those may be mythological creatures, cryptids, or beings from your favorite horror film. Some are scary, some are mysterious, some...

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You can find Daniel at his website www.danielolivas.com

This week we speak with Daniel Olivas, a lawyer with the California Department of Justice, who is also a novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel, Chicano Frankenstein, which publis...

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Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

2- Horribly Haunted in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker

3- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

4- A 5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Lan Nguyen-...

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