Do you like books and the people that write them? Then join our hosts, Stephanie and Kevin, as they dig deep into the histories and back stories of the world&#39;s most influential authors and the books that made them famous (or infamous).You&#39;ll learn the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives and maybe, JUST MAYBE, it will shine a light on how and why they were able to write their novels, poems, short stories, fairy tales, tomes, children&#39;s books...yadda yadda yadda........ You get it! So what are you waiting for? LISTEN! Then go Open A Fucking Book!

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Due to medical reasons, there will be no new episodes for a little while. We&#39;re sorry. Keep checking our <a href="https://twitter.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">twitter</a> for updates. Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Some Time Off

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie&#39;s new books, tweeting us a question, multiple book covers, a death, a serious problem, our 4 books of the week, French words, the Screen Door Killer, teaching children about weather, mispronouncing names, and much more! <a href="https://kristycambron.com/the-paris-dressmaker/" rel="nofollow">The Paris Dressmaker</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/KCambronAuthor" rel="nofollow">Kristy Cambron</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593198816?tag=randohouseinc7986-20" rel="nofollow">American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/Peter_Vronsky" rel="nofollow">Peter Vronsky</a> <a href="https://www.dk.com/us/book/9780744026573-whats-the-weather/" rel="nofollow">What&#39;s the Weather?: Clouds, Climate, and Global Warming</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/JudithRalston" rel="nofollow">Judith Ralston</a> <a href="https://read.macmillan.com/mcpg/firekeepers-daughter/" rel="nofollow">Firekeeper&#39;s Daughter</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/FineAngeline" rel="nofollow">Angeline Boulley</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Weekday Cliff Notes: Lazy Research

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the Aspen Words nominees, the process of picking a winner, our 4 books of the week, clones, surviving cancer, Stephanie&#39;s disability, Kevin&#39;s heart surgery, spotting a mom, reality show life, Wattpad, and much more! <a href="https://birchbarkbooks.com/louise-erdrich/the-night-watchman-hc" rel="nofollow">The Night Watchman</a>by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/louiseerdrichauthor/" rel="nofollow">Louise Erdrich</a> <a href="https://susanabulhawa.com/books/" rel="nofollow">Against the Loveless World</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/sjabulhawa" rel="nofollow">Susan Abulhawa</a> <a href="https://daniellevevans.com/the-office-of-historical-corrections/" rel="nofollow">The Office Of Historical Corrections</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/daniellevalore" rel="nofollow">Danielle Evans</a> <a href="https://rumaanalam.com/Leave-the-World-Behind-1" rel="nofollow">Leave The World Behind</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/Rumaan" rel="nofollow">Rumaan Alam</a> <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324005469" rel="nofollow">If I Had Two Wings</a>by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/books/randall-kenan-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Randall Kenan</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-echo-wife/9781250174666" rel="nofollow">The Echo Wife</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/gaileyfrey" rel="nofollow">Sarah Gailey</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/suleikajaouad" rel="nofollow">Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/suleikajaouad" rel="nofollow">Suleika Jaouad</a> <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/how-to-spot-a-mum/9780711261020?aid=5961" rel="nofollow">How to Spot a Mom</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/Doonkris" rel="nofollow">Donna Amey Bhatt</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/auralewis" rel="nofollow">Aura Lewis</a> <a href="https://thefamoux.com/" rel="nofollow">The Famoux</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/kassandra_tate" rel="nofollow">Kassandra Tate</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Weekday Cliff Notes: She's Flexing

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: re-recording, a new play, poverty, writing colonies, a new lover, grants, money advances, a trip to the south, working in the theater, a bar attack, and much, much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

The Prophet: Part 2 - Leeches Always Find Blood

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: books Stephanie wants, reimagined Great Gatsby, mythology, our 4 books of the week, authors are artists, 400 years of history, public schools, black girl magic, flowers, and much more! <a href="https://www.amyreedfiction.com/books/tell-me-my-name/" rel="nofollow">Tell Me My Name</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/amyreedfiction" rel="nofollow">Amy Reed</a> <a href="https://read.macmillan.com/lp/something-dark-and-holy-three/" rel="nofollow">Blessed Monsters</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/glitzandshadows" rel="nofollow">Emily A. Duncan</a> <a href="https://www.ciannonsmart.com/books" rel="nofollow">Witches Steeped In Gold</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/CiannonS" rel="nofollow">Ciannon Smart</a> <a href="http://www.alexandrabracken.com/lore" rel="nofollow">Lore</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/alexbracken" rel="nofollow">Alexandra Bracken</a> <a href="https://www.sarahpenner.com/books" rel="nofollow">The Lost Apothecary</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/sl_penner" rel="nofollow">Sarah Penner</a> <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624259/super-host-by-kate-russo/" rel="nofollow">Super Host</a>by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/russokate/" rel="nofollow">Kate Russo</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-9780593402429/9780593134047?aid=5173&listref=kendi-s-books" rel="nofollow">Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/DrIbram" rel="nofollow">Dr. Ibram X. Kendi</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KeishaBlain" rel="nofollow">Dr. Keisha N. Blain</a> <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/amari-and-the-night-brothers-b-b-alston?variant=32218749567010" rel="nofollow">Amari and the Night Brothers</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/bb_alston" rel="nofollow">B. B. Alston</a> <a href="http://davidarnoldbooks.com/the-electric-kingdom" rel="nofollow">The Electric Kingdom</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/roofbeam" rel="nofollow">David Arnold</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Weekday Cliff Notes: Commerce

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: quarantine, being illegitimate, Pentecostal church, stepfather problems, Harlem, teachers, Christian hypocrisy, racist New Jersey, book reviews and essays, a misunderstanding over a bed sheet, the Burroughs comparison, and much, much more!! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

The Prophet: Part 1 - "Doing" Paris

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: changing release dates, Ramsey vs Hollywood, publishing conglomerates, bookstores of yesteryear, new dictionary words, our 4 books of the week, money, aliens, September 11th, a love story in space, and much more! An article By <a href="https://twitter.com/PublishersWkly" rel="nofollow">Jim Milliot</a> at <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/85446-authors-guild-asks-doj-to-stop-prh-purchase-of-s-s.html" rel="nofollow">Publisher’s Weekly</a> An article By <a href="https://twitter.com/proudchismosa" rel="nofollow">Hannah Herrera Greenspan</a> at <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-merriam-webster-new-words-dictionary-tt-0128-20210129-psl3dk57bfbgtoyvpiy37hympa-story.html" rel="nofollow">Chicago Tribune</a> <a href="https://sarahpearse.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">The Sanatorium</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahVPearse" rel="nofollow">Sarah Pearse</a> <a href="https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Extraterrestrial/9780358278146" rel="nofollow">Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth</a>by <a href="https://www.hmhbooks.com/author/Avi-Loeb/140145222" rel="nofollow">Avi Loeb</a> <a href="https://www.alangratz.com/" rel="nofollow">Ground Zero</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanGratz" rel="nofollow">Alan Gratz</a> <a href="http://shaundavidhutchinson.com/books/the-state-of-us-2/" rel="nofollow">A Complicated Love Story Set in Space</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaunieDarko" rel="nofollow">Shaun David Hutchinson</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a>Donate to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>And please go <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">Buy Us A Coffee</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Weekday Cliff Notes: It Could Be Drugs

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: illness taking it&#39;s toll, a &#34;Bible&#34; salesman, a bad kiss, going on tv, new friends, attracting lunatics, a trip to Lourdes, public talks, in and out of the hospital, racism, and much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Bird Lady: Part 3 - Writer's Block

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a fairy tale crime book, vaccination help from a book club, solving a crime with a podcast, a stolen dog, helping boys be better, black characters in YA novels, American Gods, and more! <a href="http://www.cinapelayo.com/books/" rel="nofollow">Children Of Chicago</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/cinapelayo" rel="nofollow">Cynthia Pelayo</a> A story by <a href="https://twitter.com/nbkrug" rel="nofollow">Nora Krug</a> from the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-club-vaccine-effort/2021/01/25/16884640-5a7f-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a> <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634542/if-i-disappear-by-eliza-jane-brazier/" rel="nofollow">If I Disappear</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/EJaneBrazier" rel="nofollow">Eliza Jane Brazier</a> <a href="https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/oliver/" rel="nofollow">Oliver : The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/regimenforlife" rel="nofollow">Steven J. Carino</a> and <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=7946812723668&query=Alex+Tresniowski&type=author" rel="nofollow">Alex Tresniowski</a> <a href="http://jennifer-adams.com/?page_id=1818" rel="nofollow">I Am a Kindness Hero</a>by <a href="https://www.twitter.com/BabyLitJen" rel="nofollow">Jennifer Adams</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Lemniscatesbook" rel="nofollow">Carme Lemniscates</a> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Wings-of-Ebony/J-Elle/9781534470675" rel="nofollow">Wings of Ebony</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/AuthorJ_Elle" rel="nofollow">J. Elle</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: A Magical Kazoo

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: being sick, Stephanie wants books, proper book shipping, sexy RBG calendar, 4 books of the week, daughter of death, first woman Dr., figure skating with an alligator, purgatory in an airport, the difference between YA and AC, and more! <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85318-amazon-hit-with-e-book-price-fixing-suit.html" rel="nofollow">Andrew Albanese From Publisher’s Weekly</a> <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85329-industry-members-unite-to-block-trump-administration-book-deals.html" rel="nofollow">Ed Nawotka from Publisher’s Weekly</a> <a href="https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2021-01-20/sourcebooks_donates_$200_000_in_honor_of_rbg.html" rel="nofollow">Shelf Awareness RBG article</a> <a href="https://nnedi.com/books/remote_control.html" rel="nofollow">Remote Control</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/Nnedi" rel="nofollow">Nnedi Okorafor</a> <a href="https://www.janicenimura.com/" rel="nofollow">The Doctors Blackwell : How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/janicenimura" rel="nofollow">Janice P. Nimura</a> <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374313791" rel="nofollow">The Comeback : A Figure Skating Novel</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/ELShenWrites" rel="nofollow">E. L. Shen</a> <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984836120?aff=penguinrandom" rel="nofollow">Layoverland</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/twelveoclocke" rel="nofollow">Gabby Noone</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: Good Day For Shart

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: not understanding accents, Iowa, being uncomfortable with sex, faith in writing, the meaning of &#34;date&#34;, Yaddo, Communism, an ape, getting sick, cortisone, publishing a novel, leaving a corpse by a Coke machine, and much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Bird Lady: Part 2 - Peabiddies

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie may be high, an author death, a new book expo, our 4 books of the week, feminist wild west, Japanese football, essential workers, Stephanie likes a certain kind of book, and more! An article from <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/margalit-fox" rel="nofollow">Margalit Fox</a> at the New York Times An article from <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/85252-pw-launches-new-u-s-book-trade-fair-for-may.html" rel="nofollow">Ed Nawotka</a> at PublishersWeekly.com <a href="http://www.annanorth.net/" rel="nofollow">Outlawed</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/annanorthtweets" rel="nofollow">Anna North</a> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Eagles-of-Heart-Mountain/Bradford-Pearson/9781982107031" rel="nofollow">The Eagles of Heart Mountain : A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/BradfordPearson" rel="nofollow">Bradford Pearson</a> <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250798350" rel="nofollow">Outside, Inside</a>by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uyenloseordraw/" rel="nofollow">Leuyen Pham</a> <a href="https://www.monicarodden.com/monsters-among-us" rel="nofollow">Monsters Among Us</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/MonicaRodden" rel="nofollow">Monica Rodden</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: Things That Fly and Sparkle

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the flu shot, Irish in Georgia, a very different sort of child, ducks and chickens, mystery illness, Stephanie rants on Southerners, Burma Shave, Klan activity, gender confusion among geese, Catholic roots, Iowa, and much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkoutStephanie&#39;s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/ecjbat" rel="nofollow">goodreads</a> Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Bird Lady: Part 1 - I've Got Biscuits

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: family deaths, Household Words, getting political, more Christmas stories, an &#34;old friend&#34;, unhappiness in marriage, more Christmas stories, failing health, so many Fannys, a nasty separation, public readings, trips to France, more Christmas stories, a train crash, an unfinished novel, ruining the Fresh Prince theme, and much, much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Debtor's Son: Part 3 - Yet Another Christmas Story

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On this UNEDITED episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: the mail, failing Spanish, our 4 books of the week, how Stephanie writes, Happy Holidays, and more! <a href="https://kjdellantonia.com/" rel="nofollow">The Chicken Sisters</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/KJDellAntonia" rel="nofollow">Kj Dell&#39;Antonia</a> <a href="http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Elusive Shift : How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/docetist" rel="nofollow">Jon Peterson</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647392357?maas=maas_adg_921933D265EE066DE68E0CD65060E270_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&utm_campaign=9781647392352&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=social" rel="nofollow">Coding Concepts for Kids : Learn to Code Without a Computer</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/RandyInMS" rel="nofollow">Randy Lynn</a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fire-escape-kelsey-woods/1138410821?ean=9781666212631" rel="nofollow">The Fire Escape</a>by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelse_/" rel="nofollow">Kelsey Woods</a> Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: Unedited

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: getting sad over a character, more father problems, taking time off, an American trip, international copyright, a great wife, Christmas books, falling in love, mesmerism, being attacked by a horse, helping prostitutes, and much much more! Go to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Debtor's Son: Part 2 - Dick Swiveller

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: The Great British Baking Show, accents, books Stephanie wants, getting free stuff, a major literary death, our 4 books of the week, court room drama, Stephanie&#39;s witchy past, science or magic, family secrets, Robert Palmer, and more! <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/richardlea" rel="nofollow">Richard Lea</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sian-cain" rel="nofollow">Sian Cain</a>at The Guardian <a href="https://kiaabdullah.com/books/takeitback/" rel="nofollow">Take It Back</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/KiaAbdullah" rel="nofollow">Kia Abdullah</a> <a href="https://www.ninakahn.com/books" rel="nofollow">The Joy of Hex : Modern Spells Without All the Bullsh*t</a>by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/valleygirlmystic/" rel="nofollow">Nina Kahn</a> <a href="http://rhcbooks.com/books/610940/a-wolf-for-a-spell/?aid=randohouseinc21161-20&linkid=PRHD88206D48A&ref=PRHD88206D48A" rel="nofollow">A Wolf for a Spell</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/Karahdactyl" rel="nofollow">Karah Sutton</a> and illustrated by <a href="https://twitter.com/pauhami_design" rel="nofollow">Pauliina Hannuniemi</a> <a href="https://www.getunderlined.com/books/594496/the-cousins-by-karen-m-mcmanus/?ref=PRHA69B091240" rel="nofollow">The Cousins</a>by <a href="https://www.twitter.com/writerkmc" rel="nofollow">Karen M. McManus</a> Visit <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/StephanieYoungArt" rel="nofollow">Stephanie&#39;s Etsy</a> page for soaps and bath bombsGo to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: I Did Both

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: friends buying books, Amazon and e-libraries, marking in books, our 4 books of the week, why&#39;s it so hard to get weed, and more! A <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/85068-dpla-in-talks-to-offer-amazon-publishing-e-books-to-libraries.html" rel="nofollow">Publisher’s Weekly</a> articleby <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewrichard?lang=en" rel="nofollow">Andrew Albanese</a> <a href="https://www.kimberlybellebooks.com/dear-wife" rel="nofollow">Dear Wife</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlySBelle" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Belle</a> <a href="https://www.kimberlybellebooks.com/three-days-missing" rel="nofollow">Three Days Missing</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlySBelle" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Belle</a> <a href="https://www.michellegallen.com/" rel="nofollow">Big Girl, Small Town</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/michellegallen" rel="nofollow">Michelle Gallen</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Pappalardo/e/B075STZ1ZX%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow">Inferno : The True Story of a B-17 Gunner&#39;s Heroism and the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/PappalardoJoe" rel="nofollow">Joe Pappalardo</a> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Beast-and-the-Bethany/Jack-Meggitt-Phillips/The-Beast-and-the-Bethany/9781534478893?utm_campaign=the_beast_and_the_bethanyjack_meggitt-phillips&utm_content=4289755416&utm_medium=simon_kids_social&utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow">The Beast and the Bethany, Volume 1</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/MeggittPhillips" rel="nofollow">Jack Meggitt-Phillips</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/IsabelleFollath" rel="nofollow">Isabelle Follath</a> <a href="https://www.jerrichisholm.com/" rel="nofollow">Escaping Eleven</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/ChisholmJerri" rel="nofollow">Jerri Chisholm</a> Visit <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/StephanieYoungArt" rel="nofollow">Stephanie&#39;s Etsy</a> page for soaps and bath bombsGo to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: My Bag

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: when Christmas should start, defrauding the Navy Pay Office, not paying bills, child labor, living in prison, loving the theater, falling in love, side spasms, being very busy, a devastating death, and much, much more! Visit <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/StephanieYoungArt" rel="nofollow">Stephanie&#39;s Etsy</a> page for soaps and bath bombsGo to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

The Debtor's Son: Part 1 - Heterosexual Life Mates

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On this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: Stephanie messes up the intro, their review of the long awaited Ready Player Two, another author death, our 4 books of the week, an argument about Flowers for Algernon, and much more! <a href="https://sites.prh.com/ready-player-two" rel="nofollow">Ready Player Two</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/READYPLAYER2" rel="nofollow">Ernest Cline</a> <a href="https://www.emilybarr.com/books/" rel="nofollow">We Hear Voices</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/emily_barr" rel="nofollow">Evie Green</a> <a href="https://get.justfoodfordogs.com/big-kibble/" rel="nofollow">Big Kibble : The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How to Do Better by Our Dogs</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/justfoodfordogs" rel="nofollow">Shawn Buckley</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/DrChavezDVM" rel="nofollow">Oscar Chavez</a> <a href="https://chrisgrabenstein.com/books/the-smartest-kid-in-the-universe/" rel="nofollow">The Smartest Kid in the Universe</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/CGrabenstein" rel="nofollow">Chris Grabenstein</a> <a href="https://julia-ember.com/ruinsong" rel="nofollow">Ruinsong</a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/jules_chronicle" rel="nofollow">Julia Ember</a> Visit <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/StephanieYoungArt" rel="nofollow">Stephanie&#39;s Etsy</a> page for soaps and bath bombsGo to <a href="https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/" rel="nofollow">TheBeardStruggle.com</a> and use our code AUDIO15 for 15% off your order at checkout Please rate and review wherever you listen.Donate to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/openafingbook" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/openafingbook</a>

Weekday Cliff Notes: Bath Bam Bomb

Do you like books and the people that write them? Then join our hosts, Stephanie and Kevin, as they dig deep into the histories and back stories of the world's most influential authors and the books that made them famous (or infamous).
You'll learn the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives and maybe, JUST MAYBE, it will shine a light on how and why they were able to write their novels, poems, short stories, fairy tales, tomes, children's books...yadda yadda yadda........ You get it! So what are you waiting for? LISTEN! Then go Open A F***ing Book!