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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 162 - Just Us and the Insects (or not) 1:13:21

1d ago1:13:21

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Chris and Emily sit down for a good old fashioned book chat. There’s no interview this episode, just us.Emily is reading an advance copy of Elizabeth Strout’s forthcoming novel, LUCY BY THE SEA (9/20/2022), and Katherine May’s memoir, THE ELECTRICITY OF EVERY LIVING THING: ONE WOMAN’S WALK WITH ASPERGER’S. Chris is deep into MANSFIELD PARK by Jane …

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Kathy Reichs on super sleuth forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan's 21st thriller 'Cold, Cold Bones' 18:34

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Winter has come to North Carolina and Temperance Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. One night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball. GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. More b…

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Kathy Reichs on forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan's 21st thriller 'Cold, Cold Bones' 18:33

24h ago18:33

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Winter has come to North Carolina and Temperance Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. One night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball. GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. More b…

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Daryl Van Tongeren on how to understand and use the quiet power of an ancient virtue in 'Humble' 25:44

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Daryl Van Tongeren has been researching social psychology and the virtue of humility for over ten years. As the first book on humility in the field of psychology, 'Humble' is a milestone in the exploration of the benefits of humility to the individual and to society. This remarkable book shares the foundational research and new ideas about why humi…

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Tori Haschka on a heart-rending story of how food connects and heals in 'A Recipe For Family' 20:42

14d ago20:42

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Things are getting messy for Stella Prentice: her husband is away; she's juggling a full-time job with a family that includes a demanding four-year-old and a tricky stepdaughter. Stella reluctantly hires an au pair in the hope that she will help lighten the load. Elise, a staunch feminist and Stella's mother-in-law thinks this is a terrible idea bu…

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Sam Vincent on an honest and hilarious story of succession in 'My Father And Other Animals' 23:25

15d ago23:25

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Sam Vincent was a twenty-something writer working in Canberra when he gets a call from his mother – his father has got his hand caught in a wood chipper. When Sam returns to the family farm to help out, it is the beginning of a process that leads him to think differently about the farm, his father and his relationship with both.Sam's farming appren…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 161 - Rachel Barenbaum Author of ATOMIC ANNA 1:20:12

15d ago1:20:12

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Episode 161 features fictional mermaids, bears, and time travel adventure to stop the not so fictional nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. We talk with Rachel Barenbaum about ATOMIC ANNA, her new novel that’s a fascinating mix of historical fiction, thriller, and a family saga about multigenerational women working together to prevent both personal and c…

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J.P. Pomare on the private investigator haunted by his home town in 'The Wrong Woman' 16:59

17d ago16:59

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Vince Reid left the small town of Manson a decade ago, promising never to return. But now an insurance company wants him to investigate a claim on a suspicious car crash and he is forced to relive all that drove him away from the place he grew up.As Reid's investigation unfolds, nothing is as it seems: rumours are swirling about the popular woman w…

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Leigh Straw on the true crime story that gripped Australia in the 1920s in 'The Ballroom Murder' 22:02

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In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiance Cyril Gidley in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. This was supposed to be an open shut case of wilful murder – until lawyer Arthur Haynes is assigned to her defence. Haynes' ability to find the right legal angle and to play the press and the jury, …

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Sophie Green on a story of friendship and fresh beginnings in 'The Bellbird River Country Choir' 20:04

20d ago20:04

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Teacher and single Mum Alex is escaping the city in search of new start with her young daughter; Bellbird River matriarch Victoria finds herself at a crossroads when globe-trotting, opera-singing cousin Gabrielle moves back home; town baker and Bellbird River fixture, Janine is confronting her past and her present; and newcomer Debbie is trying to …

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Brian Freeman on Jason Bourne's biggest threat yet in 'The Bourne Sacrifice' 20:17

29d ago20:17

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Jason Bourne has faced many killers in his time but none more dangerous than the assassin that calls himself Lennon. Bourne believes this elusive killer has a new employer called the Pyramid. The only clue to the group's agenda is a young German woman whose identity turns out to be a lie and who now lies dead in a Washington D.C. Park.Finding the t…

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Brian Freeman on Jason Bourne's biggest threat yet in Robert Ludlum's 'The Bourne Sacrifice' 20:17

29d ago20:17

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Jason Bourne has faced many killers in his time but none more dangerous than the assassin that calls himself Lennon. Bourne believes this elusive killer has a new employer called the Pyramid. The only clue to the group's agenda is a young German woman whose identity turns out to be a lie and who now lies dead in a Washington D.C. Park. Finding the …

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 160 - A "Horrifying" Chat with the Editors of OTHER TERRORS: Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason 1:22:08

29d ago1:22:08

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Every tenth episode we do a giveaway and here we are again with not one, but TWO giveaways! All you have to do to be entered to win is be a newsletter subscriber. (Sign up here: https://www.bookcougars.com/subscriber) We announce our third quarter readalong (thanks to everyone who voted!) and, as always, we talk about what we’re reading, just read,…

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Alistair Paton on the curious history of Australia's amateur scientists in 'Of Marsupials and Men' 22:21

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To the first European colonists, Australian wildlife was bewildering. Marsupials, monotremes and the vast array of birds and snakes were strange and hostile. A bustling animal trade soon developed in both directions. While rabbits, foxes and starlings were unleashed on the Australian landscape, native animals soon found themselves as stuffed or liv…

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Alistair Paton on the rollicking history of Australia's amateur scientists in 'Of Marsupials and Men' 22:21

1M ago22:21

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To the first European colonists, Australian wildlife was bewildering. Marsupials, monotremes and the vast array of birds and snakes were strange and hostile. A bustling animal trade soon developed in both directions. While rabbits, foxes and starlings were unleashed on the Australian landscape, native animals soon found themselves as stuffed or liv…

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Colin Burgess on the astonishing survival story in a Nazi death camp in 'Destination Buchenwald' 17:27

1M ago17:27

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As liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following the D-Day landings of 1944 a group of downed airmen were being held in the infamous Fresnes Prison. Amid great secrecy, 168 airmen – including several from Australia and New Zealand – were evacuated to the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp, accompanied by orders for their execution. A…

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Colin Burgess on the astonishing survival story of Australian and New Zealand airmen in a Nazi death camp in 'Destination Buchenwald' 17:27

1M ago17:27

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As liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following the D-Day landings of 1944 a group of downed airmen were being held in the infamous Fresnes Prison. Amid great secrecy, 168 airmen – including several from Australia and New Zealand – were evacuated to the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp, accompanied by orders for their execution. A…

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Christine Sykes on the joy of movement and friendship in 'The Tap Cats of the Sunshine Coast' 16:11

1M ago16:11

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Meet Carol, Sofia and Bonnie whose lives have been intertwined since primary school. Their hopes, dreams and heartaches have been shared for decades. Through the observant eyes of journalist Melissa, we witness the pressures that threaten to unravel some long-held secrets that have never been shared. Together they are the Tap Cats, a Queensland-bas…

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Christine Sykes on the joys of movement and friendship in 'The Tap Cats of the Sunshine Coast' 16:11

1M ago16:11

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Meet Carol, Sofia and Bonnie whose lives have been intertwined since primary school. Their hopes, dreams and heartaches have been shared for decades. Through the observant eyes of journalist Melissa, we witness the pressures that threaten to unravel some long-held secrets that have never been shared. Together they are the Tap Cats, a Queensland-bas…

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Lisa Barr on love, sex, history and the epic struggle to reclaim stolen art in 'Woman On Fire' 14:43

1M ago14:43

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Young journalist Jules Roth is handed an intriguing assignment: to find a painting stolen by the Nazis 75 years ago. Little does she know that ruthless art dealer and powerful heiress, Margaux de Laurent, is on the same mission. De Laurent gets everything she wants and has the money and resources to back it up. Their goal is to locate Ernst Engel's…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 159 - On the Prowl Summer 2022 1:08:21

1M ago1:08:21

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We have both done some traveling since the last episode. Emily was in Colorado and Utah and Chris was in North Carolina and Illinois. You know we hit some bookstores, which you’ll hear about in our Biblio-Adventures segment. We’ve also checked off two #BigBookSummer reads! Emily finished the Plainsong Series by Kent Haruf and Chris enjoyed her re-r…

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James O'Loghlin on crime, punishment and redemption in 'Criminals' 24:18

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Dean is a small-time thief funding a drug habit. Sarah is a junior police officer on extended stress leave. Mary, a former school teacher, is an alcoholic living on the edge. Their paths cross at the local leagues club when Dean's grand plan for an armed robbery comes undone. Now irreversibly linked, each must decide who to betray, who to trust and…

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Get To The Good Part - A Ready Player Two Podcast

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Chapters 0021, 0022 & 0023 - Afterworld - Ready Player Two 39:19

2M ago39:19

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We find ourselves on Afterworld, and your Gunters are not quite as into it as Aech but we pressed on into the depths of sexual suavity wrapped in purple and armed with guitars. Let's Get to the Good Part!

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Michael Robotham on the third in the Cyrus Haven crime fiction series, 'Lying Beside You' 20:34

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Twenty years ago, Cyrus Haven's family was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic brother Elias. Now Elias is being released from a secure psychiatric hospital and the question of forgiveness is on Cyrus' mind.As Cyrus prepares for the Elias' homecoming two women go missing and one man is dead. Evie Cormac, now the ward of Cyrus, has an incredible …

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Michael Robotham on the third in Cyrus Haven crime fiction series, 'Lying Beside You' 20:34

2M ago20:34

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Twenty years ago, Cyrus Haven's family was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic brother Elias. Now Elias is being released from a secure psychiatric hospital and the question of forgiveness is on Cyrus' mind. As Cyrus prepares for the Elias' homecoming two women go missing and one man is dead. Evie Cormac, now the ward of Cyrus, has an incredible…

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Carmel Bird on reading, writing and remembering in her memoir 'Telltale' 23:14

2M ago23:14

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In Telltale, Carmel Bird seizes on the enforced isolation of the pandemic to re-read a rich library of books from her past and to reconnect with people, time, place, myth, image and the whole experience of her writing life.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Carmel Bird about the reading rules she set for herself during pandemic lockdowns, how a…

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Carmel Bird on reading, writing and remembering in her memoir Telltale 23:14

2M ago23:14

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In Telltale, Carmel Bird seizes on the enforced isolation of the pandemic to re-read a rich library of books from her past and to reconnect with people, time, place, myth, image and the whole experience of her writing life. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Carmel Bird about the reading rules she set for herself during pandemic lockdowns, how …

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 158 - Author Spotlight with Andrea Wang and Debbi Michiko Florence 54:21

2M ago54:21

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Por Emily Fine & Chris Wolak

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Geraldine Brooks on the grim legacy of American slavery, racism and injustice in 'Horse' 21:28

2M ago21:28

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A discarded nineteenth century painting depicting a magnificent horse and its proud black groom is the starting point for Geraldine Brooks' deep dive into one of the darkest periods in American history. Kentucky 1850. Enslaved groom Jarret, forges a close bond with a foal that will carry it to the highest echelons of thoroughbred racing in America.…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 157 - A Chat with AudioBook Narrator Simon Vance 1:15:00

2M ago1:15:00

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Some highlights in this episode: Emily and Chris have kicked off their reading for Sue Jackson’s Big Book Summer reading challenge! Both Book Cougars are starting off with re-reads: Chris is re-reading THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova and Emily is reading Kent Haruf’s Prairie series. She’s already re-read the first novel, PLAINSONG, and is now in…

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Sandi Logan on the most unlikely drug-running grannies in Australian history in 'Betrayed' 23:18

2M ago23:18

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In 1977 Vera 'Toddie' Hays and Florice 'Beezie' Bessire thought they were about to embark on the trip of a lifetime when Vera's nephew Vern Jr made them an unbelievable offer: drive a camper van from Stuttgart to Bombay and finally to Australia. Little did they know the van was packed with two tonnes of hashish.'Betrayed' is the fascinating inside …

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Phil Barker on the rise and fall of Australian magazines in 'Axed! Who Killed Australian Magazines?' 22:07

3M ago22:07

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In the 1990s Phil Barker left the male-dominated world of the Daily Telegraph to work on magazines such as NW and Woman's Day. It was the golden age of Australian magazines with circulation at an all-time high. But along came the internet. A failure to deal with the challenges of the digital world saw a once great industry fall into decline. In Axe…

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Wendy Davis on speaking up in 'Don't Make a Fuss: It's Only the Claremont Serial Killer' 17:48

3M ago17:48

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A violent workplace attack nearly 30 years ago left Wendy Davis with trauma that has permeated her entire life. The police investigation at the time was woefully inadequate and Wendy found herself virtually ignored while the perpetrator faced only relatively minor consequences. Despite being plagued by anger and guilt, Wendy tried to bury the incid…

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Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read

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Episode 156 - Announcing Our Big Summer Books with Sue Jackson 1:07:40

3M ago1:07:40

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We dedicate this episode to Jenny Colvin, host of the Reading Envy podcast. We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn of her sudden death. Jenny will be deeply missed by the book community. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and family. On this episode we recap our biblioadventure to Manchester, VT for Booktopia at the Northshire Bookstore, wh…

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Dr John Tickell on 'Your Best Immunity: Build Resistance the ACE Way' 14:27

3M ago14:27

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Dr John Tickell is a medical doctor, health researcher and author who has spent decades studying the health and longevity of people around the world. His formula of Activity, Coping and Eating, draws on his medical experience, extensive international research, and the lifestyle patterns of the longest living people on earth.'Your Best Immunity: Bui…

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Matthew Spencer on his brilliant debut crime thriller 'Black River' 17:30

3M ago17:30

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Adam Bowman, a second-string journalist at a Sydney newspaper, may be the only person with enough inside knowledge to uncover the links between a murder on the grounds of a private school and the notorious 'Blue Moon Killer'. But Bowman will have to venture into the darkest places of his childhood to piece together a series of shocking crimes.Detec…

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