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In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison and The Tao of the Backup Catcher by Tim Brown and Erik Kratz. Then Andrew, from the (excellent) Overdue Podcast, makes his case for the Amazon adaptation of The Wheel of Time.Links Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Hear Dave talk about Rachel Harrison’s book Such Sharp Teeth The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game by Tim Brown and Erik Kratz Rollergirl: Totally True Tales From The Track by Melissa Joulwan 10 Reasons Why The Wheel Of Time Has Been Hailed As A Masterpiece How to Read The Wheel of Time Books in Order What to Know About The Wheel of Time Books Before Watching the Amazon Prime Series Video: The Wheel of Time Season 1 trailer Video: The Wheel of Time Season 2 trailer The Wheel of Time on Amazon Listen to the Overdue Podcast Twitter: Overdue Podcast, Andrew, Craig Overdue episode: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Overdue episode: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Overdue episode: Where Are The Children? by Mary Higgins Clark Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: the cookbook ‘Portico’ by Leah Koenig and ‘The Square of Sevens’ by Laura Shepherd-Robinson. Then Dave shares highlights from the nominees for a renowned nonfiction prize.Links Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen by Leah Koenig Website for cookbook author Lean Koenig Leah Koenig’s cookbooks The Food of Rome’s Longstanding Jewish Community Gets Its Due The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food_ by Chris Van Tulleken Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: ‘Where There Was Fire’ by John Manuel Arias and ‘The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store’ by James McBride. Then Mel serves up the delicious story of the Philadelphia cheesesteak. Links Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias Podcast episode — Costa Rica: Cloud Forests, Coffee, and Capuchin Monkeys.  The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Good Lord Bird by James McBride The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride Pat’s King of Steaks Geno’s Steaks Pat’s vs. Geno’s Philly’s Cheesesteak Debate Everything You Knew About the Pat’s-Geno’s Rivalry Is a Lie Video: Pat’s vs. Geno’s: Philly Cheesesteak War! Video: Dr. Phil - Cheesesteak Wars Serious Eats: The Best Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia Jim’s South Street Tony Luke’s McNally’s Tavern Chestnut Hill Paesano’s Philly Style Transcript of this episode The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: ‘The Continental Affair’ by Christine Mangan and ‘The Quickening’ by Elizabeth Rush. Then Dave explains why you should put the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on your must-visit list. Links The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth by Elizabeth Rush Our review of Christine Mangan’s Tangerine A refreshing Moroccan orange salad inspired by the book Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan] The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush Visit the website for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Wikipedia: Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Guardian editorial on the Fringe Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical Review Edinburgh Fringe Musicals: A Bedside View of Marriage, Covid Diaries, and Shamilton! Edinburgh Fringe 2023 Week One Roundup: Capote, Wilde and a Lovesick Angler Georgie Grier Offered Support After One Person Attends Her Edinburgh Show Transcript of this episode The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books — ‘The Bookbinder’ by Pip Williams and ‘Tabula Rasa, Vol 1’ by John McPhee — then Dave tells us about the fascinating work of the Long Now Foundation.Links The Bookbinder by Pip Williams Tabula Rasa, Vol 1 by John McPhee Pip Williams on the Invisible History of Female Bookbinders. A New Novel That Captures the ‘Poetic Materiality’ of Books. Our review of The Crofter and the Laird by John McPhee. Hear Dave talk about ‘The Crofter and the Laird’ in our podcast episode Scotland: Wraiths, Rebels, and Royalty. The Long Now Foundation website. The Long Now Foundation YouTube channel. Radical Sharing event — 23 August Our podcast episode Amusement Parks: Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!. Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two books — ‘Ms. Demeanor’ by Elinor Lipman Moreno-Garcia and ‘Speech Team: A Novel’ By Tim Murphy — then Mel gets nostalgic about Concorde and those zippy flights across the Atlantic.Links Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman Speech Team: A Novel by Tim Murphy Visit Elinor Lipman’s website. Elinor Lipman is the new EM Forster. Fight me. Review of The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman. Review of The Way Men Act by Elinor Lipman. Review of Isabel’s Bed by Elinor Lipman. My Ride on the Concorde. What It Was Like to Fly Concorde in the ’70s. Concorde Stories: Remembering the ‘Pocket Rocket’. What Food & Drink Were Passengers Served On Concorde? Vintage Champagne on the Edge of Space: The Supersonic World of a Concorde Stewardess by Sally Armstrong Supersonic: The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde by Lawrence Azerrad Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever wanted to go behind the scenes of the best theme parks in the world — Hello, Disney! — you’re going to love today’s bonus episode.We were thrilled to talk to friend-of-the-podcast Tasha Sounart about her job as Creative Director in the Theme Parks group of Pixar.In this delightful conversation, we talked to Tasha about what a day at Pixar is like, what inspires her creativity, and which Pixar world she’d like to visit.For more on Tasha, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit our show notes. Find Tasha on Mastodon: @tashasounart@worldkey.io Tasha recommended the book Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths. Lauren Passell’s excellent podcast recommendation newsletter Podcast the Newsletter. Easy Homemade Caramel Popcorn. SSoP — Amusement Parks: Wheeeeeeeeeeeee! Transcript of this episode.Do you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books — ‘Silver Nitrate’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale’ by Jon Klassen — then Dave shares a fascinating art project about phantom islands.Links Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Visit Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s website, Twitter, and Instagram. Gods of Jade and Shadow by by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen Follow Jon Klassen on Instagram. Jon Klassen’s Hat Box by Jon Klassen (the trilogy) I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen The scoop on phantom islands from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, and Explorers Web. Andrew Peckler’s Phantom Islands — A Sonic Atlas. The album Sounds from Phantom Islands. (The vinyl is sold out, but mp3s are available.) Andrew Peckler’s new musical release Cue. Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gates of an amusement park are a portal to a magical realm of thrill rides and fantasy worlds, larger-than-life characters, and the best portable foods on the planet. (We’re looking at you, corn dogs and kettle corn!)And it’s been that way since the beginning. The first quasi-amusement park entertained revelers in 1133 with merry-go-rounds, extravagant stage shows, gingerbread, sausages, and dancing in the streets. All that merriment made it easy to forget it was all meant to honor St. Bartholomew.Eventually, the rides got bigger (and faster and more hair-raising), the shows more over-the-top, and the spectacle more spectacular. Roller coasters! Carousels! Tilt-a-Whirls! Mickey and Donald and Cinderella! Legos! Quidditch! Funnel cakes! Turkey legs! And fireworks!In this episode, we take a fast romp through the history of amusement parks, revel in an essay by Russian writer Maxim Gorky, and celebrate the magical world of Walt Disney. Then we recommend five books that took us to amusement parks on the page, including a comedy-thriller set in Helsinki, a nonfiction exploration of delight, a dystopian disaster tale, and historical mysteries set in 1915 Chicago and 1911 Coney Island.Here are the books about amusement parks we recommend on the show: The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen, David Hackston (translator) Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven For more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit our show notes.Transcript of Amusement Parks: Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!.Do you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a replay of an episode featuring books from beloved authors that are excellent summer reads: 'Killers of a Certain Age' by Deanna Raybourn and 'Fairy Tale' by Stephen King. Then Mel takes us around Europe with the Polish street artist Nespoon.BOOKSKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybournhttps://bit.ly/3RBg1dWFairy Tale by Stephen Kinghttps://bit.ly/3AVh01IDISTRACTION OF THE WEEKThe Library of Lost Timehttps://bit.ly/3PIqMd8NeSpoon on Instagramhttps://bit.ly/3ql5GHjNeSpoon on YouTubehttps://bit.ly/3BeS6M8NeSpoon websitehttps://nespoon.artVideo of the mural at the Museum of Lace and Fashionhttps://youtu.be/XeFNYiYC0VEMore about the square in Belorado, Spainhttps://bit.ly/3RmCL1sGerman video (with some English) featuring NeSpoon's various workshttps://youtu.be/ehh5A0AW-p4Colossal magazinehttps://bit.ly/3etn6PCFive questions with NeSpoonhttps://bit.ly/3euaeZDTranscript of this episodehttps://bit.ly/3cNqmoyThe Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production!https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside -https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices