Melissa Joulwan and David Humphreys of Strong Sense of Place

Today, Kaytee is visiting with Melissa Joulwan and Dave Humpreys, all the way from Prague to talk about Strong Sense of Place! We are discussing

Bookish Moments: “triple-dipping,” map adventures, and doubly broken reading
Current Reads: we’re visiting manor houses, the everglades, building a train, and seeing a refugee camp. Come with us.
Deep Dive: all things Strong Sense of Place with Mel and Dave
Book Presses: A feel-good classic, a boring book described in a new way (ha!), and a Nigerian treasure.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!

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Bookish Moments of the Week:

1:43 - Amazon Kindle

3:22 - Haunted Voices by Various Authors

4:21 - Google Maps

4:51 - Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Wara-Siwa

Current Reads:

7:25 - Snow by John Banville (Melissa)

8:30 - Schitt’s Creek

8:37 - Agatha Christie novels

9:32 - Benjamin Black novels

11:47 - Nothing Like it in the World by Stephen Ambrose (Dave)