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Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
I had the pleasure of interviewing author Teri Wilson for this episode.
We talk about how long she's been an author and how she got into it, how she got her foot into Hallmark Movies, what books have come out recently, and what's coming out next!
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Books mentioned in this episode
CLICK HERE to Learn More about any of the books mentioned
Links from this episode
Teri Wilson website: https://teriwilson.net/
Teri Wilson Instagram: @teriwilsonauthor
Literary Escape Book Club: join my free book club here
Literary Escape Society: learn more about my exclusive membership group here
A Book Lover's Adventures blog: abookloversadventures.com
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Today I have another Reader Escape for you on the podcast. A reader has requested book recommendations for a literary escape to a destination of their choice.
Destination: Alaska
Genres: Historical fiction, mystery, realistic fiction (really anything but horror)
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Historical Fiction
The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Mystery
The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
Realistic Fiction
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Romance
The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler
If you'd like more information on any of these books, JUST CLICK HERE
Links From This Episode
Literary Escape Book Club - join the free community
Literary Escape Membership Society - check out this private community
A Book Lover's Adventures blog
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Join me for a literary escape to Paris!
Books that will take you there for all types of readers.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson
Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay
The Queen of Paris by Pamela Binnings Ewen
The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Deja Dead by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
The Perfume Collector by Kathryn Tessaro
** you can check out all of these book here **
Links from this episode:
Blog post: 11 Books Set in Paris You'll Love
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Here is a short part of my interview with NY Times Bestselling author Madeline Martin. We talk about her book The Last Bookshop in London. The full interview was in my Literary Escapes Society, a membership book club.
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Check out all books from the Podcast here: CLICK HERE
Links from this Episode
Author links:
Website: https://madelinemartin.com/
Instagram: @madelinemartin
Literary Escape Society - learn more here
My blog: A Book Lover's Adventures
My free book community: Literary Escape Book Club
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Today we have book recommendations from one of my favorite Bookstagrammers, Olivias.Bookish.World.
Come see what literary escapes she has in store for us and what books she recommends.
Books mentioned in this episode
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson series) by Patricia Briggs
The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby
What if You & Me by Roni Loren
CLICK HERE to Learn More about any of these books
Links from this episode
Olivia on Instagram - @olivias.bookish.world
Olivia on Twitter - @OliviasBookish
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Have you met author Tif Marcelo yet? If not, you're in for a lovely surprise. We travel to the Outer Banks, the Philippines, and other places as we talk about her books, what inspires her, and life with four kids!
Books Mentioned in this episode:
Tif Marcelo's books
North to You: Journey to the Heart series
It Takes Heart: Heart Resort series
2021 releases by Tif Marcelo
It Takes Heart: Heart Resort series
Other books
You can find all these books here: LEARN MORE
Links from this episode:
Coastal Magic (Book) Convention 2022
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Want an escape to The Netherlands? Maybe a Literary Escape to The Netherlands? Check out these Books Set in The Netherlands that I recommended as a Reader Escape for Nicole.
Books Set in The Netherlands
1. Romance
Title: A Little Moonlight by Betty Neels
2. Mystery
Title: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan
3. Fantasy/Adventure
Title: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
4. Bonus Book
Title: The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen by Hendrik Groen
CLICK HERE to learn more about any of these books
Links from this Episode
Books Set in The Netherlands article
Learn more about the Literary Escape Society (a podcast listener special deal included!)
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Whether you're heading to Florida for vacation or just want to feel like you're in Florida, these 10 books will give you a great picture of the Sunshine State.
(Amazon links are used for your convenience. If a purchase is made through one of my links, I will be minimally compensated at no expense to you.)
Books Mentioned in this episode:
1. A Suite Deal by Kay Sisk - Romantic Comedy/ Orlando
It's not enough that the perky redhead has been in his way from Dallas to Orlando, but now a hotel suite mix-up has David White sharing a living room with her, her mother and her niece. How's a man supposed to conduct business at the convenience store convention and still have time to prep for a job interview with WOTs-New-Now's president? Somehow wanting to jump ship from his dead-end job has him jumping through hoops for her instead.
2. Paper Towns by John Green - Realistic Fiction/ Christmas, FL
When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo.
After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.
3. Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard - Noir Crime / West Palm Beach & Miami
This book is set about a not-altogether-blameless flight attendant on the run from her vicious gun-running sometimes employer who sees her as a troublesome loose end.
This book was adapted for the big screen in Jackie Brown, which was directed by Quentin Tarantino and starred Pam Grier, Robert DeNiro, and Samuel L Jackson! But, if you’ve seen the movie, be prepared because there are some big differences between the book & the movie!
The second book in a two-book series. The first is called The Switch about a kidnapping that went wrong.
4. Beyond Risk by Connie Mann - Romantic Suspense / Ocala Forest
Former Fish & Wildlife Officer Charlotte "Charlee" Tanner still carries the guilt of a tragic drowning accident that occurred on her watch. She hoped moving back home to the wilds of central Florida would provide a safe haven-until she learns the death was no accident, and she's the intended target.
Tough and decisive, Lieutenant Hunter Boudreau loves his new job as a law enforcement officer with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Charlee is his best friend, so when she comes under fire, he's not letting her out of his sight until the killer is caught. But Charlee won't sit by and let anyone else die for her.
As danger closes in and Charlee and Hunter's attraction threatens to consume them, Charlee has to decide if she can trust Hunter. And to save Charlee, Hunter will have to trust her, too.
5. Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen - PI/Mystery - Miami
The first sign of trouble is a Shriner's fez washed up on a Miami beach. The next is a suitcase containing the almost-legless body of the local chamber of commerce president found floating in a canal...
The locals are desperate to keep the murders under wraps and the tourist money flowing. But it will take a reporter-turned–private eye to make sense of a caper that mixes football players, politicians, and one very hungry crocodile in this classic mystery.
6. A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway - women’s fiction / Coconut Key
The last thing Beck Foster wants to do is attend a party for her estranged aunt in the Florida Keys. One month earlier, Beck’s seemingly ideal existence imploded when her husband of thirty-four years announced he was leaving her. Now, she has to sell her house, get a job, and somehow put her broken heart and life back together. She can’t do all that if she runs off to visit a woman she barely remembers.
Or can she?
Accompanied by her grown daughter who also longs for an escape, Beck heads to Coconut Key, where she’d lived the earliest years of her life. There, she forges a life-changing relationship with a woman she never really understood, dips her toes into the waters of a new romance, and begins the process of starting over.
But when a secret kept for nearly fifty years comes crashing down on them, all of Beck’s dreams are once again threatened. Can she forgive the lies that have shaped her life, or will the past ruin her chance at a new beginning in Coconut Key?
7. The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton - Key West/ historical fiction
For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person’s paradise can be another’s prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape.
After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship but her life.
Elizabeth Preston's trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own.
Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women’s paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys.
8. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow - Disney / SciFi Fantasy
Jules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies...and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World.
Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now in the care of a network of volunteer "ad-hocs" who keep the classic attractions running as they always have, enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches.
Now, though, it seems the "ad hocs" are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of the Presidents and is replacing its venerable audio-animatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln, and all the others. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself.
Worse: it appears this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (It's only his fourth death and revival, after all.) Now it's war: war for the soul of the Magic Kingdom, a war of ever-shifting reputations, technical wizardry, and entirely unpredictable outcomes.
9. Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
Five young teens tapped as models for theme park “guides” (using a new hologram technology developed by the Disney Imagineers) find themselves pitted against Disney villains and witches that threaten both the future of Walt Disney World and the stability of the world outside its walls. Featuring a new cover design and additional content!
10. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
While not set in Florida, you can head to Universal Studios and ride the Hogwarts Express, visit Hogsmeade & Diagon Alley, and of course, Hogwarts.
Links from this episode:
Books Set in Florida blog post
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Ready to learn more about Jan Moran's book The Chocolatier? Get all the behind-the-scenes scoop on this fabulous book!
What you'll hear in this episode:
- how Jan chose San Francisco, Amalfi and Peru as her settings
- how Jan gets the feel of the timeframe so well
- Jan's "sensory" books
- Inspiration for The Chocolatier
- and more
Books mentioned in this episode:
Fabulous Fragrances
The Perfumer
The Winemaker
Summer Beach series
Sea Breeze Wedding
Hepburn's Necklace
Coral Cottage series
Beauty Mark
You can find more about all the books here: https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AGI54B2G2E42QCJYF35YRKCR72OA/3URL7064E4P3J
Website Links:
Literary Escape Society: https://www.abookloversadventures.com/literary-escape-society-podcast-special/
Jan Moran: janmoran.com
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
I love when a reader wants escape recommendations!
Today, author Kerry Evelyn wants to escape to South Africa. So, check out my recommendations for books set in South Africa.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1. Rachel's Blessing by Ashley Winter
Genre: Romance
CLICK HERE to learn more about this book
2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Genre: Historical Fiction
CLICK HERE to learn more about this book
3. Heart of the Hunter by Deon Meyer
Genre: Thriller/Suspense
CLICK HERE to learn more about this book
4. Zebra by Jill Wallace
Genre: African literature
CLICK HERE to learn more about this book
Links for this episode:
Connect with author Kerry Evelyn
website: https://kerryevelyn.com/
Instagram: @kerryevelynauthor