Living A Life Through Books

S2E66 - Author conversations: Anna Solomon (The Book of V)

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Author Anna Solomon has hit gold with her latest book:  The Book of V.  This book about 3 women spans 3 different timelines and connects bea...

S2E65 - The Book Launch

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ever been to a  book launch?  What is that like?  I was super excited to join the book launch of Phuc Tran's book via Zoom.  So, t...

S2E64 - Month in Review: April 2020

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode goes over my reading trials and tribulations for this month and the books I have read.  Here's a list of the books:  Before ...

S2E63 - Author Conversation: Sharon Ann Ziegler (The Association).

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we speak to another self-published author.  Sharon is a lawyer by profession and has used her extensive knowledge to write a crime drama.  The...

S2E62 - Net Galley everything

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Net Galley is the topic of this podcast.  I discuss my experiences and trials and tribulations of Net Galley.  I hope it helps.  If you need to rea...

S2E61 - Author Conversation: Phuc Tran, author of Sigh, Gone. Part 2/2

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phuc Tran's memoir Sigh, Gone was published April 21st by Flatiron Publishing (an imprint of MacMillan).  I had the opportunity to talk to Phuc a...

S2E60 - Author Conversation: Phuc Tran, author of Sigh, Gone. Part 1/2

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phuc Tran's memoir Sigh, Gone was published April 21st by Flatiron Publishing (an imprint of MacMillan).  I had the opportunity to talk to Phuc a...

S2E59 - Audiobooks, Reading, and Motivation Through COVID19.

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I discuss the stress that COVID 19 has placed on us and the changes in our habits without having to drive to work everyday.  I ta...

S2E58 - Book Club: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate.

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Welcome to our 4th book club of the year.  Due to the novel Corona virus, we were doing this meeting through Zoom.  We ...

S2E57 - Author Conversation: Farah Zaman

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are talking with YA mystery author Farah Zaman.  I found her first book Moon of Masarrah a very fun and charming read.  If you have...

S2E56 - My ARC journey

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tracking my ARC journey is tricky and is not extensive either but I've talked about what is going on with me.  I would still recommend you listen...

S2E55 - Book Talk with sand_between_pages (Erica): Part 2/2

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are doing a bookish talk with Erica from Bookstagram.  Her handle is sand_between_pages and she has a beautiful bookstagram page with ov...

S2E54 - Book Talk with sand_between_pages (Erica): Part 1/2

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are doing a bookish talk with Erica from Bookstagram.  Her handle is sand_between_pages and she has a beautiful bookstagram page with ov...

S2E53 - March 2020. Month in Review.

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I go over the 8 books I read this month and do a mini review of each of them.  And I also discuss some hiccups I've had in the p...

S2E52 - Bookish Hodge Podge and more Libby

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I cover a hodge podge of bookish topics, namely about how I want to write and also some Libby experiences and hacks.  Please reach out to me on I...

S2E51 - Book Club: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Part 2/2

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT.  This is our book club episode were we discuss the controversial book American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.  We had 4 people (inc...

S2E50 - Book Club: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Part 1/2.

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT.  This is our book club episode were we discuss the controversial book American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.  We had 4 people (inc...

S2E49 - Chat with Sanober in London. Part 2/2.

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sanober is an inspirational woman who started a book club in London 3 years ago and that book club is going strong.  She talks openly about her b...

S2E48 - Chat with Sanober in London. Part 1/2.

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sanober is an inspirational woman who started a book club in London 3 years ago and that book club is going strong.  She talks openly about her b...

S2E47 - Book Chat with Erin Beaver: The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Part 5/5)

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Erin Beaver and I discuss the entire Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.  It's a 4 book series and this book chat is broken into 5 ...

S2E46 - COVID 19 emergency: The Bookish Toilet Paper Episode

14 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is COVID 19 related to books?  It's not really related, but I had to made an episode that made light of the situation and gives some light to...

S2E45 - Book Chat with Erin Beaver: The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Part 4/5)

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Erin Beaver and I discuss the entire Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.  It's a 4 book series and this book chat is broken into 5 ...

S2E44 - Book Chat with Erin Beaver: The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Part 3/5)

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Erin Beaver and I discuss the entire Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.  It's a 4 book series and this book chat is broken into 5 ...

S2E43 - Book Chat with Erin Beaver: The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Part 2/5)

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Erin Beaver and I discuss the entire Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.  It's a 4 book series and this book chat is broken into 5 ...

S2E42 - Book Chat with Erin Beaver: The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Part 1/5)

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Erin Beaver and I discuss the entire Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.  It's a 4 book series and this book chat is broken into 5 ...

S2E41 - Bookish Conversation with Casey Skeen

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’m talking to Casey Skeen from North Carolina. Her Instagram handle is booklifewithcasey.  She’s a mother of 6, a wife and an avid reader wh...

S2E40 - How To Read Several Books At One Time?

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I discuss juggling the art of reading several books together.  I tend to read about 4 at any given time, so I keep alternating be...

S2E39 - Book Club: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Part 2/2

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  We discuss the whole book, The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.  This is the second and final part of our discussion.  I t...

S2E38 - Book Club: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Part 1/2

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  We discuss the whole book!  This episode is a recording of our book club session with minimal edits.  Today we talk abo...

S2E37 - The Bright Side Sanctuary For Animals by Becky Mandelbaum

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another book review.  This time an ARC from Net Galley.  This publication comes out in August.  If you have any comments about this or ...

S2E36 - You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another review of a book.  This time it's a non-fiction and an ARC from Celadon books.  Quite exciting really to get the ARC.  If you h...

S2E35 - The Giver Of Stars by Jojo Moyes

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a short book review of the book The Giver of Stars by Joyo Moyes.  Have you read this one?  You can contact me through my em...

S2E34 - TBR! TBR! TBR!

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is a TBR?  How to handle one?  How do I handle my own TBR?  I give a couple of examples.  One my husband with the organized T...

S2E33 - Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is book 3 of the Crazy Rich Asians series.  In this brief review, I present an extremely brief glimpse of the book, but in general, if you l...

S2E32 - The Second Home by Christina Clancy

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This time we are reviewing an ARC that doesn't hit the shelves until June of this year.  It's a woman's fiction novel and has some good family dr...

S2E31 - Bookish Conversation with Jenny from Montana (final part)

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We continue this conversation starting with book hangover and then we move on to discussing some more rating systems and the bullet journaling method ...

S2E30 - Bookish Conversation with Jenny from Montana (part 1/2)

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny has the handle of @whatJennyreadsinmontana on Instagram.  She is quite the bookstagrammer and we talk bookish stuff.  We start this co...

S2E29 - Where Are They Now with Christian Sterling

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I catch up with Christian Sterling and talk about when the sequel/s (haha) to The Gems Of Elsana are planned.  We talk about his other books that...

S2E28 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another short  review of a book I absolutely loved.  When you love a book, sometimes, there isn't much more to say.  If you want to rea...

S2E27 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A book review of a book I liked and yet has me giving it 3.5 stars.  There were some issues.  Take a listen.  And if you want to reach ...

S2E26 - The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Review of the book The White Tiger.  I explore my thoughts on this book, briefly.  If you are interested in more about this book, stay tuned...

S2E25 - Frank conversation with Jane Ubell-Meyer of Bedside Reading

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Ahmed talks with Jane Ubell-Meyer. Jane Ubell-Meyer is an award-winning entrepreneur and former TV and Film Producer. Credits inc...

S2E24 - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a brief review of the book The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.  This is a fantasy with several story layers.  Click for the blog ve...

S2E23 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is my review of the book American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.  A book about the plight of migrants is making waves and I'm glad for it.  C...

S2E22 - Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ikigai is a book based on the Japanese principles of living a purposeful life.  This episode is a  review of the book Ikigai.  Click he...

S2E21 - Book Club: With The Fire On High (Part 2/2)

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  We continue our conversation about the book With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo.  Discussing all aspects of the book ...

S2E20 - Book Club: With The Fire On High. (Part 1/2)

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT:  Recording of our first book club meeting (with minimal edits).  We discuss the book With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Aceve...

S2E19 - Author Conversation with Erin Burrell

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I chat with Erin Burrell, the author of That's Why You're Here.  It’s a memoir of transformation from abused girl to grieving wife to empowered...

S2E18 - China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is my review of the book China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan.  The only spoiler alert is for book 1 which is Crazy Rich Asians, but if you h...

S2E17 - ARCs and bookish thoughts with Monique Lahaie

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A bookstagrammer in Canada, Monique Lahaie (Instagram @monique_reads) discusses the strategies for getting ARCs (Advanced Reader Copy) from publishers...

S2E16 - The Reading Series (final part): Book goals for 2020

01 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I suggest some book goals that you can have for 2020 even if you are just getting back to the habit of reading or are a seasoned read...

S2E15 - End of year 2019 (and December month in review)

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I go over my favorite books for December and then I go through all the books I've read for 2019 broken down by genre and I've picked/suggested my favo...

S2E14 - The Reading Series: How to read more books?

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I give 15 suggestions to increase your book numbers for 2020.  Good luck.

S2E13 - The Reading Series: The Benefits of reading

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why read?  This is the question I tackle and through personal experience and some minimal Google searches I have come up with some reasons to rea...

S2E12 - Where Are They Now With Amy Voltaire

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Voltaire, author of My Name is Erin, and My Mom is an Addict talks about her launch and her book.  She talks about writing a part 2 and the i...

S2E11 - Where Are They Now With Andrew Segal

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I have requested authors who have already been on my podcast to return for a catch up.  It's more of a follow up with the book they wrote and als...

S2E10 - Those other books

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a book famous?  Are Amazon Prime books considered famous?  New authors that made it big.  What is the definition of making i...

S2E9 - November in Review

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This month in review I talk about how life challenges can affect reading and book goals.  I go over the books I read this month and my top picks ...

S2E8 - Organizing Bookshelves

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this light hearted episode, I ponder methods to organize bookshelves, by color, by subject matter or just by finding space.

S2E7 - Skip the Line and Libby

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder about getting Skip The Line loans on the Libby app.  What is it?  And how to get more?  This episode we'll talk about every...

S2E6 - October in Review

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I discuss reading after having a great reading month.  I also discuss some of the books that I read this month that I enjoyed.  The Water Da...

S2E5 - Fiction or is it?

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When people say truth is stranger than fiction, I wonder what fiction is then?  Is fiction a diluted version of the truth and in that case, is it...

S2E4 - The Referencing Flip-side

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I go back to an old episode "The Referencing Principle" and talk about things in that episode that I might have missed or considered differently than ...

S2E3 - September 2019 in Review

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Going over September reading, thoughts, and challenges.  I list all 13 books I completed this month and talk about my favorites.  This is my...

S2E2 - Reader's Block

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is dedicated to my Instagram friend "booksection".  She wanted an episode about this.  So, here are my 10 suggestions for comba...

S2E1 - First Anniversary of this podcast

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks a milestone.  Living a Life Through Books is officially one year old.  So, I thought I would do an episode to look back and refl...

S1E68 - Closet Conversations Internations (London) with Clare Newton. Final part.

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Clare Newton from London.  Clare is an independent publisher and she talks about the publishing climate in general and Amazon's influe...

S1E67 - Closet Conversations, International (London) with Clare Newton. Part 3/4.

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Clare Newton from London.  Clare is an independent publisher and she talks about the publishing climate in general and Amazon's influe...

S1E66 - Closet Conversations, International (London) with Clare Newton. Part 2/4

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Clare Newton from London.  Clare is an independent publisher and she talks about the publishing climate in general and Amazon's influe...

S1E65 - Closet Conversations, International (London) with Clare Newton. Part 1/4

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Clare Newton from London.  Clare is an independent publisher and she talks about the publishing climate in general and Amazon's influe...

50 Shades of Who We Are

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is an add-on to episode 3 (We are who we are).  After recording it, I thought about it and decided to add this segment.  I disc...

Reading the same author

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are all books by a certain author amazing?  How are they different?  I mention Kristen Hannah's The Nightingale, The Great Alone.  Taya...

Author Conversations - Samantha Robichaud, final part

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Robichaud talks about ideas she has for future books.  She talks about the publishing journey and the cover art of her book A Deception ...

Author Conversations - Samantha Robichaud, part 3

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Samantha Robichaud talks about what inspires her to write and gives us some writing inspiration in return.  Samantha Robichaud's ...

Author Conversations - Samantha Robichaud, part 2

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We delve into the process of writing a novel and of course, Samantha Robichaud's hope and dreams for her book and for her future as an author.  S...

Author Conversations - Samantha Robichaud, part 1

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss Samantha Robichaud's young adult novel, A Deception in the Shadows, Gerica's Tale.  As a first time novelist, through this series Sama...

Episode 48 - With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I discuss our power of reading and our responsibilities through it.  I bring up reading the whole book vs the summary.  I talk about Atul Ga...

Episode 47 - I want to be

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A personal episode about considering a speaking career and a book that can possibly help. #Reading, #Speaking, #motivationalspeaker, #books, #tedtalks...

Author Conversations International - Andrew Segal, Part 4 (final)

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The author of The Lyme Regis Murders, talks to me from London about writing, favorite authors, his new book The Lyme Regis Murders and his experiences...

Author Conversations International - Andrew Segal, Part 3

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The author of The Lyme Regis Murders, talks to me from London about writing, favorite authors, his new book The Lyme Regis Murders and his experiences...

Author Conversations International - Andrew Segal, Part 2

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The author of The Lyme Regis Murders, talks to me from London about writing, favorite authors, his new book The Lyme Regis Murders and his experiences...

Author Conversations International - Andrew Segal, Part 1

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The author of The Lyme Regis Murders, talks to me from London about writing, favorite authors, his new book The Lyme Regis Murders and his experiences...

Closet Conversations, part 10 (final part) - Growth through reading

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this last episode of this series of closet conversations, Erin and I discuss books and how it influences our culture and our perception of cultures...

Closet Conversations, part 9 - Essence of Me

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about books that we identify with and essentially gives a snap shot of who we are. #books #bookconversations #bookindentity #inspire #essenceo...

Episode 40 - Why do you read?

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss an instagram post that had me all riled up and had me re-thinking egos, judgement calls, and basically why I read.  No filters here! &...

Author Conversations - Christian Sterling, final episode

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is our final installment of my conversation with author Christian Sterling.  Sterling has written Gems of Elsana, Into the Wildbarrens and i...

Author Conversations - Christian Sterling, part 3

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Minor SPOILER alerts in this one also.  Sterling discusses his writing journey, the cover art to the book and fonts.  Of course, we continue...

Author Conversations - Christian Sterling, part 2

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Minor SPOILER alert in this episode.  We are talking about Christian Sterling's book, The Gems of Elsana and diving into some scenes.  We ta...

Author Conversations - Christian Sterling, part 1

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking with author of Gems of Elsana, Christian Sterling.  This is a fantasy novel that is getting released on July 17, 2019.  Christian ta...

Closet Conversations, part 8 - Self-help and hidden books

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the self-help genre and also books that we would not want to be caught dead with. #selfhelp #atomichabits #50shadesofgrey #lilacgirls

Closet Conversations, part 7 - Question of change

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you inspire change in others and interesting book memories. #change #inspirechange #inspire #harrypotterbook5 #bookmemory #airport #dayofreleas...

Closet Conversations, part 6 - Privilege of reading

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about doomsday scenario, if Erin was allowed only one book to read.  Also talked about a true book story from a prison.  And we just...

Closet Conversations, part 5 - Closet Dreams

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Myself and my friend Erin are in my closet, with one microphone, chatting about crazy book podcast dream scenarios.  We also talk about TBRs, ARCs, a...

Episode 31 - Data Gift

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some gift ideas for your bookish person.  What gift would I like for my birthday? #bookishgifts #birthdaygifts #anchor #anchordata #happ...

Episode 30 - Hold on Tight

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Let's talk about our humanness and imperfections.  Dealing with life's ups and downs. #dowhatmatters, #dowhateverittakes, #nevergiveup, #keepread...

Closet Conversations, part 4 - Books 1, Facebook 0

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Erin discusses her strategies for reading and how she plans to conquer her reading goals.

Closet Conversations, part 3 - Libby this, Shampoo that

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our conversation talking about reading the same author, the Libby app (again) and we manage to end on dry shampoo!

Episode 27 - Mission ARC: should you accept it...

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I describe my podcast journey, my podcast's mission, and talking about growing through author/reader interviews.

Closet Conversations, part 2 - To Snape Or Not To Snape

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I continue my conversation with Erin Beaver as we discuss goals and then switch to character changes in books.  We are just two women, shooting t...

Closet Conversations, part 1 - Memories and Superheroes

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This series of conversations with my good friend Erin Beaver and myself, is just two women shooting the breeze in my closet.  We talk about our b...