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For more stuff to listen to, LeVar Burton has a podcast where he reads short stories! He had chosen some truly amazing stories, and any millennial who grew up on Reading Rainbow will appreciate slightly more grown up bedtime stories. 😁

http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com

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In fact, I‘m going to bring back my #bookcast2019 pairing books with podcasts to listen to. I‘ll try and do a few more of those. #bookcast2020

Scochrane26 I listen to his podcast sometimes. He‘s such a great reader. 5y
KathyWheeler I love that Gaiman gave him blanket permission for any of his stories. 5y
BookmarkTavern @Scochrane26 Isn‘t he? I keep putting his podcast on to help me get to sleep, but I always stay awake until he finishes the story! @KathyWheeler He‘s actually been on Twitter for a couple days now handing out blanket permissions to teachers and librarians and others! ❤️ 5y
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Prairiegirl_reading Gotta love Levar and Neil Gaiman!! ❤️❤️ 5y
KathyWheeler @ozma.of.oz As a librarian, I‘ve always loved how supportive he is of us and of libraries. 😊 5y
BookmarkTavern @Prairiegirl_reading Right!? @KathyWheeler Librarians are amazing and wonderful people. Thank you for what you do! 5y
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Sometimes we need stories of people in a huge universe to focus on the small, everyday things that make us human.

If you like the stories of Festus traveling the universe in Startripper having fun adventures with new cultures, you should give the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers a shot.

Fascinating world building, feel-good stories paired with serious stories with more intimate stakes than the whole universe.

#bookcast2019

rwmg I'm doing this backwards. Is liking Becky Chambers's books a reason to read Star Stripper. And can you link to the book please? I suspect googling it is asking for trouble. 5y
BookmarkTavern @rwmg Startripper is a fun audio drama podcast. https://www.whisperforge.org/startripper This post is kind of supposed to work both ways as a recommendation. If you‘ve enjoyed one, I think you‘ll enjoy the other. I listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks at work, and I‘ve been sharing books that I felt pair up nicely with the podcasts. 5y
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Six Wakes | Mur Lafferty
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A group of clones with memory problems have to solve the mystery of what‘s happened to them all while dealing with a sometimes helpful, sometimes really, REALLY not helpful AI.

Is this the plot to amazing post-apocalyptic podcast Project Nova? Yes, but it is also the outline for equally amazing space mystery book Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty.

Both stories are fascinating, twisty mysteries, and worth a listen!

#bookcast2019

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Npcs | Drew Hayes
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First #bookcast2019 post!

Do you like the fantasy shenanigans of TAZ Balance? What about the nods to the 4th wall and the intertwining of the real world and the fantasy? Silliness and fun, yet paired with emotional depth of characters?

Do I have the book for you! Well, series, really.

"Swords, Sorcery, and Stealth" by Drew Hayes, currently at four books, checks all these boxes and has a fantastic narrator to boot!

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Working as a data conversion operator means that, 40 to 60 hours a week, it's me, the computer, and my iPod. So, I've listened to a lot of stuff. Like, a lot a lot.

So I thought this year, I'd try something.

I'll recommend a book that made me think of a podcast I've enjoyed. It may be because of characters, setting, or theme.

I've got a few planned, so through the year I'll post and tag it #bookcast2019. I hope y'all find something new to try!