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Books & Beyond is a new podcast that finds good reads for you from a world of fascinating stories, one at a time. The shows will take you to China and other amazing places that might open up new doors in your life. Here at Books & Beyond, we believe our lives are enriched with nourishing reads, no matter where and how old you are. Find your next favorite audio adventure with Books & Beyond, for free.
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Beyond Books with APL

Auburn Public Library

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Each month join Auburn Public Library's Development Director, Haley Warden, as she interviews library staff about their departments, what customers may not know the library offers, and what they are currently reading.
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Books, Beach, & Beyond

Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine

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Join Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 titles and the “Queen of the Beach Reads,” and Tim Ehrenberg, creator of the popular Tim Talks Books, as they talk shop and host spirited discussions with special guests from bestselling and internationally recognized authors, to publishing industry insiders, to local island legends who feature prominently in Hilderbrand’s prolific Nantucket stories. From what it’s like to take a book to the screen to the intricacies and intim ...
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Books and Beyond

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Books and Beyond - подкаст о книгах, талантливых людях и событиях, где мы делимся с вами своими литературными находками и впечатлениями от прочитанного, увиденного и услышанного. Здесь царит уютная атмосфера вдохновения и бесконечной любви к творчеству. Если вам интересен альтернативный взгляд на мир, то вам сюда! Команда: Нармина Гасанлы - автор проекта Нигяр Магеррамова - редактор Лейла Султанзаде - редактор Айдан Алиева - иллюстратор Далида Абдуллаева - иллюстратор
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Books and Beyond with Bound

Bound Podcasts

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Welcome to India’s No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover the stories behind some of the best-written books of our time. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, and insecurities to publishing journeys. And how these books shape our lives and worldview today. Tune in every Wednesday! Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Get in touch with us at connect@boundindia.com.
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Beyond the Bookshelf

Beyond the Bookshelf

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Hosted by Tenecia Nicole, Beyond the Bookshelf explores the backstory behind the book. After working with a few high profile authors, Tenecia Nicole discovered the backstory behind the book was just as powerful as the book itself. She saw a void in the market for this type of content and filled it with Beyond the Bookshelf. On the show, Tenecia Nicole has one-on-one conversations with authors and together they discuss the backstory behind their books.
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Beyond the Books

Vidhi Pathak

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It is hard to find time devoted to reading when we are desperately trying to balance our daily responsibilities with our passions. Join Vidhi Pathak as she discusses books from all genres, authors, and literary movements. Follow her journey in exploring literature’s profound impacts and semblances to the real world, incorporating a clever blend of personal narrative, insightful analysis, and a good old fashioned book review. You will emerge as someone smarter and wiser, being able to grasp t ...
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After a fun introductory episode, Season 2 of Books, Beach, & Beyond officially begins with award-winning actor, entrepreneur, producer, and designer Sarah Jessica Parker. Elin, Tim, and SJP shine a light on SJP Lit, the collaboration with Zando and her new imprint that publishes thought-provoking, inclusive, and big-hearted stories which include A…
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Can a corvid detective solve a murder? Why does the weather department need a singer? And how does a cloud herder take care of his flock? Find out the truth behind all these stories in Gigi Ganguly’s new book “Biopeculiar”. This is the first-ever book of Westland’s new speculative imprint ‘IF’. In this episode, Gigi and Michelle discuss their love …
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After three years of marriage, Liu Venti and Pau Tsu welcomed their twin sons, both naughty and heart meltingly adorable. The boys revived the couple's memories of their childhood in China. For the sake of their children, Liu Venti and Pau Tsu decided to send the twins to China, seeking to rebuild the connection with their families.…
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Welcome back into the studio with your hosts of Books, Beach, & Beyond, Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg, for an incredible introductory episode of Season 2. The episode is a quick catch-up with Elin and Tim… where they traveled this winter and what they’ve recently been reading and recommending. The two then dive into Swan Song, Elin’s final Nan…
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Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. This is the basic plot of ‘Strange Sally Diamond’ whose author, Liz Nugent joined Tara and Michelle on this episode of Books & Beyond to discuss Irish crime writing and the complexities of…
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A little girl named Ah Leen collected some sparkling green leaves in the wild as a gift for her baby brother, who was about to have his hair shaved for the first time after birth. Worthless as the "gift" might appear, Ah Leen's mother admired the gift and the girl's love for her baby brother, which pleased Ah Leen immensely.…
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Will innocent children be left feeling sad? How will they navigate the complexities of being misunderstood? And will love ever triumph hate? This Children's Day, join us as we delve into the captivating stories of Edith Eaton, better known by her pen name, Sui Sin Far. These stories will take you on a journey to discover the lives of children who w…
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In this episode, Tara and Michelle speak to Vibha Kagzi, author of ‘Break The MBA Code’ - a book that goes into detail about how to get into Ivy League colleges and what a person should do to make their admission application more appealing. They talked about the challenges of pursuing an MBA as a woman, with speakers sharing their personal experien…
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Content Warning: Discussions about torture, violence, and mental health issues. The most agonizing and horrifying torture devices from the medieval era - but with a twist! In this episode, Tara and Michelle speak to Aparna Sanyal, author of 'Instruments of Torture' - a book that explores modern society through metaphorical depictions of 8 torture d…
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Who is India’s first ‘Birdwoman’? Who is the ‘Turtle Girl’? How many of India’s women wildlife biologists can you name? In this episode, Tara speaks with Anita Mani, editor of ‘Women in the Wild’ - an anthology of stories of India’s pioneering women wildlife biologists. From the 1940s to the present, Anita features the profiles of Indian women who …
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This is the story of an entrepreneur who almost sold his soul to AI. In this episode, Michelle speaks with Appupen and Laurent Daudent, the illustrator-scientist duo that came together to create 'Dream Machine' - a graphic novel on AI! The book follows Hugo, who is on the verge of selling his AI tech to a large corporation. But what if the motives …
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Before Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith. But who is Lilith and what happened to her? In this episode, Michelle speaks with Shinie Antony, author of ‘Eden Abandoned’, which tells the story of Adam’s first wife and the first woman ever - Lilith. When Lilith refused to submit to Adam, she got banished from Eden and erased from the scriptures. B…
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It might be time to ditch the traditional path to success and follow the path of “evil”! In this episode, Michelle and Tara speak with Anand Neelakanthan, author of the ‘The Asura Way’, a book that redefines the asura lifestyle and explores why “negative” traits like anger, pride, competition, commonly associated with the asuras, can actually benef…
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What does one of India's top entrepreneurs have to say about writing, making money, and marketing books? In this episode, Tara and Michelle speak with Ankur Warikoo, bestselling author of 'Make Epic Money', a book that teaches you everything you wish you knew about money! Ankur talks about how his relationship with money changed, gaining financial …
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Discover some of the finest works of Indian detective fiction, all in one place! In this episode, Michelle and Aishwarya speak with Tarun Saint, curator of 'The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction', Volumes 1 and 2! The first of its kind, the anthology compiles everything from intriguing whodunits, supernatural mysteries, and serial murders, …
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What's it like being a female taxi driver in a city notorious for being unsafe for women? In this episode, Michelle speaks with Manjula Padmanabhan, author of 'Taxi', whose protagonist, 'Maddy', runs a women's-only taxi service in Delhi! And when Maddy receives an attractive job offer as a pretend male chauffeur for a powerful old man, she accepts …
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South Asia boasts a less than 1% divorce rate. But the real reason behind it is far from happy marriages. In this episode, Tara and Michelle sit down with Aisha Sarwari and Shasvathi Siva, as they talk about misogyny and marriages in South Asia. Aisha's book, 'Heart Tantrums', is a memoir that addresses her immigrant life and her marriage to a man …
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Find out what it was like growing up in post-independence India through the eyes of a man who lived through it all! Join Michelle as she speaks with Bhaskar Roy, author of 'Fifty Year Road', a personal memoir like no other. Bhaskar talks about growing up during the Naxalbari uprising - the armed peasant revolt of 1967 in West Bengal. He shares his …
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"We will pay the price for the sins of our forefathers" In this episode, Michelle speaks with Santanu Bhattacharya, author of 'One Small Voice' - a thought-provoking coming-of-age book about the politics of modern India, whose protagonist witnesses an act of mob violence in the communal riots of 1992 and is haunted by it for the rest of his life. S…
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One powerful secret. Two stolen paintings. And a man who will decide the fate of the world. Join Michelle as she sits down with Tarun Mehrishi, author of ‘The Portrait of a Secret’ - a novel inspired by true events. In an epic combination of art heist, historical fiction and spy thriller, Tarun’s book explores the aftermath of the theft of two pric…
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Find out what centuries-old epics have to offer in the modern era! In this episode, Michelle sits down with Amit Majmudar and Shantanu Gupta to discuss all things mythology. Amit talks about his book, 'The Book of Vows', which is a retelling of the Mahabharata through all the vows that took place in the epic, sprinkled with his own insights on ethi…
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"One fine morning, he's told, 'Your father is dead, your brother's been exiled, so now you have to go and become king"’. In this episode, Tara and Michelle talk to Shatrujeet Nath, author of the series 'Warlord of Ayodhya'. The series focuses on Bharat - Ram's brother - who was never given a voice in the Ramayana. It tells the story of an untrained…
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Three sisters, none of whom wanted to fall in love, and yet they did. Are you ready for some dramatic, relatable, and light-hearted desi romance? In this episode, Michelle and Tara speak to Andaleeb Wajid about her most popular romance series- 'Jasmine Villa'. The series comprises three books, each following one of the three sisters of Jasmine Vill…
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How did one disastrous field trip turn a history teacher's life upside down? In this episode, Michelle speaks with Anjum Hasan, author of 'History's Angel'- a riveting novel that explores life as a religious minority in modern India. When an easygoing history teacher is provoked by a student into losing his temper, he finds his life thrown into cha…
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In desperation, the mother talks about trading their land for more money to save the younger son, still thinking that money is the issue and the jail keeper won't let his son go because they are poor. But her elder son refuses to sell the land, which is now his land. After all, he is soon to become a father of his own child.…
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Imagine a crowded railway station where an attractive stranger catches your eye. A train passes by and– they’re gone! In this episode, Michelle sits down with Damyanti Biswas to discuss her book ‘The Blue Bar’, as it unpacks the disappearance of a woman dressed in a blue sequined saree from a crowded Mumbai railway station and how, 13 years later, …
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The elder son finally returns at sunset. Even with all the money he offered to the jail keeper, he fails to bring his little brother out or even see him with his own eyes. The mother sinks further in grief, knowing that her young son and twenty more young men are scheduled for execution in the morning.…
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Picture this: Kerala, a family that suffers a strange hereditary affliction- and everywhere they look is the very thing that could kill them. In this episode Tara talks to Abraham Verghese about his bestselling book 'The Covenant of Water'. The book is set in the Malabar Coast of Kerala and follows three generations of a family where, in every gene…
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The mother's day is brightened by the news that her elder son's wife is now expecting a child. However, she can't help but feel a new level of anxiety, wondering if the baby will be born safe and sound. At the same time, the mother secretly worries as she continues to wait for her younger son, who never showed up after that night.…
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What happens when two women find themselves in the midst of horrendous crimes? Join us as Tara and Michelle speak to two avid thriller writers– Devashish Sardana and Nidhi Upadhyay. In this episode, Devashish discusses his book “The Girl with Broken Dreams”, a story of a feisty CBI investigator who finds herself in a quest for the truth behind a st…
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The younger son does not return until a month later and the mother could do nothing but wait in silence with the bag hidden under her bed. This day, however, there is good news from her elder son, informing the mother that she will soon become a grandmother. This sweeps away some of the gloom from the mother's heart.…
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One night when the moonlight is faint, the younger son returns home again, but with two young men dressed in black clothes like him and were all quiet the whole time. In whisper, the younger son delivers a bag to be hidden under the mother's bed and asks her to tell no one. He promises to return in three days to retrieve the bag but never shows up.…
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Why do some peoples’ life stories fascinate us? Back with a bang for a brand new season, Tara and Michelle share their love for stories about real people. They discuss tales of extraordinary courage, struggles, perseverance, successes, and failures. What draws us to these stories? Are only some stories deserving of a platform? Whose stories do we n…
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From time to time, the younger son comes to visit and brings both hope and disappointment to the mother. His carefree nature has changed, and his fierce talks about the troubled times and social injustice puzzle the villagers. Despite his promises to return, he leaves home in secret and in haste each time, coming and going as he wishes, leaving the…
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In the aftermath of her daughter's passing, the mother faces the ebb and flow of her own struggles. The compassionate support of her neighbors and cousin's wife offers a glimmer of comfort, yet the weight of her perceived sins casts a shadow on her spirit. Despite the emptiness left by her daughter's absence, the mother finds solace in the everyday…
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Distraught with her weariness, the mother and her younger son come back to their home. The villagers of the hamlet gather to comfort her, but nothing can ease the pain for the loss of her daughter, and she weeps her heart out. In the aftermath of that day, the mother, physically and emotionally drained, seeks solace in the quiet of her home. Her yo…
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