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by Erin Bowles
Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.
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- 3 days ago42 min
Grave's End: A True Ghost Story with Britt Migs!!
The hauntings don't end when October does. This week Britt Migs returns to discuss a book about, well, a true ghost story: GRAVE'S END by Elaine Mercado, RN! Grave's End is a nonfiction account written by Elaine Mercado, RN that recounts the Brooklyn haunted house Mercado lived in for over twelve years. Check out Britt's previous episode on Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging! Check out Britt's ghost show! Follow Britt!Check out The Guild of Ghostly Grounds: a new ghostly podcast Erin helped make! Follow Erin!Follow the show!
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss with Liz Wiest!
It's my podcast and I'll do the entire Vampire Academy series if I want to. And I do.Liz Wiest returns to discuss book three: SHADOW KISS!!Listen to our episodes on book ONE and TWO! Check out Liz's traveling film festival! Follow the show!Follow Erin!
- 3 weeks ago48 min
A Wrinkle in Time with David Murto
Writer and podcaster David Murto joins me to discuss the science fiction Newbery winning classic: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle! Meg and Charles Wallace Murry go on a multi-dimensional space and time travel journey to find their father and prevent It and the oncoming Darkness. Listen to David's podcast Forgotten Video Store - Erin did an episode!Follow the show!Follow Erin!
- Oct 2, 202650 min
Now and Then with Jenny Lester!
Director and actress Jenny Lester joins me to discuss the 1995 film NOW AND THEN (directed by Lesli Linka Glatter) all about four women who reunite to recount one very special summer from their childhood.Jenny has a movie coming out soon that was directly inspired by Now and Then: check it out!Follow Jenny!Follow the show!Follow Erin!
- Sep 25, 202654 min
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd with Rebecca Thandi Norman
I can't explain it but Agatha Christie is the perfect author for September. Rebecca Thandi Norman joins me to discuss Agatha Christie's THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD featuring the inimitable Hercule Poirot! Listen to Rebecca's podcast Book Imprint (it is this show's fraternal twin, really truly, my guy) and her Agatha Christie podcast Tea & Murder! Follow Rebecca!Follow Erin! Follow the show!
- Sep 15, 20261h 4m
Fablehaven: The Rise of the Evening Star with Zannah Schorer
Zannah is back and so is Fablehaven! We return to the magical creature nature preserve with book two The Rise of the Evening Star!Siblings Kendra and Seth must return to Fablehaven to help their grandparents stop the evil Society of the Evening Star in their quest to gather special magical artifacts.Listen to our episode on book one of the series!Listen to Zannah's other episodes on The Iliad and The Tail of Emily Windsnap!Follow Zannah!Read Zannah's Substack! Follow the podcast!Follow Erin!
- Sep 3, 202653 min
Flowers in the Attic (THE MOVIE) with Lauren Badillo Milici
Lauren Badillo Milici returns to discuss Flowers in the Attic THE MOVIE from 1987!Listen to Lauren's episode on the novel Flowers in the Attic!Follow Lauren!Follow the show!Follow Erin!
- Aug 12, 202659 min
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Jess Woodworth
Jess is back for a fourth time with one of the most famous children's books of all time!Listen to Jess' past episodes on The Tale of Desperaux, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Host!Follow Jess!Follow Erin!Follow the podcast!
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