Honest Dog Pod

Little Red Barns: Author Chat with Will Potter

Bookstore Owner Julie Buckles and Will Potter talked via Zoom in early November about Potter's latest book, Little Red Barns: From Farm to Fable, breaking down the mythology--one that is everywhere in our daily lives--and what it means and the ways it has been used to push forward not only Big Ag but fascism.

The River's Daughter: Author Talk with Bridget Crocker

Bridget Crocker's debut memoir, The River's Daughter, releases today so what a way to celebrate by releasing her interview we did for the Dog Pod! As a young girl, Bridget sought refuge in the river from a tough childhood. During a near-drowning experience, the river spoke to Bridget, telling her to SWIM! and she survived. Bridget felt the river chose her and her life has been intertwined with rivers all over the world ever since. Tune in and make sure to get your copy of her book, The River's Daughter, today!

BookTalk: Books for Tough Times

Times are tough right now. Turn on the news for a millisecond and it is one anxiety-inducing breaking news alert after the next. Whether it's learning something new, laughing, getting inspired, or just relieving your brain from the now for a few chapters, books are a balm to the soul, especially for these times. In our second BookTalk round table, Julie, Erin and Maggie talk us through the books that are helping them get through. Books Mentioned: * Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green * Night Vision by Mariana Alessandri * Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett * Figuring by Maria Popova * A Book of Bees by Sue Hubbell * A Woman Among Wolves by Diane Boyd * The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb * Counterattacks at Thirty by Won-pyung Sohn * VenCo by Cherie Dimaline * Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline Want to support the continuation of the Honest Dog Pod? Buy books from us! Shop in person, online, or over the phone (https://honestdogbooks.com/). For audiobook lovers, purchase our picks on Libro.fm (https://libro.fm/honestdogbooks) and if you're all about the e-books, support us on Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/shop/honestdogbooks) And don’t forget to subscribe, rate our episodes, and share with your people! Thanks for listening and keep on reading!

Indie Bookstore Day Special!

BONUS EPISODE! The last Saturday in April is known among bookworms nationwide as Indie Bookstore Day. It can be the second biggest weekend for independent booksellers just behind the winter holiday time. At Honest Dog Books, we had a store full of book talks, music, and lively conversations with customers. Kara set up the Dog Pod in the main shop to talk to some HDB staff about their picks from the day, let customers hop on the pod for a chat, and even got some lovely poetry and music from Joel Glickman. It was a fantastic day and we at HDB can't thank you all enough for your continued support. Books Mentioned: * There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib * The Cheesemaker's Daughter by Kristin Vukovic * The Cautious Traveller's Guide to Wastelands by Sarah Brooks * The Sirens by Emilia Hart * The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman * Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi * Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe * We Refuse by Kellie Carter Jackson * Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers Want to support the continuation of the Honest Dog Pod? Buy books from us! Shop in person, online, or over the phone (https://honestdogbooks.com/). For audiobook lovers, purchase our picks on Libro.fm (https://libro.fm/honestdogbooks) and if you're all about the e-books, support us on Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/shop/honestdogbooks) And don’t forget to subscribe, rate our episodes, and share with your people! Thanks for listening and keep on reading!

A Woman Among Wolves: Author Talk with Diane Boyd

After their One Tough Broad book club meeting, Julie knew she needed to talk to author and wolf biologist Diane Boyd more. So she asked Diane to do a Zoom interview for our Dog Pod and we are so glad she agreed. Originally from Minnesota, Diane has been living and working out west studying wolves for four decades. When she started, she was the only female biologist in the United States studying wild wolves. She shares some incredible stories: like freeing a wolf from a trap on New Year's Eve to risking her own skin to prevent a wolf from dying of hypothermia. Diane is one tough broad, one badass woman, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did speaking with her. SHOW NOTES * A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery by Diane Boyd Want to support the continuation of the Honest Dog Pod? Buy books from us! Shop in person, online, or over the phone (https://honestdogbooks.com/). For audiobook lovers, purchase our picks on Libro.fm (https://libro.fm/honestdogbooks) and if you're all about the e-books, support us on Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/shop/honestdogbooks) And don’t forget to subscribe, rate our episodes, and share with your people! Thanks for listening and keep on reading!