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We thought weβd be back with a new season of Chasing Creative in 2022, but alas: it did not happen. Our lives are just too full right now with, wellβ¦ life! We cannot, however, let the year go by without getting together to talk about books: our most favorite episode to record each season. So, weβll dive in and talk about our reading wins this last year, our goals for next year, and what life *actually* looks like these days for both of us. Where to connect with Abbie: Goodreads | Instagram | Newsletter | Bookshop (affiliate) Where to connect with Ashley: Goodreads | Instagram | Newsletter Books Mentioned:The Chaos Machine by Max FisherThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk Wintering by Katherine MayNobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess KalbThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Dutch House by Ann Patchett (audio narrated by Tom Hanks) Unmarriageable by Soniah KamalFortunately, the Milk by Neil GaimanThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (on audio) Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyAnxious People by Fredrik Backman Matrix by Lauren GroffSea Wife by Amity Gaige Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar CaponLouisianaβs Way Home by Kate DiCamillo The Life Weβre Looking For by Andy Crouch The Tech-Wise Family by Andy CrouchFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanThe Wild Robot & The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter BrownThe Silver Arrow by Lev GrossmanHarry Potter Series by JK Rowling (illustrated versions, too!) The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street Series by Karina Yan Glaser (audio) The Henry Huggins Audio Collection by Beverly Cleary Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Rewilding Motherhood by Shannon K Evans State of Wonder by Anne Patchett Attached to God by Krispin MayfieldThe Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison BarrTry Softer by Aundi KolberMiddlemarch by George Eliot The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanThese Precious Days by Ann Patchett
26/12/2022
1:15:32
2021: Our Year in Books
Hi! It has been *an entire year* since we last appeared in your podcast feed. Weβre wading through Pandemic Year 2 just like everyone else, complete with all the day-to-day negotiations and risk calculations like everyone else. And also: a fourth baby for Ashley, a smattering of kids entering the public school system for both of us, and entire routines shifting overnight. We gave ourselves a break and didnβt record a single thing together in all of 2021 β but it didnβt feel right to finish a year on the calendar without talking together about books. So letβs talk books! Resources Mentioned: Pantsuit Politics Extra Credit Book ClubThe Anthropocene Reviewed podcast by John Green Books Mentioned:Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererRewilding Motherhood by Shannon K. EvansNo Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler Perestroika in Paris by Jane SmileyWhat You Wish For by Katherine Center It Didnβt Start with You by Mark Wolynn (DNF for Ashley) Fair Play by Eve Rodsky (skimmed by Abbie) Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Harry Potter Book 1-3 The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra AdachiKeep Going by Austin Kleon The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn BarnesThe Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India HoltonDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoThe Bodyguard by Katherine CenterThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Who Made This Cake? by Chihiro NakagawaThe Wordless Trilogy by Aaron BeckerThe Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control our Lives by Michael A. Heller and James Salzman12 Tiny Things by Ellie Rosher and Heidi BarrThe Road Trip by Beth OβLearyThese Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Where to connect with Abbie: Goodreads | Instagram | Monthly Newsletter | Bookshop Storefront (affiliate link) Where to connect with Ashley: Goodreads | Instagram | Blog | Newsletter
27/12/2021
1:20:12
2020 in Books
2020 hasn't been kind to most of us, but books are always there to see us through. Listen in to hear how 2020 changed our reading habits, the books we loved (and didn't), and what's next for our reading livesβand the podcast!βin 2021.Books Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Vanishing Half by Britt BennettBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Color of Compromise by Jemar TisbyJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonKindred by Octavia ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinPride by Ibi ZoboiThe Lazy Genius Way by Kendra AdachiThe Selection Series by Kiera CassThe Book of Essie by Megan McLein WeirYour Blue Flame: Drop the Guilt and Do What Makes You Come Alive by Jen FulwilerWhat Is a Girl Worth? My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics by Rachael DenhollanderMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebAttachments and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Eleanor & Park and Landline by Rainbow RowellHarry Potter (of course) Beach Read by Emily HenryNormal People by Sally RooneySlouching Toward Bethlehem by Joan DidionThe Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters by Tom NicholsI Contain Multitudes by Ed YongRhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World by Shelley MillerThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StievaterThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (book 3 of Winternight trilogy)The Book of Essie by Megan McLein WeirRed at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson The Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonTweet Cute by Emma LordCalm the H*ck Down by Melanie DaleWinnie the Pooh by A. A. MilneDear Zoo by Rod Campbell Curious George by H. A. ReyMaybe God Is Like That, Too by Jennifer Grant and Benjamin SchippertThe Wind in the Willows by Igloo books The Preacherβs Wife by Kate BowlerDaisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's Work by Kathleen NorrisThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Reconnect: Spiritual Restoration from Digital Distraction by Ed CyzewskiThe Jane Austen Society by Natalie JennerThe Switch by Beth OβLearyThe Flatshare by Beth OβLeary Links Mentioned in This EpisodePast Chasing Creative episodes with Kendra Adachi (the Lazy Genius): Kendra Adachi on Trusting Your Creative Intuition and Kendra Adachi on Valuing Yourself Enough to CreateThe Naughty Corner comedy special by Jen Fulwiler on Amazon Prime Read more of Ed Yongβs science writing for the AtlanticAshleyβs Winnie-the-Pooh books are out of print, but this looks similar Abbieβs copy ofThe Wind in the Willows Connect with Abbie: Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebsTwitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebsPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages Connect with Ashley: Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.comBusiness website: http://www.brookseditorial.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/ashleybrookswrites Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorial
29/12/2020
1:16:35
S7 E4: Kayla Craig on listening well and advocating for vulnerable people
In todayβs episode, we chat with Kayla Craig about what it looks like to advocate for the more vulnerable people around you. As a journalist, Kayla learned the value of listening well and choosing to hear a story and act on it. As a mom, Kayla knows just how important the stories we read and tell and see in our own lives affect everything about them -- and she has some tips for adding diverse voices to your shopping list this year.Kayla Craig is a writer and podcast producer who believes in the power of story. She writes modern prayers for moms and dads at Liturgies for Parents and her book is forthcoming with Tyndale in 2021. Kayla co-founded and hosts Upside Down Podcast, a place for conversations on faith and justice. She is a podcast producer for Sacred Ordinary Days, where she helps cultivate peace, presence, and purpose. Kayla loves deep mugs of coffee, deeper belly laughs, and even deeper questions. She and her pastor-husband Jonny live in Iowa, where theyβre raising four young kids who joined their family via birth and adoption. She has two fluffy dogs and spends too much time on Instagram. Her most recent published essays are in This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections + Practices and Rally: Litanies for the Lovers of Jesus and Justice. Kaylaβs tips for diversifying your holiday decor and your bookshelves: Buy a nativity set where the figures are historically accurate and have brown skin. Buy books written by Black and brown authors. Donβt just buy books with diverse characters struggling with racial tension. Buy books that normalize the lives Black and brown people live; make sure that your kids see Black joy. Follow @hereweread on Instagram for diverse book suggestions all year long. Books we talked about:Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing LifeThe Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections + PracticesRally: Communal Prayers for the Lovers of Jesus and Justice Hereβs where to find Kayla: Site: www.kaylacraig.comNewsletter: https://kaylacraig.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_craig/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaylacraigLiturgies for parents info: http://www.kaylacraig.com/liturgies-for-parents.htmlLiturgies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liturgiesforparents/Podcast: http://www.upsidedownpodcast.com/Work: https://sacredordinarydays.com/pages/podcastGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/kayla_craig Here's where to find Abbie: Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebsTwitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebsPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages Here's where to find Ashley: Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.comBusiness website: http://www.brookseditorial.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/ashleybrookswrites Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorialPinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial
07/12/2020
55:05
S7 E4: Ari Tison on Lifting Up Underrepresented Voices
Ari Tison is an award-winning writer with poems and short works published in Yellow Medicine Review, The Under Review, and Rock & Sling. She is also the editor for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop's Broadside Competition. Ari lives and works on Dakota and Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) lands in St. Paul, MN. Join us as she shares action steps for lifting up underrepresented voices in the literary community, especially Indigenous people and those who are incarcerated.Action steps that life up underrepresented voicesReach out to nonprofits to see where they need help. Look for ways to serve that match your interests and talents.Investigate nearby prisons to see if they have creative arts programs you can support.Seek out and share work by marginalized populations.Read anthologies that include Native writers.Connect with tribes in your area to learn about creative events or festivals you can attend or local artisans you can support.Learn about the history of the land you live and work on. Which Indigenous tribe(s) was the land taken from?Links mentioned in this episodeMinnesota Prison Writing WorkshopBirchbark BooksBooks mentioned in this episodeThe works of Poet Laureate Joy HarjoNew Poets of Native Nations edited by Heid E. ErdrichBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThere There by Tommy OrangeThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakaiThe Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonHere's where to find AriWebsite: www.aritison.comTwitter: @AriTisonInstagram: @aritisonwrites
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