Andrew Keen’s Post

My short story The Signalman’s Son is now available, to both read and listen to, on The Wise Owl Online Magazine. The link to both versions can be found below. #writingcommunity #writingwin #writinglife https://lnkd.in/g4wdsB_B

Playing with Google NotebookLM has been quite fun. Its ability to turn a document into a natural-sounding podcast is amazing. I'm curious to see how we can use this in creative ways. I started with a discussion about my upcoming book, "To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower's History of Sword Swallowing," co-written by Dan Meyer: https://lnkd.in/egrJmi5S

In the next episode of our 2024 season, Fiona Kelly McGregor discusses with Kelly Gardiner the many intricacies of writing her novel, Iris, shortlisted for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize —Adult Category. Listen to the podcast - https://lnkd.in/dtkfEZAJ #fionamcgregor #historicalfiction #HNSA #ARAGROUP #arahistoricalnovelprize #podcast #imaginingthepast #literaryprize #Literature #GreatReads

Great scenes are the foundation upon which modern novels are built. In Episode 60, we talk with Margaret Lucke about writing compelling scenes and avoiding unnecessary exposition or explanation. https://lnkd.in/eJ6JnYBt

Here's the link to today's podcast review of my King Curtis biography by Rock Talk Studio:

OK, I get it. LinkedIn is NOT Facebook. So why am I sharing this on LinkedIn? Because through this book Ayn Rand presents her Objectivist philosophy, which is highly relevant to how (and why) we work. For many years, the only book to outsell "Atlas Shrugged" in the USA was The Bible. I enthusiastically recommend both books for working professionals everywhere. If you have more time to listen than to read, I recommend "Audible" for Atlas Shrugged and "The Bible in a Year" podcast (Fr. Mike Schmitz, et. al.) for the Bible.

For those of you in the know, every other week I curate a roundup of interesting reads on the thematic topics of memoir, life writing, and family history. Today's is an especially rich and diverse array of stories—worth bookmarking to ensure you have time to read what interests you, if I do say so myself 😉 #memoir #writeyourlife #familyhistory https://lnkd.in/e9_7SFET

So...does anyone feel like they need more podcasts? 😅 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁because I had the joy and honor of helping begin another one. The Curious Compassionate #podcast is presented by Picture Book Peeps (a group of picture book authors/illustrators that I'm involved in) and I could not be MORE excited about it. The first 3 podcast episodes are up as well as an intro post on #substack . We created this podcast with one purpose in mind, to grow a kinder world one picture book at a time. Tackling big topics in each episode we highlight books and organizations that are related and can open conversations that are often tough to have with children. Each episode has a curated list of book recommendations. This ^^^^ is one of my favorite parts. I LOVE book recommendations. I love books...so we try to provide a thorough list of related titles as well as organizations where you can go to learn more and find support. We're not just talking about things here. #thecuriouscompassionate is about fueling our inherent curiosity to grow a kinder world for all of us to live in. It's a rather large task 🏋♀️ but we're taking it one picture book at a time. 😉 📚 Linked below is the first full episode with myself and cohost (and author) Roxanne Chester. I hope you enjoy it and if you do, like, comment, share, or subscribe for free (IT WILL ALWAYS BE FREE) so you don't miss another episode. https://lnkd.in/gePWE2_M #kidlit #bookrecommendation #librarian #library #learningresources #liferesources #parenting #teachers #teacherresources #educators #educatorresources #librarianresources #writingcommunity #podcast #bookpodcast #books

  The Asia Review of Books podcast for this week is up, in which I am interviewed about my book, "The Good War of Consul Reeves." You can listen to it here: https://lnkd.in/ezQ4wbVM [And a gentle reminder that the book is available for pre-order on Amazon and at most book stores https://a.co/d/7AHOx3x]

Thank you to Karen Stanley for this interview. For tips on how to make the morning easier and mealtimes more enjoyable and bring learning to life through food: this is the book for you! #family #learning #mealtimes #mealideas