Charlie and Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea) discuss the Palestinian Christian community, her immigrant characters and their children, how she used the current conflict in her stories, and the segregation and working class in Baltimore, Maryland. Please note this episode mentions domestic violence. <a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A transcript is available on my site</a> Books mentioned by name or extensively: Lawrence T Brown: The Black Butterfly Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Fifth Grade Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Summer Break Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks New Beginnings Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Florida Susan Muaddi Darraj: Behind You Is The Sea Buy the books: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj-behind-you-is-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK</a> || <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj-behind-you-is-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA</a> Release details: recorded 25th June 2024; published 11th November 2024 Where to find Susan online: <a href= "https://susanmdbooks.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href="https://twitter.com/SusanDarraj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susandarraj" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> Where to find Charlie online: <a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Discussions 01:49 The initial inspiration for Behind You Is The Sea - Susan's character, Marcus Salameh 05:01 How poetry runs in Susan's family 07:21 The focus on women and women's worth 09:15 Susan's choices in making most of her characters people from one family 10:36 The story Hashtag - including stories of domestic violence and murder - and how the West would see it 16:13 How Susan doesn't want to be 'nice' to her characters 18:37 The different generations and how they relate to one another, and then we move on to discuss a spin-off novel that Susan is writing 23:55 Where the title, Behind You Is The Sea, came from 26:16 How Palestinian Muslims and Palestinian Christians live peacefully together in Palestine 31:13 Segregation in Baltimore 35:53 The way Susan included the current Arab-Israeli conflict in the book 37:35 What's next - Susan's current works in progress, including her work for children Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea) discuss the Palestinian Christian community, her immigrant characters and their children, how she used the current conflict in her stories, and the segregation and working class in Baltimore, Maryland.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note this episode mentions domestic violence.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;A transcript is available on my site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Lawrence T Brown: The Black Butterfly&lt;br /&gt; Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Fifth Grade&lt;br /&gt; Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Summer Break&lt;br /&gt; Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks New Beginnings&lt;br /&gt; Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah Rocks Florida&lt;br /&gt; Susan Muaddi Darraj: Behind You Is The Sea&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy the books:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj-behind-you-is-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-109-susan-muaddi-darraj-behind-you-is-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 25th June 2024; published 11th November 2024&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Susan online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://susanmdbooks.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SusanDarraj" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susandarraj" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:49&lt;/strong&gt; The initial inspiration for Behind You Is The Sea - Susan's character, Marcus Salameh&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;05:01&lt;/strong&gt; How poetry runs in Susan's family&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;07:21&lt;/strong&gt; The focus on women and women's worth&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;09:15&lt;/strong&gt; Susan's choices in making most of her characters people from one family&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;10:36&lt;/strong&gt; The story Hashtag - including stories of domestic violence and murder - and how the West would see it&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;16:13&lt;/strong&gt; How Susan doesn't want to be 'nice' to her characters&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;18:37&lt;/strong&gt; The different generations and how they relate to one another, and then we move on to discuss a spin-off novel that Susan is writing&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;23:55&lt;/strong&gt; Where the title, Behind You Is The Sea, came from&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;26:16&lt;/strong&gt; How Palestinian Muslims and Palestinian Christians live peacefully together in Palestine&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;31:13&lt;/strong&gt; Segregation in Baltimore&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;35:53&lt;/strong&gt; The way Susan included the current Arab-Israeli conflict in the book&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;37:35&lt;/strong&gt; What's next - Susan's current works in progress, including her work for children&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosure:&lt;/strong&gt; If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Charlie and Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea) discuss the Palestinian Christian community, her immigrant characters and their children, how she used the current conflict in her stories, and the segregation and working class in Baltimore,...

109: Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea)

Charlie and Louise Morrish discuss the extensive efforts the latter went to in order to be published, the networking she did prior to that, and how she's giving back to the writing community. Please note there is a very mild swear word at the end of this episode. <a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A transcript is available on my site</a> General references: <a href="https://www.goldfinch-books.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Goldfinch Books</a> Owner Gary is Gary Clark of The Interland series Books mentioned by name or extensively: Louise Morrish: Operation Moonlight Louise Morrish: Women Of War The Writer's And Artists' Yearbook Buy the books: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish-on-her-unusual-publishing-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK</a> || <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish-on-her-unusual-publishing-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA</a> Release details: recorded 17th July 2024; published 4th November 2024 Where to find Louise online: <a href= "https://louisemorrish.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/LouiseMorrish1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/louisemorrish_books" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> Where to find Charlie online: <a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Discussions 01:11 The early days of Louise's writing and the Faber Academy course 03:54 The importance of networking with others 05:32 Struggling to get anywhere, submitting to the Penguin Random House First Novel Competition, and winning 12:27 Persevering in the face of rejection 14:30 Class, and, then, novels in the drawer 17:53 The process Louise used when submitting to all the agents and talking about shyness and gaining confidence 27:16 More on the writing groups Louise runs and 'giving back' 31:52 About Louise's books, Operation Moonlight, and Women Of War 37:07 Being a librarian and seeing your own books in the libraries Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Louise Morrish discuss the extensive efforts the latter went to in order to be published, the networking she did prior to that, and how she's giving back to the writing community.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note there is a very mild swear word at the end of this episode.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;A transcript is available on my site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General references:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.goldfinch-books.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Goldfinch Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Owner Gary is Gary Clark of The Interland series&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Louise Morrish: Operation Moonlight&lt;br /&gt; Louise Morrish: Women Of War&lt;br /&gt; The Writer's And Artists' Yearbook&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy the books:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish-on-her-unusual-publishing-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/bonus-episode-01-louise-morrish-on-her-unusual-publishing-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 17th July 2024; published 4th November 2024&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Louise online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://louisemorrish.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/LouiseMorrish1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/louisemorrish_books" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:11&lt;/strong&gt; The early days of Louise's writing and the Faber Academy course&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;03:54&lt;/strong&gt; The importance of networking with others&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;05:32&lt;/strong&gt; Struggling to get anywhere, submitting to the Penguin Random House First Novel Competition, and winning&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;12:27&lt;/strong&gt; Persevering in the face of rejection&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;14:30&lt;/strong&gt; Class, and, then, novels in the drawer&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;17:53&lt;/strong&gt; The process Louise used when submitting to all the agents and talking about shyness and gaining confidence&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;27:16&lt;/strong&gt; More on the writing groups Louise runs and 'giving back'&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;31:52&lt;/strong&gt; About Louise's books, Operation Moonlight, and Women Of War&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;37:07&lt;/strong&gt; Being a librarian and seeing your own books in the libraries&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosure:&lt;/strong&gt; If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Charlie and Louise Morrish discuss the extensive efforts the latter went to in order to be published, the networking she did prior to that, and how she's giving back to the writing community. Please note there is a very mild swear word at the end of...

Bonus 01: Louise Morrish On Her Unusual Publishing Journey

Charlie and Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville) discuss writing humour into wartime, using period-correct language as well as slang, why community is important and how much we've lost over the decades, and the metric ton of projects he has on the go. Please note there are various uses of very minor curse words. <a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-108-mark-stay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A transcript is available on my site</a> General references: <a href="https://bestsellerexperiment.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Bestseller Experiment</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7GJj07uQc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Claire Burgess' YouTube video about jam roly poly</a><a href="https://subscribe.forteantimes.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Fortean Times</a> <a href="https://markstaywrites.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's newsletter</a> <a href="https://witchesofwoodville.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Witches Of Woodville website</a> I spoke to Jacquie Bloese in episode 101 I spoke to Lucy Barker in episode 96 <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036695" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canterbury Tale (Powell and Pressburger)</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035429" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Went The Day Well</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Threads</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085404" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Day After</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090315" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">When The Wind Blows</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Chernobyl</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Last Of Us</a> <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-403-how-to-write-a-movie-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The transcript for Scriptnotes episode 403</a> <a href= "https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep022-ben-aaronovitch-and-the-great-bollocking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Aaronovitch's episode on The Bestseller Experiment</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12447796" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unwelcome</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15286302" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nautilus</a> Books mentioned by name or extensively: Becky Brown: Blitz Spirit C K McDonnell: The Stranger Times Constance Miles: Mrs Miles's Diary Dennis Knight: Harvest Of Messerschmitts Mark Stay: The Crow Folk Mark Stay: Babes In The Wood Mark Stay: The Ghost Of Ivy Barn Mark Stay: The Holly King Mark Stay: The Corn Bride Mark Stay: The End Of Magic Mark Stay: The End Of Dragons Mark Stay and Mark Oliver: Back To Reality Nella Last: Nella Last's War Buy the books: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-108-mark-stay-the-witches-of-woodville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK</a> || <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-108-mark-stay-the-witches-of-woodville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA</a> Release details: recorded 19th June 2024; published 28th October 2024 Where to find Mark online: <a href= "https://markstaywrites.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/markstay" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/markstaywriter" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> || <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/mark.stay" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@markstaywrites" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Where to find Charlie online: <a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Discussions 02:25 Where the series might go in terms of number of books 03:14 Jam roly poly, getting bell ringing correct, and the forthcoming inclusion of the Morris Dancers in a pivotal role 05:34 The very first beginnings of the Witches of Woodville series 10:05 All about Faye and her relative immaturity 13:10 Widening the scope beyond humour to be more serious 16:02 Creating Miss Charlotte and Mrs Teach 18:10 Does Mark have future plots in mind? 18:49 The characters of the community of Woodville, starting with a question about the librarian 22:45 On Bertie's Battle of Britain diary 26:35 The language in the books - repetitions, and old-fashioned phrases 30:34 Mark's inclusion of the work of German artist, Hannah Höch 32:57 Grief as a theme 36:39 Miss Charlotte's sight and not wanting to make people invincible 41:19 Mark's use of real people in the series, and where you might find pieces of himself in his work. Mark also talks about how we've lost a sense of community 48:05 Mark's time co-hosting The Bestseller Experiment Podcast, why he moved on, and the various projects he's planning 53:54 More about Mark's current film project Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville) discuss writing humour into wartime, using period-correct language as well as slang, why community is important and how much we've lost over the decades, and the metric ton of projects he has on the go.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note there are various uses of very minor curse words.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-108-mark-stay" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;A transcript is available on my site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General references:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://bestsellerexperiment.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;The Bestseller Experiment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7GJj07uQc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Claire Burgess' YouTube video about jam roly poly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://subscribe.forteantimes.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Fortean Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://markstaywrites.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Mark's newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://witchesofwoodville.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;The Witches Of Woodville website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; I spoke to Jacquie Bloese in episode 101&lt;br /&gt; I spoke to Lucy Barker in episode 96&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036695" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;A Canterbury Tale (Powell and Pressburger)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035429" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Went The Day Well&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085404" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;The Day After&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090315" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;When The Wind Blows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Chernobyl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;The Last Of Us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-403-how-to-write-a-movie-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The transcript for Scriptnotes episode 403&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep022-ben-aaronovitch-and-the-great-bollocking" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Ben Aaronovitch's episode on The Bestseller Experiment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12447796" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Unwelcome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15286302" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Nautilus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Becky Brown: Blitz Spirit&lt;br /&gt; C K McDonnell: The Stranger Times&lt;br /&gt; Constance Miles: Mrs Miles's Diary&lt;br /&gt; Dennis Knight: Harvest Of Messerschmitts&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The Crow Folk&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: Babes In The Wood&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The Ghost Of Ivy Barn&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The Holly King&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The Corn Bride&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The End Of Magic&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay: The End Of Dragons&lt;br /&gt; Mark Stay and Mark Oliver: Back To Reality&lt;br /&gt; Nella Last: Nella Last's War&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy the books:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-108-mark-stay-the-witches-of-woodville" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-108-mark-stay-the-witches-of-woodville" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 19th June 2024; published 28th October 2024&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Mark online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://markstaywrites.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.twitter.com/markstay" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/markstaywriter" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/mark.stay" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@markstaywrites" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;02:25&lt;/strong&gt; Where the series might go in terms of number of books&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;03:14&lt;/strong&gt; Jam roly poly, getting bell ringing correct, and the forthcoming inclusion of the Morris Dancers in a pivotal role&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;05:34&lt;/strong&gt; The very first beginnings of the Witches of Woodville series&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;10:05&lt;/strong&gt; All about Faye and her relative immaturity&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;13:10&lt;/strong&gt; Widening the scope beyond humour to be more serious&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;16:02&lt;/strong&gt; Creating Miss Charlotte and Mrs Teach&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;18:10&lt;/strong&gt; Does Mark have future plots in mind?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;18:49&lt;/strong&gt; The characters of the community of Woodville, starting with a question about the librarian&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;22:45&lt;/strong&gt; On Bertie's Battle of Britain diary&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;26:35&lt;/strong&gt; The language in the books - repetitions, and old-fashioned phrases&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;30:34&lt;/strong&gt; Mark's inclusion of the work of German artist, Hannah Höch&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;32:57&lt;/strong&gt; Grief as a theme&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;36:39&lt;/strong&gt; Miss Charlotte's sight and not wanting to make people invincible&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;41:19&lt;/strong&gt; Mark's use of real people in the series, and where you might find pieces of himself in his work. Mark also talks about how we've lost a sense of community&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;48:05&lt;/strong&gt; Mark's time co-hosting The Bestseller Experiment Podcast, why he moved on, and the various projects he's planning&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;53:54&lt;/strong&gt; More about Mark's current film project&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosure:&lt;/strong&gt; If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Charlie and Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville) discuss writing humour into wartime, using period-correct language as well as slang, why community is important and how much we've lost over the decades, and the metric ton of projects he has on the go....

108: Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville)

Charlie and Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates) discuss Jane Austen! The mysteries in her books, what and how she read, her likely views on slavery, her forgotten brother, the proposals of marriage she received (there were many!), and her life in her birthplace of Steventon. <a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-107-jessica-bull" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A transcript is available on my site</a> General references: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-sOkrbAmVM" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Charlie said she'd find info on the yew tree, here's Jessica Bull's Instagram reel on St Nicholas' Church</a> Books mentioned by name or extensively: Ann Radcliffe: The Mysteries Of Udolpho Charlotte Lennox: The Female Quixote Claire Tomalin: Jane Austen: A Life Daniel Livesay: Children Of Uncertain Fortune Deirdre Le Faye (ed.) Jane Austen's Letters Frances Burney: Camilla Frances Burney: Cecelia James Edward Austen-Leigh: A Memoir Of Jane Austen Jane Austen: Sense And Sensibility Jane Austen: Pride And Prejudice Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey Jane Austen: Sanditon Jessica Bull: Miss Austen Investigates (The Hapless Milliner) Jessica Bull: Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal Lucy Worsley: Jane Austen At Home Henry James: Tom Jones Margaret Edgeworth: Belinda Matthew Gregory Lewis: The Monk PD James: Death Comes To Pemberley Buy the books: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-107-jessica-bull-miss-austen-investigates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK</a> || <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-107-jessica-bull-miss-austen-investigates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA</a> Release details: recorded 29th April 2024; published 14th October 2024 Where to find Jessica online: <a href= "https://twitter.com/NovelistJessica" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jessicabullnovelist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@jessicabullnovelist" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Where to find Charlie online: <a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Discussions 02:35 Jessica's love of and study of Jane Austen 05:30 Expanding on Jessica's statement that a lot of Austen involves mystery 10:45 Were you ever worried about how people might view your Jane Austen, her silliness? 17:15 The importance of including, in the novel, what Jane Austen was reading 21:11 Where Cowper, Austen's favourite poet, comes into it, and we begin to discuss Austen's views of slavery and abolition, and Jessica's response to such 27:04 The price of books in those days! 28:51 We discuss a ton about Steventon, Austen's birth place - Jessica's recreation of the house and our own visits to the location 32:57 Talking about the other family members, including Anna and, particularly, George and what we know about him 39:34 About the people Jessica had to cut from the book and how she's going to go forward in terms of including people later in the series 41:52 All about Jessica's fictional letters and the allusions to the real ones 45:22 What Jessica believes about Austen and Tom Lefroy's relationship and Austen's love live in general 49:53 Changing real events to suit the novel, as well as Austen's agency, and locations 53:20 Jessica's time in Hampshire, seeing Chawton and how it inspired her 54:57 About book 2, A Fortune Most Fatal, and the fraudster Princess Caraboo 58:04 Brief notes on how many books may be in the series Photo credit: Cassie Burac Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates) discuss Jane Austen! The mysteries in her books, what and how she read, her likely views on slavery, her forgotten brother, the proposals of marriage she received (there were many!), and her life in her birthplace of Steventon.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-107-jessica-bull" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;A transcript is available on my site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General references:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-sOkrbAmVM" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Charlie said she'd find info on the yew tree, here's Jessica Bull's Instagram reel on St Nicholas' Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Ann Radcliffe: The Mysteries Of Udolpho&lt;br /&gt; Charlotte Lennox: The Female Quixote&lt;br /&gt; Claire Tomalin: Jane Austen: A Life&lt;br /&gt; Daniel Livesay: Children Of Uncertain Fortune&lt;br /&gt; Deirdre Le Faye (ed.) Jane Austen's Letters&lt;br /&gt; Frances Burney: Camilla&lt;br /&gt; Frances Burney: Cecelia&lt;br /&gt; James Edward Austen-Leigh: A Memoir Of Jane Austen&lt;br /&gt; Jane Austen: Sense And Sensibility&lt;br /&gt; Jane Austen: Pride And Prejudice&lt;br /&gt; Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey&lt;br /&gt; Jane Austen: Sanditon&lt;br /&gt; Jessica Bull: Miss Austen Investigates (The Hapless Milliner)&lt;br /&gt; Jessica Bull: Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal&lt;br /&gt; Lucy Worsley: Jane Austen At Home&lt;br /&gt; Henry James: Tom Jones&lt;br /&gt; Margaret Edgeworth: Belinda&lt;br /&gt; Matthew Gregory Lewis: The Monk&lt;br /&gt; PD James: Death Comes To Pemberley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy the books:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-107-jessica-bull-miss-austen-investigates" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-107-jessica-bull-miss-austen-investigates" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 29th April 2024; published 14th October 2024&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Jessica online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/NovelistJessica" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jessicabullnovelist" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@jessicabullnovelist" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;02:35&lt;/strong&gt; Jessica's love of and study of Jane Austen&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;05:30&lt;/strong&gt; Expanding on Jessica's statement that a lot of Austen involves mystery&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;10:45&lt;/strong&gt; Were you ever worried about how people might view your Jane Austen, her silliness?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;17:15&lt;/strong&gt; The importance of including, in the novel, what Jane Austen was reading&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;21:11&lt;/strong&gt; Where Cowper, Austen's favourite poet, comes into it, and we begin to discuss Austen's views of slavery and abolition, and Jessica's response to such&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;27:04&lt;/strong&gt; The price of books in those days!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;28:51&lt;/strong&gt; We discuss a ton about Steventon, Austen's birth place - Jessica's recreation of the house and our own visits to the location&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;32:57&lt;/strong&gt; Talking about the other family members, including Anna and, particularly, George and what we know about him&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;39:34&lt;/strong&gt; About the people Jessica had to cut from the book and how she's going to go forward in terms of including people later in the series&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;41:52&lt;/strong&gt; All about Jessica's fictional letters and the allusions to the real ones&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;45:22&lt;/strong&gt; What Jessica believes about Austen and Tom Lefroy's relationship and Austen's love live in general&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;49:53&lt;/strong&gt; Changing real events to suit the novel, as well as Austen's agency, and locations&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;53:20&lt;/strong&gt; Jessica's time in Hampshire, seeing Chawton and how it inspired her&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;54:57&lt;/strong&gt; About book 2, A Fortune Most Fatal, and the fraudster Princess Caraboo&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;58:04&lt;/strong&gt; Brief notes on how many books may be in the series&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo credit:&lt;/strong&gt; Cassie Burac&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosure:&lt;/strong&gt; If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Charlie and Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates) discuss Jane Austen! The mysteries in her books, what and how she read, her likely views on slavery, her forgotten brother, the proposals of marriage she received (there were many!), and her life in...

107: Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates)

Charlie and Nikki Marmery (Lilith) discuss her epic tale that looks from the start of the Genesis story all the way to our present day, showing how the biblical stories did away with an all-important goddess for women - Yahweh's wife - and the consequences that has had. There is discussion, too, on the Gnostic gospels, various mythologies, and environmentalism. <a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-106-nikki-marmery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A transcript is available on my site</a> General references: Jeremiah 7:18 says: "The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out drink offerings to other gods." About Asherah poles, which Charlie notes, there are many references in the Bible. One such is Deuteronomy 16:21: "Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God." Jennifer Saint's episode where she mentions Sarah Clegg is is 95 The quote from St Paul Nikki includes is from 1 Timothy 2:12 Books mentioned by name or extensively: Francesca Stavrakopoulou: God: An Anatomy John Milton: Paradise Lost Nikki Marmery: On Wilder Seas Nikki Marmery: Lilith Sarah Clegg: Women's Lore The Bible Buy the books: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-106-nikki-marmery-lilith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK</a> || <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-106-nikki-marmery-lilith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA</a> Release details: recorded 18th April 2024; published 23rd September 2024 Where to find Nikki online: <a href= "https://nikkimarmery.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/nikkimarmery" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/nikkimarmeryauthor" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> || <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/marmerynikki" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkimarmeryauthor" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Where to find Charlie online: <a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a> || <a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a> || <a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a> || <a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TikTok</a> Discussions 00:01:36 The inspiration - the way the goddess Asherah, god's wife, was taken out of tradition, and the icons that have survived through time 00:04:23 Is there a way Asherah might've been able to continue as a worshipped goddess longer than she did? 00:10:13 All about Nikki's character of Lilith and how the original faiths saw men and women as equal 00:18:25 Nikki's employment of other myths and religions, how they they interacted, and the origins of now-Christian symbols 00:24:49 Nikki's inclusion of Ereskigal, goddess of the Underworld in Sumerian mythology 00:28:41 Nikki's effective dismissal of Heaven and her historical and Biblical reasoning 00:34:23 The environmental aspect of the book 00:37:12 How Nikki's Eden and the events therein are just a small part of the wider world, and, also, Noah's Ark in this context 00:42:50 Nikki's Biblical language. We then move on to her character of Samael specifically 00:48:41 The varied inclusions of Jezebel and Salome 00:53:04 Nikki's depiction of Jesus and using the Gnostic gospels 00:59:51 Nikki's religious background 01:02:07 Brief notes on what Nikki's planning to write next Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Nikki Marmery (Lilith) discuss her epic tale that looks from the start of the Genesis story all the way to our present day, showing how the biblical stories did away with an all-important goddess for women - Yahweh's wife - and the consequences that has had. There is discussion, too, on the Gnostic gospels, various mythologies, and environmentalism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/podcast/episode-106-nikki-marmery" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;A transcript is available on my site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General references:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Jeremiah 7:18 says: "The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out drink offerings to other gods."&lt;br /&gt; About Asherah poles, which Charlie notes, there are many references in the Bible. One such is Deuteronomy 16:21: "Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God."&lt;br /&gt; Jennifer Saint's episode where she mentions Sarah Clegg is is 95&lt;br /&gt; The quote from St Paul Nikki includes is from 1 Timothy 2:12&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Francesca Stavrakopoulou: God: An Anatomy&lt;br /&gt; John Milton: Paradise Lost&lt;br /&gt; Nikki Marmery: On Wilder Seas&lt;br /&gt; Nikki Marmery: Lilith&lt;br /&gt; Sarah Clegg: Women's Lore&lt;br /&gt; The Bible&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy the books:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-106-nikki-marmery-lilith" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-106-nikki-marmery-lilith" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 18th April 2024; published 23rd September 2024&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Nikki online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://nikkimarmery.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/nikkimarmery" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/nikkimarmeryauthor" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/marmerynikki" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkimarmeryauthor" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://wormholepodcast.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/carnelianvalley" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:01:36&lt;/strong&gt; The inspiration - the way the goddess Asherah, god's wife, was taken out of tradition, and the icons that have survived through time&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:04:23&lt;/strong&gt; Is there a way Asherah might've been able to continue as a worshipped goddess longer than she did?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:10:13&lt;/strong&gt; All about Nikki's character of Lilith and how the original faiths saw men and women as equal&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:18:25&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's employment of other myths and religions, how they they interacted, and the origins of now-Christian symbols&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:24:49&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's inclusion of Ereskigal, goddess of the Underworld in Sumerian mythology&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:28:41&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's effective dismissal of Heaven and her historical and Biblical reasoning&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:34:23&lt;/strong&gt; The environmental aspect of the book&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:37:12&lt;/strong&gt; How Nikki's Eden and the events therein are just a small part of the wider world, and, also, Noah's Ark in this context&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:42:50&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's Biblical language. We then move on to her character of Samael specifically&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:48:41&lt;/strong&gt; The varied inclusions of Jezebel and Salome&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:53:04&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's depiction of Jesus and using the Gnostic gospels&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;00:59:51&lt;/strong&gt; Nikki's religious background&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;01:02:07&lt;/strong&gt; Brief notes on what Nikki's planning to write next&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclosure:&lt;/strong&gt; If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Charlie and Nikki Marmery (Lilith) discuss her epic tale that looks from the start of the Genesis story all the way to our present day, showing how the biblical stories did away with an all-important goddess for women - Yahweh's wife - and the...

106: Nikki Marmery (Lilith)

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