Two Lit Chicks

Friday Quiz time! Ed has written a quiz that you can technically get 100% on without knowing anything due to the magic of multiple choice. But of course you won't need that... All you have to do is pick the book which you think has sold the most. See Tolkien and Christie do battle with Dan Brown and Charles Dickens and, uh, the Thesaurus. Who will emerge victorious?Figures from this table Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

In today’s Book Bite, Julia and Ed wax lyrical about book signings and the things that people inscribe in books. And Julia does a dramatic reading from Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. Website mentioned Dedicated to… website And W.B. Gooderham has also written a  book about it.Here are some photos from Julia's first book signing on Instagram. Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you.Support the show

In retrospect it's surprising it's taken so long for us to do a fantasy quiz given Ed's bona fides in this area. But here it is.But don't worry. We know you're not all fantasy fans. So Ed has done a quiz that book lovers who aren't obsessed with elves and dragons and mages can tackle with your general book knowledge. But if you are a proud nerd, then we expect you to get 10/10 on this one. No excuses. Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Authors are known for their weird writing rituals; the strange obsessive practices that make them more productive... or at least that's what they tell themselves. We take a look at some of them. And Ed goes on a detour about invisibility cloaks. LinkEd is right, invisibility cloaks are real! (kind of)Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the modern epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, consisting of Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the Locus Award, a four-time winner of the Aurora Award, and a finalist for the Nebula Award and Hugo Award. The Green Bone Saga has been translated into a dozen languages and named to TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. A black belt martial artist and former corporate strategist, she resides in the Pacific Northwest. Her next book, Untethered Sky, a fantasy novella, releases on April 11th.  Fonda’s Book ChoicesThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong (pen name Louis Cha; translated by Graham EarnshawDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (Dragonriders of Pern series) Ed’s Book ReviewUntethered Sky by Fonda Lee – Out 11th April , pre-order here.Other Books Mentioned(Some of) Fonda Lee’s oeuvre:Jade CityJade WarJade LegacyUntethered SkyListener of the week (Tess Bentley)Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteJulia’s Book ShootersDon’t forget you can order Julia’s romcom Shooters in paperback on Amazon here – digital version is out tomorrow (Tuesday 14th March) for just 99p on Kindle. If this podcast has bought you any joy then help Julia shoot up the charts! (pun intended). Look out for her big reveal on launch day too…Julia on InstagramJulia on TikTokPlease share her video and see whether Ed was close with his guesses.Keep in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.If you do two things, leave us a (nice!) review on Itunes.Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Ever been to Julia's house? It's okay if you haven't. This general knowledge quiz has a little of something for everyone, all based on the books on Julia's bookshelf. As ever, let us know how you did. Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Are you concerned about Chat GPT and Bing? So are Julia and Ed. Listen to their discussion about how AI-writing tools are already affecting us. Special Guest: Chat GPTLinksThe Hot SheetAI-Made Books on Amazon (Reuters article)How to Navigate the AI Apocalypse as a Sane PersonWhy Chat GPT Should Be Considered a Malevolent AI -- and DestroyedKeep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Did you know that It's a Wonderful Life was based on a book? Don't get too excited; it's not the answer to one of the questions. (Nor is Gone with the Wind; the picture is not a clue. Sorry). Keeping with our Hollywood theme this week, this quiz will test your knowledge of Tinseltown's best and worst book-to-film adaptations. And with twenty points to play for, anything could happen. As usual, let us know your score on social media.  Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Hollywood loves a good adaptation...  but not all novels are easy to adapt to the big screen. We discuss some notable books that refuse to be adapted... no matter how many times people try. Let us know if we missed any!Books Covered:Ulysses by James JoyceBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyConfederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceKeep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. Thank you so much for listening.   Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Over the past 40 years Robert Mark Kamen has written 23 feature films among them: TAPS, THE KARATE KID 1,2,3, and 5 THE POWER OF ONE, LETHAL WEAPON 3, A WALK IN THE CLOUDS, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, TRANSPORTER 1,2,3, TAKEN 1, 2, 3. COLOMBIANA, ANGEL HAS FALLEN.Robert was born in the Bronx, New York. He received his BA from NYU in Literature, and his Masters and Ph.D in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1979 he sold the first screenplay he ever wrote to Warner Bros.With the proceeds from his first screenplay Robert purchased 300 acres of raw land in Sonoma California in the Mayacamas Mountains overlooking the San Francisco Bay. In 1980 he planted a 50 acre organic vineyard on the land, which today produces highly regarded Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah wines.Books ChosenThe Structure of the Scientific Revolution by Thomas KuhnAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerDesperadoes by Ron HansenOther MaterialsWilliam Faulkner Interview in The Paris ReviewWilliam Faulkner Nobel Prize SpeechBacklisted podcast episode about Absalom, Absalom!Unleashed starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman and Bob HoskinsRobert Mark Kamen wineryListener of the week (Film producer, director and writer James Cotton)Jean-Pierre Melville: An American In Paris by Ginette Vincendeau Keep in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: [email protected] you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news. If you do two things, leave us a (nice!) review on Itunes. Thank you so much for listening.  Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show