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Welcome to Living A Life Through Books. This podcast is about a life-changing journey. The journey of starting, sustaining, and learning from the habit of reading.
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JP Maxwell has run a newspaper kiosk, worked for a Californian software company and studied Russian language at the University of London. Now he writes books, makes films and lectures in Creative Writing and Digital Writing at Liverpool John Moores University.p He has a passion for the more scandalous aspects of history that reveal truths about modern life. July 1st 2023 saw the launch of his debut novel WATER STREET, which details Liverpool's pivotal moment in 1863 during the American Civil War and how a secret battle was won and lost on its cobbled streets.  You can purchase Water Street for yourself or a friend. The link will take you to Amazon's purchase page for the paperback. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a creative social media platform that connects writers and other creatives to industry professionals. Join the creative community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT This book about stealing a manuscript and publishing it as your own was a fun discussion. We had some interesting points of views and discussed some emotions that came up as we read the book. Podcast notes: Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a creative social media platform that connects writers and other creatives to industry professionals. Join the creative community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT: In this episode, I discuss the book Verity with a friend of mine, Cheri Haas. The book has a very interesting twist at the end. I didn't predict it. And we discuss how we felt about the characters and their motivations and who the villain was and just general things about the book. Here are things about me and ways to support me. Please take a look: Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT As with all our book clubs, we discuss the whole book. Today we worked on Orphan Train. It was interesting to hear the different perspectives. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed but primarily I'm on the drshahnazahmed account. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
How do you decide on how many books to read in the new year? Here are my thoughts. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Going over all my books read and finding my top favorites of 2023. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
My books read in December. My final numbers for book goals. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT: Book club. This book talks about Syria and the war influence there and the journey to be a refugee. Super excited that this book is now an international bestseller. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. On Threads, I’m on both @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT This was probably our first sci-fi of this book club and we wanted to do a light hearted comedy and I felt it hit the spot. Hope you all enjoy the episode. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2024 will be the year I get it all sorted out. I have someone working on it. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT: Our book club discusses our thoughts about this book. Themes and favorite scenes are talked about. I was on a podcast about my writing journey a few months ago. Here's the ⁠⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Doing 2 months in review. I read 5 books each month and that makes 10 books total. My new favorite fantasy is mentioned in this episode. Check it out. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
September in review. 13 books down. Mostly short ones. A few poetry books. Here's the ⁠Be Seen Podcast⁠ episode I was in. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. Join the writing community. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
This is a double book club episode, although we lean more heavily on Age of Vice. We had done White Tiger as one of our first books for book club so please check out that episode. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out ⁠WriteSeen⁠. It's a platform that connects writers to industry professionals and helps creatives be seen. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. Check out WriteSeen. It's a writing platform that is growing in support of the writing community worldwide. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT. We discuss the whole book, including the end. The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman was chosen by Rifhat in our book club. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Once again, a lively discussion of the book The Measure by Nikki Erlick. Hope you enjoyed our conversation. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Discussing the 5 books read this month. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
Discussing the books I read in the last two months ending on May 28th, 2023. I read 12 books between the two months and have to get back into reading more to hit my 100 book goal. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks and @drshahnazahmed On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
SPOILER ALERT. Book Club. Book: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. This is a literary eco-fiction story. Hope you enjoy the discussion of our book club. Get a Libro.FM credit bundle for yourself and/or that special person in your life. Credit bundles are perfect for any occasion or just because. It does take a lot of effort to produce these episodes.  Your support means the world to me. How about Buy Me A Coffee, I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU. If you have any questions about this or any other episode, please contact me by email at livingalifethroughbooks@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode or any of my previous episodes, please write me a positive review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  I thank you for it. My website is a work in progress.  But 2023 might be the year I get it all sorted out. On Instagram I’m @livingalifethroughbooks. On TikTok and Twitter I'm @drshahnazahmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/livingalifethroughbooks/message
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Lindsay Biedenstein

Erin definitely would have stopped being your friend! The Giver is great! (testing to see if you get my comments from my podcast app)

Feb 29th
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