Page Love

Nick Totin

Page Love is a podcast for book people. Listeners will hear a weekly conversation between friends about a book we've both enjoyed, we'll play some games, we'll shout out our favorite Indie bookshops all over the U.S. and we'll help your reading list grow.

  1. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" with Greg

    27/04/2021

    "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" with Greg

    This week on Page Love, Greg returns to talk about "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory" by Caitlin Doughty. (bookshop.org/a/7227/9780393351903) Page Love is a weekly book review podcast to help your reading list grow. Caitlin wrote “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” to unmask the billion dollar industry western culture has created to hide death from ourselves. The book talks about cremation, embalming, funerals, and even dips into death practices of other cultures both past and present.  You know Greg from past episodes of Page Love like “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “The Last Lecture”. Greg also wrote and produced our show music! He’s a long time friend and a fellow book lover who I am excited to have back on the show. Buy your copy of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! If you're ever in Washington DC, visit Lost City Book lostcitybookstore.com or Capitol Hill Books www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com Support Greg by streaming his new single here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gregmessmer/prescience and you can even pre-save his upcoming work here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gregmessmer/lo-fi-chill-beats-to-cookbake-to-deluxe Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (www.pagelovepod.com).

    53 min
  2. "Trick Mirror" with Patrick

    30/03/2021

    "Trick Mirror" with Patrick

    In this episode of Page Love, Patrick joins me to talk about the book “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion” by Jia Tolentino. (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9780525510567) Page Love is a weekly book review podcast to help your reading list grow. “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion” is a collection of  essays with topics that address internet culture, scammer and hustle culture, personal identity on the internet, and contemporary feminism. Patrick is a student and independent creator in California. I asked Patrick to join the show after a number of our own internet interactions about books we’re reading and it was a joy to get to know him even more through this interview! Buy your copy of “Trick Mirror” or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (https://bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! Check out Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California (https://www.vromansbookstore.com/) If you need new candles in your life, take a look at Katherine Alexander. (https://www.kanewyork.com/)  Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. Thank you to Greg for our Season 2 show music! Find Greg's work here: (https://gregmessmer.bandcamp.com/) Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (https://www.pagelovepod.com).

    48 min
  3. "My Own Words" with Marissa

    16/03/2021

    "My Own Words" with Marissa

    This week Marissa is coming back to the show to talk about the book “My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9781501145247)  Page Love is a weekly book review podcast to help your reading list grow. “My Own Words” is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memoir. She pulls in childhood stories, the beginnings of her career as a lawyer and law professor, and her time serving as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Buy your copy of “My Own Words” or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (https://bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! If you're ever in the Deleware, Ohio area check out Bean Bag Books (https://www.beanbagbooks.com) and if you're ever in the Pittsburgh area check out The Tiny Bookstore (https://tinybookspgh.com) Support Slippery Rock University Giving Day by contributing here: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/SlipperyRockUniversityofPennsylvania/sru-giving-day  Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. Thank you to Greg for our Season 2 show music! Find Greg's work here: (https://gregmessmer.bandcamp.com/) Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (https://www.pagelovepod.com).

    38 min
  4. "Transcendent Kingdom" with Taylor

    02/03/2021

    "Transcendent Kingdom" with Taylor

    This week I am joined by Taylor on Page Love to discuss the book “Transcendent Kingdom” by Yaa Gyasi. (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9780525658184). Page Love is a weekly book review podcast to help your reading list grow. “Transcendent Kingdom” is the story of a young woman named Gifty who is working on a PhD when her mother is sent to stay with her due to a debilitating case of depression. Gifty is forced to reckon with her past life while still continuing to build her own foundation for her future. Buy your copy of “Transcendent Kingdom” or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (https://bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! If you're ever in the Chicago area, check out Semicolon Books https://www.semicolonchi.com/ and if you're ever in the Pittsburgh area check out The Tiny Bookstore https://tinybookspgh.com/  You can follow Taylor's Bookstagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/taykealook_/  Other books mentioned: “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi on Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/lists/season-1-page-love-recommendations). Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. Thank you to Greg for our Season 2 show music! Find Greg's work here: https://gregmessmer.bandcamp.com/ Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (https://www.pagelovepod.com).

    47 min
  5. "The Nickel Boys" with Tom

    16/02/2021

    "The Nickel Boys" with Tom

    This week I am joined by Tom on Page Love to discuss the book “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead. (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9780345804341). Page Love is a weekly book review podcast to help your reading list grow. The Nickel Boys” follows the story of a young black boy in the south whose life was ruptured by laws of the Jim Crow era. It is based on the real story of the Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and had its history exposed by a university's investigation. It was named one of TIME's best books of the decade and was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction among a number of other awards. Buy your copy of “The Nickel Boys” or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (https://bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! Other books mentioned: “Slavery by Another Name” by Douglas A. Blackmon on Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9780385722704). Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. Thank you to Greg for our Season 2 show music! Find Greg's work here: https://gregmessmer.bandcamp.com/ Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (https://www.pagelovepod.com).

    53 min

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Page Love is a podcast for book people. Listeners will hear a weekly conversation between friends about a book we've both enjoyed, we'll play some games, we'll shout out our favorite Indie bookshops all over the U.S. and we'll help your reading list grow.