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The HERsay Podcast elevates the voices of women. We build community and foster understanding among women of every age, race, religion, and lifestyle by sharing stories, advice, opinions, and having the conversations that help move us forward.

HERsay Podcast Caroline Elliott

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

The HERsay Podcast elevates the voices of women. We build community and foster understanding among women of every age, race, religion, and lifestyle by sharing stories, advice, opinions, and having the conversations that help move us forward.

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks

    Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August book picks are here to help us enjoy our final summer vacations, staycations, and long weekends. This month's picks are curated by Tracy Lessard from Barnes & Noble in Amherst, NY. Listen as Tracy and host Caroline Elliott chat about these titles in the Amherst store, then select your favorites to keep you company while relaxing in a hammock, sitting by a campfire, or even after throwing AXES (you'll have to listen to the episode  to find out what this means!).   Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com this month go to World Central Kitchen - providing meals to people in need by partnering with local organizations. World Central Kitchen is currently helping the people of Maui as they recover from its recent wildfires. Visit us on Instagram to let us know what you're reading this month, and to enter to win our monthly book gieveaway. Happy reading, everyone!
     
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks:
    New Fiction: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
    Mystery: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead
    Parenting: Untangled: Guiding Teanage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
    Cooking: Taste of Home's 30-Minute Cookbook: 317 Mealtime Lifesavers by Taste of Home Editors
    Young Adult: Sadie by Courtney Summers
     
    Music Credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions

    • 18 min
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks

    Our July book picks episode has arrived! Listen to Caroline and Marina Graham of Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY discuss our picks for your vacation, staycation, bedside table, and campfire in New Fiction, Beach Reads, Inspiration, and Feminism - AND books to keep kids inspired to read during the summer break.
    Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, because everyone deserves a healthy relationship.
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks
    New Fiction: The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda Beach Read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Inspiration/Self-Improvement: How Are You, Really? by Jenna Kutcher Feminism: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya Young Adult: The Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi Middle Grades: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Krubaker Bradley Picture Book: Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq  Music credit: Blue Dot Sessions "Tall Journey"
     

    • 33 min
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June Book Picks

    Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June book picks are here, and today Caroline is talking with Dorothy Bellas from Barnes & Noble Colonie Center, just outside of Albany, NY. June is a busy month for all of us - in addition to our standard-issue breakneck schedules, we’re entertaining friends, planning ways to de-suction kids from their screens this summer, looking for our own summer escapism, and many women are celebrating Pride as members of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies. We’ve got the book picks to help you do it all.
    Proceeds from books purchased at HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Real Mama Bears - supporting, educating, and empowering parents of LGBTQ+ kids and the the LGBTQ+ community. 
    Happy reading!
    HSPxBN June Book Picks:
    Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (New Fiction) Tastemakers: Seven Immigrapnt Women Who Revolutionized Food In America by Mayukh Sen (Food) Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H. (Biography/Memoir) Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small by Jill Vialet (Parenting0 Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (Young Adult) Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur (Middle Grades) Change Sings by Amanda Gorman (Childrens/Picture Book) Episode music: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions
     
     

    • 33 min
    • video
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble May Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble May Book Picks

    Get your May book picks fix with our new HSPx BN episode! Caroline roadtripped to the BN store in Dewitt, NY to chat with guests Lauren Youngs and Liz Loftus about our May titles spanning New Fiction, Personal Finance, Travel and Home. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading.
    Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Alliance of Moms, supporting young moms in the foster care system.
    HSP x BN May Book Picks:
    Go As A River by Shelley Read
    Love Your Home Again by Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski
    Financial Feminist: Overcome The Patriarchy'd Bullsh*t T Master Your Money And Build The LifeYou Love by Tori Dunlap
    Italy Is My Boyfriend by Annette Joseph
    100 Things To Do In Syracuse Before You Die by Linda Lowen
     
     

    • 22 min
    • video
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble April Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble April Book Picks

    Find your spring reading inspiration in our newest HERsay Podcast x Barne & Noble Book Picks episode! Guest Terri Rogers from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, chats with Caroline about our April selections, from the New Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, and Cooking sections. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading.
    Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to United Against Book Bans, a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
    HSP x BN April Book Picks:
    Sea Change by Gina Chung The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna Baking By Feel: Recipes To Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today?) by Becca Rea-Tucker  

    • 21 min
    • video
    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks

    HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks

    We're celebrating Women's History Month with an extra helping of feminist and female-empowered titles in our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks episode. Guest Brigette Meskell, from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, chats with Caroline about this month's selections, including a century-spanning vampire tale, a memoir of same-sex relationship abuse, a deep-dive into the many faces of love, and why cats are so often associated with women. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to let us know what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to She Should Run, working to dramatically increase the number of women running for public office.
    HSP x BN March Book Picks:
    The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
    In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado
    All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
    Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine by Kristen J. Sollee
    Music credit: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions
     
     

    • 27 min

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I learn something new with each podcast and enjoy listening to the stories these women share. Caroline Elliott is an excellent host who puts guests at ease, making them comfortable enough to share heartfelt reflections and advice for women of all ages.

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