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One lifetime is too short to visit everywhere and meet everyone. That‘s why we love books with a strong sense of place — they let us travel the world in our imagination. In each episode of our podcast, we explore one destination and talk about what makes that place different from everywhere else on earth. Then we recommend five books that took us to that place on the page. We‘re on a trip around the globe, one great read at a time. Please join us!

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One lifetime is too short to visit everywhere and meet everyone. That‘s why we love books with a strong sense of place — they let us travel the world in our imagination. In each episode of our podcast, we explore one destination and talk about what makes that place different from everywhere else on earth. Then we recommend five books that took us to that place on the page. We‘re on a trip around the globe, one great read at a time. Please join us!

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    LoLT: The Forty Elephants Girl Gang and Two New Books — 05 May 2023

    LoLT: The Forty Elephants Girl Gang and Two New Books — 05 May 2023

    This is a replay of an episode featuring Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin and You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith. Then Dave tells the tale of remarkable women involved in London’s criminal underworld.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.
    LINKS
    Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin
    You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith’s website and Twitter
    Legal Design Podcast: Fighting Crime by Design with Lorraine Gamman
    Podcast: London: The Tower, Tudors, and a Nice Cuppa Tea
    Wikipedia: Shirley Pitts
    Wikipedia: Alice Diamond
    Gone Shopping: The Story of Shirley Pitts, Queen of Thieves by Lorraine Gamman
    The Guardian: Girl Gang’s Grip on London Underworld Revealed
    Criminal Secret Society: The Story of Forty Elephants
    Video: Diamond Annie and the Forty Elephants — The All-Female Gang That Terrorized London
    Abbie Davis with her cover of 'London Town'
    Transcript of this episode
    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
    As always, you can find us at:

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    Twitter

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    • 9 min
    LoLT: Stanfords Travel Bookshop and Two New Books

    LoLT: Stanfords Travel Bookshop and Two New Books

    In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: Piglet by Lottie Hazell and Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness by Alastair Humphreys. Then Dave tells us about the awesome Stanfords bookshop.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.
    Links
    Piglet by Lottie Hazell — audiobook
    Piglet by Lottie Hazell — print
    Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness by Alastair Humphreys
    Stanfords Map and Travel Bookshop
    Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2024
    Wikipedia: Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards
    Transcript of this episode.
    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
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    • 10 min
    LoLT: Mel’s Shakespeare Project and Two New Books

    LoLT: Mel’s Shakespeare Project and Two New Books

    In this episode, we’re excited about two books: Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis and Transient and Strange by Nell Greenfieldboyce. Then Mel talks about how she’s delving into Shakespeare.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.

    Links
    Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
    King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
    Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life by Nell Greenfieldboyce
    Review: David Tennant in Macbeth
    Watch David Tennant recite a bit of Macbeth to honor the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
    BBC Radio: Macbeth
    Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet with David Tennant (2009)
    The Guardian Review: David Tennant in Hamlet
    Richard II with David Tennant (2013)
    The Guardian Review: David Tennant in Richard II
    Much Ado About Nothing with David Tennant and Catherine Tate (2011)
    The Guardian Review: Much Ado About Nothing
    Legends of Literature YouTube: Shakespeare Analysis
    Chop Bard podcast — ‘the cure for boring Shakespeare’
    Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth by A.C. Bradley on Amazon and Project Gutenberg
    Open Source Shakespeare — all the plays, sonnets, and poems
    Transcript of this episode.
    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
    As always, you can find us at:

    Our site

    Instagram

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    • 17 min
    LoLT: Chicken Soup Manifesto and Two New Books

    LoLT: Chicken Soup Manifesto and Two New Books

    In this episode, we’re excited about new books on our TBRs: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai and Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange. Then Mel talks about cooking chicken soup from around the world.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.
    Links
    The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai & Jesse Kirkwood (translator)
    Wandering Stars by by Tommy Orange
    There, There by by Tommy Orange
    The Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes From Around the World by Jenn Louis
    Jenn Louis’ website
    A Journey Around the World, as Told Through Chicken Soup
    Four recipes from The Chicken Soup Manifesto
    Ye Ocholoni Ina Doro Shorba (Ethiopian peanut soup)
    Video: Jenn Louis at Powell’s Books
    Transcript of this episode.
    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
    As always, you can find us at:

    Our site

    Instagram

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    • 12 min
    LoLT: 2024’s Unmissable Events and Two New Books

    LoLT: 2024’s Unmissable Events and Two New Books

    In this episode, we’re excited about new books: Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce and The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. Dave shares some events worth traveling to in 2024.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.
    Links
    Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce
    Back in the USSR by Patrick D. Joyce
    Patrick Joyce’s website
    The Wall by Peter Sís
    Prague Spring by Simon Mawer
    Podcast: Prague: Castles and Cobblestones
    The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
    The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
    Podcast: The Forest: Meet a Witch, Climb a Tree
    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
    National Geographic: 10 unmissable events worth travelling for in 2024
    Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim in Istanbul
    Ride Africa
    Child.org
    Transcript of this episode.
    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
    As always, you can find us at:

    Our site

    Instagram

    Patreon


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    • 10 min
    LoLT: A Valentine’s Day Poem and Two New Books

    LoLT: A Valentine’s Day Poem and Two New Books

    In this episode, we’re excited about new books on our TBRs: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson and Fall Through by Nate Powell. Then Dave shares a lovely poem by Matthew Olzmann.
    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.
    Links
    Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
    Benjamin Stevenson’s website
    Fall Through by Nate Powell
    Nate Powell’s website
    Podcast: Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me.
    Constellation Route by Matthew Olzmann
    Contradictions in the Design by Matthew Olzmann
    Mezzanines by Matthew Olzmann
    Transcript of this episode.

    The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com
    Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace
    As always, you can find us at:

    Our site

    Instagram

    Patreon


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    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
456 Ratings

456 Ratings

fredzanzibar ,

Great podcast!

Thank you for making such a great podcast. I love the book recommendations. I have read many of them. I love the hosts. They seem to be really fun and sweet people.

MN.Walks&Reads ,

Books and armchair travel

I love this podcast! The hosts have an engaging format that feels like a conversation with a great friend, a mini info guide about a destination/theme, and diverse book recommendations they’ve fully read! After listening, I check out books from the library I never would have encountered, everything from nonfiction, to graphic novels, to literary fiction. This podcast feeds my love for reading and travel in one place! I learn about places around the world, and am reminded of how beautiful each culture and region is in its unique way. If we *see* people who live in a different part of the world as *real*, simply by reading a book, it makes us all more connected and kind. What a gift this podcast is! Plus, wow…their website has tons of additional content to deep dive into a location. Highly recommend!!

{sgb} ,

My Amazon Cart is Full of Books!

Love, love, love this podcast. Just started listening beginning with Episode 1. Every episode is so interesting - geography, history, food, travel, and reads. The perfect combo! Melissa and David are great! I am now supporting on Patreon and my Amazon cart is full of books I must read.

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