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To kick off our Evolution quarter, in this episode we discuss Bill Bryson's incredibly rich and thoroughly researched A Short History of Nearly Everything. While the author openly admits there's no way he can actually fit the history of our world and everything we know and have learned into 500 pages he does a pretty darn amazing job of covering a lot! With his easy breezy style (and often hilarious footnotes) he makes even the most complicated topics easier to digest. To give just a handful of topics he covers.... the evolution of continental drift, atomic structure, the shear size of the cosmos vs. the inconceivable tininess of the world of quantum physics, Earth's age, chemical and biological discoveries/disasters and of course many insightful background stories on revolutionary (and also lesser known) figures such as Newton, Einstein, Darwin, Halley, Marie Curie, Cavendish, Thomas Midgley, among many others. Basically... a must-read if you're looking for anything within the realm of science history (or generally a awesome book!) As we mention in the episode if you've lost touch with a friend or family member that you've always wanted to re-connect with again have a peak at our Get Back in Touch (GBT) Worksheet that may be a stepping stone to reaching out to that person... You can find it by clicking on *Email List* tab! We hope you enjoy this episode! [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebooksisters/FINAL-E16_-WhentheMoonwasOursKaren.mp3" /] Check out our *new* Instagram page: www.instagram.com/thebooksisters Interested in discussing a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com OR tag us on Instagram #thebooksisterspodcast Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 Want to get some behind the scenes notes and extra goodies for book reading? Sign up for our Sister's BookMark Newsletter Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast Friend us on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/karenwww.goodreads.com/cinthia

Anna-Marie McLemore's When the Moon Was Ours does a skillful job of exploring complex issues of gender, identity, culture and love while magically coating everything in world full of colour, spices, mystery and secrets. It's like an old fairy tale but with powerful real life themes that leave you enraptured with the characters and (at least for me) have you looking up actual cultural practices and beliefs. Although this was a solo episode for me I think I speak for both of us when I say this was an excellent read to close of our MAGIC quarter! Thanks for listening. p.s. Check out our brand spankin' NEW blog site: thebooksisterspodcast.wordpress.com Want us to read a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com OR tag us on Instagram #thebooksisterspodcast Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 Want to get some behind the scenes notes and extra goodies for book reading? Sign up for our Sister's BookMark Newsletter Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast Friend us on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/karen www.goodreads.com/cinthia

This week on the podcast Karen and Cinthia talk about how to get more reading into your day to day routine. We go through 5 practical tips that will get you farther with your reading goals!  We also talk about audio books, choosing the right book, and how you can use our podcast to get more books into the year!   Want us to read a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com OR tag us on Instagram #thebooksisterspodcast Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 Want to get some behind the scenes notes and extra goodies for book reading? Sign up for our Sister's BookMark Newsletter Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast Friend us on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/karen www.goodreads.com/cinthia

Welcome to another episode of the book sisters! In this episode, we talk about Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic. This was SUCH an inspiring book because it not only encourages solid creative action, Gilbert also shines light on a lot of stereotypical ways to think about the creative process and the artist persona. She breaks these seemingly old ways to think about creativity and replaces them with new ones, almost like a crusade of new thinking when it choosing a creative life. ---- Want us to read a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com OR tag us on Instagram #thebooksisterspodcast Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 Want to get some behind the scenes notes and extra goodies for book reading? Sign up for our Sister's BookMark Newsletter Check us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast Friend us on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/karen www.goodreads.com/cinthia

"Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.” -C.S. Lewis Welcome to the mystical and wondrous world of Narnia! Full of talking creatures, magical spells and even Santa Claus! Cinthia and I really enjoyed this book. It was definitely a magical ride especially since neither of us had the chance to read it when we were kids. We discuss our favorite themes and characters in the story, but admit we only scratched the surface. We realize there are lots of deeper themes and allegories sprinkled throughout the book, often theological in origin. We talk a bit about the interesting life of C.S. Lewis and what a wonderful imagination this man had. Also -stick around until the end since we have a fun little surprise we try out for the first time! We call it the Sister Pop Quiz ;) Please don't be shy to let us know what you think about our episode and if YOU have ever read this classic? Let us know if you loved it, hated it.. or somewhere in between. We also mention Goodreads at one point, so below are our personal Goodreads account: Please friend us on Goodreads - we'd love to share and discover more books! https://www.goodreads.com/karen https://www.goodreads.com/cinthia Want us to read a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2  

What better way to start to our magical-themed quarter than our interview with Carolina Fowler talking about the Harry Potter Alliance along with some other magical and geek-filled discussion. We reminisce over our younger days of discovering Harry Potter (HP) and getting wrapped up in JK Rowling's mystical world and meeting these genuine characters. In fact it's a world that is still very much alive today and appealing to adults more than ever! We talk Quidditch, the HP franchise, which House we belong to, how much fun Hufflepuffs really are... We also discuss the very interesting and awe-inspiring Harry Potter Alliance, which Carolina runs the Buenos Aires ‘chapter’ (or local community). This organization uses inspiring stories and themes from the HP series to bring real-like change to the world. Carolina gives us some stimulating stores that illustrate this. Whether you’re an avid HP fan.. or read the books back in grade school.. or maybe just want to hear some inspiring magical stories to lift your spirits – please have a listen! So get your wand out and... Evanesco! ~ The Harry Potter Alliance  -  www.thehpalliance.org Carolina's facebook HP Alliance page - www.facebook.com/groups/624170004420660 Check out our last recap episode of 2016 that outlines ALL the things we have planned for 2017.... itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 The Book Sisters facebook page - www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast And apparently Cinthia and I are arch enemies! hahaha.. who knew...     Wanna find out what House YOU are?? - https://www.pottermore.com/news/sorting-returns-to-pottermore  Feel free to send us a book request at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com OR use our hashtag: #thebooksisterspodcast  

In this episode we do a little look back at 2016 and everything we did in 2016. We also get into some of our plans for 2017 and a little sneak peak of some goodies. Want to get interviewed on the podcast? Have a great book to discuss? Reach out to us:    wearethebooksisters@gmail.com https://thebooksisterssite.wordpress.com/ www.facebook.com/thebooksisterspodcast/   Cinthia's Instagram @cinpchk Karen's Instagram @kpcapt

In this episode we were very lucky to sit down and talk with Katherine Fabrizio, author of Daughters Rising: rising above the hidden messages of shame, guilt, and self-doubt passed down from mother to daughter. We discuss the relationship between mother and daughter and the many deep unspoken messages passed down, often subconsciously. We talk about the power of shame and understanding some of the difficult emotions woven into the maternal relationship. Kathrine's book provides valuable questions that we can go, sit down with our mothers and ask her about... and hopefully give us both a change to better understand the limitations that might have been passed down and ingrained in the relationship early on. It is a wonderfully wise and witty book, and we hope all mom and daughters can read this and take in all the compassionate insight Kathrine has to give in areas we often feel frustrated in. We hope you enjoy it!

In this episode of the Book Sisters we discuss Carson McCuller's Reflections in a Golden Eye. This is a somewhat darker but vividly powerful novel that includes some of these themes which we talk about: homosexuality, loneliness, sickness, depression and sexuality. As you turn the pages of the book the disturbing and often obsessive interactions between characters continue to progress and eventually escalate to a unforeseen climax. We hope you enjoy it!

During this episode 8 of the Book Sisters, we talk about Greg ’s Essentialism. This book talks about how to simplify your life and live life without regrets. The ideas in this book aren’t necessarily new but the way Greg talks about the Essential vs. the Non-essential can be impactful to anyone’s life. If you are feeling a bit lost or indecisive about all the things you have going on in your life, this episode is the one for you! Episode 5 -> Ask For It: https://thebooksisterssite.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/episode-5-ask-for-it/   Like this episode? Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-book-sisters/id1054838338?mt=2 Also, check out our website: https://thebooksisterssite.wordpress.com   Want us to read a specific book? Email us at wearethebooksisters@gmail.com  

This episode on The Book Sisters was a bit of a special treat because we got to chat with the co-founders and food bloggers of Authentic Food Quest, Claire and Rosemary, about their recently published book: A Guide to Eat Your Way Authentically Through Argentina. In this interview we discuss how practical, yet uniquely personally, this book is. Not to mention mouth-watering (warning: tough to read if hungry). They cover a vast amount of travel and food/drink tips, recipes, restaurant locations and cultural history. So if you’re looking to take a trip down south or just want to explore some new authentic food this is a wonderfully, thorough, one-of-a-kind guide that shares the many delicious adventures that Claire and Rosemary experienced in Argentina. Check out their website for more info on them and their book:www.authenticfoodquest.com You can find them on… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthenticFoodQuest Instagram: www.instagram.com/authenticfoodquest Twitter: https://twitter.com/afoodquest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/authenticfoodquest  

Today’s book discussion is on Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever’s Ask For It: how women can use the power of negotiation to get what they really want. We though how appropriate it was that National Equal Pay Day fell on April 12, 2016! This book discusses the challenges women face in negotiating for themselves primarily in the workplace but also their personal lives. Linda, a professor in Economics and Sara, a renowned writer and editor, have researched and interviewed women across the country for over 10 years and created this very practical, step by step guide in how woman can move forward in their careers, realize their value and not be scared to ask for things! They discuss the consequences and lost opportunities when we don’t ask, the emotions that arise and how to deal with them when negotiating, the statistics of male vs. female worker salaries, studies showing how women are treated differently than men even when they behave the same and a lot of different strategies you can use in your workplace to get what you want. So go ahead… ask for something. Today. Start small and don’t be scared to hear ‘no’. The idea is that if you’re not hearing no, you’re not asking enough.

Today we talk about Kathryn Stockett’s first and wondrously written novel: The Help.  This may also be one of the first book in our podcast that Cinthia and I both equally loved and stayed up late on many nights reading. Although it was rejected many times before being published, The Help is an enthralling read seen through the eyes of 3 women in a small town Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s. We both thought Stockett did an incredible job of spinning this elegant and beautifully intricate story line between these 3 characters. Some themes we discuss are racism, mother/daughter themes, human rights, love, as well as some irony/paradoxes found in certain characters. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did!  

n this episode we discuss the long withheld publication by Napoleon Hill: Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success. Cinthia and I both agreed that this was an incredibly empowering read. Written over 70 years ago, Hill “interviews” the Devil and discusses the greatest obstacles we face to find happiness and success, to name a few: fear, love, procrastination, over-indulgence, anger. He also mentions others that were/still are controversial or well ahead of his time: education and church system,  cigarettes/liquor addiction, and how the mind forms habits and associations. It’s not “fireworks”, but it is definitely an insightful and profound read.

This episode we talk about The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. I would say this is a gripping science fiction read with a lot of imaginative and futuristic ideas, given it was published in 1895! It is an excellent read that explores themes like ethics, evolution, and social injustice. I would say Wells’ vision of the future is shocking because it not only reflects his perceptive and quite marvelous imagination, but also how far ahead of his time he was.

In this episode we discuss Elisabeth A. Lloyd’s The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution. Lloyd points out how all of the theories and arguments explaining the evolutionary function of the female orgasm up until now are inadequate. Instead, she proposes her own theory and explains some fascinating ideas on the subject.