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Clear Eyes, Full Shelves - Podcast

Episode #33

Laura and Sarah talk about the porttrayals of girls in sports--and also Lurlene McDaniel. Apologies for the funky audio, the episode was a victim of Sarah's MacBook's logic board meltdown.

Episode #32: Talking Girls & Sports with Sarah & Laura

Episode #31: Chatting Books & Libraries with Molly Wetta

Laura & Sarah follow up on two previous episode's feedback and also dig into the role of publishing and readers in transforming the bookish landscape.

Episode #30 -

In this two-part podcast series we dig into issues related to cultural appropriate and diversity in publishing.

Episode 29: Talking Diversity & Cultural Appropriation with Nafiza, Part 2

Episode #28 - Talking Diversity & Cultural Appropriation with Nafiza, Part 1

Sarah & Laura kick off season three of the Clear Eyes, Full Shelves podcast with a discussion about families in books, television shows and movies we watched during our hiatus.

Episode 27: Hug It Out

We're joined by author and renowned Jensen Ackles jawline scholar Courtney Summers for the final installment of our three-part discussion about just about everything. The episode primarily features television, including The Walking Dead, Friday Night Lights, the romance genre and the perfection of Justin Timberlake's videos.

Episode 26: Talking with Courtney Summers About Everything, Part 3

We continue our discussion with author Courtney Summers, including digging into her Supernatural obsession.

Episode 25: Talking with Courtney Summers About Everything, Part 2

In the first of a multi-part discussion with author Courtney Summers, we chat about writing and reading characters experiencing trauma, Days of Our Lives, Rihanna, Dawson's Creek and more.

Episode 24: Talking with Courtney Summers About Everything

Sarah & Laura discuss the way self-appointed gatekeepers talk about genre fiction and "literary" fiction and how genre fiction can be a powerful lens through which the "human condition" can be explored.

Episode 23: Genre Fiction, Lit-Fic & Romance... Oh My!

Author Lisa Schroeder joins us to chat about writing and reading verse novels, her new book, The Bridge from Me to You, and, of course, Friday Night Lights.

Episode 22: Celebrating Verse Novels (& Friday Night Lights) with Author Lisa Schroeder

Sarah and Laura chat about the phenomenon of love at first sight (aka "instalove") and why it works or doesn't work for particular stories. Then, they tackle the sticky subject of love triangles and defend a few great ones for the metaphorical prowess.

Episode 21: On Love, Instant and Triangular

This is the second part our discussion of diversifying our bookshelves with Author Sarah Ockler and Racquel of the blog The Book Barbies. In this part we discuss specific book recommdations and resources for finding "diverse reads."

Episode 20: Diversifying the Shelves (Part 2)

In part one of our conversation with author Sarah Ockler & blogger Racquel (The Book Barbies), we chat about the language of diversity, what authors can do to create nuanced, authentic characters and about the disconnect between the world we live & media portrays.

Episode 19: Diversifying the Shelves (Part 1) with Guests Author Sarah Ockler & Blogger Racquel

Clear Eyes, Full Shelves is a blog and podcast for readers and fans of pop culture and strong opinions. Visit us at cleareyesfullshelves.com for book reviews, opinion, recommendation and chatter about reading, television and more. You can also follow us on Twitter at @FullShelves.

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