by Mary Carver | Jul 27, 2021 | The Couch Podcast
Welcome to a new episode of The Couch. Today I’m here with a new friend, Jessica Howard. Jessica lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, with her husband, two kids, and about 1,200 books. She works in a bookstore, and can pretty much always be found either reading, baking, or...
by Mary Carver | Jul 6, 2021 | The Couch Podcast
Welcome to a new episode of The Couch. Today I’m here with my friends Lucretia Berry and Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Lucretia is the creator of Brownicity.com, a learning community that celebrates many hues and one humanity. She’s a wife, mom of three, and a former...
by Mary Carver | Sep 8, 2020 | The Couch Podcast
This episode is the first of a new season, and my good friend—and friend of the show—Amanda White is here to talk with me about how sometimes, our first (pop culture) loves become our forever loves. We cover my long history of loving mysteries and her insistence on...
by Mary Carver | Jul 15, 2020 | Books, Movies & TV
What have you been reading lately? I’ve been stuck in a rut of Regency romance novels. Which is FINE. Whatever you’re reading is fine! It’s always just fine to read whatever you enjoy or whatever you need, but especially so when the world–your...
by Mary Carver | Jul 14, 2020 | The Couch Podcast
But was the book better? This week’s episode is all about book-to-movie adaptations. I talk with my friend, Tsh Oxenreider, about a whole bunch of books that have been turned into movies, and they dissect what makes a good adaptation and debate whether or not you must...