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Hey out there in internet land. In the course of one’s life, one may find the compulsion to say to oneself: “Boy, I wish I had a Literary Life podcast to listen to right now. Where did Chip & Eric go?”
Sorry for the radio silence, folks. As fate would have it, we’re here scrambling like mad with the great work: the Sistine Chapel of graphic design; the iPod of site functionality, speed, and grace. You know what I’m talking about: the relaunch of BookSwim’s website.
We’re currently scheduled to unveil BookSwim 3.0 in the first week of May. In the meantime, expect a limited return of the Literary Life with silly surveys on Tuesday and blogging on Thursdays. And if this doesn’t quite fill your Literary Life needs, fear not; we’ll return in force after the site relaunch.
The Literary Life’s Chip & Eric are at it again with what can only be described as the greatest podcast ever. Ever? Ever. This week, the dynamic duo discuss such enthralling things as books, authors and the secret location of the mythic fountain of youth (minus that list bit about a fountain).
But most importantly, this week’s podcast features The BookSwim Minute exclusive interview with author, Matt Fraction. It may be the single most important piece of journalism in all of history. You don’t want to miss it.
Also, as promised, you can check out BookSwim co-founder, George Burke, in last week’s USA Today and enjoy the full hilarity that is the subject of this week’s “Folks Who Just Don’t Get It” segment, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart. But don’t cheat and check these links out before listening to this week’s show.
Now be certain to let us know what question you want posed for March’s Top Ten and vote in this week’s Silly Survey.
And be sure to let us know just how awesome (on a scale of 8-10) you think our Matt Fraction interview was in the comments section, below.
It’s another beautiful day in sunny Newark, NJ. The birds are chirping, the smoke stacks are billowing and the nematode mutants are on their way to work just like the rest of we humans, and boy do Chip and Eric have a show for you this week!
Like the hit CW show, “Supernatural”? Well “Supernatural” author, Alex Irvine is our guest for this week’s BookSwim Minute! We’ve also got a few words for you from BookSwim’s new art director, as well as Chip & Eric’s incredulous, but reliably fabulous witty banter - charming as always.
Hear what’s new at BookSwim, catch the good news that we’re in Oprah Magazine this month, and just generally enjoy the show.
Also, use the comments section below to nominate your favorite library for next week’s Alpha Library segment (and to tell Chip and/or Eric that he is handsome) and be sure to vote in February’s Top Ten and, of course, this week’s Silly Survey
Hello, hello, hello out there in internets land, from Chip & Eric! Check out our new outfit! Yes indeedy, The Literary Life is brand spankin’ new, with the Silly Survey in the sidebar (try saying that ten times fast), brand new icons to pop out and download the podcast, and even a new podcast player just in time for this week’s episode with our very special guest, author Kim Harrison!
BookSwim’s own Chip and Eric continue the onslaught of awesomeness that you, our eager listeners, have come to know as The Literary Life podcast. Though shiny and new on the outside, our podcast retains the same full-force, in-your-face rad-factor. Booooooks!!!! Aaaaarrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!1
Also be sure to nominate your favorite cheesy romance novel for this month’s Top Ten by Friday. And tune in next week for The BookSwim Minute’s interview with Supernatural writer, Alex Irvine
Wowwie! Chip and Eric just spent the weekend and NY ComicCon and had the opportunity to interview none other than famed paranormal romance author, Sherrilyn Kenyon, for the return of The BookSwim Minute weekly interview segment.
In addition to that bit of wonderfulness, Chip and Eric also talk about the fun stuff going on this week on BookSwim, as well as right here on The Literary Life, while maintaining the level of wry entertainment you’ve come to expect from the scalawags that host your favorite podcast (ever).
Oh, and if you haven’t taken the time yet, go nominate your favorite cheesy romance novels (or “loin-burners” as I’ve heard them called) for this month’s Top Ten, as well as voting for the best graphic novel ever in this week’s Silly Survey.
Also, we’ve got a stockpile of interviews for The BookSwim minute that we’re excited to air. Comment below to let us know whether we should broadcast Brian Michael Bendis or Kim Harrison next week.
Another week, and another podcast with your favorite people named Chip and/or Eric (now with pictures!) We hope you enjoyed last week’s podcast, but we hope you enjoy this week’s podcast even more, because that will let us know that we’re getting better at this thing!
Take a good listen since, this week, we talk about the new BookSwim redesign, wax philosophical about books, and pay tribute to the late John Updike.
Wow! Has it really been two week? Sorry Chip & Eric missed you for last week’s podcast (Eric was in Miami recording a news segment for CBS), but they are back this week with a vengeance! Against whom have they sworn this revenge? Against your book-loving ears, about to assaulted by awesomeness!
This week’s podcast discusses fun things like the looming launch of BookSwim 3.0 and how you can get involved, the return of The BookSwim Minute, Chip & Eric’s impending trip to ComicCon and many more exciting things, as well!
Stay tuned for next week when we provide the list of writers who we’ll be interviewing for upcoming BookSwim Minute segments, so that you, dear BookSwimmers, can let us know what questions we should ask them.
In related news, please write a 25- to 50-word essay in the comments section (below) on how much you missed us last week. Oh, and uh, jazz it up a bit, wouldja?
Sorry, folks– due to Eric’s sojourn to Florida and a flood o’ work we’ve got here, we don’t have a show for you this week. You can still vote on the Top Ten of the month below, though, and check through the archives for your dose of Chip & Eric. We’ll be back next week!
The new year has begun and with it, a new podcast from your favorite Literary Life hosts, Chip and Eric. This week, we talk about our holidays, the books we’re reading, other fun things and, just special for the new year, a new segment called “Flips My Pages” in which Chip rants his face off (ewwwww).
Be sure to vote today for last week’s Silly Survey, or any day after today in this week’s (since the new one goes up on Tuesday), nominate a book for this month’s Top Ten, enjoy the Review of the Week and, as always, our columns.
In other news, some posts from last week and the week before got deleted by accident (and are unrecoverable…boooo) as we’re working on bringing you a fancy schmancy new Literary Life page. New year, new page. We’ll keep you posted (no pun intended).
What do you think of our new segment? Awesome? Long-winded? Useful? Useless? Your comments below will let us know whether we should keep up the griping or do away with it.
Holy crow! This week, we introduce “The BookSwim Minute” segment with an interview with authors, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark - co-authors of the new holiday title, Dashing Through the Snow. We took questions from you, the BookSwimmers, last week, so be sure to listen for yours!
Also this week, we call out Brian Williams (who, aside from publicly scoffing at the very idea of BookSwim, really is an awesome guy), nominate this week’s Alpha Library, and give you the skinny on new BookSwim features, including our brand new upgraded shipping! Press that play button to find out all about it.
It’s a good, old-fashioned theme song contest! Submit your idea for a theme song, as described in the first minute of this week’s podcast, to TheLiteraryLife@BookSwim.com. The winner gets the fabulous prize of hearing his/her contribution at the beginning and possibly end of each edition of The Literary Life on BookSwim.com.
Next week’s show will feature something special: for all of you listeners out there still gift-hunting, simply give a BookSwim Gift Card and, in the field that asks for more info on how you heard about us, write “Literary Life”, followed by a 5-word persuasive essay on why renting books is great. All entries will be read aloud each week until January 1st.
How was The BookSwim Minute? Should we try to do it again? Some weeks? Every week? Which author do you think we should try to get on the show?
