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Listen and be transported to the excitement, cafes, and art of the bohemian Left Bank of 1920’s Paris with author Kerri Maher who literally embodies the spirit and mind of courageous bookseller Sylvia Beach. In her new novel, The Paris Bookseller, Maher weaves the true story of the creation of the famous bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, and Sylvia’s intrepid saga to overcome censorship to publish the first edition of James Joyce’s groundbreaking Ulysses and “smuggle” it into prohibition-era New York City.A sumptuous novel, taste “forbidden” love and delicious food, and sit in Beach’s wonderful bookstore with the “cultural creatives” of their time, Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and of course Joyce himself. How does an historical novelist bring her legendary characters to life? www.kerrimaher.com

A true delight to welcome Santa Fe’s Miriam Sagan, creative writing teacher and gifted, award-winning author of over 30 books of poetry, memoir and fiction. Miriam joins me today to read from her new collection Start Again. A fascinating and intimate conversation revealing that poetry doesn’t necessarily have to stem from anger or disillusionment, but that careful observation and perception offer both the writer and the reader a doorway to profound understanding, hope and joy.Miriam has a zoom presentation and reading on Tuesday February 1st sponsored by Santa Fe Community College. Register at http://www.sfcc.edu/events/Start Again is published by Red Mountain Press and available locally and from online vendors.

Restoration and remediation expert Michael Rubino joins me today to discuss his critical work and book The Mold Medic. We uncover the often unnoticed way that mold can form and proliferate in our homes, even in dry climates like New Mexico. How our health can be seriously compromised by the biotoxins mold produces and how to prevent mold in the first place. Michael is not a medical professional himself but consults with doctors and specialists who are putting together the puzzle pieces of medical mysteries that appear to mimic other illnesses but are, in fact, caused by dangerous mold and bacteria on our homes. www.themoldmedic.com An interview not to be missed.

Attention animal advocates: Today’s interview is with the president of PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals) Ingrid Newkirk. Ingrid’s new book is especially for cat guardians and written from a cat’s point of view: 250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You To Know is filled with excellent and sometimes surprising tidbits, plus essential life-saving tips and information. In 23 minutes we touch on health and sickness, communication between cats and humans, and how to recognize a feline emergency. Ingrid writes and speaks with humor, compassion, and lots of experience. There’s a quiz and lots of resources at the end of the book. PETA.org

A privilege and a wonderful treat to interview one of Santa Fe’s most gifted poets, Donald Levering with fine artist Jane Shoenfeld who has recently published her first book of poetry and paintings, Petals in The Tunnel. Jane and Donald read today ahead of their February events and listeners will learn what and who has inspired their new work and perhaps feel inspired themselves.On Thursday, February 3rd Jane brings her exquisite art and poetry to life with fellow painter Bill Sortino at the opening of "Paintings and Poetry: The Center Cannot Hold" from 5:00–7:00 at Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery. The exhibit will be up through February 24th. The following evening, Feb 4th they read new works together at 6:00 pm at The Strata Gallery in The Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Rd.And on Friday, February 11th, Donald offers a free poetry workshop, “Poems on Paintings,” where participants will write poems on the Shoenfeld/Sortino exhibit. The workshop is from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Visual Arts Gallery, SFCC. Email dlevering@cybermesa.com or jane@skyfields.net to attend the workshop.www.donaldlevering.comwww.janeshoenfeld.com

Start off the New Year with a quick health check-up of our finances with Stacking Benjamins podcaster Joe Saul-Sehy and colleague Emily Guy Birken. Their new book, Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, is fun and easy to read for everyone, millionaires or college students alike. We discuss insurance, smart investing, and against all past financial advice: why emotions can actually be helpful when dealing with our money! Published by Avery (Penguin) www.stackingbenjamins.com

A truly delicious interview today with internationally-recognized Ayurvedic educator, yoga teacher, cook and author, Amadea Morningstar. Take out your blenders and smoothie shakers to make Easy Healing Drinks from The Wisdom of Ayurveda, Amadea’s newest and beautifully illustrated book with mouth-watering photography by Renee Lynn. We discuss nourishing “mocktails” and Agua Fresca for summer sipping plus the use of spices for our digestive wellbeing year round. Amadea gives us a glimpse into the 5,000-year-old healing tradition of Ayurveda trusted by millions in India and around the globe. Join her on instagram.com/ayurvedaamadea/ for a free Easy Healing Drinks class on June 23 at 3:30. www.amadeamorningstar.net

A rare privilege to interview Dr. Temple Grandin professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, bestselling author and outspoken advocate for the autism community. Dr. Grandin reveals her very personal journey from being non-verbal as a child to the highly respected scientist, activist and sought-after problem solver she is today as a visual thinker. Some of the greatest inventors and makers of our time (and before) were and are visual thinkers. Are you ? Her new book Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions. Published by Penguin Random House www.templegrandin.com

Pull on your “wellies” or sturdy trail sneakers we’re going into the woods for a delicious journey with anthropologist Lisa Rose who’s focus on ethnobotany has taken her around the corner and across the globe to study plants and people. Like our hunter-gatherer ancestors of old we’re Urban Foraging, the title of her new book filled with photographs and recipes and essential information to help you recognize what’s growing in your neck of the woods and whether it’s edible and safe, especially in our modern civilization. Santa Fe’s glorious golden aspens will take on a new light and our plentiful aromatic Russian Sage holds surprises. Urban Foraging: Find, Gather. and Cook 50 Wild Plants and Herbs. www.authorlisamrose.com

A sensitive and very personal interview with Connie Nelson about her new book Cavalier: The Story of An Unsolved Murder in A Small Town. In 1986, Connie’s close friend Jack was stabbed to death in his home in rural North Dakota and his murder is still one of over 250,000 unsolved cases in the United States. Written as a “true crime memoir” in part to honor Jack and in part to make sense of and piece together disparate clues largely ignored by law enforcement, Connie takes us on a journey we hope to never have to take ourselves. www.connielnelson.com