LoLT: 2024’s Unmissable Events and Two New Books

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Melissa & Dave

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this episode, we’re excited about new books: Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce and The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. Dave shares some events worth traveling to in 2024. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self. Links Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce Back in the USSR by Patrick D. Joyce Patrick Joyce’s website The Wall by Peter Sís Prague Spring by Simon Mawer Podcast: Prague: Castles and Cobblestones The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Podcast: The Forest: Meet a Witch, Climb a Tree The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab National Geographic: 10 unmissable events worth travelling for in 2024 Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim in Istanbul Ride Africa Child.org Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	Coming up, a Cold War thriller with a rock and roll heart. A ghost story set during World War I.
0:38.7	Plus our distraction of the week.
0:40.8	I'm Mel.
0:41.4	I'm Dave.
0:42.3	This is the Library of Lost Time.
0:46.9	Before I talk about a new book set in Prague, a tiny history lesson.
0:51.6	Okay.
0:52.5	After World War II, Czechoslovakia was a communist country.
0:56.4	It was not part of the Soviet Union, but it was behind the iron curtain.
1:01.9	I feel like from the perspective of my U.S. education, that's a thin slice.
1:06.3	Yes, but it's an important one, and we're going to see why in a minute.
1:09.7	Okay.
1:10.5	Then in the late 1960s, there was a period called the Prague Spring.
1:15.1	The rules loosened up a little bit.
1:16.6	The Beach Boys played here.
1:18.0	You could listen to the Beatles.
1:19.5	You could wear blue jeans.
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