LoLT: Namibia Cam and Two New Books

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Melissa & Dave

Books, Arts

5.0 • 559 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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In this episode, we’re excited about new books: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett and Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Then Mel shares her excitement about a webcam in the Namib Desert. Links Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar video: Namibia Desert live stream 360° view of the desert surrounding the watering hole 10 Interesting Namib Desert Facts 11 Things to do in the Namib Desert Gondwana Namib Park Secrets of Survival: Life in the Namib Desert Namibia’s Skeleton Coast: A journey through the ‘end of the Earth’ video: Namibia’s Wild Skeleton Coast video: Where Namib Desert Meets Atlantic Ocean 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. 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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0:00.0	At Accardo, you'll save 25% on your first shop and get free delivery, which means if you were to buy a four cheese pizza, you'd basically be getting one of the cheeses for free.
0:10.2	Save and splurge at Arcado, the online supermarket. Geographical and other restrictions. Minimum spend, 60 pounds and charges apply.
0:16.6	New customers only, maximum saving 20 pounds terms at Accardo.com.
0:21.0	Coming up, a story about the fairy folk.
0:24.5	An Iranian immigrant searches for home.
0:27.5	Plus our distraction of the week.
0:29.8	I'm Mel.
0:30.4	I'm Dave.
0:31.2	This is the Library of Lost Time.
0:36.7	I just moved a book to the top of my TBR based on a recommendation from one of our supporters on Patreon.
0:42.9	Hey, Amanda. Thank you for the book email.
0:45.7	What's the book?
0:47.0	Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Ferry's by Heather Fawcett.
0:50.8	This is what she wrote to me.
0:52.1	I just read a book that made me think of you. The voice felt similar to
0:56.0	Veronica Speedwell because it's told in first person and Emily is very smart, but their characters
1:01.4	aren't too similar. Thought that was a solid sales pitch. Yeah. I mean, I love Veronica Speedwell.
1:09.9	And what could possibly be wrong with an encyclopedia of fairies?
1:13.4	Yeah.
1:14.0	So I went poking around, and this is what I learned.
1:17.0	Amanda is not the only reader who loved this book.
1:20.1	It has four and a half stars on good reads after more than 54,000 reviews.
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